Mini Mac & Sephora haul, new job & new lip colour obsession!

Today was quite fun, after about a month of being unemployed, I had to save as much as I could. Well today was different, I went to the mall to pick up some makeup for my new job. I now work at Guess by Marciano, and the job requires us to look pretty. I thought what better excuse could I find? :D
Monday was my first training shift, and although I thought I had too much makeup (foundation and falsies), boy was I wrong. The new girls and the current employees were wearing so much, I did not feel comfortable being one of them. In fact, my foundation pretty much faded by the end of my 4 hour training shift as we were walking around in heels and trying on a bunch of clothes. So, I went to Sephora that day after training and tried on a few powder foundations to hide my oiliness + redness, and to lock my foundation in place longer -- Seems like my Dior Nude foundation was not enough to do the job -- I really liked the Kat Von D Lock It Powder Foundation, and decided to buy it after I do some more research online a few days later. Today I went back and I couldn't seem to find the right shade, it is also fairly expensive, $42 CAD. So, I went online and found some more reviews, people said the MAC "MSF" was good. I decided to give it a try (Best of all, it is $10 cheaper than Kat Von D! - $32 CAD). The MUA at MAC told me to clean my face off because all the powder I tried on today, made my face look CAKED UP, I had to admit, it was very dry. She put on MAC's Studio Sculpt Liquid Foundation in shade NW20 first, which created a very dewy look (intended for dry skin), then applied the MAC Studio Fix Powder plus Foundation on me in NW20 as well. The result was surprising flawless, it was matte enough without being dry and hydrated enough without my blotchy. I loved the outcome. This is me at home now, roughly 4 hours later (with indoor lighting):

On my lips is the Lancome Rouge In Love in Delicate Lace; it's a soft, shimmery, nude/pink/browny/mauvy shade. I like how it's similar to the "Kylie Jenner" lip colour. I didn't buy this just from her inspiration though, I bought this about a year ago, and realized it looks quite similar. Here's a close up:

Lancome Rouge in Love "217M Delicate Lace" with flash:

Lancome Rouge in Love "217M Delicate Lace" without flash (indoor lighting):

Today I bought the Ana-sta-sia Brow Wiz in medium Ash Brown!!! So excited to finally use this, I could never get my eyebrows on point with my current brow pencil. It's a little bit on the pricier side, but I waited really long! & I also bought the Mac Studio Fix Powder plus Foundation in shade NW20, as mentioned above. Love a day when I get new stuff, I will post more pictures later :)

Review: Clinique Superprimer - Colour Corrects Redness

Hi all,

just wanted to share a new product I have been using. In late August, I was in search for a new, higher coverage foundation since my redness always seem to go through my usual BB cream. While talking to a lot of SA's at Sephora, many recommended me not only to a few high-end foundations, but also to foundation primers. I never really use primers because (knowing me), I am very lazy, and just prefer to put on my makeup the fastest way possible. Who's with me here? Well, they told me that using a primer will not only help my foundation last longer, it will also help the application and final result much more, depending on the function of the primer. I was recommended to a few, due to my stubborn combo skin, such as Laura Mercier's hydrating primer and Clinique's colour correcter primer. Both are fairly expensive, I believe Clinique retails for $23 and Laura mercer for $30+. However, I didn't want to pay so much for something that I barely use (due to my laziness, I also have a ton of brushes that I just leave sitting in my drawer because I'm too lazy to apply makeup with makeup brushes!). So I decided to go online and buy a travel sized version of a Hourglass's highly rated Veil Mineral Primer. It claims to correct redness as well. It was a pretty dumb purchase because for 10 ml amount of product, it was $20+tax, but since I had a job, it was whatever, just wanted to test it. After 3 applications, I realized it wasn't the primer for me. It's very hydrating, making my face super oily within a few hours, even with finishing powder afterward. However, a few weeks ago, I went to the Mac warehouse sale in my hometown, and found the Clinique redness colour corrector for $12! I went ahead and purchased it, full size too! By the way, love how the packaging is in a tub, since you can squeeze every last bit of product out.
 

