Some Swim Suit Suggestions

Summer is almost upon us, which means it's almost time to get into those swim suits. I know some people, myself being one of them, dread having to expose all of that skin but here's some cute bathing suits to give you some motivation to get yourself out inthe sun and into some water.

One of my favourite bathing suit pioneers is Black Milk Clothing. Unfortunately their prices are a little out of my budget but they have some of the most creative, pop cultured inspired designs.

 

Another great website is ModCloth which showcases an extremely adorable selection of vintage clothing (thus the outrageous prices). Although the prices may seem a little bit intimidating you can always get lucky and find some just as appealing things in their sale category. 

 ASOS is a more reasonably priced place to find a vast selection. It's a great way to mix and match so you don't have to fish out 40$ on one bathing suit you're forced to wear all summer. They have a huge variety of colors and patterns including some in that retro style. 

The cheapest alternative I have found so far is from Forever 21. Most of their collection follows a similar patter of neon colors in that tradition bikini shape. Not particularly my choice but I thought I'd share them anyways because of it's extremely cheap price. I guess it's something I could learn to love for only 6$ a piece.

DIY Wave Spray

I'm trying to cut out as many chemicals as possible from my life so here is my twist on the DIY beach sprays floating around the internet.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup hot water
• 1/4 cup rose water
• 2 tbsp. sea salt
• 1 tsp. organic non-dyed aloe gel
• 2-3 drops oil of your preference (I used sweet almond oil)
• 1-3 drops essential oil (I used rose)

Directions

• dissolve salt in hot water
• stir in aloe gel until dissolved 
• add rose water + oils
• shake up and spray on damp or dry hair

The subtle rose scent makes me feel a bit more classy :) 

I keep it in an old spray bottle and shake it before each use. 

*keep in mind that you can use and essential oil or infused water but make sure you distill the water before use so that it keeps better.

Qoola Frozen Yogurt

Yesterday, me and Emma went to Qoola Frozen Yoguert Bar at their Metrotown location. They have a ton of great flavors like strawberry banana and pistachio as well as some dairy free alternatives like strawberry lemonade sorbet and I think there was a mango sorbet as well. I had the strawberry lemonade sorbet and it was very pleased. It was slightly sour from the lemonade but the sweetness from the strawberry quickly balanced it out. There's tons of great toppings as well. Their selection included Lucky Charms, Butterfingers, walnuts, sprinkles, almonds, fruit and these little fruit things called "poppers" that remind me of the roe eggs you get on sushi except they were bigger and of course tasted like fruit as well as a ton of other things I am forgetting. It was a fairly reasonable price as well. Mine only cost 5$ and I was pretty full afterwards. The selection is far more vast than that of Pink Berry and I quite enjoyed my purchase so I highly recommend you try them out.

Spring Mixtape

Here's some light and airy songs to get you in the mood to go outdoors and enjoy nature.

• Tokyo Police Club - Tessellate 

  Daphne Loves Derby - Pollen And Salt

  Anthony Green - Miracle Sun 

  Valaska - Golden Age 

  Every song ever written by Copeland (it was tough to choose just one so I suggest you listen to all of them)

  The Used - Sun Comes Up 

  Taking Back Sunday - Didn't See That Coming

  The Dear Hunter - What It Means To Be Alone

  Circa Survive - Get Out (SoundCloud Sessions)

  Circa Survive - Everyway

  Brand New - Handcuffs

  The Venetia Fair- Only In The Morning

  The Jealous Sound - Your Eyes Were Shining

  The American Scene - Hungry Hands

  RayLand Baxter - Driveway Melody

   

  
   

As Worn On TV

I accidentally stumbled upon two sites that showcase outfits from tv shows and where you can purchase them. What a neat idea! I always find myself watching TV and wondering where they get their outfits from. Some of them are a lot simpler than you would think. They're both available on Tumblr so it's worth a follow or at least checking out.

• http://wornontvnet.tumblr.com/
• http://aswornontv.tumblr.com/

April Releases

April has just started but I've already been obsessed with several of its releases.

• The first one I got my hands on was The Dear Hunter's Migrant album.  I have always been a huge Dear Hunter fan and was very excited to hear that they were releasing yet another album. I think most of the hype came from the fact that I am lucky enough to have tickets to their Vancouver show this month. As soon as I heard that Billboard was streaming their album online, I got on my phone and listened to it on repeat several times. Although their previous released songs are really catchy, I must admit that my two favourites include "Bring You Down" and "Don't Look Back". I think one of the cutest things about this release is that Casey featured his sister and mom on it as well as the obvious addition of his brother who is in the band and plays drums. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1554459/the-dear-hunter-migrant-exclusive-album-premiere
• My second album came in the form of a free download of the new Transit album Young New England. I have been a fan of these guys ever since I got a free download of their last album so I was very excited to receive a repeat. In addition the guys have a special place in my heart since I met lead singer Joe Boynton at last year's Warped Tour and he signed my CD. Although the new album doesn't sound that similar to their last album I still adore it. It's got a good nostalgia feel to it and I must admit that it's quite catchy. I immediately fell in love with their previously released songs "Weathered Souls" and "Nothing Lasts Forever".http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giSnVQ0S26w&list=PLKcGEIO7V0rVlVYdPhi6hqYWjgqBUysCu&feature=player_embedded
• Last but not least, Some Stranger put up their debut EP for stream today. These guys were brought to my attention because it features Tym from Daytrader. I had previously listened to their first two releases "On and On" and "Points East" on repeat several times since it was the only material I had heard from the band. The rest of the EP follows a similar format although the first two are definitely a favourite of mine. The band are releasing their EP as a "pay what you want" download http://somestranger.bandcamp.com/album/s-t

DIY Dry Shampoo

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1 tbsp. baking soda
• 1-2 drops of essential oil or a spritz of you favorites perfume

Mix them all together and store in a cute container (preferably with a lid just in case you are a clumsy goof like myself) Apply to your roots (I use an old make-up brush), wait a few minutes and comb through.* 

 This will save you tons of money and is less wasteful and damaging to the planet. PLUS you can customize your scent which is super cool.

*I have curly hair so I can't comb it out so I just rough up my roots with my fingers and it blends in nicely and makes my hair look more voluminous.