Style December 7, 2017

What Happens During Brunch With Bloggers

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During my early years as a blogger, I wondered what it would be like to sit among other like-minded individuals in the blogging world. So here I am, this year, with lots of breakfast, lunch/brunch and dinners with other bloggers and I gotta say, what an awesome experience! Some bloggers are very different in person from what I actually thought they’d be like according to their posts and online voice. And others, like the below crew, are exactly the same offline as they present themselves online. When they’re exactly the same, I have to admit I get such a feel-good feeling. It’s wonderful to see that realness and authenticity come to life. So here’s what happens during brunch with bloggers:

Bloggers – Left to right: YesMissy – Cat Forsley – Dianas Healthy Living –
Maggie Adhami – ME – Shoetease

What Happens During Brunch With Bloggers

Last month I met up with some amazing bloggers for brunch, in downtown Toronto. You might recognize them(see above). First, there are the quick intros and then the “omg that’s you!” chit-chat. And then lots of talk about blogging. Everything from how to editing, favourites applications, google analytics and SEO – (I’m drooling!) brands and events. I love talking tech! Plugins and what works for us and what doesn’t. If there is one takeaway you should get from this post, it would be “together we are stronger”. As similar as we may seem for content creation and voices; we all still have our own style, community, and our own niche experiences/opinions.

I love how bloggers bounce ideas off each other and the best part is when the food comes out, it comes out altogether so we can take flat lays, single shots and just pictures galore without anyone getting upset. Because we all get it! It’s a no judge zone and at that moment while taking pictures we are all pulling in the same energy and are alike. That is the very moment everyone really comes together. When we’re in our natural blogging element. Brunch with bloggers is not only about food, but getting to know the beautiful individuals I love to follow online and getting to know them at a much more realistic level.

outfit of the day toronto — Leather crop top – Zara

Breakfast of champions!🤤 @joebirdto also does take out. What did you have for breakfast today? 😊

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Great minds think alike! Or maybe we all just like avo toast that much 🥑🍞🙊 Make sure to check out these lovely bloggers ➡️ @humjk @shoetease @catforsley @dianashealthyliving @ov.er_ex.posed

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Here’s what I wore to the brunch. I have been looking for a pleated winter skirt for so long! Now that I’ve found it, I want to wear it as much as possible! I found this skirt online at Aritizia and it was on sale for $80. Linked it and some others:

ONE – TWO – THREE

Matched the grey tone with a color block grey purse from Zara. Sorta similar: ONE – TWO – THREE

BRUNCH WITH BLOGGERS — Boots – Steve Madden

Style June 30, 2017

DAY to NIGHT Style with Dixie Outlet Mall [STYLE]

It’s one of those days, when you’re running from one event to the next. A busy day, with no time to go home and change. Days like this you have to plan ahead and make sure you’re wearing something that will be the best day to night transitioning outfit. I shopped at Dixie Outlet Mall to pick out the perfect Day to Night summer look. This is a very minimalistic style that can be worn for practically any event.

During the day, I made a trip downtown to see my mom with baby Z. Soon after seeing her we headed over to one of my favourite places for brunch with my sister. It was a really windy day so this bomber I got from Dynamite came in handy from getting cold. Have you ever gone into a store and came out super content with everything you’ve purchased? I’ve had that feeling at Dixie Outlet Mall’s Dynamite Outlet. This bomber was regular $39.99 and I got it for $20! That’s 50% off! The fabric is perfect for summer because it’s breathable and light. I also love the soft powder blue colour. They had a black bomber jacket there with leather arms for $25 (Regular $55) that I couldn’t resist so I bought it as well.

Underneath the bomber jacket I’m wearing a tank top I found at Treasure Hunt in Dixie Outlet Mall. If you haven’t been to this store yet, you’re in for a surprise. It’s a little overwhelming at first but if you’ve shopped at Winners before, you’ll be familiar with the store’s format. I got this Gap tank top for only $10 at Treasure Hunt.

