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WHAT TO DO IN SEMINYAK + A DAY TRIP TO CANGUU

WHAT TO DO IN SEMINYAK + A DAY TRIP TO CANGUU

  It’s been almost w years since my trip to SEA and I am still finding blog posts in my drafts about this amazing trip. I’m gonna be posting everything over the next few weeks to FINALLY round up this series. Bali is really all about relaxation, taking in the views on the beach, and having fun. Take in the beach clubs, eat the amazing food, and shop till you drop. I’ve listed a few spots below…

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Friday Five No. 3

Friday Five No. 3

  Happy 3rd week of Friday 5. As per usual, this weeks five are random things that I’ve been loving in my life. There is really no rhyme or reason to these picks, rather just things that I’ve found myself using all week and love. I hope you enjoy this post. You can find my other Friday Five post’s HERE. Happy weekend, xo.

  Milkshake Hair Care 

My hairdresser uses their shampoo and conditioner…

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6 WEEK PACKING LIST - COSMETICS AND TOILETRIES | SOUTHEAST ASIA

Sharing my 6 week cosmetics and toiletries packing list for Southeast Asia! Check it out now!

  Now it may seem a little random to share with you what toiletries and cosmetics I’m bringing with me on my trip, but I thought this would be a great opportunity to share some of my favorite products and what items to bring to keep your packing as minimalistic as possible. Since it’s going to be so hot and I don’t plan on wearing makeup much I’m only bringing my absolute essentials and holy…

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Hello 2017!

Hello 2017! I'm back to blogging and sharing some very exciting travel news ✈️🐘👙

Hello everyone! After a month long hiatus (gah I’m the worst) I am happy to report that I am back on the blogging train! 2016 was a crazy year for me. I think the biggest accomplishment for me last year was graduating from university and receiving my bachelors in communications. It’s something I’ve been working so hard towards, and my last semester was absolutely insane and I can’t believe I’m…

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I, like most people love Ariana Grande’s signature half pony tail but every time I tried it I would just end up looking silly, and would end up throwing my hair up in a bun and giving up. Through some major trial and error I’ve figured out exactly what I need to do to get the perfect half pony for my hair type. My hair is pretty thin but I have a lot of it, so it tends to get tangled pretty quickly so I love that this style keeps my hair out of my face and helps to keep my hair from getting knotted.

My first tip is to backcomb a small section your hair as if you were going to be doing the signature 2008 snooki poof.

The next step is to section off the hair that you want in the pony. I section off the part’s by drawing a line back from my eye brow to my crown using a rat tail comb.

Next I grab just the top section of hair and set the pony quite high on the top of my head. This allows you to use less hair making the bottom half appear fuller.

^major hair tie fail ^

Once I have the pony mapped out where I like it, I secure it with a hair tie. I had just gotten a new pack of clear elastics and these were so tight I could barely get them to wrap around the hair… #fail. I resorted to my tried and tru hot pink eleastics and covered it by wrapping a small section of hair from under the pony around the elastic and secured it with a boby pin in the back

If i feel like my hair needs a boost i will then curl the ends of my hair to make them look fuller, and that’s it! This takes me less than 10 mins and always love the way it turns out.

I hope you guys enjoyed this post , comment below if you would wear this hair style and if you try it out please share it with me on social media (Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest) I love seeing how you guys adapt my tutorials :)

  check out how i get my version of the perfect Ariana Grande Half Pony. I, like most people love Ariana Grande’s signature half pony tail but every time I tried it I would just end up looking silly, and would end up throwing my hair up in a bun and giving up.

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The Perfect Thanksgiving Dessert: How to make Apple Rosette Tarts

check out my easy and perfect Thanksgiving Dessert: How to make Rosette Tarts is on the blog NOW!

Today i’m showing you guys how I made the absolute cutest and easiest desert and it’s just in time for thanksgiving! This takes barely any ingredients and minimal effort with a huge final impact so naturally it was right up my alley!

