Collective Haul! (TJ Maxx, VS, Sephora, Drugstore)

Recently i made few random trips to couple stores and thought i would share these collective haul with you.

Tj Maxx : Moschino bath and body set (contains shower gel, body lotion, & perfume) and Yankee Candle.
I always buying candle particularly "Yankee Candle" brand here because they always sell half price out of originally.

VS : Bombshell Body Mist, "Just one kiss" collection bath and body ( shower gel, body lotion and body mist) and couple bras / underwears that im hiding out from you ;)!
They are having the Annual Sale which most items marked down 40% off and more!

Sephora : Kabuki brush (travel friendly) and Urban Decay Primer Potion
Just 2 items that i was desperately need at the moment!

Drugstore : Hawaiian Tropic (Tanning Lotion and Dark Tanning Oil), Neutrogena Shampoo Anti Residue (clarifying shampoo typed), Revlon Loose Powder ("medium" shade), Milani Baked Blush, a very cute circle earrings.

Is there any items above you guys own and like it? ;)

Tanning Obssession!

I been having new obssession lately, like in "severe" stage now. It's funny and kind of strange for how quick someone can change drastically like i am now.  I was never a big fan to get tanned. I used to hate to the max when i notice my skin get little darker. I have always thought that tan skinned doesnt flattering on me. And now Im so into tanning since i came across couple pictures of Victoria's Secret models with their tanned skin. I just realized how tan skin is looking so gorgeous and exotic.

Because of this new obssession, few weeks ago i went to drugstore to get some tanning products. I tanned outdoor couple times and thankfully for being Asian, it's pretty easy and quick for me to get tanned!

I got tanning products from Kmart and picked this brand "Hawaiian Tropic" because it has good deal buy one get 2nd 50% off. This is my first time trying this brand and so far im liking it. It has strong coconut scent which is I LOVE and very moisturizing my skin. 

I used both of the products at the same time lol. I hope it doesnt bother anything. I dont tanning really long time though since the products contain very low spf and the other one even has absolutely no spf! 

Anyway this is how i do it : First i will put on the lotion then layer it with the oil.  Then laying out under the sun and reapply often my oil. After my tanning session finish, i apply my sunscreen with spf 30 if i still wanna spend some more time outdoor. And i get tanned very quick after 1st time outdoor tanning by the pool. It gradually gets my whole skin darker after few times. 

After 2 weeks with total 3 times of "outdoor tanning" : 

yes there is some excess oil on my face :/ i should've blotted them first.... 

FYI, i used makeup that at least 1 level darker than i usually used to match my whole body. I dont intentionally tanning "my face" too because i do worry of getting some skin problem. So when i do tanning, i put sunscreen on my face even though it still get little tanner naturally from the sun.

So guys i would love hearing from you for some tips and helpful suggestions of Tanning Routine since im still really lacking of knowledge about this case! I would appreciate it so much if you share me some ;)

And what's your favorite tanning products? Let me know ;)

Baltimore Trip (Hair Show & Explore the City)

Hello bloggers! So happy to be back again blogging here. Last month, our school held a trip to Baltimore purposely to attending a hair show! I thought i had to go no matter what, this was such a wonderful opportunity to be missed, correct?

So we departed from school on May 4th around 10 am and unfortunately we were stuck somewhere on the highway for around 1-2 hours. We had no clue what was going on, but yeah that was pretty sucks being bored in the bus for that long. And finally around 5 pm we arrived in Baltimore city.

The next morning (1st day of hairshow)
The Hairshow was held at Baltimore Convention Center. I was so excited to see the whole show. When we got in, all of us given a huge bag that contains some hair products from "it's a 10" brand. I couldnt be happier get all the free goodies!

If you wanna see what i got inside the bag, then better stay still , keep scrolling down and surely keep reading ;)

My morning wouldnt be complete without OOTD self picture! ;) 

Okay so we got into the building and there were so many classes held by each hair products brand. Instead, i was browsing around seeing what deals they have. Then after got couple stuff i interested to, we sat to watch some classes. 

This one is "CHI" class. The lady who is on the stage is so cool! She expresses her face and do some movements along as she goes in doing hair. 

Unexpectedly, we found him. Look at his hair, isnt that so cool? We didnt let the chance slips off to take picture with him!

Then finally, we started getting hungry and spotted a cool Japanese restaurant across the street from the building!! I ordered miso soup and volcano rolls if im not mistaken of what the name was.... 

 I just fell in love with my bowl really. It's so cute and really small :(. But the taste was so good though. And somehow i lost my roll picture :/

Then after that, we had some quite of walk and found this attraction in "Inner Harbor" (if im not mistaken of the name) :

Don't ask me what she was doing because i had no idea how to exactly explain this in english ;P

More pictures :

Then we back to hotel to dress up little bit for the night. Here some pictures of our 'girls night out' :

Just FYI, i dont drink, the picture was taken just for fun lol, those drinks were my friends'. 

The 2nd day of show (last day)

I wasnt really excite for the 2nd day as i already know how the show was on the 1st day. But we attended a class from "Aquage" which pretty much about hair makeovers - haircuts and hairdos. 

My Outfit :

a high heel is a must have for a shortie like me!

And 3 of us in the entrance of Baltimore Convention Center :

I had much fun during the trip and i hope i will be back some time in Baltimore and get to explore more! and these are all free hair stuff and some haul i bring home from the show :

Have you ever go to hairshow? How was it? 

