Leaving for NYC…Tomorrow!!!

Big lights will inspire you, let’s hear it for New York!!!!!!

Cheers my babydolls! I know I’m terrible for publishing incomplete posts…lol I’m trying to finish them now..and shall be back in a few days after New Years w/ many new things to share!!! :O) I will be in NY tomorrow…..and will probably be back Saturday for my sibling’s birthday. The picture above is from 2007 – OMG. Times flies indeed…..so keep on cherishing the ones you love and appreciate the present. I wish you all a beautiful new year…may 2010 bring you all lots of smiles, success, and love…and the best of everything possible! 2009 has been a little rough on me….but I really do hope it was pleasant for you all. Look forward and take care!! Have fun and I hope you all will welcome the new year with open arms! Bwhaga.

<3

Makeup & Beauty: Everyday Minerals Eyeshadows/Blushes/Brushes

I am a huge fan of EDM (www.everydayminerals.com)..I buy stuff there all the time and most of the foundation and blushes that I use are from there. I just want to share with you all some of the EDM products that I have. :O)

Brushes: Foundation Brush, Long Handled Kabuki, and Retractable Kabuki

What I like about these brushes are that they are verry verrry soft (made with 100%  cruelty-free fibers & 100% renewable bamboo handles) and ! I like the quality of these better than the red MAC Angled Countour brush that I have.  I bought the retractable one for traveling …but I don’t really like it. It’s too dense and I always get too much product with that brush. It’s sleek and nice but..it’s not a brush that I use often. The Foundation Brush and Long Handled Kabuki are pretty good, however. Just make sure you wash your brushes often and take good care of them.

Eyeshadows: Diary, Rare Silk, Wild Flowers

These are some of the eyeshadows EDM sent me for freee!! Bwhaha. I never really use EDM eyeshadows tho..because they don’t come off as bold and pigmented as I would like – they’re really nice for everyday wear tho (very light and don’t crease even for someone w/ oily skin like myself).

DIARY – I put this over my eyeliner sometimes to smudge it a bit…it’s a grayish-purple.. it’s a shade that anyone can use…rather neutral.

RARE SILK – This is great as an eyeshadow base or a highlighter (I prefer EDM’s DANDELIONS eyeshadow for highlighting the corners of the eyes and under though).

WILD FLOWERS – This is…a dark..dark brown. I don’t use this as an eyeshadow but instead, I use it to fill in my eyebrows…lolol! I was afraid at first as my hair color is pretty dark…but this works so well! I was looking around at eyebrow kits like crazy (Stila has a good one I read, Sephora, etc.)..but I found what works for me and I didn’t have to pay $36 for it, which is what you mgiht have to take out of your pocket for some kits out there.

Blushes: Summer Stroll, Tea Time, All Smiles, Sunday Brunch, Opening Day.

Everyday Minerals’ blushes are beautiful! It’s the only brand that I stuck to after a year or so. These shades are rather nice…very pigmented and light..so you don’t feel like you’re wearing a lot of makeup. The only two shades that do not work for my skintone: Summer Stroll & All Smiles. :O( Makes me kind of sad as I don’t know what to do with them…lol they’re too orangey and bright for my skin (I’d imagine these blushes would look great on those with lighter skintones). However, what I like about these sample pots that EDM gives out is that I mix and match them sometimes. Yes. I do. I have a few extra sifter jars on hand and a bunch of sample blushes… = my personal blush shade that’s perfect for my skintone. =)

Makeup & Beauty: Coastal Scents Gel Liner

Product: Coastal Scents Gel Liner (in “Deep Plum”)

Price: $6.95 at Coastal Scents

General Information: http://www.coastalscents.com/cfwebstore/index.cfm/category/127/gel-liners.cfm

Review:

Rating: 4/5

Makeup & Beauty: CoverGirl Lash Blast Hydrofuge Waterproof Mascara

Product: CoverGirl Lash Blast Hydrofuge Waterproof Mascara (in “Black”)

Price: ~$7 at Walmart

General Information: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10318531

Review:

