Mineral Maven's Blog!!!

it's a mehhh marrrio!!!!

2009-01-29T22:19:00.000-08:00

Hey guyys!! Finally a real post whoo hoo. Sorry I've been gone and blegh I'm not so sure how well this post is going to work out since my semi-slow computer makes my life a little difficult. But it can't help it that it's the size of two iphones put together. le sigh. SOOO first off let's start with my recent procurement of Mario Badescu products. I followed everybody's advice namely Francesca and went to http://www.mariobadescu.com/ and filled out their consulting questionnaire and true to form they sent me a small trial set of things including: enzyme cleansing gel, special cleansing lotion "c", collagen moisturizer, ceramide eye gel, drying mask, and drying cream. So from there I ordered the full size of the enzyme cleansing gel, special cleansing lotion, drying cream and two other recommended products that didn't have samples drying lotion and buffering lotion. ANDDD with each purchase of mario badescu you get three more supple sized samples and I chose caviar night cream, strawberry face scrub, and cucumber toner mask. I loved all the products but there are reasons why I chose not to get the full size moisturizer, eye gel, and drying mask. But let's start with the good:

Their words:
Enzyme Cleansing Gel: Our Best Selling Daily Cleanser. This non-foaming, gel cleanser thoroughly removes the day’s make-up, dirt and oil without drying the skin. Papaya and Grapefruit Extracts are exfoliating Alpha Hydroxy Acids that help prevent dulling build-up that can cause blackheads and pimples.
Ingredients: Deionized Water (Aqua), Glycerin, Papaya (Carica Papaya Fruit) Extract, Grapefruit (Citrus Grandis Fruit) Extract, Monomide, Triethanolamine, Methylparaben
Good for these Skin Types:All Types

My words:

Basically I don't care how my cleanser works be it foam, gel, liquids whatevs my biggest thing is how my skin feels afterwards. And this stuff made my face feel... balanced. Which is HUGE for me.. I always feel dry here and oily there and weirdly yucky in between. I liked how this worked for me and I felt clean but like the gel went further than cleaning, it balanced out my face. Plus i love how there's only seven ingredients. whoohoo.

$12.00 for the 8 oz jug. Pretty decent size since a little goes a long ways.

Their words:
Special Cleansing Lotion "C": Our Special Acne, Oil Controlling Formula with Sulfur is an aggressive astringent that will cleanse the skin of surface greasiness. One of our best acne fighting products that deep cleans, disinfects and dries up acne affected, oily skin and removes build-up that may cause future pimples.
Ingredients: Deionized Water (Aqua), Isopropyl Alcohol, Camphor, Sodium Sulfate, Cucumber (Cucumis Sativus Fruit) Extract, Gum Benzoin, Nonoxynol-9, Boric Acid
Good for these Skin Types:Combination, Oily

My words:

So upon reading aggressive, astringent, sulfur, disinfects, etc... I immediately had bad feelings about this. BUT they were all undeserved because this cleansing lotion... which is a fancy name for toner did not strip away the moisture and make me feel raw in fact it did the opposite. While doing its magical cleansing it still made my skin feel soft afterwards. Me likey!!!!!

$15.00 for an 8 oz jug, also easy to make last a long while.

Their words:
Drying Cream: Acne cream that conceals! Drying Cream is an effective treatment to dry up small under the surface bumps and pimples. Just a few dabs smoothed on the erupted areas prevent pimples from getting larger and spreading out of control. Aloe rich cream conceals and heals erupted pimples.
Ingredients: Deionized Water, Zinc Oxide, Aloe, Beeswax, Cetyl Alcohol, Lemon Extract, Colloidal Sulfur, Ervol, Octyl Palmitate, Ichthammol, Polysorbate 80, Titanium Dioxide, Polyglycerylmethacrylate (and) Propylene Glycol
Good for these Skin Types:Combination, Oily

My Words:

i LOVE this stuff. it's a spot treatment that you can apply night and day to your pimples and the color conveniently tones down the redness so that it works while being concealed. You can apply make up over it or not. This stuff works really well to alleviate the pimple's pain and get it healing quickly!!!

$12.00 for 0.5 oz jar which is decent sized and will definitely last me a hell of a long time especially if the other stuff keeps working as effectively there won't be as many pimple to cover!!!!

Their words:
Drying Lotion: Our best selling Pimple Healer, Drying Lotion is an excellent Acne spot treatment made with a blend of Calamine and Salicylic Acid to clear up and soothe unsightly whiteheads overnight. A dab of this lotion will heal and dry pimples quickly.
Ingredients: Isopropyl Alcohol, Deionized Water (Aqua), Calamine, Camphor, Colloidal Sulfur, Salicylic Acid, Glycerine, Zinc Oxide, Titanium Dioxide, Talc
Good for these Skin Types:All Types

My Words:

So I just got this stuff last night so I'm not sure how effective it is but I can already feel it working. It's for white headed pimples and I only had one of those tonight to apply this lotion on to but boy did it burn like hell. For the first five seconds I thought it was pretty painful. But I'll update on these results. It's kind of hard to use as you're not supposed to mix it up like I did on accident... when it settles it looks like this:

and you're supposed to get a q-tip and basically only use the pink stuff(calamine lotion) while soaking it up in the oil layer first but damn that's a pain. We'll see how much I like it and if it was worth the $17.00 I know it sure will last a while except maybe if I keep wasting it by getting too much out on my q-tip. Slight design flaw there Mario. You may need to consult Luigi on this one... or better yet Princess Toadstool. (... I need to go to sleep lol)

Their words:
Buffering Lotion: Specifically designed to treat deep, cystic blemishes. Sulfur based solution allows the lotion to be quickly absorbed into the skin, treating the source of the deeply rooted pimples. Excellent acne treatment containing Allantoin to calm and soothe inflammation and promote healing. Best when used before and after Drying Mask.
Ingredients: Deionized Water, Isopropyl Alcohol, Sodium Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Hydrolyzed Serum Protein, Hydrolyzed Yeast Protein, Pyridoxine, Niacinamide, Panthenol, Propylene Glycol, Allantoin, Biotin
Good for these Skin Types:Combination, Oily

My words:
I'll admit I'm a lil' iffy on this one just because cystic pimples tend to kick my ass. I get a lot of them from stress and lack of sleep so I'm hoping to the beauty goddesses that this one works. I've only got it today so I tried it on my four... yes FOUR cystic pimples, and it's also for breakout areas so the mini breakout area on my cheek too. and uhm... its oily. ... Yeah i know that was my first reaction too. I'll trust Mario on this one and we'll check back in a few days to let you know. This one was also 17$ for a 1 oz jar.

