Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Let's talk about the artistic world

Choosing a cool makeup style can be difficult!

Makeup can truly be your best friend as it has the ability to completely transform your look by emphasizing your best features and concealing your flaws. It is very important to select and apply the makeup properly as not all makeup types, shades and styles suit all face shapes.

Here's are a few Inspiring Makeup ideas that I will want to do in a photoshoot (either myself or someone else) in the near future.

This one doesn't look as hard! I just need to find nice bold colors! I'm thinking "makup forvever" should work?!?!?!


I absolutly LOVE this one! Of course it'll take lots of time & products to get this look.


This one seem hard! I don't even know if I can get close to doing something this pretty.lol But, ey I'm thinking, as long as I'm on the right track and get something close to it than I should be good. :)

For those of you, who are a friend of mine--I'm sure you have already seen these pictures of me but for those who haven't, these are old pictures of me taken 3 years ago by a friend/great photographer name Houa Yang. She's super creative and good with makeups! These are some of my FAVORITE photos taken with great colors eyes makeup.



NAILS DESIGN.
aren't these gorgeous or what! I hate people who can be so creative!!! I'm working my way there.hahaha! Of course I'm NOOO where near it yet. I'm really thinking of going into a beauty school once I'm done with my BA at Alverno.





Which one is your favorite?



10 Ways to Wake Up Beautiful (FYI: i found this on yahoo)
1. Get an Early Start
Make a habit of washing your face a few hours before bed. If you wait until you're tired, you're more likely to blow it off.

2. Sleep on Your Back
Note to Audrey Hepburn fans: Lying on your stomach is bad for "beauty sleep." The average head weighs 7 to 8 pounds -- a lot of pressure to be putting on your face every night. In fact, many dermatologists say they can tell what side of the face people sleep on by the number of wrinkles there.

3. Get a Lift
Sleep with your head elevated on two pillows, or put the headrest area of your bed on 2- to 4-inch pieces of wood. Gravity helps lymph and blood flow so fluid won't accumulate, Polis says.

4. Save Money, Not Wrinkles
At night you don't need to worry about eye treatments smearing your makeup, so slather on the richest formula you can. Polis swears by Aquaphor:

5. Sneak a Glow
Mix a drop of self-tanner into your night cream or use a cream that contains a bit of tan-producing DHA.

6. Avoid Carb Face
To wake with defined cheekbones, eat a high-protein, low-sugar dinner (try salmon and asparagus, a natural diuretic). Skip the rice, pasta and potatoes.

 7. Wrap It Up
To minimize A.M. frizz, sleep on a satin pillowcase or put your hair in a silk scarf. "Those fabrics are much softer than cotton, so there's less friction," says Harry Josh, a John Frieda stylist.


8. Find Your Inner Ballerina
Pile hair into a twist on the top of your head. "In the morning you'll have major volume and beautiful waves," Josh says.


9. Turn on the Hair Conditioning
Sleep with a moisturizing treatment in damp hair overnight. We like Philip B. Katira Hair Masque, but any rich conditioner will do. Rinse in the morning.


10. Pop a Rooster Pill
Trust us, we were skeptical. But after swallowing two Wake Up on Time pills at 11 P.M., we found it much easier to get out of bed seven hours later. Created by a sleep-deprived single mother, the pills contain an energizing blend of thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamins B6 and B12 and guarana-seed extract. It's formulated with a coating that releases ingredients into your bloodstream toward the end of your last sleep cycle, so you wake up feeling clear-headed, not fuzzy


***Did you find it helpful at all??? Which one?
I thought #8 was such a great tip! I'm gona start doing that from now on to see if it actually works! With such thin hair that I have, I need all the volume in the world. I was surprise by #2. I usually sleep on my back or side :/ and barely on my back!





Tuesday, January 11, 2011

nails & shadows

SPARKLY DARK NAILS
Hey all, lately I've been so lazy to do a blog but since I have nothing to do today, figures I'll do a quick one :)
As you all can see, I've been into painting my nails a lot--well I always love painting them, just that for these couple of weeks I've been doing them like crazy.hahaha. Here's a few for you to see.

