8123 Tour! June 26th, 2013

Hiiiiii everyone,

So yesterday I had an amazing day and an even better night.  I spent the majority of the day downtown with two of my friends, Sydney and Bella, shopping, having lunch and catching up.  It was really fun and Bella and I experienced some cultural diversity as we ate lunch at a Korean grill place where you cook your own food and it tasted amazing.

let's ignore the fact that I look super sweaty and gross thanks x!

After lunch we went down to the venue at around 4 to line up with our friends who had been outside since 9am since the concert was general admission.  As soon as we sat down I saw John O'Callaghan from The Maine walk down the street and I guess it's my experience with celebrities (sarcasm can be found in italics) but I didn't freak out or run I just admired from my seat in line.

Finally they let us in and my friends managed to get front row more or less but we got the position we wanted.  At around 6:45 Justin Richards came out from Brighten to perform and he was absolutely amazing.  During his set he called out a boy who brought out his girlfriend and he proposed to her on stage, and they both cried but it was super cute. 

Brighten performing

After Brighten performed with Sean from This Century instead of their normal bassist, the crew set up for the next band which if you guessed was This Century.  They rocked it and Joel even sang to me at one point during the set and it was so cute.

Joel from This Century performing

After that A Rocket to The Moon came out to soundcheck for a bit and I guess there were some technical difficulties but Nick Santino, the lead singer, was quite entertaining when he was talking to us.  He was funny but they did a spectacular set and I'm so happy I got to see them perform since they are breaking up after the tour making things extremely bittersweet.  Especially when Eric Halvorsen, who plays bass mentioned it.

 

A Rocket to the Moon minus Justin Richards - but you see his guitar 

After that was the headliner of the 8123 Tour and obviously the band I was most excited about - THE MAINE!!!! If you haven't heard of them for sure check them out they're a rock/alternative band and they're absolutely amazing.  I'll put a video of the concert either of my own footage if it uploads or off of YouTube of one of their newer songs called "Happy" but I highly recommend you check out my favourite song Whoever She Is.  The Maine was unforgettable and the finale was absolutely crazy but it the best finale I've ever seen. At the end, my favourite Kennedy gave me a guitar pick and I love him so much for that.

The Maine's set

After the concert the bands always hang out with everyone by the tour bus so obviously we had to try to meet them.  One fact about me is my dream is to marry a semi-famous (famous or up and coming is acceptable but not the ideal) Indie band member.  I'm just extremely attracted to musicians.  So I'm just going to put a bunch of pictures with me and band members although I look gross and sweaty.

Pat from The Maine 

Eric or "Halvo" from A Rocket To The Moon

My fave Kennedy from The Maine 

Alex from This Century

Justin Richards from A Rocket To The Moon & Brighten

Nick Santino (!!!) from A Rocket To The Moon

It was one of the best nights of my life even though I got home at like 2AM I'm fully ok with that because I had an amazing time.  The Maine put on an amazing show everytime and they never fail to amaze me.  In the wise words of John O "Do not let anybody tell you you're not possible"!  Thanks for reading this and I hope you have an amazing day/evening/night! Love you x

Music Tag!

Hello everyoneee,

 I should be studying for exams (in fact I haven't started) but instead I'm going to do a tag about music I found on Tumblr because I love music so much.  I always have music on and I don't even know it's just perfect.  Also, this would give a good insight into the music I like and the type of concert posts to expect for upcoming posts.  I tried to put a link to youtube for all of the songs

