Day 3-Youtube video♥

I had a really hard time choosing a video. I was thinking of showing one of my favorite music videos but I happened to stumble on this one CF video. It is called Tomorrow Story and the final episode of it. So it's a short post today~ENJOY♥

EOTD/FOTD: Green liner and a nude lip

This is a look I did today using my Physicians Formula cream eyeliner (The green shade from the trio for green eyes), and the lipstick I received from Jamie, Rimmel Moisture Renew in Spotlight Beige.  In the tube it looks like a mid-toned nude shade, but on my lips it turns a little more coral.  I thought it would pair nicely with a green/brown eye!

(Excuse my imprecise application of the eyeliner!  I didn't realize it wasn't so "neat" until I took these pictures, LOL)

Eyes products/ How I used them:

-Victoria's Secret VS Pro eyeshadow primer

-Champagne eyeshadow all over lid/crease (lid color from my WnW trio Walking On Eggshells)

-Matte cream highlight color (from my WnW palette Vanity)

-Shimmery mid-tone brown color in my outer corner/crease for depth (Shimmer brown from same WnW palette Vanity)

-Physicians Formula gel liner for green eyes, the black color, in a thin line at the base of my upper lash line (Just to make my lash line look thicker)

-Physicians Formula gel liner for green eyes, the green color, right above the black liner

-Maybelline Unstoppable eyeliner in Jade smudged along lower lash line

-L'Oreal Extra Volume Collagen mascara in Black

Face:

-ELF Tinted Moisturizer in Light Beige

-NYC Translucent Mosaic powder

-ELF Studio Contouring Bronzer on my temples/hollows of my cheeks/sides of nose

-Covergirl Trublend minerals blush in Pure Romance on the apples of my cheeks

Lips:

-EOS lip balm in Lemon Drop (Smells SO good!)

-Rimmel Moisture Renew lipstick in Spotlight Beige

Wow, I feel like I used so many products for this one.  

Last one just for fun.  :)

Thanks for reading, everyone.  Hope you all had a wonderful Saturday!

Thank You Maquilagem Masstige (PoorCollegeStudent)!

Jamie over at Maquilagem Masstige is so incredibly sweet.  I complimented her on a nail polish she was wearing in one of her posts a couple weeks ago, which was 10 Professional Nail Lacquer in Spring Awakening, found only at CVS.  Knowing I don't have a CVS within reach, she kindly offered to send a bottle to me.  I got her package today, and along with the nail polish she included Rimmel Moisture Renew lipstick in Spotlight Beige.  Thanks girl, you are seriously too nice!

I was so excited to see this in my mailbox today.  :)

10 Professional Nail Lacquer in Spring Awakening, Rimmel Moisture Renew lipstick in Spotlight Beige

She wrote me a cute note explaining that Spotlight Beige is her favorite drugstore nude lipstick:

Swatch of Spotlight Beige:

I've seen this color in stores, but I was hesitant to purchase it as I wasn't sure how it would look against my skin.  However, I love it!  Jamie, you are so right.  It's a beautiful, neutral nude.

I will definitely be doing a NOTD with Spring Awakening.  I love the color so much, as I have nothing quite like it in my collection!  It's a light muted lavender, but it doesn't lose its brightness.  

Thanks again Jamie.  I can't wait to enjoy these more!

Physicians Formula Custom Eye Enhancing Gel CreamLiners for Green Eyes

Phew, is that a long name or what?  It's actually Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Gel CreamLiners.  I have been wanting these for the longest time.  I don't think I've mentioned it much here, but my friends and family know I've been on the hunt for them!  I had hear endless rants and raves about these- mostly that they stay on for hours.  They used to only be sold at CVS, and since I don't have a CVS near by, I was out of luck.
However!  They are popping up everywhere around me, and today I finally found them at Target.  I had to get them when I saw them there, because unlike other drugstores like Walgreens and Kmart, Target doesn't jack up their prices.  I purchased these today for $8.99.

