The perfect color

While shopping at Anthropologie today, I asked a sales girl what shade she was wearing on her nails as it was just...the perfect shade for fall! She told me it's Sephora's Metro Chic (described as "matte dark smoke with a hint of purple" on the Sephora website) and that it was like impossible to find so she actually begged her friend to sell it to her. Luckily for me, they found a bottle for me at Sephora and it really is perfect. That being said, a quick google tells me I am only about a year late to this bandwagon as its the most sought after shade at Sephora since last year and a lot of people are paying a lot of money on ebay for it. This one, I would totally stock up if I see it in the store again.

RIP Prescriptives

I am really upset that Estee Lauder is closing down Prescriptives on Jan 31, 2o10. Prescriptives has consistently been the only brand that I really really loved. I love their custom blend tinted moisturizer, custom blend concealer, custom loose powder & pressed powder, virtual skin foundation, anywear foundation stick, eyeshadows, lipglosses, blush, mascara, skincare...(is it obvious that I am a fan yet?)...and my favorite product of all, their pressed powder leaves.

Should I stock up now? or just start to move on and look for something new?

keep calm and carry on

Thanks to my lovely friend Sandra, I now have a great poster that reminds me to keep calm and carry on. The red matches all the red elements in my kitchen perfectly.

Right below the poster is the new home for my cookbooks. Its a Billy bookcase from Ikea - best $29 spent this week!

Congrats to Jackie & Jeff

One of my best friends from highschool, Jackie, got married last weekend. They had a beautiful wedding ceremony and reception at the Rosewater Room of Rosewater Supper Club. Besides them getting married, Jackie's beautiful dresses (she had 3!), and getting to see some of my old friends, handsdown the most memorable & unique part of the wedding was the lion dance!

Jackie & Jeff gave it a try

Some pics of our (vegetarian) meal

Hello Kitty for IPhone

I just saw these cases on the Apple website. Too bad I just bought a new Agent18 recycled plastic case in hot pink for my phone.

Valentino Movie

I had an opportunity to attend a special screening of Valentino: The Last Emperor last night. We laugned, we cried, it was amazing! It's always exciting to see what happens behind the scene of the fashion industry even though its not as glamorous as people think. We saw the 1.5 hrs version but the director said there is also a 7 hour version that they will be screening soon. This is definitely a must see for anyone interested in Fashion or works in the Fashion industry. I will definitely pick up a DVD for this when it comes out.

a perfect saturday

Dave and I went to a neighborhood breakfast place yesterday, as we were out, we realized that the weather was just absolutely perfect and that staying home would be a waste! So we got in the car with no destination in mind and ended up at Niagara-on-the-Lake. As we were approaching the city, we decided to do a wine tasting and Dave suggested we try out Inniskillin.

After tasting 2 whites, 2 reds and a vintage, I was ready to leave as I was pretty hammered already. We stopped by a really cute farmer's market for some snacks and strawberry pie and then decided to head over the the main strip (Queen Street). As we walked around, we found out that the Shaw Festival was on and there were 3 plays happening that night so we decided to grab a bite to eat at the beautiful patio at Epicurean and then head over to the box office to see if we can score some tickets.

At the box office, the guy totally hooked us up with awesome tickets and gave us the "under 30" discount even though ONE of us is over the age limit. We saw the Devil's Disciple since it was recommended to us by a girl at the visitor's center. It was a drama but really funny at the same time! It was such a great show! Dave says we should definitely come back often for more shows. He's always loved the theater but I prefer musicals (or anything with music). That being said, I am definitely up for more shows in the future.

Late July

I am a big fan of these Late July cookies. I first bought them on a snack run for work when we were working offsite (they were a hit!) So far, I've only tried the vanilla bean with green tea flavour. To me, it tastes like Oreos with no green tea flavour at all. They have no trans fats or high fructose corn syrup and 2 grams of whole grains per serving. Best of all, its got no presertives, its completely organic AND vegan. Oh, and you get antioxidant benefits from the green tea!

a surprise!

I always say I am not a big fan of surprises to a point of even choosing most of the gifts that I get from Dave. In truth, its all the surprise gifts that are the best and makes me the happiest! I was having a really bad day about 2 weeks ago and when I came home, I found a gift wrapped present (a Marilyn book!) and a card (Dave seriously writes the best cards) in the bedroom.

It was a very exciting day. Can't wait to start reading it! I am also reading The Omnivore's Dilemma...so far so good!

California trip - the Food!

Dave and I were only about 2 weeks into our vegetarianism when we went to California for vacation. Thanks to friends, Yelp, Chowhound and other blogs, we were able to have some delicious vegetarian meals that were out of this world.

Here are a selection of what we ate in California.

At Sprinkles cupcake in San Jose:

In Japan town:

At the Millennium Restaurant in San Francisco

The meal was so fantastic that I jumped at the chance to buy their cookbook when I saw it listed in the dessert menu. The waitress even got the chef to sign it for me!

At the Bouchon Bakery in Yountville:

At Ubuntu in Napa:

From Sift cupcake in Napa:

At Dosa in San Francisco