Splish-Splash Pool Time

I try to visit my dad once every 2 or 3 weeks but sometimes plans don't go accordingly. In the summer though, I find myself hanging at his place more often because he has a pool, a big back yard with a deck, a BBQ and always cooks a delicious dinner!

Recently I managed to convince D. to go out there for a swim and chill during a hot afternoon (he's not big on swimming pools, he likes the lake better), which went like this in no particular order...

Pool time!

And a bird!
(My dad & his girlfriend adopted a bird from a family who couldn't take care of him anymore)

More pool time!

And a dog!
(My old pup named Nicky, I had to leave him with my dad when I moved out.)

Even more pool time!

Ending the day with curly frizzy hair!

This is what it looks like naturally ladies and gentlemen.
Yes, it's quite a mess.
(Exactly why I straighten my hair every day! XD)

How have you been enjoying your summer so far? Do you let your hair go natural in the summer season?

Giveaway Reminder

Just a quick reminder...

The GiveAway is Ending this coming Friday, on February 25th, at 11h59pm!

It's right => Here! Gossip Candy 1st GiveAway

Don't forget to tell all your friends! :)

I will make a list and use a randomizer online to raffle off the lovely package. I expect to be busy over the weekend, therefore, do not worry if you do not hear from me until next week.

Best of luck to everyone~

GossipCandy 1st Giveaway

It's time for GossipCandy's 1st Giveaway !!!

Ever since I joined blogger.com, I noticed many other generous bloggers doing giveaways. Basically giving their readers/followers a bunch of awesome stuff for free! I mean really, everyone loves free stuff! Since I reached 50 followers a while back, I've decided to have my own giveaway. It's fun and I love giving to others! Plus it's super cool receiving things that you might not find in your very own country. Here's what I'll be sending out to one of you lucky gal/guy~



(I know it's very girly, but I've got a majority of female readers, so if you're a dude, then you can keep this and give it as a present to your girlfriend or sister, yes?)

What we have here:

- 2 pairs of colorful socks, one size
- 2 hair bands covered with black lace, 1 pink, 1 dark gray
- HardCandy eye shadow and eye liner
- A silver necklace with a star pendant from Claire's
- 2 bottles of NYC nail polish, 2 different shades of pink
- 1 NYC lip gloss "Extreme lip glider"
- 6 pairs of earrings: 3 pairs of studs, 3 pairs of dangling stars in 3 different colors (silver, dark gray and black)
- 2 hair pins with studded black bows
- 3 pairs of different sized hoop earrings
- 1 Nivea "Pearly Shine"
- 1 Hard Candy baked eyeshadow duo (pink/white)

Close up shots~

Like it? Want it?

Here are the Rules to enter this Giveaway!

01. You MUST be a Follower of GossipCandy

02. Comment to this post with your Name and E-mail

03. Advertise GossipCandy and this Giveaway on your blog and you get an extra entry

Example:

Please enter me in this Giveaway!
Name: Suteisi
E-mail: Suteisichan@gmail.com

= 1 Entry

If you Advertise on your blog, please make sure to add your blog address to your comment!

Example:

Please enter me in this Giveaway!
Name: Suteisi
E-mail: Suteisichan@gmail.com
Advertising: http://gossip--candy.blogspot.com/

= 2 Entries

You get the drill!

This Giveaway will close on February 25th, 2011 at 11h59pm EST.

Make sure to get your comment in on time!

Best of luck to everyone!!

December update

It's December you guys! I hope everyone's been doing alright~

It's snowing right now, over here in my little corner of Canada. We haven't had any snow stay for more than a few days, but I think this one snow fall might actually stay for a while! I'm not sure yet if I'm excited about it or not...

Just a short update for December. Nails, hair products, skin products and a new pair of boots!

New nails!

I was due for a re-fill on my nails after 4 weeks. I opted for just white with blue and silver stripes.

Essential Damage Care "Nuance Airy"

I bought these on eBay.ca well over a month ago, but I didn't want to talk about it until I'd actually seen some kind of result or a difference at least. I heard of Essential hair products from an Advert XiaXue did on her blog (http://xiaxue.blogspot.com/).

I straighten my hair every day, so the ends of my hair is often dry no matter if I use special oil treatments once a month, or if I use more conditioner or not. XiaXue straightens and bleaches her hair quite often and she says she swears by these products. They are products from Japan, by a company named Kao. I couldn't find them in any store out here, but I found them on eBay for a very reasonable price! I got the shampoo (middle), conditioner (right) and the special treatment (left) to use once a week instead of the conditioner. I bought the smaller size because I just wanted to try them out.

And I'm SO HAPPY that I purchased these because my hair looks AMAZING! It's super soft and shiny, it looks natural and is super easy to style still!

If you're able to purchase these products online, I definitely recommend them! Last week I ordered the bigger size of shampoo and conditioner. I'm totally sold on these guys!!

La Senza skin products "Body Kiss"

A few weeks ago I dropped by La Senza and they had a sale on their Body Kiss collection. Perfumes, body mists, hand creams, body creams, etc. It was 3 for 25$ so I indulged myself. I like to use different creams once in a while, so I figured why not try these. On the left is the body swirl, middle is body lotion and to the right is a moisture double mist. The purple selection of the Body Kiss collection is called Sweet Sexy. I've been enjoying them quite a lot lately!

