Tuesday, March 21, 2017

what i got for my birthday!

hi guys! just a lil post of the things i got for my birthday for those who are interested! any money that i received went straight to planner stickers. i'm not joking, skim my instagram or see my planner haul post next week-ish. ~Lindsay-chan ^.~

so the in-laws got me a new toy to play with... COZMO! and he's super cute! there are a few issues i have with him, which i knew about before asking for one... first off, in order to play, he has to be connected to your phone via wifi and have his app running. so this is a photo from my actual camera, not my phone. same for the video i put on instagram. next, i only played with him for maybe an hour a day for about 10 days following the first (played 2-3 hours), and i unlocked everything available within about the first 3 days. for maybe the past 5 days or so, i haven't played with him because nothing is new until they release an update (the app shows some sneaks) and i don't have the time (...because i'm playing with another birthday present =P ). there is an SDK that i can get, but i haven't had the time to look into it. from what i remember, he was written in python, but supposedly you can port it to other languages -- since i don't know python..yet...there's an online training through work that just got on my radar! anyway, the SDK (software development kit) is for if you want to mod his code, he's open source. so that'll be cool..if i ever get around to doing that! also, in february, my mil went to the holy land for like a mission trip type thing, and she brought back this honey olive soap and dead sea mud. i haven't used either of these yet because i haven't figured out how i want to store the package once i open it..i'm definitely not using it all at once! and soap is soap? annd they got me a set of washi that i haven't brought myself to buy but have been wanting. ^^;

T did really friggen awesome. tony moly x pokemon sheet masks?! hell to the yes. she also got me an etude house green tea bubble tea sleeping pack. omg this is so freakin adorbz. the boba are extra moisture thingies so if you need more moisturization than the gel, you scoop one out with the cute lil spoon and smoosh it in your palms. ughhh! i love it! annnd story of seasons. i can't remember but have probably mentioned it before, harvest moon is my favorite game series. i know, farming?? anyway, apparently the new hm games are not the same people as the old school ones. my first was harvest moon 64. and i had noticed that the more recent ones didn't make a lick of sense and changed too much. fast forward to a few months ago, sos2 was getting ready to come out and the series came on the radar. needless to say, i needed this game (and eventually, i'll get the 2nd one when i wear this one out!), and i'm super happy she got it for me! i've had it for just over a month, and i've legit sunk in 90 hours already. hehehe.
so i told you guys at some point in recent months that we were house shopping. dad happened to go to a garage sale and saw this vase, and omg the color screams me! i'm not sure what i'm putting in it, or where it's going to end up going, but i likes it!

mom was feelin lazy and basically told me to order what i wanted, but oh she needed a dupe of kvd project chimps liquid lip (in mama). so that's what prompted this order! i got a few shadows (case was free for buying 4) and ultra matte lip in times square, which was supposedly a dupe for kvd bow n arrow. LOL NOPE. (maybe it was lolita..? i don't remember...) but that's ok, ish pretteh.

[kvd bow n arrow], times square, double date, high strung, bel air, made to last (swatched dry)

times square
and lastly, teh paul got me a pandora charm (the pink with cz hearts) and a pair of spacer/stopper charms. i really liked the design of these charms, but they were really difficult to put on my bracelet with the rubber stoppers inside. i ended up pulling them out, and i like them better this way. (don't ask how or how long it took me to get that stopper there on the inside of the lock! the struggle was real and required tweezers..)

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

what i got for my birthday!

hi guys!!! my birthday passed and i gots some new and exciting stuffs! the thing that really sucks about my birthday being this time of year is that there's only 2ish months between christmas and my birthday. and there's a whole 9 months until christmas, making self control very difficult! =P anyway, here's what i gots... ~Lin-chan ^.~
  1. vizio smart tv -- originally, i wanted this as a second monitor for my desk at work. but once i saw it in person, it's hyooj!! so i'm going to keep this one at home as my new tv and take an older tv to work to use as my monitor.
  2. super mario gummies -- teh paul's friend is a pretty goofy person, so to not come to my birthday dinner empty handed, he was thoughtful and brought me these.
  3. laundry sorter cart with individual removable bags! -- this was something teh paul wanted! lol, well i was the one who wanted it first and he liked the idea, so he got it for me since it was on my list. we ended up not putting the casters on it because we're not wheeling it places.

