Zooming In: I Ventured Into Lush ...

** Song of the Day:  LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It **

I don't usually post stuff like this but this was just too awesome to pass up. 

I was in serious need of a new facewash and I have been looking around for one for weeks.  So as I was wondering around at the mall I couldnt resit walking into Lush.  I love the stuff in that store... even though I dont buy much from them... I love browsing and smelling all the awesome stuff they have.  Everything smells so good!

While I'm in there, I remembered reading somewhere that they have really good face care products.  So I proceed to ask the girl about it and the excitement on her face was incredible!  She asked me a few .. ok maybe more than a few ... questions about my skin type and all that jazz.  And then picked up this chunk of black coal.  Initially I looked at it and was like ... Um im not putting that black crap on my face u crazy girl.  And then she asked me to humor her and proceeded to do a little demonstration on my hand!  I am not joking!  After she was done ... my skin felt incredible.  Then she showed me a toner and a moisturizer which also blew my mind!  Their products really are amazing.  And ofcourse I bought the whole skin regimen. 

I go home and tell Iqbal (my husband) about it and he had the exact same reaction I did... except he actually said it out loud to me. So I made him suck it up and try it.  And mind you ... hes VERY picky about the products he uses.  It took him a few min but at the end when it was all done and over with... he was very impressed and ofcourse tried to hijack my facewash.  Which is never going to happen lol. 

So conclusion.... Go get it!  Freakin amazing stuff. 

Heres what I bought.  So good guys!  Get them to give you a demo.  Trust me!

Coalface Cleanser

 Tea Tree Water Toner Water

 Enzymion Moisturizer

Oh and I have very strangly normal/oily skin so you may want to make sure they give you what works best for your skin.  Just sayin' =)

xoxo

Sarah

Zooming In: Meloncholia

 ** Song of the Day:  Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch **

A movie about two sisters from a disfunctional family living a disfunctional life dealing with depression and death.  Believe it or not... this is a sci-fi movie ...

There are times when I go to a movie and painfully sit through it only to realize it was actually amazing.  Meloncholia was one of those movies.  Sitting through the movie was slightly boring but I never felt like I wanted to be anywhere else. At the end of it all, things didn't make sense but it always kept my attention.  I walked out of this movie not knowing how exactly I felt about it and the more I talked about it the more I realized that it did not make sense to me that night.  However ... I have not yet been able to stop thinking about it.  And the more I think about it the more I realize how amazing that movie really was.  And for that exact reason I think the movie accomplished what it set out to do.  It was amazing... It just takes a little time for you to soak it in a bit before you realize it.  Definietly a must watch =)

Sarah

ZzzZZZzzzzzzzzzzz.......

** Song of the Day:  Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger **

I have had the most stressful, hectic and exhausting week of my life.  And it is still not over.  I started a new job on Monday at a software company in Mississauga.  Mind you I live in Scarborough/Pickering.  Why and what made me do this to myself is not something I would like to be questioned about.  I get it... It was a little bit of a stupid idea.  But now that I'm in it .... I'm in it!  So I wake up at 5:45 am every morning so that I have enough time to get ready and be out of the house and on the highway by 6:40 am.  I get on the highway and some stupid ass driver HAS to ram himself into another car and cause a jam.  So driving through a parking lot highway is not fun.  I get to work either half an hour too early or half an hour late.... for 8:00 am.  THEN I sit and sit and sit.  I read documents and wait to get trained.  I read things that I don't really understand so my brain goes into serious overload.  Except ... it doesn't explode.... it hasn't.... yet.  Then when everything is done and the day is over... I run out of the office in a serious panic to TRY and beat traffic.  What happens.... Everyone is trying to be smart... and of course i get stuck in traffic.  A couple hours of stresfull driving later I get home.  I am starving... I'm exhausted.... and I eat.  Then what do I have to do.... STUDY!  I am ALSO taking a course which I have to go to class for every Saturday for 7 hours.  I have an assignment due tomorrow.... I also have my final exam tomorrow.  So when I get home... after reading and breaking my brain all day.... I have to hurry up and get over it so I can cram my broken brain with more information.  By the time I am done overworking my brain and have reached the limit Its 11.  I of course dont get time in the morning to shower.... of course not... so I get my ass in the washroom and take a shower... wash my hair... blow dry it and straighten it.  Get into bed.  I pretty much blink... or what feels like a literal blink.... I hear my freakin alarm!  

I am tired.... I need sleep... and I need to stop freakin reading!  I just have to get through tonight and tomorrow.  After 3 I should be free for at least one day.... Oh good god! =(

xoxo

Sarah

Shoppers Employee Needs to Go!

