quick update!

I'm finally moving today! Im sooooo excited (and BROKE! haha) I wont be posting for awhile until I get Internet at the new place but Ill still be updating my twitter --->twitter.com/jetleah.


Id like to give a shout out to Ness at lyricallyness.blogspot.com who is also moving and going to help me with a new banner for my blog! Thanks so much sweetie! You should check her blog out. She's a pretty little thing who's always up to date on fashion and makeup. I love her hauls! She has a twitter too: twitter.com/lyricallyness


Anyhoo, when I come back I'm totally doing a giveaway :) See you dolls next week!

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twilight trivia

Anyone here a twi-hard??? I am. Im Team Edward...but more like Team Edward w/ Jacob's body :)

I found this fun and cute Eclipse quiz on yahoo in light of the release of the movie. You can take the quiz too by clicking here I got #8 wrong but everything else right haha.


Im so excited for the movie btw! What are your thoughts on the whole Twilight Saga?

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MAC Girl About Town DUPE!!!

Ive had these lippies forever! MAC's Girl About town was one of the first loud lipsticks Ive ever bought. I loved Girl About Town's fuchsia color so much that I started buying tons of fuchsia lipsticks and Avon's Forever Fuchsia was the closest match to it. The only difference between the two is the texture. Girl About Town is more of an intense fuchsia and has a more creamy texture than Forever Fuchsia. Avon's Forever Fuchsia is from their perfect wear line, so it dries matte and lasts way longer than Girl About Time. For that reason I like Avon's lippy better than MAC's

Here are some swatches:

Leftt: Avon Forever Fuchsia Right: MAC Girl About Town

w/ flash..R: Forever Fuchsia, L: Girl About Town

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you can see subtle differences in the color swatched on my hand but when applied, its barely noticeable!

On Lips:
Top Lip: Girl About Town, Bottom Lip: Forever Fuchsia...w/ flash

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nice color eh? :)

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Coastal Scents: Unrefined Shea Butter Project...FAIL!

Yesterday I got my mini haul from Coastal Scents. What I got was some pigment samples (so much for only $1!!!), a makeup brush, shea butter and some fragrance oil. They also included a small blush sample which I though was kind of cool. Ill do the swatches for the pigments on a later post but for now I want to talk (and by talk I mean bitch) about the shea butter haha.

So most of you know I am one cheap mofo. I'm always looking to save money especially on beauty. Just like the time I thought I could cut my own hair for life and it'll only cost me $11 for the hair cutting scissors this shea butter project was a total FAIL! I was thinking I could make my own moisturizer by mixing the shea butter and fragrance alone. Okay I admit, I did see some videos that explained when you turn shea butter into a moisturizer you need jojoba oil and a bunch of other stuff but I thought, "Why? Some girls were applying it in raw form and it worked great for them...Ill just mix the shea butter and fragrance oil" Boy was I wrong...

My thoughts on the Shea Butter...
First of all, the shea butter smells HORRIBLE! Like wax and weirdness. I cant explain but believe me its bad. Its a subtle but lingering smell. Also, its very grainy. It absorbs into your skin and does leave you moisturized but not well enough for me to get over the smell and texture. I found the best way to apply it is working it into your skin, and then washing it off...or trying to wash it off. I discovered this on accident when I was testing it out. I rubbed it on my hand and that is when I noticed how intolerable the smell was. I went to wash it off and I felt as if it made my hand waterproof! The more I applied water the more it was working into my skin. Yes my skin was soft, albeit PUTRID! All day yesterday I was walking around with one stinky soft hand.

My thoughts on the Fragrances...

I was anticipating an unpleasant smell for the shea butter, but I never thought it was be that unpleasant. Lucky I also purchased these 3 fragrances, honey almond, sweet pea and apple extreme. Honey Almond was the only one I liked out of the three. The reviews on Sweet Pea implied it smelled like the one from bath and body works which is why I chose it but it smelled nothing like that! It just smelled like horrible perfume. I also bought Apple Extreme b/c I loooovve the smell of apples. Well it smelled Extreme alright, just NOT like apples. Again...it had a really bad perfume-y scent. Honey Almond smelled like nice clean soap from a nice casino hotel. I liked it a lot. A good thing about these fragrances is that they have lasting power. The smell stays on all day, just be sure to get the right one.