I've been obsessed with the one for green eyes (Coincidentally I have green eyes, haha) since first seeing swatches online.

You get three mini gel/cream eyeliners in three shades for different looks.  The green is for "natural" looks, the black is for "dramatic" looks, and the purple is for "playful" looks.  The purple and green are so pretty!  The black I don't particularly care about, only because I already have one (Wet 'n' Wild).  

This is the brush it comes with:

(I held it up with my finger just for size reference)

I've read reviews saying this brush is useless, but as someone who doesn't wear gel/cream eyeliners daily, I have to disagree.  It's small, thin, and does the job.  It's probably not as good as some eyeliner brushes, but it works just fine for me.

I haven't had a chance to wear these all day since I just purchased them this evening, but I don't think I need to.  They seriously don't budge, however they came off easily with my Pond's Cold Cream that I use as eye makeup remover.  

At $8.99 for three eyeliners, I totally think you're getting a deal here.  These haven't disappointed me in the least.  I'm excited to wear them in a look tomorrow!  

Do you own these?  How do you like them?  I want to check out the other colors now.  :)

Thanks for reading, and happy weekend!

Day 2~My Favorite Animal♥

First off, today was an awesome and crazy day. I had my portion of bad luck though...but anyways I will write more about that awesome day and load picture when I'm not lying on the bed, very bloated, and feeling sleepy. The thing I must do now is to complete challenge for Day 2. Well I don't exactly have a favorite animal but I love doggies♥ Since dogs are such a wide range I will specify that. My favorite dog is the Shiba Inu. It always has been a breed I especially liked since super long ago! If your not sure what a Shiba Inu looks like, it is basically a smaller version of the Akita and it looks kind like a fox with a curled tail. Very kawaii! So..instead of blabbing so much I will overload with some pictures ^_^

The Shiba Inu:










Ok..I guess I should stop showing pictures of only puppies >3< so here is a picture of an adult Shiba:




yes...and just because I found so much more cute pics...here is just a little bit more..I PROMISE!!!




^ ahhh~~so cute!! It's a Shiba Inu puppy's butt and it is in action! Well that is all and hope I have blinded you all with these cutesy pictures and maybe persuade you to love Shiba Inus too XD! Bye until tomorrow~~and look forward to my post about my crazy lunch today! (All pictures credited to google image)

in the city

Tänään olin keskustassa Sannin kanssa! o(*w*)o Kierreltiin kaupoissa ja käytiin syömässä~ Oli tosi mukava päivä (^o^) Noi syömäpuikot muuten törröttää pelottavasti tossa kuvassa XD Nyt oon vaan ihan väsynyt kun käytiin äsken nyt illalla vielä Tungin ja kavereiden kanssa Hakunilan mäkissä.. I hate McDonald's T_T Mulla tulee aina maha kipeeksi, söin mitä tahansa siellä. Ennen varsinkin hampurilaisista mun maha tulee niiiin kipeeksi. Eilen otin sit kanasalaatin ja siitäkin tuli! Sitten äsken otin vaan sundaen niin tuli kans ihan kauhee olo D: Oon varma että ne laittaa jotakin myrkkyä kaikkiin ruokiin! Niin mut asiaan tosiaan..


Mun annos @D´wok. Friteerattua kanaa hapanimeläkastikkeessa. En tosin tykkää hapanimeläkastikkeesta kun se on niin makeeta :/ Tykkään enemmän tulisesta! :D


Pahoittelen hiuksista, jotka kuoli D: Pitäis varmaa hankkii ne pidennykset.. Kädet on vähän tyhmästi tässä mut ku piti pitää tota mekon helmaa kun se oli koko ajan nousemassa tuulen takia ylös :D




Ja asu oli tälläinen tänään:

Dress Liz Lisa
Belt Pieces
Bag Deary, Yumetenbo
Shoes so Lady, Yumetenbo

Olin ihan unohtanut ton mekon olemassaolon :O Mutta kun selailin noita vanhoja kuvia silloin ku katselin mun pidennyksistä kuvaa, niin mulla oli yksissä kuvissa toi niin muistin sen taas.


