Sally Hansen: Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear Nail Color

Time for Spring time colors!

I bought these nail polishes back in November on Black Friday for like $2.64 (current price $2.49) from Target. I've gotten $2 nail polishes from Daiso before and they were really un-pigmented and you had to put on a few coats to actually see the color properly -__-' so I was pretty hesitant on buying these.

I had my doubts with Sally Hansen nail polishes because I see tons of beauty gurus on youtube raving about O.P.I nail polishes so I was like these are going to suck butt >.< but to my surprise these are actually really good! Plus SUPER AFFORDABLE!!!

I have to warn you all now, I SUPER SUCK at painting my nails lol, I have shaky unsteady hands so I always fuck them up lol, but I just grab a cotton swab and dab it in some nail polish remover and voila! semi-normal! lol

Yep can't color between the lines

This is pre-cotton swabbed nails lol

I usually put on two coats but one will definitely do and it does take some time to dry (at least for me) I always forget to wait for them to dry so I end up knocking things and denting them o_O but I definitely want to get more of these! But I'm going to use up what I have before I purchase new ones because I don't want them to get messed up plus I bought a whole bunch from The Face Shop and Nature Republic I haven't tried yet.

Where Can You Get This Product?

As I mentioned in the Black Friday Haul post I got these at Target but you can get them at any local drugstore with a beauty section really.

In Canada they have them at Shoppers Drug Mart, London Drugs, Pharmaprix (for those of you in Montreal) its $3.50 here or something. (Target is opening in Canada soon! but I don't expect US prices so I'm still going to buy from the US stores lol)

I'm not sure if they have Sally Hansen products abroad I think they do... somebody let me know!

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Nature Republic: Blemish Lab Clear + Moisturizer

Slowly but surely changing up my skincare routine since the weather is warming up

I've changed up my skin care routine quite a bit and I've already seen some good results so far!

Skincare Day Routine (in the order I use):

Laneige Pore Deep Clearing Foam

Skinfood Peach Sake Toner

Proactive Repairing Lotion (Nature Republic Blemish Lab Clear + Moisturizer)

Skinfood Peach Sake Pore Serum

Nature Republic Aloe Vera 92% Soothing Gel

I actually haven't really changed anything from my day routine. The only thing that's changed is that now I use the Nature Republic blemish lab moisturizer.

Skincare Routine Night (old):

Laneige Pore Deep Clearing Foam

Juju Aquamoist Vitamin C Toner

Proactive Repairing Lotion

Juju Aquamoist Whitening Essence

*Random Facial Mask

Skincare Routine Night (Current):

Laneige Pore Deep Clearing Foam

Juju Aquamoist Vitamin C Toner

Nature Republic Blemish Lab Clear + Moisturizer

Nature Republic Original Power Whitening & Lineless Ampoule

*Random Facial Mask

What Do I Think Of This Product?

I can definitely see a difference since I've started using the Blemish Lab Clear + Moisturizer. If I do get pimples they're super tiny and hardly noticeable. Plus I've noticed my skin has gotten softer O_O which I didn't expect at all.

One thing I don't like about this product is the bottle design.

It's hard to get the product out so you gotta shake the bottle quite a bit but the bottle does feel expensive because of the glass but I wish there was a pump. There was a few times where I almost accidentally smashed my bottle -___-' 

When I first bought this product, I thought that it sucked (I tried to replace the Proactive repairing lotion while I was in Hawaii) and that it didn't work but then I realized that my skin SUCKS in hot weather, its too sensitive for warm weather >.< so I'm going to breakout regardless if its hot and humid out. But now that I'm using it at home instead of a hot climate I can see noticeable differences that its making in my skin ^__^

Ok this isn't the best photo lol

Its quite light in comparison the the repairing lotion I used before. It absorbs so well and a little goes a long way. This bottle I think will last quite a while since its quite big O_O But when the weather warms up I'm just wondering how well this product will do. It also has a subtle scent of tea tree oil.

Where Can You Buy This Product?