Sephora Mini Haul

Hi girls! This little shopping was done a while ago actually, maybe around the end of May? So this began from a simple email from sephora. I opened it and it says "dont miss your early free birthday gift" with any purchase. So of course i couldnt pass it and go there right away after school. And these all i end up in my shopping bag. And i couldnt be happier to tell you all of these goodies are GREAT STUFF!!

By the way, i just want to give you a little update..... ok proudly i announcing I have graduated from cosmetology school on June 6th (the day after mybday), what could have been better as my bday gift?! :D

Alright back to the haul, here the names of these goodies : Sephora Mattifying Foundation, Make Up For Ever Mist & Fix, Cover FX Camouflage Concealer, Illamasqua nail polish, A little box that contains self tanner and bronzer from Tarte, and Benefit Cosmetics "Watt's Up" highlighter and "they're real!" mascara in travel sizes.

Like i've said all items works great and let me know if there is any of them you want me to review.

Good night beauties!

Enhance Your Natural Curly/Wavy Hair ( Scrunch It! )

I never thought i would like the idea of scrunching my hair since a long time ago. I used to think it just look ugly and weird. But now since i know how to do it, i love it so much. And i recently realize that im one of lucky woman in this world to have naturally thick wavy hair.

This is all you need :

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- Blow dryer ( attach diffuser instead of the nozzle, my case is that i dont have my diffuser with me)

- Tresemme Flawless Curl Gel

- Garnier Sleek and Shine Anti-Humidity Milk

To get started you need your hair wet!

Then apply the Tresseme Flawless Curl Gel and scruch your hair. When you scrunch your hair, it might be the best way to put your head upside down while scrunching. Keep scrunching until you feel there is no product left on your palm!

Scrunch.... Scrunch..... Scrumch......

Then flip your head down , do blow drying with scrunching movements. In this case, you may use your hands to scrunch or with diffuser which the best way. 

And this is the result when your hair dry :

Oh i love it! 

Then i take Garnier  Sleek and Shine Anti-Humidity Milk about a dime sized ammount rub it on my palms and apply to my hair, concentrating on the ends.

And.. all of sudden im on the mood of SNSD/Girls Generation wannabe.........

 (this picture above taken the day after, the curls started to loosen up) 

So girls, do you like scrunch hairstyles? 

March 2013 Faves!

I feel like it was yesterday i posted my February 2013 Faves and now this is the time already for me to do monthly faves post. I cant believe how time flies!

I apologize for poor quality of the picture as i took it with my phone. And i forgot to code each items by number on picture like i used to.

- Calvin Klein Makeup Bag
I been obssessed with my new makeupbag, i carry alot of stuff in it whether they are needed or not for most of the time when im out of the house.

-Conair Hot Rollers
I love this stuff so so so much, i incredibly loving it! I feel my hair looks sexy whenever i use this, feeling so bouncy!I made the review and tutorial , click here to check it out! I use these hot rollers once a week and leave my hair for another day and it still looks good!

- Rimmel Lipstick (Auburn Breeze)
First thought was looking like an old lady lipstick style and oh boy was i wrong! It looks so good on my lips especially in the winter time! I like the formula of it. The swatch :

- Lorac Blush/Bronzer Duo "Hot&Spicy"

I been wearing this alot. The color combo warm up my whole face. Very suitable for summer time! I have the review post, click here to check it out!

- Vanity Palette from Wet n Wild

A must have super afforfable eyeshadow palette. The price is so cheap with "ah-mazing quality". I use the two brown matte ones for filling my eyebrow everyday and the lighter ones for highlighting the bridge of my nose.

- Hairband and earrings!

Can you see how pretty the details on them? I got the headband from Walmart for $4.99 and earrings i got from JC Penney! Im obssessed with them. But i never wear them together at the same time because i think it's little too much!

What's your faves gals?

The Empties : Beauty Products ( March 2013 )

Do you guys feeling proud whenever you finish up using one of your makeup stuff? I do. I feel proud of myself for finishing up some of my beauty products - meaning that i literally using them up , not only wasting money for that stuff unless for a few stuff that doesn't work for my skin.  So here is my March Empties!

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• My Ion hairspray has been my hair's bestfriend ever. They have to be attached one another almost everyday. You guys should give this hairspray a try because this hairspray doesnt make my hair feel "so hard". And it holds my hairstyle pretty good too. And i love how pinky the bottle is. 
• Revlon ColorStay Liquid Foundation (For Combo/Oily Skin) - my shade is on sand beige which i think it's little to light for my skin tone. I need to go to buy this again. I probably will try the "Medium Beige", hopefully the shade will work nicely on my skin tone. 
• L'oreal Magic Perfecting Base - this is my favorite face primer, this actually my 2nd jar and im not sure if im gonna buy this again because i wanna try the face primer from Revlon PhotoReady. If you guys have tried the face primer from Revlon PhotoReady, please let me know how it works!
• L'oreal Voluminous False Lashes Mascara - i'd say this is the best mascara i've tried so far for my asian lashes. It does clump sometimes but i love how this mascara make my lashes stand up without help from eyelashes curler. But anyway i still curl it up for more "standing up" effect. 
• Maybelline Dream Matte Powder - I made review on this one long time ago, click here to checking out. I like this compact powder and it gives a nice finish look. 

What are your empties for beauty product this month?