Makeup Sale #4 - DHC Galore, Shiseido, Sisley, Lancome, Face Shop

UPDATED 6/15/09

I know by now you are probably thinking... What! Another makeup sale!? Why does this girl have so much stuff? Well, I admit my family consists of a bunch of shopaholics and I'm selling these things to fund my shopaholic tendencies for Japan! Hahaha~ :)

Thanks to everyone who has been supporting me by buying these items and providing them a new home! I appreciate it very much!!

Items from previous sale have been reposted in here.

How to Order:
PAYPAL ONLY PLEASE
- Email me at ixheartbear (at) gmail (dot) com for the items you want and your paypal billing email address (sorry I'm trying to reduce spam so the address is written like that)

- I will confirm the items and shipping prices in reply email

- Items are FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE

- Shipping for cosmetics starts at $3.50 (USPS First Class + tracking #) within USA, 50 cents per additional item

- Shipping for clothing starts at $6.00

- International buyers, please email me for a shipping quote

- If you have lighter items, I will charge less
- Email me if you have any questions
By purchasing, you have acknowledged that you read and accepted all terms. If you don't agree with these terms, please do not buy. Do not buy unless you intend on paying. Thank you for looking!

Samples in every purchase while available!

Clinique Sample Pack of 2: Zero Gravity Repairwear Lift & Repairwear (0.5oz/15ml each)

Original Price (full size 50ml) ZGRL, $52.50, Original Price (Repairwear), $48.50

*Brand New* Asking $14

Shiseido Pureness Sample Pack of 4: Moisturizing Gel-Cream, Balancing Softener, Mattifying Moisturizer Oil-free, Deep Cleansing Foam (pen in pic to show size)

*Brand New* Asking $7

DHC White Soap *click for more info

*Brand New - 2 available* Original $5.50, Asking $2

DHC Vitamin A Powder - "This concentrated powder liquefies on contact to target fine lines and help refine the appearance of skin's texture. Promotes a firmer, smoother-looking complexion. Can be mixed with toner, moisturizer or serum for application."

*Brand New* Asking $7

DHC Amino Acid Powder - "This concentrated powder liquefies on contact to target dehydrated and sensitive complexions and awaken skin's vitality. It is made with amino acids to rehydrate and freshen skin. Can be mixed with toners, moisturizers and serums for application."

*Brand New* Asking $7

DHC Suncut Q10 SPF 30 with Light Lame *click for more info

*Brand New* Original $17, Asking $12

DHC Vitamin C White Stick Lipbalm *click for more info

*Brand New* Original $22, Asking $12

DHC Olive Virgin Oil *click for more info

*Brand New* Original $39, Asking $25

DHC Extra Concentrate *click for more info

*Brand New - 2 AVAILABLE* Original $40, Asking $27

DHC Olive Soap *click for more info

*Brand New* Original $22, Asking $12.99

DHC Q10 Neck Cream *click for more info
*Brand New* Original $24, Asking $15

Chanel Infrarouge Whisperlight Lipstick in Pretty Satine #23
*Brand New* Original $28.50, Asking $15

Lancome Color Design Sample Quad with Eyeshadow/Blush

Eyeshadow Colors(Left to Right, Top to Bottom) : Suntouched, Creme Lustre, Fashion Forward, Couture

Blush Color: Cedar Rose

*Brand New* Asking $7

Lancome Color Design Creme Blush in Copperazzi (shimmer)

*Swatched 2x* Original $27, Asking $5

I have some other things left over in the previous sale right here: http://beautysnap.blogspot.com/2009/06/makeupclothing-sale-3-dhc-lancome-jcrew.html

Weekend Update + Blogging Space Tag

Thanks everyone for the sweet comments on my previous post about my prize for the Kite Contest to go to Japan! I'm so psyched to finally go back after 4 years! 