As I mentioned above I'm having issues trying to find it on the normal sites I usually order from but I did find one place that has it: Korea Depart <-- Click on the link to check it out. I've never actually ordered from this site but I think I'll give it a try soon... but apparently the average shipping cost is like $40 o_O If anyone actually knows where else you can pick up this product let me know!

PS: I think Nature Republic still needs to change their homepage for their english site because its still not loading properly for me, but I did click on a random link and it brought me to a whole random other page where I can get a list of their products... but no product descriptions lol O_O

Maybe I'll ask Steve's mom to send me things... lol

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Car Salesmen Part 2

Ok so I knew eventually Steve would get a new (used) car because he's been searching for one endlessly for the last few months.

He finally found something within his price range and he brought me with him to the car dealership to go check out the car. He had only one car in mind and it was a used Nissan Pathfinder.

Steve had already called the dealership earlier to make an appointment to see it and to make sure nobody bought it before he got there, because it seems that always happens lol. So we met with the girl salesperson, and she was quite outgoing which was nice, I'm used to stern older salesmen who have no personalities who are super pushy, so I was glad we got someone on the same wavelength as us.

When they pulled the car up to the front of the dealership I was like -___-' really? lol. The car had dents and scratches all over it, the sunroof didn't work, the glove box was broken, smelled like dirt/dust, almost all the interior lights were broken except for the driver/front passenger seat ones but not the trunk or the passengers in the back and they fucking tell us that they fixed everything? REALLY!? I think the only thing they did was fucking vacuum the car and put cardboard on the floor because the car didn't have any mats >.<

This isn't the car but that's what it looks like
just picture more dents and scratches lol

Steve wanted to get it regardless of the flaws because he just wants his mom to fucking drive here. So they were trying to come up with a deal for him. The sale price of the car was like $10,000 and Steve wanted to do a trade for trade for his car. His car is a newer (newer by 4 years), has less milege, no dents, a few small scratches and they told him they want $4000 extra for the crap car.

 This is what Steve's car looked like

 SHOULD NOT HAVE TRADED IT IN

-___-' So we went to talk to the manager guy (I don't think he was the GM) anyways he based his car value on Craigslist.. he literally went on Craigslist and looked up "mitsubishi lancer" and appraised it based on what other dealerships were selling it at -___-' LOL as well as people trying to sell their cars privately if i knew they are going to do that I should've put random lancer posts on craigslist lol.

Steve wanted to see what kind of financing option he could do so the manager guy took us to see the finance person. She told us that the minimum to finance something was $6000 so she was trying to persuade him to buy a warranty for the car. The car has like 150 K on it and she was trying to sell Steve a warranty that would expire at 160 K for the next 3 years -___-' Steve was like no because it'll expire in like a year anyways and why pay for 3 years? its a rip off. She got SUPER BITCHY after, her attitude was horrendous basically belittled us. Anyways he needed a co-signer if he wanted to finance it and he just decided to talk to his mom and ask.

Later he went back and told them that he felt ripped off because $4000 extra for a fucked up car is not worth it and they told him that if he just paid $1000 they would give him the car as it was. Which he accepted >.< so now he has this crappy car lol.

He likes it but I feel like he got SUPER RIPPED OFF. I miss the lancer T_T it had heated seats lol. Seriously they should've done a trade for trade because the car that he got is so fucked. Plus they told him that they're going to do some "maintenance" on the lancer before they sell it which I don't think they even did on the pathfinder since lots of things are broken in the car.

Steve bought an exhaust for his lancer that was installed and they told him that they can't sell it with that and they have to take it off and put the original one back on (which we gave them) but then I noticed that they advertised his car on Craigslist and on Autotrader. So I have a feeling that they're going to try to sell it without giving it back to him. EXPLAIN YOURSELVES!!!!

They seem very unprofessional and unreliable.

Thanks Key West Ford you have a real professional team...

Will update if they actually give the exhaust back if not.

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February Update 2013

Short update, nothing really has happened this month.

Steve's mom is gone! WOOO!
but she'll be back in April T_T whyyy god! lol

Things have been so relaxed at home since she's left.
We wake up when we want when we have days off and Steve isn't randomly punching things because he gets mad when his mom bosses him around LOL.

