tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51412371056702298462024-03-05T06:27:08.708-05:00JenTheJunkieUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141237105670229846.post-79584351788487977902010-02-26T09:37:00.002-05:002010-02-26T10:02:13.959-05:00It's a Good Day, Actually, It's a Good LIFE!It's Friday and the sun is shining! Thank goodness the weekend is here. I'm telling you, the best feeling for me is looking at the clock on my desktop and seeing 5:00pm. I punch out and drive my car far, far, away from the office. It's kind of like that feeling when you see kids run off the bus to their house! Haha, yeah that's me in an adult sense.<br /><br />Good news! My husby found a place for us in San Diego! Yes, I now have an address in San Diego, well actually not till mid March, but still. <br /><br />Any exciting plans for the weekend? Mine consists of attending a sushi birthday dinner then grabbing a drink to celebrate. Then, hitting the malls for interview outfits and prepping my portfolio. So it looks like one night out and two nights in! Maybe I'll be able to bake some cupcakes this week, who knows?<br /><br />What are you up to this weekend? Whether it's a night out with the girls, a romantic night in with your significant other, a shopping escapade, or slamming the books, just be glad it's the WEEKEND! CHEERS!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141237105670229846.post-7906928795275827412010-02-25T09:10:00.004-05:002010-02-25T09:35:23.044-05:00Under The WeatherI took a shot of NyQuil last night, hoping that'll I have a better morning. But that wasn't the case this morning, I still feel restless and my sore throat didn't seem to get better. The good thing is that the cold chills are gone. So that's why I didn't blog yesterday, simply because I was under the weather. Which makes me thing, should I blog everyday, every other day? Hmmm....<br /><br />I feel like my life has pushed on the accelerator. Things have been happening so quickly, but no matter what, it's all coming together. Next Wednesday, I'll be leaving VA to take care of some personal matters in San Diego. I'm so ready to escape this 30-40 degree cold and have some sunshine in my life. Any places that you recommend in San Diego? Whether it's food, shopping, etc, let me know! I'm def having my share of carne asada fries, In-N-Out, and YogurtLand for sure (or as my cousin would say, "fo sho!")<br /><br />OH! So let's talk career lifestyle. In preparation for the move to Cali, I have to prep myself for the interviews. I don't actually have a good suit in my wardrobe, and I know that's essential. But, I don't want to go interviews looking stale in a suit. I want to look sharp, chic, and comfortable. Any suggestions for interview outfits? Or what stores do you recommend? This weekend, I'll definitely swing by Express, The Limited, and New York & Co, H&M, Banana Republic, J.Crew and perhaps Nordstrom. Any store recommendations?<br /><br />I catch myself daydreaming about Cali during work at times. I try to snap out of it but it's so hard. I mean, having to start up your car a few minutes before the drive just to warm it up isn't cool. So, I'm excited to get ready, see the sun, and walk out with a light jacket (or not even a jacket!). We'll see, I'll still miss you Virginia.<br /><br />Keep the comments coming guys! It makes me know I have some readers out there! Haha! So here's a question, for all you bloggers out there, do you respond to each of your comments? Hmm, should I reply to comments or not?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141237105670229846.post-58246661190425149202010-02-23T09:26:00.013-05:002010-02-23T10:33:26.321-05:00Quality Time Over CupcakesA special thanks to the ones that left comments and twitter messages welcoming me back. It's good to be back! Haha, it's only a few, but I know there's some readers out there, don't think I can't track you. PUAHAH! I'm kidding, I seriously have no idea who's reading this! I'm just glad you're reading.<br /><br />As most of you know, me and the husby will be moving to San Diego due to his military orders. I'm anxious, but I'm a nervous wreck at the same time. Why? Maybe, it's because I've never moved before. I've been stuck in good ol' Virginia for a quarter of my life (Yes, that means I'm 25). I wish I could use the excuse of feeling like a big fish in a little pond, but I'm no big shot here, so that wouldn't be valid. But the farthest I've moved was from about 15 miles from my parent's house.<br /><br />I have a big family. But, throughout the years and even the most recent days, my big family started to migrate. Some in Texas, some in San Diego, and who knows where to next. I've always been the one left behind, but in a little over a month, it'll be my turn to say, "see you later!". All I can say is I'm going to be a wreck!<br /><br />So as my days in Virginia start to dwindle, my parents never fail to consistently remind me how much they are going to miss me. It's going to be tough on them, even on me. I'm very close with my family, not just my immediate but my extended. The good thing is that I have family in California. My brother, his fiance, and my sister-in-law all moved to San Diego recently. Also, my husby's side of the family isn't too far away either, so as long as I'm with family, I'll know I'm in good hands.<br /><br />For the time I have left in VA, I'm savoring every moment with family and friends. My little cousin, Jazmyn is my "mini-me", so spending time with her and brother is one of my favorite things. We love baking together and she's an awesome helping hand. So, we've paged through the Martha Stewart Cupcake book together and made a deal to make cupcakes when we can. Take a look at our cuppycakes! All scratch baby!<br /><br />Now that I'm back into blogging, I'll be sure to take better pics. The pics below are from my iPhone so the quality is pretty whack. But you get the idea.<br /><object width="550" height="413"> <param name="flashvars" value="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2F47811079%40N03%2Fsets%2F72157623368846341%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2F47811079%40N03%2Fsets%2F72157623368846341%2F&set_id=72157623368846341&jump_to="></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649" allowFullScreen="true" flashvars="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2F47811079%40N03%2Fsets%2F72157623368846341%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2F47811079%40N03%2Fsets%2F72157623368846341%2F&set_id=72157623368846341&jump_to=" width="500" height="375"></embed></object><br /><br />Over the weekend, it was a sad realization that cupcakes are hard to transport! Seeing smeared frosting on saran wrap straight up sucked! I was on the hunt for this at Macy's but then ran out! Grrr... Guess I'm going to have to visit<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJRkddbcYtdhziwwfsM1HEV_j8YfIhIeGyfjbEZKbmPciqGhfXx6zZeG_y_C7rAOByoYpDQ32lxq7_A4XV1K-_xj-_EK1GzdD07estps844aXn_YdNVlkwJmRAkwYSQKUPlqDBlseucclz/s1600-h/case.png"></a> another Macy's cause I really want this!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXTwvON2uRiXAC2GuIV1axrdHOKf88B1zmwRnvk2j66gIICKehvEiuxcG7jZsMgdkat8TO0bqoKxzUsKukMjRzGWjXA10GWU3JcQ50ElPcXbVXCU0BBRxt3BZkOwrp1bHW1nB1uUOj_hm/s1600-h/case.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441455583704787474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 165px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXTwvON2uRiXAC2GuIV1axrdHOKf88B1zmwRnvk2j66gIICKehvEiuxcG7jZsMgdkat8TO0bqoKxzUsKukMjRzGWjXA10GWU3JcQ50ElPcXbVXCU0BBRxt3BZkOwrp1bHW1nB1uUOj_hm/s200/case.png" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykEmMSj8DJT1hUlqjO7czZz8t09qeqTQ2m-hgTvAS7AATJI97phSBZzQcFIz7A3O5mFtfj6r1Nu8Z3r1waqdJD_vBEtJftsNjDGU3J9A3lHt6ZTy52QwJxjibtX1Sj5VK7-Qtjgk2KteS/s1600-h/case2.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441455640221507906" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 161px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykEmMSj8DJT1hUlqjO7czZz8t09qeqTQ2m-hgTvAS7AATJI97phSBZzQcFIz7A3O5mFtfj6r1Nu8Z3r1waqdJD_vBEtJftsNjDGU3J9A3lHt6ZTy52QwJxjibtX1Sj5VK7-Qtjgk2KteS/s200/case2.png" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiylt_ltDWAAcDRBR7iPsL6imLeRaa0tJvOHwEjGGfnscq2PdtGBwbhsI3FNAsQ2ZMp3F1THR3hDFatknfcugZ8Ge9zfgLl1As_fJqUn3syHC2PYQgdkIxJmr0wqfxLx3J8m-iprA32aDEE/s1600-h/case2.png"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiylt_ltDWAAcDRBR7iPsL6imLeRaa0tJvOHwEjGGfnscq2PdtGBwbhsI3FNAsQ2ZMp3F1THR3hDFatknfcugZ8Ge9zfgLl1As_fJqUn3syHC2PYQgdkIxJmr0wqfxLx3J8m-iprA32aDEE/s1600-h/case2.png"></a><br /><br />I told you this blog was going to be different from before! Haha, hope you don't mind. Like I said in my last one, I'll still do my beauty reviews. Welcome to the life of JenTheJunkie!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141237105670229846.post-4323836135374992832010-02-22T16:14:00.001-05:002010-02-22T16:25:32.345-05:00Holy Hiatus! Look Who's Back?Why hello! It's been a long six months. Are you guys (my readers) still there? Just curious. Well, I guess it was a well needed break, and I noticed that bloggers were starting to fall off my blog roll. But here I am, back in full effect. I changed the aesthetics of my site, any thoughts?<br /><br />I'm going to start blogging again. I can't gurantee that it'll be like my old blog filled with hauls and beauty reviews (I'll still write my reviews!). I'm at the point where I've plauteued on my purchases. Sure, I've bought a thing or two, but seriously, my MAC visits are at the point where they are bi-monthly or even longer. I've slacked on keeping up with current collections. Don't get me wrong, I'm still quite the product junkie, I've just learned to appreciate the stuff I already have.<br /><br />So what's the new and improved blog going to be like? Well, let's see. Lots of big changes are happening for 2010, not to mention the big move to the west coast. I'll keep you guys in the loop with all that stuff as me and the husby move to San Diego (SHAMELESS PROMO: Which by the way, if any of you guys know of companies hiring in SD, let me know!). Hmm, what else? Oh yeah, and I'll probably post some pics as I bake my way through some recipes in Martha Stewart's Cupcake book. <br /><br />That's basically it. Hope you're glad that I'm back!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141237105670229846.post-69531137903207828002009-08-03T16:08:00.008-04:002009-08-03T16:57:33.326-04:00Look Who's Back with MAC!<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Ahh! It's already August, guys! Where has the time gone? OH man, it's been pretty busy on my end, so let me fill you in!</span> <div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365837629774380514" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fus-rKztttilRMYmZdV2v_V3M7ODGJmWrvnC38fC2sRij94-Bq2DWwDJ0BV5jq4qBDDsjeSblSE6ZtvCWgCS522SLaJcnrdlheSqpImOSa-AMgWrtsFhub65jrYOP1E11K_sZyrZKH0n/s200/cibu.jpg" border="0" /></span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">First off, I got honorable mention for the CIBU17 contest! WOOT WOOT! My husby was joking around with me and he kept teasing me saying "So, um, technically, you were like 4th place?" LOL! HAHAHAHA! SO what?!?! I got some freebies! It was my first YouTube vid and I was nervous. Not sure if I'll be doing any more vids, I'm a tad bit video camera shy! I also won a trivia question from CIBU17 via Twitter, so I'll be getting the Spring Roll Moisture Masque. WOOHOO! I love CIBU products, they tame my beastly hair! Follow CIBU17 on TWITTER!!</span><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Ookay, next topic! A few weeks ago, I went to TJ Maxx and found this amazing double barreled curling iron. It's by RUSK! Originally $60 bucks, I got it on clearance for $15! I looovvee this iron, there's three different curls you can do. I did the weaving technique on my cousin, Irene's hair. Look how gorgeous it looks! Oh yeah, and check out my flat iron case for $5! I love bargain steals!</span><br /><br /></p><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIYALD1Di08ZkR-s0akY9e7OxFtw0NuRnI2vVkRkicJvDoRxoZlRv8REnOFDdGGyHIcAtiizJ9m3wUX00SbgZUYtMx9L_c22I5oUpQhdj_zlxjDGY5981wp7ZoA1IpXaMVASNWlG4UTvL/s1600-h/flat+iron+case.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365838728433704450" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIYALD1Di08ZkR-s0akY9e7OxFtw0NuRnI2vVkRkicJvDoRxoZlRv8REnOFDdGGyHIcAtiizJ9m3wUX00SbgZUYtMx9L_c22I5oUpQhdj_zlxjDGY5981wp7ZoA1IpXaMVASNWlG4UTvL/s320/flat+iron+case.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgka-DXIKCZkcPEt6d1e1obLPB2_7c_TZgBdq8EZ1aVI8kEZwl0PApd5mF-JWYeo6vDu-8pK7iRsehl5XhQTb8YzZErfvNaZblCdelOxDo5hXdTpEntiDu1z2ldT853TfG88jFfdAfS6Ef4/s1600-h/irene.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365838725502537986" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgka-DXIKCZkcPEt6d1e1obLPB2_7c_TZgBdq8EZ1aVI8kEZwl0PApd5mF-JWYeo6vDu-8pK7iRsehl5XhQTb8YzZErfvNaZblCdelOxDo5hXdTpEntiDu1z2ldT853TfG88jFfdAfS6Ef4/s320/irene.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Oh yeah, I started wearing earrings! LOL! I haven't worn earrings since my wedding, which by the way, our one year anniversary is coming up soon!!! When I'm not wearing this, I do rock my DSK black heart earrings!</span> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365839845827038898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifP2pluQan3vIOzsaxDC4stRx9k9rqTXZmweeRj_Hav9Q16zo7aVGtIWujgt17XTQfrt2_8vKxt24X5CYJPMTeUrZBEDAfDZg7UnDkwFLjPoUuouJhTrp7B72me4LA8IGJ25nCdoR0UHJa/s200/earrings.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Hmmmm.. what else? Sorry, I'm just basically updating you on the past month of my life. If you're bored, STOP HERE! Oh yeah, one of my little cousins left me! BOOO! His dad got transferred for another job. It was hard to say bye, but we all made a cake for him and his family. We made another cake for my cousin's birthday. So check out my two monstrous cupcakes! That's one whole box of mix to make on huge cupcake! MMmM! It was delish!</span></div><br /><br /><p></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365840116851145170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBJCT7ig5VeWLVdSKATU_VE2topUASdXAFujReVo8DhKW_kpM9QXbASRf3thO5PMGegkGndv1BonBbDjeKgN9u_TXr2KLMJKLkXcAJ473S6jS2rfwnVBVchXU8VBvIbc5y196xR2Ti3Q5/s320/cupcakes.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Okay, so I realized I haven't purchased any MAC since the Family and Friends discount, which I'd say, that's pretty darn good. I'm really calming down with my beauty product purchases because I'm finally finding a good skin care routine and makeup routine. Phew!</span><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Last week, my sister-in-law, Tricia came over for dinner. Well after dinner, she was craving some FroYo and so we hopped in the car. Then, being sneaky and mischevious (I'm exaggerating), we ended up talking about MAC's new tinted moisturizer. She said, "Well we can just look!". Then my eyes widened, "Yeah right! Since we do ever go just to look!". Ookay, blame it on me cause I was the driver, we flipped an opposite turn and headed over to MAC. DOOHHH!! LOL!</span><br /></div><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">After gawking at the new tinted moisturizers, it didn't feel absolutely amazing on my hand when I swatched. I wasn't ready to fork out $29 on a moisturizer that didn't tickle me. So Tricia recommended that we get samples. WOOT! I'm so glad we got a sample of this stuff. First off, it's a huge sample, it's almost been a week and I still have a ton leftover! So since I didn't pick up the tinted moisturizer, I had to get my hands on the new StarFlash eyeshadows from LoveThatLook. Oh man, I love the texture of these e/s! I wish it was permanent. I had Glamour Check! from a past collection, so I picked up Smoke and Diamonds and Snob. Let me say, these have the most amazing finish! Anyways, turns out that I really love MAC's Studio Moisture Tint! OH man, it's the best tinted moisturizer I've tried and trust me, I've tried quite a few. I even posted a blog a long time about about my review of TM's.</span><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Then, Tricia kept raving and raving about the 131 brush. I was eyeballing it, but $40 bucks for a brush? Eh, I'm trying to save here! But luckily, I found this in the mail!!</span></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365841096353319042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH7rQvsZFfeAlY1sSwpHoJK0CX4BMp2t5hhpQReiqsADsG9fbBQbDDGEqScIHwh5Q4Hw8Ieh3HWXyP52jO2lX712MvwZWRmnFYQpd6PNifB0plnC-NxVgk0LYqwaw9umslBjgw9FXnzvle/s400/happy+friday.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Isn't he amazing? Yes, proud of it! My husby surprised me! On Fridays, when I get off work, I usually change out of my work clothes and we head out somewhere. Before we went out, he told me to check the mail. Once I opened the mailbox, there was a MAC bag. I thought, "WAH? A package? I didn't order anything!" Then I realized it was a bag, then I though "Oh the heck got in our mailbox!" Then finally, after slowing down my thoughts, I realized it was from the husby. The lovely note and gift made me giggle like a kid! I jumped back in the car and smothered him with kisses. PUAHAHAHA! TMI? He just knew how to make my FRIDAY!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Ookay, I think I'm all caught up now. PHEW! That was a loonnngg post. Hopefully you enjoyed! So I realized, the next 30 days are going to pretty packed... wanna know why?</span></div><ul><li><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><span style="color:#993399;">My Husby picks a new duty station for us in about a week! OH MAN! I'm hoping for the west coast</span></span></div></li><li><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#993399;">Our one year wedding anniversary is on August 17, 2009! </span></div></li><li><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#993399;">My 25th birthday (Oh man I'm getting a old!) is on September 1!</span></div></li><li><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#993399;">Leaving for a CALI vacation! I'm soooo excited!</span></div></li></ul><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#330033;">Okay, this blog definitely peeked into my personal life. OH WELL! Later Beauty HOMIES!</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141237105670229846.post-55257598136745859332009-07-13T04:40:00.001-04:002009-07-13T16:58:58.657-04:00Out with the OLD, in with the NEW!