Sunday, September 23, 2012

Shoe shopping + Recent Styling

Hi Everyone!

Last week, I went shoe shopping and bought 4 pair of shoes. I bought Chinese Laundry brown wedge heels, Steve Madden black wedge sneakers, Steve Madden black flats with silver metal detailing and Guess nude & black heels. The Guess heels were already on clearance for $35 and on top of that I got the Steve Madden flats and the Chinese Laundry heels for a sweet deal using my $5 birthday coupon. I also got a free tote and a $10 rewards certificate. I'm going to share 3 types of footwear, one is a boot with a heel and a high sneaker that I wanted, but didn't get at the Steve Madden store in South Coast Plaza and also Jessica Simpson brand heels with gold circle studs on the back. Steve Madden has the most comfortable shoes, heels, flats, wedges and boots ever! Every time I've purchased from their brand, I have always been satisfied in the quality and comfort. I also somewhat like Jessica Simpson's brand. I also wanted to share a look I wore last week. I've been on a polka dot craze and I have been in love with my polka dot nylons. I wore it with my sandy tan high waisted shorts, grey top with a black bow design, brown flats and a black bow on my braided hair to tie in the cute bow tie/polka dot look. I also brought home a new buddy. I would like to introduce Cotton, the alpaca. She's super soft and fluffy like cotton candy which is where I got her name. I couldn't resist squeezing the adult and baby alpaca stuffed animals. Another item I have been wanting to get on my list is a jewelry holder. I found this awesome tree jewelry holder at Bed Bath and Beyond. I love the shape and the little holes to hold my earrings.

Earlier today, I went to Ulta for their Grand Opening at Bella Terra. I got $5 off + all the points I had accumulated to take off the total and a free bag of products containing lilac lotion, hair spray, lipgloss and a Vitamin C skin care product because of my Ulta membership. I ended up buying Katy Perry Lashes, Batiste dry shampoo and Freeman's Feeling Beautiful Facial Masks. I tried the Dead Sea Minerals one today. I love the soothing smell and the blue color of the facial mask.

On a side note, lately I've been studying Typography more. I'm trying to improve my skills and knowledge on type. The books that I've been enjoying to read are Designing with Type, Mastering Type, 1000 Fonts An Illustrated Guide To Finding The Right Typeface and Thou Shall Not Use Comic Sans (365 Graphic Design Sins and Virtues). I came across information that I already knew as well as new information to soak in. Well, I have to say it's been a fun week and weekend. Not only that, but last night I attended a fashion show + artistic gallery + live performances at Raw Artists event held at the Avec night club/lounge in Huntington Beach. It was my first time attending a Raw Artist event and I had a blast. My friend Hansini invited me because her friend was singing that night. She had a really lovely voice and I liked all of the songs she sang. Wow, I wrote a lot this time. I am going to have to stop here because I just realized my face mask is dry and it's been over an hour. haha..woops O_O

<3 Michi

Friday, September 14, 2012

Blue & Silver Smokey Eye Look for Sutra in OC

Hey Everyone!

I had a wonderful time tonight with my lovely girl Devin at Sutra in OC. I had tons of fun dancing to some of my favorites genres of music. I also did a lot of people watching and I have to say it's quite entertaining if you know what I mean. :D Anyways, the reason I wanted to make a post today was to share my blue & silver smokey eye makeup look I created for the night. You can see what products I used and how I got my makeup to stay perfect all night long. The key is face primer, eye primer and oil control makeup setting spray! Also, just incase ladies, don't forget to keep oil blotting tissues, your lipstick/gloss and w/e else you need in your purse for touchups. ;)

In order, the products I used were:

1) Urban Decay oil control makeup setting spray

2) Tarte primer

3) Loreal BB cream

4) Exuviance spf 15 concealer

5) TooFaced eye primer

6) Lancome Color Design Artist palette

7) Naked eyeshadow palette

8) Tarte SmolderEyes eyeliner

9) Noevir eyebrow compact

10) Benefit Girl Meets Pearl highlighter

11) Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush Lotta Bronzer

12) Too Faced Sun Bunny Bronzer

13) c135 peach-ish blush

14) Sue Devitt Triple C-Weed pressed powder

15) Shu Uemura eyelash curler

16) Fake Lashes using waterproof LashGrip eyelash adhesive + Too Faced Size Queen mascara on bottom lashes

17) Sugar lip treatment in spf 15

18) Lancome Rouge Sensation lipstick

Accessories from Shuku New York store in the Westminster Mall.

Black dress from Fantasy in the Westminster Mall.

Side purse (gift from my lovely mom)

Enjoy the photos! Now you know how to rock your look all night long. Stay classy and have fun my lovelies! <3 Michi

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Heart Shaped Tip Nails + Roly Poly Inspired Outfit + More

Hi Lovelies,

It's been a long time since I've posted again. Sorry! I've been busy and somewhat uninspired to post the past couple of weeks. Today, I am sharing this super cute and easy-to-do Heart Shaped Tip nail design that I saw on Pinterest in which I had my friend help paint on my nails. He was sweet enough to paint my nails as my birthday gift! :) The second thing that I would like to share with you all is my outfit that I wore a few weeks ago. I paired high waisted shorts with this open back, hot pink shirt from VS and my lace bandeau and polka dot stockings. It was inspired by the catchy, fun and cute music video Roly Poly by T-ara. Couple of other things that happened the past few weeks was this new Japanese face mask I tried on called Seikisho Mask White. It actually made my skin feel smooth afterwards, but it was a pain to take off imo. Lastly, my signature simple makeup look I usually do when I need to get out the door fast! I used the first Naked eyeshadow palette with my favorite Tarte eyeliner, plus bronzer, blush and highlighter. Enjoy and stay tuned for more posts!

<3 Michi