mama pham's daily life

day one of the lunar new year

2009-01-26T20:00:00.000-08:00

papa pham told me that i'm not supposed to clean anything today and i don't really know the details of this so i've decided to leave our room in it's messy state and read magazines when i really should be sleeping.

on a side note my babies are all growing up way too fast.

this is me and oli one year ago. now her hair is long enough to tie into a pony tail and she's running around everywhere. sometimes i wish i could just freeze our lives and spend more time with them.

for MsJane

2009-01-25T19:47:00.000-08:00

liquid shadows
sweet magenta
midnight mauve
liquid desire (what the hell is that supposed to mean)
bronze shell
cream flesh

does this look like an elephant? the Met should start an exhibit dedicated to my work.

birthday spoils part two

2009-01-22T19:04:00.000-08:00

it must have been fate that i discovered montreal's sephoras right around the time of my birthday and vincent longo's having a sale. i loves me some sale...buying regular price stuff sucks.

nars multiple in maldives
vincent longo stuff - i'm not home now so i don't have the names for anything
not pictured stila illuminating tinted moisturizer

i used the purple liquidy eyeshadow in a tube from vincent longo along with my engaging mineralized eyeshadow from mac today. originally i thought the purple would be too intense for me since it's really dark when you first apply it but the color can be softened really easily for just a hint of purple. i love creamy or liquidy eye colors they're so much easier to apply than powders since you don't need a brush. i curled my hair about 6 hours before i took this picture and the curls completely flattened out. damn my healthy hair! the washroom has the best lighting in the house so the toilet is making an appearance.

several days ago i went for a family outing with papa pham and all three babies to the mall. when i was walking back to the table with a small container of fries for the kids my clumbsy ass stumbled and dropped the whole thing. obviously i was a little disappointed and embarrassed since a lot of people saw me make this mini mess but i walked back to the table and continued eating lunch. as we were wrapping up the meal the gentleman that was sitting next to us brought over a new larger container of fries that he had just purchased telling me that he saw me drop the fries and he would like to give this to the kids. on most days i deal with so much ignorance and stupidity in the area that i live in that i've lost a lot of faith in people but once in awhile something like this will happen and i'll realize that there are still a lot of good people out there in the world. i just hope my kids will encounter more people like this in their lifetimes.

to be continued...

birthday part 3 - shoes

officially old

2009-01-18T21:13:00.001-08:00

so it's been 6 days since i entered my mid twenties and i feel old. only 5 more years until i turn 30 and it don't matter what anyone says 30 is not the new 20 it's the same damn 30. so i went depression shopping as i quite frequently do and i thought i should share my spoils with my one follower.

mac 25% off sale

e/s tempting
e/s cranberry
e/s bold and brazen
mineralized e/s engaging
rice paper
pp rubenesque
pp painterly
fluidline blitz and glitz
shade stick gentle lentil
brushes 224, 209 and 219

i was a bit disappointed when i received my package though cause it was so empty. i'm gonna be all up in the next sale if i'm still on this make up obsession.

elf

eyeliner/shadow sticks pearl/glow, black/smoke, brown/basic, green/moss
duo cream eyeshadow butter pecan, olive, mocha swirl, berry mix, black licorice
shimmering facial whip citrus, persimmon, lilac petal, toasted
under eye concealer and highlighter
contouring blush and bronzing powder blushed/bronzed
custom eyes e/s (all of them)

sephora

vincent longo trio e/s sugar frost, tropaz dulux
vincent longo e/s genie pop
vincent longo eye shimmer souffle gingeri, pavlova, copperleif
tweezerman duo

to be continued...

sick X 5

2008-12-18T16:27:00.000-08:00

the whole damn family is sick right now which is quite the bitch since the youngest is only 1.5 months old and it's not that great to medicate her. so for the next couple of days the whole house is going to be covered in baby snot and boogers. sexy.

i'm also pretty annoyed that i got sick cause i've been compulsively drinking cranberry juice (think 4 litres in about a week) and the nutritional guide on the back says that i'm pretty much drinking 200% of the recommended vitamin c intake. i know i'm peeing out the extra 100% since my body can't absorb that many nutrients but come on 100% is pretty damn good!

gawd i love j holiday's suffocate but he is one unattractive man.

i'm trying so hard (okay not really that hard) to be a nicer person and this really isn't working out too well. papa pham's brother's girlfriend of 10+ years is probably the nicest girl i've ever met in my life and i'm insanely jealous of how genuine she is towards everyone.

i was checking out a japanese tatoo magazine today and now i'm seriously considering getting a tattoo. i just don't want to fall into the asian fad tattoos that don't have any meaning. something to represent the phamily would be nice though...maybe the sun, moon, and stars for each of the kids. we'll see i'm pretty not interested in being in pain but i freaking made people so my pain threshold should have gone up substantially over the past few years.

commericial music

2008-12-17T11:28:00.000-08:00

push push on a button push push on a button

gosh i love this commercial the music is just so darn catchy and the yoga lady pushes the button with her toe. awesome!

mac holiday haul

2008-12-16T18:04:00.000-08:00

eyepencil and softsparkle eyepencil:
mint and olive, chocolight, peacocked, fab orchid, black funk
lipglass and lustreglass
mouthwatering, c thru, beaux, languished, love nectar
ola mango, wonderstruck, budding, pink grapefruit, underage

brushes:

basic brush set:

powder/blush brush: all-purpose for blush or face powder. this brush is particularly good for blush application. the fibers are soft and form a full, rounded shape.

pencil brush: for precision shading on lid, in eye crease or along lash line. the soft, smooth fibers of this brush are gathered into a pencil-shaped tip. it is ideal for blending eyeliner into eye shadow to create a smoky looking eye.

eye shading brush: soft and dense to shade or blend eye shadow or emollient-based products. this brush has a tapered, rounded edge with smooth, firm, fine fibers. it can be used to build intense colour on the eyelid.

small angle brush: for creating sharp, precise lines. this brush has fibers which are carefully arranged to form a perfect angle.

lip brush/covered brush: for controlled lipstick or eye liner application and comes with a metal cover. this brush has small, flat, firm fibers and a tapered tip.

eye brush set:

eyeliner brush: an extra-fine tipped synthetic fibre brush that delivers a precise, firm, even stroke with which to line the eyes. use with liquid or cream products.

flat definer brush: lines and define the eye with colour. firmly bristled, flat of shape; applies colour in a stroke to provide instant definition. use with powder, liquid or cream products.

medium angled shading brush: for applying and blending eye shadow. this brush has soft, smooth fibers and a full, angled design.

large shader brush: soft but firm bristles for shading with eye shadow or emollient-based products.

blending brush: for shading or blending of colour or creamy products.

face brush set:

large angled contour brush: for expert application of cheek contour.

foundation brush: a foundation brush designed to create even finish, flawless look.

