Do What You Love!

Happy February! Do you wake up everyday and do what you love? Do you look in the mirror and tell your self that you are special and amazing and beautiful and important? I hope you do! I’m here to remind you that YOU are very special and important. I want YOU to do what makes you happy and what brings you joy. Do more of what brings you happiness in your life.

Trust me on this. Don’t sit around and wait for it. I made the mistake many times. GO OUT AND GET IT! JUST GO FOR IT! If you want something you can do it by taking the right steps. One step at a time.

I know you can do it and I would love to know, what brings you joy? Is it dancing? art? photography? writing? walking? I would love for you to do more of what brings you joy and laughter. I know for me a lot of things bring me joy that I would like to do this year that I haven’t for a long time. I doubt my self, I feed my brain with thoughts like “it’s too late to do that” or “I’m not good anymore”. STOP RIGHT THERE! Says who? WHO MADE THE RULES? No one! There are no rules! WOW right? Listen up people, this goes for me too. It’s never too late!

This year and for the rest of my life my goal is do everything that I doubted I could do. Does that make sense? Do it for your self! You come first in life. Your health and wellness matter and what also matters most is what goes on in your head and heart. Feed the Soul with love and goodness. Feed your mind with positivity. Feed the heart with love and be easy on your self. Love your self. Never give up on your dreams. Take one step at a time to make it happen. Don’t let fear drive you away from what you love to do. Be in the moment, feel it and do it!

My list

Art exhibition
Take art lesson
Take drama lesson
Be in a play
Write a book
Hike mountains
Travel travel travel and see the world
Dance

What are some things on your list? I would love to know in the comments.

I’ve been painting a lot and I uploaded my art on ETSY. These are the Original pieces that are on sale. I hope you visit the store and have a look around. I use watercolours, acrylics and a mixture of both. I’m going to make a new collection soon that will include ink. I also want to create smaller pieces and very big canvases.

MARIA MEDEIROS ART

I really enjoy making art and I’ve been enjoying vlogging as well. I’m trying to stay positive about everything. I’m really trying to live in the moment.

I truly hope February brings you joy, love and comfort. Do what you love and enjoy because life is too short. Look and feel what’s inside you and what brings fire to your soul. If it’s making art, singing, dancing, collecting stamps or writing. Do what you love. I would love for you to share in the comments what you do that makes you happy…and please do more of it!

Much Love to you all,

Be kind and gentle to your self,

Love

Courage

Strength

Happiness

Maria

CHANEL Métiers d’art 2018/19 Paris-New York

Métiers d’art 2018/19 Paris-New York show was held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. In this blog post you will see backstage beauty images and a selection of images with Lucia Pica, Global Creative Designer for Makeup and Colour at CHANEL, who did the makeup for this show.

Lucia Pica describes the makeup for the show as “fresh, graphic and tells the story of the collection.”

“The inspiration was clearly Egyptian and I wanted to give a more abstract futuristic feel. The black and white are the beginning of colors, blue and gold were picked from the collection as per Karl Lagerfeld’s request. I proposed a few looks and he really liked the feeling of the one chosen for this collection.” Lucia Pica

CHANEL Métiers d’Art show 2018/19 Paris-New York

MAKEUP – Lucia Pica

Skin prepared with HYDRA BEAUTY MICRO GEL YEUX, HYDRA BEAUTY MICRO SÉRUM and LA SOLUTION 10 DE CHANEL

La Solution 10
De CHANEL
Hydra Beauty Micro Serum
CHANEL
Hydra Beauty Micro Gel CHANEL

FACE LES BEIGES Healthy Glow Foundation

LES PINCEAUX DE CHANEL – Foundation Brush PALETTE ESSENTIELLE

LES PINCEAUX DE CHANEL – Retractable Dual-Tip Concealer Brush

LE CORRECTEUR DE CHANEL

EYEBROWS STYLO SOURCILS WATERPROOF

LE GEL SOURCILS

The CALLIGRAPHIE DE CHANEL Hyperblack eyeliner was just a perfect product for this look! Lucia Pica

EYES CALLIGRAPHIE DE CHANEL N°65 Hyperblack

STYLO YEUX WATERPROOF N°924 Fervent Blue *

STYLO YEUX WATERPROOF N°949 Blanc Graphique (available starting August 2019)*

LES PINCEAUX DE CHANEL – Eyeliner Brush *

LE VOLUME REVOLUTION DE CHANEL – N°10* Noir

CHEEKS PALETTE ESSENTIELLE

LES PINCEAUX DE CHANEL – Pinceau Duo Correcteur Rétractable

LIPS ROUGE COCO BAUME

NAILS LA BASE

LE VERNIS DE CHANEL N°548 Blanc White *

LE GEL COAT

BODY Gold on the legs (not on sale)

* Products or colours available only in certain markets

“I used the PALETTE ESSENTIELLE for a fresh yet flawless face. I applied the eyeliner with LES PINCEAUX DE CHANEL Eyeliner Brush, through back and forth movements to get a strong black effect and finish the end into a very thin line to give the impression of movement.” -Lucia Pica

Backstage Défilé CHANEL Métiers d’Art 2018/19 Paris-New York

Maquillage CHANEL – Lucia Pica

Métiers d’Art 2018/19 Paris-New York Backstage CHANEL show

Makeup CHANEL – Lucia Pica

Photos Benoît Peverelli

September Gratitude

Dear September, thank you for all the little special details in my life. I like to look at small things and truly appreciate them. I really appreciate even the silence that comes my way. Some people don’t like silence but I really appreciate it. It’s soothing.

