Is it still a signature scent if I have three?

I know it's possible to have a signature scent. But are you allowed to have three? Because I just can't make up my mind. You see, smelling good is sort of an obsession of mine. The idea of smelling bad terrifies me. (As someone who rides the TTC everyday, I know this is not a fear everybody shares...) But I've never been a fan traditional perfumes. They all smell the same to me. Too perfume-y. You know what I mean? That sort of over powering, strong floral smell? I really don't like it. Thankfully, over the years I've been able to find perfumes that smell perfectly amazing. Here are my three signature scents:

1. Clean - The name says it all. This line of perfumes smell clean. Like beautiful soap. There are many different smells in the Clean family of products. I LOVE pretty much all of them. But if I had to pick a favourite it would have to be Provence. It's light, crisp, fresh, and well Clean! You can buy Clean products at Sephora.

2. Lollia - If I'm going to wear a floral scent, it's going to be Breathe No 19 by Lollia. The scent is really lovely and light, not over powering at all. Very feminine. And the bottle is really really pretty. I can't remember where I last bought this stuff, but I'm fairly certain I've seen it at Anthropologie and Teatro Verde.

3. Satsuma - My friend Katie would likely argue that this one should be considered my signature. Only because I've been wearing it since high school. Back when Body Shop perfume oils were all I could afford. To this day I still love the warm citrusy scent. But only use a drop or two. This stuff can be very strong, especially if you apply it your pulse points (the warmth of your body intensifies the smell)

I like to dress cheap

More accurately, I like to dress nicely in clothes that don't cost a fortune. I've mentioned my LOVE of Joe Fresh before. But I'll say it again. I LOVE Joe Fresh! You've got to get there soon. They have a fantastic Fall line in right now. Amazing collection of cozy sweaters. I got this cardigan which looks like something my Mom would knit (high praise as my Mom is a world class knitter), for the low low price of $19. The super cute stripe boat neck shirt was a mere $16! The perfect top for a casual Saturday brunch. So run on down to Joe's before I buy up everything!!

Bad Movie Night

TIFF is now done. There were many great movies. So I thought we'd talk Bad Movies. I LOVE Bad Movies. And I have a bit of a gift for picking them. Now let me back up here for a moment. Bad Movies have a time and a place. I do not see Bad Movies at the theatre (not intentionally anyway). No no, if I'm going to spend approx $30 - 40 on a movie (ticket, popcorn and soda), then that movie better be good. Bad movies are most definitely something you rent.

Let me clarify what I mean when I say "Bad Movie". A Bad Movie is one that thinks it's good. It takes itself seriously. And yet, it is so terrible, so ridiculous, so BAD that is becomes good. And highly entertaining. A Bad Movie is also one where paying close attention to the plot is not really necessary. You can take a bathroom break during a Bad Movie and not worry about hitting the Pause button. You can talk during a Bad Movie. In fact, talking is encouraged! One of my favourite things to do is have Bad Movie night with my friends. We get some sort of take out (usually Thai or sushi). Alcohol of some kind is present (usually fun cheap champagne). An assortment of sweet snacks is always on hand (the Popcorn from Two Dishes cookbook is a must!) Combine all that with comfy lounge clothes and my uber comfy sofa and you've got yourself a fun evening. Once you press Play, the good times begin. While watching a Bad Movie, we chat a bit about our lives, talk back to the characters in the movie, or (and my personal favourite) make up our own dialogue.

If you've had a stressful/bad week (or even if you haven't) I highly recommend having yourself a bad movie night. And to get you started here are some of my favourite Bad Movie picks:

Twilight 1 + 2 - I know this may get me some haters, but these are absolutely brutal movies. But brutal in the best way possible. Watch Edward's face and tell me if doesn't look constantly constipated...

I Know Who Killed Me - this might be my all time favourite. Never heard of it? Don't be surprised. It did not make a lot of money. This is one of the movies Lindsay Lohan did after Mean Girls. Let's just say it involves pole dancing and a fake battery powered leg. Need I say more...

Disturbia - Now I like Shia LaBeouf. But this movie had us yelling at the T.V. It does have some fun suspenseful moments that made us hide in our sweat shirts, but by the end we had renamed it Stup-urbia (get it, because it was stupid)

Rosemary's Baby - Now this was a little long (over 2 hours). And not nearly as scary we had thought it was supposed to be. But... the "special effects" are hilarious (they were after all from 1968). And the story is rather ridiculous. It's a classic for a reason

Primeval - The story of a giant crocodile run a muck in Burundi. Halfway through I remember turning to my friend and saying "I'm sorta routing for the crocodile at this point!"

TIFF!

The Toronto International Film Fest is now in full swing! I love the film fest but hadn't planned on going to any of the premieres this year. So imagine my delight when my lovely cousins Holly and Jason offered me tickets to the opening night party last Thursday! My friend Lisa happily agreed to go with me. So that night we put on our chic party girl finest and headed down to the Liberty Grand. The opening movie was a hockey musical, so naturally everything at the party was hockey themed. There was a hot dog station. Poutine station. Hockey rink shaped dance floor. And many many stocked bars. After we finished our poutine and grabbed a beverage we headed outside to the gorgeous patio. We both brought our cameras (just in case we spotted a celebrity!), and Lisa started scanning the small group of people around us for someone to take our photo. She settled on a petite blonde girl in a very cool gold hooded mini dress.

"Excuse me?" Lisa politely asked. "But would you mind taking our photo", gesturing towards the two of us.

"Sure! No problem", the blonde replied. She enthusiastically took Lisa's camera and snapped away. "I'm going all Mom-like on you right now", she even joked.

After she handed the camera back to Lisa I really took a good look at her. She looked really familiar. The cool blonde hair. The rock and roll outfit.

"Lis, I think that's the lead singer of Metric..." I whispered

"It does kinda look like her", Lisa whispered back

"No, I think it IS her Lis!"

So Lisa then politely taps her again and asks, "Umm sorry... but are you in a band?"

"Yeah, we all are" the blonde replies, gesturing to the two cool looking guys she's talking with.

"OH MY GOD! Lisa, I told you we just asked Emily from Metric to take our photo!!" I yelped.

They laughed - thankfully! While we were mortified that we had just asked the famous people to take our photo, they joked about how awesome it was. We chatted with them for a few minutes. Talking about their new album. Talking about their recent gig at Lollapalooza. They could not have been lovelier. So we decided to push our luck a little more. I must admit. We are not cool party people. We get excited about seeing famous people. So yeah, we asked if we could have photos taken with them. They were kind enough to grant our request. So we snapped a couple pictures, thanked them, turned our backs for one second... and they were gone!

But it didn't matter. That 10 minutes made our night! And it gave us a great new way to approach famous people... You walk right up to them. And then ask them to take your photo! We tried it again later in the evening when I recognized a former star from Degrassi the Next Generation. He however was NOT into this. He clearly thought we should have immediately acknowledged who he was. And because of this, we obviously didn't.

So I must thank Jason and Holly again for the great party tickets! It was TIFF-rrific!