• 1: A song you like with a color in the title
• Yellow - Coldplay which is my all time favourite Coldplay song
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• 2: A song you like with a number in the title
• First Day of My Life - Bright Eyes (I hope first counts as a number)
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• 3: A song that reminds you of summertime
• Flowers in Your Hair - The Lumineers it just has a summer vibe
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• 4: A song that reminds you of someone you would rather forget about
• She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5 I think this says enough
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• 5: A song that needs to be played LOUD
• Little Talks - Of Monsters and Men it's a really nice feel good song I love to blast
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• 6: A song that makes you want to dance
• Diane Young - Vampire Weekend it's just upbeat and fun 
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• 7: A song to drive to
• The Way - Ariana Grade (feat. Mac Miller) whenever I'm in the car with my friends this song is always on
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• 8: A song about drugs or alcohol
• Lua - Bright Eyes which is probably still my favourite song after six months
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• 9: A song that makes you happy
• Young Folks - Peter Bjorn and John it's so upbeat and happy
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• 10: A song that makes you sad
• Teen Idle - Marina & the Diamonds I can relate a lot to it with the pressures of being a teenager which makes it even more sad I guess
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• 11: A song that you never get tired of
• Let's Dance to Joy Division - The Wombats I've listened to this song for forever and I still love it and jam out
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• 12: A song from your preteen years
• Fly With Me - Jonas Brothers I love the Jonas Brothers and they were my first concert
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• 13: One of your favorite 80’s songs
• Asleep - The Smiths one of the only 80's songs I have on my iTunes but it is well played
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• 14: A song that you would love played at your wedding
• When You Look Me In The Eyes - Jonas Brothers it's cheesy but literally since I was 12 I always imagined this playing as my first dance wedding song
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• 15: A song that is a cover by another artist
• Skinny Love - Ed Sheeran (original by Bon Iver) one of my favourite songs done by one of favourite artists.
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• 16: One of your favorite classical songs
• Clair De Lune - Claude Debussy my dad used to always hum this song to me when I was little
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• 17: A song that would sing a duet with on karaoke
• Everyday - High School Musical you're not doing proper karaoke if you're not singing HSM
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• 18: A song from the year that you were born
• Back For Good - Take That I love this song so much and I had no idea it was from the year I was born
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• 19: A song that makes you think about life
• Let Her Go - Passenger It's such a good song with a great message
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• 20: A song that has many meanings to you
• You've Got the Love - Florence + The Machine it could be about many people ranging from family to friends to God
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• 21: A favorite song with a person’s name in the title
• Jenny Don't Be Hasty - Paolo Nutini it's a really good song and it happens to be about Jenny?
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• 22: A song that moves you forward
• Life Happens - Brandon and Leah it's a nice feel good song that shows you your little worries are truly little.
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• 23: A song that you think everybody should listen to
• Flawless - The Neighbourhood I'm absolutely obsessed
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• 24: A song by a band you wish were still together
• Ultraviolet - The Stiff Dylans I have no idea if they're still a band but I just love this song
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• 25: A song that makes you want to fall in love
• Don't Let Me Go - Harry Styles & Sam McCarthy it's such a cute song omg go check it out
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• 26: A song that breaks your heart
• At The Bottom of Everything - Bright Eyes the storyline is so sad and the ending aw
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• 27: A song by an artist with a voice that you love
• Bones - Lewis Watson his voice is incredible and his songs are loaded with meaning
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• 28: A song that you remember from your childhood
• California - Wave my brother used to always play this song
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• 29: A song that reminds you of yourself
• Panic Cord - Gabrielle Aplin I always pull away and panic before things really have time to develop and it's one of my major flaws

So that is all for this tag.  Please do this tag in the comments below or even in a YouTube video or blog post and I'll be sure to check it out!  I hope you check out the songs I mentioned and let me know if you like any of them.  Thanks for reading x

Style Diary: A Night Downtown - June 8, 2013

Hellllooo, everybody!

So on Friday, I had a cute little girls night and we went downtown to go eat at the Ritz-Carleton, as one does on every Saturday night.  So I figured, yay, I look semi-presentable might as well take some mediocre pictures in my room for my blog!!! It sucks that I don't know where my bigger tripod is because then I could take pictures with the DSLR rather than my point and shoot. Anyways, this has nothing to do with anything.  This is what I wore...

Dress: Brandy Melville Bethan Dress

Shoes: Brash - Payless Shoes

Nails: Essie Click It or Ticket

So that is all for now!  This month is extremely busy as exams are in less than two weeks, this is my last full week of school.  So please forgive me if my posts are extremely sparse and I'm not on as much.  Good luck to anyone taking exams or to anyone who has taken them and are dreadfully awaiting results.  Thanks so much for reading. x

VAMPIRE WEEKEND CONCERT

HELLOOOOOO EVERYONE!

I am super excited to be writing this post as I never tell you about the concerts I go to since this has been a strictly beauty blog until recently.  Anyways, on Thursday May 16, 2013 I went to a Vampire Weekend concert because I am in love with Ezra Koenig.  He is such a babe and I can go on forever about how much I love him, it's actually bringing tears to my eyes.

So we got to the venue and waited for a few of my friends to come as well.  There was 7 of us excluding me who were going to the concert however we bought tickets separately so different groups had different seats.  I am pleased to announce we were the closest to the stage HYFR.  

