The Blonde Adventures Begin!
That's right! I finally did it. I swear, I've wanted to go blonde for years now. I remember talking to my friends about it even back in middle school and high school but it hasn't been until now that I finally did it. I've never dyed or done anything to my hair up until this point, so it was really fun for my hairstylist friend Mike to do virgin hair. I really liked my natural hair colour because it was a strange brown (definitely not black), but he convinced me that I have my whole life to enjoy my natural colour. Thankfully my hair was easy to lift colour out of. It quickly became a lovely blonde which we later toned into an ashy tone. I'm in loveeee with this colour and I'm convinced I'll probably never go back to dark hair haha.
For anyone who's interested in knowing where I got it done, my friend Mike works at
Spellbound, located downtown Toronto, right across from the Eaton Center.
(There's also a Markham location at First Markham Place). If you go to the downtown location, make sure you ask for Mike and tell him I sent you!
(Sorry the spam of selfies. I just really like this hair!)
After doing my hair, Mike and I headed out for food. He brought me to this place that makes amazing Japanese curry. I was in heaven.
Last Friday, I went over to Suki's and slept over. We drank that night and had a blast. I'm glad that I had least have her as a friend. She even brought me Starbucks one morning. Friend of the year.
We didn't end up sleeping much that night and woke up super early to grab some Mcdee breakfast and headed to the mall. She ended up helping me find a good pair of aviator sunglasses from H&M.
The rest of the week wasn't as eventful. I did learn that some people are quite dramatic and unnecessary, but still rather entertaining. These past few days have really shown me who I need in my life and who I really don't. Surprisingly, there are not many people that I need, apparently. But hey, if you put in the effort and they don't, then you know where you stand.
Anyway, I forgot to mention that I picked up a bunch of nail polishes. I'm ready for spring to happen! We got a couple of warm days and then it ended up snowing again. What gives, Canada?
Anddddd here's some food.
I ended up finding this in my bag the other day. It's a fork that Charming and I stole during one of our dinner dates back when we were dating. Instead of letting it get me sad again, I try my best to smile at the good memory this brings me. I still think about him a lot, but I'm sure he doesn't think of me nearly as much. I hope he's well.
Labels: charming, food, hair, life, nail polish, personal, starbucks
Birthday haul and updates
Hello cuties,
I hope everyone is doing well. I've been a little better, but you know how things go. Life is sometimes such a struggle, isn't it? But we will all make it through eventually :) I hope everyone enjoyed the eye tutorial I posted a couple of days ago. I had fun doing it and I look forward to doing more in the future.
I never got to do a birthday haul, so here's what I got beauty wise! My friends are the best and really know how to treat me^^
I was gifted the Kat Von D Spellbinding Eyeshadow book, The Face Shop's Floral Water Mist, and the Mild Papaya Peeling Gel. I will have tutorials for all of these items as well! So far, I love all of these products, especially the eyeshadow book. The colours are amazing! A big
THANK YOU to all my friends for gifting me these presents.
Yesterday, I went to the drugstore and picked up some things that were on sale. I was feeling a bit sad but once started picking up items in the store, I felt a lot better ;) Retail therapy is seriously a girl's best solution, don't you think?
So I picked up some nail stuff and a lipstick I've been wanting for a while. One thing that you must know about me is that I love matte. All matte everything. I don't know what it is about it that I love so much, but I've always loved matte things.
(Matte cars, matte eyeshadows, matte printing paper) What's better than a matte red lip and matte nails? NOTHING, that's what! Also, I saw this mini nail kit on sale so I figured I'd pick it up and see if it's any good. I've never heard of this "Witchcraft" brand and when I tried to Google this set for a review, nothing popped up. So I'll surely be doing a review on it once I've used it a couple of times. Come to think of it, I've never really put that much effort in taking care of my nails, but I have been lately. I'm totally okay with that.
I celebrated my birthday a couple of days after because it landed in the middle of the week. Everyone was too busy on a Wednesday night, so we all went to karaoke on the Saturday of. We drank and sang our hearts out which was much needed for me. I really enjoyed the night and got quite tipsy.
Half the group had to leave early so the rest of us went to get food and more alcohol. If you can't tell, I absolutely love to drink. Need a drinking partner? Right here, baby!
