LOULOU's - Shop 'Till You Drop!

Hey everyone,

I was reading LOULOU (online) the other day and found out that this year's Shop 'Till You Drop will happen in various malls over a period of ten days. If I recall correctly, in previous years this event only happened in one location, once or twice a year. Unfortunately, my university is out of town so I have never been able to attend.

Luckily for me, this year's event will happen between the week off of school for "exam prep" and when exams start. Yay me! On top of that, it will also happen in:

Toronto Eaton Centre in Toronto (April 9th)
Promenade Mall in Thornhill (April 10th)
Fairvew Mall in Toronto (April 11th)
Markville Mall in Markham (April 12th)
Sherway Gardens in Etobicoke (April 16th)
Masonville Place in London (April 17th)
Fairview Park Mall in Waterloo/Kitchener (April 18th)
Lime Ridge Mall in Hamilton (April 19th)

From the LOULOU website:

(Photo taken from http://en.louloumagazine.com)

I will definitely be there, taking pictures, and of course, taking advantage of the shop's special discounts.
What do you think? Will you be attending?

- A

Quicky update and premium outlet in Canada !

Hey everyone,

It's been ten days since I put the Sally Hansen - Salon effects on my nails, and I'm surprised they've lasted this long! I wonder how long they can actually stay on until.

Here's what they look like now,






















Everything looks great except for a small chip, which happened when I was lifting some heavy boxes.
It was so close, it would've been perfect ... except this one nail.






















My nails have grown, and you can see that space in between my cuticles and the stickers.
To be honest, I can't wait to take these off. I recently received a free sample of Essie's sleek sticks.
I had thought that it would be a full set, but this is alright too! I can do manicures or designs and use these strips as my "accent" nail.





















Here's what they look like up close,


















These nail stickers have a bit of texture as well!


















Here's what the rest of the collection looks like. I think the one with the newspaper print/lettering on it is pretty cute. I think I can try to do that with actual newspaper though.

[Zara]
It seems that Zara's online shop in the United States has free shipping to addresses and free shipping to stores. I hope this will be the case for Canada's online shop, or at least reasonable shipping.

[H&M]
I went to H&M over the weekend, but unfortunately it was really busy. I quickly snapped this picture before a fellow shopper walked in front of me. The box for the donations is quite small, and the opening is even smaller. Regular sized garbage bags would not be able to fit. I wonder if they provide their own donation bags? Would that be inefficient and a waste of resources then, to make plastic bags for the sole purpose of receiving donations?

 Last, but definitely not least, is the Premium Outlet (http://www.premiumoutlets.com/) that is coming to Canada. I believe it is the Premium outlet's first location in Canada. This is a picture I took on my way back to university. It is at Halton Hills, and it looks almost complete ! It's supposed to open in the summer, and I can't wait to see what they'll have.

Probably the most known location is the Woodbury Common Premium Outlet in New York, which boasts numerous luxury brands such as: Prada, Gucci, Fendi, Tom Ford, YSL (or Saint Laurent), Versace to name a few. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find Chanel on the store directory list anymore.

I'm really excited to see what this will bring as there aren't too many outlets around the GTA. The only one I can think of is Vaughan Mills, but some of those stores aren't that much cheaper than regular stores. I'm glad I don't have to go all the way to New York to get awesome deals.

Happy shopping,
Agatha

Zara opens online shopping for Canada (#dearcanada)

Hey friends,

My boyfriend had received a Zara gift card over Christmas, and since he knows I love shopping, he gave it to me. The other day, I went online to check if Zara had updated their website for the spring/summer season, and to my surprise (and excitement) they announced that Canada is going to be able to shop online starting March 6th!

I love it when companies decide to open up an online shop. It makes it so much easier for people to buy things, without having to fight other people (although I have never done that, or witness anything of that sort), and to be able to find their size quickly. It is also super accessible, over the weekend my mother (who is sort of a computer noob) was able to buy things on her iPad... and I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that I've bought a few things using my phone.

This is a screen shot I took of the homepage. I'm so excited, this is such great news.
Every time that Zara has a sale, the clothes are all over the place and there's always long lines. Being that I am out of town for school, when I am finally able to check out Zara most of the nice pieces and sizes are gone.

For example, this beautiful shoe for $15.99 Canadian. Too bad it's sold out, I didn't even get a chance to see it in person. All that was left were flats, a few pair of boots, and a few sandals ... but they were all too big for me. I mean, how great would it have been, to get these lovely shoes at my doorstep!

Here are some of the things I'm eyeing, and will be waiting for:

I could wear this shirt/blouse with jeans or dark pants in the winter/spring, and spice it up by tucking it in my faux-leather shorts, or a cute skirt. 

These velvet pants are cute! I'm not too sure how they will look on me, I usually try not to wear prints or things that are too bright. 

But my boyfriend told me to stop wearing all black, so maybe this pink blazer (oh my goodness, it is so bright) and this white jacket might brighten up my wardrobe. 

All in all, I'm pretty excited about Zara opening up their online shop. Hopefully their return policy, and shipping rates are good. I've known that their US shop has been open for awhile, so I'm really glad it's finally here ... just one more week! Oh, one more thing, they seem to update their website pretty frequently as they have "new this week", hopefully I will be able to control myself.

