Review - Skin79 Diamond BB Cream

WHEW!
What a week! Had a big assignment due, had to finish half of my final project, PLUS take my final ALL ON FRIDAY! I'm glad that's over with!!

Rocky doesn't want me to study =/ All he wants to do is PLAY!!!

Got to Ulta to buy some stuff...and this was one item that I thought was cool! I don't have any eye cream with SPF...and I don't know why! I use my Shiseido which I love, so I guess I just keep using it. Anyhoo....I picked up this Sunblock stick because it has a Spf 60+! I believe it is great to use for the eyes because...if it's gentle enough for a BABY, it should work great for our eye area =) Gotta avoid those wrinkles!

BB CREAM REVIEW
I also purchased the Dimond Collection's Perfect Cover, which is like a concealer.

First, the Diamond BB Cream...
Not my favorite. It has a slightly gray-ish color...but luckily it is quite sheer/light so it doesn't have a strong gray color when I use it, but out of the tube it doesn't look very appealing. Again...very sheer, so not something I would use often. Only when my skin is quite clear.

Second, the Diamond Perfect Cover. It has a SUPER STRONG orange/yellow coloring. Luckily, it blends right into my skin. VERY SHOCKING at first. It covers OKAY. It tends to crease during mid-day, which I really hate.
All in all, I'm glad I didn't purchase LARGE sizes of these Skin79 BB Creams, and I got the mini set instead. Although I only got about 5ish aplications from the small tube, it is WAYY better than spending $15-20ish on a bottle that I don't like =/ Dr. Jart Black Label is still my HG!

Today's experiment:
1/2 face Dimond
1/2 face Dr. Jart

No sun out today...soooooo, my face has been holding up well on both sides. Coverage wise, Dr. Jart stays PUT! Dimond just slowing starts fading or something. Doesn't stay on as well.

Lastly, Dimond has ZERO SPF =( Bummer!! That's the final deal breaker = no future purchase.

-C

Weekend Fun

Celebrated a friend's birthday this weekend. Lots of fun. Took like 200+ pictures in a span of a few hours =) Me and J had ZERO cute pictures though...sooo I had to do some cropping of people.

GOAL OF THE NIGHT: GET BIRTHDAY BOY DRUNK OFF HIS A$$!
Even though he's thin, he can out drink EVERYONE! It's CRAZY!!! But he surely got wasted that night =D

Me and J...hard at work! We needed a fun outing, and it was surprisingly fun. And YES, I turn the embarrassing CHERRYYYY after a sip of ANYTHING =(

All-you-can-eat Korean BBQ. Soju (YUM!!). Hite. Fish Tacos. Midori Sour.

-C

ROCKY<3

WHY HAVE I BEEN GONE????

ONE WORD..............

ROCKY!

My new baby.

My first official dog!

He is a Cardigan Welsh Corgi.

Currently 8 weeks =)

Cutie pie!

Loves people and EVERYONE!

Loves to bite bite BITEEEEE!

He has taken over my world. HAHA. I feel like a single mom =P

MAKEUP???

OMG I have not been thinking about it at all!

EXCEPT...

I have found my new love!

NYX Falsies!

Don't get me wrong. I love them Darkness/Jap/Korean Brand lashes. I mainly love the Criss Cross styles. But most of the ones I have, the band is a bit stiff. It's good because it really maintains their shape after frequent usages. But I don't like the fact I can kinda feel it when I wear it. Anyhoo, I also like the half-lashes too! Ardell (I believe) were the only ones I was able to find but I didn't want to shove out the 5 bucks or whatever for them. Finally, I found NYX!!!

PLUS you actually get 2 pairs because you just cut ONE in half to make 2 half-lashes =D

#104

#122

And they look quite similar to MAC's HELLO KITTY lashes!!!!

So, yeah...they have been my GO-TO lashes right now. VERY easy to put on because they are just half. But def not as dramatic or full...but very natural =)

LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!

If anyone wants any, I just added them to my store =) Sharing the love!

Hope everyone had a fab v-day!
I spent mine with Rocky =D hehehehehehhe

-C

My cold weather CRAVINGS!

Started raining last night here in LA.

Lovely!
Woke up this morning with a HUGE craving for chocolate.
So, I made some brownies =)

I also used some melted Ghirardelli chocolate to put on top. *drools* It's insanely a sweet ass brownie!!!!

I did some shopping at Urban. Returned half the things I got though, sadly. I really wanted most of the items to work out.

Got a new ID case. My old one (bought from Urban) broke =( So I finally replaced it!

Bought a bunch of tees from Threadless =) Some for the boytoy, myself, and gifts!

My order from Coastal Scents.

These brushes are 'aiight'. They are decent. Somewhat soft. Only the concealer brush was REALLY stinky. The other two were okay.

Overall, I'd put a *PASS* on this set.

I also got the bent liner brush and the pink crease brush.

Bent liner is good. It's quite thin and that was EXACTLY what I wanted.

The crease brush is QUITE large. I was hoping it would be more like a pencil brush, but oh well. Didn't stink or shed or had dye come out when washed, so I'm happy.

Got one of the Gel Liners. I wanted Black, but it wasn't in stock. This is Indigo Blue. Super pretty!! Love the color, but don't like the quality very much. As an eyeliner, I don't like it very much. It tends to move around, so doesn't quite stay put! But, as a base, I believe it works really well. It's creamy and dry at the same time.
Overall, I'd say *PASS*. I just placed an order at Sephora for the MUFE AquaLiner. So I have high hopes for that to work out!