Yritin salakuvata Sannia 8D mut en onnistunut hahah..


Sitten meidän posekuvia 8D Sori näitä tulee aika monta nyt kun en osannut päättää mitkä olis parhaimmat *u*


Eww my hair is super ugly (O_O)


o(*^u^)o~♥♥♥



Sitten ostoksia.. Mun ei kyllä olisi saanut ostaa yhtään mitään kun oon niin köyhä mut kuinkas taas kävikään.

Mekko GinaTricotista. Toi on ehkä aika erityylinen kuin mulla yleensä mut mun mielestä se oli tosi ihana~~! Sitten oli pakko ostaa XD Varmaan käytän sitä partyparty mekkona ^3^ (btw, tietääks kukaan koska on seuraava Annyeong 8D?)

Ginasta ostin myös yhden valkoisen topin, jossa on pitsiä. Se on tarkoitettu perustopiksi, jonka voi laittaa paitojen alle, jos niistä näkyy vähän läpi.


Hello Panda keksejä *u* Lisäksi ostin kynsienkoristelutarvikkeita.

Translation: Sorry I'm too tired to translate the text. But today I was in centre with Sanni and we did some shopping and ate. Really funny day *w*!

outfit

Eilisen asu, olin Tungin työpaikalla ja illalla käytiin kavereiden kanssa keskustassa ja Hietsussa. Mut sit alkoi sataa niin lähdettiin melkein heti pois.

Yesterday's outfit. I was Tung's work place and at evening we went with friend to centre and Hietsu beach. But then it started to rain so we had to leave soon.


Floral dress BikBok
Bag Deary
Shoes Yumetenbo
Necklace NewYorker


Otin ton kaulakorun kyllä myöhemmin pois, koska mun mielestä se ei sopinutkaan tohon asuun :/

I took that necklace off later because I thought it didn't fit well with the outfit :/

Nyt kohta Sannin kanssa ulos~! o(^o^*)o

Soon I'm going out with Sanni~! o(^o^*)o

New Wet 'n' Wild ColorIcon Eyeliners + VS Eyeshadow Primer

I'm sure most of you have seen the Wet 'n' Wild 'Craze' LE displays at your drugstores, but I've only seen a couple in my area (Which I attribute to living in the middle of nowhere in the Midwest).  They've all been random and different.  This is the first display I've seen at my Walgreens- the rest were at ShopKo.

(Sorry for cell-phone picture quality!)

This was just a tiny stand next to the Jordana/Sinful Colors products, but I've never seen these particular Craze products before.  They are duo eyeshadows!  I didn't pick any up just because none of the colors jumped right out at me, but I'd love to hear if anyone else has seen or tried these.

Onto the Wet 'n' Wild Craze products I did purchase: their new, reformulated eyeliners.  This was a similar display to the one I saw at Walgreens, except it was at ShopKo and there were just eyeliners.  I'm sorry I couldn't get a picture of this- employees kept walking by and I got paranoid.  

With these reformulated eyeliners, Wet 'n' Wild came out with some new colors.  I think there are four total, but I purchased the three that looked prettiest to me: Olive, Purple, and Amethyst.

(To the far right is another new addition to my eyeliner family, Rimmel Exaggerate eyeliner in Emerald Sparkle.  It has great staying power!  It lasted through my sweaty workout last night!)

(Olive, Purple, Amethyst, Rimmel Emerald Sparkle)

I just applied Olive to my upper lashline about a half hour ago, and I have Amethyst on my lower.  So obviously I can't yet give you a full review, but expect one to come.  I think these shades are SO gorgeous, wearable, and they apply really smooth.  Has anyone tried Wet 'n' Wild H20 Proof pencil eyeliners?  Possibly the hardest eyeliner ever?  They are about 1,000,000 times creamier than those.  

