Dating A Marine

Sorry for the lack of posts. I've been trying to spend as much time as I can with Christian.

We went out for dinner last night, to some fancy place in downtown San Jose called Arcadia. It was GOOD. I sadly did not get any photos of the food, but I have ones from before we left...





My makeup was very simple, I did not get any close ups but it was...
Pinch O' Peach on cheeks
Vanilla pigment as cheekbone highlight

Woodwinked as a wash
Espresso in the crease
Vanilla pigment as highlight
Solar White in inner corner

Angel l/s with patisserie l/s on top

And my nails!

OPI Dating A Royal
I renamed this one Dating A Marine, hence the title, because it matches his uniform pants so well. :) This is 3 coats. Nice formula. It was on my toes as well, if you can see in the full length body shot...

Thanks for looking!

supposedly i'm going to be an object of envy now

...Because my boyfriend is a United States Marine!


Don't mind me. Hahaha I was overwhelmed.


My family.


I just thought me in the background was hilarious :)


And here's the special nails!


Orly White Tip, OPI Big Apple Red, W&W Black Creme
I thought he was going to wear his dress blues, so I did them to match that.. but he didn't. :(

This manicure was taken from Wan. It took me forever and a fucking half to do them... but it was fun. :)


Thanks for looking! Have a GREAT day, I know I will! :)

IT'S FINALLY HERE!!

Tomorrow, in ONE day, I get to see Christian! Ahhhh I'm so excited. It was so hard to sleep at night. Haha.

In a couple of hours I'm leaving for San Diego, where he's graduating. So I wanted to do a quick post before I leave.

(excuse my swollen cuticle.. it's not infected, so I don't know why it looks that way..)



China Glaze Emerald Sparkle (again)
I don't know why, but I was craving to put this polish on even though I have so many untrieds. This time I used 3 coats and it looked great. I love this color!


OPI Dulce De Leche
One of my favorite polishes. Almost half the bottle is gone! Fun fact: this was my first OPI. I think it looks great with my skin tone. This is 2 coats.

Well, thanks for looking. I have a very special Marine themed manicure on right now.. you'll have to wait a couple of days to see it though! Have a great day :)

i'm not dead

Sorry for the lack of posts lately. A 'black wave' hit me. I might not have been dead, but I sure was wishing I was.

ANYWAYS.

Here's a look I did the other day.

face-
same old
Pinch 'O Peach blush

eyes-
concealer as base
Dazzlelight
Soft Brown
Solar White
W&W cream liner

lips-
UD Midnight Cowboy l/l
Viva Glam I





I dyed my hair last week. I hate it. :(


Yesterday's NOTD.

OPI Russian Navy suede
I LOVEEEE this np. I thought it was going to make my hands look disgusting, but it didn't! This is 2 coats. I found the formula easy to work with... I don't know what all this talk is about the suede's horrible formula. Both of the suedes that I own are easy to apply. I love how they look, too!

Today's NOTD.

China Glaze Rainbow
This is 3 coats. I bought this bcause at Sally's they had a deal where if you buy Seche Vite you get a free ChG polish. I could NOT pass that up. I had a hard time deciding between this and Frostbite... I decided on Rainbow because it looked slightly similar to ChG Afterglow (which I majorly lemmed after Scrangie's post) but they're not that similar. I wish I bought Frostbite. Sigh.

Thanks for looking!

couple of notds

China Glaze OMG (click to enlarge!)
THIS POLISH IS FUCKING AMAZING. Ahhh. One of my favorites. It's way more holographic than my other holos from ChG. This is 3 coats.


China Glaze Emerald Sparkle
Very flattering. This is 2 coats, but it needed 3.


Essie Meet Balls
What an odd color. It's the gold shimmer that made me buy it.. I'm so partial to gold shimmer in nail polish. And I love the name! This is 3 coats.

Thanks for looking!

new year's look

Excuse the boobs and bra, haha.

Face-
translucent powder
Maybelline concealer
Benefit Dandelion

Eyes-
NYX Milk
Antiqued
Soft Brown
Carbon
Vanilla pigment
Solar White
W&W cream liner
L'oreal mascara
Ardell 105s

Lips-
concealer
Patisserie





Me and my mom


NOTD

I'm wearing China Glaze OMG (which is such an appropriate name for it because OMG I FUCKING LOVE THIS COLOR) and my mom is wearing OPI Merry Midnight.

