San Diego Trip: Day 3!

...continuation

OK.. this is such a long overdue post.. and believe me, I have some stuff I need to post that happened way back in June. LOL! Sorry for being MIA/Inactive here at blogger. So many stuff has been happening lately (about my move) and I haven't even been on twitter that much ~__~

Anyway, we went to San Diego last month of Labor Day and here are the other posts I made:

San Diego Trip: Day 01!

and

San Diego Trip Day 02!

It was such a lovely day that day. We decided to eat at The Mission.

The Mission has 4 stars with 400 reviews at Yelp. It's a little bit crowded but we didn't wait that long. Probably 20-25 minutes the most.

The first thing I  looked at is their coffee menu. I love the fact that they have so many choices for a coffee lover like me.

"the last legal vice"

I ordered Cafe Con Chocolate and it was so good!! I *died with goodness! Hahaha! The best coffee ever! Yes coffee and chocolate combined was heaven for me :P

Then the blueberry/strawberry pancakes I ordered were so good! I like how they decorated the plate. It makes it look yummy-er! 

What made it better is that the food weren't that expensive, so that's plus points for me! :) The servers were also attentive, asking if every thing's alright etc. I definitely recommend this place if you're visiting San Diego :)

Next -- we went to Las Americas Outlet. Didn't buy that much stuff there, but I had to stop by CCO of course :P They have a good amount of MAC make up there. If you follow  me on twitter or my facebook page, you would see that I posted a picture of the MAC Make up inside that CCO :)

I missed out on this collection, and I was happy I saw that they have this already at the CCO :) Yay for discounted MAC. hahah! I wished they had the lipsticks as well there but they have only lipglass, and I'm not much of a fan of MAC's lipglass due to the stickiness.

 I got: Prim and Proper blush, Bough Grey eyeshadow, Give me Liberty of London, and Dame's Desire.

The Day didn't end here but my battery did. Hahaha! I forgot to charge my camera's battery the night before so I wasn't able to take more pictures. Boo!

Anyway, I hope you'all are having a great day! Happy Weekend! ^_^

FTC: All stuff above are purchased by my own money

My MAC Venomous Villains Haul ♥

On September 14th, I went to my local MAC store to pre-order some Venomous Villains products. Then on September 30th, they finally launch the collection, I was so excited because that's the day I picked up the products I have pre ordered.

I went to the MAC Store at the Tyler Mall, was so excited to get my stuff, gave the MUA my receipt, and I noticed that my bag was not in the pile of "PRE ORDERED bags" on the side of the counter. The MUA then started putting my stuff in a MAC bag, then she came to me and said, "We are very sorry but the Bite of An Apple blush is SOLD OUT, I know it's very popular, but great news, everything that you pre-ordered except that is in this bag" I looked at her like, are you freaking serious?! I told her, "That's why I pre-ordered because you guys told me it's gonna sell out, so why tell me its SOLD Out now when it just released today?" She didn't even know what to tell me, she's like "ugh... did you want me to call Nordstrom for you to check if they still have it?" I was like, "go ahead, I just want EVERYTHING I have pre-ordered" I overheard them talking that some MUA forgot to put my pre-ordered stuff away and now since that blush is sold out, they don't know what to tell me, so they had to lie? Well anyway, after long 30 minutes of waiting for her to come out of the room at the back, she finally said, "great news! I got some Bite of an Apple blush for you! I got some from our event" Well, I'm glad because you guys should have seen my face! I was mad. lol.

Here are some of the swatches in case you didn't see my post about it: http://withadriyah.blogspot.com/2010/09/mac-venomous-villains.html

So onto my haul, these are the products that I've got:

I got a total of 14 items. I know. I went nuts, and believe me, I still want some more but I restrained myself from grabbing some more. :|

I got three of the Beauty Powders which I find very very pretty.