I can't help but shake the feeling Steve's mom is planning things with him and he's not telling me. For example making him move out without telling me. I caught him looking at apartments on craigslist and he told me he was just bored... -___-' I go on Youtube when I'm bored! *sigh*

His friend recently passed away and he asked me what I thought of the situation.. I told him I didn't want to say because he would get pissed off -___-' which I will talk about later, I guess when everything cools off with that situation.

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A majority of my Asian friends are going back this year and its totally making me jealous.. I want to go back too!  T_T but in the winter not in the summer lol. I'm hoping to plan Ashley and Amanda's Adventure Time Part 2! LOL Ash if you are reading this you are probably like wtf lol.

I'm leaning more towards going to Hong Kong because we've never been there (we as in Ashley and me and if she doesn't want to go then Steve lol) We know how to speak Cantonese so speaking and listening wouldn't be so difficult but reading will be hard lol. But i think it will be fun!!

I was going to ask my best friend to go but he said something about how Hong Kong is very business oriented but the people are really stupid so I was like fuck you plus I know he'll be super racist if he goes, so no. I'm not even going to mention that I'm going to him.

So I'm starting my plans on traveling in the winter time only for a week though, I'm not sure if anybody really wants to go with me though T_T lol. Any suggestions about HK would be helpful! :)

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My Beauty Diary: 2-Step Europe Clarifying Pack

I mentioned this purchase a few posts back!

The My Beauty Diary 2-Step Europe Clarifying Pack

I've never used a 2-step sheet mask before (insert derp face here)

What The Mask Does (from sasa): Packed with precious black roses extracts which exude a classic elegance aroma, its lightweight texture carries effective whiten, sooth and moisturize efficacy to mildly purify skin and improve dullness. Mallow extracts from the Alps deeply condition skin, tighten pores, enhance skin defensive power and rejuvenate skin.

What The Gel Does (from sasa): Rose nectar originated from steep cliffs in France, efficiently repair and relieve pressure caused by the surrounding harmful substance on skin. It aids to reconstruct skin’s self-protective layer, enhances whitening efficacy and promotes skin regeneration. While the European white daisies essence effectively doubled its long-lasting and intensive brightening effect.

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When I tried it for the first time, I was like WTF how do I use it? lol because the whole box is in Chinese. I didn't know you can separate the gel and the mask and I didn't know there was a rip at the bottom of the package to get the mask out, so I used scissors to get the mask out instead lol. 

I put one on Steve's mom and was trying to find scissors and he was like "Why are you using scissors? there's a tab at the bottom so you can rip it open" -____-' LOL

I have instructions here for people who are like me.. lol

Tadaaa! 

I guess technically you don't really need to separate it but if you use the mask and don't trash the packet it was in, the extra essence/serum inside gets all over the table lol

What Do I Think Of This Product?

Some of my favorite sheet masks are by My Beauty Diary. Their masks are slightly thinner than the ones I got from Korea so they stick to your skin a lot better. Most of the other sheet masks by My Beauty Diary come in boxes of 10, this box has 8 sheet masks inside.

There's more than enough gel in the packet

The mask and gel has a mild/heavy rose scent so if you're quite sensitive to perfumes then I wouldn't suggest getting it but it smells goooood. I haven't really noticed my pores tightening and whitening but maybe I have to use more of it. Plus it doesn't make me break out or leave a weird residue on my skin.

When you first use it you'll find that it comes with tons of product, the mask is soaked so well that sometimes its runny, so I like to rub it on my neck and chest. There's so much gel that comes in the packet that I put it on in layers, I'll put a layer on my whole face on and then rub it in until it absorbs (facial massage time!) so I'll do that until there's no more gel.

Where To Buy This Product

I bought this at T & T Supermarket at the newly renovated Metrotown location (it seriously looks like watsons or something) for like $15 and I'm sure they sell them at other Asian supermarkets.

You can get this online at Sasa for $13.70 last time I checked but if you only want to get one product you'll have to pay for shipping which is like $20 or something unless you buy $100 worth of stuff to get free shipping unless they've changed it but I haven't really ordered anything from them in a while.

