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Roxymandy October 19, 2015

Getting Winter Ready + Roundup of Winter Boots From Scarborough Town Centre

TNA Niseko Parka – Aritzia | TNA Brisco Boyfriend Fit Flannel Shirt – Aritzia | Denim x Skinny Jean – American Eagle | Sorel Joan of Arctic Boots – Soft Moc

Last week on the blog I talked about winning the #STCTrendspotter contest with Scarborough Town Centre, and I showcased one of my looks I put together during my spree.

This week I’m talking about another look I put together from my shopping trip, and it’s all about winter.

Unfortunately, winter is coming! The temprature has already dropped, and I actually saw snow flurries on Saturday night!

In this post I’m showing off what I would call my winter uniform for my casual weekends trying to walk through snowdrifts and keeping warm outside with winter activities.

I love flannel shirts from Aritzia, but this year they came out with a boyfriend fit flannel shirt I love. I bought this same pattern last year, but I never felt like it was long enough. I bought this TNA Brisco Boyfriend Fit Flannel Shirt in XXS, and it’s perfect.

If you read the blog you know I often wear American Eagle jeans, and this dark rinse pair have the perfect amount of stretch. They are super dark, and unfortunately I washed them for the first time with a white pair of socks which are now a very dark blue.

I love his jacket! I have had a few TNA jackets in the past, but this TNA Niseko Parka is great because it’s short in the front and a bit longer in the back. I love that it comes in heather grey! I really like the color of the fur as well. It’s a nice change from my regular long black TNA parka, and it’s great for days I want to be warm, but look great at the same time.

Finally – my new boots! It’s probably my first pair of winter boots since I was a kid. I totally get all of the hype about Sorel’s now – they are so comfy! I picked these Joan of Arctic boots because they match my new jacket, and because they are nice and tall so there is hopefully no chance snow will fall down my boots. I really loved the fur on these boots as well since they match the fur on my jacket!

Before I bought these boots I tried on quite a few more that I really liked. Check out some of my other favourite boots from Scarborough Town Centre below!

SKECHERS Highlanders Cottontail Waterproof Boots | The Bay

UGG AUSTRALIA Adirondack Waterproof Snow Boots | The Bay

Sorel TOFINO Black Chevron Winter Boots | SoftMoc

Ezrah Shearling Lace Up Bootie | Vincent Camuto

Surge Faux Fur Boots | Payless

Roxymandy October 17, 2015

Kids Fashion with darling + Bandit

There’s one person I love to shop for more than myself – my son! There are so many great kids clothes out there that mostly come from independent labels.

Our latest discovery is out of Vancouver called darling + Bandit. It’s designed and created by a mother in Vancouver, and her designs are playful and sassy for kids.

We were lucky enough to receive a shirt from the newly-launched darling + Bandit collection, and it’s pretty adorable.

I think my son has been taking some notes from my style posts, because he had a few poses up his sleeve.

There are some pretty great designs, and my son is rocking the Mr. Smoochable T-Shirt.

darling + Bandit t-shirts are printed on sweatshop-free apparel made in Los Angeles, CA. There are more than a couple shirts that I wish were in my size!

Fore more information visit http://darlingandbandit.com and check out the hashtag #darlingandbandit and #dandbstyle on social media to see more stylish photos!

Roxymandy October 16, 2015

Review of Jax Coco Kidz

My son loves it when deliveries come to the house for him, and last week a package arrived that had him pretty excited.

I had never tried giving my son coconut water before the container full of jax coco Kidz arrived, and honestly I just hadn’t thought of it.

Usually my son drinks water, milk or juice with his meals or when we are on the go. The easiest thing for me to do is grab a juice box to throw in my purse for when we are heading out to a play date, or pack his lunch with a juice box because they are so easy to transport.

jax coco Kidz are in tetra packs so they are just as easily transportable, and they come in fun flavours with packaging to match so they look appealing to kids.

