Diamond Jubilee Medal

Hello lovelies!

I'm really excited about today because my Dad is getting awarded the Diamond Jubilee medal!

For those of you that don't know, I come from a military family. Both my parents are in the Canadian Forces, my Dad being a Captain in the Army, and my Mom a Captain in the CIC (Cadet Instructors Cadre).  They've both been involved my entire life so I've lived & breathed military since the day I was born.

There are about 60,000 Canadians that are going to be receiving the Queens Diamond Jubilee medal in Canada this year.  That's a lot of people - but the population of Canada as of a 2010 count was 34, 108, 752 people. Starts looking a little more impressive doesn't it!!

I'm extremely proud of my Dad and I am really excited to get to witness him being awarded this medal. Obviously he's not being awarded the medal by the Queen (that would be friggin amazing!) but still.

 Congratulations Dad!!

xoxo
ToriB

Why Feminism......

.....seems to be completely missing the mark.

I am not a traditional feminist. In fact, I'd be hard pressed to call myself a feminist at all. As of late I've been seeing a lot of tweets & re-tweets on Twitter regarding feminism & it's been slowly but surely irritating me.

I apologise if my thoughts are a tad scattered throughout...

I want to start everything off by saying that in no way am I saying that EVERY feminist has the same mindset. I am not painting everyone with the same brush, nor am I saying they don't have the right to their opinions. Everyone has a right to their opinion... so I'm taking the opportunity to voice mine.

From where I stand, I view feminism merely as a push for general equality. As a woman I feel that I am capable of doing virtually anything a man can do. If I want to play sports, I will. If I want to be a construction worker, I will.  I feel like there are a lot of feminist radicals & feminist groups out there that have lost sight of what the feminist movement was really about - and I feel like there are a lot of people that are holding far too firmly on a past they were never part of.

Lets take a look at the general comments etc that I see and hear coming from some feminists.

1. Women are told that they aren't good enough the way they are & therefor must diet, use cosmetics etc in order to make themselves desireable.  
1. Have you not ever seen "Mens Health" magazines? The front cover is almost always a man with buldging EVERYTHING on his body. How is that any different than the stick figures we're bombarded with in the media as well.  Men may not have the media telling them that they need cosmetics to be more attractive, but they're sure as hell equally told that they need to have a perfect figure in order to be deemed attractive enough.
2. Women must wear specific clothing/shoes. 
1. Men are expected to wear certain clothing, just as women are. The amount of men that dislike wearing a tie because it's like wearing a "noose around [their] neck" is a very large number. I've also heard several complaints about mens dress shoes. Men are judged if they walk out of their houses in Ugg boots, because apparently they're "only" for women.
3. Women are constantly targets of rape, abuse, sexual harassment & assault.
1. Do you know why it appears that women are typically the target? Because society has always told men that they are not to speak of these things when it happens to them. A man can be raped just like a woman can. Women can and do rape men. Women can and do sexually assault & harass men. Men can and are victims of abusive relationships.  To believe that your gender makes you more of a victim is absurd, and ignorant.
   
4. Some of these women appear to believe that men have no idea what it's like to be harassed on the street. 
1. I have the same to say about this as I did about point 3. If you have ever leered at, checked out, cat-called, whistled at a man as he's gone by, then you may have harassed him as well. Being a woman does not mean that you can holler harassment when chances are you may have harassed someone yourself.
5.  Women are judged on their "assets" and are typically deemed more attractive the bigger they are.
1. This just makes me laugh. Really? You think that you're the only one being judged on your chest size? On your ass? PLEASE! How do you think men feel when they are constantly bombarded with adds on how to enlarge their penis, on how to get a broader chest & hot abs.  Women are told that they should get implants to get DD's, men are told to take pills to get them to 8inches or more.
6. Women should be mothers & wives.
1. This is quite possibly the sorest point with me. If you don't want to be a mother, then DON'T be a mother.  If you don't want to be a wife, then DON'T get married. But for all you feminists out there that look down your nose as those of us that have made our own decision to get married & have children, how dare you. How dare you bitch & moan about how you feel that you are judged by society if you decided not to marry or reproduce, then turn around and judge me for making my own choice to wed & be a mother. Feminism should be about having the freedom to live your life how you want to regardless of gender. You are NO better than the media & the society you blast if you turn your nose down at my choice to be a mother.

