No-no.

I just hate when a company makes a really good item it comes in a nice convenient package and they change it to something more convenient but in reality its less appealing.
I really don't like stick type products in general. So as much as I was tempted to get one I think now that I know it came in a jar form (which i prefer)I'm skipping out on it.haha.

Im a jar or tube kinda girl. Truth be told years ago I had a favorite product from Nars and it BROKE OFF when it wasn't even half empty. It broke off the stick. I cried for weeks. If I had the smarts I do now I should've shoved it in some random jar but of course I threw it out. 40 bucks out the window. So sad. haha. I was reading what one of those beauty blog specialists were saying about organics and I was like no kidding if something is runny because its all natural you CAN put it in the fridge. More reasons to love organic products. As long as it isn't one of those with dates...those are sometimes depressing. Im real tempted to make my own deodorant.HAHA. Its something I have been thinking about for a year or so now.

Who's Excited for Starbucks Happy Hour?!

Ofcourse I didn't sleep again but it was my own fault. I did work out if I work out today it'll be 4 straight days of working out! Im proud of that last week was awful. I had more off days than cardio days. I always jot down what days I worked out so its easy to know when I slacked off. I told myself even though my skin is bad this week, Im not going to give up on my workouts. HAHA.
I don't think i'll do any coffee today and head to starbucks instead. I had 2 or 3 days where I made my own coffee and ordered tea at starbucks but I have a free drink so I could do that today or tomorrow:D

Just in case you missed it Starbucks Happy Hour starts tomorrow I think...May 1st? If not its the 2nd. Im throwing it out there so you know. I think its from 2-5pm. I already know what Im getting. I decided to get smarter last year by going like twice or three times tops. I don't want to overindulge its too risky to work all that off. HAHA. So...i'll do maybe 2, if not 3 tops. I know Java chip or coffee frappuccino will be one of em. The smores frappuccino looks amazing. I'd have to get something smaller if I get that one!
Im out of a lot of my go to foods so I need someone to go run errands or I need to go myself.HAHA. When I eat sloppy it shows. I have not been eating the best my skin shows it and my weigher shows it. HAHA. Gotta keep up my workouts and eat better! Right as I try to go sugar free they tell me its happy hour. You know I'm not going to say no to pay 1/2 price. haha.
I remember telling my cheap guy friend about happy hour and he goes "oh so that's like a buck or so" I go NO silly frappuccinos are normally like 5 bucks for a grande so its like 2.25-2.50 and he goes "2.50?! that's expensive" I was like "uhhh no."HAHA. I knew we couldn't see each other when he started making a big deal out of $2.50.

Anyway...Im excited for Happy Hour if my plans workout tomorrow that would be even better....we shall see. Debating what to get right now. hmm.

Another Looong Week...

Haven't been able to sleep again and of all things I woke up with stiff fingers again. I don't know if it was because I had more caffeine that I normally would or if it was the sour gummies that I ate with my mom AFTER my workout. HAHA no one to blame but myself but dayum!
Long night. There was one good thing that came of this long day and it was that some people told me my hair looks amazing. I was like "why thank you" I think its the new conditioner Im using. It works miracles overnight.

I've been trying to find a cheaper and just as good cleanser and I'm almost tempted to try dermalogica after all the great things I hear. My current cleanser is amazing but pricey. I use it like gold.
I need something about half the price but just as effective.
Im also on the hunt for a good toner. If I'm going to pay 10-15 more for my last one I'm going to just pay a little more and get the good stuff.
So i've been doing my research I won't be buying anything soon because I still am downsizing believe it or not.HAHA. Sounds like Im not but I'm doing pretty good.

After this long day I kinda NEED caffeine so I made a cup of starbucks with my keurig. Im going to get something medium sized from starbucks probably non-espresso. Most likely an iced tea of some sort because I need a pick me up..HAHA. Im burned out.

Great Items I Recommend!

These are some of my favorites I got for a decent price. The sponge is amazing. I got it for $3.50! Last one there so you know everyone who bought one or more probably agrees with me that this sponge is amazing. I've been using the biore nose strips for over oh god 12-15 years as far as I can remember. Then of course my current favorite the hair oil. I think VO5 or Vidal Sassoon has one they've sold for years they're all amazing but I love how the L'oreal one only takes 3 minutes tops and it warms up on its own! The hair oil smells incredible!

Best Weather.

This weather (as cold as the nights are) is my favorite. Its colder than spring weather in Japan but I love it. Just enough sun, its breezy...I don't feel like I have to wear over spf 30 which is nice. 

I've been really serious about my skincare routine and I think its helped with my troubled areas. I do notice with a snap of my fingers(eating sugary or starchy snacks)I get those small blotchy skin issues.

I also switch cleansers every few days. I go with this foaming creamy one for dry skin to another gel like clear cleanser which is more heavy duty. I also think working out is great for my skin. I'll work out and then wash my face before I sleep and that does wonders. I never sleep with my makeup on. 

I did when I was younger. Im not proud of it. HAHA!