My samples!!!
Strawberry Face Scrub is the only one I've used so far. I used it tonight to wash my face and it smelt delicious and it felt really soft too while still exfoliative (if that's a word which it probably isn't). So I'll just put up the website's descriptions:
Strawberry Face Scrub:
Made with real Strawberry seeds that gently buff away flaky skin while natural AHA’s break down dulling build-up to unclog pores and prevent blackheads. It improves skin's overall texture by revealing healthy, glowing skin.
Ingredients: Deionized Water, Stearic Acid, Strawberry Extract, Seamollient, Propylene Glycol Dipelargonate, Polyglycol Ester, Myristate DEA
Good for these Skin Types:All Types
$15.00 for 4 oz
Cucumber Tonic Mask:
Purify and tighten pores with this cooling, refreshing, mask. Made with soothing Cucumber Extract and oil absorbing clays. For maintenance on normal, combination and oily skin, this mask keeps skin looking smooth and healthy.
Ingredients: Deionized Water, Kaolin, PVP, Wheat Starch, Titanium Dioxide, Zinc Oxide, Sorbitol, Polysorbate 80, Cucumber Extract
Good for these Skin Types:Combination, Oily, Sensitive
$18.00 for 2 oz
Caviar Night Cream:
Luxurious blends of protein-rich Caviar Extract and Cocoa Butter create this moisture replenishing night cream that is Collagen enriched to help preserve skin’s firmness and elasticity.
Ingredients: Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Polyglycerylmethacrylate, Ceresin, Sonojell, Cholesterol, Ceteareth-20, Beeswax, Stearic Acid, Deionized Water, Dimethicone, Collagen, Actigen of Caviar, Cocoa Butter, BHA, Propylparaben, Cetyl Alcohol, RNA, Methylparaben, Imidazolidinyl Urea
Good for these Skin Types:Dry, Sensitive
$20.00 for 1 oz.

Also for the Holidays, Mario gave every customer who ordered something over some amount of money a holiday gift bag. See, when I ordered I didn't know about this so when I got this I was very pleasantly surprised. :) And it was quite generous too.

They came in a little green travel bag that was pretty cute

And I got Seaweed Cleansing Lotion which I tried tonight and it smells fresh and is basically a toner but also didnt strip my natural oils away but made me feel clean too :).
This is a non-drying, non-alcohol toner that cleans and disinfects dry and sensitive skin. Mild Witch Hazel formula removes pore clogging debris and anti-inflammatory Seaweed and Aloe Extract soothe sensitive areas.
Ingredients: Deionized Water (Aqua), Aloe Vera (Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice) Gel, Bladderwrack (Fucus Vesiculosus) Extract, Witch Hazel (Hamamelis Virginiana Distillate), Seamollient (Algae Extract)
Good for these Skin Types:Combination, Dry, Sensitive
Super Rich Olive Body Lotion:
Creamy, rich, Olive Oil based lotion restores lost moisture and leaves the skin feeling soft and silky without being greasy. Quickly absorbing with minimal fragrance so it is perfect for both men and women. A must after bath or sun to revitalize dry skin.
Ingredients: Deionized Water, Olive Oil, Stearic Acid, Isopropyl Myristate, Cetyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Quaternium-60, Oleth 3, Triethanolamine, Propylene Glycol, Imidazolidinyl Urea, Propylparaben, Sodium Benzoate, Quaternium-15
Good for these Skin Types:All Types
and the enzyme cleansing gel I already have but now I have a travel size too!! Yay for me :)

All in all, I really enjoyed shopping with Mario Badescu. Yeah their prices were a lil' hefty but really? can anyone put a real price on beauty? lol. I think their prices are well worth it except for these lil' ones: The collagen moisturizer I don't think was worth the price. It has SPF 15 but my Hope in a Jar has 20 and after a week's worth of the collagen I still loved my Hope better so I decided not to waste the 22$ for 2 oz. Also I didn't get the ceramide eye gel not because I don't like it, in fact I do, it's reduced my dark circles a little bit each night. But I didn't get it because when they sent me a sample, they sent enough to lastme quite awhile!!!! It's just... I use the gel every night aruond my eyes but you know how it is with eye creams and gels... you only use a little bit. As for the drying mask. Holy cow that was some intense stuff. I didn't think my face could handle even once-a-week of that stuff. It was extremely drying. So if you don't mind that check it out!!!

oh p.s. the current loves of my life:

Kkotboda namja: based off the japanese manga hana yori dangoo and there was also a taiwanese remake called meteor garden, both of which I've never watched but I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO IN LOVE with this show. I am ADDICTED +++++ some. Especially since I love Kim Hyun Joong. Ever since "we got married" I can't get enough of him. If you havent checked out this drama yet I insist you'll love it. It's on youtube.com. This user ratoka26 has eng subs. Check it out!! And...:

I am in love with Edward Cullen. sometimes I hate bella bbut right now I'm in love with this series. I read the first three books in three days. I could not put it down to go to sleep let alone my classes. I know bad bad bad!!! But oh so good too I'm reading Breaking Dawn this weekend and I am tooo excited. I haven't seen the movie yet but that's how I am. I love reading books first so the movies can't screw up my conceptions of the characters and how I want them to look and be.

Anywhooo, time for sleep!!!! Have a good weekend ladies and gents.

Posts to come

2009-01-24T11:47:00.000-08:00

Hey guyys. Had to buy a new computer but couldn't afford a full-size one so I got this little Asus eeePc thing from target lol. First week of school and I ordered some things so just to let you know what posts are in the weeks to come:
Mario Badescu Acne line up. I liked the samples so I bought full-size. Pictures and reviews
New York pictures!!!!
Wen Hair Care line... saw this on an informercial lol and I ordered it. Let's see if Chaz Dean can really work wonders for my hair!!!?!?!
Hello Kitty MAC South Beach launch: I RSVP'd to my South Beach MAC store's official preview of the HK MAC and i am SOOO excited. It's on Feb 3rd and I'm skipping classes to go whoo hoo. Will have swatches and pictures and of course reviews of the products I'm going to buy. I want some of that Kitty Kouture baby!!!!
ANDDDDDD
Billy B Beauty COMPLETE Brush set I gave in and bought this for my christmas present!!!! Pictures, reviews and comparisons with Coastalscents brushes.

AWOL!!! Sorry :(

2009-01-18T22:51:00.001-08:00

Heyy ladies, I'm currently in the Big Apple, yep the big New York CittaahhH! I've been here for a week actually and I'm about to leave in five hours :(. I came to visit my high school friend Ahna and we've been having a blast. Pictures to come when I can update more. I start school on Tuesday soo don't know when that will be especially since I friggen BROKE MY LAPTOP!!!!! Ahhh what to do?!?!?! So yeahhh once everything gets squared away I'll be bacc to consistent updating :)

Miss you guys!!!!

Lady L Fashion Inspiration Contest

2008-12-13T20:45:00.000-08:00

Heyyyy guys. I finished my Lady L contest for a runway/model, female icon inspiration and I chose this picture from somewhere not sure it was on my computer lol.

And this is my interpretation!!!

I used a TON of stuff lol

Face:

Laura Geller Spackle under makeup

MUFE HD foundation 118

Amazing Concealer in Medium Beige

MAC MSF in dark/natural and shimmer

MAC Strobe Liquid lotion

Eyes:

UDPP

Lemon from www.beautyfromtheearth.com

Urban Decay's Honey in the deluxe palette

Envy from www.beautyfromtheearth.com

my mineral makeup Shimmer Moss

CS 88 shimmer palette blue green column 4 row 5

Peacock from www.beautyfromtheearth.com

my mineral makeup Lavendar

CS 88 shimmer palette fuschia column 7 row 6

CS 88 shimmer palette lite pink column 1 row 4 to blend fuschia

CS Pearl dust shadow

Urban Decay's 24/7 Glide-on pencil in electric

Laura Mercier's Black ebony

LORAC publicity stunt mascara

Eyebrows with Banila Co Eye love eyebrow duo

Dots with MAC Fluidline in blacktrack

Lips:

liner used NYX 625 peach

Stila lipglaze in vanilla

Harvest from www.beautyfromtheearth.com

my mineral makeup shimmer moss

TKB mellow yellow

FOTD/ Lady L holiday entry

2008-12-12T21:32:00.000-08:00

Hey guys! I'm back :) whoo hoo! First off let's start wiiiith my FOTD/ Lady L Entry for the Holiday Contest!!!!. I wore this out Thursday night when i went to Iguana's... quite festive with all the silver glittery stuff.

