Lets talk about Twiggy, Fergie and no replys..

Ugghhh why can't there be a day of the week starting with the letter L so I can be like

"ITS LIPSTICK LONDAY!!, LUESDAY?, LEDNESDAY?, LHURSDAY?"

I guess we will just go with lipstick of the day!!

Todays #LOTD is Twig by Mac, picked this up while going through my Kylie Jenner Nude lip phase..

I'm trying to get my last little bit of wear out of it before spring truly blooms here in Newfoundland (which may be never FYI, I think we will probably just head right back into Autumn at this point...) 

because once that sun starts shining and flowers bloomin I'm going to want to hit up the fuchsias and pinks of the lipstick world.

Twig is a really pretty brownish/nude that I think would be flattering on so many skin tones!

Like most Mac lippys you can bold it up or 'water' it down with a little gloss over top, I'm a gloss girl myself so I can't help but be glossy glossy.

 ^ Oh the flossy flossy

I also just wanted to quickly mention to my bloggy friends, do you all know if you are a No Reply blogger??

I didn't!

I was a No Reply and didn't even know it!

Which means I was leaving comments on my friends blogs and they couldn't comment back to me, how much does that suck!

Thankfully some more advanced of my blog friends noticed and sent me this great website to easily become a Reply blogger, really its very easy, if I can fix this so can you!

Now my blogger profile looks like this so I know it worked and I'm so excited!

Go here - Fix No Reply Blogger

if you need to switch!

XOXO

East Coast Blogger girl

Ps: Dominican vacation SUCCESS!! so nice to get away and on the beach no less. That being said I missed the bloggy life and friends so much can't wait to get back to regular schedule:)

Lets talk about tarting it up...

I feel like you may just want to call my blog Hollys Lipstick Life from now on because I can't get enough posts about lipstick!! I can't stop wearing it, swatching it, blogging it!

I'm embarrassed (and excited hehe, lipstick hoarder) to say my collection has grown so large that I forget what I have and end up wearing the same lippys day after day because they're the ones on the top of the pile.

I need a new lipstick organization solution... Anyone have any suggestions??

I'll show you my collection in another post but right now they're all piled in a basket...

and over flowing a little dish..

and in one of those individual lipstick holders..

 and falling out of my purse...

 and on top of my microwave... ok I LOVE LIPSTICK!

^ Picture this but with lipsticks

So I stumbled upon my Tarte Amazonian Butter Lipstick and was like "OH YEAH!!"

Gave it a little testy run for a few days and remembered how much I LOVE Tarte lipstick! (Well Tarte anything) The lipstick is soft, creamy and as the name suggests buttery. Its a beautiful everyday wear kind of lipstick - stays in place, swipe and walk away.

I have the shade Tulip but looking at the website there is about 7 other shades I now want to get my paws on! And the packaging, its a paper/cardboard packaging which I normally don't love but this is just so cute and makes me think earth friendly.

Have you tried Tarte at all??

What about the butter lippys??

Love it or leave it??

Comment below

Also do I have any Pretty Little Liars fans in the house????

This may be a bit delayed but seriously that finale???

WHAT?? Just what???

My sister sent me this buzzfeed about it and its so funny don't be intimidated by the 143, its a quick read (but saucy, NSFW unless your work is super laid back PLL fan headquarters.. or A's lair..)

PLL Questions we all have

XOXO

East Coast Pretty Little Blogger 

Lets talk for the love of a good dog..

I know there's been a lack of beauty around here lately but we've had a lot on the go and been very distracted.

 

On top of everything we noticed our 6 year old golden retriever Marley had lost her appetite.. then she started vomiting.. 

We were hesitant to jump to conclusions because just back in September we had a very very hefty vet bill - xrays etc. which just turned out to be extreme gas from eating some doggy birthday cake.

 

 

We waited it out a couple more days but Marleys eye whites turned yellowish.

That was it, we were at the vet asap.

 

Blood tests, fluids, meds, they sent her home. Wait a week, hope for improvement.

She had her follow up appointment today, not improving.

