Showing posts with label Fashion and Accessories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fashion and Accessories. Show all posts

Friday, November 14, 2014

Cute & Comfy Shoes from Reef

I don’t live anywhere close to beautiful beaches, which is one of the reasons that I haven’t really been exposed to surfing or that lifestyle, so this was my first time hearing about Reef. I did some research & their website says the following: “Reef is a core surf company. [They] create authentic and innovative products intended to nurture an incredibly fortunate lifestyle that involves surf, sensuality and a life filled with happiness…Reef continuously creates high quality, comfortable sandals and surf apparel for an active lifestyle. Our products are eco-friendly as we constantly strive to improve our environment.”

Although I’m not a surfer, while browsing through their shoes for girls, I found cute shoes. I actually dislike wearing socks & boots all the time, so I avoid wearing them for as long as I can. I opt for flats at times even when there’s snow on the ground – yeah.. I can be a bit crazy at times. Keeping that in mind, here are the top 2 that I liked even though the weather in Canada is chilly these days & most people here wouldn’t choose these to wear right now:

  • “Suede wedge features hand woven textile from India”
  • These would look great with so many outfits. You could pair these with skinny blue jeans & a casual T-shirt for a casual look. You could also wear them with skinny jet black jeans, a plain gray or white T-shirt tucked in the pants at the front with lots of jewelry & accessories for a more dressed up look.

  • “Mattress-inspired quilted PU foam footbed with anatomical arch support”
  • I was attracted to these because of the colour. I have a handbag & a shirt that are similar to it & it’s hard to find casual shoes in this colour. & if you think you won’t be able to wear these with a lot of outfits, you might be surprised – I used to own mustard coloured flats that I wore with everything. They added that extra pop of colour, which I really like.

In the footer of their leather flip flops for women page it states that “This popular Reef footwear features ISA L.I.T.E. (low impact to the environment) leather sandals, soft suede footbeds, and comfortable arch support.” I’ve actually spent some extra money for flats that had soft footbeds & comfortable arch support & those were super comfortable even on days when I was on my feet all day, so I would definitely recommend you to look for footwear with these features.


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Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post written by me using images from the brand’s website.
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Thursday, October 25, 2012

Cranberry Gold

Another wedding, another makeup look.


I started off by applying the brown eyeshadow in my crease & was planning on stopping there but I had time so I played around some more.


Products Used:

Eyes:
  • Too Faced Shadow Insurance Primer [lid till under the brow + inner corner + lower lashline]
  • MAC eyeshadow in Cranberry [all over lid]
  • BH Cosmetics eyeshadow in MM17 [crease & blended upward toward the browbone + lower lashline]
  • Gold pencil eyeliner [tear duct + inner corner of lid & lower lashline + waterline]
  • Senna Cosmetics Glow Eye Color in Flare [under brow & over the areas where I applied the gold pencil eyeliner]
  • Maybelline waterproof liquid eyeliner in Black [upper lashline]
  • L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara in Carbon Black [upper & lower lashes]
  •  Senna Cosmetics' Sketch-a-Brow Pencil in Dark Taupe 

Lips:
  • C.O. Bigelow's Rose Salve [from Bath & Body Works]
  • Make Up For Ever Aqua Lip in 14C - Light Rosewood
Face:
  • Revlon Colorstay Foundation for combination/oily skin in 250 Fresh Beige
  • Cover FX Conceal FX Camouflage Concealer in Medium [under eye & nose]
  • Maybelline Dream Matte Powder in Honey - Medium 3-4  [to set concealer & dusted lightly on T-zone]
  • Too Faced Chocolate Soleil matte bronzing powder [contoured cheeks]
  • Dior Shimmer Powder in 002 Amber Diamond [cheekbone highlight]
  • Laura Geller's Blush-N-Brighten in Roseberry [cheeks] 
  •  Senna Cosmetics' Sketch-a-Brow Pencil in Dark Taupe


You can see a bit more of my gorgeous Waseem Noor outfit in the pic below. I absolutely love the bold colours with the black. I didn't really match my makeup to my outfit this time.


By the way, I'm loving the MUFE Aqua Lip in 14C. The last 2 pictures show the colour the best.

