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Tag! I'm It!

The very lovely ladies, Angie and Nikki, both tagged me for the 8 questions tag that has been floating around blogosphere lately. So without further ado, here we go:

Angie's 8 Questions

Q1. What's the prettiest packaging you've ever seen?
A. Omg, I'm such a sucker  for packaging, so it's hard to narrow it down, but I gotta say Asian cosmetics win hands down in this department. My favorites are probably Jill Stuart and Etude House, both brands have very princessy vibes to their packaging, almost makes me not want to use them in fear of ruining them! Also, YSL has some pretty nice packaging too, I mean who doesn't like gold?

Q2. Makeup shades/colors you love to death and those you avoid?
A. Hmmm...this ones kinda tough. I love pretty much any color, especially vibrant and shimmery ones, but for everyday wear I tend to stick to neutral browns and earthy greens, very boring. However, for brighter looks I love jewel tones that have a lot of shimmer. I tend to avoid pastels though because I don't think they look good on me

Q3. What is a secret talent of yours?
A. Secret talent? How about any talent? Just kidding....um let's see.....I don't think I have any hidden talents, to be honest,  I'm probably the least coordinated and untalented person I know. I'm a pretty good cook though, does that count?

Q4. You just won a million dollars! What do you do with it?
A. Well, first of all I probably wouldn't even get the whole million, I'd probably only receive about half due to taxes. So I'd probably help out any family members or friends that needed it, go shopping a little, buy some necessities, and hopefully have enough willpower to just save the rest. But probably not :P

Q5. Would you rather have perfect skin or a bigger cup size?
A. Hands down, perfect skin all the way! I hate having boobs, honestly I wish I could chop them off at times. I feel like they just get in the way and makes it harder to find cute clothes (well, mine do at least!). Plus, the older I get, the lower they get...not cute!

Ramblings...

So here's just a couple things I wanted to ramble about, no particular categoies, hence the name of this post

First off, thank you to everyone for your compliments about my new layout. I really like it! It looks much cleaner and it's way easier to read. It also loads a lot faster too! I was a little hesitant to put my pictures in the banner because I didn't want you guys to think I was being conceited or someting, but at the same time, I'm one of those people who never really feel like they're that pretty most of the time, so when I finally get a good picture I like to show it, kinda as a way of saying, "See? I can be pretty sometimes, I'm not always looking like a bum!" I'm sure some of you have felt the same way :P So thank you again for all your nice comments!

Second, I was at Sally's Beauty Supply and I happened to find this eyelash curler. It's by Tweezerman, the same brand who makes the really good tweezers.

Anyways, it's called like a super deluxe curler or something and you're supposed to heat it with your hair dryer for a couple seconds to make your lashes curl better and last longer. I tried it out without heating it and surprisingly it seems to work pretty well on my lashes!  As you all know I have the typical sparse, stick straight lashes and this does a pretty good job. Obviously my lashes are not going to curl as well as other non Asian people's lashes, but for what I have it works pretty well. Haha, it kinda looks like a torture device, no wonder guys are so confused about girls' makeup and tools!

And lastly, I was given this award by Irene. Thank you so much Irene, this award is so cute! You guys should check out her blog, it's so cute and she's gorgeous! Thanks again! ;)

I know I'm supposed to tag some people but I'm really tired now, so I tag everyone! Feel free to post this on your own blogs! Oh, and for those of you who tagged me for the "My own cosmetics line" tag, don't worry I'll get around to it, I am actually having a hard time thinking of what I would do! :P

I'm off to do a tutorial, I will be posting it in a litle bit. Stay tuned!

P.s. Oh I have a question which might be kinda stupid but just humor me-I'm trying to re-organize my posts with different categories and tags, am I supposed to use the same names for the categories and tags? For example, if I label the category 'tutorial' do i use the same name for the tag? And when people use the search bar to look for certain items, is the word they type in gonna pop up related posts according to the catogory or tag? I'm so confused...please help?

