Beauty, Daily

5 lipstick colours to wear this Valentines Day

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I meant to make this whole what lipsticks to wear this season, well… seasonal. Then 8 months pass by and here’s my second one.

Okay, but for real. This is such a fun post for me because I love telling you about the latest and greatest beauty products out there, and there’s a few new fave’s in my makeup collection. Hence the whole lipsticks to wear this Valentine’s Day. As you may know, my husband and I are pretty low-key come Valentine’s Day. But we do have our traditional visit to McDonald’s! If you’re a long-time reader, you know why we go there every.single.valentines. Who remembers the story? :)

I do love going to Valentine’s Day parties though. My friend Elisabeth hosted a Galentine’s Day at her apartment last week and I wore one of the lip colours featured in this post. We had some fancy desserts, and fun gal-time, it was great.

MAKE UP FOR EVER Lip Liner · No. 12 + MAC Mineralized Glass · Happiness

MAKE UP FOR EVER + MAC combo| I found this new combo by accident but I think it’s an unexpected neutral medium brown-nude. Does that make sense? [colours shown: MUFE Liner No. 12, MAC gloss Happiness]

Lancôme Juicy Shaker · Freedom of Peach

Lancôme Juicy Shaker · Show Me The Honey

Lancôme Juicy Shakers| Okay. I know I’m breaking my own rules here and posting 2 from the same brand/product launch. Think of it as a bonus, ha! But these are my newest, and fave’s by Lancôme. Honestly, any of these colours work! A perfect wash of colour, and dries to a stain. It’s so easy to apply, plus that small yet cute packaging is perfect for fitting into a clutch for a night out. [colours shown: Show Me The Honey, Freedom of Peach]

Burberry Kisses Gloss · Oxblood

Burberry Kisses Gloss| Burberry kisses gloss is on the top tier of my favourite glosses that anyone makes. I’m almost running out of my favourite colour (Nude Beige. No 17), but this fun not-too-vampy colour in the shade Oxblood No. 101, is an excellent choice for Valentine’s Day. Can you tell I enjoy gloss?

Lancôme Le Metallique · Orange Ore

Lancôme Le Mettalique| Yes this is definitely an out of the ordinary shade for me, but I have to say I do love orange/red products on my skintone. This one is so incredibly pigmented with one swipe. Lancôme released 13 brand new lip lacquers in January called Le Metallique and I have them all swatched in a quick YouTube video here.

Burberry Full Kisses · Military Red No. 553

Burberry Kisses| Soft and creamy but that perfect blue toned red (that makes your teeth appear whiter). It’s so easy to wear and apply due to the sharp edge along the back of the lipstick. I need more colours from this line!

There you have it, five lipstick colours to wear this Valentine’s Day, from Lancome’s newest launch, to a classic red from Burberry. Which one is your favourite?

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Fashion

OOTD: Velvet is back!

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Velvet has made a comeback, and I couldn’t be happier. Bring back corduroy too and I’m set for life.

Thought I’d feature an outfit of the day because I haven’t posted one of those in ages. It was one of those rainy, semi-chilly days here in California where I did nothing but sit with a friend over coffee, and watch the grey clouds roll in. It definitely beats those Canadian winters, that’s for sure. But I can’t seem to break the chill in my bones lately (I’m constantly cold!), so a warm cuppa was definitely needed this day, and maybe a pair of socks ;)

[Items featured]
Zara Jeans | Suzy Shier faux leather jacket | Dior nail polish
Target sweater | Brooks Imperial sneakers
Fossil Saddle Bag (no longer available, but: similar)

Aren’t my shoes just rad though? I love ’em. Thanks for sending me a pair, Brooks!

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Upgrade your stationery supplies

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I’m old school. I have never taken advantage of the ‘notes’ section on my cell phone. I prefer the instant gratification of crossing something out on my to-do list with a fine, crisp ink. And on Monday’s I get my notebook of choice out (used to be MUJI til I got majorly upgrade thanks to Cloth & Paper), and get down to business writing down my to-do’s for the day. I do this every morning!

But Monday’s especially is a huge productivity day at home. From laundry to cleaning and vacuuming. In the afternoons I get to work and organize blog work. I also tend to go to my fave coffee shop to give me that jump start to the week. Anyone else old school like me and don’t use their phone for tasks?

If there’s anything I hoard in life, it’s most definitely stationery goodies. I have piles of unused notebooks, and tons of pens – mainly in super fine point. I’m talkin’ 0.25 or 0.38mm thickness, ah the scratchier the better! My husband hates my pens, so we have a stash of thick gel-like pens above the fridge that are for his use only. I’ve been known to make plenty of pen purchases from JetPen’s online store. They have fantastic choices, and I often spend hours browsing for my next best stationery purchase. Ha!

But the star of the show today is Cloth & Paper. I gotta tell you, everything is perfectly monochrome with that minimal style everyone is grasping at these days. And I don’t mind one bit, it’s gorgeous. Basically I’m telling you, you need to upgrade your stationery supplies with goodies from Cloth & Paper. Omg ♥

[items shown: Gold foiled black dividers (girl gang set), folded planner insert cards, grey marble sticky notes]

I’ve been eyeing up Cloth & Paper’s Instagram feed for months on end (I’m featured on their page, too btw!!!). Their online store is soo aesthetically pleasing and their flatlay game is strong. I reached out to them in hopes of a collaboration, and they happily sent me their January Stationery Box, where they teamed up with Office Depot. Plus…. 15% off for you guys, too. Um wicked. Use code SPIFFY15 upon checkout. Code cannot be used with their subscription boxes.

Black leather notebook goals. The funky pencils were purchased by me (from that jetpens site I love). For the January Stationery Box, all the papers I received have been punched to fit the Tul System for the Office Depot collaboration.

Thanks for Cloth & Paper for the January Stationery (subscription) box! 

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