After brunch we walked around for a little window shopping. Whenever I go for walks downtown, I like to wear comfortable yet fashionable shoes in case I decide to meet up with friends. I found these gorgeous loafer slides from Winners at the Dixie Outlet Mall for $34.99! These beauties were regular priced at $65. I love them because they remind me of the Gucci loafer slides that are trending at the moment, but these are better because they don’t have the fur (which I’m not a fan of).

I have a thing for pleated skirts. These loafer slides paired perfectly with this beautiful pleated skirt from Dynamite. A pleated skirt is so classy and look great with loafer slides for during the day or night. But for a sexier look try matching this skirt with heels for a night look. This skirt was only $20 marked down from $45! Note: I previously bought a similar looking pleated skirt for $80, so getting one for $20 is an AMAZING deal! And yes, the quality is at par with the $80 one.

Long Weekend Ready with Dixie Outlet Mall

The wait for the long weekend is over! *insert happy dance* That one extra day of having my husband home makes a world of a difference. It means I get to do so much more than I usually do on the weekends. The weather has been really topsy turvy and because of that I opted for a long weekend ready outfit from Dixie Outlet Mall that would work in rain or shine.

How To Get Long Weekend Ready with Dixie Outlet Mall…

We often forget the power of the sun and being outdoors for long periods of time can get you sun burnt. I keep my make-up to a minimal on a long weekend. Just don’t want to be bothered with spending hours applying it just to take it off again. Best fashion accessory to hide behind is a cute hat of course! I got this hat from Ardene and you won’t believe the deals they have here! The hat (regular price $12.50) was under a section that said 5/10. This means, 5 items for $10! Mind blown, right? I actually had first picked up a cape from the front rack of the store that I really liked. At the cash register they said it was $25, but because it was under the 5 for $10 section, I could pick up 3 more items and get them all for $10. *Heck yea!*

READ ALSO: Spring Wardrobe Refresh

It felt like I was getting freebies at Ardene. For the 3 additional items, I chose knee high socks (regular: $5) and flip flops (regular: $6.50) for when I go swimming. Where else can you go shopping and get 5 items like this for $10?! There are so many #DixieDeals at the Dixie Outlet Mall. It’s a matter of learning about them all so when you go there next, you know exactly where to shop, what part of the store and what you’ll be able to get.

I love slip on sandals because they can be dressed up or dressed down for a day at the beach. I got these beige ones from Call it Spring on sale for $29.99. As a side note, you’ll notice the mall has colour coded entrances. This store is closest to the purple entrance. Check out the mall map here to plan out where to park.

I heard via social media that Suzy Shier opened up at the Dixie Outlet Mall. Naturally I had to check it out! Short story: I use to shop at Suzy Shier all the time years ago. I remember getting the perfect black dress pants and I wore them so much that they ripped. Months later, I went back to Suzy Shier to see if they had a replacement for them and to my surprise they did! I bought 3 pairs that day! For my long weekend look I found the perfect white sheer t-shirt for $22.50; that will transition well from spring, through the summer.

High-waisted pants are my best friend, especially since having Baby Z a month ago. The grey pants were bought at Dynamite for $20 on the clearance racks! Can’t wait to style these pants this long weekend. Shopping for my little ones is so much fun! Although I’m pretty set for the year with clothes for both Baby D and Z, how could I ignore the great deals at Carters? This entire outfit worn by Baby D is from Carters.

Shirt – $18 – Pants – $20 – Shoes –$34

These shoes are really comfortable. He has a pair he wears at daycare as his indoor shoes so this pair will be great for outdoors. They’re called Robeez soft soles and the soles are just that. Ultra soft, flexible leather bends easily making these shoes really comfortable. You can find them at the front of the Carters store on a rack.

His sad face because he said hi to a girl at the park and she didn’t say hi back. Tough love.

That moment when Baby D flung sand up and got it in his eyes. This is real life, mom life.

