Friday, June 14, 2013
April & May's purchases
Trying to catch up with all my purchase posts.... xD
So this is all the junk I got in April & May, besides my taobao/fromjapan orders~
First up, I had to submit to my nerdy desires at Chris O's Creations on Etsy~
She's a very skilled person from Greece (take a peek at her store!) and I had crossed paths with her work on Tumblr... isn't that crap gorgeous? I can't even.
I saw the image for her medium or large handmade leather journal.. I knew I had to get one. But of course it being leather and handmade... means that it was gonna cost a pretty penny xD
So instead I bought one of the tiny mini-books~ I don't care if my hand's too derp to write in this tiny thing (It's about the size of my palm)-- I will cherish it forever~
The packing it came in when I opened the envelope~ She wrapped it very nicely with these little notes and business cards.
UV Lamp from an ebay shop based in CA. They added a small rhinestone reel, another reel with stuff like fruit pieces and whatnot in them, nail sticks and files and tips. I paid $17 which seemed like a pretty good deal.
I was FINALLY able to find a store that had matte Nicka K lipsticks! You don't know how hyped I was. Left is "Natural", the right is "Coral Pink". They both look so good on my skin, especially Natural since it's a nude lip that actually matches with my skin tone. I use it all the time now. I also use the two in combination with a lot of the shimmery lipsticks I bought before and my lipmake game is getting so much better now xD.
So this is all the junk I got in April & May, besides my taobao/fromjapan orders~
First up, I had to submit to my nerdy desires at Chris O's Creations on Etsy~
She's a very skilled person from Greece (take a peek at her store!) and I had crossed paths with her work on Tumblr... isn't that crap gorgeous? I can't even.
I saw the image for her medium or large handmade leather journal.. I knew I had to get one. But of course it being leather and handmade... means that it was gonna cost a pretty penny xD
So instead I bought one of the tiny mini-books~ I don't care if my hand's too derp to write in this tiny thing (It's about the size of my palm)-- I will cherish it forever~
The packing it came in when I opened the envelope~ She wrapped it very nicely with these little notes and business cards.
The actual product. hnghhhhhh. I could run my fingers over it forever... ♥
Next is a pretty epic purchase from Victoria's Secret ~
This is an example of what you can possibly accomplish if you rack up coupons and tickets and stuff xD
This was during their 'Secret Rewards' promotion, where you get a secret cash card for every 10 dollar purchase, and then a month later the money's randomly released into it and you can spend it...
I had gotten maybe 3 $10 cards (was hoping for one of their new $25 dollar ones but yknow xD) and I needed to redeem them before the promotion ended. I also had some coupons from their occasional mail~ I had two '$10 off a bra' and then a 'free lotion' coupon and 2 'free panty' one.. so I ended up redeeming them all at the same time.LOL
So how much did it end up to~?
It was about $90+ worth of stuff for less than $25.
I'm definitely couponing more often. xD Felt too good man.
Also ended up buying a bunch of nail art stuff, from my local beauty store and from eBay.
UV Lamp from an ebay shop based in CA. They added a small rhinestone reel, another reel with stuff like fruit pieces and whatnot in them, nail sticks and files and tips. I paid $17 which seemed like a pretty good deal.
Rio questioned me on why I didn't just get a whole set (UV Lamp, arcylics, brushes, stones, the whole package) for $30 but I didn't have all the money for all that at the time. I ended up getting a kit from my local store later on, with all the acrylic building essentials.
Stones from Toho Shoji in Midtown, for deco nails~ they may seem a bit pricy but they're nice stones and it was convenient to get~ Later on I also got some crowns and stuff.
This is the first hand I've ever done~ it was a pretty good job for my first time! Later on I added more crap to them but this was the general result LOL. I've taken them off already though, and I'm waiting for my nails to strength and grow out before I try my second set~
I also ended up getting bit of makeup from the local store as well~
I was FINALLY able to find a store that had matte Nicka K lipsticks! You don't know how hyped I was. Left is "Natural", the right is "Coral Pink". They both look so good on my skin, especially Natural since it's a nude lip that actually matches with my skin tone. I use it all the time now. I also use the two in combination with a lot of the shimmery lipsticks I bought before and my lipmake game is getting so much better now xD.
Also bought 'Da Vinci' #100 bottom lashes. They're basically the same thing as Red Cherry but under a different name. Got these because they're a bit dramatic looking. I used them in my look that I rocked for Sakura Matsuri (below).
These two I actually got on clearance from Charlotte Russe. Together they were 6-7 dollars... too good.
Makes me wish Charlotte Russe was still open in Manhattan :/ instead of middleofnowhere Queens and Brooklyn..
I got the both of these shoes from Rainbow's.. the flats were an impulse buy when one of my sandals was giving me a serious burn. The nude heels I got for a church event.
I actually really like the nude heels! I've been looking for some pumps or something since a lot of agemo outfits that I love always had some sort of nude shoe-- so I finally got these.. Upside is that they're only maybe 2-2 1/2 inches, which is good enough for my knees to handle, they seem to be getting worse...
They also had a pair in black and in this gorgeous teal color >w> that I plan on getting when I can... (and hopefully by then they'll be a bit cheaper)
Last but not least... Since I'm back being a broke-chan I've actually been doing layaway a lot now that some stores brought it back since the majority of them stopped doing it during the recession... so I always hit up my favorite Strawberry's store at Manhattan Mall once in a while and put a couple of things on layaway... Since you have to pick it up in a month, it's convenient for me to bring a tiny bit of money here and there every week until I can finally collect. My regular wardrobe/gal wardrobe have been really lacking and I needed a bunch of new things since 50% of my regular wardrobe are just gamer shirts, or clothing I've had since high school or middle school (read: nearly disintegrating..)
Maxi skirt & dress for church. My first lady was happy that I'm finally getting more skirts and stuff for church xD That are church-appropriate too, hah. I really love the mint skirt though, it's very flowy and light.. I've always wanted a lace dress like that too, I want to get more white lace dresses to try to copy one of my favorite images of Sakurina ♥
Two shorts & a pair of leggings. I actually sent back the mint shorts (you'll see in a later post), I decided that I didn't really want that color, so I traded it for another color.
The denim shorts though...
This lace imprinted look was so cute that I could not resist. They look so nice and they're definitely gonna be one of my most worn bottoms this summer~
And then as far as the leggings, I've been searching for a NON-symmetrical pattern for the longest time, Especially when the whitexblack rose print has been popular in Japanese magazines.. since I couldn't find a blackxwhite rose pattern like they sell (of course I can't fit their bottoms for my life) I went with this weird 'tribalish' or whatever pattern that's in style in the west.
An awful lot of the prints that are out right now are symmetrical and I always felt awkward in them, especially with my body being as thick as it is. It was a struggle to find non-symmetrical leggings, and leggings that WOULDN'T fade when they stretched around my butt and hips... Strawberry's provided, thank God. ♥
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