Victoria in Siberia

Wednesday, March 06, 2013

Tonight Alive- Starlight Music Video

Lately I have been obsessing over Tonight Alive! They're a 5-piece Australian band fronted by female vocalist Jenna McDougall, who I have practically fallen in love with. I DEFINITELY reccomed them for fans of Paramore and We Are the In Crowd. Female Power!

Nail Polish Haul! Blues & Tans

Boy have I been dying for some new nailpolishes! Although Spring is rapidly approaching (where are you sun?!), I lust for more winter-y nailpolishes. 3 of these were suggested by Estee (essiebutton) who is great for trying new products but definitely bad for my wallet... hehe.

The polishes from left to right: Essie Mochacino, Revlon Colorstay Bare Bones, Sally Hansen Barracuda, Essie Bikini So Teeny, Sally Hansen Pacific Blue, Orly Charged Up.
The nails swatches below are NOT mine but they're in the order listed above and accurate to the true colors.

OOTD! Creepers & A Jean Vest!

My first OOTD! Lets hope I can keep up with these, let me know if you want more!

As you can tell from the picture I'm quite awkward about actually revealing myself on camera... please don't mind my bashfulness. Anyways, lets get into the clothes!

Hoodie: Grey Hollister Co. (An oldie but goodie)

Vest: Levi Straus (Macy's)

Jeans: Urban Outfitters BDG High Rise in Black

Shoes: TUK Black Leather Low-Sole Creepers

Jewelery: Gold/Orange Gemstone (From the Dominican Republic)
I hope you enjoyed or got some inspiration/ a sense of my style!

Please Pardon the Lighting...

Sunday, February 03, 2013

Bisquick Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipie

Greetings! To make Monday's a bit less dreary, cookies just seem to be a natural fit (or in this case, a single giant cookie). What makes this recipie unique is that it actually calls for Bisquick (pancake mix) instead of flour!

And may I say it is a delicious substitute... as you can see my mother and sister thought so as well. The easy recipie below is for individual cookies- have fun!

Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
2 cups Bisquick Heart Smart® mix
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 oz)

Procedures:

1. Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla and egg. Add Bisquick mix; beat on low speed until combined. Stir in chocolate chips

2. Onto ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart.

3. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set on edges and golden brown. Cool on cookie sheets 2 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

Enjoy!

LIGHTS 'Where the Fence is Low' Acoustic

Check out this awesome video of LIGHTS playing 'Where the Fence is Low' acoustically for Common Revolt! It is rumored she will be releasing an acoustic version of Siberia in the upcoming months.... any thoughts on that? I (of course) can't wait for new material! She's definitely doing Canada proud!

Saturday, February 02, 2013

Lime Crime Lipstick Review!

Hello all, and welcome to what I'd like to call "a new year, a new blog..."
In the spirit of re-vamping, I splurged and bought an ever so popular Lime Crime Lipstick! I ordered it on Monday night for $15.99 and the package arrived Friday in this adorable purple box!

Of course I tore open the box to see the adorable purple, sparkly unicorn packaging! The shape is pretty similar to MAC ones so this would look nice amongst them. In case you were wondering, I got the shade "Glamour 101" which is a deep, brown red.

The lipstick itself applies very smoothly and is very opaque on the lips. You definitely need to use this with a deep red lip-liner to prevent feathering! Just a warning, this will stain your lips! However, I think it is a nice change from the average red and would look nice on many skintones.

All of the lipsticks are vegan and cruely free (yay for animals!), which is a heartful bonus! I definitely reccomed checking out Lime Crime lipsticks for the amazing pigmentation, range of colours and adorable packaging (I just had to!).

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

My Favourite Female Artists

Greetings! I promised to do this a while ago, so without any further jabbering, here are my favourite female artists (in no particular order, although LIGHTS is my favourite).
By the way, our girl Cassadee Pope just won 'The Voice'! I'm honored to say I've been a fan since Hey Monday, and I will always be a fan. You deserve it, Cass.

LIGHTS- Electro, Pop