Winter, please be gone.

Okay my last update was sometime after my birthday and I would say a lot has happened since then...give or take. Where to start...

The month of February...I don't really remember much from February minus the fact that it snowed like every other day making commuting to school super complicated and difficult. Okay, so it didn't snow every day but it snowed enough that it was a complete pain to step outside plus the cold weather but everything else that goes wrong when I step outside. Where is this teleport machine that's supposed to be invited like ages ago? Since spring semester started, I've been hanging out with Kathy and her friends a lot...pretty much every weekend and some days. Literally I've been out every weekend since I was taken out the week of my birthday. I would come home from work on Saturday, do whatever it is I need to do and head out. It's actually quite fun...gets me out and about and having fun like a college student should be doing..haha. It's fun being legal without restrictions. =D

[Waterfall fountain thing at Foxwoods]
One weekend I went to a casino and gambled for the first time in my life and I got to say I did pretty well. Not only did I not lose money, I manage to win $10! haha It was fun while it lasted as being in a smoking environment for some hours caused me to blow almost black mucus out of my nose. Yeah gross I know.

It amazes me that people can sit in front of these machines for hours!! I machined hopped a lot BUT I found two machines that were my lucky machines. One machine won me pretty much all my money back when I had about $2 left...[not pictured] I had won about $30-$40 and then left to another machine that I ended up with $20, then I went back to the lucky machine and won about $50 but I kept playing until I had about $10 and thank goodness I won $30 back and left it at that. I didn't want to be greedy and be left with nothing. My mom sponsored me to play blackjack but these people next to me wouldn't shut up because I'm young and had no money to play but before I left the table I won back $20 so I didn't win or lose--well my mom haha.

I don't even remember the order but another weekend was Kathy's friend's birthday party that Kathy took me too. It was really fun and the people there can drink...like drink and drink and drink without getting drunk. At one point a friend of her friend approached us to take a Bacardi shot with him. Kathy and I kept drinking water since they wasn't any juice or soda--these people are hardcore man! And since it was after Chinese New Years there were a bunch of oranges sitting on their kitchen counter and a few other people plus Kathy and I started eating those haha! Thank goodness for the oranges..I would have probably passed out or something, not that I was drinking a lot.


Sushi pizza =D


Kathy and I went to ihop for free pancakes on Free Pancake Day!


My newest favorite froyo place. ^^ Green tea froyo is the best!


Ordered my first drink...Strawberry margarita I think and it was freaking huge!

The beginning of the month of March, I had my spring break where I worked and got my hair done on Newbury Street for the first time ever in my life. haha it was a fun experience and I pretty much worked every other day of the week I had off. Kathy and I also went tanning over the break so I'm no longer pale white but the tan is fading. =[ I still have sessions left so I'll probably go again soon..so I don't look like the walking dead. My coworker even said I look healthy colored when I asked her if I looked darker. hehe. The break ended with a birthday party on Saturday night and then studying on Sunday, kinda. T_T So now it's back to school and study until my brain explodes--again.

Good news is that I'm officially going home at the end of April! May 1st to be exact..after work on Sunday I'm heading to the airport and heading home to sunny Florida for two weeks before summer session starts. Then I plan to come home again in August before the new school year starts again. I don't know this updated seemed to be a bit pointless. Hopefully I'll be taking time to color my face and take pictures soon haha.

Ohh yeah and my blog is now mobile supported! lol


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Year 21!

I'm finally 21!! It's so exciting and at the same time nothing has changed LOL. I'm still doing the same things and this year definitely had a great kick off start!

