Brush Spree

Not sure what to expect for the Natural Hazards midterm tomorrow -- I went through all the lecture notes thoroughly and I think it's sticking in my brain but we'll find out tomorrow.

Made a very quick purchase on Coastal Scents for makeup brushes. Browsing + buying in under 10 minutes! It cost about $30USD including shipping. Coastal Scents is known for their very reasonable prices for good quality brushes. They also sell mineral powder for eyeshadows and blushes etc.

Black on Black Taklon Angle Liner [$1.85]
There was also a pearl pink version with the same 5/5 star review but I resisted...
This one looks nice and sleek.
Italian Badger Blush Brush [$8.99]
Apparently very soft and very real. It looks like it was designed for a 65 year old Italian woman, but oh well - function over fashion in this case.
Italian Badger Angle Brush [$6.99]
Not sure why I bought an angle brush -- I just wanted one... perhaps for some contouring in the future when I find out how.

Pink Kabuki Brush [$4.99]
I know what you're thinking. It's my legally blonde brush!! I wouldn't have given this looks-like-made-for-a-12-year-old brush a 2nd chance if it weren't for the 5/5 star ratings from 37 people.
It's made of sable and goat hair.Pro Red Sable Kabuki Brush [$3.49]
This one is new so there aren't any reviews. I'm buying these Kabuki brushes for my mom ('cause right now she's using this super crappy synthetic CG brush that I sort of matted up when I attempted to clean it.. and she likes my Everyday Minerals Baby Kabuki) This one looks a lot more grown up than the previous lol I'm gonna take a chance and buy both. So cheap anyway!
Shipping for all of this from Florida = $5.

It would be nice to have a full set of brushes from the same company but I never use all the brushes anyway. This should last me 5 years or so.

Natasha Is Craving Korean Food

I'm giving myself 10 minutes before I start studying for tomorrow's Natural Hazards midterm. Today's Ling 220 midterm went badly. I'm really regretting taking this course - it's gonna drop my GPA. Natural Hazards lecture... I fell asleep over 8 times! It was terrible 'cause I was in the middle of the last row of a not-very large lecture hall, and there was a lot of empty seats in front of me... and the light was shining on me, not even reaching the guy next to me... yet I kept on nodding off..... I was so tired, I could have cared less if I got to sleep on the floor. I couldn't even open my eyes to even pretend to look at the powerpoint presentation! This is what 5.5 hours of sleep does to me...

On Monday, Alana and Suzy came to town! I couldn't eat at Dae Bak Bon Ga w/ them + M b/c of my Ling class, but they picked me up afterwards and we went to drink BBT, play DDR (their first time!) @ CHQ lol and watch Ghost Town (light romanticish comedy, pretty good but not worth watching in theatres IMO). Yesterday, M took my place at work while I spent the day studying... then I ate dinner @ her house + did a mini shop @ T&T + Superstore. Deposited my surprise Government cheque too =) A nice bonus. Plus I received my CDs from YesAsia! DBSK's Mirotic (of course), Big Bang's Stand Up, and Shinee's Shinee World. My next order will be of Lee Hom + Wonder Girls. Mrs. Young dropped off muffins and a loaf for me today! And I'm going to have a yummy greek salad for dinner =)

I still haven't received my Harajuku fragrance survey samples, but I got an e-mail -- click on the picture for more details. You can get free Harajuku fragrance samples! Hurry 'cause supplies are limited. And just by signing up, you can win one of thirty $250 Shoppers Drug Mart gift certs! Wow..... well you know who to share the wealth with, right?
These bottles sell for around $50 each @ Shoppers. From what I've sniffed so far, Music and Lil'Angel are my favourites. It's a win-win situation, so sign up!!

My hair is growing so fast. I guess it has been 2 weeks since my haircut (already!!), but my bangs are poking me in the eye. When I first got them cut, they hardly reached my eyebrows! Even 3 days after I cut my hair, ppl noticed that it grew longer already.

And whoaaaa this post is a quite pink and girly looking.