The texture is a silicone-like texture, and provides a very soft, smooth and matte finishing. Love how the package matches with the actual colour of the product even though I always though green would counter redness. 

Here is my step by step process, and my bare naked face with a ton of redness madness:

In the picture below, I have applied primer. As you can see, softens redness only a little but gets rid of the pores for a smooth finish

Now, I have applied my foundation, and as you can see again, a tiny bit of redness is still visible, though very unnoticeable from afar. I don't have pictures of concealer or finishing powder because I was in a rush, and because sometimes I don't wear the extra makeup. However, I think it's a lot better than before!

I used this Dior Diorskin Nude Skin Glowing Makeup foundation here. It has SPF15 and provides medium and build able coverage. This is the one I have replaced my Skin79 BB Cream with. I am in love with it but decided not to review it with the primer. I may make a review of it another time. But until then, I just want to stress how important primer is as an essential step to the makeup routine, especially if you're a regular foundation applier. I found that it makes such a difference during and after application. I find that my face is still on the oily side after a few hours but that's because I have extremely oil/dry/combo skin. I have yet to find the perfect primer-foundation duo, but this one makes me happy for now. Overall, I would rate the Clinique Redness Colour Corrector Primer a 4/5 because of the price, and because it doesn't hide all the redness. However, at $12, it's a great buy, so check out the Mac and Estee Lauder warehouse sale if you can!

The above picture is me with a face full of MAKEUP! I just noticed my shirt matches the colour of the Clinique tub, haha. 

Have a great day! 

Update: job hunting, school, korean fried chicken

I was lucky enough these two summers to have a full-time job at my aunt's company, Samtack. It's not her company, but she works there. She initially brought me in for a job as a cashier in their semi annual warehouse sale in April 2013. After 3 weeks, a manager told me to stay for the summer. It wasn't a job I enjoyed necessarily, dealing with heavy inventory and all, but I was very thankful to have it. I ended up working there this summer as well, and a few warehouse sales here and there. The people generally are very nice to me. I'm known as the ah mui (like little sister/girl) of the team.

Now, it's time to job hunt again. During my past several years of job hunt experience, it is usually very bad. I either get lucky to the point where I don't even have an interview (and get the job on the spot like Aeropostale), or very unlucky that I apply to many places and not even get a phone call back.

I have been searching for a job the past several weeks. I can't say this is easy. I applied to many stores at my local mall, and even some on-campus jobs. I have gotten three interviews, but no call backs :( It really is hard nowadays even to find a part-time job in Canada (through my experience). I am so envious of the people who already have a job, or can effortlessly get one. So I am doing a whole lot volunteering this year, in hopes to enhance my skills for my resume. I have gotten an un-paid job for a school club which I really enjoy. But, I really do need to find a paying job to support my expenses living on my own....

Almost two weeks have passed by, and I am awfully tired. I've decided to pack myself with 6 courses (3.0 credits) this semester because I can't find a job yet. Luckily for me, 4/6 courses requires an exam and my program itself is generally pretty sparse. That being said, I do have three 9 am classes which are dreadful. I wake up at 7:45 am each day (Monday-Wednesday) and have found myself drinking coffee for three consecutive days! I do intend to keep all these courses and do well in them too, so I have got to put myself together for these 4 months.

After class today, my roommates and I went to eat a Korean restaurant on Dundas and Hurontario. They specialize in "korean fried chicken." At first I was surprised to see $20 for a plate! But, when the food came, I quickly understood their pricing. I can't lie, it wasn't bad, I've got to bring my bf back there to try next time! Here is the platter:

Scad-da-bush!

Hey guys, just wanted to share a new restaurant I found and loved. Hope to inspire some of you to try too! 

