HR2 love

was both excited and apprehensive about the HR2 opening in my city. HR2 is the new discount store to its big sister, Holt Renfrew- a luxury department store here in Canada. You see, I was excited that the store would be redesigned and feature many designers at discounted prices, but I was going to miss the previous Holt Renfrew Last Call that was the store before this new concept. Holt Renfrew Last Call was only at one location whereas HR2 will be rolled across the country. I knew the price point of HR2 was not going to be like Last Call. I didn't see anything marked down 80% like in the previous store. Still, the prices were fair considering every single item were designer items. The store was also very nicely designed and organized, not like Last Call where it was racks and racks of clothes that you had to go through with a fine tooth comb to find that one special gem. 

These Hermes Birkin-style bags caught my eye. They are made of neoprene and even
came with a Twilly-style scarf wrapped around one of the handles. It came in such fun
colours. It's by the brand "Her-ism".

Modeling shot.
Sorry for my super casual outfit. It was so hot that day and I didn't want
anything fussy and uncomfortable. Plus, I had my daughter with me.

Close-up shot. 

Summer scarves. I loved the pink and cream coloured one. They were by the brand
Echo. The patterned ones at the bottom were by Sir Alistair Rai. I remember I wanted
one of his scarves way back when…

It is 57% wool and 43% cashmere. It was $98CAD, down from $250CAD.

Modeling shot.
This scarf is long and I can imagine wearing it in many different styles. It's super soft and
I'm really loving how light-weight it is. I'm getting sick of everyone sporting the
Alexander McQueen skull scarf so this is something that I would be interested in.

Trying on shoes. This is a pair of Marc by Marc Jacobs wedge sandals.

Super comfortable and I love the two-tone.

There were so many beautiful clothes (i.e., Alice & Olivia) I wanted to try on, but my daughter was fussy so I didn't want to deal with trying on clothes. Maybe next time. I was hoping the bag section was a bit better, but I didn't see anything. It could be that I went after the big launch opening. I was hoping to see Mulberry and Alexander Wang. 

And now onto my purchases (I only got 2 things):

I ended up getting the sandals. I was in need of nice summer sandals that were not
too casual. Since I go back to work in August I wanted something dressy I could wear
to work that wasn't too high.

This was $134CAD, down from $268CAD.

It came with a dust bag which was nice. 

The leather is so soft on these shoes. I literally feel like I'm walking on a cloud. 

The soles are also leather-lined.

There is a little wedge heel so it's not completely flat. 

Modeling shot. 

Close-up on the shoes.

:-)

You guessed it, I got the Hermes Birkin-style bag. It came with a huge dust bag.

Isn't she so cute? Out of all the colours I liked this gray and neon orange combo the best.

Here's the back.

This was $98CAD, down from $150CAD.

Close-up of the tag.

I love how the hardware is actual metal.
There's also a zip detail at the top that allows you to get into the contents of the bag
without having to open the flat. It's a great feature since the neoprene is very floppy.

You can also wear the bag in different ways. You can have the flap open and tucked in.

The inside is a giant black hole, but it does have a zip pocket.
I plan on using this bag on days where I have to carry my laptop into the office. 

Modeling shot.

Totally random, but here are my nails. I thought I would share since I loved the colour combo.
I'm wearing a YSL polish (super old so I don't know the name, but it's a shimmery purple
with silver micro glitters) and Deborah Lippmann's Today Was a Fairytale on the tips.

Close-up.

It's all about purple

urple is one of my favourite colours. It's so feminine without being so overly girly like pink. I find that a lot of people don't know how to wear pink in a classy way. It can look too princess-y or tacky. What do you guys think? Whenever I do incorporate pink in my outfit I try to only wear one thing that is pink. And it's always a coral pink or a more saturated pink- never baby pink!

I find purple looks great with neutrals. I do love my dark purples, but since it's Spring I've been wearing a lot of lighter purples.

I'm wearing Essie's To Buy Or Not To Buy and Deborah Lippmann's Happy Birthday
on my ring and middle finger.