This week has been a very design-filled week for me. Projects were due and my design textbooks came in. Have you ever seen someone so excited for textbooks? They're quite pretty, aren't they? I was more excited for the HTML&CSS one more than the research one (which was the mandatory one), but you know.
(Here's the inside of the HTML&CSS one!)
I spent the rest of the day in bed watching a movie while devouring a Whopper, and doing some sketching. Sometimes it's so nice to get lost in some art. It's something that I don't do often enough. But I guess that's a good thing because when I do, it's a very refreshing feeling.
Oh, and here is a preview of the Sally Hansen matte top coat.
Today, I went to the bookstore because my brother needed to pick up a
book for school. He chose Oliver Twist, and I really liked the design
of the cover. There goes my design side of me again, huh? Like I said,
it has been a design-filled week for me and I'm loving every bit of
it.
Exploring the bookstore really made me want to pick
up a bunch of books and read them all. I really want to find a good
sappy romance book, so if there's any recommendations out there, send it
my way! Please nothing that is already made into a movie or is going
to be made into a movie, because there's a high chance that I'll just
watch the movie instead of reading the book. I saw books like The Fault In Our Stars, The Notebook, Dear John, etc. As much as I love those stories
(and these are the type of romance books I'm aiming for!), I've already or will see the movie so there's no point in me reading the book.
I also finally picked up a portable charger. I've wanted one for soooo long and
Charming was going to give me one but you know, situations, and such. So, I just went and bought one for myself and I'm glad I did. It has 5200mAh and two outputs so you can charge two devices at once. It also comes with several adapters for Apple, Samsung, and Sony products, and also two sizes of USB plugs.
Originally, I saw one that looked like a milk carton called Momax iPower Milk. It's only 2600mAh, doesn't come with as many adapters and only has one output BUT IT'S DAMN CUTE, ISN'T IT? I know the one I have is much better in terms of technicalities but LOOK AT THAT THING! Who doesn't want a milk carton portable charger? I'm such a sucker for packaging, but thankfully my dad convinced me not to get this one. I still have some buyer's remorse, though. Is it still considered buyer's remorse if you didn't actually buy the product? Anyway, if anyone is looking for a cute one, I'm letting you know that this thing actually exists and comes in many different colours. My personal favourite is the white one, but there's also a pink, turquoise, purple, and I believe green.
Last week, I found this jacket on sale at Old Navy for only $20! I've been looking for a jacket like this for a while and I knew I had to get it because of the price. It's not extremely warm, so it's going to be perfect for the Spring and Fall weather. I'm just going to have to wait out this extremely cold Canadian winter before I can bust this baby out. I can hardly wait!
I don't really like talking about the breakup but I wanted to leave this here because this blog is just so familiar with him. Some days are harder than others, but I'm slowly just getting by. I haven't realized it until recently, but I've subconsciously stopped listening to music since the break up. I think part of me was scared that every song I listened to would remind me of him and make me start crying hysterically. But one day I just sat myself down and I knew I wanted to compile a playlist of songs that specifically reminded me of our relationship. These songs tell the story of our relationship that began all the way back in '07-'08 up until now: from when we first fell in love, broke up, missed each other, got back together, then broke up again, all in that order. I hope that anyone who wants to can listen to this playlist and maybe get a sense of two people's love story, whether it's a good feeling or not. Although I'm sad, I still like to think about all the memories because they make me happy and I'm so glad they happened. If anyone is going through something like this, let's get through this together :)
So enough of that emotional stuff. Here's some random pictures that I've accumulated throughout the weeks.
Labels: charming, cosmetics, eyeshadow, food, gift, kat von d, life, lipstick, makeup, nail polish, personal, sally hansen, skincare, thefaceshop
The Blonde Adventures Begin!
That's right! I finally did it. I swear, I've wanted to go blonde for years now. I remember talking to my friends about it even back in middle school and high school but it hasn't been until now that I finally did it. I've never dyed or done anything to my hair up until this point, so it was really fun for my hairstylist friend Mike to do virgin hair. I really liked my natural hair colour because it was a strange brown (definitely not black), but he convinced me that I have my whole life to enjoy my natural colour. Thankfully my hair was easy to lift colour out of. It quickly became a lovely blonde which we later toned into an ashy tone. I'm in loveeee with this colour and I'm convinced I'll probably never go back to dark hair haha.
