Pavlyn Boutique

By: Y-Yen (Bambi) Nguyen

Twitter: @bambi_nguyen

http://www.pavlyn.com

Online shopping today seems to be very popular and now a days everything we see on celebrities is available online, but most of them are based in the USA and we as Canadians have to deal with the shipping fee, paying additional costs when we receive our package etc.

I recently found this website via Twitter called Pavlyn Boutique. I was not sure what it was but hey I like shopping and I like online shopping so why not check it out. To my surprise it was a Canadian online shopping site that was started in 2011 by two best friends, Anna and Maria.

Founders of Pavlyn Boutique

Their website is easy to use and very easy to shop, you can shop by category, designer, celebrity, or the editors pick. They also have a style service that they provide which I find not a lot of online website have. What you is email them  what you are looking for providing as much detail as possible so they can help narrow down an outfit and picks for you.

I am absolutely in love with this website and love the brand that they carry.  For all you fashion and online shopping addicts should definitely check it out.

Website: http://www.pavlyn.com

Twitter: http://twitter.com/pavlynboutique

Blog: http://pavlyn.wordpress.com/

Hair Mascara

By Y-Yen (Bambi) Nguyen

Twitter: @bambi_nguyen

Ultra Pink

Capri Coral

Hair mascara is nothing new, anyone growing up in the 90's probably used it or knows about it. Whether you were using it for crazy hair day in elementary school or just for fun to drive your parents crazy, this is not a new product that we are unfamiliar with. After disappearing for quite some time it seems that Sultra, a company known for selling, designing, and creating hair styling tools has just recently released their own colour hair mascara. Instead of constantly colouring and damaging hair or hair chalking, hair mascara offers a quick and easy way to get that "my little pony" esque desired look without the expensive price tag or damage.

Sultra Color Hair Mascara is being sold at Sephora for $24 and is available in four fun and vibrant shades. The colour is easy to apply as it is like applying mascara to your eyes but instead you're doing this to your hair. It can be used on any hair type, colour, or length and stays in your hair for 2 days and can easily be washed out with shampoo. My question is this, will other competitors begin jumping on this band wagon and releasing their own version of hair mascara? And will you be one to try out this revamped product and adding a touch of colour to your hair?

Lapis Blue

Royal Velvet

To purchase product online: http://www.sephora.com/product/productDetail.jsp?skuId=1417740&om_mmc=oth-fb-20120615-SultraHairMascara-su

Photos courtesy of: http://www.sephora.com

Sneaker Wedge, Wedge Sneaker

By: Y-Yen (Bambi) Nguyen

Twitter: @bambi_nguyen

Edea Spike Sneaker
Photo courtesy of: http://www.nastygal.com

Nike 'Dunk Sky Hi Liberty' Wedge Sneaker
Photo courtesy of: http://shop.nordstrom.com/

A trend that I have been noticing and starting to get obsessed with courtesy of my addiction to Nasty Gal and instagram are sneaker wedges. Well that’s what I call them at least. I first saw this look on Nasty Gal’s website when they had posted a pair of Jeffrey Campbell’s on their website then Teen Vogue instagrammed a photo of Nike’s version of them. After I saw Nike’s version I became obsessed. I definitely feel like you could wear these in the summer with a t-shirt or tanks with shorts but carry them over into the fall trading in the shorts for a pair of skinny jeans and throwing on a sweater over the t-shirt and tank and you are set, because lets face it sneakers are always trendy and for a small girl like me having that bit of extra height is a definite plus. So will you be rocking this upcoming trend?

Marc by Marc Jacobs Standard Supply Wedge Sneaker
Photo courtesy of: http://www.shopbop.com

Care for some Caviar?

By: Y-Yen (Bambi) Nguyen

Twitter: @bambi_nguyen

Photo courtesy of: http://www.michellephan.com

I first heard about Caviar Manicures through makeup guru Michelle Phan when she had instagrammed a photo of her wearing it on her nails. This look first came when models in Cushie et Och’s Fall 2011 fashion show were seen sporting this look on their nails. Caviar Manicure’s is an Avant-garde look that adds a 3-D affect to your nails. Ciate a UK nail polish brand just created a kit that has been released online and in Sephora stores in 3 different bead colors; rainbow, mother of pearl, and black pearls. However with this upcoming trend the downfall is that the kit costs $25 and only stays on your nails for 48 hours. The question is will this nail trend last as long as the caviar on your nails or will people look past the down fall and caviar their nails.

Rainbow

Mother of Pearl

Black Pearl

Photos courtesy of: http://www.sephora.com 

Ciate Website

http://www.ciate.co.uk/caviar-manicure.html

To Purchase Online at Sephora

http://www.sephora.com/ciate-caviar-manicure-tm-P311207