Please Mr. Postman, Make My Week

I think I just opened this page out of routine... I wasn't even thinking oh my. Oh so full! M + her dad fed me tonight! Yummm as usual. :D I stink of restaurant again... that's such a con for working there! The stench lingers in my clothes for days... and even my coats stink. I can't wash my coat everytime! And I'm so squeaky clean on the weekends 'cause I always shower before a shift and then the next morning (poor bedsheets, I wash them often though). My hair picks up on the smell too. Work yesterday was even more fun than usual - we had a great team. Everyone is great and helps each other out doing everything. I hosted for the first time in a long while + was suuuuper intimidated by the reservation list. Every single spot was filled and someone put a large reservation of 15 at 7PM (we're not allowed to! There's not enough space in the restaurant!!). The customers were great even though the large reservations of 13, 16, and 15 had to wait an hour for their tables 'cause their previous tables just wouldn't leave, but other than that, all my time predictions for walk-ins were spot on to the minute! It was just luck, but it was great + actually wasn't very stressful at all. Today, on the other hand, was very uneventful at work. It was probably my saddest serving shift ever too (in terms of tables). It was surprisingly slowish. My hurting feet (AH I need some super comfy black flats again... Payless flats hurt this season..). and tiredness didn't help I guess. For some reason, I've been going to bed around 1-2AM every night for the past few days and my internal clock wakes me up at 6 hours! Doushite?! Not looking forward to this week with my Intro to Linguistics midterm on Wed worth 20% and Natural Hazards midterm on Thursday worth 20% too. TBH, I'm a bit afraid of these midterms... I sort of need to do decently well this term in order to get into business (like, no B-!) but I'm not ready for these midterms! I do have all of Tuesday to study, but still... anyway, I should be receiving a few packages in the mail soon :D

I got off work an hour early today. While I was waiting for M to pick me up, I tried on many lip glosses at Shoppers and really liked Shiseido's The Makeup Lipgloss.

Though it may seem very pigmented in the tube, every shade is so versatile for every pair of lips + is so sheer and non-sticky unlike MAC or Lancome Juicy Tube ones. I was impressed. Only thing is that it doesn't seem like it'd last very long. Dior Addict Ultra Gloss Reflect were equally impressive and had the same consistancy and versatility as Shiseido's, but stood at $31 compared to Shiseido's $26. Shoppers is way overpriced anyway. Shiseido sells for $20.50 at Sephora, and Dior for $24.50.

I strongly believe I'm a lip gloss addict. I really love lip glosses though I don't own very many. I used to have a lot back in high school and eventually got rid of them all. Right now, I only use MAC's Wanderlust, a Rimmel London Underground High Shine clear + a free Mariah Carey version in this very nude pink that matches my lip colour perfectly.

Here's a few lippies I can't wait to try though!
NARS [$24] Ah a must!
Yves Saint Laurant [$28] Shimmering Gloss
Excellent reviews, and there's gold on the tube! How lux.
Laura Mercier Lip Glace [$22]
Smashbox Lip Enhancing Gloss [$18]
Oh wow.. 84 reviews on Sephora and they have a perfect rating of 5/5 stars!! Plus, it's the cheapest.
Givenchy Pop Gloss [$23.50]
Oolala!

I now know what I'm going to get on my next trip to Sephora!

OK I'm exhausted... I'm going to sleep. Long day tomorrow! Alana is visiting!

Worth Watching

Whoda thought I'd have something remotely political on here.

Pink Is The New Blog informed me that some celebrities came together to make a couple public service announcements, encouraging American youth to vote.

Here's Jessica Alba and Hayden Panettiere in a 3 minute, cheeky, The-Shopping-Channel-type informercial. It's called The Muzzler.

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And this one features a bunch of celebrities and it's created by Leonardo DiCaprio, will i. am, Tobey Maguire, and Forest Whitaker. This is the uncensored version - telling you "not to vote".

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I think that they're both equally amusing in their own different ways. Were Jessica and Hayden good choices or did the whole PSA seem ridiculously childish considering the legal age group they were targeting? And how about the whole "reverse psychology" in the beginning of the 2nd one?
Which do you think is more effective?

Adorandom

My goodness I go through phases don't I? It's all about online shopping again, so make way for my adorations.

I adore this umbrella!!
I really like her umbrella too!

