A little info on Canada

Hello there...

My Mother, who runs a Rainbow guide unit, asked me to put together a small presentation on Canada to show the girls (ages 5-7). Here is the little video I knocked together

Enjoy

Sxx

Montreal Musts | Food

I have decided to do a little series of my 'Montreal Musts', or in other words, things that you must do if you ever get the change to visit this wonderful city!  

The first one on my list has to be food.... and boy did I do a lot of 'reserch' for this blogpost!

Montreal is an exorbitant mix of culture, language and rase, and this is very much seen and experienced in the food that can be found here. That being said, it would be truly impossible to pick a favourite, so here are my favourite few that the thought of make my mouth water!

Eggspectations

'yolk around the clock'

An egg-centered restaurant that originates in Montreal that is perfect for any time of day! The food here is reasonably priced and has always been amazing no matter what chain I have been to. There can sometimes be long waits to be seated and served, but this is the perfect brunch destination that will stuff you full until dinner! The sweet potato fries are also a must here!

Thai Express

A hangover/late night class essential. This Thai takeout can be found on most corners in Montreal, as well as other corners in the world. The food is addictive and the service is always fast! prices may vary from point to point and so does the quality but for $7-$10 you can easy get two meals out of this! 

Dunn's 

Another Montreal original, famed for it's Smoked meat (I'm a veggie so I never tried it) this 24h joint is my go to for hangover breakfast. The food is unbeatably CHEAP and with massive portions this place seems to do no wrong! I also visited the Ottawa branch first and fell in love and returned a few times for 'special occasion' breakfast. they even have HP sauce, a wee reminder of home. 

La Banquise 

You can't go to Montreal without trying poutine, and you haven't tried poutine until you have been to La Banquise. Another 24hour restaurant (Montreal is also a city that never seems to sleep) there is no excuse for to try this famous delicacy. They offer a hugh variety of types as well as veggie gravy so everyone can try it! A small tip, even the small portions are massive but you can get to take away at this restaurant.

3 Amigos

If you want a loud and busy atmosphere, look no further than 3 Amigos and their delicious drinks and mexican food. This mexican food chain has great deals on several days of the week and is a great place to start off the night if you are going to party!

 I hope you enjoyed this post... please comment if you have any of your own 'Montreal Musts' in the food department! 

Thats all for now

Sxx

Biosphere Montreal | Facing Cuts, Just Like Our Deteriorating Rainforest!?

The Biosphere 

On no... there is a Nuclear Disaster... better go hide in a locker

Conducting Experiments 

My reaction to one super cool experiment... Can you guess what?

A few weeks ago, three friends and myself, headed across the water to Montreal Iconic Dome... The Biosphere. For Those who don't know, The Biosphere is Montreal's very own environmental Museum on the original site of The World Fair Expo '67 and a short metro ride from Downtown Montreal.

In our quest to go to all Montreal's major attraction we headed down there one glorious Friday afternoon for a day of education, culture and most importantly fun... and I was not disappointed. 

This museum, in my eyes, is excellent and one of Montreal's hidden gems! The staff were beyond friendly and helpful and really added something to the whole experience! They are a true credit to this Museum. Even if you are not eco or science mad there is an exhibition for everyone and we easily spent 3-4 hours here and I haven't laughed as much in ages! 

From the interactive machines in ten first hall, really showing the true value of water to the astounding collection of dressed made from recycled material and my personal favourite... getting to conduct our own experiments and dressing up, The Biosphere has perfectly blended education about a serious topic while enchanting its audience cohesively!!

This is why at the end of our trip I was devastated to hear that it was likely that the Museum was shortly to be closed during to Budget cuts!!! 

We are slowly killing our planet everyday and education on the matter is key if we want to slow down the effects... I find it fascinating that in this beautiful city, people will happily pay $100's for a hockey game yet there is not enough money to keep a beautiful Museum up and running!!!!

I would whole heartedly encourage residents and tourists to visit this amazing attraction while you still have the chance as you will really not regret it!!

Sarahxx

 

Review | Bite Beauty 'Colour + Shine to go'

Bite Lipsticks (L-R) | Tannin, Cin Cin

Swatches (L-R) | Cin Cin, Tannin, Champaign Pearl (gloss)

Ever on the hunt to find some more local beauty treats over here in Canada, on a recent trip to Sephora I can across the brand Bite Beauty. A Toronto based cosmetics company that a pretty decent selections of lipsticks that are of great quality... and even healthy enough for you to eat!!! A rather edgy brand and I love how they are binding fashion and lips sticks together! For me, as you may know if you have checked out my 'Lipstickoration' posts, Lipstick is one of THE most expressive cosmetic and can make a dull dreary day into something a little different!

I was keen to try out a few products from this all-lipstick brand and fortunately I came across this little on-the-go bag of goodies! for $15 there was two min lip sticks and a lip gloss

On swatching the testers in store I fell in love with both colours, and the lipsticks are perfect for even the tiniest handbag!! The pigment in both lipsticks is pretty decent and the smell is temptingly delicious... it does not surprise me that these were made safe to eat as i'll be licking my lips all day when wearing these! I can't wait to be get some creative outfits that have been inspired by these shades too!!!

