August Favourites

Glossier Generation G in Crush - Glossier launched in Canada (excluding Quebec) in mid-July. Having heard so much hype over the brand over the past years, I had to grab some stuff. For the most part, I have not been disappointed. I picked up both the Phase 1 and 2 sets. My favourite product is the Generation G lipstick though. It is what I want all my lipsticks to really look like. It gives you the faded look of worn lipstick right off the bat. Like you've been drinking coffee and wine and kissing boys all day. I think that's the thing with Glossier - subtlety is really key. You can shop my discount code here for 10% off.

Difficult Women by Roxane Gay - My favourite stories from this short story collection were Strange Gods, North Country and Requiem for a Glass Heart, but they're all good. The exploration Gay does in this collection is really remarkable. There are so many tales - some sweet, some sad, some heart wrenching, some really simple and some very complicated. There are a lot of different perspectives. Stories of women from all sorts of backgrounds, facing all sorts of different circumstances, all fighting their own demons. All beautiful. I encourage you to read it, and then I encourage you to share your favourite stories with your loved ones.

Fresh Tangerine Braided Stacking Ring - I appreciate the look of delicate jewelry. I love the look of ring covered fingers dancing along a keyboard, making the tapping sounds as it goes along. I am trying to build my jewelry collection, but not with cheap costume jewelry. I want to build the kind of jewelry collection that I may be able to pass down to my future maybe-nonexistent children. Fresh Tangerine is a brand out of Seattle that makes handmade jewelry, using quality metals. (They're also filled instead of plated, which reduces chances of tarnishing.) The ring was a bit of an impulse splurge purchase, but I don't regret it. It looks beautiful next to my Wolf Circus Matisse ring, both in 14k gold.

Old School Dating - So I think I've mentioned on this blog before some of my interactions on Tinder and just dating in general. To say that it doesn't go well, may be an understatement. It's not that it always goes terribly, but online dating or dating through apps leaves a lot to be desired. Fairly recently, I met a boy at a pool party - friend of a friend. I didn't think much of it. I thought it was just meeting someone as you do, and then having them fade back into a stranger. We started hanging out. We went to see a movie in the park, we grabbed drinks, we went hiking. It's been very gradual, but I have to tell you: I miss dating. I miss getting to know someone and getting butterflies. I miss not knowing what he's interested in or if he's interested at all. I miss the mystery and the chase. I'm still hesitant to say whether or not this guy will be the guy, but I have to say dating like this is not bad at all.