concealer brush: specially styled for small-area coverage and precise application. firm and flat, slightly tapered. good for blending "undereye" and for "spot" touch-ups

duo fibre brush: a large full circular brush used for lightweight application and blending of face powder or pigments. use to create soft layers or add textures.

eyeshadow compact:

passions of redcolon fascinating ruby: 6 smokey eyes
eye shadow compact made of ruby snakeskin-embossed metal with a lavish faux jewel. includes: scant, satin taupe, dark devotion, gorgeous, ambiance, and carbon. includes a black-handled 213 se eye brush.

spending yet again

2008-12-11T20:05:00.000-08:00

i picked up a winter jacket today cause it's freaking cold here and i don't think my west coast winter jacket is gonna cut it this year. i'm pretty lucky that i have a really small frame and i can still fit into children's clothing cause it's impossible to find this jacket in ladies anywhere around here plus i saved at least 150. since i saved money buying this jacket i really had to put back into the economy and pick up a few more things.

new jammies

skimpier jammies

leggings

baby track suits

the most gorgeous people i've ever met

2008-12-11T19:53:00.000-08:00

vivi

oli

boo

yeah they're all my kids but i love them and they're beautiful

reality garbage

2008-12-10T21:25:00.000-08:00

since i've been back in montreal i have access to plenty of channels again and i find myself constantly watching the trashiest crap that i should really be ashamed to admit that i watch...such as:

a double shot at love

these two girls are ridicuously slutty and kinda butta face but this garbage is very entertaining and the people competing for their love are mostly unattractive and bitchy. i think this season should be more entertaining than the tila tequila one mainly because tila is really annoying and her head is really small which kinda bothers me.

jon and kate plus 8

this one is pretty wholesome and i'm not embarrassed to say that i'm in love with these kids but the relationship the parents have is a little bit dysfunctional. kate (the wife) is a major control freak which is fine and i only think so because i'm the same way on a slightly smaller scale but the way she treats her husband is amazingly bitchy. i find it so strange when husbands allow their wives to speak to them with less respect than i give to my dogs but whatever works for their family.

the girls next door

i actually haven't watched this show in awhile but once season 4 comes out on dvd i'll be all up in it. i don't know what it is about sluts but they're just so hard to not look at...kinda like roadkill or a train wreck. i'm pretty sure this show is going to end soon though cause holly was making out with some guy at a club a few months back and heff says their relationship is in transition (whatever that means). i think she finally accepted that he's not going to finalize his divorce with his wife and have kids with her. poor holly! heff really owes her something for all the time she's put into their relationship and all the money she's made for him.

the hills

this show is the ulimate in stupidity but like so many other girls out there i've been sucked into their screwed up relationships and i have to watch it everytime i see that it's on. lauren and whitney both seem like really nice girls but everyone else on the show are monster bitches, this definately includes speidi.

i really need to find something better to do with my time when i'm not watching the kids. maybe i'll learn how to sew so i can make little dresses for my girls to play dress up in when they get a little older.

yah shopping!

2008-12-09T19:51:00.000-08:00

today was the very first serious snowfall of the winter and since i left my boots in vancouver i went out to pick up some new ones.

i loves them! but only one pair of boots for an entire winter in montreal just isn't right so hopefully i'll be able to find some other ones that i like soon.

eotd pink and bronze

2008-12-08T20:00:00.000-08:00

i actually had some free time today cause the babies went out in the negative 16 weather with their grandma so i whipped out my 88 shimmer palette for the first time since i got it and tried a pink/magenta/bronzey eye.

this is the best i could do at getting a full face shot cause i'm weaksauce and my camera is really heavy (and i was holding a baby)

items used
urban decay primer potion
benefit creaseless shadow/liner my date's my brother
light pink/magenta/bronze/highlight 88 shimmer pallette
benefit creaseless shadow/liner towne car
clinique eyeliner on brows
majorica majorca mascara primer
rimmel glam eyes mascara in midnight black
nc15 concealer
benefit dallas blush
mac soft and gentle msf
clarins lipbalm #16
benefit 24K lipgloss

i love starwars

2008-12-08T19:38:00.000-08:00

okay i don't really love starwars but papa pham does and i love collectibles so everytime we see another character from this line of starwars collectibles i demanded that he buy it.

luke skywalker and obi wan kanobe

princess leia

sexy black man doll and robots

by far the sexiest expression i've ever seen on a doll

date night

2008-12-06T00:15:00.000-08:00

i had my first night out with my lover aka papa pham tonight sans babies and it was a little bittersweet, not only because i'm baby crazy and i hate being away from my kids for the whole night but because my very favorite heels broke. stupid nine west and their cheaply made heels this is the second time the heel has broken but this time it's practically dangling there. since my shoe broke off at toys r us i needed to go across the street to the mall and pick up a new pair of shoes...for once shoe shopping was a necessity and not just desire.

i finally found a pair of ankle booties that were cheap but didn't really look it. since it was buy one get one half off i picked up a pair of flats too cause you can't go wrong with shoes under 10 bucks. i think it's gonna start snowing here so these will have to sit in my closet until next spring but whateva i love finding brand new stuff in my closet it's the same feeling as putting on a coat from the previous season and finding cash in the pockets. i hope the boots can hold up to the montreal elements and don't crap out before the winter ends

i also picked up a lightening touch lip perfector in 02 cause 01 was all sold out. it's a really nice peachy color with no shimmer which is nice cause a lot of my lipglosses are too shimmery and it ends up making the babies faces look like disco balls.

toys r us was also having this crazy sale, buy two games and get the third one free so we picked up a few games to add to the already excessive amount of games we own. i really can't wait to play little bit planet! i've been waiting for this game to come out for about 6 months now...hopefully i haven't hyped it up too much in my head cause games usually suck for the first half hour or so until you figure out what the hell you're doing.

edit:

so i went back to toys r us and we got some more games cause you gotta go big or go home.

i'm in desperate need of cutting my hair too it's ridiculously long and it's looked the same for the past 2 years. gawd i'm boring

2008-11-21T23:40:00.000-08:00

i really wanted to do a post today about my fun shopping day with ladyjane the other day but...i'm lazy and busy getting ready to head back to montreal to freeze my ass off in another east coast winter. i hate you east coast winter! I HATE YOU! but i love my baby girl so i'll post a picture of her. her cheeks are getting so round!

happy one week old

2008-11-03T22:50:00.000-08:00

vivi (pronounced viv-ee)

happy one week old my baby baby girl! one week later and you're wearing your leaving the hospital outfit again...geeez! it's like you're a poor baby or something. it's been a rough week but i'm slowly recovering and in another couple of days i should be my pre pregnancy weight. i'm like those celebrities that are out shopping in their regular clothes a few weeks afer giving birth and everyone's supposed to be super amazed at how skinny they are again. it's nice to be skinny again though...i'll finally be able to try on my new forever 21 stuff and my h&m clothes. yah being skinny! it's really one of those things that you can't get enough of, good thing i still have a relatively fast metabolism that lets me eat whatever the hell i want.the big brother and big sister

he's being his usual tv monster self and she's causing trouble like always...i'm gonna have my hands full with these three. luckily i'm still young and have energy i have no idea how older moms can handle toddlers they take up so much energy.

