Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Let the good times roll review ♡




This facial cleanser from lush is limited edition for the fall/winter months. This is my first time using this product but lots and lots of people swear by this cleanser. I was told that this isn't going to be limited edition anymore but i'm not 100% sure if that is true or not. I bought this off of the lush USA website for 12.95. I wanted to buy it off of the UK site but they didn't have it at the time that I bought it, so I just caved in and bought it because I couldn't wait. 


I absolutely love the smell of this. It just reminds me so much of fall and winter. The smell is pumpkin/buttery popcorn/warm. It's hard to explain but I really do love the smell, although if you are sensitive to smells you might not like this. But looking at the reviews on the lush website, I couldn't find anyone complaining about the smell. The cleanser i'm using at the moment is actually aqua marina and I swear by it but for about two weeks I used this cleanser to see how it is.


The texture of this cleanser is very sandy, but soft at the same time. It reminds me of moon sand, if any of you guys used that when you were little! It can be a little abrasive if you don't like scrubs but it's weird because its moisturizing enough to use every day. After the first use my face felt really soft and it seemed like it brought a lot of color back into my face, which is strange because you know how when you wake up in the morning you look really pale and dead? I feel like it made me look really awake. After a couple of days I got a couple of pimples but i'm not sure if it was because of this, or something else. Now its been two weeks and my face is really clear and is looking really healthy! I can see why so many people like this cleanser so if you haven't tried it I really recommend it. It is a little pricey, but I imagine it will last about two months. 

♥ Some announcements! ♥

I'm very sorry for the lack of posts lately, i'm kind of going though a rough patch in my life and i've been pretty down lately which has resulted me in being absent from a lot of the things I enjoy. I really hope to be back to blogging every other day again soon. Please don't forget about me! Also, I wanted to tell you guys that in December i'm planning on blogging every single day and doing about 10 DIY gift ideas so just to get you guys excited for that ^__^


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Wednesday, October 2, 2013

How to clear up your acne ♡

Acne is seriously the worst so i'm going to give you guys a few tips on how to clear your acne up. A lot of these tips will help moderately but if you have very severe acne please consider going to a dermatologist! Because they can help you clear up your acne very fast. 

 ♥ Letting your skin breathe ♥
If you wear makeup try your best to wash it off when you get home from work/school. You don't have to wear makeup when you're just sitting at home.Washing your face and letting it be product free for even a couple of hours will do wonders. 

 ♥ Wash your hands more often ♥
Before applying makeup and washing your face, wash your hands! Your hands get really dirty over the day and washing your face with dirty hands is doing the opposite of cleaning your face. Its really helpful to keep a little hand

 ♥ Don't over wash your face ♥
Washing your face twice a day is the perfect amount. Once in the morning and once at night. Washing more than that can over dry your face which can cause annoying flaking on your face.

 ♥ Exfoliate your skin ♥
Exfoliating your skin is great because it gets rid of all of the dead skin cells, making your skin fresh, glowing, and healthy! I have a diy green tea scrub that you can read about here. You can even just use sugar to scrub your face/body! It works great. 

 ♥ Don't try out new products too often ♥
Trying new things is great, but not so great for your skin. Some products take a little while to work and some might be breaking you out so if you're trying out more than one new thing you might not know whats breaking you out. 

 ♥ Change things out ♥
Cleaning the things that touch your face seem obvious but a lot of people don't do it. Changing out your towels you use to dry your face, cleaning your phone screen, and changing your pillow can change things dramatically for you. These things carry a lot of germs and changing them out and cleaning them up can help a lot!


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Thursday, September 26, 2013

September favorites ♡


I've been posting my monthly favorites a little early every month so I hope you guys don't mind. These are my favorites this month! September went by really quickly and I found myself really into my school work so I was a little absent from blogging every other day, i'm sorry guys! I'm going to try and posting every other day at least, also get excited because in December i'm going to be posting every single day!


Once of my favorites this month is this little patch I bought at a local Japanese market called Marukai. It was only a couple of dollars and its really cute! They also sell some other really cute patches there so if you have a Marukai where you live, you should go check it out! They sell a lot of the same things that Daiso sells. 


I've been taking my 3DS XL everywhere with me lately! I've been playing Animal crossing like crazy after not playing for a while. I have review of that game you can read here. I don't have many games for my 3DS because I try not to play it A LOT but I always do. I'm preordered Pokemon X so i'll be posting a review of that game when I get it!


This bubble bar from lush is actually from their Easter collection and I just finished using my other one that I bought and it's amazing. It does wake you up a little though, so I wouldn't use it if you're trying to go to sleep right after. It smells really nice and makes your bath look like the sunset!


I started taking iron pills again because I am anemic and i've been feeling really dizzy and sick so taking iron pills evens everything out for me. A lot of teenagers and younger people are prone to an iron deficiency so if you have been feeling not so well lately you should consider getting your blood taken out so they can make sure everything is okay with you because iron deficiencies can get dangerous. Mine isn't very bad at all, and i'm grateful for that! I got this at target for about three dollars I believe ^__^

I absolutely love this manga so much! It made me cry ; - ; if you've been looking for something to read I recommend this! I don't want to give much away about the story but I feel like a lot of people going into college or just graduating will relate to this manga a lot. You can purchase it here. The artwork is absolutely stunning and it has a live action movie based on the book that i've been meaning to watch.


