Hair Style 1 (attempt #1)

my attempt to do an updo... calling it hair style one attempt number one.
sorry for the camera quality but comes to show, the more i practice, the better the do will turn out to be as well as a better picture.

i will attempt this again soon. =)

total randomness

ok so this is totally random but i dont care... cause im a random gal.
have a laugh or two...

cinnamon challenge

Love Pack round 1

it was love at first blind swap
**record scratch sound**
ok, did i say blind swap?
YeS, i did.

i'm certain many of you are familiar with swaps.
for those who don't know, basically it is like a trade.
example:
say you have a 2/3 jar full of mac pigment and you don't want it anymore.
someone else (on blogger or twitter or makeupalley or wherever) might want it and they'll swap it with something you want or possibly they have something you'd like to have... therefore you and the other person swap.
got it? i hope so cause i tried to paint a pic here.

ANYWAYS... my lovely Rani and I had our first Blind Swap. how did it get started?
while on twitter Rani mentioned she was going shopping. later on i asked her jokingly what she got for me... from there we ended up agreeing on sending each other a pack with a surprise.
this here... well it's my love pack sent from the panhandle state with LOTS OF LOVE!

eye candy:

i'll tell ya, im super addicted to the lippies she sent me. i just can't get enough of it.
i totally recommend the lippies you see here! get them! get 'em i say!
the day i got them was the day i started to use them and since then i'm still using them and in my makeup bag.


thank you sooo soo much Rani. this is love. believe it or not, i felt so spoiled. i wasn't expecting a lot. thank you so much again. our first ever blind swap and it won't be the last either.
i hope you loved, if not, then liked what i sent your way.
you're a total sweetheart and your card.... well it hit home. your love pack came to my home during my downside. perfect timing. bless your heart.



i wish i had taken pics of what i sent her and the little messages i put on the box flaps. hopefully rani did cause i'd totally like to post my spoil box! hah. i love to give and spoil.
hope you all enjoyed!

xoxo

OH MY ROHTO!!!
(for dry eyes. these drops here are not for red eyes)
(i will review drops for red eyes soon)

so this is what i got over the weekend! finally! rohto!
so what is rohto and the difference from our u.s. eye drops?
rohto has been called the "hard minty eye drops" which are hard to get in the u.s.
i do have to agree, they are minty. no! they're not flavored and you can't taste it...
but it's all in the sensation of it all when it's all on your precious eyes.

when i first placed drops in my eyes, i thought i smelled the scent of mint.
then a few seconds after i felt the minty-ness. i'm going to be honest it did burn.
but the burn was a good feeling burn. sounds weird, i know.
no worries, the burning buzz goes away. then it just felt like my eyes were full of tears.
like i would close my eyes shut but the "tears" just wouldn't run.

**comparing it w/ visine**
rohto's packaging looks so much fun than visine's
people get so curious about rohto when they see it.
i feel so unfaithful to visine.
the visine you see here, i do like because it more natural than the others
as well as it's more gentle and doesn't sting.

**nozzle**
rohto's nozzle is so much shorter but still easy to use.
visine's nozzle gets smaller at the top.
oh, with rohto there's no need to screw the cap. just twist and lock. very simple.

does it feel good?! hell yes!!!
the only thing about the drops is that your eyes have to get use to the minty feeling.
for a minute i was wondering if it was suppose to feel minty and got worried.
yes, it is suppose to be minty because these drops are cooling drops.
contains :

naphazoline hydrochloride 0.012% (redness reliever) polysorbate 80 0.2% (lubricant)

when did i use the drops?
i'm a gamer girl and played for a long while, hadn't had much sleep.
so i thought what better time than to try it now!
i couldn't find the right words to describe how amazing the minty feeling was.
SHA SHAAAAH!!!
i was enjoying it.
these drops can totally take the edge off when you're sleepy.
not only that, when you've been staring at the computer for a long time.
maybe when you first wake up in the morning? yes.


so what do you think? sounds different from the drops you use?


my conclusion:
this "minty" product will wake your eyes up!
the minty feeling can be intense but it is one that feels sooooooo good!
this product does accomplish what the manufacturer claims.
try it for yourself and be the judge.


pros:
*unusual minty feeling... imagine altoids but for your eyes..
it's not bad trust me on this. it feels good.
*makes the eyes feel wet

cons:
*some people may feel it more intense than others
*some people will not like this "minty" feeling (because of reason above)
*some might get redness in there eyes which fades slowly
*can't use them if you have contacts. have to remove them before putting in drops.
then you'd have to wait at least 15mins before putting contacts on again.

HAULage! picture HEAVY!

Hey everyone! Guess what? Went shopping yesterday!!!
Yup, so I went to the mall to pick up one thing and I ended up buying a lot.
It always happens to me.
First of all, I resisted as much as I could in buying HK at MAC. I did pretty good.
But I just had to get my hands on a blush at least just for the compact itself,
also because I got so interested in getting Tippy cause I love pink blushes...
well I love all blushes!
They did have that available and I got that as well as carbon e/s.

Enjoy...



So then on I started to walk around toward my eyebrow specialist... I find out theyre not there anymore!
WTF!!! I blame the construction going on at the mall that everyone is moving.
DAMN IT! I trusted her in doing my brows and now I don't know what to do!
She knew my name and everything. She did my brows for six years!
UGH! Don't worry I'll find her.
Anyways, stopped by a beauty store.
YIKES! Everything you see here was on clearance. They too were closing down and moving.
Guess what?! They were all A DOLLAR!!!

These here are real feathers!!
That's right folks, it was all a DOLLAR!!


SOOOOOO... I HAD to stop by Victoria's Secret cause that's one of my fave stores...
man I could buy everything that they have there!!
But they were having a clearance on select body sprays... 75%off...
so yeah all of those you see here... only 2.25 each!!!
I'm debating on whether I should go back and get more or not.
If I do I'll also end up buying other things as well!! AHHHH!!!

So this here does not apply to the 75% off
but you can still purchase them and/or others for 3 for $24 or 5 for $30.
This one is also one of my faves from VS.
So hurry on over to your VS store and get you some body sprays.
As far as sales, there were more sales for beauty than the undergarments.
I suggest you shop online at VS website to get more deals than you would at the store.

Hope yall enjoyed!!
XoX

Long and Over due... Prize Haul

so here it is.
it is finally up after what? ... almost a month. yeah. hardly ever anyt time for me.
so here are the swatches from the prizes i received from Ro.
for me, blue is still a big bold color but im slowly getting courage to rock it.

now, gold looking shade is sunlit cactus from jesse's girl
the brightest shimmery blue is mardi gras from jesse's girl
and the darker blue is royal blue from la femme

these three are amazing. love the colors.

Ro also sent me some taylor made =) i fell in love w/ them right away

these here are the taylor made swatches

so there it is everyone. sorry i took so freaking long.
here is the link to the vid, just click on the following:
PRIZE HAUL