Archive for June, 2009
hmm…well the most i’ve been away was like 2-3 days and LATELY it’s been:
Skincare:
- day moisturizer
- sunsuncreen
- lush massage bar (as a lotion of course)
- witch hazel toner (in a smaller tube)
- Estee lauder night serum
- petroleum jelly (for eyecream usually)
- night time moisturizer
- skin cleanser
- body wash–well since the 2-3 day trip is at [...]
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finally switched rooms!
So i finally switched rooms and not only that I also:
- packed all the clothes I don’t wear/don’t need/don’t fit into a bag and it’s going to the Salvation Army–but I still have a lot of clothes left over!! omg…
- threw all my junk away
- consolidated all my extras–like extra body washes and extra razors [...]
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There I go again..complaining
about how I haven’t been out of this state in more than a year–actually more than two years.
No, I don’t count a trip to Vegas because I feel every California university/college student goes to Vegas.
I really want to go except no money and really really not a lot of time *sighs*.
I’d like to go to [...]
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essentials: Korres Lip butter
image from sephora.com.
Oh I couldn’t find my Korres Lip butter in a while and used that dreaded Nivea Kiss of Moisture SPF 4. The Nivea gave sun protection which I like but it didn’t moisturize so I had to keep applying every so often. But i’m so glad I found it because my lips are [...]
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skincare part I: serums
This one is on serums. I’m trying to keep a list of things I own by category, in some areas, I’m suprised I owned a lot and I’m trying to reduce some area (i.e. body washes).
Daytime:
Estee Lauder Idealist
Lumene C+ cocktail serum
Nighttime:
Estee Lauder night repair
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I was at 7-11 today which by the way has 99 cent iced coffee and I saw something on the cover saying “Virgins in Cosmo (We thought the day would never come)”. Well maybe due to declining subscription and covering every possible topic on sex, they had to go to virgins…According to EC Cosmopolitan is [...]
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possible headline stories
How many topics can the news cover about Michael Jackson?? All weekend from the tv in EC’s living room to the car radio it was Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson. Maybe because I’m not a die hard fan. Or maybe because everyday I always see the ever-growing Iran Election protest everyday on Wilshire Blvd [...]
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more on wardrobe makeover…
I threw away two tanks: a tank because for some reason it’s been shrinking and shrinking and this other tank that is pretty much has loose threads all over the place–I had these for about 2 years.
Note to self: must put some “off season clothes” in the red box (where I keep the rest of [...]
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loving: Fresh and Easy
My friend loves Fresh and Easy and I hope wherever I move to, there’s one nearby because I love how cheap the prices and I like the selection but too bad the first one I went to was in Orange County.
I hope to shop more from them (if only my place is close to a [...]
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This costs 65 dollars.
This is Trader Joe’s and it costs below 6 dollars.
The ingredients for
Fresh:
Sucrose, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Simmondsia Chinenesis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil, Passiflora Incarnata Seed Oil, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Peel Oil, [...]
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Tags: bath time, cheap thrills, Recessionista