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Sunday, November 21, 2010

TAG: THIS OR THAT?!

A very fun beauty tag! (=




questions:
MAKEUP:
blush or bronzer
lip gloss or lipstick
eye liner or mascara
foundation or concealer (skipped)
neutral or color eye shadow
pressed or loose eye shadows
brushes or sponges

NAILS:
OPI or china glaze
Long or short
Acrylic or natural
Brights or darks
Flower or no flower (skipped)

BODY:
perfume or body splash
lotion or body butter
body wash or soap
lush or other bath company (skipped)

FASHION:
jeans or sweat pants
long sleeve of short
dresses or skirts
stripes or plaid
flip flops or sandals
scarves or hats
studs or dangly earrings
necklaces or bracelets
heels or flats
cowboy boots or riding boots (skipped)
jacket or hoodie
forever 21 or charlotte russe
abercombie or Hollister
saks 5th or nordstrom (skipped)

HAIR:
curly or straight
bun or ponytail
bobby pins or butterfly clips
hair spray or gel
long or short
light or dark
side sweep bangs or full bangs
up or down

RANDOM:
Rain or shine
Summer or winter
Fall or spring
Chocolate or vanilla
East coast or west coast

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

New layout/ background

I know it may or may not look really weird /creepy right now, but I'm experimenting with background images, and can't decide what I want yet. Sorry in advance if some things don't look right!

Outfit of the Day & My fish died )=

I'll just get right into the outfit:

TOP:
  • Miss Marc Marc by Marc Jacobs T-Shirt. My sister got it for me on neimanmarcus.com (not available anymore). Hehehe this time I have the tag so if you're wondering here are the specifications:
    • STYLE: M102664
    • COLOR: 60601 WICKEN WHITE MULTI
    • SIZE S (but I really should have gotten an XS, because it's kind of too big! So if you're on the small side and you're online shopping, and not sure which one to get, I would suggest XS)
    • 100% cotton
  • with a white Kira Plastinina tank top underneath (100% viscose)
BOTTOM
ACCESSORIES
  • none! :O
HAIR
  • Very straight, but without flat iron-ing! (= I think I've found my perfect hair routine that keeps my hair really smooth and straight. I'll probably upload a video on Youtube later on my hair routine, but I would like to try it a little more. Video of the night I realized I found my HG conditioner: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DejA4hjgVoE
SOO, my fish died a few days ago, and I just flushed her down the toilet. She died at age 2 (approximate), and was not very healthy. RIP.

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Giovanni Smooth As Silk Deeper Moisture Conditioner (for damaged hair)

CAN I SAY BEST CONDITIONER EVER??

Definitely my (first) and new Holy Grail Conditioner. I mentioned this in my review for the Biosilk Hydrating Conditioner, and I've kind of been meaning on review it, so here's my REALLY quick Youtube ramble:




I'll add more details later, but you get the idea, right? (;

Friday, November 12, 2010

Forever 21 Necklace HAUL!

In a previous post, I put up pictures of Forever 21 Necklaces that I adored. Well, finally, I got some! (6 to be exact) and the best part: 3 of them were only $1.50! I don't think you can beat that anywhere.

Polish I have on my nails (in the video below):
"Already Famous" by OPI for Sephora (Rocker Chic Collection)
"Only Gold for Me" Top Coat by OPI for Sephora
 

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Rush Sensories Brilliance Leave In Conditioning Spray Review

I had been looking for a good leave-in Conditioner to tame frizziness, smooth hair, and protect my highlights. This is what the bottle promised, but I'm not sure if it works as well as it claims.

It's a very good detangler, but only that, I'm afraid. It smooths my hair because it detangles it. As for color-protecting, my highlights aren't fading any faster or slower.