Help Please!!!
So now I have one big ass brick of stinky shea butter and fragrances I have no use for. Any advice??? Should I just buy the other oils to try and make it right this time or should I just give it away? Anyone work with this before? Hopefully Ill make something out of it to get my $$$ worth.

In other news...I'm moving this Friday!!! I'm soooooo excited! This is going to be a crazy year for me...I'm moving out for the first time and getting married. Anyone have any wedding advice or couples advice about living with your significant other? This is the first time we will be living together. Speaking of which, I really should be packing. I'm moving in 2 days and have not packed ANYTHING!

Hope you guys are having a wonderful week!!! ♥

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Cherry On Top Blog Award

Howdy ya'll! I was recently awarded this super cute blog award from Ms. Jasmine from lpljazz.blogspot.com She is a gorgeous new makeup blogger that you all should check out. She always leaves a sweet treat and the end of her posts :)

Here are the rules:

1. Thank the person who gave this award to you - Thanks JASMINE!!! ♥
2. Copy the award and put it on your blog.
3. List three things which you love about yourself.
4. Post a picture you love.
5. Tag 5 people you wish to pass this award on to.

3 things I love about myself:

1. My knowledge of poker :)

2. My height...I'm short (5ft) and it sucks sometimes but for the most part it works out for me like if I want to go explore a cave or maneuver through a crowd lol

3. I like how I don't really grow a lot of body hair (Asian blood?) I only shave my legs like once a month if necessary and for some weird reason the hair only grows on my shins. My theory is that my freaking legs are so gawddang thick the hair follicles cant break through the layer of lard..lmao JK!

Pic I like...

I love this picture. I took it when I went to the World Series of Poker 2009. Poker Pros Robert Mizrachi, Scotty Ngyuyen, Jacobo Fernandez & Eric Seidel all at the same table! I have more with Annie Duke and Daniel Negreanu at the same table but this one is the best. These are some of my fave players

The 5 people I tag are...

MAKI
MIKKI
CARLA
KRYSTYLE
CHLOE

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ELF Haul part 2

Here's part 2 of my ELF haul, you can find part 1 here. All eye shadows are swatched with no base

ELF Luscious Lip Color in Ruby Slipper, $1
For some reason, I'm always on the hunt for a vibrant red lipstick or lip gloss. I can't fathom why because I rarely even wear that color. Now that I'm adding this impulse buy to my plethora of unused red lippies I think I better start wearing them lol.





ELF Eyeshadow Quad in Nymph Dreams, $1
I got this for that pretty green color. I'm not a big fan of colors as light as that on me but I think it'll be fun playing around with it






ELF Eyeshadow Quad in Punk Funk, $1
All of the colors (especially the pink) are very intense in this quad. I thought they were going to be more dark and muted. Since I tend to stay away from loud eye colors I really don't see myself using this quad. Glad it was only a buck! Ill probably keep in for when I so other people's makeup.





ELF Eyeshadow Cream Duo in Eggplant, $1
I'm soooooo glad I got this! I was looking for a dark army green eyeshadow and just ordered some samples from coastal scents but I found exactly what I was looking for in this duo! The purple is a very pretty color as well. The picture doesn't really do these justice. I cant wait to put them on :)






ELF Waterproof Eyeliner, $1

I bought 3 of these but gave one to my sister. I cannot tell you how much I love these. I didnt swatch them because these are just ones I am keeping as back ups. When I was working I wore this everyday. Also, Ill be the first to admit, I put eyeliner on when I go to the gym. Im self conscious about not having makeup on and at the very least I have to have eyeliner. These really have staying power when I get all gross and sweaty. One thing to be aware of is when you order them online, some batches of these liners are bad batches and you can receive them stiff and dried out. This has happened to me once and ELF was very prompt on sending me a new one at no charge. Since its only $1, I didnt even have to return the dried out one. Thats a good thing about buying ELF online as opposed to target, if the product is faulty, theyll send you a good one right away, no questions asked.

