Avocado Hair Mask Results

First things first, a little hair history from me. ;D I've never dyed my hair before but it's pretty damaged because I frequently straighten it. (I do use heat protectant though when I straighten. >__<) My hair also gets extremely frizzy and nappy(?) after I wash my hair and let it air dry. One thing basically leads to another. To combat frizzy hair, I straighten my hair, when I straighten it, it gets damaged, when it's damaged, it looks frizzy and the opposite of silky and so on and so on. I finally decided to break the cycle and try to combat the frizzy-ness by using a hair mask.

Straight Bangs Verses Side Bangs?

There are always pros and cons to everything and anything. ALWAYS. Go ahead. Try to prove me wrong. Vegetables? Good for health, but doesn't provide certain nutrients that humans need. Cookie Monster? Cute, cuddly, educational but teaches kids its okay to binge on cookies. (Too bad cookies aren't healthy...) How you style your bangs are no exception. It may sound silly but I actually found the choice of either side bangs or straight bangs, difficult. I desperately looked for articles or blog posts that talked about the choice to help me decide but could find none. Now, after personally going through the process twice, I decided I could share my thoughts about it. Maybe I'm just crazy and there's no one out there looking for this article but I'm hoping this will be at least helpful for someone out there?

NOTD: Frenchie Nails + NYC Quick Dry Review

Ello there~

Recently, I've been liking the look of the french manicure. It just looks so simple, elegant, and beautiful. In the past, all I ever did was use white nail polish straight across the top but I did hear of people using a nude base first before. It just so happened that my 姐姐 bought a nude nail polish from the NYC Quick Dry line the other day so I decided to use that for my frenchies.  Here they are:

MUAHAHAHA I'M STRANGLING HAMTARO! 

~just kidding~

(From left to right)

Nail Polish Used

1. Sally Hasen Maximum Growth Pure White Tip (I don't think they have this line anymore)
2. NYC In a New York Color Minute  Mulberry Street
3. Sally Hasen Super Shine Top (just got this top coat, might write a review on it later on how long this nails hold up. ^__^)

☜Review☞

If you read my previous post before, NOTD: Pastel Polka Dot Nails, you'll know that this wasn't my first time using NYC nail polish. ( ﾟヮﾟ) The ones I used before were only from the Long Wearing line though and they were always only about a dollar and came in many colors. The In a Minute line cost slightly more though, around two dollars. (Not that much more, I know xD) Let me tell you, there things dry SUPER DUPER UPER fast. It's incredible. They'll be dry to the touch in as quick as one minute! It's really convenient for me because I am a klutz and will ruin my nails like that. 

*snaps fingers* 

They also come in a variety of color. Speaking of color, my sisterand I originally bought this thinking that it was a nude color and in the bottle that's what it looked like. Out of the bottle, it was a different story. It turned out a lot more pink and shimmery then we thought and would have wanted it to be. Not that it was a bad thing, it's just that we wanted a nude color. Get it?

Other than that thought, I really liked this nail polish and will buy more colors from this line....as soon as I make room in my nail polish collection. (´；ω；`)

Pros : Dries super quick! Really cheap and comes in a lot of colors~

Cons : Heard it chips easily, haven't it experienced it yet. (Nothing a good top coat can't fix, right? xD) Color inside doesn't match that of outside. (That's just me probably... O___O)

Verdict : Will definitely be buying more from this line! (^o^)

Disappearance for 3 Months (>___<)

"Yes, yes. Now she comes back. Only after like what? THREE MONTHS!" 

I'm so sowieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Let the hate comments rooooll~ j/k please don't hate me! PLEASEEEEE! See, I started blogging during summer vacation and then school started, I got caught up with school work.  Stupid "Separate Peace" book....No offense to you guys if you love that book xP  From now on though, I'm going to try to post a least one post per week, more if I can. I just don't want to disappoint any of my readers. If there are any of you out there, show some love? xD

80711: Message and Mini Accessories Haul

 My important message will that I'll be going away to Poconos soon for vacation. YAY! I haven't gone anywhere cool for vacation this summer so I'm really looking forward to this trip. (^__^) I'll be staying for about a week at Split Rock Resort with my family. We're so Asian that we will also be bring a rice cooker and soy sauce. Asians and their rice...smh <3 Anyway, I'll probably be blogging while I'm there if I have time. Knowing that, my family and I went shopping yesterday to stock up on stuff that we're going to bring. We went to the Philadelphia Premium Outlets (I don't know why it's called that because my dad told me it's not in Philadelphia O__o) and King of Prussia mall. We also went to Target afterwards. At the Forever 21 at the outlet, I picked up some stuff. 

73112: Mini Haul ʘ‿ʘ

Despite it being 90 something degrees today, I decided to walk with my mom to Marshall's. I know what you're going to say. You're such a sweet daughter right? No? That wasn't what you were going to say? (O__O) Oh...well....anyhoo....I also went to Granite Run Mall afterwards too and picked up somethings there and from Marshall's too. Here are the things I got:

Vote for Me...

for President and I'll make it my duty that every bunny in this country is protected and well fed! NO MORE CRUEL EXPERIMENTS ON ANIMALS, ESPECIALLY BUNNIES! Okie, okie don't really vote for me for president because I would probably make a bad president....O.O;;  Vote for me in this IWANTCUTE Contest?! Please?                    

