OOTD: the fall trench coat look

This outfit is super simple, but looks put together.  I just wore this out to run few errands; I didn't want to do much today because I was so tired from all the shopping yesterday.  Anyway, I totally forgot about this trench coat until now, so I decided to wear it today.  Trench coats are classy.  You can definitely dress them up or down.  Sometimes I tie the straps in the front in a bow like the picture below, but sometimes I tie it in the back.  And hey, I wore my new boots! :)

trench coat from Ann Taylor

navy blue long sleeve shirt from Gap

skinny jeans from JC Penny

brown boots from Belk's

Black Friday Haul!

Black Friday shopping is always so much fun, but also pretty frustrating at the same time.  As you could already tell, I didn't get to do my nails this morning, that's why I didn't post my nails this morning; I was way too tired to do my nails.  Okay, let's get this haul started!

 At The Body Shop, I got quite a lot of things.  I got four of the all in one face base in #03; one for my sister and the other three for my mom.  My mom likes to stock up on powders!  Lastly from The Body Shop, I got the nutriganics drops of youth for myself.  And if you spent 30$, you qualify to buy the black Friday tote bag for 25$!  This 25$ tote was such a good deal because it came with so much goodies inside.  I already took some out  before I took the picture, but I can list everything that was in the plastic bag: camomile eye makeup remover, cranberry shower gel, satsuma body polish, satsuma body butter, vitamin e moisture cream, absinthe hand butter, coconut body oil, coconut soap, and bath loofah.  So much goodies in this "I Heart The Body Shop" tote bag!  All of these are full size products except the vitamin e moisture cream.

 Bath & Body Works was selling two wall flowers for only 5$.  I got the twisted peppermint body lotion for free because I had a coupon for free lotion or shower gel if more than 10$ was spent.  I absolutely love the scent of gingerbread!

 There wasn't a black Friday deal on this Mario Badescu rose water facial spray, but I've been wanting to try it so I just got it.  It's 7$ at Nordstrom, but I'm sure it's the same price elsewhere.  I also got a sample of one of the moisturizers. It's called... Omg I don't remember... This is bad... What if I end up liking it?  I won't know which one to get. :(  I should have wrote it down.

 This shirt I got from Express is super cute on.  It looks really big and baggy in the picture, but it fits nicely.  I'll have to show you in one of the ootd posts one day.  I like the gold zipper detail on the back as well as the settle black print all over the shirt.

 Above is another one of those plain long sleeve shirts that I love to wear in the winter.  This one is dark gray, obviously, and has a line in the middle, down the back.  This one is from Gap.  I really like their shirts because they're so soft!

 This next shirt I got from Juicy Couture, I love so much!  It's a thicker see through lace material and has a chiffon bow in the front.  It also has one gold button closure in the back.

I didn't plan to buy anything when I stopped by Sephora, but that was lies!  Every time when I walked by this Jennifer Aniston perfume, I've always thought "ehh, it probably doesn't smell good."  But, I was totally wrong!  I only smelled this because it was on sale for 12$.  I'm not sure how to really explain the scent, but it definitely is floral but a bit settle.  It smells amazing!  I love this scent so much!!!  Btw, I only buy roller balls now because I can never ever finish the full bottles.  

Look how cute this bag is!  It can be worn cross body and it also has a shorter handle.  It's a bright purple color with cold hardware.  It's a Coach bag I only paid 100$ for but was originally 300$ at Dillard's.  I know it was still a lot of money, but too good of a deal and too cute to pass up.

 At Belk's, there were tons of boots stacked up for black Friday.  I picked these up this year; I always buy a cute pair at Belk's every year.  Last year, I remember, I bought a Steve Madden pair.  I always find cute ones at Belk's.  These were 30$.

 Yes, nail polishes are a must.  I couldn't resist when I saw nail polishes on sale at Ulta and TJ Maxx.  The Nicole by OPIs are from Ulta for 3.50$ or 4$, I can't remember exactly.  The two dark colors in the back are OPIs from TJ Maxx for 8$.  They came together in a pack, so two for 8$!  And the Essie colors are also from TJ Maxx for 5$ each.  I'm in love with all of these new colors.  Definitely can't wait to wear these!

And last but not least, these last two pictures are pet beds.  The first one is for my dog at home, my family dog, and the second one is for Mango.  They are so adorable and so fluffy.  They're such good quality for so cheap.  The first one was 20$ and Mango's bed was 16$.  Get your dog a cute fluffy bed at TJ Maxx!

