Nature Republic: Moroco Ghassoul Pore Pack

I had totally forgotten that I purchased this

A week or two ago I noticed that my pores were extra big.. Naturally I have big pores especially on my cheeks they're quite noticeable. Since the weather has been warming up my pores have been looking extra big and extra oily which SUCKS! 

I was looking at my beauty shelf because I was looking for a Skin Food pack mask but I found an unopened pack mask by Nature Republic that I forgot about and never opened, plus it was clay!

Moroccan Ghassoul (or Rhassoul) clay is a mineral rich clay that absorbs sebum, reduces redness, improves skin clarity and elasticity and has extractive abilities that remove impurities, unblocks pores and blackheads. Some people make their own masks and apply it to their hair and skin but personally I don't have the patience to make a clay mask plus I think I would mess it up. I don't think this Nature Republic mask can be used on your hair though.. lol.

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May Update!

Ok to be honest I should actually start writing the updates post from the start of the month since I really can't remember what happened LOL. I also don't think anything interesting is going to happen for the rest of this month.

Top Shop had a sale at some point earlier this month and all I got was a pair of shoes. For some reason I always get buyers remorse these days... I guess its because I'm frugal but then I get home and I'll be like "I need more clothes!" lol

Right now (as I'm writing this) Steve is in Montreal trying to find out what's happening with his sister since she doesn't want to contact him or his mom plus she totally blocked us on Facebook so we can't see what she's doing, its like wtf... does she think I'm going to rat her out? lol If she's doing drugs or mutilating herself then yeah I'm gonna let her family know otherwise don't care lol.

 *UPDATE* turns out it was just a big waste of money sending Steve to Montreal... like really, your daughter doesn't pick up her phone and you pay $900 for a ticket (plus like $300 - 400 in cash) to get your son to where she is and find out she's just sick and busy with her school finals to pick up your phone calls... smart..

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I'm also reading a book called "Escape from Camp 14" its based on a true story of a guy that escaped a camp in North Korea, it pisses me off already. As in Why doesn't anyone do anything about North Korea!? COME ON! WTF! lol

In other news my parents and Ashley sort of made up.. I guess lol. Our dad was pretty sad because it was her birthday so he wrote her this letter saying that he misses her and that he was sorry for making her unhappy. It made me sad too reading it and confused because his writing sucks lol. Ashley said that the only way that they're gonna talk is if "that bitch" (aka our mom) apologized. When they talked on the phone our dad got emotional but our mom on the other hand... made it seem like a joke, I wanted to punch her in the face so I'm curious to see what's going to happen when they come and visit next month.

But since she's coming up next month we can go SHOPPING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAAA I need new stuff lol. My birthday as well as her husband's mom's birthday is coming up so we're gonna go CELEBRATE BITCHES! lol

I've also noticed that whenever I take selfies and try to upload them onto the blog, they become warped so I'm going to have to find away around that especially when I'm trying to talk about skincare products lol.

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 Top Shop Shoes! Originally $124.00 got them for $37.20!!

Although.. I do regret buying these because they're not comfy LOL.. The toe part is squishy >.<

If You Jump I Jump

I swear to god Steve is so easily influenced by others! I want to punch him! He'll just do about anything if other people do it too. I told him to go commit mass suicide with some cult if he's going to be like that.

Every time I say something about it he gets all pissed off and says "I'm doing it because I want to, not because other people are doing it" well its like why didn't you think about it before? You never thought of this until all your other friends decided to do it, idiot.

Reason why I'm writing this? He wants a tattoo because his "friends" (more like acquaintances he hangs out MAYBE once every few months) decided that they want to get a memorial tattoo for their friend that passed away.

I get the meaning behind it but isn't there a better way than to tattoo your body? Especially if its for someone you barely hung out with as an adult.  They're acquaintances that only hung out when they ran into each other and then now he decides to get a memorial tattoo on his body for him, its like why? I get that he was like maybe? Best friends with this guy when he was younger but I wouldn't get a tattoo for my childhood friend if they passed away because it would not really have a meaning for me now, especially now that I don't know what is happening in their lives.