Pop Basics Racer Back Dress [$120]
I like the sheer outerlayer
Leg envy!! I forgot her name...You can't really see, but her legs are so thin. This is what Koreans wear to their celebrity friend's wedding.
More leggy leg legs @ NY fashion week. Wow [puts down my brownie]
Killer shoes !!Messy bun envy

Messy post... Je n'aime pas!
Junsu looks like he's chilling in a coffin almost... lol
Didn't go to school today, studied a bit, made a mess in the kitchen, went to work, met Nad to give her stuff + we went to Shoppers before shift + dropped by to say hi to Artemis, work work work w/ lovely, happy customers, sold a lot of drinks to legal tables as a result of my persuasion, ate cake as usual, M picked me up. Hosting tmr... checked the reservation book... it's super busy. I haven't hosted at all in September! Darn...

Foot Decor

NORDSTROM

Dolce Vita 'Madison' Pump [$140] ♥♥♥

I need these in my closet...
Or a basic round toe black pump!
Seychelles 'Dirty Laundry' Tall Boot [$180]

Façade 'Gail' Platform Pump [$120] ♥
Madison Harding Patent Mary Jane [$160]
I wonder if they got inspiration from this blog I read's DIY project. I was actually going to try this once I found these sort of heels, xept it'll look similar to the Town Shoes short stacked heel I own w/ the bow.

And gosh, doesn't it looks very similar to Stuart Weitzman's 'Bouffant' Pumps [$320]?!
MAXSTUDIO 'Zebra' Pump [$165] ♥
I've wanted these for a long time.
Betsey Johnson 'Tatiana' Peep Toe Pump [200]
Betsey Johnson carries a lot of fun shoes - here's one of her very subtle ones.
Tory Burch 'Emmy' Thong [$210] ♥♥♥♥
So nice. My Tw Gold chain ones are pretty much done. These would be a perfect replacement. If only it was still summer! Also available in silver and gold @ Bloomingdales.
Enzo Angiolini 'Yulia' Sandal [$88.95]
I call this my "lunch-with-Grandma" shoe. A conservative, dainty bowed heel perfect with a flowy garden dress. Just what Grandma's like.

PIPERLIME

Cynthia Vincent Tuxedo [$285]
This could be a fun flat if they had it in different colours.
Wow so plain - sorry, the shoes aren't anything super exciting -- I'm still looking into basics 'cause I still don't have a full collection... then I can look into some Emilio Pucci's hhehee

Just came back from a fun dinner at Banana Leaf in Kits with some of my Posh coworkers ♥. Shall be done again.

So Tasty

OK So I guess Boa's new English "Eat You Up" song is a lot catchier than the preview MV I watched. Quite Britney-Spears like. The good beat overrides the horrible lyrics.
Listen. I can imagine this song @ a club. I wonder if it'll make it on the radio?

Chinchayo?!

I watched DBSK on Sukura Kiss The Radio today. It wasn't as fun as last time's, probably 'cause both Jaejoong and Junsu were sick, but there were some funny moments as usual.

Junsu oppa... (middle) 어디에?

Something strange came over me today. My tutorial at Harbour Centre ended early today so I went downtown to do some shopping... wasn't looking for anything in particular but I knew it'd be nice if I could find a pair of boots or black flats or a coat of some sort. But the thing was, I didn't feel like shopping!!! This has NEVER HAPPENED!! What's happening to me... Everything was so uninspiring today + I didn't find anything... even those Frye over-the-knee boots didn't get me excited.. well, I found this deep emerald green silky muffler scarf at UO with a mini yellow/mustard semi-peacock-esque pattern but decided against because I didn't feel like lining up (about 6-7 ppl in line).. which means I didn't like it enough. Maybe this is why I'm resorting to online shopping these days! But don't get me wrong - any trip to the States will get me excited again.

[Edit] I've qualified for another survey via Matchstick. It's the same company I got my Zune from. Hurray, I get a package tomorrow! Harajuku fragrances. Will definitely post about them once I test them out.

Shop

I'm so fed up with finding a global market price chart for cotton from 1970 that I need to do a bit of shopping on my break...

