Tiny In Toronto

Hey everyone! Happy Valentine’s Day! I have the first monthly favourites post of 2020 for you today! I’ve also decided to do something a little different this year. These posts won’t be as detailed because I’m going to have a YouTube video of me talking about my monthly favourites as well! Here’s the video and if that doesn’t interest you, feel free to keep reading!

1. Dumpling bag from SHEIN – I’m sure I’ve talked about this bag enough because I’ve had it for a couple of months now. But I thought that it wouldn’t be a favourite if I didn’t officially make it one here. This is my cute little crossbody/clutch that I ordered from SHEIN. It was $30 and I love it so much. It’s kind of in the shape of a dumpling, which is why I’ve called it my “dumpling bag”. I also like, love eating dumplings so I feel like this is just an all-around perfect bag for me.
2. Thrifted Mat & Nat – It was love at first sight when I stumbled upon this bag from across the counter at Value Village. I had to get a closer look at it and ultimately, I just had to have it. It was the only thing I purchased that day and I feel like it’s worth all the best thrift finds combined because I haven’t stopped wearing it since! It’s this beautiful shoulder bag that reminds me a bit of a Staud Moon bag (just in terms of shape)! It has this rustic feel to it with these gorgeous studs. I am just so obsessed and I can’t wait to pair it with my Summer looks this year!
3. Innisfree face masks – Literally obsessed with these guys. I got my first batch of these face masks late November and I loved them so much, I asked for more for Christmas! I honestly need a few of these around the house at all times because they’re such a great pick-me-up! They make my skin feel so refreshed and renewed afterwards. I love them!
4. Knitting – I started knitting almost three months ago and I am currently on my second ball of yarn! I’m trying to complete a scarf that I had hoped to wear this Winter, but I don’t know if I’m going to have it finished in time! I’d like to wear it at least once. That’s my goal.
5. The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn – I promise you that I will have a book review for this book really soon! I owe it to this amazing read to give it a proper review and a better summary than I normally give. That being said, I need to figure out how to explain this book without giving all the exciting bits away! I’ll figure it out, I promise. Hopefully I’ll get to post it within in the next week!
6. New Balance sneakers – I’ve talked about these a lot in my “Outfits Of The Week” posts! If you are new here, these were a Christmas gift from my boyfriend and are officially my new favourite sneakers. These have also made me a huge New Balance fan. I want more colour ways and styles. They’re just so light and so comfortable, and so trendy right now! If you don’t follow trends, get them for the comfort because they’ve changed my work life.
7. Laneige Lip Glowy Balm – I could eat this but I feel like that’s not the purpose of it. I borrowed this from a friend at work when my lips were out of control and I fell in loooove. It healed them right away! I had to buy my own at Sephora and I haven’t stopped using it ever since. I probably apply it way more than I need to but I swear you would do the same if you were to try this! I honestly recommend it if you want a yummy and reliable lip balm for the rest of Winter.
8. Little Women – Although it was nominated for 6 Oscar awards and only won one, I still am absolutely in love with this movie. It’s 100% in my “Top 5 Favourite Movies Of All Time”! If you haven’t watched it, I want you to! It’s so heartwarming. Like I said in my video, it made me feel all of the emotions. It was a real adventure and at the end, it had me sobbing inside the movie theatre. It’s a beautiful remake! I really want to buy the DVD even though I don’t even use my DVD player. I just want to physically have it, you know? I just loved it that much!
9. YOU Season 2 – I know, I know. The show isn’t good anymore. I’ve read a lot of backlash for the second season but I didn’t think it was that bad! I read the books and I don’t think they’re following them anymore, but I feel like I need to see how everything ends. Like the very end.
10. @chewiethechi – THE CUTEST DOG ON INSTAGRAM RN. You need to go and look at his face! I am obsessed with this dog and can’t stop reposting him on my IG story. I know some of you will think he’s not the easiest on the eyes but that’s what I love about him!

Now that you’ve read a bit about my favourites for the last month, consider giving my video a watch (if you haven’t already)! I’m a bit of a dork/fool so you can at least take it as an opportunity to laugh and make fun of me aha-ha.

Hope you guys enjoy it!

Until next time!

– Tiny ❤

HAPPY SUNDAY! This is the Sunday before I go on my vacation! There’s about 3 days until I take off for the Dominican Republic and I am so excited if you can’t already tell lol. I won’t have an “Outfits Of The Week” post next week because of this, but I promise that I will return with a full post with looks that I wore while I’m away! Until then, here is what I wore last week!

Outfit #1: Sundays, for me, are not for working. They’re for sleeping in and relaxing!!! Unfortunately, working retail doesn’t quite allow me that. So for work I try to keep it as cozy as possible! I would like to feel like I’m in bed so I wore an oversized henley from Free People and some cargo pants that I got from TOPSHOP a few years ago. I wore some thick yellow comfy socks and my New Balance sneakers, and finally, added that thrifted bag you guys know I’m obsessed with right now. Holy cozy!

