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YOUTUBE VIDEOS, OMG!

Okay, I've been wanting to do youtube videos since 6 billion years ago when dinosaurs roamed the earth. I finally found the webcam that I wanted to purchase in order to create these videos. The webcam is a logitech webcam c510 which promises HD videos. I will probably purchase this webcam in two weeks. I have some reviews for you, but wanted to save the reviews for the future videos. Thanks for reading.

Nicka K Discovery!!!

So if you remember, I mentioned how there is this like dirt cheap lipstick that you can find at black beauty stores or probably the dollar store called NK. I was finally able to find what NK means. It stands for Nicka K like NP stands for Napoleon Perdis. Anyways, I have one of their lipshines and it is not sticky at all. It was ONLY A $1! Their tube lip gloss however is sticky. Just try them out. It's only a $1. Visit http://www.nicka.com

Maybelline Expert Wear Eyeshadow: My FAVE!

So I thought how the heck did I ever forget my favorite eyeshadow quad that I pick up and use ALL the time, literally. This eyeshadow quad is in Chai Latte which contains neutral colors except the goldish color. I love the color pay-off of this quad. It is super pigmented compared to the Covergirl eyeshadow kits. I have two but one of the pan shattered so I can't use it. The cases are pretty flimsy and cheap, but the actual eyeshadow is awesome. These come in singles, duos, trios, and quads. Love these, so if you get the chance pick some up. :D

My Shopping List!!! and My thoughts on Extreme Couponing

Hello, it has been a long time. First of all, I would like to talk about the television program, Extreme Couponing. These people spend about 30-60 hours a week to see how they can spend less money. For example, there was this one girl who bought $600 worth of stuff and only spent $50! What really caught my eye is when she was buying some Revlon nail polishes. The Revlon nail polishes were 2 for 1 price. Then on her card she gets $1 off. Along with that, she had a 50 cent off coupon. In the end, all the Revlon nail polishes were FREE!!! Nothing is better thaan free. I have come to the resolution that from now on I will aslo use coupons to spend less on $5 or even $13 makeup. Now let us get on with the Shopping List.

So it is summer in 17 days, and I have still not updated my skincare regimen. I also have plans to lose some weight with one of my friends, restore my original skin color, and grow out my hair. Below I have a list of everything that tanned skin or any skin could use this summer. I'm the type of person who already has tanned skin so instead I become darker and never revert back, so I have plans to go out in the sun and still even out my skin. Enought with my rambling. Let's get onto the actual list.

Shopping List:
1. African Lightening Soap with 2% or less hydroquinone
As I was saying, I get darker during the summer. Plus sunscreen only protects you from UV rays not rays that cause pigmentation. In order to even out my tans and keep myself the same color, it is a necessity to use a lightening soap twice a day. You can purchase this at African Beauty Stores.

2. Spring Valley Hair, Skin & Nails Collagen Support Vitamins
I mentioned that I would like to get my hair to grow. To tell you the truth, I use to have long hair, but I cut it one day and it never really grew back. Then I got a relaxer, but the lady kept burning my scalp because she leaves in for like 20 minutes, so now my mom TEXTURIZES my hair. Big difference right there. I moisturize my scalp every day and I moisturize intensely once a week. In order to increase the rate of my hair to grow, I thought it would be nice to buy some vitamins. I also have splitting and peeling nails, so I thought it would be nice to strengthen my nails also.

3. Spring Valley Super B-Complex Vitamins
Along with the beauty vitamins, I would like to take some B-Complex vitamins to speed up the process and increase my metabolism. By increasing my metabolism, I can burn fat quicker. This will work out with all the biking, jogging, sprinting, swimming, weights, and casthenics that I will be doing.

4. Neutrogena Deep Clean Invigorating Foam Scrub
I mentioned that I haven't updated my skincare regimen so I decided to purchase this scrub. Have I tried it? Nope. It was recommended to me and I want something that will give me the feeling of sensation. I strictly believe in using a facial scrub once a week since my skin can sometimes be a bit sensitive.

5. Biore 4-in-1 Revitalizing Self-Foaming Cleanser
I actually used to have this, but I ran out. I really liked it for summer since I need some FOAM! I have combination/oily skin, but it becomes really oily during summertime. This really refreshes my skin and I loved this. I plan to buy it again.