Not gonna lie, this restaurant's name is pretty hard to remember - I mean, it's unique but I keep referring it as "Scabbadash" or "Scudda…" Anyway, to ensure I have spelt it right, I've googled it and Scaddabush is how it's properly spelled and pronounced.

This is a new restaurant that opened near Square One a few months (correct me if I'm wrong) or weeks ago. It replaced where Alice Fazooli used to be, beside Jack Astor's. My boyfriend and I tried about all the restaurants around Square One and we wanted to go back to Alice. Since it was closed, a new opportunity arose for us to try something new.

Once we entered, we were quickly greeted. I remember that night being really busy, they didn't have any seats available at the dining area so we opted for the lounge area. We were told to go ourselves but once we sat down, a very nice waitress introduced herself and got us water. We were told Scaddabush is famous for their homemade pastas and pizzas - which is 100% true! We decided to try a large "pesto pollo" pasta and a garlic "charity bread." I like that they price their dishes as small, large or social able, each with a different price point, but very good quality and quantity. The garlic bread claims to give a portion of the profit to charity, which is nice. Since our waitress knew we were sharing, she separated the portions into two plates equally for us before serving, we really appreciated that.

I didn't take pictures of the food the first time we tried it, but we went again yesterday, ordering the exact same thing as we did the first time. It was delicious!

As you can see, I was so excited to dig in that I didn't check how my picture quality turned out, oopsie!

Anyways, I recommend any of you to try Scaddabush near the Square One area :)

FLORIDA TRIP! 8/20-8/25

This is going to be a summary of my trip to Orland and Fort Lauderdale, Florida over the past week.

Too many things happened over the course of 5 days, so I will be selectively describing highlights from the pictures I took! - I apologize in advance because this will be a pretty lengthly post, because you know me, i exaggerate everything haha… Let's get started!

Day 1! When we arrived, we got spoiled into driving this awesome ride. It is a Ford Edge AWD SUV. Sadly I didn't get a chance to drive it because I am not 25, nor 21 to rent. But sitting in this big car for a week made me feel superior compared to driving my tiny fit! Nevertheless, it was a sweet ride, a little pricey rental, but well worth it.

On the first day, I had a mini shopping spree at an outlet mall in Florida. I bought a sports bra from Victoria's Secret, an Estee Lauder 'hydrationist' moisturizer (recommended to me by the sales associate) and the Mac prep & prime transparent finishing powder. I chose this over the loose powder because she told me they are basically the same, but loose powder tends to get messy and I couldn't agree more. The prices were ok, I hope that I won't find it cheaper at the Mac warehouse sale I will be going to next week in Markham.

On the night of the first day, my aunt wanted to eat seafood, she was told to try a famous type of crab/lobster (I forgot the name of it, but I couldn't care less since I'm not a seafood fan anyway!) I searched on Urban Spoon and Google reviews to find this modern, contemporary, and popular restaurant called "Bonefish Grill." The prices were decent, not too expensive but very delicious. I'd say, it's comparable to Jack Astor/Kelsey prices. They are famous for their chillean sea bass fish and "bang bang shrimp" which I thought was heavenly! For dessert, we tried a banana split flatbread, very unique. Overall, I really enjoyed the food and service there. For those of you who are visiting Florida in the near future, I would definitely recommend to give Bonefish Grill a try. They have multiple locations for convenience. Here are some pictures, we got a few dishes to share but these were the ones worth mentioning. Their steak was ok, nothing to brag about.

On the second day, we went to one of Disney's water parks, Typhoon Lagoon. I had a blast there, literally. Unfortunately my period came on the same day but a tampon always does the trick…. Anyway, we went on water slides, and wave pools. We even dragged grandma into some rides, which scared her to death but I believe it is an opportunity she must take before she gets any older! I didn't have my phone/camera with me but here I am before the fun began

On the third day, we went to Walt Disney World. It was kind of a disappointment to me and a huge turning point to my vacation because something personal happened. We didn't get to go on a lot of rides, in fact only rode on around 4-5 rides. I've been to the Walt Disneyland parks in California and Hong Kong and I have to say the rides I rode here were pretty similar if not identical, to the one in California. So, thank goodness I didn't miss out on too much. I also got a major sun tan on my shoulders, tan lines everywhere. Overall, I was happy I got to go to the land of magic even though it wasn't a magical day for me. Here is the beautiful castle!

