notd: covergirl eternal oceans & sephora by opi charge it!

hi guys! school starts this week! TT_TT so, to change things up a bit from my usual opi purple with a purpose & sephora by opi it's real 18k gold topcoat...i decided to use these instead! enjoy! ~L-c ^.~

(basecoat: orly bonder, topcoat: cnd vinylux weekly topcoat x2)

first week of class! & notd! (updated)

hey guys! it's a new semester and here's my impressions of the classes i'm taking.

mwf -- class 3hrs, work 20hrs

• work
• Statistical Methods and Models (Dodson auditorium)
• this instructor seems like the coolest person ever and idk how they even found her. she's from da bayou and has an accent..lisp? to match. she works half as an instructor, and half for business res-life---and even wants to apply to live on campus with her husband (a professor), and one of her sons comes here as well. that's dedication. but anyway, it doesn't sound like this'll be too bad. exams in the testing center.
• mw: work/lunch break (on campus)

tth: all of the following are in the new business complex--thankfully! -- class 12hrs, work 0hrs.

• Introductory Managerial Accounting
• she doesn't seem as bad as people online made her out to be; it's just that she tells you how it is: blunt. grading seems fair: 75% correct on homework = 100%? heck yes! the only thing that i think kinda sucks is that the last accounting (intro to financial) was really interesting, but this is only a tiny subset of that class. basically <10% of what we learned last semester will be covered in this class. ~.~ exams in the testing center.
• Management of Information Resources
• so this class is basically "how to get a job" and all the things involved in the job search/interviewing process, plus a few other things: like learning how to use a few programs. has group work. booooo. she seems really nice, she's retiring this semester (so i can't take her later >.>) and it sounds like it will be a beneficial class overall.
• involves: making a linkedin account, making an ePortfolio (weebly.com), and a wordpress--yay i have 4 blogs now! >.> ..so my close friends who are reading this, you can add me on linkedin now if you'd like.
• lunch break: go home
• Principles of Macroeconomics
• he seems pretty cool. he's a young guy and definitely a lot more interesting and organized than the dude i had last semester. i mean really, how did he pass me? that's why i picked someone new. it's a fairly small class: 60 people but we'll see! i definitely learned late last semester that the online homework site--the practice problems really help toward getting the homework correct and when you encounter those types of questions on the exam. department final. booooo.
• Information Technology Project Management
• how to be a team leader for projects, group projects, etc. yay~ >.> instructor's really nice, grading sounds fair too, and there are a ton of grad students in this class. big transition from all baby-freshmen last semester.

overall, i'm mostly concerned about my tth classes as they sound like they will be a lot more work-intensive than my mwf class..not to mention all four of them two days a week. luckily, two of my classes have exams in the testing center and none of my finals double up either. so i think that this will be a fairly busy yet productive semester. ~Lin-chan ^.~

and notd! it's a repeat; but geaux tigers! 2 coats opi purple with a purpose, 2 coats sephora by opi it's real 18k gold topcoat.



edit:
well, after a good ole time of going through all my syllabi, my social calendar has dramatically dropped to nothing. i've got lots of homework to do this semester and lots of group work to work on, and work. i'll keep posting what's coming up for that week or whatever as i have in the past. all of my instructors are hating on π day.

plus this whole searching for a new car thing is cramping my style. my dad's offering to help pay for some of the purchase, but he's being too particular/picky about what I want. and is going as far as saying that he wants me in a larger car..and that cars of equivalent size to mine aren't good enough. and one with <20k miles and <3 years old. uh hello, college student: don't care. i want something stylish, within the budget, <40k miles, and good fuel economy. period. the cars that fit within his range are astronomically out of our budget and he doesn't get it. so beginning-of-new-semester stress & dad/car stress. it's not so cool.

notw! sephora by opi & opi

this is becoming more of nail of the week moreso than "of the day".. so notW! anyway i used 4 polishes this time, two are new, two are old. i do not recommend the sephora glitter blasted polishes, this one (..purple) and opalescent are very sheer and probably best over a dark color. on my ring fingers, i used 2 coats of charge it!, one coat blasted purple glitter, 3 coats seche vite. all else: 2 coats purple with a purpose, 2 coats it's real 18k gold topcoat, one coat seche vite. so as i was saying, i just got two of these; most of sephora's blasted polishes are on clearence for $3, if they haven't sold out of them already, and 18k gold topcoat is also on sale for $15 (orig. $30)! ~Lin-chan ^.~

