Bikini Babes

May 15, 2015Leave a comment

This past weekend Meaghan, Amanda, Sarah and I headed to Hamilton to have a little reunion with Kira who was in town from Chicago visiting her family. If you guys have been following this blog since it’s inception then you will remember Kira and her extraordinary photography/design skills (and her flippin’ infectious smile), which she so generously loaned her magic making talents to us throughout much of Larkspur’s baby years. It was so fun to have a girls day, sipping drinks in and by the pool, dancing like fools to 90s jams and laughing a whole bunch. I had never been to Kira’s parent’s place and I’m sad I didn’t take any pictures of it, because honestly, it’s so amazing! Think West Hollywood mansions in Brett Easton Ellis novels – all white, big bright windows everywhere, with the air of a place both nostalgic and futuristic. It would be the place where the young and rich came to party, doing lines of coke off marble counter tops, wearing sunglasses inside and bathing suits 24 hours a day. Obviously not the type of shenanigans we were getting into, but that’s what this place feels like could happen.

I did manage to snap a few pictures of my babely friends (and one adorable pup) though, so you’ll have to deal with that instead of the house…poor you.

Nadinoo’s “The good life”

May 14, 2015Leave a comment

I’ve been a long time fan of British label Nadinoo. “Sounds of the woods” is still one of my all time favourite collections by any designer to date (meaning, I would literally like to own each and every piece, which, when I think about it is kind of the way with all her collections). So when Nadia announced her newest collection that is available for pre-order, I immediately headed to her site to have myself a look. Inspired by the English countryside and appreciating a slower, more relaxed pace of life, this collection is full of easy pieces in a mixture of loose and form fitting silhouettes covered in, as usual, the best prints. Doesn’t this collection just make you want to run through vast fields, stopping to pick apples with care-free hair, and the air of an unencumbered spirit? If a collection can make me dream of a life that seems far from my reality, then that is a collection I want to bring closer to my life, if only to pretend that one day I’ll feel at peace enough to only need the simple things in life, the good life.

Photography: Amira Izruna
Model: Chelsea Killarney
Styling: Nadia Izruna

Beauty / So Chaud by MAC

May 13, 2015May 13, 2015Leave a comment

The lipstick I wear most often – and probably my favourite shade of late – is So Chaud by MAC. I actually got this lipstick for free after bringing back some empties to MAC (for their recycling program) and I asked one of the gals there to suggest a colour to me (I’ve never been that great at picking lipstick shades for myself, it’s always just standard red), and she couldn’t have been more spot on in her pick. It’s a creamy matte lipstick in a red/orange shade, and while a lot of people find mattes drying, I don’t find this one to be that bad, but that’s just me. The red with orange undertones is oh so perfect for my skin tone, and I like that in low lighting it looks quite red, but in bright lighting it has a definite orange tint to it.

How I apply lipstick.
When I apply my lipstick I make sure to put some chapstick on first to help with any drying the lipstick may cause, and then I always outline with a lip liner in order to really bring out the shape of my lips and to have the most precise application. From there I just fill in my lips and then using a kleenex, I put that between my lips – giving it a little peck – to take off any excess lipstick, which I also think it helps to make it last longer. After that, I do one more application of my lipstick, and I’m done. Easy peasy.

Pinky

May 11, 20155 Comments

Pink is my favourite colour and yet I don’t really own that many articles of clothing in my favourite shade…I don’t know why that is. I’ve always thought that as you get older you revert back to the way you were as a child, in some form. As a youngling, I was very girly – only liked to wear skirts/dresses (although I always wanted to be like my brothers, and so it would be a skirt and no shirt), and pink was my absolute favourite colour. I named all my stuffed animals after the colour – Pinky, to be exact. But as I got a bit older, I started to dislike pink and became a little less girly in dress, and now here I am back to my roots. It all comes full circle.

Anyways, I’ve had this jacket since my last visit to MTL and hadn’t had a chance to wear it on the blog yet because I wasn’t really sure what to pair it with, but when I received this wonderful Samantha Pleet dress and noticed the buttons were pink – plus the added pink of my sunnies – it was like a match made in sartorial heaven.

What about you guys? Is there anything about your young self that you notice in your present self?

*photos by Ryan
Dress c/o Samantha Pleet
Jacket: vintage via Empire Exchange
Shoes: Seychelles
Sunglasses: UO

Behind The Scenes / Three Little Honey Bees

May 8, 20152 Comments

If you follow me on instagram, then you probably already know I styled another editorial with Gerald last weekend. This shoot was slightly reminiscent of the first shoot I ever did with Gerald, The Anderson Sisters, and I really cannot wait until we can release the photos, it was a truly wonderful shoot. The day was spent at High Park with Gerald working his magic, the beautiful Annya art directing, Holly Kurmis of Hot Makeup making the gals look even more stunning with hair and makeup, myself styling some gems and of course the three honey-haired beauties, Mila (Peggi Lepage), Lauren (Spot 6) and M.K. (Anita Norris Models).

Normally when I style shoots I tend to use a lot of vintage that is either from my personal wardrobe or from my shop, but this time around I wanted to feature some independent designers and shops. I had pieces from Samantha Pleet, The Aspen Tree Vintage, Fortnight Lingerie, She and Reverie, Heart of Gold Designs and of course my personal stuff. I think the mix of vintage and new looked awesome together, and I especially love how the matchy-ish yellow and white outfits turned out.