Occasionally Cute's Giveaway

Last call for anyone who wants to win 4 pairs of circle lenses ^^ You can check out Noxin's giveaway here! It ends on the 8th. She has a bunch of great views on different lenses!

Last chance to enter!

Hi everyone! Eki's circle lens giveaway will end in a few hours so hurry and enter ^^ Best of luck to everyone~!

Please Show some Love for Cookiies & Milk ^^

These 2 lovely ladies, Cookiie and Milk recently launched their Facebook page and twitter! Please show them some love by liking their page and following their twitter~ Cookiie and Milk are super sweet and I really admire their friendship ^^ It's always nice to know that there is someone who will support you no matter what. I know I've found my Cookiie equivalent. She always knows how to cheer me up~ Love you! <3

Also, Cookiie and Milk are hosting a small giveaway in celebration of their Facebook and twitter launch. For more info, visit this page. 

NOTD: Pass the Sprinkles + Giveaways

With flash

 [Click to enlarge :)]

Natural light

 I tried out the "sandwich" manicure. All I did was layer different sheer, glittery and sparkly nail polishes on top of each other and this is how it turned out.

Natural light

 Glitter nail polishes are really hard to remove so I suggest using a base coat. I usually use a clear top coat as the base. The down side to this type of manicure is that it peels easily due to the multiple coats.

Natural light

Products used (in order):

• Base coat
• Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear in Strobe Light (2 coats)
• Sephora Hello Kitty Liquid Nail Art in Purple Sprinkles (1 coat)
• Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Hidden Treasure (1 coat)
• Essie To Dry For Top Coat (1-2 coats)

Here are more opportunities to try out circle lenses without using a penny ^^

Jeeya's circle lenses giveaway can be found here. This ends September 30th, 2011.

If you absolutely LOVE pastels, this giveaway is for you :) Pastel Raindrops' giveaway ends October 31st, 2011 (National Unicef Day!! & Halloween). Those shoes are to DIE for!

If you've always wanted to look like a Gyaru, now's your chance ;) I believe these lenses are quite popular among Japanese gyarus. You can join Rakhshanda's giveaway here. This ends September 30th, 2011.

I hope you liked this NOTD post~! Have a lovely weekend everybody! <3

Yumeko's Rice Cooker Recipe! The Results + Giveaway

My first batch

The lovely Yumeko shared her second rice cooker recipe on her blog and her pictures made my mouth water...excessively :P So the very next day,after reading her blog post, I was determined to track down the ingredients and I actually made it~! It turned out waaay better than I hoped it to be. The food that I usually make doesn't taste great...unless they are instant noodles or anything you make in the microwave ;D

Second batch

This recipe is super easy as it only needs 6 ingredients! And you can find almost all of it in your pantry and fridge ^^ Another plus is that the cooking time is really quick (around 5-6 minutes). I just dump it all in the rice cooker, flip it once so both sides brown (crispy! Yum~!) and VOILA! Of course, it takes more time to make the dough and roll it but the final product is so good that you have to try it!

What it looks like on the inside :)

Yumeko gave us some tips which include making your own pancake mix so that the dough doesn't come out sweet and salty (a weird combination :P). I used this recipe from eHow but I modified it.  You'll need:

• 2 cups of sifted flour
• 1 1/2 tablespoon of baking powder
• 1 teaspoon of sugar
• 1teaspoon of salt (2 makes it very salty XD)

The dough turned out to be just like bread: it's rather fluffy =] So for all of you that can't get your hands on "Hotcake mix", don't worry, just substitute this instead. Another thing, if you have those smaller rice cookers that have a glass top (no button and the top doesn't connect to the body of the rice cooker), this recipe will still work! I hope you give it a try. It's super easy, quick, fun, but the outcome is huge!

On the other hand, Anna is holding another circle lens giveaway~ You can check it out here. It ends on September 30th, 2011 and this time, there are 3 winners! Woooo! I'm trying my luck again this time. Good luck to everyone ^^

I'm in Hello Kitty Heaven + Giveaways

Every little girl's dream!