(Olive, Purple, Amethyst, Rimmel Emerald Sparkle)

So definitely expect an update when I've had time to fully review these.  At only $.99 a piece, I had to at least try them.

Onto what I purchased at work (Victoria's Secret)- Victoria's Secret VS Pro Lasting FX eyeshadow primer.

This retails at $8, and all the girls I work with constantly rave about it.  I should note the ones I'm thinking of aren't too into makeup, so I don't know if they've used other eyeshadow primers before, but I decided to finally see for myself.  It's a liquid cream texture that blends colorless.  It seems kind of oily, so I don't know how this would work on those with oiler eyelids.  Mine are on the dry side so I don't think this will be a problem for me.  I re-did my eye makeup and used this a half hour ago, so I'll let you know how this works for me too.  :)

Ingredients:
Isododecane, Cyclopentasiloxane, Talc, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Polythylene, Tryhydroxystearin, Disteardimonium Hectorite, VP/Eicosene Copolymer, Beeswax (Cera Alba, Cire d'abeille), Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Isopropyl Lanolate, Propylene Carbonate, Silica, Phenoxyethanol, PEG-40 Stearate, Polybutene, Methylparaben, Mica, Butylparaben, Ethylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Propylparaben,, Titanium Dioxide, Iron Dioxide.

Tried any of these?  I'd love to hear your thoughts!

30 Day Challenge~Day 1

So this is the challenge me and Juney decided to start for bloggers. This list was founded somewhere on tumblr so i'm not sure who to give credits to but, Juney edited the list so this one is half credited to her♥

Day 1: A Picture of The City You Were Born In

Well...the city I was born in was totally not the city I grew up in. I was born in Harbor City Hospital and other then that I don't even know what the city looks like. So for this topic instead of putting pictures of Harbor City (I can't even find pictures of it ><") I will provide pictures of the three main places I've spent my life.1. Taipei, Taiwan (3-4 years of my life)

2. El Segundo, California (about another 4 years)



3. Monterey Park, California

(it's the best picture I can find =3=" but yeah this is an event)

(All pictures were taken from google image.)

So..I shall continue tomorrow with Day 2 and enjoy staring at the very huge pictures!

Quick Update!

I feel like I am so out of touch from the beauty community... my computer has been broken for 2 weeks and it's STILL in the shop! :( I really miss you guys, blogging, reading blogs, making videos, watching videos... I miss it all. Having been without a computer for a few weeks has been a peaceful time for me and I almost feel like it's been good for me to be away but stealing a few hours on the computer (borrowed from my mother in law) makes me can't wait to get back at doing what I love.

I love beauty products, helping women, and finding amazing products to review but my time away has taught me that I don't *need* a mountain of products in my life. I need ONE foundation, ONE mascara and a few of this and that here and there. It's so easy to get caught up in everything when you find something new and beautiful each day online, but for me... that's not what makes my world go round. So, while I can't wait to get back to blogging and making videos my time away has brought a new prospective... I need to focus on the things I do have (and love) and stop trying to find the next best thing. It's a liberating thing! ;)

Hope you all are having a wonderful night and I'll talk to you when I get my computer back!

Besos~
Sarah

Wednesday Weekly Favorites: Glow-y Summer Goodies

This week was a sort of continuation from a couple weeks ago when I went a little lighter with my makeup.  I've been very into making my skin/makeup look as healthy and clear and glow-y as possible this summer, and these products have helped me in doing so.

MAC 252 Large Shader brush- OK, this is one of the two products that doesn't go along with the theme.  For my 13th birthday, my mom took me to a MAC counter to learn how to do my makeup, and she bought me two brushes; this one and the 224 tapered brush.  Ever since I came across ELF's brushes, I haven't really used this.  Actually it's been longer than that.  I haven't used this brush in a looong time.  But anyway, I got it all nice and clean last week, and decided I needed to put it to the test again.  Surprise, surprise- I love it!  Like you've probably heard, it's great for "packing-on" color to the lid area.

