Skin79 Vital BB Cream Orange Label Review

Hey guys!
Today's review I is very delayed. It's one of the more recent releases from Skin79. If I remember correctly this was realased last year. It is an improved formula from the Pink and Gold labels.

The packaging is very similar to the Pink and Gold labels, except this one is orange, and the pump is gold. Even the boxes are the same.

So what makes it different?
-50+ PA+++ UV protection.
- Full coverage.
- No grey cast.
- Thicker than other Skin79 BB Creams

I initially wanted to try out this BB cream for two reasons. I've good experiences with the pink and gold labels, and the high SPF. Who doesn't want to protect their skin the the UV rays, and especially during the summer that we tend to do more outdoor activities.

Top is the Gold label, Bottom is the Orange label.

Usually BB creams have this grey cast, it eventually disappears once it blends into your skin. But this one doesn't have that grey undertone, it is legit yellow undertone and doesn't take as much time to match your skin color. However I didn't like too much the formula of this one. BB creams are famous because they are like a tinted moisturizer that requires little to no blending. This one requires a lot of blending. It is a lot thicker than the pink and gold labels and almost feels like a foundation.

Although I appreciate the high SPF, I honestly doubt I will repurchase this one. I'm the type of girl that likes easy fool-proof makeup, and this one requires a lot of work to make it look good.

Xo
Monica

Tonymoly Cats Wink Mascara Review

Hey guys
Long time no reviewing anything, but I will start reviewing more often.

Not too long ago I mentioned in a post that I had purchase this mascara. I had previously read reviews from fellow bloggers about this product. Plus, I couldn't resist the cute packaging.

My cat face is faded because I carry the mascara in my purse

The product comes with two formulas:

1- Volume & Longlash
2- Curling & Longlash.

I purchased no. 1. Volume & Long lash.

Comparison of the brushes with the Cover Girl Lash Blash

My right eye I applied only one coat of the mascara, my left eye has no mascara.

I was really impressed with this mascara. I have to say it is my favorite. I never understood how people could pick a favorite mascara because for me all the American mascaras I've tried did nothing for my lashes. Since Tonymoly Cats Wink is a fibering mascara it will lenghten your lashes.

Pros:

- Cheap.

- Holds a Curl.

- It's not clumply.

- Doesn't smudge.

- Watery formula, helps build up the product better.

- Only needs one coat to get great results.

- Not waterproof. It's easier to take off at night .

Cons

- Troublesome to buy. You have to buy it online if you are not from Korea, and takes time to deliver.

I would definitely keep repurchasing this mascara. I love how it makes my eyelashes look long. It has become my holy grail!

Xo

Monica

4th of July Epic Fail

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So on Wednesday was Independence day. We all got the day off from work, and we planned on a carne asada at the park. Usually Americans grill burgers and hot dogs on this day, but since we're mexicans we do it our own way!

My boyfriend's sister was the one who grilled. She and their cousin got really early to the park at the Marina. We had a great view of the bay thanks to them. Unfortunately it was cloudy and cold the entire day. We're in July, during summer and no sun.

We didn't do much at the park except eat, chill and play some sports.

Here we are just laying "in the sun".

There was a family brought a volleyball net and they were playing. We asked them if we could join and they said yes. So I was so happy because volleyball is my favorite sport to play. During middle school I was on the team and I hadn't played since high school because it requires 12 people to have a match and getting that many people to join isn't easy.

I was so into the game. I was told that I was the one that gave the best serves and our friends were impressed of how I was blocking (so proud of my techniques lol). Unfortunately I had to stop playing because of this....

I bruised, and my right arm was swollen. It got even more swollen and more bruises appeared. It still is and hurts a lot but I'm fine. I can still function. Bruising is quite normal when you first start playing. It just had been a very long time since the last played so my arms were not used to this sport anymore.

At 8:00 pm we decided to go to the beach. We went to Imperial Beach because every year they have a 20 minute firework show called the "Big Bay Boom". We got a good spot despite the beach being packed. We only waited around 30 minutes for the fireworks and there was a malfunction....

The fireworks went on all at once.

 It only lasted around 30 seconds, we didn't even had enough time to camwhore. Honestly I had never seen so many fireworks at once. It was insane. Here is a video of the incident. It even made it to the national news lol.

So we were bummed out about this, it happened on all the locations at the bay, apparently due to a computer glitch.

