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Halloween 2011: Yakuza Assassin

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

Hi everyone! For Halloween this year I decided to be a yakuza assassin. Originally I wasn’t really going to dress up for Halloween, I was just going to do witch-y or Bird of Paradise eye makeup… but I recently got this lovely vintage silk kimono and it seemed like the perfect occasion to break it out! I went for a tough but feminine vibe and accessorized with a fan and my Desert Eagle airsoft gun (it shoots plastic bbs which I no longer own).

vintage silk kimono, black tank top, red obi-style belt and black skinny cargo pants from H&M, shoes from Payless, necklace from Taiwan, earrings, rings, bracelets and watch from Anthropologie, American Eagle, Express, Nordstrom Rack, Aldo, walkonthemoon @ etsy, Skagen, and random vendors at fairs

For the makeup I wanted to keep in line with the tough but feminine idea. I did an asymmetrical, fire-y gold and red smokey eye complete with false lashes, but balanced with strong black brows and bright red lips. I wanted to keep the look pretty, but at the same time I wanted it to make a slightly cartoonish statement and come across obviously as costume makeup.

Face: Dr. Brandt Pores No More, NARS Sheer Matte in Stromboli, MAC Lustre Drops in Pink Rebel, MUFE Full Cover Concealer 6, silica spheres; Cheeks: MAC Merrily, Improvise; Lips: Laura Mercier Cranberry; Eyes: Shu Uemura P Beige, Kat von D Lucifer, MAC Melon, Reflects Gold Glitter, Brash, Cranberry, Shu Uemura gold, UD 24/7 Underground, HIP Gold Charge, K-palette 24 hr eyeliner, Shu Uemura Soft Cross lashes, Kiss Me Heroine Make Long & Curl and Volume & Curl mascaras

I had a lot of fun with this look! It was pretty simple to put together, and not too hard to wear. :) I also had a pretty good photoshoot, I think, considering it was perhaps my 4th or 5th time using self-timer to shoot an outfit. Here are a lot more pictures, including better ones of the makeup (in sunlight and in shade), and a cool pic I got when the self-timer went off while I was still trying to balance my camera on the planter edge.

Hope everyone had a safe and happy Halloween! :D

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Seven Deadly Sins: Lust

Monday, October 31st, 2011

Hi everyone! The illustrious Yasumi at Worship at the House of Blues recently had the brilliant idea of doing a Seven Deadly Sins challenge for Halloween. I was the last sin, Lust. Here’s my take:

I actually had quite a bit of trouble coming up with a good FOTD for this look… I think in a lot of peoples’ minds Lust is one of the easier sins to personify in a face, but I also found it one of the more boring ones. In the end I went with traditional and did a dark smokey eye and red lips. Have to say – pretty proud of myself for getting the lashes on though!

Face: Dr. Brandt Pores No More, NARS Sheer Matte in Stromboli, MAC Lustre Drops in Pink Rebel; Cheeks: NARS Exhibit A, MAC Improvise; Lips: Laura Mercier Cranberry; Eyes: Shu Uemura P Beige, Bobbi Brown Velvet Plum, Espresso, Guerlain cream colored shadow, HIP Gold Charge, UD 24/7 Underground, K-palette 24 hr eyeliner, Ardell lashes, Kiss Me Heroine Make mascara, Anastasia Brow Powder Duo in Medium Brown;

See the other 6 Sins:
Yasumi @ Worship at the House of Blues – Wrath
Yumeko @ Bittenbefore – Pride
Justine @ Sakura Lovely – Envy
Jian @ Pinkfish Tart – Gluttony
Vicky – Sloth

Thank you to Yasumi for organizing this challenge! :)

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Happy New Year! Resolutions & Thank You

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Hey guys! I’m about two weeks late, but I still wanted to wish everyone a very happy new year and share some resolutions for 2011! Last year was pretty bipolar, but I’m happy to say it ended on the upside. I’m hoping I’ll be able to carry on that momentum! I think I did a pretty decent job with most of my resolutions last year, but I definitely want to expand on them.

  1. Be more zen!
    Over winter break, I got stranded at Chicago Midway airport. I didn’t let it get to me because there was nothing I could do about the situation. And I felt awesome! I napped better in the airport and on the planes and I didn’t get sick like I normally do traveling. I think not stressing out made a huge difference. Now, if I could only apply this to other areas of my life!
  2. Sleep more!
    I say this every year, but it’s worth being said. =)
  3. Cook more!
    I love cooking and cooking for others, and eating out makes me sick (literally)… so clearly I should seek out more opportunities to cook! Plus, I just got a slow cooker and my BFF sent me a pizza stone for Christmas! (Or as she says, not a late Christmas gift but an early MLK Jr. Day gift. =P)
  4. Exercise!
    Ok, this one I didn’t do so well with last year haha, but I am seriously going to put in more of an effort this year. I’m taking up swing dancing, and I’m hoping I’ll have enough friends to go with me to help me stick to it! Chasing after shuttles and buses doesn’t really count as exercise!
  5. Prioritize my health.
    This has been a hard lesson to learn, but I’ve definitely realized the value of taking time out for self-maintenance. I can’t do everything 100% and sometimes I can’t even do everything to any percentage, but that’s ok. Doing my best means figuring in a buffer for my own health, because if I don’t, then I can’t do anything well.
  6. Three Beautiful Things & other exercises in mindfulness.
    I started writing down three things I was thankful for everyday and I think it really did improve my mood. What really struck me about the exercise was how hard it was for me to choose only 3 things I was thankful for in a day and it reminds me how lucky I really am. I’d like to start doing that again. I also learned this awesome de-stressing breathing exercise at a seminar earlier last quarter and it REALLY WORKS! I just wish I could remember to do it more often when I’m actually stressing out!
  7. Use more, buy less.
    I will be posting my stash inventory for 2010 soon. I didn’t really stick to this resolution last year, I’d really like to be better at it this year.
  8. Read more.
    I started reading again over break, I’d love to keep this up!
  9. Write more.
    Same as last year: In addition to writing more, and writing better for this blog, I would really like to pick up my letter-writing again. I wrote a lot of letters to penpals and friends across the country and across the world earlier in my undergraduate career and I definitely miss it.

And of course, I’d like to thank everyone for your kind comments and support and friendship in the last year. I wouldn’t blog if it weren’t something immensely rewarding to me, and I’m so thankful that I’ve found such a warm and supportive community to be a part of. Here’s to a wonderful 2011! :D :D :D

Holiday presents, stash inventory, best of 2010 and NOTDs coming up soon, so stay tuned! :D

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