I have REALLY small eyes :)

GLITTERRRRRR

Throw up tha deuuuucesss!

Okay so this is what I used:

Face-

Laura Geller Spackle under make-up primer for za cheeks

Makeup Forever All mat primer for my t-zone
Makeup Forever HD Foundation in 118

Makeup Forever HD Powder

Amazing Concealer in Medium Beige

Cheeks:

NARS Super Orgasm

Bare Minerals Warmth

Eyes:

1st layer: UDPP not pictured

2nd layer: Sharkskin Shadestick

3rd layer: my mineral e/s in Timberwolf

4th: Etude House's silver gray on inner V w/ Coastal scent's 88 palette silver on top, last column third row

5th: Coastal Scent's 88 palette on outer-v- last column fourth row

6th: Coastal Scent's black on top of outer-v

7th: used Coastal Scent's hi-lite beige to blend first column third row

8th: coastal scent's hi-lite in pearl to highlight eyebrow bone

9th: MAC's middle silver line in Outspoken to put silver sparkles everywhere :)

10th: MAC's black track fluid line

11th: Ardell lashes in iono because they were gone by the end of the night... they are not pictured :( RIP

Mascara: LORAC Publicity Stunt

Eyebrows: BanilaCo Eye love eyebrow duo

Lips:

Banila Co Hyori Lipstick

Stila Lipgloss in Grapefruit for an ultimate pussy pout

SOOOO yeah got my prize package from Lotus Palace

THANK YOUUU!!!!

I've never worn a lipstain before but I'm pleasantly pleased with this one. It's got this strange weird gross feel that kind of creeps me out but then it goes away haha. makes me look like I've been drinking cherry kool-aid all day.

Haven't used the face mask but I've done these before in Korea, they're like a staple in Korean makeup stores.

Elisha Coy BB Cream: i'm wearing it now and me likes it... it's like a muddy consistency at first ... kind of cool.

My Secret Santa on coastalscent's forum came in!!! yay for Pamalou at Nature's Beauty Minerals in Toledo, Washington :)

Lookie what I got!!! Two chocolate bath fizzies to be used after these darn finals.

And muslin clothes... which I've never used before but sound specktacular. Supposed to be really good for softly exfoliating your face.

So... Thursday got my paycheck ... went shopping for my outfit found NOTHING well for my outfit. EXCEPT these sex shoes I've been wanting for a year. Yes... a whole year.

Aren't they supppper hot. I wore them out Thursday night... bitchingly painful~! but sooo fuckin hot. Can't tell you how many compliments I got on my feet though yay :)

shoes i got my brother :) aren't they hot as shit!!!! i know i know the lil' kid loves me

So I bought this Thursday too since I got a sample of it with my sephora purchase the other day... basically... it's the shit. I really didn't like my MUFD HD foundation until I wore this under it. I'm not sure what it does to be completely honest with you but it feels like a second skin.

So girls, you know how we post about all the new things we get and sometimes our old favorites? Welllll I decided to do an old faithful that hasn't been gettin much love from me on the blog... my HAIRBRUSH!!! haha... it's a Conair from CVS and I would be lost without it... so yay here you go:

Taggggggg!

2008-12-12T14:04:00.000-08:00

So I was tagged by Francesca and Nehs <3 thanks girlies soooo here goes

Directions: Once you’ve been tagged, you have to write a blog with sixteen random things, facts, habits or goals about you.At the end choose ten people to be tagged, listing their names and why you chose them. don’t forget to leave them a comment (“you’re it”) and to read your blog.You can’t tag the person who tagged you.

1. I will eat almost anything once. I'm a bit of a dare devil when it comes to that ;) I've eaten bugs (bundaegee if that's how you spell it), live octopus, fish flopping their lil fins straight out the ocean (quite literally people do this in korea, they go to this ocean and when the fish come on to the shore from the waves we pick them up dip 'em in sauce and eat yum yum!... actually they were DISGUSTING) coagulated pig blood noodles, chicken heart... all that good stuff.

2. i am a constant hobby-ist. I can't tell you how many hobbies I have... cross-stitching, scrapbooking, card-making, make-up making, doing make up... ehh the list goes on!!!!

3. If I was a stereotype I wouldn't be invented yet... lol no really I love pokemon, I'm a cheerleader/love playing football, love makeup, enjoy reading fantasy novels (harry potter, lotr, cirque du freak, etc), love love love playing video games especially RPGS, listen to hip hop AND punk rock, in high school I did MUN, newspaper and was school president and never showed up for school haha. I love wearing sweats and skirts. (wait this is like ten random facts lol)

4. my brother is the most important person in my life. if he died I'd kill myself from grief.

5. i taught myself how to type because I was too impatient for my teachers to teach me... school is TOO slow for me :). same with reading except my baby sitter taught me how to read :)

6. i'm allergic to hard fruits with skin like apples, pears, peaches... but only if I bite into them... if they're cut i'm fine... strange. I'm also allergic to everything else in the world.

7. I have a love/hate relationship with the color red.

8. I've made 1000 cranes for two ex-boyfriends, I've also made 1000 stars for two ex-boyfriends. Those ex-boyfriends shall not be named may one of them rot in hell.

9. I've been subpoenaed to court as a witness for said ex-boyfriend against his baby mama and he cheated on me with her. hmmm.... some people are REALLY stupid.

10. i name and talk to all my teddy bears.

11. my number one stress relieving method: bubble bath + wine + candles + chocolate

12. my favorite animal is an elephant. i'm quite obsessed. i have a bunch of knick-knacks/what-nots and stuffed elephants. i love them. not sure why.

13. i have no idea what I want to do with my life and at this point my secret confession is that I wish some guy would just marry me and I could be a housewife. But alas my other secret confession is that I don't believe in marriage and I want to raise kids by myself and be a successful tyrant!

14. I have an obsession with louis vuitton since my name's Elvie and many people liken it to L.V. however I have no money for said obsession so everything I own is fake!!!! Muahahahah! (obviously have no insecurity about being faux fabulous :) !! )

15. i have like a billion birthmarks. one on my elbow looks like a heart that someone took a bite out of, i have one on my inner thigh "down under" of aust
ralia, i have one by my knee that looks like an aardvark and one on my back that looks like iono since I can't see my back to tell you.

16. my name's Elvie, middle name Whitney named after Whitney Houston and everyone I knew up until college called me Whitney since that's what I was called since birth. Reason being: my korean relatives CANNOT pronouse Elvie.

I TAGGGGGG YOUUUU!!!!
http://www.fuzkittie.blogspot.com
http://www.batyoureyelashes.blogspot.com
http://birkinbagbeauty.blogspot.com
http://adigitalangel.blogspot.com
http://glamourmeup.blogspot.com

so many ppl already got tagged soooo this is it :)

I will post later with pics from tampa PLUS some minor haulage and mayyyybe my Lady L contest entry ?

Haulage and Mineral E/S Collection :)

2008-12-03T19:05:00.000-08:00

Hey guyyss!! I'm doing a MASSIVE post due to the fact that I'll be gone this weekend to Tampa and no blogging for me :(. But when I get back expect muchas more!!!!

