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Song Spotlight - August

Last month's spotlight goes to Xiah Junsu with "You Are So Beautiful" and David Guetta (feat. Sia) with "Titanium."

Summer 2011 Dramas

Which were excellent and which fell flat? Summaries of what I watched and thought about this summer's Korean dramas.

It's finally here! Urban Decay's 15-Year Anniversary Limited Edition Palette

Swatches and a mini review.

Beauty on a Budget

Tips related to my own personal experience related to where I should splurge, and where I can generally save.

Tuesday, 12 June 2012

Review: Parissa Wax Strips - Legs and Body


I am typically not a cheapo when it comes to beauty-related things, as most of you can probably deduce. I do not shy away from spending money on hair cuts, or expensive makeup, or expensive face products, or whatever have you. But when it comes to waxing? I would much rather save myself the expense and do it myself. Not that I'm super hairy and would need to get it done often at the salon anyway, but I would much rather spend my waxing $$$ on some new makeup instead of getting my hair ripped out of its follicles by a no-nonsense esthetician. 
Now, a couple of weeks ago I was on a mission to find a waxing kit, with good old-fashioned wax and strips. However, at my local Wal Mart, there wasn't a SINGLE kit to be found, so... to my chagrin, I had to go with waxing strips. 

I will let it be known now that I am not a fan of waxing strips. I hate having to heat them up in my hands. I hate having to go over areas because it missed hair. I would much rather make trips to the microwave to heat the wax. BUT, since this was my only option at the time, and since it was a Parissa product, I figured that I might have better luck. 

Friday, 1 June 2012

7 products I would bring to a desert island.

So I figured that I would kick-start my blog back up with a post that talks about my holy grails. Basically, 7 products that I would bring to a desert island, should I have the space and room to haul all of the crap that keeps me looking my best.

You might suspect that these products would probably fill up a large suitcase all by themselves, but I have found that I am actually a tough customer. I mean, I buy new products very frequently, but it's rare that I stay loyal to them for long unless they are truly AMAZING. I have yet to find a holy grail mascara, for example, and I have been wearing it since I was twelve.

Alas, the holy grains that I HAVE found...




Another tentative venture into blogging?

Why HELLO. You know that phenomenon where you start things with the best of intentions, only to fall off the bandwagon? That has been me with this blog. I started it with the absolute best of intentions, only to stop when life threw obstacles my way.

First it was two jobs. Then it was my last semester of school. Seeing as how I could have realistically juggled school and a blog throughout the rest of my university career, I figured that this would be a similar situation.

NOPE. WRONG, on all accounts. My last semester of school was the most stressful of my entire university career. I was taking a translation course that totally sucked up a CRAP TON of time, therefore leaving me with a choice -- did I want to blog using what little free time I had, or did I want to watch dramas?

You can all deduce which option I went with.

But, now that I have a newly minted university degree is possession and will not be working two jobs any time soon, I hope to actually breathe life into this blog again. And hopefully these will not be empty words. I definitely have lots to post about, it's just actually getting myself to DO IT that's another issue! So, here goes. Second time around.

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