Valentine's Day Outfits

Valentine's Day is right around the corner. What are you ladies doing with your man? For me, I'm going to have a low key Valentine's Day. He will probably cook dinner (a typical day for us anyways) and I will surprise him with mini cheesecakes (I never bake, let's see how this will turn out) and we will probably just bum around (a typical day for us as well). I found this recipe for swirl raspberry cheesecake cupcakes here. Also, if any of you know my boyfriend, please don't tell him about my cheesecake surprise. I know he doesn't give a care to come read my blog so I am safe on my part.

But, if I was to go out for something nice on Valentine's Day. I would probably wear one of these 3 outfits I put together.

1) ASOS lace skater dress with long fitted sleeves, ASOS slot through portfolio clutch, and ALDO Hipp pumps

2) ASOS petite exclusive long sleeve belted wrap front dress, ASOS slot through portfolio clutch and ALDO Samella sandals

3) ASOS skater dress in lace, ASOS slot through envelope clutch and Christian Louboutin Pigalle patent pump

ASOS is having a promo this week just FYI. Type the promo code in capital letters. From my experience for shipping with ASOS. I found that if I sent an item (priced up to $40CAD) to my house in Canada, I found that I didn't get charged duty and tax. However, one time I bought a dress worth $80CAD and shipped it to my house. I had to pay $30 on top of that.

The best thing is to split your transactions so they each are under $40CAD if you want them to be sent to Canada. Or ship it to Point Roberts, WA to TSB or The Letter Carrier if your items are going to be higher than $40CAD (I'd still split my transactions regardless) and see what happens.

I love these 3 dresses and the turquoise clutch, so I will be buying them soon in preparation for future events and my friend's wedding. I'm going to an social media event for the World Music Fashion Festival on Friday so I'm super excited. However, I'm not that excited for my outfit to that event because I ripped off a deep chunk of skin on the bendy part of my heel on Monday so it limits my shoe choices. It even hurts to walk in flats..

Anyways, how are you spending your Valentine's Day?

Review: Unite Eurotherapy hair products

Maddyloves got in touch with the representatives of Unite Eurotherapy and they kindly sent a few bloggers some hair products to test out and review. Unite Eurotherapy products are vegan, light weight products that are free of parabens and sulfates. I've been using these products for one month now so I feel like I can give some thorough feedback on these products.

The three hair products I received were (from left to right): the Expanda Volume Root Energizer, 7 Seconds Condition Leave In Detangler and the Expanda Dust Volumizing Powder.

1) Unite Expanda Volume Root Energizer

On the bottle it says that it lifts and supports from the root to create volume to the hair - even for the finest of hair. The product is in the form of a foam. The directions are: with damp hair, shake well and spray 5-6 inches away from the root moving 1-2 inches up the hair shaft. Sold at Unite for $27.50.

My thoughts: I really enjoyed using this product. The smell is pleasant (crisp and fresh), not sticky, and light. After spraying on the foam, I blow dry my hair upside down. My hair was fuller at the crown. I even got complimented on my voluminous hair one day from a stranger when I was shopping Downtown. However, I felt like the product's voluminzing effects wore off during the day as I was out and about running errands. Nevertheless, this was my favorite product out of the three I received. I'd give this a 4/5.

2) Unite 7 Seconds Condition Leave In Detangler

On the bottle it says that within 7 seconds, your hair will be tangle free and feel nourished with protein and moisturizers. It says that it seals the cuticle and protects your hair from heat - perfect for chemically treated hair. Directions are: after washing your hair with shampoo and conditioner, spray the detangler onto damp hair and comb through then style your hair (with more products but in this case, I usually blow dry my hair). Sold at Unite for $26.25.

My thoughts: It is a great leave in conditioner. It left my hair feeling really soft after I blow dried it. It has the same pleasant smell (crisp and fresh) and it did not leave a sticky or heavy feeling in my hair. However, it didn't really detangle my massive knots that formed at the back of my head after a day worth of running around town (stupid wind and stupid thick/long hair I have). It did detangle smaller knots though. I'd give this a 4.75/5.

3) Unite Expanda Dust Volumizing Powder

On the bottle it says the powder adds volume and texture to your hair. It adds that a little goes a long way. The directions are: lightly sprinkle onto the roots for added texture.

My thoughts: Okay? And then what? So I used common sense and used my fingers to comb upwards through the roots of my hair to create some volume. It definitely added texture to my hair. The white powder disappears on my roots when I fluff up my hair and the roots feel stiffer due to the starch from the powder. It gave my hair some volume as well. I suggest sprinkling the powder under the hair of the intended area for texture and volume instead of right on top of the hair - I found this way gave my hair more volume if the "stiffer hair or powdered hair" was at the base. This product was the most interesting because I have never used any powdered products in my hair before. I would give this a 3.5/5. Sold at Unite for $26.25.

Dine Out Vancouver 2012: Sanafir

I went to Sanafir with my girl friends for Dine Out Vancouver. The food was alright and the set dinner was for $18. We sadly didn't get a chance to sit on the beds or the lower tables in the VIP room but I had a great time nonetheless with my friends.

Excuse my pour attempt to smile in this photo, it was a long night.

Wilfred Jolie blouse (similar), Wilfred cardigan, ASOS bow suspender tights (similar), Forever 21 skort (similar) and Zara booties (similar).

Yes, I know I have too many variations of suspender tights. I'm still not sick of them yet! These bow ones are super cute. They have bows on the back as well. The skort I'm wearing looks like a black pleated accordion skirt. I initially wore flats with this outfit but they got wet out in the rain.

My attempt at making it a vintage photo.

Shrimp on a bed of cous cous salad.

Butter chicken on basmati rice with a side order of naan (that was really not needed after all)

Dessert amongst 7 girls. English cream sauce, two cinnamon syrup dough balls and two pieces of chocolate bark with nuts was dessert for one person. The balls were good. The chocolate bark was okay.

After dinner, my adventure of surprising a birthday boy couple hours before midnight turned out to be a disaster. Put all these together: driving in a city I barely go to, in the dark, alone, in heavy rain, without a real time GPS (Blackberry Maps sucks!) and with an ice cream cake = a lost Kerri lead to an angry and frustrated Kerri. I didn't even want to go to this strangers house to begin with!

But my goal (and my other friend's goal) was to surprise my good friend moments before the clock struck midnight for his real birthday. We wanted to do this for him because "we are the three best friends that anyone could ever have" - haha queue in that phrase/song from the Hangover movie. We are a trio. Three circles of friends may have overlapped recently but it cannot change the fact that it started with us three: M, N and K.

... and that type of friendship takes priority over regular friendships. In the end, it was worth all that frustration and hassle. Plus, the ice cream cake did not turn into a liquid and was still in a solid state yay!