munchies + haul

McDonald’s Big Mac – its ok to be bad once in a while… 

Propaganda Cardigan – Its a beautiful pastel lavender colour with beige tones. Plenty’s clothes are always simple but their styles and dyes are trendy yet still pretty.

Forever 21 gold glitter cardigan, Guess wallet, Seductions tier tank

Bath and Body Works new frangrance mists in Japanese Cherry Blossom and Twilight woods. I remember liking their old Twilight Woods scent but this one is quite sweet which is something I didn’t notice until I wore it out for a day. It’s nice but borders on  granny perfume. I’m loving Japanese Cherry Blossom though, its feminine but not sweet and refreshing in a sense. I didn’t think I’d like floral scents but this one is really nice!

Talula bustier and Wilfred bustier from Aritzia  I love Talula bustiers, will be hunting for them in new prints.

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Nyx Round Lipsticks

  

Overall Rating: 10/10

These are my favourite lipsticks so far and they are cheap! The NYX location I got this from was at Surrey Central where they sell them for $4.99 each but you can get them online for as low was $2. Most drugstore/inexpensive lip colour brands have a very low range of colours that are mostly bright, vibrant red, pinks and purples but NYX has a huge selection of nude lipstick and wearable everyday colours. They all apply smoothly, are well pigmented and the packaging is sleek. Such a steal.

(swatches on my hand)

590 Honey - A great nude lipstick if you have pale skin. There are less pink/red tones than Circle so this shade can give you concealer lips. What I like to do is apply a very thin layer so some of natural lip colour peaks through and it ends up looking natural and pretty.

522 Circe  – My favourite of the bunch, no conceal lips. Slight pink tones that help it look more natural.

617 Summer Love – The most flattering nude-pink lipstick that I’ve found so far. (Keep in mind I haven’t tried that many) The thing is that this shade is kind of frosty so it still not very natural.    

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Stop Internet Censorship (PIPA & SOPA)

Don't let corporations take over the internet. 
PIPA (Protect IP Act) and SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) (although the want to) will not stop Piracy, instead they will introduce strict censorship that will violate our rights and could send you to prison for 5 years for uploading illegal content. 

Congress votes on them on Jan 24, 2012 

but it should be our voice that matters, not corrupt bureaucrats supporting the already wealthy entertainment industry.

Avatar is the highest grossing movie of all time. Avatar is the highest downloaded movie of all time. Still, Avatar made over $2 billion ($2,000,000,000) in profit. Hollywood is doing just fine. 

Get informed. Spread the word. Sign the Petitions.

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More Info:

Are downloads really killing the music industry?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2009/jun/09/games-dvd-music-downloads-piracy
http://torrentfreak.com/is-piracy-really-killing-the-music-industry-no-100418/

Is Piracy really killing the movie industry?
http://www.inquisitr.com/51849/about-that-piracy-is-killing-the-movie-business-argument/
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/why-piracy-is-not-killing-the-movie-industry-20100813-1225q.html

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Nyx Concealer in a Jar

 

Product: Nyx Concealer in a Jar
Shade: Light
Overall rating: 7.5

After hearing lots of good reviews on this concealer, I finally bought one. My review is going to be very neutral, its just ok, not amazing. It’s better than Maybelline’s Dream Mousse concealer, not as good as Coastal Scents’ concealer pallet. Its best quality is that it’s very thin and smooth. .

Maybelline’s Dream mousse concealer was more grainy and took more blending. It was also soft and  could be thick and powdery. Coastal Scent’s concealer pallet gives tons of coverage but is quite thick. The problem with this Nyx one is that the coverage is low so time and product needed to build coverage and that would make it just as thick as Coastal Scent’s. The level of coverage it provides isn’t much better than a medium-high coverage foundation

The jar packaging is also unsanitary. Its too hard for a brush (unless you warm it up first) but using your fingers every time could just be building up bacteria. 

If you’re looking for a concealer for light imperfections, this is a good one to try. Otherwise, there are better ones out there in a similar price range. 

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in my eyes

Photos from last year’s trip to NYC. Edited in Photoshop, haven’t done this in a while, I miss this.

I remember once imagining what my life would be like, what I’d be like. I pictured having all these qualities, strong positive qualities that people could pick up on from across the room. But as time passed, few became qualities that I actually had. And all the possibilities I faced, and the sorts of people I could be, all of them got reduced every year to fewer and fewer until finally they got reduced to one — to who I am. And that’s who I am.

- The Weather Man

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