Graduation Day & Makeup Goodies

Graduation Day & Makeup Goodies

YAYYY!!!!! Finally graduated. Officially!!!! When they called my name and I actually walked the stage is when it felt real.  For some reason, while doing my last quarter, it shocked me to see my name on the projector for graduation.  It felt like I wasn't expecting to see it or something.  And even when getting my cap& gown and doing all the things leading up to graduation, it didn't feel real either.  It was more like going through the motions but when the actual ceremony took place is when it actually felt like omg. im graduating!!!

It was held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel and it was great!  Beautiful ballroom, refreshments and food for the quest.  Very upscale and nice!  

Then I made a mini celebration after with pink cupcakes and pink champagne! ^_^  and got a few goodies too that I wanted to share!!  I got one of those big bags full of goodies.  Don't you love those?  It was a bag with a mix of things and a few makeup goodies I'm exciting to share.

I got some Chocolate! lol Candles! lmao. that is such a female present but yep got some of those in there.  Some cash and a few other little things.

O yeah.  I got some beautiful flowers too.  I don't know why I was shocked when my uncle gave me those too.  I guess I was just really out of it or something.But I loved it. I love flowers actually! on the regular. 

    

     I mixed the two bouquets so now it's one big pretty bouquet. & here is the goody bag I got.

And here is the first make up goody and my fav! 

This lip-stain is my faaaav! Love it!  I put it back in the packaging to take the pic but it's been in my person since I got it and I've literally been wearing it everyday! lol All other lip-stains I've tried are drying and don't last.  This one is smooth.  As smooth as lipstick just about last literally all day.  I went to sleep and woke up and my lips were perfect.  No joke!  If you are in the market for a lip-stain, try this brand for sure.  For first time users, you will need to buy a makeup remover to remove it too. It wont come off with soap and water.

I also got these nail kit things.  Here is one of em.  I like the different wands and will deff give this a try! =]      

I also got this one with the little pen tool that you can make dot designs with! =] deff will give this a try too.  This also looks like the pen people do rhinestones with but I'm not sure.  But if it is then double yay!! lol 

& lastly I got these eco brushes.  I think I seen these at Ulta or somewhere.  I've definitely seen these somewhere and always wondered about them and now I got em! So deff will give these a try too.  I've heard they are good quality also so we will find out wont we?  A girl can never have enough make up brushes.  I'm definitely over due so that I was really happy about that gift.  

So yes.  My graduation summed up briefly in an article.  So happy to be a graudate of 2014!!!

xoxo T 

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Random Bloggity Blog

Random Bloggity Blog..

(Battle of the bulge)

 So last week and during this weekend I went dress shopping for a very special dress and it was a slap in the face kind of experience.  But let me explain.. I think I have to do a back story kind of thing before I just get into this story.  

So pretty much, I've always been kind of a chubby girl.  On the facts about Trixie, one of the facts was I'm 180 and 5'7 in height.  I wouldn't say I'm fat but chubby yes lol.  Hefty if you will.  Ever since puberty, I've always had a little extra weight on.  But also, I hold my weight very well I think.  Anyhow, due to recent stressful events in life that I won't get into in detail, I've put on some MORE recently and it's soo annoying!  I've also been breaking out in a strange way.  I will say.. I'm not the type to care about a bikini ready body and abs and this and that, it's just not me but I do care about my health and also weight as far as being at a weight that I personally am comfortable with being at is concerned.  I wouldn't mind being a curvy girl but there is just a certain size I'm personally comfortable at if that makes sense.  I've never talked about my weight issues on a public scale like this and I mostly don't even talk about it in my personal life either because I guess on a day to day, it's just not something I think about in some ways.  I just try to be healthy as best I can and try and have an active lifestyle and that's it.   But lately, that hasn't been cutting it or actually, that hasn't been cutting it for awhile lol and recently it REALLY hasn't been cutting it and I know I need to make changes.  I don't know.  When I think about my lifestyle, I don't feel like it's the worst but I mean I don't know.  For the past two to three years I been training for a couple times throughout the week which is said to be healthy when you do something 2 to 3 times a week. At first it was 2 and then I pushed it up to 3 and that went on for about a year maybe and now I'm back down to 2 times a week.  I don't ever have soda or even juice in my home.  I don't eat things that are the basic chunk foods like candy,chips,donuts,burgers, not even sandwiches or any of that stuff.  I rarely have fast food and mostly eat home things like curry which is basically meat and vegetables.  I also cut out eating at night because that was a really big thing.  I kind of love eating at night but I know how bad it is for you.  That's like the worst habit and I'm not just saying that because it's said to be the worst habit.  I say it because I know it from personal experience.  You wake up feeling awful and just nasty.  I even cut out rice! =((( and I love rice! My sensei never eats rice or bread or anything with his curry because he's a health freak so I started doing the same in hopes that it would help me and so far nothing.. except I do at least feel much better when I don't have those things which has kept me doing it.  I guess it just doesn't agree with me. But anyways It feels like, what more can I take out?? It couldn't get anymore bland than that.. honestly.. so annoying!  Everyones body is truly different and I still haven't managed to find a right balance for myself in that department.  That's the one thing in life where I've never really had a hold of it. Also.. 

