What's in my Purse/Bag + Video!

Hello everyone!

If you've read my blog before, you may know that my birthday passed a couple weeks ago. I was fortunate enough to receive the Canon Powershot s95, which has awesome video recording capabilities.  To celebrate I thought why not get to know me a little better though a "What's in my Purse" video! 

The Purse:  

Beige Deena and Ozzy Moto Duffle Bag 

It's not as large as a regular duffle bag. I think the name refers to the shape.

 

What a carry with me: 

Sunglasses, Aspirin/Ibuprofen, Coin Purse, Keys, Cell Phone, Wallet, Cross Pen/Pencil  

(These are the essentials that I carry with me on a regular basis) 

Dog keychain, Hair Masks from Vietnam (I just visited my cousins who gave me these gifts from their trip to Vietnam. I kept them in my purse for the time being, and never took them out till now!), Monopoly Deal (this may become an essential...it's a great game to play with friends!) 

Carmex, Oil blotting sheets, Sephora mirror compact, Faceshop eyebrow pencil, Revlon Colorburst Lipgloss in Peony, hair brush (this wasn't included in the video because I took it out to brush my hair before I filmed it LOL!), Banana Boat Sunblock, L'Occitane hand cream, & hand sanitizer.

This is all very new to me, so I hope everyone who watched the video enjoyed it! I really had fun filming and editing, so hopefully I can make more in the future :) 

Super Love & Yay for Trying New Things, 

Emily 

P.S. If you guys watched the video, I really hope I didn't waste 8 minutes of your lives... 

Ahoy there!

Hello again! 

I hope everyone is doing well :) 

Where have I been? Honestly, it's just been the usual - school, studying, dance, and whatever leftover time I have with friends and family. I can't believe my second year of college is coming to an end. It's definitely true when people say that your undergrad years will pass you by. As for the collegiate dance team I'm on, our season is over since it coincides with the school year. I'm no longer a newbie! Next year I'll be considered a returner. I also got a research position in a neurobiology lab on campus! I'm really looking forward to summer and seeing what my third year has in store for me. 

To celebrate the last day of classes, Connie and I decided to have one last spiffy day. I really hope we will continue this tradition when fall quarter of 2011 rolls around.  Here are some pictures from yesterday!  Click them if you want to see them in better resolution. 

To go along with my nautical inspired dress I decided to do a classic pin up-esque look with winged eyeliner and a bolder lip. Connie allowed me to bring out my inner make up artist and create a look for her. For her tribal print top I decided to go for a slightly more dramatic day look with a diffused cut crease for her monolids. Hope it turned out well!

 

  

  

 

  

Outfit Details: 

Emily:

Nautical Dress - Forever21 (I love how it has pockets!!) 

Navy Blue Socks - Target 

Boots - Star Ling (purchased at Nordstroms)  

Pearl Earrings - borrowed from Mom

Connie: 

Tribal print shirt - Forever 21

Black Denim Shorts - Cotton On 

Sandals - Sam Edelman (purchased at Nordstroms) 

Earrings - Korean Boutique  

Make Up Details: 

Emily: 

MAC Face and Body Foundation 

Rock & Republic Blush in Bedroom

Too Faced Shadow Insurance 

Wet N' Wild Color Icon Palette in Vanity - Matte Off White shade 

Wet N' Wild Color Icon Brow Pencil 

MAC Black Track Fluid Line 

Maybelline Falsies Mascara

MAC Lipstick in Viva Glam Cindy  

Stila Lip Glaze in Merry  

Connie: 

Luichel Foundation Powder

Nars Blush in Orgasm

Too Faced Shadow Insurance 

Revlon Eyeshadow Palette in Copper Spice - Gold and Dark Brown color 

Revlon Kajal Eyeliner 

Covergirl Lash Blast Mascara 

Wet N' Wild Lipstick in Peachy

Hope everyone has a great weekend while Connie and I are studying our eyeballs out for finals!! 

Superlove & Funny Faces, 

Emily 

P.S. I've missed you all! I guess the one thing about being inactive on blogger is the fact that you have a lot of blogs to read and catch up on. You don't have to anxiously wait for udpates :)

  

Up, up here we go.

I love traveling. 

Whether it's going home or off to another country, I find flying to be really exciting. Unfortunately, there is one thing that I dislike about it...packing! Somehow I seem to either over pack, under pack, or forget something important (like my cellphone)! However, I think I got the make up packing down for the most part. As some of you may know from previous posts, I flew home for spring break. 

So here is what I packed: 

I got the red/purple checkered cosmetic bag from Urban Outfitters and surprisingly it holds a lot of stuff! 

The products on the right are the items that are considered liquids or gels that I put into a quart size zip lock bag. Mascara a liquid?! That's what I thought, but the TSA requires you to put any liquid, gel, or cream based products into the plastic bag for screening. I only brought lip balm, eye shadow primer, mascara, and a pink lip gloss that goes with everything.

 

Here's what I keep inside my cosmetic bag. 

The colors I choose for blush and eyeshadow are neutrals that match pretty much any outfit. I also brought a separate black eyeshadow to turn a day look to a night look.

I only brought two brushes to help save space. Other than that, I just use my fingers to apply on eyeshadow. Here's a little tip when it comes to packing your fragrances. Next time you go to Sephora, ask for a sample vial of your favorite perfume, even if you already own it! That way you don't have to lug the entire perfume bottle with you. This is also good if you want to bring multiple scents with you. It's not only great for travel, but for your purse as well!

 The palette I brought along with me is the infamous Wet N' Wild Color Icon palette in "Vanity". And yes, I think it does live up to all the hype :) After many youtube gurus and beauty bloggers reviewed this palette, I had to go check it out myself.  The shadows are really pigmented, and I love how they include three matte shades along with the three shimmery shades. I love this for travel, not only because it's a great neutrals palette, but also because if I lose/break it my wallet and I won't feel too bad. It was only around $5.00, and it's not limited edition so if I really wanted to I could buy another one!

Here's a really quick eye of the day, using this pallete: 

I used the creamy beige shade as a brown bone highlight, the shimmery gold shade all over the lid, the matte light brown color through the crease, and I lined my upper and lower lash line with the darkest plummy brown color. 

Superlove & Happy Traveling, 

Emily  
 

P.S. Can anyone guess what song the title is from? :) I love Clara C's version on youtube!