I love Autumn, the trees are already starting to change colour. I love Chrysanthemums. Everything around me has beauty. What plants do you like?

I’m a huge collector of Fall magazines. I love them so much. Do you like magazines? I enjoy the articles, pictures and recipes. I love to feel the pages in my hand rather then digital magazines. How about you?

Magazines from Home Depot.

I’m staying hydrated. Very important with the weather changing. I love this water bottle. This is my daughter’s water bottle. We bought this from Kitchen Stuff Plus. (My daughter dropped it and the lid broke. Unfortunately.) Sometimes things happen. It’s okay. Moving forward.

More magazines from Shoppers Drugmart. The America’s Best Pumpkin Recipes magazine is really amazing.

I’ve been enjoying using new lunch containers for my girls. They love them so much. They are from Amazon.ca and they are called easylunchboxes.com

Loved creating new recipes in September.

I’m trying to include more vegetables in our life. Especially seasonal veggies.

Enjoyed apple and pumpkin picking this month. First time for both and loved it so much. Check out my blog post if you like.

Family Fun Apple Picking Day

Had a lovely September. I even got out and went to an event! VIP KARE Event for Furniture. check out my blog post if you like.KARE Toronto VIP Event Fall Home Furnishings Collection

Bumping into wonderful friends. Having a small photoshoot. Laughing and having fun.

CAT from My Lip Addiction

Gratitude for everyone and everything around me.

Thank you for the lovely September PR and winnings on IG

THANK YOU!

CHANEL, AVON, KARE, BLEND PR, INFLUENSTER, CHICKADVISOR, SIMON & SCHUSTER CANADA, PIXI Beauty, Sneaky Mommies.

I’m truly grateful and thank you so much.

I hope you had a beautiful September my friends. I really appreciate all your lovely comments and support. It means so much to me. Thank you so much.

Starting tomorrow I’ll be working on the VLOGS for October. Join me on the VLOG channel. VLOG

Spooktacular Reading! TBR

A Historical Outing! Scarborough Museum Toronto

CHANEL EYES COLLECTION 2018 Swatches & Makeup Look #CREATEYOURSELF

Apple Honey Cinnamon Crumble Muffins

Roasted Garlic And Onion Butternut Squash Soup

Autumn in Paris! Fall Fashion by Avon Canada

KARE Toronto VIP Event Fall Home Furnishings Collection

I was kindly invited by Blend PR to KARE Fall Home Furnishing Collection VIP Event Down Town Toronto. When I walked in the store the space took my breath away. The Collection has pieces from all over the world. Each piece has a story of its own. Gorgeous textures, colours and shapes. I’m in love with many pieces. There is something for everyone in the boutique but also there are so many pieces online. Furniture, lights, accessories and more. KARE ONLINE

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It was so lovely meeting Chris from Blend PR and the owners of KARE TORONTO which is located on 553 Queen Street West, Toronto. They also had lovely food and drinks as well.

Here is a glimpse of inside the KARE Boutique.

It was a pleasure being at the VIP Launch party. I bumped into my friend and fellow blogger Cat from

My Lip Addiction. We had a few laughs and a great time! It was lovely to see her.

Good Times always!

All the home furnishings are so unique and eclectic. The designs are very artistic, colourful and creative. I love all the colours and the variety of textures in each piece.

Thank you Blend PR for the wonderful VIP Treatment!

My favourite piece is this:

KARE was founded in 1981 by two designers, Jurgen Reiter and Peter Schonhofen. The innovations of these successful trend pioneers were their plea for sensuousness, boldness, and individuality in furnishing. With spectacular pieces, this Munich furniture brand creates unmistakable looks that go well beyond the mainstream.

Since 1981 the company – privately owned by its founders – has experienced phenomenal growth with its unique range of products and unconventional furnishing worlds. The company designs and markets everything in-house and then exports it around the world. The recipe for success: three times a year Kare creates new and imaginative furnishing worlds – called “trend shows”.

KARE Design is in over 50 countries with 100 stores worldwide including, Munich, Barcelona, Vienna, and Dubai to name a few, bringing forth its leading design perspective to a global audience

Steeped in STRENGTH! SPEAK OUT!

Tealish Purple Peace Empower Me Tea

*PR Samples from AVON CANADA

A warm and velvety black tea with orange and apple pieces, coriander seeds, cinnamon, cardamom, pink peppercorns, cloves and natural flavours. Pairs well with a splash of milk and dash of honey. 75.g $18.00

AVON WILL DONATE 10% of the sale price of this item to the AVON Foundation for Women Canada to support Speak Out Agains Domestic Violence programs across the country.