GGG Consumer No. 2: Ugg Australia Ear Muffs

classic tasman vs. marquis knit, all $75usd

...which ones, which ones? I need to order them online asap so that they'll get here in time! I'm just really having a hard time deciding: I really love the printed band of the Tasman ones, although the knitted ones are textured all over, which I love. Should probably eliminate the lighter colored ones (nooo) since knowing me - I'll have them dirty in no time. Let's see here. The color "scheme" for most of my snowboarding shit is white, gold and black so really, any of them would match and look dope on the slopes. Another factor swaying my decision is the fact that Stoneridge has the below shearling ones and I can have them ordered to my house by the end of the week... HELP! HELP! HELP! What's a (cold-eared) girl to do?!

classic shearling in chestnut, $115cad

Babydolly

{emmabell s/s 2010}

Speaking of cute sparkly frocks, that Jimmy Choo x HM tank that I was fangirling over a couple posts back is going for $200+ on Ebay... alright c'mon it's cute, but not THAT cute. =/ I guess I can easily let go of it considering I just found out that this year we're not even having a legit staff Christmas party (nor will I need it for the anniversary, where we're going I need to bundle up)! The previous years we've done them at Calgary's ultra chic resto-lounges Velvet, Blink, and SeVen - this year (wait, this is my 4th Aritzia holiday season?!) we're just doing a little dinner, and we're not even allowed to bring our significant others :( Boo, although I'm sure the company has bigger and better ideas to spend their money on eh? As IYBC says, big things poppin' over here.

GGG Collabo No. 1: Jimmy Choo x HM

{fashionbits&bobs}

Need this exact little sparkly number in my Life... really, this is all I want from this collaboration. It would be perfect for your staff Christmas party (Dec. 6th), your outfit to meet Gabe (Dec.12th), your 4yr anniversary date (Dec.18th), your New Years Eve par... shoot, somewhere in there I made it all about me, huh? Well, special occasions aside, lately in the mornings I've been looking into my closet, only to be staring at everything - completely uninspired. And unsparkly (hmph). I feel like it is a famine of beauty in there right now... A FAMINE OF BEAUTY, HONEY! Hmm... the wallet does seem to be "full-er" though, however. Are we making the appropriate causal connections here? Yay, go me.

Bones & Bondoc

Once again, the Bonadrag boutique never fails. I remember when I found the site way back when I first started blogging, this snake vertebrae necklace by Erica Weiner was my favorite among the many things that caught my eye in the Flair section:

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GGG Birthday Guest No. 13: Aritzia, 25

{aritziablog}

This event is the top secret shit that I mentioned the other day.. gosh, that was hard keeping my mouth shut! Now I can finally talk about it: a one-time only sale that will run thru the dates specified up there^ on the flyer. We don't do this very often throughout the year so this really is only the biggest deal ever. Seriously though everyone it's gunna be nutty... when the staff is told to go into "Boxing Day mode", you know it's about to go down. Come celebrate the company's success and this quarter of a century milestone with us by shopping and saving (preferably at my location, kthxbye)!

Birthday Packages

Got most of my birthday presents early this year (the real guy is this coming Tuesday) - the result of a semi-impatient girl and a Boyfriend who just gets too excited when it comes to gift giving. I love surprises, but sometimes waiting a couple extra days to get them is just torture yo. Which is why Christmas and the Anni are both already thought out... no surprises there (for us) but let me just say that I can't wait for the month of December to come. More on that later.

Speaking of boxing... YES PACQUIAO! I woke up this morning to see #cottosface trending on Twitter. LOL

You've Got A Bounce In Your Step

Finding happiness from the little things in life, like Happy Socks.
11.13.09
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Oh yeah! I finally caved in and got one, check it: goodgirlgoneflickr

Babybymebabybeabillionaire

Sometimes it's smart to step back and take a look at where your money goes. Personally, I'm guilty for never doing this, even with the technology to do so in the comfort of my own home or via miPhone on the go... then all of a sudden I'm buying a coffee and my card declines and it's embarassing and I say "It's payday tomorrow, OKAY?" and I run away with the latte without paying for it. No, I'm not actually that broke but I am beginning to be THAT addicted to coffee...

