Monday, March 17, 2014

How I clean the dust off my hair dryer


Exactly as the title says~ i filmed a mini clip on how I clean my hair dryer. Haha goodbye to tooth picking the dust off d(^_^o) ❗️ My dad used to make me clean it that way as a kid and it seriously takes FOREVER. While this method takes a minute or two.

Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYpoYXjnwIA


So from this dusty thing
To this

Of course I can clean it even more but it'll accumulate again soon anyways so as long as the air can go through and dry my hair better i'm cool. 

I use these brush thingies in which come with epilators (how I got them) but I don't know where I can find them individually for sale. The texture of the bristles feel like a car brush. The ones you use in winter to brush snow off your car...but more flexible and small (basically hard bristles). As an alternative i'm sure tooth brushes would work just fine. Does any one know what theyre called? 
 I'm not sure if all hair dryers now a days need cleaning like mine does. Since it's pretty old and air gets blocked. I'll show you what it looks like, it's a conair one. I don't know the name sadly haha. 

Hope this was interesting...quite random but hey hair dryers are important ❗️
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Thanks for reading this post or watching my video ~ I'll seri-ously see you guys laters~ じゃね~(・ω・)ノ


Thursday, March 13, 2014

Etude house eyebrow mascara review

I have been using these for a while and now they're kind of drying/running out so i'll just hurry up and review them. I looove brow mascara! Because my brow hair is so thick and dark I can just rely on pencils. I know brow powders can't do the  wonders these brow mascaras/tints can, although using both powder and mascara together is amazing as well. 

Quick story!! (If you don't want to read just skip this paragraph) I remember when I was a young teen I was not allowed to wear make up or nail polish and everything was just strict. Since my hair's so dark my mom I always thought I drew and filled in my eye brows, which I obviously didn't. I would get in arguements almost weekly telling her It's my natural hair. It's stupid since she's my mom and she sees me each day. Although i'm not on good terms with my mom so it's hard to communicate and she knows nothing about me while I know everything bout her -sigh- I had to pluck/tweeze my brows thinner and even pluck the hair that are in the fuller areas to make it seem lighter in color (-_-)
 I still do that now because it actually makes sense to use lighter pencils when I can see the color. With my brow being full...it just looks dark. Brow Masara really helps loads.

So here is what the brow mascara looks like~ I have both light and dark~
Here is what the wand is shaped like~ 
I'll show you what the blond tint looks like, this is my bare eye brow (ignore my naked face infested with acne) .
Due to the lighting and my mascara running out... It looks like this. 
Here is the other side of my face, another bare brow. I'll be showing you the darker shade on the second picture. 
Hmmm yeah, it's quite dark. I do use it once in a while but with a less heavy hand. I just wanted to show you the true color for reviewing purposes here :)
Now here is comparing the two colors beside each other. Right side is the blond while the left sides the brown. The right side is supposed to be brighter...*sigh* 

I use the blond more because i'm now self conscious of my dark eyebrow even though I lightened it by plucking (thanks mom >.>). Hmm I actually think the blond one dries up quicker...or I used it up? They do smudge but usually you wouldn't rub your eye brows right?  Pencils smudge too anyways. Not sure if these are water proof but they never migrated  down or melted on me.

Will I repurchase? Yeah both of them, even  though I use blond more I do use the darker one when i'm in a fierce mood. I think i'll repurchase after trying other brands out...these are little tiny bottles and i want it for longer use. I know Innisfree has some so if you know any good brands please reccomend them to me ^^.

Price rating: 3/5 Affordable but I wouldn't call it cheap since i'm a poor young adult without a real job.

Packaging rating: 5/5 Nothing I hate or dislike about. Love the color of the tube and it's quite cute. Etude House is well known for it's packaging.

Performance rating: 3.7/5 it sticks onto my skin more than brows and it does smudge but it's not a bad prpduct.

