dark mood

H&M sweater, Zipia top & boots, Urban Outfitters jeans, ebay'd Alexa bag

Received my Forever21 haul and half were hits (lace shorts, leggings, & knuckle ring) and the other were misses (skirt). Now that I have items to return, I have a reason to go back and shop more! : ].

The leggings were better than I thought. They are so amazing! Comfortable, opaque, high-waisted, and long in length, I loved them so much I immediately went online to see if it was still in-stock so I could order more, but of course they were out. If I was a girl who wore leggings as pants, I would totally rock them -__-. Since I saw 2 of the items I bought in the store I'm hoping it'll be in stock there!

nothing there

this depression is continuing longer than i thought. went shopping to try to make myself feel better, but it was only temporary, materialistic happiness. totally failed and saw that the items i ordered online were at the store in Forever 21. to keep it within context here's what i ordered:

trying to get as much sleep as possible to kill time and not think about anything. went on a day trip to Monterey on Saturday, which didn't help that much.

sjeats

Attended sjeats over the weekend and it was totally not worth it! When we got there at 12, it was packed and there were ridiculously long lines that led to nowhere and seemed to have no start. The sad thing was that we waited 2 hours in line for Mogo's because it had the shortest line. 2 hours for something we already tried and could eat every Thursday? Plus they ran out of short rib T_T. We wanted to try Chairman Bao's, but they weren't even open till later. At least we got to try Horchata ice cream from Treatbot : ].

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need to stop

Purchased two more Alexa bags from the same ebay seller on a whim and kind of regret it now. Some people say "If you like something, buy it in different colors", but when I think of it, I don't really need another one in another color when this one in the color I like will suffice. Ugh, my impulses! T_T

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I wanted a smaller one so that I could use it when I'm not at school, so I chose this one, but it ended up being the same size as the first one I got, so that means I can fit my binder and other school stuff. I wish I had purchased this one in the first place because it is better quality and has more pockets.

I also purchased a black one of the first one I got. I thought it would look good as a backpack, but to be honest, I don't think I'm going to use it! >_<

Overall, they were a good deal. I got a 5% off discount because it was more than one item, so I ended up paying a total of $31.50 for each bag which is a steal. Plus, it came in 2 weeks exactly, so I didn't have to wait a really long time!

Neturogena Mineral Sheers

Had one of those "I'm ugly" phases after seeing this picture (bad makeup, face not matching with neck kind of thing):

...but I think it was mostly due to my hair being hacked off T_T.
Anyway, went on a rage finding a different foundation to make myself feel better and decided to try Neturogena's Mineral Sheers foundation. I have been switching back and forth between Sonia Kashuk's tinted moisturizer and Everyday Mineral's foundation.

Neturogena Mineral Sheers Loose Powder Foundation in Nude (40)



Neutrogena Healthy Skin Pressed Powder in Light to Medium (30) & Mineral Sheers Powder Foundation in Nude (40)


L to R: Mineral Sheers Powder Foundation (Nude), Healthy Skin Pressed Powder (Light to Medium), Mineral Sheers Loose Powder (Nude)

Also got the ecotools retractable kabuki brush to go with the pressed powders:

neutrals neutrals neurals

American Eagle cardigan, thrifted sweater, Forever 21 shorts, Zipia boots, ebay camera bag

Ahhh, a touch of summer weather. It feels weird to wear shorts again lol.
Got my camera bag from ebay today and it's perfect! It fits my Nikon D3100 and I used it as a regular bag today : ].

no can do

Target coat, Forever 21 sweater, skirt, & sweater tights, thrifted Bass shoes, ebay Alexa bag

I've been wearing tights over the weekend and oh, are they comfortable! I guess I'm just tired of wearing pants -___-. I'm so jealous of the cute fashionista girls at school wearing their tights and oxfords, but then I think of all the creepers downtown -__-. I can't dress fashionably because my job is a jeans-and-sneakers kind of thing due to the physical labor/dirtiness factor : (.

Also, see the Hello Kitty/Beard Papa's bag? I'm such a sucker for anything Hello Kitty -___-. I hope I put that bag to actual use. And in sorta related news, I finally got an email from fucking Wholesale-dress.net about my Alexa bag replica order. They said that they couldn't restock it (yeah, pretty obvious after waiting for 2 months) and that they can refund the order back to Paypal. Yes! Never ordering from them again!

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Forever 21 tunic, Urban Outfitters jeans, Steven Madden Londunn boots, ebay Alexa bag

material things make it better

Found an el torito sweet corn cake mix and omg I'm in heaven! >_<

Also found a good Alexa bag replica!

Bought this replica for $32.00 with free shipping from ebay seller "yaxin09". Note that this seller might be nonexistent by the time you look (happened to me before : (. Still, some searches you can use to find this style are a mix of "messenger bag" "satchel" and "handbag". It shipped the day after I bought it and it only took 2 weeks! I thought it would take at least a month since it was free shipping.

To be honest, I was expecting a cheap-ass bag with crappy quality, but what I got surpassed my expectations. The quality of the bag is really good, the material feels soft. The bag can be worn as a backpack as you can see in the pictures above. This was a definite plus! Another plus is that you can undo the tabs at the side which is helpful for when there's a lot of stuff. There's a zipper and plenty of pockets. My school stuff also fits so I can use it as a school bag : ].