Afterwards we just went to Denny's to eat and here is one group photo.

Xo
Monica

Del Mar Fair

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On Saturday we went to the San Diego County fair, better known as the Del Mar Fair. It takes place every year during the summer, but it was my first time going there. I went with my boyfriend, his sister, and his cousins.

We didn't spend a lot of time in there because we planned on leaving at 3:00 pm. but we actually left home at 3:30 and Del Mar is an hour away from where we live, we weren't able to get there until 6:00 pm. All I want to say is a big "F" word to all the people who tried to and cut the line. We spent 1:30 stuck in traffic, and a lot of people were acting dumb and even shamelessly turning on the signals because they were trying to cut the line in the freeway, like WTF it's disrespectful to everyone who has been waiting in line like civilized people. Done with rant.  

We first went to eat of course, my boyfriend's cousin was trying to get us to buy the fair specialty "totally fried" They have the most weird and unhealthy food you can imagine, totally fried twinkie, totally fried kool-aid, totally fried ice cream, totally fried girl scout cookies. We were told that they change that menu every year, and that they have had totally fried butter and totally fried bacon in the past. Just the thought of it makes me sick. I bought the most healthy food that could find there.

Chicken Kabobs

They were actually really bad, the chicken was completely dried and it didn't have any flavor. The peppers and onions were actually delicious.

 Afterwards we went to the attractions. We didn't get on too many rides because the tickets are not that cheap. Besides they all do the same thing, just spin and make you dizzy.

We got on the ferris wheel. I camwhored most of the time. But I did took some pictures of the sorroundings.

Lastly the camwhore ferris wheel photo with horrible hair.

BTW they had this attraction at the fair, it used to belong to Michael Jackson! He had it on his Neverland Ranch.

It's so unbelievable pretty, it has portraits all over, and one big crown at the very top. Most importantly it's baby pink! I so want it. We didn't go in there because it's basically an attraction that every single fair has. But I would've loved to ride it, imagine, I could've sat on a seat where MJ put his glorious butt on it.

Afterwards we just went to some attraction called g-force and tango, we just went us girls because the guys had eaten so much that they were afraid they would "throw up".

We then just went to get junk food and to the little farm to see the animals. I loved this little goat, it was the cutest thing in there.

One last photo of us with our junk food.

I did have a fun time, so probably I would consider next year going there again.

Xo
Monica

Green Lipgloss

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I'm sure many of us have notice when we go makeup shopping the crazy variety in shades of pink and red on lip glosses. Colors that would seem the most natural or normal. But what about unconventional colors? There are hardly any yellow, blue and green lip products out there!

I know you might be thinking that it would look so unflattering and that it would resemble  something close to Shrek. Not at all. On the contrary is very flattering on the lips, especially if you have pigmented lips because green will neutralize any redness.

One day I was just casually shopping at my local CCO and stumbled across a discontinued MAC tendertone in a green shade. I immediately bought it. Since then I've been in the lookout for green lipglosses. Very few are available, most of the time they are limited edition shades or high end brands with prices I cannot afford. Here is my little collection.

 MAC Tendertone in Tread Gently,Sephora Sweet Candy Gloss in Lime and MAC Tendertone in Shush!

I know I also have somewhere MAC Lustreglass in Spring Bean, but since I moved to the new room, I haven't been able to find it. It was really my favorite because I had used half the product already.

Here are some swatches

On the Right, Lime left is Sush!

As you can see they are not pigmented at all, I've seen that most green glosses are sheer. So they don't stain your lips green. Below is a picture of my bare lips, and on the bottom one I'm wearing the Sephora Lime gloss.

As you can see it only makes my lips look glossy, no weird color. I can't use clear lip gloss for this kind of look because my lips are somewhat pigmented and clear gloss makes the redness much more prominent.

So I would reccomend if you see any green glosses check them out!

Xo
Monica

I Love Online Shopping

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I just realized this is my 100th post! It doesn't seem like, I feel like I stared this blog a few months ago. Into the subject. So I've been online shopping these days, it is just so convenient and sometimes cheaper than shopping in store. Some of the things came on the mail this week.

New circle lenses from Pinkyparadise.

Dueba Blossom Brown, Dueba Puffy 3 Tone Grey, and Geo Princess Mimi Grey. I don't plan on opening them all at once. I will save them for later, I only have opened the Puffy 3 tone. Review coming soon.

