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Aug28

Stila Lip Glaze Gloss

by Carol, posted in Makeup, Product Review

I’ve been feeling very tired this week, so please forgive all my typos and gramatiticlal errors. (Yes, I did that on purpose.) I’m just too tired to go through everything thoroughly but I did briefly go over some posts and laughed some of my mistakes. Whatever. I am barely able to keep my eyes open even as I type these very words….You guys have those weeks too, right?!?!

Anyways, here’s my current Favorite Makeup At the Moment:

$22 at Sephora

It’s cute, slightly shimmery and very appropriate for summer. I typically don’t like lip gloss (I’m more of a chapstick gal) but I just wanted to try this on for size. So far, I like it!
Aug27

The Particularity of Women

by Carol, posted in Self

Working with other women has made realize many things as a female. As we all get older, we start to get really particular about things. This is all the more reason why I believe there is no “one answer” to doing anything beauty related. We all have our ideas of what is beautiful about our faces, bodies and etc.

For example, a long time ago I worked for this Korean company and my boss was this really gorgeous woman in her 30’s. But she always had her eyeliner drawn very long at the end. It was to the point where she looked like a cat because her eyeliner went way beyond the ends of her eyes, like about 2 inches? I thought it was SO WEIRD because she’s so pretty and that was the ONLY makeup she ever put on everyday. I kept thinking that she would look so much better if she didn’t wear anything at all, and how weird it was that she did that purposefully! But I guess she thought it looked good on her!

Yesterday, a woman from my work spent a really long time arranging a bouquet for the front desk. She was spending a lot of time, cutting and snipping here & there to assemble this:

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Aug26

Wood Perm

by Carol, posted in Hair, Salon Review

I decided to get a perm in Cali since they’re soo cheap! Unfortunately, being in Cali without a car is pretty difficult. I typically get my perms in Garden Grove or Diamond Bar, but I had a few hours to spare in Irvine. I ended up just trying out a brand new place thanks to my best friend Yelp.com. That is how I found Delerbang Salon in Tustin!

I asked the lady for a digital perm (only $80!) but she looked at my hair and recommended a Wood Perm. What’s a wood perm? She described it as having the same effects of a digital perm, but it is way less damaging. They just use wood rollers and put on the potent stuff without any steam or machine.

Wood Perm

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Aug25

Yaz… good or bad?

by Carol, posted in Health, Self

I’ve been on birth control for 5 years… not only to prevent pregnancy but also because I have the craziest PMS symptoms and irregular periods. Once a month I can be found sprawled on the bathroom floor (ANY bathroom floor) dry heaving, having the worst cramps and wanting to diarrhea all at once. Sexy huh?

So I decided to go on Yaz!

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Aug24

Tattoos and makeup

by Carol, posted in Makeup, Product Review, Skin Care

I have one tattoo. And that whole saying about “once you get a tattoo, you want more”?? Yeah right! I’m completely done with one! I got it right on my 21st birthday and I wanted to do it as my last wild thing in my last significant birthday.

Everytime I get a massage, I get asked “oooo are you a Leo?” Just a warning, if you’re looking to get a lion’s head tattooed on you, people will either think you are a Leo (I’m not) or that you got it after the Las Vegas hotel MGM. (I didn’t….Why would anyone do that?!)

C's one and only tat

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Aug23

H20 Snob

by Carol, posted in Health, Self

My friend and I consider ourselves Water Snobs! Are you?

Luckily, I LOVE drinking water and drink abotu 3 cups as soon as I wake up. Living in NYC and walking around makes me even thirstier! It sucks because I have a small bladder and almost always have to wake up to pee in the middle of the night. But hey — drinking tons of water is great for your skin & health, so it’s totally worth it!

These are my favorite types of water:

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Aug14

Looking forward to my 30’s

by Carol, posted in Self

Yes, I still got a couple years to go! But I’m actually really looking forward to my 30’s. Why? I’ve heard from friends and articles that women love their 30’s. They say that people in their 20’s are still trying to figure out who they are… but in your 30’s you’re comfortable with who you’ve become.

Who says stuff like these? Well for starters…

Kate Winslet

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