Overall rating: 3.9 ^^

Thanks for reading this review! I'll seri-ously see you later~ じゃね〜(^◇^)



Skinfood Honey Black Tea BB cream review

Hellur! I'm back with yet another skinfood  Review! This time i'll review the good afternoon honey black tea BB cream that has spf 20 and PA+ (I don't know what PA is). The spf isn't too high but I still think i'll enjoy this during summer because I mix my BB creams and foundation with my sun essences sometimes. This BB has been great furing fall and winter! It's very creamy and doesn't feel dry at all, perfect for people with dry skin. 

There are other Good afternoon bb creams but this is the one I chose.
You have some words at the back but I can't read Korean ^^;
Just your typical common twist cap with a pointy snout.
The shade I got was quite light. The reason for this is, my face is much darker than my hands so I want to match my face to my body.
Here is my naked face...
I dabbed some of that BB cream on to show you one layer and the coverage.So the coverage isn't too high but it does even your skin tone out (unless you have lots of scars like me).
Moving on to layer two~
So it covers more with two layers, and this is where I stop because I hate piling too much onto my face.
Lets keep in mind that this is a BB Cream and not a foundation. When I purchase BB creams i'm never looking for full coverage xD. I'm really happy with my purchase. Wasn't too pricey but i've had this for months so I forgot the exact price and At the I wasn't planning on starting a blog heh. I believe it was around $15 or cheaper in canadian dollars. I forgot to mention this has fragrance, but it's a sweet fragrance and I love it. If you aren't too much of a fragrance fan I don't reccomend you get this. Skinfood is my favorite brand <3

Packaging rating: 5/5 
I'll be honest, out of all the  skinfood bb creams, I chose this because of the name and packaging. I'm a huge Tea fan =P 

Price rating: 4/5 You get what you pay for is how i'll describe this :)

Product Performance: 3.5/5 If this would blend better i'd be happier xD Also I don't trust this too too much to not set it with a little powder.

Overall Rating: 4.17

Thanks for reading this review ^•^/




My Winter Skincare Video Is up!

I filmed my winter skincare routine and it's uploaded onto youtube! ^0^/


All products are shown on the video :)
If you have any questions feel free to comment~ 

Thanks, i'll seri-ously see you later~!

Skinfood Rice Concealer Review

Woohoo another skinfood review!

Let's jump right into it, so this concealer smells great. I love all skinfood products as they are my favorite brand. Don't worry I don't bias my reviews so it's all 
Honest opinions and comments. Non of my reviews are sponsored and of so i'll be sure to let you know,

This concealer looks like this.
Skinfoods logo on the cap.
Has a sponge tip.


There should be some writing and stuff printed onto the bottle but it came off...that's one thing about skin food products, lots of times the labels tub off and I forget the products name. Even though I love skinfoods packaging this is a bit annoying. 

So I've had the concealer for months and i've used it enough to tell you it's not for under eye circles. The consistency is thick but not that thick. It might make your eyes look more wrinkly but since it has a yellow undertone it might be okay for those with real purple or green under eyes? Personally I think concealers should be sheer if you want to apply to the under eyes. 
 
I've read reviews on this before and there are people saying they had experienced little rice pieces in this concealer and that its annoying...i havent had this issue? It's smooth and there are no bumps or flakes or any thing in the product. It's a typical concealer really.

I'll test the blemish coverage for you guys. Heres my acne without covering yet.
Now dotting it on my acne...
So I blended it all over and around my acne.
If I dot it directly on the acne and blending it on there only...
 It'll cover more.
Here i'll show you the yellow tone.
Can't see too well but it's visibly more yellow than my hand.


The coverage of this int bad but not amazing either. So i'd say it has medium coversge. To cover blemishes i need to go directly onto the acne and blend on there only and not around. Since its very yellow I don't wear it alone, I use it when I know i'm going to wear bb cream or foundation over it. And make sure to set it with powder or it will smudge like most concealers.
 
Price rating; 3/5 It is a little pricey in my opinion... Well I guess thats because I buy it online and it gets shipped overseas to me (canada).