Who wouldn't want a 4 foot tall stuffed toy to cuddle with? I had to give up on my hair and "sense" of fashion while travelling :P

By chance I received candy with the same name~

Well, Dear Daniel was close enough for me :P This was in the lobby of Grand Hi-Lai Hotel in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. I was lucky to have gone to both Hong Kong and Taiwan in the same summer ^^ If you are a Hello Kitty die hard fan (I personally know one keke~), you will be happy to know that they have special Hello Kitty suites and rooms to satisfy any HK cravings. Here's the link if you want to see more photos!

On another note, I recently spotted some great circle lenses giveaways. Here are two opportunities for you to try out some pretty lenses without spending a penny!

Check out Blair's Dueba Candy Sugar lenses giveaway here. Ends September 11th, 2011. Blair herself is super sweet (even sweeter than these sugar lenses ;D) so follow her blog even if the lenses aren't your thing~

The beautiful Anna is holding another circle lenses giveaway~! Her blog is so resourceful and I can never get tired of reading her creative posts. Ends September 5th, 2011.

I've been trying to get my photos organized, so keep an eye out for some hauls, food and scenery~!

Free Candy Doll Lipgloss!

So what have our favourite Japanese model/gyaru fashion icon/singer been doing? Tsubasa Masuwaka (stage name: Milky Bunny) has been promoting her song "Bunny Days". The official release state in Japan is July 20th, 2011. If you want to see all the behind the scene and fan greeting pictures, you can go to her blog here. Note that everything is in Japanese :x (I had to use google translate keke)

I personally haven't listened to her single yet but I'm sure it's super kawaii~ Just like her bunny costume!

Source: http://ameblo.jp/ameblo-tsubasa/

I'm not exactly sure how the free Candy Doll lipgloss promotion but I assume that it comes with a CD. So you'll have to buy a specially marked CD package and you'll get one, no strings attached~ I wonder if the lipgloss is a specific shade exclusive to the "Bunny Days" release or it is a permanent shade from the core Candy Doll line ^^ I believe that her CD is not yet available internationally (only available in Japan). Online stores such as yesstyle might possibly carry it sometime soon~

Let's take a closer look at the mini lipgloss :)

Source: http://ameblo.jp/ameblo-tsubasa/

For all you lucky ladies out there that can get your hands on Milky Bunny's "Bunny Days", I suggest you run to your nearest music store ASAP. Tsubasa related products always go fast >< 

Blair's 1043+ Giveaway~

Blair has fabulous goodies to giveaway and I'm sure everyone would like to join the fun! Just look the kawaii packaging! Thanks Blair (L) Join this giveaway here.

Fun Giveaways that You should Join too!

I've been dying to try products from Korea ^^ And the recent hype and raves about the brand Holika Holika are making me wanting it more and more. Aiiiiiiya! The Product Whore Fruity Giveaway ends June 30th.

Do you like the feeling of suspense and perhaps surprise? Check out this fun and creative giveaway at the Worship at the House of Blues. Ends June 15th. The more the merrier ;)

I'm so glad that the wonderful Anna gave me an opportunity to score these awesome products! The packaging is too cute ^^ Join her Share your Favourites Giveaway ends July 1st (woooo! Canada day!)

Spotted! Joe Fresh Pop Gloss, Cream Eyeshadow in Guava & Blush in Apricot

Joe Fresh Pop Gloss

Bottom: Joe Fresh Pop Gloss in Cosmo

If you happen to see the colour swatches on the Joe Fresh website, the colours are totally off. Unless I mixed up the names with their respective colours.

Joe Fresh Cream Blush

The colours were really similar when I saw them in the store. But you can see that Rose is a little cooler with slight mauvy undertones (a baby pink) where as Apricot is more peachy. I can't wait to see the rest of the colours!

Joe Fresh Cream Eyeshadow in Guava and Cream Blush in Apricot

This is the second cream eyeshadow I've seen so far. Guava is a warm pink with gold flecks in it, if I remember correctly. You can see the other cream eyeshadow in Cactus I blogged about here.

