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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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Some good birthday

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Birthdays are like Christmas to me. I could barely sleep the night before my birthday. Seriously, just like a little kid. It was probably the cupcake I ate right before bed. Hey, I had to test it out to see if it was fit for my co-workers to eat. It’s not that I love getting gifts… because that’s always great. It’s just that I get phone calls from family and friends and, I just love that!

Whenever it is someone’s birthday at work — the birthday person has to bring in treats for the staff. I ended up making boxed cupcakes, along with some homemade shortbread cookies. Apparently it was the best shortbread everyone’s ever tasted. But I wouldn’t know because I personally hate shortbread. So maybe I’ll post the recipe that I have.

I set my alarm 10 minutes earlier than normal yesterday morning just so I could get the most out of my day. I usually wake up at 7am to get to work for 9. I don’t take that long to get ready, I’m ready in about twenty minutes and the rest of my morning is spent with Alfie our Pomeranian because he’s left alone for 8 hours of the day.

I got up at 6:45 and got my shower immediately. Then proceeded to make the Boyf and I a “big breakfast”. I made six eggs (lol I know), scrambled them and made hash browns for the both of us and had three sausages for the boyf. Those things are gross.

When I got into work I nearly teared up because L McMomsie (who I blogged about just hours ago) brought in a birthday card and some cake pops for me! I seriously “awwed” at the fact she did such a nice thing like that for my birthday!

(My desk is an organized mess)

As soon as I sat down at my desk my boss came in and sang happy birthday to me and brought me some McDonalds breakfast — my favorite one at that: BLT bagel with a chocolate milk shake. OMG you guys. Two breakfasts in one day. I normally skip this meal, so by 10am I was full to the brim.

On twitter the other night I won a free lunch from a local pub. They always tweet free lunches and I said it was my birthday coming up and asked if I could win – and they let me! Wahoo!

So, my besties from work, Julie and L McMomsie all went out for lunch! So fun!

L and I ordered the same thing. It was freaking delish and I want to go back for more. Or at least get the salad dressing recipe from them. Holy moly.

My boss bought a puppy over the weekend, and brought him into work after lunch. Isn’t he just the sweetest? You can’t see his eyes over his little mop head, but he’s 2lbs and he’s a Yorki-Poo mix. So so cute.

Of course a birthday wouldn’t be complete without a birthday cake and candles! Scott bought this delicious red velvet cake/cheesecake mixture and it tastes … AMAZING!

P.S. Happy Birthday (today!!!) to Jess and her twin sister Sarah!

Don’t forget about my Birthday Giveaway! You can enter daily:

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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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