*Update: Okay I am almost done re-filing my posts, but to be honest I have a feeling I am making it even more confusing for myself. Oh well, I'm not gonna go back and redo it again! Some of my posts are now in different places now and since I started from my most recent posts and went backwards, some of my older posts are now showing up as more recent ones, just to let you know if you were looking for a recent post....:P

Tag: My Go To Beauty Products

Hey everyone! I just want to thank everyone who tagged me for this (I think it was Maddy Madeline, and someone else? Sorry, I can't remember!)

Anyways, this looked like a really fun tag! However, I rotate products so often, I never use the same thing everyday. So I just decided to list what I am using the most of right now

Primer: Monistat Anti Chafing Powder Gel

Concealer: Sonia Kashuk Hidden Agenda Palette and NYX Concealer in a Jar in Beige (finally got the right shade!)

Foundation: Revlon Photo Ready Foundation in Golden Beige

Powder: Lotree Moisture Skin Primer Pact

Setting Powder: Make Up For Ever HD Powder

Blush: I use so many different ones! But I really like these two, Hard Candy Blush Crush Baked Blush in Living Doll and MAC Blush Ombre in Ripe Peach

Bronzer: Hard Candy So Baked Bronzer in Tropics

Contour: I usually just use my bronzer to contour

Highlighter: MAC Mineralize Blush Duo in Rhapsody in Two,Lotree Shimmer Bling Face Designing, or the highlighter that I got from Sophia (retail therapy)

Eyeshadow Primer: Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden

Mascara: Loreal Telescopic in Carbon Black or Cover Girl Lash Blast Fusion

Eyeliner: Maybelline Lasting Drama Gel Liner

Brows: Anastasia Brow Whiz in Brunette

Eyeshadow: NYX Runway Eyes Palette in Jazz Night

Lipstick: Icing lipstick in Lt. Pink, Revlon Matte in Pink Pout, and MAC lipstick in Myth

Lipgloss: Hard Candy Plumping Lip Serum in Girl Next Door and MAC Cremesheen in Boy Bait (these glosses go great with the lipsticks above)

Lipliner: don't wear any currently but need to get one :P

Face brushes: the white one and the funky shaped one is Sonia Kashuk, the No. 7 is Boots, the last one is e.l.f. Complexion brush, and the other 3 are the high definition ones from Wal Mart. You'll notice I don't have any MAC brushes, that is because I am too much of a cheapskate to spend so much on one brush! :P But maybe someday I'll eventually break down and buy one...:P

Eye brushes: the gold ones are Sonia Kashuk, the white and the last one are e.l.f. and the other two are cheap ones from Target

Nailpolish: I rarely paint my nails because 1.) I am too lazy, and 2.) My nails are always breaking off and chipping because they are so weak (I don't drink milk) so they don't look good enough to paint. But I will occasionally buy a new polish, but I don't have a go to one

Whew, that took awhile! So I have seen this one on quite a few Onsugar blogs already, so I am going to tag some of my Blogger friends (and those Onsugarettes who have not done it yet! :P)

*Nikki*

*Kate*

*Irene*

*Erynn*

*Katie*

Thanks again for the tag!

 

Tag: 40 Beauty Questions

My friend Nikki tagged me for this one, which is cool bc I love doing tags! So here we go:

How many times do you wash your face daily?
I usually try to wash twice a day, morning and night. But if I'm lazy or too tired than just at night

What skin type do you have?
Dry, kinda sensitive, flaky (lol, just like me! j/k). Occasional breakouts, but not really, does have redness and discoloration though :(

What is your current facial wash?
The Body Shop's Aloe Calming Facial Cleanser, it's really creamy and makes my skin feel good! I am also using Lush's Fresh Farmacy soap, but it's not a facial wash

Do you exfoliate?

