EYES
Urban Decay Primer Potion
MAC Studio Fix Concealer NW25 (undereyes)
MAC pencil eyeliner - Engraved
MAC Fluidline - Nightfish

Eyeko "Sexy Eyes" Palette - brown
Eyeko "Sexy Eyes" Palette - inner eye
MAC pigment - Quick Frost

Eyeko mascara
Ardell brow powder - Mink Brown
Ardell brow gel - light brown

FACE
Tarte Peaches & Cream - Light

Eyeko cream - highlight
Eyeko cheek tint - Strawberry (mixed with blush)
Everyday Minerals blush - Summer stroll

LIPS
Boots lipgloss

I wanted to show you my eyebrows..they look more natural .  I also want to tell you about the Eyeko items.  They are SO CUTE! 


EYEKO MASCARA
I love the packaging.  It's in a squeeze tube so you can "feel" and know how much mascara you have left.

I like the effect on my lashes, however, when I washed it off, it was a little tough.  It's not waterproof, but I think I lost a few lashes.  I think it was my fault though, because I was so rough!  Hahah.


EYEKO "SEXY EYES" PALETTE
I LOVE having such a cute and handy little cake palette to take with me.  

With UDPP underneath.

I like how the colors are sort of an "outter" and "inner" pair.  You know what I mean?  You can use the pink in the inner and the brown on the outside, etc.

On the back of the jar it says "5 in 1 Eyeshadow Cake for instant Eye Beauty!  Apply with fingers, brush, or sponge applicator.  Use to colour, line, highlight and shade."

I applied some of the eyeshadows with a sponge tip eyeshadow applicator or you can use a Q-tip.

EYEKO CREAM
My favorite glow cream to put on the apples of your cheeks or mix with your foundation.  Cutest packaging ever.  It's a little pink almost Barbie-like jar. :)  Make sure you use a brush if you're a germaphobe, hah.

Eyeko cream in the back. :) 

EYEKO FACE OFF WIPES
I carry a few of these packets in my purse just in case I have a blush oops or mascara is irritating my eyes.  You never know!  They are SOOOO CUTE, I don't care if one of the packets fall out of my purse and people ask me what it is. :)


There's more to come too!  I bought a BUNCH of cool brunette shampoos and conditioners to test out.

1.)  Aveda Black Malva shampoo + conditioner
2.)  ARTec Blue Orchid conditioner
3.)  Farouk Sunglitz Cool Blue shampoo

Why?  Because I kept noticing red in my hair, especially at the ends and my baby hairs.  I have not dyed my hair in over a year.  I think my hair is getting lighter due to the sun and shampoos I use, stripping out my natural haircolor. 

I can already see improvements with Aveda Black Malva conditioner!  My hair is now a cooler tint. 

I've got a lot of FOTDs on my memory stick, so I'll upload those as soon as I get the chance.  I also got some cool Eyeko products that I want to share with you.  One is the Eyeko Face Off wipes that I really like! :)

So did anyone else see the extravagant Beijing 2008 opening ceremony?  Talk about over the top!

I did makeup to "match" my outfit today.  I usually don't like doing this, since I used to do it a lot in high school, lol.

EYES
Urban Decay Primer Potion
MAC Studio Fix Concealer NW25 (undereyes)
MAC pencil eyeliner - Engraved
MAC Fluidline - Nightfish

Coastal Scents -  fuschia  (outter V)
Coastal Scents - brown (inner)
Coastal Scents - violet (outter crease)
Coastal Scents - shimmery yellow (under waterline)
Clinique - white (inside eye)
SheSpace Cynical Fairy (browbone highlight)

Maybelline Colossal mascara - black
Ardell brow powder - Mink Brown
Ardell brow gel - light brown

FACE
Tarte Peaches & Cream - Light
Smashbox highlighter quad (pink)
Everyday Minerals blush - Summer stroll

LIPS
Boots lipgloss - Flirt
Tarte lipgloss - Jordan

Today is me and Zack's 2 years & 10 months, so we're almost at 3 years...

We didn't do anything special.. lol


But I got this!  Yes!  This is the first release of the Tokidoki bags.  The last two years was a Tokidoki collaboration with LeSportsac.  Now they're making their own bags.  This is the Carnival print in the style "Carreza."  It's bigger than my Zucca.

Great customer service.  They emailed me and instantly reimbursed me USD $10 because they said that the post office in Malaysia was slow and not getting their packages out on time.  I got my package two weeks after and was very happy that everything was handled carefully and packaged nicely.  They are great at answering questions.