For anyone who's interested in knowing where I got it done, my friend Mike works at
Spellbound, located downtown Toronto, right across from the Eaton Center.
(There's also a Markham location at First Markham Place). If you go to the downtown location, make sure you ask for Mike and tell him I sent you!
(Sorry the spam of selfies. I just really like this hair!)
After doing my hair, Mike and I headed out for food. He brought me to this place that makes amazing Japanese curry. I was in heaven.
Last Friday, I went over to Suki's and slept over. We drank that night and had a blast. I'm glad that I had least have her as a friend. She even brought me Starbucks one morning. Friend of the year.
We didn't end up sleeping much that night and woke up super early to grab some Mcdee breakfast and headed to the mall. She ended up helping me find a good pair of aviator sunglasses from H&M.
The rest of the week wasn't as eventful. I did learn that some people are quite dramatic and unnecessary, but still rather entertaining. These past few days have really shown me who I need in my life and who I really don't. Surprisingly, there are not many people that I need, apparently. But hey, if you put in the effort and they don't, then you know where you stand.
Anyway, I forgot to mention that I picked up a bunch of nail polishes. I'm ready for spring to happen! We got a couple of warm days and then it ended up snowing again. What gives, Canada?
Anddddd here's some food.
I ended up finding this in my bag the other day. It's a fork that Charming and I stole during one of our dinner dates back when we were dating. Instead of letting it get me sad again, I try my best to smile at the good memory this brings me. I still think about him a lot, but I'm sure he doesn't think of me nearly as much. I hope he's well.
Labels: charming, food, hair, life, nail polish, personal, starbucks
Birthday haul and updates
Hello cuties,
I hope everyone is doing well. I've been a little better, but you know how things go. Life is sometimes such a struggle, isn't it? But we will all make it through eventually :) I hope everyone enjoyed the eye tutorial I posted a couple of days ago. I had fun doing it and I look forward to doing more in the future.
I never got to do a birthday haul, so here's what I got beauty wise! My friends are the best and really know how to treat me^^
I was gifted the Kat Von D Spellbinding Eyeshadow book, The Face Shop's Floral Water Mist, and the Mild Papaya Peeling Gel. I will have tutorials for all of these items as well! So far, I love all of these products, especially the eyeshadow book. The colours are amazing! A big
THANK YOU to all my friends for gifting me these presents.
Yesterday, I went to the drugstore and picked up some things that were on sale. I was feeling a bit sad but once started picking up items in the store, I felt a lot better ;) Retail therapy is seriously a girl's best solution, don't you think?
So I picked up some nail stuff and a lipstick I've been wanting for a while. One thing that you must know about me is that I love matte. All matte everything. I don't know what it is about it that I love so much, but I've always loved matte things.
(Matte cars, matte eyeshadows, matte printing paper) What's better than a matte red lip and matte nails? NOTHING, that's what! Also, I saw this mini nail kit on sale so I figured I'd pick it up and see if it's any good. I've never heard of this "Witchcraft" brand and when I tried to Google this set for a review, nothing popped up. So I'll surely be doing a review on it once I've used it a couple of times. Come to think of it, I've never really put that much effort in taking care of my nails, but I have been lately. I'm totally okay with that.
I celebrated my birthday a couple of days after because it landed in the middle of the week. Everyone was too busy on a Wednesday night, so we all went to karaoke on the Saturday of. We drank and sang our hearts out which was much needed for me. I really enjoyed the night and got quite tipsy.
Half the group had to leave early so the rest of us went to get food and more alcohol. If you can't tell, I absolutely love to drink. Need a drinking partner? Right here, baby!
This week has been a very design-filled week for me. Projects were due and my design textbooks came in. Have you ever seen someone so excited for textbooks? They're quite pretty, aren't they? I was more excited for the HTML&CSS one more than the research one (which was the mandatory one), but you know.
(Here's the inside of the HTML&CSS one!)
I spent the rest of the day in bed watching a movie while devouring a Whopper, and doing some sketching. Sometimes it's so nice to get lost in some art. It's something that I don't do often enough. But I guess that's a good thing because when I do, it's a very refreshing feeling.
Oh, and here is a preview of the Sally Hansen matte top coat.