~Click here if you're sexy~

Seriously, click the above link if you want and if you have a FB and then hit "Become a Fan" if you aren't already one for IWANTCUTE. Then proceed to vote for me by liking my picture. (^__^) 

*Please do not think that just because you didn't click the link above, you are not sexy（￣～￣;）*

Byeeee~

Buffet, Shopping, and the Supermarket :)

I'm so sowie for not posting for so long. I've just been very busy with tennis and helping out with the library. What a nerd, right? xD Well, now I'm free and I wanted to tell you about my day yesterday. I went to Grand China Buffet yesterday and took some pictures for you guys. (^o^)

 DID YOU SAY BUFFET?! WHY YES I DID! (^__~)

Let's start off with saying that this isn't the first time I've went to this buffet. The first time I went to the Grand China Buffet was to go to my friend's graduation party. FILIPINO PARTY! WOOT!~ *my bad for getting off topic (>__<)* Anyhoo, back to what I was saying, since I've been to this buffet before, I knew what I was expecting. But somehow, the food was better the first time for some reason. (o__O) You're probably thinking "AMIE! IT WAS THE SAME BUFFET! WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?!" I know. I know. But for some reason, the food just wasn't as yummy as the first time. Some foods were really sweet that I expected to be salty and some of the foods weren't really fresh. Especially the crab legs, from what my dad told me. They weren't as fresh as the ones from Minado Buffet and the cakes weren't was good as Minado too. But from what I think, this buffet isn't that bad because it's only about 10$ per person. Compared to 30$ for Minado, that's not bad at all.  So, on to the pictures! ヾ(＾∇＾)

Tutorial: Oatmeal Yogurt Mask

I was in the mood for giving some TLC to my face yesterday so I decided to whip up this mask. Plus, I've had the air conditioner on constantly nowadays because of the hot weather and I recently out that air conditioners can dry out your skin. o__o Yikes right? Thus, I decided to make this mask. I like to use yogurt masks because yogurt "contains lactic acid, which can help to exfoliate and smooth out the skin." Yogurt also helps moisturize your skin too. Add oatmeal to the mix, and you'll have a mask that also tightens your pores, relives your dryness, and cleans your pores. If you curious on how to make it, continue reading and scroll down. (^_^)

*Please don't use this mask if you are allergic to any of these ingredients. Also please realize that this isn't a miracle mask. You might  have to use it more than once to see results *

First up, we'll be needing plain yogurt and oatmeal. No fruit flavor varieties because I heard those have more sugar in them and might cause your skin to break out. So go grab those two ingredients please. Yes, I will wait while you do....Grab a spoon and a bowl too please while you're at it. 

waiting.....waiting....got them? Okie, let's start:

1.  Please start off with taking a little handful of your oatmeal and pound it into smaller pieces. This is optional, I only do this because I want the oatmeal to stay on my face and not fall off. =____=
2. After you're done pounding the oatmeal, pour it into a bowl. Go grab your yogurt now and scoop 2-3 spoonfuls of the yogurt and put it into the bowl.
3. Now, go ahead and mix the contents in the bowl. You're almost finished! :3 Wait....you're actually done! Yay! All that's left now is to put a semi thick layer of the mask onto your face and wait 20-30 minute. (I like to keep it on for 30 minute or until it dries.)

Additional but Optional Benefits:

• You can add either a spoonful of honey to the mask too if you have acne because if can help you cleanse your pores. It can also be used to reverse the signs of aging by getting rid of wrinkles. Honey can also be used to moisturize your skin so if you have dry skin, you could try to add this into your concoction. ;) I like to add a same spoonful of honey in my yogurt masks. 

• You can also add squeeze some lemon juice into the mixture. The lemon juice can be used to exfoliate your skin and get rid of dead skin cells on your face. Lemon juice can also help you brighten your complexion and even your skin tone. I usually add a squirt of lemon if I find some in the fridge. I don't like to add too much though because it tends to make the mixture runny and watery. >____<

(If you want more information on yogurt masks, feel free to search on youtube and watch Secretlifeofabionerd's and Buzbeauty's video on this topic. They really provide a lot of helpful information and they really know what they are talking about. xD)

Sources

• http://www.livestrong.com/article/99937-benefits-yogurt-face-masks/
• http://www.livestrong.com/article/260345-what-are-the-benefits-of-lemon-juice-for-the-face/
• http://ezinearticles.com/?Natural-Skin-Care---Oatmeal-is-Not-Just-For-Breakfast!&id=404128
• http://www.benefits-of-honey.com/

NOTD: Pastel Polka Dot Nails

Recently, my nails were chipping and breaking off so I decided to cut them all short. I couldn't leave my nails bare of course though ;) So I decided to do pastel polka dot nails after googling around to get inspiration and here they are:

 (I apologize for the poor quality of the pictures, they were taken with my ipod >_<)

(From left to right)

Nail Polish Used

1. Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Invisible 100
2. Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Mint Sorbert 340
3. NYC Long Wearing Cashmere Creme 124
4. NYC Long Wearing Taxi Yellow Creme 114
5. Quirius Nubba Dubba 160
6. Best Sence Nail Polish White 1019 

Hii :)

This will be my first post on this blog, and I'll be writing reviews, tutorials, OOTD, NOTD, and basically things on my mind. (This blog will probably very random. xD) I hope you'll stick around :)