Anyways, hope you enjoyed my mini haul! I want to say THANK YOU to all the new followers I have, and thank you to anyone else to checks my blog out. Also, I try and follow back anyone who follows me so if I am not following you yet please let me know and send me your blog url. Thanks again! *BIG HUGS*

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ELF Haul part 1

As promised, here is some pics & swatches from my recent ELF haul. I know they sell ELF in Target now but since I buy so many products from ELF I always opt to buy in bulk online. There are ALWAYS coupons for ELF online and it turns out to be cheaper than if you were to purchase at the store. Retailmenot.com is a great source for finding online coupons. I got all these with free shipping this time :)

I didn't buy a ton of items, but I take a reasonable amount of pics for each item so I decided to divide this haul into 2 parts. I know that my computer sucks and it crashes every time I look at other blogs with tons of pics to download so hopefully someone out there will read this and think, "Thank goodness theres not a lot of pics" LOL

Here is what I bought:

ELF nail polish in:
- Mint Cream
- Lilac
- Smoky Brown
ELF Eye Quad in:
- Punk Funk
- Nymph Dreams
ELF Luscious Lip Color in Ruby Slipper
ELF All Over Color Stick in Golden Peach
ELF Cream Eye Shadow Duo in Eggplant
ELF Lip Primer & Plumper in Natural
ELF Waterproof Eyeliner in Black <---I STRONGLY suggest picking this up, great for everyday wear.

For this first part I'm going to do the nail polishes, lip primer & plumper, and All Over Color Stick. I will do the rest on tomorrow's post

ELF Lip Primer & Plumper, $3
I bought this for the primer end of it, I don't think I will be using the plumper side. This has a strong scent of cinnamon which can be a good or bad thing depending on preference.



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ELF All Over Color Stick in Golden Peach, $1
I initially bought this to use as a blush but the color is so pretty I think I may try this as a lipstick

w/o flash


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ELF Nail Polish, $1
Smoky Brown


Lilac


Mint Cream

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Beautiful Blogger Awards

This is sooooo long overdue! Last week I received the beautiful blogger award from NYCSh0paholic. Click on her name and check her blog out! She is a very beautiful blogger that does some great posts and hauls. Her latest posts includes a post about coastal scents and lush!

So along with this blog award, I am supposed to name 7 random facts about myself and they are:

1. Ive been watching CHARMED almost everyday for like the last 4 years. I got hooked on it one day and ever since then I couldn't stop. My best friend got me the whole 8 seasons on DVD and I watch 2 episodes a day. I'm actually watching it now on TV :)


2. When I was younger my parents signed me up for so many activities, but I never stayed long enough to foster any real talent from them. I pretty much left after performing once. The only thing I stayed in for a couple years was Tae Kwon Do. Some of the other things I joined were the Chess Club, Hula/Tahitian dancing, Hip Hop Dancing, and Capoeira

3. I still play pokemon, I mean hardcore. Ill pre-order the games in advance and lock myself in solitude until I finish them (lol maybe that's why I haven't been posting). I'm currently playing Pokemon HeartGold & Chansey pictured below is my fave :)


4. I'm a freak about my belly button. I wont let anyone touch it, not even my fiance. I guess I just feel if someone puts their finger there, its like they're touching my insides.

5. The last taste in my mouth always has to be something sweet. This is why I'm such a fat ass! Even if I eat some chips I have to have like a scoop of ice cream after just so I have that sweet taste in my mouth


6. I love animals, very passionately BUT I hate all non human primates. Monkeys, gorillas, lemurs...they all make me sick.


7. I am and always will be in love with Michael Jackson.

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