Okay, so a quick recap of the past week or what I like to call my birthday week. =] So Monday I went to class and sat in a Statistics class since my Calculus professor teaches it as well so I have her for two hours three times a week...which I don't mind since she's super nice and one of those ladies that you want as a grandma...and she's not that old either. Either way I like her as my professor and hope to take her for Calculus II if she's still teaching since she's half-retired and working part time. Then Tuesday [my birthday!!] I technically didn't have any classes on Tuesday and Thursday since I didn't pick my classes yet so I went into school early for the add/drop thing. I pretty much redid my schedule and decided to take Biology and Chemistry over the summer since I had such a rough fall semester...I'm going to pretend that the past semester never happened. Anyway, I was able to pick all my classes I wanted plus one that I wasn't too sure of but the professor is nice and I like her so I'm keeping Anthropology haha. I had to skip Anthropology since it had already started while I was getting my schedule together and by the time I was done class was already over. I went to Psychology and Health Care Ethics that ended at 2:45pm and my mom came to school to pick me up. She took me out for Korean BBQ!! I've heard from xppinkx that her favorite Korean restaurant was Korean Garden in Brighton and since it was pretty close by and in the area my mom and I went. Most of the pictures I've already posted on twitpic but in case you missed it. ^^

I love banchan! I can eat these all day! My favorite is definitely the kimchi and the sweet lotus root..heck they are all my favorite, I ate them all! haha XD

Some dipping sauces and stuff for the meat and bibimbop!

This was an on the house soup that is super good! I don't know what it is...it has tofu in it..I don't know I'm going to try to order this next time. I do think it's like a soondoobu [according to the menu] haha

Pork belly...it's just like bacon.

Bibimbop!! My newest obsession and I can eat this all day, everyday! I LOVE the special sauce it comes with that you can pour as little or as much as you want yourself!

There was a storm advisory warning because we were expecting 8-12 inches of snow that was supposed to start snowing that night so as we were eating I got a text message from my school's alert system saying that the school will be closed the following day! Happy birthday to me, right?! No classes the next day and after eating my mom and I went alcohol shopping. lol We actually went to a couple places because my mom couldn't find what she was looking for. I bought my first bottle of champagne that I still have yet to open! haha and then we went to another liquor store where I found a bottle of Hpnotiq that came with two glasses and my mom ended up getting it for me plus this bottle of Godiva White Chocolate liquor thing that I thought was going to taste amazing--nope both the Hpnotiq and Godiva was not what I was expecting. T_T haha Since I got home and my mom said she was going to go out I invited my friend Kathy to come over and have drinks with me and then it was going out with her and her friends.

This is my favorite picture--like ever! And the best part is they took me to a Korean Bar near where my mom and I ate earlier in the day!!

I don't know what is in this...it was called like the Charles River or something like that. I had to drink a lot of it since I kept losing at the games they were teaching me to play...total fail haha but it was so fun. And I'm come to conclude that I do very much like yogurt sojus! I'm going to try to make my own soon. hahaha We ate really good Korean food too which I should have taken a picture of [fail Adrienne..-__-!!]

They got me a cake too which I totally did not expect at all! I didn't even see any of them carry it in!! Boston creme cake is so yummy!!

Ignore the whited out and red face. I get blotchy when I have alcohol...like almost hive like-ish but it's not itchy or anything. This was seriously the best way to turn 21...I totally did not expect it at all--school canceled for a snow day and going out which by the way was like the first time ever I've stayed out past 12am that's not school related. I know, I know but I'm not a person that goes out much. Then on the way back it started to snow! I got back around 1:30ish or so, showered and went straight to bed.

The next day was the snow day and went I looked out my window everything was covered in snow. Within hours there were inches of snow and I thought it didn't even snow that hard, you know what I mean. So I spent the day home with my mom and did homework and I got to take home the cake that Kathy bought me and finished it too. XD School reopened which was !@&*@%$#&^* because a lot of other schools were closed except for the colleges. It was okay since I had [finally] gotten the Coach snow boots that I have been eying since before Winter break! Thank you mommy!! [It was one of my birthday presents from her.]

[Photo from amazon.com]
I love, love, love them! Minus the fact that I stepped into a HUGE puddle with them but the material dried quickly and it didn't appear dirty. I need to give them a scrub down tomorrow. I do think the size 7 is a bit too big...they didn't have half sizes in stock and I wasn't sure if I wanted the size 6. It was late when we went to the mall the past weekend. Ohh well more wiggle toe room for me...haha either way they work, I've worn them a few times out already. Anyway, on Friday I'm done with classes at 11am so I met up with Wendy and her sister for hotpot in Chinatown. We ate for two hours straight!! Then taking the train back I headed to the mall with them because Wendy's sister wanted to go to Sephora and so did I so I was like what the heck why not.

