Swap Inquiries *EDITED*

Hello.. I am taking a break from studying and thought why not post about "Swap and whatnot"
I have received so many emails regarding "swap". They want me to get them things. The famous one they are all asking is the Laneige Strawberry Yogurt Peel, Japanese magazines, and Japanese things. I have explain to them and will explain again that:

• I have to drive 1 hour just to buy them so getting these things will cost me gas! & its not fun to get stuck in a traffic!
• Japanese magazines are heavy! Which means shipping them will costs me a lot!
• Lastly, Do I know you??

I don't want to be mean but I learned my lesson! I won't ever ever swap again with people whom I don't really know. You must be a blogger/twitterer who I frequently talk to.

SWAP GONE WRONG?

I had my 1st swap with this girl (who will be un named - I'd say check BLOGGER SWAP!) and she asked me to get her some stuff. Since it was my 1st time, I agreed and got her the things she wished for. Packaged it right away because she mentioned in her email that she is getting ready to package mine too. I was excited!

I sent mine IN PRIORITY so she will receive it right away (hoping that she will do the same). She got mine, I waited for her patiently. She told me she will give me the tracking number (I emailed mine to her). It has been 2 straight weeks that I didn't hear from her so I emailed her again asking for the tracking number. She didn't even bother to email me back. (LESSON #1: Always communicate with the other person. You have to update each other ALWAYS!) I still gave her the benefit of the doubt and waited for the tracking number. One day she emailed me and told me she just sent it and that she did not get a tracking number because she doesnt know how. (LESSON #2: Be honest to each other! Do not say things that will be used against you! if you don't have the tracking number, then don't even say you will email me the tracking number) (LESSON #3: Always let the other person know when you'll be able to send the package. DO not lie! If you can't send the package, you must immediately tell the other person so the other person won't be waiting for nothing!) When I finally got my package, I was disappointed BIG TIME! Because she did not send me what I asked for/what we talked about, instead she gave me these things - some samples and things from other people. (LESSON #4: Get to know the other person. Read her blog and know what are the things she like or doesn't like) She gave me this thing that I didn't like and she probably didn't know (I had a similar one and sold it in my blog sale). (LESSON #5: Regifting is a NO-NO! Especially if you posted it in your blog and people already saw that you got that from your other swap. If you didn't like what you got, be at least decent to keep it or give it away to non-blogger people).

Yes I had a horrible swap! X( In conclusion, NO I WON'T SWAP with you if I don't know you that well. Sorry..

REFER TO BLOGGER SWAP who are in the WHITE LIST and BLACK LIST :)

Edited Part:
LOL! If you wanna know who she is, I'd say READ MY COMMENTS! Hah! One of the girls emailed me and yes she did this - not just to me - but to a lot of our blogger girls. She asked for stuff and now they are waiting for almost 3 weeks.. and she has the guts to say she is busy with this and that! (LAST LESSON: If you are too busy, don't even think of swapping! If you find time to email us, then you should find time to go to the Post Office and mail our stuff!) She had too many BS! She will say she is busy with school or have to do this and that and makes damn lies. She has too many lies and excuses! She is making this poor girl wait & told her she is busy to mail her parcel. What a bitch. She should not swap if she is busy.. Grrrr! Yes she is now getting to my last nerve!

Yes she is a horrible swapper!! if I were you, ask for your stuff back!!! or call the police and tell them that you swap with her but she never mailed yours. (which is true for some our ladies!) I dare her to comment on this or even email me.. Then I'd have no choice but to post our email conversation.. :) Yes I'm still being nice! :D

Bling Bling

Hello ladies (and gents)! :) I should be studying right now. I have a test on Thursday and a quiz *yup same day* about Cardiovascular and Skeletal System. *SIGH* So I have tonight and tomorrow to study because Tues and Wednesday, I had to work. Grrr. damn. I don't know how to manage my time good because here I am checking my gmail and twitter. ahaha. Lame. and now posting something not important :P

My Blackberry Storm - getting used to it, I do have some complaints like it freezes, or the net is too slow or the battery doesnt lasts me all day (since I'm always on twitter and yahoo messenger at work). But I do love my phone :) So I want to get me a nice case but I can't seem to find one that I want, until I saw this on ebay: Check out the store: MY BLING THINGZ and RAN*SMILE

This is not for the Storm but it says on her site that she can make it for the storm. I fell in love with it because its Hello Kitty and it shines like no other :) I love shiny things! HAH! :) But buying this is like buying a phone! $179.99! Gah! So Swarovski crystals are that expensive?? Sheeshhh...

