Giveaway Winnings

As promised, I will be updating more often now because my midterms are over and there's no assignments/papers/tests due in the next few weeks =]. If you guys read my last post, then you would know that I won a couple of giveaways and just wanted to share with you all with what I got.

Let me start off with what I won from Raluca a FEW months ago (I know this is longggggggg overdue). I was surprised that I actually won this giveaways because this is my first win ever and at that time, I just started blogging so I didn't know how it all supposed to work. I was meaning to do a blog post of a lip product collection or a lipstick review or lipstick comparing post or something related to lip products... but never got the chance to because I usually use lip balms only to achieve a more natural look but I was so glad I won her mini giveaway because I love this lipstick and it's only sold in Europe (not even available online!) that's why I was very happy to actually have the chance to try it out! Thank you Raluca s2!

This is a triple action lip product from Oriflame that consist of a lip balm, lip gloss and lipstick all in one =]
The consistency is very moisturizing, smooth and pigmented but because it is so smooth it tend to last for a short period only. 

This colour is very pretty and very close to my natural lip colour (reddish, berry, mauve-y colour), it has tiny shimmers and it smells like candy!
Con: sparkles are hard to wash off =S and it's not available to the general public

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Then, a few weeks ago I won Jessy's Giveaway and of course I thought it was surreal because she had hundreds of entries and I was lucky enough to be one of the winners!! She was so kind to throw in an extra lip gloss too ^^. Thank you Jessy s2 =]

Everything came safely and nicely packaged =]

Goodies =]

=D

Mar Bar Bubble Bar

Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick in Nostalgia (022)

A light swatch, this lipstick is very smooth and pigmented so the colour is very build-able and this also smells like CANDY!

Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray travel size (15ml)

Body Lotion from Bath and Body Works in Passionfruit (8 fl oz.)... I love this scent!

Sephora Flashy Liner Waterproof in 10-Deep Black

Extra Goodie!! Can't wait to try this out, maybe I can throw this on top of the Rimmel?

Yay!, thank you girls for hosting a giveaway and sending me all these goodies. I feel so lucky ^^. Check out all the giveaways from fellow bloggers that I have on my side bar for your chance to win great prizes and make sure to check out Raluca and Jessy =]. Have a great weekend everyone and Canadians-Happy early Canada Day ;)

**Alx**

DIY Romper and OOTD x 3 (picture heavy!)

Hey!! I'm back with another long post just to make up for being mia for so long =]

I just wanted to share some OOTD as well as featuring one of my creations; a romper (I made this last summer when I went crazy over sewing, recently I've been cooling off from any sewing projects but I'm planning on getting back to it soon =]). I don't know what fabric I used sorry, I'm still new to all of this. But the fabric is thin and see-through-ish, very soft and not stretchy at all =[. It wrinkles very easily =[. The linings is a whitish/pearly-ish stretchy fabric, I lined the romper just so that the romper isn't see-through anymore.


Ok, let me show you my DIY romper, hope you all like it =]...

My DIY romper =]

Pockets!

Pearl-ish/white-ish linings

Ugly hem finish, but no one can actually see it, so it's ok =]

I have no camera with me so I'm temporarily using my iPhone
Ignore the socks please =]

Side view, do I need a haircut? it's getting quiet long now><

Belt was a gift from my lovely sister =]

Just wanted to show off my 1L water bottle LOL, It looks bigger in real life but it looks ok in this picture, no? and I really like my hair in this picture (I had it in a donut bun! =O)
- I think the game that we were playing is called RUMMY-O (It's SO FUN! s2)

Ok that was it but I wanted to share a couple of my other simple outfits (I always were the same accessories such as my Swarovski heart-shaped pendant, my Mosaic dual circle bracelet, and my Steve Madden Satchel-I'm pretty boring in terms of accessories and sometimes I'm boring in terms of shoes as well. I wore the same snake-skin gladiator from my last OOTD post)

$4 white tee from Bluenotes
$7 plain white tank top from H&M
$1 or $2 belt from my sister from Bluenotes (she really knows how to shop =])
$20 loose shorts with pockets from H&M

 

 

 

Sporting my Steve Madden Satchel as a crossed body bag =]

Photo effect with iPhone =]

Okay now moving on to my third and last outfit, I promise =]....Sorry for the long post!