I ended up getting [this is my final purchase that's makeup for a while, I promise!!!] Laura Mercier's Silk Creme Foundation and the tinted moisturizer. I've used the foundation for work the past weekend and LOVE it. Usually by the end of the day I would have creasing and like flaking off, pretty much my face is falling apart but this foundation stayed on all day like I didn't have anything on my face. Plus I went out to a party afterward and it still stayed on. I love that it doesn't smear off when I touch my face or something ends up brushing on my face...I think a possible review when I use it long enough haha. I used the tinted moisturizer to school the other day and it was snowing/raining and I thought oh crap my face is going to be melting off but surprising when I got home to wipe my face off there was still a lot of product on my face. I didn't use powder to set or anything It helped even out my skin without looking like I have a full face on. I just use the tinted moisturizer without concealer or anything. It's a lot thicker than I expected but nonetheless it works well.

Okay so on Saturday I went to work and my mom picked me up and unexpectedly my mom said she wants Sichuan food so we went to eat at I think the restaurant is called Sichuan Gourmet...I've been to the one in Billerica a couple months ago but we went to the one in Brighton...they have like multiple locations. Anyway, we ate and I was texting Kathy if we were going to hang out since we had plans on Friday but they didn't go through and she invited me to her bf's house for a little party. I had a lot of fun meeting some of her friends that she went to high school with and learned to play flip cup beer pong haha! Yeah and I suck at beer pong to be clear. Kathy and her bf then drove me home at 3am and I went to work the next day--kinda crazy I know. I worked Sunday and then that night Kathy had called me again asking if I wanted to hang out because Monday was a holiday and I said sure why not. We went bowling and played pool. I've played enough bowling on the Wii but actually playing seems so much harder...I got so many gutter balls it's kind of ridiculous LOL! Pool I did a little bit better...I think Kathy's friend and I won but I'm not too sure...I think I was the one to hit the eighth ball into the hole. haha it was fun. ^^

I hope everyone else had a great long weekend! I haven't had this much fun in a while and so glad I got to experience it on my birthday week! haha

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A Piece of Me--January

I've come to the conclusion that there will not be a December Favorite since I didn't really try anything new...even if I did, I barely used for the month since I went home and everything. January just started but is vastly coming to an end as well and I sure have some thing I want to share! In the meantime...

Let's give you A Piece of Me for this month!

This month....
I like: To forget last semester has ever happened and moving on with a clean, fresh start. =]

I don't like: That winter break was cut short...like seriously before I knew it I had to fly back plus the snow is my worst nightmare when commuting to school. *sigh*

I want you to know: Omg, I'm turning 21 this month!! And I'm on a "no buying makeup ban." Skincare on the other hand is different. ;]

I've planned: To maintain positivity and work through this month before stressing over the next.

I want to say to someone special: "Me no here!" hahahaha!! ;] Love you! <3

Have a lovely month everyone!

Happy New Year 2011!

Happy New Years everyone! First post of the year! Can you believe it's already a start to another new year? It's truly crazy how fast time is flying by but nonetheless we don't want to slow down on anything we've been working on.

New Year equals New Year Resolutions...to be honest, I never have any new year resolutions. I kind of just go with it and make resolutions along the way. Or wait...I think I have one, to proofread more haha. I reviewed some of my posts in the past I guess my fingers where going way faster than what I wanted to say in mind. haha. What are your New Year resolutions?

