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So there is this big rave over Nars Orgasm blush. It's supposed to give you that flushed look of just having an orgasm. you get my point. Unfortunately, the cost of one of those classic black packages is going to cost you $25! I would love to own the original for myself but can't seem to let myself buy it because i'm jobless. Fortunately for us recessionistas, there are dupes for this holy grail. According to my research, Milani Cosmetics sells a blush that is very much like Orgasm named Luminous. I saw swatches online and decided that I wanted to get it. CVS sells them for $6.49 and that's where I bought mine. I was lucky because I got the very last one in the store! I'm sure the word has spread of this dupe and who wouldn't want to save some money! I tried it on when I got home and it's pretty pigmented. It is a peachy pink with fine gold shimmer. It's a pretty build-able color so I like that about this blush too. I like that the shimmer is fine because I'm not a big fan of being shiny like a disco ball. So far, I really like this blush and I like that it gives me a healthy glow. So if you've never tried Nars Orgasm and want to try a cheaper version of it, then I highly recommend stopping by CVS and picking up the Milani Luminous blush. 

I actually have to try and sleep early tonight because we're going to L.A. tomorrow to visit my dad's aunt. We wanted to visit her before she goes through chemotherapy. It looks like I'm driving up to L.A. once again. blah! I'm taking my car and for some reason, my dad hasn't drove my car yet. I'm pretty sure he's afraid he's going to damage it or something haha. The drive up isn't so terrible....it's just the traffic that makes it unpleasant. I'm hoping for zero to minimal traffic tomorrow. OH pretty please!

crawlies

i'm so sleepy right now but i feel like i can't fall asleep...it's not cold enough! bleh and i have a headache too. the cause of my sleepiness? Termites.

We recently found some termites in the house. It sorta makes my skin crawl knowing that these things are literally crawling underneath my house and reproducing like crazy. We had made 3 appointments with 3 different pest control companies to come inspect and give us an estimate of the cost of treatment. Unfortunately, we forgot one was for this morning and got an unexpected call that they were on their way. hahaha of course I was sleeping like baby until I was forced to wake up. I don't want a stranger staring at me sleep. That's kinda creepy. So the guy inspected and we decided to go with this particular company so they're going to be working on the house next week. it's such a relief! oh yeah we're fortunate that we're not getting the tent treatment or else we'd have to be out of our house for a couple days...not to mention the cost of the damn thing!

it's a beautiful friday and here i am at home. i don't know what tonight's plans are but i wish it was a bit more chilly so i can get into my blanket and sleep like a baby. a gyro sandwich sounds so delicious right now, but unfortunately it's friday and that means no meat. i'm forced to google image that just to see what it would like it in front of me and wow i wish i could have it for dinner!

how do you drive like that?

PIC OF THE DAY

HAHA isn't that random? I was driving on the freeway and from really far away, I was totally consumed by how funny that guy's arm looks clinging to his car. who drives like that? it looks totally uncomfortable. what makes it funny is that Sheena was able to take a picture of him trying to switch lanes. He didn't budge his arm at all. It's really weird but I live for moments like that. 

Moisturize yo face!

i was super excited to receive a package in the mail today because: 

1. it only cost me a total of $1.01 on iherb.com, instead of like $5 if i bought it at the store

2. i have read GREAT reviews on it

3. and i have high hopes that it will help out my skin

I'm a sucker for face products and although i'm only in my early 20's there's no way I should neglect my skin. i don't want wrinkles when i'm still young, and it's never "too" early to take care of your skin! so moisturize, moisturize, moisturize! What I have gotten more interested in is getting into more natural products. That all started with using Everyday Minerals makeup, then I got into their forum and a lot of the members are into natural and vegan products so it kind of rubbed off on me. I'm slowly getting into the natural skincare and the next thing is definitely going to be shampoo&conditioner. Other things like deodorant, I don't think I could possibly convert. We'll see though!

Okay, you know what sucks? Knowing that carbs can make you gain weight and still eat them anyway! That's what I feel about white rice. How can an asian girl possibly give up eating white rice when it's such a staple in the Asian diet? I mean I can definitely cut down on how much I eat of it but sometimes I imagine (asian) people not eating it at all. It blows my mind! But I did eat a bunch of rice this past week and felt like I had gained weight again. That means I have to cut back again which is okay I guess. The past couple of months I have been eating rice probably 2-3 times a week versus every day and it's helped. 

and my last topic of the day is Lady Gaga. She is so freakin' cool. My cousin had a CD and we were listening to it in the car. I thought it was just a mixed CD but it was the Lady Gaga CD and i was so surprised by how diverse her songs were. If he didn't say anything at all, I would have thought each song was by a different artist. I'll be blasting her CD all week. Jason Mraz is out and Lady Gaga is in (for now).

boy bands

i am embarrassed to say that i am listening to backstreet boys right now. i didn't even like them as much as Nsync but geez their songs just bring me back to my middle school days. i just remember how crazy all the girls were about Nsync....I guess it's comparable to girls today and the Jonas Brothers.  what's even more embarrassing is that i can actually sing along to these damn songs. oh well, it's fun!

Oh yeah did you know that pollution is as bad indoors as it is outdoors?

People spend 90 percent of their time indoors, and your home can be two to five times as polluted as the air outside, according to the Environmental Protection Agency

I've heard this fact alot of times already, but I decided to try out one of the many solutions to purify the air inside my house. One easy solution is to have a house plant in the bedroom so I bought a small plant from Target today. My sister bought me this super cute cow mug last year and I wasn't really using it because it was huge! I just had it sitting near the kitchen sink but now it's purpose in life is to be my plant's pot. it's so cute!

this is a snoozer

i think this one's going to be a snoozer but read on if you are truly bored. i didn't do anything great today except do some cleaning. there's a part of my computer desk that i haven't cleaned in years and there is a ton of stuff in there just collecting dust. i know it's gross! but i decided to do something about it because i was in my cleaning mood. it took a good 20 minutes to go through everything and throw away/re-organize my things. then i decided to go through some textbooks in the garage. my sister and i went on amazon to see if any of them could be sold. we only got lucky with 2 of them and the rest of the books went to the recycling bin. then i just moped around the house. i listened to music here and there and then watched some t.v. 

now it's almost midnight and i'm listening to sappy love songs. it might not be the greatest thing to be doing at the moment because it is just a big old reminder that i'm single. bleh! 

i told you it was going to be a snoozer! but i guess if you're reading this sentence right now then i applaud you for actually reading this post. have a nice weekend everyone!

bye bye text messages

my sister and i just disabled text messaging on our phones. haha so don't bother texting us because we won't receive it. i guess it's back to good ol' calling! i didn't like text messaging anyway and it would just make our (my parent's) bill higher! yippy!