And The Winner Is......

Sorry about the delay with posting the winner for my George's cream giveaway. I've been away for a few days and just returned last night.

And the winner of my George's Cream giveaway is Allyne!

Congratulations Allyne. Please contact me via email with your mailing address.

xoxo

Summer Style: Maxi Dresses

I'm definitely a sucker for a nice maxi dress. With summer just around the corner, I thought I'd do a post on maxi dresses. Everyone loves a great maxi dress because it can be dressed up or down and is flattering on any body time. Here are a few of my favorites this season

DVF Abigail Maxi Dress

Jarlo Cut Out Shoulder Floral Maxi Dress with Belt

Magic Hour Maxi Dress

Mango Zebra Kaftan Maxi Dress

Rachel Pally Carlita Dress

Mara Hoffman CrisCross Maxi Dress

That DVF dress is a definite must have for me!

Which is your favorite dress?

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Bikini Body Challenge Result/ Beach Survival Kit

By the time you read this post I will have already left for the airport with my besties in tow for some fun in the sun.  After four weeks of challenging myself and trying to get bikini ready, I have lost 7 inches and 5 lbs and couldn't be any happier. Woohoo! Here are a few must-haves of mine for relaxing in the sun.

Asos Fringed Bandeau Top and Bottom

Nastygal Leopard Turband

Banana Boat Sport Performance Sunblock

H&M Fadora Hat

Steve Jobs's Autobiography

Tom Ford Sunglasses

Michael Kors Flip Flop

Ipod Classic

Stay tuned for pictures when I return

xoxo

4th Street Lilac Festival 2012

The 23rd annual 4th Street Lilac Festival is this Sunday May 27th from 10am-6pm. This festival marks the beginning of festival season in Calgary and will feature talented local musicians, over 500 vendors and great entertainment. Although the forecast for Sunday is calling for rain, I'd highly recommend every Calgarian checking it out because it is definitely one of my favorite local festivals. Too bad I'll be missing it this year, but I'll console myself with laying by the pool in plus 30 degree weather sipping on Margaritas...lol

xoxo

OUTFIT POST

Cardigan- H&M

Skirt- Anthropologie

Shoes- Zara

Sunday is definitely my favorite day of the week because I get a chance to dress up. This outfit I wore to church this past Sunday. I bought this beautiful skirt last summer in San Francisco and have only worn it once. I paired it with my favorite H&M cardigan and my oh so sexy Zara sandals. I'm leaving on vacation in 3 days and can hardly wait. Stayed tuned for a post on my bikini body challenge results and a new post on vacation survial must-haves.

Happy Monday

xoxo

Runway Monthly May Edition

The much anticipated Runway Monthly May Edition was this past Thursday and It was everything and more than I expected it to be. A few of Calgary's up and coming designers showcased their newest collections and I was nothing short of impressed. The line-up included Analog Heart styled by Calgary's fashion's Kimberly Jev, Bano eeMee, ManoKin, Dionne Dionne. Here are some pictures from that night.    

Dress: Jacob

Shoes: Michael Kors

Accessories: Forever 21 and H&M

Analog Heart styled by Kimberly Jev

Bano eeMee

Manokin

Dionne Dionne

The next event will be held at The Bank on Saturday June 23rd.

See you all there!

xoxo

Images via Calgary Fashion and Doug Wong's Page

George's Special Dry Skin Cream and Light Lotion Review/ GIVEAWAY! (CLOSED)

I recently tried a couple products that I would highly recommend to any of my readers who suffer from dry skin. George's cream is a locally made product that has gained a lot of reputation in Canada for helping control itchy and dry skin. After months of winter weather and spring in the air, George's cream is perfect for combating dry skin. George's cream is free of Urea, Lanolin, Parabensz and is guranteed to be hypoallergenic and fragrance free.

George's Special Dry Skin Cream is created for lasting dry skin. I tend to have dry skin in the winter months and sometimes into the summer months but don't suffer from any skin conditions and found this cream to very helpful with relieving the dryness while keeping my skin moisturized and I also found it helpful as a hand cream and the size perfect because it was small enough to fit in my handbag.

George's Moisturizing Lotion is a lighter version of the cream above and is perfect for everyday use and using all over your body. I normally use  baby oil with my body lotion to keep my skin moisturized all day and found this lotion to do an excellent job in keeping my skin moisturized throughtout the day.