I told him to just start some sort of charity to help others and he said "his family doesn't want to" I would think that would have a more significant meaning than tattooing a freaking eagle on your leg. Plus I think it would help tons of people suffering from depression and psychosis.

I told him he barely hung out with the guy so wtf. He made the excuse of everyone being busy and that's why they never hang out... and that "you don't have to be best friends to get a tattoo for each other, maybe in your eyes you do" I was like if you try hard enough you can make the time instead of making stupid excuses. Steve only works 3 days a week, I'm pretty sure he can make time for AT LEAST one meal with his friends for the 4 days he has off to catch up and have fun. Apparently finding one day to hang out in three years is too hard...

Steve never mentioned this guy until he died. In the past almost 3 years he's never hung out with this guy not even once while we were dating. He only talked to him a few times because I worked beside him and he'd come visit the store every now and then to buy something.

I told him why didn't he get a tattoo for his grandpa then? They barely talked too just like his friend so wtf? he said that his friend was more like his brother/family than his grandpa to which I call bullshit to because they never communicated with each other or hung out!

Now if it was my best friend on the other hand yeah I would totally get a tattoo because I talk to him everyday, we connect well (since high school and into adulthood) and even if we don't get to hang out we call each other, I mean its not so hard to keep in contact with your friends (phone, text, facebook! like wtf!)

So I told him "So that means for every friend that dies you have to get a tattoo since it doesn't matter if you are best friends or not" his response: "yeah if my other friends are doing it" -____-' REALLY!?!??!

SMART

I guess its his choice and his body, I honestly think he would regret it, I just wish he would get something that would be more meaningful to him than to get one because his friends are doing it and honestly he says its for the memory of his friend but they weren't really friends the past few years so I think he shouldn't get it.

What are your thoughts? Do you think that its a good idea for him to get this tattoo?

He wants this without the Halo 4 logo
and a circle thing on top of the eagle in between the wings >.<
and on his calf

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASHLEY!!

YAAAY its Ashley's birthday!!!

Its a good thing Ashley was born too! Otherwise if it was just me I would kill myself since I would have to deal with our parents LOL (even thought she was born first hahahaha)

Monet (The stupid Pom we have) decided to leave a gift behind for Ashley by peeing all over our bed and letting it soak through! GRAAARGH STUPID DOG I KILL YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!

As punishment I put her in the crate and put her in the spare room we have >.< She knew what she was doing was bad too because she ran like hell when I came into the room!

Anyways Ashley, Happy birthday! I will see you soooooooon!

If you are interested in Checking out her blog click on the banner on the left that says Hey Jukie or just CLICK HERE :P

P.S bring Trixie to Canada when you come up and visit LOL

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Laneige: Pore Deep Clearing Foam

A mild foaming cleanser with a dense lather to purity pores and inhibit sebum secretion

(Description from the Laneige website)

 

I've gone through two tubes already! As much as I like this cleanser I thought I'd give myself a small break and I've temporarily switched to a different cleanser for the time being.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE LANEIGE!!! As much as I love the brand its just too expensive for me but I'm thinking of investing in some product to see if it really is worth the price.

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Onto actually talking about the cleanser!

I really like this cleanser, although there are some times during the year that I do find it drying for my face (especially in winter) It has never made my skin feel tight after washing which is good.

 

It has a light scent and lathers really well. After my skin is cleansed it feels really clean and refreshed, it has a creamy consistency and has no beads so its all smooth, the down side is that it doesn't really exfoliate.

As for actually controlling sebum secretion I don't really think it works mainly because I think I have to purchase the whole line for it to have an impact on my skin. But overall a good cleanser. 

 

I'm curious to try some of their other products so maybe I will consider investing into a line... my skin has been overly sensitive lately and is prone to breaking out/excessive oil secretion at the moment since the weather is getting hotter so I have to switch up the morning routine.

