This is the best. I don't use the built in sponge because it gets gunky and weird really fast if you do the whole base coat, 2 coats, top coat, sparkle coat, uber thick method like me. I just press a cotton onto the sponge and it soaks up more than you need. It's acetone, so while it's drying to your skin, it removes the polish super fast.

It also comes with this "dauber" which is a wool (i think) ball on a metal stick holder thing (think the cheap easter egg dye dipper things).

It says to use on your toes, but it would get gunky real fast, so I use cotton for my toes, and use the "dauber" for clean ups that aren't too close to the nail (it's kinda big).

I love this so far !

There's more nails on the way! I did like 2 more today, here's my current set...

I wasted time by practicing this cow latte from Tokidoki on a nail extension lol.
I tried to do it on my nail first but it came out bad, on the extension I used the black detail brush rather than a toothpick.

not relevant to makeup or nails or product reviews, but crafty nonetheless!

I made these cupcakes for my mom's co-worker's surprise baby shower (she LOVES HK and is having a baby girl!)

I used:

Pillsbury "FunFetti" cake mix (sorry I don't do it from scratch >.<)
wilton buttercream mix
wilton sparkle gels red + black
cherry blast Tic Tacks




I rather decorate than bake so I just use mixes, and they come out impressive + yummy anyway! I never used funfetti before, but I used the recipe with only eggwhites and I also added 3 more tbs of butter to the buttercream haha

I had enough mix to make a little cake too! I decided to sculpt it from it's round cake form, and try to use fondant for the first time!





Everyone loved the cake! and the todder sure stuffed his face with the kitty, he ended up with the whiskers on his face! someone's husband kept saying it was damn tasty too!

they took the cake home haha I wonder how they cut the fondant.



one of the kitties died in transit. I ate him though and he was good!

[click to enlarge pictures!]
pictures of nails that I've done so far...
*new



(there are 5 kinds of black (glitter, matte, glossy design, loreal black w/ gold, opi gunmetal) and 5 designs (cascading black glitter, diagonal black glitter, black glitter french tip, solid black, matte black w/ zebra)










Bonus photos!


going out with the girls: note the cheek stain again!


*ignore my goofy expression! I used Urban Decay 24/7 turquoise liner top and bottom (same makeup as the picture above actually!), and it stayed all through LoveFest!


FOB photo: note the cheek stain that I use in the hallows, my new FAV makeup aspect! so easy and so slimming!

I've been talking with my friend about waiting for a good Nars combo set to come out.

I'll only buy Nars products in the value sets, the last set I got a nude gloss, and a great blush together off Sephora.com!

The sets I currently have my eyes on are ....


The Love Set
the INFAMOUS blush "orgasm", a velvet matte pencil (I've always wanted one!) and a beautiful dark pink lipgloss.

I currently have a Nars blush and lipgloss and I love them, Nars is known for flattering blush shades, and the gloss is creamy and thick.



The other set has Orgasm blush and Laguna bronzer in one handy travel case, along with Nars nail polish in Orgasm which my friend and I tried at Sephora and FELL IN LOVE WITH. GORGEOUS transparent pink blush with fine subtle gold toning which is AMAZING on our tan asian skin!

I really want the Love Set though, even if the nail polish is about $16 on it's own.




Another thing I'm keeping an eye out is for foundation primers, since I think I lost my $16 trial size of Smashbox's famous green silicon primer.

This one is EXPEEENSSIIIIVE but swirling all the colors into one makes for an eye catching bottle design and possible amazing color correction ! (if it dispenses right!)

click to check it out!



I'm still adding things, like a good versatile all around, eye shadow palate, (I'm thinking Urban Decay's deluxe shadow pallet)

I love doing a neutral smoky eye, but I love love LOVE my bright eye colors for when I'm feeling fun and usually you can't have both in one pallet, but I think UD comes close!




my last purchase was Victoria's Secret Perfect Lipstick in "Whisper" which was sold out the first time I wanted it! It's featured in the little "how to" picture next to the lipsticks, that's probably why it was so popular.

check it out here LINK

it's a nice nude lipcolor, but it's more sheer and moisturizing than it seems on the website ! I'll write a review soon if I really end up liking it.




I'm also working on a review for my new

MICHAEL KORS heels (Berkly Tee Straps) and my new

Frye boots!

so this is a sister-post to my post about my weight on my other blog, but I thought I'd post here about Fitness Clothes.

