NINETY-EIGHT/ birthday recap

I'M OFFICIALLY TWENTY-THREE! I’ve always been a huge fan of birthdays and this years has been truly remarkable. I’m so blessed to have such amazing friends and family. It’s unreal how much I've been spoiled this year, I really feel so lucky and fortunate for everyone, and everything, in my life at this moment.

My goal for this year is to try my absolute best to make it the most amazing and memorable year of my life to date.

My birthday is technically the 16th of December so it was a few days ago but I've been spending the past week either celebrating, working or Christmas shopping so I haven't really had a chance to hammer out this post. My birthday was celebrated from Friday the 12th up until my actual date of birth and I truly had a blast. From going out dancing with my friends, eating the best ice cream cake ever, to spending time with my loved ones and receiving the most thoughtful cards and gifts, to going to Montreal for a day and getting a new tattoo - this year's birthday was definitely one for the books. 

before we went out | my AMAZING blink themed ice cream cake | a very thoughtful gift from my best friend, Lisa

my birthday present to myself | lunch in montreal | aurelia's tattoo

the new love of my life | birthday brunch ft my new fav mug and suzyq doughnuts | j'adore

TWENTY-NINE/ spring wishlist

Hey winter, I'm over you.
Here's a mini spring wish list. I keep checking out different websites and I'm constantly dreaming of what I would wear it were warmer out. Although I usually love winter, I can't wait until the weather allows me to wear a denim jacket again.

1. ASOS Curve swing dress with cold shoulder 2. ASOS Curve swing tunic with lace inserts 3. Forever 21+ mineral wash denim jacket 4. H&M flower hair clips 5. Joe Fresh lipstick in Bubblegum (my personal favourite) 6. Jeffrey Campbell "Planet" heels via Solestruck

* None of these pictures belong to me and they have all been referenced back to the appropriate sources. Floral boarder is from here.

STYLE ICON SATURDAY/ six

ROBERT SMITH

Need I say more?
This man fulfills every hair, lipstick and gothic fantasy I have ever had.
He is everything I want to be style-wise and more.

This is pretty embarrassing but sometimes when I get ready for an outing (be it work, shopping, a bar) I ask myself "what would Robert Smith do?". And then I just throw on whatever colour of lipstick that is suitable, tease my hair into a mess and then I'm good to go. He is forever one of my biggest inspirations, and I'm 100% serious. The majority of people think I'm joking around when I tell them about my undying love for this man, The Cure or his style. I think what really sells me on his aesthetics is his hair. It's no secret that I love big, teased, hairsprayed, messy locks and his hair is just perfection in my eyes.  Many of you are probably reading this and questioning my reasoning behind all of this, and that's fine.

We'll just have to agree to disagree on this one.

source: musicradar

source: lastfm, soapombri, lastfm, musique

* None of these pictures belong to me and they have all been referenced back to the appropriate sources.

FIFTEEN/ fall wishlist

This is a bit of a fall wish list for me. I absolutely hate the summer and I'm so glad that it's coming to an end! I can't wait for colder weather, shorter days, boots, scarves and pumpkin spiced lattes from Starbucks. Lately I've been lusting over camo jackets but I never had any idea of what to wear with it. In this outfit I paired it with a heather grey v neck from American Apparel and black skinny jeans. It's a pretty simple look but it's definitely something you can make a little more interesting with accessories. I paired it with these studded skull loafers because I love skulls, a big silver boyfriend watch to complete the tomboy look and a bright orange bag for a pop of colour. I'd personally wear it with Azealia Banks' lipstick from MAC because I have been dying to get my hands on it and I feel like once I do I'll wear it daily. You can make this look more feminine if you wish by adding more girly accessories such as rings, bangles or dainty necklaces and by replacing the loafers with wedges or heels.
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I really do love this look and I can't wait to get my hands on these various pieces. Anybody else as excited as I am for fall? What are you staple pieces for fall? What are you dying to get your hands on?

1/ Top Shop 2/ ZiGi (Town Shoes) 3/ American Apparel 

4/ New Look Inspire 5/ Azealia Banks for MAC 6/ Nikon (ASOS) 7/ Oasis (ASOS)