CVS 50-75% Off Sale Part 1

As most of you know CVS is having a great sale on cosmetics. Most items are marked down 50% or 75% off. The reason why they are having this sale is because they are discontinuing the items so they are trying to make more shelf space for the newer items. I've heard of the sale and tried going to CVS one night but i didn't find anything. I was seriously expecting the sale signs to be in my face but it really wasn't. It's mixed with the other regular items so I totally missed it and got nothing and just went home. Then when I was watching other youtube guru's talking about their hauls I got really curious again and decided to go with my friend. OMG! Who would've thought it was these little stickers that totally blends in with the rest of the stuff. We had to look around hard to find what's on sale, especially because most of the stuff was probably sold out already.

I got these two hip eyeshadows. I've always thought about purchasing these but for $8-9 I was a bit too cheap to purchase it. Since this went on sale I had to get it because they were only going for $2.12 each!! I got two, the one on the left is sassy and the right is devious.

I already have this Dream Mousse Concealer by Maybelline but in Light, I wanted a slightly darker color because the one I got was a bit too light on me. I ended up getting medium beige which I think will look good under my powder. I got this for $3.89

Maybelline's Sensational Lipstick in Pink Please is my favorite lipstick ever!!! I think that this was the first lipstick that I've ever loved and also the one I wear on a daily basis. I seriously still have one that i'm using and another backup but I couldn't let this deal go so I ended up getting a second back up. I know..crazy but it was only $4.49.

I have a couple of Revlon's Lipgloss and especially the ones that were supposedly limited edition. I purchased all the colors except for the red one because i thought the red was a bit crazy, now I somewhat regret not getting it. Anyway, I did purchase this Lilac one but returned it because I wasn't sure how the purple color would look on my lips. Boy am I glad I returned it because I ended up getting it on sale for $2.25 instead of paying around $9 for it.

I already have a ton of nail polishes but I couldn't give up these colors! They are so beautiful and they were such a good deal! Each nail polish was going for $1.37 each! Is that cheap or what? From left to right I got Pink Chiffon, Really Rosy, & Touch of Mauve.

In total I only spent around $21! I was really happy at the end of the day, even though I really wasn't supposed to be shopping!

Christmas Presents!!

I know this is pretty late but I'd like to share what I got for Christmas from my family and friends. Christmas 2010 was by far one of the best Christmas I've had. I got to spend it with family, even though we didn't do much it was quality time spent together. I am so thankful for all these gifts and I definitely didn't expect this much!! I love my family and friends! You guys are the best!

This is all from one friend. A Hello Kitty blanket, Betsy Johnson Earrings, a Hello Kitty Calender and a Christmas card. So cute!! I love it!!

The Hello Kitty blanket is sooooo soft!! I love it! I somewhat don't like the fact that it's white because it will get dirty quick but it's okay, I'll just be careful. Hehe, see Mellie's head? I was taking the picture and she suddenly stuck her head over the blanket to look at me. So cute!!

A closeup look of the Betsy Johnson earrings! They are so cute and sparkly. It's cute for a night out or for a fancy event.

My siblings got me this Juicy Couture bag! So cute!! It's real leather so it has that leather smell that I'm not so fond of but I love the bag!! I'm so scared that I'm going to scratch it or ruin it.

They also got me this matching wallet to go with it. It's a velvet texture so it's really soft. I'd also have to be careful with this and not stain it or get it wet with anything or else it will get ruined. I love it! I've been wanting a new wallet.

My friend also got me this pink purse. I've been eying this purse for quite a while. I wanted to get this but there were no more and I guess my friend went to a different location to see if they had it and they did! I love the pink color and the ruffle look that it has.

Bows!! I love bows! My friends all know that I love bows and that is why one of my friend got me this shoulder bag. I love it!! It's cute for shopping or a day out where I don't have to where a purse.

My brother's girlfriend got me this Coach Wristlet. I've been wanting a new wristlet for quite a while now for night outs and she totally read my mind! I was really happy and excited to open this up. I would've just been happy with any wristlet..it didn't have to be Coach. What a great bonus!

Something else that's a bow!! This necklace is sooo cute! I love it!! I haven't gotten the chance to wear this yet but I definitely will!

Hello Kitty necklaces!! I love Hello Kitty and I love how it's pink! The gold one I stole from my friend through a white elephant game and the silver one with the cute pink bow is from one of my friends. I wear these at least once a week!

My Lady bug pet pillow! I wasn't expecting a present from this particular friend of mine. He's so sweet!! He was really excited to give this to me and I love it!! It's funny how he said "I better not see your dog chewing on it when I come over to your house' lol cause she probably would. But she hasn't yet but she does sniff it every so often.

