Simple EOTD

Yep, I'm running out of things to talk about. So here's yet another eotd:

Rubenesque paint pot all over
Melon pigment from lashline to the hollow of my eyeballs
Cloudbound along the upper lashline
Take Wing in crease and outer V
Shu Uemura Precise volume
Red Cherry #1 lashes
blinc liquid eyeliner
and very chappy lips

Closed-eyed because that's the only way you can see the makeup. I love light lids and a dark crease. It looks interesting when you look down. I have a very bad habit of picking at the skin on my lips if they're dry instead of using a moist towel to gently rub the dead skin off. I'm really impatient and lazy like that.

The dang lashes are so long that they hit my sunglasses, so these are def not good on a sunny day. I'm not sure how much longer I can keep up with everyday falsies. I feel like they really damage my natural lashes.

You've all probably noticed that I always have my hair up. I can't stand my hair down, especially since it's still short (just a little past my shoulder). I don't like feeling anything against my neck and face, so I always have my hair in a messy ponytail and clip my bangs back. Anyway, I think the neck is one of the sexiest parts of a woman's body and I've always been partial to updos in glam looks. I'd totally do xxpinkx's hair pouf, but my bangs are way too short for that now.

I also figured out why my skin's been acting so bitchy. There's a reason why you're not supposed to exfoliate with harsh products, such as L'Oreal's Power Buff, everyday. I'd rubbed my skin to death making it red and tender. :\ So now it's dry and flakey. No powder foundation for the time being. hehe

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I'm so mad. Zappos is out of stock on the Ugg boots I want. I'm a size 8 in women's shoes and the kids' Youth size 6 classic boot fits me perfectly. I get to save a few bucks while I'm at it, too. I never liked Ugg boots, but it's so comfortable and warm, which is perfect for winters in SB. Just don't expect to see me sporting this with a miniskirt.

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Seriously considering moving to NorCal after graduation. Can you say, "Hellaaaaaaa!" I wouldn't live anyplace but in California and I'd like a change of scenery. So, answer me this: Any art gallery gigs up north? My Facebook wife is up there too, so it'd be fun if we end up sharing an apartment. I might be visiting her this September, so I'm excited! I haven't had a girls' night out in so long.

I won't be attending the Pow Wow. Will be out of town helping my dad with his work. I know this won't be the last time all the bloggers get together, so until next time...

I'm Brass Free

HG d/s mu remover = ??? drugstore makeup remover. It took me a few min. to try to decipher that but I still can't figure out what HG is! Haul gift? ...I think you should eat up tho and get back up to your normal weight now that everything is well (your cheeks are a bit hollow)! I wish we could swap metabolisms, I have to lose a few to fit into business attire.

I wish I were in Cali! I'm quite bored of Boston.

- Josc

I wish I could be in Boston, I'm bored of Los Angeles. We should swap! HG ='s Holy Grail, and used to refer to something that's your all-time favorite, never-fail, won't-let-me-down product--something tried and true and always has you running back for more. I've been eating a lot more regularly now, so I'll slowly look less gaunt. I'm a thin girl, so losing just a couple of pounds shows (mostly from the waist up).

Hi Fei, you have nice skin so you don't even need any makeup! (jealous!) lol. I wish I could pull off no makeup but then id look like a beast, ha.

- Vanessa

Oh, you do NOT want to see me completely without makeup!

Wow are you Singaporean? I'm like so hooked on the Dawn Yang and XX drama right now too. ;p

- Pearly

I'm mainland Chinese, but I do frequent many Singaporean blogs. Like many, I've been following this hoopla like a cheesy soap opera!

I don't hate DY, i just find it amusing how ppl go to great depths to find her dirty laundary. and it's all pretty entertaining lol

- VietnameseQT

I didn't hate DY before, but since the plagiarism scandal I've developed a great dislike for her. I let her off for claiming to be a USC Trojan (Can you tell I'm a huge USC fan?), but to steal others' words? Feh! I'd like to see everything her deceit has built up to crumble.