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Sunday, October 14, 2012

Butterfly on a Pearl

"Pearls lie not on the seashore. If thou desirest one thou must dive for it"
- Chinese Proverb


Price: $1.99

These cute earrings are from BornPrettyStore.com, where you can find tons of things for nail art, eyelashes, and a lot more. Use the coupon code "SAIMESEK31" for 10% off your purchase. 
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Saturday, September 15, 2012

Matte Mint & Sparkling Gold


Forever 21: Love & Beauty nail polish in Mint
Hard Candy: Just Nails nail polish in Matte-ly in Love

ALDO: peep-toe heels in the style Kinseth-85


Love this colour combo! ♥
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Trying Out the Colour Blocking Trend

On my last shopping trip I wasn't in the mood to shop. Instead, while browsing around at Winners, I saw a pink maxi skirt & decided I'll try out the colour blocking trend. I grabbed a few other things & headed for the fitting rooms. Here are the outfits in the order that I tried them on:


The colours are completely off in the pictures because of my phones non-flash camera & the fitting room lights.

I absolutely fell  in love with the first outfit & didn't want to take it off. I thought the outfit was fun & made me look younger. My mum thought it was a bit too circus-y with the yellow top, but it was definitely my favourite combination & the whole outfit is just under $100 (before tax, of course). I've included a little price breakdown of each item in the look.


I ended up buying the jacket since I can't resist a good winter coat, a jacket, or a blazer that fits well. I'm thinking of going back for the skirt & getting either this pink or another beige-ish colour by the same designer.


My phones camera really doesn't do the colours any justice. The green is actually a St. Patrick's Day sort of green & the skirt is a hot/dark pink, not red.

Which outfit do you like the best?
Have you tried this whole colour blocking trend yet? Do you like it?
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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Fashion Show at the 9th Semi-Annual Kismet Wedding Show

This is going to be my last post about the fashion show at the 9th Semi-Annual Kismet Wedding Show. This will be a mix of designs that I liked from the remaining 3 boutiques. I'm not sure which boutique each of these outfits are from because of some confusion, but they're from Chunri Creations, Herz N Hiz, &/or Raja Fashions.

I want the outfit on the left. It's so beautiful & I'm completely in love with it.

I can see myself wearing this. It's definitely my style because of the high collar, long shirt, full sleeves, & the colours!

Elegant!

This isn't something that I would wear because of the short top & short sleeves but the colours are pretty & the work on the top makes it stand out a lot.

If it wasn't for the red dupatta, I wouldn't have picked this outfit but the red makes it look amazing!

Those were my top picks from the rest of the outfits that were showcased on the runway. I only have 2 videos because I forgot to record the outfits presented by one of the boutiques.





I hope you enjoyed this little series of posts on the fashion show at the 9th Semi-Annual Kismet Wedding Show. I really liked the fashion show & seeing all the vibrant colours, beautiful materials, & heavy embroidery. I'm looking forward to visiting another South Asian fashion show :)

That's all for now. I think I've posted enough this week, so I'll be taking a break till next week.
Take care lovelies ♥
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

9th Semi-Annual Kismet Wedding Show - featuring Frontier Heritage

Here's more from the fashion show at the 9th Semi-Annual Kismet Wedding Show. If you read my blog you might have seen my past two posts featuring Naz Fashion Bug & CTC West's designs. If not, I have linked the names of the boutiques to the posts so check those out.

Today, I'll be posting about Frontier Heritage - a boutique that I've visited before & loved. Some of the outfits at this boutique are so pretty & the boutique itself is nice & spacious. I'm including pictures of my favourite outfits from them at the fashion show & a video as well. The photos are shown in the order that they appeared in during the show.

 




I didn't get to capture the first 3 outfits in the video, but the first 3 outfits featured in this post were actually the first 3 outfits that Frontier Heritage presented on the runway.


Which one of these outfits would you like to wear?
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9th Semi-Annual Kismet Wedding Show - featuring CTC West

2 days ago I posted about my favourite designer at the 9th Semi-Annual Kismet Wedding Show. Today I will be sharing my 2nd favourite boutique, CTC West, that displayed its designs at the fashion show. This is a boutique that I haven't heard of before but I spoke to one of the guys at the exhibition area on the floor & he said that all the outfits can be customized,which I thought is pretty neat. In this post featuring CTC West, I'll only be posting my top 5 outfits of the night by this boutique, so here they are (in the order that they appeared in the show):

The host, Veronica Chail, wore one of their outfits.