F21 Serpent Belt [$16.50] - a really nice shape! Would look good w/ my black puffy coat...
F21 Twelve by Twelve Flutter Sleeve Tunic [$32] also available in mustard.
Pretty, I want!
Dolce Vita Madison Patent Pump [$150 @ Shopbop]
I need this shoe.,.,.,.
Rebecca Minkoff Oliver Bag [$585 @ Shopbop]
I love gold and black together and I love chains.
BCBG Flow Cream Dress [$200+]
Lovely

Combat Rain

I found my rainboot! London Fog Wales $130 @ Piperlime
Waterproof, microfur lining, thermolite footbed... cute little button detail.
Also available in cement gray.
Now to get it in my hands...

Addicted to Matcha

F21 are still such copycats... when will they stop?
These are rip offs of high end designer shoes at, of course, a fraction of the price... and I love them.
Triple Strap Pump $22.80

Grosgrain Trim Pump $23.80
I can't remember the designer's name but I've seen this shoe many times at Holts. Very cute for Fall!
Adrea Satin Pump $19.80
Also available in black. Nice, classic shape - love the shape of the toe + the colour!

Today's Ling quiz went quite well! I don't think this day-of studying will really get me a decent mark for the next quiz though... but this is the only class I have a perfect record for -- handing in assignments and perfect attendance! Woot wooot. Now if only my other Ling course wasn't so hard... seriously that course is too difficult for an INTRO 200-level course!!

As for this project due Wed that I haven't started... well, I'm going to start after I post this. It's on cotton - "the most important renewable natural textile fiber worldwide and the world's sixth largest source of vegetable oil". INTERESTING eh?

M has been spoiling me like a kid who gets Christmas everyday! Today I got dinner, as I did on Saturday night, and rides! So grateful la~~
(I swear Posh is making me a bit more Asian lol)

No More Brr

Wow is this a DBSK week or what?

So I downloaded their album. It was interestingly more mature I must say! They say they don't want the "idol" image in Korea.
There are idols in South Korea and the United States, but there's a great difference between these countries and what fans determine as "idols". In the United States, a singer that can sing is an idol, in South Korea, those that can't sing are considered idols. - Junsu

This is a great performance of them singing Mirotic on Inkigayo in HQ earlier today (Sept 28, 2008)!! I can see Yoochun's untied shoelace! lol
Very well done!

And don't forget the equally great performance of Love In The Ice (Korean Version) that Changmin wrote the lyrics to!

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I like Jaejoong's hair colour! Speaking of dye, it seems like my hair has turned a bit orange after the first wash. I'm going to wash again today and see what happens, but if it turns more orange, I'm going back to Chura this week (they have a 10 day satisfaction policy).

I feel like shopping at a Gilly Hicks store right now. States shopping!

And omg I want a cape!
Ringspun Croupier Sequin Bow Tuxedo Jacket [75 pounds]
Neat concept of the front - very disguising + thus flattering. Too bad the back is cropped!

Oh what a nice coat!! Mara Hoffman Shawl Collar Coat - Dramatically practical!! [$695]
Perfect length too
French Connection
McQ By Alexander McQueen Wool Military Pea Coat [415 pounds]
Ooo a great, warm coat!
Laundry - black poly shawl collar down [$153 on Bluefly]
Priorities - ivory double breasted 'Hallie' ¾ sleeve coat [$162 on Bluefly]
I like these little girl-style coats except I don't like the buttons or material.
Free People - Mist 'desert' coat [$89 on Bluefly]

The most gorgeous trench ever -- Burberry Beige Cotton Sateen Belted Trenchcoat [$1,036 @ Bluefly]
Gucci - black alpaca-wool double breasted belted coat [$2,760 on Bluefly]
How couture! Removable raccoon-fur (of Canadian origin!).Sorry for all the pictures -- I know as a blogger that it's annoying to have so many pictures per post but I got a bit carried away here haha
There's such a variety of coats on Bluefly! I highly encourage you to check them out. Designer pieces at discounted prices!
And hurray! I think I'm "done" studying for my Ling 220 quiz tomorrow... I have 2 hours to review. Now it's 12AM and I have to do my other assignment due tomorrow. Yikes!