30th Birthday Wish List

1.  Mink Pink elastic waist skirt, $74

2.  H m jacket, £30
3.  Luxator Statement Necklace: Le Mode Accessories, $29
4.  Patent leather pumps, $29
5.  Belt, $18
6.  unRestricted Wonder Green Color Block Patent Kitten Heels - $58.00, $58
7.  Flat shoes, $24
8.  Spring Flings: Le Mode Accessories, $28

With the 30th birday coming up in May (stay tuned for awesome giveaways that week ;) ) I have stated to compile my wish list.  Realizing I need more colour in my wardrobe, I am starting to pick things to help add that!  There are also a few things off etsy that I would like to call my own as well but unforunately Polyvore won't let me clip those so I will be doing an etsy wish list later in April, as the time to my birthday draws near.  Having a wishlist is good for the hubby when it comes to shopping, still leaves room for a surprise and you get awesome stuff!  What is on your birthday wishlist?

Shoes of the Week

Two weeks ago on Rebecca's blog I saw this great DIY for a pair of heels.  DIY is something I want to try more of this year and you may remember the pair of heels my sister and I altered last year for her to wear to the ECMAs.  So when I saw these I instantly thought what a great way to bring some life to an old pair of heels or use up some beads you have laying around!  I unfortunately, have not had a chance to try these yet but the lovely Julie of Pop Champagne did and the results were amazing.  Here is a shot of her shoes below:

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Aren't these shoes fabulous!  For the full instructions please see Julie's post here.  What a great and inexpensive way to add some new colour to your shoes!  I am hoping to try to make these this spring!  If you give them a try I would love to see the results!

Heaven's Alchemy Giveaway Winner!

Thanks to everyone who entered the Heaven's Alchemy giveaway!  It really is a nice product and I am happy to announce that the winner of her choice of a roller bottle or tassel traveller (in the scent of her choice) is.....

Congrats Pam!  I will be in touch soon about your prize!  Thanks again to Donna at Boutque Zekara for donating this prize! 

Shoes of the Week

For this week's shoe post I am doing something a little different; I am featuring some of my shoes!  I love all of these shoes but I have too many pairs and need to get rid of some.  So on Sunday, a few of us local ladies are heading to Rhoda's to sell our pre-loved things, my shoes included!  To give you a bit of a preview I thought I would post a picture here.  There are even a couple of new pairs in the pile.  All shoes will be priced at $3 to $5 per pair and sized anywhere from 9 to 10.  Any that don't go on Sunday will be posted on the shop my closet page if any of you are interested in purchasing!

L to R (back):  Aldo leather heels, Turquoise Nine West Heels (worn once)

L to R (Front):  Yellow Essentials by Nina (worn once), Pink Leather Ginni Bini, Gold Micheal Shannon heels (NEW!)

Here are a few of my other lovely things I will be parting with on Sunday (or posting on the shop my closet page if they don't go).  There are many more that are not on this list!  Hope to see some of you lovely local ladies out on Sunday at Rhoda's from 8am - 2pm!

1.  Navy Ruffle Dex Cardigan
2.  Green Jack by BB Dakota dress
3.  Navy and White Zebra Jack by BB Dakota dress

Darling Dilemma Trunk Show

Last Saturday was a gorgeous day and a perfect day for the Darling Dilemma Trunk Show.  My sister Carla and I went and it was a lovely afternoon filled with sweets, great conversation and of course beautiful jewellery!  This is going to be a seasonal event, so be sure to attend the next one if you missed this one!  Here are some of Emma's lovely creations that were at the show and some of the yummy goodies:

This necklace below is my absolute favorite!  This is going on my birthday wishlist!! (in case anyone is looking to buy me something for my birthday, hint hint ;) )

And who doesn't love a punch fountain!  How fun!

First Day Back

Blazer - H&M ||  Tank - Old Navy ||  Scarf - C'est Moi * || Jeans - !iT Jeans* || Boots - Steve Madden || Ring - Ardene || Earrings - Brooklyn Thread || Nail Polish - OPI

This outfit was for my first day back to work (well, sort of); I was attending a workshop and also my first outfit post since being pregnant!  This also was the first day I left my baby girl all day long, it was hard but we got through.  This workshop was for the leadership program I am in at work and we meet 3 times a year.   I actually missed the first one since I had just had Adele.  So this was meeting number 2 and it took place on a casual Friday; hooray for jeans and a little bit of sparkle! 

P.S. Don't forget to enter the giveaway from Boutique Zekara, only a few days left!

* Items purchased locally - Je Suis Prest Boutique (scarf & jeans)

What She Wore

Dress - Carters (similar) || Tights - Gymboree || Onesie - Gerber

Shopping is something I have always loved to do. When our baby girl arrived in November, this never changed. However, I now spend some of my money buying cute clothes for her. My family knows how much I love to shop and are always asking what Adele is wearing. My Aunt even posted on my Facebook wall last Saturday stating that my Uncle wanted to know what her outfit of the day was.  So here is what our baby girl wore last Saturday as we ventured uptown to our city market. Have a lovely weekend!



