The Pursuit Of Beauty . . .

So as many of you may know from reading my blog. I am totally and absolutely in LOVE with the Victoria Secret Fashion Show. I mean not only are the costume's amazing, the venue spectacular, and the woman beautiful. But it also provides girls like myself with excitement and also some sort of hopefulness that maybe one day we will all be that beautiful.

So I thought I would share with you today my favourite looks from the show! There are so many great ones.

Oh, and I hope you like my new Winter-ized format!!

Candice Swanepoel , my favourite angel of them all. Of course opening the show and looking amazing in this purple number!

Ah, I love, love, love the wings on for this number.

Behati. Another one of my favourite! I love the almost cartoon feel to this outfit.

Alessandra. This is my ultimate favourite.

Candace, again. Almost a 1800's feel.

Lily. The PINK portion of the show is always my favourite. Its so much fun.

All done until next year.

So those were my select favourites from the show. Just a quick update for you all. I felt compelled to share. I hope you all watch next year and if you missed this year check out http://www.cbs.com/shows/victorias_secret/

Where you can see more photos and videos.

Bun. . . Anyone?

I have always loved the look of a bun. But lately my bunning, has been flat and floppy. I recently cut my hair shorter and found that my buns were not as full as I wanted them to be and they often fell to the side. Stumbling on StumbleUpon one night I came across something magical! The sock bun! Many of you may have heard about this already but for those who haven't... The sock bun is a big beautiful bun that uses a rolled up sock as a foundation! It is so easy and the results are awesome! If you are a fan of the Kourtney Kardashian bun this is a fast and easy way to create it without fussing over your hair!

MATERIALS: All you need is a sock (the longer and thicker; the better!), an elastic, and scissors!

DIRECTIONS:

 Secure hair on top or back of the head, using a ponytail.

Pull hair through the doughnut/rolled sock.

Roll the hair through the doughnut/rolled sock. OR using pins arrange hair around the foundation until it is completely covered and you are satisfied!

Below I have added my own video on how I like to do my sock bun. It is harder to do with layered hair/shorter hair like mine so keep that in mind. I tend to like the messy look as you can tell. But if you want a more clean slicked back look, straightening your hair is helpful. Hope you like!

If you want more of an explanation of the sock bun check out the link below. The video also demonstrates how sock buns can create beautiful, no heat curls! !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FV-YO46E8Y

Have fun!!

Behind The Fringe Of A Whiskey High . . .

I just wanted to take the time to give a huge shout out and a happy birthday to one of the loves of my life Jenna Marie Cassidy. She is and forever will be one of my closest friends and I sincerely hope that this birthday is one that she will always remember.

Growing up I feel like I had a lot of friends coming and going. It seemed like every other month I had a new "best friend". I have recently come to the conclusion that I used that term way to liberally. It not that these individuals were bad people by any means but with things and time people change and grow apart. Realizing this as I got older I went into every friendship believing that soon that "honeymoon" phase would be over and we would both move on; maybe this was even a downfall to a lot of my friendships. So naturally when I started becoming closer with my now closest friends Michelle and Jenna I had the same hesitation and thought that this would be another temporary friendship. When Michelle went away to school and left Jenna and I in Orangeville, I thought that this was it. The end. I was happily mistaken. If anything when we were apart for that year it made our friendship stronger. And now the three of us are living in three different towns, attending different schools and I find that we are closer then ever.

I know that when I say that these two are my best friends I mean it, wholeheartedly. And when I think about the future I know 100% that we will always be close. We WILL be friends forever. So, I guess your stuck with me ladies.

Here's to a messy and happy birthday to one of the most beautiful individuals inside and out; Jenna "Tipper" Cassidy. Soon we will all be on a whiskey high and bohemian dancing.

Love you forever and always!

Dreamteam

Tipper, Cooter and Cooch.

These Are A Few Of My FALL-vorite Things..

 Ah, it's that time of the year again. Fall. My absolute favorite season here in Canada; colder weather and fallen leaves are what I live for and are the only reason why I can stand the horrifically long winters. I have been reading a lot of blogs and magazine's lately that have discussed fall fashions and beauty products. Being so passionate about fall, I decided to compile a list of things that I love about this season. Hope you enjoy and maybe try some of these things out for yourself...

Ah, Tim Horton's a commodity here for us Canadians. It is at this time of the year when they reveal their oh, so longed for pumpkin spice dounuts, timbits, and muffins. But best of all is their pumpkin spice teas! So yummy, warm and festive. A must try for us Canadians!

Oh, how excited this line has got me!! I love glitter and sparkles and flash! And Expressionist by Gucci Westman for Revlon, is all about the flash. A truly awesome line of products and affordable!

This colour titled, "Ravishing Rouge" by Maybelline New York is a limited addition and is perfect for this season. I absolutely love this color and it looks amazing on.

The Victoria Secret Fashion Show! I absolutly love this fashion show and it always airs during the fall! Watch it this year November 29th.


I am all about the bold lips. During the summer we are expected to wear lights, and coral colours but in the fall! We are free to experiment with all sorts of dark colours.

 
How to ward off those cold days? Three words. BIG, COMFY SWEATERS.


Leather Leggings. <3



I love the look of Urban Outfitters Turban Wrap. Time to keep those ears warm! :)



Thanksgiving....


And of course fallen leaves!!

Hope you enjoyed this post and enjoy the beautiful season of fall!!

xox Vicki.