Today, I went to the bookstore because my brother needed to pick up a
book for school. He chose Oliver Twist, and I really liked the design
of the cover. There goes my design side of me again, huh? Like I said,
it has been a design-filled week for me and I'm loving every bit of
it.
Exploring the bookstore really made me want to pick
up a bunch of books and read them all. I really want to find a good
sappy romance book, so if there's any recommendations out there, send it
my way! Please nothing that is already made into a movie or is going
to be made into a movie, because there's a high chance that I'll just
watch the movie instead of reading the book. I saw books like The Fault In Our Stars, The Notebook, Dear John, etc. As much as I love those stories
(and these are the type of romance books I'm aiming for!), I've already or will see the movie so there's no point in me reading the book.
I also finally picked up a portable charger. I've wanted one for soooo long and
Charming was going to give me one but you know, situations, and such. So, I just went and bought one for myself and I'm glad I did. It has 5200mAh and two outputs so you can charge two devices at once. It also comes with several adapters for Apple, Samsung, and Sony products, and also two sizes of USB plugs.
Originally, I saw one that looked like a milk carton called Momax iPower Milk. It's only 2600mAh, doesn't come with as many adapters and only has one output BUT IT'S DAMN CUTE, ISN'T IT? I know the one I have is much better in terms of technicalities but LOOK AT THAT THING! Who doesn't want a milk carton portable charger? I'm such a sucker for packaging, but thankfully my dad convinced me not to get this one. I still have some buyer's remorse, though. Is it still considered buyer's remorse if you didn't actually buy the product? Anyway, if anyone is looking for a cute one, I'm letting you know that this thing actually exists and comes in many different colours. My personal favourite is the white one, but there's also a pink, turquoise, purple, and I believe green.
Last week, I found this jacket on sale at Old Navy for only $20! I've been looking for a jacket like this for a while and I knew I had to get it because of the price. It's not extremely warm, so it's going to be perfect for the Spring and Fall weather. I'm just going to have to wait out this extremely cold Canadian winter before I can bust this baby out. I can hardly wait!
I don't really like talking about the breakup but I wanted to leave this here because this blog is just so familiar with him. Some days are harder than others, but I'm slowly just getting by. I haven't realized it until recently, but I've subconsciously stopped listening to music since the break up. I think part of me was scared that every song I listened to would remind me of him and make me start crying hysterically. But one day I just sat myself down and I knew I wanted to compile a playlist of songs that specifically reminded me of our relationship. These songs tell the story of our relationship that began all the way back in '07-'08 up until now: from when we first fell in love, broke up, missed each other, got back together, then broke up again, all in that order. I hope that anyone who wants to can listen to this playlist and maybe get a sense of two people's love story, whether it's a good feeling or not. Although I'm sad, I still like to think about all the memories because they make me happy and I'm so glad they happened. If anyone is going through something like this, let's get through this together :)
So enough of that emotional stuff. Here's some random pictures that I've accumulated throughout the weeks.
Labels: charming, cosmetics, eyeshadow, food, gift, kat von d, life, lipstick, makeup, nail polish, personal, sally hansen, skincare, thefaceshop
Profile
stupid princess
UserName: Hyokii
Age: 23
Birthday: January 22
Location: Toronto, Canada.
Sign: Aquarius Sun, Gemini Moon, Aries Rising
Who are you?
I'm just an average girl studying graphic design in my hometown Toronto. I'm nothing special but I like to blog and document my findings :) I'm really into astrology so come and tell me your sign!
What do you blog about?
Mostly just about my life and occasional beauty hauls and product reviews.
What does 'babo gongju' mean?
It's Korean for 'stupid princess'.
Boyfriend?
Yes! He does Muay Thai and he's a Virgo.
Tell me about your skin type!
I have extremely dry dehydrated skin and really dry/flaky lips. Light; yellow with neutral leaning cool undertone. Currently wearing NARS Sheer Glow in Gobi.
