kris has been in seattle this week, and i am going to rendez-vous avec him tomorrow! whee!
i plan on getting my nails done, visit the first starbucks ever, take multiple naps, work out at the hotel's gym, eat lots of sushi, drink moderate amounts of wine (only moderate because my mother asked me not to drink by myself too much, and kris will be working on all of thursday and a bit of friday) and indulge in an excessive shopping trip (yes, trip singular. not enough time for trips, i don't think).
i managed to fly on points again there, but had to *gasp* PAY for my flight back.
but it's off to bed i go - i slept in this morning, which usually isn't a big deal because kris is around to wake me up. but he's not here, and scout is clearly NOT a reliable alarm clock - she was even up when i realized it was 8:30am, and i was supposed to be on my way to work already! i scolded her for not thinking to wake me, sometimes she's so inconsiderate. she muttered something about having to clean herself and losing track of time...yeesh - cats!
16 March 2010
09 March 2010
paying the blazer foward
i went to the mall on the weekend and a girl stopped me to ask me where i bought my fabulous blazer. there's nothing better than having strangers ask you where you bought your clothes!
both times i bought the blazer, i got a sheet of coupons to go back to the store and get 40% off future purchases for the month of march. so i gave this girl one set of my coupons. i'm just paying it forward...besides...one of those coupon sheets isn't meant for me since one of my purchases was bogus. conscience: lifted. stranger: thrilled. miko: at peace.
both times i bought the blazer, i got a sheet of coupons to go back to the store and get 40% off future purchases for the month of march. so i gave this girl one set of my coupons. i'm just paying it forward...besides...one of those coupon sheets isn't meant for me since one of my purchases was bogus. conscience: lifted. stranger: thrilled. miko: at peace.
i knew it!
i have always been a fan of olay complete moisturizer with spf 15. i liked that it had sunscreen in it, but it wasn't greasy or heavy. then the packaging changed, and i noticed that the product was more like sunscreen, and less like the lightweight moisturizer that has been a part of my morning routine for 5+ years. i think this is the reason behind my new-found acne problem and why i've had itchy spots after moisturizing, especially on my neck. by the end of the day, my face was very greasy, and if i swiped my finger across my forehead, i could actually SEE the oil on my finger, and the mark my finger left behind on my forehead. blech.
i decided to "swag" my suspicions (have you signed up for swagbucks yet? well, you should), and i was right!!!!! they did change the formula, and no one likes it. there are scads of pages of comments from unhappy customers denouncing the new formula. i'm happy to know i'm not crazy.
in the meantime, i'm off to search for a new moisturizer that isn't expensive and has sunscreen in it. wish me luck.
i decided to "swag" my suspicions (have you signed up for swagbucks yet? well, you should), and i was right!!!!! they did change the formula, and no one likes it. there are scads of pages of comments from unhappy customers denouncing the new formula. i'm happy to know i'm not crazy.
in the meantime, i'm off to search for a new moisturizer that isn't expensive and has sunscreen in it. wish me luck.
08 March 2010
another scent stumper...
luckily, this scent stumper doesn't include rotting cat vomit.
i love the smell of scotch tape. i will make a point to smell it whenever i use it. i also love that it has a smooth, satiny finish and removes easier than regular tape, and goes hand-in-hand with my general love for stationary, but i'm digressing. people think i'm crazy, but there is something about that scent that i love...and it reminds me of wrapping presents and school projects.
i always thought scotch tape smelled like something, and the closest thing i could think of, was celery. but after years of casually wondering, i have scotch tape's scent twin: gin. who knew?? we went for drinks with melissa on friday night and while sipping a gin martini, i came to my revelation. i am so astute when i'm drinking.
so i propose that gin martinis be re-branded as "scotch tape martinis," and scotch tape take on the name "gin tape." who's with me?!
ps. this makes me like gin martinis even more, is that wrong?
i love the smell of scotch tape. i will make a point to smell it whenever i use it. i also love that it has a smooth, satiny finish and removes easier than regular tape, and goes hand-in-hand with my general love for stationary, but i'm digressing. people think i'm crazy, but there is something about that scent that i love...and it reminds me of wrapping presents and school projects.
i always thought scotch tape smelled like something, and the closest thing i could think of, was celery. but after years of casually wondering, i have scotch tape's scent twin: gin. who knew?? we went for drinks with melissa on friday night and while sipping a gin martini, i came to my revelation. i am so astute when i'm drinking.
so i propose that gin martinis be re-branded as "scotch tape martinis," and scotch tape take on the name "gin tape." who's with me?!
ps. this makes me like gin martinis even more, is that wrong?