Packaging rating: 3/5 I love the cap and design but if only the printed words and logos didn't rub off so easily.

Product performance rating: 3/5 this isn't amazing nor is it horrible.
 
Overall rating: 3/5 just yoir a erage concealer 

Will I repurchase? Hmmm maybe not. I might if i'm in the mood. If they had a less yellow shade then sure.  I probably chose the wrong shade. I can't remember which one I bought. 

Thanks for reading, hope this has been interesting or helpful and i'll seri-ously see you later~! Ciao~ 

Sunday, March 9, 2014

How I tie my long hair into a bun for hairnets.

So I uploaded a video on youtube on how I tie my hair into a bun for my hairnet. Some of you may know this but long hair...and hairnets together is pretty annoying. If you're interested you can watch it.

Hard Candy So Baked Bronzer 130 Tropics review

Hello there! Person behind the screen~ whether it be your phone or laptop or whatever xD Here i'm back with another Hard Candy Product Review. The last one seemed too negative but no worries, this one is possitive 💕

In this review/post I will be reviewing the So baked bronzer by Hard Candy. Ahh~ Hard Candy~ My favorite brand to go to for bronzers and shadow palettes. The shade i'm reviewing is 130 in Tropics. I bought this months ago so i've used it for a while.

Here is what this lovely product looks like from the front~
Beautiful cover 💕 I love the lace design so damn much. Hard candy designs always call out to me!

Here is the back.
I apologize for how blurry it is but it says the ingrediants and what the bronzer does for you. "Goes on silky smooth for a sun kissed glow~" 

I personally like using a brush for my powders and bronzers. You can apply this dry or you can wet your brush (or whatever tool you're using) for a little for more product and a darker look. I myself never have tried the wet method (that's what she said) because I prefer it dry.

Let's swatch!
So lovely 💕

I did take pictures of "before and after" applying the bronzer onto the hollow of my cheeks but the pictures turned out bad. I need a real decent camera, my iPhone just likes ruining pictures and refuses to pick up colors.

Trust me though  Hard Candy Has Great Bronzers. I even saw Andrea from Andreaschoice mention this in one of her favorites video (I think it was the January favs 2014) I was like "Hey I have that too!" Except the shade was different and she bought it in something really light, almost like a highlighter... Wow I should get this bronzer in a super light shade like she did to save money on a highlighter. It was a gorgeous shade.

Will I purchase this again? YEAH?! Hahaha i'm going to go back to buy more shades. Dude these can last you for life. 

Packaging rating: 5/5 Can't get any better my love.

Price rating: 5/5 Cheap, Affordable and Worth every penny. I used it many times and it still looks the same, so much damn product...oh goodness I think i'll keep an eye out to see if Hard Candy has blushes for sale.

Product Performance Rating: 5/5

Overall Rating: 5/5 PURRRRFECTO

This review does seem biased but I promise you that you'll love the product...okay you'll at least won't react like "Oh my goah this bronzer is sh*t!" It's just not possible! By the way this isn't   sponsored in any way, these are all in my own words, thoughts and experience. I bought this with my own money and i'm 100% (yes a hundred percent exists) satisfied with my purchase. 

Feel free to comment down below if you have any questions~ Also if you bought this already please share your thoughts on it, i'd love to know! Or if you've already reviewed it on your own blog, i'd love to read it <3

I'll seri-ously see you guys later~ *waves and blows kisses* 
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February favorites! Video up on youtube.

So I just made a list of my Feb favs.

-Annabelle BB skin perfect concealer in the shade medium
-Revlon Photoready Eye primer + Brightener
-EOS lip balm strawberry sorbet
-Softlips lip moisturizer strawberry sherbet
-Garnier Fructis sleek & shine anti frizz hair serum
-Skinfood Good afternoon honey black tea bb cream spf 20 pa+
-Skinfood Choco smoky waterproof eyeline jam
-Dolly wink liquid pen eye liner brown&black
-Q&A a day 5 year journal 
-Centrum multivitamin/mineral supplemt for woman
-Silky satin pillow cover (red)

I also have a youtube account so I made a video on this. If you're interested in seeing me stutter, embarass myself, being camera shy.... While attempting on showing you Feb favs of 2014... You can check it out. I'll link it down below. 

