Monday, July 30, 2012

National Cheesecake Day

July 30th = cheesecake day <3 p="p">
To celebrate this high calorie occasion, went to Cheesecake Factory. All cheesecakes were 50%. I ordered Pineapple Upside-Down cheesecake.

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Babe's Southern Grill

Lazy junkfood sunday!

Sho and I felt like trying something new. There was this southern type restaurant near his place. It used to be a Wiener-schnitzel. We ordered the Memphis Baked Potato and  Macaroni & cheese. First time I've seen a baked potato this jammed packed! It was stuffed with pulled pork with bacon bits, cheese, and sour cream. The mac & cheese was yummy too. There goes my diet down the drain!




Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Ami Goodbye Party

 *SAD* 

I met Ami (as well as other fabulous gals) at the grand opening of Shibuya La last year here. After that party, we just clicked. We started meeting each other up at local events. She's fun, smart, funny, and super nice. I really enjoyed her company. After high school, it was really hard making new girlfriends especially those interested in japanese fashion. I was happy to have met a girl like Ami.This month, she hit some hard times and had to move to Las Vegas. I was really sad because we were becoming so close. Although our time was short, I felt like I've known her for years. We'll try to visit each other every now and then. It's not the end of the world. Las Vegas is only 4 hours away and there is facebook to keep in touch hehe. I really hope she moves back to LA sometime in the future. Love you Ami 

hard to find friends like Ami :(((
Had dinner at BCD Tofu House in K-Town.
  

Afterwards, went to the The Grove Mall for dessert and walked to CVS for candy xD



Photo credit Ami

Circus by Andrea's Choice

I'll be reviewing Somersault Circus by Andrea's Choice. Andrea is a popular make-up guru on youtube. She will be launching her nail collection Fall 2012. The collection is very neon and has a circus theme. There are 5 nail polishes: Reverso, Ringmaster, Spectacle, Somersault, and Tightrope. I get first dibs on it since I'm a myglam subscriber. :]

Product Info
Each chip-resistant shade is..
❤ Vegan
❤ Cruelty free
❤ Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene and DBP.
❤ 13.2 ml



I don't have nails cause I'm a nail bitter so I asked my friend Sayuri to lend me her nails. LOL.

We took these photos at night so the lighting is kinda dark. At first, I was going to show how each coat layer looked like but those pictures turned out too dark to edit. For the rest of the photos, I tried to make the best of it and to take photos at the best lighting angles possible.





Rating: 3/5
This is a really bright yellow color. I like the pink and yellow combination. It reminds me of pink lemonade! Okay, on to the bad news. Sayuri had to apply 4 coats to achieve the bold yellow color. She says other nail polishes should cover with 2-3 coats.  Also, the nail polish has a really strong chemical smell. Hopefully your room is well ventilated.

For more info
http://www.youtube.com/AndreasChoice
http://www.facebook.com/CircusByAndreasChoice
http://www.circusbyandrea.com/

Friday, July 20, 2012

July MyGlam Bag

Mail! The non-bill kind. I got an email notification a week ago saying my bag has been shipped. I received it on time on the 16th. I am very happy with this months bag. The theme this month is "Beach Beauty".

What I got:
❤ Juice Beauty Green Apple SPF Moisturizer
❤ Nu-Me HydroPunch Hydrating Conditioner
❤ Yes to Cucumber On-The-Go Facial Towelettes
❤ Josie Maran Magiz Marker Lip and Cheek Stain
❤ Circus by Andre's Choice Nail Color






I'll review the products this coming week!

For more info:

Glam Bag 
"Each month, subscribers will receive a beautiful Glam Bag with deluxe samples and full-sized beauty products. Members can watch and play along with the stylists with the same products that they are using. All for only $10 a month."

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/myglam

Monday, July 16, 2012

Shibuya LA

Yay! I'm glad to say that I'm finally over my cold. Finally! It took 4 weeks. (;¬_¬)
Time to get back to blogging!
So these photos were taken end of June. Few days before Anime Expo.

June 23
My friend June invited me out. I came late to the meetup cause I got stuck in traffic and also had trouble finding the place. The meetup was at Shibuya LA owned by our friend, Elly. She owns two stores in San Gabriel. One is a lingerie store selling cute underwear from Japan like aimerfeel. The other store selling clothing from Japan like Liz Lisa, TRALALA, WC, Miura.. etc.

Here's her store interior.


We were waiting for other girls to show up so to pass time Ellly wanted us to model summer collection of Liz Lisa. How nice of her.


Elly


June


Angela



Me
 


Little camwhoring lol



Group Photo

I was happy to be Elly's store model for a day. The group photo would've looked better if I didn't wear those black stockings. I couldn't take them off because I had a really awkward sunburn on my legs. LOL. Afterwards, we ate dinner at June's work place Gatten Sushi. It's a revolving sushi bar.

In case you guys were wondering why I was wearing blue eyeshadow, I was initially wearing this top before.


If you guys live in the so cali area, check out Elly's stores.
Shibuya La
https://www.facebook.com/la.shibuyala

SHIBUYALA (Clothing)
123 E Valley Blvd Unit104
San Gabriel CA 91776

SHIBUYALA (Lingerie)
220 W Valley Blvd Unit104
San Gabriel CA 91776

Monday, July 9, 2012

Dolly Wink Volume Mascara

Note* I'm still sick but took these pics weeks before I got sick =/

Koji DOLLY WINK Volume Mascara (Black) has a waterproof formula, it can maintain long lasting and will not blooming. Containing curl stereotypes polymer, which can help your eyelashes extend upwards and provide you a curled eyelashes. And your eyelashes look abundance and three dimensional. 

Product Info
❤Water proof volume mascara
❤Stay curl and volume up for whole day long
❤Sweat, water, grease, and tear resistant, and it is also fast drying which you do not need worry about smudge lines
❤Color: Black 1pc.

Price:  $16-25 Depending on where you buy it. I bought it for $19.95 (discounted) at Mitsuwa.





1. bare make-up 2. one coat mascara 3. eyeliner and two coats mascara



Rating: 5/5
After taking these photos, I realized I have long eyelashes. They're thin but long. Not sure if it's a good thing. Both my mom and sister have short, thick lashes. I think I inherited it from my dad. Er, back to mascara. After I applied the first coat, I could easily see some volume. My lashes appeared fuller. The product description was right. They kind of naturally curled upwards. In these photos, I did not use an eyelash curler. =)

Pros
- Volume
- Waterproof 
- Curls naturally upwards

Cons
- Lashes clump together

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Cat Ears

I accidentally broke my maid headband during Day 1 of Anime Expo(AX). Wearing a maid outfit without a headband just doesn't feel complete so I bought a nekomimi from a random vendor. The vendor had pink & white ones which were super cute but our AX maid uniform had to be black, red, or white colors. So I bought this headband instead.

Price: $10.00 

Thursday, July 5, 2012

New Post

Hello Everyone!
Sorry been MIA. So many things to talk about! I've also been sick for the past two weeks which is prolonging my blogging. Here's what to look forward to when I get better :)
  • beauty 
  • university / moving out
  • anime expo
  • food pics