I promise I'm not dead!

My life has been a mix of university, broken laptop, broken camera, and working lots. So I promise I'm not dead and I haven't given up on this little project I've just been so busy it's isane. Also I've been dealing with the whole no computer thing, which believe me isn't fun at all.

Never get a warranty from Best Buy.
Also never get water on your Macbook...
Just saying.

OOTN- Vancouver's Fashion Night Out

Hey guys! Sorry I've been gone!
I just moved and have been settling in for the last few weeks.
I finally got around to going out a few nights ago and I filmed my outfit/makeup/nails.
I'm so lucky that I got the chance to go to Vancouver's Fashion Night Out, and was excited to get to wear something other than leggings and flip flop and toms for once. So here you go; my OOTN.

Back to School: Middle School Makeup!

Hey guys!
It's that time of year again... BACK TO SCHOOL!
This is my version of a great first day look for younger girls going into middle school.
Hope you enjoy!
(Also leave any requests/suggestions for other back to school videos.)

Essence Contest Entry!

Hey guys!
So I entered this contest, it's being put on by the makeup brand Essence and Shopper's Drug Mart.
I went off to the mall, picked up these products, and now we have this video!
It's just a really simple summer look, probably more appropriate for night...
The brand Essence is really inexpensive, every product in this video by Essence is under $5.
Yeah. You heard me. Quality makeup for under $5. I would say under $3 but the quad was a but more.
You can go on the website and vote for me, I would kinda love you forever.
So far the website I know is this one but if I get en updated link to just my video I'll also post it.
Thanks so much for the support!

University: How I'm Packing.

So I'm extremely excited to move (24 more days!) and I've been slowly packing my life up to ship myself from the Okanagan to Burnaby. This are just a few little things showing how I'm packing all my stuff up. I'll probably do a separate blog post on how I pack just my makeup and I may do like an update as I get closer to the date. But until then here are a few little photos to keep you tied over!

So this isn't too out of the ordinary, I'm just packing my clothes in a regular suitcase like a normal human. This suitcase is actually a small one but I also packed a really large one. The larger one is really just for moving and my mom is taking it back with her, the smaller one I'm keeping with me for like when I come home for holidays. In this suitcase I rolled my clothes to be able to pack more, but in the other suitcase I just folded them. I also just like used the little places where nothing were to store things like my rubber bracelets and my tights. 

So I know I look crazy and you're like, lauren that's just a photo of a bag. And yes, it kinda is. But this is how I'm packing all of my bags and purses in the move. When I'm at home I hang them all on one hanger, you'll see later when I get in my dorm and show organization, but that was really bulky to move. I pretty much just took like the biggest cross body bag I had and shoved all my other bags inside of it, super easy way to transport them!

This is kinda boring but this is how I'm taking my shoes. I seriously debated just throwing them all in a garbage bag (defs stole that idea form Jessica, she probably won't see this because she's currently busy moving herself) but this was just a way that was easier to stack and carry. These huge rubbermaid bins are super easy to find and nice to store things like shoes and boots that are difficult to fit into boxes because they're weird shaped. And yes, I do have duck slippers (in my defence I got them when I was in Tokyo so it's a weird Japanese thing, I don't just love wearing ducks on my feet).

Probably my favourite part; my books. I'm a massive book fan and I ended up throwing them all in this cardboard box, you can buy these boxes at places like Staples or you can even go to like a local business and ask if they have any extra boxes (when I worked at Bath and Body Works we had a few different people come in and we gladly gave them boxes). I tried to fit all my books and DVDs in one box, I failed. This is pretty much a mix of John Green and Ellen Hopkins books, and my massive Bible. Then I have ze DVDs, which are literally just Harry Potter and Christmas movies. I'm cool.

Note: if you go for this method, buy boxes with handles... I didn't. Not fun.