Her Own Devices, Briar Rose, Oh So Fair

Then I got these two blushes. I love the colors, very different from my usual "shimmery" blush because these blushes are actually matte. :) If I didn't like this collection, I would still get the BITE OF AN APPLE BLUSH because of its pretty shade. You only need a little because it's so pigmented. It's just so pretty! It's crazy because it was SOLD OUT right away then on eBay, they were selling it for as high as $39.99.

Swatch of the Bite of an Apple Blush

Darkly My Dear, Bite of An Apple

Then I only got two lipsticks. I wish I got more. I was eyeing at the Violetta l/s but must resist. Hahaha!

Toxic Tale, Heartless

I got three lipglass from that collection. Surprisingly they aren't that sticky (but still sticky) compared to my other lipglass. My favorite is the Revenge is sweet lipglass (the middle one) ♥

Hot House, Revenge is Sweet, Strange Potion

I only got 1 of the eyeshadows. I want to get the other eyeshadows as for collection purposes but I'm being practical. :P

 De-vil eyeshadow (dupe: Coppering)

That's all of my VV items that I got. Overall, I'm very happy and still excited with this collection. The little kid in me is rejoicing knowing it's Disney. :P Also I love the fact that it's not sticker. I am also happy that the colors are not sheer, they are actually very pigmented, easy to blend in. I love the lipsticks formula because they aren't streaky. My lips are usually dry, and I hate lipsticks that sink in the lines of my lips. These lipsticks are actually smooth!

Me, wearing Heartless lipstick

 Me, wearing Violetta lipstick with Revenge is Sweet lipglass.

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Anyway, an update on why I was MIA on blogger, (which btw I still need to post my September Favorites - which is gonna be hard since I packed all of my stuff already) We recently moved out of our apartment. Last day was September 30th.

As you can see, it was very messy, but all done now, everything is in boxes now and sitting in the garage of my parents until we move to our new apartment. Something very unfortunate happen to the apartment we're suppose to move in so for now, we stay at the parents' house until further notice :P

I only had very little make up I put in my make up bag and everything else is in the box. *sigh* I am hoping nothing will break.

See you again on the next update :)

MAC Venomous Villains

The last MAC Collection that I got excited about was the Hello Kitty Collection. I went gaga over it, and now another collection has wowed me once again! :D

MAC VENOMOUS VILLAINS

I have called different MAC Pro stores around me and no one is having an unveiling party :( I was so sad. One of the SA then told me I could go to the one in Riverside which is the Tyler mall because you can start pre-ordering the products. You can also play with them so you'll know what colors suits you or what they look like in person.

✿ Sorry for the crappy swatches. I was in a hurry swatching stuff because it was getting crowded ✿

The first one that caught my attention is the "Bite of An Apple" blush from the Evil Queen Collection (my favorite collection from the VV). It's a matte finish and its very pretty! I ordered a back up of this one too because the SA told me that they are almost out of this blush and is worried they won't have enough for the launch party.

"Strange Potion" lipglass is very sheer and kind of like pink or light coral color. It's nice if you like nude-pink color.

"Hot House" Lipglass is really pretty if you like berry kind of like color. It's buildable if you want a deeper berry color :)

"Heartless" lipstick is so easy to apply. It's not streaky at all. I love it! It's like an orangey-red.

"Wicked Ways" lipglass is also pretty if you like red lips :)

"Violetta" lipstick is a fucshia-violet color. It's a PRO color that's why I didn't get it. I could always exchange my 6 empties and get this shade :)

"Darkly My Dear" blush is nice for contouring. If you have emote blush, I think you can skip this because they're pretty similar.

"Revenge is sweet" lipglass is very nice also as its very pigmented. One of my favorite lipglass from the VV collection.

This is me wearing Violette lipstick with Revenge is sweet lipglass.

...and after lots of swatching, I got tired and went to the LOVESAC store to rest. Hahaha! We are actually planning on getting a LOVESAC once we are settled into our new place.

