June 2017 – Drea Marie Blog

HOW TO THROW YOUR PRE PACKWOOD GRAND PARTY.

June 29, 2017 No Comments

I have SUCH an exciting post for today. Pretty much because there are like 900 photos BUT ALSO cause we are chatting PACKWOOD GRAND! We are ONE MONTH AWAY TODAY. July 29, 2017. Mark it down. YES yes yes yes. The event of the summer. I know a few of you have no clue what I’m talking about so let’s talk. Packwood Grand is a fabulous event inspired by the Kentucky Derby but held in Calgary every year. A TON of Calgary’s young professionals dress up in their summers best and attend. It IS an elegant affair but socializing and drinking does take place…. for a majority of the time. GUYS WE DRESS UP AND HAVE FANCY COCKTAILS AND CHAT. Isn’t that what we always […]

Fashion, Shop My Style

SUMMER WHITES FOR THE BRIDE-TO-BE OR JUST CUZZZ

June 22, 2017 No Comments

Drea Marie shares her FAV Summer whites for bride to be's and anyone looking for a flirty summer party white outfit.

Summer solstice was yesterday. Which means we need to talk about summer whites. I wrote about summer whites last year but I wanna take it up a notch this time. We have a TON of bride to be’s looking for wedding event outfits that won’t break the bank. Also, these dresses are perfect options for a summer party which I am SURE we will have a few of this year. White isn’t scary. A lot of people believe black is slimming and white is well… NOT slimming. I get it. Yes, there is some truth to that, BUT that doesn’t mean we can’t find a flattering white dress. It’s all about the cut and fit. Let’s start with some visuals shall we? K SO CUTE. […]

Beauty, YYC

SO I TRIED LASER GENESIS

June 17, 2017 2 Comments

Drea Marie shares her experience with laser genesis. Stacey of Aesthetic ImageWorks in Calgary, AB works wonders.

You KNOW I’ll try pretty much anything for you. HENCE why we need to talk about laser genesis. INTRIGUED? Yeah me too. Let’s start at the beginning. OKAY I seriously went in for dermaplaning. Remember when I wrote about how I shave my face? But I had never actually tried the highly praised dermaplaning process. So I needed to see if what I was doing at home is the exact same or NOT. Then I met Stacey. Stacey is a licensed medical aesthetician. She knows what she’s talking about. We chatted about dermaplaning BUT you guys I was having a breakout near by chin, UGH, life right? Stacey was like well we could do some laser genesis instead and take care of that. UM. Come […]

Lifestyle, Men, Shop My Style

LAST MINUTE FATHER’S DAY GIFTS

June 15, 2017 No Comments

Sunday June 18th is Father’s Day. So what can we pick up last minute but only because we’ve gone this entire time looking endlessly for the PERFECT GIFT!? I have some ideas. + Apple Music Buy him a subscription and he has access to all his old favs. + Camera Dads love cameras. Handheld cameras, not iPhones. + Sonos I suggest a PLAY:5 it’s perfect for outside while he grills or the garage while he tinkers around. + Apple Watch Call up the siblings and pitch in for this one. He will LOVE it. + Persol Sunglasses So trendy. + Darn Tough Socks If these every get a hole, he can ship em to the company and get a brand new pair for free. + […]