Another boring thing! This is just a mass in o toiletries. It's like a mix of shower gel, lotions, razor blades, after bite, polysporn, got some self tanner in there, hairspray, bug spray. I also have all of my perfumes and body sprays on the bottom this (you can see the unopened box of Viva la Juicy...). Then finally I have my jewellery in here also. Most girls are careful with theirs. I'm not. All of them are in separate boxes through and are mostly sealed, I used a headband on the blue box. Also for perfumes that didn't have boxes and were glass bottles I wrapped them in socks and tights (that's the questionable black ball in the middle...) So this looks like a lot of stuff but when I have bins to put them in and when I stand all of my perfumes/body mists up it's really not that bad. Promise. 

Another favourite...  Nail polish! I actually used a box that used to have cups in it. This way it was shallow and pre-sectioned off so they weren't rolling all over the place. In the last one I also threw my BBW hand scrub and some little knick knacks from when I was in Hong Kong/Japan. Because a room isn't complete without some little good luck Buudhas.

Boring. Again. This is just like a plain rubbermaid clear bin that I threw my magazines in. I think I'll need another one of these though because I have gotten new Seventeen/Cosmos since.

Also boring. So most things like this come in bags like the one below but I got lucky and got this sucker. Instead of a mattress pad or a egg shell topper I got lucky and while looking around I stumbled upon this. It was in the clearance bin at Jysk for $20 just because it was returned without the bag and with a tiny little rip in it. In case you aren't aware, this is like worth over $100. Win

Little tip: if you can find the original packaging it's probably best to use it. Not just bedding but if you want to bring like an iHome with you, so much easier to carry around if it's still in a box.

Finally I have my unorganized part. This is my bag of random. Most places like Ikea and Bed Bath and Beyond will give you these huge bags if you ask. Mine just has my duvet cover (you'll see later in a tour), my sheets, some over the door hangers, and the two stuffed animals I'm bringing with me (I'm a little girl at heart).

Last thing I didn't photograph sorry! All like my other toiletries, my contacts and more expensive face wash, are all inside a wipeable tote bag so they'll be really easy to find quickly when I get there.

Fall 2012 Trends: Burgandy

(Elizabeth Olsen)

This colour is the major trend I say EVERYWHERE. Not only was it all over the runways but celebrities are all over it. The photo above is the Elizabeth Olsen, the younger sister of fashion icons Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Burgundy has obviously been around for forever, it's a colour after all, but this fall it's huge. Obviously a full suede suit is a little over the top but there are definitely some more wearable options that make it so you can confidently rock this colour. 

My personal favourite way, especially for fall, is with a scarf. I've been lusting for an AA circle scarf for a while now and I think I need to cave and spend the $35.00 and get one before I move down to rainy Vancouver. But getting it in 'truffle' is definitely a way to intergrade it into your wardrobe. 

Another way I love is coloured jeans. My friend Jill has a pair of almost suede burgundy pants and they're awesome. But there are lots of just plain jeans in this colour already floating around, and a lot more will be cropping up as fall rolls around (Urban Outfitter has some really cute ones in stock online). The last, and maybe most subtle, way to work this colour is with shoes. They're just a little something to top off the outfit. I personally chose Converse because I've been a huge fan and have been personally wearing them since middle school. They're super comfy and generally pretty inexpensive. Moral of the story, there's a lot of ways you can make this colour work for you without having to whip out the full suede suit, because not everyone can rock it like an Olsen sister. 

My Everyday Summer Makeup

New video!
My everyday summer makeup!
So I'm not a big makeup wearer in the summer anyways, especially since my skin has been so bad because of the Accuntane. But I still have a deep love for playing around with eyeshot and after my last trip down to the coast I picked up the main shadow here and I've been obsessed with it. It's a really easy eye look that takes no time at all, and I totally recommend any of the products I used.
List of products:
UDPP- Original
Benefit Creaseless Cream Eyeshadow- Birthday Suit
MAC Eyeshadow- Crystal Avalanche
MAC Eyeshadow- Satin Taupe (New favourite!)
MAC Eyeshadow- Naked Lunch (Another favourite!)
Essance of Beauty Kajal Eyeliner- Black
Maybelline Mega Plus Mascara- Very Black

Brushes used:
Claire's- Flat Shader
Rock & Republic- 203 (Crease)