Coral & Blush

I wore this outfit last week when the weather was scorching hot. Last week was all about light materials, shorts, tank tops, rompers and sandals. Instead of jackets I opted for loose blouses. This summer I've also been testing out red, coral and nude lipsticks. I've never been much of a lipstick person, always opting for tinted lip balms and glosses, but I think I'm starting to come around to lipsticks.

JP's annual birthday camping trip, PITW, was last weekend, and it was such a gorgeous weekend. The sun was shinning all day Saturday. It was prefect weather to lay out in the sun and catch up on magazine after magazine. I'll post photos soon, but until then you can read last years posts here and here. 

This week is also the Calgary Stampede, a 10 day rodeo and western heritage event with amusement park rides, tons of food, concerts, and pancake breakfasts all over the city! I haven't had a chance to check out the grounds yet, but I've been trying to make it to a few breakfasts with my mom and sister. Yesterday was a complete fail. The breakfast we went to ran out of syrup, so we dashed to another one, but by the time we arrived it was over. 

blouse puse and sunglasses - H&M, romper - Roxy, sandals and bracelet - Aldo, coral lipstick - Gosh

This morning we made it to the Southcentre Mall breakfast for pink pancakes and strawberries. It was pouring rain in buckets, but we stuck it out, grabbed our pancakes and ran inside the mall. The best thing about the mall breakfasts is they alway giveaway samples of makeup and perfume. This year I picked up a sample of Marc Jacobs Daisy and Daisy Eau So Fresh, as well as Marc Jacobs Bang for JP. 

Style Nine to Five

I just recently found out about an amazing Canadian website, Style Nine to Five!! It's Canada's fashion career website and has posting for positions at companies like Aritzia, Harry Rosen, Aldo, The Bay, and Fashion Magazine. This website is a fantastic resource if you are starting your career in the fashion industry.

Here is a little more information on the site:

"Style Nine to Five is a one-stop fashion career website that brings fashion industry employers and job seekers together with a large listing of fashion jobs, online pre-screened resume database and expert advice columns. Style Nine to Five contains the latest most extensive listing of fashion jobs in Canada which attracts top employers and fashion industry job seeker alike."

You can read Style Nine to Five testimonials from employers and job seeker here!

I am also so excited to be featured along with some fellow Alberta bloggers on the Style Nine to Five blog! You can check out the feature here. 

Closed: First Giveaway!!!

 To celebrate the blog's One Year Anniversary, as well as hitting 100  lovely followers I'd like to show my appreciation by hosting my first ever giveaway!

One lucky reader will receive the Invigorating Body Cleanser from Arbonne, graciously donated by my good friend Hayley who represents Arbonne products.

Arbonne has  a variety of products ranging from health and wellness to cosmetics and skin care. If you would like to find out more about Arbonne or would like to order products contact Hayley Docken at hayley.docken@gmail.com

To enter the giveaway: 

1. Leave a comment with your name and email

2. Follow Lions Lace Lattes through Google Friend Connect or Bloglovin

3. Tell me what your favourite skincare, beauty, or cosmetic products are!

Giveaway will be closed on Monday July 11th

Thank you, and good luck!

**Giveaway is now closed**

Fashionsign Fashion Bloggers Lookbook

On June 5th myself and a few of my fellow Calgary bloggers had a photo shoot for Fashionsign Magazine. At first I was so nervous, but everyone who was working on the shoot was fantastic, and made me feel so comfortable. Here are some behind the scenes photos, excerpts from the Fashionsigns blog, and a video! 

What started out as a rather gray day in Calgary was quickly brightened up by the eclectic style of four of the city’s young fashion and design bloggers. Maybe not bright, but certainly early, the Fashionsign team assembled slightly bleary-eyed and fully-caffeinated. 

Shortly after we had arranged our equipment and selected some vintage-inspired props, design student and Born Electric blogger Susanne arrived to showcase her personal style for Fashionsign. Sporting some bed-head hair to match her rock-infused wardrobe, Susanne whipped through her five outfit choices, her photos belying whatever sense of camera-anxiety she expressed.

Following a lengthy lunch – and some quick wardrobe changes of our own – the weather decided to cooperate. Flying a Kite blogger Amy, and her cute summer wear, perfectly complimented our sunny outdoor set (who needs a studio?).  As our photographers, Jess and Kaitlyn continually arranged both our models and our props the day progressed into a perfectly breezy summer afternoon (wind machine need not apply).

KD and Ashley of The Girl with the Messy Hair and Lions Lace Lattes respectively, rounded off the afternoon, and our down-time conversations ranged from Forever21 to the changing demographics of the city. Weather-wise it was a welcome reprieve from an otherwise rainy week, making the shoot an overall picture-perfect day – pun intended.

After the shoot KD, Dee, and I headed out to celebrate at Earls. I still can't believe all the amazing people I've met and the opportunities that are coming to me through blogging. Thank you again everyone at Fashionsign, and thank you KD and Dee for all your support during the shoot! 

Photos courtesy of Fasionsign Magazine and The Girl With the Messy Hair
Special thanks to Town Shoes and Anne B. Accessories

Canada Day

To all my fellow Canadians 

HAPPY CANADA DAY

It's been such a great week! KD asked me to be her assistant stylist for a photo shoot with Numa Models and Phocal Point Photography. I can't wait to share some behinds the scenes photos. It was such a great experience and I met some truly amazing people. Thank you so much KD for including me! 

Last night JP and I headed out to Canmore to watch out friends band, and today we will be celebrating Canada Day. I can't believe that it's already July and that JP's birthday and annual birthday camping trip are right around the corner!

lace top - Dilema, pants - borrowed from KD, purse - Town Shoes, shoes - Aldo, headband - Ezia Couture