So, yes, I have pre-ordered my Venomous Villains already and here are the items I got:

✴Heartless lipstick

✴De-vil eyeshadow

✴Her own device beauty powder

✴Darkly My dear blush

✴Toxic Tale lipstick

✴Strange potion lipglass

✴Hot house lipglass

✴Bite of an apple blush

✴Revenge is sweet lipglass

✴Briar rose beauty powder

What saddens me is that they are NOT accepting 6 empties for VV eyeshadow/lipstick/lipglass. :( I remember I did exchange like 12 empties for two Hello Kitty lipstick before :(

Hope you like my update. :) See you on the next post..

It's Play Time!

After working 64 hours this week, I was so glad that I finally had a day off! I was excited to go to OC to meet with my babes and just play :3 

Adrian and I with our "picture-trippings" :P

We went to Mitsuwa first then Dave dropped off Ria to meet us there.

I got some Tsubaki! Everyone kept raving about this shampoo/conditioner. Tried it today and they are right! It's love at first use! ♥

Also got some Kitkats but I only saw 1 flavor which is the banana.

KitKat in Banana Flavor

Also got this to hold my hair while I do make up.  Its cute :P

We went to the Hive thanks to XPPINKXX recommendation :3 but the ones I want, they didn't have my size. Boo!!!

i ♥ this pic of me and Adrian. Seems like were in a Snow white kind of place :P

Went to Guppy's to meet the lovely ladies! :D

The Girls:

RIA - http://heyitsria.blogspot.com/

CHRISTINA - http://www.twitter.com/xtina_30

GIANG - xgianger.blogspot.com/

DIANA - paperdollrevenge.blogspot.com/

JULI - jusanctuary.blogspot.com/

We had the chocolate brick toast! It was so yummy! We also had the coconut brick toast with ice cream. It was so good! Yup, we did dessert first! "Remember Me" Style :P

Giang and Diana

Ria and Christina

Jordon and Juli

This is so not my angle. Hahaha! My face looked plump :P

Juli and Me

Our "master cutter" :)

Beautiful Giang

So much fun catching up.. eating sweets! :)

Then we had our dinner at Kula Sushi Bar at Irvine :)

$2 a plate..revolving sushi! YUMMMMM!!!

These are some of the sushi we ate :)

Dave, Ria and Giang

Diana, Christina, Me, and Adrian

After the great dinner, we went to Yard house for the happy hour! Happy hour indeed! Aahahaha! We ordered martinis and beer :)

having some martinis :)

Our dessert that night! :P Yup, we had another dessert! Hahahaha! What can I say? we all have sweet tooth! :P

We had so much fun that night.. We talked about the naked palette, then some inside jokes. hahahaha!!! Sorry, what happens in Yard house, can't be on my blog! Hahahahahah!! Some jokes are so hilarious and what we talked about were funny! :) I laughed so much that my jaws/cheeks were sore :P

The night of "facial and runny nose"

The beer they were drinking was so good! I'm not a beer drinker but it tastes so good!

This is the "after party" picture where we are all buzzed! :P I'm red as a cherry! Hahahaa!

I love  meeting with blogger girls. It's always so much fun! I'm sure once XPPINKXX moves here, it will be more of these little get together :)

Went to the movies today with Francis Adrian :) Saw INCEPTION AND ECLIPSE. The Inception's effects was really nice. I just feel like I need to watch it again in order for me to say, "Ohhhh.. I get it!" Hahaha! The Eclipse was good too, better than the 1st and 2nd in my opinion. Adrian was like, "What the! If I'm Edward, I would have left Bella already!" - this is after seeing Bella kissed Jacob and all the little flirtings. Hahahaha! 

I also went to see the CCO at Ontario and the SA told me they had Ripe Peach Ombre´ a week ago and it got sold out so fast! But she said they might have another shipment next month. I want that blush! I did pick this palette up because of the "neutralness" of it. I need more neutral palettes for work *ahem Adrian, me needs the naked palette ahem** :P

MAC Color 4 Palette

Manila Paper, Flip, Aztec Brick, Creole beauty

Very pigmented!! So nice especially the Manila Paper as highlight :)

Yeah broke my no make up buy but I feel like I deserved it after working crazy hours this week :P