Meatfest 2012 hunk of the day!

Nothing like a summer festival in the park to bring out scantily clad men and women. This fashionable guy knows exactly how to dress to beat the heat and still look put together. 

Ryan wears a LRG hat from Loop Clothing in Uptown Waterloo, a kitschy GSUS Sindustries t shirt from Gloss, amazing printed shorts from JOE FRESH and the oh so comfy (and kind) Classic Toms on his feet.

Our friend Ryan, exemplifies how to mix and match premium, mid range and bargain pieces to pull off a very current look all his own!

 

For those of you who may have missed it, Ribfest ran this weekend and thousands attended to chow down on BBQ Sauce slathered ribs, chicken and let's not forget the pulled pork! 

The irony of it all is that Ryan Coulter is a vegetarian, but that doesn't mean he can't enjoy a little Ribfest action in Victoria Park this weekend.

There was some corn on the cob, baked potatoes and spring rolls for the veg crowd... and of course BEER!!!!! 

Micro Breweries lined along the fences to pour samples of their suds to thirsty festival goers. Some of my favorite brews at this year's Ribfest and Craft Beer Show were Wellington's Trailhead Lager, Mill St. Original Organic and Cameron's Brewery Lager.

Hope you were one of the many people in Victoria Park, if you missed out... not to worry it's an annual thing! See you next time:)

Rebecca 

Gloss Gets Nailed...

errrr......... Gloss gets a manicure.  

At gloss the Girls want everyone to feel their best and look their best all the time!! But sometimes, even though you know you deserve a treat- its hard to go out and spend $40 to get your nails done.  So here we will show you how to give yourself a pretty manicure that you can do at home.

Step One- Get comfortable, have a glass of wine, or a pretty cocktail, maybe a bath and turn on some Meatloaf, or Zappa (whatever mellows you out).  

Step Two- Assemble your materials.  You will need three different colours of polish for this design (we used Sally Hansen Mint Sorbet, Blue Me Away!, and White On), an emery board and a precision brush.

Step Three- Make sure your nails are clean and neatly filed into a shape that you like.

Step Four- Apply two coats of your base colour and let your nails dry for a few minutes. 

 

Step Five- Using your second colour, paint the top half of a heart shape (make two dots, then use your brush to connect them) on the corners of your nails, let this dry for a few more minutes.  We found that this step works better with a precision brush than the bottle brush- but you don't have to use expensive ones, ours are plastic brushes from the dollar store. 

Step Six- Prepare an even finer brush (we cut about half of the bristles off of ours) and a small amount of your third colour, we suggest that you use a small dot of it so that you don't get too much polish on your brush for the next step.

Step Seven- Paint a thin line on the edge of your heat shape, and paint two small loops to create the bow.

Step Eight- Paint a small dot on the centre of your bow using your second colour of polish.

Step Nine- Paint a top coat on all of your nails. Wait for it to dry and adorn your fingers with many rings!

 Pretty!

Our colours were inspired by this O.P.I. collection of Nicki Minaj minis.

Step Ten- Get into your best Gloss duds grab your girls, or your guy.... or your girl, and head on out for the night.




Amendment: Original design from The Beauty Department!!

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Gloss Jello Shot Tutorial

GLOSSY YELLO SHOTS 

Nothing says summertime like jello shots, heck, jello shots are good all year round!Who's kidding who?Gloss came across this great idea on the world wide web and decided to test it out....Here, on the GlossRocks Blog, for you, our friends, fans and followers are the step by step directions to have your own wiggly, jiggly good times!

Step#1, Actually you have to shop for all this stuff first, but after the LCBO and the grocery store, this is what you need to do. 

Cut your fruit of choice in half, I started with lemons. Take a sharp knife (be careful, don't drink the ingredients before doing this step) or if you are half in the bag already,use your CLEAN hands to claw out the pulpy fruit from the rind, leaving behind a beautiful hollowed out shell.

Step #2 Assemble ingredients for photo shoot....

I chose Compliments brand lemon flavoured jello (saved a quarter!) and the delicious Pinnacle whipped creme flavoured vodka imported from France cause we're fancy like that. You have to prioritize, and seeing as we wanted the fancy booze, we skimped on the jello.

Step #3 Take picture to brag to friends.

Step #4 Mix one cup boiling water with jello powder to dissolve and then add one cup of alcohol to the mixture. Stir well and lick the spoon!

Step#5 Pour jello/alcohol mixture into hollowed out rinds. Using a muffin tin works really well. I know this is not a muffin tin...just wait for the lime pictures. Chill to set overnight.

Step#6 Place lemon shell flat side down and use a sharp knife to cut fruit into wedges. My knife was not that sharp, therefore I mangled a few good shots, but ate them to hide the evidence.

