My mission to find the BEST deep dish pizza in Chicago!

This video is from a few weeks back in Chicago and I was a bit skeptical about publishing it. Only because it was literally so cold that night I only did a tiny bit of filming. I thought I might die from frostbite. Or hypothermia. Not joking at ALL. Girl did not have an appropriate coat for -12. ❄️

Now looking at the final result, I’m glad I decided to share it! 😄

BECAUSE….

This pizza was the best damn Chicago deep dish I’ve ever had. 🍕EVER. And I love pizza. Possibly more than life itself. 😂 (Kidding but not really kidding at all.)

So if you are in Chicago, and you fuck with caramelized crust deep dish pizza, make sure you visit Pequods. A little tippity tip is to do a table request online before you go. They don’t do full on reservations, because there is basically a permanent line at this place, but you can get “preference” if you request a table in advance. The couple before us was quoted a 2.5 hour wait time and our wait time was only 25 mins because we registered online first!

TOTALLY worth it. ✔️

There are very few things I will wait for in life. Food happens to be one of those things. 👌🏻

If you’re not already subscribed, please subscribe to my Youtube!! 😄 🙏🏻

xoxoxo,

Current summer inspo: Blue & Cream‘s dress collection

Last night, kind of felt like summer. KIND OF. A bit. Enough so that I pulled out a summer dress I bought for my yacht trip in Croatia last July. And, my favourite vintage Miu Miu sunnies. 😎 (Are they not to-die-for???)

A summer dress was kind of a stretch. Girl got a bit nippity tbh.

Regardless, the warmer weather these last few days in Santa Monica has made me very excited for spring/summer.

*Cue all my Canadian/European friends rolling their eyes in tandem.*

**Side note: I’ve become a massive baby  and acclimated to the California “winters”. In the mornings I shiver and huddle up in a dramatically large wool poncho. At night, I bitch about how cooooooooold it is. ***EYEROLL*** 😒 Oh how quickly one forgets what a Canadian winter is like. Guess that’s what moving to California does to a girl. 😜 💁🏼 #extra

In yesterday’s excitement of pulling out my summer dresses, girl got thinking about what my vibe is going to be this spring/summer. I knowww it’s a ways away…. but damn it I will be READY! 👍🏻

Later in the evening last night I was doing my usual routine of internet creeping everything imaginable (*ahem*), and found my way to Blue and Cream. Those guys know what is UP when it comes to fashion. I got so deep in the rabbit hole that is their online shop, that my cart was FILLED (when I say filled…. I mean FULL TO THE TOP. I don’t mess around.) with spring/summer pieces. Once I start shopping, kiiiind of hard to stop me. It’s like one purchase is a gateway drug to a series of other purchases with little to no regard for my bank balance. 👜

#ADULTING.

Anyways, here are a few of the Blue & Cream things I was peepin’ last night. (I’ve included some potential scenarios of me wearing these things. Something I do when I shop hahaha. Helps visualize. Visualize with me, people.)

Scenario 1) Me wearing this on a vacation I have yet to book. Hawaiiiii???

Scenario 2) OMG me just being casual going to the Sunday farmers market! So. Casual.

Scenario 3) The dress I’ll force my boyfriend to take my on a date so I can wear it.

JK this isn’t a potential scenario this is a regular occurrence in my life 😂

UHHHHHhhhhhGGGGGggggggggHHHHHHHHHHH!

Give it all to me, now. ALL OF IT! So much to choose from. Dying over here. I need  help!! Which should I get?? Comment, pls. <3

Also, anyone else already excited for summer? hehe… too soon?

xoxoxo,

Quick iPhone snaps after Dave Chapelle’s NYE show in LA

This post title is relevant on so many levels

First, hello from 2018!!!! Here’s to hoping 2018 is slightly less of a global shit show than 2017 was.

Second, I JUST WENT TO HELL AND BACK YOU GUYS. 😷 😵

If you didn’t read my last post (shame 😉) I’ve been very sick for a few days.

For real, this flu, was the worst. I was not able to leave my bed/couch/house for 3 days. Did not eat for 3 days (that’s how you KNOW it’s bad.) And at this point I am actually bored of sleeping. Because that is all I have done. For the last 3 days.

😭😭😭

Sweet baby jesus, never let this happen again.

I woke up this morning and was like “I AM BACK!!!” Then sat up a bit and was more like “k I’m slightly back!!!”, then I thought “omg, food might be nice!!”