 I've seen many websites that talk about how women were ONLY allowed to vote starting in whatever year it became ok.  I've seen plenty of women talk about making a stand as a woman - choosing to no longer wear high heels, choosing to not get married, choosing to not have children.

Here's what I don't understand: 

1. Some of these women are seemingly grasping at a situation they didn't live through. Live in the here & now. In most countries, women have been able to vote for years. I hate to burst your bubble, but refusing to "conform to societal demands" won't change if women can vote or not. Being pro-active gets things done.
2. That you have chosen to not wear high heels, or makeup, or wed, or have children, is great for you. It's your choice. How does that make you an empowered woman? No, seriously, how is deciding to no longer wear high heeled shoes a feminist move? You always had the choice to wear high heels or not. If you felt that you had to wear high heels, then you clearly easily succumb to slight pressure.

Pushing for equality with men is not an absurd ideal, and I agree with some of the points. But saying that a woman is fully capable of doing everything that a man can do is laughable & a tad delusional.  Like it or not women are not built the same as men physically & mentally.  Women are physically built smaller than men (typically). We are built to carry children (but  NO ONE is saying you have to). Men are built to protect & support their women (but NO ONE is saying they have to). Women are mentally able to better handle multi-tasking than men are. Women are typically more emotional than men.

Saying that women are passed over in the work place just because they're a woman is far more unlikely now than what it was. Rather than trying to blame it on sexism, why not look at the actual situation. You may not be seeing everything that your boss is seeing.  Rather than crying "it's because I'm a woman," talk to your employer and find out where you can improve.

I don't know if there is just a significant difference between North America & the UK when it comes to how women are treated, or if maybe it's because of the age gap between myself & the ladies that are involved in the feminist movement, but I just don't understand.  I've never once felt that I have to wear high heels to be sexy or to make my walk better than what it is. I wear high heels because I love heels! I know that I'm sexy & I'm blatantly telling everyone else that I am. I am just as comfortable in red lipstick as I am in no makeup at all. I don't feel the need to wear fancy clothing.

My parting statement is simply this:

You are the woman that you choose to be. Vajazzling does not mean you're conforming. High heels do not mean you're conforming. Being a mother does not mean you're conforming. Instead of judging other women for their choices, and being absolutely hypocritical, support all women everywhere for whatever choice they want to make. THAT is true feminism.

I am a woman. I wear high heels. I wear makeup. I want to be a wife & I cannot wait to be a mother. I took ballet for 14 years. I am a woman. I shoot guns. I wear combat boots. I will have a thriving career as a cop. I want to join the army.  I am a woman. I choose to wear high heels because as a woman that is my choice. I choose to wear makeup because I have that choice. I choose to be a cop because that is my choice. I choose to shoot a rifle because that is my choice (and I am a damn good shot).

xoxo
ToriB 

Seduction Saturday

Let's talk about biting your bottom lip...


I don't just mean when you're on top of him on the couch having some fun and you oh-so innocently bite your bottom lip knowing full well what kind of impact you're having on him (although the look on his face is always worth it to do this... trust me!!).  I mean when you know full well he's watching you, but doesn't know you know. Nibble on your bottom lip.  You don't even need to do it suggestively. You can be reading a book, doing the crossword, or merely just thinking about something (naughty or otherwise).

For some reason, men just love it when we bite our bottom lip.  Could be because the slight irritation to our lip causes it to be come a tad more plump, or kissable. The red colour from the blood rushing to it can be a bit of a turn on. OR, in the case of my man, it can simply be because he has NO idea what you're thinking, knows what he HOPES you're thinking, and feels like you're holding something back.

It's all about the mystery ladies. You can be wondering if you wore matching socks that day, or what colour knickers you put on that morning. But to him? You're thinking about all the ways you want to tease him later on... only you'll know. And that? Is fun.


xoxo
ToriB

Who Is Joseph Kony

I feel like I've been struck by an invisible fist to the stomach.  That it took 8 years for a monumental government power to finally see that they are not the be-all-en- all of the world is just sickening and a little frightening.

How did it take the American government 8 years to agree that the mindless abduction, slaughter, & perverse use of children was less important than their own financial & personal saftey? If the children of the world are our future, do we have a future if the powers that be will turn a blind eye for so long to the horrendous expoitation of todays youth?  To have them say for 8 years the issue is not big enough because it doesn't effect them specifically is absolutely disgusting. The destruction of our world effects everyone specifically - it just depends on how you want to view what's happening around you.