<div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I've been on the prowl for new makeup storage for awhile. My bathroom countertop started to look like a hot mess, the products have finally won and have consumed my countertop. I was sick of Rubbermaid/Sterlite drawers, and I wanted something <em>chic</em>! My Sterlite drawers were piling high and the husby always teased me of my towering product storage. I googled "makeup storage" like a maniac, and then I even looked up "stationery storage" because it could serve as a multi-purpose storage. Then finally, I'm stumbled on a crafty blog! She had regular IKEA drawers, then decided to slap some vintage wallpaper on the drawers. Then it hit me, <span style="color:#33cc00;"><strong>I was finally inspired....</strong></span></span></span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">Being that I live in an area that lacks the better things in life (<em><strong><span style="color:#993399;">i.e. Ikea, Georgetown Cupcakes, Urban Outfitters, American Apparel, Coastal Flats, etc)</span></strong></em>, I usually have to travel 3 hours to get to these places. BLAH! My dear friend, Mar offered to pick up the storage at IKEA for me, but unfortunately they didn't have it there. Being the persistent person I am, I eBayed that bad boy! WOO! Lo and behold, I got it! It was <span style="color:#339999;"><strong>$19.99</strong></span> plus <strong><span style="color:#339999;">$12.99 shipping</span></strong>. UGH! Shipping was expensive, but hey, I ordered on Thursday and I got it this past Saturday! </span><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">I do love ordering stuff online, and I have a sick obsession of tracking my stuff constantly. Knowing that I would get my package on Saturday, I had to stop by Target on Friday night. I made way to the scrapbooking section and fumbled through all the paper. I saw the usual, floral prints here and there, baby prints, wedding themes, and then, I saw zebra stripes! WOO! <strong><span style="color:#ff9900;">Safari theme</span>!</strong> I own you!</span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">On Saturday, me and the husby came home from the beach (oh yeah, we also made a detour to get some <strong><em><span style="color:#ff6666;">"Just Cupcakes!</span></em></strong>"), and as soon as we parked, I saw the FedEx note on the door. I was crushed! I thought "ERGH! Now I have to wait till Monday... SON OF A..." THEN! I read the note closely and the box was checked that said "Left at Front Door". I swung the door open and there it was. </span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">I danced on my porch, and the husby just said "OH MY GAH!" HAHA! I'm sick, I know! I pulled out the husby's tools. He asked if I needed help, and my excitement ran through and I said "No, I'm good!". When I laid out all the pieces.. I thought "CRAP!". But I took a deep breath, and opened the direction and began hammering away.</span><br /></div><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzX9YtlcYhryOSmtgXEmeF1phpW0lzCGihNh2FBQRvfxv1OJ79qKXaL42s-itWjDBtv5bCw0u1_nZNb9Na0xQNb3lI-5PDaAfKR8aVqnltkW7gOUzZDxIG4MdPrvMhcn_Gw14Py_LeArTN/s1600-h/gettowork2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357945297000498578" style="WIDTH: 258px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 191px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzX9YtlcYhryOSmtgXEmeF1phpW0lzCGihNh2FBQRvfxv1OJ79qKXaL42s-itWjDBtv5bCw0u1_nZNb9Na0xQNb3lI-5PDaAfKR8aVqnltkW7gOUzZDxIG4MdPrvMhcn_Gw14Py_LeArTN/s320/gettowork2.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsv8M1h3ARi7e84-lb-XKpLJK-VlCPNMsXOQ_-ZojapMqlVeKQ6NOlZtw8IledJdvykM5Kn7bp1DFam_OB-zgOkR7F_4ImdLyl8jfuILmL3cQflu1shjdoZvpvQQSW_ax7Ct522SoO94u/s1600-h/gettowork1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357945722886150194" style="WIDTH: 249px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 191px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsv8M1h3ARi7e84-lb-XKpLJK-VlCPNMsXOQ_-ZojapMqlVeKQ6NOlZtw8IledJdvykM5Kn7bp1DFam_OB-zgOkR7F_4ImdLyl8jfuILmL3cQflu1shjdoZvpvQQSW_ax7Ct522SoO94u/s320/gettowork1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">I did it! I felt accomplished, I like assembling stuff. I'm quite handy, ya know? So check it out! Pretty nifty eh? With the scrapbooking paper I bought at Target, I just traced out the drawers then slapped some craft glue.</span><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2rFwMEC6eF6bHDnlFxewDJhRIvkiIe18fWWETEimdr_yRkYxrSRVEUU7usyidi7zGYNKJFJPef4vFmS5DpFIfEwHCenewXy8M1dvhiXmVS0cQGLYrIucrxiRzUwzOSHxdA4yS7eCROt74/s1600-h/assembled.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357946625605272770" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2rFwMEC6eF6bHDnlFxewDJhRIvkiIe18fWWETEimdr_yRkYxrSRVEUU7usyidi7zGYNKJFJPef4vFmS5DpFIfEwHCenewXy8M1dvhiXmVS0cQGLYrIucrxiRzUwzOSHxdA4yS7eCROt74/s320/assembled.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZHajeLCiQYGecHqDdPE_QsuIHI0hNNlP3UaRuDi0jQsQoAcwjvXr4I1Z4SXrsX7EjKMVLVWxE3vX3girZimh8EjgJW2WwgePrxrR7darMcGQXzOaFrRea9xwJVJi7Yt7aJHrE8rdRjNb/s1600-h/safari.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357946628658140258" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZHajeLCiQYGecHqDdPE_QsuIHI0hNNlP3UaRuDi0jQsQoAcwjvXr4I1Z4SXrsX7EjKMVLVWxE3vX3girZimh8EjgJW2WwgePrxrR7darMcGQXzOaFrRea9xwJVJi7Yt7aJHrE8rdRjNb/s320/safari.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">So while I was doing this, I figured I'd let you guys peep my stash. It's not much, but it's okay. I also bought purple inserts from Office Depot for better organization (thanks for the tip, Trish!). After doing this, I went crazy with my whole bathroom countertop. I bought a basket for my hair products for my countertop, and I cleaned out all my other bathroom drawers. I threw away old products and old makeup. But I felt better and now I have a fresh start!</span><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1c7I41DwO-jgTKkH_2_TNKXaGqYDCkiELBLmkISnzJLzNjZBSBdWLCnaNl5mgx7w0z3MRS7WOfdmIqvDIEGVGLT9fVK4bo09Vhxhs_b7oI0nfGwlVj6WrZTkgDDC_iu8-KxZppFFSRSn/s1600-h/drawer1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357948629105953954" style="WIDTH: 182px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 132px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1c7I41DwO-jgTKkH_2_TNKXaGqYDCkiELBLmkISnzJLzNjZBSBdWLCnaNl5mgx7w0z3MRS7WOfdmIqvDIEGVGLT9fVK4bo09Vhxhs_b7oI0nfGwlVj6WrZTkgDDC_iu8-KxZppFFSRSn/s200/drawer1.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPSAf2McwR0mKoHDAEgZadUT-4Uey9qLTFm9GT3eO2WQYrXnjOfykRlQbhxNALIFlbtfoDd5qxRbrPOhp3P-DflaKrQGIQzx3JRkKRfUY6OR3LYrCBOUMHa-mpyDblBK1iHm_G7llgujw7/s1600-h/drawer2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357948632094380898" style="WIDTH: 186px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 132px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPSAf2McwR0mKoHDAEgZadUT-4Uey9qLTFm9GT3eO2WQYrXnjOfykRlQbhxNALIFlbtfoDd5qxRbrPOhp3P-DflaKrQGIQzx3JRkKRfUY6OR3LYrCBOUMHa-mpyDblBK1iHm_G7llgujw7/s200/drawer2.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguUGzxVxiFnSAWbFc2tl-lJS1u8EeBFl9Wy152XtztfAH2VirpIR7w9MwRQUQwxZkyXn1PJOG4j_c8XzXLF_2tRXo68cVGq8Dx9rxq2uYfCCnCIZwS3qyWgy1t4PS799z-1V1tgPXsMZZ6/s1600-h/drawer3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357948638131532514" style="WIDTH: 177px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 131px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguUGzxVxiFnSAWbFc2tl-lJS1u8EeBFl9Wy152XtztfAH2VirpIR7w9MwRQUQwxZkyXn1PJOG4j_c8XzXLF_2tRXo68cVGq8Dx9rxq2uYfCCnCIZwS3qyWgy1t4PS799z-1V1tgPXsMZZ6/s200/drawer3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Drawer 1</span>:<span style="color:#00cccc;"><em> <strong>Lip Products</strong></em></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="color:#33cc00;">Drawer 2</span></strong>: <span style="color:#00cccc;"><em><strong>Mascara Primer (note: I LOVE Lancome better than Shiseido!), Mascaras, Concealers, and Brow Sets</strong></em></span></span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Drawer 3</span>: <span style="color:#00cccc;"><em><strong>Other Palettes and Beauty Sponge</strong></em></span></span><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357950254539052626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgAPAEg950wAPjOcmZKil1a73vmOeXS4-qxfxnN6rGCY_vAPxy7B58eK96fjE_REct1HJ5NWw1utm7PO2LppDjzpfivc0HNtjHQgKYQ-kcVdm_xF7KEtSKDdfSGYidd9KuJXcCt_5mQCBX/s400/drawer4.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#33cc00;"><strong>Drawer 4</strong></span>: <span style="color:#00cccc;"><strong><em>Eyes! Primers, Bases, Eyeshadows, Small Palettes, Fluidlines, Quads, Pigment Samples, etc</em></strong></span></span> </p><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357950264037288002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnvdnf6kgQUjA6ymMWSbUAN6WBDwCNgR90uGs6dS_64zWlm6GiyuSoA0nYC6hGj93stGEbHDCgc2iMy67_uK1XrIu9sfp_U03op-I3dm3ts4dg89Ti1WHOQjg7HrAbgIA_UMTn961pY16/s400/drawer5.JPG" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="color:#33cc00;">Drawer 5</span></strong>: <span style="color:#00cccc;"><em><strong>My "MUG-shot" drawer, a.ka. the face drawer! Prep +Prime, Tinted Moisturizers, MSFs, Cream Colour Bases, Blushes, Highlights, etc.</strong></em></span></span></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357951640781576530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibba1PlRWc-vWeICC7ZFAyzEG2O9sYlKqqul_9ZWW9LtLtq-nmtteT9jd3o-lOCkNozwaMvSqKVht8DM2VKSxyrwkoy4ljPNhxL_YvdJemVUdgWTCAqkCMLqpyhM1bNZ9Cb4okcgX7HaNL/s400/hairproductbasket.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">My basket of goodies! This is only a partial of my sick obsession with hair products! There's more in my bathroom drawers, but these are my favos. Oh yeah, and my lotions are in here!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#66cccc;">BEFORE</span></span></p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357954116355237522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii_0K8AfKwYW2HY3Z9-LBGT37Lk6tofdH05srZ3DP93N25Q6kL7j3HH_P1aKZKy-IY4jMZ4BTQvNqtcMBJVYODkOKGqBWqe_AlpsuyH97MLL3zv56UfQY61kkHDEN7lLGGtGfmb4VoBCSQ/s400/oldmakeupstorage.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;color:#66cccc;">AFTER</span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357954120227134482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2TO2qcgCAZE27w_AazrldZdvMVlIOrNZFYxZmCdu8ykMTYzIfvm-zbsc_cDGskQSssCeuHspBoxWSAENc3h62enWFDcD4A2w9xx0wTDlCwaRQlwoqPQZa2DdjuQmp5041CxC1iIP0fyd/s400/newstorage.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">So this is my new storage baby! I'm so proud! I stored my brushes and palettes on top. The brush containers are from Michaels. I love it cause they are black and it's rectangler. It's a Sephora inspired brush holder, so I do have the clear beads inside, but I doubt you can see them.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141237105670229846.post-85537533358028810692009-07-01T22:01:00.004-04:002009-07-02T07:17:29.623-04:00Whoa, First YOUTUBE Vid!<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">AHHH! What was I thinking? I know, I want all whole freakin CIBU Spring Roll Line and that Deva Fuser! Haha, this is embarassing but I shouldn't have any shame. Wish me luck! </span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This is my video response to the lovely CIBU17!<br /><br />PUAHAHAH! That screenshot is not flattering at all! PUAHAHAHAH!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5lYhAEf5I3I&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5lYhAEf5I3I&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />BUMMER! This is a fallout tutorial! My hair didn't turn out the way I wanted it to because I flat ironed it in the morning. BOO! But it still has tons of volume. PUAHA! AH well, it was def. worth a shot. There's lots of good entries, so we'll still where this goes. OH! And sorry about the volume, I have no idea why it's sooo loooow. It was loud in iMovie and in QuickTime. GAH! I have a new found respect for people that do videos on YouTube. It's toughie!<br /><br />A big thanks to Tricia and Carmen! THey uplifted me with this whole video thing. I was uber shy and nervous to do this, but they told me it turned out good. Thanks, loves!<br /><br />Well, today is practically my FRIDAY at work! And tomorrow, we're going to do some outlet shopping! WOOT WOOT!<br /><br />Have a lovely 4th everyone! Later beauty homies!<br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141237105670229846.post-78074816062484191182009-06-25T10:05:00.013-04:002009-06-25T11:58:16.731-04:00My Not So "SUMO" Haul & Palettes<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">As most of you beauty junkies know, MAC had their Friends and Family 25% discount. Promo code "SUMO" was the magic word using their promo image of a jolly sumo wrestler. Well, of course, I ordered. My order wasn't so "<span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;">SUMO</span>" but I'm pleased. I got the stuff I was eyeballing and staying within my budget. Of course, there's tons more that I would like to have grabbed, but I'll save that for another day. I wanted to focus on getting more soft browns and I think I have completed my mission.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaahgGptB5gXJJ6T-4RQ0CE7PTSpzOPvODLeCCKs7Kq-vZlle9A7Y4UbEuHHvGCvDEQjnfCKQS-EVzHucPFkHoJ7jFJbwq1Osbs58gQTYDkw816YTJhGhSCNszRRGMpPjd9lrd1O0A9qCJ/s1600-h/macgoods.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351283629231735746" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaahgGptB5gXJJ6T-4RQ0CE7PTSpzOPvODLeCCKs7Kq-vZlle9A7Y4UbEuHHvGCvDEQjnfCKQS-EVzHucPFkHoJ7jFJbwq1Osbs58gQTYDkw816YTJhGhSCNszRRGMpPjd9lrd1O0A9qCJ/s320/macgoods.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#339999;">Here's the goods....</span> </span></em></strong><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">15x MAC Eye Palette</span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Soft Brown e/s</span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Soba e/s</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Romp e/s</span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Beauty Marked e/s</span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Sketch e/s</span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Paint in "Untitled"</span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Cream Colour Base in "Hush"</span><br /></div><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqoNGrUO6X-w9dvgCfCMKOVMwIpe8EgSFlWadoJro1MzuKjFdecn1SAE9LMk9ZB-SWFE5ELnNEkL7QNXAVxOwIq64bI3Rlvby4jdfhBScxXaOlqnTCL2kNL1O8idrXFvAUAusOUORM7W4/s1600-h/sweat.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351285979407990226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 247px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 190px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqoNGrUO6X-w9dvgCfCMKOVMwIpe8EgSFlWadoJro1MzuKjFdecn1SAE9LMk9ZB-SWFE5ELnNEkL7QNXAVxOwIq64bI3Rlvby4jdfhBScxXaOlqnTCL2kNL1O8idrXFvAUAusOUORM7W4/s320/sweat.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">I got some "product sweat" on my CCB but it's okay. A little swirls here and there and it's gone. But let me tell you, out of all the stuff I bought, "<strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;">Hush</span></strong>" is my favorite! I used it on the apples of my cheeks and then dusted "<span style="font-size:130%;color:#00cccc;"><strong>Soft & Gentle</strong></span>" Mineralized Skinfinish and I'm glowing like a champ!</span> </div><br /><div></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Anyways, after putting the pans in the palette, I ran upstairs to get my other palettes and do some reorganizing. I don't have any hot colors, cause I tend to stick with the browns, neutrals, and the smokeys. Here's a pic of all my palettes, rearranged! I don't have anymore single eyeshadows (wait yes, I have one more!) , I like having all my stuff in a palette. If it's not in there, I'll neglect it.</span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">So when I get ready for work, I usually get a tad bit frustrated because I have to open each friggin palette to find what I was looking for. So, I finally decided to label them! Phew! </span><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351283999872044306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYv78YLtOThf2Zquv0SwXrLZ3M8h3XEvaaMbZACKd5fQetoBgwVfTTEbF1ybqgUJn78J0mkJUOIj4IJmcg39pGblpz4rivGFBPInm7wBrCBUpyt938XbogozVfin5P_FIy8xZpabHr3yB/s400/labels.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Here's my palettes! Nothing fancy shmancy. It might look a little dark, but I wanted to take these pictures without flash so you can see the color.</span><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351284592226300450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TguCdgezxEQXWl8gZHHw8ZUbxDZ2r6HNV3jyk64SADfWNIss6bU1rkKe6-heTio1Q46oaSp_OyrVzALiT2dvZ_qCjeB0AwOejEEzMT_NKG1zlm2k_c_NSFn1bwL7BsEiAOB2oNWk5IUg/s400/neutrals.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351284809982864802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9zGIuYnJ3oH6bOJMvRS1Yje1FiPAkjJGHaL27gvB2el4_NcO9phK1730bh_02xwDW71Z2kEixvezD4INMnmq-JRhmDd753dDqurQkjwscnW-LFBa9VbCU2Vz2wo1c_JPOoLF8X9N6Dugq/s400/pinksandpurps.jpg" border="0" /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351284964432624786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB7ZkPAFKF0dKxMkBpDJMjDPWX8B4fL8s_FABPeFY9k27xsSqDwmgXaGpcpTT73Kkn-OT7q0m501Vj7fwSb6vXTLYss1QBdpIzO4vaRPIV9lNW963feApa0AJSCWawn_24BFdpE20ePagu/s400/greens.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Err! So I'm a tad bit bummed with this third palette. I bought Mink & Sable at CCO, and I didn't even realize how close it was to Sumptous Olive. DOH! Oh well. So as you see, I have 12 spots left. I'm not in a rush to fill these up, but sooner or later I will. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#339999;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong>So you tell me, what staples am I missing? What's your fave e/s?</strong></span> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#339999;"></span> </div><span style="color:#339999;"></span></div><div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;">Blush Palette</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcWJjmjhJSm9deTe9xI9eG7mZzWzcdWYntpsSFMPwTq8RObZHIsoakSyCleKPX424EpHlc3P5WnGnk0lxZk4ly6Zeo13OcTK0K2QTk_XB1-KFt0QJm6bksYDGeCIDl8GeZBUbnAkDfpfc/s1600-h/blushes.jpg"></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351294214449756514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpUx-7btvZEU_XJvXN71yFV53HjSpJ02f7j0winnlsoaKFvmhZ4AfQ4LnMziE4KW9QZ14-d1T0Y3rtKThZhWND8uc6gV8TfxRcFyMMw5yNgfF6qqydA24ROsKLRMgYgW4VbMSwoFk7aZk8/s400/blushes.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSFrw2OQIV3Rh50fE-PWSMCAxSunVNS3_cGqLL9qExRTrGRmzoKqwQtsdrxcTdMG10we65KewaMdYaCI1xvliWAiXIJI-CnocGsBbaKWO80dsnUwb9YCiDTJSto-yJggo9-4f_sQuqGTJ/s1600-h/romper.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351289167680702370" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 166px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 190px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSFrw2OQIV3Rh50fE-PWSMCAxSunVNS3_cGqLL9qExRTrGRmzoKqwQtsdrxcTdMG10we65KewaMdYaCI1xvliWAiXIJI-CnocGsBbaKWO80dsnUwb9YCiDTJSto-yJggo9-4f_sQuqGTJ/s320/romper.