 It's a good time to try base makeup from Joe. Liquid and cream foundations and powder are all on sale! A pretty sweet deal.

Ecotools are now available at your local Loblaw :)

Are you a Domo fan? 

Check out Eki's Domo giveaway here! 

Canada's Wonderland

They're so fwuffy. I want dem all. >.<

In the Mail: Now or Never

So I realized that although I edited the pictures of the goods I got in the mail, I totally forgot to make a post about them xD I think I have had some of the stuff either from 2010 or the very beginning of 2011...Yes, I have a great memory (to a certain extent).

A great site for Canadians samples is available. The author of this blog is none other than Justine from Productrater. Please check out her beauty blog or sample site! She updates daily and I find that she is speedier than any other site ;) Above: free Hello Kitty nail stamping plate (BornPretty, if it becomes available again, I'll be sure to update), Clairol Nice 'n Easy Foam hair dye, Chunks Ahoy! Thinsations, P&G Brand sampler (Canada & U.S.), Maybelline Fit Me foundation, Acts of Kindness (free chocolate bar), and another nail plate. The reason is because I didn't receive my first plate after 2 months. Thinking that it got lost in the mail, I contacted the person in charge (which is Jessica btw) and she was super nice and helpful and they mailed me another one. I believe their company is situated in Singapore. Their website is easy to navigate through and they have a variety of items for sale. The prices are reasonable too! I was really impressed with their kindness because I didn't expect them to mail me another one ^^

Closer look of the Fit Me sample

The idea of this sample is great! They have all the shades so anyone can find their perfect match (hopefully). They also instructions/info about the line and provided coupons.

Look at the shipping fee O_o

 I won a giveaway from the wonderful Suzie! I was really interested in trying the MAC Volcanic Ash Thermal Mask. She was super sweet and generous!

I love the cute letter and stickers! I can always put post-it notes to good use. Thank you so much, hunny!

Crystal Light samples. Yum! Except I really despise the aftertaste of aspartame. This is a nice way to try new flavours.

I have one more package to post about but I have to relocate my pictures...If anyone is situated in Canada and is interested in these types of samples, be sure to follow Justine's site!

Stylish Blogger Award

This is my second blog award ^^ Thanks to Tiffany & Ella over at Milk & Cookiie!~ I never thought I'd get an award after my first one...at least, I thought I had to wait longer. Just any sweet comment already leaves a smile on my face so I was really happy when I received this~

(keke I like being stylish! Thanks girls <3)

1. Thank and link back to the person(s) that awarded you with this award
2. Share 7 things about you.
3. Award 15 recently discovered bloggers.
4. Contact these bloggers and tell them about this award.

I guess I should really update on things that are more "about me", huh? ;D

I don't really find myself that interesting but hopefully I won't put you to sleep hehe

1. I am a very hard working student and I am determined to be successful in the future. I believe in doing well in school because education is just, really important.
2. I'm really tiny...only 5 feet tall :S It makes buying jeans with the right inseam very difficult. I literally have to hunt them down!
3. I enjoy home cooked meals made with love. Like my mom's cooking...she spoiled my taste buds ever since I was a little girl so I'm REALLY picky when it comes to food. Well, kinda. I'd eat it to be polite but I know if it's good or not ;) rawr. *stomach growls* Thinking of all the food is making me hungry. And it's 2:03am here!
4. Retail therapy works in my opinion. haha. I like to reward myself after hardcore exams or just a stressful month.
5. Honesty is really important to me when it comes to making friendships and other relationships. I don't understand why people choose to lie about themselves in order for people to like them better, or just to make themselves content. 
6. Like Milk & Cookiie, I procrastinate A LOT. I think I might be doing it right now...whoops
7. For some reason, anger is hot-wired to my tear ducts. So when I'm angry, not only can you hear it in my voice, but my eyes get watery.