My son wanted to try them right away, so he started out with the banana flavoured jax coco Kidz. There was no doubt he loved it because he drank it right in front of me, and fast!

He immediately wanted to try another one! I couldn’t even protest because I wasn’t winning this fight – he was begging for another one. I let him try the grape flavoured jax coco Kidz next, and he finished that one just as quickly.

jax coco Kidz have up to 70% less sugar than orange juice, so I didn’t feel too badly about letting my son drink so much coconut water in one sitting. They have no preservatives, are not from concentrate, and are made with 100% pure micro filtered water and contain either whole fruit purée or pure cocoa.

Basically these jax coco Kidz only lasted one more day in our house before they were gone. I had a lunch I needed to pack for him the next day, and the only issue I had was when he asked for another coconut water. It blew my mind how much he loved jax coco Kidz.

For more information on jax coco Kidz, visit them at www.jaxcoco.com.

Roxymandy October 15, 2015

Another Fall Look from Mayberrys.ca

Last week I posted about a new online shopping destination called Mayberrys, and I talked about a really great pair of Aztec-print leggings they sent me to style.

This week I am talking about another great item from Mayberrys that I was also sent – this great sleeveless tribal patterned cardigan.

This cardigan comes in two different colours – mint and neon orange. I chose mint, but either colour in this cardigan would have worked for me.

I love love love that it’s sleeveless! It was chilly the day I wore it, but the sun was still hot at times so I was glad to have room to breathe with this cardigan. For chillier winter days I can layer a long sleeve shirt or blouse under it and I will still stay cozy.

There are so many darker patterned sweaters on the racks right now, so I thought it was nice change to have a sweater with fun bright colours. It paired perfectly with skinny jeans and my favourite fringed boots.

While I was writing this post I spotted a few other cute items on Mayberrys.ca like these great boot socks and this pretty amazing maxi dress.

Do I ever stop shopping you are probably wondering? Apparently not! Even when I am talking about online shopping, somehow I end up doing more online shopping!

For more information on Mayberrys and to shop the website yourself, visit mayberrys.ca!

Roxymandy October 14, 2015

Sago Mini Babies Review

If you read the blog on the regular (which I hope you do!), then you know about my love and my toddler’s love for Sago Mini apps.

We have all of them on our iPad and iPhone since our son loves to play any and all of these games. The latest to launch is Sago Mini Babies, and we were lucky enough to give this app a test run just before it launched on October 8th!

All of the regular characters returned for the latest Sago Mini app including Robin, Jinja, Harvey and Jack. My son’s favourite character is Harvey, and he was excited to play with the app once I told him he needed to be the like a Mommy or Daddy and take care of Harvey the baby.

The app has eight different activities or tasks you must do with your baby – feed them, give them a bottle, play dress-up, change their diaper, dance, play with blocks, have bath time, or play in the backyard on a swing. If the baby gets tired at all there is a nap station with the super cute Yeti to watch over them.

Like the other Sago Mini apps, a star appears at each station and once the child taps on it, they can move forward with the activity. It’s easy to see the star appear, and they instinctively want to click on it.

My son noticed when the baby characters were happy and he wanted to keep them that way! Once the baby started to giggle he immediately knew that he wanted to keep the baby smiling and laughing. Once the baby was unimpressed with an outfit my son dressed them in or with a food they tried, you could see the baby nod their head no, or they would make a bored face.

Overall this is hands-down my son’s favourite app. At the ripe old age of 3 he just loved taking care of these Sago Mini Babies, and pretty much all I’ve heard (even now while I am writing this post) is “Mom, can I please play Sago Mini Babies?”.

When Jinja arrived in the mail he was so excited, but the first thing that popped out of his mouth was “why isn’t he wearing a diaper?”. He truly loved the concept of this game, and the idea of caring for all of the Sago Mini characters. I loved seeing how he would react to the characters feelings and try to change their mood.

For more information on the Sago Mini Babies app, click here. The app is available in the iTunes store, along with all of the other Sago Mini apps.

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