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Anyways, I'm just glad it's Thursday! Which means, it's payday! WOOT WOOT! Oh yeah and one more thing. I have to show you guys the romper I ordered. I'm been on the hunt for a romper for quite some time, but I had no luck. Finally, I saw this on AE.com. WOOT! Only $19.99! What a steal. My only worry is the fit of it. Eeeks, I hope it'll fit right. If not, what a complete womper! I showed this to the husby, and he was like "You're going wear that out in public?" And I had to tell him all the different way I could wear this bad boy and that'll I'll probably layer it. PUAHAHA! Oh man oh man. Does it look like pajamas to you?? Honestly?</span><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Ookay, one more day till Friday! Hurry UP! I was supposed to head over to DC to celebrate my old man's birthday, but plans changed. DOH! OH well, I think it's going to be a movie weekend. I'm going to watch "My Sister's Keeper" with <a href="http://www.thebeautybuff.blogspot.com/">Tricia </a>(don't forget tissues), and then probably Transformers 2 with the husby. I'm not complaining, I loove watching movies I live for my weekends.</span></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Okay, later beauty homies!</span></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141237105670229846.post-69007750769441123672009-06-22T20:21:00.007-04:002009-06-22T20:54:55.942-04:00So Random!<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Hola my beauties! Slacker, slacker, slacker... tsk tsk. Anyways, I've been pretty wrapped up. Anyways, enough of the excuses.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So now I'm on the hunt for a new skin care regime.<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyivt8r7BRWj3WvxSFwSJwrRyahFWkq1_XREOvTnDWQUHyMgRshZTwrIK1iZLwibqbL1z4U65hY0vj0i1UKwSEQnKf3o2Y7DArF9h9z1AzIXfTjg-365CAZifEon3pA18HBOE2F9xIyXbO/s1600-h/oilfree.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyivt8r7BRWj3WvxSFwSJwrRyahFWkq1_XREOvTnDWQUHyMgRshZTwrIK1iZLwibqbL1z4U65hY0vj0i1UKwSEQnKf3o2Y7DArF9h9z1AzIXfTjg-365CAZifEon3pA18HBOE2F9xIyXbO/s200/oilfree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350318152015444898" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> I've been using <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Fresh's Soy Face Cleanser</span></span> since January and it's time to change it up. PLUS!</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> That cleanser is $38 friggin dollars. I know it's skin care and it's okay to splurge, but the way the economy is heading, yeah, I should be saving. Anyways, the Fresh Soy Face Cleanser is good, but for some reason, I'm starting to feel like I'm not getting a deeper clean. With the heat coming on, I've been laying on the SPF and I don't think my cleanser was removing all that stuff. Which lead to clogged pores, then leads to little breakouts. DOOHH!</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So enough of the cream cleanser, it's time to bring on the tingly gel bead like goodies. I decided to channel my old teenage self and went back to Clean and Clear. I bought the <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Oil Free Daily Pore </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Clea</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">nser.</span></span> Let's hope this works out! So far, I'm loving this stuff. My face feels ubbbeer clean and it's not dry or tight after I'm done rinsing. I don't have a toner yet, but I'm looking for one that's alcohol free.<br /><br />I have dry, semi-sensitive skin, so it's a bit complicated.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Any recommendations? Besides, Clinique, Aveeno, Cetaphil, Fresh, St. Ives, Mario Badescu, and Origins? (yes, I've tried all of those) Or whatever, what do you use?!?!?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Anyways, so I'm patiently waiting for my MAC order. GAHHH! Hurry up, already! I can't wait to post the goodies I got. After this I'll be taking a break from MAC. Yes, I mean it!</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">OooOH! ANNNND! Since it's getting freaking humid as crap outside, I wanted a tinted moisturizer with SPF. I used Fresh's High Noon as a TM, but there's no SPF. Then I bought<span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Benefit's You Rebel</span></span> and then I busted a few pimples =(. WOMP WOMP WOMP! So now, I rekindled with my Laura Mercier Oil Free TM. Then I decided to get my MAC Strobe Cream and mix the two. TA DAAAA! I LOOVVE this stuff. It's absolutely fab! Now if I can only find my new skincare regime... hmmmm</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Ookay, sorry for my lack of pics and stuff.<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQOBX30T5Omoz0d2qYPMasl-m5KKQm_aanWEewTQYhgBFftBtKG-iShRY05VBVyB33rrRry17mqt3SAp310v6ZbPETblPpWvYOIeq3VHiHtlpWRiJ_QFSL8ZFvzW-B_mRwtlyEeNLegys/s1600-h/volcanic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQOBX30T5Omoz0d2qYPMasl-m5KKQm_aanWEewTQYhgBFftBtKG-iShRY05VBVyB33rrRry17mqt3SAp310v6ZbPETblPpWvYOIeq3VHiHtlpWRiJ_QFSL8ZFvzW-B_mRwtlyEeNLegys/s200/volcanic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350319457189823922" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">OOOOH! I want a new mask too! I found this at ULTA when I was shopping with <a href="http://www.thebeautybuff.blogspot.com">Trish</a>. C. Booth Deep Cleansing Volcanic Mud Mask. I've heard so much good stuff about MAC's le Volcanic Ash Exfoliator. So when I ran into this, I got excited. I didn't buy it though cause I wanted to do more reasearch. It's only 9.99 at ULTA! Anyone tried this?<br /><br />This post is a little meh, but oh well, you still read it. PUAHAH! Ooh yeah, as for an update on <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" >Operation Sexy</span>. Today, me and the Husby ran two miles and did a few sets of stairs. Aye yeh yeh, it's easy to do two miles on the treadmill, but outisde in the heat, eeks, it's tough. But, we did it! GAHHH! I smell the bikini already... but I'm not quite ready yet.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Already, I'm out! Later BEAUTY HOMMIIEESS!</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141237105670229846.post-9027277035053918612009-06-09T13:23:00.011-04:002009-06-09T15:09:33.963-04:00Move Over OPI! Make Room for ZOYA!<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">E</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">verytime I parade the nail polish aisles at ULTA or Target, nothing really fancies me. Sure, I've became a fan of OPI's Drip Dry because my sister-in-law went off a whim and bought it, and we both loved it BUT I always caught myself referencing back to Zoya. It's been months ago when I went to a spa that carried Zoya polish. But from what I recall, my manicure lasted more than a week. Other nail spas I've been to always carried OPI, but my manicure never lasted long. Unfortunately, the spa that carried Zoya no longer does manicures/pedicures, they solely focus on haircare, massages, and facials. BOO! So that's what brought me to <a href="http://www.zoya.com/">http://www.zoya.com/</a>.</span><br /><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">Now, just so you know, I have a horrible habit of peeling of my nail polish. Right when it starts to lift, I tend to grab it and peel all the nail polish off. Horrible, isn't it? Especially when you spend time doing your nails, and then it only takes minutes to kill a good manicure. </span><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">So here's my good ol' haul from Zoya. I had to try to the Color Lock System to break my poor habit.</span><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"></span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345386739840553234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4Pc8LFiPWwuPplsHxTJIBKPQvkwy_XYFvVT9ooSefPJPOrFCfiImZfT3EoUAzRgHDL_UXu8BhhKUbSw2Dk22t_80g6aUGs-5Vwy6Weq7eCsskVHmZ061HDinJ8RCRSQaRG9FDfMBMHvC/s400/IMG_4186.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345386743424994370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJXA2frBJpXSQEC8tnSOZ1j3SxGMFIMuhZ7oaifKTfXIyW8eI2Pdc8PS9HuJbtDMpgDWCwmCRtow-kFYQj3PGueEPvK7KvUGofmUnma4qGqmZK2SlHpFf4PbCrQYG-oAzD8wdbR6bDt_J8/s400/IMG_4191.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">(L to R) Meet the newest to my collection: <span style="color:#339999;"><strong>Madison</strong></span> and <strong><span style="color:#339999;">Melanie</span></strong></span></em> </p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">Everything looks soooo pretty! I love my Remove+, which is the purple nail polish remover. It's in a pump! So my clumsy butt doesn't need to worry about knocking this stuff over and being wasteful. Plus, it smells good, like <em><strong><span style="color:#993399;">lavender</span></strong></em>! What I love about this remover is that it cleans the nail plate and extends the polish wear, all without drying the nail.</span><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"><em><span style="color:#33cc00;">Citing from their site: Zoya is free of toluene, formaldehyde, DBP (phthalates) and camphor.</span> </em></span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">So no need to worry about sniffing and inhaling strong nail polish fumes! I did my nails in the bedroom and the husby didn't even complain about the smell! SCOORREE!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">I'm pretty neutral when it comes to painting my nails. I guess because I don't feel like I have the bestest nails to pull off color. I have short nail beds, womp! But nonetheless, I do have a passion for pale pinks and good ol' classic french tips. I do have my eye on some other Zoya neutrals, but maybe I'll twitter the Zoya Nail Lady (<a href="http://twitter.com/Zoya_NailPolish">http://twitter.com/Zoya_NailPolish</a>) and ask her for some expert help.</span><br /><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Here's a pic of my nails. I really prefer my left hand over my right. I feel like my right hand is busted. PUAHA! I don't know what's wrong with me. But anyways, please pardon the crooked fingers. I blame cracking my knuckles in my youth... DOH!</span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffgXLsZ0TUFu4ezvVPjtVy_-06L3AYYen_43bt7FRScBrGOFrxjG8tDt6dHsFv_rP818x3AyQVtJvmXtKjXC4KHk2334HdSjivsCyt93KwNbpUImprI2qrRmJMqLjJYPpYpOqAaFNMBy2/s1600-h/IMG_4206.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345388816345021778" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffgXLsZ0TUFu4ezvVPjtVy_-06L3AYYen_43bt7FRScBrGOFrxjG8tDt6dHsFv_rP818x3AyQVtJvmXtKjXC4KHk2334HdSjivsCyt93KwNbpUImprI2qrRmJMqLjJYPpYpOqAaFNMBy2/s320/IMG_4206.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOw-AubM3TN_gt_E507i_DGasIj17HlCc5mRFHF3XKYdtxQ0yFvOrx8ik5bNggtlj8X8eGSC1sWr44RtIHbk-9FiIwomk-SbbhApxM9euGtSXd9iTLKx5Ts_isyIQK9A3AmPBm3Dp5BiK9/s1600-h/IMG_4194.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345388933862150530" style="WIDTH: 186px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 145px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOw-AubM3TN_gt_E507i_DGasIj17HlCc5mRFHF3XKYdtxQ0yFvOrx8ik5bNggtlj8X8eGSC1sWr44RtIHbk-9FiIwomk-SbbhApxM9euGtSXd9iTLKx5Ts_isyIQK9A3AmPBm3Dp5BiK9/s320/IMG_4194.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">I looooovvveee Zoya! I bought three nail polishes (2 Madisons, and 1 Melanie) and gave one to <a href="http://www.thebeautybuff.blogspot.com/">Tricia </a>to try. She loved it just as much! And hopefully, I have converted her. Maybe I'll convert you blogger gals to try Zoya polishes. My manicure lasted longer and I didn't catch myself peeling off my nail polish. That's a major plus for me!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong><span style="color:#009900;">The Color Lock System</span></strong> is officially a holy grail item. With Remove+, Anchor Base Coat, Amor Top Coat, and Hurry Up Speed Drops, you're manicure and pedicure will last long and look fresh. The Hurry Up Speed Drops are going to last a lifetime, I know it'll be awhile before I have to restock. What I love about the Hurry Up Speed Drops is that my manicure/pedicure is dry within 5 minutes!! No need to wait! Plus, I'm impatient and during my old drying times is when I'd ruin my manicure. So I'm in LOOVVE with HurryUP!</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">As for Customer Service, Zoya went above and beyond. Since I spent a good amount, I was awarded with free shippping and of course, freebies! Who doesn't love freebies? I got an extra 2 oz of Remove+ and another bottle of drops by Qtica (sister-brand). </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">My only gripe is that I have a hard time finding Zoya is my area =(. I'm a little hesistant to order online because I wouldn't know how the color looks in person. But nevertheless, I'll still continue to be a faithful customer. I doubt I'll be buying any OPI anytime soon!</span> </p><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Lastly, here's a pic of all my manicure/pedicure goodness in one big green crate. Gotta love Target! $1.99 Basket!</span></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345406889539011938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgufRJ1RK1xfE7ocQUbs4pYKcDxu4JpcyckPGwuWA3sw7VTyP8Cl2ey6o7V0LXpUPXNAiNMyv5YtW-Ua_IkJF2TicBMfixL3xqBACO5cWyMlRKXcz0BdO_zeMt6pdpWfXHFnzCYg0BwfKg7/s400/IMG_4209.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141237105670229846.post-7612705532660355112009-05-31T21:13:00.015-04:002009-05-31T21:52:11.224-04:00MAC Event! Style Warrior<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTtZ3CMTc9Rz_KI1Va3KkR82ykj7ht1GrFTo9VLlYEPIslVMoY0g2EDpyQ9SwKj083cwWj9UVeekpDSOVdFGwey6JWrGW7TTRn-SkMgcQfB-QNqQWWWJj-nZFW2lnwKfPdrtFWoNIg9TnB/s1600-h/mylove.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTtZ3CMTc9Rz_KI1Va3KkR82ykj7ht1GrFTo9VLlYEPIslVMoY0g2EDpyQ9SwKj083cwWj9UVeekpDSOVdFGwey6JWrGW7TTRn-SkMgcQfB-QNqQWWWJj-nZFW2lnwKfPdrtFWoNIg9TnB/s320/mylove.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342163268574964866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Well well well, look who's b</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ack on the blogger scene! Hope</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> you guys didn't miss me too muc</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">h. It's almost been a whole month since</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> I have blogged. My reason....</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">My love came home! Yes, the husby is home! He was gone for awhile and it was really tough. So I've been smothering him with my lov</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">e. LOL! Being a military wife is very ha</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">rd and it's definitely making me a stronger woman day by day. The good thing,</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> my husby sh</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ouldn't be leaving f</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">or awhile for a looonngg time. I'm gi</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ddy! And </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">one more, here's an update on Operation Sexy. Being that the husby c</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">a</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">me back, he's been my coach. I've upgraded the exercise routine to jogging 1.5 miles and then hitting the stairs and doing plenty of sets. T</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">hen finishing up with some core workouts, let's hope I can get wear the bikini by summer.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Ookay, now onto the good stuff! The lovely M</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">AC Kim inv</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ited me to </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">the Style Warrior event and she wanted me to bring some friends along. So, <a href="http://www.callingcarm.blogspot.com/">Carmen</a>, <a href="http://www.thebeautybuff.blogspot.com/">T</a></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://www.thebeautybuff.blogspot.com/">rish</a>, and myself all headed to the Style Warrior event yesterday and we came out looking sooooo fly! Pictures tell a thousand words so</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> here I am floo</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ding you with some photos!<br /><br /></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhmBqxg_ONRpZIA1mWQMzqqWjOENtCdCvks3-JsAbUw91-QEbFrUeUkhwYAzZ-YLUHYHxkp1TK5XQJIKEUP-PXZC7QsZ2evj72B0wr3xfdsgSaOn572WACdtaonw77MQJwmIpQ0GLx64s/s1600-h/nomakeup.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhmBqxg_ONRpZIA1mWQMzqqWjOENtCdCvks3-JsAbUw91-QEbFrUeUkhwYAzZ-YLUHYHxkp1TK5XQJIKEUP-PXZC7QsZ2evj72B0wr3xfdsgSaOn572WACdtaonw77MQJwmIpQ0GLx64s/s200/nomakeup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342163760620920898" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDP37OP0tf7fpusFbFrLtyN16nKwRj-htSz9TY5zGN1ScLOpFA06wX_3lNML6-ANfPbAYKA12FTJWod9wzNYSXe7ErwrEB460LKVgseU7ooL5eVq6KEGw32-B3PWQ1piQUsUY-fSBZ6Z4/s1600-h/eotd.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDP37OP0tf7fpusFbFrLtyN16nKwRj-htSz9TY5zGN1ScLOpFA06wX_3lNML6-ANfPbAYKA12FTJWod9wzNYSXe7ErwrEB460LKVgseU7ooL5eVq6KEGw32-B3PWQ1piQUsUY-fSBZ6Z4/s200/eotd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342164181266218370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPuW47tRisMhaNH9mc0KIpv9cYV5u4GRoltHQ8XTtGZdVjTNfMK4cv00FaiAaZCaYgPcLVkzb4CRBtnk3AtbBBrPvq0Lhc14s2zmXbTmlR3a_Bmm8a8NroxPjAvzOWrw3Mr7twUzuQcUbl/s1600-h/lips.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPuW47tRisMhaNH9mc0KIpv9cYV5u4GRoltHQ8XTtGZdVjTNfMK4cv00FaiAaZCaYgPcLVkzb4CRBtnk3AtbBBrPvq0Lhc14s2zmXbTmlR3a_Bmm8a8NroxPjAvzOWrw3Mr7twUzuQcUbl/s200/lips.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342164442511784690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">"Make me pretty!" LOL! FIrst pic is my bare tired face. Thank goodness Kim </span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">worked her magic and did wonders on my face. She did a toned smokey green eye to match my shi</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">rt. Haha, my plain jane outfit. I had a really cute outfit to w</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">ear to this event, but after working o</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">ut with the husby that morning. I was such a bum, and I opted for my comfy shirt, jeans, and flipflops. I wear heals ev</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">ery single day of t</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">he week for work, so when I can slip on some Reefs, I'll take it!!