$4 tee from Bluenotes
Another pair of old shorts from Sirens
Sunglasses from BUFFALO David Bitton
$50 Steve Madden Satchel from Winners
$30 Blowfish Gladiators from Sterlings

Wavy hair =]

I had to cut off my friend so this picture turned out his way =]
Btw, I got ugly tan lines from shorts and gladiator after that day walking at the park =[

Closer look at my bag and gladiators?
Btw, these two last pictures were taken with a DSLR see the difference in the quality between the DSLR and my iphone4? =[... Oh oh oh that DRLR that I'm holding in this picture is NOT MINE T_T. But I do want one =]

GO ON... LAUGH AT ME =[
That was my old phone but now I've got the whity s2 and no, I don't want iPhone 5 because I like my whity the way she is =]

Ok ok, I'll leave you all alone now =], sorry for all the OOTD. Maybe it was a bad idea to post them all at once? Now I have nothing else to post in the near future LOL, Ok maybe that's not true, but still, this is such a longg post!! Hope you all had a wonderful FATHER's DAY!!! My family and I just had a casual dinner at home and we still enjoyed every moment of it with tons of laughter and yummy food =P

Let me know what you think of the OOTD and my ROMPER! =O

**Alx**

Blogger Award 2011 (overdue) + OOTD colorblocking?

Here are the rules

1) Make a post containing:
• Say thank you to someone who give you this award
• Write about someone who give you this award
• Write about yourself
• There's a banner award and code
• Give this award to your 9 blogger-friends (blogends)
• Don't forget to leave a messages in their chatbox

2) Use this banner award on your blog sidebar, without change banner's code.


OH EM GEEE!!!!, I was ssooo chocked when Tiffo awarded me with this "blogger award 2011" almost a week ago!. This is my first blog award ever and seriously I didn't think I would ever get an award from anyone ><. Tiffo!, Thank you so much for this award, you almost made me all tearyyyyy =`] s2. I feel so honored and lucky that you thought of me when forwarding this to your fellow bloggers ^^, you are soo sweet and I still remember when I first followed you I asked you to help me with my side bar because I'm still kinda new to everything-blogger (even thought I've make my real post back in November 24. 2010!) and you were soo eager to help with no hesitation! Thank you, I really appreciate it!. Everyone! check her out and follow her too if you like, she does great reviews on beauty products and she's so kind at heart! =].

 

Ummm.... what's there to talk about me?
- I'm 100% Chinese, born in Venezuela
- Eats 4-5 meals a day and these are HUGEEE meals, trust me!!
- I love all kinds of cuisines
- I order 2 bowls of chicken udon noodle in soup at my favourite AYCE sushi restaurant LOL
- I procrastinate like no other
- I sew but ummmm...... I don't know if you guys would wanna see that side of the mess
- I'm finishing my double major in Health Studies and Geography (any ideas on job options? yikes)
- Love natural and simple makeup, skin care, simple fashion
- Love saving money (buying things for cheap and buying things that looks expensive but only cost me a fraction)...
- Love coupon-ing/sampling, duh!!, you should all know by now LOL

Ok, I was suppose to choose 9 bloggers but I can't!!, 9 is wayyyy too little!! soo I exceeded the limit by a little, I hope that's ok? =]

I wish to give this award to the following awesome bloggers that I love reading about!!
Check them out as well and follow them if you like s2!!

Congratulations to:

breakingrumours
Emily
Haze
Jessy
Lisa
Mara
Maryam Maquillage
Mimi
mizzsandychau
suki pooki
the.red.bow
Venus in Virgo

 

(Participation is totally optional)

Okay, I won't be making another post until mid to end of next week at the earliest because I have an essay due next Wednesday on Jewish wedding! AND I have some personal reasons that I might NOT be back till mid of JUNE SORYYYY >< That's why I'll just throw in an attempt to colorblock an outfit that I wore last Tuesday when it was SUPER HOT in Toronto!!! around 30 degrees but feeling like 40 degrees!!! (hottest day of the year soo farrr oh emm geee.. soo hot!!)...kk let me show you my attempt =P

It's not an extreme colorblocking outfit but I trieddd><
and SORRY for the bad picture quality!!

- Copped top from H&M
- Plaid green short shorts from sirens? or stitches? bought this 5-6 years ago><

See what I mean, when I said I have simple fashion style?, I wear these accessories every single day!!! because my Mister bought it for me =]
- Swarovski heart-shaped 2-in1 necklace (one side with all crystal, the other side with scattered crystals)
- double-circle bracelet from MOSAIC

I wore these shoes s2.... from Sterling

Carried this Steve Madden baby that I bought at Winners s2

That's all I came up with.. not really colorblocking eh? but oh well, I still liked the outfit! perfect for the hot weather!, can you believe it? it was that hot on tuesday (feeling like 40 degrees) and today (Thursday) it was like 12 degree!! what's up with that??

