I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a dior mono eyeshadow before (not to be mistaken with the Dior Fusion Mono shadows that are like a velvety mousse texture, almost like a cream but they are a powder in a circle-shaped glass jar).
While a lot of people aren’t a huge fan of the brushes that come with these compacts, I always seem to reach for them. I suppose it’s all due to the fact my eyeshadow brush selection isn’t the greatest, so I tend to gravitate towards the spongey ones in the compacts. The Dior Mono eyeshadows each come with one, but on one side it’s a sponge, the other a mini brush (which I’ve yet to use the brush side).
Okay. I know. You might be asking yourself — what the heck is this contraption? Let me tell you a story before I get into why this is such a fun Father’s Day Gift.
Back in April I was invited to attend their grand opening, but unfortunately it fell on the day after Alfie was attacked by another dog. I cancelled on them, and ended up going in to check it out for myself a little while later. You might’ve seen the army of photos I posted on 
The one-bites was my favourite. They’re a circular shaped pastry with different berries as the toppings, and inside was a creamy donut-like filling. Almost like a boston cream donut from Tim Hortons. Heh! Ohhh delicious city. Brings back great memories looking at these pics. Can you tell we love our sweets?
This isn’t your traditional coffee shop (although I like to title the post that, because their lattes here at Paris Baguette are amazing and have designs in them), it’s more of a French-inspired cafe with delicious pastries, cakes, donuts, sandwiches and the like. It’s a serve-yourself style cafe which is great because you can take as long as  you want picking out your goodies.
The newest Paris Baguette is my favourite one of the few that I’ve visited, mainly for the gorgeous aesthetics — and the friendly staff (not to say I haven’t had good customer service elsewhere). I love the wooden accent wall, and the huge dining tables where you could perhaps meet a new friend over coffee. Since I usually go to coffee shops on my own, I like to sit in an area where it’s open and I can present myself in a way that I’m friendly, and eager to chat. Perhaps that’s just the Canadian in me, but that’s what I liked to do.
You should try it out if you’re in the area, and definitely pick up one of their vanilla lattes — they taste amazing plus you can’t beat the cute designs in the drink. I got a swan!