</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66b32zNy7eDWxSg1WO6SlSVauSZooTWN7o2PhvnPGeFNd7rEr0se5Ka_b1D2EKv-f6CjMBY88h2pAErgI7ufwqQR1U4i4yn98Th2MrOCaJNp6FSh-YQu8Xdg-0CXvlMGRZ0p42kdenocx/s1600-h/carmmakeup.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66b32zNy7eDWxSg1WO6SlSVauSZooTWN7o2PhvnPGeFNd7rEr0se5Ka_b1D2EKv-f6CjMBY88h2pAErgI7ufwqQR1U4i4yn98Th2MrOCaJNp6FSh-YQu8Xdg-0CXvlMGRZ0p42kdenocx/s200/carmmakeup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342165950322067746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQWiRyzENjz6eOJO00wFH8Mj-by9Tkm4X2GKX-pWksO3aTZMXZbUc2CWCZpGdBUPa7rFOWSME9j0xjB7-u96p9sv3UZQXQ8li3rnx2WsB4ARSKBebmsXwPf_H3AA0qJEdwr-9kfhxvj8M/s1600-h/trishmakeup.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQWiRyzENjz6eOJO00wFH8Mj-by9Tkm4X2GKX-pWksO3aTZMXZbUc2CWCZpGdBUPa7rFOWSME9j0xjB7-u96p9sv3UZQXQ8li3rnx2WsB4ARSKBebmsXwPf_H3AA0qJEdwr-9kfhxvj8M/s200/trishmakeup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342165953094723778" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvCX0hoUoxJIXUiyBFN1RDCqXrLt5miV3x3DXT69o15ty3HxjrCLy6-gKtPSe6fVIpgCqdDdY0odPkWckGb2W4cdN-d6Vqkm_n99A_OfNwHDIfO57UIW8_osOMIHoWKZo3ONW_EAE62Xxy/s1600-h/thegoods.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvCX0hoUoxJIXUiyBFN1RDCqXrLt5miV3x3DXT69o15ty3HxjrCLy6-gKtPSe6fVIpgCqdDdY0odPkWckGb2W4cdN-d6Vqkm_n99A_OfNwHDIfO57UIW8_osOMIHoWKZo3ONW_EAE62Xxy/s200/thegoods.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342166326482417170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And here's <a href="http://www.callingcarm.blogspot.com/">Carmen</a> and <a href="http://www.thebeautybuff.blogspot.com/">Trish</a> getting their makeup done! And the third pic</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> is the goods! [Check out their blogs too! They have pics from the MAC Event too!]<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">OOoOH! So I'm now debating if I should get the MAC MIneralized Satinf</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">inish SPF 15 Foundation. I really liked the finish that it gave me and kudos to SPF. OooH! And I found out my MAC color, haha I bounce from Medium Plus to Medium Dark, but I'm also </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">NC37. Should I get it? Hmmmm...<br /><br />Well Kim is freaking amazing. She made us all feel like a million bucks. After hanging out with her and watch her do apply her skills we found out some pretty neato info. As they were blasting a Da</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">nity Kane song, Trish said "I'm sad they broke up..." Then Kim said, "Ooh, I did Andrea's makeup before".... All of our jaws dropped! WAHHHH! Pretty neato eh?<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENSHyYQ_ylhgZf-vlxZXIJhvnqL4ZE7T4uTKhMpqX7Sz1WnCcZY6zKU1IxZcYVojlwuFEDkMO4J-TZXoWpKLXw9OItBQKyh-Eop55VWDjo_FBCe-2fDXdNJDqjgwfV1gm_J8rPzENTEpY/s1600-h/meandtrish.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENSHyYQ_ylhgZf-vlxZXIJhvnqL4ZE7T4uTKhMpqX7Sz1WnCcZY6zKU1IxZcYVojlwuFEDkMO4J-TZXoWpKLXw9OItBQKyh-Eop55VWDjo_FBCe-2fDXdNJDqjgwfV1gm_J8rPzENTEpY/s400/meandtrish.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342167567263732802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMwaHapCiobhspPKtOtX0CLB9uw6kA1-M91IhVzDOXr9RM322CtumoFOvyUADFYQQUSs2e2GLDtz0aniw0LYe3JfG4P-GytsCHyHCkE8Dl4rrrJFIYWtXIZjRpd6N5_gsrqxr3szPCFWO/s1600-h/grouppic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMwaHapCiobhspPKtOtX0CLB9uw6kA1-M91IhVzDOXr9RM322CtumoFOvyUADFYQQUSs2e2GLDtz0aniw0LYe3JfG4P-GytsCHyHCkE8Dl4rrrJFIYWtXIZjRpd6N5_gsrqxr3szPCFWO/s400/grouppic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342167572968359746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCKbNiRl4y0gt5x9xr_XDGGK0BLKffgqxRcFIquS3PUTz67C_xFsimple1nU7mITGaJVl6V9XrE-BSaMFyUzkopNU-O9l2MXOAq9dKGHCTVBdX1W_kIAf1aAMd3Fb83ssCZjRbgJf_x7N4/s1600-h/saycheese.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCKbNiRl4y0gt5x9xr_XDGGK0BLKffgqxRcFIquS3PUTz67C_xFsimple1nU7mITGaJVl6V9XrE-BSaMFyUzkopNU-O9l2MXOAq9dKGHCTVBdX1W_kIAf1aAMd3Fb83ssCZjRbgJf_x7N4/s400/saycheese.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342170125984689842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Z2hOVOVt5Rgx9Dr0O92cAw_DdpMnVkWNXr5i6DIxFVQ9IFz8oDPTJ2R1vlSek4barlqjxw_uJInXbJ9-fI-byRSWI-gQeXPMtlE7ZONwjpyua9yzli3PaLYRI3NhkL4eoQ-30UL4y44v/s1600-h/machaul.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Z2hOVOVt5Rgx9Dr0O92cAw_DdpMnVkWNXr5i6DIxFVQ9IFz8oDPTJ2R1vlSek4barlqjxw_uJInXbJ9-fI-byRSWI-gQeXPMtlE7ZONwjpyua9yzli3PaLYRI3NhkL4eoQ-30UL4y44v/s400/machaul.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342167577574871074" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Purchased Goods:</span><br />MAC Cleansing Oil (This stuff is absolutely amazing!)<br />MSF in Soft & Gentle (Perfect Highlighter)<br />MAC 224 Brush<br />MAC e/s in Night Maneuvers<br /><br /><br /><br />Ookay well this took awhile! Geez, but no worries, I'll be back with more posts. Keep reading! I'll do my ZOYA Review this week too! Woot woot! Have a lovely week!<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141237105670229846.post-75437457848299679922009-05-08T12:02:00.009-04:002009-05-08T12:50:02.312-04:00JenTheJunkie is Missing!<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Why hello my dears! I've been straight up M.I.A! I feel like I fell off the face of blogger world. Sorry, hope you can forgive me. I've been slacking on my comments too! ERGH! Tsk tsk...</span><br /><br /><div><div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Here are my reasons. It's <strong><span style="color:#33cc00;">"Operation Sexy" </span></strong>(coined by my original coworkers that got me into saying that phrase, you know who you are!). Me and the sis-in-law have officially turned into workout maniacs and healthy eaters (Hummus is my best friend). It's hard to imagine because we can be quite the heffers, but now, with seeing results, it's only motivating me more.</span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">We've been working out everyday with an exemption of a rest day. Basically, a good 1.5-2 mile speedy powerwalk (because I suck at running), doing sets of stairs (that are horrid, but they work!), sit ups, push ups, crunches.. blah blah. You get the idea...</span><br /></div><div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>My motivation?</em></span></strong> </span></div><div><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1BCAdcOiq7yUi1oZfrnbE1AYapULG05bvNIhQX-E-kQ9zdUE7IfnFALej1hpn68cN56xfDTslFQDn6rgtPqMx5-w-ARvAXdyIeGx7ShSqGMLILDVTuoVDLDspQ3Pl8SutEldNZqg4u0h/s1600-h/V277440_193.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333489443913525794" style="WIDTH: 238px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1BCAdcOiq7yUi1oZfrnbE1AYapULG05bvNIhQX-E-kQ9zdUE7IfnFALej1hpn68cN56xfDTslFQDn6rgtPqMx5-w-ARvAXdyIeGx7ShSqGMLILDVTuoVDLDspQ3Pl8SutEldNZqg4u0h/s320/V277440_193.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQnsjkZOZwdsFYpZNwg9LF2WImVIM6MhxLGXCxNCBG51B1e9ZmhRKpDU47SS3YmQQHzR4i5owKjQyWN9WdubGJU1AXBMMVKA2zou0VAD4tRs6OicGRt6mq9sQepZDdEQGzh-a_VKHAdM5/s1600-h/V284767_W366BRGB.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333489444084986786" style="WIDTH: 238px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQnsjkZOZwdsFYpZNwg9LF2WImVIM6MhxLGXCxNCBG51B1e9ZmhRKpDU47SS3YmQQHzR4i5owKjQyWN9WdubGJU1AXBMMVKA2zou0VAD4tRs6OicGRt6mq9sQepZDdEQGzh-a_VKHAdM5/s320/V284767_W366BRGB.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>Pictures courtesy of Victoria Secret! I loooovee these bikinis! I want them!</strong></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">GAH! I'm hoping! I'm 24 and I've never had the guts to wear a bikini! Why? Because I don't feel quite confident in one yet. So let this summer be the break of my tankini spell and the beginning of the bikinis. Wish me luck!</span><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#00cccc;"><strong>I'm down 2 pounds, and I have 5 more to go! WOOT WOOT!</strong></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Oh yeah, I haven't been hauling that much. I scored a couple things here and there. Nothing fancy shmancy. Basically just another <strong><span style="color:#336666;">Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow in Strut</span></strong>, <span style="color:#ff6666;"><strong>MAC CCB in Improper Copper</strong></span>, and the <strong>239 brush</strong>. ERGH! I tried the <strong>MAC Line Filler</strong> for my undereyes, what a bust! I exchanged that baby for some <strong><span style="color:#009900;">Lip Gelees</span></strong> instead. So now I'm a happy camper. I have no intentions nor desires to go to MAC for awhile. Well, not till the end of the month cause I'll be attending the Style Warrior MAC Launch. WOOOOO!</span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Ookay time to peace out. Oh yeah, and a shoutout to dear Carmen! Hehe, she reads blogs when she's on the boat. I can't wait till you get out of the Navy, dear! You can join "Operation Sexy" with us. LOL! See you soon!</span></div><div><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">OooOOH! And! I can't forget to mention my fave purchase this week!! <strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">Burberry Sunglasses!!!!</span></strong> TAAA-DAAAAAA! Aren't the lovely? I scored them at the NEX, gotta love the military perks! My sis in law, <a href="http://www.thebeautybuff.blogspot.com/">Tricia</a>, got some A/X aviators! We were excited .. can you tell? LOL!</span></div><div></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNoBt3QS3S3obgce3isCEKbVp1wGUPIbBKe0392UvSapVVRQ0dhfEQMpQHQ6yY6Rb78OK2IP5rwQCEV4hOwCOSWCRyeFmvxpkRB2lAl5UU_6E7XBGUgfWalI1R8KocrHb4m_7VMRuJuh6v/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333490429594706178" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNoBt3QS3S3obgce3isCEKbVp1wGUPIbBKe0392UvSapVVRQ0dhfEQMpQHQ6yY6Rb78OK2IP5rwQCEV4hOwCOSWCRyeFmvxpkRB2lAl5UU_6E7XBGUgfWalI1R8KocrHb4m_7VMRuJuh6v/s200/photo.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULfYzaMe6PivaB2_zR2oYtWDkeiLo6Kk4LXVn4JYSJQtebIVxxclyRb_b2uKZVH4jgzXBYkGMYgHsob_u9IUSSVuXSODSIsrpPClXmMYBPPXDuSHVHc5dj5lWRZ-e6Ry2SiGQ3P9Rf_HB/s1600-h/photo2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333490432843723746" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULfYzaMe6PivaB2_zR2oYtWDkeiLo6Kk4LXVn4JYSJQtebIVxxclyRb_b2uKZVH4jgzXBYkGMYgHsob_u9IUSSVuXSODSIsrpPClXmMYBPPXDuSHVHc5dj5lWRZ-e6Ry2SiGQ3P9Rf_HB/s200/photo2.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirkNdiQFC-OAX2oUaSVbt0gEKYmdoMOk2t3YB7yeQjuviGZL2nLowLpymzdQ_ZDOzy0fZCke7vuFuums-9GB5Lt8iQY59v_LNeORm4AolosoYE2e3lmOBjJQcxctEGlhZWhKykT5gEMiYw/s1600-h/photo1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333490435761794338" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirkNdiQFC-OAX2oUaSVbt0gEKYmdoMOk2t3YB7yeQjuviGZL2nLowLpymzdQ_ZDOzy0fZCke7vuFuums-9GB5Lt8iQY59v_LNeORm4AolosoYE2e3lmOBjJQcxctEGlhZWhKykT5gEMiYw/s200/photo1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#ff6666;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!! WOOT WOOT!</span><br /></strong></span></span></p><div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141237105670229846.post-68419148657612023022009-04-29T21:53:00.005-04:002009-04-29T22:34:43.904-04:00Tinted Moisturizer Review<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETiIHkBH51ZjOUSxmJSnxaD59MDzoIjRtRs8br9nP6XfG2mymeXydmuzn__7qblZ8EvkEI2GPsBIe7i28-NZBNtiu-k3KVFuG9WMH8XJCgQv1yT6oQFSc62CH4A0SNisgFDS70ZyTrt_o/s1600-h/IMG_3920.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETiIHkBH51ZjOUSxmJSnxaD59MDzoIjRtRs8br9nP6XfG2mymeXydmuzn__7qblZ8EvkEI2GPsBIe7i28-NZBNtiu-k3KVFuG9WMH8XJCgQv1yT6oQFSc62CH4A0SNisgFDS70ZyTrt_o/s400/IMG_3920.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330297118549643058" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Hello hello! About a month ago, I received an email from Karen Behnke, CEO and "Head Juicer" for Juice Beauty. She was so lovely and kind enough to send me my favorite Juice Beauty product. I have plenty of Juice Beauty favorites, such as The Cleansing Milk, Soothing Eye Concentrate, etc. But this time, I figured that I'd take advantage of the tinted moisturizers. I've never tried them before so I was cu</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">rious. Fortunately, I received both colors, the medium and the l</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ight. Thank you so very much, Karen!<br /><br />After testing this product out, I figured that a tinted moisturizer review was needed. I'm not really big into foundation, I used to wear MAC Mineralized Loose, then I stopped. Then I tried Laura Mercier, then I stopped. Then I tried Fresh's High Noon then Juice Beauty here and there. So I did my fair share in testing and it's time for a review.<br /><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJ_VwgelgE-6Ga7p2Q4v6_bzxd5siAV3yVuvWBKOZG72NwW2aEpIA20FWS0aAoEwO6mS0B-D4htOfT8ldYD3qfO13A5l98cernNwaC9nOQ7n0PpWKX4H5XVx_H60YCSJVIxWAlrZyFsDi/s1600-h/IMG_3924.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJ_VwgelgE-6Ga7p2Q4v6_bzxd5siAV3yVuvWBKOZG72NwW2aEpIA20FWS0aAoEwO6mS0B-D4htOfT8ldYD3qfO13A5l98cernNwaC9nOQ7n0PpWKX4H5XVx_H60YCSJVIxWAlrZyFsDi/s400/IMG_3924.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330298725265913266" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">I'm hoping that the flash didn't wash out the colors, but you get the idea I hope.</span></span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Packaging</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Juice Beauty Light/Medium</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">2 fl oz, tube</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Fresh's High Noon</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">1 fl oz, tube</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Laura Mercier</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">1.7 fl oz, tube</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Obviously, they are all in a squeeze tube so that's a plus for me!</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Price</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">Juice Beauty Light/Medium</span> $29</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">Fresh's High Noon</span> $36</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">Laura Mercier</span> $42</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Oil and SPF</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">Juice Beauty Light/Medium </span>- (Light) SPF 30 (Medium) 20</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Fresh's High Noon</span> - Not Oil Free</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">Laura Mercier </span>- Oil free</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Thoughts</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Juice Beauty Light/Medium.</span> I preferred Juice Beauty Light for now because I'm still in my "winter" skin tone. Soon enough, I'll move over to Medium since it's getting hotter. As for the texture, it's not that thick but when applied, it feels a bit tacky and somewhat heavy. Don't get me wrong, I do love the fact that it has SPF, it'll be especially useful when the hot months strike. Coverage is pretty good, I don't need a lot of coverage, so light coverage will do it for me. It does even out the skin tone and add the glow. The good thing about Juice Beauty, it's organic! No parabens, no petroleum, no phylates, etc...<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">Fresh's High Noon.</span> I'm biased. I love this stuff. I even have a backup in my bathroom. I know the price is steep, but trust me, it's worth it. It adds that "glow" effect since it has a bit of shimmer in it. I've received compliments on how good my face looks with this on. It has that dewy effect. Coverage is light as well, but it does even out the skin tone. It's not oil-free, which stinks, but I haven't noticed a bad effect on my skin. My sis in law recommended to pair this tinted moisturizer with the MAC 190 brush. I completely agree! I look so refreshed after applying this.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Laura Mercier.</span> EH, the price is steep and it's not really worth it. It provides light coverage and it evens out the tons, but you do have that matte finish. I'm not crazy over it, I still have half a tube left of this stuff. I'm sure I'll come around and use it again. I have no idea, we'll see.<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Okay, hopefully you ladies found this somewhat useful! Take care lovelies!</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141237105670229846.post-46541787189357853142009-04-20T21:30:00.014-04:002009-04-20T22:24:04.477-04:00I loooovveee Benefit Cosmetics!<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A BIG THANK YOU to all you ladies that sent their Get Well wishes. OH GAH! I felt like death for the past week and having a fever of 104 did not help at all! But I'm finally getting back on the grind, and starting to feel like a normal person again. So I'm on freakin antibiotics that are the size of a horsepill for 1</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">0 days! Aye yeh yeh....Stupid BRONCHITIS!<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Good News! I'm going to have another sister-in-law! WOO! My brother proposed to </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">my good fri</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">end, Kim. Kim and I have been good friends since high scho</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ol, puahaha so I never imagined my bro with one of my friends. PUAHA! It's all good though, they're both extremely happy and I'm happy to see them HAPP</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Y! They're perfect for each other and I wish them the very best. Now onto the wedding planning... WOO! I can't wait to help! So I'll be heading to Nova this Friday to celebrate. Too bad I won't be able to drink (damn antibio</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">tics.. ) .. It'll still be fun... I'm sooo craving some Georgetown Cupc</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">akes ("mmMmMm niim</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">mm nimm" - have you guys seen Role Models? Remember, chicken fingers? mmmnnnhhhmm nim nim" LOL!) Okay nevermind...