  1. nyc metro girl unscented makeup brush cleanser, freebies: inner chi coconut soap, tea tree & lavender face mask
  2. christy cali LSU charm for my pandora-esque bracelet
  1. bluetooth mouse -- so i can use it with my tablet when traveling. using a stylus just isn't enough for me, and our tablet is a poorly designed p.o.s. not always responsive. and sometimes, i'd rather travel with it instead of my laptop because of the size and weight.
  2. purseN amour travel case in black & white tuxedo (polka dots and stripes)


sephora: one of my friends got me a gift card, so i spent it all on a few of the new anastasia beverly hills single shadows (4 for $40 with case), code freebie: giorgio armani fluid sheer 2
pink champagne, macaroon, chocolate crumble, rosette, truffle glitter; fluid sheer 2

beautylish: my grandparents gave me some money, so i got a natasha denona paletta 5 in 08.
note: though it looks like there's a gap in the upper right corner of the pan wells...these are not magnetized to the palette. i ended up having to glue one of them back in after wedging something in there. on another note, that makes them super easy to depot if you wanted to do so! third, there was no brush or applicator in that bottom section..so i'm not totally sure what that's about..

glaze, smoky quartz, golden rose, dark sepia, golden beige

makeup geek: eyeshadows in barcelona beach, goddess, bleached blonde, purely naked, travel vault palette -- only complaint about this palette is that it fingerprints waaay too easily, and that kind of sucks, otherwise, it works great!
barcelona beach, purely naked, bleached blonde, goddess

colourpop: lumiere 2, weenie, aquarius -- aquarius is very interesting. most of my other lippie stix have a vanilla scent, this one smells like caramel.

weenie, aquarius, lumiere 2

aquarius

lumiere 2 (it was a sassy bun day!)

not pictured: one of my friends gave me a gift card to the loft, but i haven't picked anything out yet.

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

what i got for christmas

hi guys! it's christmas presents braggy time..? anyway, i hope you all had a great christmahanakwanzika! and have a safe new year's eve! ~Lindsay-chan ^.~

  • the in-laws
    • is it sad that paul and i had furniture on our christmas lists this time? i mean, furniture. really... actually we didn't really anticipate staying in this apartment as long as we have and the card table and chairs are dying and we dun like them. can't take it anymore! so we asked for a fairly inexpensive table and chairs set from walmart.
      • we also asked for two additional pieces of our bedroom set because the friend we bought them from didn't buy everything. so my dad gave us money toward ordering a second night stand and the chest of drawers (huey vineyard style at ashley furniture)
    • better homes and gardens brushed nickel floor lamp

sorry, for some reason i took a pic of the back of the lamp box...


  • toshiba encore 2 8in tablet
    • when our microsoft store opened up, my grandparents decided to buy a bunch because they were fairly cheap, the brother in-law works there now, and discount etc. so they told me about it and i decided to buy a keyboard case and screen protectors to go with it.

..the evil bubbles of doom. ~.~


  • from teh in-laws
    • too faced under the mistletoe lipstick set (shimmering marshmallow bunny, shimmering spice spice baby, shimmering naked dolly)
    • disney tiana christmas ornament -- because, "y'a'll from shre'p'o-t?"
  • monogrammed travel bag from A
  • nails inc. gel effect nail polishes in old bond street & mayfair lane from T (will swatch in a future notd post)

shimmering naked dolly, shimmering marshmallow bunny, shimmering spice spice baby

shimmering naked dolly

shimmering marshmallow bunny

shimmering spice spice baby


  • from the bro in-law: pokemon alpha sapphire & a letter to momo dvd
  • from teh in-laws: IBM book: analytics across the enterprise... by brenda dietrich, et al.
  • from the sis in-law: the edge of never by j.a. redmerski & tokidoki 2015 calendar
  • from teh paul: 8gb ram stick for the new lappy
  • saints cap -- from dirty santa/white elephant