Ingredients:

1 pack puff pastry or crescent rolls

2 apples

2 tbsp. apricot jam

2 tbsp. water

3 tbsp. cinnamon sugar

Steps:

roll your puff pasty or crescent rolls…

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My secret to bright under eyes! [VIIcode eye mask review]

check out my secret to bright under eyes and from looking like a zombie during midterms! [VIIcode eye mask review]

I’ve always struggled with dark circles under my eyes, and when I say always I mean always… Luckily for me it’s genetic. Since I’m in uni / work/ blog/ attempt to have a social life I don’t do much sleeping which means my bags and dark circles are even worse than normal. I’ve tried so many cover ups and creams but nothing really seems to get the job done. When VIIcode reached out to me and said…

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Loreal Elvive Fiberology Haircare Review 

Today I’m talking to you about Loreal Fiberology shampoo, conditioner, and booster. Loreal says they have been working on this technology for over 17 years and it’s supposed to make your hair look and feel thicker after just one wash.

Unfortunately I didn’t like this shampoo set. I found that it didn’t make my hair thicker or more voluminous but actually left my hair with a strange texture. While…

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Weekly Inspiration 03.05.15 // Vintage Caravan 

For the past few years I’ve had quite the strange obsession…. Vintage caravans. I grew up going camping with my family and have always loved it. Even though there was way too many of us shoved into a trailer it was always such a fun time. Over the last few years I’ve seen more and more vintage caravans popping up and am so in love with them, I mean is there anything cuter than the little pastel…

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Weekly inspiration 02.26.15 // floral

Weekly inspiration 02.26.15 // floral

With Valentine’s Day last week I’ve seen so many photos of beautiful flowers and water color drawings of flowers that I’m obsessed with. I’ve loved having fresh flowers in my room this week and it’s totally inspired me to keep it up!

I hope you guys like my little collection of floral images, let me know your favourite flower is below! Xo, C

*all images were obtained from Google,…

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Le Marche St. George

New post is live of my casual outfit from this weekend at Le Marche St. George featuring my favourite @freepeople pieces! #otb

This past weekend my friend and I went to Le Marche St. George for coffee and treats and it quickly became a new favoirite. First of all it’s such a beautiful building, you can’t help but fall in love as soon as you see it. The coffee is another reason why I’ll be coming back. It was sooo good. I also just love the vibe you get when you’re in Le Marche, if you live in the Vancouver area you…

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My Favorite Green Smoothie

Today im sharing my favorite green smoothie recipe! it's the perfect way to kick off your week. check it out:

I love having smoothies and it’s been a while since I’ve made them but with spring and summer around the corner I though this would be a good time to share my favorite recipe with you guys that I’m finally starting to have more often.

^^Today I had my smoothie with my moms famous blueberry muffin, such a great combo! ^^

 I love adding spinach to my smoothies because it’s a great way to get…

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3 Simple and Cute Valentines Day Treats

3 Simple and Cute Valentines Day Treats on the blog now! #VDayWithCE

Continuing on with my Valentines Day Series of posts, today I’m showing you how to make three super easy but delicious treats. These make for perfect snacks for a theme party or packed up as a gift!

All three of these treats take minimal effort, and ingredients, which make me love them even more! I’m going to show you how to make chocolate dipped pretzels, chocolate button pretzels, and white…

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Weekly Inspiration 02.4.15

I loved the last weekly inspiration post I did and got such great feedback on it that I decided to do another one this week! I’m about to re do my bedroom so you’ll see a ton of house and room stuff in the next few weeks haha. If you would like me to do a post about my room renovation let me know in the comments below! For now enjoy my collection of photos from this week :)

All were…

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DIY Valentines Day Garland

Click the link to see my adorable and easy DIY Valentines Day Garland made from a repurposed @FreePeople gift bag!

Like I mentioned in my last post that was also V Day themed (check it out here!) I mentioned how much I love Valentines Day. I wanted to add something cute and simple to my house to my house to make it a little more festive. I had so many gift bags from Free People laying around my house from the holidays so I knew I wanted to repurpose those and incorporate them into a DIY. That’s when I…

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[faux] fur

New what i wore post is up: [faux] fur featuring @freepeople & @aritzia at the Love wall @artssumbrella

These photos were taken in Granville Island with my friend Sean the other day. I haven’t been there in years and definitely need to go back soon. We had the most amazing desserts from a bread affair and found this love wall that we both quickly became obsessed with. We even decided to take some photos of Sean because he seriously needs to start a blog of his own!

if you live in the…