sometimes it's pretty stressful being a parent, there's so much more you have to consider before making any changes to your life. when i was younger i asked my dad why he used an exercise bike at home rather than ride a bike outside and get some fresh air; he told me that it was dangerous riding your bike on the streets and he had to minimize the amount of danger he put himself in because he had a family to take care of. at the time i was really young so i just figured he was being overly dramatic but now that i have my own kids i understand what he's talking about. suddenly all the choices that i make in my life have to be thought through so much more carefully and i can't live my life selfishly any longer. i was looking at all the halloween pictures that everyone's been posting online and for a little while i felt a slight tinge of jealously for the fun everyone else was having but after seeing my babes i realized i'm not the one with the short end of the stick and i've just chosen a different path.

welcome to the family vivi

2008-10-31T22:53:00.000-07:00

mommy, oli, daddy, vivi

so i finally had my baby girl at 8:04am on monday and i think she's absolutely perfect. i'm still feeling like ass and i wasn't able to celebrate halloween with the babies this year but i'll make it up to them next year when i'm fully mobile. i'm pale as a ghost right now but the nurse told me that i'll get a lot of the color back in my face if i keep taking my prenaetal vitamins.

daddy with his babes jayden, olivia, vivienne

it's good to be a baby

2008-10-26T15:53:00.000-07:00

kids toys are freaking amazing now a day i really wonder what kind of toys my grandkids will play with. when i was a kid i had to rearrange chairs to make a train or play taxi driver with my stuffed animals. it's good to be a baby.

mercedes sl

porsche cayenne turbo

shopping rutt

2008-10-24T00:25:00.000-07:00

it's happening again...i've become completely out of control and i don't want to do anything but shop shop shop. i don't know if it's a mental thing...like i'm completely in denial that the economy is going to shit. i've somehow convinced myself that if i only shop in canadian funds then it's alright to keep shopping even though the american economy will have some major impact on the canadian one. damn my compulsive behaviour...but at least i'll end up with some good things very very soon! such as....

i know i know...i live in snowyville canada but these have a rubber bottom unlike the aldo ones i bought for almost the same price last year. i'm so lucky i didn't break my neck walking around in those things last winter. i still need to grind the soles into my driveway so they're less slippery but first i gotta try and fix the destroyed leather. freaking salt all over the damn streets ripped apart the leather and made them all two toned and disgusting looking.

benefit and HIP shopping

2008-10-18T23:06:00.000-07:00

i love getting new things especially when it comes in the mail and i didn't have to leave my house to get any of it. yah! i finally received my benefit stuff the other day and i love it...but i won't be ordering off the website again, more on this later. so here it all is....you rebel lite, georgia blush, 24k gold lip gloss, get even pressed powder foundation, realness of concealness kit, benetint lip balm, 5 creaseless cream eyeshadow/liners in my date's brother, rsvp, towne car, skinny jeans and carte blanche. i've been kinda busy getting ready for the baby that's coming anytime over the next week or so, so i haven't tried out most of the products but so far i'm loving the you rebel lite tinted moisturizer. it does smell a bit like sunblock but that's alright and the coverage is decent so for 30 bucks it wasn't too shabby of a purchase...i will however be trying out the stila illuminating tinted moisturizer next time just to compare. the 24k gold lip gloss is also amazing! it smells like fuzzy peaches...mmmm! and it has a nice not too sticky glossiness to it.

so here are my benefit spoils...okay fine they're all empty boxes cause i couldn't wait to open everything but this is kinda what it looked like when i first received it.

here's most of it opened up...going around clockwise starting from the pinkish cream shadow is my date's brother, carte blanche, towne car, realness to concealness kit (oh la lift, lip plump, high beam, lemon aid, and boing), skinny jeans, rsvp, benetint lipbalm and get even.

so for the first time ever i tried to do swatches of the colors but as you can see the lighting was complete shit and you can't really see any of the colors...i'll try to redo this if anyone shows any interest about the colors. starting from my pinky is rsvp, carte blanche, my date's brother, towne car, and skinny jeans. on the palm of my hand are 24k gold lip gloss, HIP color rich cream crayon in meticulous and unmistakeable. meticulous is kind of a bronzey color while unmistakeable is a coppery red. both are really really pretty and they apply really nicely...i will definately be looking for more of these crayons when i head back to montreal cause they don't seem to have any in vancouver.

final picture is of the cream crayons and the 24k gold lipgloss in the middle.

so about the benefit website...as a side note you should probably know that i love free shipping since almost no one ships to canada for free. anyway i placed two orders on the same day because i took another look after paying and decided to buy a few more items that were to be discontinued. since i used the promotional code for free international shipping i thought at most they would charge me a lil bit in handling fees since the items were coming from san fran. WRONG! when the mail lady came to my door the packages were marked COD and i was charged 24.07 for shipping fees even though the items were being delivered byDHL in ontario canada. i emailed benefit and they sent me some bullshit reply about how each country has their own laws regarding handling fees. after working for email and chat support i know how these stupid ass pre written emails are and i hate them! they never answer the specific question you're asking and the person replying to your email obviously just scanned your email quickly and replied with the fist thing they found in their kana tree of bullshit responses. stupid benefit i hate you and your lying ass free international shipping promotional code!

green tea monster and my current loves

2008-10-10T15:19:00.000-07:00

this week i love...
laneige strawberry yogurt peel: initially i was a little skeptical about this product since i've never used a decent korean skin care product but the reviews seemed amazing and it was one of the top 10 items on the website i was checking out so i thought what the hey. my tube didn't end up coming with english instructions so i used it wrong the first time (wet in the shower) but after watching pink's video tutorial on how to use it i've seen the light and realized just how amazing this product is. after scrubbing my face just a few times i ended up with an assload of dead skin which may also be the wash drying up and clumping...either way after using it 3 times i've found that my complexion is more even and a lot softer. this product is definately a keep and i will be stocking up as soon as my mom goes to hong kong since the canadian dollar is such shit right now i can't buy anything online. boooo!