Outfit #2: I got a half day! I worked only half a shift which meant that I had time to run some errands and go shopping! It was a busy and productive day so I made sure to dress comfy. I wore one of my three black turtlenecks (lol they’re such a great staple!) and my black distressed Straight jeans from TOPSHOP. On top of everything, I wore this Ruby jacket that I absolutely cannot get enough of! I’m obsessed. It’s from Free People, and so warm and so comfortable that I find myself wearing it almost every day that I am off. It’s so easy, and I feel like I still look like I kind of tried? For the rest of the outfit, I just added my Adidas sneakers that I ordered from SSense, my black velvet headband from Amazon and of course, my thrift find of the year (so far)!

Outfit #3: I always feel refreshed the day after a day off! I haven’t worn my favourite TOPSHOP trousers in a while so I threw them on and added a graphic t-shirt that I picked up at Uncle Vintage (@unclevintagebloor). I never thought to wear my Bonfire cardigan with a pair of trousers so I threw it on just to see, and I loved it! I’ve been wearing this cardigan with mostly jeans so I like that I now know that I have the option to wear it with other bottoms! I can’t wait to wear it with a Summer dress! To complete this look, I (obviously) added cowboy boots, some gold jewelry, and you know it, the thrifted Mat & Nat bag. 

Outfit #4: This look was inspired by the queen herself, Leandra Medine (AKA @themanrepeller or @leandramcohen). I never know with denim shorts and tights. I feel like sometimes it looks like you’re trying too hard to dress like Summer in the Winter, but sometimes it’s freaking cool, like her look here: 

I didn’t have a cool/ruffly white blouse like hers. Nor did I have a lightweight black pullover sweater. I did have this gingham blouse though! It has fancy sleeves that you can’t really see underneath a blazer but for some reason to me, it gives the same idea as Leandra’s. I tucked this blouse into some denim shorts with a ruffle effect that mirrors the edges of Leandra’s blouse. I wore black tights underneath. I wore white pointy-toed booties and finally, added a blazer. I know that Leandra wore black on black but I thought to mix navy patterns! I feel like this was kind of daring but I’m quite happy with how it turned out!

Outfit #5: I don’t know what got into me, but I felt like it’s been a while since I sported a good ol’ Canadian tuxedo. I think this look will always be one of my favourites. It’s timeless! I know it can be a little controversial because it’s definitely not everyone’s cup of tea but I love it! I am going to admit that matching shades of denim is quite difficult, so I guess I understand why it’s not done very often. However, I think it’s something that you have to let go of and just do. Who cares if they don’t match perfectly! It gives them something to talk about! It kind of gives the look some character as well? I don’t know where I’m going with this. I just know that a Canadian tuxedo is “bomb“. For this version of the Canadian tuxedo, I wore this cropped denim jacket from TOPSHOP with my favourite pair of Straight jeans (also from TOPSHOP). I wore a plain white t-shirt that is also from TOPSHOP. (I’m sorry! I worked there for a long time!) I wore my black cowboy boots that I picked up in Montréal and my birthday present that I gave myself last year: my Marc Jacobs Snapshot bag.

Okay, I’m all done! That’s what I wore last week! Can I go to the Dominican Republic now? The beach is callllinnngggg me! I am so excited and I need to know if there’s anything you want to see from me while I’m away! Want to know what I pack? Want to know what’s in my carry-on bag? My beach essentials? Let me know in the comment section below!

Until next time (again, there won’t be one of these posts next week jsyk!!),

– Tiny ❤

I know I usually post these on Sundays, but I worked all weekend and couldn’t find the time or energy to get this blog up before today. I hope you guys understand! We could maybe look at the positive side and say that maybe this can make your Monday a little better? I’m happy because I have the day off today! I have a ton of fun stuff to work on for you guys and I can’t wait to share it!!!

I’m hoping that all of you are having a great start to your work week. Now here are the outfits that I wore last week!

Outfit #1: I didn’t actually wear this outfit at the very beginning of the week but I thought I’d just get this look out of the way lol. Before you say it, NO I AM NOT NAKED. I AM WEARING TANNED/ORANGE FREE PEOPLE LEGGINGS. I posted this look on Instagram and got so many messages saying, “OMG! I honestly thought you were naked!” Never have I had so much talk about my legs, it was weird ha-ha. Anyways, I’m trying to fully clear the air here (I’ve also taken the photo down), this isn’t the colour of my legs. I didn’t go to work without any pants on. I was trying something different by incorporating our activewear into my everyday look. I really liked this colour! I’m probably going to wear them again. Maybe it’ll be after I get back from the Dominican Republic and then ya’ll can really say that I look naked!!! Anyways, I paired with these leggings a white t-shirt and my yellow TOPSHOP crewneck sweater with the word “soulmate” across the front because I liked the colours together. I added my New Balance sneakers that I got for Christmas, some white tube socks, and then threw on my favourite thrifted blazer. The tube socks make it very 80s. I kinda love it. I also kinda love how the blazer makes it all less ‘sporty’ (because we all know I’m allergic to exercise). This kind of inspires me to want to go to the gym though. I also feel like maybe I’ve put on some Winter weight and that might not look cute on vacay. Anyone wanna recommend a cheap gym membership?