Maybelline dream fresh bb cream light/medium sheer tint review

Here i'll be reviewing a BB cream that's really light weight and it's great for the upcoming spring and summer~ 

This was my first BB cream that I bought and I was actually surprised at how good it was. It's also very cheap and affordable because I bought this a while back... I can't give you the exact price. I usually forget prices i'm very sorry about that... I shall jot down prices of whatever I buy from now since (or keep receipts because it's a bad habit of mine to throw them away and I end up not returning things that I need to)  I'm quite seri-ous about my blog and youtube. Anyways enough of that, the price should be under ten bucks at Walmart or your local drugstore (I live in Quebec, Canada at the moment) and I think around eight dollars...?

Okay moving on with the actual review now~~~ 
Here is what the tube looks like.
This is what the back looks like.
It has this sticker flap that you see very often with american/western products now. The asian cosmetics and stuff I own don't have flaps as they come in boxes and actual packaging. (Or it could just be that I only bought the ones that don't have flaps).
 Here it just says directions and warnings.
If you're interested in the ingredients...(sorry it's blurry I only have my iphone)
Like most American/Western BB creams it has a screw cap. This doesn't bother me even if i'm a pump person because it's a squeeze tube (tiny hole/head)  and not a glass bottle or jar that has a big ....mouth...? (What's the word i'm looking for...) This is still pretty hygienic if you clean it or just not get it dirty often. 
The shade I got was in light medium. (My face is darker than my hands and while I was a newb at make up I bought a (crappy) foundation that was the same shade as my hand and my face was just freaking pale and white...hello Seri the ghost~
So I'll apply the BB cream for you to show you the coverage as I have acne prone skin...all covered in blemishes and scars it'll be easier to see an tell the effectiveness. Here is my bare face...I apologize if you're looking forward to some hot ass korean (jk jk). 
So I smeared this all over my face and will blend it out. (I should smile more)
This is what it looks like with one layer. Again i'd like to say this is a BB cream for coverage purposes so don't expect to have a lot of it. I like it for everyday use and a little spf. During the winter I stilluse  this...why? Because this is quite hydrating and for winter I use less spf (although spf 30 is pretty good) and barely touch my sunscreen/sun essence so I just whip this out and boom that's me out the door. As you can see it does even out my skin tone....it would be perfect if I didn't have blemishes but I'm not that fortunate xD!
If you do want to build it up for whatever occasion or reason, you can. This is kind of buildable but i'd probably say borderline three layers? This picture is me with two layers. Lots of redness gone and it covered a lot more....stuff.
 
Alright so this is something I can use everyday without feeling i'm weighing my skin down...although of course it's best to not wear anything at all so that your skin breathes~ which I do as well. I go out the door without make up a lot. I'm not that ashamed of my acne (now) but I would appreciate it if I didn't have any at all...maybe i'm being greedy?

So I realized this post actually gets off topic a lot. Let us just jump right into the ratings.

Packaging rating: 3/5 It's not interesting but it's not something that I find hideous either...it's just ordinary. You know, it's just something you'd see at a drugstore...which it is (lol).

Price rating: 5/5 I really feel that this BB cream is definitely worth every penny and it really is inexpensive. So if you're look for a light weight bb cream for everyday use  that can even out your skin tone and provide   a bit of sun protection, this is definitely a "go to" Item.  :)

Product performance: 5/5 It does pretty much what it says on the description (back of product). Mmm but it you have really oily skin I do want to mention that this doesn't control your oil levels. You can use some powder if you wish. I use translucent powder under my eyes and on my nose area sometimes...but something about light weight bb creams that make me leave it at that.

Overall rating:  4.3

That's all for this post! Thank you for reading this post~ I hope this was informative or interesting in any way and I'll seri-ously see you guys later~ Bai!
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