If you know me as a person… you know that I have a love for Instagram. This social media platform specializes in displaying quality pictures along with the availability of writing some captions. This is a great way for fashion bloggers to showcase their style along with promoting their blog (hence Public Relations anyone).

As a blogger who likes to showcase style and wit on the gram, I have some favourite outfits from the pictures that I have posted on instagram. Here some some of my favourite outfit posts. P.S. the captions will all be from my instagram posts.

Ice cream and shit

It’s summer time and I am feeling the weather along with my outfit. This black top if my one of my favourites to rock in the summer because of the fun behind the style. A little bling on the sandals are also a bonus along with of course… ice scream (you can’t forget about that).

The Colour Purple

I had a lot of fun with rocking the purple braids. There was a youthful yet neat and professional vibe to the bob-styled hair. The contrast with the black and pink top brought everything together in this picture. What would you call a hair selfie? Helfie?

Early birthday turnup because… that’s how it’s supposed to be.

This blue romper is a saviour in my closet! When the summer comes… this blue gem comes out and I can wear this to any event especially for Leo season which is at the time of by birthday. Where are the Leos at?

Another year has gone by… many blessings came along

I always compare dressing for your birthday is like dressing your Sunday best… you just have to wear the best time. This funky romper adds the zest plus it was my birthday so I had to kill with the brown netted heals!

When friends are running on black people time…

Another selfie… another cool outfit… another slayage.

I gotta stay fly til I die

This hair was inspired by the talented singer-songwriter Alicia Keys; plus you always have to dawn a pair of Chuck Taylors’ every now and then. Did anyone else get that my caption was from 3 6 Mafia’s hit song?

The 6 life… (I wish)

I always imagine what it would be like moving back to Toronto… here’s to dreaming like Jimi Hendrix.

A Hamiltonian Diva is about to see Mary J.Blige … thee Hip Hop Diva

I could not leave the house and head to a Mary J.Blige concert and not wear a faux fur jacket… that would be a disgrace. The turban style is a bonus.

We came to scream our asses of tonight. Let’s go raptors!

Clearly we are fans of Toronto’s basketball team raptors! They did win that night making it to play against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

My mom wanted me to send her a pic.

I will admit that she helped to choose the dress so it was only fair. She knows my style like no other.

When you’re at family but your outfit is on fleek so you have to post on the gram

From my natural hair, red dress, booties, gold choker and my stud earrings… I was dressed at my Sunday best… hammer style!

Did anyone see Barack Obama’s speech last night? Tear jerking. I cannot believe that eight years has gone by since he came in the White House as the 44th President. With the the timing it does makes sense; I was 18 at the time when he won, now I am 26 but time is flying by way too fast.

Now it is 2017, this is my 21st blog post and yes I did take a little break from blogging and work with some R&R in sweet sweet T&T (Trinidad and Tobago) where I ate all of the great foods including roti, black cake, having doubles for breakfast and drank all of the punch de creme and sorrel. Coming back to the cold weather in Canada made me want to fly back to the heat quickly, but I do love this country and I am a proud Canadian (Trini).

So back to American politics. For all Americans trying to immigrate to Canada, it will be hard, but I have a few things that you will need in order to be a true Canuck. Here we go!

Bring Winter Gear

Places like Vancouver will be nice and relatively warm this time of the year so all of you Americans who are coming from warmer climates will adjust to that kind of weather. However, if you are coming to Provinces like Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba etc… bring your winter gear. Have warm clothing that includes a nice, warm pair of water protected boots, a coat, some gloves of mittens and of course your head gear because you certainly can’t survive below zero degree (Celsius) weather.

Become a Fan of a Canadian Sports Team

This is not a suggestion… it’s a must! Whether you like hockey, football and of course basketball (I am biased… go Raptors go), you must convert quickly or be aware of the teams that represent the great North. P.S. Drake nights are usually on Wednesdays for the Raptors team.

Don’t Forget Your Timmies

There’s not one place in Canada where you can’t find a Tim Hortons… they are everywhere. The coffee shop’s first restaurant is located in Hamilton, Ontario; where I and of course hockey player Tim Horton is from. The prices are decent and the food is not too bad, but don’t forget your timbits. Those little bite-sized donuts are the ultimate Canadian snack… munch on!

Protective Hairstyles

If you know about natural hair (not chemicals) with the kinks, curls, coils and any texture in between, then you will understand why protective hairstyling is so important in the colder weather. Curlier textures tend to dry out more quickly than straight hair. Hairstyles like boxed braids, (located above) cornrows and twist lock in the moisture along with cutting down the time of styling your own hair. Strategizing is always a must.

A Cute Pair of PJ’s

You can’t hate on a comfortable pajama outfit.

The Food

There are so much variety when it comes to food. Poutine is one of the staple foods for Canada and also a must to eat; forget the calories. I’m a vegetarian so of course I will look for options like falafels (this includes chickpeas), roti and a black bean burger because… why not!

Diversity

Unlike so many who are not Canadian, this country strives on diversity. From the Pride Parade that occurs in June to Caribana ( which is one of the biggest events in the country : 1 million people around the world come to celebrate Caribbean culture in Toronto) we get lit (or shall I say having fun). Then there is festivals that celebrate Greek culture in cities like Toronto along with other festivities going on throughout the year. You can achieve so much in this country without having to worry about not being accepted for who you are. Like what author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie said:

“Culture does not make people. People make culture,”

This is a fact.

Enjoy The Great Outdoors

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From Quebec City to Montreal which gives you a feeling like if you are in France to the great outdoors of Ontario, along with Provinces that I myself has not visited yet like Nova Scotia, Alberta and many other beautiful places. The country is big and great to explore. I may try to visit Vancouver soon.

Canadian Citizenship or Permanent Residence

These two recommendations are a must or else you will be deported back to the U.S. It’s definitely not easy getting a Canadian citizenship like some people may think. Some people opt to apply for permanent residence in order to work within the country. When you get your citizenship… this will be worth the wait.

This is to all Americans trying so hard to come here,

Good luck!

Hammer Style Girl

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“Culture does not make people. People make culture,”