SOOOO let's start with my haul from Black Friday/Cyber Monday. YAYYYY!!!! I went to go get my sephora box and lookie lookie my TKB box was there too! supppplieess!!! (if said in korean accent comes out to be SURRRRPPPRRRRISEEE :) try it you know you want too ;) )

First off my coastalscents haul from before:

Finally got my hands on one of these. Gel Liners from coastalscents... this one's in truffle.

I would have done a swatch but uhmmm it looked like shit on my hand... quite literally

Can you see I used a wittle? Isn't the packaging cute?

Compared to MAC Blacktrack fluid line. MAC's packaging is bigger but don't be fooled. They're exactly the same weight. 3g/0.1 oz

My very own supply of CRACKKKK ... actually Kaolin Clay. Used in my blushes, and in facemasks, especially for acne. Seriously check out any face mask you own and see if there's some of this stuff in there. I was amazed when I saw it was in my neutrogena and my proactiv. Just gonna use it straight out the bag no additives! Just water.... we'll see how that goes

As for this purchase... FRIGGEN AMAZING!!! I've heard of all the amazing healing properties of Shea Butter and this stuff's unrefined so it has all those bad boys straight outta Africa, my motherland lol. Using this for my ecsema on my hands and my acne scars on my face and so far it's been kicking the asses of many an expensive brand... this was only $8.50 and at the rate it's going it'll last me like ten years. Except that I'm going to make whipped shea butter out of it... like body butters WOOT WOOT. i'm excited

SECOND HAULAGE

Sephora & TKB... YAYYY

What is this???

Why... it's a palette!!! How neat...

With tins too for... ? Pressing pigments of course and creating specialized palettes woot woot. I'm making some for christmas presents!!! how exciting... i'll post when I have one finished.

Sephora's Turn... $15 off this package buddy!!! and free shipping :)

Sephora samples are the best :) I'm excited to try these out especially the icelandic eye relief cream since I've been hesitant on buying that despite my utter love for the rest of the line.

hehe... I made them gift wrap it for me :) ... i mean it was a gift... just for myself :) and the box is SUPER cute.. The other one I got last year was a lot bigger. This one's rather cute\

and of course on the

INSIDE

Stila Lip Glazes!!! I've never tried these before so why not a sampler pack ehh?

My lips with Raisin #21

My lips with Vanilla #11

HOLY CRAP... I'm in love with these. They are sooo beautiful and shiny and they are just the right amount of color. I can't wait to try the other ones on. They're a bit sticky but not as sticky as MAC's lipglasses and they smell delishness too.

AHHH from the mother of all things colored: Urban Decay 24/7 Liners... another never try before product. And must say I love these too.

Swatches: from top to bottom- zero, lucky (MY FAVOOOOOORRRITE), covet, electric and lust

This is lust on... kind of really creepy close up like this but I love the color. I especially love purple liners, eyeshadows etc..

yahhh baby sexamalicious. i love this colour (lucky). friggen hot

My notecard I wrote to myself:

Alright now... my mineral e/s collection. All of these I've made, some of them however are recipes I've made from Coastalscents ... they will be pointed out.

Favorite out of this batch: Shimmer moss

Favorite out of this batch: ... ugh I love them all. prolly jamaican sun/ice queen

my favorite: skyy vodka even though it's a pale blue and rarely used I still love the colour

These are recipes that came with TKB's mica kit... I love them all

Sock 'em is my personal favorite out of these... my crown joy so far

Timberwolf is one I made and the other two are TKB recipes and I love LOVE SONG

These are all mines and Forever Purple was a struggle to recreate MUFD (hence the forever)'s purple color. I love it lol

Barbie is mine, otheres TKB. Burnished is a BEAUTIFUL color... this swatch doesn't really do it justice

I love this color to put over browns/golds just because it really looks like pieces of gold flakes. It's beautiful if I may say so myself ;). The picture came out blurry... oh well

I love Chopper... another sore attempt to copy Urban Decay's Chopper

These are all Coastalscent's colors whose recipes I found in their manual or on their forum

ehhh don't like these colors except peach which is a nice base colour

All coastalscent's colors and i am MADLY IN LOVE with luxe... it is an amazing color. It looks kind of orangey in the pic but honestly it's amazing.

So unfortunately I will miss you guys but I must embrace the real world sometimes. I'm excited for Tampa since I haven't seen my three besties Shanice, Ashley and Grace-C in a while SO YAYYY!!! plus sometimes everyone needs an escape... even from Miami.

Blogging has taken over my life :)

2008-12-01T20:16:00.000-08:00

I got TAGGED by francesca :) yay so here goes
Blog Interrogation Rules
1. Pass this on to 7 people. hmm... ms. kimberly tia!, nehsai, digitalangel, and glamourmeup
2. Answer the following questions using only one word. ONE WORD?~!!??!... i'll try :(... i mean us bloggers are not known to be succinct ya know ?

1. Where is your cell phone? next2me.. haha that's one word :)
2. Where is your significant other? in the future... yeah one word is IMPOSSIBLE
3. Your hair color? ... good question? ughhh brownish goldish weirdish
4. Your mother? no your mother! ughh i love my mommy :) she introduced me to this crazy world of makeup
5. Your father? daddy is #1
6. Your favorite thing? sleeping
7. Your dream last night? had a dream i crashed in an airplane... not god
8. Your dream/goal? living life to the fullest, no regrets
9. The room you're in? living room
10. Your hobby? oh i have too many, makeup, x-stitching, scrapbooking, etc...
11. Your fear? not being able to have kids
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? i'll be 27 so hopefully someone w/ a career, a special someone, and a baby on the way
13. Where were you last night? at work... sitting watching stupid freshmen come back from home
14. What you're not? boring
15. One of your wish-list items? my family
16. Where you grew up? Korea/Belgium
17. The last thing you did? practiced la danza negra for my spanish presentation lmao... so horrible
18. What are you wearing? a big gray sweater from NCA cheer camp, and my pink and white pajama bottoms that have hearts on them
19. Your TV? Is a source of massive procrastination...
20. Your pet? Bugs... is at home in Korea... oh how I miss him :(
21. Your computer? makes me happy :)
22. Your mood? stressed over this essay i'm not doing
23. Missing someone? my brother and my daddy and my mommy... only five more months till I get to see them again
24. Your car? It's a lil' machine I like to call the Elvie... it runs on two powerful legs
25. Something you're not wearing? makeup... haha
26. Favorite store? ugh... sephora? oh and Godiva... ughhhhh
27. Your summer? ditto with francesca AMAZING!!!!
28. Love someone? all my friends and family and fellow bloggers and you know... pretty much everybody
29. Your favorite color? ooh... now that's a hard question. cerulean blue?
30. When is the last time you laughed? about 15 mins ago don't remember why?
31. Last time you cried? ... iono it's been awhile. I think last week during One Tree Hill
32. Are you a bitch? yes... especially when people tell me what to do... hate that!
33. Favorite Position? on my back... in my bed sleeping :)
34. Favorite Past Time? facebook
35. Are you a hater or a lover? Lover♥
37. Are you genuine or fake? tha realest :)
38. Any Vices? SHOPPPING
39. Pro Life or Wire Hanger? all pro-life for myself but TOTALLY believe in pro-choice.
40. McCAIN or OBAMA? my president's black, my lambo's bluuueee (i wish!!!) OBAMA BABY!!!
41. Pro Plastic or Natural? my nose is crooked from when I broke it once... but that's not really plastic that's ... *insert excuse when I find one* i'm all for both, beauty is as beauty .... does?
42. Dream Job? working for a beauty magazine

Well thank you ms. francesca for the lovely procrastination excuse and now I will continue to procra... do my essay

Black Friday and Cyber Monday= ECSTATIC JOY!!!! mi poor wallet :(

2008-11-27T19:46:00.001-08:00

Hey guys get excited!!!! I know I am...! For all you Sephora Beauty Insiders, we got $15 off our next +$35 order and I jumped on that!!! Can't wait for my package to come, which I hear takes a lil' while from Sephora.com? Lookie what I ordered:

What it says on Sephora:

Shine On Gift Of Glaze ($48 Value)

What it is:A collection containing six Lip Glazes.