Rating: 4.6/5

Makeup & Beauty: NYX Chrome Eyeshadow

Product: NYX Chrome Eyeshadow (in “Green” and “Lagoon”)

Price: $3 at Cherry Culture

General Information: http://www.cherryculture.com/cosmetics/makeup/nyx-cosmetics/nyx-chrome-eyeshadow/16603&cat=0&page=2

Review:

Rating: 3.8/5

Makeup & Beauty: Revlon Doubletwist Volumizing Mascara, .4 fl oz

Product: Revlon Doubletwistt Volumizing Mascara (in “Blackest Black”)

Price: $5 at Walmart

General Information: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=12519704&sourceid=28046481514098126525

Review:

Rating: 1.5/5

Wild and Crazy Eyeshadow

Product: Wild and Crazy Eyeshadow (in “Green Tea” and “Purple Rock”)

Price: $1.50 at Cherry Culture

General Information: http://www.cherryculture.com/cosmetics/makeup/wild-and-crazy/wild-and-crazy-eyeshadow/16830&cat=263&page=2

Review:

Rating: 2.8/5

Makeup & Beauty: Avon Glimmersticks (Waterproof & Regular) Eyeliners

Product: Avon Glimmersticks (in “Blackest Night” for Waterproof and “Blackest Black” and “Emerald” for Regular)

Price: $6 at Avon

General Information: http://shop.avon.com/shop/product.aspx?pf_id=31385 & http://shop.avon.com/shop/product.aspx?pf_id=30990

Review:

Rating: 4/5

Apologies For Vanishing :O(

Holla!!! Bwahaga…..I miss my blog :O(

I know it’s been months since I’ve been back..my apologies. I did check my blog stats & am really happy to know that there are still people visiting my blog…especially for the beauty products reviews! I am really happy my opinions helped you (or it could’ve been useless…I don’t know hah) and this really motivates me to publish more entries…..I’ve purchased many new products that I really want to talk about – I’ll do reviews soon enough!!

So many things have happened the past three months…and I’m really excited to share stories on my blog! I finished another semester of school….and can’t believe it’s going to be Christmas in DAYS!!!!! DAYS!!! I loove looooove looove the colder months and the holidays sooo much…..ahhhhh there was a blizzard over the weekend and I was snowed in….but that’s okay, I got much sleep – something I lacked the past two weeks because of finals and all. Well, enough rambling from me…I’m going to get some graphics and such ready for future posts. Hopefully I’ll have many new posts up tonight!

I STILL HAVEN’T FOUND THAT SONG FROM THE SHOW VALENTINE – I’M QUITE SAD ACTUALLY LOLOL.

Best wishes to all of you! Have a beautiful, beautiful Christmas and may the new year bring many smiles and success to each and everyone of you. :O)

<3,

Mesmeress

Music: G-Dragon Heartbreaker

I am not the biggest G-Dragon fan – in fact, he’s the only Big Bang member that I don’t particularly like. LOL I KNOW he has a TON of fans…but yes, I said it. I don’t really like G-Dragon for some reason even though I respect his work ethic and his style and creativity. He’s starting to produce now too and that’s cool but I don’t know why………..*shrugs* I am starting to not really like Seung Ri either hah.

Okay so ANYWAYS, listen to his album and decide whether you want to buy his album or not (fans probably did already); I like Heartbreaker, The Leaders (I only like Teddy and CL’s parts – Cl’s voice is sooo distinct!), and Butterfly..Butterfly makes me feel so relaxed – I particularly like the part that Jin Jung sings….but that’s about it right now..maybe Hello too.

Music: G-Dragon Heartbreaker

No. of Tracks: 10

File type: .mp3

1. Boy 소년이여

2. Heartbreaker

3. Breathe

4. Butterfly (ft. Jin Jung)

5. Hello (ft. Sandara Park)

6. Gossip Man (ft. Kim Gun Mo)

7. Korean Dream (ft. Tae Yang)

8. The Leaders (ft. Teddy & CL)

9. She Gones (ft. Kush)

10. 1년 정거장

Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3MYJPTW5

Image taken from yesasia.com