olivia madison: my baby girl...pretty soon she's gonna be a big sister and i think she's gonna handle it pretty well...hopefully. gosh i love her cheeks i just want to bite them off.
majolica majorca mascara primer: i'm completely in love with this primer! today i forced my sister to try it, she only did one eye and left the other one bare so she looked a little mental but it really showed the difference the primer would make. originally i bought this cause the packaging is just so cute and i love gold colored things but for once i'm so glad i'm a sucker for cute packaging! i loves me some curl curl up to the sky (that's what it's called) i love fob products they're awesome.
loc maria crepes assortment: i freaking love these things they're so delicious! i'm not totally sure if it's just my crazy pregnancy cravings but i've been fiending for these things for months now and i finally got me some from west coast costco.
you get 4 packages in one tin (one's missing cause i gave it to my sister) two packages of milk chocolate, one dark chocolate, and one chocolate with a hint of caramel. mmmm....yum! i've pretty much destroyed that first package by myself but it's alright cause i'll probably grab a few more tins before i head back to the east side. once you bite into one of these bad boys you get a thin crispy cookie like crepe that is covered with a thin layer of chocolate. these are definately a costco must have over the winter months cause they're not available all year long.
daddy: falling into position number one this week is this guy. how could i not love him the most for waiting at the airport for almost 5 hours and then flying across the country just to see me for 5 days before flying all the way back for work again. hopefully i'll be able to have the baby while he's here or else he won't get to see his youngest child for a while. i love this one.

green tea monster

i looked so good that i thought i should post a picture of myself using a green tea and vitamin e oil mask. i recently read on another blog that this is really good for your skin and since she and i have the same skin type (normal/combination) i decided to give it a try. a little green tea mixed with a little vitamin e oil slathered all over your face for 15 minutes...what do i have to lose? it was actually quite messy applying it so if anyone else plans on trying this out i highly suggest doing it over your bathroom sink...vitamin e is pretty sticky and hard to wipe up.

waiting ....

2008-10-08T22:26:00.000-07:00

for the first time today i actually used the nars multiple in orgasm as a lip color rather than a cheek color and i really like the goldiness of it. today i had a little extra time so i actually did a little bit of make up. i recently bought a sample size of clarins instant light complexion perfecter in 00 and 01 since i didn't know which color was right for me. i actually mixed the two together today and it worked out pretty well, i didn't have to use foundation at all. this will definitely be on my possible to be purchased list once i get all of my benefit stuff in the mail i'll decide. i also used my majolica majorca primer and i love it! it's been a good 10 hours since i applied it along with my rimmel mascara but my limp asian eyelashes are still curled and stayed that way for most of the day. i am quite impressed by you subsidiary shiseido company you've definitely made your way into my must repurchase list. too bad this brand isn't carried in canada though so i'll have to buy it online or ask family to pick it up in asia.

i actually quite upset today...my mom threw away a rose that i've been keeping for the past 7 years. my hubby bought this for me when i turned 17 and i've kept in hanging up in my living room ever since. the thing was absolutely priceless to me and now it's gone. usually i'm not too sentimental about things and i'll pretty much throw anything away but certain items like these i was intending to keep forever and have a special place for it in our home once we move back to bc. it's gone now and there's no point crying over spilled milk but my heart hurts a tiny bit. at least we have the rest of our lives to make new memories.

on a side note i'm waiting quite impatiently for my contractions to start so i don't have to be pregnant any longer. today i tried the eating spicy things option and walking my ass off option to see if i could speed up the process...obviously it didn't work. so off to the maternity clinic tomorrow to get measured and poked and proded like i'm a piece of meat rather than a person.

crayola you saved my sanity

2008-10-05T23:14:00.000-07:00

i've had a pretty shit past couple of days and once the babies are sleeping all i've got is my boring ass room and lonliness. so to pass the time i re picked up my previous favorite past time coloring with crayons! i've forgotten how much i loved this and it was so relaxing to start up again. i recently bought myself a 12 pack of crayola twisters, which are crayons in a twistable package so you don't end up with stinky waxy fingers after a long hard day of coloring. the only shitty thing is the package came with two purples, two blues, two greens, a teal, orange, red, pink, black and yellow...so you aren't able to color anything neutral colored just very vibrant slightly flamey colors. i was only able to find one vintage ducktales coloring book from when i was young so my ducks look like they're straight out of the gay pride parade. oh well coloring's all about using your imagination anyway.

pictures will come in a day or two when i figure out what's wrong with my connection.

imma bag lady

2008-09-29T00:08:00.000-07:00

i was kinda bored tonight so i thought i'd be a what's in your bag post cause i love it when other people do these kinda posts. there's nothing too special in here but i just realized how much unused make up i carry around on a day to day basis...i really need to lighten the load. i didn't include a picture of my phone and camera which are permanent fixtures in my purses but whatever.

so for a list of the things:

1. mini make up brushes
2. oil blotting paper that i never use cause i have dry skin
3. stila peachy keen blush and luminizer
4. shu uemura mini eyelash curler
5. burt's bees beeswax lip balm
6. body shop all in one face base #2
7. matt and nat wallet
8. nars blush in deep throat
9. tums smoothies
10. CG line exact that i've never used before
11. rimmel vinyl gloss in surreal
12. + 13. rimmel exaggerate in aubergine and steel
14. body shop lightening touch
15. rimmel mascara midnight black
16. clarins lip gloss #16
17. riccola blackcurrent throat candy
18. kleenex
19. nars multiple orgasm
20. bare escentuals mineral veil
21. bare escentuals fairly light foundation
22. + 23. giant clips

so that's everything that i carry around on a day to day basis. i used to have a really cute minnie mouse pen but it seems that one of my children have lost it somewhere.

on another note i had dinner with my cousin and aunt the other day and my cousin got me some free clinique makeup from the duty free. yah! i loves me some free makeup. she got me the high definition lashes in black brown and quickliner for eyes in roast coffee. the quickliner is awesome! it doesn't smudge, rub off or run and it applies really smoothly compared to the crappy rimmel eyeliners i've been using. the mascara doesn't seem that special though...i compared it to my rimmel mascara and there wasn't really much difference between the cheap one and the clinique one. if i was gonna pay 2.5 times the price for a mascara i'd really hope to see some sort of a difference after applying it numerous times. the good thing about it was that there was no clumping no matter how much i applied.

pros: no clumping, sleek little container, lengthened lashes, defined just as much as a black masara would, FREE

cons: price, really weird wand, multiple coats before i saw much difference in before and after

from this picture you can kinda see the weird wand i was talking about...one side is like a regular wand and the other side resembles a lash comb. this probably would be very effective if you were used to using this mascara but as a noob it was a little weird and difficult to use.

my goodies

2008-09-27T23:54:00.000-07:00

today i bought my very first laptop and i'm in love with it!! it's super tiny so it's gonna be great for travelling or just sitting in bed reading blogs. plus it comes with a built in webcam and i love webcam pics...they totally make average looking people look hawt. the keyboard is kinda on the tiny side though so typing is slightly different from what i'm used to but i'm sure i'll be fine in a couple of days.

i also received all my forever 21 stuff the other day and i'm still amazed at how much i could buy for just over 100 dollars. two pairs of jeans, four tank tops, two pairs of pants, two skirts, a hoodie, a sweater, leggings, a dress and clips for my hair.

i've been buying a lot of greys and blacks lately...i wonder if this is a pre postpartum sign or the weather has just been gloomy and depressing me. i don't fit into anything so i couldn't properly try anything on just yet but everything seems to be the right size and i love having a whole assload of new clothes to wear when i'm done being pregnant. i absolutely think it's a lady's right to have as much pretty clothes as she wants after carrying a child in her uterus for 10 months. yes that's right 40 weeks is equal to 10 weeks don't let people trick you into thinking it's only 9 months.