Much love,

A 

H&M recycling initiative

Hello everyone,

I'm back at school, which means no TV for me here in residence. Unfortunately that means I don't get to watch The Oscars, but that's alright, I can search up pictures (or clips) of the event tonight and see all the wonderful outfits the celebrities wore tonight.

One dress stood out to me. Here she is, Helen Hunt, in the gorgeous dress.

(Photo taken from refinery29)

Can you believe it's by H&M?!

The same H&M, that after I had done some researching, just started their recycling program. The program recently started worldwide, where customers are able to bring in bags of clothing to recycle and in return you will get either a 15% coupon, or a $5 voucher. Now, I don't know too many details (I shall ask an employee next time I pop into the store) but, donating my clothes to be reused, recycled, or re-purposed is a lot better than throwing things out. I mean, I still donate my clothes to charities but bringing a bag or two into H&M sounds like a good idea for the environment, as well as making my wallet happy. 

So what do you think of H&M's new initiative?
- A 

(More information can be found: The Star - H&M aims to save clothes from landfill and Triplepundit - H&M clothing recycling program live today )

Surprises and nails.

This morning I woke up to a surprise at my door. I had ordered a purse organizer from The Shopping Channel, and it had finally arrived. The Shopping Channel had sent me a gift card ($20) -- I think it was during Christmas, but I have no idea why. I quickly popped onto the website to see what I could buy without having to spend too much more. Luckily, I was able to find this purse organizer for $14.99, and it had free shipping, so obviously, this was my choice.

The box that it came in was fairly small.

When I opened it up, it had two purse organizers! I was pretty happy, but after taking everything apart, it turned out that the package actually comes with 2 small organizers, 2 medium sized organizers, and 2 purse hooks! I guess I didn't read the description fully when I bought it, silly me. 

I'm so happy that I just put one in my bag. The organizer is practically empty as I have been using a small purse, but I guess I'll find things to put it in throughout the day.  :D 

(I'll take pictures of what it can hold once I fill it up.)

So, before I slept last night I had put the Sally Hansen Salon Effects on my nails. I didn't realize it would take such a long time, so after I finished I quickly went to bed. 

Here's my nails with my purse organizers. (Can you tell, I love the organizers already?)

 The box that it came in, states that it lasts up to 10 days. I'm going to see how long it takes before it chips or comes off. (I put 2 coats of Seche Vite, so it should hold up.)

The contents inside, it came with a mini filer, a cuticle pusher, and about 16 strips of the salon effects (meaning there's 6 extra for mistakes or for future manicures.) I didn't need to use my filer as I had my regular filer to use, so this cute little thing is going to go in my purse!

The one thing I'm not too happy about, is all the leftover packaging and garbage.
I understand that other people who use this product will have longer nails than me, therefore wasting less of the stickers. But as you can tell, there is a lot of waste.

All in all, it was pretty fun and it looks pretty nice! It gives a sort of lace and scaly effect. The process took about an hour to an hour and a half.

I'm about to go out to run some errands, I wonder if my nails will chip. 

There's supposed to be a storm(or squall) tonight, stay safe everyone.

- Aggie

Updated nails

Hello !

So, I've purposely left out all my nail adventures on the previous post because I have a lot of nail pictures and different designs (well, mostly just colours) that I've worn over the past few months.

My best friend (Samantha) had given me a few Essie nail polishes over the summer.

(L-R; Splash of Grenadine, Sew Psyched,   )

Here's the close up of Sew Psyched:


I was walking around the mall when I saw a new type of nail polish. I already had nail polish on, so I tried it on top of one nail. I didn't end up taking it home, well because it didn't look that "leather"-like to me.

It's the Dior - Golden Jungle Duo. After searching up some more pictures, I feel that I probably put too many layers on; my nails just look like shatter but it seems to look really nice on other people's swatches. Perhaps I should give it another try.

Here's American Apparel (Factory Grey) with Essie (Luxe-effects, Set in stones)

 One week I had Essie's Ladylike (my go-to colour when I don't feel like being creative with my nails)

I received my Milani (#531) Gold, that I bought from Well.ca, and put it on my fourth finger for an "accent" and it turned out alright.

A while after, the pink started chipping, so I used American Apparel's (Gold Flash) and lined the tips.

Making my nail polish last another week or so ! 

Some nail polishes from the L'oreal / Lancome sale.

Left to right: Limoscene, No more film, She's picture perfect, Bikini so teeny, and A-list

My awesome best friend Samantha also helped me get these Essie nail polishes, from the Mirror Metallics collection. 

(l to r: Penny talk, Good as Gold, No place like Chrome, Nothing else Metals)

Oh! I purchased a few sets of "nail stickers" from Teambuy during the summer and when it finally arrived at my house I was so excited. Turns out though, that they aren't stickers, they're "tattoos." I tried to use them, but they're super hard. Here's how it looked with the cheeta/leopard print set.

Now, onto my nail polish wish list.
This is the Chanel Malice, it's from the Holiday collection and it's limited edition.
I haven't had any luck finding it, hopefully my lovely boyfriend will take me to Holt or Murale soon to check if they have any.


And I think the Ciate mini nail polish collection is so cute! There's 24 polishes, and I believe it's $64 at Sephora. There's regular polishes, a few glitters, and even some "caviar" nail polishes! They are super duper cute, and all have miniature ribbons too!

That's all for now. Much love,

Aggie