Our long weekend plans usually consist of spending some time outdoors by the river, at the park, shopping and some good quality time with our families and friends. What are your plans for the long weekend? Do you have an outfit planned out?

READ ALSO: Spring shoes favourites

Disclaimer: I’m a Dixie Outlet Mall ambassador and this post has been sponsored by Dixie Outlet Mall. However, all views and opinions expressed in this post are of my own regarding the products and services.

Spring April 23, 2017

Spring Cleaning For a Wardrobe Refresh [Fashion]

Spring flowers are blooming, people are gardening and the spring trends have started to roll into all of our favourite stores! Over the years, I’ve collected so many clothes, to a borderline hoarder point. I have an excessive amount of clothes that I haven’t worn in years. This made me realise it was time for a Spring cleaning wardrobe refresh.

Spring Cleaning For a Wardrobe Refresh…

My goal for a wardrobe refresh was to add more neutrals to my closet and get rid of all the clothes that were colours, prints or designs I couldn’t see myself wearing again. Out with old, in with new!

Dixie Outlet Mall has some great options for a Spring wardrobe refresh! Keeping in mind the colours I was looking for and the looks I wanted to create, it made my shopping experience so much easier. We often go shopping with little or no thought into what we’re exactly looking for. We end up shopping for hours with no direction. Having a game plan helps you leave the mall content with your choices.

One of my favourite looks for spring is boat chic. Blue and white, comfy sneakers, white or neutral/light t-shirts.

The Tommy Hilfiger outlet at the Dixie Outlet Mall is the best place for trousers and chino’s in different fits (straight, slim etc.) Trousers at Tommy Hilfiger generally cost anywhere between $70-120, at Dixie’s Tommy Hilfiger outlet store I purchased my chino slim fit pants for $41.99!

Spring Shoes Favourites at Dixie Outlet Mall [Style]

Can Spring get here already?! Although a trip to Dixie Outlet Mall to shop for Spring looks helps make the cold bearable. Before the weather starts to feel like Spring, I’m out and about looking for the best deals and building my Spring outfits from head to toe. Speaking of toes, shoes are some of my favourite items to shop for.

My ideal spring shoes, are a mix of some heels, flats or sneakers.

A great way to get organized for Spring shopping is to figure out which colours and textures you’re looking for. Are you rocking pastels, nudes or keeping it basic with black, white and grey this Spring? This Spring I’m mixing nudes, pastels and grey in my wardrobe.

On my recent trip to Dixie Outlet Mall I scored some amazing #DixieDeals! P.S Don’t forget to use this hashtag when you find a great deal at the Dixie Outlet Mall, for a chance to be featured on their Instagram or Twitter. My goal was to find great spring shoes that would go with my new Spring wardrobe. Here’s how it all went down:

The Aldo Outlet has a great selection for the new Spring season, AND in the back, you can find clearance racks from previous seasons with even bigger markdowns! I walked over to the sale rack to see if there was anything that could be worn for Spring 2017.

#DixieDeals Hack: Always check for the clearance racks in every store at the Dixie Outlet Mall, these are usually found in the back of the store.

The heels that stood out to me to the most, were the beautiful suede ones. Often seen in the Fall, is also perfect for colder but dry Spring days.

At regular price these strappy heels were $90, went on sale for $60 and I got them for $40 because of the in-store promotion. At $40, these heels are a steal!

Next stop, Call It Spring. I’ve bought shoes from Spring in the past, and they are some of my most comfortable shoes. These blush pink sneakers are really comfortable and I love the pattern on the sides. At $50 they are one of my new Spring shoe favourites!

If you haven’t noticed already in the pictures above, there’s a cute black purse. A cute purse that looks very close to a Chanel version. Dupe? Maybe. Coco Shoes Outlet at Dixie Outlet Mall, not only has shoes (which is why I went in there) but they also have a great selection of purses. The purse was regularly priced at $65 and I got it on sale for $35! I’ve already had two people comment on my purse and both have gone and got it for themselves! You can’t go wrong with a staple black purse.