Do you know who Joseph Kony is?

I'm one of those people that only just learned of what he is, and what's he's doing.  Joseph Kony is a mindless killer.  Joseph Kony has been the leader of the LRA (Lords Resistance Army) in Africa. Joseph Kony, along with his supporters, abduct, slaughter, rape & sell children for their "cause."  Joseph Kony has no true cause, but merely wants to stay in his position of power in Africa.  Joseph Kony has brought fear into the hearts of millions of children living in Africa for 26 years.  

30, 000 children 

have been abducted for use in the LRA, lead by Joseph Kony. 

Look around you, wherever you are, and think of the children that you see day to day. Maybe they're your own children, or maybe your neighbours. Maybe they're the cute kid that smiled at you in the grocery store line up.  How would you feel knowing that the little girl you tuck in every night is being sold for sex. How would you feel if that little boy that sleeps so soundly is carrying a weapon as heavy as he is & is trained to kill, forced to kill - even his own parents.  Are you upset? Angry? Whis is that we can go on day to day ignoring that this is happening, right now, if it isn't happening at home.

Do you need to see it to believe it?

MAKE JOSEPH KONY FAMOUS

Watching this video on Joseph Kony will take exactly 30min, and 2sec out of your day-to-day routine.  The things that the Invisible Children have gone through are utterly heart-breaking.  If these children have had to go through such monstrosities for essentially their entire lives, have had to live in fear of abduction, of rape, of death, don't you think you can spare half an hour to make them visible?

As a world-wide community, we can make Joseph Kony famous.  We can make sure that every person on this earth know the name Joseph Kony, knows what he is, what he does, and how we can all worth together to stop his reign of terror.  Watch the video to learn what Joseph Kony has done, to witness the pain these children have gone through, to learn how we can STOP JOSEPH KONY .  Sign the pledge to help bring awareness around your community, your country, & the world.  You don't need to donate money, you don't need to do anything drastic.

It just takes one post on Facebook, one tweet on Twitter (#MakeKonyFamous, #Kony2012, Invisible Children, LRA) to help the awareness grow.  Share the video with your friends, bring up the name Joseph Kony in conversation and see how many people really know who he is.  Share this blog post. Do your own research. Knowledge is power.

By keeping his name out there & giving him as much attention as we do celebrities, our governments will see that we care about what is happening in our world, and that we want Joseph Kony arrested for his crimes against humanity.

xoxo
ToriB

Vancouver to Australia

I must admit today I am writing with a great deal of emotions inside of me. I'm excited, nervous, anxious, and very sad.

For those of you that don't know, I was hired with a cruise company that will be taking me to Australia for 6 months to work with their cruise line. Exciting stuff!!!  I'm a very loud, boisterous person with a really open & enthusiastic personality. I'm "Entertainment Staff" which essentially means I'm going to be getting paid to be myself while travelling through the South Pacific. Clearly from that alone you can tell where the excitement is coming in.

Nervous? I'm nearly 23, and this will actually be my first time away from home for this amount of time.  Through my involvement with cadets, the longest I've been away from home is 7 weeks - the furthest being the neighbouring province to mine.  Not far. Clearly I'm very nervous to be "on my own" for the very first time on the other side of the friggin world.

Anxious.. for essentially the same reasons as the nerves. But when you have an anxiety problem, it's hard to properly explain. I think it's all the "what if" thoughts going through my mind at high velocity...

The saddness... I'm actually sitting here shaking & crying while I try to write this. My family & my friends are being incredibly supportive of my decision to go away & get paid to travel. They've always been very supportive of everything that I've wanted to do.  Leaving that support base is really challenging for me because of how amazing the people in my life are. There are people in my life that I am going to have an extremely hard time leaving.

My parents are the #1 people that I really don't want to leave. We're actually a very close-knit family & I'm not entirely sure that I'm going to be able to handle being that far away from them for 6 months and having very little opportunity to contact them.  They always give me amazing advice & I can talk to them about virtually anything... it's just going to be tough not to get to hug my parents for six months.

My best friends... most specifically my two L's.

