The Weekend Update

*this post is both a mini-haul and a weekend update.

Recently, I finished University and moved in with my grandparents. Since I moved I haven't really spent any time with my friends who now live about 2 hours away. This weekend, my best friends son turned 3. Since this kid is literally my favourite person maybe ever, right now I had to be there. She tells me all the time about how he asks if they are going to go to my house, or if we are going to hang out, so I made the trip down for his birthday. He loves bubbles, so I brought along a variety of bubbles.

Since I was going down for his birthday, I had to see some of my other friends, and one such friend and I have a long standing date for Froyo (Frozen Yogurt) at this place called YoYo's. Where you get to make Yo yogurt Yo way. Essentially you walk around, pick a flavour of froyo (or sorbet) fill it as much as you want and then add the toppings. This place has everything from strawberries and kiwi to gummy worms and chocolate chips. They also have a variety of sauces, like chocolated, melted marshmallow and more. We like this place because they have dairy free options, the sorbets, as well as all of their other yogurts are non-fat gluten free.

I opted for Birthday Cake frozen yogurt- it tastes like they pureed a birthday cake I swear. And got strawberries, chocolate chips and crushed m&m's, I also got chocolate sauce.

My friend was at work, so I had her son, and I got him the Birthday Cake frozen yogurt, strawberries, gummy bears and fuzzy peaches (what is the point of being the cool aunt/babysitter and not giving them a massive amount of sugar and then handing them back!?)

Whenever my best friend and I are together we go to drugstores. We cannot pass a Shopper's Drugmart without having to enter it. Most of the time we leave coated in swatches and a bag probably bigger than we anticipated, or more products than we thought. It's an unspoken agreement between the two of us. I picked up a couple of things that I had been eyeing that were on sale (sales are code for buyitnow, buyitnow, buyitnow.)

I grabbed this Physician's Formula Trio of Eyeliners, they were only $10 for 3, which equals out to $3.33 each. NOT BAD. I love the pigmentation and the quality of them, they are so smooth, and I cannot wait to use them for real. I got them in the neutral pack, but they also had eye colour specific trios (brown, blue and green).

We also hit up the drugstore with the NYX display (there is one store in all of Peterborough that carries it!) I got a single eyeshadow for my crease, I decided on the colour- "Blame it on Midnight" I picked this colour to be the perfect go-to blending shade for my crease, that will go with literally everything.

I also got this Lip product, it's just one of their liptsticks, in the colour peach.

And right next to NYX was Revlon, where they had one left of the limited edition, spring 2014 Lip Butter's in Wild Watermelon. I didn't even think about not buying it. I love the colour!

I also got the Revlon Colourburst Laquer Balm, it was on sale for $7.99 and I really wanted to try it, so I picked it up too. I got it in the colour Whimsical.

Now to jump back a couple of days, before I had left I received my Hautelook order in the mail. About a month and a bit ago, maybe 6 weeks, Hautelook had Urban Decay on for a really good price. I'm all about a deal, and it was payday, so it was destiny. Fate works that way, it has to.

I knew eventually, that's my "excuse" my Primer Potion would run out, I've been working on it for almost a year- and they had the Primer Potion in "Greed" for $9.99! That was a no brainer. I wanted to try a pigmented one, to see if it would provide any kind of coverage for a birth mark on my inner corner (left eye).

I also got the 24/7 glide on pencil in mushroom. I've tried it once and loved it, where I put it on towards the lower lash line, and used this next product to blend it out. For $9.99 it was worth the price to try it!?

Lastly, I got the Blending Eye Brush- because you can never have too many of those- it was also $9.99, I use this to blend out the harsh lines of the mushroom eye pencil, and it gives great colour on the eyeballs.

So that's it, my favourite 3 year old and a whole bunch-o makeups all crammed into a 28 hour trip.

Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend! What did you get up too!?

Tag Week: TMI Tag!

