Hello all! Happy New Year.
It's been......a while.
I haven't forgotten this blog, I swear--life (read: serious anxiety) hit me H A R D. I'm talking serious, here. So I took a lil' break.....and more time passed.
Now, life is a little different. I changed jobs (same job, different company) earlier in 2019 and while it's the same physically, the emotional trauma (yes, trauma) is no longer. I can dedicate time to recover from the past.
I'm writing this in mid-January but a number of semi-finished posts have been sitting in my this post has been in my drafts. I am going to post them now as I have finally have the mental energy to to exist (I'm not kidding).
It's been......a while.
I haven't forgotten this blog, I swear--life (read: serious anxiety) hit me H A R D. I'm talking serious, here. So I took a lil' break.....and more time passed.
Now, life is a little different. I changed jobs (same job, different company) earlier in 2019 and while it's the same physically, the emotional trauma (yes, trauma) is no longer. I can dedicate time to recover from the past.
I'm writing this in mid-January but a number of semi-finished posts have been sitting in my this post has been in my drafts. I am going to post them now as I have finally have the mental energy to to exist (I'm not kidding).
Hello all!
My birthday was in mid-October and I worked. I worked hard. I didn't buy much and decided I would treat myself. My mum got my $45 gift card for eBay and I decided to use that as well.
Here's a mini haul of some things I bought, organized by seller:
b e a u t i h a r a
I ordered two items from beautihara: an Etude House sleeping pack and an A'pieu cushion pact, both out of long overdue curiosity.
My birthday was in mid-October and I worked. I worked hard. I didn't buy much and decided I would treat myself. My mum got my $45 gift card for eBay and I decided to use that as well.
Here's a mini haul of some things I bought, organized by seller:
b e a u t i h a r a
I ordered two items from beautihara: an Etude House sleeping pack and an A'pieu cushion pact, both out of long overdue curiosity.
Hello all! I posted somewhat recently about my "depression" skincare routine and I'm here to say that a) it works, especially when short on time and b) I've got another (embarrassingly) shorter version. This is also unmistakably real.
Hello all! I’m too tired to sit at my table or the couch or even sitting up in bed so......this post is coming via voice to text while lying in bed lol 😂 Back in December at work, under so much stress when performing my job duties, I hurt my foot. I don’t know exactly how both through under-staffing, neglect and stress, I walked on it weird or when moving around all day.
This post for a skin care routine for when you feel like utter shit.
products mentioned:
Long story short, it's been awful. Rough, even. The days I called out, I'd lay in bed and sleep and day, and feel no better the next. I was able to get to the doctor through occupational medicine where she said it was plantar fasciitis as well as some serious inflammation. My foot now often swells around the ankle with the pain and now I’ve developed the same excruciating pain in my other foot. I joke that I live in “hobbleton” and then I’m ready for a walker with a tennis balls on the bottom.
Thankfully, I was able to work on light duty for a bit; it took time for the pain to subside. For the first couple days, it was excruciating. January was a bit better. Per doctors orders, I worked on a modified duty where I would do my regular job in the morning until lunch and after lunch, worked a light duty—very fun! My boss could see that I was actually hurting; his behaviour changed once he learned that I have plantar fasciitis (something that he suffers with too), but I was making do, despite pain. For reference (prior to this shenanigans), I walk around 15k to 19k steps, while in the building, at work. There were a few days I did 20 and 22k, while it rained hard, walking in between our work area and the back room, and outside.
Some time has passed; yesterday was my first day back performing my full job duties. The doctor wants to see how I do or the next two weeks and go from there. Honestly, I feel like I’ve went back prematurely because this is bad (worse). My achilles is aching now, especially after I sit down and relax, and the moment I stand from a sitting position, it stings!
Now on the last day of February as I sit in bed and darkness talking to my phone I stretch them after a long hot shower I feel the pain right now cry doesn’t hurt so much because I’m beginning to relax. Today I did over 18k steps, Yesterday was some 16k steps.