So I celebrated New Years with my cousin and we played with makeup haha. I didn't get to bring much of my makeup back home but I think we did do a good job with what we had. I played with my UD Naked Palette for the first time and omgosh! It is amazing! I thought looking at the palette and how nice it was is already impressive but once I used the shadows, I was like this is an AMAZING product, super pigmented and I love the shimmer too! Thank you to Karen, my cousin for gifting it to me--it's the best Christmas present I can ever ask for! She goes to school in NYC and was able to find me the palette after it's been sold out for months everywhere around me. THANK YOU, THANK YOU!! <3

So gorgeous!!
I haven't done a makeup look in a long time! I think the last time I did one was way back during the summer time. I don't use too much color and mainly stick with neutrals especially black or dark colors to create a darker eye. I'm not the best person to put on makeup, I still have a load of tricks and techniques to learn but so don't judge if it's not perfect. =P

ON THE FACE:
Benefit's POREfessional Face Primer
MUFE HD Invisible Coverage Foundation in 118 Flesh
MUFE Full Cover Concealer in number 5 Vanilla
MUFE HD Microfinish Powder
MAC MSF in PettiCoat

ON THE EYES:
UD Primer Potion
UD Naked Palette e/s in Sidecar
UD Naked Palette e/s in Toasted
UD Naked Palette e/s in Hustle
UD Naked Palette e/s in Creep
UD Naked Palette e/s in Virgin
NYX Smokey Eye 10 shadow palette, the black in the second row, second column...it didn't have a name.
MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack
MUFE Aqua Eyes Eyeliner in 0L
YSL Volume Effet Faux Cils Mascara in Black
Model 21 False eyelashes in No.1 [I think, I'll have to double check]

ON THE LIPS:
MAC Naked Honey Salve
MAC Creme d' Nude lipstick

I'm so pale! I really like this picture minus the random hair that is right in front of my face. -__-

I LOVE this picture! <3

He's so fluffy!!

Hahaha look at Lucky's face. XD
Bobo has some makeup on too but her face felt irritated so she took it off.

Okay so I'm going to recap a little bit of what happened since I've been home.

A lovely blogger by the name of Jennifer [Her Blog and Twitter] surprised and sent me a box of Godiva Chocolate Truffles for the holidays!!

Thank you girl! I really appreciate it and be expecting something back from me soon, I promise!! I love anything Godiva and the truffles were sooooo yummy!! <3

Then my Secret Santa that I gifted to last year, Cee also sent me a gift for the holidays!

She sent me a bunch of goodies and I love them all! I know she's a busy woman and taking the time out from her schedule to put everything together for me makes me super grateful that I got to meet her last year through Pink's Secret Santa. Thank you so much for everything!! I promise to put together a love pack for you too and I know just what to get you!! =D <333


LMAO! My dog is so funny and what's even more funny is that my dog doesn't even know how to play dead. Being able to capture this is too funny. He is okay in case you were wondering, haha.

I've been trying to spoil my dog like crazy since I haven't seen him in forever! Bobo and I went out and bought my dog some good quality meat and some new vests for him to keep warm during the winter time. It can get pretty cold in Florida and my house is usually a few degrees colder than outside if we don't turn the heat on so if I feel/think it's cold, I think he would too.

I finally own Sigma Brushes!

I took advantage of their holiday sale plus there was an additional code from MakeupbyTiffanyD that I believe gives an additional 10% off so this was a great opportunity for me to place an order. I had them send my package home so it was so nice to have a package waiting for me the night I came home. ^^

They are soo pretty! I haven't used them yet...the bristle are super soft and I love them. =]
Then about a week later I placed another order for the Sigmax synthetic face kit because they were out of stock the week of the holiday. I also got a black brush roll for my other loose brushes and got the Sigma Kabuki/Buffer F45 brush [not pictured]. Needless to say I've been aimlessly buffing my face for no reason with the brushes, LOL--especially the Sigmaz Synthetic face kit brushes...the Flat Top Kabuki F80 brush to be exact.


The black brush roll is a bit thicker than the pink one and it's harder to get the brush roll to fold together. However, it's perfect for my loose brushes and the Sigmax brushes. I know I'll be reaching for the black brush roll more often since majority of my face brushes are in there...I don't do eye makeup for work except for mascara.

Other than that I've been home spending time with my cousin, Lucky, eating A LOT, and sleeping. My aunt is just the best cook ever and I missed her cooking so much! I'm always eating when I'm over at her house and I swear I'm going to gain so much weight before going back to Boston.


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40 Question Tag.

