New Haircut + Fashion

Hey everyone :)
Yay I sold my first items! DHC Acerola 100, DHC a-Arbutin White Mask, and the brown Ruehl No. 925 shirt are now SOLD! Now there are only 3 DHC White Masks available. All sale items are in this post (click).

Anyway so I finally got a haircut! I didn't cut my hair since January, now it feels so light and airy, less weight on my shoulders (literally!) I dyed my hair myself on Monday even though I originally thought I wasn't going to... I used a very old version of Palty hair dye and it miraculously still worked. hahaha. The color was Cinammon Ash but I don't think this color is available anymore.

Also I have a fashion post from the Friday before I went to Boston. I'm wearing a Ruehl No.925 shirt, Aerie tanktop, and True Religion jeans from Saks Outlet (of course!!) Sorry for the glaring face, I didn't know the picture was being taken hehe! Compare my hair length in this pic with the one above.. What a difference!

I have a fashion post for what I wore yesterday, April 15th. In the pic I'm wearing Uniqlo purple 100% merino wool sweater, Madewell gray gingham cotton shirt, and Uniqlo skinny/straight jeans. I love Madewell! It's such a versatile brand, you can dress the clothes up or down to casual. They sell clothes that could match work or casualwear. The Madewell that I most often go to is the NYC Soho one since I live in northern NJ (only 15 min from Manhattan). They have a special event on every first THURSDAY of the month. It is a jeans day and they offer $25 off a regular price pair of jeans from 7-9 PM with drinks and DJ.

Some of my favorite brands are Uniqlo, Madewell, J.Crew, American Eagle for basic tees and tanks, and Ruehl No. 925 (catered to older crowd, same company as A&F). I like simple, classic style clothes and I often wear cardigans with a tshirt and jeans for everyday school-wear. Sometimes I'm more adventurous and I wear a casual blouse/shirt with black tights and shorts. Many people say that I dress a lot older than my age and I think that's true but I enjoy wearing polished yet comfortable clothes. I've inherited my mother's fashion-designer genes I guess!

If you have recommendations on brands that make similar tops like Madewell, please let me know!

Random Question of the Day: What are your favorite clothing brands?

Eki's Giveaway Prize

Man.. Blog sales are hard!! Oh well, I'll just have to keep waiting until some desperate soul comes to buy. Haha.. T_T

Anyway, I just got Eki's prize in the mail yesterday and the pins were so adorable! Thank you Eki, much love to you :) We are the Japanese email buddies now hehehe.

So in the package were two lovely handmade pins: one white flower and one pink&black ribbon, a pack of rhinstone stickers (which I used to deco my mirror btw!), two black Kose nose packs (used one already, but incorrectly! T_T), and a cutee handmade ribbon cell phone chain.

Oh and before I forget, many yummy Japanese umeboshi candies, gummies, and butterscotch candies :D I literally ate them all yesterday.

Here are some pics

Ahaha please ignore the history textbook and MARVAL at the rhinstone deco mirror! LOL just kidding... Also ignore the little glue things on the side since I'm a noob at deco.

This is me modeling Eki's cute pins! I don't know where to wear them to though.. People will be like WTF because I don't usually look this cute HAHA :D

I stopped by Mitsuwa in Edgewater yesterday and managed to leave only with the Dariya Velcro hair sticky thing. I always have a problem with my bangs in the morning when I wash my face... I usually use 2 little pins but then they make a mark and it's hard to make my bangs settle in the perfect way. This velcro thing works and doesn't make it too hard to tame my hair back.

Yay I'm getting a haircut tomorrow! What I have in mind for a haircut is this... The person is this model called MEG. I think she just debuted an album. Her expression is very weird. :P But otherwise I guess she looks cute?

The other model is pretty! I'm not too keen to dye my hair again.. I dyed it last July and I'm not sure if my hair is healthy enough to dye. =/

Alright everyone... go check the blog sale

Beauty Snap's First Makeup & Clothing Sale

Hello everyone! I'm back from my college touring trip~

I'll update tomorrow with pics of what I bought (hehe keeping you in suspense). First I want announce my first makeup sale because I've been cleaning up.

UPDATE: Clothing and Bags now added to sale! Please email me at ixheartbear@gmail.com for any inquiries. Thank you.

Purchase Rules

Payment: PAYPAL ONLY PLEASE!
I'm borrowing my mother's account to sell these items so please do not freak out if the account name is different from mine.

How to order: Please email me at ixheartbear@gmail.com for items you want and send your paypal login email. Items for sale are FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. Sales are final.

Shipping:

US DOMESTIC--I ship USPS First Class with delivery confirmation number. Shipping is $3.00 for 1st item, 50 cents for each additional item.

