smooooooth away review!

I bought this product last month and I am finally doing a review on it!!  

I bought this product initially to get rid of my hairy arms...someone did a a demo on me at the mall and it didn't hurt, my arm was really smooth and soft, but the lady was trying to rip me off...$20!!  I knew I could get it at CVS for $9.99!!  I went with a girlfriend and we got the vibrating one because well...it looked so much more fun to play with ;p  har har...ANYWAYS..

DO NOT BUY THE VIBRATING ONE!!  Just buy the normal one...plus the vibrating one cost $5 more...the vibrating one...because it is on a plastic piece...the glue melts and gets all over your hand and it just nasty.  Do yourself a favor and get the regular one for $9.99.

The fine crystals on the pads smooth away the hairs.  The kit comes with a large applicator, one small applicator, 5 large replacement pads, and 5 small replacement pads.

I've tried waxing...it hurts too much.

I've tried shaving...it grows back really prickly.

I've tried Veet...it grows back fast AND prickly.

Smooth Away grows back slower and not as prickly and pokey.

The only downfall...when using my left hand [I'm right handed], my left hand gets tired and I miss parts...so I just tell my sister to smooth away my arms...she doesn't mind much :p

I've only used it on my arms, and I think it works great.

The pack comes with a smaller piece you can use for your face [lips], and bikini area...I've tried a small part of my bikini line and I don't break out or anything.  

It's available at drugstores, the mall, online...I think it's cheapest at the drugstores though.

I love the price and the outcome.  I definitely recommend this product for its price.  Go get your Smooth Away kits!!

eki's cosplay entry!!

This is my entry for eki's [click here!] cosplay contest!!  I don't even know what character I was trying to be...at first I wanted to be Misa Amane from Deathnote...rarr but I don't know what happened...I just wanted to wear my shirt with the hooded ears :p

I used:

Here's what I came up with:

HAHA I just love the ears...

Hello Kitty love!

Hrm...kawaii ne?  Aren't my bows cute??  I got them from Tia's contest I won a while back :]

*squeezes Hello Kitty :p

I mixed the lip glosses since Sweet Heart came out too frosty...I don't like the color much...so I pinked it out more with Candy Shop which is a really cute pink!  If you have any other questions on what I used, please feel free to ask!! :]

nyx haul!

This haul came a week or a week and a half ago...but I haven't been able to get to loading it since school is kicking my butt.  I took advantage of their NYX 50% off anniversary sale, but I wish I would have waited a bit longer, because cherryculture announced free shipping on all orders...grr...  anyways!  Here's what I got:

3 Goddess of the Night glosses: Smokey Look, Candy Shop, Sweetheart

1 round lipstick: Iris

2 lipsticks: Baby and Spoiled

1 Jumbo Lip Pencil: Soft Fuschia [I wish I got more of these!! They work great!!]

4 eye shadows: Eggplant, Aqua Marine, Red Bean, and Lime Green

The shadows:

Swatches:

From left to right: Eggplant, Lime Green, Red Bean, and Aqua Marine.

Lippie Swatches:

From left to right: Spoiled, Baby, Iris, Soft Fuschia, Candy Shop, Sweetheart, and Smokey Look.

Coming up:

-Sephora Haul + my day with AYA [IRODORI]

-VS Haul

-Contest Announcement

more ammo please!

Whoo my lashes look nice and thick!

Andy needs to let me borrow his dslr...my camera just isn't cutting it...maybe I need to clean it...lol.  So I took a lot of eye pictures to try and get clear images of the colors...what a fail!

I thought I would use the teal and the two purples from the urban decay ammo palette that i love :]  I used the black color to deepen the crease...

I'm starting to like the Diorshow Iconic Mascara more and more...but it just doesn't lengthen as much as I would like it to....

I don't remember what was on my lips...perhaps the H.I.P. Plush jelly balm...mmm...

I need to stop buying so much makeup!!  I did a small haul...that post will be up shortly...once I stop procrastinating on my other homework...

I get to meet AYA [IRODORI] this FRIDAY YEAHHHH :D

If you could suggest one...just ONE Paul and Joe product to buy...what would it be ladies??  I'm not much of a foundation/primer type of gal...so what else??

ooh and i was tagged by 

ms. gloria!! thanks hun!

TAG YOU!

Total Immersion Brush Cleaner vid

So a few of you wanted to know a bit more about the Total Immersion Brush Cleaner that I won in a contest...so I made a vid...I made my sister help me lol.  Then my mom came into her room so...YEAH!!  and I had to do this video TWICE because I guess on the first time I didn't click the right recording button ...

So here is VID #2!!  Too bad you guys can't see me...I looked a wreck T__T

I hope this helped!

award from mel!

Mel [click!]tagged me and thank you so much!!

I've grown to love my blog more and more and I really do tag all of you that follow/read my blog :]  I'm really thankful to have "met" all of you wonderful bloggers!!  I enjoy reading your comments and giving them as well :]  Thank youuuu!!!

kreativ tag

Thank you Chomfifi [click!]
List 7 things that you love, and then pass the award on to 7 bloggers that you love! Be sure to tag them and let them know that they have won.You can copy the picture of the award and paste it on your sidebar letting the whole world know...you are Kreativ!