I took this picture because it is one of the nicest swimming pools at a hotel I've ever seen. Sadly, we didn't have a chance to go in it because we were exhausted every day coming back from Disney and shopping. Our hotel was the Hyatt Regency Orlando right on International Drive. It was very convenient, and I really wish I'd a chance to visit the pool :(

After about 3 days in Orlando, we drove 5 hours (because of lack of directions) to Fort Lauderdale! This was a boutique hotel, called Sonesta Fort Lauderdale, right before the beach. I loved our stay, especially our view, as you can see in the second picture.

OOTD! One of my favourite rompers, so comfy and sleek. Hair tied up because the humidity in Florida is almost unbearable.

On our 5th day, we originally planned to go to "Key West," the most southern point in Florida but because of time, we decided not to go, and visit South Beach in Miami instead. I really wanted to go to Key West because on top of the 2 hour drive from our hotel in Fort Lauderdale to the southest point inland on Miami, you have to drive on a bridge for about 2 hours south of Miami! It is literally an island, with the purest of sand and water. Next time if I ever visit Florida, I am definitely making time to visit! Here is my panoramic take of South Beach. In my opinion, the view is stunningly calming and very pretty, however the water quality is very dirty as most reviews on Google had mentioned. However, I've longed to go to a beach for quite a long time and thus I was satisfied anyway.

Here is another mini haul (as you can see, I am getting kind of obsessed with makeup). We went to Galleria Mall right beside our hotel, I went to Sephora and purchased these. It was a total of $65, but I had decided to return the smash box pallet and the brushes due to bad reviews on Sephora. I really wanted to like the Smashbox pallet because of how sleep and compact the packaging was. It will definitely be a great add on to my travel makeup bag, but as almost all the reviews on Sephora had mentioned, the fallout is terrible, and for $22 it is just not worth it. I also returned the brush set because people complained it was not soft enough. I am horrible in that I always buy brushes but never end up using them. I made the right choice in returning them. I kept the nail buffer and sephora's take of "beauty blender" just to try it out!

On the last day, we spent the entire day shopping at the Colonade Outlets at Sawgrass Mills. I love that mall. It had almost everything I am obsessed with! Although I couldn't purchase everything I wanted, I spent a lot of money purchasing the ones that I fell in love with. I forgot to take pictures but I will probably post them another day. I bought a burberry jacket from Bloomingdales outlet, a new pair of black Uggs and a Burberry tote for school. I am a big brand lover now, and as bad as it sounds, I am getting more and more addicted to high end fashion. Now I have to compromise and save up for my living expenses but that's the consequences of buying luxury for a budgeted student! - I did work the entire summer full-time so I think I did deserve to spend some of it impulsively, haha…

Our flight was supposed to depart to Toronto at 10:55 pm. But hey, it's Air Canada. It was delayed for 2 hours, we eventually departed at 12 am and arrived at 3 am. We got home at around 4 am, which exhausted everyone out. I am sad to leave Florida but happy to be greeted in Canada with not so humid weather, though it was definitely very hot these days.

xoxo, tiff

UV Gel Nails; review and post-pics

I have gotten my nails done at a nail salon for the first time in my life, and I just wanted to share my experience here :)