Moral of the story: this flu sucked. It is nearing it’s end and I now feel like a semi-resemblence of myself again. Woop woop! 🎊

As you can imagine, based on my condition, I had a SUPER wild New Years eve. Got wasted, partied til 6 am.🍻🍻🍻

LOLOL. jk.

Here’s what really happened:

1. Forced my bf to make soup for me, which I couldn’t eat because I was still so sick.
2. Stayed in bed all day “conserving energy.”
3. Took all the Neocitran (aka cold/flu medicine delivered straight from the gods) and dragged my tucus out to the Dave Chapelle show.
4. Went straight home to bed.

Like I said, it was R-O-W-D-Y. 🎉

I actually had a really good New Years aside from the fact that I was dying. hahah

Real for realz.

Hung out watching cartoons like Bobs Burgers & Family Guy with my bf at home until it was time to go to Dave Chappelle. Drugged up, went to the show. Enjoyed the show. Kissed at midnight (bless u Troy for making out with my snotty face… you’re an everyday hero). Went home. Slept in. Not hungover. ✔️

Ok so let’s talk about the Dave Chapelle show. It was good. But it wasn’t one of his usual masterpieces. Basically what he told us at the beginning of the show was this was the day the show he normally does was released on Netflix, so he wasn’t going to use any of that material and wasn’t really prepared.

Uhmmmmm…. WHAT?

So he and John Mayer (who was co-hosting) each did about 20 mins of their craft. John sang, and girls’ panties dropped. Dave made sweet jokes, and we all laughed. Then….

THEN……

They totally ran out of content. 😂 And were just winging it. They actually did a pretty good job at it and DID stretch the show out until it was past midnight, which was appreciated, but still…

I guess I will just go watch the Netflix special today and see the show I was supposed to see last night lol. Everyone on Twitter says the Netflix special was LIT so I am defs watching it today. 👍🏻

Have to say, I was impressed that they managed to keep people entertained for so long with no plan at all. It was pretty cool. The back-and-forth banter between the two was hilarious. Dave would make a random joke and John would croon it along to the tune of “Your Body is a Wonderland.” At one point, he was legit singing about “salty tasting titties.” HAHAHAH. Can’t deal.

And John Mayer is actually very talented.🎸 Defs not his #1 fan, but last night made be respect him a lot. Man can rip on the guitar.

So all in all, I am happy to report NYE 2017 was a success despite some of the mishaps along the way.

Happy to be in 2018! Good luck with all those hangovers I’m sure the rest of the world has today ❤️ (yours truly not included, for once 😜)

xoxoo,

Dress: Zara // Boots: Small shop in London

Whatsup fam! 🙏🏻

Writing to you from the safety and comfort of my nice warm bed in LA. I legit have the WEAKEST IMMUNE SYSTEM EVER. Your girl is sick again. 😷 But this time I don’t feel so bad because it seems like everyone I know has a cold/flu right now. Runny nose, sore throat, headache nasty ass cough…. you know the drill.

Ok, enough with me disgusting you with my delightful plethora of symptoms. And on with the important stuff. 😁

**Oh one more thing… photo above is obviously not from today. If you want to see a video of me and my grossness head on over to my instagram story for that hot mess.

OK MOVING ON.

NEW YEARS IS IN TWO DAYS!!!!!! 🎉🍸

Must. Heal. Self. ASAP. 😓

The panic is real. Because we have tickets to Dave Chapelle and I do NOT plan on being sick for that. He is hilarious.

While I recover (hopefully) in time for the big night, I have a looooooooot of time to think. Like, way too much time. I hate being sick I get cabin crazy in like 0.00078 seconds.

Like I said, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking. About how 2017 went, and how I would like to see 2018 go.

Total honesty: I’m not a hugeee New Year’s resolutions person, I actually have a 6 month/weekly/daily goal system that I highly prefer. (Will do a full breakdown of that on my podcast soonsies!) It’s just what works for me, and I really think if you give it a try you can get it to work for you as well.

I digress.

New Year’s resolutions.

I do like to take some time and think about what I want for the new year. It IS a great opportunity to reflect, and set your mind to be in the right space for the upcoming year.

I tend to make slightly loftier goals as my New Year’s resolutions because I usually like to focus resolutions on being mindset changes or bigger picture changes.

So, here you have my two 2018 New Year’s Resolutions:

Lead my life with happiness

Oh my god that sounds fruity. Just writing it out is like uhg. Girl. Stop being such a fruity-tootie. It issss true though. For most of my life I have done the things that are expected of me, and what society deems “correct”. Those things are not necessarily what makes me happy. All I want for 2018 is to focus on the things that make me happy. End of story.

