Think Outside the Box

I wanted to spice it up for the I Am Fashion event so I went out to Sephora and bought some crazy feather eyelashes ($17 dollars at the Sephora in the Rideau Mall). 

Looks crazy? I got compliments at the event, but then something completely shifted. I headed down to the Heart and Crown to meet a couple of friends and was not ready for the reaction I got. I usually try to push the envelope but I guess that it was a little too much. Come on Ottawa, where is the fashion acceptance? I received a lot of comments: some people called me a peacock, others called me Lady Gaga, and others would just stare. It was an interesting experience. I think for now I might save my feather eyelashes for the fashion events, but until then check out some pictures below! 

What do you think? Fashionable or not?!

Put Your Paws Up

I was first introduced to Thierry Mugler when I rummaged through my mother's drawers and came across Angel. I hated it. My mother tried to pawn off the perfume on me but I refused - I just could not stand the smell! A couple of years later I started to complain that I did not own one single perfume. High school peer pressure at its finest made me want to purchase my own perfume bottle so that I could smell like a girly girl. But I was picky. After multiple sniffs in both Sephora and the Bay, I feel in love with one particular scene: Alien. Thus started my love affair with Thierry Mugler. 

On March 3rd 2011 Theirry Mugler unveiled his Fall/Winter 2001 womenwear line in Paris, France. Nicola Formichetti's debut line for Mugler revealed a collection that was all about blank pantsuits, see-through shirts, peaked shoulders and ridiculously high platform stilettos. Each model got to strut her stuff down a runway littered with a forest of thick pillars crowned with pointed arches that resembled a Gothic cathedral. As an extra treat, Lady Gaga made her runway debut and she was FIERCE.

The pictures look fabulous, but I have to say that the actual show blew my mind. Great models, music and struts. Does anyone recognize a theme? Black /White - Good/Evil? ALSO Recognize any other models? Canadian born Coca Rocha also strutted the runway and I just have to say: Work it girl!

What do YOU think?

Benefit's adorable concealer kit

Benefit has come out with the perfect little concealing and brightening kit. Once you open this little box it'll be hard for you not to call yourself a concealaholic! The kit looks like a diary with a cute lock at the edge. Inside you'll be instantly greeted with a reflection of yourself followed by an instruction booklet that lays just on top of the five different products that this kit has to offer.

Concealaholics will absolutely love that each product specifically targets different areas on your face to give anyone that healthy morning glow. That Gal is a brightening face primer that can be used alone, under or over makeup. It'll make sure that your skin sparkles all day long. Erase Paste is designed to magically erase any dark circles that might be lurking underneath your eyes. Boi-ing 01 & 02 are for those pesky imperfections that your foundation just can't get rid off. Lemon Aid is a great eye shadow base. It is also perfect to apply right underneath both your eyebrows. Highlighting that area actually enlarges the eyes and makes them stand out more. Lastly Eye Bright is perfect to mask the appearance of tired eyes. All you have to do is blend the pink cream into the inner and outer corners of your eyes and voila! Instant lift.

Before this kit I didn't really believe in concealer and had never actually used the product on my face. After I tried Confessions of a Concealaholic I instantly became a believer and a self proclaimed concealaholic. The only problem I have is that Lemon Aid is not an effective eye primer. Instead substitute it with Sephora's own eye primer and only use Lemon Aid for highlighting. The kits are being sold for around $45 and can be found at Shoppers Drugmart, and Sephora (both located in Rideau Mall!)

Happy Shopping!