NMNL July 2019

Can't believe it's already mid-July. Time goes by fast when you don't want it to. I received this box end of June, took pictures then forgot about it. Ugh typical. I'm going to try and upload the other past boxes. Everything gets delayed when you live in a dark place. My next future place better have more lighting.

About the box
NMNL (No Makeup No Life) is a monthly subscription service that contains 8-9 Japanese and Korean beauty or skincare products. Starting price is $35 per month. It's cheaper if you sign up with a longer plan.

Disclaimer: I'm not sponsored. This comes out of pocket.

Gift from Sayuri

So my best friend Sayuri, who now lives in New York, came back from a recent trip to Japan. She sent me a package containing omiyage (souvenir)!

I actually requested Starbucks Japan tumbler. They release limited items once a year during the Sakura season. I'm so happy she got me one. I already ate the Kit Kats and Hawaiian chocolates lol.

I can't wait to try the beauty products and sip Hojicha Latte in my new tumbler.

Thank you again Sayuri!

What I miss

Being MIA for 4yrs made me realize that I miss blogging. I can't explain the feeling. Maybe the process of documenting something gives me some sort of satisfaction in life. I started blogging way back on Xanga about my life. Well, maybe complaining about it haha. Then it moved towards a positive note of what I did that day, what I bought, etc. I'm highly disappointed in myself for not updating the past years. I should've discussed my new life in Oregon, adopting a cat, being alone. Pretty sure some other events occurred that slipped my mind which only makes it a more valid reason to blog again. It would've been great if my pictures spanning from late 2017 to early 2018 didn't get deleted from iphone update (didn't backup >_<). I'm going off on a tangent... Anyways, this blog is all over the place but at the end of the day, it's my blog. I just want to make memories about anything even if it's a boring topic.

You know what sucks

I was lying in bed and thought hmmm.. let's check the old blog that I've neglected for the past 3yrs. Well, I was upset to see that most of my pictures weren't working from Photobucket. I investigated a little bit and the code they provide as a direct link adds "~original" at the end of each photo. WTF! Why? Now, I'm wondering how long has my blog been looking jank for. Other broken picture links were hosted on a site that I deleted my account on so can't fix those. All I can do is slowly change the code and hopefully move it to google drive in the future. I do miss blogging and being on social media.

NMNL January 2019

This year nmnl announced new changes to their subscription service. They redesigned their booklet, website and box. Their box is now a pretty pink color with cute illustrations on it. They will also be adding Korean beauty products since they were highly requested. I'm not familiar with Korean products but this will be something new to learn since they are known for their skincare routine and cute collabs. The price did increase to provide more and better quality products.

Products: 5-7 products ↠ Now 8-9
Price: $29.99 ↠ $35