Saturday, December 3, 2011

candles + christmas

It's December now, and I just love how everyone's getting into the Christmas spirit :) I went shopping the day after Black Friday and the department stores had Christmas music playing and lots of Christmas decorations. It was amazing.

And... I just found a candle around our house and started burning it in my room and it smells ah-mazing. Plus, it makes my room really cozy feeling :)

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Just noticed that you can see that picture of me from when I was young.. lol

Can't wait to set up our Christmas tree and take some bokeh shots :) Bokeh really brings back memories of last Christmas... :)

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Monday, November 14, 2011

outfit post

Currently my favorite outfit. Sweaters + skinny jeans = <3

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Sweater: Hollister // Jeans: Abercrombie

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Review: Covergirl Lashblast Volume Mascara - Waterproof

I'm pretty sure we've all heard of the Covergirl Lashblast mascara. There are many different versions of Lashblast. Lashblast Lux, Lashblast Volume, Lashblast Fusion, etc. I picked up the Lashblast Volume Waterproof the other day at CVS because I wanted a good waterproof mascara.

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The wand isn't very dense but I actually really like it. Here's a comparison between the Covergirl one and an Estee Lauder one. Did you know... that Estee Lauder owns about 83% (or something close to that) of the cosmetics industry? Including MAC, Clinique, Bobbi Brown, Origins, Prescriptives, and some fashion brands such as Donna Karan, Michael Kors, and Sean John. Just a fun fact :)

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top: covergirl lashblast // bottom: estee lauder high definition volume mascara - travel size

I really like this mascara. It lengthens my lashes and that's just with a few strokes (I normally don't put on that much, but it still really lengthens my lashes). It's also waterproof (well, duh, but there are some mascaras out there that claim to be waterproof, but really aren't that water resistant). As for volume, it does add some volume but more length in my opinion.

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This is a really great mascara, especially if you want a good waterproof one that adds a lot of length. It's $8.99 and you can purchase it at any drugstore. It comes in the colors brown black, black, and very black.

**Tip: if you're looking to purchase a good mascara, I recommend sticking to drugstore and staying away from high-end (if you're already into makeup, you probably know this). Overall, drugstore mascaras are much better than high-end, and are WAY cheaper. Plus, mascara goes bad in around 3 months, so you don't really want to spend $20+ on something that you're going to have to throw away in just 3 months!

Friday, November 4, 2011

some changes

Am I the worst blogger or what? Yup, I am.

Thanks dezzy louise for the new design :)

Like I said in my last post, I will be gearing this blog more towards photography anddddd if you saw those pictures at the end my my post... makeup. That, has been my latest obsession. I'll be changing the URL of my blog soon probably to jyphotography98.blogspot.com or something like that, so be prepared! :)

So what inspired me to start collecting makeup and love it so much? Youtube. Watch just a few of Juicystar07, Allthatglitters21, and MichellePhan's videos and you'll be loving makeup too.

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Oh, and I'm probably going to the mall tomorrow that has a Sephora and MAC store so maybe I'll do a review of a product that I get (or just a review of a product I already have)? :) Would you guys like a post like that or no?