The last outlet I checked out at Dixie was Urban Behaviour. They have a huge selection of merchandise in this store, from basics, to accessories, going out clothes and shoes. I picked up these simple grey sneakers for only $14! I go through sneakers a lot. Probably because they’re always my go-to shoes for comfort and long walks.

The inside of these sneakers have a great cushion feeling to them. Almost like you’re walking on a cloud. I love that! With these I get the quality of an expensive shoe, at an AWESOME affordable price tag!

Tell me about your Spring favourites. What colours will you be rocking this Spring?

Disclaimer: I’m a Dixie Outlet Mall ambassador and this post has been sponsored by Dixie Outlet Mall. However, all views and opinions expressed in this post are of my own regarding the products and services.

Style February 22, 2017

Netflix & Chill [Shopping]

Netflix & Chill

Roughly two weeks ago I announced something on Twitter! In case you missed it:

How gorgeous are these flowers from @DixieOutletMall?! Truly made my day💕 So Excited to partner with them! Stay tuned for #dixiedeals🙌🏼 pic.twitter.com/uHrv4n5UaS

— Humara Kausar (@HumaraKausar) February 2, 2017

I’m so excited to be an ambassador of Dixie Outlet Mall, which means I’ll be sharing lots of #DixieDeals across all of my platforms! Hint* make sure you’re following me.

It’s been just about a year since we moved into our new house, and the living room has become one of the most important, if not the most important room in the house. We spend so much time here, from watching Netflix to cuddling/playing with baby D. We needed to make sure this room was comfy and cozy.

The challenge was that our schedules have been super crazy since we moved in, so it’s been hard to find the time to spruce up the place. Enter Dixie Outlet Mall to the rescue! We headed to the Winners first to see what #DixieDeals we could find to make our favourite room even cozier, and our Netflix nights more Chill.

Of course, when you start shopping in a store like Winners, it’s really hard not to pick up items for yourself too, but it’s all part of the job though, right?! I’ve been to the Dixie Outlet Mall Winners store a bunch of times and no joke, I always leave there with an amazing find. I made my way to the women’s section and found an awesome button-up Ralph Lauren shirt to wear to work for $40. A shirt like this usually costs between $100-150 at the Ralph Lauren store, so this was a major score! I opted for a boyfriend size/look so I could fit into it while I struggle get through the last seven weeks of my pregnancy. Naturally during pregnancy, when your belly gets big, everything else starts to stretch out… my waist isn’t as tiny as it used to be, so I picked up some super cozy PJ pants by Max Studio for $20! And with that, I was set to Netflix and Chill in all my cozy, but stylish splendor.

Fast forward to our movie night in, which is a rarity with our aforementioned crazy schedules, so they’re even more of a treat when we find the time to indulge. Speaking of time, part of the reason I love this Ralph Lauren shirt is it’s stylish, but also super comfy, so I don’t have to waste time do a full outfit change when I get home from work. Just a quick switch into my Max Studio PJ pants and I am good to go and get some popcorn poppin’!

But, remember part of the reason we went to Dixie Outlet Mall was to fix up the living room, and the best way to do that quick and easy is with great cushions, and a throw. These super-soft, plush, cream cushions were just $35 for a set of two and this lovely throw that you may have seen all over Instagram was $24.99!

All of the outlets at Dixie Outlet Mall have AMAZING clearance racks; these are even more discounted than the already marked down goods. I snatched this orb for $8 and these popcorn bowls for $15 from the Winners clearance rack, so make sure to always head to the back of the stores, you never know what you might find! There are so many great stores in Dixie Outlet Mall, I was amazed at how I found everything in one store for this shopping challenge, but that didn’t stop me from popping into other stores to get some more ideas…more on that later 🙂

How do you spend your movie nights in?

Disclaimer: I’m a Dixie Outlet Mall ambassador and this post has been sponsored by Dixie Outlet Mall. However, all views and opinions expressed in this post are of my own regarding the products and services.