6. Biore Ultra Deep Cleansing Pore Strips
I have also bought this before, and I really loved them. After I removed the strip, I saw all the dirt and blackheads. I usually have enlarged pores high up my cheeks near my nose and the corners of my nose. It was $7.99 I believe, but this was being sold for buy 1 get 1 free. I also got the Biore Pore Unclogging Scrub once again. However the second time around I didn't like it as much as I did the first time.

7. Olay Complete Moisturizer
Well, I had this but ran out so just picking up another with SPF 15. Gotta protect yourself from those UV Rays.

8. Pucker Ups Lip Balm in Pomegranate
I have seem to misplace my EOS Lip Balm. Doesn't matter since it can really irritate my lips sometimes since I have sensitive lips. My lips also dry out real easy, so I'm buying my alltime favorite Pucker Ups Lip Balm with Aloe and Vitamin E. It comes in a range of flavors. I usually get Watermelon but I am going to get Pomegranate next. Btw they contain sunscreen and keep your lips supple and moisturized.

9. NYX Mega Shine Lip Gloss in Tea Rose, Dolly Pink, Beige, or Smokey Look
I've been trying to get a hold of these lip glosses since forever, so I AM GETTING THEM :determined: !!! I love these colors since they are creamy pinks, with one bright fuschia, and one nude lip gloss. Perfect colors for really any look.

10. NYC Liquid Lip Shine Rivington Rose, Brighton Beach Peach, or Midtown Mulberry
I actually remember buying these. I have one in Dusty Rose from the old formula. It was loaded with shimmer and super sticky. It also has this weird smell even though I loved the color. They re-formulated this product and made it less sticky according to emilynoel83, so I would like to get my hands on one once again. Let's just hope it is better than my first purchase of it. I am really happy about Wet n Wild and NYC reformulating their products. Nice job guys.

11. Revlon Colorburst Lipsticks in Mauve, Blush, Rosy Nude, or Peach
I already have this lipstick in Soft Rose. I love these. Even my friend who hates lipsticks liked this lipstick. I had my eye on a few more colors, so yeah.

12. Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion in Eden (new package)
So if you heard UD has new packaging that get rids of the problem of not being able to get all the primer out of the bottom of the bottle, so now they have the infamous SQUEEZE tube. If I can't get this, I'll pick up Palladio Herbal Eyeshadow Primer.

13. Covergirl LashBlast Luxe
Everyone knows of Lash Blast and I ran out of mascara so I have to repurchase a new one. I, however, want something that volumizes my eyes with something like a shimmering effect, so I thought it would be best to buy this for the new school year.

14. Maybelline Expert Wear Eyeshadow in Designer Chocolates, Charcoal Smokes & Emerald Smokes
Okay, I have bought this in two colors. I have this in Chai Latte and Lavender Fields however my Lavender Fields pigments broke so I don't use it, but I use Chai Latte ALL the time and I mean it literally. I always wanted to buy more of this. I can't wait to get my hand on more of these. Go ahead and pick some up.

That is it for my shopping list. Thanks for reading!! :D

Edited 6/14 - I decided to get Neutrogena Deep Clean Facial Cleanser instead. I got it already along with Neutrogena Deep Clean Invigorating Foam Scrub and the Super B-Complex Vitamins. ;)

I Whip My Hair Back and Forth

So since I was bored, I decided to, you know, post a picture of my wet hair. Isn't beautiful. haha not really. I wish it would grow longer. Anyways, can't you imagine me whipping my hair back and forth.

Candy in SPRINGTIME!

So my new nails take a spin on candy and spring. The candy represents the end of winter with the beginning of spring. I did these nails probably three weeks ago.


So these would have to be the nail colors that I used. The Art Club Nail Art in Silver Glitter is from Five Below. Just to let you know they also sell Sally Hansen Complete Manicure Nail Polish for $3. That is $6 less than the drugstores, so let's give a thumbs up to Five Below. The colors I used are Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Nail Polishes in Lickety Split Lime and Speedy Sunburst. They are really fun spring shades. As for the white on the far white, it is a discontinued color, I think. I'm not even sure if they even CQ nail polishes anymore. Well, the color was French White. Now onto the Nails.



So this is how it looks. The forefinger or ring finger was the reddish-pink color. The pointer probably looks the best. I boxed squares with green and white. I boxed it using the nail art. It came out not too shabby since I don't usually wear nail polish. This wasn't too difficult. I'll like to do some colors with blue and orange for the summer season. Let me see how it goes. Thanks for reading.

EOS Lippie Lip Balms!!!

