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What to wear to the affair: Paradise City Boobyball Ottawa 2016

August 24, 2016

Come celebrate the 15th annual Boobyball fundraiser, hosted by Rethink Breast Cancer. This year’s theme is Paradise City! Think lemurs, tigers and flamingos… oh my!

Rethink breast cancer is the first ever Canadian charity to bring bold, relevant awareness to the 40s and under crowd; foster a new generation of young and influential breast cancer supporters; infuse sass and style into the cause; and, most importantly, respond to the unique needs of young women going through it.

Last year, I attended the first Boobyball event in Ottawa, and had a blast! This year, I was asked to support this amazing cause, and of course, I had a hard time saying no! How could I? So much effort goes into the theme, the fashion and the experience. If you’re already convinced, the you can simply…

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Event details

Here are the deets- the event this year will be held at Lago on October 28th.

DATE:	October 28, 2016
TIME:	8:00PM – 1:00AM
LOCATION:	Lago Bar & Grill Dows Lake Pavilion 1001 Queen Elizabeth Driveway

What to wear to the affair?

I know this is what makes or breaks the ticket purchase. “I have nothing to wear, so I am not going!” she says. Wrong! Let me help you with that.

I found some pretty awesome inspirational pieces from l’Intervalle, HM and Zara. All which can now be found at CF Rideau Centre! One stop shop my friends, one stop shop.

I never like to reveal what I will be wearing, but as you know, I like to inspire. Maybe you already have a few key pieces you can put together at home? There is no need to spend big money, leave that money to the cause.

The pieces I chose are bright, colourful, floral, busy and loaded with pattern and some animal print of course. Have fun with your designer costume and remember to bring your A-Game!

Shoes- L’intervalle pink_3 henjiropink1 vulcano_2 Zara
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Can’t wait to see what everyone will be wearing! Now, I need to start working on my outfit… BRB.

#Squidgoals: Mermaid for a day at Aquamermaid school

Health Ottawa

August 17, 2016

This past weekend, I, along with my blogger friends, was invited to try out AquaMermaid, Ottawa’s first and only mermaid school. Yup, you heard me… I was a real mermaid for 1 hour, and I totally loved it!

First, what an awesome workout on your abs! Swimming is such a great way to stay active and refreshed at the same time. I say this, but you will NEVER see me doing laps in a pool, I am more of a dipper (in French we say “saucer”). What I am trying to say here is that, I shouldn’t omit swimming from my workout routine, especially if I can do it #MermaidStyle!

So how does it work?

At the base of the tail, you have a set of flippers where you place your feet, one next to the other. You then wrap the flippers in a bathing suit type fabric and pull it over all the way to your waist. It’s quite light and comfortable and fairly easy to move in. Other than having your feet strapped in, it’s not as claustrophobic as I imaged. The tails come in different sizes, colours and fabrics! I chose the pink because it matched my bathing suit 🙂 You can also buy your own Mermaid tail and practice at home!

We learnt the three basic swimming movements: front, back and side. All of which entail (tail! haha) a graceful wave-like flowy motion from your feet to your hips. If you’re a good swimmer, this should come pretty easily to you. After a few tries, I got the hang of it and only got better as I swam more.

This would be awesome for a birthday party, bachelorette, or just for a fun with the girls! Who knows, you may get addicted and get lured (more fish puns!) into a membership.

If you’re looking to try an introductory class with some gal pals, they are available at Lower town pool and costs $60 for one hour. Classes are available for kids and adults.

Thank you to Aquamermaid who hosted us for this session!

The Reveal: Newly expanded CF Rideau Centre boasts new shopping for Ottawa

Fashion Ottawa

August 15, 2016

Last week, I was invited to have a sneak peak at the new CF Rideau Centre reveal, during the media preview party. The new expansion is amazing and does wonders for Rideau street. It looks clean, modern and rejuvenated. I also find that this expansion is doing wonders for mens fashion, maybe the most menswear available in one section of the mall!

So what new shops opened at Rideau Centre you ask?

Simons
H&M (yes, they have a plus-size section!)
Anthropologie
Disney Store
Zara
Massimo Dutti
Strellson
Rudsak
Sketchers
Roots
Vans
Frank + Oak
Steven Madden
L’intervalle
NYX
Bridgehead
Emilio Guido
Lululemon
Indochino
Adore
Squish
Trade Secrets
lole
Bento Sushi
Alex + Ani

With all these new stores added to CF Rideau Centre, it has once again become THE MALL, that bares it all! Personally, I am excited to add more L’intervalle footwear to my collection, and hope to get reacquainted with Anthropologie and Simons.

Again, I was busy with filming live video on Facebook that night, so I didn’t get many pictures in. Here are some pics that I managed to scrounge up of the evening.

Hope you get a chance to see the new mall soon!

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — Thanks to Alan Wainwright for this pic of Katie (@YowCityStyle) and I!

Thanks to Alan Wainwright for this pic of Katie (@YowCityStyle) and I!

CF Rideau Centre New expansion Ottawa Shopping Mall. new ottawa shoe store — My new favourite shoe store “L’Intervalle”, a brand designed in Montreal and made in Europe. Amazing designs and affordable price point.

CF Rideau Centre New expansion Ottawa Shopping Mall. L'Intervalle shoe store — I just had to buy these babies!

Pink and Pretty among the Cherry Blossom trees

Fashion

May 25, 2016

My Ottawa photographer friend Debra Cowie is working on building stock photography to sell on her website, and was looking for a model.

The current theme she is working on is “PINK” and if you’re in Ottawa in May, there is no shortage of pink in the city! We got together at the Lincoln fields OC Transpo bus terminal on Carling and snapped these whimsical photos! We even managed to squeeze one of Victor and I. It’s so sweet.

The cherry blossom trees are in full bloom, but won’t hold up for long. You may only have a few days left before the petals come down. But, can you image how a bed of petals would photograph? We will have to go back!

Outfit
In these photos, I am wearing a simple white v-neck and my famous pink tutu from Simons.

Makeup
My lipstick is “Talking Points” lip liner from MAC
My eye liner is Stila Stay-All-Day Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner Black 0.5ml