What it does:Stila Shine On Gift of Glaze is a Lip Glaze six pack—featuring four top-selling shades and two new colors (Raisin and Gumdrop). The best-selling lip gloss formulas come in an easy-to-apply click pen that gives your lips a splash of high-shine color. Find the flavor to match your every mood in this must-have set of stunning shades.

Set includes:- Vanilla (pearly nude)- Brown Sugar (shimmering golden nude)- Raisin (shimmering golden plum)- Grapefruit (frosted pink)- Apricot (melon nectarine)- Gumdrop (vibrant pink)

What it is:A 24/7 Pencil set.

What it does:Urban Decay Travel Size Set of 5 is full of best-selling bright and tropical hues. The VIP set is back by popular demand! Each is a slick travel size, making it easy to stash anywhere. Created with moisturizing ingredients, 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencils are creamy, blendable, and waterproof. Packaged together against a mirrored backdrop, the dazzling shades of 24/7 Pencils speak to everyone's inner party girl: the woman who wants and needs an Eye Pencil that lasts all night (and even into the morning!)

What else you need to know:The VIP set features the #1 best-selling black Eye Pencil, Zero (zealous black), Lucky (brilliant deep copper), Covet (peacock green), Electric (bright aquamarine), and Lust (plush purple).

AND AND ANDDDD... <<<>

http://www.coastalscents.com/ is having a 25% off the ENTIRE STORE sale on Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

In addition to the 20% off everything at http://www.cherryculture.com/ and all the sales at Too Faced, Smashbox and others I am one REALLY HAPPY GIRL!!!!

Good and Evil

2008-11-22T22:04:00.000-08:00

So I went to Sephora to return my Philosophy "On a Clear Day" Acne Kit... holy shit... no lie, I told the cashier to "Take back the evil." Unfortunately, I didn't have a receipt so they gave me store credit which is basically saying go buy more stuff. So guess what I did?

... BOUGHT MORE STUFF. haha :) I bought... dun dun duuuunnn!

My BareMinerals Foundation in Medium Beige since I was all out.

AND... get excited.

I've been hearing raves about this one and also some :('s about it too so I had to check it out myself and

FINALLY it was at my Sephora... what could it be?!?!?

Why it's ...

NARS

Sexy... sophisticated and oh so beautiful

SUPER ORGASM!!!!

Holy Crapola... check out the glitter sparkles in THAT mama mia!!!

A swatch... but you really can't tell what it looks like hunh... it doesn't REALLY give it justice. It's a must try thing.

This is me with it on my cheeks...

On a completely side note:

Got to play in my micas today... wanna see ?!?!

These are actually the beginnings of my Christmas presents. These are for a friend whose name will remain unmentioned since she does once in a blue moon look at my blog. Hopefully she won't cause the names give it away :) lol

This is what I call Jamaican Sun.

Burlesque:

I still have to add some fillers and what nots to them to make them adhede (is that the right verb for adhesive?) better

EZ Prez Experiment...

2008-11-22T20:05:00.000-08:00

Disclaimer/Warning: ughhh I'm doing my nails right now, I apologise for their disgustingness :) And also... i can't remember teh second thing :)

What You Will Need:

91% alcohol, EZ Prez Pressing Medium, loose powder/pigment, a empty pan, a mixing pot, a small spatula, a piece of plastic (I cut the bottom half of a ziplock bag off), and a ribbon

A palette pan for your pressed powder, I took the lid off of a jar seen below actually.

I used the pot to mix the pigments and liquid and the lid to put the final product in.

Also some form of ribbon to create a hatch mark on the top to make it pretty.

Ez Prez pressing medium from http://www.coastalscents.com/

Rubbing Alcohol at 91%, you can use a lower percentage but it takes longer to dry.

A loose shadow of course. I chose Happy Shine Powder from Etude House

hehe... pour powder into stirring pot

Pour a couple drops of EZ Prez (shake gently before pouring to mix together oils) into your powder, I put in about 10 drops. Moderation is key, you don't want to put too much in. Otherwise... well you'll see.

Look how it looks!

Ewwww see what I mean by adding too much. It gets too wet and clumpy.

Let's try again:

meh... not exactly, still too wet and not enough powder

PERFECTO!!! You want it to be crumbly but able to "pull" like frosting when you push the spatula against it.

Alright I skipped a couple pictures here... I think i got too excited... so

1. mist the pan with alcohol

2. pour enough pigment/mix in to cover bottom layer

Place a plastic sheet over and press with a quarter to make it smooth

Next: spray the layer with alcohol

Press with quarter again... repeat repeat repeat

With the final layer, place a ribbon over the top and press with a quarter again.

Let it "cure" i.e. WAIT and dry for a couple hours

This is what the final looks like... PRETTY HUNH?!?!?! I KNOW!!!

With MAC beige-ing shadestick as a base, the top is the pressed the bottom is the original loose powder. You can see that the pressed one has more pigmented color but it loses some of its glittery sparkle.

Once again with Beige-ing shadestick

Without shadestick or base. It's meant to be a highlight color but it pretty much just adds tons of sparkles which I don't mind cuz I'm a glitter FANATIC!!!!

Serious Amounts of raging JEALOUSY also known as BB Creams

2008-11-21T19:42:00.001-08:00

Okay guys... what in the hayle is going on?!?!? All these delishness BB Creams. and they just don't look good on me :( I'm not sure... maybe it's the one that I have but now I feel like I have to go and buy a dozen to try them all on. Maybe I can wait until summer in Korea to go and experiment hmm... that's better than buying them and not liking them right?

WHY AM I NOT GOING HOME THIS WINTER?!?!??!?!?!?! Ahhh!!!!

P.S.~ my stomach really hurts.

The END

OH double p.s.: what are your guys' favorite BB creams so I can try them when I get home... eventually. I'll start a massive list.

ITS HERE!!!!

2008-11-20T11:41:00.001-08:00

First off... holy shit their shipping is fast. I've got shipments from Coastal Scents before but this was a record. basically a day... Anywhos... here are some pictures from my delishness haul!

THE BOX

The Box vs My hand... the box wins

The Insides of the Box...

Cute purple bag for the Glossi Glaze DIY Kit

What's inside? Glossi Glaze Base Mix, a spatula, a mixer thing, a Pink Kolinsky Lip Brush, 8 screw on lid type containers and two strange metal containers (which I think I'll skip already feeling like they're a bit... useless)

The Glossi Glaze micas and oxides

Close up of the ingredients to Glossi Glaze base Mix

Bottle of EZ Prez liquid mix to press your loose pigments

86-pack Sample Kit of Micas... holy cow the motherlode

The golds, tans, browns, etc...