Now they are keeping her at the vet for two days to get some more fluids in her and see if they can flush out her liver (that's what they think is the culprit).

 

Now I'm scared.

This is our Marley.

Our baby, our trouble maker, destroyer of everything for the first few years of life, our 6 year old who constantly gets mistaken for a puppy because she is so, so full of life and love and over exuberance to the point of extreme embarrassment (seriously its so embarrassing. I can't keep her excitement under control and she pulls me across the room to a crowd of people... embarrassing Mar, not everyone loves a 80 pound ball of fur licking their face!)

 

^ You know you're a pet lover when you take your dog for Glamour shots..

Marley 4 months old

^ She was so so tiny, that lasted oh about 3 days..

^ She is the needest animal on the planet!

Her best friend is our rescue Kitty Annie, they bonded immediately.

 

^ Birthdays, holidays, you got it babe! Marleys a part of it all.

^ She was so so so bad for the first year of her life, I was almost ready to call it quits.

No shoe was safe, even if it was put away in the closet!

No newspaper, nor mitten, nor carpet would survive!

She even ate a pen (see bottom left), and don't get me started about the time she ate my husbands wallet...

Do you know how much work it is replacing all your cards??? Thankfully we are poor, he only had a $5 bill in there - which was shredded.

 

But then there's this ^

 

She's suppose to be here for many more years to teach Elliott and grow with him.

To walk him to school on his first day and cuddle with him every night in his big boy bed.

The love that she brings to our family is indescribable.

She is the most patient, kind and gentle soul.

I know every dog owner says this but she is the best dog in the world.

 

So tonight go hug your pet a little harder, give them that extra treat and that extra kiss goodnight.

Do it for Marley, the worlds best worst dog.

 

^ If you've seen the movie/book Marley and me

then you know we could not have picked a better name for our Mar

She's a Marley through and through

 

^ When Marley met Elli

 

^ You mean its staying??!

 

 

Will keep you all updated on Mars condition
Keep thinking about her
XOXO
East Coast Blogger Girl

PS - so happy to say this post was written a few days ago and it went from bad to worse but now its good, so good! So don't fret, go give those extra hugs and kisses! I will post an update on Mar soon.

Lets talk about Beck and Boosh...

Happy Fashion Friday my friends!

Last week I posted a photo of our family wearing our Beck and Boosh Home t-shirts and I was surprised at how many of my Facebook friends hadn't heard of the Home T!

I had been eyeing up these T's for quite sometime.. 

I first stumbled upon them before Christmas 2014. I saw photos circulating on fb of them being sold at a mall kiosk, I specifically remember this because I asked Santa for a family set.

I can't hold it against Santa for not bringing us the T's, my list for Santa was pretty hefty and I guess he had to narrow it down...

BUT after Christmas I was eager to order our own Nova Scotia HOME shirts, so I did!

The first thing Nick said about his was "I LOVE the feel of these tshirts!"

Honestly he said that.. I can't make this stuff up!

(well I could but I wouldn't, would I have told you about my head rash if I was in the business of fake stories hehe)

The T's are very soft, non clingy and my favorite no 'extra bulk'

The fit is true to size, for the men/unisex version Nicks wearing a Large (that's his norm).

If you go with the ladies slim fit version make sure you up it a size, I went with the XL to be safe and its perfection.

Since I love Beck and Boosh (I follow them on FB, Insta and frequent their website.. not creepily, I'm a beauty blogger its part of the job!) I reached out to them to see if I could blog about my T and asked if they had any additional info. They were quick to reply and lovely to chat with, they let me know that:

• Each Shirt is 100% designed and printed in Nova Scotia (YAY East Coast)
• They will be launching new "amazing!" tanks in the upcoming weeks available in CB, NS, NB, PEI, & NL versions
• The T's are available at all Pseudio locations across Canada and at Masstown Market

They also are hoping to expand locations and attached this poster

Did I mention they also do jewelry??!