New shams for my bed

God knows I needed these badly, my old pillowcase was hideous. I wanted pastel pink ones, but I can only seem to find hot pink ones and I don't like those because my room has more of a soft/pastel feel. So for the moment I will settle for white ones.

Decoden stuff.

Since I ran out of materials for a case I'm decorating, I purchased a lot of these from Etsy. I actually have another package from Fullmoon on the way.

TonyMoly cosmetics from Ebay

The mascara and the face mist are from Costmetic.Love which always includes free samples yay! Another TonyMoly package it's on the way.

That's it's for today. Sorry for not posting anything last week, it's been hectic.

Xo
Monica 

F21 Hauling+ Big Bang Alive tour

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I hadn't gone to Forever21 recently. Last time I went there was in February (I think). I hadn't had a reason to go because I prefer to buy my clothes online. But I had been looking for a particular item all over the internet, a flower headpiece. They are very cute, and perfect for spring, I've seen they are quite popular this season, but I didn't wan to spend so much on them since it is only a fad.

 Well I went to f21 because momoaisu hauled these, I asked her where she got them from. From f21 and only $1.50 ea! I only got these 3 out of the 5 different colors.

Once I was there, I looked for jeans because I needed a new pair. I got these for only $10.50!

 I don't love them love them, because they are are stretch jeans. They are the worst kind of clothes you can wear when you are trying to lose weight because the jeans will adapt to the size of your body. You can't tell if you have gained or lost weight. 

I also bought 2 camis for $2.80 each, but they are not worth posting about lol. 

Anyways, so earlier this week Bib Bang announced two dates of their Alive tour in the US, and Los Angeles is one of them. Now I have a dilemma(s) if I should go or not. Here they are

1-I'm not the biggest VIP, I admit I recently started to listen to them, and have like them a lot so far. 

2-Kpop group don't tour very often in the US.

3- Money, I just went to Smtown, I'm planning a vacation, going to disneyland and magic mountain.

4- No set day. What if it's on a weekday, I have school and work the next day.

I guess those are really the major issues. It will all boil down once they release the date. In the meantime here is their latest song.

Xo

Monica

Etude House Shini Star Lip Balm

Hey guys!
Today I wanted to review this lip balm that from Etude House. If you are a reader of my blog you would know that SHINee is working as an endorser for the Korean cosmetic brand Etude House. They recently released a limited edition collection called "Shini Star" they releaded 5 lip balms, 1 BB cream, and two compact powders.

The lip balm I purchased was Taemin #5 which is the guava flavor (the one at the very bottom).

I think the packaging is very cute, it is pastel overload which I love, but I do find that sometimes is quite difficult to open it. The lid gets easily stuck. I think the color is beautiful, a pale pink. I find that most pale pinks look very weird on me because they make my pigmented lips look more purpleish, and this one complements my skin tone beautifully. It is also very natural looking. It does smell and tastes like guava!

 

It is very light, not sticky at all, but it wears off very fast. So it is definitely getting a lot of use. Here is how it looks on my lips

I recommended this lip balm, I think I will repurchase it again!

Xo
Monica

Geo Nudy Green

Hey guys!
So I made another purchase of circle lenses from Pinkyparadise.com. I do like the Geo Angel Brown, but like someone commented on that review post, circle lenses are addictive, so I purchase the popular Geo Nudy in green. Here I am wearing them.

So I received, the Dariya hair velcro thing, and green elephants case. Somehow I had predicted that my case would be green since my the lenses are green, I guess it was just coincidence.

Brand: Geo Medical
Design: Nudy Green
Origin: Korea
Diameter: 14.0 mm
Base Curve: 8.6 mm
Water Content: 38%
Lifespan: 1 year disposable

Here is what the look in the bottles.

Here is are some closeups.

outdoor light

indoor light

I think these lenses are so pretty. The limbal ring is not too thick which makes a bit more natural and more wearable for everyday, but it still give you a fair amount of enlargement. The color is also not too bright which I like, most colored lenses look kind of fake. Also, notice how my left eye in the bottom picture has that creasent moon shape at the bottom. I love the effect these lenses give. They were also super comfortable, I wore them for around 9 hours without any problem.

I would definately reccomend these lenses, I actually want to purchase another pair in blue. By the way pinkyparadise is having a sale, you buy 2 pairs and you will get another free pair with the code crazy2012.

Xo
Monica