 

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The Face Shop: Real Nature Mask Kelp

 Kelp Mask!

What the mask claims to do: This mask sheet enables a pure skin appearance with a clear complexion as kelp extract protects the skin from air pollution and facilitates the skin in discharging impurities

I was pretty hesitant when I first tried this mask, for some reason I expected it to smell like the sea lol. But because Kelp/Seaweed has great skincare benefits I wanted to give it a try (anti-aging, antioxidants, vitamins, etc). It has a nice pleasant smell. This mask wasn't as ridiculous as the previous one I reviewed in terms of the actual sheet but there is some room for improvement lol.

 Sticks to the face a lot better but I still have to push it down every now and then to make sure its absorbing (even when I'm lying down)

I kind of think that their masks dry out a little quicker than others so after having it on for 15-20 minutes the sides aren't as moist as other parts.

As for the actual serum I think it works well. It does leave a bit of a residue on your face but its not too bad and it doesn't make you break out (at least it didn't make me break out) When I woke up my skin felt pretty soft and it did reduce the redness in my face just a little but not significantly.

Overall I think it works well in terms of getting rid of some impurities but its not a very signficant change. I would buy again unless I find a better kelp mask.

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Template Changes!

Check out the AMAZING blog change! Holy smokes!

It was so plain and simple before >.<
As much as I like simplicity this is much better ^__^

Who did these changes?

ASHLEY!!!

Since we were little she was so good at these things.

Does anyone remember neopets? Ashley used to create awesome looking guilds with html and stuff and I was always like HOW?!?! lol

If you look on the side you can see a little banner for her blog on the side, go check it out!

I still have to figure out how the labeling works.. so the appropriate posts go in the right places lol so I guess this is also a test post in a way but so far no such good luck >.<

We're still playing around with it so we'll just have to wait and see how everything works out.

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It Has Begun

OK Steve's mom is starting to piss me off now lol.

How fucking dependent are you going to be when you have kids AND a husband!?

Ok so... Steve's mom had like a job for two weeks at a sushi restaurant as a waitress and then she quit because she said it was "too overwhelming" I get that it could be for someone who hasn't worked in like 30 years but wtf you know your financial situation and she's got nothing else going on here! Does she really think that one day of not cleaning the house will result in the apocalypse? She only worked 4 hour shifts 3 times a week!

She also expects to be a care aid which is like 100x harder than being a waitress! wtf! I have a feeling that she's going to go to school, get her certificate or whatever and then quit because it'll be too stressful for her -__-'

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We went to the car dealership today because she's been pissing us off the past few weeks because she wanted Steve to find her a new car but HOLY CRAP she is so fucking picky! We found so many good options but she either didn't like the color or the mats in the car or some other stupid cosmetic reason. We test drove a 2010 Toyota Corolla S yesterday that was like BRAND NEW it looked so good, had low kilometers and like a small accident that only damaged the bumper (so nothing major) and it was priced at $14,800 (at the Mazda dealership in North Vancouver) so after tax and documentation fees and all that it was close to $17,000. The smart cookie that she is she offered $15,000 with tax included and everything. Even I knew that the manager wouldn't shave off like $2000 off of that like REALLY, they can easily sell that vehicle for the asking price! WTF

Today we went to the Toyota dealership because she wanted to take a look at some of the used cars there. Ok so she refused to buy mazda 2, mazda 3, honda civic because she didn't want to pay a lot for car maintenance and fuel and then what does she get? a fucking 2002 Audi A4.

My old manager's mom had one and something happened to the engine (the belt or something?) and then it messed up the whole engine so it was either buy a new car or get a new engine that was worth a new car, you tell me what he chose. Yet his mom was smart enough to get one, not only that maintenance on this car I expect will be expensive as well as gas.

Anyways after they buy the car she doesn't even fucking drive it! She makes Steve do it! like WTF!

