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I Love Christmas Movies!!! During Christmas time, watching Christmas movies always put me festive mood. I like a lot of Christmas movies; but these are the ones that I find myself watching every year. I will not place them in any particular order, because I Love them all equally. The Holiday I absolutely LOVE this movie!! Starring Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law & Jack Black; this is my Ultimate feel-good romantic comedy! I always watch it at around Christmas time. If you have never seen it; I highly recommend it! ELF Elf is absolutely hilarious and heart warming! I watched it about 3 times so far this year. This star studded cast includes: Will Ferell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, and Zooey Deschanel. I love this movies; and every time I watch it I am instantly put into the Christmas Spirit! Home Alone This is probably the first ever Christmas movie I remember watching. Starring Macaulay Culkin, Daniel Stern, John Pesci & Catherine O...

So, Saturday I attended my work Christmas party! It was so much fun! I thought I would show you what I did for my makeup and what my outfit was. Makeup For my makeup look; I did a dark purple smokey eye look with a bold winged liner and a nice deep pink lip color. The products I used to achieve this look were: Concealer : Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer Foundation(s) : Lise Watier Teint Lumière Oil free foundation & Covergirl Ready Set Gorgeous Oil free foundation (since I am in between colors at the moment...) Powder : Covergirl Clean Pressed powder for sensitive skin Brows : Gimme Brow Gel by Benefit Eye Shadow base : Personelle Eternal cream shadow in Elegance Eye Shadows : Maybelline Eye Studio Palette in Pink Persuasion & Annabelle single shadow in Violish Liquid Eye Liner : Lise Watier Feline Liner HD in Noir Mascaras : Too Faced Better than Sex mascara & Maybelline Lash Sensational mascara And here is the finished makeup look! It might seem qu...

During the Fall and Winter months, I love to bake cookies and brownies mostly. I found a recipe in a baking magazine; and I am going to change up a few ingredients. My favorite flavour of cake happens to be Chocolate! These cookies look and sound so festive and I am very excited to make these cookies to share with you. This recipe makes about 24 cookies. Ingredients 1 oz Milk Chocolate 1 oz White Chocolate 1¼ cups Flour 2 tbsp Cocoa Powder ½ tsp Cinnamon 1 tsp Baking Powder ¼ tsp Salt 2 large Eggs 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil ½ tsp Vanilla Extract ¾ cup Sugar 1 cup Icing Sugar Directions 1. Put the White and Milk Chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl to microwave for 30 seconds or until it is all melted and stir together well. 2. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk the Flour, Cocoa Powder, Cinnamon, Baking Powder, and Salt; set aside. 3. In a large bowl, whisk the Eggs, Vegetable oil, and Vanilla. Add in the Sugar and the Chocolate mixture and whisk it all together unti...

I Love Christmas Music!!! Since it is now December, I have started listening to Christmas music. So, I thought I would share which Christmas Albums I Love.     Michael Bublé Christmas I Love Michael Bublé! I Love his music and when his Christmas Album came out, I was so excited! Every year since his album release, he has done a TV Special '' The Michael Bublé Christmas Special''; and it has featured music stars like Ariana Grande, Mary J Blige, Mariah Carey and many more. My favorite songs on the album are ''Santa Baby'' and ''I'll be Home for Christmas''.   Kelly Clarkson Wrapped in Red I bought this album for my mother two year ago when it came out; and she loves it so much as I do. Kelly Clarkson has a very unique voice and her songs are so perfect. My favorite songs on the Album are ''Underneath the Tree'', ''Baby It's Cold Outside'', and ''White Christmas''...

I loved a few things through the month of October. I know this might be coming a bit late; so I am doing it now. Also, I love to share the things I have been loving lately. Books & Magazines Binge by: Tyler Oakley This book is so good! Tyler Oakley is one of my favorite YouTubers; I follow him on all my social media. His book embodies him in this memoir full of stories from when he was young to today.I love everything he stands for. I am recommending this book because it is Awesome. Girl Online on Tour by: Zoe Sugg a.k.a Zoella This sequel to Girl Online follows Penny Porter as she embarks on a journey of a lifetime. I am not going to go into much detail because I want you to read it. This book is so good, and very insightful about a person living with anxiety and panic attacks. Zoe Sugg is also one of my favorite YouTubers, her main channel Zoella has recently reached 9 million subscribers. Vogue Magazine For the last few years, I have been...