I found this 40 question tag and wanted to tag myself and whoever reads and wants to do this. *Tag you're it!* I always love to read what other people use as their skincare and makeup that they use because there are so many products out that you just can't come across all of them right? haha Here goes. =]

SKINCARE
-How many times do you wash your face daily?
Twice a day, morning and night.

-What skin type do you have? (dry,oily,combo)
Oily

-What is your current facial wash?
I'm using Laneige Multi cleanser at night on days I wear makeup and Laneige Pore Clear Cleanser in the morning and nights that I don't wear makeup.

-Do you exfoliate?
Yes, like on a daily basis. My face doesn't feel clean unless I exfoliate...I know it sounds bad...*shrugs*

-What brand do you use?
Laneige cleansers have the mini beads in it and then I use the Strawberry peel once in a while when I remember to use it haha and I use my Clarisonic MIA at night with the cleanser.

-What moisturizer do you use?
Laneige Balancing Emulsion 2_Ex that is for oily skin.

-Do you have freckles?
A few here and there.

-Do you use eye cream?
Olay Definity Eye Illuminator and Laneige Designer Eye Cream which I use every now and then.

-Do you or did you have acne prone skin?
Not too much..I don't break out too often.

-Did you ever have to use Pro-activ?
Yes, when I was in high school.

MAKE-UP
-What foundation do you use?
Most current is the Lancome Miracle Teint foundation...every now and then I'll switch to another one that's in my stash.

-How about concealer?
Makeup Forever Full Coverage concealer.

-Do you know your undertone color?
Cool so blue or pink undertones..I think...

-What do you think of fake eyelashes?
I like them but I don't wear them all the time.

-Did you know that you are suppose to change your mascara every 3 months?
I do but I never follow it...haha

-What brand of mascara do you use?
MAC, YSL, Bare Minerals, Benefit

-Sephora or MAC?
Sephora! MAC has been a disappointment for me lately. =[

-Do you have a MAC Pro-card?
I wish I had one.

-What makeup tools do you use in make up application?
Brushes, I'm like obsessed with face brushes.

-Do you use make-up base/primer for the eyes?
I use Urban Decay Primer Potion when I use eye makeup.

-For the face?
Benefit's POREfessional face primer that I use every now and then.

-What is your favorite eyeshadow (color or shade)?
MAC's Satin Taupe

-Do you use pencil or liquid eyeliner?
MUFE pencil liner and MAC gel liner.

-How often do you poke your eyes with an eyeliner pencil?
I don't poke myself haha

-What do you think of pigment eyeshadows?
They last forever!

-Do you use mineral makeup?
Not too much.

-What is your favorite lipstick?
MACs Way to Love from their A Rose Romance Collection! Too bad it's limited edition. =/

-How about lipgloss?
I barely use lipgloss.

-What is your favorite blush to use?
I use MACs PettiCoat MSF as blush.

-Do you buy your makeup on ebay?
Nope.

-Do you like drugstore makeup?
I don't buy drugstore makeup because I can't test it out before purchasing.

-Do you go to CCO's? (cosmetic company outlets)
Yes. =]

-Did you ever consider taking make-up classes?
I learn all the best from beauty blogs. =D

-Are you clumsy in putting on makeup?
No...but sometimes I don't think I'm putting it on right haha

-Name a makeup crime that you hate?
Limited Editions that don't have dupes!!

-Do you like colorful shades of makeup (lipstick,eyeshadow) or neutral ones?
Neutral and maybe a bit of color.

-Which celebrity always has great make up?
Kim K ALWAYS have a flawless face.

-If you could leave the house using just ONE make up item,what would you use?
MAC's Naked Honey Salve.

-Could you ever leave the house without any makeup on?
Yes.

-Do you think you look good even without any makeup on?
I guess so.

-In your opinion, what is the BEST makeup line?
Makeup Forever.

-What do you think of Makeup??
It's become a very expensive hobby haha.

