Blonde of the Moment: Liz Trinnear

I know the blogosphere is burning up about this already but I'm going to rave about this anyway. Just yesterday, UWO student, soon-to-be MIT alum, and friend Liz Trinnear was crowned the newest MuchMusic VJ!  So proud! Check out Liz and her icy blonde locks in this sick commercial. HD television definitely agrees with her.

(Photo: MuchMusic)

Where Afros and Lingerie Make Magic

In Paris, a rumoured 6.5 million Euro fashion show was launched for designer Sonia Rykiel's lingerie collection for H&M. The extravangant show featured models on floats, with swings and even a parade of live geese! The models were sporting larger than life afros, it ALMOST makes me wish I had one.  The collection will be in H&M stores worldwide this Saturday. Check out this clip from the show:

Joe Fresh has Makeup?

Apparently, this stuff has been in stores for a while now. Where have I been? Joseph Mimran, the owner of Club Monaco has managed to bring that same luxe look at a cheaper price point through grocery store boutique label, Joe Fresh. The true test is if they can do this with their makeup. Lipstains (above) and lipsticks for as low as $6.00 and eyeshadows and blushes for $4.00. Is this too good to be true? Do you get what you pay for? Next time I go to Loblaws to get groceries, I'll make sure to look into it. Has anyone tried anything from their beauty line? If you have, let a girl know.
(Photo: Katie Ennis)

The Shiniest Time of the Year

I just calculated that I'll be home for the holiday in exactly 8 days! That's right. Be jealous.  Besides family, food and presents, I love the holidays because everything just seems so much shinier. Glitter is in full effect this season. Here are 3 of my favourite ways to rock glitter this holiday and not look like a Las Vegas showgirl's Christmas tree.

1. LOCKS
Bejeweled hair accessories can make any outfit instantly more opulent. Curl you hair and brush out the curls for a glamourous old Hollywood look and push your hair backward on one side with a jeweled comb.

 2. LASHES
For nights out, false lashes with subtle glittery accents are super fun. Just make sure that the rest of your make up isn't flashy. These babies draw enough attention on their own and are perfect for a New Year's Eve bash.

3. LIDS
Shiny eyeshadows work best on the inner corners of the eyes, balls of the eyes, or on the browbone. Shimmery formulas have the tendency to crease faster than matte formulas so make sure you use a primer. I like Urban Decay's Eyeshadow Primer Potion with Make Up For Ever's Diamond Powder in White Gold to highlight.

Pretty Peeve: Matchy Matchy

Matching your eye makeup to your clothing is only okay under the following circumstances:

1. It's Halloween or some sort of costume party
2. It's Homecoming or St. Patrick's Day
3. You are a performer in Cirque du Soleil or Dancing with the Stars
4. You are just trying to spite me and this blog post.

A Damask Lover's Dream

For anyone who knows me, I am obessesed anything that comes in a damask pattern. As tacky as it sounds, if I could I would have every room in my house in that pattern. M.A.C. has made my dream one step closer with their new Baroque Boudoir collection.  The Sheer Mystery Compact goes on the top of my wishlist this Christmas.

Blog Me Fabulous

People go to blogs because its a more authentic voice, its a citizen voice and not a so-called expert voice. But wouldn't you want to know that the person isn't just making things up? That's the risk we run when getting our information from blogs rather than print sources. It has come to a point where bloggers are revered as much as newspaper and magazine journalists. This is particularly evident in the fashion industry where—in the words of Heidi Klum on Project Runway—“one day you’re in and the next day you’re out”. The instantaneousness of fashion blogging feeds fashionistas the trends of today and tomorrow. The blogging medium has catapulted young bloggers to A-list journalist status in the fashion industry. From New York to Milan, the front row seats during Fashion Week usually reserved for editors and the glitterati, are filed with these young, fashionable, internet sensations.

Fashion and beauty go hand in hand, and when I'm not knee deep in beauty blogs I like to frequent some fashion sites too. Here are my faves:

1. The Sartorialist
2. Jak and Jil
3. Style.com
4. Style Rookie
5. Bryan Boy
6. Sea of Shoes
7. Garance Dore
8. Polyvore
9. Looklet