<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I felt much better on Saturday and I actually went with my mom to run errands. </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It was good to have that mother-daughter time. We went to Target and I saw that <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-weight: bold;">Beauty Blending Sponge by Sonia</span>, I was going to pay for it, but mother insisted. Then, my mom needed a new brush and <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">China Glaze polishes</span> were buy 2 get 1, and mom insisted again. Man, Mom knows best! LOL! We need to spend more quality time ofte</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">n.. PUAHAHA!</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMzDnVHGWmN4dgN_tZKudJtK8t3wtOhTv_s2uvEvUnoiqQ1dhYRGtjPWBEIPW4t2RLp3cc08nkEHz3CCMJFRyJjiu4JRU4XqSsaXnfLrsNmXjOoV2sfw5s4dPOhGOYYSKpRKOyhoaYF76y/s1600-h/IMG_4011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMzDnVHGWmN4dgN_tZKudJtK8t3wtOhTv_s2uvEvUnoiqQ1dhYRGtjPWBEIPW4t2RLp3cc08nkEHz3CCMJFRyJjiu4JRU4XqSsaXnfLrsNmXjOoV2sfw5s4dPOhGOYYSKpRKOyhoaYF76y/s400/IMG_4011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326955713113273458" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">On Sunday, I felt 100x times better and so I went out to shop for my lil sis-in-law's gift. Her 9th birthday is coming up and I had to get everything to mail to Cali. After getting all her stuff, I managed to stop by Sephora to use my 15% coupon. I had to take advantage of it! How often does Sephora give coupons out? Since I sold my lovely painpots to the lovely<a href="http://stephanie-nguyen.blogspot.com/"> DSK, Stephanie</a>, I've been eyeing Benefit creaseless shadows. Plus, <a href="http://www.haulinbroad.blogspot.com/">Megan, Haulinbroad</a>, doesn't help! She keeps telling me that they are soo much better than paintpots! PUAHA! So I swatched and I wasn't in love with a lot of them, but I found two that I liked, which is all I n</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">eed. There's no </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">need to get the whole collection. I was going to settle for one, then I found this set and I was amazzeed!<br /></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Benefit's Girl's Night In includes:</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"> </span>a brush</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, Birthda</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">y Suite Creaseless Cream Shadow, Skinny Jeans Creaseless Cream Shadow, Lady's Choice Lipstick, Magnets, and the cosmetic bag.</span></span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">All that for <span style="font-size:85%;">$38</span> bucks! But since I had the coupon, it was only $32? or $33</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">! Wee! Not bad at all considering that each creaseless cream shadow is $19 bucks each!</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />I loooovvee these shadows. And </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I'm seriously going to just stick to thes</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">e, uhh well I'm eyeing ONE more, whic</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">h is Strut! After that, I won't all crazy in getting all of them like I did with paint pots (sigh, I neglected them). I'm sooo in love with these shadows/base that I even did a EOTD! (Eye of the Day, My first one, it's a neutral one)<br /></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg99zpOsQl-Yu3Vq2KrbjyLN0QkJwDQsHRn-zVMswblmugM0BTwvTou7uu6Gj66yiZ4XoLSIA0LZ3ivRSGT4SmpAIgZnUCBSNk5ixJISOJNOl70SWWv9PiHa5wtgxIlxryZWAZQHpsnxM1t/s1600-h/IMG_4037_1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 171px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg99zpOsQl-Yu3Vq2KrbjyLN0QkJwDQsHRn-zVMswblmugM0BTwvTou7uu6Gj66yiZ4XoLSIA0LZ3ivRSGT4SmpAIgZnUCBSNk5ixJISOJNOl70SWWv9PiHa5wtgxIlxryZWAZQHpsnxM1t/s320/IMG_4037_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326956324377638210" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhriqqZj8aynNBVMDMq5kKDu2C7nASot_ZrJb2uho2r6uaJIY9UKvNalFNMWl0B2TWVL969hP4hpNa0AamIsYi8KuYGWpvRT2eVEXLFTi67MjlOIeC5_C6s9ibo2KgGNZO5RFeUokbzhovz/s1600-h/EOTD.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 94px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhriqqZj8aynNBVMDMq5kKDu2C7nASot_ZrJb2uho2r6uaJIY9UKvNalFNMWl0B2TWVL969hP4hpNa0AamIsYi8KuYGWpvRT2eVEXLFTi67MjlOIeC5_C6s9ibo2KgGNZO5RFeUokbzhovz/s320/EOTD.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326963452149362226" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Face</span>: Fresh's High Noon, NARS Multiple in St. Barts</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Lips</span>: Benefit's Lady's Choice</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Eyes</span>: Birthday Suit, Skinny Jeans, MAC Print, MAC Texture, Shiseido Mascara Base, MAX Factor 2000 calorie</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">*camera washed me out a bit, womp womp</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">AND! In the pic above, I'm wearin</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">g the black heart necklace from DSK, Stephanie!! Go check her out on her <a href="http://www.dskjewelry.blogspot.com/">jewelry blog</a>! She's simply </span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">amazing! Which leads me to this.... She spoiled me when I bought two necklaces! One black hearted and one Light Amethyst heart.<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCGOQHlbSJy6ueWEHAjV0p-k4mqMPJ7cZJjFchPn6Aq0U0WQ_BmSfVLprWFF8wUW4ZsgX52AG6HZR45gV9LjNl6_GwqN1TI90ap3zw8bd9NpUWq9LDdyAUj6EABH6TRfT0VzqV_89PrdT/s1600-h/IMG_3980.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCGOQHlbSJy6ueWEHAjV0p-k4mqMPJ7cZJjFchPn6Aq0U0WQ_BmSfVLprWFF8wUW4ZsgX52AG6HZR45gV9LjNl6_GwqN1TI90ap3zw8bd9NpUWq9LDdyAUj6EABH6TRfT0VzqV_89PrdT/s200/IMG_3980.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326958269737500418" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAF3tRYCrGQffsyyqOaMqUmt2Q85YZpS9FeZpxEjoQhddSeygRtNbxfSJTMxIjnIfcPkvtD6XXvU4WiSTQCvAXe9ewSGlDblETDNEXz4U5O4WvqpQhkXeeytt-c5-lKHAcJYBkBrNj9I_d/s1600-h/IMG_3978.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAF3tRYCrGQffsyyqOaMqUmt2Q85YZpS9FeZpxEjoQhddSeygRtNbxfSJTMxIjnIfcPkvtD6XXvU4WiSTQCvAXe9ewSGlDblETDNEXz4U5O4WvqpQhkXeeytt-c5-lKHAcJYBkBrNj9I_d/s200/IMG_3978.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326958269102258194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">OooOH man, let's not mail chocolate shall we? LOL! My mailman likes to shove everything in my mailbox and it was probably hot outside. Anyway, thank you for being so thoughtful, Steph! </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">More detailed photos on my necklaces will be coming soon!<br /><br />Ookay this blog is uber long! So let's end our little journey here. Take care loves!<br /></span></span></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141237105670229846.post-79187646828909908442009-04-15T08:45:00.011-04:002009-04-15T09:30:49.378-04:00Depotting MAC Eyeshadows<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Why hello my dears! </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I'm blogging from bed because I'm still sicko! I've been sick since Sunday.</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> ERGH! I tried to go into work today, </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">but got denied! They told me to rest again, so I'm finally going to the doctor today. Let's hope they give me some of the good stuff. I feel like I've been blowing my brains out!<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So I know many of you beaut</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">y blogger out there already know how to depot MAC eyeshadows, but for my other readers that have no idea, I thought this might </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">be somewhat helpful. Or, if you'</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">re just scared or nervous to do it, don't be! It's really easy. I depot all my MAC</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> eyeshadows and even my first quad, because if it's not in a palette, I won't use it. Plus, it's easy to travel with!<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjDO9Ty2pr8T7zifd3Kx6hYkzLp19WwJyn7zZ6-BJWsS6lVThfeTTsIW2ioJeQxP3IF8QvcmFsZuGVknKCc3jDICL5_N5JBnoX9WU4VTqt4xgesjxGrmfQWRrWOCcwpvmiODsw6E1FX0O9/s1600-h/IMG_3946.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjDO9Ty2pr8T7zifd3Kx6hYkzLp19WwJyn7zZ6-BJWsS6lVThfeTTsIW2ioJeQxP3IF8QvcmFsZuGVknKCc3jDICL5_N5JBnoX9WU4VTqt4xgesjxGrmfQWRrWOCcwpvmiODsw6E1FX0O9/s200/IMG_3946.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324900641645249682" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">For completing my<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> NO HAUL CHALLENGE</span></span>, the husby bought me 5 MAC e/s from</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> CCO! I picked them out of co</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">urse, but 4 of them are from the <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">StarFlash collection</span></span>. The </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">orange one</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> is from the Neo Sci collection, which is Time & Space, then clockwise, </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">you'll se</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">e Mink & Sable, Go, Bold & Brazen, and Glamour Check. I looovee the payoff on these eyeshadows.</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmyFVa3qY4JOinz1sNJwdST-Pstrsh2si8_7Odz8EBJPMhqCtnIqBvdXqq0IVrWuIzWDQ43vqyy3zxyCVm_PzmmokHxXZ3DEt6XybKDYv-c4h3f21YHEJR_E6HBa10yYNZhGrmr_rX-Bgv/s1600-h/IMG_3874.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmyFVa3qY4JOinz1sNJwdST-Pstrsh2si8_7Odz8EBJPMhqCtnIqBvdXqq0IVrWuIzWDQ43vqyy3zxyCVm_PzmmokHxXZ3DEt6XybKDYv-c4h3f21YHEJR_E6HBa10yYNZhGrmr_rX-Bgv/s200/IMG_3874.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324905020790044482" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Ookay here's another pic of an empty palette (my 2nd one!) and the rest of the e/s and quad that I depotted. Thanks to </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DBz3IOUF78">Nat</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, I was able to depot my Spiced Chocolate quad! WOO! So it's no longer neglected.</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zzuPmxUGzcZAe_wLr8t0owdVXdRSQ9IFtqiJ98pCqFYugSwstNkBN_nvbhuiuBKo1_7VRMHFtWWC-deXrE5t8Phg8bJONKAkJ3Swmz1u6TDr15m8aiVl-ldP32lBbyr8mJRlPl_ae0-j/s1600-h/IMG_3947.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zzuPmxUGzcZAe_wLr8t0owdVXdRSQ9IFtqiJ98pCqFYugSwstNkBN_nvbhuiuBKo1_7VRMHFtWWC-deXrE5t8Phg8bJONKAkJ3Swmz1u6TDr15m8aiVl-ldP32lBbyr8mJRlPl_ae0-j/s200/IMG_3947.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324901967396622722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX00YamOnbVhskKlMIgThpnMQzD6CVD_iFx2fzymn-jyG9BQeZTnNiok2L5DJWTZY4w6o_3VZIs0RqngJ3RX3S5VDA2Ulm3YGEP8PjAnHHioQW-x14aAreTihrYN53h-sCuJxb_1MK8C0M/s1600-h/IMG_3948.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX00YamOnbVhskKlMIgThpnMQzD6CVD_iFx2fzymn-jyG9BQeZTnNiok2L5DJWTZY4w6o_3VZIs0RqngJ3RX3S5VDA2Ulm3YGEP8PjAnHHioQW-x14aAreTihrYN53h-sCuJxb_1MK8C0M/s200/IMG_3948.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324901967878474194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVTembXWft1TGvoReR73I8VqDdMV2pZjAqGYSl3uf3PrQEDwiCeZf5NgRmlEpOAcSJFycsivtCiK98B3YB8tZYFCti0VtMhxN-uTv6CrDN1g9qRwfWmsNmLpqVaRtJS_ITAyZdwqvZV86/s1600-h/IMG_3949.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVTembXWft1TGvoReR73I8VqDdMV2pZjAqGYSl3uf3PrQEDwiCeZf5NgRmlEpOAcSJFycsivtCiK98B3YB8tZYFCti0VtMhxN-uTv6CrDN1g9qRwfWmsNmLpqVaRtJS_ITAyZdwqvZV86/s200/IMG_3949.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324901970836090754" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfl7mIu8B65w3VXz6yjdpkkZOp0nGdFZloYa9N9c8NCb0QJnaUqfmxYG2-45w8jikpTX_2dUyALbMC-MXcvNUxvQls01hsH8_GzG8Y6qfObAiWKYndQ-gNKBsac_IRhqWd_NVHr48gqjkt/s1600-h/IMG_3951.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfl7mIu8B65w3VXz6yjdpkkZOp0nGdFZloYa9N9c8NCb0QJnaUqfmxYG2-45w8jikpTX_2dUyALbMC-MXcvNUxvQls01hsH8_GzG8Y6qfObAiWKYndQ-gNKBsac_IRhqWd_NVHr48gqjkt/s200/IMG_3951.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324901977232551730" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqpVLwblqyE3CVHCPD8BWcMgWUGUaIfFmk4YMp0M3USsmZXqULomK4Mx2u4yJEPtKGCMyrkqVtdb_5Za7qXLXr8EiPeKj6KcrbT5up3sRUlmNhfRLz_hlxfLTGUTPVV431sIBXNUI2eSh/s1600-h/IMG_3952.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqpVLwblqyE3CVHCPD8BWcMgWUGUaIfFmk4YMp0M3USsmZXqULomK4Mx2u4yJEPtKGCMyrkqVtdb_5Za7qXLXr8EiPeKj6KcrbT5up3sRUlmNhfRLz_hlxfLTGUTPVV431sIBXNUI2eSh/s200/IMG_3952.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324901978156073042" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVc1X6z6uBHe31gB2_j8wpdWhDB4DUSXXtOCRF5gvnhe-uE3Zr4q9TbeaKZ9CWBnnU_I94aHLwuJ9NgKTgMbIvocljnnU8nHnKSRS0uNN2i_D6o419gq9Ntz1EPGJD_ZmApl5nniaz-yi/s1600-h/IMG_3954.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVc1X6z6uBHe31gB2_j8wpdWhDB4DUSXXtOCRF5gvnhe-uE3Zr4q9TbeaKZ9CWBnnU_I94aHLwuJ9NgKTgMbIvocljnnU8nHnKSRS0uNN2i_D6o419gq9Ntz1EPGJD_ZmApl5nniaz-yi/s200/IMG_3954.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324902812930943602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi97Bcqz0tleQ46qECtlvxIgylxR3Q4NeGeuQauRbP_drr_9L_TGIkGzFXicJ1SWPZZQ_Rb97Mc_3HSMDwjg6JMbdwxJ11V5gqa3qAfRvrmctIgpjbnJ7WBOjUoFtCxppkw7EQkKNDZVnNJ/s1600-h/IMG_3956.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi97Bcqz0tleQ46qECtlvxIgylxR3Q4NeGeuQauRbP_drr_9L_TGIkGzFXicJ1SWPZZQ_Rb97Mc_3HSMDwjg6JMbdwxJ11V5gqa3qAfRvrmctIgpjbnJ7WBOjUoFtCxppkw7EQkKNDZVnNJ/s200/IMG_3956.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324904067487361122" border="0" /></a> <span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Materials Needed to Depot:</span> Wire cutters, knife, rubbing alcohol, magnets, paper towels, & of course, your palette.<br /><br />There's plenty of tutorials on YouTube that show you how to depot. But this method is pretty easy considering that I didn't use any heat! The rubbing alcohol helps loosen up the glue. If you have any questions, feel free to send me an email at jenthejunkie@gmail.com.<br /><br />The good thing about depotting, if you bring in 6 empty containers to a MAC counter, you get a free MAC lipstick! If you bring it to a MAC store, you can get a lipstick, lipgloss, or eyeshadow. Not bad eh? At least you're recycling!<br /><br />ERGH! So the the preview of my blog looks nothing like I published. Can anyone recommend a 3 part blog template website? I need to change my blog...Thanks!<br /><br />Ookay, my head feels like it weighs 100lbs right now! Geez, I need to lay down. Hope you guys had a lovely Easter Weekend, I know I did, but now I feel like doodoo! Take care lovelies!<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141237105670229846.post-43198737437049941962009-04-09T19:42:00.009-04:002009-04-09T20:34:16.496-04:00Update, Revlon Review, Paint Pot Sale<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">M.I.A? Yeah, you can say that, I admit, I've been slacking on my blog. TSK TSK! But I'm getting back on and I should be blogging like a maniac. I have tons of review to do and share. Hope you guys haven't forgotten about me!</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Oookay, moving on, I'm FREE! I have completed my <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">"NO HAUL"</span></span> challenge! Yes, I didn't buy products or makeup for a whole month. I was really good and I'm very proud of myself. I was free on Tuesday, so did I turn into a purchasing maniac? Fortunatly... no! All I bought was some <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Paul Mitchell Skinny Serum which</span></span> I missed dearly and I ordered <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Laneige Strawbe</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">rry Peeling Gel </span></span>online. That's it! </span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Onto my reviews. Thank you Janet for spreading Revlon love all over the beauty blogger network. I'm hoping you've seen a boost in sales in your lashes and nails. It's been awhile since I've do</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ne a review, but I'm sticking to my OG style, (Impressives & Wompies!)</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Revlon Fantasy Lashes</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjklJf9EU6gURcAUj1pfDVqUynymontew0WI88qxXnAybnARzsPHps2PCP9ikVRLkByjiJ2-XlaFyPcrQnSicOoupc8W22Y1qyaHG0f6m-fzV0QrE1lcE7D1R6_0ggGI7zLJpexP6oia2IB/s1600-h/IMG_3936.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjklJf9EU6gURcAUj1pfDVqUynymontew0WI88qxXnAybnARzsPHps2PCP9ikVRLkByjiJ2-XlaFyPcrQnSicOoupc8W22Y1qyaHG0f6m-fzV0QrE1lcE7D1R6_0ggGI7zLJpexP6oia2IB/s200/IMG_3936.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322847218580093922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Qy-5TLQeI1i9CaFheQLBtBhsksK2wKs-a34TrX5FjiXN4F42jtOIT-_pss1LV1HK702aOBQfpkQFbggpcmevPUMqdHAEYUTY6ORNEu6wjHrso4dh69zq1FmunTAGU4RHYARS1aUiVtlN/s1600-h/IMG_3931.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 119px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Qy-5TLQeI1i9CaFheQLBtBhsksK2wKs-a34TrX5FjiXN4F42jtOIT-_pss1LV1HK702aOBQfpkQFbggpcmevPUMqdHAEYUTY6ORNEu6wjHrso4dh69zq1FmunTAGU4RHYARS1aUiVtlN/s200/IMG_3931.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322847604146606194" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I'm a complete falsie noob! My MUA applied falsies on </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">my wedding day a</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">nd my pic</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">tures turned out sooooo good! So I always wanted to give lashes a shot. I bought a pair of Ardells and DUO glue, O</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">MIGAH! It was a disaster. Eh? (My eyeball pic is pretty close up! Don't LAUGH! Hahaha, it's okay if you laugh, but I'm a newbie! So be easy on me!)<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Impressives</span></span><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Self adhesive</span>: Heaven sent! I didn't have a really hard time applying these lashes. I was very impressed! Me and glue do not mesh w</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ell, so self-adhesive is a plus for me! </span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Price</span>: I believe these lashes run $4-$6 at drugstores, so I think that's a </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">pretty good deal.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Removal</span>: It's very easy to remove these lashes. Just apply makeup remover and g</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ently pull them off.