Shoes of the Week

Shoes made of chocolate?  Yes you read right, you can now get a custom pair of heels made out of chocolate!  The Jami Shoos (meant to sound like Jimmy Choo, clever right?) are designed by Kevin Wray the owner of Peterbrooke Chocolatier near Orlando, Florida.  He got the name for the shoes from his wife, Jami.  The customer gets to design the shoe, so the sky is the limit!  Each shoe takes about an hour and a half to make, is made out of white chocolate and then of course is painted with coloured chocolate.  Want to learn how to make these shoes?  Well your in luck because his store offers chocolate shoe making classes!  What a fun girls night out that would be!  Also they are donating 15% of sale proceeds from the pink ribbon limited edition shoes to support breast cancer awareness.  Be sure to check out their website or their site specially for the shoes if you would like to order one! 

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Darling Dilemma Trunk Show & Studio Visit

Looking for something to do on Saturday, before you start your St. Patty's day celebrations?  Darling Dilemma is having a Trunk Show & Studio visit from 1- 4pm (for directions and more details check out the event here).  This will be a great chance to see and try on her one of a kind pieces!  Do some shopping, have some yummy snacks and you even will have a chance to win a door prize!  I am really looking forward to going!  Her unique pieces are the perfect accessory to finish off any outfit!  Are you going to be there?

Shoes of the Week



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Earlier this week while I was reading some of my favorite blogs, I came across this great shoe company, De Siena Shoes.  Sandy a la Mode had featured a few of their designs in a post and I had to check them out!  All of the shoes on the website are beautiful and feminine.  De Siena shoes are made in Italy and are totally chic.  The shoes that caught my eye in their spring/summer line are the Jin Platform Pumps.  These shoes would be great to dress up jeans, or pair them with a dress for a fun night out!  Another reason they caught my eye is because they are red; I seem to gravitate toward red things and plus there is a bit of glitter on the heel!  Maybe I will get lucky and a pair of these will show up at Marden's one day.  These shoes will definitely be added to my list of dream shoes!  What is your dream pair of shoes? 

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Also don't forget to enter my great giveaway from Boutique Zekara/Merle Norman here!

Heaven's Alchemy & A Giveaway

(LEFT TO RIGHT: Far left – 10ml roller ($65), far right – 5ml Tassel Traveler ($75) or full set for $175 – $195 depending on the scent)

Perfume is something I could never really wear because of the overwhelming scent.  My workplace is also scent free making it something I never even considered.  However, scented lotions are something that I really like and wear everyday.  So when Donna of Boutique Zekara/Merele Norman asked me to come check out their new essential oils I was a bit nervous, since I never was into perfume.

Heaven’s Alchemy was created by a husband and wife team.  Each fragrance is named after a city they visited and the scents and bottles are designed around things they saw and smelled in each city.  Aren’t these bottles gorgeous!  And each scent has a different bottle, you can see them all here as well as the scents (just click on the images to see description of the scents).

The lovely Katie and Donna then took me through the different scents.  They asked me what sort of scents I liked.  Having a love of fruity/vanilla scents they recommended I try St. Petersburg, Istanbul and Kyoto.   With these scents they are made up of a top note, middle note and base note.  The top note is what you smell for the first 10-20 minutes when you put it on, the middle note lasts for 1-2 hours and then the base note is what you smell for hours after that.  Also, because this is made of essential oils many people who have allergies to perfumes can wear these scents. 

 St. Petersburg ended up being my favorite with Istanbul in a close second.  The thing I love about the St. Petersburg scent is the lemon and orange scent that it starts out with and then the vanilla scent that you are left with by the end of the day.  This is something that I could really see myself wearing as the scent is not overwhelming.  By the end of the day I couldn’t even notice that it was still there, however my husband said he could smell it and liked the scent.  The ladies at Boutique Zekara/Merle Norman have found that the St. Petersburg tends to be the scent the men have liked on women the best.

The sets come in 3 sizes:

There is the 5ml tassel traveler which retails for $75, the 10ml roll on which retails for $65 and the Crystal set which retails for $175 - $195 depending on the scent.  These are meant to last a year so the price point is very reasonable.

Now for some exciting news…

Donna at Boutique Zekara/Merle Norman is offering one of my lucky readers her choice of either the 5ml tassel traveler or the 10ml roll on in the scent of her choice!

Want to enter to win, here’s how:

1.   Like Boutique Zekara/Merle Norman on facebook and post which one of the scents you think would be your favorite.  Then come back here and leave me a comment letting me know you did that.

Bonus Entry:

1.   Stop in and visit the lovely ladies at Boutique Zekara/merle Norman and mention this blog post.  Then come back here and leave me a comment letting me know  you did that.  Be sure to check out the scents and awesome sale section while you are there!

This giveaway is open to local readers and will run until 11:00 PM (AST) on Sunday, March 25th and the randomly chosen winner will be announced on Monday, March 26th. Good luck! 

Note:  All views expressed above are my own and I was not compensated for the review of this product.  The prize was donated by Boutique Zekara/Merle Norman/The Shoe Fanaddict.

Celebration Giveaway Winner!

Thanks to everyone who entered the celebration giveaway!  What girl doesn't love a little something sparkly.  Without further a do here is the winner:

Congrats to EMMA of Full of Fabulous!!  I will be in touch soon about your prize! 

 Stay tuned for a new giveaway on Monday!