Oooooh the jewelry my bread and buttah!! Everyone who knows me knows I am an accessory fanatic! I haven't placed my jewelry order yet but rest assured I've been eyeing up a few gems - take a peek here, here, here , here,  here, here, oh and here just to name a few ;)

We were super pleased with our T's NS is always close to our hearts and now its literally close to our hearts thanks to Beck and Boosh! So check them out it makes a great gift for our loved ones near or far!

^ We are amateurs with the Pix stick... Can you tell??? 

^ Elliott: "Home? what is this home you speak of??" NS Lelly! Rep it!

^ Tried to get this boy to model, but it was like wrangling a herd of cats!

I got a few cute snaps out of him anyway :)

* this is not a sponsored post, I really do love what Beck and Boosh are up to and you know promoting Canada, East coast, Nova scotia especially is near and dear to my heart. Their T's really do rock.

XOXO

East Coast Blogger girl 

Lets talk about licking the dog..

Alright readers...
You read that correctly..
Licking the dog, so if you are not an animal lover I advise you to click away from this page now!
Final warning....

Its that time again already!
Time to link up with The Southern Mama and peeps for the mamas tell all.
This weeks topic-
April 8: To Spank or Not to Spank – a discussion on discipline: when to start, how to implement, and how does it change as kids get older 

Now I can't for the life of me figure out how to get the blog not to type in this tiny newspaper column like shape when I link up with Mamas tell all, so just ignore it :)

Elliott is only 9 months old, so discipline hasn't been  much of an issue as of yet...
 I will tell you I am a 'NO' mom, I say NO to my child...
 I KNOW (haha) parenting books etc. recommend we use other words but its not the only word he hears. Its in moderation and we try to elaborate on why we are saying 'no'. And at 9 months he gets it, he knows when Mom says "No Lelly, don't touch" he spins around fast on his bum and stops what he was doing, so to me that's a parenting win! 
Maybe I'm messing him up terribly and will pay for saying NO down the road but that's the approach I'm going with... hahaha

Now more than anything I wanted to talk about the kind of parent I am, or thought I was. I feel like I'm pretty loosey goosey when it comes to parenting I let A LOT of little things slide (as you will see in videos, scroll down) 
My attitude is what doesn't kill you makes you stronger (thank you Kelly Clarkson!) and god made dirt, dirt don't hurt.
I try to pick my battles and if Elliott gets a bump on the head I don't rush to his aid because most of the time if he sees that I noticed he crys like he just lost a limb but if he looks at me and I'm not paying attention he shrugs it off and continues playing.

BUT HOLY MOLY I was at play group last week and I was watching the itty bittys running around that large tile floor room and I just wanted to run after them and cover them with bubble wrap! They were no bigger than Elliott and were running and falling and screaming and the moms were not phased at all, they were happily chatting away with one another not even noticing that their 1 year old was standing on a yoga ball, about to climb out the window lolol

So I guess I'm not as easy going of a mom as I thought, more middle of the road but I think that's a good place to be :)  

Now for the goodies!
Elliott and our Dog Marley have a special bond, its hilarious and adorable. I let things go further than probably a lot of moms would but like I said "I'm a cool mom"

Check out their bondings below:

 

Don't worry those are very clean paws!! I'm honestly more concerned with him licking the dirty couch! lol

 

 

Private language chat ^

 

 

What a pair!!

XOXO

 

What kind of mom are you?
Are you the mom you thought you would be pre-kiddies??
Is your kid as gross as mine or is he an anomaly????

 

 
 

Lets talk about the lady at play...

Hidey ho Bloggy friends!!

I hope everyone enjoyed their Easter weekend we did indeed!

I have this thing about holidays...

I like to refer to it as GO BIG OR GO HOME.

Its a problem really but it seems only appropriate being my name is Holly that I have an obsession with 'HOLLY-DAYS'...

Valentines, St. Pattys, Easter, Canada Day, Halloween, Christmas...

I love them! I love them all! I love decorating and celebrating, I just really really love them.

So the holiday theme clothing/jewelry make an appearance every year! I typically start to wear the  holiday jewelry the week leading up but it all depends on how much 'hype' that holiday gets.

Ex: Christmas, Halloween I could wear those fashion pieces for a good few weeks prior to the event but Valentines.. probably only the week of.