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Contacts</span>:</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Safe for contact wearers</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">The Wompies:</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Uses</span>: The box said you can get a couple of uses out of it, but I used it once and tossed it. T</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">hey have extra self-adhesive strips, but I just didn't bother.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Revlon Nails</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />I have to be completely honest, I did have a difficult time with these nails. I tried it the first time, and like I said, me and glue do not work well together. My second attempt was much better! </span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">The </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;" >Impressives</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Alternatives</span>: Going to the nail salon frequently can bite your wallet, so these nails are an alternative.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Design</span>: The designs are really cute! It's like the good ol' fashion french manicure with a little oomph. The designs are still natural looking, without looking too overbea</span></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvERRe_Qc4oYaGlzJY-68YAavYrDgzzQyNm-8biN92V3c6mV8Nw6y29eRdVCgtcfUKxQSHoQb0Q9vSgdiSAjdWU_TH8cYERwVsLc0UVJzDprkkG8_pFplMDqjD_v8qqwjwJOQdg29w8b6U/s1600-h/IMG_3967.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvERRe_Qc4oYaGlzJY-68YAavYrDgzzQyNm-8biN92V3c6mV8Nw6y29eRdVCgtcfUKxQSHoQb0Q9vSgdiSAjdWU_TH8cYERwVsLc0UVJzDprkkG8_pFplMDqjD_v8qqwjwJOQdg29w8b6U/s200/IMG_3967.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322848541333949474" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ring or flashy.</span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;" >The Wompies</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Glue and Bubbles</span>: I hate glue! I tried not to put too much glue, but then I wanted to avoid bubbles. So basically, I couldn't win.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Contacts</span>: I had gel nails professionally done in the past, and I never really had a hard time with daily activities. With these nails, I had </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">a hard time taking of my contact lenses. I felt like I was going to stab myself with the plastic nail.</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I'll wrap up this review by thanking Janet at Revlon for giving </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">me the opportunity to review her products. It was very generous of her to send a package my way. I felt like a little girl when I opened her package. Thanks again, Janet!<br /></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">On to another topic....</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >As I was going through my "NO HAUL" challenge, I started rummaging through my makeup. I came to a sad realization. I have plenty of paint pots, but I don't reach for them often. I mostly use Groundwork and Constructivist. So that leaves me with these. I have only used them 2-4 times and I used them with a brush. With other blogger girls having sales, I decided to throw these up for sale. If no one is interested</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" > in these, it's no biggie I'm sure I'll find some use for it, swap it, or give</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" > it to my cousin. LOL! If you're interested, leave me a comment. I might even throw some extras for you. Hehe! I'll invoice through PayPal only, (once I figure it out!).</span><br /></div></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkXSiubw0ugbVZjup450pd6zrMzkq3aKq6yClDcYbkKJKcVAbJipS5DQf8D9Sj17uc7E7FSaWMQyT1fvs4Fufc9HJ0PpiL60fu_McjxVFW8ubnWwG0Nh8ubJMJwUaA9k1e6Zhszt1Vo8aS/s1600-h/IMG_3975.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkXSiubw0ugbVZjup450pd6zrMzkq3aKq6yClDcYbkKJKcVAbJipS5DQf8D9Sj17uc7E7FSaWMQyT1fvs4Fufc9HJ0PpiL60fu_McjxVFW8ubnWwG0Nh8ubJMJwUaA9k1e6Zhszt1Vo8aS/s320/IMG_3975.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322852549781543954" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">In this pic: Moss Scape, GreenStroke, Rubenesque, Indianwood, and Cash Flow (Fafi)</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >$10 each plus $2 for shipping</span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141237105670229846.post-19525554316316128142009-04-01T09:38:00.001-04:002009-04-01T12:55:04.503-04:00No Haul Challenge Update<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">So! I've been doing pretty well with this <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,153,0)">"No Haul Challenge"</span></span>. I've had my moments, trust me! There's been times where my husby had to pull me from the MAC counter, then saying "No, I won't let you!" LOL! Oh geez, then I started to think, am I seriously crazy? My hardest challenge was at CCO, GAH! Since all t</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">he MAC is marked <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">30% off</span></span>, I had to resist. I'm stupid for even going in there just cause it made it worst! I even had three e/s in my hand! They were sooo pretty all from the <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">StarFlash</span> collection (which means they're already discontinued!). But the husby gave me the evil eye and I had to put them back. Go</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">odness! It </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">broke my heart. April 7th, where are you!?!?</span><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Oookay, now the reason why I've been doing pretty well is that I'</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">m getting the lovely hookups left and right. Actually, instead of hookup, let's call it networking, plus it sounds more professional.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">First off, thank you Janet at <span style="COLOR: rgb(204,0,0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Revlon</span></span>! She contacted me and sent me a box of falsies and nails for review. I noticed she contacted lots of other bloggers too, so I'm glad I was pick</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">ed as well. I'm not a big falsie person, I tried once and failed miserably! But she sent me self-adhesive lashes! OH MAN! They are fool proof for me! A more detailed review will be coming</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"> soon...<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOS7nj7DBW686rOHZMzIuua54rABl4THE2fjVJ3VTjF8jQ41qSxBXj-68vcmomvfoG5tZ9PBlufaQE98TMLYJls0q6l2d8tU9YXe8MNB5HIfrpcvdzTvAF34GT2EoUgCagMIl6cTDQPw-S/s1600-h/IMG_3818.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319514323710662754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOS7nj7DBW686rOHZMzIuua54rABl4THE2fjVJ3VTjF8jQ41qSxBXj-68vcmomvfoG5tZ9PBlufaQE98TMLYJls0q6l2d8tU9YXe8MNB5HIfrpcvdzTvAF34GT2EoUgCagMIl6cTDQPw-S/s400/IMG_3818.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Second, another thank you to my good friend, Kim. Kim works as Marketing Specialist in the beauty industry. She's also dating my brother.. Hahaha! But yes, she hooked me up with some lovely hair products. Don't you wonder why Bed Head packaging is sooo... umm.. explicit-like?! Anyways! Kim ho</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">oked me up with a liter of <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,153,153)">Prive</span></span> (one of my fave shampoos that Kim introduced me to!) and <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)">Bed Head's Spoil Me</span></span>! I looovvee Spoil Me! It's like an all in one type product.. Another review on this coming soon too!<br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL13BrsOzQ9xDbS9NEEOc5cwj0tljc1yWXIS0Ukhp24EvxuIy0i67IHRSr4MCbW2Aoo-IQpAoflQfQiKmElQQN6sDj61W0eZBey42S5tOsb3DklevKY7TpB5-4ikEnAgFISzttiXtPsANQ/s1600-h/IMG_3894.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319514770738795586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL13BrsOzQ9xDbS9NEEOc5cwj0tljc1yWXIS0Ukhp24EvxuIy0i67IHRSr4MCbW2Aoo-IQpAoflQfQiKmElQQN6sDj61W0eZBey42S5tOsb3DklevKY7TpB5-4ikEnAgFISzttiXtPsANQ/s400/IMG_3894.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">And lastly, I received a lovely email for Karen at <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,153,0)">Juice Beauty</span></span>! I w</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">as really excited about this one because I found one of my reviews on their website. I'm really excited for what Juice Beauty has in store for everyone. Thank you for contacting me, Karen! I'm looking forward to received my tinted moisturizer from Juice Beauty.<br /><br />OoOoH yeah! ONE MORE THING! I totally forgot to mention that I won <span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Crest Whitestrips</span></span> from <a href="http://nessasarymakeup.blogspot.com/">Vanessa</a>'s blog! Thank you, Vanessa!!! I haven't tried them yet, but I will do it soon to keep up with the pearly whites!<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">I know I haven't posted in awhile. I've been M.I.A., I was really just trying to spend as much time with the husby because he was supposed to leave for 2 months for work. Keyword, "supposed". Yes! We received news that the boat is no longer leaving! WOOHOOO! I'm seriously one lucky girl! So now I get smother him even more!<br /><br />Ookay, that's all for now. Hope you didn't forget about me! Reviews will be coming soon..<br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141237105670229846.post-87701177938799280972009-03-18T00:37:00.000-04:002009-03-18T12:43:31.004-04:0010 Random Facts...I was HONEST!<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">THANK YOU </span><a href="http://vietxpinay.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">vietxpinay</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"> for the blog award</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><em><span style="font-size:78%;color:#999999;">“This award is bestowed upon a fellow blogger whose blog’s content or design is, in the giver’s opinion, brilliant.“When accepting this auspicious award, you must write a post bragging about it, including the name of the misguided soul who thinks you deserve such acclaim, and link back to the said person so everyone knows she/he is real. Choose a minimum of seven (7) blogs that you find brilliant in content or design. Or improvise by including bloggers who have no idea who you are because you don’t have seven friends. Show the seven random victims’ names and links and leave a harassing comment informing them that they were prized with Honest Weblog. Well, there’s no prize, but they can keep the nifty icon. List at least ten (10) honest things about yourself. Then pass it on!”</span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:78%;color:#999999;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#339999;"><span style="font-size:180%;">So, I wrote 10 random and honest facts about myself, I tried not to repeat myself from </span><a href="http://jenthejunkie.blogspot.com/2008/12/wooo-i-got-tagged-my-first-one.html"><span style="font-size:180%;">previous tag</span></a><span style="font-size:180%;">. Enjoy reading! I'll tag anyone who wants to do this. I've seen this float everywhere, so do it if you want to!</span></span></div><div align="center"></div></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="color:#009900;">[1]</span></strong> I can be a loud drunk! Seriously, my brother and Patrick are always like "Oh MY GAH!" when that happens. I tend to talk a lot of shizz too, haha, like I'm not really scared to say anything just cause I think it's funny. I remember I was pretty lit from this one party, then this wanna be gangster dude was all heated from something. Then I started mocking him by trying to talk all deep and gangter-ish, and he was like "Who said that?!?! Bleh bleh!".. I laughed, while my friends/cousins hid their faces. HAHA! And another time, I saw an Lolo (filipino grandpa) at a local bar, and I asked my friend how to say "Go to bed" in Tagalog. Then I screamed it at him (not to his face! he was far away). Haha yeah, I consider myself a funny drunk, not a mean one...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="color:#009900;">[2]</span></strong> I love crunchy food! Me and my brother are the same when it comes to that. I put a lot of croutons on my salad, lots of granola in my frozen yogurt and cereal, fried chicken, crunchy tacos, rice crackers, lechon (lol!) .. uhh yeah, you get it! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="color:#009900;">[3]</span></strong> I take good care of my teeth. But when I'm done brushing, I brush my tongue until I gag! Weird, I know! But no one likes talking to someone with bad breath! And it all starts from the tongue!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#009900;"><strong>[4]</strong></span> I hate feeling trapped! If the husby holds me to tight and doesn't give me enough space to move, I freak out! I can't even have covers over my head unless I stick my hand out. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="color:#009900;">[5]</span></strong> I "poot" (yes, fart) around my husby! LOL! He gets a kick out of it. I really could care less and I laugh about it too, we're married now! LOL!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="color:#009900;">[6]</span></strong> I refuse to fall under the stereotype of a fat navy wife! I better not let myself go. PUAHAH!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#009900;"><strong>[7]</strong></span> I'm emotional. I cry A LOT! enough said..</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#009900;"><strong>[8]</strong></span> I'm not afraid to complain. Please don't give me sucky customer service or else I'm writing to corporate! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#009900;"><strong>[9]</strong></span> I have a sweet tooth! The husby is always confused when I complain that I'm soooo full, but then want dessert. As my friend Kim would say, I have a seperate compartment in my stomach for sweets! OOOH yea<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOUWbnG2lYp31Gy_RgrP0XJ_wN_won54bKi57XxyZ5Nr3LbTFVKH8aJ2JMXszaF_vHUoOXz2WIOL37rMALxkrEBpgWsF06SXZ7zUTKSgwXTJUbqwXCmaLzkxpKk0LmzNXoE4oisOFYylK/s1600-h/mentos.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314566377779882962" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 40px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOUWbnG2lYp31Gy_RgrP0XJ_wN_won54bKi57XxyZ5Nr3LbTFVKH8aJ2JMXszaF_vHUoOXz2WIOL37rMALxkrEBpgWsF06SXZ7zUTKSgwXTJUbqwXCmaLzkxpKk0LmzNXoE4oisOFYylK/s200/mentos.gif" border="0" /></a>h, I looovvee Strawberry Mentos! I'm so glad they come in their own roll! Now if only Skittles and Starbust would do that! All reds or pinks, please!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#009900;"><strong>[10]</strong></span> I looovee puzzle games! Especially Tetris! Hahaha! If any of you know any free app puzzle games for the iPhone, let me knowwww.....</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">That's it, have a lovely day!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141237105670229846.post-85188110107160142282009-03-17T15:06:00.005-04:002009-03-17T15:18:49.352-04:00Quick Post.. TWITTER!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjkDEyjSKwIP3acARj1f8jN4ezwTE6ERomzPe6dJiMwkdsLx4dMhEVRCsCWyT7SNX26M41q9QsfKkFGEGeBvG5VcKB3TqltUhxpTkUYb6eIhwkW1IgMMck7BPW7ezbXie2m112brp5WaL/s1600-h/twitter.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314235981337318274" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjkDEyjSKwIP3acARj1f8jN4ezwTE6ERomzPe6dJiMwkdsLx4dMhEVRCsCWyT7SNX26M41q9QsfKkFGEGeBvG5VcKB3TqltUhxpTkUYb6eIhwkW1IgMMck7BPW7ezbXie2m112brp5WaL/s200/twitter.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">OOkay, I just wanted to let you guys know that I jumped on the bandwagon and joined <span style="font-size:130%;color:#339999;"><strong>Twitter</strong></span>! Crap, I basically signed up for complete and utter DISTRACTION! Oh well though! </span><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">I'm still a newbie.. so yeah.. haha!</span></p><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Catch me at </span><a href="http://twitter.com/jenthejunkie"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">twitter.com/jenthejunkie</span></a><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">See you on Twitter!</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141237105670229846.post-127030745750475232009-03-12T10:11:00.010-04:002009-03-12T21:34:54.069-04:00Update, Juice Beauty, Survey<div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#339999;"><strong>NO HAUL CHALLENGE UPDATE</strong></span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">I'm 5 days into my "NO HAUL Challenge" and so far so good! I'm feeling really good about it. If you have read my previous posts, you all should know that I have about 5 different shampoos and conditioners in my shower caddy (and I have a BIG shower caddy). I feel bad because all my products are in there and there's no room for the husby to put his stuff. He has to store it in a shower corner! So, this NO HAUL Challenge has definitely made me realize the importance of finishing products. TA DA! Last night, I finished one bottle of shampoo and conditioner (bye bye, Big Sexy Hair)... The remaning shampoos and conditioner I have left are (CIBU, Prive, Swarzkopf, and Paul Mitchell Tea Tree). I'm so proud! LOL! I also rekindled the love for my neglected products too! (Stay tuned, review coming soon). But I am feeling the pinch! The MAC Grand DUOS Collection came out! I wonder what they look like in person, but I'm not going near the counter. I might just lose it! So I'm staying clear of any temptation.. How are my challengees doing? I hope you ladies haven't broke it yet!<br /></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#339999;"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">RAMBLING</span><br /></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">So out of curiousity and living in a moment of boredom, I decided to google my name. LOL! (Please tell me I'm not the only one)! Then I googled "JenTheJunkie" then I found that my review was posted on Juice Beauty's website! WAH!?!? They never even told me, which I wish they would because I would have been excited about it! Kinda stinks that I had to find out on my own. But they posts blog reviews, media reviews, etc. Check it out <a href="http://www.juicebeauty.com/za/JB?PAGE=ADDTPRESSDETAIL&ID=1394">here</a>! Man, I wish they would have gave me products or something... *SIGH* Oh well...at least they sourced me.