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Updates from the second most interesting girl on this blog (Aka Roxane)

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I’ve been very busy lately..moving and stuff!
Things are now settled and I’m back with some new discoveries that I want to share with you.

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SKYFALL

Have you seen the new 007 movie? My boyfriend and I did and we really liked it. I have to say that I’ve never been a real Bond fan but going to see this movie seemed to be a good “couple thing” to do. A movie with a lot of action, a bit of romance and no zombies.. perfect to please both parties. If you didn’t get a chance to see it, I’m telling you, it’s a good investment.

MAKE UP

Speaking of good investments, here are a few beauty products that I can’t get enough of.

  • Revlon nutri color creme is perfect for girls (or boys with dyed hair) whose hair tends to change color. In my case, the blond of my ombre hair tends to turn gold a bit so I started to use the cream (number 1002, it is purple-ish) to keep a more cendre color. The cream gives your hair the pigment missing to keep the color you want to have. It even smells good!
  • Also, my brother gave me a gift card from Shoppers for my birthday. What a good reason to get a fancy new mascara! I chose Clarins Wonder Perfect Mascara in Wonder Blue. You’re probably wondering “why blue?” and I honestly cannot answer your question but the lady said it was her favorite and I just listened to her. I’m happy I did since I really like it! Advice if you ever try it : have a good eye makeup remover. It’s a very tough mascara to wash off.
  • Finaly, last but not least, Sugar lip treatment. Sephora gave me two cute lip treatments from Sugar and they are great! My lips are always so dry and I’m very satisfied with this product.

MUSIC

Wintersleep – Resuscitate
I absolutely love this song ! A good band from Halifax. Support Canadian bands! Their album is called Hello Hum and it is delightful.

Of Monsters and Men
Please someone tell me how their album can be so addictive! That’s all I’m asking for.

M83. – Reunion
Nothing new..it’s just so good!

The last thing I want to say is how good the free weekly singles on iTunes are. I have discovered some amazing bands like Passenger and Two Door Cinema Club. It’s free and an excellent way to discover new artists. Thank you iTunes!

I hope you enjoyed my updates and I’m gonna try to write on here a bit more so Marie-Michelle doesn’t feel too lonely..aaaand because I love doing it, of course!! xo

October Topbox review

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Have you heard about the trend of buying boxes of samples? A few months ago, a friend told me about it, and how I should review products on my blog. She told me about four boxes : Glamm box, Topbox, Luxe box and Glossybox. I did some research on them, and found that topbox was the most interesting to me. So I decided to give it a try. For 13$/month, you get a box delivered to your door with 4 samples of fancy beauty products.

I subscribed to the waiting list, filled in my beauty profile and waited. I received my first topbox this month and I am quite excited to tell you about it !

1. So let’s start this off with Vasanti Brighten Up Enzymatic Face Rejuvenator. The sample was quite satisfying because it was big enough to use a dozen times. The scent was great but what I didn’t appreciate was the texture. It is full of micro-crystals, and it hurts quite a bit when you scrub it around your face. But I must say, your skin feels extremely clean after using it. I’m not sure I would buy it, because of the general feeling, but I do recommend it if you don’t have sensible skin.

2. MaskerAide Detox Diva Mask was probably my favorite item from my box. Formulated with natural oils, it made my skin extremely fresh and hydrated. Exactly what I need for this winter. And the fun thing is, it is a facial sheet mask, so you don’t have to wash it off your face like usual masks. I loved this product so much that I ordered some more to try. Like that All Nighter I am probably gonna try soon!

3. Aveda Invati shampoo and hair conditionner. Well. I was quite deceived with the size of that one. The shampoo sample was so small that I could only use it only once. The conditionner always lasts a little longer. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about here! Well, the smell is kind of heavy, but not bad. It’s just heavy. I wish I could tell you it has magic powers on hair loss (and I definitely NEED one of those products) but I can’t tell you after using it only one time. Too bad !

4. Stila «in the moment» eye shadow palette : ten stunning eye shadow shades that will change your life. Well, maybe not your life, but you will definitely love ‘em. Natural shades for your everyday life along with super cute purple shades to wear out on a friday night, make it a super complete palette. The sample contains enough powder to use several times, and try different combinations. Great quality, great product. I definitely recommend these, if they fit your budget!

I can’t wait to get my November topbox, and to try new products to share here. I hope this was helpful! xx

 

From my closet / Autumn color palette

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Okay, so listen. I know how all good blogs have style post, because those columns are pretty much my favorite when I run down my blogroll. And I’ve been willing to add one here, but hey, it’s hard to take good pictures all by yourself, and I don’t pretty much like asking for it. And there’s this contest going on right now, some blogging contest I poor my heart into, willing to make it like you wouldn’t imagine. And I needed to send some photos of my style, that’s where I thought it was right to ask a friend for it. Thanks Xav, and here’s to my first style post!

I like making colour combination in my outfits as well as in my designs. And autumn colours make me really glad I’m not colorblind. Ha! (My tatoo artist brother is, though!) And this shirt I bought from Forever XII, will probably look worn out before I can even think about getting rid of it.

Photography: Xavier Staquet

Making things official

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Hey there,
today I thought I’d share with you one of my friend’s design. After getting through really rough stuff, my friend was feeling quite under the weather and depressed. And just like everyone, started using ellipsis at the end of every sentence. And I understood him for it. But as I was trying to help him feel better, and bring a smile back in his face, I told him he should stop using these oh-so-depressing dots at the end of his sentences. That maybe, it would be a good start in making every situation sound a little more positive. And so we officially declared october 24th to be the day where no ellipsis would make us feel down anymore. And this is the official poster :

Design by: Xavier Staquet

Etsy finds / It’s a heart thing

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Heyyy readers! It’s wednesday afternoon and I am feeling in love. Yesterday Mika and I went to the movie theater for the second time since we met (almost two years ago). Crazy isn’t it? We had a great time. I have been asking in forever to go see that new movie from Tim Burton, and we finally went. Yay. With that said, here is a etsy selection of things that caught my eyes, according to my lover feelings !

These heart pattern letterpress gift tags from FlourishCollection are the cutest. They add so much charm to a gift wrap!

This ring from ZMJewellery  is making my heart melt.

I don’t know what I love most about those bowls from RossLab. The size, the set or the color. I think it’s a mix of all of it. They’re just perfect.

Ever since I discovered their existence, I’ve always been a huge fan of paper straws. I use them whenever I invite people over for a meal. Those from MarigoldandSageParty are too cute to be true.

Gimme some polaroid love

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This is it. My very favorite camera from my collection. An old automatic 330 polaroid land camera that stills works just fine! When Mika’s mother first called me to inform she just found that camera and thought she’d offer be as a present, I was almost screaming my lungs out in excitement. I had quite a hard time finding a battery to fit in it, because they don’t produce that battery anymore. So I had to order it and wait for a while, but the wait only makes it more worth it they say. I guess that’s true. So after receiving my battery, I ordered Fujifilm Instant color film pack that fit my camera. (In case you didn’t know, polaroid don’t make film anymore, but fujifilm made similar) The film pack are quite expensive, but they are really worth it. I was soo pleaased with the result and the magic of it all that lately, I ordered a black and white film pack to give it a try.

So this above, is the result. I am quite pleased with it. I think I like it even more than the color ones. I’m so happy I get to have those memories with Mika on instant film. It really feels like old stuff. With the imperfections and all. This morning I just got my package from B&H store containing 4 new packs of instant film to shoot. I just can’t wait to show you the results!