Pinks, reds, purples

Interfines, sparkles, black, whites

Greens and Blues

Free gift (my favorite part of buying from coastalscents) apparently they can read my mind, I really wanted to try pencilmeincosmetics.com's

natural pencils. How lucky :)

Unfortunately I don't get to play in all this stuff till Thanksgiving at the earliest because stupid end of the semester projects/essays/tests you guys know the deal :S.

Waiting for my order :)

2008-11-20T03:26:00.001-08:00

So I recently ordered from coastalscents.com... they have become my go-to money spending guzzling machine. It used to be Sephora but now that I'm experimenting in making my own makeup its just so much more fun.

So I ordered a 86 sample mica set, EZ-press fluid to press my loose mineral e/s, Glossi Glaze DIY lip gloss kit, and some rando powders like Sericite.

They shipped out of Naples yesterday SOOO since I'm in Miami they should be here by either tomorrow or the latest Monday. (They are SUPER speedy with shipping)

This way I'll get to play over Thanksgiving when I have the apartment to myself and no school. OOOOH so excited :)

Since that's where all my money went... couldn't take part in the cherryculture.com 25% off NYX cosmetics sale. :( Did you guys buy anything???

Missing home :(

2008-11-04T22:03:00.000-08:00

So amidst all this posting of Korean products I got sentimental and started missing home terribly! Can't wait to go back in the summer. If only for like ... 2 months. It still is and always will be home to me. So I decided to post some throwback pictures from summers past and back in high-school... sort of make-up related you can see some of the shopping areas.

Favorite store banilaco :)

Me and my favorite BanilaCo uni!!!

Streets of downtown

My brother being strange... at an Anycall station in the underground metro shopping area.

My mommy downtown while we're out shopping :)

Random bathroom products in Korean open-air market Seomunshijang

Also at seomunshijang... random kids bookbags? haha not sure why I took this pic? ... guess cause it's sooo colorful!

My favorite shopping partner of all time, Kelli! In front of a cute little vintage jewelry store called Tiffany I think... ?

Nightlife in Daegu... me and a couple of my friends.

FOOD:

Yummmmm, just some simple dishes, deokbeokki, kimbap, oodong

one of my favorites: bibimbap! My brother took this picture btw!

As usual I tend to KILL korean food right down to the bare bowls. :) Missed a couple pieces of kimchi though :(

Amazing seafood clams. I'm not sure the Korean word for them, my eoma told me but I forgot. They're just friggen amazing, melted cheese on top of clams and other seafoods... mouthwatering to think about. These were in Pohang while we were at the annual Fireworks Festival. AMAZING experience.

Korean cafes are the BEST. This one was called Princess (it's closed now =(!) But you could dress up in dresses, wear masks, the whole place was pink and had swing chairs and beautiful draperies hanging down like those things that you put on your ceiling to cover your bed (can't remember name right now). I'm the one in the red jacket.
Randoms

Me and my doggie Bugs before he got to be a huge lazy fatass!

Traditional Korean drumming...

Says: Whitney also the same as my tattoo (p.s. that's my middle name) and the bottom row says Pohang... which isn't where I'm from but a cute little seaside city.

So a little personal questionnaire: write your answers in the comment box!

What are the five things you miss most about home?

1. My family: I miss them soooo much! It's hard not being able to see them on a daily basis. Especially my brother who I love oh so much.

2. Shopping, I love Korea's downtowns, their cheap stores full of fun stuff.

3. Food... omg I miss Korean food. Thank goodness I have a kitchen this year where I occassionally throwdown hangul style!

4. Taxis... I miss being able to take a taxi and NOT spend my entire paycheck. In fact, I took taxis EVERYWHERE, a luxury I surely miss.

5. Department stores and markets, I know that's kind of cheating but both are adventurous places, you never know what you're going to find! Especially at markets, I love going to random ones and seeing what kind of great steals you can get.

OBAMA WINNNSSS!!!

2008-11-04T21:33:00.000-08:00

Barack Obama has won the PRESIDENCY!!! Yay for history in the making! This is seriously amazing and I am currently at work crying my eyes out! YES WE CAN!!!!

My Intense Love for Asian Products... Warning: PICTURE HEAVY!!!

2008-11-04T13:35:00.000-08:00

My makeup obsession pretty much started in Korea, my mom was a Hera saleswoman (now she's a Ohui saleswoman so can't wait to get some samples!!!) and I love

Banila Co

Etude House

Face Shop

Tony Moly

Tony Moly Eyeshadow Sticks, also great as shadesticks. These cost like 3 bucks. Swatches:

The Face Shop's makeup remover... amazing!!! So great for sensitive eyes i.e. ME :)

If you're ever in Korea, pick up one of these from The Face Shop, they're like literally $1 and are great. I have tons of hang-nails from my ecsema so this works great for me and I've had this little container for about four years. WHOA just checked the website... they have this stuff at walgreen's now... CHECK IT OUUUT!!!

The Face Shop's nail polish, $1 each.

The Face Shop's Professional Make Up Base in Green, also available in purple and yellow. A little too heavy for my tastes but for theatrical purposes, pretty good.

The Face Shop's Charcoal nose strips, not all that great... I was having this whole thing about charcoal (like charcoal hot tubs iono) and unless you let it dry ALL the way, it leaves black spots on your nose...

Hera Multi Complex Massage, this is a cold cream cleanser which is a good massage cream, very light but works well.

Hera oilpaper, I like this stuff because it comes in awesome packaging. Like a aluminum foil container it has a razor edge that cuts where you want it. As for the quality, pretty damn good!

Hera nailpolish in pink, the most expensive nailpolish I ever bought... I think it was like $24... ugh but my mommy bought it for me :)

The Secret Shimmer Powder by BanilaCo, great for shimmery shoulders while wearing dresses, doesn't layer on too much... just shimmery but buildable.

My ALL-TIME favorite sunscreen. SPF 35, sports is SPF 50, smells amazing, isn't greasy, can put it on my face without fear of breakouts... just the shizznit of sunscreens. No one does sunscreens like Asians lol.

Hera Toner and Lotion, love to take this when I go on trips, just simple toner and lotion.

Etude House's Black Head Remover set, came with a cream as well. I love Etude House when it comes to face products.

Etude House's nailpolish, a little too expensive for me, like $5... ugh?

I LOVE THIS PRODUCT! Etude House's Aqua Sherbet set which includes toner, lotion, and ice toner (which I talked about before)... friggen amazing. I got the toner and lotion as a promotion sample at the store, which was a pretty ample size. The ice toner was $15 I think?

Banila Co's Nose Peeling Gel, eeh I should really throw it out, don't buy this stuff... not good. Doesn't peel which confused me, was more like a buffing cream.

Lotion from Banila Co... also another don't buy! Smells delish but wayyy to watery. I love Banila Co... buuut lotion is NOT their strong suit.

Banila Co's Sun Kissed Body Bronzer, one of the few times Korea has had a "tan" phase. Use this with a powder puff on my legs right on the shins for a contouring effect.

Foot Stylist Lemongrass Foot Cream... friggen great. I only have a wittle bit left and trying to make it last. It's sooo creamy and makes my feet smell great. LOOOVE it!

Banila Co's Dr. Hide spot concealor, it's whatev! not great not blegh...