 

notd! it's my pink & tart with a heart

hey guys! another nail of the day! later. ~L-c ^.~

 
no flash, flash

notd: zoya dovima & sephora by opi it's my pink

party today! zoya dovima (3 coats) and sephora by opi it's my pink--yes it smells like too too perfume when dry (do not sniff the bottle x_x)! with westminster bridge matte topcoat and kensington caviar topcoat. ~L-c ^.~

 

haulin' even more when i REALLY shouldn't.. pt.1

 

another online shopping frenzy fed by my recently being cast as an extra in movies and birthday coupons/gift cards............ part 2 shall come next week. ~L-c ^.~

The Candle Crate: Sweet Strawberry chunkies sample, Farmer's Market, and Dutch Apple Crisp. used my coupon! >w<
of their candles i've gotten so far, paul likes creme brulee the most.

 
Candles by Victoria (March 20% off sale): Tart/candle warmer, scent shots: (top-bottom) Snuggle Up (smells like lush the comforter), Marshmallow Campfire, Sexy in Stilettos, Lime Crystal Kisses, 8oz sampler pack: (top row) Leesha (yes, xsparkage), Brooke's Delight, Peanut Butter Cookies, (bottom row) Geisha, Banana Walnut, Rock That Vanilla
sorry that my desk is such a mess!!! i made cloclo smell all of them and the only one she tried to lick/eat was marshmallow campfire
of these, (solid) i like: leesha, snuggle up, marshmallow campfire, peanut butter cookies, lime crystal kisses

Avon: eye makeup remover lotion, SuperExtend extreme mascara (black), mark Mattenificent oil-absorbing powder (ivory/nude),
ExtraLasting pressed powder (translucent), glimmersticks brow definer (soft black)
--i already have some of the eye makeup remover, but i mean, for $1 (on sale), why not get another?

 
Sephora: Lorac 3D Liquid lustre, MUFE sens'eyes eye makeup remover, Sephora by OPI I found a Pot of Gold! used my giftcard from my birthday!
a second purchase: nails inc. donmar collection (on sale), sephora by opi sparkling personality, cartwheels on the catwalk, alley cat,
tarina tarantino pearl glow primer, sephora collection tricks of the trade lash primer (on sale), 100 points Buxom lip gloss in Sugar, VIB code: BM Finishing touches set
OMG i am in love with this lash primer. why is it on clearance?!?!?! it's got fiber lashes in it but is non-irritating and lasts all day! ∞x better than the clinique one.

HauteLook*: theBalm sale -- nude'tude shadow palette, you've pinked my interest polish set (the missing pink & i'll pink to that)

 
Urban Decay: urban lash kit (minx), mini de-slick spray, urban lashes: plush & black velvet, rollergirl palette (stock photo)
i've never used false lashes before, so this'll be fun! ud had a 20% off friends & family coupon!

amazon: brush guard variety pack and shadow/liner pack, maybelline age rewind primer, scentsy bars--peach à la mode, catching fire & mockingjay (the hunger games 2 & 3)

 
sally's: china glaze - capitol colors/hunger games collection: smoke and ashes, stone cold (matte), harvest moon, fast track, china glaze: for audrey, inm out the door (.5 oz)
used my birthday $10 off $20 and the china glaze (at the time) were $3.50 each
in-store: finger paints blue raspberry taffy, china glaze optical illusion, liquid crystal, electrify, hook and line, argo; savvy totally teal ($1), champagne ($1)
used my 15% off coupon!

zoya: dovima (matte), suvi, mimi, happi, edyta, crystal. from the zoya sale.

ebay: opi ds sapphire, ds magic, ds temptation, paris couture for sure

target: e.l.f. 100 piece eyeshadow palette ($10), nicole by opi love your life
i got a $10 target gift card from ebates* for signing up and spending $25 at one of my favorite stores--lol, sephora.

  

too faced: primed and poreless pure
got a birthday 15% off! and i couldn't pass up a free sample of my favorite primer =P
pure is clear (instead of tan-ish) and seems to have the same texture and feel as the regular p&p

ulta: benefit prrrowl, it's philosophy's sweet 16
yay! prrrowl was on sale for $10 instead of $28! and i got free shipping after $25!