I hope everyone enjoyed their New Year's!

favorites of 2009

Another year coming to a close.. I couldn't be happier. The new year is bringing me closer to seeing Christian... TWO WEEKS GUYS. Two weeks! Where the fuck does time go?

Anyways.

1. Rimmel Stay Matte pressed powder
My favorite translucent powder. It evens out my skin tone and does keep me shine-free for a decent amount of time. And it's CHEAP! Definitely recommend.

2. MAC Pinch 'O Peach blush
The perfect blush color for me. It makes my skin look so healthy. When I was in Walmart one day, someone who didn't speak English very well told me I have nice skin and it looks so healthy.. I was flattered. Anyways, I LOVE this blush! For reference I'm about an NW15.

3. Vanilla pigment
How could anyone not love this? I use this in every single one of my looks... perfect as a highlight, lid color, inner corner highlight, or face highlight. And it's GORGEOUS. So shimmery! I would recommend this pigment to anyone, especially if they're just starting out their MAC collection.

4. Solar White eyeshadow
It looks horrible on me as a lid color or highlight, but in the inner corner... omg. Perfection. I'm so glad that it only works in the inner corner because I'll have it forever.. perfect. :)

5. C-Thru lipgloss
A perfect every day color! It's great layered too. I love it over Angel lipstick but it also looks great on its own. It tones done the color the slightest bit and leaves my lips nice and glossy!

6. Love Nectar lustregloss
Another perfect every day color, but this one is for days where I want a more rich color on my lips... it's SO sparkly. And I love the brushes and formula of lustreglasses.

7. NailTek Foundation II
OMG. Amazing, amazing, amazing!!! I cannot praise it enough. It has made my nails SO strong. I will continue to repurchase it over and over again.

8. Seche Vite topcoat
What can I say that hasn't already been said? Amazing.

9. OPI My Daddy's the King
Just scroll down and read my post about this polish. :)

10. China Glaze For Audrey
This polish is the most used out of all that I have... it's about half way empty. It was my first China Glaze and I still love it! This color is very flattering on me and has a certain 'edge' to it without being too flashy. I used to wear only this color for weeks straight. The formula isn't the best but nothing that can't be fixed with a bit thinner. One of China Glaze's best colors!


Thanks for reading. Enjoy your night! Happy New Year to everyone!!

lots of random crap

Random look:
NYX Milk
Vanilla pigment
Soft Brown
Cranberry
Sketch
Solar White
W&W cream liner
L'oreal mascara




NOTDs


China Glaze LOL (Click me! I'm HUGE!)
LOOOOOVE this polish. I want to buy the entire OMG collection. Amazing... Sadly, it only looks this amazing in the sun. :(




Claire's Dream Catcher
MUA nail board made me buy this polish.. it's a dupe for Chanel Jade. I love it!



My wonderful father made me a new np rack. Here's my new station!

(Click me! I'm huge!.. again)


Here's a pretty lame random hobby.

Origami flowers!


^ just for the nails.. :P

These are balloon flowers. Everything is made out of paper and wire. Each flower takes about 15 minutes (not counting putting it on the stem and adding leaves) and there's a crap load of flowers in there.. it may be lame but it sure is time consuming, which is exactly what I need. :)

quite possibly the best polish in the world

I want to make love to this nail polish.


OPI My Daddy's the King

It's a crappy picture, I'll need to take another one soon. But HOLY CRAP guys. This is exactly 'my' color... a nude pink/peach with the slightest hint of shimmer that flatters my skin tone. I'm in love. Formula was niiiiice. This is 2 coats.

I love love love this color, I can't even express it.


Anyways, I'll stop being creepy... here's another NOTD. :P


W&W Black Creme

I think this is my first time ever doing a mani with plain black nails. I never really liked them... but now I do! I think it makes my hands look edgy yet elegant. However, I won't be doing it again any time soon.. it's just too plain for me.

Because I loved how it made my hands and nails look:



Thanks for looking!

christmas look

face-
Maybelline concealer
translucent powder
Pinch 'O Peach blush

eyes-
NYX Milk
Vanilla pigment
Amber Lights
Seeds of Love
Motif
Mulch
Carbon
Gorgeous Gold
W&W cream liner
L'oreal mascara
Red Cherry #68

lips-
Love Nectar



then I changed to Viva Glam I.. I LOVE THIS COLOR.