Do-over

I'm so bad at this, I really am. So, do-over!

I want to document my life, even if just a little bit. Whether through reviews or simple blog posts, I'm gonna do it.

Out To Eat: For Father's B-day!

About a week ago was my father's birthday, so our family went out to eat to celebrate. We went during happy hour so the prices were a lot cheaper than usual, so we ended up ordering a bunch of food. Time for a small photo spam!

 I actually forgot what most of these were called but the last one was a coffee ice cream and it was delicious!

That's all for now though, a short post to make up for my little absence. I do have a review coming up though, so I'm excited about that!

Memorial Day Sales Haul

Oh boy, is this post late or what? Well, part of the wait was technically from having to wait for everything to be shipped, so just a tad late. Anyway, I ended up purchasing some stuff during Memorial Day weekend from H&M and Forever 21 since there were some really nice sales going on. Very happy about that. Anyway, onto my hauls!

H&M

So I was a bit disappointed because with this lot I actually purchased these pink canvas sneakers on the first day of the Memorial Day sale when they were going for $3.95. Sadly, it wasn't until the day after the sales ended that they decided to tell me that they were out of stock for those & then my items were shipped. Rather dumb, especially when it said that I would be getting by items the day they sent me the email, & I didn't get them until the week after （￣へ￣）. Alrighty then...

I'm kind of happy with my purchases at least. They do look a tad wrinkly but that was my fault, I had them on my bed and when I was going to sleep, I kind of just pushed them off the bed. Just have to be careful with them!

I ended up getting the fine-knit sweater in beige, the fine-knit cardigan in light blue, and black flats. The sweater is nice and light enough for me to wear in the summer but still cozy enough to rock during winter, and ok I just love cardigans. The flats are a bit large, but I should've figured when I got the next size up instead of going down, since I'm in between sizes. Still cute, not sure if wearable.

F21 (please excuse the quality!)

Actually, both packages arrived the same day, and the Forever 21 packaged arrived a day earlier than it was supposed to! I'm not complaining about that at all though（＾０＾）.

I bought the Favorite V-neck Tee in dark olive and neon coral, Favorite Bike Shorts in black, Pineapple Craze & Popsicle ankle socks, and a couple of nail polishes, rings, and a necklace that were on final sale.

Still haven't used the nail polishes, but the colors are gorgeous, so I'm hoping they turn out well on my nails when I finally get to use them. 

Life is going pretty well right now, I'm just slightly exhausted from working all the time, and I'm so busy that I end up just relaxing by going online shopping. Well, it's more like I save things into my cart and then look at the total and laugh as I close the window. Everything is just so cute though! Recently I've been going back to my fashion Tumblr that's more focused on Japanese and Korean fashion. Gah, I'm in love! So much cute stuff. I caved in and bought a bag, and it's supposed to be coming in about a month since it's from China. Super happy though!

Oh boy, but I really need to work on my makeup skills. Must look up makeup tutorials! Thank goodness for beauty blogs and Pinterest, honestly.

First convention!

Oh me oh my! I've been wanting to go to a convention for a long time now, & finally had a chance to go! Unfortunately, I forgot to take pictures.

It wasn't a huge convention, just a small one that was across from the college. We weren't entirely sure where we were going at first but as soon as we turned and saw people out on the lawn in cosplays, we knew we came to the right place.

There were so many good cosplays that it was ridiculous. I was really excited that I could recognize most of them. Daft Punk was even there, it was incredible. Oh gosh I'm so mad at myself that I didn't take any pictures!! Well, there's always next time.

On the bright side, I got myself a little alpaca! It comes with one of those suction cups that you can attach to your window, but unfortunately the little guy kept on falling. Will I name him? Who knows.

Ignore everything in the background, I was too lazy set it all up haha. But isn't he adorable?

Honestly, seeing everyone in their cosplays made me want to cosplay. Thing is, I don't even know who I'd want to cosplay as. Partially because I haven't really been watching many anime/ reading many manga, and there's just so many characters that would just be absolutely lovely to cosplay as! I think I did have a small list going at one point. If I remember correctly, it consisted of Alice Lidell (no Kuni no Alice series), Ib (Ib RPG game), Seychelles (Hetalia), Maya Fey (Ace Attorney series) Minako Arisato (Persona 3 Portable), or Hajime Ichinose (Gatchaman Crowds).