Try other variations like the kicker above, tequila and lime.  Whoo! This is some strong stuff and lime rinds are tough to cut through so I found cutting these from the top was easier.

Look at how cute these little green guys turned out! You'd never know how strong they are until you try them. The lemon ones are delicious! Lemon meringue magic! 

Of course we had to try them out for ourselves!

Who wouldn't?

Gloss Apolgizes

The Girls would like to send their condolences to Tina Dang, who was featured in a post earlier today.  Thanks to some super sleuthing by Gloss Top Model Contestant Kristina Mahendran, we are able to identify Tina Dang as the cutie we met last night!

Street Styles at Gloss

Believe it or not, the Cruising on King event last night was a prime occasion for spotting some excellent street style downtown Kitchener. Seriously, it came as a shock to the Girls as well, but hidden between the mullets, muscle tanks and mayhem on the street were some serious style gems! 

Below is the favourite outfit of the night, featuring some amazing Sam Edelman sandals and a classic Marc Jacobs cross body bag. You'll notice that while Emily thought to take the picture and get details about the shoes, she neglected to ask this lovely girl for her name.  (We've mentioned that Emily's not stupid... right?)

So kudos to you, nameless girl, for the best outfit at Cruising on King. (P.S. If you see this, email us your name and we will make the appropriate amendments to this post.)

Isn't she the sweetest thing you've ever seen? Meet Julie, superstar Gloss customer and all around ultra- babe.  Often inclined to buy Gloss's most vintage inspired pieces, Julie was drawn to this new arrival from Yumi. She was also obliging enough to let us post a photo of her in it. Don't let this cute picture fool you though, while she may look sweet and adorbsicles on the outside you only have to engage with her for a few moments to meet the sass- master behind the smile.

Julie, in Yumi

Don't forget to like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and stop by the store for a quick fix of your favourite fashion femmes.

Gloss Loves Kate

Witness below the magic of the ineffably radiant Kate Leanne Moore. Her ethereal essence is captured by John Sayer White in the photographs attached, looks styled by Rebecca Lofsnes.

This professional shoot was part of the prize package that Kate won as part of being named Gloss's Top Model in 2011.

With only a few weeks left in her contract with Gloss the Girls are trying to get Kate into the store as often as possible.  Her sweeteness, charm and infallible good looks will be long lamented after she is gone.

To view the entire album you can visit the Gloss Facebook page.

Gloss Wraps Up Top Model Interviews

There is a definite buzz of excitement in the air as the Girls prepare for the final night of interviews for Gloss Top Model 2012. Three more applicants will sit in front of the camera tonight to vie for a spot as one of the Top Ten Finalists.
Kate Moore, Gloss Top Model 2011, will also be be interviewed tonight, talking about her experience as the Top Model and how she feels to be passing the torch.
As much as the Girls are eager for this new batch of contestants, they will be heartsick about losing Kate who has brought them so much liveliness and enthusiasm over the last year. All of the Gloss Girls hope that she will be making frequent visits when she is home from school.

Kate and Rebecca

The Girls were also excited to have Kate and Rowena come in to do a photo shoot of some of the store's new arrivals. Scroll down for a quick preview, and visit the Facebook  page for the whole album, featuring the unequivocally, eternally beguiling Kate Moore in some beautiful summer colours, and in some amazing down town Kitchener locations scouted and captured by the consummately cool Rowena Rodrigo. 

Kate, in a Kopa dress, and Frug jewelery

Keep checking back to see how the rest of the contest unfolds and watch for the last few shoots with Kate, Jaquie, Lindsay and Paige.

Gloss Starts a Blog

An ordinary day turns extraordinary at 87 King St W.

The Gloss Girls- bursting with do's and don'ts for your 'dos, fashion tips, and DIYs- start to brainstorm ideas about how to get the news of their genius to the population at large. With their basic bases basically covered (Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Pose) the Girls decide to conquer the last mountain of social media- The Blog.

After several minutes of fearing the worst (learning to write in HTML code), the Girls discovered it wasn't so scary.  Many sites will easily create a simple Blog template that you can customize! With their fears abolished  they set to work choosing background photos and agonizing over fonts.

With many ideas for Blog entries (Gloss Says Neon is Neutral, Gloss Tries Matching vs. Mixing prints, and The Girls Pick the Perfect Pastel Pair of Pants) all vying for the maiden voyage .... errr... entry, it seems only natural that they start with First things First.

So here you go, a brand new way to stay connected with Rebecca, Sarah, Claudia, Iris and Emily. You're encouraged to read comment and occasionally marvel at the inclination to intelligence and inspiration that comes to life on these pages.*

If you have pictures of you in your rad Gloss duds or of your remarkable coiffure that you would like shared on this page please send it to glossrocksblog@gmail.com

All of the Girls at Gloss look forward to seeing you- in store and online.

Ciao for now!


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