Gosh, one of them has been there since the first day of kindergarten. She is in every possible way my sister... I actually have no words for how hard it's going to be to NOT be able to talk to her whenever I want to. It's interesting, she's literally about 4 or 5 blocks away from me - 10min walk (uphill) if that. But how many times do we actually get to see each other? Not very often. Blame it on mis-matched schedules or whatever, but the fact is oh how much did I take it for granted that she's always been THAT close.  I swear I'm not trying to be overly dramatic with everything, I'm just SUPER emotional and kinda kicking my own ass for not bothering to put a little more effort into the friendship. It's fantastic that we can go a long amount of time without speaking & reconnect like absolutely no time has passed... but that doesn't make it okay. Ugh. Emotions. Either way, this is my sister and I love her to death & then some...

Then of course my "other L" that I love to death as well. The person I'm typically always getting into trouble with, talking into things, talking out of things, & generally just having a grand old time with. I'm really not entirely positive how I'm supposed to get through 6 months without EITHER of my girls... it seems like a total impossibility.  I'm also noticing right now that in both of the photos here I'm highly intoxicated... and I'm givig basically the exact same hug. These photos are also 2 years apart from each other... apparently my drunken love for people stays the same... woot.

I've got a ton of other friends here that I really don't want to leave... but honestly I think these are the two that it's going to kill me the most to leave. It doesn't mean I love my other friends any less, it just means that these are the two I see most often & these are the two that are most like family to me.

Lastly, leaving my boyfriend J- is actually going to be really tough. We talked about it last night, and we've determined the smart thing is to break up when I'm gone. I just don't see how we can be in a functioning relationship when I'll be on the other side of the world for 6 months, with very little time to communicate with each other. I'm huge on communication in a relationship so it just doesn't seem smart. That, and I don't think I could emotionally handle not getting to see him.  We kinda fell into a "routine" with each other. We see each other nearly every day, and we talked to each other ALL the time, EVERY day.  I know it sounds clingy, but truly it's not. We've also only been together for a month. Known him for almost 5 years though so it's not like this overly new. I don't know. Part of me thinks breaking up is the right idea, and the other part of me is damn near kicking myself for being so "willing" to let him go this "easily."  Quotations are there because I'm really not all that willing and I really don't find it all that easy to do.  Uggh!! I don't even have a photo of the two of us together!!!!!!!!  I'm finding it increasingly difficult to listen to "Love Song" by Adele, STRICTLY because of these lyrics...

"However far away, I will always love you. However long I stay, I will always love you."

Fitting, isn't it...

So thats my rant. Stupid emotions. Seriously.... *sigh*

Missing Cat

Today darlings I'm a bit sad...

Got a text from my boyfriend telling me that my kitten got out an open window & has disappeared! :( We're hoping he re-appears when he gets hungry but who knows.


His name is Charcoal, but he doesn't answer to his name yet sadly. He's super friendly & loves having his ears scratched or right above his tail. He purs easily, and he tends to flop to his side when he's super happy. He doesn't like to be held for longer than about 5 seconds.

So - if you're in the Burnaby area near Lake City Way sky train station & you see a black cat, male, with medium black fur - contact me!!

Email: tori.beretta@gmail.com
OR
Twitter: @toriberetta

Seduction Saturday

Getting Dressed

NEVER underestimate the power of putting clothing ON in front of your man. Yes, on.  Say goodbye to tearing off each others clothing (well, not goodbye persay... just put it on the back burner for right now).

There is an undeniable art to taking off clothing, this I won't deny. But putting them on? This requires a very thorough knowledge of your body & of what your man likes.

If he's a chest man, zipping up a tight sweater over the ta-ta's will keep him thinking about you all day (take it from a gal with a man that wanted me to buy a sweater simply because it was tight in the chest...)  If you're a smaller chested woman & a tight sweater won't do you justice, stick on a cute bra and pull a cute t-shirt over top. Not only will he be thinking about what's UNDER that shirt (and want to see it almost as soon as it's out of sight) but you've got the perfect chance to arch your back and get the girls out on display!!

If he's a butt man, shimmy that tush into a pair of jeans or a cute skirt.  There is power in covering up assets that he wants. He's so used to seeing you taking off the pants, capris, shorts & skirts to show off all those cute pairs of underwear you know you have... and then they're on display! But pull something overtop those panties, he doesn't get to gaze like he's used to. It's an insta-tease.