If you don't want to buy like $100 worth of stuff then you can get it on Ebay but its like $16+ whatever it is for shipping.

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Nature Republic: Original Power Whitening & Lineless Ampoule

I finally tried the ampoule I purchased at the Nature Republic Store in Hawaii!

I mentioned this in my Nature Republic Haul post and I have finally got around to using this product. I purchased two different ampoules but I think I'll stick to using them one at a time or should I? urgh.. I don't know... I guess I should to test them out better.

What is an ampoule? according to Merriam-webster: a hermetically sealed small bulbous glass vessel that is used to hold a solution for hypodermic injection and I thought it was just a super concentrated serum lol, I could be wrong and it could have a completely different meaning now.

I think the rubber thing at the top of the bottle makes the package smell weird >.<
It could be mine though.

Purpose: Helps to revive the skins natural health through intensive care of a pearl and caviar ampoule

How to use: After using toner, pump 2-3 drops on your fingertips. Apply to the entire face and gently pat the skin to enhance absorption.

More than enough for my face

What Do I Think Of This Product?

Besides the weird rubber smell emitting from the dropper thing (again it could be mine) the serum inside smells really good. The serum inside is quite thick and 2-3 drops is plenty for my face so the bottle will last a long time.

It also absorbs really well. So far I haven't really seen any results regarding lines but some spots on my face have gotten a bit lighter and I haven't been really using it everyday, like every other day? not for very long either like 5-10 applications but so far so good.

The bottle is nice and sturdy! all glass! I've mentioned before how impressed I am with Nature Republic products (and I guess other Korean brands too lol) Their packaging is always made well and the products are always SO AFFORDABLE!

Korea I wish to visit you again sometime this year or the next ^__^

Where Can You Get This Product?

I got it for super cheap in Hawaii ($10.90) because they had just opened and the store had a whole bunch of promotions because it just opened.

You can get it on Ebay and I thought it would be a little more expensive there but its still super affordable.

I didn't find the whitening & lineless one on amazon but they do have other available.

Sasa finally got some more Nature Republic products, they only had like 3 before >.< but now they have a bit more but they don't have any ampoules available yet.

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My New Hair

I HATE MY HAIR SO MUCH RIGHT NOW

There's seriously nothing I can do to make this look somewhat presentable. My confidence level probably shot down 10 points (it wasn't really that high to begin with)

Steve and his mom SUPER love it. I think its because tons of Korean girls have a similar hairstyle. I know his ex-girlfriend had the same hairstyle and that just pissed me off lol.

 Meh.

No offense to girls with this haircut but I don't think it suits me at all and I don't like how it looks on me >.<

Its grown out quite a bit since I actually got it cut (last weekend) but I realized after the guy cut it that its actually thicker than before! I had bangs like 5 years ago and I hated them because my hair was so thin/fine that it didn't sit well but now they sit still quite well O_O I didn't expect that!

I think it'll take me a few months till I can sweep it to the side or something >.<

GROW HAIR! GROOOWWW!!!!!!!!!! 

I am never cutting my hair like this EVER AGAIN! I hope I can remember for next time LOL.

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Interesting Search

Sorry for the lack of updates
I've been quite busy with school and getting Steve ready to go to Calgary.
Plus Steve's mom leaves on Wednesday! PARTY TIMMEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!

I was looking through my stats a few days ago and I noticed somebody searched:
"How to fuck a Japanese tourist in ha...."
either Hawaii or Hanauma bay which I thought was pretty amusing.

I'm pretty sure its a guy who searched that lol. Plus I don't think many single Japanese girls would fly there with friends to party and sleep with guys, most girls I saw were with their families or their boyfriends.. lol, so good luck to you whoever searched that.

 Hello to you! whoever searched that!

I guess I should limit my swearing on this blog.. lol and if you didn't know yes you can see that stuff apparently, no worries though! I don't know who you are :)

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In other news my skin has been breaking out lately and I'm trying out one of the new sheet masks I bought from T & T and so far its niccceeeee! not sure how the final result will be but I like a good sheet mask! makes my skin feel so refreshed!