Fitness clothes for me consists of my highschool gym shorts and a t-shirt. I never understood why anyone would want to wear sweat pants or yoga pants when all you do is be hot and sweat but there are a few things I've realized:

1. Tigheter fitting tops and bottoms make it easier to see if your muscles are working, and also prevent the sliding up of the shirt, or the awkward sneak peak during leg stretches


2. The jacket that models wear in the ads, is moreso to hide you fabulous bod as you work out in your tight tank. I mean, sometimes I'd like to wear a sports bra AT the gym, but not TO the gym while walking behind the sketchy supermarket parking lot.
3. most work out clothes are FUGLY.

any suggestions for cute workout clothes? Old Navy has some, Pink has sports bras (though Victoria's Secret X is more structured rather than just half-a-cami like Pinks), although Victoria's and Pink have the CUTEST yoga pants (and coveted shorts/long shorts) if you find them in season!

Some clothes ARE cute, but I don't really wanna be so presumptuous as to wear a BLANGED OUT sports suit when I'm doing my old-lady 10lb weights, so I'll stick to the grungy baggy work out sweats, and save my awesome bod for the beach.

I know this isn't a makeup post, but I have to tell someone about how amazing Inception was!

SPOILER ALERT:

Inception freaks me out cause I dream like 6/7 nights as far back as I can remember. In grade school I read a lot of books on dream analysis because my dreams were so crazy and vivid and most unusally of all...

Lucid almost all the time.

So I started to train myself to control it, I can change events and erase people and situations. I jump off buildings to try and fly, I usually fall, but after over 15 years of training, I can fly sometimes!

I also learned to no think about it TOO hard... cause just like in the movie, the walls will shake and I'll realize I'm waking myself up by thinking too hard. I have to just get the idea, and let it happen without forcing it...

sounds familiar...

There is a common term used by MUA (Make Up Artists) to describe the products that they can't live without, the lipstick which blatantly PWNS all other lipsticks, the most amazing of all shadows and in this case, the LINER to end all LINERS.



Smashbox's JETSET WATERPROOF GEL LINER in Midnight

I have been debating buying this gel liner from Smashbox (one of my favorite brands) for like years now, ever since my emo phase in high school where the search for a BLACK BLACK liner for my waterline began.

The waterline is that delicate strip of skin above your lower lashes, that emo kids like to line. but watery eyes/contact cause it to be wet, and thus liners fade quickly...
NO MORE!

I used a bent angle liner brush from Sephora to apply, loaded up the brush, and just painted, LITERALLY painted it onto my waterline.

it appeared BLACKEST BLACK and WET. that sexy look you see on models!



I applied around 11:30 am and then at 12 at night...



still on! It totally isn't gone on my left eye, I accidentally wiped it off playing with makeup at sephora -_-

but I LOVE THIS MAKEUP. HOLY GRAIL, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! :]

and. I bought a $30 lipgloss from Dior it's shinyyyyyy!! I'll review soon!

and a preview of my new nail design for the wondergirls...

My other new obsession is Korean Circle Lenses!

They're contact lenses designed sometimes to change the color of your eyes, but mostly to make your eyes look BIGGER and give it that Dolly eyed look!

Sometimes the diameter of the iris (the colored circle) on the lens is BIGGER than your actual iris! this makes your eyes look HUGE and wide open!

Personally, the 14mm diameter have been JUST bigger than my actual iris, but there are up to 16mm lenses available o.O

here's some examples of contacts I own:

my natural eyes


my purple 14mm circle lenses - crystal.i violet

my acuveve colors - green



my blue circle lenses - Shimmer blue




The purple ones are the ones with the slightly bigger iris, and personally MY FAVORITE pair!

The purple is actually nice and subtle in the day light and indoors, and nice and bright on flash and in bright light!





the other one I'll share is the blue ones.

It's not as crystal looking as the purple, but it's a more "painted" looking blue pattern, with brown on the edges.





here's my video review for this:


Over all, I really like circle lenses! I have a gray pair on it's way to me right now too ;) I really want another blue pair in the same crystal type as my purples, and I also want a nice hazel brown too :3

I'm getting my hair dyed a nice light brown on tuesday! i'm hoping it's like this: