3.29.11 No more Zooey hair

The last photo of my hair before I chopped it off. And I'm glad I did it because it wasn't looking so 1960's anymore. I didn't really get much of a good photo after the cut because I was a little in shock. The guy who cut my hair straightened it and it looked "too hip" as I kept mentioning. I had him chop a little more off one side so it didn't look so perfect. I wasn't entirely sure why he left it straight when he was done, other than to see if it was even. But I didn't want him to because I don't really have time to straighten my hair.. And I guess I just wanted to look myself. I made him cut it a little asymmetrical. And because of that, and the fact I have naturally wavy hair, it could almost look 1950's-60'ish.

I wish I could blog more, but realized I started this off being really into beauty. And I'm trying to tone down how much product I've been using lately because my skin has been really bad. Thanks to elf and their newsletters, I remembered that the oil in Vitamin E capsules are perfect for moisturizing my dry skin. I'm really trying to give my face a break right now.

Last weekend, my bf took me on a random trip to Palm Springs. We didn't even have a reservation, but I knew I wanted to stay at those Mid-Century Modern boutique hotels. Unfortunately, the one we were able to afford was booked so while driving around and thinking of stopping by a Travel Lodge, we stumbled upon a vacancy at a cute B&B called Rendezvous.

That's where the second picture is taken from. So this post won't be entirely out of sorts, I'll talk about that trip next time. It was really fun though.

02.13.11 Shopping, Food, Beauty, Boyfriend

I hope that the title of this post makes sense. My friend's makeup was in shambles so it was the perfect excuse to go shopping. On Friday, we found a big makeup clearance at Target. Picked up a Milani eyebrow and lip pencil, Sonia Kashuk's Reach for the Stars nail polish trio, and Physician's Formula gel eyeliners for Hazelnut eyes (it was the only one on sale). Then we went to Bed Bath and Beyond where I picked up a couple of other beauty items. Oh blah, my pictures hardly show any of the items I picked up. Needless to say, I had a fun time playing with makeup with my friend. She picked up a lot of goodies actually. I should have taken a picture of that instead. Then I went and found an awesome grassy toothpaste and toothbrush holder.

And before I picked up my boyfriend from the airport, my other friend and I had a feast of pastries from Hans & Harry's. Delicioso! Blurry outfit of the day on Saturday by my boyfriend. And today we were in search for cervezas this evening.

11.18.2010 Beauty

I was really trying to keep a daily routine of my posts, but I couldn't do it. Maybe next month. I have found new uses for my sturdy hair clip tape in my first picture below. It is so sturdy, I can hold my hair up in a bun. And I've discovered that I can use it while sleeping without it hurting my head, so I could get loose natural looking waves the next day.

And so I also did my face today, and realized that it took all of these products to get it the way it looks. Seems like a stretch. I wanted to try and emphasize my Pop Beauty palette, but that was kind of hard. I mainly only used three of the colors. A peach, one of the main pinks, and the brown part which is supposed to be an eyeliner color. This palette is called "Smoked Out Gold," but it should really be called, "Sheer Pinks." I did a brown smokey look which I mainly achieved using my small bit of Black Brown Covergirl eyeliner (which I can't even seem to find in my picture below) that I smudged. And I got to use my Benefit's Benetint. I might think twice now after looking at my pictures and noticing how light my face is compared to my neck, and it might be because of the Palladio powder I dusted my face with.

11.10.2010 FOTD, OOTD, HaOTD (Hair Accessory)

Check out my new hair accessory. Actually, it's another one of my newest asian product obsessions. It's actually similar to the hair velcro clips I got. It holds snuggly on my hair through velcro. I was in the Clairemont area today and stopped by Marukai again. It's ridiculous what I had bought. I also bought another one of the hair velcro clips that I already have, but this time I got the pink ones. They're actually not so expensive. And well, that was pretty much it.

I never really touch up during the day unless I'm at home, and obviously need it. So these are my eyes at the end of the day. I think it's the primer that kept it from creasing. I also didn't wear eyeliner today and I'm liking it.