Received Ms. Jamilla's 100th Follower Giveaway Contest prize in the mail this Saturday; I was overwhelmed by the contents! Look at all of this amazing loot she sent! The two high end lippies by Dior and Chanel were the main prize but she kindly included many extras including two Molton Brown shower gels (love them!), a MAC lippie palette, and a Bobbi Brown mini case (sadly the mirror cracked throughout the rough mailing from UK to US but it's all good!).

Thank you very much dear, you are too kind!

Weekend Purchases:

On Saturday I hit the shops in Soho and Madison Ave/5th Ave with a good male buddy of mine. Surprisingly I didn't spend that much money however my friend did a little bit too much spending... *cough*shopaholic*cough* I went over to Uniqlo and picked up two tunic-style shirts, one for a friend's birthday and one for me. They're having a sale for 2 UT t-shirts for $24.90!

Last was the Sephora store! I successfully restrained myself and only bought the MUFE Lift Concealer after doing extensive homework on reviews and etc. Thanks to Iyah and Fuz I was convinced! Thank you :) 

Quick Review on MUFE Lift Concealer in 1: I asked the SA which color would best suit my skintone even though I knew that 1 would probably be the best choice and 1 it was! What I am looking for in a concealer: light-medium coverage, neutralizing of blue/purple tone, and brightening for undereye area. So far I've used this three times and it's very nice. The shade is like a light pink tone that will cancel out the bluish tone of the blood vessel under the eye. I blend this with a more natural skintone color for little more coverage,  it does a good job! This concealer also has skin-care properties to lift the eyearea for any sagging. I'll do a more extensive review on this concealer with pics later on. 

On Sunday I went to Mitsuwa for a haircut and picked up the Kose Clear Turn White Mask. This mask box comes with 22 masks, that's a lot! The instructions state that to use the mask at least 2-3x a week. I haven't tried this on myself yet but I offered my mom to try one, she said that it wasn't as good as the DHC face mask. Will do a review on this product too.

On Sunday morning I went over to Michi Hair Salon in Edgewater, NJ at Mitsuwa for a haircut. If you remember, Fuz went over to the same salon last weekend. Way back in February I recommended Fuz try this salon as I've been going there for about 4 years but she went to another in Chinatown. Surprisingly she went to Michi last week and I was so shocked because she got the same stylist who does my hair!

If anyone is looking for a nice Japanese style hairdresser in the NJ/NY area, go to Michi Salon in Mitsuwa! Also ask for the stylist Miho (or Izumi the owner if Miho isn't available), who does my hair and cut Fuz's last wk. If you happen to go there, please mention that Mika recommended you to try!

Prices are reasonable for the type of service you receive, an average haircut for women costs about $50-60 without tip. If you mention you are a student, they might give you a discount.

So what I asked her for my cut was more layers to reduce heaviness of the hair, haphazardly placed bangs and thinning to encourage volume and natural waves.

I don't color my hair at Michi because I want to save money and I could do a pretty good job myself. I need to dye my hair again soon... The pictures are a bit misleading, my hair isn't actually that red. The dye I used was Palty brand.

Blogger Space Tag:

I was tagged by Innerchild, Zwala, and Nic Nic a few wks ago to do this blogging space tag. Here is my desk where I do all of my computer work, blogging, and studying. The pic doesn't show my full desk because I didn't want to show you my messy paperwork all over the place. Next to my computer where you see the yellow shipping packet (which Jennifer from Beeyoutiful blog sent me hehe) is where I store all of my things that are blog related and some bits and bobs here and there. Do you like my orange chair? It's so cute but it's not that comfortable after spending a few hours on the computer. 

Hehe and sorry for the receipts on the desk, calculating my spending from Saturday's NYC trip.

I'm too lazy to do the questions but I tag these people to show their blogging spaces because I'm so nosy :) I'm sorry if I repeat tagged you (I tried to pick people who didn't do the tag but I might've tagged somebody who already did it.. T-T)

Valli

Chomsiri

Kay

Millie

Blair

Also if you have a chance and some cash to spare, please check out my new makeup/clothing sale! I've got some more goodies from DHC and lowered some previous prices. Thank you!