3 out of 5 stars

VIDEO REVIEW:

CHI Silk Infusion vs. Biosilk Silk Therapy Serums

I've been wanting to do a compare/contrast on this for quite a while. I'll get right to the point:

CHI SILK INFUSION
BIOSILK SILK THERAPY
  • Great heat protectant for straightening hair
  • Smooths and adds shine BETTER than the CHI, so I would use it on straight hair.
http://www.farouk.com/

VIDEO REVIEW:



Sunday, November 7, 2010

Chanel's temporary tattoos

I'm quite shocked that I haven't blogged about this yet. I found out about Chanel's line of temporary tattoos (55 for $75) about 5 months ago from the June/July issue of Seventeen Magazine (Ashley Greene wore one on the cover photo).

Why am I surprised I didn't blog about this waay back then? BECAUSE I'VE BEEN IN LOVE WITH THEM SINCE I FIRST SAW THEM! Through them, I have realized that I am a HUGE fan of bird/swallow tattoos! and none of them are as classy as the Chanel one.

But to be honest, even if I had the money to buy them, I'm not sure I would want to since they are only temporary. You'd think that since they're from Chanel, they would be, I don't know, not so temporary? But temporary tattoos are temporary tattoos, and they forever will be, because I heard that they wash off in one shower. )=

I guess I'll just have to admire them in pictures.

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Polaroids + "Outfit of the Day"


I am falling back in love with my Polaroid camera and Polaroid pictures! The top right picture is my favorite because of the angle/lighting/weird focus, except my legs got cut off by my stool >:O. So I tried to re-create it in my second picture (the top left one) but it just didn't come out the same. I took the last picture (bottom one) because I had one more polaroid film left in the camera.

ANYWAY, this really isn't my Outfit of the Day, it's my Outfit of Another Day. It's a business-y and semi-formal but at the same time casual look. Good for: interviews or when I am an ambassador. (We have this ambassador program at school for when colleges come to visit and a student of our school is the ambassador for them. Ambassadors for our school are required to dress nicely when their assigned colleges come to visit.)

What I'm wearing:

Top: 
  • off-white Marc by Marc Jacobs ruffle button-up short-sleeved cotton blouse (sorry, I don't know the exact name!) with 
  • a dark blue Hollister ruffle tank underneath
(except in dark blue)
Bottom:
  • dark blue high-waisted band skirt by Miley Cyrus and Max Azria (from the clearance section at Walmart for $3!)

Hair: Half up (criss-crossing bobby pins in the back)
Accessories:
  • Purple feather earrings from my friend Vivian!
  • Wood peace-sign necklace (that I wear almost everyday because it makes me feel more secure) from my friend Michelle!

    Friday, November 5, 2010

    Clean and Clear Morning Burst In Shower Facial Review

    I finally got around to reviewing this in-shower facial that everyone had raved about. Unfortunately, it didn't work for my skin. )=

    1.2 out of 5 stars. (Because it smells good and makes my skin tingle.) 

    NOTE: *This is the Clean and Clear MORNING BURST In Shower Facial. It is different from the Clean and Clear SOFT In Shower Facial. I have also heard many great things about that one, but I'm not sure if I want to try that one since this one didn't work so well for me. =/

    Video review!

    Clean and Clear Morning Burst In Shower Facial Review

    Tuesday, November 2, 2010

    Katy Perry copied my hair :O

    Katy Perry has purple streaks now! :O She copied me! Hahaha You can see it really clearly at the end of her new music video for Fireworks. Her hair looks veeerryyy pretty. (=




    And can I just point out that two months ago, when she appeared as a musical guest star on SNL, she had purple AND turquoise streaks, which looked like MY hair back in April!


    So it's been..

    quite a while since I've done a product review! I've been meaning to review my Cortex Flat Iron (in Zebra Print) that was in my How to curl hair video for over 2 months!

    I promise a review on that will be coming shortly. In the mean time, my dear father brought me back a large amount of earrings from China! A lot of them are really cute, and since there are so many, I was thinking of doing some sort of giveaway. I should probably wait until I have more subscribers on Youtube and more followers on here. I'm just a bit excited to do my first giveaway though!!

    I want to be some sort of jewelry/accessory designer in the (hopefully) near future. So be on the look out for jewelry by Cindy within the next (oh, I don't know..) five years or so.

    I've got to get crackin' on my History homework now. Toodles!