If he's a leg man, stockings, & thigh highs are your best friends. There's nothing more sensual than pointing that beautiful foot of yours and pulling a thigh high up, over your knee & then settling it onto your thigh. Do this with your skirt already on to smooth the fabric over the lace top so he can fantasize about what's underneath. Of course, run your hands along your legs to "smooth out" any wrinkles.

If he's a foot man, of course stockings & shoes work. The sexier the heel, the happier he is.

So, after a fun romp & a lovely snooze, enjoy the art of getting dressed - reminding him of all those lovely parts of you he loves by teasing him & covering them up!

xoxo
ToriB

True Colours

When I drink wine, I become British.

I posted about this the other night (oh goodness) and here is the edited version. I just took this clip for someone I chat with on Twitter from time to time. Hoping she'll get a kick out of it!!

I called this post "True Colours" because I'm always doing silly & goofy things, and I really don't care what people think. So please, laugh at this because it's truly meant to be laughed at. If you're from the UK and are offended by this - my deepest apologies. I swear it's only meant to poke fun at myself.

xoxo
ToriB

Britishly Drunk

Hello all!!

So I'm here with my lovely friend LorenzinaN and typically when we're drinking together we will take a video of ourselves! So this time we did and apparently in this state I have decided it's a good idea to post this so all can see it.

We do accents. Poorly. I am DEEPLY sorry to all those that are from the UK if I've offended you with my ATROCIOUS accent.... I swear I am not trying to be insulting - it's merely the alcohol. Seriously... I love you all....

ACTUALLY.... we're far too drunk to do this so we might actually wait until we're sober... becasue we just watched it and frankly it's kinda terrifying.

xoxo

ToriB

Whoops..

I went to Ikea with my "sister" yesterday... that place is dangerous!!

I never realised how CHEAP things were there!! Dishes pieces that are $2 or $3... tons of stuff was on sale.

I ended up buying a PINK plate! It was $2... I couldn't say no! I'm kind of starting to get things collected for whenever I move out... so I scooped up my plate!

It's completely glass so it's actually decently fragile. That said, it was $2. Seriously, I've never found anything at a dollar store that looked this cute so why not!! I also got a bowl to go with it... it's a bit bigger than a tea light candle holder.  As my best friend pointed out, the plate can be used for veggies or something, and the bowl goes in the center for dip.

I love the blue colour - so pretty. There were also coffee/tea mugs with this same design, but they were SO small! I love my coffee so I wasn't going to get a little mug! Not to mention - the plate was $2, the bowl was $2, the coffee mug, which was SMALLER than the bowl, was $2.49. Didn't make sense to me.

Last, but not least, I got myself a new lamp for my vanity! I keep moving my bedside lamp over & it was just getting irritating. So when I saw this pale pink beauty, I picked it up. It was actually in the kids section of all places. But I rather liked the colour & the delicate design on it.








xoxo
ToriB

A girl can dream...

...about gemstones.

I made the mistake of walking into People's Jewellers today... and then made a BIGGER mistake of browsing their website.

I. WANT. THIS. RING.

Just... oh I want it. I love blue sapphire, and it's just my kind of cut. I just love it. $399. Not bad for an engagement ring... right? *sigh* I wish...

xoxo
ToriB

New Stuff!

Hello!!

I finally got my hair cut today! A whole inch taken off... I know, big deal right? I asked my stylist to keep as much length as she could - and she obliged. It was only an inch (plus some more layering) but my hair feels SO lovely & soft now.

The "before" photo

The "after" photo

After my hair cut, I did a little SHOPPING! My wonderful, amazing boyfriend wandered the mall with me too. Actually, he wandered the mall waiting for me to be done my hair cut and then he wandered with me as well.  While I shopped. Patient & amazing. Yup, I'm a lucky gal!!

I bought this shirt today whilst out. I saw Marilyn on it, but when I realised she was wearing leopard print, there were no ifs, ands, or buts about it. I bought it. It's AWESOME. I can't wait to wear it with my skinnies & hot pink peep toes :)  I actually bought a Marilyn shot glass today as well, just for show, but I forgot to take a photo of it. Since I'm curled up in my recliner blogging and watching "Secret Life of Bees" on Netflix, I'm not going to bother getting up to photograph it. Lazy? Me? Nah.