Anyways, hope you all have a have a nice week! and talk to you all soon I hope! =], but I will still try to read your blog posts even thought I won't be having enough time to post anything new on my blog!... Talk to you then!

Thank you again Tiffo for this sweet award!



Stay smiling!
**Alx**

Steven Madden Bmakayla Satchel

Super excited about a recent purchase that I couldn't wait to take pics and then wait to upload them before I can blog about it because I lost the USB cable so I would have to borrow the one my cousin has (which is another reason why I don't blog much because I have to waittttttttttt to upload my pictures). I don't like using people's pictures but I'll do today because I can't wait to show you guys my newwwwwwwwww bagggg AAAAHHHHHHH I think it's sooo pretty/edgy/different/affordable/durable. I went shopping at Bloor (Downtown Toronto) AGAIN because bf sometimes works out there...anywaysss I am current obsessed with WINNERS lol they have tons of greatttttt stuff, you just gotta be patient and take your time to search through everything.

I originally went to Winners to check out some beauty products like usual because I'm obsessed with that too *hint* Youtube addiction. Youtube always makes me wanna buy stufff grrrrrrr lol anyways Winner obsession was a recent thing and I've never looked through the bag section just because I thought I wouldn't find anything modern or suitable for me and guess what I found after a tiring 1 hour of searching and deciding which bag to buy. I found 3 bag that I liked but I will only be show my top 2 that I liked (plus I couldn't find a picture of the 3rd bag lol). I was deciding between these two...

1) Jessica Simpson - Cypress East West Satchel - Black

Picture credits to http://www.dillards.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=301&storeId=301&langId=-1&productId=502416953&linkshare=http://www.shopstyle.com/affiliate

Why I liked this bag..

- It was big enough to easily put notebooks in with many other of my that I usually have in my older bags (mostly useless stuff I must say =P)

- Loved the purple lining!! purple is my favourite colour plus I just like funkier linings in everything

- Has lots of external pockets which I love and NEED for most of my useless stuff

- Love that the handles are long enough that I can wear the bag on my shoulders (favourite way to wear a handbag)
- Love the cross bodied strap that I can wear it in different ways

Why I disliked it...

- I can only find it in a black which I thought it made it look a bit too mature (this reason made me buy the other bag although i loved the inside of this bag but who's gonna see the inside anyway haha)

- I wanted a dark brown =[

- It was a tiny bit more expensive like $20 more.. no much but still more then my Steve Madden lol ($69.99)

I seems like this bag has a lots more pros than cons but I just hate how the colour totally changed the entire "look" of the bag


2) Now for my goody Steve Madden Bmakayla Satchel - Brown

Bag also comes with a cross body strap like the Jessica Simpson one but it doesn't show on this picture. Credits to http://www.endless.com/dp/B0040ZN9JK/183-8810838-9016928?ie=UTF8&creative=395033&linkCode=asn&tag=endlesscj-20&suppressRedirect=1&creativeASIN=B0040ZN9JK

TAAA DAAA!! This is my newww bag I'm soo happy with my purchase (well technically bf paid for it but I picked it out!!), I can't wait to use it soon..

Why I like this bag...

- Love this dark brown colour (the bag is not one solid brown colour it looks like crunched up leather)
- Love the rustic/military-ish look it has

- Love the size because I never had a bag this size(small) for school, when I bought it I was sure this bag is too small because it wouldn't fit any of my notes but I still loved the way it looks... when I got home it actually fits a notebook even the 300pgs ones you just gotta place it in and take it out with a strategic way lol it is still difficult but at least it fitsss!!!
- Love the cross body strap, not that I like to wear this bag cross bodied because it won't look as nice but it adds a edgy/rustic feel to it when I just let it hang around the bag (the straps are removable)
- The bag was only $49.99 plus tax =] very affordable
- Not real leather meaning I can be rough with it and not worry about it getting ruined and then getting mad at myself =P

Why I dislike this bag...
- There are zero external pockets and only 3 compartments inside
- The opening of the bag is small although there are plenty of room inside the bag
- The lining of the bag is a plain boring green colour
- The handles are short so I can't wear it on my shoulders =[

Seems like this bag has more cons than the Jessica Simpson bag but still love my bag 110% =]

Well there it is! my new bag, do u guys think I made a good buy or should I have gone with the Jessica Simpson bag? I think what sold me was just one pro from Steve Madden that won over the many pros from the Jessica Simpson bag and that is the external look of Steve Madden's bag, I love it so much that I can sacrifice my love for funky linings, the tons of pockets and my love for large bag sizes =]. I guess with this new bag I should learn to only carry stuff that I need rather than stuff my bag like I usually would with my large bags just like I would stuff a turkey! =]