Now on the last day of February as I sit in bed and darkness talking to my phone I stretch them after a long hot shower I feel the pain right now cry doesn’t hurt so much because I’m beginning to relax. Today I did over 18k steps, Yesterday was some 16k steps.
THE POINT OF THIS POST :
products mentioned:
- shiseido cotton squares
- tony moly peach cleansing water
- frudia hydrating blueberry toner
- hada labo gokujun lotion
- a'pieu madecassoside cream
- atopalm intense moisturizer *
- kose babyish mask pack
A few months ago, I ordered from cute crap off Yesstyle and it came in the mail....like three months ago, but my slow ass is Finally Ready to look at the goodies!!!!!! Yes, kiddos, it's time a haul (and why I bought it).
In the excitement of having a bit of extra money, coupled with the overwhelming stress of moving two households, I ordered some goodies off of ULTA.com, during the Black Friday sales. I had little intentions of going overboard (I didn't), but I thought I'd share (so I can open the darn things!) of this quick haul:
I admit I'm late in posting this but many, many other priorities came first, long before sitting down to blog. I hurt my foot at work, been exhausted and super drained--not a good mindset for skincare bloggin'.
Hello all; a well overdue life update is in order! What feels like a lifetime ago (only 3.5 weeks now), I moved out of home for the first time and only now, I feel like I can squeeze in time to collect my thoughts. Or have a proper place to sit.....!
While helping my parents move from their house, I also moved out and into my partner's apartment, nearby. No one really tells how hard moving one household is until you actually do it--but twice?! at the same time????! And while going to work?! That's hard! I was aware but not fully prepared for how much money that I needed for this--my partner lived alone and often did without whereas I suppose I've been raised differently.
While helping my parents move from their house, I also moved out and into my partner's apartment, nearby. No one really tells how hard moving one household is until you actually do it--but twice?! at the same time????! And while going to work?! That's hard! I was aware but not fully prepared for how much money that I needed for this--my partner lived alone and often did without whereas I suppose I've been raised differently.
Hello all! This post will be relatively short, as I'm just documenting that I'm throwing away four of my Etude House tints and why, accompanied by a slight PSA.
About a month ago, I noticed that my three dearly loved Etude House Dear My Darling Tints had a white tinge to the bottom side to the container, when laying on its side. This recently developed on all three; I haven't stored in direct sunlight per se but over the summer it did get super hot--it reached 96 F one day in there, but we got into the nineties many times, so my makeup was compromised.
No, for real......
About a month ago, I noticed that my three dearly loved Etude House Dear My Darling Tints had a white tinge to the bottom side to the container, when laying on its side. This recently developed on all three; I haven't stored in direct sunlight per se but over the summer it did get super hot--it reached 96 F one day in there, but we got into the nineties many times, so my makeup was compromised.
No, for real......Ok kiddos, it's trash time! I had a busy summer and just didn't get around to this portion of integral documentation within the #bblogging realm. My mind was elsewhere and still, I hoarded--an easy task--but other things always came up.
Now that summer has definitely come to a close, here is my hefty collection of empties from June through August. This excludes sheet masks as I'm saving that for another post.
While redecorating my space, I've done some shopping here and there. The other day, I was weak and went to my local TJ Maxx, all in hopes of finding a rug. I didn't find one that *~*~*spoke*~*~* to me (it didn't match my aesthetic), so I ventured over to the beauty section.
tldr; ya girl did some damage:
tldr; ya girl did some damage:
Hello all! I was lucky enough to have the day off of work, so I went down south to meet up with some of the K-beauty enthusiasts, down in the PDX area. This time was different--I drove! Also, the cutie tagged along with me and got the chance to see my hobby in its full form (hehehehe....)
Saturday was a steaming HOT day. Up north, it was supposed to be 90 F something but down in the Portland area, it reached a scorching 100 F--hot for this area. The plan was to leave early, hit the meetup area and hit up 'Waji's while just enjoying the day together.
We all met up at Oyatsupan, a local Japanese-style bread shop and ordered some baked goodies. Soon though, the focus soon shifted to oogling over skincare products. We traded skincare and it was just a lovely time. Thanks for everyone who came, you all are so knowledgeable and enthusiastic over this wonderful dare I say.....hobby...?