03 March 2010
love for ms. fibby, continued
it's been a couple weeks, and i feel like i should update you on my relationship with ms. fibby. i'm pleased to announce we are still going strong.
i've decided to combine ms. fibby with diorshow, putting on two coats of ms. fibby first, finishing with a final coat of diorshow, with great results. diorshow just adds a bit more "oomph" to my perfectly separated, lengthened and curled lashes. *swoon*
i was going to post a picture of my eyelashes, but i've been forced to wait because i developed a huge pimple in between my eyebrows (and another, mini-version on my cheek) that i'm sure you don't want to see. and it's funny, i've been going to great lengths to cover up my new friends with concealer and powder, only to i expose them to the world by introducing them to everyone i see. but i refuse to put pictures of them on the internet, that is just too weird.
so we wait until my unwelcome face-guests leave. luckily, ms. fibby doesn't seem to mind and she still loves me, pimples and all. see, i TOLD you she's wonderful...i really think this is the one!
i've decided to combine ms. fibby with diorshow, putting on two coats of ms. fibby first, finishing with a final coat of diorshow, with great results. diorshow just adds a bit more "oomph" to my perfectly separated, lengthened and curled lashes. *swoon*
i was going to post a picture of my eyelashes, but i've been forced to wait because i developed a huge pimple in between my eyebrows (and another, mini-version on my cheek) that i'm sure you don't want to see. and it's funny, i've been going to great lengths to cover up my new friends with concealer and powder, only to i expose them to the world by introducing them to everyone i see. but i refuse to put pictures of them on the internet, that is just too weird.
so we wait until my unwelcome face-guests leave. luckily, ms. fibby doesn't seem to mind and she still loves me, pimples and all. see, i TOLD you she's wonderful...i really think this is the one!
25 February 2010
blazer of glory
i found a black blazer recently, something that's been on my to-buy list. a couple months ago, i bought something at this store, and the sales associate told me that if i subscribed to their email mailing list, i could save 20%. since the item i was buying was pretty cheap, i declined at the time, thinking that i would remember this nugget of information for when i wanted to buy something more expensive. the day had arrived, and i knew my good for nothing, remember-everything-that-is-useless-and-nothing-that-is-actually-important memory did come in handy occasionally.
i excitedly made my way to pay for my beautiful blazer, and asked if they still gave discounts if i gave them my email address. disappointingly, i was told that yes, they still do that, but it's for a future purchase because they send the coupon in an email. then i went back to cursing my good for nothing, remember-everything-that-is-useless-and-nothing-that-is-actually-important memory since it forgot that crucial detail. i felt too embarrassed to tell the girl that i didn't want to buy the blazer, and that i wanted to wait for the email...so i bought it. but i schemed the whole time, coming up with several scenarios.
my final scheme involved me buying the blazer again from another location with the coupon, then returning it with the first receipt. devious, i know! unfortunately, by that point, there were only 5 blazers in my size left in the GTA. i ended up buying the blazer at a store that was completely out of my way (but close to melissa's way, so we had lunch, yay). i went into the store, not noticing much, including the signs that advertised 25% off all full-price items. i didn't pay much attention to the price either, just knowing it was lower than the first amount i paid.
then, the next day, i went back to my regular location to return the blazer with the first receipt. then i noticed the bright red signs splattered everywhere proclaiming the sale. i was so annoyed that the person who rang in my purchase the previous day didn't tell me to save my coupon, and to take the 25% off instead, but i realized i had to draw the line somewhere. so i didn't do anything about it. (i know, i was shocked at myself too).
it that wasn't bad enough, the following day, i got an email from the store, advertising 30% off everything in the store! argh! again, i decided to let it go but still felt a little ripped off.
all this while, i didn't actually check the amount that i was charged. i checked my visa statement today, and what do you know! i was given both the 20% AND the 25% discount - my blazer was super duper cheap (relatively speaking). all that griping for nothing! well, not really nothing since i love my blazer and this is a story that ends happily ever after. the end.
i excitedly made my way to pay for my beautiful blazer, and asked if they still gave discounts if i gave them my email address. disappointingly, i was told that yes, they still do that, but it's for a future purchase because they send the coupon in an email. then i went back to cursing my good for nothing, remember-everything-that-is-useless-and-nothing-that-is-actually-important memory since it forgot that crucial detail. i felt too embarrassed to tell the girl that i didn't want to buy the blazer, and that i wanted to wait for the email...so i bought it. but i schemed the whole time, coming up with several scenarios.