I wanted sparkly black nails to go with my NYE dress (but sadly I didn't go out this year. Instead, my bf and I just stayed in and hangout with some friends). Anyways, I still did my nails for fun.  Here's how I do it. It's VERY SIMPLE!

First painted with a nice dark color ( I ran out of my black polish so I went with a very dark navy color)

Second: I just simply apply my silver sparkle nail polish over it. You can get it from Forever21 for a very cheap price. && that's it!!! Told cha-it's simple.haha

with flash                                      w/out flash



My all time favorite: French tips.(I usually do the white tips but once here and there I'll play with other colors)

Here's what I use.
1. the color of nail polish I wanted
2. a clear nail polish
3. Nail's remover
4. old brush
5. cotton balls

First step: clean your nails (remove all old polish)


Second Step: Just simply apply the nail polish on you nails. Don't even worry about making sure the line is straight. You can go back and fix it later.



Third step: Use the brush to clean and make the curve on the tips. (sorry no pic of that )
Forth step: Apply the clear nails polish over it to help it stay on longer and shine it up. 

Final Look.



COVER GIRL SMOKY SHADOW BLAST.
I've been hearing a lot of great review on this product but have never really bother to try it. Only because I'm not so much of a fan when it comes to cream shadow. Anyways, while I was at Wal Mart yesterday getting my CoverGirl mascara volume blast, there was a package of getting two (the mascara and the smoky shadow blast) for only $9.98. I decided to get it and give it a try :)

SO this is the one that I got along with my mascara. Since I just got it yesterday, I haven't really try it on yet...but I will do a look on it soon and tell you guys what I think of it.


Okay that's it peeps! here's a pic of myself.LOL.
 LOTD (look of the day). happy Tuesday!

WEB CAM: it's a snowy day so I put on my "fitch" hoodie ^_^



Sunday, January 2, 2011

Gold Sparkling Nails

It's late and I'm tried as heck from a long day of shopping at Gurnee Mills with the Bf, Diana & Yeng. It was a great day...before hitting Gurnee we stopped by "Prime Outlet" mall first. Saw a really cute purse at Aldo but didn't get it. It was on sale for about $30---now I'm debating if I should go back and get it.lol. Whenever I have the time, I'll do a blog post on what I got from shopping. Anyways, since Koua is busy playing his COD I decided to do a short and quick blog post on one of the nail polish that I got it a while back and barely use it yet.

I'm one of those nails lover so, this past Christmas I decided to paint my nails in a sparkling gold color! My sisters and friends always tell me that I should just go to a beauty school b/c I love doing my nails, hair, etc. Maybe one day after I get my BA from Alverno :) Anyways, Take a look at! It's nothing fancy, just pretty and simple.

This was just an "test out" so I just quickly painted over my pink nails. I got it this nail polish from Discover Store here in Milwaukee for only $1.69. This nail polish is really for decorating and designing but owell...haha.

After over-lapping 3 times, here the final look :)





Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Day after xmas | Surprise in the mail | look of the day

It's been a couple days since I've blog so be ready for a tons of stuff that I'll be sharing. First of all, hopefully everyone had a great Christmas Day b/c I sure did. Anyways, here are some of the things I got for Xmas and what I got for myself "the day after xmas" :D

Got the MAC lipstick that I've been wanting as a xmas gift from my secret Santa [sister Pakou].


Bought myself this shirt at "Abercrombie" kids. LOL. So of course I got it in a "xtra large".hahaha. They were having a 40% off so I got this shirt for only $17!


Got this cute shirt from my SIL as a xmas gift.


Bought myself this long shirt from Charlotte Russe for only $5. Wear it with a belt and it'll even look cuter :) 


Earrings from "ForLove21".




LOOK what I got in the mail today!!! My ELF products!!! I ordered it about 2 weeks ago it's finally here. Thanks to my lovely friend Choua for telling me about their 50% discount.

what I got ^_^

My brushes that I've been wanting. I can' wait to use them.


Mineral eye powder.


Eye liner---the quality is really nice. After testing it on my hand, I have to really scrub it to wash it off.