I love how this combination looks on my fingers.

Gotta love my Balenciaga City in Jacinthe with regular hardware. Yes, it's a purple bag, but I
find it goes so well with a lot neutral items in my wardrobe. Sorry about the plain outfit
here. I was out shopping and I always try to wear comfy outfits that I can get in/out of easily.

I picked up a beautiful light lavender top from Forever 21. It was $21.80CAD.

Here is a change room OOTD of myself wearing the top. I absolutely love this top. It's
semi-sheer so I have to wear something under it. It looks more expensive than it really is.
I tried it on with a pair of cobalt blue skinny jeans from Forever 21, but I didn't end up
getting it. I wish I did though… 

Manicure Monday- Spring blue edition

re any of you as excited as I am for Spring/Summer? The weather has gotten slightly warmer where I live so I only want to put on bright polishes. I'm sick of dark polishes. I'm also OBSESSED with glitter polishes lately. I know it's a b*#%! to take off, but I just love how it looks on the nails.

What are your favourite colour combos for Spring? I'm always open to suggestions.

I am wearing Sally Hansen's Barracuda with Deborah Lippmann's Today Was a Fairytale
as the accent nail.

Sally Hansen's Barracuda can be a little tricky to apply because it is thick and the
brush is too big, but I love the colour. 

Deborah Lippmann's Today Was a Fairytale is also hard to apply because the glitters
don't go where you want them to go. I'm kind of wishing that I used a silver base
underneath the glitter polish instead of using it over Barracuda as the blue is showing
through too much…

Some of my recent nail polish hauls

an you tell I have a weakness for nail polishes? My nail polish collection is steadily growing each day and I'm not sure how long til my nail polish drawer becomes completely filled. Probably not long...
Anyways, just thought I would share with you all a little of my recent purchases.
From left to right: Chanel 08 Pirate, Essie Carry On, Essie Power Clutch, Revlon 320 Ocean Breeze, Revlon 370 Not So Blueberry, Deborah Lippmann Don't Tell Mama, Deborah Lippmann Wicked Game, Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday, Sally Hansen Barracuda, Butter London Muggins, Butter London Rosie Lee, Dior 219 Beige Safari, OPI I Eat Mainely Lobster. I haven't worn all the colours yet, but I'm slowly getting around to them. I will share with you some of my favourites out of the bunch that I have tried out.

Here's a close-up. 

Close-up of the rest.

Currently I'm wearing the Revlon Ocean Breeze nail polish. It's almost an exact dupe of Gosh's Ocean
and similar to Essie's Trophy Wife (Trophy Wife is more teal), but at a fraction of the cost.
I actually picked up the 2 Revlon poslihesat my local Shopper's Drug Mart when it was on sale for $3 each.

Sorry, but my nails are chipping already. I was doing housework today.

This is one of my favourite reds! It's not photographing true to colour.
It's actually a blue-toned red and it looks great on your toes too!

I got this free when I bought 2 Deborah Lippmann polishes at Holt Renfrew. It's such a cool colour.
It's a dark, dark bluish green. It almost looks black on the nails, but in different lighting you can
definitely see the bluish green shimmer, but the shimmer is very fine. It's a very unique colour.
If you can get this polish I promise you, you won't be disappointed!

I have never seen a colour like this. This is Deborah Lippmann's Wiked Game. I was debating whether
to get Chanel's Peridot nail polish because that polish had the same duo chrome effect as in this
polish, but in green. However, I have seen Peridot on the nails and it doesn't have the same
effect as in the bottle. This, however, looks amazing on the nails. I couldn't stop looking at my nails
and turning it ever so slightly to see my nails change colour. I got lots of compliments when I wore
this polish. Definitely worth the hefty $20 price tag.

My last favourite out of all the nail polishes I purchased is the Butter London's Rosie Lee polish.
It's a glittery rose gold nail polish. Again, so unique and it went on evenly on the nails. This was about
$17 at Holt Renfrew.