So anywho I had Carrot Earrings on and was thinking about what colour lip I should pair them with..

(yup that was a thought, if you're a lipstick hoarder you will understand..)

Right away I thought MAC Lady at Play, this is such a great lipstick because you can wear it really pigmented or you can 'water it down' with some clear gloss overtop.

Take a peek at the photos below:

^ Just did a light swiping of Lady at Play and used my Soap and Glory Sexy Mother Pucker

over top for a lighter colour lip. (beware that S&G sexy mother pucker burns!! I did a blog post about it here - SMP blog post )

^ Once I caught the Lady at Play bug I couldn't stop wearing it!

These photos I went for full on pigment, I'm not really sure how to describe the shade colour..

Its kind of coral, sort of pink, a little red, maybe orange...

Its like a hybrid shade but all I know is I'm loving it for spring!

^ these are me practicing the Selfie stick.. I have an iPhone 6 plus so the selfie stick is really heavy! I'm working on angling it heheh

Mommas... Toopy and Binoo in the backround. You know what's up, quick distraction Lelly while Mommy practices her selfies ;)

And what post would be complete without a couple of shots with the babe and his basket!

The bunny left a few beach toys, book and of course a little people Mailman (wish they made a mail lady... get on that Fisher Price !! I'll send them this blog post maybe they will make me one custom hehehe)

He LOVED the plastic grass and the empty eggs! I called that the night before hahah

Hope you all had a lovely Easter and may the Chocolate bunnies be ever in your favor....

XOXO

Lets talk about Mamas and letting it all out..

So you know I'm all about these links, bout these links, no non links!

This one is hosted by That Southern Mama and its a Mamas Tell All!
Here is the low down of what your looking at once a week for the next 8 weeks:

April 1: Hiding in the Bathroom with Food – the weird things we do to get some time alone (or eat our favorite foods) 
April 8: To Spank or Not to Spank – a discussion on discipline: when to start, how to implement, and how does it change as kids get older 
April 15: Kids Say the Darndest Things – the crazy things that come out of our kids’ mouths 
April 22: Saying Goodbye to Diapers – tips and tricks or just stories about the potty-training process 
April 29: The Man Behind the Mama – talking about husbands, boyfriends, etc.
May 6: Fighting the Green-Eyed Monster - talking about how all mamas sometimes get jealous of others 
May 13: Dating my Daughter/Son – spending special time on “dates” with our kids 
May 20: Last Year We Bought a Zoo (or Not) – a discussion on pets in the family - do you have any? why or why not? 


So if you're a mama and want to join in go link it up baby!

Some of these topics are a little advanced for me since Elliott is only going on 9 months old but I thought this was a pretty funny one to share..

While we were travelling over Christmas Holidays (its a long commute home 4 hours drive, one boat ride, 5 more hours drive) I had a box of Timbits (donut holes) with me and Elliott was playing with the closed box at some point. I was travelling with Elliott on my own since my husband was working the holidays, so I was pretty tired and anything that keeps him distracted - have at it! 

Luckily we got a cabin on the Ferry boat and slept during the overnight crossing. When we woke up in the morning I went to change Elli's diaper and found the strangest, lump of brown, something... on the outside of his diaper.... What the heck... I'm totally perplexed for a good few minutes.
Then realize it is a TIMBIT that some how rolled INSIDE (how???) his jammies and he slept on it all night!!!

Other than that this kid LOVES his food and its just starting to become a problem. Whenever he sees us eating ANYTHING he wants it. So far its been pretty cute and I've been slyly feeding him bits and bobs of my supper to keep him happy but if he's this hearty of an eater at 9 months, hes going to eat us out of house and home by 16!

^ Pizza pockets, yes please!

^ Apples and Strawberries don't mind if I do!

While we're on the baby train I am going to add this super cute video of Elliott yesterday showing off his proud new skill, Fake Sneezing. Yes he realized when he sneezes mom says Bless you! Now hes sneezing 24/7, I may have to get him checked out the poor boy must have terrible allergies! (hehe)

 

Elliott Entertains Episode 1