Overall, it's a STEAL compared to similar styles that are more expensive. I only received this bag today, so this is my initial review. It might fall apart with more usage of this bag (but let's hope that doesn't happen! T_T).

On a related note, I purchased the Alexa bag replica from Wholesale-dress.net over a month ago and still have not received it. It's true they totally rip people off! Before I felt like filing a dispute on Paypal, but changed my mind. I don't really mind that it's $21.40 though. I'm just going to wait it out.

beauty

Some goodies from over the weekend:

Got the L'oreal Revitalift Eye Cream from Target, on sale for $12.50. Gotta go check if it's still on sale so I can stock up :p! I don't really need an eye cream right now, but I wanted to try this out because it has good reviews and my dark eye circles need some help. I won't see if it works until a couple of weeks, but I like it already. It smells great and feels luxurious (maybe it's because it's my first eye cream -__-). I don't really moisturize my eye area and this is a great moisturizer. The skin around my eyes looks moisturized and more plump.

This week, RiteAid is selling Nivea Lip Care for only a $1! When I saw it in the newspaper, I thought there was a catch, but nope! I wanted to get a bunch to stock up on, but only took 3 so that I could leave 1 left.

And finally did my nails!

Suave Dry Shampoo

Finally got the Suave Dry Shampoo at my local Walmart yay! I was scanning the Suave section going "Yeah, yeah of course they don't have it" when I saw it. I started jumping up and down and my friends just stared, lol.

Compared with Tresemme's Dry Shampoo:
Suave: 5 oz. @ $2.74 (from Walmart)
Tresemme: 5.7 oz. @ $5.94 (from Walgreens)

Initial reaction:
Used it for the first time today and boy is it strong! Reviews said it had a grapefruit scent and I thought it would be a nice refreshing grapefruit scent, but no! It really made me think of regular air freshener sprays. Air freshener sprays=bad smelling bathrooms. It was very strong, stronger than the Tresemme's citrus scent in my opinion. I caught whiffs of it throughout the day. The good thing was that it did make my hair look better. It also did not become as flat and blah as the Tresemme one does, but I did not go through my usual 8-hr days, so we'll see. The one thing that I do like is the range of the spray. The spray has a bigger range compared to the Tresemme. I don't know how long this Suave can is going to last me though, because when I held both cans, the Tresemme felt heavier. It could be the can itself, but we'll see how long it lasts.

new camera

Zipia sweater & boots, Forever 21 skirt, Target tights

Gosh, I wish I could dress like this at school, but it's pants and sneakers for me because of work T_T. In better news, I got the Nikon D3100 for my digital photography class (a reason to get a dslr woo!). In the store, I was comparing it to the Canon EOS Rebel T1i, seeing that they were kind of similar (14.2 vs. 15 megapixels, 1080 hd, 3'' lcd), but I went with the Nikon because 1)It was cheaper 2)Smaller and lighter 3)Everyone in my class has Canons -__-

eyebrows

Here is what I've been using to fill in my eyebrows:

Maybelline Natural Smokes quad & Marcelle Accent Eyebrow Crayon in Charcoal (from Canada)

Right now I'm using the pencil because it's much more softer than using the eyeshadow in the quad. Since it's from Canada, I wanted to find other alternatives, so I picked up NYC's Brow/Eyeliner Pencil in Charcoal and Taupe from CVS.

Top to bottom: Maybelline quad, Marcelle pencil, NYC Charcoal pencil, NYC Taupe pencil

I thought that both the NYC and Marcelle pencils would be similar, but the NYC one is really dark as you can see above. The NYC pencils are really nice in that they're only 99 cents and very waxy.

Burt's Bees Tinted Lip Balm

Losing/forgetting chapstick is the worst thing ever. You notice your dry lips even more! Recently, I lost my Nivea chapstick (which I had just bought) and reverted back to EOS. Not a fan of the Sweet Mint flavor because I always peel/bite my dry skin off and it burns when I apply it. Saw Burt's Bees new product at Walgreens a few days ago but was seriously broke (T_T), but now I got my paycheck and a great deal on all of these chapsticks!



With an instant coupon ($3 off a $10 cosmetics purchase) and a regular manufacturers coupon (BOGO free Nivea Lip Care), I was able to get these 4 chapsticks for about $4 each at CVS. (I'm really starting to love CVS now) The Nivea chapsticks were regularly $3.49 and $3.99. The Burt's Bess Tinted Lip Balms are $6.99.





I was drawn to the cardboard packaging and colors. Unfortunately, the cardboard packaging is just that--packaging. The lip balm is in a regular plastic tube. The colors are pretty, but sheer. I kind of notice the nude of Honeysuckle, but other people would probably not see it. The taste and scent in both are similar.

In other beauty news...
So excited for Suave Professionals Dry Shampoo! When I saw it on youtube, I went straight to my nearest Walmart (at 10:00 at night -__-) and of course they didn't have it. I called the Walmarts around my area and one store says they have it, but I'm weary (-__-). I'm trying to rationalize driving over there just to get it (if they even have it).