In fact, it’s safe to say that winter is HERE.

We got spoiled this year with a mild (for Edmonton) fall, but now that we’ve had our first proper snow, I’m already feeling the winter blues. It’s going to be a long six months *sobs*

I had a feeling it was going to be a cold day this particular morning, so I rearranged my outfit schedule for the week (what, am I the only one who has one of those?) so I could wear something with lots and lots of layers. Dress + sweater + blazer is a formula I really need to remember more often in the wintertime. It’s easy, comfy, and warm – just the ticket.

And, oh hey, look: another no-black combo. I was a little worried that the patterned bag would clash with the floral print (a bold print, at that) but I think the colour palette helped tie everything together.

Some Fridays, I don’t feel like jeans. Some Fridays, I don’t have the first clue what I feel like wearing … so I end up winging it … and copycatting myself in the process. I mean, for reals. Slightly different necklace:

… but not by much. May 2014 was a long time ago, so I figured that you guys might not remember … oops. Let’s look at the positive, shall we: here’s an outfit that still works, 1.5 years later.

I hate my make-up here, by the way. I never line my bottom eyelids, but I decided to play around with a slightly smokier eye, and used some dark brown eyeshadow (in place of my usual black pencil) instead … and got a little too adventurous with it. Too bad I hated the end result; I feel like the extra bit of liner just made me look older somehow.