the pictures are kinda crap but i didn't want to have to upload too many images cause i'm lazy. here is the grey sweater, high waisted denim skirt, wide leg jeans, and grey hoodie.

another pair of jeans, denim skirt with red stiching and belt, white linen pants, semi slutty dress.

better picture of the dress and the white linen pants behind it.

i practically live in tank tops and for 4.50 each i bought every color that had my size...which actually wasn't much. the black pants in the back were way too big for me so i gave them to my mom. the tag said XS which is the same size as the linen pants but they fit my mom who's about 4-5 pant sizes larger than i am. the linen pants seem to fit fine though...i had irregular sizing it makes shopping online such a bitch.

speed shopping

2008-09-22T23:38:00.000-07:00

yah! i finally got out of the house today and went shopping with my mom and the kids. shopping right now kinda sucks since nothing fits me and i can't button anything up but beggars can't be choosers and i was lucky to get out for a trip to the mall. i didn't end up getting much for myself since my forever 21 shipment should get here in a few days but i did pick up two cardigans from zara. I LOVE CARDIGANS! i don't care if they're for grannies i think they're sexy as hell and they keep me warm. i'm really into grey right now so i got a grey one and a black one...it was only 100 bucks for two which is not too shabby cause the quality is pretty good. i really really wanted to get this 100% cashmere one but even the smallest size was freaking huge and it wasn't that nice. gosh cashmere is soft though it makes you want to take off all your clothes and roll around on it. i really need to find a nice cashmere sweater so i can feel posh and luxurious.

i took a couple of pictures of my new things cause i love it when people post pictures of their shopping spoils. this is quite a disappointing first haul though and i will not be modeling these as i'm freaking huge and don't take pictures when i'm pregnant.

i also got a whole bunch of baby things cause i'm out of control and a compulsive shopper. the disney store has the cutest pajamas...the material is complete crap but the pictures are so nice that i don't care if it'll fall apart after a couple of washes. i finaly got the talking buzz lightyear doll for my baby boy cause he was being really good for once and i LOVE IT! i feel like i just fell into the movie when i'm playing with it. the helmet does the cool wooosh thing, it talks, has a laser and the wings shoot out just like the real buzz's does. i love you toy story if only i'd discovered you when i was younger maybe you coulda kept me out of some trouble...yeah probably not.

makeup and things

2008-09-22T00:28:00.000-07:00

so today i was really on the ball and decided to take a bunch of pictures of things that i thought would make an interesting blog entry and once the babes were sleeping i would make an entry about something other than my regular boring life. so 12am rolls around my princess finally falls asleep and i grab my usb cable to upload pictures to discover that the laptop i borrowed from my dad does not have any usb ports!! what??? what kind of laptop doesn't have usb ports!! this is what happens when you suck and don't bring a computer home with you when you know you'll be stuck here for a minimum of 3 months.

anyway i'm gonna try to make a somewhat interesting entry anyway since i have nothing better to do and i'm bored outta my mind.

i bought this the other day cause i had the exchange the all in one face base that no longer comes in my color. the texture of this isn't too bad it's creamy and applies pretty evenly but the compact is almost the same size as my iphone which is pretty massive in my mind...however it is oddly light which makes me think there isn't too much product and it'll run out pretty quickly. this doesn't really bother me since the thing was free with my love your body points anyway but if i were to actually pay for it things might be different. i got the 01 color which is their lightest shade and it's pretty similar to my actual skin color without making me look too pinky. pretty sure i won't be switching over from my bare escentuals anytime soon though cause this kinda feels like it's clogging my pores and the coverage isn't that great.

pretty horseshit review on a product most people probably aren't interested in in the first place but whatever it kept me occupied for a full 10 minutes. i'm so damn lonely i feel like some old maid that's surrounded by cats but instead of cats i'm surrounded my really cute babies. since i'm officially unemployed as of august 1st 2008 i won't be working at all this pregnancy which is kind of a weird thing for me. usually i work for enough of the pregnancy to get me some EI benefits and get paid out for the rest of the year. i know i completely take advantage of the canadian government but if you were in the same position you'd do the same. so this time around i stayed with my hubby up until 3 weeks ago and now i'm freaking alone here in BC. i'm so pathetic now i can't be alone for even 3 weeks without getting all bitter and irritable. hubby had some visitors this weekend and they went to the new kids on the block concert and to this really interesting restraunt for dinner. instead of being happy that he had friends to keep him company i had to be bitter that his friends (who are dating) were able to see one another and i had to spend the weekend alone alone alone. damn my hormones and damn my bitterness! i better find a better way to cope rather than shop online all the time cause i'm running out of things that i want and can buy online. i finally checked out the forever21 site and bought 15 things for 118 dollars! what?? holy cheap ass!! i love things that are on sale even though i probably wouldn't have bought most of it if it weren't on sale i still feel like i'm getting such a bargain. i've also discovered facial shop which is also amazing! i ended up getting all these things that have received such awesome reviews from beauty bloggers for a lot less than i would have spent if i just went to clarins and clinque. i can't wait to get my packages in the mail and flaunt all my new shit on this blog!

come to me mr mailman. come to me.

love your blog

2008-09-20T00:09:00.000-07:00

okay come on let's face it no one reads this blog let alone loves it but since ladyjane has tagged me let's get on with it. the answering with just one word thing isn't gonna happen though cause just one word sucks.

1. Where is your cell phone? always next to me

2. Where is your significant other? on the other side of the country playing video games

3. Your hair color? brown with massive roots that need to be dyed as soon as i'm not pregnant

4. Your mother? hyper critical

5. Your father? fixer of all things

6. Your favorite thing? my family

7. Your dream last night? india became the new vietnam...so weird

8. Your dream/goal? to raise good people and maintain a stable home environment

9. The room you're in? doesn't feel like home anymore...bedroom at parent's house

10. Your hobby? shopping and currently i'm obsessed with reading random blogs

11. Your fear? ants i freaking hate those bastards

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? living in a massive house with 3-4 kids, husband and dogs hopefully in the west coast