Wet 'n' Wild Walking On Eggshells eyeshadow trio- This gives me such a pretty, shimmery eye that I love to wear during the summer.  The colors are soft and pigmented, and I feel like the combination of shades help brighten my eyes.

ELF Tinted Moisturizer in Light Beige- I bought one of these awhile back, fell in love with it, purchased a back-up, and then fell out of love with the first one before I even finished it.  Last week I opened the back-up to see if the consistency was any different since it was "new".  It was a little thicker in texture than the one I had been using for months, and I think that made all the difference.  I've been using it ever since- I'm back in love with this product!  It gives me light coverage that's not sheer, and doesn't go on super shiny like other TMs can.  Plus, the color is pretty much a perfect match for my skin.

ELF Shimmering Facial Whip in Lilac Petal- I talked about this here, when I compared it to my other favorite highlighter, Benefit High Beam.  I'm just trying to use this up, but I really do think it's a quality product.  I wear it on top of my tinted moisturizer or foundation, but under my powder so it doesn't look too shimmery.

Maybelline The Colossal Volum' Express mascara- You all probably know how much I love this mascara by now.  I did a review of it here, so you can see why!  It's my current HG mascara.  Covergirl Lash Blast gives me great volume, but this one gives me great volume AND length.

Neutrogena Acne Stress Control face wash- The lovely Jamie at Maquilagem Masstige recently recommended this face wash for dry/sensitive skin.  I've been using it for about two weeks now I think and it's been working nicely for me.  It doesn't irritate my sensitive skin or leave it feeling tight, and I really think it has helped reduce the redness in my face (It has green tea and cucumber in it).  My skin usually gets a little red after cleansing, but it hasn't been so noticeable since using this.

That's it for this week!  Any of these products that you like as well?  Let me know!

:)

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How I use teal eyeliner for an easy look

I know I've done countless eye looks using teals/greens/blues, but I did say a few months ago that it would be my "go-to color" this summer.  I'd say teal looks and neutral looks have been my usuals so far.  On normal days where I just hang out or work, I do a neutral eye; on days I feel like switching it up, I do a pop of teal or blue.  Purple used to be my favorite color for eyeshadows/liners, but I've been stepping out of my comfort zone.
This is my take on teal eyeliner and making it "pop".  I usually use teal eyeliner when using blue/green eyeshadow, but that's because it blends in and doesn't take away from anything else.  In this look, the eyeliner takes center stage.  (I did another look using teal eyeliner here, but I don't like how it turned out.  Which is why I tried again today)

Products I used:
-Almay Bright Eyes eye base
-E.L.F. mineral eyeshadow in Trendy
-A light cream color for highlight (I used an eyeshadow from the Wet 'n 'Wild eyeshadow palette in Vanity)
-A dark matte brown eyeshadow (I used the dark matte brown color from Vanity)
-E.L.F. Studio shadow stick in Pearl/Glow
-Rimmel Exaggerate waterproof eyeliner in Emerald Shimmer
-MAC eyeshadow in Haunting
-Covergirl Lash Blast Volume mascara in Black

1. Prime your entire eye area

2. Apply a light, neutral, shimmery color (Any color can work for this, but I used E.L.F. Trendy eyeshadow which is a rosey taupe)

3. Apply a light cream color to the inner tearduct and brow bone for a highlight

4. Line the outer 1/2 of your upper lash line with a matte dark brown eyeshadow (Or smudged liner would work for this, but I like the softness of an eyeshadow)

5. Line your lower waterline with either a white or cream colored eyeliner to open your eyes

6. Line the outside of your lower lash line with a bright teal eyeliner

7. Dust a light blue or green eyeshadow on top of the teal eyeliner to blend any harsh lines

8. Curl your eyelashes and apply your favorite mascara

On my face I used:

-Maybelline Mineral Power powder foundation

-Jane Blushing Cheeks blush in Blushing Earth Sheer

And then I just applied Wet 'n' Wild Just Peachy Mega Last lipstick on my lips.  

How do you wear bright eyeliner?  Do you do something similar to this?