This summer, Korea and Asia was hit with this fad of BB Cream, I'm pretty sure you guys have heard of it... I fell into this group. I got BanilaCo's Let me Finish BB Cream. It's like a tinted moisturizer but with more coverage. This particular BB Cream has SPF and "whitener" which is cool, buuut only problem: one shade... period. It's alright when I just want a flawless look without trying so hard.

Hera translucent powder, not as good as MUFD's HD but pretty much similar. Not universally flattering, makes you a little paler, but tones down on oil slicks.

What I use on my eyebrows, can you tell which color I use? from Banila Co's Eye Love Collection. Sooo natural looking.

Etude House's white shimmer highlight e/s powder, I don't know if you can see the packaging, but it has a little hole at the top that you can fit in a sponge-tip applicator. Looves it!

Pretty cool stuff, kind of like Mac's Fix+ or at least the concept is the same, wayyy cheaper and smells good but never used Fix+ so can't compare.

I mentioned this before, this is Hyori-inspired lipstick by Banila Co, they also have a Seo In-young inspired one that I should have picked up... but didn't :(, it's $12 they're most expensive lipstick but ... amazing. Feels like Mac's cremesheen.

This is a Japanese product from ShiSeido that I bought at a hwajangpoom that I abso FREAKING lutely LOOOOVEEE. If they have this in America GET IT! It's a leave-in conditioner/frizz-ease but it doesn't leave that sticky feel in your hands and all the product goes into your hair and not into your skin.

Another japanese product I picked up a one hundred yen store in Tokyo, a soft pink.

The Skin Food's nail polish. This store is SOO cute. All their products are food themed, too cute. I've used up all their products that I own so I can't take pictures of them but too adorable!

Missha's nail polish, kind of cheap ... as in not good quality... at all. Well these ones but they're from like 5 years ago, I think they've gotten better. I think they have Missha's in America, possibly New York.

The only mascara's I've ever bought in Korea, the face shop's glitter mascara and banila co's glitter eye liner. I don't use the glitter eyeliner because it just hurts my eyes and the mascara you have to be careful with because it's got the consistency of glue.

Like I said before, Etude House is my Asian go-to for facial care products. I love their tea-tree serum for acne scars. I apply it right after a pimple pops and it lowers the possibility of a scar coming up.

Eye liners from Korea, brown from Banila Co's Eye Love and white from Tony Moly. Plus a pink eyebrow shaver which is cute cause it folds up to this small little thing you can put in your purse.

From left to right bottom row: Banila Co white highlight, Etude House's light gray, dark gray.

From left to right top row: Etude House's brown highlight powder, Clio's loose glitter in silver, Banila co's tan shimmer highlight powder. Swatches:

From left to right: Banila Co tan shimmer highlight, Etude House's dark gray with Clio glitter on top and then without glitter. From left to right: Etude House's white highlight, Etude House's brown highlight, Etude House's light gray.

Brushes from Korean companies: I LOVE the Face Shop's eyeshadow brush, it's just the right size. Also the container on the end is Banila Co's Eye Love Brown Gel Liner... my first experience with gel liners. pree good. The Banila Co crease brush is amazingly the right size for asian and other small eyes.

Top row left to right: sample lipgloss from Etude House?, Missha's strawberry chapstick (soooo moisturizing), Hera Lipgloss preee amazing... but expensivo.

Bottom row left to right: Skin Food's jelly juice tubes... NOT good, a play off juicy tubes but sooo not the same, Banila Co's Kiss Essence, smells like grap pree good, Banila Co's Kiss-Me-Not which is a lip plumper that tingles, Banila Co's pink lip gloss really good but reallly sticky.

Can you guys tell which companies are my favorites?? Here are their websites:

Banila Co: http://www.banilaco.co.kr/

Etude House: http://www.etudehouse.com/

Face Shop: http://www.thefaceshopen.com/ and they sell products at Walgreen's... whoda thunk it?

Hera: no website I don't believe... can only be bought at department stores and from legit salespersons.

Missha: http://www.misshamall.com/... they have BB Cream btw!

Also you can go to http://www.gmarket.co.kr/ I think they have a global version as well and just search!

Random Pictures:I LOVE BIG BANG!!!

Big Bang is coming out with their new album after releasing a mini-album in Japan. I friggen love them!

My lover G-Dragon!

My photo book that my brother bought me

Now that polls are closed:

Got to love that background! I love Miami

Face Charts

2008-11-03T16:01:00.000-08:00

6: My redo of MAC's Like Night and Day look with Coastal Scents Palette

5: My "joker" Halloween look

4: I did my own interpretation of MAC's Tiger Lily with Coastal Scent's 88 Ultra-Shimmer Palette

3: A random look, concentrating on getting that foundation and lip looking right... which I definitely think I did better on...

2: I did a face chart on youtube's Miss Chievous's Sexy Witch Halloween look because I loved it!

This was my first ever face chart, as you can see it's a little iffy on the foundation application lol.

Tip of the Day

2008-10-31T02:08:00.001-07:00

When applying eyeshadow wet (especially on my lower line) I use Vincent Longo's Water Canvas Base Primer right on my brush and then dip it into the eyeshadow, be it mineral or pressed.

DESCRIPTION- http://www.vincentlongo.com/
Water Canvas Base is a non-greasy, transparent gel made with 81% MicrowaterTM, seaweed extracts and silica gel.
Maintains skin’s moisture balance to impart a hydrated, brightened, more youthful appearance.
Forms a flexible, cushiony barrier that won't crease or flake with facial movement.
Allows skin to breathe and buffers it from pollution and climate.
Fills-in enlarged pores, fine lines and creases.
Smoothes over inflammations such as acne spots or rosacea.
Extends the wear of all makeup products that follow for a flawless, morning-to-evening finish.
Suitable for men and women of any age and all skin types.

I use it on my face as well but when I'm doing eyeshadow (and some people prefer wet wipes, vaseline, mixing mediums) this is my go-to for that wet application. I have sensitive eyes and when I use mineral or pigment eyeshadows and they fall into my eyes I pretty much freak. But this gives me more control over that and it's also really gentle so it won't punish your sensitive under-eyes.

Oh and P.S.~ I love applying eyeshadow as a liner with Sonia Kashuk (Target's) angle brush. It's the perfect size and has the right firmness to get the job done beautifully.

Night Out on the Town

2008-10-26T01:07:00.000-07:00

I know the pixelation is bad on this pic because I stole it from facebook lol but I just wanted to note how flawless my coverage is which is amazing because I have three large cystic pimples on my forehead and ten scars on my chin from a bad breakout last week. How I managed to pull this off:

Prep: Protection Cream by Philosophy (for my wonderful acne)
Vincent Longo Water Canvas Base Primer

Foundation: Vincent Longo Healthy something Liquid Foundation + MAC Strobe Cream, mixed together with Sephora Platinum Stippling Brush

More Coverage: BareMinerals Mineral Powder in Medium Beige with TooFaced Kabuki Brush

Bronzer: BareMinerals Warmth applied with Coastal Scents Flat Top Bronzer Buffer Brush.

Blush: NARS Deep Throat applied with The FaceShop's angle brush

Lipstick: MAC Ungaro Lipstick in Freckletone topped with NARS Greek Holiday lip gloss

Eyes: hopefully I can get a close-up and I'll let you know because I did this look two nights in a row because I liked how my eyes turned out.