November Favorites 2010

Another month has gone by and another chance to share my favorite products I had used and/or currently still using in addition to the prior months...yeah I use a lot of stuff haha

1. Velcro Hair Bow Fringe Holders
I LOVE these and whoever invented them is a genius! It holds my hair out of my face while I'm doing makeup, cleansing, or whatever by just swiping the bow over my hair and it holds it in place. It's easier than using hair clips, bobby pins, etc.
2. Gucci Guilty eau de toilette
You have NO IDEA how obsessed I am about this perfume! It took me sometime to figure out if I really wanted it...I even got multiple samples of it before finally deciding to do the deed and purchased it during Sephora's FF sale. I just LOVE the smell...the only way for me to describe it is like the scent of a new baby diaper but super fancy and sophisticated all in one. It's seriously my favorite ever! LOVE LOVE LOVE!! ♥
3. Peter Thomas Roth Sulfur Cooling Masque
Great for all over masking or spot treatment which I use for both. It's super cooling on the face (it's similar to foot scrubs-ish for a better way to describe it...haha) Leaves my face clean when I mask all over and dries out my blemishes overnight.
4. Laneige Balancing Emulsion 2_Ex
The perfect moisturizer for the season. It's light and keeps my skin feeling and looking great all day. I use it day and night.
5. Aveeno Positively Radiant Exfoliating Body Wash
I LOVE this body wash! I like having beads in my body washes because it makes me feel clean and because of the winter time making my skin dry, it helps a lot. I've actually been using the body wash for a while and I am still impress with it. It's sometimes hard to find, it used to be at CVS, now it's at some Walgreens...I just hope it doesn't get discontinued with all the other products that I used to like.
6. Clarisonic Mia in Pink (with Sensitive brush head)
I love love love this device! It does all the cleaning and more for my face and I have seen an improvement in my skin since I've moved away from home. My skin has been acting up which I blame the bad weather and dirty air. I've noticed less frequent breakouts and smoother skin. I use the sensitive head that came with it (I also bought normal brush heads that my mom is currently using) and used the Mia every night before getting in the shower. It's waterproof too and I've used it in the shower too. I think everyone needs a Clarisonic, it's seriously one of the best things I've ever purchased, it's a great investment. Get one!!
7. L'Occitane Lavender Vinegar
I am so sad to find out recently that this product has been discontinued from L'Occitane! I don't used another else from them except this but it's one of their best products! I was introduced by a forum member through tPF and loved it. I recently started reusing it again because of a few blemishes and it made them disappear overnight..it's always done that since I purchased it..it's just too bad that I barely have any left and it's discontinued. =[
8. Lancome Teint Miracle Foundation
Great coverage, I really love the consistency of the formula...very easy to work with. I use my fingers to get it on my face then use a brush to additionally blend. It's also very convenient that a pump is included. There isn't a scent to it and it contains rose exacts for soothing skin which sold me to it.
9. Johnson's Body Care Melt Away Stress Lavender & Chamomile Lotion
It's been established that when it's winter my skin on my stomach and back gets flaky and super, super itchy. Lately I've been using this lotion and it helps with the itchy a lot around the problem area. I also bought the full size tube and I keep this one in my purse for my hands. The scent is light and enjoyable plus keeps my skin super soft. One application in the morning on my hands last the whole day. =]
10. Bare Minerals Flawless Definition Mascara
I redeemed the mascara from Beauty Insider points and I love the brush applicator. It's those plastic ones and the tip is pretty small which gets every lash--top and bottom. Plus the formula really has lengthened my lashes since I've used it. Clumping isn't an issue and easy to work with. I'm not too sure if I'll get the full size for it when this one is used up but it's a good mascara to use, most definitely.

Enjoy!

A Piece of Me--December

It's time for the A Piece of Me game!

This month....
I like: To be done with classes and finals and be home already. I miss Lucky soooo much!!

I don't like: The stress I have on my shoulders from school...too much is going on even though it may seem like it's not.

I want you to know: Sometimes I just don't know what I'm doing and it's so hard to figure things out when people around are no help--very frustrating.

I've planned: To do my best and fight through everything that comes my way. I'm ready for you!

I want to say to someone special: I still can't believe you actually got me what you got me for Christmas! I love you to pieces! ♥

You can join too at We love Toothfairy's blog!