This is the last tag for Tag Week! I had a slight kerffufle keeping on track, it was my friends son's 3rd birthday over the weekend, which required me taking trains and cars and buses to get there and back, and I did not bring my computer, and I thought I was on track.. and then I wasn't. I really tried, but the last three tags went up today all at the same time. As a new blogger I guess I'll get better at the organizing thing. Anyways this is the TMI Tag- I found it on Miss Glamorazzi's Youtube Channel

1. What are you wearing?
I am just hanging out on a sunday night, so I'm wearing my mom's Relay for Life Shirt, it's the yellow cancer survivor one and I love wearing it because I'm so proud of my mom for winning her battle, and it is really comfy and reminds me of her. I am also wearing these purple short pj shorts from garage, I got them like 4 years ago.

2. Ever been in love?
I thought so, at the time. But no.
3. Ever had a terrible Breakup?
Any break up is terrible, they suck, it hurts, when the breakup is mixed in with some SERIOUS drama it makes it just a tiny bit worse, but 4 years later, I'm a stronger happier person because of it, and I learned not to let myself be walked over for the sake of having a boyfriend.
4. How tall are you?
I am 5'7.5" but I think it rounds closer to 5'8"
5. how much do you weigh?
I weigh approximately 150 pounds.
6. any tattoos?
I have three tattoos
- "All Was Well" I have tattooed on my ribs, it was not the best place to get a first tattoo and the well is a little blurry, it follows one rib bone and was right on my bra line (which is why I think it blurred). I plan on eventually getting it touched up.. but that would require some "courage".  I was 19
- 6 birds on my shoulder, representing each member of my family and the 2 identical twins I was the fraternal triplet too, I have them on my shoulder to feel their presence, and have my family united, as well as feeling like I'm never alone. I was 20

-"Toujours" tattooed on my left wrist. My sister and I got them together, she has the same one. Growing up my mom always said at times we may not like eachother but we always had each other. Toujours in French means always, and the heart obviously symbolizes love. I was 21

7. any piercings?
I have my ears (I got them when I was 6 weeks old) my Tragus (I was 18) and my belly button (I was 15)
8. OTP?
Chuck and Blair, Chandler and Monica

9. Favourite show?
Gossip Girl, Friends, Reign, Untold Stories of the ER (Keeping up with Kardashians.. may be on that list too...)
10. favourite bands?
All time: Mumford and Sons, Metallica
Currently: 5 Seconds of Summer, Zac Brown Band
11. something you miss?
My family living in the same province, my sister and I live in Ontario, our parent's live 4 provinces away (3,300 kms) in B.C., Days before unlimited wifi, when you had to talk to people..
12. favourite song?
All time: At the Beginning- Donna Lewis and Richard Marx or When you say nothing at all- Allison Krauss, or Nothing else matters- Metallica.
Currently: Feel the Love- Hoodie Allen, She Looks so perfect- 5 Seconds of Summer, Sing- Ed Sheeran
13. how old are you?
The ripe old age of 22.
14. zodiac sign?
Aries, or a Monkey in the Chinese zodiac
15. quality you look for in a partner?
kindness- no one likes a meanie pants all the time, kindness love and compassion
drive- Wanting to do something, anything with your life. Not being complacent,
16. favourite quote?
"All was well"- the last sentence of harry potter- a reminder that in the end everything works out

"Don't cry because it's over- smile because it happened"Dr. Seuss- I've moved around, and made and lost friends, and this is what my mom always told me, not to be upset but be happy that I at least had it.

17. favourite actor?
Robert Downey Jr., Jennifer Lawrence

18.  favourite colour?
Purple. It has always been purple. Red and Grey are a nice combination though.
19. loud music or soft? 
If I'm trying to sleep soft, If I don't want to talk to anyone loud, in the car, always loud (it masks my terrible singing)
20.  where do you go when you're sad?
my bed. Curl up into a ball and mentally work my way through it.
21. how long does it take you to shower?
Anywhere between 10-25 minutes.
22. how long does it take you to get ready in the morning?
20-1.5 hours. Depending on how fresh I start.
23. ever been in a physical fight?
Nope. I'd loose
24. turn on?
Passion, I don't mean like physical passion, I mean the passionate twinkle in their eye when they talk about something they truly care about.
25.  turn off?
Being too opinionated.
26.  the reason i joined youtube? (In my case.. started a blog?)
I now live with my grandparents, pretty bored, and want to talk about what I love.
27. fears?
Spiders, Anxiety and feeling lonely.
28. last thing that made you cry?
John Green's "The Fault in our stars" I required about half a box of kleenex for that one.