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#339999;"><strong>SURVEY!</strong></span> </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">After seeing <a href="http://tirinmakeup.blogspot.com/">Cassie's Momma</a> (hope the wedding plans are going good!) and <a href="http://www.obsessionsofarose.blogspot.com">Ailene</a> do this, I had to jump on the bandwagon! So I handed the computer to the husby so he can fill this out... Let's see how well he does... LOL!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong>1. She's sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen?</strong></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">mtv</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic;">(indeed, it's my guilty pleasure)</span><br /><br />2. You're out to eat; what kind of dressing does she get on her salad?</strong></span><br /></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong></strong></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">balsamic vinegarrette</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic;">(on point, love!)</span><br /><br />3. What's one food she doesn't like?<br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">ketchup..weirdo</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">(and on point, again! ew, i hate ketchup, but that's more of a condiment)</span><br /></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong></strong></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong><br />4. You go out to eat and have a drink. What does she order?<br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">she eats anything..but she drinks water all the time</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">(gah! i'm not a fatso, hahaha, he means that I'm not a picky eater.. LOL!)</span><br /></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong></strong></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong><br />5. Where did she go to high school?<br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">tallwood</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">(yes-sir)</span><br /></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong></strong></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong><br />6. What size shoe does she wear?<br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">6</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic;">(and sometimes 6.5)</span><br /></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong></strong></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong><br />7. If she was to collect anything, what would it be?<br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">makeup</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic;">(CORRECT! and hair & skin products =P)</span><br /></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong></strong></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong><br />8. What is her favorite type of sandwich?<br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">turkey..i think</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">(yup!)</span><br /></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong></strong></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong>9. What would this person eat every day if she could?<br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">cereal..literally (when im gone)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic;">(i really do! LOL! when my husby is out at sea, i can just eat cereal for dinner. it's depressing to cook for one..=(....OH! and frozen yogurt or ice cream.. mm!)</span><br /></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong></strong></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong> </strong></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong><br /></strong></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong>10. What is her favorite cereal?<br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">special k and the clusters from honey bunches</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic;">(yup! gotta love special k and "just bunches")</span><br /></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong></strong></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong><br />11. What is her favorite music?<br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">anything im in to. haha</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic;">(haha! yeah, i like everything but we have very similar taste in music)</span><br /></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong></strong></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong><br />12. What is her favorite sports team?<br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">da BEARS</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic;">(yup! that's how he knew i was a keeper..=P)</span><br /></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong></strong></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong>13. What is the color of her eyes?<br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">fake brown..lol</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic;">(not anymore! i had brown contacts, but I just had an eye appointment and I switched to clear contacts! he teases me about this because when we first started talking, he said "you have nice eyes"... then i was like "umm uhh, they're contacts".. LOL! PUAHAH!)</span><br /></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong></strong></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong>14. Who is her best friend?<br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">me of course</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic;">(mushy! i know! but he really is.. for life)</span><br /></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong></strong></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong>15. What is something you do that she wishes you wouldn't do?<br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">burp</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic;">(OH GAH! if you only knew... they stink *sigh*, but his farts don't.. LOL!)</span><br /></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong></strong></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong><br />16. What is her heritage?<br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">filipino</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic;">(yup!)</span><br /></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong></strong></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong><br />17. You bake her a cake for her birthday; what kind of cake?<br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">cupcakes</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic;">(ooh yes! i love some cupcakes! especially vanilla2 from georgetown cupcakes)</span><br /></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong></strong></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong><br />18. Did she play sports in high school?<br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">no way. an instrument..YES</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic;">(*sigh* yes, i was an orchestra geek! i played the violin)</span><br /></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong></strong></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong><br />19. What could she spend hours doing?<br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">laying in bed with me</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">(i really could! but then i get hungry and we have to get up!)</span><br /></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong></strong></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong><br />20. What is one unique talent she has?<br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">calculating tips..haha</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic;">(i am the human tip calculator! he always asks me when we go out to eat. i'm a whiz when it comes to calculating percentages... but oddly, he's the math-kind of guy.. hmm!</span><br /></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong><br /></strong></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong></strong></span> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141237105670229846.post-46229594870699559522009-03-09T10:45:00.004-04:002009-03-09T12:32:50.277-04:00No HAUL Challenge<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Ookay, so I'm quite impressed with the lovely readers, family, and friends that decided to join me in this whole "No Haul" challenge. </span><br /><br /><div><div><div align="center"><a onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/04085009263098457908" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Janelle</span></a><br /></div><div align="center"><a onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/09148982822445389970" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Moette</span></a><br /></div><div align="center"><a onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/03730975691794770180" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">♥ Kendall ♥</span></a></div><div align="center"><a onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/06479155854270635128" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Paint Me Gorgeous</span></a><br /></div><div align="center"><a onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/09845177206922877097" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Roxy</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"> </span><br /></div><div align="center"><a onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/04433662221987692728" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">SiMPLYxMAi</span></a><br /></div><div align="center"><a onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15896068163518008925" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Patricia G.</span></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">I'm actually pretty excited about it, and no, I haven't started twitching yet! LOL! The last thing I bought was on Sephora.com on Friday because they were having a 15% off discount! I just stocked on two essentials, which was a facial cleanser and tinted moisturizer. I was running low, needed them! The NO HAUL CHALLENGE started on the 7th, and it's only the 9th! PUAHAH! </span><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">The whole point of this challenge is to save money for yourself and realize that you have an abundance of products (from my dear friend, Kerry, who put me up to this!). She seriously made me realize that I have a ton of products that I need to put to use. For example, I have tons of shampoo and conditioner, but I always get tempted to buy new ones. I have like 4-5 different kinds in my shower! My friend Kerry is quite the product junkie herself, but she hit a sad realization when she had to throw out trash bags worth or products because they were too old. That's money out right there! </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">I'm not a makeup artist, nor do I have plans on becoming one. I love my products to death, but I stick to Marketing/Communication/Events as my profession. So technically, there's really no need for me to have tons of products. I have an overflow of products now, and the husby can only take so much of all the space I've taken in the bathroom.</span><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Now this doesn't mean I've completely giving up my "junkie" ways, I'm just going to cut back a bit. And for the next month, no hauling for me (except for that MAC event.. LOL!). I do have one thing in mind that I'm craving, but I will wait a whole month until I purchase it! It's the <span style="color:#ff6666;"><strong>Laneige Strawberry Yogurt Peel</strong></span>. OH MAN!! Since I'm on a no product phase, I tried the sample that <a href="http://www.lebellecose.blogspot.com/">Janelle </a>gave me (Thanks again!). WOW! My skin felt sooo good! With the weather changing all the time (We had snow last monday and then we had 70 degree weather over the weekend.. wtf?!), my skin was extremely dry and a bit flaky. Sounds gross, but a combination of dead skin and product started flaking off, which revealed a more healthier layer of skin underneath. I have two more samples left, so hopefully that'll last me till April 14th! </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Enough about that. My husby came home on Saturday! He was in New Jersey for work, but during his downtime he was able to hit up Atlantic City. He played the Craps table and was pretty successful! YAYEE! I jokingly asked him what my cut was.. (What? I'm his wifey! LOL!).. PUAHAH! He also made a trip out to New York and I asked him to get me something neat! He was like "UH, something neat? What the?" LOL! I said "I dunno, just something small from NY!" So I assummed that I would get a t-shirt since he visited a skateshop there, like I said, I just wanted something NEAT! HAHA!</span> </div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3uATdVnefcbEzH9Jp4erNzg-z4JEtQaaA1kPe_kKt-vhlZq62zaP36jktg52iswwQikgsywbAXOFPnMyidj91iUiKkMx0lFdHbfac51dFVbOHBXWK5CugJukDNcADoYZRQXXlhJchRJ9/s1600-h/42380_bkhma_a0.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311199120481464482" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 105px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3uATdVnefcbEzH9Jp4erNzg-z4JEtQaaA1kPe_kKt-vhlZq62zaP36jktg52iswwQikgsywbAXOFPnMyidj91iUiKkMx0lFdHbfac51dFVbOHBXWK5CugJukDNcADoYZRQXXlhJchRJ9/s200/42380_bkhma_a0.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">When he came home, he said he had something "neat" for me. Then he told me to close my eyes. I opened them, and there was a pretty brown box with red ribbon. TA DA! It's the wallet I looked at ONCE before! WOOO! It accents perfectly with my Madison bag (All leather, Espresso colored!). It's like looovvee! Haha, that's my cut from his winnings... WOO! </span><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">I'm so glad that he's home. Being a military wife is extremely difficult and it really makes you apppreciate all the little things. Like cooking for 2 instead of 1 (sooo depressing!), coming home to someone (especially after a bad/hard day at work), saying "good night"... I sound like a sap, but oh well.</span><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">GAH! I can't believe it's stinkin MONDAY already! UGH! Case of the Mondays...</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">Have a lovely week everyone. And to my challengees, you guys can do it! You'll see more green in your wallet =)</span></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141237105670229846.post-38138775470905429082009-03-05T12:24:00.006-05:002009-03-05T12:50:49.971-05:00Putting a HOLD!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9o2YLXAC85kEOPGO_4yp2mdNtr9aMqLlA57Hq-84GVTnYE2KeMqwFNIYXiu_4dc3gYFTa6Li4jEwT8W5eAxb0OkK_NaRSdKd3ScLmwFKlVim5a3J4A7ytb4O2bUJKYZymU5CA7JaqBz-h/s1600-h/noproduct.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309761073907888690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 108px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9o2YLXAC85kEOPGO_4yp2mdNtr9aMqLlA57Hq-84GVTnYE2KeMqwFNIYXiu_4dc3gYFTa6Li4jEwT8W5eAxb0OkK_NaRSdKd3ScLmwFKlVim5a3J4A7ytb4O2bUJKYZymU5CA7JaqBz-h/s400/noproduct.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Ookay, so one of my readers is my dear friend, Kerry. She's a good friend of mine that I used to work with until she moved to Hawaii (which by the way, I'm jealous!). Haha! Anyways, she's the one that told me that it was okay to spend money on skincare cause that's very important. Yes, Kerry, if you're reading, that stuck to me! Sooo, after chatting with her yesterday, she proposed a challenge! What's the challenge?</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>NO SPENDING MONEY ON PRODUCTS FOR ONE WHOLE MONTH! <span style="font-size:85%;">(effective 03.07.09)</span></strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:78%;color:#ff0000;">I better get all the crap I need before then! LOL!</span></strong></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">I can do it! I know I can! My other problem is that I told my friend Kim (MAC MUA) that I would attend her next event! Eeks, which is March 21st. Sooo, I need to make for it. The minimum spend at the event is $50, so I can stick to the minimum. Then as a consequence, I should extend the challenge for a week longer. I have to review this proposal with Kerry! LOL!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">As the economy is spiraling down, it's important to save money. Although I've been saving, I could always save more. You never know what's going to happen.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Instead of buying products, I'll have to channel my hobby to something else. Perhaps, reading? I still have to finish "My Sister's Keeper" and I even joined the Twilight bandwagon and bought the hardback. I found it for only $11 bucks! I haven't cracked it open yet, but we'll see what all the hype is about.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">This challenge is going to be tough! I know it is! What if I start twitching? LOL!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="color:#00cccc;"><em>Dear Kerry, I accept your challenge dear. With the exemption of March 21st, I will not buy any products until April 14th! (I extended it!).</em></span></strong> </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">So what's the prize if I accomplish the challenge? I have no idea yet, me and Kerry haven't discussed this! LOL! </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Anyone ready to do this with me? I have one taker so far, <a href="http://www.lebellecose.blogspot.com/">Janelle</a>! Yay! We can do it!</span></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141237105670229846.post-75473347830126650962009-03-02T20:17:00.013-05:002009-03-02T20:53:26.382-05:00MAC Event!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPy2t8YiPpwhrTXZQokBjdpyd-RMF-97hyphenhyphennOj0gJ53TVoEvd4d3QtMUyj-Wme51Jd5I6Gyryna_Z-SyF7It_dipT9foL1IAc-F7V2Jsb04dvyUvE_6PO1W5xe_m8_w2AHN0G92bUmWWzgb/s1600-h/EndofFeb+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPy2t8YiPpwhrTXZQokBjdpyd-RMF-97hyphenhyphennOj0gJ53TVoEvd4d3QtMUyj-Wme51Jd5I6Gyryna_Z-SyF7It_dipT9foL1IAc-F7V2Jsb04dvyUvE_6PO1W5xe_m8_w2AHN0G92bUmWWzgb/s200/EndofFeb+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308766905776248498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">My lovely friend Kim is a MAC</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> MAU and invited me to her Hel</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">lo Kitty event. I thought I'd give it a shot. I was a bit of an outsider, I wasn't really fancied by the <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">HK collection</span></span>. It's not like I craved the whole collection and stuff, but I did find some stuff that I really liked. I invited Janelle to come along and I'm glad she did! She was able to get color matched and have a little makeup makeover session!