This beanie was sent to me a while ago and I wrote a review on it that you can read here. Its getting a little colder here in San diego so i've been wearing this a lot to class. I get tons of compliments on it and people are always asking me where I got it! I think its really cute and has held up perfectly with all the wear i've been giving it.

I've bought so many of these little bottles of Manic panic! This is my favorite color to buy. I recently put pink back into my hair and this is what I use. It lasts a pretty long time for me and its really mixable with all my other colors! The color is "Cotton candy pink" 


And lastly something i'm really excited I decided to try is this Nivea lip butter. I was addicted to the EOS lip balms a while ago and I thought those were amazing, this is literally lip balm gold. Nothing has ever made my lips feel so soft! It stays on your lips for a long time, smells/tastes great, and although it does't put a color on your lips it seems like it makes them look more pink and brings out their natural color a lot better! The only downside is that you have to put your finger in the little tub and if you're a person who hates germs, that might bother you. But its okay with me because i'm always washing my hands. You can purchase it here.


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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Music playlist for fall ♡



The wonder years are one of my favorite bands ever. I've seen them live a million times and they never disappoint. My favorite album by TWY is Suburbia i've given you my all and now i'm nothing.You can click here to listen to the full album.  TWY are that kind of band a lot of people can relate to, and I find myself listening to them more around winter time. I'm not sure why that is but I get in a mood to listen to them more when its colder outside. Probably because so many of their songs reference cold weather. Every single one of their albums are flawless and they are absolutely amazing live and give off the best vibes. I even have some of their lyrics tattooed on me! If you like pop punk, you will most likely like The wonder years.
Also check out some of their other stuff like Wont be pathetic forever, and the upsides. They play tons of shows all around the US and play Warped tour a lot so if you ever get the chance to see them live, I really recommend it. They are fantastic.




Tegan and Sara are amazing, the album The con is from 2004 and i've been obsessed with it since it came out. If you've never heard of Tegan and sara, you should check them out. They aren't as popular as a lot of radio music but they are very, very talented. They started Tegan and Sara in 1995 out of Canada. They are twins too! How cool is that?! The whole album is amazing, I find that a lot of albums are great but there are always those off songs that are just kind of good. This album is my favorite because every single song is amazing. You can click here to listen to the whole album for free. If you end up liking T&S, you should also check out their albums So jealous and Sainthood. Those are also some really amazing albums by them. Also please consider purchasing these albums!








A couple of months ago I saw Anamanaguchi live, and it was literally the best show I have ever been to in my life. The vibe was so positive and amazing. Their whole set up was so colorful it was fantastic. Anamanaguchi is a chiptune rock band from New york. Their music is really happy its really great to listen to while you're getting ready too! Something really cool about them is that they did some of the music for the scott pilgrim video game. They were also featured on the game rock band. I don't know many people who have heard of Anamanaguchi, which is why I made sure to include them on this list. I hope some more people listen to their stuff! You can listen to their newest album, endless fantasy by clicking here. Although I do recommend checking out their music videos like this one and this one because they are REALLY cool.







Man overboard is a really amazing pop punk band and this is one of my favorite albums by them. I've seen them live before, and they're really amazing and they are all really sweet. Their music is really catchy and fun. If you like the wonder years, a band that I mentioned in this post, you will most likely like man overboard. You can listen to the whole album here. They also play a lot of shows around the US and they are actually touring right now! So check them out if they come to where you live. You should also check out their new album heart attack.












Those were some of my favorite albums to listen to so now i'll continue on with a playlist! These are some of my favorite songs that I listen to on a daily basis, all of them will be linked to a youtube video for easy listening ^__^ Also, please let me know if you would like another one of these posts for winter.







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Monday, September 23, 2013

Happy cosmos bag review ♡



The owner of Happy cosmos on etsy was nice enough to send me one of these really adorable hand made bags to review for you guys. She has a collection of a bunch of different backpacks, iphone cases, and bags that are hand made with love and they're all really cute. I really adore when people make things, themselves. 


I'm not sure of the exact material of this bag, but it feels very blanket like so you wouldn't want to use it if its hot outside, but since winter is coming this might just be a wonderful bag for you to use! Its very comfy and soft. The stitching on everything is in tact and there are zero flaws on the bag which is amazing.


I find it important to let you guys know how bags fit things, so this bag fits a one inch binder, and a standard size textbook. It could also hold a fifteen inch macbook which is what i have. Since the whole bag is very plush like its very soft on your shoulders so it doesn't cut into them and hurt like a lot of canvas bags do.


This is what the back of the bag looks like! Everything is really great quality and very soft so personally I am going to use this as a laptop bag! If you have been looking for something similar I would really recommend this, or you can even use it as a bag for school/work. I'm beyond happy with this bag and I really hope that you guys check Happy cosmos out!






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Halloween costumes from imyourpresent ♡


Kelly, the wonderful girl who runs the etsy shop imyourpresent makes the most adorable halloween costumes every single year, and every year I feel the need to blog about them so you guys can see! They are made to order, so you can ensure they will fit your body perfectly, they do take a little bit to be made, so if you were to order one for this halloween i'd do it soon! 


♥ Sailor dress ♥

♥ Bat dress ♥

♥ Ghost dress ♥



♥ Bandit costume ♥




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