What is a Torontonian girls favourite place to go and browse? I was as always at Shoppers Drug Mart browsing ... and picking up some things that I needed.  Every Shoppers I go to has really nice people and they are extremely helpful when asked for assistance.  I love Shoppers.  I have one right by my house.  And as always ... it has become my go to place, my 'convenience store'.  There is also a Shoppers at Scarborough Town Center which is my second home in a way lol.  I do not like that particular store and that is for one reason only.  There is this older female employee who works in the beauty department.  I have seen her work there for quite a few years now.  And every time I end up at the counter to pay for my purchases and I get her ... she in one way or another makes an extremely insulting comment.  And it usually always goes like this:

Me:  

Hi can I pay for this here?

Her:  

Sure!  Oh is that the moisturizer you are buying?

Me:  

Yes.

Her:  

Have you used it before?

Me:  

Yes.

Her:  

Oh are you sure you want to buy it?

Me:  

Yes (slightly annoyed)

Her:  

Well because its not very moisturizing

Me:  

Thats fine

Her:  

Well I see a lot of dryness on your face... maybe you should try buying [insert another significantly more expensive product which does exactly the same thing or worse which I have also used and hated here]

Me:  

No thanks (pissed off)

Her:  

No because you have dryness.

Me:  

Just complete my transaction.  Thanks

EVERY FREAKIN TIME!  This woman is such an idiot!!  First of all ... let me say one thing.  I am not one to insult people or speak badly about people (unless they deserve it ofcourse lol) or judge them.  But seriously ... when you look at this woman.... shes not pretty.  She has the worst skin possible.  You can see chunks of her foundation pealing off her face.  Does not know how to wear makeup.  She lines her lips with a pencil that is 20 times darker than her actual lipstick which  also does not suit her skin tone.  Good god woman.  Who the hell told you that you are in any position to make beauty consultations.  I understand she is trying to up sell but someone should seriously tell her that insulting customers is not getting her any sales.  And honestly... that will most probably be me telling her off next time I go there.  Honestly I am almost pissed off enough to find her name and actually tell management.  Uh!!!  

Woosaaahhhh .....

xoxo

Sarah

Vogue India February 2011

** Song of the Day:  Tokyo Police Club - Wait Up **

I am not much of an Aishwariya Rai fan but I will admit she looks amazing on the cover of Vogue India for the month of February.  I love the gothic yet angelic shoulder pads that look like wings.  The strange thing is ... this is the work wear issue of Vogue.  If only everyone could dress like that going to work ... lol.  Love it though.  The cover was shot by a Polish photographer Marcin Tyszka.  His photography style is stunning.  I love his creativity.

xoxo

Sarah

Bored

** Song of the Day:  Florence And The Machine - Dog Days Are Over **

** Best thing in the world:  Taking your time getting ready and feeling awesome **

I was feeling yucky today when I woke up.  I have those days sometimes.  Just random days where you just feel gross for no reason at all.  So I wake up and go downstairs to get something to eat… only to find my raisin cinnamon bread almost finished.  Boo!  So I take 2 of the last 4 slices and toast them.  Usually that makes me feel better but after eating I didn’t feel any less gross.  So I figured I’d watch some ‘Dog Whisperer’.  Which also didn’t help.  So I went upstairs and got ready.  And since I was really bored I decided to play around with my makeup.  Took me a good half hour or maybe more but now I look awesome and my eye shadow looks awesome and I feel much much much better.  Taking your time getting ready without interruptions is one of the most relaxing things for me.  Try it out.  It seriously makes you feel 100 times better.  Love it  =)

xoxo

Sarah

New "Gadget"

Everyone has an iPhone or some sort of high tech smart phone these days.  I myself am also one of the biggest tech geeks and own an iPhone 4 and I love it.  It does so much ... a phone is no longer just a phone.  I personally don't like using my phone all the time.  There is a time and place for everything.  I don't use my phone at the dining table or when I have company.  I don't take calls or bust out my phone just to check the weather or check a text message at restaurant.  Especially when I am on vacation!  But sometimes you cant help yourself. These things can be a little too much to handle at times and I can see why most people these days have very little social skills because of it.  Don't get me wrong, I love my iPhone but sometimes you just want something simpler.  Something that doesn't make annoying sounds and sing overplayed songs at you.  

That is the reason why I am tempted to get the John's Phone.  Especially the new Gold edition that came out.  I love it.  Its simple.  Lets you make calls and answer calls.  Looks sexy and thats it!  I will get it one day .. and keep it with me when i go on vacation or when I don't want to be bothered just as an emergency phone. So that I can receive calls and make them but have no other distractions =).  Its nice to be free of it sometimes.  And besides ... its GOLD!  Come on!