10 Things:

1. andy
2. wo-wo
3. family and friends
4. lip gloss
5. good books
6. ice cream
7. cue pictures with andy
8. beach
9. snowboarding
10. texting in class

I tag:
1. chiarashines
2. aya irodori
3. kim tia
4. pink
5. fuz
6. andy
7. wuzzy

eotd and seeing two

This is the look I wore in my last post. I only have pictures of my eyes though.




This was just a simple look I did for my grandma's birthday party. I used a drugstore palette called Tropez Sunrise to Sunset. I got it at Walgreen's for under $4?? It has six really pigmented colors.
I used the cream color on the inner lid, with NYX Khaki on the rest of the lid. Then I used the darker green that has silver sparkles in the crease and MAC Sunday Best as highlight.
-Dior Iconic Mascara
- MAC blacktrack fluidline


Andy had some fun with photoshop...he loves me...a lot :]

I will do a post soon on how to use the brush cleaner :]

Contest update...I know that this month is my blog's one year birthday, but I will open the contest up in June once I am done with finals. :]

whee!

So Ms. J Rose [click here] had a contest to honor her blog's anniversary where she did a random drawing for different levels of prizes and I won one of the packages!! I won the MAC brush cleaner and the Total Immersion Brush Cleaner. I was really excited because I went to the Sally's near me when I heard about this Brush Cleaner and the girls there were clueless...so now I have one!! Yay!! Thank you so much!!! Here's me cam-whoring with my prizes :]


A note!

The package!!

YAY!!

Again thank you!! Girls, go check out her blog!! She's on her third baby!! She's due pretty soon and she looks amazing!!

tagged by chiara :]

i was tagged by chiarashines!!

What is your current obsession?
animalplanet channel. for some reason i can't stop watching this!! i've been addicted for the past couple of weeks lol.

What is your weirdest obsession?
i used to collect the whole lipsmackers collection when i was in middle school...i loved to smell them all the time :p

What are you wearing today?
dark blue skinny jeans, cream lace top with red h&m jacket and my gray aldo shoes :]

What are you listening to
taylor swift- the way i loved you...lol

What's your favorite comfort food?
ice cream. any kind, any time.

What would make today special?
today would have been special if i was able to see andy for more than 2 hours :[

What would you like to learn to do?
speak japanese fluently...not just i'm thirsty and small stuff like that..

What's the last thing you brought?
brought or bought? i'm going to assume brought...well i brought some hamburgers to my sister since she's at the 24 hour cancer walk right now...

What are you listening to right now?
now that the song is over...umm wo-wo walking around with her bone in her mouth?

What is your favorite weather?
gloomy, but not too cold weather...love.

What is your most challenging goal right now?
focusing on getting better grades in school.

What do you think about the person who tagged you?
Chiara has GREAT fashion sense. if i stopped spending all my money, we would probably have a similar taste...we would make AWESOME shopping buddies :]

If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished anywhere in the world, where would it be?
A house?? Really...I just see myself living in some upscale apartment in New York City...

What would you like to have in your hands at right now?
Money...lol.

If you could swap lives with anyone for one day who would it be & why?
My younger sister...we're completely different and I want to know what's going through her mind as she does and says the things she does and says to the ones around her...

If you would go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
The beach with Andy...we like it there :]

Which language do you wanna learn?
Japanese, Chinese, both canto and mandarin lol

What do you look for in a friend?
Someone who is good at listening yet helping you see the whole picture...who tells me the truth but at least in a little nicer way then being blunt...who continues to support me even though they know it's going to be bad in the end...yet when the outcome comes true, they are still there to give their shoulder and comfort.

Who do you want to meet in person?
Some of the blogger ladies here on the web :]

What's your favorite type of music?
that's too hard...i like all sorts lol.

What's your dream job?
Being able to travel for businesses and taking Andy along with me since his work is supposed to be transportable everywhere ;p

Any favorite model?
Miranda Kerr...I think she is both adorable and sexy :]

If you had $100 now what would you spend on it?
A spa treatment...

Favorite Designer?
Too many to name...but someone affordable to me right now, Betsey Johnson.

Things you wish you could change in the past?
Sometimes...but everything happens for a reason.

Fashion Pet Peeve?
When girls wear a black bra with a white tshirt...really now?!?!?

Do you admire anyone's style?
I really like Lindsey Lohan's style..but not her choices in life lol. just her style!!

Describe your personal style.
depends on my mood...but i have anything from prep, to rocker, to casual tshirt and jeans...okay you get the gist..

What's your favorite ice cream flavor?
World Class Chocolate from Baskin Robins

What's your favorite makeup brand?
right now: Dior.

Do you get enough beauty sleep? yes or no? why?
NOPE! no time!!

Why did you start your (beauty) blog?
I've read a lot of the blogs before I started mine and I figured you know what...why not...and BAM here I am!

I tag anyone that wants to do this :]

50% off NYX!!

NYX IS HAVING THEIR 10th YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!!

EVERYTHING ON THEIR WEBSITE IS 50% OFF!! EVEN ON SALE ITEMS ARE AN ADDITIONAL 25% OFF!!!

NO CODE NEEDED

SALE STARTS MAY 1ST, ENDS MAY 15!!!