The lovely people at George's cream are giving one of my lucky readers a chance to win a George's Cream package

Prize package value: $35.00

George's Cream will provide the winner with a George's Cream gift bag that includes an assortment of George's Cream Special Dry Skin Cream (450 g jar and 30 ml tube) and George's Light Special Moisturizing Lotion (360 ml bottle and 30 ml tube).

Follow these simple Rules to Enter

Like George's Facebook page here

Follow George's cream  on Twitter

Follow me on Twitter

Leave a comment on this post on how George's cream will be useful to you.

Contest ends Monday May 28th at 10am.

Contest is only open to my Canadian/ U.S Readers

Good luck!

xoxo

New Music: " If Its Gone" By Madison Boxa

My beautiful and talented friend Madison Boxa has a new single out called " If Its Gone". This girl is about to take the music world by storm and I am very proud of her. Check out her new video below.

Happy Monday!

xoxo

Weekly Adventures

It may not seem like it, but I sometimes find solace in the simplest of things. Like a nice cup of tropical green tea on a rainy day or a birthday card from someone who means the world to you... You get the point. Anyways, moving on, I took a mini vacation three weeks ago and then a day trip two weeks later to a small town in B.C called Invermere. Invermere is such a beautiful town that I fell into a state of perpetual amazement with everything about it. Here are a few pictures from my trip + an outfit post. Enjoy!
  

Happy Friday!

xoxo

Runway Monthly May Event

Its almost that time again for all you fashion lovers! The second intallment of Runway Monthly will be taking place on Tuesday May 15th at 8pm at the Bank. 

Check out this video from the last show!

See you all there!

xoxo

Shoe Obsession: Jeffrey Campbell Day 2 Sandals

If you know me, then you know that I have a thing for SHOES. My current obsession are these bad boys by Jeffrey Campbell. Yes please!

Purchase them here

I'll be posting pictures of some of my newest shoes in the next week. Stay tuned!

xoxo

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Bikini Body Challenge

Lets talk bikini body shall we... I am gearing up for my first summer vacation of the year or should I say warm weather vacation considering it isn't quite summer here and need to get my body somewhat bikini ready...Yikes! Nothing strikes fear more in the hearts of women than having to bare it all in a bikini and that is how I am currently feeling, hence why I am challenging myself for the next four weeks to get my body somewhat bikini ready.  Here is the plan for the next four weeks.

WORKOUT PLAN
I plan on working out 5 days a week for the next four weeks

Monday: 5km run at different intervals/bike/free weights
Tuesday: Yoga
Wednesday: Kickboxing Class
Thursday: Weight lifting class
Friday: 5km run at different intervals/stairmaster/free weights

EATING PLAN
I find it hard to completely restrict myself when it comes to what I eat, but I'll try as much as possible because I am trying to achieve this goal in a short period of time. I've been trying to reduce my red meat and alcohol intake in the last few months and  will continue to do so.

My meal plan will include 3 meals a day + 4 snacks. choosen from the list below
Chicken breast
Salmon
Tuna
Avocado
Spinach
Asparagus
Rice
Chickpea
Quinoa
Green Pepper
Snap Pea
Yogurt
Almonds
Oatmeal
Eggs
Cucumber

I am not following a particular weight loss plan when it comes to this challenge, but rather, a very unstructured plan that is tailored to my lifestyle.  As much as the goal here is to lose 10 pounds, I would be very happy with losing more inches than weight because as we all know, muscle weighs more than fat which is very important to keep in mind when including weight training with every workout plan.

Wish me luck!
I'll post the results before I leave on my trip.
xoxo

Mother's Day Gift Ideas

Happy Tuesday everyone! Hope everyone's week is off to a great start. I had an amazing weekend with an amazing someone and it made me realize a few things about myself that I won't get into right now... Good things though. Anyways moving on, with Mother's Day barely two weeks away I have been thinking of some cool gift ideas for my mom and thought I'd share some with you guys.

Marc Jacob's newest Fragrance  Daisy Eau So Fresh is a must have. With smelling notes of grapefruit, raspberry and pear just to name a few, this fragrance will definitely put a smile on Mom's face.

Give the gift of sweet smelling candle by gifting mom with Candles by Voluspa. Two fo my favorite Voluspa candles are Bella Sucre or Maison Blanc.

Print out a few of your favorite family photos, mixing old and new, to create a collage of memories that mom will treasure for ever.

She will always love a day at the spa. Give your mother a gift she is sure to enjoy, be relaxed and not have to lift a finger. Treat her to a full day at the spa. Check out this amazing deal here for all my Calgary readers.

Do you guys have any other gift ideas?

Pls share!

xoxo