Then we went inside to watch the opening act the High Highs and they were absolutely amazing.  They're from Sydney, Australia and they have an ultra chill vibe.  They are so good live and I would fot sure recommend checking them out.  I actually got to meet the High Highs after and they signed by ticket.

The signed ticket

Olli and Jack from the High Highs -- it's super blurry  

After that we went back in the theatre for intermission.  Then we saw two strangely familiar looking guys.  Me and my friends realized who it was and yelled out one of their names and he looked at us and waved.  Then we creepily followed them to their seats and asked for a picture with one of them.  I am talking about Joffrey Lupul from the Toronto Maple Leafs who was with Kostka.

IM WITH LUPUL OMG

After that we went back to our seat and the concert started.  It was one of the best concerts of my life.  Vampire Weekend sounds absolutely amazing live and there music makes you feel so good.  I just really love Ezra Koenig to conclude.  I've attached some pictures and a video of the Oxford Comma performance since it's my favourite VW song and the one I was going to upload failed.

It was one of the best concerts I've been to and I can't wait to share more of my concert experiences with you guys.  I love you guys so much but I will probably always love Ezra a tiny bit more.  Thanks for reading and let me know your opinion on VW ( it better be good)!!

Favourite Summer Nail Polishes

Hey guys,

So as I'm working on a personal post I thought I would do a little beauty post for you.  I have this deep routed obsession with nail polishes and my friend's older sister actually runs a hugely popular nail blog called Precious Polish.  If you don't read Brittney's blog already, you should because she is insanely talented and doing my nails in the summer!  Anyways, these are my picks for Summer (in alphabetical order).

The first one is Essie's Ballet Slippers which is just a super pale pink nude colour.  It's really pretty and subtle and keeps your nails looking clean, fresh and classic really.  The only thing is this polish is super thin so you might need several coats of it.

Secondly, there's Wet n Wild's Blazed.  This is a bright coral pink colour which is super flattering when you're tanned.  I feel like it's a colour that would suit a lot of skin tones and it's super cheap and the quality is great.

Next is China Glaze's Custom Kicks.  This is a blue colour but as you can see in the close up it has really pretty green shimmers that make it different from any blue.  This is super bright and really pretty.

Wet n Wild's Lady Luck is a berry pink colour with purple shimmer throughout.  I love this colour for my toes and I think it would suit a wide range of skintones.  Wet n Wild Wild Shines are really good quality and about $4 so pick a bunch up when you go to Wal Mart or something.

Mint Candy Apple by Essie is a great pale version of robin egg blue.  It reminds me of the bluer version of For Audrey by China Glaze (which is not included in this because it looks terrible on me).  It's really pretty however, it suits paler skin tones better.

Miss World by SpaRitual is my favourite pink I own.  It's a good medium pink colour with gold shimmers in it.  It looks so pretty on and whenever I dont know what to paint my nails I always opt for this colour.

This is probably my favourite colour I own.  Sally Hansen's Pacific Blue is a beautiful blue and it looks amazing with a tan.  I am literally in love with this colour and I am so glad it's summer so I can start wearing it again.  

Rage by Orly is a great metallic rose gold colour.  It has silver shimmers in it and it looks so pretty on all skin tones.  Orly just has a great selection of metallics and neons in general!

China Glaze's Re-Fresh Mint is a beautiful creme mint green colour.  This colour just reminds me of Spring and Easter.  I do believe this colour looks better on lighter skin tones however.

As for neons, I chose to pick my favourite neon pink by China Glaze called Rose Among Thorns.  I like topping this with China Glaze's 108 Degrees which is a bright pink with shimmer.  To make this colour really bright apply a white base first and it will look like your nails are glowing.

Next is OPI's Royal Flush Blush which was from a limited edition collection.  Its my favourite coral colour because it's has this gorgeous gold undertone that makes my nails look so pretty.  If you can find this colour still, for sure buy it, it's one of my all time favourites.

I thought I would include a colour changing polish since it is almost Summer.  This is Ruby Wing's Sand Dune.  As you can see it's a coral colour that turns into a berry pink when it's exposed to the sun.

Lastly, the only turquoise that looks good on me - Turquoise & Caicos by Essie.  It's a bit darker than robin egg blue (Tiffany Blue) and it looks good on literally everybody.  The consistency is a bit thin (like most Essie polishes) so I usually do three coats.

So those are my favourite nail polishes of the Summer.  Let me know what new nail polishes I should pick up and which ones are you faves in the comments section.  Thank you so much for reading and I hoped you enjoyed x