Butter London Molly-Coddled || Manicure Weekend

Hello Everyone!

Like I said in my last post, I'll be reviewing polishes!! So for all you nail polish crazies -- this post is for you!

This is my first Butter London product and I AM IN LOVE! What I'm wearing right now is part of their new Spring line of colours! I've been following Ingrid from missglamorazzi and she had this colour on and, immediately, I wanted it! The colour is called Molly-Coddled and it's a perfect spring summer transition colour. I am a sucker when it comes down to purple - lilacs, lavenders, plums - you name it, I probably have it. Now my lighter purples all have a blueish hue to it. Molly-Coddle, on the other hand, is more of a pinky pastel purple; this is the reason why I bought it.

My first impression of Butter London was "Dang, it's expensive". But for the size and the quality, I would definitely  say it was worth every penny! It's super creamy but not too thick. The brush fans out nicely and gives the nail a really good coat. Drying time is pretty fast and, with a top coat, doesn't chip as easily.

Go check out the rest of their Spring 2013 Collection. If I were to pick another colour, I would have to pick the colour "Kerfuffle"; really nice soft coral :)

All right, that's a wrap! I will talk to you all soon!

Spring Time || Nail Art

Hi Readers,

I want to apologize for not posting in a VERY LONG time. Since working almost full-time and volunteering here and there, it's been hard to keep up. But never the less, I'm posting again!

I'm just on my second week of Spring Break (perks to working in the school system) and been hanging out at the house. But since the weather has been so nice, it gave me some inspiration to "springify" my nails. Super simple and super easy to do; this is a great look to match all your spring colours in your wardrobe!

Polished used:
Sally Hansen Smooth and Perfect - "06 Air"
Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure - "420 Yellow Kitty"
Revlon Nail Enamel - "85 Minted"
OPI Nail Lacquer - "Alpine Snow"

I needed 2 - 3 coats of the mint and blue to get the opaqueness I wanted. And using a dotting tool (or you can use an end of a bobbypin), dotted five white dots and one yellow dot for my daisy. That's it!

I am now just looking at my collection of polishes and realized that I have LOTS! Maybe it's time for me to put them to good use. I usually paint my nails once a week and every time it's a different colour. So I'm thinking I should start reviewing them? I follow Jen from From Head to Toe (http://www.frmheadtotoe.com/) and she does something on her blog called Manicure Mondays. I'm thinking that I might start this up too! 

Hope you all like this post (I know it's super simple but I might as well). That's all from me today!

Happy painting :)

Burns Bog: Delta, BC || Travel

It's been a busy couple weeks since the school season started up. Haven't had the time, until today, to pick up my camera and snap some shots. Today's destination: Burns Bog, Delta, BC. I know this isn't anything exciting like Mexico or Hawaii, but it's still a destination with lots of cool things to take pictures of.

My friend Samson needed to take some pictures for a school projected and asked me if I wanted to be his buddy for the day. Thank goodness I didn't have work :) So off we went bright and early (okay so 8:30 isn't that early) and set off to Burns Bog. Because we were on a time crunch (Samson had class at 2:30), we only had time to walk around the outer part of the bog. We didn't end up seeing the actually bog (the watery parts) but we still got some good shots of the boardwalk trails. I'll be up in Delta again this Sunday; maybe I'll be able to get a few snaps of the bog.

Love trees! This one had some kind of sticky substance on it. I don't even want to know what it can be. 

Sun peaking through the trees

Skunk Cabbage! That part of the trail smelt really bad.

Squirrel! This little guy just stopped and stared. Didn't even move a muscle!

Haha! So this isn't a eatz or beauty treat (obviously). Hopefully be posting a beauty treat sometime in the near future. But that's it for now :)

Richmond Night Market || Eatz

Summer is finally here in Vancouver, BC! This is officially the first week where we've had sun for a whole week! So exciting. Now that the sun is out..time for some food adventures. This time we are going to head over to the new Fido Richmond Night Market. Located right beside the River Rock Casino, in Richmond, this can be easily spotted with it's bright tents. You can either drive (free parking) or take the Skytrain (stop: Aberdeen Station). They are charging $1.50 as an admission fee; a small price to pay for GREAT FOOD!

The night market is most known for its eatz; about 50% of the vendor stalls are some how food related. We have the tradition foods like dim sum or bubble waffles but, recently, vendors have been more creative in what they sell. 

First stop! Dim Sum! Siu Mai - traditional meat dumpling. Mmmm :)

Looks gross but so good; octopus legs!

So this stall (and all other similar ones) has given people the crazies for the past few years. These guys sell the imfamous potato hurricanes. Pretty much, its a potato that's been shaved into a spiral, deep fried, and then salted with flavoring. We ended up getting cheddar cheese, ketchup, and roasted garlic. SOO GOOD!!

This is a must eatz! Takoyaki is a japanese street eatz that was the original popular item at Richmond Night Market (and it still is). Its pretty much a doughy ball filled with veggies and tako (octopus). They also have a scallop version and a veggie one too!

This was our last stop for the evening: MEGA CHICKEN! The reason for this name is for their XXL chicken cutlet. Seriously, its huge...like the size of my face. We didn't want the meat sweats so we decided just to get the Taiwanese popcorn chicken; plus it's easier to share.

We didn't want to go back home yet, so we stopped by What8ever Cafe for some drinks and a last minute snack to end the night. The mug was so cute; they had them for purchase but I had to control myself.

Fido Richmond Night Market
8351 River Road, Richmond BC

What8ver Cafe
1108-8328 Capstan Way, Richmond BC