So, I saw the MAC 25% off Holiday Sets =X

I am going broker than BROKE status! There's so much I want. And I'm such a sucker for a good deal!

I'm thinking, one palette (maybe more) and all the Little Darling lipgloss sets! I'm in the need of some right now! I've never been much of a 'lip' person, so might as well start my collection now!!

Welps, off to make my MAC list =) Keep warm ya'll!

-C

Obsessed....

So, after finishing the 'Twilight' Saga...I realized now that I am addicted to the passion of the characters. I want MORREEEE!!!! Since there isn't really any more...I sought out the unfinished 'Midnight Sun'. Read all 12 chapters in one sitting...and I REALLY hope Meyer decides to finish it...because I thought it was good. It's very different looking at all the scenes through Edward's eyes. Kinda funny. With all the obsessiveness he has with her without knowing why. I found it WAYYYYY more interesting than Bella.
Anyhoo...MIDNIGHT SUN!!! Gotta finish it Meyer!!!!

(I'm not even sure if that's the correct unfinished cover or not)

I actually found an online petition. Welps, actually...there are MANY petitions online. So, hopefully she'll hear the fans and get up off her ass and finish it =)

I just finished rewatching 'P.S. I Love You'. LOVE that movie. My eyes couldn't stop ballin' the first time I saw that movie. And GERALD BUTLER!! *drools*


FIRST day of trying out the Coastal Scents Gel Liners...
HATED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
First off...it wouldn't go on smoothly
Second...it kept FLAKING!!!
I don't know.
Imma try it out tmr (i think) and update.
But I had higher expectations because of the good reviews and all...but truly disappointment right now.
Maybe it was just a bad day.
So we shall see.
It is a beautiful color though!!! I got Indigo Blue. Very deep blue. Almost black but you can tell it's blue in the light. I dig it!

Gosh, I'm in a movie mooood...sooo...back to rewatching movies!!! =)

OH!!! And I decided on going to the Hudson Sale tmr =D Not expecting anything...but just going to check it out! I'll update with my purchases =X

-C

BACK!

Gosh, it's been such a long time!

UPDATE!
I've gotten all of my purchases (sephora mainly).
Added a few more purchases (cs n others).
Finally finished 'Twilight', watched the movie, then ZOOMED through the next 3 books within 3 days =X

My ABSOLUTE favorite was the 4th one...'Breaking Dawn'. I just couldn't put it down...all 700 pages of it! But yeah...zooomed through it. 'Twilight' took me a while to get through because I wasn't THAT into it. But with low expectations, I picked up 'New Moon' and it definitely beat my LOW expectations so much that I couldn't put it down! Once I finished it, I automatically picked up 3rd then 4th. I didn't love Edward like everyone else in the beginning...but he grew on me. Anyways, overall...great series! I'm glad there was an ending because that is what kept me reading...I just WANTED to know what the ending was =)

Watched the movie with J. Expectations wasn't met =
Because of all the dough they made, I hope they make the rest of the book movies GREAT!
I'm very anxious to see the rest of the movies! I really CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!

AND....weeks ago was...THANKSGIVING.

Was busy with my family visiting!

It was great overall! Had a great time!

This year, I made pumpkin pie for the first time instead of just picking it up at Marie.

*WARNING* PHOTOS MAY DISGUST YOU =X

While mixing the ingredients and such...it occured to me know disturbing it all looked.

Had to snap a few photos =X

Made two different receipes...

While mixing =X....
Once done mixing...=S

NOW IN THE OVEN!!!

Aren't those mini ones adorable??? They were for my newphews! =)

That's all the photos I had uploaded...

Lots of stuff to review or at least post about!!!!
J left to Japan on Monday! Gotta send her my list...but I don't know what to expect to find over there...(besides false lashes). Hope she has FUN!!!

-C

Nephews Visiting!

My nephews are visitng from Santa Cruz!
A lil occupied...so no new makeup purchases =)

But everyone!!!
Check you emails because I just received a SEPHORA COUPON!!!
FREE $15 on MINIM $35 purchase!
Valid 11/28/08 - 12/14/08
It's a SINGLE USE only, so I can't post it up here since I am planning to use it...soon.
More crap here I come!

Anyhoo, back to me family...
I usually see them a couple times a year. So spending some quality auntie bonding =)

YAY FOR RAIN!!!
I GOT TO WEAR MY RAINBOOTS =D

Everyone have a happy and fun Thanksgiving!!!

-C

I don't know if everyone knows already, but at Nordy, the MAC brush sets are only $35. That's $15 off of the normal $50. Click here. They have all 3 in stock! I believe it's also instore??

I just placed my order =]

Then...

...bought some more falsies. From Red Cherry. First time. I wanted to try it even though I think the ones I'm selling are probably just the same. But some of these styles are pretty funky!

I'm thinking the glitter one for Halloween!!! =]

From the weekend...

...went to Elevate for my boytoy's friend's bday. It was okay. First time there. A mixed crowd. If I had to pay the usual $20 cover, I probably wouldn't go there. It's T-I-N-Y! But it's a good crowd mix. A little of everything =]

Took all bad pictures the entire night!!! BUT I love this top!! Super silky and SEQUINS! Gotta love the sequins! Excuse the bad angled face + slight bra flash =X

That's all folks...

-C

Introduction...

Hi!
This is a blog dedicated to my exploration in makeup, my addition to fashion, and anything that floats into my life.
After months of browsing through blogs, I've decided to start my own.

My co-blogger will be my best friend of 12 years. She'll be popping in from time to time =]

Enjoy!

-C