This one is for the Iphone but I'm sure she can also make one for the Storm. Isnt pretty? *gasp* and this one costs an arm and a leg too.. maybe plus the neck. :*( I wanttt ittt.. but too darn expensive! :(

You ladies who are expert in Swarovski *DSKNguyen and Mona* Is Swarovski Crystals really that expensive? I wonder if I could get some Swarovski and attempt to make one myself.. ahahah :)

Random Updates: 2 + Beauty Haul

Note: I do not want to offend anybody who does not read/believe in horoscopes. I am not saying that I do believe in it, its just sometimes its fun reading it :)

Another random post! LOL! Yeah its fun reading random updates. :) Ok, for today's random post, I wanna talk about my HORRORSCOPE! I hate reading HOROSCOPES!! They do come true a lot of times which is weird, and sometimes they are creepy. :/

Yesterday's horoscope said that I will enjoy my day at work [which by the way I did because we had a party - which I wasn't aware of! and it was fun.. my patients danced, ate, and socialized with other patients]

and for today - or should I say for tomorrow [APRIL 04, 2009]:

The Bottom Line

It won't be an easy day for you, but it could be a very pivotal one. Hang in there.

In Detail

It's not going to be an easy day for you, but it could be a very pivotal one. By simply hanging in there and doing your best, you will prove something to someone who could be very important in shaping your future. A tough discussion has left you feeling unsure about your side of the argument, but you shouldn't let anyone's hostile attitude shake your confidence. You deserve to get more respect, and luckily you are about to get some. Once you get through today, it will be easy going.

My Take: Oh Em Gee. Yesterday said that I will have a lot of fun, and now its saying that today won't be an easy day for me?? Haha. More work perhaps? School will be stressful? Family issues maybe? Or maybe its my decision to buy a house - ahaha. I do not know for sure and of course I AM not relying to a horoscope on how my day will turn out. :p

Anyway, to switch the topic, I got some new things over the week. :) Just small things that I wanna share with you guys! :P Cute things :P

I am in need for a new eye make up remover because I finished my Clinique Cleansing Balm. and I was going to get another one but the MUA there told me that they discontinued it already! WTF! Whyyy?? I love my Cleansing Balm! :( So I got this new make up remover. I'll do a review soon :)

Then Clinique was having GWP! Yay for GWP! Gotta love it! :) I love the big bag because I can put all of my skincare items whenever I spend the night in OC :) I also like the lipstick because they're creamy and not drying. I gave the moisturizer (DDML) to my mom :) I' excited to try the youth moisturizer :)

My favorite?? The Blush stick! Soooo pretty :)

I went to the CCO and they told me that they have Dame Edna Palettes but I didn't see any! Must have been sold out. lol. So I got 2 eyeshadows instead.

Solar White e/s from Cool Heat Collection.. I think?

Illegal Cargo e/s.. such a very pretty color! I'm in love :)

I had a poll before and asked my readers on how many MAC eyeshadows you guys have. Many of my readers have Less than 5 eyeshadows and lots also answered more than 45 eyeshadows. Aside from lippies, I also collect MAC eyeshadows. I love them so much, I wanna get all of the colors. lol. Its like a child having all of her crayolas :) I do have more than 45 eyeshadows. I know its ridiculous because I am not planning to be a make up artist. ahaha.

I still have some eyeshadows which I'm lemming to get:
1. Beautymarked eyeshadow 2. Deep Truth eyeshadow 3. Yogurt eyeshadow 4. All that glitters eyeshadow

That's it for my haul. I have a $50 giftcard from Sephora..still thinking of what to get. Suggestions? :)

Random Updates: 1

I can't believe lots of you guys voted for "Random Updates" Haha. My Random updates are probably gonna bore you out because I will just write whatever is in my mind which in some cases won't probably make sense like this one. lol! It's 3am..Need to sleep!