I also got some bras at Victoria's Secret, but I'm not going to share those.  I don't think anyone would really care what I got from VS. 

So, that wraps up everything I got yesterday!  I hope you all also found great deals. :)

OOTD: black Friday shopping outfit

Black Friday shopping was great this year!  I just got back from shopping, and I am just so exhausted!  I went to two different malls and both of them were very crowded.  All of the stores had great deals, but I didn't go as crazy as last year.  Last year, I feel like I bought a lot more stuff, which was bad.  So this year, I decided that I only get what I really wanted/want.  I will definitely share what I got sometime this weekend!

 navy blue jacket from Ann Taylor
burgundy long sleeve shirt from J. Crew
chiffon scarf from JCPenny
jeans from Maurices

OOTD: cute, but cozy & comfy thanksgiving outfit

Happy Thanksgiving!!!  I am having a wonderful one so far!  I'm going shopping soon, and I'm so excited.  I just wanted to show my outfit real quick before I go to bed and wake up in about few hours to go shopping.  I'll probably share my shopping outfit tomorrow.  And, of course, I'll share what I get tomorrow too.  Haul post coming at you soon!  I hope everyone is having a great Thanksgiving and be safe shopping tomorrow/tonight! :)

 If you're wondering why the background is different, it's because I'm home for Thanksgiving break!  And I also got a new camera, which I'll probably write a post on soon.

cream color cardigan from Hollister
super soft plain black long sleeve shirt from Gap
black skater skirt from Charlotte Russe
thick winter black tights from eBay
Super cozy and comfortable, but also cute!  And since the skater skirt has a stretchy waist band, I could eat a lot!

Tea Tuesday! Blood Orange Fruit Tea

It's tea Tuesday!!!  Today, I'm going to share a fruity tea.  It's called blood orange fruit tea from Harney & Sons.  I promise I'll be doing a haul post of what I got from Harney & Sons.  I bought a bunch of sample sized teas from harney.com few weeks back; the sample sizes are only about 2$!  Some are more expensive than 2$, usually the oolong teas cost more.  Anyway, this tea is also an herbal tea.  It tastes so good! SO GOOD!  It's not as herbal-like as the Dr. Stuart's skin purify, which I did a tea Tuesday on last week.  I can definitely taste the orange.  My goodness, this is a really great pick me up kind of tea.  I've never tried, but I think this would taste good cold too.

This is what the sample size packaging looks like.  It's a nice zip lock bag and individually labeled.  The zip lock locks very securely, so you don't have to worry about it going stale too fast.

This loose tea looks so pretty!  It smells amazing.  It tastes amazing.  I totally recommend this tea to all of you who love fruity-ness. :)

Sparkling Red French Tip Holiday Nails

For my nails this week, I wanted to do a French tip but I didn't want to do the typical white tip.  So, I decided to to red tips!  White tips look more clean and professional, but it's fall!  I like to wear darker and more muted colors in the fall and winter as much as possible because they don't look as pretty when the weather is blazing hot in the summer.

This red tip is the same red as the one from two weeks ago.  I did a post on those nails; the blog post is called "blood red cold weather nails."  Check out the beautiful color if you haven't already!  It's the OPI's got the blues for red.  The base color is the Wet n Wild's sugar coat.  I love this color as base for everything; it's the best base color I've ever tried.  I wear this color so much!  I wear it so often!  It works really well for my skin tone, which many light colors don't.  And last but not least, I layered the gold glitter, which is Nicole by OPI's Kissed at midnight from the Selena Gomez collection.
I think these colors layered like this look pretty festive!  Perfect for the holidays coming up!!!

Tea Tuesday! Dr Stuart's skin purify

Beauty starts from within!  Clean, detox, and purify your body, girls!  I started drinking this tea about 3 months back and I really like it.  At first, the taste and scent was a little intimidating, but I got used to it after the second cup.  It has a very herbal scent and taste, which isn't horrible at first, but weird.  Once you get used to it, it tastes amazing!  I'm addicted!  It actually tastes quite refreshing.  It tastes great hot or cold; of course it's extra refreshing if it's cold.  I'm not sure if it actually helps breakouts or reduces them, but I feel like my skin does look more radiant if I drink this everyday.  I don't really drink this everyday because I have other teas that I want to drink, but when I first bought it, I drank it everyday.