Omg, yes! I cannot live without exfoliating due to my dry flaky skin. My HG scrub is St. Ives. Apricot Scrub, I have been using it for over 10 years!

What brand do you use?
Oops, I answered in the above question. But I also use Biore's SKin Preservation Even Smoother Microdermabrasion polish once in awhile too.

What moisturizer do you use?
Um, actually I am kinda of trying out a few at a time (I don't know if that's good to do, but I like to experiment.) I am using Elizabeth Arden's Visible Difference Cream Complex, Philosophy's Hope in a jar (I have a small sample that I'm trying out) and
my sister sent me this stuff from Banila Co. called Intensive Hydro Gel, which is really nice! It's not exactly moisturizer, more of a moisturizing gel.

Do you have freckles?
Actually I never really noticed until the other day, when I realized that I do have freckles, and I seem to be getting more! I have 3 in a row on my left cheek

Do you use eye cream?
I just recently started focusing on using eye cream, but I haven't really found one I like yet. I have Biore's Skin Preservation See the Future Eye Cream & a sample of Amore Pacific's Eye Cream, but although they feel refreshing, they don't really seem effective
at depuffing or helping dark circles.

Do you or did you have acne prone skin?
No, not really. Occasional breakouts, but nothing too serious, luckily :)

Did you ever have to use Pro-activ?

No, I didn't have to, but my boyfriend did so I tried it once. It dried out my skin horribly and felt like it burned my skin!

Make-up

What foundation do you use?
Right now I alternate between Revlon Photo Ready Foundation in Golden Beige, Make Up For Ever's HD Foundation in Dark Sand, and a sample of RMK foundation that I got in a swap

How about concealer?
Sonia Kashuk's Hidden Agenda Concealer Palette, Jane's No Show Concealer, Milani's HD Concealer

Do you know your undertone color?
Lol, I haven't really paid too much attention, I just go with whatever I think will look best, but I'm pretty sure I have yellow, since pinkish tones never match right on me

What do you think of fake eyelashes?
I love them, but I always feel like I can't pull them off or I look too fake in them. I kinda wish they had some that were more natural, bc even the ones that say they are natural, are usually still too much on a daily basis. I wish I could wear them everyday bc I have really short sparse lashes, but where I live people are not into makeup at all so they all look at me weird enough as it is!

Did you know that you are suppose to change your mascara every 3 months?

Yeah.....but do I? Not necessarily....:P

What brand of mascara do you use?

Currently? Um, I actually have about 5 or so :P Right now I am using Cover Girl Lash Blast, Loreal Telescopic, Maybelline XXL Extensions, Rimmel Volume Flash, and a few others...I like variety :)

Sephora or MAC?

Can I have both? Lately it's been MAC because I don't have a Sephora where I live...but if I had to choose...maybe Sephora? Idk, that's a tough one!

Do you have a MAC Pro-card?
No, I wish I did though

What makeup tools do you use in make up application?

Everything! YOu name it, I use it, brushes, sponges, puffs...etc.

Do you use make-up base/primer for the eyes?
Yes, but I only recently just started. Right now I am using Urban Decay's Primer Potion in Eden.

For the face?

Yes, but still looking for a good one. I am using Monistat Anti-Chafing Powder Gel but I want to try a creamy one...any suggestions?

What is your favorite eyeshadow (color or shade)?
I like pretty much all colors, but on me I look better with neutrals or deeper colors, like brown, forest greens or navy blues, and smoky black and gray eyes

Do you use pencil or liquid eyeliner?
I use pencil and gel liner, but not too much liquid bc I am horrible at applying it!

How often do you poke your eyes with an eyeliner pencil?
Not anymore really!

What do you think of pigment eyeshadows?
Pretty, but kinda messy.

Do you use mineral makeup?
I've only used it once and I felt like it accentuated my dry skin. But I have been considering trying it again.

What is your favorite lipstick?
Hmmm. That's tough. I don't think I can pick just one!

How about lipgloss?