Makeup/Clothing Sale #3 - DHC, Lancome, J.Crew, Juicy Couture, and More!

Hello everyone,

Haha I'm having another blog sale again! I'm sorry that I'm not updating a "real" post but tomorrow I will. I'm cleaning out my home to make some side money for my summer trip to Japan next month so thank you for supporting me! Also, I've reached 90 followers! Thank you very much to my new and old followers, I really appreciate all the love and comments. If I reach 100 followers I will hold a giveaway (with products from Japan of course!) Thanks again.

Items from previous sale have been reposted in here.

How to Order:
PAYPAL ONLY PLEASE
- Email me at ixheartbear@gmail.com for the items you want and your paypal billing email address
- I will confirm the items and shipping prices in reply email

- Items are FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE
- Shipping for cosmetics starts at $3.50 (USPS First Class + tracking #) within USA, 50 cents per additional item

- Shipping for clothing starts at $6.00

- International buyers, please email me for a shipping quote

- If you have lighter items, I will charge less
- Email me if you have any questions
By purchasing, you have acknowledged that you read and accepted all terms. If you don't agree with these terms, please do not buy. Do not buy unless you intend on paying. Thank you for looking!

Samples in every purchase while available!

Clinique Sample Eye Palette (left to right) in Confetti, Keylime Pie, Desert Sun

*New, swatched Confetti 1x* Asking $3

Banana Republic Espadrille Peep Toe Flat in Size 6.5

Can be worn with/without ankle ties

*Brand New, Never Worn* Asking $14

Urban Outfitters Ballet Flats Size 7

*Brand New, Never Worn* Asking $8

Juicy Couture Knit Top (Pink) Size Medium

*Brand New with Tags - Never Worn* Original $45.00, Asking $14.99

J.Crew Woven Knit Top with Bronze Lame (sparkle) Size 12

*Brand New with Tags, Never Worn* Original $78.00, Asking $19.99

Ruehl No. 925 Bandeau Top Size Medium

*Brand New with Tags - Never Worn* Original $38.00, Asking $14.99

Thank you for looking!

Crochet Scrunchies + Life Update

Hey -- Everyone go join Miu Miu's 'What is your HG?' Contest! There are 3 winners and each winner gets amazing products from Skinfood!! :)

Happy Friday everyone! It's finally the weekend... Although I have SAT Literature&World Hist. test tomorrow morning T-T

So I've started making these crochet yarn scrunchies after reading about the whole scrunchie ("shu shu" in Japanese) craze in Japan! They are so cute, I'm definitely going to pick up some in Japan in July. I just started making them yesterday and already finished two!

The first one I made is made from pink mohair-ish yarn with silver sparkly string. Isn't it so cute? Would anyone buy these if I make more? :D

Here it is in my odango hair bun. I love it! Thanks to my Japanese magazine Cutie I've learned how to make these cute scrunchies :) And then I put my X-girl scrunchie that came free with another Japanese magazine. Isn't it so cute but wild? Hehe.

Here are two that I made last night--pink and red/orange one. Right now I'm making a blue/purple one... I'll post them as I finish them hehe.

Second thing is that  I won first place in the Japanese kite contest!! I won a round-trip Continental ticket to Tokyo, Japan!!!!! :D Too bad I just bought a ticket to Japan for July but now I can plan another Japan trip with this ticket! I was so happy when they announced the winners, my hard work was rewarded~ 

Haha, here's a picture of me with my kite--the little tail portion says "Continental Airlines" in Japanese. The yellow lettering is my name in Japanese. The design of the kite is Otafuku--a traditional Japanese face depicting beauty. You might recognize it as the logo of a popular natto brand.

Then a picture of my kite in the air... It flew pretty high! Many of the kites in the contest didn't even fly in the air.

Then later on Monday I gave my friend Heejin a little prom makeup help so she could learn some tips to do her own makeup for the prom which was yesterday, June 4th. She is the same girl who helped me with my Goth Loli entry for Eki's contest.