Are you not getting a car for yourself? Why make your son do it? What's the point in having two vehicles if you aren't going to drive it? Are you that dependent on someone to do it for you?! Or are you just lazy?

I'm so frustrated! Such a lazy dependent woman! I blame Steve and his dad for enabling her to do all this crap!

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Here's something juicy but its a theory not fact but the puzzle pieces fit, I'll just have to wait and see how this plays out.

Steve's mom apparently told him some sob story about her getting abused by her dad right before she came here. Which may or may not have happened, I know its common in Asia especially old fashioned families like his. From what I've heard he's never raised his hand at her before but there's got to be a reason for him to do it. Even so Dr. Phil always says "a man should never raise their hand to a woman, its not a fair/equal fight"

However! If there was any reason for his dad to do it and the reason why she came here, I think, was because his mom was stealing money from his dad and secretly stashing it somewhere and he found out and then she fled the country.

So apparently his dad had full access to her bank accounts previously. Because well she didn't work and she needs money to spend right? What's the point in giving her cash all the time when he can just transfer it online straight into her bank account so she can withdraw it whenever she wants. But months before she came she changed all her passwords so he couldn't get access to them to see how much she was spending he was only allowed to deposit and she cancelled her smartphone too O_O Hmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Since she came here her sister has been secretly sending her money. I thought to myself "If I knew Ashley had kids and a husband I wouldn't want her to send me money because well her family should come first even if they were super wealthy" I'm thinking that her sister has access to his mom's bank account and that his mom has actually been secretly stealing money from their dad these past few months which would make sense because she keeps shit talking about him to Steve (to which Steve believes his mom of course since they have a better relationship) she said that "he's been acting strange" but It strikes me odd that she came here for no reason and now she's doing absolutely nothing... no work, no school just nothing! Take care of her son? pfft yeah right more like alienate and dictate >.<

Not only that Steve is so stupid for enabling her he thinks she's going to just work and live on her own and be independent? He needs to get real.

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Dog, The District and More!

Wow the year has gone by so fast already! Almost half the year gone!

 She's a 1 year old Toy Pomeranian

Steve likes to scare here with the helmet, I have no idea why she gets so scared of it lol

I think I mentioned before that Steve's mom is here and his sister had visited.. So far there hasn't been any major issues besides the dog thing... If the dog is left alone as in we're asleep and Steve's mom is in the bathroom or something she will start barking and its super annoying. I'm a little worried that our tenant will move out because of this dog but I told Steve that if she moves out then the dog has to go too lol.

When his sister was here for some reason his mom decided she wanted to go for a drive to Squamish and I thought it was a stupid idea and a huge waste of time. There was nothing to see, we stopped at Shannon falls and that's it. We drove all the way to Stanley park right after and did nothing there too. I mean if they never lived here before yeah why not go but if you've lived here for more than 10 years then its stupid to take a random drive up to look at nothing.

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Recently discovered The District, a restaurant at the bottom of lonsdale. Its quite a small place but has great food plus the location is great especially on nice days out I like to sit outside on the patio.

 The menu

 Our drinks (I got a mojito but its not pictured here)

 My friend ordered cure we have no idea what we got 

because the board of meat/cheese was inside

 I've been "trying" to watch my diet lol

since finding out that I have gallstones I've kind of been watching what I've been eating 

so far so good no stomach pains since the results.

I got the warm pear and candied bacon salad... To be honest it was ok but the bacon tasted kind of weird lol. I wish I got the Belgian Salad tons of people ordered it and it looked gooood T_T maybe next time.

 Oven roasted Chicken and Brie Sandwich

Comes with handcut super crispy fries and the tarragon mayo is SO GOOD I'm hooked!