Now to nominate 15 recently discovered bloggers...hmm

I think I have to cheat too! Most of the girls that I know have been around longer then me ^^

Aubrey

MEOW

Helen

Lenna

KawaiiFreakxXx

I had fun doing this post and I hope you had fun learning a little more about me =] I hope everyone has a lovely weekend! Stay beautiful~~

In the Mail: Suzie Wuzie

 Isn't her name cute? I think so. I recently received a package from her and somehow one lipstick multiplied into all sorts of things O_o  Let's take a look. She was supposed to only send me this:

Korres Mango Butter Lipstick SPF 10 in Natural Pink 13

 And to my surprise, I got these lovelies accompanying my first ever Korres product:

Thank you so much Suzie! I was having a bad day and this totally cheered me up as well as your undying generosity ^^ The lipstick works out to be a bright MLBB shade (loves!) and the yummy perfume smells like fresh lychee! 

I Heart Eki

If you haven't heard already, miss eki is holding a fabulous giveaway on her blog! Please support her! She has been such an inspirational figure to me: she's beautiful inside and out, so hardworking, and I've never met her in person but I know that she's lovely! Check her out here ^^

In the Mail: Pink and Sunshine

*breathes...*
So life has been so hectic these days. Like c'mon, I barely get the time to think. Even when I fall asleep, I dream so much that in the morning, I'm still exhuasted. Haha.


I've been meaning to show you guys what came in the mail throughout August to November...see how backlogged I am?! SOme of these are samples while the others are giveaway winnings. It might seem like that I'm one lucky girl but that's not really the case. oh well ><

Sunshine Blog Award

hello my lovely readers! hope you are all doing well ^^ i'm very excited to share with you that Aubrey from Girl Meets World has awarded me with the Sunshine Blog award! i am really grateful because i never expected to get something as special as this. it really does mean a lot when people drop by and leave a few kind words :) as well as reading what i have to say. thank you, Aubrey! you made my day when i got this haha

 Here are the following bloggers that i absolutely adore!

Worship at the House of Blues

amanda

Milk & Cookiie

coffretgorge

a watercolour sky 

bang bang she shoots

korean sushi

ELLI DUVOLE

serenaeveryday

BirkinBagBeauty

Ohh...pretty!

Blair

i really admire these ladies. be it writing style or the things that they have to say, i really enjoy reading them! it's too bad i can only choose 12! there are way more that i read daily ^^

Rules:

1) Save the image above and post it to your own blog

2) Pass the award on to 12 fellow bloggers

3) Link the nominees

4) Let nominees know they have won this award by commenting on their blog

5) Share the love and link to the person you received this award from.

DIY: Facial Net for Foamy Lather

taken from http://illybaba.onsugar.com/

nah. it's not a net you put over your face or anything. it is actually supposed to foam up your cleanser into a rich frothy lather so that you can gently wash your face. i got my inspiration from K and for more info on facial nets, click here.

i'm sure a lot of you will have trouble finding these (like me) so i made this tutorial where you can make your own! it's rather simple ^^

what you'll need:

-a shower pouf (preferably new)

-scissors

-plastic ring (optional)

1. take your pouf and rip apart so that it's not a bundle anymore but a long scarf. the pouf should be held together by string so you can just snip it.

2. cut the scarf into desired length. you will have multiple pieces.

3. take one and tie a knot on top and attach it to a ring if you wish.

voila~! you're finished! =) wasn't that easy or what?

this actually works like a charm! it foams up my cleanser so that i don't tug my skin when i wash. you actually save lots of product and time. just a little drop, rub it with the net, and comes rich frothy lather. after, just rinse it and leave it to air dry. if you want more detailed instructions on how to use one, definitely check out K's blog post.

say hello to clean and refreshed skin! 

(you can also splurge on expensive products (like cleansers) with your money saved using your face net)

hope you liked this simple and brief tutorial!

I like my cookiies with milk

In celebrating their one year blog anniversary, Cookiie (Tiffany) and Milk (Ella) are holding a fun and creative giveaway :)

In order to win their fantastic prizes, you have to guess the objects in the pictures ^^ (not these ones haha)

Congrats to Cookiie and Milk and I'm excited to see what they have to post in the future. Their blog features quite a lot of Asian skincare and cosmetic products. Be sure to check them out!!