I actually bought this a couple days ago when I was out with miss LorenzinaN. I wanted to get a long necklace to start wearing with some outfits. Only since I got my swallow necklace have I realise that I'm a little boring with my accessories. I typically wear the exact same necklace & earrings all the time... ankhs - my favourite symbol.  But once I got my swallow necklace I decided that I should start switching up my accessories a bit more. Voila!! Thus my strawberry necklace was purchased. I actually got 2 compliments in 10min today while I wore it. I wore red flats with a white leopard cardigan, dark blue jeans & the blue tank top. I really liked the outfit - I thought it looked really cute!!

My favourite purchase!! Pink leopard zip up. I saw it and just knew I had to buy it. The sleeves even have thumb holes!! I don't know why I find that so exciting, but I do.










There you have it - my lovely shopping & haircut excursion.

xoxo
ToriB

Rockabilly Bravery

Hello all!!

I've kinda determined that my parents stifle my clothing creativity. I typically get a look like "...you're wearing THAT?!" when I go out, so I started sticking with my jeans, t shirts & tank tops. Every once in a while I'd throw a skirt in there, but not often.

WELL, as my parents are on vacation, I feel a new sense of fashion freedom!! Browsing through some of the blogs I read, I saw TWO people rocking the shorts & tights look. I've never done it. Ever.

Until today... *dun dun dun*

Hello leopard print tights & black shorts!!! Not something I would have ever dared to wear out of my house, but without that questioning eyebrow being raised at me I'm feeling a little more daring. I know I've worn these tights before, but it's normal to wear tights with a skirt, right? NOT as standard to wear them with shorts!! I also decided on wearing ankle high heeled boots (though I might be switching to flats... I have to drive today.)

Forgive the immensely bitchy expression on my face in this one!! I'm really happy with my makeup today. My eyeliner played nice (although I did use pencil first to make sure I got it even before I used my cream liner.) Obviously I'm wearing Rockalily Lipstick (whenever I'm in red lippy, it's Rockalily.) My favourite piece is my NEW necklace!! It was a gift for Christmas that came QUITE late. I've been wanting a swallow necklace forEVER. I've been eyeing this one up on ModCloth & Pin Up Girl Clothing, but both were sold out. I kinda forgot about it. Well, POOF. It showed up in my mail, purchased by my DEAR dear friend K-.  It came so late because she had an email alert set up to let her know when it was back in stock. Dedication or what?! I absolutely adore this necklace & I'm really stoked to wear it with this outfit :)

I'm off to have coffee with the lovely LorenzinaN today. I feel like I haven't seen her in WEEKS!! So much gossip to do. Apparently she's rocking a bit of a badass biker chick look today, so we're kinda stoked to how many stares we'll be getting when we're out together! :)

xoxo
ToriB

Oakalla Prison Fascination

I am frustrated today.

I started doing some research on Oakalla Prison Farm today after being spurred on by a documentary on Alcatraz. Some of the articles & blogs I've found are a little disturbing.

Every so often I develop an immense curiosity into the past of someone very close to me... so I go on these research binges & I ask for stories of the time they spent behind the walls of Oakalla Prison as a Prison Guard.  As there seems to be very little true information out there about Oakalla, it's nice to have first hand accounts of what it was like there (as well as at Vancouver Pre-Trial).

A couple years ago this person handed me the book "Line Screw" by Michael Yates, who used to work with the person that leant me the book. I will say this: "Line Screw" is a very interesting read by a very talented author. I just find it really sad that Yates didn't bother to address the fact that a lot of the stories weren't his at all.  The book is written as though all the stories are Yates' first hand accounts.  This is utter bullshit. There are a great deal of stories that he tells that he was never part of - most specifically one at Vancouver Pre-Trial that he was literally never at. The stories he told were mostly recreations of stories he heard from others.

An news article featured him last February and he was quoted as saying that he never really got any real training when he started, that he relied on his wits and common sense instead. Utter, and complete, bullshit.  When he started at Oakalla Prison, there was already a training program in place for new recruits.  That he would claim he never got any training just infuriates me. The person that I know that worked in the prison started YEARS before Yates ever set foot through the doorway of Oakalla prison.

I'm just irritated that someone can be that immensely pathetic to feel he had to lie about his experiences & use the experiences of others to make his life seem more exciting.

