NYX Prom: Class of 2016

Last night I attended the NYX Canada Prom "Class of 2016" event. The venue was a bit of an odd choice - at Berkeley Church in Toronto. They totally transformed the space though, and it was beautiful inside! It was a very pink, photo-booth-filled evening with lots of goodies and great people!

They had a DJ playing all night and also phototraprphers and videographers there to capture all special moments of the night!

In the centre of the room, there was a large lip shaped installation where you could sign your name on it. The Eaton Centre store is opening TODAY so I wonder if they are putting this display in the store somewhere? We will have to wait and see!

I was able to bring a guest, so I brought my friend Nessa, who attends Ryerson for Fashion Communications. We both had lots of fun!

Upon departure of the venue, we were all given a small black backpack with some gifts inside! I love how they stuck to the Prom / High  School theme and threw in a NYX colouring book, some pencil crayons and their 'Beauty School Dropout' palette. 

Below are the photos we got taken in the photo booth! Nessa and I met two super sweet girls there. Check out Joyce and Jen's Instagram pages!

See the event compilation video that I put together, here:

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Pastel Vibes: Collab with Blair Alex

I am super excited to share this collab post with you guys! I had the chance to dress up in Pantone's colours of the year - Rose Quartz and Serenity - with my fashion school bestie, Blair (of Couture in Chains.) Her and I wore our favourite pastel coats and matching (opposite) lip colours in this styled outfit post. 

Blair wore her pastel blue coat with a pale pink sweater underneath. She paired that with these amazing patchwork denim pants from Zara! She is also rocking her signature rings that she wears daily, a black bag, and some cool studded booties. Her pink lip adds the perfect touch to this ensemble and is a nod to the Pantone colour (and my coat), Rose Quartz. 

Aren't those snacks on her pants so cute?!

I wore my favourite pink pastel coat, an off-white turtleneck sweater, some plain blue jeans, and a bright blue lip. I also added in this pink grapefruit cross body bag to add a pop of colour and playfulness to the look. As if the blue lip didn't already make it exciting! 

My nails match my bag!

It was great to be able to finally collaborate with Blair and we hope to do it again soon! In the meantime, check out her post about this collab, too! You can read that here. 

WHAT BLAIR WORE:

Coat // Forever 21 Sweater // French Connection sunglasses // Free People Denim, Bag + Shoes // Zara

Lipstick Shade // NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Milan and Istanbul

WHAT I WORE:

Coat // Boohoo
Sweater // Forever 21
Boots // H&M
Bag // Calico
Sunnies // Betsey Johnson
Lipstick shade // Earl Grey by NYX Cosmetics

Photos by Tiffany Kwong

Thanks to Tiffany, we got some great shots of these two looks. Check out Tiffany's other fashion photography on her blog here and also on College Fashionista. 

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3 Hairstyles for Short to Medium Length Hair

I cut off all of my hair - super short - before moving to Toronto (in October). It's just starting to grow back out now! I've decided that I miss my long hair and I miss doing fun things to it like fish tail braids, long wavy curls, etc. They say you want what you don't have!

Today I'm going to show you how to do three different hairstyles for "awkward length hair". 

Hair Style #1

The Top Knot

I do this hair style all the time! It's perfect for those days where you just want to throw your hair up super quickly and out of your face. This hairstyle can look super chic and edgy - or can be worn dressed down with a casual outfit as well. It's a lot easier than gathering all of your hair into a huge bun. 

All you have to do is section your hair off into a half up-half down hairstyle, and then wrap that top section of your hair and bobby pin it -like a normal bun. It's just a baby hun instead! So cute!

Hair Style #2

Effortless Wavy/Curls

When I say effortless - I really mean effortless. 

No heat required!

I love this style for dressier looks and it is my go-to hair style because it's so fool-proof and I'm able to wear my super girly looks with it. It's okay to cheat on your curling iron every once and a while.

All I do is section my head of damp hair into two parts (make a part at the back of your head and bring two sections forward). Then, I literally "wrap" the strands into each other, adding in pieces as I go along (like a french braid.) I then "wrap" the hair on the other side, and elastic them together to stay in place. I sleep on this, and then in the morning I take it all out, toss my fingers through it and add some hairspray! 

I also usually pin one side back for a more completed feel. (See photo below.)

Hair Style #3

Straight Hair with side french braid

This style is super simple but very cute because of the side braid detail! 

I use my favourite CHI flat iron to straighten through all layers of my hair, and then I section off about three fingers wide of hair from the front of my face. I then begin at the roots of that section and french braid it all the way to the bottom of the strands, adding in small pieces as I go. I tie it off with a clear elastic, and bobby pin it to the side of my head. I then have a competed mini braid!

Thanks for reading today and if you try any of these out, let me know in the comments below or share your photos with me on social media. 

Wandering Queen West

Its always fun to head down to Queen West for some shopping on a nice day. It's the perfect way to spend some of my weekends in Toronto! They have lots of cool little stores and boutiques as well as NYX Cosmetics, Zara, and more. 

For this super casual spring look, I wore a Disney inspired crop top, some distressed "boyfriend" jeans and a white pair of converse. I had my favourite doodled Ban.do tumbler with me as well as my pink leather backpack to carry all my items for the day!

WHAT I WORE:

Crop Top + Denim // Forever 21

Converse // Boathouse

Sunglasses // Betsey Johnson

Lipstick Shade // Melted Frosting by Too Faced

Watch // Michael Kors

Smoothie Tumbler // Bando

Watch the fun little look book video below:

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