May 4, 2009

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!!

May 3, 2009

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 :]

May 1, 2009

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!!!

Apr 28, 2009

been missing + carrots

I've been missing since I am getting slaughtered by mid-terms. Oh the joy of being a college student that hates school right now. I should be posting more soon though after this week since my mid-terms are this week pretty much.

Anywho...a while back I purchased some YES TO CARROTS products since they were BOGO 50% off at Walgreens. I've been using them ever since just to give you MY verdict. I know it's worked great for others but for me....well, just read on :]

*photos from yestocarrots dot com


C is Smooth
Body Moisturizing Lotion

This product unfortunately is not my favorite from the four that I bought. It actually made me more itchy...It did take away dryness, but not for a long amount of time like my H20+ Moisturizing lotion. The scent reminded me of baby powder, which was good since I thought it was going to smell weird because of the carrots. I had to constantly reapply the lotion, but I DO have pretty dry skin...*sighs. Other than that, this lotion only gets a
2.5/5 for me. I would not purchase this again.

Carrot Rich Shower Gel

Again, this is not one of my favorite products. I used this a week after I started using the lotion and it calmed down the itchyness I got from the lotion. This did not break me out and it had a sweeter smell than baby powder. It did not leave me skin feeling smooth like my Olay Body Wash that I normally use. Because this product did not make me itchy, it gets:
3/5. I would not buy this again.


C Loves Your Hair
Pampering Carrot Juice Shampoo

This product was actually gentle on my hair. It left it pretty smooth after about a week of usage. It has a nice smell to it and it hydrated my hair. It has a fun orange color to the shampoo, and I would actually purchase this again, but probably with at least a BOGO 50% off so I could get the conditioner with it. This product has a pretty small bottle compared to most shampoos...they should make a bigger bottle...this product gets a:
4/5 I would repurchase this again.


C is for Conditioner
Pampering Hair Mud Conditioner

I love this product!! It has got to be my favorite from the four I bought. This actually does deep condition and it works great with the shampoo!! It has a similar sweet scent like the shampoo and it has a pale orange color for the product. It feels really soft on my hair and I noticed it has made my scalp less itchy. I also tried this with my Garnier Fructis shampoo and that's how I know it will still work without the shampoo. This product is a bit pricey for the price so it gets:
4.5/5 I would repurchase this again!!

More updates will come as soon as school calms down!! Andy needs to send me the other pictures he took when I did a couple of fotds...Thanks for reading!!

Apr 21, 2009

all eyes for dior




I did a neutral look the other day using my Dior Parisian Lights palette. I love this palette. I should use it more often, but each time that I DO use it...the look is different than the last. The combos are endless :]

Again...the lighting sucks but I used the pinkish color all over with the gray in the crease. I used the dark sparkly gray from my Dior Holiday palette 2008 in the outter-v, Diorshow Iconic Mascara, MAC Blacktrack fluidline.

I'm wearing a really nude color on my lips...Maybelline Nude Blush. It's really pretty!! Very very nude...the staying power is actually pretty good too.

Hopefully with me trying not to buy so much makeup, I can put the makeup that I DO have to use :p