</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So here's a pic that <a href="http://www.lebellecose.blogspot.com/">Janelle</a> snapped while Kim is making me pretty! LOL!</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> I was hot and my face was all flush. LOL! I really hated this weather this past weekend. I bundled up in a coat and scarf and blah blah, then when I get in the mall, I'm all hot and stuff. BLEGH!</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Kim is my fave MAC artist, I trust that woman! She did my </span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">wedding makeup, so when she recommends products, I'm like "</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">SURE! OooKay!" EEKS!</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUb5TuISqzal4LkhtC62uJ8iabCBoY47TJAOpCiSuD-DhDKsq-6I7q9_ISu9B9dSwXwox8KCWBT6nRYiVvQhf_POxLvoAsnGicIS89f7y0oUyOCLmqgKhO-NgklDzqriRhIx0s8vshun8i/s1600-h/fotd.bs.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUb5TuISqzal4LkhtC62uJ8iabCBoY47TJAOpCiSuD-DhDKsq-6I7q9_ISu9B9dSwXwox8KCWBT6nRYiVvQhf_POxLvoAsnGicIS89f7y0oUyOCLmqgKhO-NgklDzqriRhIx0s8vshun8i/s200/fotd.bs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308769604721603666" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Products she used on my face:</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-weight: bold;">Face</span>: Medium Plus Mineralize Loose Foundation, HK Fun and Games Blush</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-weight: bold;">Eyes</span>: Patina, Print, and crap (I forgot what she used as a highlight), smudged liner (I think it was Smolder Eye Kohl), Studio Sculpt Concealer, Fast Response Eye Cream<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-weight: bold;">Brows</span>: Crap! I forgot too! She used an eyeshadow, ha</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">haha, I have to ask her again, I need that too! LOL!<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-weight: bold;">Lips</span>: HK Cutester and Mimmy gloss</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtAwvWP9Ec922ZYwzozdjkFP93nUF10taBc7w-_oOwA4045GhbRcEvPMYJf5eYVEZirbWPkfoxyk2zBL8Zzdsp0VUs1-gZHpS5tNbekBFRNeAxZ9bpPfbNQTSirMTpRa5LixdGV7rtbuC/s1600-h/eotd.bs.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 98px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtAwvWP9Ec922ZYwzozdjkFP93nUF10taBc7w-_oOwA4045GhbRcEvPMYJf5eYVEZirbWPkfoxyk2zBL8Zzdsp0VUs1-gZHpS5tNbekBFRNeAxZ9bpPfbNQTSirMTpRa5LixdGV7rtbuC/s320/eotd.bs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308769808009706898" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">(Don't mind the background of my parent's bathroom! LOL! I visi</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">ted them after the MAC event!)<br /><br />Sooo, the damage? It wasn't bad at all! I used the gift card that the husby gave me for Valentine's Day. I've been waiting to use it for this particular event. I also Back 2 MAC, so I got a free lipstick!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Fast Response Eye Cream </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">(sooo, this stuff is good to apply before putting on concealer! I I </span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjporySOy31HewgOjk95vnPVX4TJv5mC7lHsMnLHXsrBXvefsGjHwuZlcKBw4GrvFhlQ3f_JK1ZeQnLUDAzelY6pKXACcrIHxVrUMkOaVR2NHq36qWffq-7KybMW7G1fAlHxG1j9Ra-Pnzh/s1600-h/machaul.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjporySOy31HewgOjk95vnPVX4TJv5mC7lHsMnLHXsrBXvefsGjHwuZlcKBw4GrvFhlQ3f_JK1ZeQnLUDAzelY6pKXACcrIHxVrUMkOaVR2NHq36qWffq-7KybMW7G1fAlHxG1j9Ra-Pnzh/s320/machaul.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308773001874384306" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">have a few fine lines underneath my baggy horrible eyes, so this helps the concealer from settling in any lines! GAH this is horrible, I'm getting old!)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">HK Fun & Games</span></span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">HK Cutester</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">190 Foundation Brush<br />Studio Sculpt Concealer<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">Patina e/s</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">Print e/s</span><br /><br />I didn't get the gloss, cause unfortunately, after repeated use of a MAC gloss, my lips get really dry and dehyrdrated looking. I seriously think I'm allergic to MAC glosses! After I used <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:180%;" >Love Nectar</span>, my lips were getting all dry and irritated. HMPH! Guess I'll just stick with Fresh's Lipgloss, they're not STICKY, and I LOVE THEM!<br /><br />Anyways, well <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Sephora</span> is having a 15% off discount online (use code:</span></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> J89LM)</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> . I'm sure you all have heard. I'm debating if I should stock on my essentials, like cleansers and tinted moisturizers. Hmmmm.....<br /><br />The next MAC event should be later this month! It's actually a class this time, "How to transform day to night looks". ooOooOOH! Exciting eh?<br /><br />Hope you guys had a lovely weekend! Is it bad that I'm already looking forward to this weekend? EEKS!<br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141237105670229846.post-79566451255844017042009-02-26T16:02:00.000-05:002009-02-28T08:48:34.599-05:00Heffer Haul, iLikey, and Tagged<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcu8IM_1lr8A4fzPnaogl4TGnvmZ0Rh9PLDZdHPCc0s1g4VRX7FckC-DQKFF_g98xWfdtMJUg6MMNLx-LKuWq_jM-GPdkTq2RfVi9i4KDd2q-Og8qyuaIu5qnLHoCffLIVvp-Q7P1NtoE/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307110407225680306" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcu8IM_1lr8A4fzPnaogl4TGnvmZ0Rh9PLDZdHPCc0s1g4VRX7FckC-DQKFF_g98xWfdtMJUg6MMNLx-LKuWq_jM-GPdkTq2RfVi9i4KDd2q-Og8qyuaIu5qnLHoCffLIVvp-Q7P1NtoE/s320/photo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div align="center"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >YUM! It's <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:180%;" ><strong>Girl Scout cookie</strong></span> season! Gotta support those cute little girl scouts! </span></div><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpySCS56F81nsUuqpRuwuVpwTOTO9fuKMECe42DvyHIFiahWklD5nD1OHhr5KcZjOKOPmVv3s3ph_vmAPUZVkvjrwpglZmPa7F8Vif9DK20NUmthhO72nxBgJqKIdDvCDMtsiLUruEL3d3/s1600-h/Photo_322.jpg"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307110586036822898" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 320px; height: 240px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpySCS56F81nsUuqpRuwuVpwTOTO9fuKMECe42DvyHIFiahWklD5nD1OHhr5KcZjOKOPmVv3s3ph_vmAPUZVkvjrwpglZmPa7F8Vif9DK20NUmthhO72nxBgJqKIdDvCDMtsiLUruEL3d3/s320/Photo_322.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >Me and the husby got our <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" ><strong>iPhones</strong></span> this past weekend! ILIKEY! I looooovvee this thing. Talk about user friendly! It's perfect! Having a phone with easy access to my email was key, because I'll need it when the husby goes out to sea (but that won't be for awhile!). </span></div><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >Like the pictures?? My husby looks sooo handsome in his new uniform! My phone has the <span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:180%;" ><strong>silver</strong></span> case and his is <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">black</span></strong>. Oookay, so calling all iPhone geeks out there! If you know any good apps, let me know!! Thanks, love!</span></div><div><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >SO... here's a pic of the husby mocking me! He blew up my picture to my freaking</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtyWWjodVOrsoMYlD2IZpBdL5C6hHCjCMza3JFSkgh9o923hRAsXUD7bxwm8etajg4gkKjgO0W8-uhjCRc2b38TF49VRf5KLeQwIUzFxKCnC1puRaV7rjpHD0W_0ePd3QhmOiKj98HGn1/s1600-h/photo2.jpg"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307110882198871922" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 150px; height: 200px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtyWWjodVOrsoMYlD2IZpBdL5C6hHCjCMza3JFSkgh9o923hRAsXUD7bxwm8etajg4gkKjgO0W8-uhjCRc2b38TF49VRf5KLeQwIUzFxKCnC1puRaV7rjpHD0W_0ePd3QhmOiKj98HGn1/s200/photo2.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" > eyeballs! And I quote, here's what he said while I was taking this photo...</span></div><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtyWWjodVOrsoMYlD2IZpBdL5C6hHCjCMza3JFSkgh9o923hRAsXUD7bxwm8etajg4gkKjgO0W8-uhjCRc2b38TF49VRf5KLeQwIUzFxKCnC1puRaV7rjpHD0W_0ePd3QhmOiKj98HGn1/s1600-h/photo2.jpg"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ></span></a></div><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><em><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">"BABE! I want to go to ULTA and look at shampoo/conditioner.. they have good deals!"</span></strong></em> (in his high pitched mocking voice"... whatta punk, but he cracks me up! LOL)...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ></span></div><div><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >I got tagged by dear <a href="http://www.withadriyah.blogspot.com/">Iyah</a>! So here it is <strong><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">.. What I'm Using Right Now...</span></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></div><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Shampoo</span></strong>: Prive, CIBU, Swarzkopf, Paul Mitchell Tea Tree (YES, I have all these in my shower caddy and I like to rotate!)</span></div><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ></span></div><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Conditioner</span></strong>: Same as above, plus! Shiseido Tsubaki!</span></div><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ></span></div><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><strong>Heat Protector</strong></span>: Tressemme Heat Protectant or CIBU Pho Finish</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span></div><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Shower Gel</span></strong>: Oil Of Olay Shea Butter</span></div><div><span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;" ></span></div><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><strong>Body Moisturizer</strong></span>: Oil of Olay Quench! Perfect for dry, sensitive skin and smells like a baby!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span></div><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Deodorant</span></strong>: Dove</span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span></div><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Fake Tan</span></strong>: I'm brown enough</span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Cleanser</span></strong>: Fresh Soy Cleanser</span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Exfolatior</span></strong>: Mario Badescu Strawberry Scrub</span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Eye makeup remover</span></strong>: Mandom and Fresh Soy Cleanser</span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span></div><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><strong>Face Primer</strong></span>: MAC Prep + Prime (on occasion)</span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Foundation:</span></strong> Used to be Laura Mercier Tinter Moisturizer, but switched over to Fresh's High Noon Glow</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Foundation Brush</span></strong>: MAC 109 or MAC 188 (baby to 187)</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><strong>Concealer</strong></span>: Benefit Erase Paste in Medium (Can't live w/o it!)</span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span></div><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><strong>Powder</strong></span>: No powder here, should I start using one to set?</span><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><strong>Blusher</strong></span>: I'm loving MAC Eversun (Beauty Blush)</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span></div><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><strong>Bronzer</strong></span>: Sunbasque (even though it's a blush, I consider it a slight bronzer too!) or NARS St. Barts Stick</span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span></div><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><strong>Eyeshadow base</strong></span>: Depends, Paintpots (my faves are Groundwork or Constructivist)or UDPP</span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Eyeshadows</span></strong>: On a daily, my faves are Texture, Embark, Twinks, and Satin Taupe</span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><strong>Eyeliner</strong></span>: MAC Penultimate Liner, Fluidline, or UD 24/7 Pencils</span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span></div><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Eyelash curler</span></strong>: Shu Uemura</span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span></div><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Eyelash base:</span></strong> Shiseido Mascara Base</span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span></div><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><strong>Mascara:</strong></span> MAX Factor 2000 Calorie</span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span></div><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Lipstick:</span></strong> Bare -MAC Slimshine</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span></div><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><strong>Lipgloss:</strong></span> Wallflower - Fresh Lipgloss</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span></div><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><strong>Nail Colour</strong>:</span> OPI's Miso Like This Color</span></div><div><span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;" ></span> </div><div><span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;" ></span></div><div><span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;" >I tag whoever wants to do this (many of you have already done this!).... Oh yeah.. <a href="http://www.lebellecose.blogspot.com/">Janelle </a>and <a href="http://www.obsessionsofarose.blogspot.com/">Ailene</a>! If you ladies haven't done so already, which I don't think you have ;) OoOH and <a href="http://www.haulinbroad.blogspot.com/">Megan a.k.a HaulinBroad</a>, if you need a break from your alphabet! =P and <a href="http://stephanie-nguyen.blogspot.com/">Stephanie </a>(if you haven't done so!)</span></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141237105670229846.post-77646252070639819382009-02-19T19:48:00.010-05:002009-02-19T20:47:40.156-05:00So Long to my Long HURRR!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPA_JrL6o0n_Faxr1YIe5bSHeosaUzfBotHmlpwab2gMhxO7vNd7LyaD_d0AlE5w9zUyDp_M_Woo3OV5oy45WgWMXquqnJL8z_OXFuEb9eZ39_aKy_nhr5zCgYehytcKXyPcEp7ylsjvM-/s1600-h/me.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPA_JrL6o0n_Faxr1YIe5bSHeosaUzfBotHmlpwab2gMhxO7vNd7LyaD_d0AlE5w9zUyDp_M_Woo3OV5oy45WgWMXquqnJL8z_OXFuEb9eZ39_aKy_nhr5zCgYehytcKXyPcEp7ylsjvM-/s320/me.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304688071287282370" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span>I done did it! I'm been waiting to do this, so here we go, I chopped off 9 inches. It was supposed to be 8, but we had to do another inch above the elastic band. I've been wanting to do this. I wanted to do something selfless, so I donated my hair! I'll be mailing it to Pantene tomorrow. They work in cooperation with the American Cancer Society to make wigs for women with cancer.<br /><br />I never had my hair this long. The main reason for growing it all out was for the wedding, umm yeah, the wedding was 6 months ago. So it was time to separate from it. Plus, I started to feel like my big hair was too overwhelming for my body. BTW, my hair isn't uneven, my head is just tilted in the photo.. LOL!)<br /><br />It felt good when she chopped off the pony tail, shocking, but still good. I trusted Kim (hairstylist @ Bubbles), so I knew she would work wonders! And she did, my girl delivered! WEE!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_Jl2uj67UBTu_yDRY6w8XJuHrN0to4w4M8s2Q1mQv_LfeGoVwaAgo402PoA148877UVWQdONdgj4vyW-Ge1mf6_PWOltgdoNOsstjXhPcrJ0O2nvA6BApKnwr119Ohq07IlQWV73aQ2u/s1600-h/chop+chop.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304686001963644002" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_Jl2uj67UBTu_yDRY6w8XJuHrN0to4w4M8s2Q1mQv_LfeGoVwaAgo402PoA148877UVWQdONdgj4vyW-Ge1mf6_PWOltgdoNOsstjXhPcrJ0O2nvA6BApKnwr119Ohq07IlQWV73aQ2u/s320/chop+chop.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Just me, cheesing hard! I'm proud of myself!<br /><br />I'm debating if I should add subtle caramel highlights... Hmm.. Yay or nay?<br /><br /></div>After that, I decided to snoop around Sephora. I couldn't help it! Ever since I saw Tricia's blog on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Fresh's High Noon</span> (FreshFace Glow)... I've been eyeing it! I tried their lip gloss and I loveddd it too! It wasn't sticky! The coconut stuff is a deluxe sample... mMmM! Oh yeah, and I also requested a sample of Twilight Fresh Glow. OoOOH! Sorry for the "mirror" image pic, I took it from my webcam, I'm so lazy to upload photos with the SD card. OoOH! And the lady at Sephora complimented the hair, which made me feel better!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl1yVnxft8Q9oK9fpW-akyEkkWn122MRfJkKp6-dqLrOUxJrkeXucWnNN4dBq8NoCZzO9PlcgWlopzOZ8q_dMg3Cp1y9dq3s4hPcNfMyT359yU8Pis2oZET0jPZXLVEOFVsTPlhWCPEgVq/s1600-h/Photo+318.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl1yVnxft8Q9oK9fpW-akyEkkWn122MRfJkKp6-dqLrOUxJrkeXucWnNN4dBq8NoCZzO9PlcgWlopzOZ8q_dMg3Cp1y9dq3s4hPcNfMyT359yU8Pis2oZET0jPZXLVEOFVsTPlhWCPEgVq/s320/Photo+318.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304688830984875906" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So long ... long haiiirr!! Although you were lovely, you frustrated me! You gave me an arm workout when it came to blow drying. Lastly, you were becoming overwhelming for my body. Bye bye long hair, may you make a lovely wig!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com19