my final scheme involved me buying the blazer again from another location with the coupon, then returning it with the first receipt. devious, i know! unfortunately, by that point, there were only 5 blazers in my size left in the GTA. i ended up buying the blazer at a store that was completely out of my way (but close to melissa's way, so we had lunch, yay). i went into the store, not noticing much, including the signs that advertised 25% off all full-price items. i didn't pay much attention to the price either, just knowing it was lower than the first amount i paid.
then, the next day, i went back to my regular location to return the blazer with the first receipt. then i noticed the bright red signs splattered everywhere proclaiming the sale. i was so annoyed that the person who rang in my purchase the previous day didn't tell me to save my coupon, and to take the 25% off instead, but i realized i had to draw the line somewhere. so i didn't do anything about it. (i know, i was shocked at myself too).
it that wasn't bad enough, the following day, i got an email from the store, advertising 30% off everything in the store! argh! again, i decided to let it go but still felt a little ripped off.
all this while, i didn't actually check the amount that i was charged. i checked my visa statement today, and what do you know! i was given both the 20% AND the 25% discount - my blazer was super duper cheap (relatively speaking). all that griping for nothing! well, not really nothing since i love my blazer and this is a story that ends happily ever after. the end.
22 February 2010
thank you, frosty
either my car has developed the ability to clean the snow off itself (i do have a honda and you know how crafty the japanese can be) or i have a really wonderful friend at work. i'm guessing the latter, and i'm pretty sure i know who you are, masked snow (remover) man. thanks. :) starbux soon?
18 February 2010
scent stumper: solved
we figured out what the stench was - decomposing cat vomit (don't ask). if you think it sounds putrid, you should try smelling it.
blech.
blech.
motivation (and malodorous) mystery
why is it, that i have no desire to clean my house until i come home to the smell of something rotting? i was perfectly fine with living in a mess of dishes and garbage until that point. is there no middle ground? why wasn't i motivated to clean yesterday, before the eau de toilet stage (not to be confused with eau de toilette - since that's a nice smell, and this, definitely is not)?
i've cleaned, but still haven't deciphered the source of the smell. but i do have to say, my eyelashes look fantastic.
i've cleaned, but still haven't deciphered the source of the smell. but i do have to say, my eyelashes look fantastic.
16 February 2010
eye candy
i have always had a bit of an obsession with make-up (mostly eyeshadow and mascara). i've found my soul mate eyeshadow (hi, MAC!) and thought i found the best mascara in christian dior's diorshow...now i realize that it was only runner-up. yes - those of you who know about my blazing love affair with diorshow, pick your jaws up off the floor. there is another woman.
i read about imju fiberwig online. it uses the tubular technology where it coats your lashes in a quasi-cylinder of mascara, and is supposed to be better than the mascara that alerted me to the technology in the first place: blinc's kiss me mascara, which i saw at trade secrets - seems to be a stupid place to find the perfect mascara, not to mention a stupid name for said mascara if you ask me. but i digress.
imju fiberwig is a japanese mascara, and is the best-selling brand there. it boasts that it imitates the look of fake eyelashes, minus the fake-ness. the brush looks different than the one on the sephora website (perhaps because mine is straight from the source - more about this later); mine is definitely more dumbbell shaped which i surprisingly enjoy. it seems like the wider ends help evenly coat the shorter lashes at the edges of my eyes.
application is easy and quick. i was most impressed by the fact that i had beautiful lashes in seconds, thanks to my new friend whom i've named ms. fibby. ms. fibby effortlessly lengthens and separates my lashes and seems to take curl well, despite the reviews that i read that said she can uncurl your lashes. the second time i wore her, i tried following advice i found online, and applied the mascara before curling, first from above on my top lashes, then from below like you normally would apply it...i let it dry, curled and applied a second (technically third?) coat. this was definitely too time-consuming and the curl didn't hold as well as when i just applied it normally the first day. and my lashes got all stuck together, rendering separation with a lash brush necessary. so don't believe everything you read on the internet, folks. except everything that i tell you. like, go buy this mascara, now. and buy two for me while you're at it.
my friend amy and i have been doing some experimenting with mascaras recently. we've been sharing and comparing (*gasp* i know, it's wrong to share eye make-up, so sue us, neither of us have contracted a fatal eye disease from each other, so we're good. for now. sorry, i'm digressing again...), and while i have found that eyelash primers are pretty neat, it just adds an extra step. that's why i like ms. fibby so much, my lashes look great with no extra steps and very little effort.
ms. fibby doesn't smudge, even after hours of wearing it. when you look at the brush straight out of the tube, the formula looks very clumpy but applies cleanly and easily. another huge plus is that she practically falls off your lashes with just a bit of warm water - i don't need to use make-up remover! amazing.