13. Where were you last night? where i've been everyday for the past 2 weeks at home

14. What you're not? fat

15. One of your wish-list items? trip to disneyworld sans babies

16. Where you grew up? poco

17. The last thing you did? took some tums

18. What are you wearing? underwear and tank top

19. Your TV? far away and being misused for starwars video game play

20. Your pet? pug and chowchow

21. Your computer? still waiting to be built

22. Your mood? cranky

23. Missing someone? way too much

24. Your car? don't drive

25. Something you're not wearing? pants i hate sleeping in pants they're so binding

26. Favorite store? h&m

27. Your summer? nothing to write home about

28. Love someone? definately

29. Your favorite color? pink

30. When is the last time you laughed? about two hours ago

31. Last time you cried? on the plane coming back home

32. Are you a bitch? absolutely

33. Favorite Position? depends on the mood, situation and location

34. Favorite Past Time? shopping and hugging babies

35. Are you a hater or a lover? depends on the day

37. Are you genuine or fake? a lil of both i can turn on either depending on who i'm dealing with

38. Any Vices? what?

39. Pro Life or Wire Hanger? wire hanger? that's freaking goss. regular medical abortion or pro life but no wire hanger

40. McCAIN or OBAMA? don't really care

41. Pro Plastic or Natural? i loves me some fake boobs

42. Dream Job? getting paid to not work and maybe boss people around a bit. what? it's the chinese lady in me

getting nippy out

2008-09-18T23:20:00.000-07:00

so I'm blogging from my phone again cause my ghetto ass doesn't have a computer here. It's getting freaking cold here in Vancouver! I'm seriously missing the 20ish degrees weather already plus my massive belly doesn't fit into any of my regular tight as hell sweaters. If anyone has any suggestions on how to be pregnant and warm please let me know.

So I went to the body shop the other day to get a refill off my all in one face base. I've been using a 2 for the past 6 months or so and it was working just fine for touchups since I hate reapplying mineral foundation. I bought the stupid thing and when I got home the color was wrong so I had to go back to the mall and explain to the girl that the color wasn't the same and she asks to look at my old compact like im a retard that can't tell the most obvious color discrepencies apart. I hate salespeople I hate them even more when the try to upsell you some garbage. They don't even have my color anymore so I had to get this random foundation thing which I'm kinda regretting now. I should always just invest in stretch mark cream.

I also picked up some nivea creams since pink (link on the right side of the page) says they're amazing and I'll buy anything that's on sale. I dunno if I just applied body cream to my face but I used the blue tin cream and my face is feeling insanely greasey and gross right now. I think I might start using this on my ashy legs instead. The other nivea soft lotion is really nice though it absorbed into my dry skin right away and smells really fresh and light.

the morning after: my face was so freaking soft and i apologize for doubting the affects of this product. i don't know if i'll continue using this on a day to day basis cause it is majorly heavy and greasy feeling but it does seem to moisturize the crap out of my skin which is nice. i bought the hugest tub of this stuff so i'm gonna have to use it for something though and maybe i'll get used to the texture and change my mind. i've used it again this evening with my body shop whitening serum as a base and it applied much smoother. without the serum the consistency is way too chunky and kinda drags across my face which would eventually lead to premature wrinkles! i have to find my freaking usb cable to upload pictures but i'll show the size difference from my regular face cream and the giant nivea tub.

blogging from phone in bed

2008-09-16T23:15:00.000-07:00

this seemed like such a good idea in my head but it's actually quite the bitch typing out a whole blog this way. Hopefully this won't look too crapped up since my HTML knowledge is non existent which kinda puts me to shame since my hubby's a computer nerd and I was a monster asian avenue addict back in the day. I've officially been back in Vancouver for one week and I'm lonely as hell. I freaking hate sleeping without a snoring monster stealing all the blankets beside me. Can't believe I actually miss that shithole Montreal, atleast one part of it. Sitting on your ass all day waiting to give birth sucks too it's like impending doom but at the same time you're all giddy about meeting the newest member of the family. I have to do my freaking gestational diabetes test tomorrow even though I'm 6 weeks late for it. This test is one of the worst blood tests you'll ever take while pregnant, not only can you not eat for ten hours beforehand you gotta drink this orange flavored ass water once you get there and then sit around for an hour before someone takes your blood. Yeah it's not the end of the world to nor eat for ten hours normally but ten hours of not eating when you're 34 weeks pregnant is pure torture. I better not have this diabetes thing either or I'm gonna have to watch what I eat which is something I've never done before nor plan to do until I hit thirty start to get chunky and worry if I look better than the other moms on PTA. Dammit I'm all ragey cause I'm co dependant and filled with guilt that my hubby's starving and wasting away to nothing. Damn you French speaking bastard doctors and nurses or else I could've just had the baby there!

back to vancouver

2008-09-08T10:48:00.000-07:00

i'm leaving on a jet plane in about 4 hours and i think i'm gonna throw up! i freaking hate flying but flying with two babies while you're pregnant isn't the smartest thing in the world either. i spent the entire morning tiding up and packing some last minute snacks for the babies. i really hope i can keep them entertained for 5 hours or i'm just gonna lock myself up in the tiny washroom and not come out until we land.

recent buys

2008-09-05T12:28:00.000-07:00

isn't this freaking cute?!?!? they're salt and pepper shakers that hug each other! the holes are in their faces so it kinda looks like they're little ghosts. i love buying random kitchen crap that is completely impractical but just so damn cute. plus i have guests coming over this next month and since i won't be in town for any of these visitors i thought i should make the kitchen look a little more me before i left.

oh and here's another picture of my baby girl from last night. she looks like a linebacker that's about to attack someone. i know i'm so in love with her! she makes the funniest faces.

baking baking

2008-09-04T20:20:00.000-07:00

i've been trying to bake more lately since the kids are getting older and i'd rather they snacked on things that i know the exact ingredients for rather than preservative packed store bought crap. my first attempt was a blueberry muffin with a struesel topping, which i thought was delicious! but it was too sweet for almost everyone else. whatever though i'll probably make it again since the presentation was pretty and it was simple to make. the picture to the right was a raspberry white chocolate muffin. it turned out alright but wasn't really that great or popular in the household as none of us really like raspberries or white chocolate. i'm still feeling out the new camera and the manual focus so the picture is a lil bit out of focus but i'll figure it out sooner or later.

this was my very first try at baking fresh bread and the end result was very monet. it was really nice from far away but once you get up close it turned into a big ol' mess. never again will i follow a recipe from a skeezy looking guy from youtube. also, no knead bread will probably end up being no eat bread as well. well at least now i know that if i want to make bread properly you MUST knead the crap out of it and let it RISE!! i'm gonna try this bread thing again later this week before i head back to vancouver cause my baby boy will not eat anything but carbs.

oli's 1st birthday

2008-09-04T10:50:00.000-07:00

here's my baby girl from a few months ago, i love how she's sitting i the trunk space of the wagon which is now her designated spot when we go for park outtings. she's 1 year old already and it kinda makes me sad to think about how fast the past year went by. we didn't really do much for her birthday this year and just kept it a low key family event since her uncle and future aunt were in town visiting. i did manage to bake her a cake which was my very first successful attempt at baking. can you see the heart on top of the circular cake. i know the colors are so fourth of july but these were the sweetest freshest fruits i could find in the garbage they call supermarkets here in montreal. she was a little apprehensive about destroying it at first cause i'm pretty sure she thought she would get in big trouble but after feeling it out a bit she destroyed this sucker. none of the adults ate any of this cake though and we bought a mediocre strawberry cheesecake from a once delicious bakery later that night. no pictures of that thing but it was pretty not special so it did not deserve a picture.