Stay the course & be relentless

2017 was a year of big-ass changes for me. For 2018, I really want to zone in and focus on achieving success in the areas I set out to be successful in this past year. No point in making all the changes you ever dreamed of if you don’t follow through.

And that’s pretty much it for me! I really do want both of those things for myself for 2018.

How about you guys? What are your resolutions for 2018? Would love to hear below! 💞

xoxoxo,

New vlog on Skinny Belle Youtube! 💞

Bonjour!

Currently still in Chicago, but I filmed this Santa Monica vlog the day before my flight so figured miiiiiight as well share this meow. 😸

Anywho, the point of this vlog was to show you a bit more about what my life is like at home in Santa Monica. Given this is just a small snippet of my day, but it was part of my day nonetheless. 😄

Soooooo with that being said, if you want to hang out with me at home and see what some of my days are like, check out this vid! 🎥

If you are not already subscribed to Skinny Belle Youtube, make sure you SUBSCRIBE NOW!

Also if you are still in the festive mood, you should listen to the Holiday Special on Skinny Belle – The Podcast!

In my Holiday Special podast we talk about:

– WTF are you supposed to get your boyfriend who you’ve been only dating a few months?
– How to avoid gaining weight unnecessarily during the holidays
– Work party best practices

Hope everyone is enjoying their Christmas hangover! My body is about 40% cookie, 40% cheese, and 20% wine at this point. Not even mad. 😂 JK I actually wasn’t even that bad this year. Listen to the podcast and I explain how to not go overboard during the holidays. ❤️

xoxoxo,

Jeans: Parker Smith // Shoes: Michael Kors

Merry Christmas from snowy Chicago!!

I’m here visiting my boyfriend’s family for the holidays this year. Love coming to Chicago.  So nice to hang out in the snow. Thoroughly enjoying this white Christmas. My little Canadian self is thrilled. 😄❄️

The temperature?

😂😂😂

Anyways, hope you are spending today with family and/or friends 😊. To me, Christmas is a commercial holiday that is a great excuse to hang out with the famjam.

Anyways, off to drink some eggnog. ✨ If you want to come along for more of my holidays make sure you are following me on instagram. It goes down in the DM people.

Happy holidays! 🎅🏻

xoxoxo,

Can you spot the drone?

Whatsup friends!

I really hope I didn’t overly alarm any of you with yesterday’s post. 😅 I just want to keep it real here and I know that birth control and depression are a major issue that so many women go through and nobody talks about it. I mean, if we are ALL experiencing the same thing, why the f is nobody talking about it?! So crazy. Anyways, that is why I am here. 💞

In other news, Christmas came early!!! 🎄

Today my boyfriend and I did our Christmas gift exchange and spent the day together enjoying our gifts. Troy got me a drone (!!!!!!) and I got him the NES Classic Edition & some Trump toilet paper. So he could LITERALLY shit on Trump. 😂😂😂 It is legit toilet paper with Trump’s face on it. I honestly think it’s a better gift than the nintendo gaming unit that I got into a savage bidding war on ebay for. The NES Classic Edition is MAJORLY sold out everywhere (duh) and I had to go to secondary markets to get it. I am pretty sure I was in a bidding war with 12 year olds, but you know how it is with Nintendo. Gotta do what you gotta do.

K so back to my drone. I am BEYOND EXCITED to be the new owner of a drone. When the robots take over, I will obviously be first in line because I have been working with mini-robos (like drones) for ages. So the photo above is me test flying my drone. This was after I crashed it into the bushes, and sent Troy into the wilderness to find it. Of course.

I am currently in the midst of editing a ganggggster vlog🎥 from the other day at home. Still learning how to actually edit videos, so it takes me longer than I would like to publish vlogs but I am getting quicker!!!  🙂 Slowly but surely. 😜

Point being, I am going to integrate some drone footage into my upcoming vlogs as well. Super excited. It will be great.

Anyways, Uber Eats has arrived with the obscene amount of food we ordered (ramen + about 10 side dishes we defs didn’t need to order), so Ima go eat that and then continue to play with my new drone and fight over the Nintendo with Troy.

#Adulting.

Love you guys. Thanks for accepting me for who I am. I know there’s a lot of facets to me, but, that’s just me being me.

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Happy-almost-end-of-2017. This year has been a shit show, and I have SO MUCH to say about it. But that’s coming soon in a podcast. For now, ta-ta! 😘

xoxoxo,

Well, things got realllllly real on Skinny Belle – The Podcast today 😐

Alright guys, I went there. I talked about the thing you are not supposed to talk about.