This is an interesting Lava foot scrubber. I haven't gotten the chance to try this yet and I don't think I will for quite a while. I'm probably going to wait until summer when I wear a lot of sandals to use this. I'll probably make a review on this some time in the future after using it for a while.

Makeup!!! I love makeup and it's definitely my current obsession. The benefit get even powder is definitely one of my favorote powders I use. I was happy to receive it because I just hit pan on my old one. The eye shadows are cute and my friend knows I don't buy much eye shadows so it was nice of her to get it for me!

There were other presents that I didn't take pics of and I felt like it wasn't really worth showing. I love them all but this post is already long enough! I couldn't ask for more!

Kiehl's LIP BALM #1

Kiehl's Lip Balm is by far my favorite lip balm!! I used to be a fan of carmex, who isn't right? Well...now I think otherwise, Carmex has nothing on Kiehl! I got this lip balm a while ago, from my ex who got a little free gift set from Old Navy. I didn't even know what this brand is so it has been sitting in the corner of my drawer. One day I was walking through Nordstrom and saw that they sell this and out of curiosity I went home and tried this lip balm. To my amazement I love it!! It's really smooth and it lasts for hours. It not only keeps my lips soft and smooth but I don't always have to reapply compared to Carmex. Truthfully, I think that Carmex makes my lips dry out and I feel like at the end of the day I'm always scrubbing or peeling my skin away. For Kiehl's lip balm I don't have to do any of that. I love wearing it at work and not worry about reapplying it. I also like how it has SPF 4 Sunscreen, which is not much but it's better than nothing!


One con I have for this lip balm is that you have to use your finger to apply the product. Unlike Carmex having a round tip that's easy to apply to your lips, Kiehl has a little flat top which would be really rough if you tried to apply directly from the tube and it won't spread it around your lips.

makeupbyleinabaaaby had a youtube video reviewing a couple of the Kiehl's products and she did talk about this lip balm. However, she didn't like it as much as I did. I think everyone has their own opinion and this is surely one of it. She said that it gave her this weird numbing effect but in my opinion I don't have that at all. I will definitely consider purchasing this again.

Here's her review in case you are also curious about Kiehl's other products.

Gifts from Korea & Japan!

I know I am so late at posting this but it's better late than never! My friend Sandra went to Korea and Japan in September. She was there for practically a month! I was so jealous you have no idea! She came back with all these gifts and of course I gave her money and asked to buy me a couple of things. They are so awesome!

The first thing that I really wanted was the Missha BB Cream!! Sandra ended up getting me two which I was really surprised because I was only expecting one. She got it in the number 21. It still is light on me, but mixing it with my Revlon PhotoReady in Golden Beige helps match my skin tone more. Golden Beige was my color during the summer and now that it's winter my skin got a lot lighter, so mixing it with the Missha BB Cream is perfect! I've only used the BB Cream a couple of times but so far I like it!

The Aritaum masks that she got me is awesome!! I love it! I think that I will do a review on it some time next month (hopefully! ^-^) and let you know how I use it. She got me 5 packs for 10 bucks and in each pack there are 10 masks. It's basically a dollar a mask! But I have another trick, which I will get into when I do my review!

Sandra also got me a lot of blotting sheets that I asked for, but truthfully I don't really use them even though I should because my face is super duper oily! Along with all the beauty stuff that she got me, it came with a lot of samples! All the stuff that I asked her to get are mentioned above and everything else are samples and free gifts from the shop. The mirror is so cool and the white Missha cosmetic bag is so cute! I ended up giving the white bag and one of the Missha BB Cream along with some masks to my brother's girlfriend for Christmas. Yes, I'm so generous! Lol! I really wanted to keep it for myself but I know that she likes it too so I decided to give it to her.

Last but not least! You can't forget the snacks! I love the KitKats from Japan! They are so different and so delicious. There were 3 different KitKat flavors, purple yam, royal tea, and aloe yoghurt. Omg!! Aloe yoghurt is definitely my favorite!!! It's so yummy! I know the flavors sound weird (I thought so too!~) but they are really good! I don't even know how to explain it. lol.


Also another candy that I can't stop thinking about because I want more is this glutinous riceball peanut candy. I do not know what the name of it because it's all written in Japanese but Sandra said it was the 'in' thing in Japan. On the outside it's a peanut butter coating and on the inside is the chewy rice part, kinda like the real thing! I only have one left and I'm trying to save it for as long as I can. Lol! So sad...I hope that I find this candy in Japantown!