Outfit #2: I’ve worn this outfit before but I never documented it! I really wanted to wear it again because I think it’s so different, and kinda cool. I really love these cream pleather shorts from Urban Outfitters. I paired them with black tights because “Winter”. I wore my NB sneakers again, and put on my BFF sweater from Free People. I have a serious attraction to this shade of blue lately. Maybe just the colour blue in general? I love the minty blue colours right now and I think it’s because I’m excited for Spring!!! It’s gotten a little milder outside but we probably haven’t seen the end of the snow. To finish my look, I added my favourite “The Heathers Scrunchie” from Twentyseven (@twentyseventoronto) and my En Route tiered pearl circle earrings (this isn’t what they’re called but I forgot the name of them). Check out their Instagram: @enroutejewelry_!

Outfit #3: So simple but easily the chic-est and my most favourite outfit of last week! I love how put-together I look! It’s a very “girl next door” kind of vibe. It’s also very 60s-70s with the Jamie Flare jeans from TOPSHOP. The polo shirt is from Forever21 forever ago (RIP F21!!!). The belt I’m wearing is this really unique and perfectly fitting piece that my friend Ayla picked up for me during one of her thrift trips! You guys are going to meet her in my upcoming vlog so keep an eye out for that! You can also follow her on Instagram: @saylad! I wore another thrift find that you guys are very familiar with and that’s my favourite pair of cowboy boots from Talize. I also wore a THIRD thrift find and probably a thrift find that I haven’t been this excited about since the cowboy boots TBH. It’s this Mat and Nat bag!! It’s honestly the greatest thing. I love the shape. I love the studs. I love the colour. I love how worn it looks. I haven’t stopped wearing it since I got it! Even if it doesn’t quite go with an outfit, I’ve been wearing it anyway. I just feel so good wearing it! We all need pieces like this in our wardrobe!

Outfit #4: I think I felt very western last week? I’ve probably had weeks wear I’ve worn my cowboy boots more but here they are again! My boyfriend also thinks my new thrifted bag seems very western-y. What do you think? Maybe I’m turning into a real cowgirl lol? For this outfit, I wore my Editor jeans from TOPSHOP. All my jeans are usually from TOPSHOP because they carry my length. I have a small 28inch inseam that I can find specifically in their Petite section. Check it out if you’re a shorty like me! For a top with these jeans, I wore this henley from Free People. I always mix up the name of it. It has the word “girls” in the name. It should be easy to find! I love this colour orange way more than I thought I would. It’s a really nice fitted shirt and I highly recommend it to everyone. It flatters every body type, I’m not even kidding! To complete this look, I added an extra layer with the Bonfire Cardi from Free People. I actually saved my money for this piece. Pieces at Free People are expensive even with my discount. I kept an eye on this last cardigan in a size extra-small for like two full weeks and it managed to stay there! I think it was meant to be :))

Outfit #5: I thought I needed to balance this batch with a more girly and feminine outfit. I think for this outfit I subconsciously channeled my inner Blair Waldorf lol. I wore this puffy velvet headband that I purchased for $5 on Amazon (quite the steal if I do say so myself!) We have similar headbands at Free People that are priced at $34!!! I wore this cropped sweater from Free People that I absolutely love and want to pair with everything. I wore it underneath my Emma Roberts dress! Do you guys remember this dress? I bought it online from TOPSHOP after seeing Emma Roberts pose with their monthly Belletrist (@belletrist on IG) book! For those of you that don’t know, Belletrist is Emma Roberts and her friend Karah Preiss’ book club that I follow! Their pick for the month of January is Creatures by Chrissy Van Meter! You should pick it up! I know that it’s very close to February but I’m picking up a copy that I have on hold at my local library tomorrow, so we can read it together! For the rest of this look, I added black tights and my black patent combat boots from TOPSHOP. I added a lot of gold accents with these beautiful pieces that I received from Mejuri (@mejuri). They asked me to collaborate and I’m working on a cute little Instagram post for them today! Follow @tinyintoronto on Instagram if you’d like to see it!!!

That’s everything from me for now! I have a lot of fun content for YouTube, Instagram, and here on my blog coming up so stay tuned! I wanted to have enough content set up and ready before I go on my vacation! Let me know if there’s anything you want to see while I’m away in the comment section below! I’m thinking maybe an “Outfits Of The Week” YouTube or IGTV video? Let me know your thoughts!

Until next time,

– Tiny ❤