SLEEPING - HELLO KITTY

Speaking of "I can't sleep.."! Yes this is a bad case of insomnia because every night I am just wide awake just like this. I tried everything from counting the sheep, taking a warm shower, cutting down on caffeine, eating bananas (which my co-worker swore that if you eat banana before bed time, you will fall asleep), and drinking milk. Ugh its no use!

Oh btw, I saw this at Ebay's and thought it would be cute if I use this to sleep.. hahah! Totally cute right? :p

View Seller: BUY IT HERE!

HELLO KITTY - THEN - BROWN HAIR

Hah! I can never get enough of hello kitty. I love it then.. I love it even more now.. haha! :) Speaking of THEN.. I thought I'd post this funny picture! :P Yes, Spot me! I think I was 8 or 9 at this picture. Its funny. I hate some of my elementary pictures... But what the heck, everyone needs a good laugh :P When I was a lil kid, I had dark brown hair :) Ohhh shiny! :)

BROWN HAIR - LUSCIOUS!

Speaking of BROWN HAIR, Lots of you voted that I should have a brown hair, but lots of you wants Black hair too.. Hmmm.. What about something in between?? DARK BROWN HAIR Yeah? :p Just wanna show you guys another picture of me sporting a dark brown hair and tell me what ya guys think :) Love my super long hair! :) Oh so luscious!

LUSCIOUS - LUSH

Hah! Speaking of Luscious, I thought of Lush! Hahah! I'm really loving my Angels on Bare Skin! This is my 2nd time using it :) Will update more later :)

This is soooo random... hahah! Hope you guys enjoy my 1st Random Update. Til next time :p You will now see more of this..since you asked for it :P

Love from Melanie <3

Yay!! Another update! I'm on a roll :p Lots of you wants me to do random updates - more personal stuff. I don't mind updating anything that's in my mind but I don't wanna bore you guys out. LOL! If you only read my personal multiply (which I stopped updating), you will see random updates like "Ohh I just saw this flip-flops and I want it" Haha. Something like that. Short and sweet :P

I don't have work today, so I went to pick up my paycheck (not too happy because of the paycut) but was too lazy to go to the bank to deposit it so I told Adrian to do that tomorrow. Besides I HAVE A TEST ON THURSDAY and I need to do major studying today (which I don't feel like it).

I LEFT MY <3 IN SAN FRANCISCO

I went to check the mail and to my surprise, there's a bubble envelope waiting for me there. I squeeled with joy when I saw who it came from :) Its from my Youtube and Twitter friend MELANIE. <-- click to check her YT videos. She's amazing :) So, we've been talking through twitter and updating each other because I am going to San Francisco soon and would love to meet her :) She mentioned that their CCO is amazing so I have to check it out when I get there :) Adrian was asking, who is it from? and I told him about her and how we met and all that stuff :) I was excited to open it. :) and when I opened it, I felt I was in LA LA Land! Or more like HK land. Hahaha. She hooked me up! :) She is sooooo generous! She filled the envelope with lots of HK goodies from stationaries, tissue, band-aid to decorations. Ohhh I love everything! and what's that surprise thingy that is wrapped with white paper and cute yellow tape?? :)

TA-DA!!!! My Heatherette LOLLIPOP LOVING!!! Ohhhhhhhh!!! I'm so happy! *dancing with joy* Lala.. lala.. :) Haha! I'm just to excited about it. I went to MAC Counter and tried this on and I felt like I wanna buy it but I waited..and I got a better one with cute packaging! :) Isn't pretty?? Say yes yes.. ahaha! :P

She included a sweet note. This is what I LOVE about her. She informed me that her package is going to get delayed and I know from the very 1st start why and I know already that her package won't come any sooner, and she is NICE enough to let me know :) You know what I mean? Heh :P

Dearest Melanie, Thank You so much for your generosity, and I know you don't have to do this for me but you still did and what even more got me is you even included some HK in your package. Awww.. you didn't have to :) You are a very sweet girl and yes I would LOVE to meet you when I get there. We need to keep in touch. Thank You again for this sweet package. :) I'll love you long time :)

After all the dramas I went to (I'm itching to go detail by detail on this but I'm trying to restrain myself) regarding swapping and all that, I'm glad there's a lot of people out there who cares :)

THANK YOU LADIES!!!!