Look of the day: "Natural and simple"




Tuesday, December 21, 2010

which one....

Lets play a little game [well not really] but I've thought I should do a blog on what I perfer to use or wear.

Hair:
1. short or long? LONG (last year I got a bob hair cut and regret it so much. I like it but I just don't think it fit me as much as long hair. Some of my friends think it suit  really me well but as for me, not so much. So yea, never cutting my hair short again.)

2. black or blonde? BLACK. (I don't match blonde. I've done it in the past  and it makes me look super pale.hahaha. Knowing that I have such a tan color too, it just makes me look funny. I don't mind a light brown but not blonde)

3. curl or straight? BOTH (that's a hard one b/c I love them both. It just depend on my moods and how I want to do with my hair that day)

Makeup;
4. eye liner or mascara? EYE LINER. ( I used them both but I think I can go without using mascara)

5. lipstick or lip gloss? LIPSTICK. ( Again I used them both but lately I've just using lipsticks)

6. light shadows or dark? BOTH ( I like applying light makeup in the the day time and dark at night time. Although there are days when I do dark makeup in the day time too.)

7. blush or bronzer? BLUSH. ( I uses blush everyday unless I'm not putting any makeup on. In the other hand, I can go without bronzer)

Fashion:
8. dress or skirt? DRESS. ( If you know me, you know how much I love dresses! lol)

9. jeans or dress pants? JEANS. ( I barely wear dress pants unless it's for an interview for something important.)

10. shorts or leggings? BOTH. (summer=shorts and fall/winter=leggings)

11. scarfs or hats? SCARFS. (I adore scarfs. They're super cute. I owned too many scarfs vs. hats, I think I only owned 3-4--and I barely wear them too.)

12. heels or flats? BOTH (flats = day time and heels = night time/special occasion)

13. Purse or wallet? PURSE. (I can never have enough purses!)

14. Fur or Leather? BOTH (depending on what it is and if it matches me)

15. earrings or necklaces? EARRINGS (this one is a hard one b/c I love them both and owned lots of it. The only reason why I said earring is b/c I cannot start the day with wearing any earrings. I will feel too nake.LOL)


Okay that's it. Why don't you tell me, what you perfer now???

our early xmas dinner && foods that we love

The boyfriend took me out to eat at "Cheesecake Factory" last night as an early xmas dinner! The food was super yummy!

Sorry for the blury pic---we were still in the car while taking this pic.

On our way...


My dish: "Chicken Madeira" (one of the most popular dish!
Whenever I go there, I usually just get this or their "Chicken Bang Bang". I'm too afraid to try new dish.hahaha! This is when Koua comes in---he prefer trying new dishes, so I just get some sample taste from him. SMART EH? haha)



Koua's dish: I think it's call "Diane Steak and fish"?!?!?!
(the steak were so good! Although I didn't really like the fish that much
 but than again I'm not too much of a sea foods fan! Try it, if you have't before. You'll love it.)


I have to get one of myself with my food.haha
(ARGH, i hate my baby hair)



And of course me being a camera whore, I just have to take some pictures of
myself and my makeups of the night. It's just very simple and natural.


Okay last one.LOL

Since I'm already talking about foods, I thought I shared a couple pictures of Koua and mine favorite dish that I make :)

SEA FOOD! (this is the only sea food dish that I like! I learned it from my sister in law)
YUMMM-this makes me hungry.


Koua & I love eating "pho" We make/eat pho almost twice a month. LOL. Pho is the one dish that Koua will make on his own without any help from me.haha! I love our "pho" days because I'll just sit and do my own thing while he cook for us to eat. ^_^
**HOME MAKE PHO IS THE BEST**

I cannot wait to go back home this Thursday and celebrate xmas (spend time) with my family! Every year, my family and I play "Secret Santa"! This year we are adding something new to it---who ever bought the BEST GIFT win $40!!!! (lets hope I'll win.hahaha). I cannot wait to find out who have me and what they got me!!! Ohhhhh btw, this Wednesday Koua will be taking me to go buy my xmas gift! I'm super excited and cannot wait! OHHH life can't get any better than this.hahaha! I love the holidays!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE!