I feel like I'm a little obsessed with Colorpop lately. I have the Belle Set from the Disney Designer range, and also some other things on the way that I ordered from them. I love the idea of Disney makeup that's playful but also for grown ups. Or grown ups who are kids at heart, …
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With the sun out, I've taken to heading out for little walks in the afternoon. One of my favourite things is to put on a podcast and just soak up the sun and stretch my legs. But where ever you go at the moment, there's plenty of nature to see too. It's perfect sunglasses and …
Perfect Butterfly Sunglasses from Betty & Veronica Being our first year here in Vancouver, it still all feels really new. The Spring brought loads of flowers and baby birds, and now Summer is here and the sunshine is on. It's such a wonderful thing after years in London, and the seasons feel really distinct here. …
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Set in 1950's Tehran and bookended with parts set in modern day America, this is a beautiful love story set in a time of political upheaval. Roya is a teenage girl who loves to step into the paper and pencil shaving secented world of the stationery and bookstore near her school. There she meets Bahman, …
I recently got my first order from Colorpop Cosmetics, as some of you may know, and now I really love their brand. At first I was wary of them because of their low price point, but I was really pleasantly surprised. (I mean, doesn't the weird face I'm making in this photo look surprised? ha …
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Recently my man and I attended the Vancouver Writers Festival's first Books & Brunch event, which was held on Granville Island. It was the perfect mix of books and food, with brunch served and eaten while Shelley Wood gave a talk about her new book Quintland. nfddavoznor Quintland tells a fictionalised story of the Dionne …
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When I was growing up, I think every girl was given a copy of Little Women, Louisa May Alcotts 1868 book about four sisters coming of age under their Mother or Marmee's care and wisdom during the Civil War. It was a huge best seller in it's own era and remains a classic beloved by …
Stephanie Spence's book Yoga Wisdom has so many stories in it. It celebrates the way that yoga as a practice centres us and helps us find ourselves and navigate life's darker times. The thread that holds this book together is Spence's own story. A woman who was outwardly successful, with a fabulous magazine pubishing job …
Colorpop was not a brand that you could get in London, but I had already heard a lot about it before I got to Canada. When I saw that they had a range of Disney themed items out, I had to try them out! https://colourpop.com/collections/disney (And currently at 20% off) A friend of mine loves …
Continue reading MOTD: Disney Designer Belle Set from Colorpop Cosmetics.
So many of my friends have come to me for dating advice over the years, and so much of what I said to them seemed shocking somehow. Women are given some really unrealistic expectations about dating, men and relationships. When I got an email from Kai Nicole about sharing her book with you, I almost …
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