here she is destroying the cake and at the same time her pretty new dress. don't worry! someone is sitting behind her and she didn't fall off the table. later that night came birthday presents which ended up being more fun for her brother and uncle. i don't think there are any pictures of the present opening but she got a bunch of new clothes, a hello kitty beauty salon, a dora/diego bath toy and this baby thing that balls go through tubes and bounce on things. i loooove birthdays especially baby ones cause they're just so happy and innocent and not greedy for more presents. i'm gonna enjoy these moments cause i'm not really looking forward to getting presents for ungrateful teenagers in about 10 years.

on a more beauty related note, body shop is offering a 10 dollar off coupon for any purchase over 10 dollars. however in redflagdeals.com someone posted that they bought something for 4.50 with the coupons with no questions asked. it may have just been an oblivious sales girl but either way if you're looking for something at body shop here's your chance to save some money.

i really don't remember how to post the link using HTML so you're gonna have to copy and paste this if you're interested:

http://p.p0.com/YesConnect/HtmlMessagePreview?a=4h0uRerHYxqjMrYTcHcgH

i love the zoo!!

2008-08-30T20:59:00.000-07:00

i went to the granby zoo the other day with my little boy, bigger little boy, youngest brother in law and furture sister in law. i was pretty excited about going to the zoo before i even got there but once i got there and saw just how huge it was i was freaking out like a kid on their birthday! the drive was a little far and it took about an hour to get there but it was well worth the time. we saw some elephants, giraffes, zebras, gorillas, lions, ostriches...and that was only in the africa area! i'm definately gonna go back there for another trip with a better camera *i finally bought the camera i wanted from the last post*.

here i am with my sweet pea! i know he looks a bit like a racoon but he fell on his face while running the other day and he ended up with a bump on the forehead and two black eyes. i also know that i shouldn't be holding him while 8 months pregnant but whatever...just don't let my mom find out.

the flamingos were so pretty too! i've never seen real ones before and when they were sleeping they kinda looked like the fake plastic ones you buy from ghetto decoration stores.

this attention seeking giraffe came right up to the deck where we were eating and we were this close to it! it was so close i could smell how bad he stunk!!

we also saw a whole bunch of other animals but i'm too lazy to post all of them. if anyone visits montreal in the non freezing months you should totally go to the granby zoo! it's pretty freaking awesome! we're planning on doing another trip to the lion safari thing but i don't think it's gonna be as cool as this trip. we're probably gonna go next week so i'll post about that soon!

moving moving moving

2008-08-06T05:51:00.000-07:00

everything's been so hectic lately since i'm moving but it's good hectic so that's alright. it's my first time setting up a home and i never realized how much stuff there is to do. Plus i have waaay too much stuff and i don't know how i'm gonna make it all fit, along with my hubby's stuff and all the baby things. it's pretty amazing how disgustingly dirty some people live, i've been mainly focusing on cleaning the kitchen, bathroom and a bit of the sunroom but it's all filthy! every single kitchen cabinet has crumbs or disgusting jelly streaks! how do people live like that! geeez this is where you keep all your food! please keep it a little more sanitary people! the kitchen is freaking huge though with so many cabinets and a pantry. yah pantry! anyway enough about my new kitchen, i'll post some pictures later once i've finished cleaning and the appliances have arrived.

this is my new fridge! i love it!! new appliances are the shit!

since my hubby went out of town for a guy's trip i figured it was the best time to shop and save myself from going mental with boredom. i got the lyna pearl cream that everyone raves about, but i'm kinda scared of using it cause it smells like ass! (old lady purfumed ass) i also got the breane (possible spelling error) in yellow and green because another blogger says it's actually better than lyna and it was cheaper which is redunkulous since it was only 2 something per container. i've never put such cheap skin care products on my face and i'm worried that it'll destroy the many years of hard work i've spent taking care of my skin. i think that's it for skin care products but i also bought some make up and bags and a pair of shoes. ladyjane informed me that coastal scents finally had some eyeshadow pallets in stock so i bought the 88 shimmery pallet and the neutral pallete. i haven't touched either one of them and they're packed away in boxes right now but i can't wait to play with them! i ordered the 120 eyeshadow pallete from ebay but it's sitting at the post office waiting for me to pick it up.
ladyjane - do some looks with your neutral and 120 palletes please i'm so lost with all these pretty colors

my camera is still missing and i haven't installed photoshop so i won't be able to post any pictures of my sexy new shoes that i won't be wearing till at least january or my new bags. don't you hate it when your important stuff goes missing? right now i'm missing my camera and my crystal bracelet that my mom bought me from hong kong. those babies better not have hidden my stuff again. it's really not a fun game for mommy to dig through the toy boxes looking for tiny things. i think with the new baby coming i should finally cave and buy the canon rebel xsi.

it's pretty huge and intimidating so i won't be able to carry it around in my purse day to day but it's freaking cool! the picture quality is supposed to be awesome too and it's on sale at future shop. i can't say no to a sale!! we'll see though, furnishing a new house is a lot of money so it might not be a good idea to make any unnecessay extravagant purchases right now. i'm a really easy sale so if i go into future shop to get our new tv i'll probably end up buying this too. i kinda want this too but it'll be stupid to buy it since i already have the dyson ball animal vac back in vancouver that i should have shipped here.

so tired!

2008-08-01T14:43:00.000-07:00

welcome back mama pham! it's amazing how i'm the ultimate in cool and i welcome myself back to my own blog because i've been so incredibly lazy and borig that i haven't updated i a really long time. it's the first time in weeks that it hasn't rained in montreal which is really really exciting to me because i can wear flip flops again! yah! i know i'm pathetic but being 6.5 months pregnant with swollen feet flip flops are a god send. luckily for me i'm still able to fit into my regular jeans and pants with the help of an extra strength elastic band holding the button shut but i decided it was about time i started moving onto comfy pants. during my first pregnancy i bought my first pair of lulu lemon yoga pants and stocked up on stretchy pants from the local aritzia. when i was pregnant the second time i picked up tons of leggings to wear with the empire waist tops that every young girl was wearing at the time and a couple of juicy sweats. this time around i've been able to get into my 6th month without giving up my jeans yet but i've decided that this pregnancy will be devoted to flowy earth mother dresses and more yoga pants.

i went to lulu lemon on ste catherine's and another one on st denis and picked up four pairs. black with a tripped out purple band, black with a white band, pinstriped capris and olive green capris. i would take pictures since blogs without pictures suck but my camera has gone missing.

i'm so incredibly exhausted right now that i'll finish up with this blog later when i'm less boring.

body shop sale

2008-06-15T20:16:00.000-07:00

my current favorite place to go to in the mall is the body shop because i love their everything products and the salesgirls haven't been rude to me yet. i've finally accumulated my 8 points on the love your body card which entitles me to a $25 credit to spend in their store as well as free membership for next year.

