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 Today I am sharing my 10 Piece Year-Round Basics Capsule Wardrobe.  To be clear, these are not the only things I wear all year, I do add other pieces to wear as well. This year, because I had my colour analysis done, I am going to create monthly capsules around my basics to get some final wear on some items that do not fit into my colour palette. Two weeks ago I did a post about getting my colours done and you can click the link above to read that post and see what my palette is. Now to show what my basic year-round wardrobe consists of. Tops: 1. Black Hi-Low Sweater (old favourite): The back hem is lower than the front and is a nice light sweater great for layering. 2. White Button-down Shirt from Shezia: A boxier fit which is what I prefer to fitted options. 3. Black T-shirt from Buttercream Clothing, a Canadian slow-fashion brand: A simple, boxy fit top with a boatneck style "collar". 4. White V-neck T-shirt from Old Navy: not much needs to be said about this one. 5. Blac...

It is a good day for an empties review!! Today it is the Batiste Instant Hair Refresh Clean & Classic Original Dry Shampoo.  I really do like this product. I haven't seen it at Dollarama lately so may have to check Costco again to see if they still carry it. Right now I am using a different brand but it doesn't add as much texture to my hair as this brand does so there is definitely room in my arsenal for this product if I find it at Costco.  However, I am currently doing a Project No-Buy, and although it technically does not include hair products, I still want to get through some of my other products before purchasing anything new...unless this product is discontinued and there is no chance of getting it once all the stock is gone. So, yes I will repurchase this product again in the future, just not right away.  Cheers!!

For my birthday this past year I asked my husband to get me a colour consultation with a lady I have followed on YouTube for over four years.  Image courtesy of @useless_dk on Instagram Her name is Signe Hansen of www.uselesswardrobe.dk   and she is a certified stylist and colour consultant. Because I had already been following and corresponding with her in the past, I wanted to support her and get my colour consultation with her. I did have to do it virtually over Zoom because she lives in Denmark! You are probably familiar with "Colour Me Beautiful" colour draping services. However, it has really evolved over the years. I first heard about it in the 1980's when it used to divide each of us into different colour seasons based on our skin tone, hair and eye colour. Now it is more nuanced and there are more groupings that are more based on tones, shades and saturation of colour than just the four seasons. I sent Signe pictures of me in natural light, both with and without ...

Image Courtesy of Google and Freepik Happy New Year and Happy Anniversary to my Blog!! This Blog is a year old and I have some plans for this year! I want to add fun and easy recipes this year, as well as, more renovation and decor content. We are renovating our bedrooms this year and I will post before/after pics this coming Spring! I will continue to post product reviews, and more makeup looks as well. If there is anything else you would like me to post about, please do let me know in the comments section.  Otherwise, I look forward to another year of creating fun and thought provoking posts for you, my lovely audience!! Cheers!!  

 Happy Holidays!! Today I am sharing my easy makeup looks for the holiday season. Both looks use only 1-3 shadows/glitter. Look #1 Bronze Babe: On eyes: Pat McGrath Shadow in Bronzed Mink, from the Celestial Nirvana 5 Shadow Palette in Bronze Bliss. In the inner corner I added Copper Pressed Glitter from Teayason. I love a one-shadow look 90% of the time. Sometimes I will use two shadows or a shadow and a glitter. There is the odd time when I will use three shades/media on my eyelids. Look #2 Green and Gorgeous: For this look I used the Viseart Petit Fours palette in Peridot. I used  Greenlight all over the eyelid over and above the crease. Then I added Gimlet to the middle of my lid and inner corner. This is a quick way to get a the look of a halo eye but without the fuss. On my brow bone I used my Starburst Highlight from the Anastasia Beverly Hills Sugarglow palette. I used my project pan products on the rest of my face: Face Primer is the e.l.f. Poreless Putty Primer; Eye ...

  From Door to Windows, I had great fun decking my halls!!   A simple wreath and vase filled with fun twigs and berries to welcome guests at the front door.  More rustic decor in the candle holder from PartyLite and an up-cycled candle holder originally from Bath and Body Works wrapped with twine. The rustic decorations are from Costco. An old gold stocking hung under the window sill and some cute Santa figurines from Dollarama. Our tree all decorated with old and new decorations from a variety of stores. The tree itself is from Canadian Tire. The large Nutcracker I got from a performance of the iconic ballet. The smaller one is from Dollarama. A hurricane filled with Christmas bobbles and twinkle lights and two plaid placemats under the wine tree and glass tray. This Santa figurine was purchased from Home Depot. This Santa Figurine was made for me by my Mom, so extra special! And of course, I couldn't forget to add some Christmas to our powder room! How do you like to de...

Christmas Decorations outside the Edmonton Legislature Building. The tradition of decorating the tree for Christmas was said to have started in Germany with Martin Luther:  "Walking toward his home one winter evening, composing a sermon, he was awed by the brilliance of stars twinkling amidst evergreens. To recapture the scene for his family, he erected a tree in the main room and wired its branches with lighted candles" ( history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas-trees ). Ancient Egyptians would fill their homes with green palm rushes to symbolize the God Ra's triumph over death (at the solstice). Early Romans would decorate their homes with evergreen boughs to celebrate the feast of Saturnalia, to commemorate Saturn, the God of Agriculture. Finally, the Druids decorated their temples with evergreen boughs at the Winter Solstice as a symbol of everlasting life ( history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas-trees ). Whether honouring the solstice or the God o...