Jessica Simpson "Yindly" boot

Jessica Simpsom "Yindly" Boot



is Now....MINE!

hahaha. yes. it is true! I just got it yesterday at a Nordstrom. it was going through some kind of Boot sale when I happened to walk in it, thinking
"I MUST GET A PAIR OF BOOTS TODAY".

haha! how convenient. so yes, I got it for $114 or something? I forget, but with tax and everything, the total was around $120. ONLINE, though I see that it's still close to $200!! @_@ What a DEAL. it's genuine leather, a bit tight around the calf area (well, I do have a 'full' calf...), and with 41/4" heels with 1/2" platform....it's SURPRISINGLY comfortable!



Its sole is made up of something like rubber (which I LOVE, because then that means it will last longer AND I won't slip and fall and DIE like I would with many other boots before I put some kind of tracker on it), and the inside lining is of some cushion-ey, soft sponge-y material (makes it verrrry comfortable AND it insulates heat a bit!). and the heels...I don't understand how, but with all that height, I find it PRETTY darn comfortable. I started wearing it almost immediately after I purchased it yesterday, and I walked around in it the WHOOOOLE rest of the day! (~6-7 hours).

and another thing to note, online for some reason it says it runs large and that you should order a size smaller, BUT I don't know...maybe it's my calves, but I thought 1/2 a side bigger gave me just enough room around my calves (...still tight, there's no way I can get any type of jeans inside it) AND give me comfortable room in the front without feeling like it's huge. I bought 6.5 instead of 6 or 5.5 that I normally wear so I can wear thicker socks with it if I wished.

anyways, I LOVE IT!




I'm going to SF for a conference for about a week. so I probably wouldn't be able to update my blog for a bit, but keep me in mind and when I get back, I'll write ALLLL it!

Bangs!

I WANT BANGS!


just like this one! my hair is long & straight like her, too!
...well I don't LOOK like her though -_-


oo...and I WANTED to chop off my hair like that...
without bangs, initially...but then I don't know if I have the guts to chop off my hair so short like that in the first place to worry about whether i want it with bangs or without. :(
one day...one day....* sigh *


and this picture is just too cool to pass by. usually pink hair isn't very 'pretty' in my opinion, but WOW. it looks super good on this girl, whoever she is. the different shades worked for her without looking weird, AND her BEAUTIFUL eye color makes the perfect contrast. perfect make-up too, I'd say. she's just gorgeous!!!

So why the sudden urge? I hung out with a good friend of mine today, and it was my first time seeing her in like TWO YEARS or something ridiculous like that. and she had SUCH cute bangs I was soo jealous >_< ♡♡♡

Oh and special thanks to Trendy New Hairstyles for the pictures!

Deals & Values

YEY! finals are over!!

Now...catching up with the deals & value codes that I got this week!

1. Folica.com

They're giving away travel-sized hair straightener/styler for FREE if you purchase certain products. you will be directed to the list of items that qualify for the free gift, when you click on the image above. Also, they have free shipping for purchase over $50. and I must add, their customer service is SUPERB. I've bought from them all of my expensive beauty products - 2 irons, hair dryer, make-up mirror, etc... (for myself or as a gift)

I kind of want this:

Solia "limited edition" 1" flat iron ($85 at Folica.com)
(for each pink iron sold, a portion gets donated to Breast Cancer research)

I have a Solia 1" flat iron in regular black & blue. I've used it for the past three years or so, and for awhile I used it almost every single day. and after three years of hard work, it's finally losing some of its 'magic' on me. last year I bought a Sedu nano-tech flat iron (2008 version), just to see if it was worth all that hype, but wasn't very impressed with it. Solia, in my experience, is so much better -- even though it's sOoo much cheaper than a most of these high-end straightener/stylers.

So yeah, I'm contemplating whether I should get a new one...I mean mine works 'fine' still...except for that time when it stopped working while I was trying to curl my hair (I ended up with half curly, half straight hair...hoho)! but that only happened once. I guess it does take longer to get straighten my hair now than before...

we'll see......(but if I'm gonna get it I kind of want to order it now, when I can get another one for free! :P free gifts are always so enticing...even though it's a sedu...but it's travel size! (6") it can fit in my purse!! hehehe)

2. Smashbox.com

Everyday/Every week deals:

• Lets do lunch: I've been checking their website every Tuesday & Thursday b/c of this!
• they give you a FREE GIFT (one full sized...SOMETHING) along with your order if you place your order between 9am-12pm PST on Tues/Thurs EVERY WEEK. I haven't bought anything yet, I'm waiting to see if they're gonna offer something I really like as their free gift for the day. HEHE (yesterday's gift was Blush/soft lights duo in CAST/CREW)

• Free shipping on all orders within US
• 1 jumbo-sized sample (you get to choose one out of three choices)
  
• Easy returns: but beware, if you got free gifts, you need to return them too! so you can't just buy stuff and return them thinking you can keep just the free gifts.
  

-------UPDATED INFO-------

@_@. I just found out that "LETS DO LUNCH"
promotion cannot be combined with any other offer!!!
well that makes it easier for me, now doesn't it. =_=...no reason to wait anymore.

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Anyway, new promotions:

• Get $25 off on $100 order - code: HOLIDAY08
• Free Brow Tech & cream liner palette - code: FREEGFT
  
  

I want THAT.
UPDATE: I GOT IT! :P I just ordered a "Tinted treatment lipstick SPF 15" in Beam.
With tax it was less than $15 total!

but then I must think of what to buy from them so I can GET the free gift.
(AND 1 free jumbo sample that comes with every order)

3.Victoria's Secret:

• 20% off your entire order - code: 20PERCENT
• free velvet ballet slippers with any sleepwear purchases - code: VELVET

4. Others:

• Endless.com is having 12 deals of christmas & Free overnight shipping!
• Avon is having 12 deals of christmas & other holiday sales! Free shipping for all online purchases over $30!
• shopintutition is having 30% off your entire purchase! - code: GRAB BAG
  

Asian Chick

I am an.....