Here's a few pics I snapped of those moments:
Saturday was a steaming HOT day. Up north, it was supposed to be 90 F something but down in the Portland area, it reached a scorching 100 F--hot for this area. The plan was to leave early, hit the meetup area and hit up 'Waji's while just enjoying the day together.
We all met up at Oyatsupan, a local Japanese-style bread shop and ordered some baked goodies. Soon though, the focus soon shifted to oogling over skincare products. We traded skincare and it was just a lovely time. Thanks for everyone who came, you all are so knowledgeable and enthusiastic over this wonderful dare I say.....hobby...?
Here's a few pics I snapped of those moments:
Hello all! I have many photos on my phone's camera roll and not enough time (read: energy) to prep posts. As I write this, I'm sick with a bad cold so I can't do much skincare or makeup related new content right yet because, y'know, germs. But, no more! It's time for content, my dudes....!
Towards the end of June and into earlier this month, I went down south to another store for work and worked there for two weeks. I was able to go with my partner (they work a different position at my same store), and we drove together, staying at hotel nearby.
Towards the end of June and into earlier this month, I went down south to another store for work and worked there for two weeks. I was able to go with my partner (they work a different position at my same store), and we drove together, staying at hotel nearby.
Hello all!
I want to talk about something important: procrastination and perfection. I've had too many posts planned on here and I've overwhelmed myself to the point of not even writing because I wanted the post to be crafted with a certain creative direction. I wanted to go beyond my resources and create some cool things, photography-wise, and I just keep...missing the mark.
I want to talk about something important: procrastination and perfection. I've had too many posts planned on here and I've overwhelmed myself to the point of not even writing because I wanted the post to be crafted with a certain creative direction. I wanted to go beyond my resources and create some cool things, photography-wise, and I just keep...missing the mark.
It's that time: Trash Talk, where I talk about my trash (mostly recyclables) and get that out! to! the! recycling! bin!!!!!!! I'm a bit late on the write-up but these products have been emptied throughout the month of May, including some sheet mask empties (plus a few expired!).
It's that time, my dudes.
april 2018 empties
4月の使い切りもの
april 2018 empties
4月の使い切りもの
Hello all! Today I'm sharing some recent skincare and makeup favourites over the past couple of months. Since I've semi-neglected sharing monthly favourites (it was Boring), I feel that this makes up for that.
Hello all! I'm a little late, and things (my space) and stuff (my products) have been in chaos as I downsize, in preparation for an emanate move. I've had empties in a bag, stored in my linen closet, along with products I'm planning to get rid of/blog about. After some time to rest, I'm ready to clear out everything, and catch back up on blogging!
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Hello all! Quite a while ago, I posted a video that that captured the true jelly potential of this mask pack, and posted it over on my Instagram. I wanted to detail the "jelly" theme to this pack, amplified by using actual jelly. I picked the mask up at my local Forever 21 store my sheer luck.
A few months ago and much more more recently, I found the mask again at F21....so I'm finally here with a review of Yadah's Brightening Jelly Pack.
A few months ago and much more more recently, I found the mask again at F21....so I'm finally here with a review of Yadah's Brightening Jelly Pack.
Good evening my dears! I'm awfully slow at churning out posts, but I digress. A few months ago, I received a PR sampler of masks and whatnot from Japan Pack, a Japan based indie mask box service. I hadn't had the chance to use all the goodies yet, but I'm here with some exciting news!
An excuse but simple explanation: the drain stopper to my bath tub has been stuck until recently. I had the plumber check out it while here to fix other things and it works now--I can take baths (again). Cue a semi-overdue review for Herbal Extra Sparkling Cocktail Bath Salts, in Muscat Grape!
An excuse but simple explanation: the drain stopper to my bath tub has been stuck until recently. I had the plumber check out it while here to fix other things and it works now--I can take baths (again). Cue a semi-overdue review for Herbal Extra Sparkling Cocktail Bath Salts, in Muscat Grape!