  • from mom: maleficent dvd/blu-ray, big bang theory season 7, lindt truffles, baublebar rose headdress collar necklace
  • from extended family: rice cooker cookbook, tote bag, ghirardelli chocolates


  • some of the gift basket with some bar-ware from my aunt
    • in the land of cocktails by ti martin and lally brennan -- aka, a nola cocktail book
  • the brothers think alike? 2 portable usb chargers
    • gold jackery mini from uncle
    • nebo pal (with built-in flashlight) from dad
  • from grandparents: fleur de lis kitcheny stuff, sapone vegetale soap in orange
  • from extended family: fleur de lis ornament, cinnamon spice soy candle 

Monday, April 22, 2013

april hauls

 

hi all! since i'm not allowed to haul any more this month i figured i'd get this post up. anyway, later. ~Lin-chan ^.~

coral beach blush (mixed), L->R as pictured above; sardinia eyeshadow duo, lip gloss in fresno
  • drugstore.com: oscar blandi 450 heat protect value set ($23, pronto heat protector & dry shampoo), bliss fabulous foaming face wash, john masters organic lip balm [used drugstore.com reward dollars ($12.46!), $10 gift card from cynthia rowley bag, & ebates*!] 
    • it's $23 for just the heat protector, so why not get the bundle and give T the dry shampoo?
    • this lip balm has a really familiar scent, like herbal and citrus. mmm.
    • i loved the sample of this bliss face wash
  • rue la la*: cargo spring collection (coral beach blush, lip gloss in fresno, sardinia eyeshadow duo, 3 triple action mascara in black) -- they sent me a $30 credit (presumably for making an account a year ago and never buying anything) and this is what i decided to get.

 
swatches: stila spectrum vs. milani black gems--comparison review to come later
pink lemonade, juicy papaya, sorbet, wild watermelon
swatches: pink lemonade, juicy papaya, sorbet, wild watermelon, natural & spice lip liners, honey balm stain
  • ulta/cvs/target: revlon photoready powder in translucent, lip butters in juicy papaya, sorbet, pink lemonade, and wild watermelon; real techniques expert face brush; miliani lip pencil in spice and all natural, ultra fine liquid eye liner in black gems, eyeshadow primer; clear shampoo in strong lengths, dr. bronner's castille soap in peppermint
    • whichever nail art blogger posted about this: i love dr. bronner's after one use! it's an awesome makeup brush cleaner. still not quite powerful enough for some concealer brushes, washing them in just my hand (still testing out the the sigma glove), but it lathers up really nice and a little goes a long way. i would attempt to read everything on the label..but omg there's so much text on this thing, in all directions across the entire label. it took me a bit just to find the name of the scent, even though it's written fairly large. >.>
    • cvs was having a crazy ridiculous deal when i got the clear shampoo, so..the coupon printer spat out a $4.99 off of a clear hair care product.. and at the time, clear hair care was on sale for $4.99.. yes. it was free. awesome......i went in with 5 extra bucks in my wallet, got $1.50 extra bucks out the machine, and $7 off $35 cosmetics..then this craziness happened:
    • bed bath and beyond: jerdon 1x/5x mirror ($20!), revlon just bitten kissable balm stain in honey (swatched & pictured up above)
    • living social/ily culture: sideways cross necklace

    • bed bath and beyond: summer 2013 maybelline color tattoos
      • i'm still on the hunt for the other three: seashore frosts, precious pearl, and blue paradise...ebay'ed them.
    • target: sonia kashuk bent eyeliner brush, elf studio hd powder in translucent
    • cvs: nivea lip butters in vanilla & macadamia kiss and caramel cream kiss
    • candles by victoria: the april sale was up to $25 is 15% off OR $25.01-50 is 20% off OR $50.01 and up is 25% off before shipping, so since the decorative cube candle (leaves type), price per ounce-wise is the best deal at $25, why not get a scent shot (tiffany d) for like $0.35 more after the discount? unwind is the freebie. it smells familiar..like some sort of aromatherapy scent. can't totally place it.

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