ContactsBay.com

One of my favorite sites to buy from.  They give you free shipping over $100.  Only problem you might run into is that you have to buy two boxes of each one that you want... but they DO give you an awesome discount.  My favorite is ColourVue Sexy Brown and Pretty Hazel (currently in my FOTDs)

MakeUpForLife.net
Although I have never personally bought from Phylis, I know she is a beauty blogger and you can trust her.  She does custom purchases.  You order within the time frame that she has put up.  She gets it first and then she ships them to you.  She is a very nice person, so just shoot her an email if you don't want to order from those two sites up there.




I know there are other sites out there, but I have not made any purchases with them since I've had good luck with the first two mentioned sites.

Keep these things in mind:
-  There is such a thing as "fake" circle lens manufactured.  These lenses have been known to cause eye infections and allergic reactions. 

-  Take good care of your contacts.  RiceBunny recently went to the ER for an eye infection.


DO NOT ORDER FROM
MyColorLens.com
VERY bad experience.  They shipped me out the WRONG prescription for my eyes on purpose because she did not have what I ordered on the invoice in stock.  When I put them on, I couldn't see a thing.  It was too strong.  I filed a Paypal claim, but Paypal protected the seller instead.  It really pissed me off.  I contacted the seller 5x with her listed 3 different emails and NO RESPONSES.  But I instantly got one when I filed the claim.

DO NOT BUY FROM FIZY YUNUS/MY COLOR LENS.COM

lol, funny smile.. I don't usually like to smile with my teeth showing since I never had braces.

EYES
Urban Decay Primer Potion
MAC Studio Fix Concealer NW25 (undereyes)
MAC pencil eyeliner - Engraved

Coastal Scents -  brown (outter V)
Coastal Scents - light gold (inner)
Clinique - white (inside eye)
SheSpace Cynical Fairy (browbone highlight)

Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes mascara
Ardell brow powder - Mink Brown
Ardell brow gel - light brown

FACE
Tarte Peaches & Cream - Light
Smashbox highlighter quad (pink)
Silk Naturals - Babydoll mineral blush

LIPS
NYX lipstick - Strawberry Milk
Boots lipgloss - Flirt



My coworker gave this to me last year to decorate my office space with.. but it's really sad.  She quit last week.  Anyway, I just felt like taking a picture with it because it contrasted with what I was wearing today.

If you're bored, go and check out Kim Kardashian's makeup videos. :)  She uses lots of MAC products.


EDIT:
This is the Smashbox haul and the highlighter quad that I used.  It's a tiny sample of Smashbox gel liners and concealer.  So far so good, but the gel liners aren't my favorite.

I hate the lighting I get at home.  I guess I should take more pictures at work, haha.

A look I did with Coastal Scents' 88 shimmer palette.

EYES
Urban Decay Primer Potion
MAC Studio Fix Concealer NW25 (undereyes)
MAC pencil eyeliner - Engraved

MAC pigment - Reflects Gold (glitter)
Coastal Scents -  dark purple (outter V)
Coastal Scents - bright green (inner)
Clinique - white (inside eye)
SheSpace Cynical Fairy (browbone highlight)
Ethereal Minerals - Pyramid (gold)

Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes mascara
Ardell brow powder - Mink Brown
Ardell brow gel - light brown

FACE
Tarte Peaches & Cream - Light
MAC blush - Pinch O' Peach
MAC MSF - Porcelain Pink

LIPS
L'oreal Colourjuice - Passion Fruit Squeeze

Up close.

Ardell Brow & Lash Growth Accelerator
This does promote a healthy environment for your lashes to grow stronger.  Just be careful not to put too much on if you have sensitive eyes (since it's clear.)  I find it kind of stings pretty bad if it gets in your eyes.  It has a slight chemical smell? 

I bought mine online here for about $4.00 - Harmon Discount

I also went ahead and got the gel and the powder at the same time to save on shipping. I like the powder a lot. I just use my own eyebrow brush and not the one that was included, which is short and may be too hard to use.

And if you haven't seen this new picture yet, I took it yesterday at work.

Man, the only thing the office is good for is the lighting it provides.  My camera likes it and I get better pictures there, haha.

Again, I used eyeshadows from the 88 shimmer palette that I got from Coastal Scents.



Oh yeah, I've been swapping on Trinh's bloggerswap page.

I got some neat stuff and more to come.  All the ladies there are so generous and kind. 


Anyway, I debottled my Urban Decay Primer Potion.

Torn apart with ... some pliers Zack had in his tool kit.