I had a good friend of mine ask me advice and we ended up having a ball. She is such a sweetheart. Her and I are pretty honest people so we don't usually get upset over people but sometimes we'll just sit on a couch and have girl chat and its just the best. I knew she was a keeper when she offered me her cookie dough ice-cream even though it was so little she was like "i'll get you a bowl we'll half and half this" I was like "you love me" HAHA. I think we watched Blue Crush while eating the ice-cream and I have no idea hat happened in the movie because the three of us were too busy yapping(yes her brother was there its a family affair)You know you adore a friend when their family is possibly your second favorite family!I always joke that you'll never see me eat anyone's food unless its her family cooking. 

I think its crazy whats going on in Baltimore...the earthquake in Nepal. Terrible. I pray for everyone...

Tea & Candle

All in all, this day is a success with a mini fail. I don't normally get irked but today I was irked at the end of the day. All I can say is don't make me wait all day and come up with a bs reason to not do your job. You get paid to do your job. If you can't do it, find someone else to do it. 

But anyway...the rest of the day was good. I laughed at my family when they told me it was going to be freezing cold last night and it...was ridiculously cold. I mean it was one of those days when you have to find everything and anything to get warm just to fall asleep. I mean wool socks, cashmere cardigan scarf...you name it I wore it so I could sleep. It was that cold. 

I think this morning was day 4 of no sleep and I was kinda beat to sh-- if you ask me. 

So I had a nice tea drink today burned some woodsy scented candles. I was looking at jewelry and if I were to ever add anything to my collection a cuff would be nice something bohemian or real edgy. I love Gwyneth Paltrow's necklaces they're so bohemian and cute. 

My nails are very spring meets bohemian this week. Its orange and I put this cute new gold topcoat on it. Its very simple but cute. I love it. I was doing real dark colors until this week. Im thinking lilac, or green next week. 

Exhausted.

I am tired. The only thing that gets me out of my funk is caffeine and sugar. Its terrible. HAHA. I don't know if it was that stronger frappuccino I had yesterday and the 9pm coffee but I was up all night again I had 3 bad days 1 good day. I had 2 no workout days so yesterday I was back on. Im trying to get as many days in as I can because I don't want to gain weight. I want to keep a weight. Although losing more would be nice about now....HAHA

As for fashion, kinda obsessed with the new bucket type bags. Is that what they're called. I actually dig most of what YSL is doing right now with their bags. I've always loved them as you can tell with my obsession with the now discontinued "easy" duffel bag. God I wanted one so bad in hot pink turquoise or some sort of metallic. (if you're curious just type Kate Moss YSL easy)Anyway...I've got my mind on a couple bags that are perfect for every day use. It has to go with jeans and leggings.
I love Gwyneth Paltrow's style because she can pull off a lot of looks. Alexa Chung, Olivia Wilde and Rooney Mara are my other inspirations. I love anyone who can pull off the blazer and jeans or dress with leather jacket look. Has anyone seen Karen O and her zero jacket? She may be pregnant but she is fit and she looked amazing!

Go-Tos.

I love these and have been using them for some time now. I blend them on my hand and dab them on with a sponge it makes my makeup look like I tried hard but its just 2 easy steps.haha.

I have real sensitive skin so I have a hard time finding good items. I read labels like its not funny.

These are pretty good! I recommend them.

I had been using the Laura Mercier illuminating tinted moisturizer but since I only have a wee bit left Im saving them for a rainy day. Its my backup. Not that there's a lot in it because it was my heavy rotation item. My go-to. I will buy all things "illuminating" because once you hit 30 its not as easy to get that dewy glow on your own. 

What I'm doing aside from dewy makeup is using mostly natural hair products that bring out the best of my natural hair. I love it. The not too heavy moisturizing haircare stuff is exactly what works but they're so expensive. HAHA. The one I'm using is probably cheaper than the fancier one I started out with and there's a lot more product in it so...i'll stick with that for a while. 

I don't look good when my hair is too flat or too straight. You always want what you can't have so when I was younger I always wanted straight hair. Now Im the complete opposite. Occasionally I will see someone with a beautiful straight bob and I'll be like "oh you're so lucky" haha. 

I think around the time I found out Natalie Portman had curly hair and she kept it natural most times kinda helped me. Truth is I get more compliments with my naturally curly hair. When I don't put the last step product(an oil or cream)its bigger and people are intrigued. My one friend's mom was like oh my god is your hair natural its so bouncy.I was like it is and I had no oils so its bigger than what I'd like it to be.HAHA. 

Eeek. More Price Hikes.

Its ridiculous how an item can get hiked up by 12-14 dollars. I refuse to pay that much more for a product thats been in stock already. Ugh. Looks like I'm changing toners. Oh well...
Im still a bit annoyed that the one $10 item I wanted is now $12 its like you know now that item is not as enticing to me. For $10, I was like wow that's rather cheap. Now Im like I gotta think about this. HAHA. Don't get me wrong I won't go out of my way to complain I just won't buy it.
There's a store that possible carries it so I'm headed there. We shall see...im really in love with the concept of the product.