So let's see here, in the past couple of days: a boyfriend flannel, two pairs of Happy Socks, an early birthday present to myself from the bookstore, paid off my speeding ticket, pulled out the cash I owed my Dad for tuition, the madly addictive LineUp (the Boyfriend kindly gave me a loonie so I could buy the Pro version), and a handful of grande Caramel Brûlé lattes. Extra caramel toppings - which are free, thank God.

Hey, I guess that's not too bad... besides I'm working six shifts next week (top secret shit), so all that labor will eventually make up for it all, right? Enjoy the rest of your weekends everyone!

Leather Boots by Illex Kinni

{gnarlitude}

Caught You Red-Handed

A little manly prelude to his other gift! :)
11.05.09

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Oh No She Didn't

Black Leather YSL "Tribute" Pumps //
Someone's selling them here on SAYM, $500 US

Purpose of this post? I dunno, maybe one of my readers has a) itty bitty size 5 feet like me b) the money to spend on these beauties c) an undying love for Tribute's d) all of the above... personally I'm lacking the b) option. Thought I'd share just in case, you know? Nothing would make me happier than to play Matchmaker and have one of you girls set-up with these. Pay it forward!

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GGG Consumer No. 1: KO Flatte Nail Polish

Knock Out nail polish in "Calamine"

Finally got around to painting my nails a matte nude color over the weekend... doing your right hand is such a bitch. I seriously contemplated in frustration (after having re-done them like 3 times) to just bring the bottle down to my guilty-pleasure nail salon at the bottom of the hill and have them done for me, haha. Oh the always existent debate between spending time vs. spending money.

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Make Your Marc

From L-R: TNA cylinder make-up case, Ouchless hairties and a couple of bobby pins, BeneFit Dr. Feel Good and Realness of Concealness kit, Rosebud Salve lip balm, Bath and BodyWorks pomegranate hand sanitizer, GOSH lip gloss, my set of keys keychains, the Little Red Book, pens and pencils, post-it notes, miPhone and earphones, Ray Ban wayfarers and case, Coach wallet. Nothing too extraordinary if you ask me.

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She Wolf in The Closet

{long-sleeved wolf shirt fr H&M}

Or here, for more epicness.

E Bay Bay

{refinery 29 & ebay}

"The perfect shade of vintage-y caramel", à la Alexander Wang S/S2010
STARTING BID? $84.99 CHECK IT OUT HERE

Just LiKe New

Last year, Raymond and I purchased for eachother a couple of matching Unearthen charms; if you haven't heard of it yet, you may have seen attempts and imitations of the idea floating around in Etsy shops and the like. Simply put, they consist of beautiful crystals encased in a spent bullet. It's a rather juxtaposing creation and we were all over it. In particular, we had ordered the .22 caliber bullet and Topaz crystal (both of our birthstones) combination from Bona Drag, one of my favorite online shops for flair.

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I Still Love miPhone

{style.com}
i loooooove the mock croc skin one;
But give me all 3, please?

I'm Not Even 21 Yet

These were all brought into my possession because my Dad decided to give my sister and I a brownie to split at Crossiron Mills last weekend. I assure you this does not happen everyday and I am one of those people that feel much better justifying my purchases knowing that I earned the money used to buy them... but I caved in this time. It makes me feel a little better knowing that I got enough bang for my buck ($50, to be exact) doing so at FXXI. Anyways, I think he knew right away what he was getting himself into because that night when we came home he greeted us with a "So, what did you girls buy?", which in turn lead to a mini show&tell in the kitchen and a couple of kisses on his cheek before bedtime. That and the fact that he didn't ask for the change, haha:

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The BLack ThriLLa

a) purse? b) single-strapped backpack? c) in case of alien invasion emergency bag?
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{oaknyc}

THE BLACK THRILLA BAG BY KM RII, $648 USD

Fall Preview

Yesterday night, "we" (as in not me... since yesterday was my day off) shipped all or what was left of our Spring/Summer merchandise away. GOOD RIDDANCE! So what to do with a now empty Sale wall? Br-br-bring in more of the Fall merchandise, of course. Out with the old and in with the new. Take a look at our Fall Preview lookbook:

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