styles from lord of the rings

I was recently watching Lord of the Rings again, and I noticed that Legolas has really great style! His braids are fish tail, and his belt loop is also in the style "fish." In 2002 when the movie was originally made, I did not realize how stylish Legolas was. OR Legolas started the new trend. I just thought that was awesome and wanted to share it :).

Shoemint update

The website has just recently released all 3 of their winter collection: The Kathy, the Michelle, and the Janice. They also offered a coupon code, but it is for first time buyer. If you are a first time buyer, wait until they offer $30 off first pair because 20% 79.98 is 63.98 compared to 49.98. All the sizes are available right now if you are planning on purchasing. Don't hesitate too much because the shoes sell out fast.

 In order: The Janice(black, taupe), The Kathy (black, red dalmatian), The Michelle(Black, taupe)

your pupils dilated

Petite and curvy

I have been looking all the over the internet and YouTube for fashion bloggers who specializes in petite AND curvy, but to no avail. I am only 5'1 3/4 which makes it difficult to buy jeans because even short is too long for me. My inseams are 26" and the shortest length sold at many stores are 29" or 31". Inseams are not too much of a problem because I can always hem my jeans, but that is costly, and the tailor is not always perfect. My Madewell jeans were hemmed too short, and was redone which made them scrunch up after every wash :(, and this was done through the store. Luckily it was during their jean promotion where hemming was free, or it would have cost me $15 per pair. Being curvy makes it hard to wear button down. Having slightly big bust, I have to wear two sport bra to make my collar shirts' buttons not pop or bulge around the bust area. I could buy a size up to accommodate for my bust, but the fit would be lose everywhere else. This problem also occurs in my jeans. Size 25 in Levi is tight around the waist, but 26 is loose around the thighs. Petite sizes are nice, but they tend to run small, which is unflattering for curvy girls who is also petite. The length would fit, but the sizing is ill fitting. If anyone can suggest a blogger who specializes in petite and curvy, PLEASE help.

Cheekys

I love blush, and I knew I wanted to invest in NARS. I did not, however, wanted to spend a ton of money, because although I love blush, I love other things more. WOW, I used the word love a lot. At the Sephora friends and family sale, I decided to invest in a NARS blush palette. The reason that I wanted the blush palette rather than buying individual blushes is because the palette came with 4 blushes, 1 highlighter, and 1 bronzer. What I did not like after a couple of months is that they included ORGASM, and SUPER ORGASM, which is almost identical in shade, except super orgasm is more sparkly. I felt cheated because I wanted to try more colors. I heard DEEP THROAT was nice - maybe they should have included that. I was very impressed by the more purple color - SIN. It gives my cheeks a nice purple, with gold and pink, and it's just gorgeous. I was scared by CASINO, the cotton candy pink blush, but it's nice on the cheeks. My next only complaint is that the colors are not as pigmented as I hoped it would be. I have to do a couple of swipes of SIN to get a nice color on my cheeks, as with ORGASM. CASINO is too pigmented and I have to use a light hand when applying, and SUPER ORGASM was just too glittery. Overall I liked the palette because it allowed me to try 4 different blushes for the price of 2 full size, which was a plus. If you already own a couple of NARS blushes, I do not think it is worth it to buy this palette.

The names from left to right:

Highlighter ORGASM CASINO

Bronzer SUPER ORGASM SIN

LF warehouse sale

I woke up at 430 am, and drove 1 hour and 20 minutes to downtown LA for the LF sale I mentioned in my earlier blog. Luckily my good friend Kim arrived earlier than I did and was 3rd in line. I did not want to cut in line with her, but with the beckoning of the lady in front, my boyfriend and I made our way through. Poor Allen had to come along, and was the ONLY boy there. The sale was supposed to start at 7 am, but did not until 30 minutes after. It was very, VERY cold. I wore a dress and comfy flats because I wanted to be able to try on clothes quickly because fitting rooms are a hassle during sales, and trying on shoes is also a hassle if you're wearing boots. It was wrong to wear those while waiting, but inside they proved effective. When the doors opened, Kim immediately ran to the size 6 table and grab everything that were "cute" in sight. I grabbed only a few items that I liked, and went to look for clothes.They had tables and table of clothes, and racks of jeans, but I did not purchase any clothing beside a dress, because the fitting room was communal. Girls were undressing in a big room without stalls or any form of privacy. I do not think anyone besides me. There weren't even mirrors everywhere so it was impossible to try and see myself, so I decided not to buy clothes. The sale also sold jewelry and accessories, but with earrings costing $7, and flats at $15, I resorted to mostly shoes. I had to control myself, so I only bought 2 flats and 2 boots. I wanted to buy everything, but Kim, and Allen stopped me, and I am SO SAD that they did, but I guess I should be grateful, haha. I will now post up the pictures of the shoes I bought from the sale.

1st purchase success

They finally came! I have been waiting anxiously for my purchase to come and they arrived after one day of shipment. That is only because the shoes shipped out from LA and I am in orange county, which is only 45 minutes away. The costumer service was really slow to notify me that the shoes were shipped, which was a bummer. On my account online, the shoes were still "processing." I wasn't able to see them right away because I got it sent to my parent's house, but when I came home for winter break today, I was beyond ecstatic. Ofcourse my mother would open the box already, so I did not have the joy of opening the package but I was still excited. There was a little ruined spot on the front of the suede, but I will not complain to costumer service because those shoes are "sold out."

On December 5th at around 1 am, I received a notification that the shoes I wanted, Jolly in Taupe, were back in stock. I did not hesitate and ordered my half a size bigger immediately. I woke my boyfriend up to give me the coupon code for $30 off my first purchase from jewelmint, and finished my purchase by 1:15 am. I do not know if I would have ordered the shoes as quickly as I did without the coupon code, because I was not sure about the quality of the shoes. I have been doing my research and looking at blogs for reviews but since the website is fairly new, only since Black Friday, there were not a lot of reviews online. Now that I have received my first pair, I will do a quick review on them.

The quality of the shoes is great. The suede feels like suede, and looks like suede. There is however a scratch on the front of the shoe, which is not so great. I am sure it was just my shoes, however. I looked inside the shoes to see the detailing and I could see little pieces of paper stuck into the soles, which was weird, but I am sure that is just my pair, hopefully. I listened to the website and ordered half a size bigger than my original size, which is a 6, and the shoes were a bit loose - not too loose, but not snug. I would have liked a more snug fitting because shoes stretch overtime. Overall, I am very pleased with my new purchase, and I cannot wait to see their January collection!