You guys know who you are (hint: to all the people who I emailed).. for making me strong, making me realize some things :) I love you all :D I will always be here for you all too :D

NAILS and SHADOWS

These are my sad attempt of painting my nails using China Glaze Nail Polish. I personally love the 5th Avenue Nail polish :) The 2nd picture is just a disaster. Haha! I didn't use any sticker to make my french line even that is why its all ugly and crooked :P I'm still new to this stuff and hopefully I'll make it better next time :)



I depotted some of my eyeshadows and decided to put them in this quad. I wanna do a B2MAC once I get 6 empty containers. Hehee. So far I have 5! :p

TOP: Gesso and Swimming
BOTTOM: Bold&Brazen and Sunset B

Then the purple one is actually a pressed pigment. I did it last night since I can't sleep. Its called Lovely Lily pigment. Then the orange e/s is Evening aura e/s/

and last is just a picture of me with my sad attempt 2 green eyeshadow blended together. Hehe. This is after 16 hours of application. Yup, its around 12:30AM - I just came home from work :P

See you guys next post! :) I'll try to update more often. I wish I'll be done in school in no time :(

Update and More :)

Hello ladddiessss.. A lot of things happened this past few days (School, Work, Dramas, Gossips) but we all survived! Hah! and I will have a new Day off starting this Sunday.. I will now have Sunday-Monday Off! Woot Woot! No more Monday madness! Haha :)

Anyway, a recap of my week:

LOVE FROM JES!

Jessica aka Jesmakeup was very kind enough to send me something from the mail. Oh girl, you know you made my week? I was so happy when I got your envelope. You are too sweet :)

I joined her contest and she sent me this. She's such a sweetie. :) Now I have some kawaii bandage to use when I get a boo-boo.. I also love the Hello Kitty eyeshadow dusts. So cuteee! Well, I love anything Hello Kitty! hahah!

Thank You so much girl for this :) You just made my entire week happy :) *hugs* Hope to meet you real soon, and if you move here where I live, you know we'll always gonna hang out right? :)

WHICH ONE??

Ok, so I was looking through my old pictures, and found some pictures of me with my "light brown" hair. I kinda miss my old hair color and think that it looks better than my black hair. What do you guys think?




In this picture, these are the things I'm wearing:
FACE:
MUFE HD Primer in Blue (my favorite primer ever!!!)
L'egere BB Cream
Sunbasque Blush
Boi-ing Concealer

EYES:
BE Primer (one of the best I've tried since UDPP)
Expensive Pink e/s (lightly on the lid)
Carbon e/s (just to add some definition)

LIPS:
Dior 457 (one of my fave lipgloss..so moisturizing and not drying!)

HAUL...S!

Oh, and I finally visited Melody's at Alhambra. I liked it there because they sell MAC, Smashbox, Stila, Dior and much more for discounted price. They even have Hello Kitty!! Popster for $11!!! Yup, I got 4 things only. CCO is still cheaper I tell ya but its worth checking this place out :)

MELODY'S

11 S 2nd St
Alhambra, CA

91801-3714

I got this MSF in Blonde. I've been wanting it for so long but coudn't justify myself to buy an MSF worth $28! But when i saw this one, I know I had to get it.. :) I'm getting addicted to MSF as a blush :)

MAC PaintPot in Blackground - I want this because lots of blogger gals use this as their base and makes their e/s stands out more :)

To add to my growing collection of MAC e/s: Gesso

I'm feeling kinda spring so I had to get this: Swimming

I also went to MAC Store with no intention of buying. The Sugarsweet Collection is nice but I'm saving my money for the A Rose Romance Collection. I love tinted blush and liptint so I might get that from that Collection.
I went to the MAC store just to look, then the MUA there tried this on me (LOVE ROCK) and oh I fell in love with it. When I 1st swatched it on my hand, it was shimmery and DIDN'T LIKE IT AT ALL! But I guess when applied to your face is different. :) So Adrian let me have it.

LUSH at Glendale Galleria. Ohhh the smell was strong, but when I tried their hand treatment, I was hooked! Tried the Angels on Bare Skin and I gave in and bought $5 something worth. I tried it last night, woke up to a smooth skin! Love it! :)

Then bought some China Glaze Nail Polish in 5th Avenue (oh so nice!) and Treat me like a queen (red one) I am getting hooked on nail polish! I have 5 China Glaze so far and no OPI. I have yet to try OPI but they're very expensive! Haha!