Damn, almost two 5g jars.  Urban Decay, you freaking cheaters, lol.

Okay, and here's Bailey and Prissy yawning, lol.

I saw The Dark Knight.  It's so beautiful and amazing.  The movie had great themes.  Why So Serious?

I've been to the airport at least three times in the past three weeks.

1.)  Back from Hawaii.
2.)  Drop Taylor off to go back to Germany.
3.)  Drop off my dad for Vietnam.  A short notice emergency flight for my grandpa's funeral.  R.I.P grandpa.  He was so sick and suffering, I'm so glad his suffering is over.  I will always remember his happy smile.

Okay, my writing is all over the place.  Just a little update of the past weeks, scrambled into one, lol.

The heart sticker was supposed to leave a heart tanline.  It didn't work.  I got a watch one instead, lol.


I would post pictures of me and Zack, but he lost a contact in his right eye that day. :(  He was suffering until hours later where he got his new contact ^_^


The view from Kaneohe Bay was thanks to Christopher's dad.  He is in the army, so we had a way to get in. :)



We didn't have time to go see Pearl Harbor, but we did see the impact site.


This is where people go snorkeling.  The "brown spots" in the water are coral reefs.  We didn't have a chance to go snorkeling, I forgot where we were headed to instead.  Probably that awesome mall Ala Moana, lol.

I went to the Polynesian Culture Center too; it was one of my favorite places to go but we didn't have time to visit again.

This was in New Zealand or "Aoteora," in the Maori language.

The coconut leaf headband was from Samoa, where Zack got it as a prize for making fire lol.

Okay and here are some of the Canoe Pagent at the Polynesian Culture Center.

 

We saw a random cat and started petting it after the cat hog left.  We named it P. Triple C which stands for Polynesian Culture Center Cat.


PALI LOOKOUT
ALOHA TOWER



My favorite meals in Hawaii were ramen, poke, mangoes, papayas, and katsu!!!

(that is not my hand, I can assure you it's not that hairy. LOL jk Zack, I love you!)


These last two pictures show you how "tan" I got, LOL.

We saw an old Japanese man asleep at Ala Moana....

Then he woke up and saw us!!! We ran away, but then we watched him scratch his upper lip with a Starbucks straw... LOL.


DOLE PLANTATION

...a really cool tea library store.. thingy... :) 



I got my nails done by a Japanese lady.  It was expensive but well worth it; the gel overlay on my nails last up to a month.

BYODO TEMPLE Here is the only picture I got at Byodo Temple of a peacock!  I forgot the camera charger :'(  I was so devastated.



Woo, okay, I'm tired.  More elborate details in about.... 5 minutes. hehe


Cliffnotes on the places I went to in Hawaii:

• Ala Moana Mall (my favorite) :)
• Ward's Movie Theater
• Dole Plantation
• Polynesian Culture Center
• Aloha Tower
• Kaneohe Bay
• Hanauma Bay
• Waikiki Beach
• Food:  Island Snow, Nakamura Ramen, Shirokiya, Teddy's Bigger Burgers, Naniwa-ya Ramen, ZIPPY'S!!, Boots & Kimo's, Bubba Gump's, Lanikai Juice, Pearl's Korean BBQ...
• Chinatown
• Byodo Temple
• Derek Kam's house
• Long's Drugs (lol)
• ABC stores, hahaha

Okay, that's all I can think of right now... argh... exhausted!

I guess it's a little different when you're completely moving out, than just moving things and then coming home (like most college students.)  You have a lot to take with you!  I can't believe how much random stuff I had (pencils, pens, art supplies, purses, coats, etc.) that I haven't used in years, but couldn't throw it away and had to keep it.  I see why people have "moving away sales." 

The move took longer than expected too, because we:

1.)  Didn't rent a Uhaul (underestimated the amount of stuff we had.)  Made about 8 trips back and forth with 3 vehicles.
2.)  Lived upstairs, so the move was a sweaty workout.
3.)  Boyfriend had TOO MUCH STUFF and it was HEAVY too. (Furniture, electronics, games/dvds, etc.)

Anyway, my mom made sure I had some decent nails for Hawaii tomorrow.
She put a mixture of Hawaii + leopard print, lol.

Here's Bailey, the terror.  I can't sleep because of her.  She's so bad.

...and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the boyfriend.  We won't be celebrating his birthday today, since our flight is tomorrow morning. We are physically and mentally worn out with everything that has been going on!

I am a bit nervous about the flight tomorrow.  I need to pop a Xanax, haha jk. 

Love you all.