International -- Please email me for a quote. Actual shipping will be based on your location.

I only ship to confirmed Paypal addresses.

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 your interest!

The Clothes/Bags:

Marc Jacobs Quilted Leather Wristlet in Metallic Pink (100% authentic from NYC Marc Jacobs store) BRAND NEW, $29.99 SOLD

Zipper hardware on wristlet reads "MJ"
Dimensions: 8.5 INCH X 4.75 -- Wristlet strap is 6.5"

Marc Jacobs Quilted Leather Coin Bag in Metallic Pink (100% authentic from NYC Marc Jacobs store) BRAND NEW, $15.99

Zipper hardware reads "MJ"

Dimensions: 4.25" X 2.5"

Ruehl No. 925 Bandeau Knit Top Size M - BRAND NEW with tags, $18 (original $38)

Lace trim on bottom, elastic ruching on the top. Small horizontal stripe pattern.

Dimensions: Length - 18"

The Goods:

CHANEL Infrarouge Whisperlight Lipstick in Pretty Satine #23 - BRAND NEW, $19 (orig. $28.50)

CHANEL Hydrabase Creme Lipstick in Cristal Peche - BRAND NEW, $19 (orig. $28.50)

LAURA MERCIER Eyecolor in Smoky Grey - BRAND NEW, $15 (orig. $22)

HARD CANDY Lollipop Lip Gloss in Strawberry Kiss - USED 2x, $2 (orig. $6)

1 SOLD, 3 AVAILABLE DHC a-Arbutin White Mask (5 masks per box) - BRAND NEW (3 boxes available), $8 (orig. $12)

Description from DHC website: "For dullness and discoloration due to aging and sun exposure, use Alpha-Arbutin White Mask once a week. This innovative treatment delivers the revolutionary skin-brightening ingredient, alpha-arbutin, continuously to your skin to return lost luminescence and promote a younger-looking complexion. The soft paper sheet mask is pre-saturated with a special alpha-arbutin solution that conditions and hydrates as it brightens skin."

That's all for right now. I'll probably update this post again when I have more stuff to sell. Thank you for browsing!

Traveling Haul

PLEASE CHECK MY BLOG SALE - I'll be posting up some clothing too so look out for it. If you have any questions, email me at ixheartbear@gmail.com All rules are posted in the sale post.

I'm back from my college touring trip! I'm so exhausted... we drove about four hours but luckily I stopped by the Clinton Crossing Outlet in Connecticut before going home.

I saw five colleges in the Amherst area: Amherst College, Hampshire, Mt. Holyoke, Smith, and UMass Amherst. I only really like Amherst though (Smith/Mt. Holyoke were nice but they are girl schools--not interested.. hehe)

In the Boston area I toured Boston College and just looked at Boston Univ., Northeastern, and Harvard (haha yeah right... like I would get in there). Really liked Boston College! Hope I can get in.. :)

The Courtyard Marriot hotel gave me this for free in Amherst... It was a bad makeup remover sheet (smelly... T_T).

Before I went into Boston, I stopped by Natick Mall in Natick, MA on Tuesday. It was such a nice mall but I didn't find much to buy (which is good). I stopped by Abercrombie&Fitch's new lingerie store called Gilly Hicks. The only thing that was impressive was their massive bra "library". Bought some sale items (yes.. I'm trying not to buy many things but obviously I've failed).

Yesterday while I was making my way over to BU, I saw a Shu Uemura store on Newbury St. I wasn't planning to get anything but they had the mini cleansing oils... I will see how they are. The mini set includes the White Recovery EX+, Cleansing Beauty Oil Premium A/O, and High Performance Balancing Cleansing Oil Fresh. Has anybody ever tried these and how are they?

Today I went over to Clinton Crossing Outlet and went into CCO for the first time! Thank you Steph (DSK) for recommending the store to me! I've been looking for a brush set for a really long time and finally got a nice one. I got the MAC Colour Form one and it has brushes: 168, 187, 212, and 275. It was about $35, not bad for MAC mini brushes. I wanted to get some other stuff but I resisted. My mom got a Studio Fix powder foundation to replace her old one..

In Amherst I went into Marshall's because there was nothing to do and I usually find interesting stuff there... I found the Korres Watermelon Body Scrub! It was only $4.99 which is a great deal :) I was going to purchase the Quine Body Butter also by Korres but decided not to because I have too many body lotions at home. The Watermelon Body Scrub was really nice, I used it right away. The first thing I noticed was that my skin became brighter and color changed a little. My skin was not as flaky and it became smooth~ I really like this body scrub! You should go over to Marshalls or TJ Maxx NOW because they have many different Korres products on sale (body milk, body butter, body wash, body scrub, etc.)

