♥· TralalaLisa ·♥

So hello to you all! It's been a long time since my break, but I finally decided to get off my lazy butt and make a post. To be honest, I have been really busy as usual but I'm sure you are all tired of hearing that from me. I am taking summer school until the end of the month, and because it's so fast paced I need to be producing work 3 times as fast. I didn't expect it to take up so much of my time. I am definitely looking forward to finally resuming my summer in 2 weeks though.

As I already stated in my previous post, I attended IMATS in Pasadena once again this year :). It being my second time around was definitely a little more rewarding since I knew what to expect. There were so much more people this year compared to last year. The exhibit hall was so packed!

I arrived around 8:30AM at the Pasadena Convention Center with my bestie, and we had to wait a good 30-40 minutes in the Will Call line to get our wristbands. I didn't expect that, because last year I just walked up to it. When we finally got in, I decided that this year I will go line up in the crazy Makeup Forever line. I was a little bit hesitant at first because it's notorious for taking a couple of hours to get your stuff, and this year was certainly no different. We waited for 3 hours! My feet were so tired by the end of it! However, I was happy I got my stuff and saved 40-50% on all of it :)


This was when I was just around the 2nd corner before the register. It still took an hour to get there! There were so many people huddling around to swatch the products.

My bestie and I were starving so we went off to grab lunch at the Island's at Paseo Colorado across the street before resuming. I didn't buy much after because I didn't want to spend too much. I mostly just went around looking at stuff. I did pick up some brushes at Crown though.

Saw Enkore up on stage talking while I was trying to get through the large crowd of people trying to buy brushes. It was like a battle field. You had to keep your eye out for empty spots so you could slide your way in.

Here are some other random pictures I took while I was there. I didn't take much. I was tired, and I kind of forgot about my camera in my bag. Excuse the quality also because I did not take my dSLR. I did not want to lug that thing around with me while I was carrying everything else.

So we left IMATS at around 4:30PM and....

In the end, this was my haul!

• MUFE HD Foundation in #118
• MUFE HD Microfinish Blush in #5
• MUFE Star Powder in #922 & #947
• Parian Spirit Brush Cleanser Set
• and some Crown brushes

I am most excited about the MUFE stuff I got. It was the biggest thing I was looking forward to, and even though it took 3 hours, it was definitely all worth it!

Overall, I was pretty satisfied. I did forget to pick up some things that I originally wanted to (next year I must make a list), but that's okay. I am looking forward to next year's already! I am hoping next year I will be able to attend both days and the classes too. I didn't get to this year because there was just no time, and I only had one day. I couldn't go the 2nd day because I had some other things to attend to already. Until next year!

Shout outs to Lillian and Gloria! They kept telling me to post XD

Hello all my lovely readers! Once again I have went on an unexpected hiatus. This post however is not tell you guys that I am back but to tell you guys that I will still be on hiatus for another 2 weeks until my finals are over. I have been super busy with school and a lot of unexpected things have popped up which makes it hard for me to manage all my time and attention. It has been a super stressful quarter and I'm suppose to be studying right now, but I wanted to write this. As much as I love blogging, it is placed somewhat on the lower end of my priorities right now. I hope all of you can understand. I have many pictures sitting in my memory card that I took for posts that I wanted to write; however, I still have yet to upload them onto my computer. I will definitely do that once I am done with school. I shall talk to you guys in 2 weeks, and I hoped everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend and a great rest of the week! Good luck to all of you guys who are also taking your finals soon! :) Until next time...

Just one last note, I will be attending the IMATS on Saturday, June 26th with my best friend so if any of you guys are attending perhaps we will run into each other!!

Shout out to my best friend Claudia, Lillian, and whoever that I know in real life that reads my blog. I am not sure how you guys found out about this but lol I’m a little um…embarrassed I guess.

For those of you who follow me on Twitter, you will probably have already saw that I did some nail polish hauling because I was running out of my Seche Vite Top Coat. I ordered from Transdesign and since shipping is around $10, of course it would be better to order more to make that $10 worth it! :) How could I resist?


I got 4 China Glaze and 3 Essie polishes. All of them are creme finishes except for one of the China Glaze. I'm usually not a creme polish kind of gal because I love my sparkle and bling, but I don't know what has gotten into me! I think it is probably because most brands are coming out with creme pastel polishes since they are really in this season. In the picture, the colors for the China Glaze polishes came out darker, and they actually look lighter and creamier in real life. The Essie polishes, on the other hand, came out pretty true to life.

I've only tried Van D'Go, Lilacism, and Preppy Pink so far. I absolutely love love love the Essie colors that I picked out. I didn't take a picture for all of them sadly, but I will when I re-wear any of the colors.

In this pic, I am wearing Essie's Lilacism. I was skeptical at first to get it because I thought it wouldn't look good on me. However, I actually really like how it looks on my nails, and it makes me just want to look at them all the time. The formula is as usual quite streaky with one coat, so I did about 2-3 coats with a minute drying time between each coat.

I really want more creme polishes now, but I really shouldn't be buying anymore since I have enough polish to last me a lifetime. What to do, what to do?!


In other news, I met up with the lovely Catherine of StrawberryMochi on Thursday afternoon for lunch. We go to the same school but it took us awhile to meet up with each other since we are busy bees! I am glad we met though before she graduated. She is so sweet and we had such a wonderful time talking. Hopefully, we will get to meet up again soon and bond some more :) I hope you love your birthday gift girl! ^_^

I am trying hard to update as much as I can with school and my moving situation back home. For those of you who don't know, my parent's and I are moving to a different house so it's been a little stressful since I am not home to help them. Every time I go back to LA, I don't have time to do anything but pack and unpack. I am in dire need of a hair cut, but I haven't even had the time to go do that. Weekends just seem to fly back so fast! So please bare with me!

