It' been a while since my last post. Honestly, I just haven't been very motivated to take pictures or write. It was finals week and then I had my first week of vacation, and I just wanted to spend the time away from an eye-straining screen and a keyboard.
I know it's a little late for a Christmas wish list, but I thought I'd share it anyway. I got most of the things I wished for this year, thanks to my own hard work and perseverance (heh) and my loving friends and family. It's weird, because I had such a difficult time coming up with a wish list. It wasn't that I had a hard time narrowing things down. It's just that it was so hard for me to come up with things I really, really wanted. From no particular order, here's a list of eight things I would love to see under the Christmas tree.
One of these two pairs of boots will most likely be Dan's Christmas gift to me. We haven't gotten each other presents yet because he's been so busy that we agreed to order each other's presents after New Year's, when he gets back to Halifax. The boot on the right is
Sorel's Joan of Arctic Winter boot, which is the most practical choice in terms of keeping my toes warm and frostbite free this winter. The boot on the left is the taupe version of
Betsey Johnson's suede Daynaa boot. It has scalloped edges, an optional fold over style, and a Marilyn Monroe print on the bottom of the shoe.
The next two things on my list are bath and skincare stuff. For months now, I've been trying to make the shift to more natural bath and skincare products. I now only use sulfate-free shampoo and conditioner and Lush moisturizer. Speaking of
Lush, a few nights ago I took a bath with the Comforter bubble bar, and it reminded me of Lush's awesome bath bombs and bubble bars. I take showers more often, so a Lush bath to me feels like an in-home spa experience every time. For soaps, I recommend Honey I Washed the Kids and Alkmaar, for bath bombs, I recommend Butterball and Twilight, and for bubble bars, the Comforter. Recently, I got a sample of the Josie Maran Argan Oil from Sephora and I love what it did for my dry skin. For almost $15 for a 0.5oz bottle, I figured there had to be a cheaper alternative. I found the site natural.ca which sells natural, organic, and local skincare products. My first order will probably be the
Skin Management Program and a generous bottle of their
Argan oil.
MAC's Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Medium because my dry skin loves it and I'm almost out, and
Roots wool socks because they are the socks of your typical Canadian (I'd wear these for luck during my family's citizenship test) and they look super warm.
Now we're talking the more expensive things on the wish list - things I would not feel comfortable having people buy for me. On the left is
Dannijo's Hixson necklace, a gorgeous silver plated peter pan collar necklace adorned with colourful Swarovski crystals. To be honest, I would take anything from Dannijo because they're tough, man-repeller-inspired jewelry is right up my alley. On the right, we have
Soia & Kyo's Collette Toggle Coat, a camel-coloured pea coat with fur trim and roomy pockets (I love pockets). This isn't necessarily the coat I want as it was the first thing that caught my eye when I searched for wool toggle coats. A toggle coat in navy or camel with wood and leather details would be absolute perfection. Link me if you've seen something similar to what I've described.