I'm not sure how the first outfit would look once the bride is seated because the model was holding the front of the outfit the whole time.

This second outfit isn't something that I would pick for myself since it would bring unwanted attention to my big hips, but the model carried the outfit so well. Also, this model was absolutely stunning & one of my fav at the show!

The outfit below didn't photograph as good as it looked in person.

I didn't really like the gold body at first but this outfit is simply stunning.

Here's a video with all the outfits that were shown on the ramp.


Let me know if you'd like me to post the rest of the pictures by CTC West on my Facebook page. I'll be posting more pictures & videos from the fashion show soon.
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Monday, February 13, 2012

9th Semi-Annual Kismet Wedding Show - featuring Naz Fashion Bug

This past weekend (Sunday, February 12, 2012) I attended the 9th Semi-Annual Kismet Wedding Show. It was my first time attending a South Asian wedding & fashion show, so I was really looking forward to it. The fashion show was a nice experience & 6-7 designers/boutiques showcased their designs. My favourite designer of the show was Nazish Khan of Naz Fashion Bug. Her designs stood out the most to me because they had a Pakistani flare as compared to the rest of the Indian designers. Also, I've always been attracted to bridal outfits with longer shirts/tops & it's something that I would look for in a bridal outfit for myself, which is another reason why I loved these outfits as compared to most of the others at the show.

Enjoy the pictures & the video as well!













Which outfit from this post did you like the most?
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Thursday, November 3, 2011

Earrings haul from the 2011 Eid-ul-Fitr Festival in Mississauga

Those who are familiar with the 2 Eids will probably wonder why I'm doing an Eid-ul-Fitr haul post when Eid-al-Adha is in 3 days. There's a reason to this madness, I promise.


I wanted to post about this earrings haul earlier, but I thought I'd save this post for now because I wanted to share my experience at the first Eid festival (or what many desi's call the chaand raat mela) I visited in Canada.
Yeah... I've lived in Canada for 10 years & finally decided to visit one of these festivals/mela's. I didn't have many expectations going in because desi (South Asian) clothes & accessories are overpriced in North America.


I was in a horrible mood on the drive there (the whole 1 & a half hours), but I was all smiles within 10 minutes of browsing around in the festival/mela. Not only did the stalls have an amazing collection of big earrings & jhumkas, but they were SO reasonable (as compared to regular store prices in Canada anyway).

By the way, examples of jhumka's are the pink & blue earrings in this post.

When I say reasonable, I mean I got all 3 earrings in this post for under $40. That's a bargain considering that the gorgeous blue jhumka's in the pic below alone would easily cost $50+ in a store in Canada. That seems pricey but the blue jhumka's are huge (compare them to the size of my finger).


It's true that these are much cheaper in certain areas of Pakistan &/or India, but you need to know those areas. I went to Dubai, U.A.E & a few other cities in India in the summer of 2010, but I didn't find earrings like these.
The people who set up stalls at the Eid festivals here own small businesses and get beautiful earrings from all over & they have so much variety!

Besides jewelry there were desi outfits (a lot of variety in the latest Pakistani styles), clutches, shoes, & an area where you could get henna applied. I was so mesmerized by the huge earrings that I didn't really pay much attention to the clothes & clutches.


I definitely enjoyed the Eid festival & it was worth visiting it. If you want to check out the upcoming 2011 Eid-al-Adha festival/chaand raat mela in Mississauga on November 4th, 5th, & 6th, check out their flyer above.

I had gone to the 2011 Eid-ul-Fitr festival/chaand raat mela at Maple Banquet Hall early in the evening. I highly suggest that you go earlier on in the day once the festival/mela starts. That way you will avoid the night rush since the banquet hall (after the stalls are set up) isn't that big & I've heard it gets extremely crowded at night.


Let me know if you've visited any of these Eid festivals/melas in your area & whether you think it's worth visiting them.
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