Ha! :D

Where do I find all these cute, wondrous things? I found this at my oh-beloved-Etsy. but I must admit...I did not come across it on my own. My house mate, Annady (pseudonym) is just Sooo talented with finding such wonderful websites and products! So yes, in short, I CHEAT. HAHA.

The art work was done by Mirabel, a Vietnamese Irish American visual artist and designer from Rhode Island. you can buy cute cards and little art pieces to frame from her Etsy store. and her description on this particular art work is fabulous:

"Asian Chick: Smart, successful, exotic beauty seeks friends to eat dim sum and pho with. Loves to wear lots of eye makeup, drift-racing, and new soy milk maker."

- Mirabel

kukuku.

What kind of an Asian Chick would IIII be? but before we go on, I must share with you some of the other Artworks she's done that I just absolutely adore:

Wouldn't this make the PERFECT thank you cards?

and these, the PERFECT Christmas cards??

Anyways, going back to our original conversation, "What kind of an Asian Chick would I be?" Hmmmm..... Yes, I must agree with the first three characteristics she listed as her own ;) (and yes, smart, successful, and exotic are all relative terms :P so you can't penalize me for using them for myself! ah-ha!)

I mean, which girl do you find more beautiful?



OR

The girl on the top is Honey Lee, who was the 2006 Miss Korea, and the third runner up at 2007 Miss Universe, and on the bottom is the famous Aishwarya Rai, who was a Miss world and an actress in Bollywood; she has been acclaimed to be the most beautiful woman in the world today by many different sources. Personally? I LOVE HONEY LEE! :)

you can read Mr. Kanazawa's article on the concept of Beauty here.

Actually, I'd adopt ALL of Mirabel's description of an "Asian Chick" for myself, except I'd change the 'dim sum and pho' with 'all kinds of food' and would change 'new soy milk maker' with an 'inconsistent soymilk drinker'? ;)

No, but really. What are my favorite things to do? What am I in love with today? or everyday? I do love to play with make up. I mean, so much that I've become an Avon-lady!

Reese Witherspoon as Avon Lady! picture via The Enquirer

And then, I do drift-race...well sort of, if you count turning a corner too fast and getting smoky tires and screechy sounds as 'drifting'...:P I do this so often that my dad put an unusually wide tires on my camry...which means it's also lower, so I can scratch the bottom more often, too! :'(

and there's FOOD. I just Looooooove EATING. I love making food for others and making it look all nice and pretty. I did that a few times for my own dishes when I was eating alone, but I decided it's just not as fun. and I Looove trying new restaurants (that's gotten a good reviews on yelp). I probably will do restaurant reviews here to if I feel compelled to share with you.

Oh and I love to sing. I really want to learn how to sing. like a proper voice lesson. but yeah...no money and no time, I guess. I have a recording device on my computer, and when I come across a song that I'm obsessed with at the time, I like to record myself singing it. What did I learn from all these recording? I learned that no matter how 'okay' you might sound in your own ears, when you replay the recording, you are almost ALWAYS flat or sharp at one point or another and it's EXTREMELY hard to get a "perfect" recording, such as ones you hear in real artists' CD's. it gives you a whole new level of appreciation for those who can sing live, and sing WELL.

Anyway, I really want to be able to make a CD of my own of at least 5 or 6 songs that are recorded at least somewhat 'perfectly' before I get too old. Just for the keeps sake and for fun. Hopefully one day it'll come true.

Sooo That's it! that's the kind of "Asian Chick" that I am.

What about YOU?

Latte and Friends

Latte anyone?



I LOVE Etsy.

things you find there, are simply Magical!
All are handmade, and all are so original!
Browsing through the pages, hours will pass by
and you will want to buy it ALL!
but of course, there's the reality of your financial status (Oo..)
and you don't want to cry at the end of the year, do you?
But just looking around won't hurt my wallet.
It'll brighten my day I bet!
A cute bunny and the tea cup,
the smiling spoon and three sugar cubes
Oooh I want to play with you too!
Latte, anyone?

-Written by whimsical little Joanne

I found Jaravee's Etsy Shop few days ago,
and Ohhh they are just TOO cute!
She apparently started making these Japanese cartoon, comic and animation inspired "amigurumi" in April, 2007.
You can be directed to her website by clicking on the pictures.
*Sigh* don't you wish you knew how to crochet??

if I had sugar cubes this cute, I wouldn't be able to sweeten my drinks!

Don't forget your Veggies! 5 servings a day! :D

And someone told me (ahem...) that this doll looks like ME! :D
awww...isn't she just adorable! ;)

I'm getting allergies again...
I spent the whole day sneezing and blowing my nose :(
a cup of tea with these cute little friends are sure to help me out!
Could anyone make me some of these cute little things? :D

Disney's Fairy Tale Wedding Dresses

So initially, I was just web browsing to find pictures for my last entry. I happened to be looking for Snow White pictures....and look what I came across!

Kristie Kelly for Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings

BEAUTIFUL DRESSES! so I must share... here are my personal favorites: (you can click on the pictures to go to the original websites.)

Mirror Mirror, who's the fairest of them all?

ooooh... which ones are YOUR favorites??