29. last time you said you loved someone?
2 minutes ago when I was talking on the phone with my mom, right before we hung up. We said it in French too, Je T'aime
30. meaning behind your youtube name? (in my case.. blog name?)
I wanted to play off the whole "Southern Belle" saying, except Canada is a Northern country, so Northern is the opposite of southern, but related to my geographical location. My family carries strong ties to the french language so I thought of something that meant belle in french, which really belle in french means beauty, beautiful or pretty. Belle was taken however, so I picked joli which is a synonym for belle, and thus northernjoli was born.
31. last book you read? 
John Green's "The Fault in our Stars"
32.  the book you're currently reading?
Philippa Gregory's "Lady of the Rivers" which is a historical fiction novel

33. last show you watched?
Game of Thrones, it's sunday night. Sunday night is not complete without Game of Thrones
34. last person you talked to?
My mom on the phone, and my Nana asking if the lava cake she bought me was yummy (it was!)
35. the relationship between you and the last person you texted? 
My dad.. he texted me "May the Fourth be with you".. he think he's cool.. he is.

36. favourite food?
Cheese, Chocolate.. :)
37. place you want to visit?
London England, or Ireland to find my family's clans.
38. last place you were?
Peterborough Ontario, visiting some of my old friends, it was my adopted nephews (my best friend's sons) 3rd birthday, and Kay-Ya had to be there, so she was.
39. do you have a crush?
On a real person: not really.. on a fictional character? Yeah.. Augustus Waters melts my heart. Or Jon Sneeew. (Snow) cause Kit Harrington wowza
40. last time you kissed someone? 
A person other then like family? October  I guess.. Oh god that's embarrassing.
41. last time you were insulted?
20 minutes ago, when my mom dad and sister were arguing over who had to talk to me on the phone.. It better have been a joke.
42. favourite flavour of sweet? 
Chocolate.. or sour things. LOVE anything sour- because I have underdeveloped sour taste buds and I love seeing people be like "why aren't you freaking out, that's so sour"
43. what instruments do you play? 
I about as far from musically talented as it gets. I tried Piano once.
44. favourite piece of jewelry? 
My pandora bracelets, my daughters pride ring and my pandora summer ring (It's a Japanese Cherry Blossom)

45. last sport you played? 
Uuuuummmm.. Ninja's with my friends 3 year old. It's about as taxing as a sport. Right?
46. last song you sang?
Feel the Love- Hoodie Allen, Somebody loves you- Betty Who or Love on Top- Beyonce.
47. favourite chat up line? 
"How you doin'?" in the Joey voice.

48. have you ever used it?
Absolutely not. Unless I'm 100% joking around.
49. last time you hung out with someone?
Yesterday, the bestie, and the old work crew for some froyo before my bus ride, and then the old roomie and other bestie in Toronto while I waited for my next bus.
50. who should answer these questions next? 
The entire World. I want all the Too Much Information about EVERYONE.

Tag Week: The Fashion Tag!

I found this tag by again, typing into google "Fashion Tags" This one I found on fashi0nrealist.blogspot.ca and I thought it would be another great fashion tag to round out Tag Week.

1. How would you describe your style?
This question actually stumped me. I guess I would describe my style as uniquely mine? I like a lot of different things, and wear a number of different styles in a week. So maybe just drifting? Always changing?
2. What are your wardrobe staples?
My wardrobe staples are leggings, jeggings, cardigans, chiffon shirts and tank tops.
3. What is the most expensive item in your closet?
My lululemon limited edition sweater. The pattern on it is beautiful and I cannot ever part with it.

4. Who is your favourite designer?
Victoria Beckham. Her style is just so classy, I love absolutely all of her designs.

5. What is your favourite store?
Stitches. Canada has this chain of stores that operate under a parent company that also carry the same brands and styles for other stores under their umbrella. Stitches, Urban Planet and a couple others carry StreetWear Society, which has different designs depending on the store you go to. The quality of their clothes is fantastic and the price is amazing. It is possible to go into a store and spend $100 and get numerous outfits, or even staple items. I almost exclusively shop there.

6. Who is your "fashion role model"?
Emma Watson and Kate Middleton. Emma's style is always evolving, and I love everything she wears. Kate Middleton is just so elegant and put together, and I love that she re-wears things, and alters things to suit her. Both of their styles are the perfect mix of class and trendy.

