Mustard And Wine

This past weekend we celebrated Thanksgiving here in Canada, and I can truly say it was so wonderful to just unplug and relax for the long weekend. Work has been just manic and I really needed the weekend to recharge and relax. I unintentionally put away my phone and was so surprised at how amazing it felt to disconnect from Instagram and various other social platforms.  Sometimes you just need to spend the weekend completely submerged in family time, whether that be eating your body weight in pumpkin pie together, squeezing together on the couch to watch the Jay's games, or getting up early for a brisk morning run with the leaves crunching beneath your shoes. This weekend was truly one of the best, (not to mention the weather was insanely gorgeous) but it made me realize how lucky I feel and how thankful I am. My family, friends, job, and this sense of community I have found in the blogging world; they are all amazing and so special to me. Thanks for following along. I hope you had a special weekend with those who matter most.

Here's a little peak into my Thanksgiving Sunday attire. I paired my this shirt dress from Forever 21 with a comfy sweater and my overused favourite booties.  I have always found some great sweaters at Old Navy; their pieces are classic and neutral, great for layering. Not going to lie I was totally unsure of mustard before this sweater, but it seems to be boding well.  Mustard and burgundy…so fall, right? I swear I don't have wine eyes…  

{Forever 21 dress, Old Navy sweater (similar), Sam Edelman boots}

Lace Ups & Red Lips

Something about a pair of black lace ups and a swipe of red lipstick that makes you automatically feel bad-ass. This NARS lip pencil must be named "Cruella" for a reason! Am I right? Instant mood changer! Lace up flats have been making their move on the fashion scene, and for good reason! After resisting them for all too long, I saw these lace up heels in New York and I was sold. I paired them with a simple sweater dress for a warm (ish) fall night, and my favourite marble bag. Dramatic and playful. What do you think?

Have you laced up yet? 

{H&M sweater dress, Lien.Do heels via Anthropologie, Rebecca Minkoff bag}

Midnight Floral

A few weeks back I attended a friends wedding and after countless attempts to style my hair differently I ended up going with my everyday do. Boring.  I knew I didn't want to be stuck in the same dilemma for my cousin's wedding last weekend so I caved, and booked an appointment with my bestie/hairdresser and went with a simple low-do. A few twists here, a few curls there... she made it look so easy! I really didn't want the hairstyle to look too done up, and I think she nailed the "messy, I just whipped this together" kinda look.

I was able to snag this dress at Winners just a few days before the event (procrastinating, much?), but as soon as I saw the blue floral pattern I was sold. Partially because I knew it would give me another excuse to wear my favourite heels (and we all know I've been jumping at any chance to wear those special pieces), and partially because it was dark, moody and perfect for a brisk fall evening. Unfortunately I had to scour 3 different Winners and Marshall's to finally find my size, but I eventually had success!

I brought along my gold sparkly clutch because it just screams party time, and it also brought out the gold studs on the shoes. All in all it was a fabulous evening! Want to know what wasn't so fab? Washing my hair out the next morning! Oh my, hairspray!

What do you think of the moody floral?

{Hair done by @hairdina, Winners dress, Kate Spade clutch, Valentino heels}