This tea has red clover, nettle leaves, dandelion leaves, burdock root, chamomile, lemon balm, lemon peel, and natural lemon flavor.  I bought this online on Amazon for about $6.  I can't find this in stores anywhere in stores!  I think it's because it's a product from England.  I definitely will continue to drink and order this tea.

It comes in a tea bag like this in the picture above and 15 individually packaged tea bags in a box.  I recommend this a try if you're wanting more glowy, radiant skin!

OOTD: cozy sweater Sunday

I'm planning to go to the library in about an hour to write papers for my classes.  Dressing comfortably is the key when you're going to the library, or at least I think so.  I usually just wear a comfortable jeggings and a big oversized shirt.  Since the weather has gotten a little more chilly, I decided to bust out a nice cozy sweater!  I love wearing sweaters in the fall because you can dress them up or down.  Staple piece in every girl's wardrobe!

cream and navy blue stripe sweater from Juicy Couture (so warm and cozy!)
jeggings from JC Penny
black Uggs
Alright, I'm off to the library! :)

Do my nails look like dinosaur eggs?

Polka dot nails are so easy to do and it's super cute!  I wear them all the time because they don't take too long to do.  In the summer, I'll use more brighter and fun colors and in the colder months, I'll use warmer tones to do the polka dot nails.  You don't even have to use any tools.  Paint your base color, then with your polka dot color, just dab lightly onto the nails.  The dots don't have to look perfect; I think it looks cute that the dots aren't all the same.  Finally, seal it all with a top coat.  How easy is that?!

Base color I used is called wet cement from Wet n Wild Megalast and the polka dot color is milky pink from Tony Moly.  The base color is a gray like color with some muddy brown; it's a hard color to describe, but it's really pretty on the nails.  I used a very light baby pink for the dots because the base color has a pinky undertone.  Goes very well together!
By the way, do my nails look like dinosaur eggs?  I don't know why, but they remind me of dinosaur eggs... Weird!

Tea Tuesday! Adagio.com tea haul

I'm going to start off tea Tuesday by sharing what I purchased from Adagio.com few weeks ago.  I decided to get the winter holiday set called stocking stuffers to get all cozy and I also got a summer like tea called sweet Thai coconut to remind me of summer in the winter.  These are all black tea so I add a little bit of milk to it to make it creamy.  I can't drink black tea without milk!  Is that weird?

The stocking stuffers set consists of 6 different kinds of teas: candy apple, pumpkin spice, cranberry, chestnut, candy cane, and gingerbread.  Each of these tiny tins has 5 tea pyramids in them.  And on the right is 3oz bag of sweet Thai coconut loose leaf tea.  

As you can see, the tea bags are made of good quality mesh in pyramid shapes.  I like these pyramids so much more than the regular tea bags.  The pyramids have bigger pieces of tea leaves in them than the bags, so they taste better, I think.  But of course, all tea is delicious!!

Since this is just a haul, I won't go too much into details about each tea.  I will surely do a review of these teas soon! :)

Review: Tarte emphasEYES waterproof Amazonian clay brow mousse

I have recently picked up something new for my eye brows.  It's the Tarte emphaseyes waterproof Amazonian clay brow mousse!  So far, I really like it.  It really does stay put on your brows and doesn't move around at all, which is awesome because I don't want my brows dissapearing from sweat or oil during the the day.  I applied a little bit of the brow mousse on my hand, and the product didn't get erased when I ran my hand under running water.  But, when I rubbed very lightly, it erased when my hand was wet.  When I rubbed when my hand was dry, most of the product stayed on.  So this product doesn't erase when it's under water or when it's dry, but it erases almost completely once you rub it under water.  I can't wait to try this next summer when it gets extremely hot and sweaty.

I love how it comes with an angled brush with a spoolie on the other side.  Both sides of the brush are awesome!  They work very well.  The color I have is in rich brown, which is the darkest of the three colors and it matches me perfectly.  I like how it doesn't have a red undertone.  The packaging looks like gel liner packaging.  It contains 3.4g/0.1oz.

Looks like this on my hand.  Left is applied with the angled brush it comes with and right is applied with my ring finger.

I know this is a bad picture and I need to get my brows done and all, but I wanted to show what it looks like on the brows.  It looks nice and natural on the brows all day.
So, this concludes my review of this brow mousse!

