PRETTY MAIL // MY MAY BIRCHBOX CANADA REVIEW

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Well Happy Monday to you. Day off for me...yeeeeeah. Time to try and recover from this dumb cold I just got!! 

Today I have my monthly Birchbox Canada review. This is my fourth Birchbox to date. For those of you just joining in, Birchbox is a subscription that sends you a box of beauty products every month! It costs $15 each month and is SO worth it....like my goodness, how cute are all those boxes I've received! CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT BIRCHBOX !

Now let's take a look at the box shall we....

To be honest, at first I wasn't fully stoked on this box. Emily from Cupcakes and Cashmere designed the box and curated the U.S. one so I was excited to see what the Canadian box would be...it wasn't in the big leagues like the american one BUT after testing all the products out, I realized it ain't so bad!

1. NUMBER 4 NON AEROSOL HAIR SPRAY

I was very happy to receive this product!! A couple boxes back, I talked about my love for Number 4's shampoo. These guys make great hair stuff. I loved this hairspray and would totally buy it. I'm defs interested in trying their aerosol hair spray though!!

2. LAQA & CO. LIP LUBE

You know I'm always down to try a new lipstick. This one is so much fun. It's a bright blue-y purple and it goes on sooo smoothly. It also has a nice peppermint scent to it! I would definitely buy it but maybe in another shade?

3. RAW SPIRIT DESERT BLUSH FRAGRANCE

I love trying new fragrances but they have to REALLY stand out for me to pay attention to them. This one didn't. A bit musky, which I liked but it faded pretty quickly and it was dab on only (laaaame). I would not buy this fragrance.

4. GILCHRIST & SOAMES SPA THERAPY BODY WASH

I've already used this guy up! It smelled super fresh, like the ocean on a good day. I probably would not buy it because the smell isn't anything special.

5. BEEKIND BODY LOTION

I was a little sad to get this guy but only because I already tried it at a hotel in Tofino. But I've been using it this past week and I loooove it. It moisturizes great aaaand it smells soo good! I would definitely buy this.

So there you have it, my May Birchbox Review! And if you wanna sign up, click here! This month they're giving a full size liquid eyeliner!!!!

xoxo,

s.s.♥︎

SUMMER VIBES

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Happy Fri-yaaaay! Is anyone else super PUMPED for the weekend? It's going to be a beautiful weekend with 25 degree weather (that's like 77 for all you US readers).
My summer wardrobe is looking pretty sparse, so I'm on the hunt for a few things !
And boy did I find some seriously cute summer style items...

1. Vacation Sweatshirt
2. Grey & White Bikini
3. Water Tumbler
4. Sunnies
5. White Nail Polish
6. Black Cut-Offs

Ahhhhh, I want it all. But first, that sweatshirt...my goodness.

Hope you have a fabulous weekend!

-s.s.♥︎.

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JUNE PRINTABLE CALENDAR

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Hollar at you organized types! I know...I'm a little bit late and you've probably already printed out your June calendar...but if not, here is one for you! Happy planning...and ps. 2016 agendas are out...I may have bought a Bando one yesterday...lols.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR PRINTABLE JUNE CALENDAR

xo,

s.s.♥︎,

WARDROBE // 12

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Guess who's back from a little blogging break? THIS GIRRRRRL! If you follow me on snapchat (username: lauraliira), you would have seen me do the happy dance after I submitted my four papers!! I still have to write two exams BUT I don't have to write any papers this summer and that makes me SO HAPPY (BOOOOYAH!)

Today I have a wardrobe shoot shot by my beautiful friend, Rachael. Rachael is an amazing photographer who is super sweet and talented. We had a fun photo adventure and shot two looks. Check out her site and be sure to like her page on facebook!

We had lots of fun shooting and she also taught me how to style my hair like all the cool kids are doing these days (you'll see that in the next look!)

Thanks again Rachael for such a fun shoot! She's shooting this summer in Ontario but will be back in Victoria in the fall!