I went to a store called "Little Dairy Nail" at Pacific Mall. I walked in because there were no one in that store, so i didn't have to wait. All of the other Nail salons at Pacific Mall are usually jam packed in a tiny room with 5 girls getting their nails done. Anyway, I'm sure they must be better than this one since no one really goes there, but because I just wanted to do it quickly, I insisted on trying. The owner is mandarin, and since I am cantonese, it was hard to communicate with them what I wanted, though that wasn't really a big issue. The process took around 30-45 min i believe. She used a spinny tool that kind of makes your nails thinner so the gel could go on, and since the gel is really thick, the nails needed to be thin. I got extensions as well, so in order for the extensions to not be visible, they needed it to be even thinner. My fingers are very fragile, especially around the cuticles, whenever the tool touched it, it hurted a lot and even left scars which stung for about 2 days. The total costed $62 ($40 for 2 colour gel nails, $5 x 2 for the bows, $5 for the glitter. I think she forgot to charge me $10 for the extensions so I gave her $7 tips)

Here is the outcome:

(Not bragging, but I received SO SO SO many compliments the past month :))

It costs $10 to take them off, the process didn't take long. She used the same spiny tool, but it didn't hurt this time around. My nails are in such bad condition though, I don't think I will be doing gel nails again.

Sorry for the yellow tint from the light I have above. But you can still see where she had previously placed the extensions as they are still on the nails, though she used the tool to kind of thinin the layers. My nails feel dry and rough too.

Salon ombre hair disaster!!!

Review: Aveda Hair Institute, my experience.

Before I start my rant, I would like to inform you that I waited 3 weeks for my appointment at Aveda Hair Institute. I chose this because I was googling hair salon reviews in toronto, this one was said to be "affordable" and "good." However, this was not the case from my experience…

I arrived at 10:30 am for my appointment, travelling from markham to toronto, totalling an hour's commute on public transit. When I arrived, the girl at the front counter told me to go downstairs by myself to get a robe. I came back up and met with my hair stylist/colorist/whatever you may call her. She was said to be an "advanced graduate," which according to Aveda Institute, costs $65+ for the ombre technique. I thought that was fair.

The process quickly begun, she asked me how I would like my hair done. I showed a picture (from instagram, a girl with really long straight hair and beautiful balayage ombre ashy blonde hair), she told me she could not lift my hair that high because my hair had been previously box dyed. I said fine, so I showed her another picture (from instagram again, with another girl with a distinct ombre look, but still very nicely blended). She said alright and got started. Though because my roots were so grown out with box dye, she recommended to bring down my natural hair colour by dying over some of the box dye. I agreed.

Here is a before shot of my disgusting grown out box dyed hair: hair is not that red (more brown/orange-y in colour), but that is how the picture turned out.

Roots were just a PAIN to look at. Anyway, she was really nice, not very talkative, brought me some water, then started off with the dark hair dye. She went further down than I had wanted, but I let her do her thing. Next, she applied the bleach to me ends, which again, was lower than I had wanted it. Now, see that was where I went wrong. I should've spoken up about what I wanted… By the way, toning was an additional $15. The whole process took over 3 hours. I was pretty satisfied up until I left. That was another mistake because they made me sign a form that said I had to inform them of anything I was dissatisfied with before I left the store…. When she finished drying my hair, she didn't even show me the back! I only saw the front and was content with how it came out. She helped me take a photo of my back and after I left the store, I realized it was a mess, a complete disaster! I initially wanted to go back and complain but I got lost in downtown after walking too far and it started raining so I went back to the subway. I felt horrible.

Here is the aftermath:

After seeing the photos, I was really really mad. She made my back look like a bad dip dye job which I could've done myself. Worst of all, since i have short layers on the side, she ombre'd that too to make it look very uneven from side to back. It's like a whole chunk of black hair that was supposed to be ombre! The total cost was $190 ($145 for full highlights from advanced graduate, $15 for toning, tax and unfortunately I also gave her $10 tips). Lesson: Do NOT go to hair schools for colour jobs, they are just as expensive and very badly done. 