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Steve is back from Calgary, didn't do too well with his job interview process >.< but I told him he'll have other opportunities anyways. I got out of school at 6:15 today (usually 6:30) and he told me his flight would arrive at 8:04 so I figured that by the time I took the skytrain to the airport and got a coffee/tea he would arrive. He sent me the itinerary and when I looked at it in the email it said his flight arrived at 10:04 and I was like WTF. So I waited like 3 hours for him at the airport. I was super GRUMPY -___-'

I don't think I've been in an airport for that long and not actually go somewhere >.< I WANT TO TRAVEL SOOOOON! Most of my friends are traveling to Asia this summer and I WANT TO GO TOOOOO but I'm so broke!!!!!!!!! T__T but I don't like traveling when its hot out anyways, I would prefer to go during Spring/Fall/Winter ^__^ I definitely prefer the colder climates than the warmer ones, my sensitive skin can't handle hot weather. Vancouver is a fun place in the summer not so much any other time of the year.

Poo maybe I will wait till winter rolls around probably go to Japan/Korea in the winter! :D I like bundling up.

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January 2013 Updates

What a month, I can't believe I survived a month of Steve's mom hahaha.
Not much has happened this month, Steve leaves soon for his interview in Calgary and I don't get why his mom is staying while he is gone... and She's leaving while he's gone so.. wtf.
Anyways Here's an update on what's been happening around here.

 Had a late dinner from Stepho's!
If you don't want to wait in the long line then I suggest calling and ordering take out!

 My parents made us all have dinner together with Steve's mom and us >.<

My mom drove and we were getting pissed off because she sucks at driving lol

 Hot and Sour Soup!

Holy crap this soup was so spicy, I don't think I've had such a spicy hot and sour soup before

>.<

 Shrimp Mayo.. I don't really know what the actual name of this dish is but it's good lol

 Steamed chicken with ginger and garlic

 So much foood

Steve told me this is his favorite Choy dish and I have no idea what its called lol

 I used the hot rollers before I got my hair cut
it turned out ok.. I think I have to practice rolling them better

I didn't use hair spray so it lasted not that long haha like an hour

 Falafel burger at Raglan's
It was pretty busy when we went and I felt that my burger was a kind of overcooked

Perogies with sour cream and onions and cheese :D

Monsoon Drink, I'm not sure what drink we actually got but it had coke and lime in it

Finally went to Metrotown after so LONG! and visited the T & T supermarket

They opened up a new beauty section and it looks like a mini Watsons

They have lots of Japanese and Chinese skincare/makeup/haircare products (sort of overpriced)

So I bought these two facial masks I wanted to order from Sasa

Will review soon :D

Its been super foggy lately... so creepy..

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When Steve's sister was here I thought it would be horrible with his mom but it really wasn't bad at all. One thing that pissed me off was that why did his mom not go to Montreal instead? She knows that her daughter has to go to school and is busy with her own work and they were going to pay for a round-trip plane ticket anyway, I don't get why his mom didn't just fly out there to visit her, its not like she's doing anything here anyways.. wtf selfish. I'm not looking forward being at home with his mom for a week by myself..

In other news she told us she wants to be a health care aid because her friend supposedly makes $4000 a month which seems really ridiculous lol I asked some of my friends that are healthcare professionals and they say that's a lot unless you work a lot of overtime and she expects to make that much plus she thinks that you just sit there with old people and hang out with them LOL. She's been trying to do all the prerequisites for it and from what I can see I don't get why she even wants to try to be a student here, her english is HORRIBLE, she had to study the first aid book for 4 days before actually doing the two-day class...

I finally got a hair cut... it looks weird, I FUCKING HATE IT LOL. I'm never getting bangs ever again (Steve super loves it lol) but holy shit I hate it lol, I have to figure out a way of styling it so I don't look retarded lol. At least its healthy now.. lol

I've been going to the gym almost everyday and I've been trying to get Steve to go with me but he's been making no effort to go so I'm thinking he might fail his physical test portion of his interview and he's been extra super angry at me for no reason...

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