by order of the princess

On my way home from work today, I took a quick pit stop at le Shoppers Drug Mart. Between the cosmetics aisle, nail & hair care section, and wall of magazines, it's like an instant feel-good treat for this girl. I was originally looking for a more subtle colour, but when I saw this pretty polish, I was instantly intrigued. It kind of reminded me of Princess Jasmine actually... I think she might sport this shade. 

And the name is pretty accurate right about now... 

Lacquer loving ladies, meet 'Purple Yourself Together.'

Purple Yourself Together from the Nicole by OPI line

It shows up a bit more fuchsia coloured in these photos, but it's actually more of a lighter purple shade. 

only the good die young...

"They showed you a statue and told you to pray

They built you a temple and locked you away

But they never told you the price that you pay

For things that you might have done...

Only the good die young."

I'm a million miles away from home. Simple as that. Yet in a second, my heart breaks and my stomach aches something so strong, it's like I'm back.

A good friend of mine passed away on Wednesday May 30th. And for the first time in a long time, I felt what they felt. I was living what they were living. Countless hours away, yet feeling every bit the loss of such an amazing guy. Within minutes, facebook was being bombarded with heart wrenching status updates of our late, great friend. One of the more popular phrases that I noticed, were Billy Joel lyrics, "only the good die young." If ever there was a guy who was truly good in every way possible, it was him. I remember he had this goofy smile; kind of lop sided and silly looking. Every time you looked at him, no matter what your state of mind, you couldn't help but smile too. 

Because that was Chris. 

And the thing is, he had every reason to stop smiling. He lost his mum a few years back in a freak accident. He was the one that found her. His world collapsed in the time it takes to bat your eyes. Yet his strength and his courage never wavered. He supported his younger brother and his dad throughout it all. 

I couldn't decide if posting this was too personal. If it was, in some way, inappropriate to his family. But the truth is that people should know about Chris. People should be more like Chris; honest, loving, kind hearted and undoubtably one of the most amazing people I've ever had the chance to call my friend. 

So with that, I'll leave you with this : Live each day to the fullest. 

As cheeseball-corny-lame as that is, it's true. You never know when it could be your last. 

So make life a hell of a trip; get messy.