XOXO

Sarah

Subway System In Sweden

** Song of the Day:  Michael Jackson - Hold My Hand  **

** Best thing in the world:  The feeling you get the second you turn off your PC at work and are leaving for vacation the next morning =) **

I have traveled a lot in my life.  My parents have always been into exploring and visiting new places and seeing the world.  And by traveling with them our whole lives, me and my brothers have inherited that same sense of curiosity and love for traveling.  However over the past few years or so ever since I have gotten busy with university and now work... I have been slacking in that department.  But fortunately enough my husband also has that same kind of interest in traveling as I do and we go somewhere every year.  Either a few small trips locally a year or one big trip overseas and it is amazing.   However, for the past couple years we have gotten so carried away with work and life in general that we have not had a chance to even think about making a big trip.  But I have a wishlist of places I want to see.  I have a jar...well I used to have a jar which has now been misplaced during the move from my parents to my husbands place lol ... but anyway I have a list which is once again going into a new jar which has names of all the places I want to visit in my life and all the things I want to see and do.  I have today added one more thing to that list.  The subway system in Sweden.  When you look down below at the pictures you will see exactly why =)

Window Shopping - Chanel

** Song of the Day:  Little Rascals - I got 2 Pickles  **

** Best thing in the world:  Being super warm in the winter  **

Karl Lagerfeld over the years has come up very enticing short fashion moment movies for all the fans and models that detail his collections.  It had been a while since he had released any new shorts but finally a new one is here.  You guys must check it out.  Its called Window Shopping.

xoxo

Sarah

Talking Tom & Baby Hippo

Hi Guys,

Just uploaded a new fun video on my Youtube Channel.

I have been messing around with the Talking Tom and the Baby Hippo apps on my iPhone and fell in love with these two.  They are just adorable.  Check it out!!

xoxo

Sarah

Cutest Movie Scenes Ever!

** Song of the Day:  Despicable Me - Unicorns I Love Them **

Hullo!

I really need to get this out of my system.  I have been watching this video over and over again for the past 15 min.... IT IS SO CUTE!!!  Anyway ... Here are some of the cutest animated movie scenes ever (I think)  =)

(I apologize if some of these videos are not good quality... I couldn't find better ones)

Thats all I have for now =)

c ya later!

xoxo

Sarah

Happy 2011!

** Song of the Day:  Far East Movement - Rocketeer **

** Best Thing in the World:  The first sip of water in the morning that lines your stomach **

Hullo Hullo!!
Happy New Year!!!!!

Hope all of you had an amazing new years eve and a super awesome start to the new year.  I know I did.  New Years Eve was awesome!  We went out to a party and had more fun than we expected.  It was amazing!!  The next 3 days I spent sitting at home in my PJ's.  Lol.  Which was also amazing.  My siblings ended up coming over on new years day.  My friend ended up coming over the next day and I spent all day with my hubby the next day.  And now I am at work!  Spending time with my work family =).  No one really wants to work first day back.  =)

Alot happened last year... good things and bad and I'm carrying all the good things over with me into 2011 and letting those things inspire my new year and leave all the bad things behind.  I think everyone should do that because it makes you feel amazing.  

I don't usually make resolutions because I don't believe in setting goals for yourself only because its a new year.  I set goals for myself throughout the year and make sure I get there.  But this time the new year just happened to come right in time for when I was ready to set a couple new goals for myself.... and here they are:

1.  Yes... the very typical ... Get in shape lol

For as long as I can remember I have been super fit.  But over the past 3 years or so I have been slacking major.  And need to get back to feeling like myself.  So thats what I will do.  So starting today ... I will work out 4-5 times a week ... and by July1st I should be at a point where I am able to start toning up.  Done and done!

2.  Parkour Lessons 

Once I am somewhat in shape, I am planning on taking Parkour lessons.  At least take a few classes.  I have always been obsessed with the way these people can move and I plan to take a lesson or two and see if its something i can do or not.  Not that I plan on being as insane as any of these people.  But its something cool to learn... even if its only half a percent of what they do.  If you don't know what Parkour is ... check it out.



3.  I am going to start working on my plan to do Interior Decorating on the side.  Once I have a good handle on everything I will formally start it up as a business.  In a couple years.  =)  Hopefully!!  =)

4.  Less Stress,  more laughter.


Aaand thats it!  lol  
So everyone stop stressing and smile more because everything always works out in the end and no matter what you do... you will be great.  Hope you all have an amazing 2011 =)

xoxo

Sarah