Yay for Konad

This sort of robin's egg blue/Tiffany blue never ceases to make me feel really really classy and I love how it looks paired with a white Konad. I think it looks better with white than black.

I used the filigree/tiny leaves pattern off of the M71 plate, which is pretty beginner-friendly. The pattern has lots of spaces betwen the little etchings so if you miss a spot it's easy to stamp over that bit and make it look as if that was a part of the pattern.

Name change/Better Intro Post/Revamp

It was sort of bugging me that it was all makeup-y when I've been posting about non makeup things so I'm attempting to revamp things.

I also wanted to give an updated introduction post.

My name is Mai, I'm 19 turning 20 in 2 months (gah I'll be old) and am going into my 3rd year of college, despite still being an undeclared major. Anyone have some tips as to how to choose a major because I'm really at my wit's end about this all.

I don't really do much, my hobbies include dancing (ballet, jazz, lyrical, and most recently, tap), reading fan fiction (Harry Potter is my weakness, I can't deny it) and hanging out with my boyfriend. I've most recently gotten into the habit of doing my nails, most specifically because of this nail polish, Sweet Addiction by Barielle, which ironically enough, I don't actually own.

I own more makeup and nail polish that I really need and I have trouble finding foundation that doesn't sink into my large pores. I'm the Vietnamese Culture Night(a variety show production that includes dancing, a fashion show and a play) director at my school's Vietnamese Student Association and I am wondering why I decided to do it.

I am Vietnamese and Chinese, but I only know how to speak Vietnamese and I've recently learned American Sign Language and fingerspelling. I've been told by my boyfriend's mom that I fingerspell elegantly, haha.

I don't really live an exciting life, it's summer, I'm not taking any summer classes and am looking for a job

The end! I'm just going to do away with the expanding posts business, it was weird when I just had a simple post to do, how do you guys feel about the template change?

Essie Lollipop with Covergirl Pink Twinkle NOTD

I haven't ever tried out a flakey nail polish before but I got one from my prize gift pack so I thought to try it over Essie Lollipop; this makes me want to try it over black because it looks crazy awesome


This is 2 coats of Lollipop with one coat of Pink Twinkle topped with Seche Vite all over Nubar Foundation

Pink Twinkle is a gold flakey glitter in a light pink-orange base with orange microglitter :)

Witch Hazel, the savior for my skin

One of my favorite youtube bloggers, SayAnythingBr00ke said a long time ago that she used witch hazel on her skin as a toner and that intrigued me, especially since I have mega acne prone skin.


My herooo

A bottle of witch hazel is extremely cheap, maybe 3-4 dollars for 16 oz at Target? I've been using it for months, twice a day, and have gone through approximately half of the bottle.

Unfortunately, I don't have a picture to show my pre witch-hazel skin, but it's been helping in terms of staving off acne and cleaning my face on the days that I'm lazy to wash it properly. I've noticed that my skin is a lot softer and it's good for my forehead because of the upcoming summer months.

There is a caveat though, while it's drying, it makes me face smell like a pencil. It isn't surprising considering it's distilled from leaves and bark, however it does dissipate after a little while.