Then again I know nice people. I'll just charm them and have them hook me up. (wink HAHA)
Believe it or not the older I get the more smaller my wish list gets. It usually involves haircare, skincare maybe cool bohemian themed jewelry or nail polish. There's a new perfume out I really want and my current 2 are just on empty its like empty any day so we shall see...i may just throw it out there...haha.
My day cream is just about empty and so is my other oil I always use day or night. Im just really picky right now. HAHA. My big jurlique hand cream is empty too. womp womp womp. The other ones aren't as heavy duty but I'm going to use them anyway. I really enjoyed the one brand my friend recommended. Thinking about getting a full size of that brand.

Today's Yummy Lineup.

Today was my "enjoy" day. By that I mean just eating and drinking some yummy stuff because I ate smart for a long time. An alcohol free "unwinding" HAHA. Thanks barista for the smiley face. HAHA. These japanese omochis were delicious. Haven't had them for some time now. They're wagashi so they go best with green tea so I was like thats it I'm doing an iced green tea latte. What a terrific pair. I was in heaven!

Had a nice light lunch, planning a light dinner and then its cardio again. Today I'm burning the new candle I dig. Its just an overall wonderful day. Im going to use me some Sunday Riley tonight. I love randomly changing my routine here and there. I use the good genes treatment like once a month or less because its so expensive but you'll definitely see a change when you use it. Skin is usually much smoother, pores are less obvious. Perfect for me since I'm going out this weekend!! 

My current day/night oil is almost empty so Im going to pull out the new treatment for night! So many new things to try this spring!! I love the idea of wearing something and waking up to better skin. Smelling good while you do it is a bonus! 

Illesteva / Thierry Lasry Sunnies...

Damn Illesteva and Thierry Lasry your sunglasses are so retro chic. I am in love. Not with the price tag but the designs are so elegant and would work with jeans or dressy clothes. Dreamy!!
I saw them and instantly left haha. I can't be looking at that stuff I have to save money not spend any.
HAHAHA.
Beautiful sunglasses though!

April Empties!

Im in organizing mode. Im using up things to de-clutter. I do really love the Kate Somerville exfoliKate. Not only does it smell clean and herbal it works wonders. Its a bit rough on my skin right now though. I just switched to a new brand and Im also using one of those new "add water" style mask.
They're both quite unique and wonderful. Now don't get me wrong, the exfoliKate is SO good, Im saving my mini tube for when my skin is really bad. The product is THAT good. It works wonders for big pores, random acne.

I think cutting back on my low fat chocolate bars helped some. Im not really eating a lot of chocolate or drinking really sweet drinks. I just changed my diet up some. Bought a whole bunch of new foods to try. They're wonderful. They've helped me from munching on salty or sugary things. Not to mention they are reasonable! Its only Tuesday but I can already tell this week is going to be amazing. I finally said the heck with it and decided to get something I wanted to get for some time.
I've changed a lot. The way I think, the things I love, people I want to surround myself with. My taste in music..HAHA. Seriously, had you told me in the 90s I'd be listening to a lot of Snow Patrol and Coldplay I woulda' giggled. The older me is obsessed with UK artists that sing mellow music. I love to spend money on my hair and I love blush and concealer. Couldn't live without 'em.

Its Beautiful Outside.

This rain definitely made the grass greener and the flowers bloom. Its absolutely beautiful outside. Winter was rough on everything. Not just our skin I swear. HAHA. I was using heavy duty stuff but Im finally able to just put on some light oil and its soothing. Im so glad I don't have to put on so many products at night!

I've been using this new hair conditioner and it makes me think of a good sunblock or a coconut drink.HAHA. It smells fabulous. I love coconut scented things. My one friend got me hooked. We had gone to this hip hair salon that carried bumble and bumble goodies and the coconut line smelled so good. I've been hooked on coconut since.

So Fresh, So Clean.

I figured I'd post when I was in a better place. Start fresh and clean. I realize now that I was not in the right frame of mind to even be on social media OR post. I think other people suffered from that and I am sorry. So I spent the past couple of days away from everything. To my surprise, it was much easier and good for me. I spent a couple days cleaning, other days debating what to get on sale, figuring out whats coming with me..talking to friends and other stuff. Been trying a whole bunch of new products.
I also found that the cheaper beauty sponge Im using now is not bad. Infact I'll probably use those while I'm here because they might be harder to find down the road. Scored two sponges for under 15bucks. They last long as long as you clean them. Also don't get a white sponge. Its a hot mess. They stain so bad. Between cream blush and cc/bb creams it looks like its been used for years...when in reality its been used maybe 5 times total. Not cute.

I also really dig the butter london glitter scrubbers. They're these nail polish removers individually wrapped but they're made specifically for stubborn glittery polish. I had just spent about 5 days wearing this heavy duty gold topcoat so I figured today was my chance to try the polish remover. It was amazing! Worth the money!!
That is all for now. My friend and I have officially come up with a day to hang out. Im excited. Im looking forward to lunch!