OOTD: fall sheer maxi skirt

I had a bunch of errands to run today!  One of which was grocery shopping...  And I hate but also love grocery shopping at the same time.  I usually like to go grocery shopping early morning on a weekday, but I haven't had time so I had to go today.  Grocery shopping on a Saturday was just a bad idea because there are so many people!!!  Anyway, enough with the rambling and let me show you my outfit.

brown leather jacket from Hollister
super soft plain black long sleeve shirt from Gap
abstract print sheer maxi skirt from Forever21
and of course, I went with my plain black flats to complete the outfit

Blood red cold weather nails

It's Saturday!  Nail day!  This week's color is another one of those vampy blood red burgundy kind of color.  It's a classic fall nail color.  I love to wear colors like this when the cold weather comes along.

 

I'm wearing OPI nail lacquer in got the blues for red.  It's actually more darker in person; the light is making the color more lighter.  This is two coats, but I could have gotten away with one.  Two coats will definitely make the color more darker and vampy, which is what I like.  Alright, I'm going to go make myself a cup of dark chocolate hot chocolate with mini marshmallows! :)

Tea tea tea... Tea Tuesday!!

I love tea!  I love drinking tea!  I am such a tea junkie!  Tea soothes me, calms me down, and also helps me less stressed.  I drink tea everyday, but since today is Tuesday, I'm calling it tea Tuesday!  I remember Benji from benjimantv on Youtube used to make tea Tuesday videos, but he stopped making them.  I kind of miss watching his tea videos.  Anyway, I made a order on adagio.com and harney.com few weeks ago; and I have been totally addicted to them!!!  They are so delicious!  Teas from Harney&Sons taste better than the ones I got from Adagio.  But, that may be because I only purchased black and flavored teas from Adagio.  I personally don't like black and white teas as much as I like green, herbal, and oolong teas.  And let me go ahead and say that I love collecting cute mugs!  I don't have too many, but I'm slowly growing my mug collection.  I have quite a large collection of tea right now and I'd love to share my love of tea with you every Tuesday! :)

Sweet Thai Coconut loose leaf tea from Adagio.com! Yummy Yummy! 

Review: CK One 3 in 1 Foundation

Today, I will be reviewing a foundation that I loved wearing last winter!  It's by Calvin Klein and is called the CK One 3 in 1 face makeup.  I bought mine at Ulta; I'm not sure where else you can purchase this.  I just started wearing this again switching back and forth with the Yes to Grapefruit CC cream.  First of all, this has spf 8 which isn't the greatest but still works.  I prefer at least spf 15 on my face, but it's okay.  The scent of this liquid foundation is not too strong.  It kind of smells like cucumbers to me, which I don't mind too much.  It's super moisturizing for my skin, so I wouldn't wear this too much in the summer.

It's not too liquidy but definitely not thick.  It gives a nice glow which is really pretty; and it gives about medium coverage, but then coverage all depends on what kind of brush you use, how much product you use, and how many layers you wear, so I can't say exactly.  The only thing I'd complain about this product would be the color.  I have this in the lightest shade 100 porcelain, and it's quite dark for the lightest shade option.  It's not extremely dark or anything, but it is dark, in a wearable way though.  It's not orangy or too pink; it's more neutral.  For reference, I am about MAC NC20 or Revlon Colorstay liquid foundation in 150 buff.

This has got to be the cutest packaging ever!!  I have to say that it's pretty bulky and a bit heavy as well.  But still, the most cute foundation packaging ever!!!!!  It contains 1fl oz just like most of foundations out in the market.  It comes with a pump and the pump locks too!  Overall, I'd recommend this foundation for people with normal to oily and even dry skin.

OOTD: hot pink sweater weather

It was raining cats and dogs last night (the reason why I stayed home and watched Cinderella) so I was expecting the cold weather to be back, but it was so nice and warm outside today!!  So, I decided to take advantage and wear something bright!  A hot pink sweater with distressed light wash jeans seemed perfect for this kind of weather :)

hot pink knit sweater from Abercrombie&Fitch
distressed light wash jeans from Hollister
brown studded belt from Gap
tan shoes with pink soles from Target

and here's just a close-up of my belt!

Cinderella nails

I watched Cinderella last night!  I watched Cinderella on a Friday night.  Yes, I have no life haha.  But hey, it was good!  The last time I watched this movie was in middle school, which was about a decade ago.

So, this morning when I woke up to do my nails, I reached for the baby blue color!  And I had to add some glitter to it too :)  The sky blue base is from Tony Moly in the color milky sky and the chunky clear glitter flake polish is called heavenly angel from Nicole by OPI from Selena Gomez collection.