Today I recorded a podcast where I share my recent struggles with some seriously negative side effects of birth control, namely: depression and severe emotional volatility.

If you are a woman and you take birth control, chances are you have also experienced some negative side effects as well. Which is exactly why I wanted to share what I have been going through lately with a new birth control I’m taking. My hopes are that anyone reading this or listening to Skinny Belle – The Podcast can feel less alone, because feeling depressed can be an isolating experience. No matter what the cause.

I really got into it in this episode. I also accidentally cried. 😅 Definitely did not plan on doing that, but it’s kind of where I’m at right now with all this hormonal madness going on in my body.

FUN TIMES, AMIRITE? 😩

There is really no advice in this podcast, it’s more just letting you guys know where I’m at. I haven’t solved the hormonal issue yet, but I am soon going home where I will see my family doctor and do just that.

For now…. 😬😬😬🔥😩 😤 😡

Hahahaha. Haha. Hahahahha. I’m insane. Really. Birth control is the worst. You know how it is. Listen to the podcast and you will get the gist of my situation.

Love you guys, and if you have ever experienced something like this (which like 99.999999% of women have) then slide on into my dms and let me know. There’s no reason we shouldn’t be allowed to talk about this, considering the fact that we all go through it. So ridic.

So let’s break the silence! Really really hope this podcast helps at least one person feel like they aren’t alone. That will make crying on the internet worth it. ❤️

Ok off to eat a massive bowl of pasta cuz I luv myself. And it’s the holidays. 🎄

xoxoxo,

This tutorial, is the best.

My Highlight & Contour Master Class on Skinny Belle Youtube is the anti “instagram contour” video. No more drawing a bunch of lines on your face, let’s do this shit right friends.

Celebrity makeup artist, Jen Tioseco, explains in detail how she highlights and contours clients, such as: Gigi Hadid, the Kardashians, Nicole Richie, Adriana Lima, Sophia Richie, Jenna Dewan, & more.

So obsessed with this video and I truly believe it is the only beauty tutorial you ever need to watch if you want to learn how to properly contour and highlight.

This tutorial is definitely on the longer side, but it is ohhhh-so-necessary. We got into depth on all techniques, products, & brushes you need to get the perfect highlight and contour. This is one of my favourite beauty videos and I am personally watching it 1000x to make sure I get all Jen’s pro-tips down.

100000000X!!!

Be patient, if you get through the whole thing you will honestly learn SO much. Jen is an unreal makeup artist and she shared so many of her best tips with us.

Products we used:

Nars Creamy Radiant Concealers (shades: honey & custard)

Hula Quickie Contour Stick

Tatcha Fixe Spray

Givenchy Prism Powder

Hula Benefit Contour

Iconic London Highlighter

Artist Couture Highlight

Nars Lustre

Make sure you are subscribed to Skinny Belle Youtube!

Xoxoxo,

– Robyn

Yours truly muscling through a Lagree class in Vancouver

LOL hiii guys!

Super excited to share my very first INTERVIEW on Skinny Belle – The Podcast!

This episode is so so fire. I feel like I say that every time, but my guest was super dope and had a ton of valuable fitness + diet information to share with us.

I learned SO much. And you will too.

Ok so who is this mysterious guest?

Let me introduce you to Jenny Brian.

😍😍😍😍😍

IS SHE EVEN REAL??????

Like wtf you guys. Look at those abs. I aspire. 🙌🏻

Jenny Brian (insta @fitlikejb)  is known as being one of the toughest trainers in LA, she’s a Master Lagree Instructor (aka a BFD), my personal ‘fitness goals’ role model, and an overall badass babe.

In today’s interview we talk fitness & diet. Specifically, we get real deep into Lagree, wtf it is, and all the fab things it will do for your bod. I’ve been a huge fan of Lagree for over a year now, so I was more than thrilled to have Jenny on Skinny Belle – The Podcast to share the Lagree love with you.

Here are some key points covered in this Skinny Belle – The Podcast episode:

– How Jenny lost 20 lbs 😱
– WTF Lagree is
– Why Lagree fitness is definitely NOT pilates
– Fitness as therapy
– Fitness fuelling accomplishment in all aspects of your life
– How to eat if you want to be slim & trim

💪🏻 CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE JENNY BRIAN INTERVIEW 💪🏻

Alright enjoy everyone!!

Oh yeah, and if you have not already, make sure you SUBSCRIBE & rate Skinny Belle – The Podcast 5 starts on iTunes!! Thank uuuuuuu. 🙏🏻

xoxox,