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Monday, August 22, 2011

I Found These Little Gems At Costco!

Yummy goodness in a box! :P

Flavors: Mocha, Raspberry, Pistachio, Chocolate O_o *droolz

Mmmmmm.... So nommy :3

I have to try and make these myself! :p
I hear its pretty tough to make.

Do you like French Macaron Cookies? :)

Do you have experience baking them? Could you share some tips, please? :p
I would be forever grateful!

Sunday, August 21, 2011

"Passionate" and "Shy" Describe My Nails Today

I was curious so I got one of those color changing nail polish from the "Mood Swing" collection by icing.

I got the Mood Swing nail polish in the color: Passionate/Shy

Hmm... I don't really notice a change in color... yet. Did I do it wrong?

I liked how "mood" nail polishes made some of you guy's nails create a gradient effect.
But then again, my fingers are feeling a bit cold at the moment. O_o

This polish's finish is matte (something I did not expect); Not that it bothers me but I decided to brush a couple of layers of top coat (same one I used in here) over it anyway.

Maybe I will experiment with this later. :p

You own any of these polishes? Which colors? :p Do they work for you?


Tuesday, August 16, 2011

I Like New Toys

This is one of the exciting things I got on my birthday:

A Square Perfect SP500 Platinum Photo Studio!!!!
Everything was tucked in so neatly inside this huge zippered case!
This whole kit includes:
  • 2 Photo Tents 
    • (one in size 12 x 12" x 12") <-- great for quick and small items :3
    • (one in size 30 x 30" x 30") <-- HUGE!!!
  •  4 backgrounds (Black, Red, Blue, White) for each of the Photo Tents (8 total)
  • 2 lights (with stands)
  • 1 Tripod for camera
 
Hehehe... The smaller tent all set up. (I think I might have put the front photo-tent flap the wrong way though -__-;)
I don't think the tripod that comes in this set works too well for the smaller photo tent so I use my GorillaPod ;)

SOOOOOOOO EXCITED!

Haha, I can see why I got this gift though because look at my old "photo studio" setup; I made it using cardboard, tissue-paper and lots of tape:
Hahaha! Kind of pathetic huh! I was using my room lights and desk lamp as lighting. :P It still worked though. The old "photo tent" was just a bit bulky because it doesn't fold up as fancy as the new one I got. :)
(Just in case you were wondering, that item I was taking a picture of was for my ebay store)

How does your photo setup look like?
What kind of equipment/accessories do you use when taking your pictures? :)

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Hollow Mask from Bleach (Ichigo) Makeup

My inner hollow peaking through...

I increased the contrast, blurred the edges and colored my right eye yellow (those creepy yellow contacts would have been useful to use right here :P).

I used this picture of Ichigo (from Bleach anime):

and also inspiration from iChuyy. She made me want to try it. :p

Do you guys watch Bleach? :P I watched it until it got a little too long hahaha! :P

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Unique Shoes!

I was admiring Kobi Levi's amazing footwear designs on his blog, Kobi Levi- Footwear Design.
They are so so unique! I love his style. I wonder where I can get these :p

These are some of my favorites!
Chewing Gum
Banana
Slide
Kitty pumps! So clever!
Mother & Daughter. Awww how cute!

Aren't his designs amazing???
Do you guys own any shoes that are similar to anything like these?

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Icecream Truck Icecream

Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles); Apparently, he has laser red eyes.

Bubbles (Powerpuff Girls) with acid thrown in her face. -__-;
Ooohh.. Michelangelo doesn't look too bad! :P
 "Thin" Michelangelo. Hehehehhehe!
Ah... this one should be exciting right...
Sonic the Hedgehog??? HAHAHHAHAHAHA!

So funny how something as simple as ice-cream can amuse me so much.

Have you guys ate any of these before? :p

Sunday, August 7, 2011

Organic Veggie

Hehehe.. This is my mom's pepper :P I thought it was so cute.
I love how my mom has such a green thumb! She's also growing cucumbers, tomatoes and eggplant.



As for me, I am not as interested in gardening as much as my mom. :P

You guys do any gardening at all? :p

Monday, August 1, 2011

Crafts: DIY Bow for Gifts/Presents/Wrapping Using Magazine Paper

Whenever I want to relax and calm my mind from stress, I turn to crafting. Lately, we have been celebrating quite a few birthday parties this summer and sometimes we run out of bows whenever we wrap gifts. I'm so glad I learned how to make my own from Jessica Jone's blog, How About Orange (her tutorial: here).
They're so addicting!

I think that the magazine paper really adds a unique touch.

Maybe I will experiment using other types of paper as well. :3







What do you think?
Would you mind if your gifts were decorated with bows made out of magazine paper? :p