Rate: 1.5/5 stars

Review: Petro's Hair Design, my experience

I got back to Bayview station, had 3 hours to spare to wait for my aunt to pick me up, so I walked into Bayview Village to try to find a salon and see what they could do. The only salon I could find was Petro's Hair Design. People there were 100x more friendly. The girl who helped me "fix" my badly done ombre kind of rushed it because she had another appointment in about 1.5 hours. She used a balayage technique on top of my ombre. The colour didn't turn out as vibrant as I thought though. She said it was also because the girl had previously dyed my hair black which I understand will be a tough process to lighten again. She charged me less, because it was faster than she though, which I also appreciate. However, I still need to re-lghten my hair after a few months because one day damaged my hair a lot. I'm happy with the front at least…

Here is a picture of how they tried to fix that harsh line:

As you can see, I still hate it because that line is still so visible, but it's definitely better than before I walked in. Hair is also FRIED. Total costed $175 ($110 for highlights, $35 for colour, tips and $8 tax). In total, I spent almost $400, way more than the average girl to get an awesome colour. FML. Can't wait for my next appointment. Sadly, every time I do my hair at Canadian salons, I hate the results. 

Rate: 3.5/5

Lastly, I wanted to show the true colour because it really isn't all that orange, as how the pictures are showing up. Here is the front, with natural lighting and a big fat frown for my bad bad bad decisions. 

New home for the school year, weekend, new friends, etc

On Friday, I took half the day off to go to an interview for DEM society, for the events assistant. I was so glad I got a chance to interview for the position although Im not quite sure if they will choose me. The interview went fairly well, I knew the girl who interviewed me, because she is now the events coordinator for DEMS. With my previous experience and all, I really hope I can land the job, even though it's not paid, it's a great experience, especially for my resume.

I'd like to say that I have finally found a place to call home for the school year. I live in markham and go to school at the University of Toronto Mississauga, which is like 45 min by car (assuming no traffic) and 3 hours by bus! Initially, I wanted to commute, since my program does not require me to take a lot of jam packed courses. However, since I could only fit them into a 3 day schedule, Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday, I didn't want to drive back and forth everyday. Thus, I started house-hunting at the beginning of July. Trust me, it is no easy task. First of all, I wanted to rent a condo unit, to share with 1-2 girls, but it was near impossible, because condo's in mississauga, especially around square one, are so so so so so expensive; they require a 1 year lease, and most are not furnished, which averages $1600+ for a 2 bedroom condo. To be honest, I also didn't want to find a random girl to call roommate from the web. The past few weekends, I've driven to sauga to take a look at a few places, some of which were too expensive, or weren't what I expected. However, this week, I saw an ad on kijiji that sparked my interest. Although it is indeed a basement (which i tried my best to avoid), it looked really clean and appealing. I went to take a look on Saturday and found out that I knew a girl who lived there! That is a major plus, not to mention we both live in markham so we can probably commute back home together on the weekdays. About the place, it is a small townhouse owned by a graduate from UTM, who rented out 2 rooms on the upper floor already. The basement was the only option available. I get the spacious bedroom (FURNISHED) and the living room all to myself! The living room comes with a comfy couch and TV, which will be very convenient. The only downside is that there is no bathroom in the basement. I would have to go to the main floor to use the washroom and to the second floor to shower. It is definitely not an ideal situation, but it's ok, I think. The rent is $600/month all inclusive, so unlike the condos, I wouldn't have to set up all the internet and hydro accounts, etc. The owner is also very nice, and quiet. I legit signed the lease on the spot, so that the girl that was supposed to come take a look after me had to go home, I feel bad for her, but also great! I cannot wait to move my personal belongings there in Sept!!!!

After the viewing, I went back to markham with my boyfriend because my coworkers planned a triple date at Mix 2 for karaoke. It turned out to be a quadruple date + 1 guy. It was fun, I love get-togethers, and just to hand out with people. I also met a new friend, Crystal. She is a coworker as well, though we never see each other because I work at the back and she works at the front, and she normally goes out for lunch. Funny though because before meeting her, I told my aunt that she is coming to the event with us, and my aunt made her sound like a person that cannot be bothered, but she turned out to be really nice and outgoing. The karaoke was fun in general, though since I can't sing chinese songs and majority of them only sing chinese songs, I did feel bored at times. Seemed like I was the only one who chose english songs to sing, haha but no big deal. Before we left, Crystal asked me to go clubbing next weekend, and I would love to but I really hope I can work the ride back home issue first.