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nail of the day: my first **attempt** at water marbling

 

what i learned: alpine snow is not super great as a base color for this--i wish it were a more bright and vibrant white, ibiza comes out looking like black (except for that little strip on my left thumb), pink frost gives some of them a cool effect but is too sheer, and patience, patience, patience is everything. my middle fingers and right pointer and thumb were double-dipped, they came out too white after the first try. after the second dip, my middle finger looks a bit muddy. as you can probably see, one of the last ones i did (right ring finger) looks the best......... >.> ~Lin-chan ^.~

ps; if you don't know what a water marble is or how to do it, check out SimpleLittlePleasures' tutorials.

haulin' when i shouldn't.................................

hey guys!! so i went online shopping again, like i shouldn't and got a few things... ~Lin-chan ^.~

Stila: one step primecolor sets warm and cool.
these're on clearance for $10 a set and are full-sized tubes; rather than buying them individually on clearance for $8 each ($11 for kitten), get all 6 for $20!

Sephora: Too Faced Candlelight, Sephora by OPI Betsey Johnson It's My Pink and 212-Sephora, and a BLUE Flo atomizer
first off, candlelight is so sheer and shimmery..love it! >w<
then there's the pink polish. i don't really wear pink, but i mean perfume scented nail polish..??? had to try it.
212 has various sized glitter and flakie pieces in it
and i was complaining about sephora only carrying pink atomizers before...this one'll be for wicked style baby perfume.

ebay: China Glaze Capitol Colors (hunger games) collection - Luxe and Lush flakie

sally's (and sephora) haul

more nail polish! yesterday, i was really in search for finger paints twisted and flecked, going to 3 different stores. but based on what i'm seeing on ebay etc., twisted's rare... like $45 (buy it now) rare. and flecked is about $15 online now. 太不好了！ and i ordered something from sephora and who let the dorks out? was on sale. ~L-c ^.~

Sephora by OPI - Glee: Who Let the Dorks Out?, Savvy: French Rose Opal Frost (on sale! $2), Nina Ultra Pro: Pink Frost,
China Glaze - Magnetix: Pull Me Close (magnet sold separately), China Glaze: Some Like it Haute (clearance $3!), China Glaze: Blue Iguana, Finger Paints: Laugh My Art Off

update 2/26: i managed to get them off ebay!

twisted, flecked

shopping haul!

stores visited: ulta, walmart, cvs. until saturday, ulta has a 20% off coupon for non-prestige cosmetics and skincare, so i got several bottles of nail polish and makeup remover towelettes. i also visited walmart and cvs in search of a few more revlon lip butters, unsuccessfully (not the shades i wanted). ~L-c ^.~

 

asphalt, bronze, gold, taupe

• Maybelline Color Tattoo eyeshadow pots. as you can probably tell, taupe is matte and the other three are shimmery. asphalt doesn't actually look blue when swatched--probably my laptop cover's fault, it's actually a dark silver. these are very creamy, took a little bit for to get it on dark enough with my finger and they fought with me when i used a makeup remover towelette.
• Falsies Volum' Express Black Drama mascara: i haven't tried it yet, i only bought it because, through the cvs reward card/program, you get "5 bucks" for spending $15 on Maybelline eye and lip products this week, aka a coupon worth $5 to use later. and 2 eyeshadow pots were $13.98. >.> needless to say, i wound up spending more than i wanted to between the three items, but i got 2 "5 bucks" coupons with magic! yay~!

took a picture of my nails if you saw them in the photos above and were wondering what i used. i used Seche Rebuild as the base (a strengthener), 2 coats OPI Miss Universe collection: Swimsuit...Nailed It!, 1 coat Sephora by OPI blasted opalescent glitter, 1 coat Seche Vite.

i have not swatched these colors yet..

• Pure Ice: Oh Baby! i'm definitely going to try this layered over something like i did with heart breaker.
• OPI
  → Touring America Collection: French Quarter for Your Thoughts; i actually don't really like this color all that much...but it's the new orleans one, so yeah.... ^^;
  → Nicki Minaj Collection: Super Bass shatter, Save Me, Fly
• Essie: Dive Bar, LuxEffects: Pure Pearlfection
• China Glaze: Ultamate Holiday
• Orly Birds of a Feather Collection: Sweet Peacock