Gosh I hate that show Sweet Sixteen! What a waste of my time when I saw one episode of it.

- Fuzkittie

Okay, I'll admit it. I used to love watching Sweet Sixteen. Guilty pleasure! It's just interesting to see just how some of America's youth behave, especially the ones with big wigs for dads. I do have a couple of faves; namely the one girl who had Heatherette design her dress. *jealous* What can I say? She had great taste and I can't say that about most of the Sweet Sixteeners.

also, i have to make sure my dad isn't home... he says falsies are cheesy and for prostitutes (WTF, RIGHT?!) i got so upset when he said that, i was just stunned. ...i would NEVER drive, bc gas prices are fuckin ridic, i'm a typical sucky asian driver, and it's very likely for me to run over/crash into someone.

- Tiff

I STILL feel that way about wearing a lot of makeup at home. I feel slightly trampy, so my makeup tends to be on the modest side when I'm away from school. That's not to say that I think heavy makeup is always trampy. Haha! I didn't officially drive until just last year. Boy, was I rusty! I had quite a few close calls on the fwy and have scraped my new car a couple of times. O:)

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Since my last attempt to change my hair color, I've really drained a lot of the life from my hair. Not surprising, since I've done so much to it. Still, I wasn't happy, because there was a slight brassiness that I wanted to get rid of. I went to CVS yesterday with the intention to just buy something dark to cover it all up, but I saw Clairol's Brass Free dye:



You must think I'm nuts, because I keep dying, bleaching, processing my hair myself, but this is what happens when a girl's bored at home. I'm butchering my hair for the sake of entertainment! The upside, it's just 5 bucks and actually works. My hair is now a nice, brass-free medium brown; not quite the change that I originally aimed for, but it's not jet black and that's good enough. My hair also feels healthier than it did before I used this. The downside? It's not a permanent dye! But I won't complain too much. This actually reminds me of a toner you'd use when you go blonde to remove yellow/brassy bits. I would definitely use this again if I had to.

I've also used the John Frieda Brunette shampoo and "glaze." The shampoo is just a shampoo and the glaze doesn't work--it only leaves me with brown hands to scrub off during my shower.

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I've been spending the past few days sitting in front of the tube watching the Travel Channel. I can't tell you enough how much I love Anthony Bourdain. I love his unpretentious approach to gourmet, because his philosophy is you can't be a good chef if you're not willing to try everything. And that he does. He makes me want to travel and eat anything that moves (I want to eat camel, damnit!). Most of all, I love that he hates Rachel Ray.

Another favorite world-reknown chef of mine is Gordon Ramsay. His show, Kitchen Nightmares, is AWESOME. I love watching him go beserk and cuss the hell out of a failing chef for his inadequate ability to run a successful restaurant.

Gross as it may seem, between the two of them I could cream my pants. I love a man who is smart and witty, and I love a man who can take charge.

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Today, there was an earthquake. It's been so long since we've felt anything big enough to have people dashing under their desks that I didn't feel the urgency to, I don't know... Run for cover? Instead, I languished on my bed, flipping through the T.V. channels. Honestly, I was quite excited. I loved earthquakes as a kid and I love them still. To be fair, I've never been through anything as catastrophic as the one that hit China, so don't even begin to heckle me.

"Asian" Clothing

Waaaay back when I started getting active on ABB, someone mentioned Zipia and I was hooked. I loved the styles of much of their selection and was adding so much crap to my shopping cart. Heck, they had dresses for $10. How could I not? Unfortunately, you need to purchase a minimum of $500 as they are wholesalers. :( Lo and behold, there's a blogger amongst us who is a purveyor of Asian style clothing.