Up Coming
A List of posts that are coming soon
Reviews:
Tonymoly Cats Wink Smooth Primer
Etude House Goodbye Pore Ever Primer
Skin Food Choco Smoky Eye Palette
Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Shine Deep Treatment
Real Techniques Core Collection Brush Set
Etude House Golden Ratio Contour Maker
Skin Food Coffee Creamy Sheer Lipstick (PP701 Plum Wine)
Etude House Real Art Cleansing Oil (Moisture)
Skin Food Bath Salt (Peppermint)
Etude House Miss Tangerine Cream Choux Blusher
Skin Food Red Orange Makeup Finish (Matte Type)
Tonymoly Cat Chu Wink Tony Tint (Cherry Pink)
Etude House Etoinette Crystal Shine Lip Lipstick (PPK001 & PPK003)
Etude House Etoinette Brush Collection
The Face Shop Rice Water Bright Cleansing Special Set
The Face Shop Cotton Pads
The Face Shop Face It 07 Quick Top Coat
The Face Shop Lovely ME:EX Design My Eyebrow (01 Gray Brown)
The Face Shop Lovely ME:EX Style My Eyebrow (01 Gray Brown)
The Face Shop Face It Designing Cake Eyebrow (01 Khaki Grey)
Etude House Dear My Blooming Eyes (OR203 Mesmerizing Orange)
Nicole by O.P.I. Nail Polish (Iceberg Lotus)
The Face Shop Real Nature Mask Aloe Vera
The Face Shop Face It Styling Auto Gel Liner (01 Edgy Black)
The Face Shop Floral Water Mist
The Face Shop Mild Papaya Peeling Gel
Kat Von D Spellbinding Eyeshadow Book
Rimmel Lasting Finish Matte Lipstick By Kate Moss (111 Kiss Of Life)
Rimmel Lasting Finish Matte Lipstick By Kate Moss (102)
Sally Hansen Big Matte Top Coat
Witchcraft Mini+Cures Set
Maybelline Volum’ Express The Colossal Smoky Eyes Mascara
Nicole by O.P.I. Quick Dry Top Coat
Essence Kalinka Beauty 01 Babushka Me Lip Brush
Maybelline Volum’Express The Rocket Waterproof Mascara
Maybelline Eye Studio Master Drama Eyeliner in Midnight Master
Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in 10 Light
Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch Highlighting Concealer in Ivory
Etude House Nymph Aura Volumer (sample)
Etude House Mal;Gem All In One Emulsion (sample)
Etude House Mal;Gem Smoother Toner (sample)
Etude House Sun Prise Super Aqua SPF45/PA+++ (sample)
Etude House Precious Mineral BB Cream SPF30/PA++ (sample)
Etude House Moistfull Collagen Firming Eye Cream (sample)
Skin Food Platinum Grape Cell Essential BB Cream SPF45/PA+++ (sample)
Skin Food Agave Cactus Emulsion (sample)
The Face Shop Chia Seed Moisture-Holding Seed Cream(sample)
The Face Shop Mango Seed Silk Moisturizing Toner(sample)
The Face Shop Mango Seed Silk Moisturizing Lotion(sample)
Updated The Face Shop Mango Seed Silk Moisturizing Toner & Lotion (full size)
The Face Shop Mango Seed Silk Moisturizing Facial Butter(sample fullsize)
The Face Shop Volcanic Clay Black Head Aloe Nose Strip(sample)
The Face Shop Herb Day 365 Cleansing Foam Acerola (sample)
The Face Shop White Secret Whitening Body Essence (sample)
Tutorials & Tips:
How I Contour My Face
Tips On How To Drink More Water
2013 Summer/Fall Wish List
My Current Everyday Makeup Tutorial
Friends
Love'em, Hate'em
Jin
Bucket List
before the end
. Put a lock on Seoul’s Namsan Tower's fence
.
Visit the beach; any beach (063011)
. Party hard
.
Starbucks date (072310)
. Learn to drive
.
Star gaze (062812)
.
Road trip (Summer`09)
.
Be loved
. Visit South Korea
.
Wedding; anyone's wedding (10.13.13)
.
Be happy
.
Bake cupcakes from scratch (04.06.10)
.
Ride a motorcycle (08.21.14)
. Get my first tattoo
.
Kiss in the rain
.
Pull an all nighter
.
Belly button piercing (02.19.14)
. Disney world/land
. Anime North
.
Cosplay Rin
. Cosplay X-23
.
Princess Cafe date (12.10.12)
.
VVIP album(02.20.11)
. Visit Hong Kong again
. Graduate university
. Paris
to be continued...