This is a way overdue review that I was suppose to do, but I was so busy with my moving situation back home and with school work, I never got around to uploading the pictures onto my computer earlier. However, I felt bad for dragging it out this long since I received these products back in January. So finally, here it is.


Retail Price: Varies
Official Website: Fing'rs
Availability: CVS, Walgreens, RiteAid, Walmart etc.

Pros

• Cost-efficient but still looks good
  
• Fits most nail sizes
• Shorties length so they don't look tacky
• Looks pretty natural :)
• Comes with two choices of application (glue or press on tabs)
  

Cons

• Press on tabs are hard to work with

Back in January, Christine from Fing'rs contacted me and asked if I was interested in trying some of their products and I decided to give it a go. I don't usually wear artificial nails, and the only time I ever did was during my Junior year prom. I prefer painting my nails because I can change them up as often as I want. Since then, however, I've always wanted to try out some others since I loved the ones I bought to wear for prom.

Christine sent me 4 sets of their artificial nails to try. 2 sets from their California Girl line and 2 sets from the Edge line. The California Girl line has more simple and classic designs. Great for dances, formals, or just everyday wear! The Edge line is self explanatory. They have more of an edgy look to them. Great for when you are feeling something more unique!

I've only tried one set out of the 4 I received, which is the Beverly Hills Chic from their California Girl line.


This was my favorite set, and I definitely love how they look on. Don't they look like I got them done professionally :)? My nail beds are shorter than most peoples, and they fit perfectly. I am sure they fit people with longer nail beds too though, since I've seen how they fit on other girls who have also reviewed these products.

Each set comes with 24 nails, glue, and press on tabs. When I wore them, I used the press on tabs since I didn't want to keep them on too long since I was going to go bowling a few days later. The press on tabs, I have to admit are not that great. I had problems getting them off the sheet they were on, and sometimes the edges got bunched together, which made the application uneven. Therefore, I think the glue would probably be the better choice for an easier application.

As for durability, I think it really depends on the person. If you work with your hands a lot the durability will probably be not as good compared to someone who doesn't do much with their hands. For me, they lasted pretty good considering how much I picked at things when I had them on, and the fact I used the press on tabs.

Christine also sent me some nail stickers, which I was very excited about. I haven't tried them since they are in one of the moving boxes at home. However, I am sure they will add some spaz to any of my future manicures :). If they perform exceptionally, I will definitely talk about them later on.

FTC Disclaimer: These products were sent to me for reviewing purposes. I was not paid for this review, and this is 100% my honest opinion.

So today I decided to answer one of my most frequently asked question. I keep getting asked this through twitter, email, etc. that I decided it would be best if I addressed it in a post so that everyone will know. I've been meaning to answer this question for the longest time, and I actually made a video awhile back to address it but due to some technical difficulties that never got uploaded. I don't know why it took me so long for me finally talk about it, but better late than never, right?!For the most part of this blog up until the last couple of months, all the pictures (including the DSK Jewelry photos) I took were using my Sony Cybershot P200. I've had it for about 5 years so it definitely is not as updated or comparable to the new cameras that have been coming out. When I bought it, point and shoots were still at a base price of $300 for 7.2 megapixels, and 7.2mp was the max for point and shoots at the time. It's a pretty decent digital camera, but I really hope to upgrade soon.

Now in the past 2 or 3 months, I switched over to solely using my DSLR, which is a Nikon D40x, to take pictures for this blog. It was a gift from my dad 2 years ago, but I never really used it that much until recently. I am not sure why I didn't play with it more when I first got it, but at least I now make much more use of it than I did before. It is a very beginner consumer class DSLR, since I am certainly not a pro in taking pictures. It's more of a hobby than anything for now, but I do hope to better my skill someday.

The next camera I am lemming for is the Panasonic Lumix L3!

Anyways, I hope that answers the question for many of you who wanted to know. Once again, I am sorry it took so long! If there are any further questions, feel free to leave a comment. Enjoy guys!

Hello my lovelies! I am so sorry I have been away for awhile. I was preparing for my finals for the last couple of weeks, so I had no time at all do any updates or even respond to emails for that matter. However, I finished everything on Tuesday night, and I am back home at my parent's house! I have been catching up on sleep because my doctor said I was overworking myself, and my blood pressure was a bit low. It feels so good to rest! If you sent me an email or question in the past few weeks and haven't received a reply, I will get to you asap. My inbox is pretty chaotic with random emails so I need to sort through it.

So yesterday after I went to the doctor, I did a mini drugstore haul at CVS and Walgreens because I haven't done any beauty related shopping in awhile. There were a few sales I wanted to check out.

CVS was having a BOGO50 for Maybelline and Milani items, and I've been wanting to get their new Eye Studio quads for such a long time. I originally wanted to wait until they had a BOGO, but I didn't want to wait any longer so I just decided to get them.

I got one in 'Give Me Gold' and 'Sunset Seduction'. The swatches are without a base. I haven't used them yet so I can't say much about them yet. I think I'll do a review on it later on.

As for the Milani polishes, I got them in 'Hi-Res' and 'Cyberspace'. They are both from the holographic line, and they are just glittery goodness. They remind me a lot of the OPI Designer Series. Last, I picked up the Rimmel brow pencil in 'Hazel' at Walmart, because I wanted to try filling in my brows with a pencil. I usually fill them in with a powder, but I wanted to try pencil since I've never used one before.

In other news, since I haven't posted this yet, I wanted to announce that I've hit 300 followers! Thank you everyone who have followed and supported my blog! It makes me so happy that there are people who find my posts interesting or helpful haha XD! I am thinking about doing a little mini giveaway soon just to say my thanks :)

I hope to have another post this weekend so look out for that!