Monday Blog

Pop Cart!

Pop Cart was created by two Winnipeg locals, Angela & Alana. Starting back in 2015, having a goal to bring Winnipeg a better ice pop, they’ve become pro’s in ice cold treats! They specialize in premium handmade ice pops all made with care while keeping quality as the top priority. Each pop is made with the best possible ingredients and they are constantly working to bring around new exciting, tasty flavours!

Even more exciting news, they have just opened up a shop in South Osborne called Black Market Provisions. Along with an incredible selection of homemade goods (lots of vegan options), frozen & fresh too just to top it off, they carry an array of knicknacks and cute things to gift or show off in your home. They also offer the POPS here as well! So get outside for an end-of-Summer stroll and grab one for yourself!

Wordless Wednesday

Brunettes....!

the fresh perspective...

WHAT INSPIRES YOU? I find inspiration in many things, but when it comes to my job, I find I'm inspired by fashion and style.  I love looking at images and magazines and videos.  I love people watching.  I love interacting with people.

As a stylist, I have to find ways to stay inspired and motivated.  I found these images from a shoot we did a few years back.  These are some of my favorite hair images.  My model, Pascale, had the perfect amount of hair and I was able to style it in a few different ways.

I'll be doing another shoot in a few weeks and I can't wait to style up our models.  I have so many ideas and styles I would like to try!  Any chance I get to get my hands into hair is a great chance!

If you're a creative person, how do you stay inspired and motivated to create?  What keeps you at the peak of your game?  Is there something that helps you focus?  We'd love to hear!

That's the fresh perspective...

Summer Shooting

So here are some of our favorite images from our summer shoot!  Thanks to poppie clothing and Oak & Lily for collaborating with us!  Thanks to Kyle Thomas for shooting us and thanks to Pascale for being our model! We have different images in the salon as well, so the next time you're in the shop, take a look!

freshpop

Another outfit for the FreshPop lookbook!

Christie's wearing - Pants: Dish Tracey, Top: Lucca Couture (currently 25% off!), Neckalce: Rikki McDougall, Sweater:  Mystree (sold out)

Wordless Wednesdays (ahh...not so much)

I’m wearing:  Sweater/jacket/cardigan by Left on Houston, Oxmo tank, the jeans are Fidelity Scoops, and scarf by French Connection.

And my hair is by Praise at Freshair Boutique.  Do you ever get tangles in your hair from wearing scarves?  I do… I get a gross tangle-blob at the back of my head.  Praise turned my hair into a pretend short haircut to keep the long bits out-of-the-way.  Genius, right?  Tutorial to come….

Back to the clothes: I love each of these things.  The sweater is perfect for this weather, it’s heavy enough that you can wear it on it’s own as a fall jacket, but will carry you through winter as a cozy sweater.

Fidelity’s scoops are my personal favourite jeans.  All of their jeans are fantastic, but there’s something about the Scoops that I just can’t resist. They’re comfortable, and their washes are always well done and flattering.  They’re perfectly tapered for boots, but they look really great with flats and heels. They’re my go-to jeans for all occasions.

Oxmo’s layering pieces are the softest, most comfortable things you’ll ever put on.  People just rave about them.  When I recently bought a long-sleeved version, I didn’t take it off for 3 days…. (I was going to edit that to make it seem less gross, but… it’s true.)

And this French Connection tube scarf.  It’s cozy, pretty and fun.  Scarves are one of the best things about fall weather.  And I love how easy tube scarves are.  No ends to dangle in your soup.

Happy Wednesday!!

photo by Kyle Thomas