Lastly, I will not have my car this week! I am going to feel so handicapped!!!! This is because my aunt from HK is coming over to take care of the last few documentations for my grandma. I hope that I can get a ride to work, and to volunteer on Tuesday…..

That's about it for now!
xoxo, tiff

New Blog, Summer plans, Updates, etc

Hello bloggers,

I haven't posted here for quite a long time! Didn't realize how popular my hair dye review has gotten (bare in mind, I'm a beginner blogger, so 500+ views is in fact a lot to me, so thank you). I am beginning to start my own fashion/style/makeup blog @ https://otdbytiffany.wordpress.com It is still under construction as my summer job has basically occupied my life so far :( Anyway, for more reviews like the l'oreal box dye, you can follow me on that blog :) This one will continue to be my personal blog, and I hope to be more active as well.

By the way, I will post an update for my current hair colour (I haven't dyed it since the L'oreal dye post). My roots are showing really badly and I am in desperate need of a hair transformation/make-over. However, a post-secondary student does not have $200 laying around even with a full-time summer job so I cannot go to those super expensive salons. Though I did find a cheaper alternative at Aveda Institute Toronto on King Street. My appointment has been booked for August 16th, so stay tuned for that if you want to see my new hair-colour-do. It will be posted on my new blog. So excited!!!

Lastly, I just wanted to mention I am also saving up to go to Florida with my cousins! At least that's better than nothing since all of my friends seemed to have left the country. We have made big plans there, and I cannot wait to share it here afterwards.

Talk to you soon, xoxo.
Tiffany

WTF HAPPENED TO MY CAR'S REAR BUMPER?!

This morning I walked to the parking to find 2 gigantic ass cracks on my car's rear bumper! I am sooooo mad! It didn't look like a car had hit it, and it didn't look like the crime of a key. I have no idea how it got there and now I have to pay for it! Words cannot describe how mad I am, because my dad gave me the responsibility for this car. Replacing it, both parts and labour should cost me a fortune again, FML.

Review: L'oreal Superior Preference Les Caramels LC63

I last dyed my hair back in Summer of 2013 to a bright red colour (using Garnier Olia). Sadly, it didn't stay long and quickly turned brown/dark brown/orange-y in a few weeks. I had stopped dying my hair then, it grew really long and I really liked it but it was really damaged. I got it cut and straight permed in the end of Decmember. At that time, my hair colour had become really a natural asiany black (other than the back of my hair with light brown streaks from before).

I picked this hair dye up after seeing a fair amount of good review on blogs, makeup alley, youtube, etc. It's the L'oreal Superior Preference Les Caramels LC63. I think this is the "light golden brown" colour, it is intended for virgin/natural dark hair ONLY as you can see:

I was really impressed with the results. Normally it would take me a few times to achieve this colour. I'm sorry I tried taking a picture at every angle and lighting in my room but the true colour could not show. It's a LOT lighter in person. However, as others noted, it was significantly lighter on my roots even though I had listened to the instructions and dye my roots in the last 10 minutes.

Another thing I didn't like about the dye was the smell. IT IS SO STRONG, I locked myself in the bathroom while I put the hairdye on and I felt almost intoxicated by the smell. ALL IS GOOD, but the smells is just a little too heavy for me. Otherwise, the outcome and my hair quality is pretty good. I still have yet to see split ends since I got my haircut a month ago, which I am very happy for!