So I bought some EOS Lip Balms. I had the SPF 15 Lemon Drop one until my dog chewed it up. Well, it was almost done anyway. I went to Rite Aid recently and bought it in Summer Fruit. I plan to get Anti-Bacterial Tangerine and Honey dew next, so I decided to take a picture of them for you guys.



At first I'm sorry to say that I hated these the first time I bought them. It irritated my lips a made them itch terribly. After awhile, my lips got used to them. If you notice above the Lemon Drop one has some teeth marks. heehee. It has SPF 15 and smelled so good. They both smell SO GOOD. The are very moisturizing, but I noticed that I had to reapply constantly because it would be moisturized while I had it on then my lips would get all dry after it wore off. Out of the two, I'm sorry to say that I like Lemon Drop more than Summer Fruit. I love both of them, but I like Lemon Drop much more plus it has a sun protectant. I give this product a 9.4/10. Purchase them at your drugstore. It was $3.29 at Rite Aid but it was $4.39 at CVS.

Dark Lips = INTENSITY

I'm not a big fan of dark lipstick or brown lipsticks for the matter unless they're pinkish brown or light brown. For once I tried DARK lipstick, and this is the effect. Btw, the lipsticks used during this mini-photoshoot (I guess) is some NK lipsticks a.k.a cheap lipsticks that you buy at black hair care stores or maybe even the Dollar Store.

NYX MINI HAUL (Way over do!)

So this is way over do. In January, I purchased three items from cherryculture. It took forever for these to come. I was really upset since it was only THREE items. The three items were NYX 10 Eyeshadow Palette in Romance, NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk, and lastly, NYX Eyeshadow Base in Skin Tone.

1. NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk



I would have to say that I like to use this jumbo pencil for my inner corners of my eyes. Does it work as a good eyeshadow base? I wouldn't know since I didn't use it that way. It doesn't line well since its huge, but I'm curious about the packaging. Is it possible to get more product out or is that all the product has to offer. If it all it has is that, I give it 7/10. If it does have a way to get more product, I'd give it an 8.5/10. I heard that they can crease if you use them as an eyeshadow base, but I can't give you my opinion since I have not tested it.

2. NYX Eyeshadow Palette in Romance



As for this, I must say that I love the colors, but I have more cons than pros. When I bought this palette, the mirror fell out. I was seriously upset. The pigmentation of the colors are okay, but nothing to rave about. Some colors came out sheerer than others. My Maybelline Expert Wear Eyeshadow Quad in Chai Latte is more pigmented than these colors. I also thought the palette would be bigger. I do think the packaging is rather cute (except for the mirror). I give this a 8.2/10

3. NYX Eyeshadow Base in Skin Tone




Out of the three items I think I like this one the most. This is an eyeshadow base. It comes in pearl, white, and skin tone. You can also use this as a concealer for those with medium or medium-dark skin tones. It lasts about 4 hours. Its staying power is not the best, but you can wear it alone. It looks amazing. It blends out nicely. If you need more staying power, I would suggest buying UD Eyeshadow Primer and then using this as a cream eyeshadow. I give this a 8.9/10. Thanks for reading my haul and review. :D

Celestial Nights Nail Polish Look :D

So I decided to paint my nails for the new year. I was going more for a winter look but that would mean using white nail polish which I currently do not have, so I accidentally created this look. When I went to the dentist, she said my nails look celestial. I used L.A. Colors Rock Star Nail Lacquer in Electric Guitar and Wet n' Wild Nail Color in 415A. I do not know the color of the nail polish, but it resembles a navy blue. Nevermind. I found out that the color is called Denim Chrome. I believe these are discontinued, but you can most likely find a color just like this. I like the colors, but they are likely to chip. I would suggest using a top coat. Maybe one from Sally Hansen ;) However, I think my nails look beautiful even if they are short :'( I painted half my nail denim chrome and the other half electric guitar without tilting my nail. That is what I call dedication. I'm not a big nail person, but I'm practicing. Thanks for reading.

New Year!

The new year has begun and I must say I can't wait for what this year has planned for me. Tomorrow starts school again. I hope everyone has written their New Year Resolution. I wrote mine on a giant piece of poster board and hung it on my wall. This year I plan not to procrastinate and get things done. Junior year will start in September, and I know for sure that it won't be easy. I have to step my game up. Over the holidays I bought a lot of stuff. I will review some hair care products and some lip glosses that I just adore. I also got some clothes from JCPenny and Kohl's (they are not my favorite stores). The camera is running and I'm getting the video editing software to upload some YouTube vids. Let's make this year a great.

P.S. I'm also having my Sweet 16 this year :))