I've come to a recent mini revelation in my life and that is I love food! lol I love eating and that's that.  I also come to terms with the fact that I'll probably never be skinny.  It's just not in my deck of cards.  You can't love food and be skinny I think. lol Those two just don't go together.  I was telling my friend the other night, I'd rather be chubby and happy than skinny.  Fuck the bullshyt! lol.  Food is just too good. I guess I can't control myself.  That's nothing to be ashamed of either.  Some people just love food.  But also I feel the need to say that just because that may be the case, it doesn't mean I won't feel beautiful and dress up and glam up and take pictures of myself and love myself just because I put on extra weight or just am a chubby girl.  I still bought a beautiful for myself which brings me back to the original starting point of this blog that I forgot about because I was rambling so much lol.  I went dress shopping with my mom and literally nothing fit! >=(((  We went to soo many stores.  I think it took like 5 hours in total.  It was so sad.  No dresses fit.  I went to my favorite glitzy store and I got like two dresses to go to the dressing room and the lady was like " Oh. no no no. ( she was an Asian lady) These no fit you. I get you different size.ok?"  Not in a nasty tone.  She was very nice and helpful but still. I was like. oh ok. sure.  So she got me the same dresses like 3 whole sizes up! &... it fit like a glove! I just felt like wtf! wtf is going on here! My mouth was literally open. I'm breaking out.  I'm fitting dresses that are 3 sizes up, not 1 size, 3 sizes bigger. And when I got some heels to go with it.  I went a size up in that too! =((( For those that don't know.. you can also gain weight in your feet.  And I guess I did because no heels were fitting in my normal size.

This isn't the end of the world.  This is really a first world problem but at the same time I know many girls or just people who would feel like the world is caving because they gained or lost muscle mass to that degree.  I was pretty sad that day though.  It felt like a little reality check I guess. But back to my habits..  I don't even really have a bad lifestyle.  I just don't know.  I'm not the type to be consumed by things like this too.  I don't want to go on some rigorous thing that feels like consuming and work out a consuming amount of hours per day feeling like I'm gonna have a heart attack and like think about everything I eat. I will NOT count calories lol. That is just so ridiculous to me. O me. The life I live.  I just don't know... 

But I won't just be like oh well either.  I need to find a solution for myself.  I forgot to mention that within that time span of 3 years, I was training everyday for like a month of it and then working out myself for like two months and in that time I remember like loosing 2 pounds or something.  I was proud of myself but it was like damn..  That' s it? lol Needless to say, I quit after that because the results were just too little for how much I was doing.  At that time, I created work outs for myself at home which was cool for awhile but after time got annoying.  There's only so much space you have and so much equipment and yada ya so I was just over it basically.  But I've decided to look into getting a gym membership.  Basically that all led up to me deciding that that's probably what I'll do next and also keep training at the dojo like I've been doing and hopefully that works.  I wanna try for a month and see how it goes.  Maybe I'll do an update too.  I like to do that to hold myself accountable.  I would like to go everyday because It feels like that's what I would need honestly.  So yes.  I feel good about this decision.  And we will see how it goes! ^_^ 

xoxo T

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Smashbox Full Exposure Palette Review!!!