My friend also ordered meatballs and croquettes but the croquettes were too creamy for me

The meatballs also had too much of a creamy texture too >.< not my style

Speaking of food... I'm subscribed to Foodwishes on Youtube and whenever chef John makes something (especially soup) I want to make it lol plus his recipes are so simple, I'm still contemplating whether or not I should make the chocolate bundt cake.. but no one but me will eat it T_T

The other day I attempted to make the Sopa De Ajo he made which is a garlic/bread soup

 I basically made it the exact way he did it but I didn't have Parsley on hand so I had to omit that ingredient

 Had a little trouble with poaching the egg it fell all the way to the bottom of the pot T_T

but I felt like it was too much for this soup anyways so next time I make it I won't put the egg in

Ok it looks unappealing in this photo but it was so delicious! OMG I can't wait to make this again :D

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Opened up one of the red lipsticks I picked up last time I went to the States! By Revlon #740 Certainly Red (Super Lustrous Lipsticks)

 How red! I'm used to wearing a darker shade of red so this was quite refreshing!

Oh my can you see how red my skin is? 

Lol have to start wearing some BB creams/foundation >.<

I think I might just try all of the lipsticks and take photos so you can get an idea of how they all look. I'm looking for the 02 matte lipstick by Revlon but I'm not sure if I want a matte lipstick or not... I do want a nude and these are super affordable as it is so I might as well give a try next time I see them.

I also picked up two more lipsticks recently so you can see which colors they are if you follow me on instagram and other purchases too.

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Revlon: Super Lustrous Lipstick

Finally testing out the DSLR

I think I need a new lens lol

Second Revlon product review! Last time I wrote about the Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Lipsticks, if you read my most recent haul post you will remember that I picked some of these up. I've only actually opened one to test it before I bought a whole bunch but I like them a lot. So basically the one I'm reviewing today is #473 Mauvy Night.

 Need a better lens lol

I don't know why I chose this one.. lol I wasn't really into the whole mauve look some girls were sporting on youtube but this shade isn't as dark as some of the shades some girls are wearing. Some sites have photos of this product but the shade of mauve looks so much darker than it really is, so it seems misleading.

I chose this shade of mauve because it isn't so dark

I decided to pick these up since I wanted to try some lipsticks. I used the revlon just kissable lip balms before and liked them a lot but I wanted something less moisturizing lol, I find that the really moisturizing lip colors tend to rub off more easily, but I wanted something more pigmented and more long lasting. Plus this is smaller/compact to carry around. 

I'm not a fan of lip glosses and things with shimmer so this was a good start for me, I think the last time I bought a lipstick was like 4 years ago by urban decay and it had shimmer and smelled weird lol so I never touched a lipstick (or any makeup) since then.

In terms of it being long lasting.. it lasts longer than the just kissable lip balms but don't count on it being super long wearing unless you plan on not eating or drinking lol. So yes it does rub off easily after you take a sip of stuff, leaves a fine layer on cups lol. I find after a while it does feel a little drying so I put on a bit of lip balm on before I apply the lipstick, not too much or it'll look weird. However color pay off is really good and its so smooth to apply.

These are SO AFFORDABLE!!!!!!!! I got them for like $5! So if you like collecting lip colors I would suggest these. I want to purchase a bunch more when I go back to visit Ashley ^__^ I want to pick up a few nude shades as well as some pinks.

 Without lipstick and with
(can you see how blotchy my skin is?)

I think naturally I have pinky lips I think if I want the color to pop even more I'll have to apply something that will make my lips nude. Its not very purple either its quite subtle which I like. When I used the Just Kissable Lip Balms I had a shade in pink (015 Cherish) and it was so subtle it looked like it did nothing for my lips lol, I was like ok this is basically like a lip balm with very little tint lol.

Overall I like these a lot and they're very affordable so get collecting! I definitely will be repurchasing and adding to my small collection!

Sorry for the lack of updates can't write as much as I did before since Steve's mom is here and Steve is finished school now so he's home quite a bit too so I write in bed when he's asleep lol.

On another note, I've surpassed 5000 views on this blog! Hurray!!! I know its not much since its been like almost a year since I started this blog lol, wait till the 1 year mark and I'll do a small giveaway! (I'm poor sorry! LOL)

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