(I always dye my hair myself and I am aware that I haven't really applied it evenly or due to lighting, some parts of my hair is darker than the rest)

Overall, Yes, I would recommend this to anyone who wants to lighten their hair if you haven't dyed your hair before. Hope I helped even in the tiniest way possible :)

 

Review: Skin79 BB Cream Triple Functions SPF50+ PA+++ (Orange)

Hey, so this is my first review on (ever) on Skin79's BB Cream, the orange bottle. I initially bought this because I heard that it has full coverage, more yellow undertones and SPF50 (which is a plus for me considering I can't face the sun, it gets red). I use BB cream to cover my redness. I usually use the Gold label one from Skin79, it's my absolute FAVOURITE BB cream ever. In fact, I'm on my third bottle.

I bought the orange one after I finished up my second bottle of the gold label. Here is my face, I applied the cream on my RIGHT side:

As you can see, like any other BB cream/foundation, it covers my redness fairly well. The colour IMO is a little too light. The thing I found most unbearable about this particular BB cream is that it gets REALLY REALLY flaky. Maybe it's just that the weather is less moist because of winter or because I naturally have dry skin, but this cream kind of exaggerates the dryness..... After a few hours of wear, it actually flakes to the point that my boyfriend said my face is getting really dry and told me to wash my face. After wearing this for about 3 days, I decided to stop and buy the gold one back.  The plus about this is its high SPF, and since I still have the whole bottle left, I will give it another try in the Summer. Hopefully, it doesn't pinpoint my dryness so much then.

This is my very vague review, hope it helps, even in the tiniest way possible!

Introduction

My name is Tiffany. Just an average university student too bored of life and since I spend most of my time online, I decided to start a blog. I'm not sure how this will turn out to be… what I will be posting or even if I will keep posting. However, I anticipate there will be a lot of stories and rants about my personal life. I got my inspiration to start a blog from the enormous amount of people on YouTube who do. Although I am usually on YouTube as opposed to Blogger… Blogspot? I think this will be interesting. I don't really know how this will turn out, but I hope that someday in the future, I will be able to interact with lots of people!

Here's a little of my YouTube experience. Back in 2007 when 'Maplestory' was all I could ever talk about, my friend inspired me to make "maple music videos." [Fun fact, this was what made me realize I wanted to get into animation/design, etc. Although I didn't actually pursue animation in college, my program has a lot to do with photoshop, website design and whatnot, I'm glad I made videos :)] We eventually put them up on this site called YouTube, back then it was fairly new. I opened the account and we shared it. Since then, we've both been making and posting videos and it became a really great hobby especially when we received so much support from the new growing, generous Youtube community. I was actually surprised at how many views, comments, subscribers and just the overwhelming interaction I got with people from the web! Sadly, about a year or two later, we both stopped playing, like everyone stopped playing when we got into high school. I still had the YouTube account. Next, with another friend of mine, we started this hobby called "C-Walk." haha yea it's pretty old now, but back then we really enjoyed it. It seemed really big in Toronto too. I met so many people through this hobby. We again made videos and posted them on my YouTube channel. These videos were more effortless to make though. We C-Walked for about a year, then something happened between us and we stopped. I can't say I miss C-Walking now but I do miss my friend dearly…. Until today, I haven't posted anything on my YouTube channel, I believe I still have around 900 subscribers, that I am VERY thankful of. I wish to someday start making videos again. I guess I'm more comfortable making videos with others than just by myself. haha but if for whatever reason you're reading this and want to check it out, my channel is SN00PiEx3, don't laugh! I made this back in grade 7.

By the way, I wanted to share why I chose this URL for my blog. I have THE most difficult time when it comes to choosing display names. I always take literally forever to think of one and usually, all of the ones I want are taken. This one happened to be a mix of my name Tiffany and one of my favourite colours, the tiffany blue and since 'tiffanyblue' was taken, I looked around and saw a Too Faced bronzer on my desk. Voila 'tootiffanyblue.'

Whoah this post is becoming way too long. I really have to get back to reading, but it was kinda nice taking this short trip down memory lane. I guess whenever I'm bored, I'll post my thoughts and feelings here, maybe with some hauls or tutorials someday. Back to reading

xo. tiff