Well, this is it.. hope you guys enjoy the weekend! Work tomorrow but its my "Friday" so I don't really care.. :) I also bought my IMATS tickets so hopefully I'll see you guys there! :D

Storm with Surprise + Kt and M's Love

Heeellooo!! Heeelloooo (echooo)!! Haha.. I feel like I have not updated for a long time. I wasn't even lurking or leaving my prints on any blogs. I've been so busy with work and school (again). I studied and found out that our quiz was postponed! Crazzzy! Haha! :p

I totally skipped the Sugarsweet Collection (even if I was tempted).. I/we have been saving (and I'm proud of that!) but of course I had to buy little bit here and there.. :p

CLOVER.. AM I LUCKY??

On St. Patrick's Day, I had to work..so no drinking for me! Besides I don't really like drinking that much because I get so red, I look like tomatoes! lol! Anyway, so I worked the whole night, floated to 2 units and well, was so tired! :( I wore my St. Patrick's Hello Kitty Shirt. It says "DON'T PINCH ME" but all they can read was "PINCH ME!" lol.. I also drew a clover on my face which was a total failure, it looked like a bruise! The teacher asked me, "OMG What happened to your face?" LOL! Hilarious..

Also, you'll see here my UGLY black hair :( Must change the color sometime soon.. Adrian loves it though..

Here you can also see my growing eye bags. Ugh, I hate eye bags.. sooo ugly! :(

TIA LOVE SWAP

Kimberly Tia and I did I swap and her shipping is amazing! I got it right away! :) I wanted the Hello Kitty Bow.. Of course, as an HK Lover, I must have her Bow! Teeheehee! I love everything she included in the box :) She's such a sweetie :D

Unveiling the love for me... ohhhhh....

Ahh! My Bow.. at last! :)

Ohhh! Pretty colors :)

Samples she included just for moi :D

My fave! Loveee it! :D

CAN I BE A KITTY?

Isn't cute?? I Lovee it! Thank you so much Tia for this bow. Sooo cute :) You are very talented and crafty :D Wish I can make more of this.. haha! :)

MONA'S SWEETNESS

This came in the mail this week, and I got really excited because its my 1st Shishem! Weee! Thank You soo much Mona.. you are just too sweet! :)

STORM ME WITH SURPRISE!

I know, this is a never-ending surprises from the husband.. He know I've been feeling sad and down lately (I dunno why).. I even twitted about this.. So when I got home and found this BB Storm ad a surprise, I got really excited! :) I've been wanting a new phone and can't which to get but the husband is very sweet to get me this phone. So cute and I'm loving it. Just hard to get used to it. Thanks again my Adrian! :)

MAC Hello Kitty Wallpaper and Theme :)

When I locked the screen, this comes out. So cute :)

SEPHORA ESSENTIALS

I went to Sephora today to buy some essentials.. I was surprised nothing really appealed to me there. I so want a new Dior lipgloss but when I tried all, I didn't find any that I want at that moment.. Also I avoided MAC counter because I don't wanna get lured to getting any from the Sugarsweet Collection. :) I was looking for Korres Lip balm but did not find it. :/

This is my 5th bottle.. I tried so many cleanser but I kept on coming back to this particular Clinique product. So Mild! :)

Had to stock some UD eyeliner. I love this better than MUFE Aqua. The MUFE smudged on me, but this one stays better on my waterline :)

My UDPP is all dried out and needed a primer bad! But the Sephora I went to does not have the UDPP in stock so I decided to get this instead, thanks to Fuz's amazing review. I'll do my review soon :)

HELLO KITTY KOUTURE POWDER
I've been using this since I got it, and I must say I loveee it so much! I use the MUFE Primer and top it with this powder and gives me smooth clear skin. The MUA at Sephora even asked me what foundation do I wear. She was shocked when I told her I only use the HK Powder. The Powder is very fine and soft. Like velvety soft :)

I want to Thank everyone including Diana and Valiohh who recently gave me an award! So happy I met you guys here on blogger. I feel blessed and happy that you guys are there :)