The look is sexy aubergine/black smoky eye look! I was worried it would look bad because it was my first time doing makeup for someone else. I gave her a little cat-eyed liner with MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack. 

I finished off her lips with Urban Decay lip stain pen and curled her hair a bit so it looks very natural. The bangs were poofed up a bit like a coiff and pinned back.

I hope I did a good job teaching you... Hope your prom was fun Heejin!

I've almost sold all of my things in my makeup sale--check it out here! Thank you everyone who purchased from me :) I'm planning on posting more of my stuff during the weekend so look out for that.

Lovely Package from Yumeko

Hi all! Yeah my excuse is the same as always--busy with school once again. I'm not sure if I will be updating often because the next few weeks are filled with finals and end of the school year is coming up next month. This Thursday I'll be attending my awards brunch for my essay! :)

I'm going to do a quick update on what's been going on lately... Thank you Blair, Zwala, NicNic, and Innerchild (I think that's all, sorry if I forgot you) for tagging me in various things! I promise I will get to them sometime soon hahaha. Also Miumiu, Fuz, and Zwala, I haven't forgotten your help for my blog layout! I'm trying to get to it but everything has been so busy these days for me... Thank you guys for your kindness--I'll have to get to my layout soon.

So, this weekend I've been extremely busy making a traditional Japanese kite (tako) for a Kite Contest my school is holding on June 1st (today.. as it is 1 AM as I am writing this hahah). It took me all day Saturday and today to make the thing, painting, attaching the bamboo structure and the bridle strings.. Ugh.. horrible! I think the outcome is good but it took so much time. I'll show you guys a pic of the kite once the contest is over. The grand prize is a free round-trip ticket to Tokyo, Japan! Wow :) I hope I will have some chance to win haha~

Anyhow, last week I received my brush holder that I ordered from the lovely and creative Yumeko! I ordered the Kuromi print brush holder which is so adorable~~ I love dark/cute stuff. I really love skull prints too, too bad I couldn't get one of the first brush holders she made with the Hello Kitty skull print!

Click here to check out Yumeko's awesome handmade sewing crafts--brush holders, eco bags, Japanese cute accessories and more!

Check that cute bear tape!! I love this kind of stuff.. I always pick up some cute tape&packing accessories in the 100 yen shop whenever I'm in Japan. 

Look at all of the cute goodies Yumeko included! Thank you so so much!! 

The candies are long gone... Funny story when I tried to eat the pink candy... I opened the wrapper and out popped the candy.. onto the ground. T_T I had to throw it out (it was school floor, if it was at home I would've eaten it LOL)

Hehe my brush collection all in this holder! 2 brushes in the middle are so tall so it doesn't close well... The red brush is freaky right? I didn't buy that.. Got it from a relative. 

Here the brush holder is closed... Cute but evil Kuromi!

What an evil look...

Alright, hope everyone had a nice weekend.. I hope I will be updating again soon! Btw, please check out my blog sale (Lancome, DHC, Laura Mercier, Chanel, and more!) --I'm going to try to add some more stuff (clothes, shoes, makeup) this week. I need money for my trip to Japan! Haha~ :) Thank you to all that have already purchased things from me!

Oh and I forgot to tell you guys... but on June 13th I will be attending the Aramis/Estee Lauder warehouse sale in Oakland, NJ! I am so excited but scared that I will be trampled. Hopefully I can find some cool L/E MAC stuff. This event is an invitation only sale, my dad's company is a block away from the Aramis distribution center so he managed to get two tickets for my mother and I. Sorry but I don't have any to offer. It seems that his office workers got excited too x) Did anyone ever attend this warehouse sale before?? What kind of product selection do they have?

EDIT: Check out Mayaari's giveaway! There are two packs to choose from, take advantage of this awesome chance to win!! Click here to win :) 

Also go join ABCgrrL's first giveaway~~ You can win Hello Kitty items and OPI polishes! You know you want to click here...