Jacket // Skirt (similar) // Shoes (similar) // Lipstick // Necklace (similar) // Watch // Nail Polish

Past Wardrobes- 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7 // 8 // 9 // 10 // 11

Happy Monday!!!

xo,

s.s.♥︎.

ONE WORD 2015 // MELAI

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Well happy Thursday! I have a treat for you today...my beautiful friend Melai is sharing her one word for 2015...you may remember Melai from last year where she shared about her journey through anxiety and how Christ set her FREE! (Check it out here!!) Melai has such a beautiful heart for the Lord, get ready to be encouraged!!

    “... But REJOICE that your names are written in heaven.” – Luke 10:20 (NIV)

At the beginning of this year, the Lord gave me this one word “REJOICE” along with this Scripture: “Rejoice always, pray continually, and give thanks in all circumstances for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18).

I’ve been wanting to write about this, I actually wrote down a couple. But I felt that the Lord wanted me to wait. Until one day, the Holy Spirit told me that I should get my pen and my journal, and reminded of this verse in Matthew 10:19 “…Do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say...”

That day came to pass. I sat down still with my pen and journal, and soon after I finished praying, I started to write. And I was amazed as I kept on writing, for I knew they were not my words, clearly they weren’t mine. My heart cried inside, tears of gratefulness - for all He has done, for all His promises, and for HIS UNFAILING LOVE AND HIS AMAZING GRACE.

This is a declaration:

“…. Not what you do for God but what God does for you – that’s the agenda for rejoicing.” – Luke 10:20 (MSG)

Holy Spirit we invite you, come fill us afresh, come fill us anew, and as we read, let our mouths declare your words of truth. Come Holy Spirit, take over.

 REJOICE

I will rejoice in the Lord

For He shepherds me –

He is my Good Shepherd.

Nothing can pluck me out of His hand.

He loves me, and I will always

be mindful of His love for me,

and I will live in reliance

of His faithfulness.

He has been so faithful to me

And I know that He always will-

For His faithfulness reaches to the skies

And His love endures forever.

He is my Good Shepherd.

I can rejoice not only in good times.

It does not depend on my situation.

I can rejoice for my name is written in heaven.

“And it’s all because of God’s amazing grace

Because on Calvary’s mountain

He took my place

 And someday, some glorious morning

 I will see Him face to face

All because of God’s amazing grace.”

My life is in His hands

He told me over and over again

that nothing can separate me from Him

Nothing can pluck me out of Jesus’ hands

For I am His –

He has bought me with His blood - His precious blood.

I can rejoice not for what I can do for God

But what God does for me.

And He has done everything for me.

In fact, He had prepared a place for me –

Up there in heaven, where my mansion is.

The Lord loves me,

And not because of what I do for Him

But because He is love.

I will rest in God’s unchanging love

His promises to me are true

Because He is trustworthy in all His promises

And faithful in everything He does.

This journey of life

That I am walking

I am walking with Jesus –

Jesus walks with me  

And He promise me that

He will always be with me to the very end of the age.

He promised me that He himself will go before me

And He will never leave me not forsake me.

I do not know what is ahead of me

But I know in my heart, and in my spirit

That His Spirit lives in me,

It is not I who lives but Christ lives in me.

The life I live now in the body

I live by faith in the Son of God

Who loved me and gave himself for me.

He who promised me is faithful

And He will do it.

At times, when I cannot smile

Because of the pressures of this world,

I will remember that

My Jesus carries me between His shoulders.

So let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in Him.

For He shield me all day long.

The Lord had promised me

That He will restore me to health

And heals all my wounds.

And in Jesus,

All the promises of God are yes in Him.

So I say Amen.

I will rejoice in the Lord

For I made a choice to rejoice

To rejoice in the Lord!

Not by might nor by power

But by the Spirit!

All to God be the glory for ever and ever Amen.

Thank you Melai for sharing your powerful declaration! You are such an incredible woman of God :)

 Want to read some more one words for 2015? Check out: Kristy //  Sarah // Laura // Our Breakfast

Hope you have a wonderful day,

xo,

s.s.♥︎.