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MaeMovement

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So my MaeMovement bracelets came in! Remember when I blogged about them a few weeks ago? They actually arrived on my Birthday three days ago.

The bracelets are all so hugely unique and every single one is different. I ordered three bracelets from this selection:

Deep red, solid aqua, and fusia (I’m not sure why it’s not called Fuchsia).

These are the bracelets on my wrists. I won’t be pairing them together because they just don’t go well together, and of course I knew that and just had other plans for them. Like my little combo below!

I’ve paired pink (fusia) one on my wrist with this stack:

MaeMovement bracelets are sold by a Mother-Daughter duo located in the United States. They sell these fair trade bracelets made from fine glass beads which are made in Nepal. All beading is done in the comfort of their homes or on rooftop decks when they have nice weather.  A portion of MaeMovement proceeds will also help to sponsor local charities and causes through their commitment to fundraising and creating awareness.

These bracelets are made from the finest glass and sterling silver beads in the world, the bracelets are carefully hand crocheted bead by bead and reflect a cultural craft of beauty and quality. The bracelets will fit many wrist sizes as they roll onto your wrists. They come in over 900 colors and a variety of beads, from flat matte finishes to high gloss metallic’s and iridescence.

The MaeMovement business is founded on practices and principals which supports and pays fair trade wages to our artisans. This improves the quality of their lives and creates opportunities to break cycles of poverty, neglect and abuse.

If you are interested in purchasing bracelets or would like information on retail, wholesale, home parties, fundraisers, custom and bulk orders, contact MaeMovement Mother Daughter duo: Haley or Dee via facebook at Mae-Movement. Or purchase directly from their site on maemovement.com.

I purchased these bracelets myself, and just wanted to support the great cause.

Don’t forget about my HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME Giveaway. Tons of prizes to be won:

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Real life is untouched

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Whenever flipping through magazines nowadays, it’s difficult to believe what one can achieve with a mascara. Real life is untouched, why can’t ads be somewhat “normal” or realistic looking anymore?

I mean, come on nobodies real eyelashes look 2 inches in length and a millimeter thick in diameter. It most definitely portrays unrealistic expectations. While of course it’s trying to market people to believe that it could be somewhat possible to get such looks. It’s getting out of hand and I’m tired of seeing everything photoshopped to death and having the photograph look nothing like the printed advertisement, as it’s completely changed into more of an unrealistic image.

As an example, here is Dior’s mascara ad. You will not achieve this look with just the mascara alone. No one’s eyelashes are that dense. They’re using falsies and photoshop.

Make Up For Ever recently launched it’s first international open-casting call for the Star of it’s Unretouched Ad Campaign. They were on the hunt for regular women out in the world, who would be okay with not being digitally retouched, or enhanced for Make Up For Ever’s upcoming ad campaign.

The open casting call ran from January 2 — February 1, 2012. All of the finalists’ photos were featured in a photo album on the MAKEUPFOREVERUSA Facebook page. The winner was announced on February 9 and then flown to NYC for the photo shoot. It was open for all women age 18 and over residing in the U.S. and Canada. The way the contestants entered the contest was they had to create a picture-perfect make up look, and then submit their photo to Make Up For Ever.

Waterloo’s very own Emily Zhang was selected from thousands of entries and she is now the new model for the Make Up For Ever Unretouched Canadian Ad Campaign.


See the HD Casting Call video here.

Emily was flown down to New York City and enjoyed a full day of pampering, make up application and a professional photoshoot. All make up used on Emily for this campaign were solely Make Up For Ever HD products.

As many of you use Make Up For Ever’s HD foundation, you know that it already gives a flawless complexion to the skin, and looks wonderful once photographed, thus no need to do any photoshop retouching.

 Here is the final ad that has the featured Emily Zhang, in the Make Up For Ever ad. Image courtesy of Make Up For Ever.

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Beautiful!

Emily Zhang was born in Dalian China and also lived in Australia as a child. Her family moved to Canada when she was 8 years old and lived in a few different cities until they settled in Waterloo, Ontario. She attends the University of Waterloo and is finishing up in her last term. She sums up her interests in two words: makeup enthusiast. Emily is a bit like me and you’ll find out in the YouTube video that she too, didn’t venture out into make up products until a few years ago. Emily hopes to work in the beauty industry after she graduates from UofW.

I’m super stoked that a Canadian was picked let alone someone from my neighborhood!

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Fossil haul

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My co-worker and I are just obsessed with Fossil watches.

This is L McMomsie (the blonde), she has been ‘featured’ on this blog many times before.

As I posted on Friday evening I have two Stella watches, one in black the other in white.

Just last week we were both in our local Fossil store in the mall and were trying on watches for me to get. (Still not sure when I’ll get mine, but I do have a few picked out. Here are my top three):

All Stella’s, just different looks. Which one do you think I should go for?

My co-worker couldn’t stop thinking about one watch when we went in last week, so on Friday we both went in once again to get her some new watches! Yes, plural!When you buy a Fossil watch they come with adorable tins for you to pick out.

Isn’t she just stylish? She had some great looking grey heels on too, I loved her outfit that day.

One thing which was totally missed by both the sales people and my co-worker, was getting the watch re-sized. I even ended up asking the sales girl when we were in there the first time, if they offer it no charge. But unfortunately my co-worker and I forgot, and it wasn’t suggested by the sales associates either. I think everyone was equally enthused by our excitement in the store. I had L try on her watches, and model them for me.

She now owns THREE Fossil watches. She’s ahead of me! I only have 2 and I want my third.

I’m definitely not going to go for a “diamond like” rim around my watch, since my white one which was purchased in 2009 or 2010, I forget, lost a few of its studs. So it doesn’t look the greatest!

Check out the changes that Fossil has been through over the past few years. L bought her old one a few years ago (left) and the new one is so much bigger. Of course Fossil has other sizes available, but L and I both like the over sized boyfriend watches. I think they’re so sleek!

Wish this was my haul, and not L’s. Ah well, my turn will come soon.

Don’t forget to enter my birthday giveaway! Ends May 13:

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