Style December 5, 2016

Dixie Outlet Mall Shopping Challenge + GIVEAWAY!

I absolutely love this time of the year! How can anyone not? It’s full of love, surprises and so much cheer. I’m really looking forward to the holidays, especially since it’s also our wedding anniversary on Dec 25th. Every time I tell people that, the reactions I get are either “OMG, you guys are crazy! How did you manage?” or “Awee that’s so cute” or how about.. “You guys must really love Christmas!”

To be honest, it’s a bit of all three. Okay, so because we have our anniversary and the holidays are among us, I get really conscious about how much and where I spend my money.

So when I was given a $100 Shopping Challenge for a holiday look, you bet I was excited! As soon as I got to the Dixie Outlet Mall, all that excitement turned into,

“Oh $#&*. $100?! Okay, this is going to be for reals a challenge.”

As I walked around the mall, I realized oh right… this is an outlet. Which means, great deals! The first place I went to was winners. I bought these cute open toe boots with a wrap around ankle detail and these half leather/half cotton leggings. The boots were regular priced at $85 and I got them for $30! Amazing buy! After awhile of searching I found these tights on sale for $10. I was surprised, because I have a similar pair at home not as great of quality that I bought for $30 elsewhere.

I don’t like wearing my winter coat to holiday dinners as it’s really bulky (i.e a parka) and the worse is when I have to place it on my chair due to no coat check. The bottom always touches the floor and gets dirty. So instead I got this coat from Dynamite – The Garage Clothing Co. It was on sale for $35 from $50 on Black Friday! I went back after Black Friday and the coat was back on sale for $50. So happy I got it on Black Friday! Such a steal!

Note: Dixie Outlet Mall has great deals and low prices all year and then on special days like Black Friday and Boxing Day, even more reduced prices.

It has really nice zipper details and a belt! I opted for a medium size due to my personal preference of wearing over-sized coats/jackets.

I love combining lace and leather into one outfit. They go together so well. For some, it’s a strong statement but so are red lips and I dared to add that to the mix! You just gotta live on the wild side sometimes. I got this lace crop top and a plain black long sleeve shirt to wear underneath from Sirens. The lace crop top was $15 and the plain black shirt $10. Both are so comfortable! Here’s a more brighter detailed image of the top:

I didn’t think I could pull it off but honestly I probably couldn’t have if I was shopping anywhere else. Dixie Outlet Mall has amazing deals and that’s a fact! Especially after putting it to the test with this $100 Holiday Shopping Challenge. Okay, so now for the GIVEAWAY! Head over to my Instagram @HumJK to enter to win a $100 Dixie Outlet Mall gift card! Good luck everyone and happy shopping!

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What Happens During Brunch With Bloggers

Bloggers – Left to right: YesMissy – Cat Forsley – Dianas Healthy Living –
Maggie Adhami – ME – Shoetease

What Happens During Brunch With Bloggers

DAY to NIGHT Style with Dixie Outlet Mall [STYLE]

READ MORE: Check out my other amazing finds at the Dixie Outlet Mall

Long Weekend Ready with Dixie Outlet Mall

How To Get Long Weekend Ready with Dixie Outlet Mall…

READ ALSO: Spring Wardrobe Refresh

READ ALSO: Spring shoes favourites

Spring Cleaning For a Wardrobe Refresh [Fashion]

Spring Cleaning For a Wardrobe Refresh…

READ MORE: Spring Shoes Favourites at Dixie Outlet Mall [Style]

Spring Shoes Favourites at Dixie Outlet Mall [Style]

My ideal spring shoes, are a mix of some heels, flats or sneakers.

Netflix & Chill [Shopping]

Netflix & Chill

Dixie Outlet Mall Shopping Challenge + GIVEAWAY!

So when I was given a $100 Shopping Challenge for a holiday look, you bet I was excited! As soon as I got to the Dixie Outlet Mall, all that excitement turned into,

It has really nice zipper details and a belt! I opted for a medium size due to my personal preference of wearing over-sized coats/jackets.