When everyone posts the rest of the pictures up, I'll try and put one up of the after: i.e. after seven hours of partying our asses off!!! (it was my roomie's 21st!!) to see if my makeup stayed. We'll see ;-)

Me and my beautiful roomies!!!

Red She Said and NYX Lipsticks

2008-10-16T02:48:00.001-07:00

Ahhh!!! My NYX lipsticks from cherryculture.com finally came in. Swatches and pictures to come (you know... whenever I fix that camera). I bought B52, Peach (which is actually more like a Plum... I think they have their fruits confused), Rae, Strawberry Milk, and something... can't remember right now cause it's 5 a.m. and I'm SOO ready for bed!

Also~ I just ordered from the new Red She Said MAC Collection and I'm too excited. I ordered the Outspoken eyeshadow and Dazzleglass in Miss Dynamite. Let you know when I get my little black box :)

MUFD Aqua Eyes 12L

2008-10-13T20:55:00.001-07:00

Guys... I'm dying without my MAC Feline. I really hope my stuff is still in the car but I won't know until at least the end of this week! BUT in the midst of my feline withdrawal, I tried out a new look today. (This is where we all wished my camera was working for photops) I'll have to describe it to you guys and take a picture later.

Face: Completely natural, just the usual bareminerals powder, nars blush in deep throat and chapstick.

Eyes: no eyeshadow, Smashbox Bionic Mascara and here's the kicker for us hazel-eyed beauties out there: use MUFD Aqua Eyes in 12L which is a dark teal color (it's actually called blue with green highlights, metallic teal blue) in the lower waterline and again on the top eyelid as if you were applying liquid liner. and ta-da POPPIN EYES!!!! I've always loved how this eyeliner looks when it's just a complement to my eye look but when it's left alone to shine by itself it is utterly amazing!!!

RIP Louis and company

2008-10-13T08:50:00.000-07:00

Update: Everything was returned to me :) Nothing in the car was stolen... unbelievable!!! Unfortunately, I definitely forgot my lipglass in the car... gotta get that (don't let me forget !!)

Soooo, I'm on today to mourn the loss of my Louis Vuitton speedy bag which was stolen from me... well my friend's car was stolen and my purse was in it. Grrrr for the universe being against us. Within my beautiful bag that my even beautifuller Ahna Bonana had given me was some beauty products that made me beautiful. :( Bye-bye:
Oscar Blandi Jasmine Hair Serum
MAC Eyeliner in Feline
MAC Ungaro Lipstick in Freckletone and Lipglass
My beloved Banilaco Lipstick

On a good note: The car was found parked four blocks away from where we had parked it in the first place but then it got towed. :S Not good!

Experiment in process: My friend was wearing UDPP with my mineral eyeshadow in Fool's Gold and some other stuff and after five hours of horrendous tears... still had her eyeshadow on. Yay for UDPP for being there with us through all the hard times.

Daily makeup routine

2008-10-08T19:11:00.000-07:00

HeyyYy fabulous bloggers of the world!~ Welcome to me =)... I'm new at this and sooo excited to start... so let's dig right on in~!

That's me on the right!!! and my friend Tania on the left :) out on my 21st Birthdayy!

I figure I'll start with the good stuff... my daily routine.

Skin routine:

I use the Skyn Iceland 5-day Detox Kit... which lasts definitely longer than 5 days (more like a month). It comes with

- Glacial facial wash

- Arctic face mist

- Antidote Quenching Daily Lotion

- Oxygen Infusion Night Cream

Cost: $45 at Sephora

I have combination skin BUT I work the graveyard shift at least 3 times a week. 10pm-8am SOOOO needless to say my skin is STRESSED OUT most nights plus the life of a college student is oh so stressful ^_-. This stuff works wonders with my face... it just clicks. It's like getting 8-hours of sleep when most days I only get 4.

Toner: I use etude house's (http://www.etudehouse.com/) Aqua Sherbet Ice Toner. It's like ice in a can somehow. Don't know how they did it but it's Alaskan glacial water that when you spray out onto a cotton swab is FREEZING quite literally. Great for a hot day or to wake up your pores in the morning.

Eye cream: Stila Petal Infusions Cost: $8.40 at http://www.beautycrunch.com/

Nightly applied... just started using this so no big secrets to tell you. Haven't had any dark circles/bags lately but that could be because I've been sleeping for once lol.

Daily Lotion: Philosophy's Hope in a Jar SPF 20 Cost: $48 at Sephora

Love love love this stuff. Was worried at first cause living in Miami ... tends to get quite humid and greasy (yuccckk) but this is the perfect lotion for me! It has a weird smell at first but it kind of reminded me of my mother when I was younger sooo actually quite comforting =). It has a souffle type texture but goes on like butter. You only need a tiny bit. Bonus points: SPF 20...!!! Need all the SPF I can get. I <3>

Makeup!!!

BareEscentuals Get Started Complexion in Medium Cost: $60 at http://www.sephora.com/

I believe this was the beginning of my mineral makeup obsession. I was a skeptic at first. How was I going to get the coverage I needed with a bunch of crushed up rocks on my face?!?!? Good question!!! Use and believe!! It's one of those faith things. People don't even tell me my makeup looks good anymore, they say my skin looks great because it gives you that glowing rosy look that Koreans are ALWAYS trying to attain. Without looking greasy. I don't use those brushes though because they tend to fall out... a lot and then I have random hairs all over my face which itch and are NOT cute!!! So instead I use my all-time favorite brush EVER:

Too Faced Retractable Kabuki Brush made of "Teddy Bear Hair Bristles" cost:$28.50 (whoooa is this on sale? I feel like I definitely paid $60 for this brush?) at Sephora.

The lady at Sephora who showed me this brush is a GENIUS and I would totally leave her something in my will if I could ever remember her name. This is the softest brush ever created and it's synthetic... crazy I know! If it's on sale get it now, maybe I'm delusional but that just means I feel like it's worth $60 bucks!!! Plus the casing is OOOOHHH SOOO ADORABLE... can't disagree with me there!!!

Amazing Concealer in Medium Beige Cost: $42 at Sephora.
The end all and be all (however that phrase goes) of concealers. Seriously, I will never use another concealer again. This is it. I mean it says amazing right there in the title why wouldn't you believe it?!?! The best for undereye dark circles, pimples, veins all that good stuff that we love. It's quite costly BUT a little goes a looooooong way. Seriously one wittle bittle dot and pimple go bye-bye. *-* Don't take my word for it, try it out! They even have mini like trial sizes now if you wanna try it out for a few months before getting the full size.

As for eyeshadows, I don't have an every-day look actually. I like to switch it up... daily. But I love Urban Decay, I also have Coastal Scent's 88 Shimmer Palette (http://www.coastalscents.com/) which I recently got and haven't even tried all the colors so I'll definitely do swatches later of all the ever loving colors. I <3>

I don't even have a favorite mascara actually, I <3 Sephora's Lash Stash II soon so I'll review those when I do get them. I got their first one a couple months ago and I <3 KISS mascara which paints your eyelashes. Kind of like falsies but without applying the false lashes.

Lipstick: I love dudes... I mean nudes... or nude dudes? :) Just bought MAC's Ungaro Freckletone and Lipglass. Looovee it. BUT my all time lover of a lipstick has to be Banila Co's (http://www.banilaco.co.kr/)

Inspired by Hyori Lee's U-Go-Girl (which I will do a tutorial on later??) Count on ittttt!!!!

For your viewing pleasure: thanks yeonhee12!!