right now there is a pretty good sale going on, it's nothing compared to their year end clearance but still pretty good. i bought the pink glow enhancer for $7 dollars and the original price is $14 dollars so half off.

i also bought this super pretty liquid eyeliner in metallic gold for 5 dollars i think. it's not on the website for some reason and it is only on sale in some stores. it's amazing though so everyone should rush out and buy it now! i've been checking out their moisture white line for awhile now and since summer has caused my skin to get super red and blotchy, i thought now would be a great time to try it out. i haven't tried it out yet but the salesgirl says she loves it and her skin looked pretty good so hopefully it'll work for me too. and they're currently having a buy one get one half off sale so i got 9.50 off each item. not too shabby after my 10% discount and the sale items i saved $26.

i restocked on my vitamin e stuff too just cause i was already there and i was running low on stuff.
i love body shop so much right now but the stupidest thing is their points system. $25 is 1 point and $50 is 2 points so in order to accumulate your points quicker you should split up your purchases which won't affect your discount anyway. if i had read the points information more carefully when i signed up for the card i would have gotten the 8 points right away. stupid stupid points system.

lately i've had quite a bit of free time since the kids are quite often at their grandma's place so i've been playing with makeup and cooking more often. i tried out blue eyeshadow for the first time two days ago and it actually turned out a lot nicer than i expected it to. however my hubby's brother (who i refer to as my third baby) said that my eyes looked like they were bruised since i used a tuquoisey blue, purple and pink. kids can be so brutal sometimes.

i didn't fill in my eyebrows yet or brush them with the browtech wax so they look pretty messed up. sorry the picture is so ghetto, i still haven't reinstalled photoshop so the picture was cut in MSpaint.

2008-06-03T18:01:00.000-07:00

i love spending money

sometimes i feel like i don't even love shopping i just love buying things, anything. today i got some rimmel make up: starkissed vinyl stars lipgloss, east end snob vinyl lipgloss, exaggerate full colour eye definer in sable and aubergine.

shown here in sable

then i bought a new brush which is apparently made from boar hair which is softer and more pliable, so it is more gentle on your hair and scalp, and don't usually cause breakage or other damage. they also help distribute the hair's natural oils, create healthy shine and reduce static. it sounded pretty good and it was only 11 dollars from the local maxi so i thought why not, my old brush is shot to crap anyway.

after this i went to the mall and picked up a couple of shirts from zara from the rudest salesgirl i've ever met. i hate bad customer service because i've worked in sales before and i know just how easy it is to fake a smile and a "have a great day!". sometimes when clothes come in too many color options i have a hard time picking out which color i like best so i tend to have a lot of the same shirts in different colors. plus these days it seems like everyone is an XS and if i can find my size in something i want i might as well stock up. i'll take pictures of the shirts later after photoshop has been reinstalled in the computer and i can resize it properly. no one likes to just read a blog without any pictures on it.

i went to body shop since i was at the mall and restocked on the vitamin e serum which i love so much! i picked up this lightening touch concealer thing because the packaging was so pretty and it works alright for under the eye area but not too well on other marks.

body shop says this about the product:
An indispensable lightweight, moisturizing liquid make-up tool, it hides imperfections like dark shadows and fine lines, highlighting your best features and leaving your skin looking brighter and smoother. Dermatologically tested.
Key Ingredients Marula oil comes from the marula tree, native to Southern Africa. The oil is rich in oleic acid, essential to the maintenance of healthy-looking skin. Community Trade organic beeswax moisturizes and helps to condition the hands and dry skin around the nail beds. Acts as a barrier that helps to seal in moisture. Helps to keep product texture consistent, when used over time. Helps protect and preserve the forest as well as providing necessary income for the beekeepers, an increasing number of which are now women. Vitamin E conditions, nourishes, and protects the skin, leaving it soft, smooth, and healthy. Glycerin is an effective moisturizer which helps improve softness and maximize hydration. Panthenol is proven to improve flexibility of the nails, helping to reduce flaking and breakage.
Instructions: Dab onto specific areas and blend using the applicator brush.
Tip Zone: Cleanse, tone and moisturize your face beforehand using products from our Skin Care range that are suitable for your skin type. Use around the eye area after applying a foundation so as not to reduce the effect of the light-reflective particles.

i also got my folica shipment which was super fast since i only placed my order on either friday or saturday evening. i bought the hot tools spring curling iron in 1.5 inches and the hot tools marcel curling iron in the same size. it's not as amazing as all the online reviews make it out to be but i may have just bought the barrel size too large which results in more wavy hair than curly. i think i'll buy a couple more of the spring curling irons in smaller sizes though since they're pretty cheap compared to other brands out there. the marcel one is too complicated for me right now and i burned my cheek which makes me hate it a little bit. hopefully it won't leave a hideous scar!

if anyone's actually reading this blog yet please let me know which size curling iron barrel works best for you so i'll know which ones to order next.

first post

2008-06-01T21:55:00.000-07:00

yah i've finally started my blog! this is going to be about my daily activities, the babies, new cooking experiments and beauty. my favorite thing when i got to blogs is to look at pictures first so i'll post a few of my current favs and then introduce myself.

this one is for lady jane to see her baby god son as a gold fish. (sorry the pictures are so huge too i completely forgot how to resize using html and i'm too lazy to resize and then upload once more

here's a picture of the goldfish with his caterpiller sister

right now i'm living in montreal, the city that i fully believe to be the worst place to live in canada. don't believe people when they tell you this place is beautiful i've been back and forth from here for the past 2 years and i've seen less than 5 beautiful places. however i must make the best of my situation and fully take advantage of the sample sales that are available here and whatever cool shopping places i can discover. if someone is keen on visiting this place i suggest a walk through old montreal on a hot day (but watch out for the mountains of horse poop on the roads), schwartz smoked meat sandwiches, au pied du couchon (absolutely the yummiest place in montreal), biodome on a weekday sometime when it's not really hot outside and rockland mall.

my latest hobby is learning how to cook properly so my husband and babies don't starve. hopefully this won't be one of the short lived hobbies like scrapbooking and chicken soup for the soul books collecting. from time to time i'll post pictures of my latest creations of they aren't burnt to crap and just plain embarrassing. i'm still working on learning how to make chinese food and once that's been mastered i'll move onto vietnamese cuisine so the babies can get a taste for both cultures.

my friend (ladyjane) has recently started her makeup obsession which is the root of my interest for playing with makeup. generally i go out with nothing on the face but sunblock but it's amazing what a little makeup can do for your general self confidence so i dabble in eyeshadows. but i don't want to turn into one of those girls that can't leave the house before they've had 3 hours of prep time partially because i think it's a huge waste of time and because i don't want to set a bad example for my daughter when she gets older. so day to day i just stick with my spf 60 and some chapstick.

this is my life in a nutshell, most of my time is spent at home with the babies but i'll be returning to work in a few weeks which kinda sucks.