11.5.2010 Tiny Japanese Store Haul

I've been having a lot of time these days since I graduated college. Right now, in the middle of Fall, I feel like I've extended my summer vacation. I'm beginning to wonder how long this will go for. Today, I went out with my friend. The one that got me into beauty. I told her about the Hair Velcro and she went along with me in search for them. And tada! Found them at the Marukai/Daiso store here in Clairemont (a little up north of San Diego). First we went to Mitsua, a Japanese market where they sell groceries and other necessities. We went straight to the beauty dept. and found them for about over 3 dollars. We realized it might have been cheaper going to Marukai. And it was.

The Marukai/Daiso store here looks like it's been broken down into 3 buildings: A grocery market, a home goods store, and an extended home goods store with cheaper items. A lot of the products were 1.98 unless otherwise noted. I picked up something I've been wanting, a clear plastic umbrella! A la Scarlett Johansson via Lost in Translation. I just might go watch that later tonight. It was kinda funny. My friend went to Japan around the beginning of this year and told me a lot of the people there had clear plastic umbrellas.

I should probably have mentioned the Hair Velcro first since it's my next corresponding photo. Well, they didn't have it at the 1.98 store, and instead we found them at the other extended home goods store. For about over 2 dollars, which is still cheaper than Mitsua. I think in total it was like 3.24 and that's with tax. Aren't they great? They also had cute bow ones which I plan on getting on my next trip there. They're a little more expensive at around 6 dollars, but they serve the same purpose and they're cute and decorative. They have polka dot and stripe designs on them. And if you're in a hurry and forget they're on your head, then you have on a cute hair accessory nonetheless. These ones that I got here also come with two peices. And they come in exactly the ones I posted a little while ago: blue, pink, and black. My friend got the pink one.

I picked up this eyeliner at the 1.98 store. They had them in two sizes. A smaller one and this big fat one. I realized I didn't really need the smaller one and so I got this one instead. My friend picked up both of them and another duo eyeliner thing. I wish I took pictures of what she got. She got some really good stuff. I eventually had to try the eyeliner and it works pretty nicely. It could also use a little clean up just to make it look smooth, but it's alright.

My umbrella and eyeliner were 1.98 each, and I also picked up an i.d. card holder case which was also 1.98. I figured that I should mention it because it's already in my picture. I thought they would have cuter looking i.d. cases but they didn't. It's pretty good though. It holds around 30 cards. It's funny because my friend got the same one as me but holds up to 50 cards, and hers was also 1.98. hmm.. They don't really say anything too exciting. There are pictures on the top right with a saying, "The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself" and on the bottom left saying, "Target Introduce Good Pricipal." Pricipal? heh.

11.4.2010 Beauty

Some things I got recently are these elf lipglosses. Actually the first two are by elf. The third one is from a few months ago that I bought at Walgreens. I got them in Honey and Blossom and opened the Blossom one first. I know the elf ones are not pigmented, but I like the feeling of them. They don't feel too sticky and in fact, I kinda feel like they make my lips look a little fuller. If anything they'll look good over a lipstick. The lipgloss from Walgreens is by Incolor by Jordana, and it's similar to that design where you have to crank it to get product. It's probably a tiny bit more pigmented. They all probably don't compare to Stila in their quality though. I also got these awesome purple leggings from Sears Essentials. They're a dull purple color which I love, but might only wear it as house pants. They're really long too, which I also love.

(photo via sheandhim.com)

And a picture of my hair mostly. I'm going to miss it when I cut it next January. I really only like my hair because it reminds me of Zooey Deschanel, and I was trying to go for it in She & Him's song, In the Sun. Or like in the picture above. It's really just straight and long. And if there's anyone's style I love and always try to mimic, it's Zooey's. There was once a 500 Days of Summer ad in our local San Diego magazine where it was just a bunch of pictures of her in a bus, that I kept and left it in my bf's car. I love her, and my bf now thinks of her as his other wife.

11.2.2010 Hair Velcro

(photo via http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1452273)

I just recently started watching this amazing youtuber beauty guru name ChefCaffy. And I love her gradual change. She used to wear braces and then got them off. Cut her hair, dyed it. She looks so hip and stylish. And she likes food. In some of her beauty tutorial videos, she uses these really cute hair accessories I used to think were handmade barrettes, but is really a clever Asian product. They're these pieces of fabric velcro that pull your hair back without messing it up. Not only are they so useful, they're so cute and colorful. ChefCaffy has them in orange and purple. I am now on a search to find these!