*FRUSTRATING*

xoxo
ToriB

Whoops!!

A very late good afternoon to you all!

I've been using my iTouch a LOT lately, so WHOOPS! I haven't been keeping up on my blogging - writing & reading. 

That's my excuse!! I think I had a few things I wanted to blog about but to be perfectly honest, I don't remember what they were! But I will be posting a "Seduction Saturday" post on Sat for sure!! :)

xoxo
ToriB

Seduction Saturday

Hello lovelies!

I was chatting with my good friend PeriodicBrilliance (@LorenzinaN on Twitter) last night and she said that I should have a "Seduction" day on my blog. Typically, I'm the person that comes up with ideas on how to seduce a man... either as a joke or being serious. I'm the friend that people go to when they want to know how to surprise their man. It's a gift, I swear. These ideas just come to me!

So, just for humours sake, I figured I'd actually do it. Every Saturday I'm going to post a random seduction tip. This will be anywhere from an idea for an outfit to wear, something to do in the bedroom, things to say etc. I also welcome questions - it's far easier to dish out a "tip" when I have a certain situation!

So, without further ado...

Seduction Tip #1

Ladies, I cannot stress enough how important high heels are to a woman. They will elongate any leg (take it from this 5'3" gal...), shape any calve, & drop any mans jaw that gets a glimpse of those gorgeous gams!

The kinda heels I'm talking about are the ones that you would never want to wear for a long period of time if you'll be on your feet (and trust me, you won't be on your feet long while wearing these...). I'm talking stripper heels. Yup, those beautiful platform, 6in stiletto heeled shoes that you see in the stores and outwardly say "WHO would wear those?!" but secretly wish you owned a pair...

Heels put an extra sway into our wonderful hips with every step we take, they tighten our buns & elongate our legs. They fire up naughty images in a mans head of domination & his favourite porn movie. They also make some of those standing positions a tad easier for us short gals!! ;-)

Work those heels ladies. Work 'em hard. Strut your stuff in front of your man and torture him with your long legs & seductively swaying hips. Trust me, you'll be off your feet in no time at all...

xoxo
ToriB

Makeup I've Done

Hi all!

A very good friend of mine posted a link on my Facebook timeline the other day leading me to a cosplay makeup page. Someone had done about 8 or 9 looks using My Little Ponies as their inspiration. It was really cute, and it reminded me that I haven't bothered to try anything fun with makeup for a while. I used to Google different looks just to see if I could re-create them.

I figured today I would show you a few things I've done - either copying from a photo, or making up myself!

Browsing DeviantArt today for makeup ideas, and I found one that I'd actually tried to recreate a couple years ago...

The original photo is in the upper corner. I didn't get the colours quite right - especially the green - because at the time I didn't have the proper colours. I'm thinking of re-visiting this look. I have a brand of mineral makeup called Bella Pierre. All powder, very nice stuff. I used that for the gold peacock teardrops. The beauty of Bella Pierre is you can mix it with water & it turns into a liquid eyeliner style. I used a lip brush to draw the tear drops. I'm sure this look would've been more striking if I didn't have brown eyes, as you can see in the original miss Blue Eyes there matches the eyeliner!!

I can't say I would ever use the peacock one out in public, unless I was going to a fetish night at Sin Cities or something. However, I think this look would be a cool one to wear out, even if it were just to turn heads!

My love for leopard print in makeup form! I saw this on the internet as well and it was rather simple to re-do. As long as you've got a good liquid eyeliner (pen form or something with a felt tip) it's rather simple to do the little prints. Just think of making pointy "C" shapes in different sizes. I'm sure you can use whatever colours that you want for it. I just used the same ones that I saw in the photo... but I think next time I'd use purple for the lid and nice forest green for the bottom liner. Best colours for brown eyes!

One night, I got bored and had my hands on my Dads good camera. This was the result...

I don't think I really had anything specific in mind... I just started playing with purple & blue and then... this happened. I added the little dots on the outside after. I've always loved the photo on the left - it makes me think of fairy nymphs or something. I dunno.

Last one, I promise!!

These are two that I designed myself one night when I was bored. I have no idea if I could ever DO them on someone... but I thought they looked kinda neat!

I think I'll start messing around with some looks today. I'm off and I don't have much to do. When hit with boredom.. break out the makeup!!

xoxo
ToriB