SmashBox Full Exposure Palette Review!!!

I went to Ulta the other day and I came across the Smashbox Full Exposure Palette.  Saw it, tried it, looved it!!! If your a make up junkie like me, this belongs in your collection NOW!  Here's a look inside =)

  They've claimed "It's the palette to end all palettes. & the little black dress of eye make up." lol  That's a pretty big statement lol but I wouldn't say it's too far off. It's a gorgeous all neutral palette!  I think every girl should have at least one palette like this.  This is what you call a classic kind of palette(as far as the colors are concerned).  So if you are looking for a classic or timeless kind of look, this is definitely the way to go.  The top are the shimmer shadows and the bottom are all matte.  The colors are stuuuning!  It's just creamy and shimmery,high quality and beautiful!  This was definitely the best pallete at Ulta!  

I did some swatches for you guys so that your able to somewhat see the consistency but pictures never really do things justice in my opinion. They just never do for makeup or anything.  But here are a few shadows that were my fav.

I think the consistency comes out pretty good.  My favorite shadow is pretty light though which is the one farthest to the left but it's still super beautiful in person.  It's like a rose gold and it feels very vintage and glamorous.  All of the colors just look shimmery and magical.

I also like the approach to this palette. It comes with 14 shades and ones that are universally flattering so they look beautiful on all skin shades. For it, they studied 5,000 different eye shapes and put together a custom look sheet so you get the most out of the palette and make your specific eye shape look the best in can look.  There's also looks for day and night which is so cool I think!

I am also just as excited about the brush as I am the actual palette. Its a dual sided brush that is specific for shimmer shadows and blending!  Here's a close up of the brush.  

To the right is the big round and soft blending brush.  To the left is a flat brush optimal for packing on the shimmer shadows.But wait! There's more!  This brush has a reverse side so half the bristles are white and the other are black for the shimmer brush like so. 

      This was a system designed so that you don't mix the dark and light colors!!! genius! who ever came up with this idea, freagin genius!  I feel like all brushes should be like this one and I feel like they will all be that way in the future just because it's a completely more efficient brush in my opinion.

The down side =( 

It's a pretty pricey palette. $50 dollars to be exact. But in all honesty if you have the means, worth it!  Worth it! Worth it! Worth it! lol 

I actually never tried Smashbox though I've always seen it.  I guess it never really appealed to me.  I'm more of an urban decay girl but I definitely had a change of heart.  I also tried a Smashbox lipstick in Electric Pink.  My lips were hella dry..  As they always are for some reason when I go to Ulta.. specifically.. lol  Like they didn't feel dry necessarily and if someone were to see them with no lipstick you wouldn't even know but that's the thing about make up.  It can hide flaws but it can also accentuate them too lol.  A double edge sword if you will.  That's why you see girls with these lip scrubbers and exfoliating products lol. Because it actually is necessary.  Anyways, the color was still gooorg!  Super pretty and just like hot. yeah. Hot is the word.  In a sentence to describe these products, the palette is beautiful but the lipstick is hot!  Here's a swatch.

            

Isn't that hot! lol  This is a kind of lipstick you wear when you want to be hot!  It's a type of lipstick you go out with your girlfriends in.  This is like a night on the town lipstick. hot mama lipstick! lol So yeah, definitely a fan of Smashbox now! =) 

Did you enjoy this review?  Let me know in the comments below & happy Sunday ladies.. & lady boys!!! 

as always,

xoxo T =)

Disclaimer - Not sponsored by Smashbox, just a beauty lover.

- If you would like to purchase this palette, I have the link for you here =) 

 => http://www.smashbox.com/product/6109/28675/Palettes-Kits/FULL-EXPOSURE-PALETTE/New/index.tmpl

There's also a great video on this palette with more explanation of the product and what you can do with it at www.smashbox.com

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