Travel Makeup & Skincare Bag for Boston

Hey everyone, happy weekend!

I'm leaving Sunday morning to Amherst, MA and then heading to Boston for some college visiting! I'm going for five days so I'm not sure if I'll be updating frequently.

So in case this is my last post until then, I will show you what I've packed for my trip!

Makeup Pouch: X-Girl freebie from MINI magazine

Contents:

Burt's Bees Pomegranate Lipbalm

Jill Stuart Blush Palette (Apricot 06)

Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler

Majolica Majorca Lash Expander

NYX white eyeliner

Sisley brown kohl eyeliner sample

Random hairties & hairpin

100 yen Daiso mirror

Free mascara wand from Sephora (haha.. I take them all the time)

Contents:

100 yen vinyl net zip bag from Daiso

Helena Rubenstein face brush

DHC Q10 foundation

DHC translucent setting powder in Pink shimmer

Skincare Bag (Brand: Transversion):

Contents:

La Mer Cleansing Gel

Clinique Gentle Facewash

Aveeno Lotion

L'oreal conditioner from hairdye kit (it smells really nice..)

Kiehl's Lipbalm #1

C.O. Bigelow Ginger bodywash sample

DHC Olive Leaf Lotion & Milk

Kiehl's

Clinique Extra Surge moisturizer sample

Fekkai Technician Shampoo

Toothbrush & toothpaste sample :)

Bag used to carry these things in because I ran out of space in my suitcase...

Paul & Joe freebie bag from some Japanese magazine! It's so adorable with the little kitties.. :D

Alright that's all the beauty stuff I'm bringing for my five day trip... I'm trying not to buy more stuff during my trip but who knows!

I know I've asked this many times but if you have recommendations on places to shop, eat, or just go to in Boston, please write a comment! I'm planning to stop by Natick Mall so maybe I'll find some stuff there.. hehe :)

Alright, have a nice Easter or Passover holiday!

I will leave you with a song that I've been listening to alot lately.

HY - 366 nichi

Laura Mercier&MAC Haul + MM Mascara Review + Spring Break

Today I went over to Bloomingdales for the Private Sale ($25 off $100 purchase). Unfortunately, the Laura Mercier counter ran out of the Gilded Garden Shimmer Bloc! But luckily there was another counter over in Saks so I was able to indulge in another purchase...

I went back to Bloomingdales after seeing the MAC counter (which still had the limited edition HK line). I saw the TLC in Popster on Fei's blog Pandablush and was tempted once again to make another buy... ^^; I ended up spending $15 on the TLC (couldn't use the coupon) and $40 in Saks for the LM shimmer bloc (which I loveee, thank you Fuz for recommending!)

I whipped out the DSLR to practice with it and took pics of the shimmer bloc and lippy.

I bought too many things these few weeks so next month I'm going to limit my spending. I made some money on Ebay so I've been investing it on cosmetics! Now I think I spent most of the earnings made recently from Ebay so I will have to stop purchasing.. haha

Laura Mercier Gilded Garden Shimmer Bloc

Isn't it beautiful...? :D

MAC Tinted Lip Conditioner - Popster

It's a coral color and looks scarily bright in the jar. However, on the lips it's a subtle stain. It can be more pigmented if you apply a lot.

Review on MM Mascara - Lash Expander Frame Plus

I didn't take a 'before' picture because I applied it in the morning but I'll probably do it some other time..

Pros:

Non-clumpy

Comb applicator makes application smoother

Holds the lash curl

Doesn't weigh lashes down

Doesn't smudge or smear

Doesn't feel crusty to touch

Cons:

Too many fibers on the applicator sometimes (can be easily fixed)

I still have to use my brush thing to make sure there are no clumps

Sometimes makes my bottom & top lashes to get stuck together when blinking

Sort of difficult to remove but not bad

I love this mascara! All other mascaras weigh my lashes down and never hold the curl (even if I use primer). Lashes have been curled in pictures below. Please excuse the dark circles, I've been sleeping at 2 AM lately.. -__-;

I tried to do swatches of the Jill Stuart Blush Palette but the colors came up too sheer to take a picture of! Any advice on how to swatch? Every time I try the colors are too sheer to show up on the pic...

Next week I have off for spring vacation so I'm leaving on Sunday to Boston and Amherst, MA to visit colleges. Does anyone have suggestions for shopping (cosmetic, fashion, etc.) areas to go? I'm looking for outlet malls but not sure if they are good in MA. Please leave some suggestions on where to go if possible! Thank you~