the only downside is that i find ms. fibby doesn't add volume as well as diorshow. so...if diorshow is better at volumizing, and ms. fibby is more about lengthening and separating, what would happen if i combined the two? and if i were to combine them, which would go on first? or do you think it's like mixing cleaning products - the combination creates a toxic gas and makes the user lose consciousness? no?
in terms of price, she sells for about $30 here (same as diorshow). i always feel a sense of guilt indulging in $30 mascara...but. my brother recently went to japan on a business trip and so i asked him to buy ms. fibby for me - it was about $10 with the conversion! woo hoo! $10 is definitely < $30, which makes me > happy. what also makes me > happy is how awesomely i just used the greater-than and less-than signs. uh, miko...grade 3 called, they want their math lesson back.
why am i so crazy today? since i've apparently resorted to talking to myself, i am sending myself to bed. and apparently i've thrown out the idea of writing concise and succinct blogs, sorry k-zo. i'm just long-winded by nature, i guess. maybe i could go back and delete every other word? better yet, if you're still reading this, you should go back and re-read this rather psycho post but only every other word, just for kicks. and since you're not supposed to believe/follow everything you read on the internet with the obvious exception of my blog, this means you have to.
i read about imju fiberwig online. it uses the tubular technology where it coats your lashes in a quasi-cylinder of mascara, and is supposed to be better than the mascara that alerted me to the technology in the first place: blinc's kiss me mascara, which i saw at trade secrets - seems to be a stupid place to find the perfect mascara, not to mention a stupid name for said mascara if you ask me. but i digress.
imju fiberwig is a japanese mascara, and is the best-selling brand there. it boasts that it imitates the look of fake eyelashes, minus the fake-ness. the brush looks different than the one on the sephora website (perhaps because mine is straight from the source - more about this later); mine is definitely more dumbbell shaped which i surprisingly enjoy. it seems like the wider ends help evenly coat the shorter lashes at the edges of my eyes.
application is easy and quick. i was most impressed by the fact that i had beautiful lashes in seconds, thanks to my new friend whom i've named ms. fibby. ms. fibby effortlessly lengthens and separates my lashes and seems to take curl well, despite the reviews that i read that said she can uncurl your lashes. the second time i wore her, i tried following advice i found online, and applied the mascara before curling, first from above on my top lashes, then from below like you normally would apply it...i let it dry, curled and applied a second (technically third?) coat. this was definitely too time-consuming and the curl didn't hold as well as when i just applied it normally the first day. and my lashes got all stuck together, rendering separation with a lash brush necessary. so don't believe everything you read on the internet, folks. except everything that i tell you. like, go buy this mascara, now. and buy two for me while you're at it.
my friend amy and i have been doing some experimenting with mascaras recently. we've been sharing and comparing (*gasp* i know, it's wrong to share eye make-up, so sue us, neither of us have contracted a fatal eye disease from each other, so we're good. for now. sorry, i'm digressing again...), and while i have found that eyelash primers are pretty neat, it just adds an extra step. that's why i like ms. fibby so much, my lashes look great with no extra steps and very little effort.
ms. fibby doesn't smudge, even after hours of wearing it. when you look at the brush straight out of the tube, the formula looks very clumpy but applies cleanly and easily. another huge plus is that she practically falls off your lashes with just a bit of warm water - i don't need to use make-up remover! amazing.
the only downside is that i find ms. fibby doesn't add volume as well as diorshow. so...if diorshow is better at volumizing, and ms. fibby is more about lengthening and separating, what would happen if i combined the two? and if i were to combine them, which would go on first? or do you think it's like mixing cleaning products - the combination creates a toxic gas and makes the user lose consciousness? no?
in terms of price, she sells for about $30 here (same as diorshow). i always feel a sense of guilt indulging in $30 mascara...but. my brother recently went to japan on a business trip and so i asked him to buy ms. fibby for me - it was about $10 with the conversion! woo hoo! $10 is definitely < $30, which makes me > happy. what also makes me > happy is how awesomely i just used the greater-than and less-than signs. uh, miko...grade 3 called, they want their math lesson back.
why am i so crazy today? since i've apparently resorted to talking to myself, i am sending myself to bed. and apparently i've thrown out the idea of writing concise and succinct blogs, sorry k-zo. i'm just long-winded by nature, i guess. maybe i could go back and delete every other word? better yet, if you're still reading this, you should go back and re-read this rather psycho post but only every other word, just for kicks. and since you're not supposed to believe/follow everything you read on the internet with the obvious exception of my blog, this means you have to.
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