7. What is your favourite way to style your hair?
I have naturally curly hair, so I love straightening, or curling with a curling wand or straightener.
8. What is your go-to slash emergency outfit?
Black leggings, Oversized shirt, Kimono style cardigan, hair in a top knot and booties. Looks put together enough to pass, but not so much work that you have to think about it.
9. What trend would you like most to come back and stay?
GAH, I have no idea, I don't really follow trends, I go to a store and pick what I like.. I guess layering with tank tops and shirts. That trend should never ever die, I wear it too much. Like tanks under shirts, all the time?
10. What do you always have on?
Tank tops. I'm large chested, and tank tops have become a security blanket for me. I wear them under LITERALLY everything. It prevents shirts from stretching or sagging around my chest, and provides more length, as most shirts loose a bit on me.

11. What is your most prized possession in your closet?
My Blue Suede Shoes. I got them from walmart and they were not expensive by any means, but they have a bit of sentimental meaning to them. My grandpa (I call him poppy) loves Elvis and that type of music and we were joking one time about him and I getting matching blue suede shoes, and then I was at walmart and saw these heels and I had to buy them, and now I cannot part with them.

12. Who influenced you to start writing about fashion?
Niomi Smart, Tanya Burr and Zoella. All three of these ladies have such impecible style and their blogs are my favourites. From the moment I discovered their blogs I knew I wanted to start writing as well.
13. What is your favourite fabric?
Chiffon. It's breathable, especially for the summer time. It flows well enough from my body that I'm not self conscious wearing shirts made out of it. I think it's a really forgiving fabric that especially in high-low (I call them mullet) skirts and dresses it looks classy and understated all at once.
14. Who is your favourite model?
I do not follow fashion enough to know models and all that jazz, I do love Miranda Kerr, she's gorgeous and her style is fantastic.

15. What would you spend $1000 on?
Christian Louboutins hands down. No thinking required. Once I'm all done school and have a career I plan on buying at least a pair.

16. Is fashion in your blood?
Not particularly. My mom and sister love shopping and dressing up, and since I was a young girl I've always cared about how I dressed. As a kid I refused to wear pants (so I'm told). I loved dressing up, and still do!

Tag Week: Closet Confidential

For today's Tag Week I picked the Closet Confidential Tag! This tag was created by FleurDeForce on her youtube channel.

1. what is the oldest item in your closet?
The oldest item in my closet would be this limited edition sweater from lululemon. I got it because I had achieved the honour roll average my parents pushed for (in highschool I was ALWAYS like 1 or 2 percent off, so they told me if I got the average they would buy me anything I wanted from lululemon). Lululemon is this high end activewear company that originates in Vancouver Canada. Their clothes are slightly expensive, but the quality is unreal. The pair of pants I bought 7 years ago are still going strong! I absolutely adore the pattern, and I don't think I will ever get rid of it.

2. what is the newest item in your closet?
The newest item is this dress from Modcloth that I literally got in the mail on friday (when this post should have gone up.. oops!). I got this dress for my upcoming University Convocation, and the pattern on the bottom half of the dress is so springy- and so classy. The style of the dress itself is perfect for the occasion, and I literally spent days scouring the internet for the perfect dress. It fits perfectly (the reviews section on any item is so handy for picking sizes etc.) I was really nervous about ordering online because I am quite large chested and dresses always make me look funny, or either too tight in certain areas and baggy in others. It fits like a glove and I CANNOT wait to wear it for Graduation!

3. what is the most expensive item in your closet?
The most expensive item in my closet is the same lululemon sweater. They retail for $100, and are so worth it!
4. what is the cheapest/ most affordable item?
The cheapest most affordable item in my closet is this highlighter pink sheer top I got from Bootlegger for their nothing over 10 dollars sale. So I believe it was around the 10 dollar mark but not more than that. This is the most affordable item in my closet.

5. what was the biggest bargain?
The biggest bargain I can think of are these tank tops from Stitches, I got two of them recently for $9 for both. Many of their tank tops are around $5-10 and the quality of them is really great.

