Portfolio

Shorts: Vintage. Shirt: TopShop

T.shirt & hat: Vintage.

I recently joined IMG and had to do a photo shoot for my portfolio. It's rare that anyone other then The Boy takes my picture and I actually enjoy it but it was a true pleasure working with Khalid El-Awad. Thanks Khalid, I love the pictures! 

You can see more pictures from the shoot here.  My heart actually stopped when I saw Tyra on the same page!

Proud of Pride

Many thanks to Pride magazine for featuring me in their Style File page! I was beyond excited when they asked me and really enjoyed chatting with Shevelle, the fashion and beauty editor :)

I love that they added a picture of Ronnie Spector. I looooooooove her!

Merci Beaucoup!

French Grazia did a lovely little piece on me! Gulp. So grateful! Many thanks to Valentine who found and sent the article to me. You can check out her blog here .

Um, how gorgeous does the boy look here!?

My outfits in the article (From top left):

*Grey Skirt: PINE. Vest: American Apparel. Belt: Vintage. Boots: TopShop.

*Yellow Dress: Courtesy of Herve Leger. Jacket: Courtesy of Gucci. Shoes: Courstesy of TopShop. Bag: Chanel.

*Black Dress: American Apparel. Boots: TopShop. Bag: Balenciga.

I'm going to wear stripes and red lippy tomorrow in homage to France.... ;)

Face Time

A lot of you have been asking about my skin care and make up.... So here you go, ask and you shall receive!

Cleansing

I always take my make up off with an oil cleanser. My absolute favorite is by Shu Uemura. It's probably my favorite skin care product ever! It removes everything and keeps my skin soft. I then wash my face with a gel facial wash. Recently I've been using Dermalogica's 'special cleansing gel'. It cleans my face without stinging my eyes or drying my skin.

Moisture

I travel for work quite a lot so I always stock up on Shishido moisturizer at the airport. I only wear a day cream that has SPF15 or higher and I do this everyday. In the evenings I use No 7's 'Protect & Perfect' night cream. It's incredibly rich but I have no problem going to bed with an oily face!

Base

I'm not a fan of heavy foundations. I think they age you and look cheap.... For day time I love MAC 'face and body'. It has a lovely texture and the bottle is HUGE. If I feel like I need a bit more coverage for an evening out then I use NARS Sheer Glow. This is very creamy but still light enough that your skin can breath.

Eyes

I love a thick line with a flick and I always use MAC fluid line in Black Track. I like full lashes so usually go for 'volume' mascaras. At the moment I'm using 'The Colossal' by Maybelline.

Cheeks

Day to day I use MAC cream blush in 'Posey' and then in the evening I use a NARS bronzer/blusher duo: 'Laguna' and 'Orgasm'. 'Orgasm' is one of NARS's best sellers and I can see why. It has really good pigment with beautiful flecks of gold that blend well and it doesn't streak or go patchy.

Lips

I did a full post on lips here but these two have been my 'go to's' for a while. MAC 'way to love' is a great nude. It goes on really silky and doesn't dry your lips at all. 'True Coral' from Tom Ford is a gorgeous pink coral. It quite bright and is kind of a retro shade.

Thanks to ASOS magazine for the article in this months edition! It's so lovely to get recognition for this blog. You can see the article in all it's colored glory here. (page 46-47).... 

p.s I did a hair 'how to' post back here!

NYLON

One of the first things I did when I got to New York was an interview and photoshoot for NYLON magazine with Sara, Ben and Nico. It was the first time I saw any of them since we shot the pilot waaaaaaaaay back in Canada.... It was all good though and it ended up being a lot of fun.

We shot this picture on the roof of a warehouse in Brooklyn and the sun was bright beyond belief. The roof was made of some sort of metal so it intensified the brightness even more and none of us could see a thing. That photographer obviously knew what she was doing though because she got this shot. I think it was right after I said "Dude, I can't see shit" to Sara. Nice.