Hard Candy's Plumping Lip Serum in Girl Next Door

What is your favorite blush to use?

I have a couple- MAC's Blush Ombre in Ripe Peach & Hard Candy's Baked Blush in Living Doll. I have been on a major blush kick lately!

Do you buy your makeup on ebay?
Nope

Do you like drugstore makeup?
Uh yeah!

Do you go to CCO's?
Um, I don't know what that is! Explain?

Did you ever consider taking make-up classes?
Yeah, but we don't really have any good beauty colleges here, and the college I am attending doesn't have any

Are you clumsy in putting on makeup?
Not anymore...at least I hope I'm not!

Name a makeup crime that you hate?

Mismatched foundation to the point of it looking like someone else's head on a person's body! I mean seriously, how can you not tell how badly it looks? A little lighter or darker isn't that bad bc I have trouble myself finding the right shade, but when it's orange? Come on people!

Do you like colorful shades of makeup (lipstick,eyeshadow) or neutral ones?

On a daily basis I usually stick to more neutrals, but once in awhile or one a special occasion I will be more daring. I'm trying to branch out more :)

Which celebrity always has great make up?
Claire Danes. Not only is she my favorite actress, but she is gorgeous and she always has perfect makeup, never over the top. Oh, also Natalie Portman

If you could leave the house using just ONE make up item,what would you use?
Oh god, what a question! I guess it would have to be eyebrow pencil, bc otherwise I'd look really weird (I have really messed up eyebrows without anything on them!) Lol, it's funny too bc I get so many compliments on them, but they seriously are high maintenance!

Could you ever leave the house without any makeup on?
I could...but then I'd have to kill myself if anyone I knew saw me!

Do you think you look good even without any makeup on?
HELL NO! I wouldn't even check me out!

In your opinion, what is the BEST makeup line?
I don't think there is just one best makeup brand. Each brand has their good items and their bad items, so you can't really narrow it down

What do you think of make up?
I love it! I don't care about those people who say that makeup is materialistic and what not...I say if it makes you more confident than what's the harm in using it? Yeah, natural beauty is great too, but for those people who need a little more help with their self esteem, I don't see
how it hurts anyone. It's also an art form in it's own right. I mean, have you seen the transformations you can do with it? And it's not any different from people who get breast implants, or plastic surgery to feel more confident, except that it can be washed off!

There you go! I wanna tag anyone else who wants to do this and share all your secrets with us!

Tag: Photo

Yay, my first tag! The very cute Vanessa at http://www.oh-jhoy.blogspot.com/ tagged me so I had to choose a picture out of my pictures folder on my computer and write a description of it, so here it is:

This was taken last summer I believe at Shell Beach, which is one of the many beaches that are on the way to Bodega Bay, in California. Bodega Bay is a small oceanside tourist town with little gift shops, restaurants, and many places to stop and view the ocean, or play on the beach. This day it was just me, my boyfriend, and our son. If I remember correctly, this was also right before I chopped the rest of my hair off to a short bob, then immediately regretted it, which is my habit :( I loooove going to the ocean and am fortunate that it is only a short distance drive away. Too bad it's winter now though :( Can't wait for summer!

Now the rules for this tag are as follows:

  1. open your 1st photo folder in "My Pictures"
  2. scroll to the 10th photo
  3. post that photo on your site and write about the story behind it
  4. state who you got the tag from on your post
  5. then tag 6 blogs

 

For the 6 blogs I am tagging, they are:

1. Elaine at: http://clothedmuch.blogspot.com/

2.Ena at: http://www.shanghainesedumpling.com/

3. Fashionista91 at: http://meetmeonthecatwalk.onsugar.com/

4. Heavenly Gorgeous at: http://heavenlygorgeous.onsugar.com/

5. Shirley at: http://notesfromthetoothfairy.blogspot.com/

6. Sophia at: http://retailtherapy.onsugar.com/

Have fun! :)

 

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