Oh goodness, I think I'd have to do one of the last three. Oh dear, I need to get start cracking if I want to cosplay!

Maya Fey (Ace Attorney series)

Minako Arisato/ Female Protagonist (P3P)

Hajime Ichinose (Gatchaman Crowds)

Well. Looking at all the characters at the same time, I suppose Hajime's cosplay would be the easiest to put together. In fact, I already have  the skirt, the tights, and the boots/sneakers. I may have to get a wig since her hair is actually brown (don't know why it's showing up grey, though it might just be my monitor), but honestly? It doesn't look too difficult. Though I would love to do all of them, since I just absolutely love their characters.

Anyway, I'll wrap up this post by saying stay tuned for my Memorial Day haul possibly tomorrow!

One of the most courageous things you can do is identify yourself, know who you are, what you believe in and where you want to go. 
- Sheila Murray Bethel.

Ulta haul + ramblings

Since I had a few coupons & there were sales going on, I decided to buy some makeup that I was dangerously low on (might do an empties post in the future?) & for some things I just felt like I needed.

There was a BOGO 1/2 off sale, so I got two of each brand.

Maybelline Line Stiletto Ultimate Precision Liquid Eyeliner: My old eyeliner is just doing as well as it used to be, so I was in bad need of new liquid eyeliner. Can't really use pencil eyeliner because that stuff usually just slips right off! But wow I am loving how easily it is to apply eyeliner with this, the felt tip really just glides on & it's so easy to do the cat eye that I've been doing it everyday since I got this! Best part, it definitely lasts all day.

Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in Fair : I'm kind of undecided about this, but I think it's partially got to do with the fact that I may have gotten a shade too light, but at the same time, it looks fine to me? I've never used concealer before, but what with the all nighters and minimal sleep, I needed something to cover my dark circles. I'll keep testing it, but I think I'll invest in some other well reviewed concealers.

Rimmel London BB Cream in Light: I've already gone through one tube and I liked it so much that I got it again! It's the only BB cream I've used, but after going through countless reviews on BB creams in the US, this one tends to get consistent positive reviews. May try another in the future, especially with summer upon us. Still, it does such a nice job for being a US based BB cream.

Rimmel London Stay Matte Pressed Powder in Transparent: Whoops, I'm an doofus & haven't had the chance to use this one yet! (I'm still using my pressed powder from Ulta) Can't wait to see if it works or not, my oily skin definitely needs it!

Nyx Cosmetics Butter Gloss in Cherry Cheese Cake: This is my first venture out of the normal pinks that I would normally get, and I'm in love. It's not too orange for my lips, but it still stands out. Highly pigmented, and I'd say it lasts about, oh I don't know, three hours? In combination with drinking (water!) at least. Smells yummy too.

Nyx Cosmetics Butter Lipstick in Pops: I don't believe I've ever owned an honest-to-goodness lipstick before (not including the ones from play makeup kits as a child). So obviously I needed a relatively inexpensive one, but one that's more of a nude. I think it was a pretty good choice. Definitely adds some color to my lips, and I think the smell reminds me of graham crackers.

I received some samples along with my order, all that I haven't used yet (oops!). Well, I guess that's a lie. I've actually tested One Direction's Our Moment Perfume in stores before, and I actually thought it smelled really nice? It's light enough for me to wear everyday. 

Then there's Redken Diamond Oil, Versace Man Eau Fraiche Eau de Toilette, and Gucci Made to Measure Eau de Toilette. All which I'll try in the future.

I should really start working on some kind of outfit posts, if not for this blog, then for Instagram or something. It's kind of nice to see all the different outfits I can put together & gives me an incentive on to not wear the exact same outfit probably, eh, I'd say a week and a half later.

I might try put up some weekly posts, like links to stuff I think is interesting/cool/whatever. Especially since that would help me keep track of them besides just bookmarking them. Especially helpful when I'm not on my own laptop and/or can't use Google Chrome for some reason. Yeah, that would be incredibly helpful.

Maybe even have a weekly/monthly wishlist since I always forget about things until after my chance to get them passed.

"You are the sum total of everything you’ve ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot - it’s all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive."

— Maya Angelou