I was approached to check out Ling's e-store. Eager to give a boost to a budding entrepreneur like herself, I obliged, so this is a sort of honest review slash advertorial. Her blogshop, MukoMuko, makes Asian boutiques more accessible to regular joes who want more options outside of eBay or Yesstyle. Comparing MukoMuko's prices to those of its competitors, it's still relatively inexpensive and the shipping is about the same (yes, she ships internationally). The selection appears meager, but it looks as if she's always freshening up shop with new collections so there's reason to check back if what she has doesn't tickle your fancy.

I know that the word "fob" comes to mind when you think of Asian clothing. At least it does for me, but it no longer carries with it a negative connotation. Besides, I don't believe any article of clothing is "fobby"--it's the way you wear it. There are a few things I can see myself wearing, such as this colorful summer dress:

25 SGD, which translates to a little over $18 U.S., it's quite cute and the blue version is already sold out.



This is one I could definitely see myself in. Very casual and would look great paired with skinny jeans, a hot leather bag, and big sunnies. Just a very simple, oversized cardigan. Looks long enough to cover your booty, which is great if the pants you're wearing makes your ass look nonexistant. XD



Then there are things that you could wear to work. I love outfits for work that don't follow the usual white shirt and black slacks formula. Who wants to look like a damn waitress?!

So, there's a little everything for everyone. It looks as if most of the clothing is on the petite side, so if you always find yourself looking through the girl's clothing section because you're too small here's a place for you. Stop by MukoMuko sometime. Ling's a regular amongst a few of our beauty blogs, which is great because that means communication with her should be swift and easy.

Funnily enough, one of the things I've taken away from viewing her shop are ideas for how to wear my hair. Ahh... I can't wait for my locks to get long enough.

Anyone already shop at MukoMuko? You can leave your feedback here! I'd love to see your hauls.

Q&A, Smashbox Wet/Dry Foundation

hey, for the make up remover drug store brand,may i suggest you Lumene make up remover than neutrogena? it works better than neutrogena, and you can get it at CVS pharmacy store.

- Anne

Thanks for mentioning Lumene! I remember reading a lot of favorable reviews for that brand, so that's another thing to look out for.

I have been reading your blog for almost 3 months. I just want to drop that I was so surprised that I found someone I can really relate to in a lot of matters (not just make-up-wise).

Ciao,

Jaya

Hi, Jaya. It's nice to see feedback from lurkers, and I'm glad you can relate to me. I find it surprising to see a lot of girls going through what I've gone through growing up just through reading their blogs and also girls who feel the same way that I do about certain topics, etc. Hope to see more of you.

i think everyone's been lazy/busy to update, after all it is summer and we don't have as much tests to procrastinate for :P
i do look forward to seeing more things from you though

- Aireen

Ain't that the truth? It seems like we're all a little more active when we're supposed to be doing something else. XD

Bah, I get jealous of girls with smaller bust size. I'm stuck paying $60+ per bra to even find the size. Lately the SA told me I'm either a 10F or 12E...and the styles are so limited.

- Elle

Oy vey! Well, I'm stuck buying chicken cutlets and padded bras for life unless the boob fairy visits me. I'm satisfied with my boob size, I suppose. But it wouldn't hurt to have a little more cleavage. If only you could gimme summa dat...

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I visited Melody's yet again on Saturday. It's officially the place for me to get discounted Smashbox cosmetics. I'm not that into MAC anymore and have been wanting to branch out and try other lines.







I left with just one item, the Smashbox Wet/Dry foundation. It reminds me of MAC's Skinfinish compact, but in a sleeker, slimmer package and with a much larger mirror. About $15 total after the 10% discount was applied. It's normally $34, but on sale for $25.50 online now. There were a couple of girls shopping there and the cashier asked how they found out about the store. They just said a friend referred them. I wanted to tell them to use a beauty blogger's name to get an additional discount, but I'm really not the type to butt in, especially since they were already paying.

Coverage is about on par with Skinfinish. I've been using this dry applied with my MAC 187 brush. Definitely not good if you have dry, flakey skin and it doesn't make a whole lot of difference in texture if you use the sponge wet. I'd go with a liquid or cream foundation if you want more coverage and something that won't magnify your parched skin. All in all, I'm satisfied and have now found a cheap replacement for Skinfinish. It does contain talc and I think titanium dioxide too, so if those ingredients are not friendly to you I'd avoid this.