Banana Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe Everyone has a favorite hobby: reading, hiking or playing soccer; mine happens to be Baking. I love doing this hobby whenever I have the time. This recipe is my favorite one because it combines two of my favorite ingredients: Bananas and Chocolate. I used to make these cookies for bake sales when I was in school; they always seemed to be the ones to go. I used to never share my recipe with the other students; but now I think it shouldn't be a secret any more. So, here you go. Ingredients 2/3 cup salted Butter 1 cup Sugar 2 Eggs 1 tsp Vanilla Extract 2 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour 2 tsp Baking Powder 1/4 tsp Baking Soda 1 tsp Nutmeg 1/4 tsp Salt 1 cup Bananas; mashed (usually 2 bananas) 1 1/2 cups Chocolate chips (I used an equal mix of milk and white chocolate and toffee bits)  Don't forget the Bowls and Measuring Instruments! Instructions 1. Preheat oven at 350˚F (180˚C) 2. In a Lar...

Fall Lookbook Hi Everyone! So, I wanted to try something a bit more different today. I want to show you a few outfit ideas for the Fall and Winter seasons. I have been looking forward to do a lookbook for a while. I will include the stores where I got the clothes and they're prices ( if they are still in stock because some I had for a while ). Just letting you know that these outfits are purely inspired by me. So, here we go.  First Look: Plaid button up shirt: Reitman's 36.00$ Leggings: Reitman's 32.00$ Boots: Payless Shoes (out of stock) Finishing Touch Watch: Silpada 294.00$ Necklace: Garage (out of stock) Second Look: Leather Jacket: Le Château (out of stock) Printed Scarf: Reitman's 11.99$  Green Skinny Jeans: Reitman's 36.00$ Boots: Payless Shoes (out of stock) Third Look:  Faux Fur Vest: Reitman's 46.00$ Burgundy long sleeved top: Reitman's 20.00$ Faux Leather Leggings: Reitman's 32.00$ ...

Hi Everyone! It's finally Autumn! It's time for sweaters, hot beverages and a new Fall wardrobe. It is my favorite time of the year! But, as the colder weather comes along; my skincare and make up routines change. So, I will show you how I take care of my skin during Autumn and Winter and also give you a step by step make up routine that I use quite often during this time of year. Skincare As you can see in the picture above; these are the products that I use during the Fall/Winter months. Cleanser : Simple refreshing facial gel cleanser Exfoliater :  Simple exfoliating facial wipes Toner :  Simple soothing facial toner Moisturiser :  Clinique dramatically different moisturizing gel/lotion Pore Minimizer :  the Porefessional by Benefit Step One: Cleanse & Exfoliate For a cleanser; I use the Simple refreshing facial gel cleanser.  I really like it because it doesn't make your skin feel oily; especially for people who ha...

August  Favorites Best Kept Secrets of Paris by: Michael Kerrigan I absolutely love this book. It has such great facts about Paris and its monuments and the Arrondissements. My favorite part of the book is the one  on the Latin Quarter & Saint Germain-des-Prés. Well, pretty much every part of this book is my favorite.  Burberry Brit Rhythm for her I love this perfume! I went to Sephora a few weeks ago and was looking though the roller ball perfumes and found this one. It smells so good! It's like a scent but it's not overwhelming. The roller ball perfume is the perfect size to put in your purse. Ladylike by Essie Essie has been my favorite nail polish for years. Lately, I went to Shopper's Drug Mart and the Essie nail polishes were on sale and I bought Ladylike and Fun on a Gondola. Fun on a Gondola is a nice neutral pink colour whereas Ladylike is a nice neutral purple colour; both very nice Fall colours. Simple skincare prod...