6. what was the biggest waste of money?
The biggest waste of money.. hmm, I don't think I have one. Nope, I don't. I recently moved and did a large purge of all of my clothes and stuff, and got rid of anything that I didn't like of was a big waste of money by donating it. Anything and everything in my closet is exactly worth every nickel (Canada doesn't have pennies).
bonus: show us your three favourite items right now
My Three Favourite Items are:
1. Mint green blazer. I got the blazer from Stitches for $25, and I love pairing it with black jeggings and a grey shirt.

2. Stitches Kimono cardigan- by far one of the best $20 purchases I have ever made, and probably the best purchase from my beloved Stitches. It's this wonderful kimono style sweater with adorable button details on the side, the pattern is very on trend, and it works for all year round, depending on the shirt under neath and the outfit.

3. Vancouver Canucks Sweater- My parents currently live in Vancouver, and it's the first time we have lived near an NHL team, this sweater is a mens XL and it's great for sitting around the house, I definitely wore this writing my final papers, curled up in hermit mode, power writing.

Well, that's it for this Tag, check back for the next one in Tag Week!

Tag Week: Summer Must-Haves Tag!

Today's Tag for Tag week is the Summer Must Haves Tag! As summer is approaching, and here in Ontario it is actually getting a little warmer I thought this was a great tag to have to do! I found these questions on Kelly Loves Beauty 1's youtube channel. It is a couple of years old, but hey why not!?

Body
1. what is your favourite sunscreen?
I usually use Hawaiian tropics of some kind in at least SPF 30, because I'm really pale and don't tan. My shades are either ghost or lobster. there is no in-between.
2.what is your favourite moisturizer? 
The Garnier 7 day moisture in Mango Oil. It's super moisturizing and smells really great!

3. what is your favourite sunless tanner?
Jergens daily glow moisturizer in the lightest shade

Makeup
4. what is your favourite bronzer?
I'm currently obsessed with the Revlon Highlighting Palette in Rose Glow- it's a shimmer brick type product and the bronzing shades are perfect for a soft summer glow.

5. what is your favourite face product?
The L'Oreal Paris Magic Skin Beautifier in Fair, I use this on a daily basis, for just a tiny bit of coverage but nothing too drastic, it's perfect for summer.

6. What is your favourite lip product?
Maybelline Colour Whisper in Pin Up Peach, just enough colour and the colour is perfect for summer

7. what is your favourite mascara for the summertime?
I'm currently in love with L'Oreal Voluminous Butterfly mascara in Black. It's not a summer specific product.

Hair 
8. what is your favourite hair product?
I love using purple shampoo in the summer to really highlight the natural blonde in my hair.
Fashion
9. what is your favourite swim suit?
I got my bottoms from La Vie En Rose (I'm not sure if this is a Canada specific store or not!?) they are just black and plain and my top from my aunt who bought it on a boardwalk in florida.. It's a sky blue colour, and it's just the regular triangle top, with a wider band underneath for more support.
10. what is your go to outfit?
Denim shorts and a t-shirt. I'll go for something that is a little flowier, and denim jeans with a pair of flip flops, super casual so I don't die in the humid Ontario summers
accessories
11. what are your favourite sunglasses?
My favourite sunglasses are a knock off pair of Ray Bans, from forever 21 that I got last year for like 10 bucks. They have some simple cheetah print on the inside of the arms.

12. what is your favourite nailpolish?
I love the Rimmel 60 second purple polish in I lilac you.

13. what are your favourite shoes?
I buy every year the same pair of black flip flops from walmart for 5 dollars, and buy the end of the summer I have to throw them out because they are worn to nothing. I love these shoes. I also adore this pair that I got from target.
14. what is your favourite jewellery piece?
My pandora rope bracelet that wraps around my wrist twice (that's the design), I have one simple charm on it and I love it. It looks great stacked with my watch etc.

miscellaneous
15. what is your favourite food/drink?
Tim Horton's frozen lemonade- get the raspberry one with the yogurt. So yummy.
16. what is your favourite song for the summer?
Right now- She's looks so perfect by 5 Seconds of Summer, or ANYTHING country.
17. what is your favourite perfume for the summer?
Right now I'm loving my lush vanillary solid perfume, it's perfect because it's not a mist or anything, and you can throw it in your bag for a subtle touch up if it melts off which here in Ontario that could happen.

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