Amalfi Coast, Italy

Fun Fact: My family is from Soc Trang. To be more exact, they live in certain cities within Soc Trang.

Seriously. I can't believe my hair was that long... and that I chopped it all off! AH! I think I've gotten less sad looking back at this picture now that my hair is growing back out. Let me tell you, I do not like having short hair! Whoever says that it's 'less maintenance' is a liar. Maybe in the showering department. But dat shit requires way more styling time that I am willing to commit to.

For those of you who don't know, I donated ~21" of my hair to Angel Hair for Kids (see the video here). I've always had a soft spot for kids who have to deal with cancer or chronic illnesses and wanted to give back in some way. I attribute it to all the novels I read as a young teen. I know that there are people out there who say things like, "You know that it's not going where you think it is, right? They don't even use half of it!" or crap like that. Like shut up, you negative Nancy you! I like to think the best of people.

As much as I missed having long hair when it was shorter, I don't regret doing what I did. After donating my hair, I kinda gave myself permission to start playing with my hair while I still have the chance! I even got it bleached! It's how I got the soft ombré I have going on now. I never got to do much when it was long - especially since I was growing it for the purpose of donating.

Alright, well that's all the reminiscing for now. 'Til next time!

- Jen

PS Seriously though, font aligned left or centred? I can't decide. Help me.

Hello!

This is my first OOTD post on this blog. How fun! But before I jump into that, let me fill you in on the deets:

I received an email this morning regarding a practicum placement I applied for at Atira Women's Resource Society. The coordinator wanted to meet me to discuss me doing a practicum there this upcoming semester, so I decided I should just meet her today (versus waiting until next Tuesday). I'm a planner so I like knowing things and now I know when I'll be starting and what I'll be doing. It's exciting. Oh, in case it wasn't clear, I got the job :) YAY!

I'll be starting my practicum early because she was looking for a student to begin in April since that's when the programs they'll be running are starting up. I believe my practicum will be from mid-April to mid-July, which is perfect because then I'll have less overlap between my summer courses and my practicum. After it ends, I can either fill the time with work or just relax a bit with what's left of my summer - who knows? I haven't decided yet.

Moving on the actual ootd part, let me tell you, I scrambled trying to decide what to wear. I wasn't sure the job was already in the bag and I was just meeting her to go over things, or whether this was an actual interview.

(One of these days, I might take photos that aren't from my phone... Lol, I laughed in my head 'cos even I know that's not likely. Essentially what I'm saying is sorry for the quality. If I make it a chore to always have high quality photos, the blog will start to fail. I know that for a fact).

Say hello to my little doggybear in the background!

Hey everyone,

Over the last couple days, I have been watching a lot of tutorials and at images of retro makeup/fashion and was inspired to play with my makeup a bit. I kind of took the intense eyeliner and combined it with a shadow style that I've seen on a recreated Lana Del Rey look. Obviously this isn't an exact recreation, I kind of just winged it (ha-ha, get it?). It was definitely fun to do.

It's been super snowy here the last few days (something you don't usually see in the Greater Vancouver area) so I haven't been going out or wearing makeup and I was beginning to crave the fun of applying makeup.

So, I'm not much of a non-smiler in photos because I don't think it suits me; however, I just found that with this look, the broody look just suits it so much better than a teeth-showing smile. I threw in a half-smiling photo at the end there just for you guys to see. And excuse my messy hair. I only did my makeup. This is just what my hair looks like naturally.

Well Sochi 2014 has been fun, though not quite as fun as the Vancouver 2010 Olympics - it was a blast having them in town! But I gotta say I am so proud of Canada for taking home the gold in both Women's hockey AND men's hockey because I mean, those are the two medals that count the most, right? Haha.

So for this day, I had some free time on my hands so I thought I'd spend it dolling myself up for no real occasion; just some quality time with my makeup! I was in the mood to rock something a little darker on the eyes and even added eyeliner onto my waterline, which is something I rarely do. I feel like I'm going through a little phase and have been sporting darker colours on my lids. I usually prefer lighter shades but it's been really fun changing things up. Change can be good!

Hey guys!

So I've always liked the concept of blogging but have never been able to get myself into it. I just tend to forget about it or feel like I don't have anything worth posting, but since I don't really post frequent videos on YouTube anymore, I thought it'd be as good of a time as any to get into blogging. I love makeup (and fashion) and love sharing it with you guys, but filming and editing can be super time consuming and with going to school full time, working, and my computer acting up and becoming laggy... the thought of editing is sounds like an overwhelming nightmare (even though it can be fun)!

I figured this blog will be a place where I can share things with you guys more easily, whether it be beauty related or not. I can guarantee that it probably won't be super consistent, but it's definitely a lot less time consuming than filming and editing. There are some days where I just love the outfit I'm wearing or the makeup I've done and I want to share it with you guys, so what easier way than to snap pictures and post online? I mean, it's better to start a blog as opposed to bombarding my Instagram with a bunch of selfies!

Anyways, fingers crossed that this blog will stay alive! I'm kind of excited :)

- Jen