Colourful accessories

I know I am not alone when I say, I love black.  I love neutral, grays, anything super dull is classy to me.  "Less is more", has always been my mantra.  Except when it came to wearing make up in high school.  But that's another story.  You are here for the shoes, and the purses.  I just know it.

I have made a conscious effort to add more colour in my wardrobe.

I thought I would stay away from showcasing the suits I have been adding to my professional wardrobe-- for now.  Those will come in as individual full-fledged outfit posts.  I am wearing a teal suit today from Le Chateau, I love matching skirts and blazers in fun colours!  Mix and matching is fun too.

For now, for today, on this boring Tuesday, it's time to bring out the shoe and purse collection.  Add some colour to your world!  More is more!

SHOW ME THE SHOES...

I just had to get this pair in black...old habits die hard!

SHOW ME THE PURSES...

As you can tell I am not very organized.
I hope to have a new system when I get my own place!
Hope you enjoyed!

XO
Veronica

In a bleak midwinter

Happiness hit her like a train on a track
Coming towards her stuck still no turning back
She hid around corners and she hid under beds
She killed it with kisses and from it she fled
With every bubble she sank with her drink
And washed it away down the kitchen sink
- DOG DAYS ARE OVER -- FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE


All I want to do this time of year is hibernate.
It is so cold that as soon as you take a step outside your face starts to freeze.
I wish I could go back to California!
No news updates for me; I have been mostly working, sleeping, eating, and working on finding the perfect fit for an internship.  I am planning on leaving Toronto for a few months to a surprise destination.  I would tell you but I am not too sure yet, all I know is that an internship in Toronto is mostly a back-up plan if nothing else falls into place.
I am wondering, how is the winter treating you wherever you are?
Today is about a few winter goodies that have been cheering me up.  It is a little depressing that I can not wear most of these shoes in two feet of snow.  However, summer is on the way!  I will share a few more photos from my California trip as well.
Stay tuned for my favourites from S/S 2012 in the next post.

New shoes, purses, and bags.

Shoes top to bottom:
Random boutique - 100$ on sale for 15$
Red pumps - ALDO 100$ on sale for 30$
Mesh and leather black heels - ALDO 100$ on sale for 30$
Nude and black pumps - Sterling 80$ on sale for 30$ each

My extremely unorganized bin full of shoes.  When I get my own place I am getting shelves.  I have boxes piled up beside my bed as well.

Sequin clutch - BCBG (gift <3 )
Cloth clutch with adjustable strap - DKNY

Still more California party pictures to come!


XO Veronica

Animal print

Starry nights city lights coming down over me
Skyscrapers and stargazers in my head
Are we we are, are we we are the waiting unknown
This dirty town was burning down in my dreams
Lost and found city bound in my dreams

And screaming
Are we we are, are we we are the waiting
And screaming
Are we we are, are we we are the waiting

Forget me nots and second thoughts live in isolation
Heads or tails and fairytales in my mind
Are we we are, are we we are the waiting unknown
The rage and love, the story of my life

- GREENDAY -- ARE WE THE WAITING

I am spending the day dog-sitting and taking care of my pets, and they actually do a lot of really cute things so I thought I would share them with you, since almost everyone loves animals and if you don't you're probably either allergic or silly.

I also love animal print so I thought I'd showcase a few items in my wardrobe and a few outfits that you might have missed.

 Belt 2$ Thrift

Thanks to my friend Jen for snapping the pics quick before we went out!

Outfit featured in another post you may have missed!
Shoes H&M
Dress Winners
Bag Guess

Dress Forever 21

A travel bag and two laptop bags, probably all from Winners

Xena and James!  Xena is six months old and James is almost three years old.

They love to snuggle.

My other cat, Charlotte.  She's probably around seven.

I have a giant Bernese Mountain dog who is scared of absolutely everything.  She jumped in my bed for the first time today because there was thunder and my parents weren't home.

Sorry for the lack of blogging but I am working crazy hours... I served a CFL football team yesterday, the Argos (Toronto's team.)  I had an NFL team come in to Moxie's when I worked there too, they make a lot more money so they left a much better tip. (100 percent of the bill each.)  I wish I could remember which team it was!

School starts soon which means there will be tons of time for Photoshop and blogging!
Hope everyone enjoys the last few weeks of summer,

Xo Veronica

Always what you can't have

I left your house this morning about a quarter after nine
coulda been the Willie Nelson coulda been the wine
when I left your house this morning
it was a little after nine
it was in Bobcaygeon I saw the constellations
reveal themselves one star at a time

Drove back to town this morning with working on my mind
I thought of maybe quitting
thought of leaving it behind
went back to bed this morning
and as I'm pulling down the blind
the sky was dull and hypothetical
and falling one cloud at a time

That night in Toronto with its checkerboard floors
riding on horseback and keeping order restored
til the men they couldn't hang
stepped to the mic and sang
and their voices rang with that Aryan twang
-- BOBCAYGEON - THE TRAGICALLY HIP 

 I was thinking about love and how it can really liberate your soul and make you feel the most alive you have ever been before.  Why is it, then, that people always seem to migrate towards the unobtainable?  If you are short, you want to be tall.  If you're pale (like me) you probably lust after a tan, people with curly hair usually straighten it where millions of perms happen every year to make straight hair curly.
In my opinion the secret to happiness is to be content with every moment and every gift this life has blessed you with.  If you are lucky to find love, embrace it, appreciate it, and cherish it; because it can touch your life in a special way and offer you the possibility to enhance the life of someone else that you really care about.  If something is lost, or broken, let it go and do not dwell on what you can not change.  A positive attitude is what causes true happiness and feeling bliss in every moment and situation.


In a completely opposite tone, I made funky photos of myself in a class learning Photoshop last year.  I've gotten a lot better at it since then but I thought I'd show my version of myself tanned, with dark hair.  There is also an image of my face that I blended into a girl DJ with a larger chest.  These are things I have wanted to change about myself in the past but have accepted by now.

There is also a quick outfit snap in my front yard as well as a close up on a purse and necklace.

Original photograph taken by Ryan Thomas

This was one of my first experiments on photoshop.  I can make my hair look darker a different way now that works better but I had a lot of fun playing with my makeup and skin!  My eyes are also really dark here.

I played with the Liquify tool here to change my face to look like a porcelain doll. 

Avatar!  I didn't have the best luck with my teacher's tutorial so I mostly did my own thing here.

Morphed my face onto another girl's body!  I have always wanted bigger breasts but I still love mine.

Outside in my front yard!
Wearing:
Skirt - Le Chateau (about 8 years old)
Tanktop - Forever 21
Heels - Zara
Purse - BCBG

Small purse but it holds just about all the essentials.  Got it on sale at Winners, it used to have tassels on the side but I thought they were too long so I cut them off.  I like tassels to an extent what do you guys think?

 Close up of the necklace!  My dad got it for me in Montreal from a Japanese jewelry designer.

Thank you so much for reading!
Your sweet comments make my day :)
XXo Veronica

My Shoe & Purse Collection

I know it's MEASLY especially compared to yesterday's post,
but I thought I'd share my shoe and purse collection.
I am not happy with their arrangement and I hope to build a contraption soon, a la CHRISTINA AGUILERA. Enjoy! :)




Shoes



Purses

Xo Veronica