GOODBYE SEPTEMBER

I went downtown this morning, on a bit of a hunt for a recent issue of British Glamour, but to my dismay couldn't find one anywhere. I suppose I'll just phone some shops next week and keep checking until I find a shop that has it!

Whilst downtown I went over to our legislature and actually went inside and walked about for a bit, for the first time! Never have I ever seen such shiny the floors, amazin'. The whole place is just incredibly beautiful, not to mention immaculately clean and shined up. I got to talk to one of the security guards for a moment about attending Question Period or a debate when the MLAs are sitting, and got a bunch of details about how that all works. I'd been curious about going and sitting in the public gallery to observe to the speech from the throne, but you apparently need to contact your MLA about tickets to attend that, and I've left it too long.

However, I'm still planning on going and watching the arrival ceremony of the Lieutenant Governor on Monday, because you needn't tickets to stand outside and observe that. But I do need to make sure to wear shoes without heels. I don't particularly want to be sinking into the ground whilst standing on the lawn! Oh, and I think I've already figured out what to wear, well, partially, anyways. I'll go with my red blazer, and work some sort of outfit 'round that.

My birthday is this Sunday, but I'm not overly excited. I'm not much of a 'birthday person' and I haven't got any big plans, I'm more looking forward to being eighteen than I am about the actual day I turn eighteen, if that makes sense?

And it's so cold tonight I could see my breath. I love this time of the year!

(Maybe this whole 'diary posts' idea isn't that great, is my blithering too boring?!)

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LEOPARD SOCKS AND PLATFORM HEELS

It's getting progressively cooler here, but I love it. I've been needing to wear a jacket whenever I go out, and it's getting cold at night. I've been waiting for what seems like ages to start wearing my autumn clothes and start figuring out some nice, warmer outfits! But it's been nice enough to be able to get out for a walk most afternoons, sometimes you just need to wait for a break in the rain.

I bought this jumper a while ago at Stitches, the jeans are from the same place. It's a cheap mall shop, but they have some nice, basic items. I really need to find a new pair of black jeans, though, those are literally falling apart. The platforms are from Forever 21, the socks from Aldo, and the earrings from Ardene.

And I'm particularly loving red lately, and it seems like a good coincidence though, as red is such a nice colour for autumn! I bought a nice dark red velvet blazer from a thrift shop a little while, as well as a very pretty, cherry red high waisted skirt. Will likely be wearing lots of red in the coming months, especially during the holiday season which is only a couple of months away!

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SLOW AUTUMN DAYS

This is what I looked like yesterday.

I've been thinking of making my blog a bit more personal, as in writing ,ore short posts about things going on in my life and such. It would have an almost diary-like quality, rather than now when I really only post when I have proper photos of some sort to post. What do any of you think?

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GOLD EARRINGS, GOLD JUMPER

I took these photos yesterday, I know I look like an utter knob in the one on the left, however. I think that's the first time I've ever worn a dress shirt under a jumper and I must say, I like it!

We've had a proper stormy day today, blowing and pouring. I love autumn, I've been waiting for what seems like ages for this sort of weather! I was more of a summer girl last year, but this year I'm definitely back in love with our grey, boring weather. And looking forward all my favourite autumn fashions and whatnot.

I've got quite a few things going on right now, and I'm going to try and keep you all up to date! Tomorrow morning, I'm going to get a requisition for a blood test I've been needing to get for a while, and mail something at the post office whilst I'm out.

Hope you're all well,

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SATURDAY MORNING SHOPPING

At London Drugs I just picked up a few essential things. A few new tooth brushes since they were on sale, two lip balms since I've almost run out of both of the ones I've been using, and a tube of false eyelash adhesive. It seems I always run out of several things at once!

Then at Shopper's I bought a pack of Shiseido facial cotton for removing eye makeup, and a bag of makeup sponges, as I've almost run out of those, as well. It'd be nice if there was a place in this city where I could get all the drug store-related things I need, it'd save going to two different places.



Then I went over to Winners and had a look round their intimates. I used to shop at La Senza quite often, but it's awfully expensive and I find it hard to find anything I actually like there lately. Winners, on the other hand, has a big selection of all sorts of things and the prices are much more affordable. I found all seven pairs above for roughly $20! Favourite shop.



Before leaving I popped into Ardene and found these three lovely pairs of earrings for $10. I used to shop at Ardene a tonne, I haven't much lately, but they do have a massive selection of accessories. I love fun, big earrings like these, and with a price of about $3 each, it's an awfully good deal.

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FISHNETS AND RED LIPS

This is what I wore yesterday. I wanted to wear my 'Mind The Gap' t-shirt, but make it look a more stylish and not just wear it with jeans or something of that sort. I chose the black high waist skirt I bought off eBay recently, my thrifted sparkly blazer, Forever21 patent kitten heels, and fishnet tights as an extra touch.

I need to hem the skirt a little as it's quite long, it doesn't appear so because I'd pulled it up high under the t-shirt. It's so long it would almost work as a dress, haha! Soon it'll be too cold here for fishnets and similar open-knit tights. Something I like to do when it get too cold for them is to wear a pair of skin-tone tights underneath the fishnets. That way you get the best of both, warmth from the skin-tone tights and the style of open-knit tights!

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DINNER IS SERVED

Hi everyone, sorry for my disappearance recently. I'll try to post more often now, starting with what I had for dinner tonight!