Just a note: Smashbox products are cruelty-free. It doesn't matter to me, since I don't think it makes much of a difference and consider myself a bit of a Cruella de Vil anyway (just a smidge), but I know there are a few of you who would feel that much better about bunnies sans makeup.

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A sort of fotd, I guess:





My cheeks are not pink from blush, but from some reaction to I-don't-know-what product. :\

Very light eyemakeup, but with false lashes. I think I've been reading too many blogs a la XiaXue and Dawn Yang. I feel like slapping on a pair of falsies everyday, because that alone is so cute! I'm also in the process of lowering my brows--god, I sound like I'm talking about a car. I want them less archy more sweet looking. I've noticed that western style makeup has a lot of archy, archy brows, while many of Asia's women have more girlish, soft, full brows that are sort of straight. I don't even know if my brow hairs grow any lower than they do now!

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To veer off the topic of beauty, here's one huge reason why I don't believe young drivers deserve to drive nice cars:









Something from the m3post forum. Poor 2008 M3! A brand new set of wheels and what does a fucking 17 year old douche do? Drive it onto someone's property and cause a shitload of damage! This brings to mind those MTV Sweet Sixteen shows and all those brats whining for nice cars just to show off. They know nothing about the cars they want!

They seemed rather proud of themselves on the forum. Unfortunately, the passengers walked it off...

Makeup Removers

Two in day. I'm on fire!

Feister, which drugstore eye makeup remover is good (if any)? Almay's doesn't work. Lancome is good but i want a cheaper alternative. Vaseline oil???

- Josc

I've recommended the Neutrogena makeup remover in the past. It's similar to Lancome's BiFacil in that you have to shake the solution to activate it, but it doesn't deliver quite the same performance or quality. But why complain? You're paying 6 bucks compared to Lancome's $25+. This would be my choice of drugstore makeup removers.

Another makeup remover that I've read to deliver results that are just as good as BiFacil is L'bel's Essential makeup remover. L'bel is sorta like a French Mary Kay it seems. I haven't tried it, but I remember Mary raving about it here. I can't seem to find it available on their online store, but you can probably find it on eBay. The price is about $12-15.

Another option is a makeup remover using things you can probably find at home. Vaseline is one. I hate it since it's goopy and messy to use, but I will use it if it's all I have. Removes waterproof mascara fairly well, but I still prefer a real makeup remover. Olive oil is another. I've never tried this, but it's pretty popular and worth giving a shot. Baby oil is yet another, but I have read about it clogging pores.

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Ooh, loving the new clean and simply look. Haha, omg, now I want that OPI nail polish too! OPI have really cute names. But yeah, I'd read anything you want to blog about heheh. Have a great weekend, fei!

- Angie

Yeah, I'm a real sucker for cute names too. I also fell for the NARS blush hype because of Orgasm only to exchange it for Deep Throat. XD

I never knew you were an Amy Winehouse fan! music definitely lives up the site!!

I have tried some breast firming cream too from Pout haha. it smells nice but it's got this awful shimmer which puts me off from using! haha.

- NicNic

I'm a fan of all genres of music! Yes, even country, because the Dixie Chicks need some lovin' too. Shimmer?? Wow, the only time I want shiny boobies is... never? lol.

Boob cream?!?! Do you really need boob cream?!?! I think buying a good push bra is a better investment. C'mon...for $15?? Sounds too good to be true :P

But do keep us updated as it is rather curious...

- Gee

Girl, pushup bras don't work if you have nothing to push up! I've tried gaining weight in order to boost my cup size, which works, but a majority of my fat went south. I couldn't fit into my favorite jeans anymore! For the amount Femagis will cost me altogether, it's not a lot considering a breast augmentation is $5k+. But I'll see. :)