Keep your eyes peeled for this brand some more... 

Sxx

Igloofest 2013 | Montreal's brrrrriliant festival

I will NEVER complain of the cold again back in tropical Scotland!!! 

This past week has been very cold here in Montreal with average temperatures of -25 C!!! 

And what is the natural thing to do when its this cold.... go to a rave.... OUTSIDE ?!? 

Well last Friday thats exactly what I did! We layered up, got our glow sticks on and headed to downtown Montreal's electronic music fest... Igloofest! tickets were $22 at the door (we got ours for $15 through a group booking) so pretty decent to go see some world famous DJ sets!!

As you entered the snow covered land there was open fired... Ice castles, slides and massive stages for the DJ's! After quickly getting some mulled wine or hot chocolate with Tia Maria (Beer was all frozen) we headed onto to the main stage to see Nina Kraviz and bust a few moves!!!

They also had a small indoor section where you could feast on Poutine and warm up a little as well as a free photo booth!!

This really was quite a crazy experience to go to... but if your planning a trip to the fest... My advice would be go on a weekend where its not -25c.... for me I would have liked to spend more time out dancing but it was just too cold to get my rave on!!!

Thats all for now

Sxx

Swooosh Swoosh Swoo..... Fall!!!

Hey guys!!!!

Mont St. Anne by Night

My sexy floral Ski pants

Mont St. Anne by day

Our Snow covered Villa

Since this is my second and final semester in Montreal I have been making sure to say 'Yes' to everything!! This year I really want to push myself out of my comfort zone and make the most of every opportunity that is thrown in my direction! The first of these challenges came on pretty quickly when I faced not one but 3 of my fears... all in one weekend!!! Yes ladies and Gents... I went Skiing!!!

I may live very close to the highlands in Scotland back home but this has never really been a sport that has interested me... firstly its cold, fast and people get hurt! Secondly I have a HUGH fear of ski lifts and gondolas. I have hated them ever since a young age when we used to go hiking up the mountains up north and I used to cry and cry and be so scared I was going to fall out or not get off it in time!! 

But I thought... Hey, Sarah, You are 22 years old... you are in Canada... you can't not go skiing!!! So I donned my sexy ski pants and took to the slopes... and spent a good 70% of the time on my ass!!! I do have to admit that I loved it!! I could only manage the small really easy slopes because if i gathered up too much speed I didn't like loosing control but it is defiantly something I want to try again when I get back home!

I was with a big group of friends and they were all amazing and very patient with me while I fell down, freaked out and went painfully slow.... but without them I don't think I would of even managed to get on my skis in the first place!!!

Thats all for now

Sxx

Glossy Box | November

 Hello Everyone!!! 

After a crazy two weeks of no sleep and a diet of Coffee - otherwise known as mid terms - I came home to find a little treat for me waiting in my mail box.... this months Glossy box (Canada)!! 

Glossy Box have been getting a little bit of flack recently because the ideas of there box's is that they have high end products and many of their customers feel that certain products that they have received havn't been of that 'high end' nature! This Month i felt it was a perfect mix!! I don't want 5 tiny samples of high end products that i'll use up in one go but I would like a good mix of each and this box delivered!!!

Inside this Months Glossy Box I received;

  full size Venus Razor (retails at around $16)

Zoya Nail Polish 

Sebastian Shampoo and Conditioner (100ml)

Eye Cream

and my winner of the box..... 

Model Co. Duo Lipstick and Gloss!

No Flash

Flash

This lip colour is one i would have never picked up at a make up counter so have never tried on my lips but this dark nude is perfect for fall and winter instead of more pinky nudes that wash out my even paler winter skin! The Gloss that comes at the other end is slightly pink toned so does not match the lipstick product, however since I came to Canada gloss-less I am very happy with this addition to my Growing Makeup collection and I know I will use this with other, pink toned nudes!

Unfortunately in Canada Glossy Box has increased their Monthly subscription to $21 for the box, and even though this box was a winner I have unsubscribed to the service until I see some of the $21 boxes to see if the products are worth the money! I agree that It is more important for Glossy box to stick to their idea of bringing premium products to us beauty geeks out there but $21 a month soon adds up to £252 a year!!! and just think how many mac lipsticks you could buy for that!! 

What are your opinions on the Changes in Glossy Box?? Will you keep your subscriptions??

please comment below as I would love to hear from you

Thats All for Now

Love From Montreal

Sxx

Update

Hey guys!!

I must apologies for the lack of Posts recently!! I have been really busy moving to Montreal as I am on an International exchange programme to study International Business at Concordia University here! I have arrived safe and sound and have spent the last few days settling in and getting to know my the town!! If you want to hear more about my travels you can read my second Blog HERE

In all the packing I managed to forget one of the most important things.... my Camera!! Until it is sent over I'm afraid this Blog my be a little on the dull side and I will have to use stock photos :(

Hope to have my Camera back soon and be blogging once more!

Thats all for now

Sxx