I hadn't had pizza in eons so I thought I'd try making one tonight. I made the crust with one of those just-add-water-pizza-mixes, rather lazy, but I didn't have the time or motivation to make a proper one in the bread-maker. I added cheese, fresh tomato and zucchini, and some dried basil for toppings. It was super easy to make, it took me about a half hour, but that's mostly because I'm slow and sort of tedious when it comes to making food, it probably wouldn't taken even that long for most. And it was completely delicious!







But you can see I'm not always horribly lazy when it comes to making food. Most of the time, yes, I am, but not always! I really should exploit my ability to make decent food more often.

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CANDY SHOP

The British Candy Shoppe is a small candy shop in downtown Victoria, it's a sister shop to the English Sweet Shop (also in downtown Victoria).

I love going there because they have everything you could imagine, and it's such a charming little place. I went in this morning with Mum to get a few rock candy stir sticks, but unfortunately they were sold out. Anyways, I managed a couple of decent photos of the shop itself, so not all was lost.





Mind the mess the birds have made. They make a mess of everything, all over. It is Victoria, after all.

What are your favourite little shops?

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BOOK LOVE

Yesterday, I popped into one of my favourite thrift shops yesterday after going to the post office. A little while ago they moved their book section about a bit and expanded it, I love searching through the shelves and shelves of them because you can always find something interesting. It honestly makes my day when I find books I was already thinking of buying for super cheap prices.



Clockwise from top left: The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, Atonement by Ian McEwan, Hell or High Water by Paul Martin, and Trudeau Albums by various authors.

Two novels and two political books for $10. Day made.

I've been reading Edie: American Girl by Jean Stein, I'm almost finished it but I haven't decided which I'll start reading next yet. What good books have you read lately?

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BEEHIVE HAIR TUTORIAL

Since I posted some photos of myself with a beehive hairstyle a week or so ago I had a few people ask me to do a tutorial on how I do it, and so here it is!



It's a very fun, simple style and doesn't take long to do at all. And you can make it as messy or neat and polished as you like, which makes it also very versatile!

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OH, YOU PRETTY THINGS

This is what I wore on Tuesday.

Granny's Earrings / Beige Lace Shirt - Forever 21 / Blue Lace Bra - Blush / That's Hot! Pink Nail Varnish - OPI / Thrifted Black High Waist Shorts / Black Tights - Secret / Patent Kitten Heels - Forever 21

Autumn is definitely beginning. Today it's raining for the first time in ages and it's getting colder and darker early. I'm not all that sad to see summer end, I'm really looking forward to autumn and winter this year! I love Halloween, cool weather, and Christmas. I almost think I prefer autumn and winter to summer, spring is probably my least favourite season because it's more a continuation of winter for us.

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PRINCESS DI EYELINER TUTORIAL

A few weeks ago I was asked by two people on Tumblr if I could make a tutorial on how to do eyeliner similar to that of Princess Diana's in her Panorama interview. I made this quick how-to video, and posted it on my Tumblr, but not on this blog, but I decided today I should post it here, also!

In case you're not familiar with the look I was trying to re-create, here is a still from Princess Di's Panorama interview.



And here is the tutorial!




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A PHOTO & A GIF

This is just a recent photo I did on the night I took these photos. The shirt I'm wearing here is one of my absolute favourites, love it!



And a silly .gif I made just for the sake of it.



I have some new outfit photos to post, so I thought I would post these first just since I hadn't yet. Hope you're all well.

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LOVE OUT OF LUST

This is what I wore on Wednesday! I wore my cream lace shirt from Suzy and old high waist shorts. I went to the post office so I just tossed on my second hand crocheted cardigan and mum's old cream heels.















I wore the same earrings as I was wearing in my last post, they're an old pair of my grandmum's that I absolutely love. In addition, the pink bra I'm wearing is from La Senza. I don't shop there a lot anymore, but I still have some of my favourite finds from the past!

I'd had to go to the post office to mail something I sold on eBay, and have another weighed to calculate the shipping for it. There were a couple of lovely Australian boys there, but they were so deeply entrenched in their serious postcard writing that I didn't get to speak to either of them, hahah.

And speaking of eBay, I'm going to try and get a few new things listed on my shop, so keep your eye out!

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8PM ON WEDNESDAY

I took some photos outside the other night, which is different for me as you all know, so I'm being stupid pointing that out, but oh well. Anyways, here they are!












I was wearing my new $6 trench coat that mum picked up for me a thrift shop. It's just a touch too big, but I love it! And my black hat which I've had for about a year but never worn, I will be wearing it this autumn and winter though as I simply adore it! I don't really know why I never wore it last year, I should have. The earrings used to be my grandmum's and the nail polish colour I'm wearing is called OPI Red, and I think it's going to be my new favourite.

(and yes, I have lipstick on in the last two and not in the first few, wanted to try two slightly different looks!)

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UNREQUITED LOVE

Yesterday I wore my pink dress shirt and favourite old jeans. It's odd because I rarely wear pink, yet in the last two outfits I've posted I've been wearing pink shirts. I'm wearing a white shirt today, though.

The shirt is second hand, the jeans are the same $20 jeans I've been wearing since I started secondary school, and the heels are from Forever21!

I've finally gotten 'round to tidying up my bedroom, now for my closet. I've also started packing away some of my most summer-y clothes, I can't wait until it gets a bit cooler and I can start wearing my autumn clothes. Sweaters, coats, boots, gloves, the entire lot!

I have an idea for a photoshoot that I may try tonight, but it has to be at night or else it won't work out how I'm hoping!

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