New favorite pair of boots!

These I just got today for a cheap 45$ at Stitches! I never drop by Stitches because personally, it's always a mess and I dislike the type of fabric they use for their clothes. But when I walked by today I noticed the whole wall at the back of the store was full of boots, so I said "Meh, doesn't hurt to take a look". And I found these! You guys might remember sometime back in September or October (I can't remember exactly) I bought a similar pair Le Chateau, but they were a little lower on the calves and had two buckles instead of three. On these ones, the buckles are a little bigger, and there's fabric coming out the top to make it look like socks. I loved them!! And what's most fascinating is these are size 8, and I normally wear size 9 or 10. And at 45$ I couldn't just leave them there at the store... I mean, really, who would of?

The only thing is they are a little tight, I wasn't able to fit my jeans inside, but they'll look great with a skirt or even just leggings!

That's it for now~

Have any of you guys been shopping?
Any new products you tried recently and would recommend?

November update

It's been a while! Things have been pretty busy in my little corner of this world. I hope everyone's doing good. It seems so from all the blog entries I've been reading every week!

A few things have happened since my last update. Here's a small update for y'all, with pictures! Cause we all love pictures~

Let's begin!

I got my nails done two weeks ago. Resine nails with gravures! Cute right?

Aaaaannnd.... My hair's black now !! What do you think?

I've been doing a little bit of shopping, but it's all essentials! I swear!!

Really cute, comfy, soft and fluffy hat I found at Old Navy. 50% off !!

White jacket for fall weather. I've always wanted a white one! 50% off at Old Navy as well~

Last winter I was REALLY bored the whole season, so this year I decided I'll be trying out some winter sports to keep me busy. Mostly, I want to try and practice snowboarding. For that, I had to get proper attires.

Funny how I live in Canada, and we have big and long winters, yet I haven't had pair of snow pants in 10 years. 10 years !!! Can you imagine!! Lol

My snow attires~

And this unknown brand jacket. Got it 50% off because it was last season's!
(Which by the way, is awesome, because I am totally NOT digging this season's styles and colors.)

And today after work, the girl I carpool with and I decided to stop by T&T. It's a supermarket for Asians. There weren't any like this in the area, the closest one was 5 HOURS drive away, so finally they built one this year and it opened over the summer. I'm so happy! I love going there. Anyway, we went because I needed to buy a specific brand of short grain rice, and I found these~

Custard puffs!!!

Custard puffs are my favorite treats!!
They're like little bits and pieces of clouds from heaven~

And recently I started pen palling with a girl from Switzerland! I randomly found her ad online and decided to write her an e-mail. Her name's Heidi and her and I are SOOO MUCH a like, it's almost freaky. So I bought these cute letters sets online to write to her.

Cute right? They're a lot smaller than I thought though...

What have y'all been up to lately?
Are you preparing for the winter? (Or summer, my fellow Aussies!)
Do you plan on trying something new this season?
Have you had sweets recently? What kind? Tell me I need more! :D
Have you ever had a pen pal in the past? Still do?

Something new

I don't like to talk about my personal life too much online, but I feel it's inevitable to mention that I'm currently going through a break-up. (I'm not looking for sympathy, or suggestions, or advices.) It's something very hard, possibly the hardest one I've had so far. In the end, I think in life certain things happen for a reason, and I hope this just means something good will come out of this whole thing eventually. Yes, I'm heart broken, yes I'm sad and I'm crying. But as everyone already knows, time heals all wounds. I'll be ok.

With every break-up, I often see it as a new start, a new beginning. A time for you (well, me in this case) to figure out what you're doing in life, what you want, where you are going, etc. A chance to make some changes and start fresh.

A lot of my girl friends start the healing process, with some of sort of make-over. Have any of you girls done that?

I haven't died or cut my hair in 5 months. I haven't cut it because I want it to grow very long, at least down to the middle of my back when straightened. I used to color my hair every 4 to 6 weeks. It was black, dark red, had high lights, lighter brown, etc. But I figured I'd give it a break for a little while because the color wasn't taking in very well anymore.

But the past week or two, even before I knew the break-up was to happen, I'd been thinking of doing something different with my hair. This is when I saw Yuma's hair on her blog (http://ameblo.jp/yuma-takahashi/) :

I don't want to go as far as going blonde, I like being a brunette. Besides, I don't think I have the face that'd go well with being blonde anyway. But I love the concept/idea! What I was thinking, would be to keep this current colour that I have, which is a mix of dark brown and lighter brown, and get the same thing as Yuma, done to my hair, but instead of blonde, it would be black

What do you think? Do you think it would turn out weird? Or it wouldn't show as much because my hair's already dark and the black might not come out well?

Another thing I was thinking of was... extensions! Since it takes so long for my hair to grow, I could get some extensions done! It's super popular in Japan and I like the idea of having long hair instantly. The only problem with this idea is that in Canada, it's twice or three times more expensive than it is in Japan.

Anyone in the Ottawa area knows a place that does extensions and isn't too expensive?

Well, they are just ideas in the air for now~