Hello people of that read my blog!
Yay! The year is ending! I dont know if thats a good thing or not for you, but i think its awesome. The reason I want this year to end is not only begin a brand new year to experience new things and to grow but also to shed the yucky bad stuff from this 2010. I had an alright year and I'm not here to complain and put up negative comments but this year in general was just a huge blur for me.
I began working. I had never really had an official job before but since my school decided to cancel my classes on me last minute, I got a full-time job. I still think it was a good choice because I know I grew up ALOT because of it. I had to pay bills and budget myself and work really hard. I know people work 9-5 jobs everyday and I applaud you. I feel your pain. But because I had this job I missed out on a bunch of things I wanted to do with my friends but then again I grew up because of it. So for about 9-10 months out of the year I really didn't do much but work and go to school (and trust me at times like these I feel very blessed to have been able to work and go to school). I learned a lot from this experience and even though I had bad times, I take nothing negative from the experience.
I now have a new job and even though its seasonal, I'm enjoying myself to the fullest. I love my job now. I love waking up putting on makeup to then go to work to play with more makeup and talk to people about makeup. I'm damn good at my job and i want to continue there. <3
So this year I want it to be the most life changing year for me. I am newly 21 years old and I want to make this year a year of complete and total change for me. I'm tired of doing the same thing over and over and never advancing in what I want in my life because I want things to be handed to me for some reason. I never even really made a life of things to do for my new year since I was always so negative about everything. NO MORE OF THAT THIS YEAR!
To begin my new list of things I will actually do:
1- Write in my blog a minimum of once a week.
I've been slacking here on this one and I have so much to say.
2- Not get so down on myself.
I'm constantly putting myself down and over thinking everything I do. But no more not this year!
3- Stop letting people take advantage of my overly nice personality.
No one likes to be walked all over.
4- Post a youtube video at least once a week. minimum once every 2 weeks.
I need to get it going.
5- Lose weight.
I know, I know "Dai, why so lame everyone says that". Yeah well I'm tired of looking the same every year and I need to do this to feel better about myself! Plus this is a major thing in my life and I want it to go away!
6- Hang out with new friends I make rather than just get their number and never do anything with it.
I need to stop doing this.
7- No more soda.
I've slowly been getting off of the stuff but I'm hooked. I need to stop thinking of it as "well I dont drink or smoke so I can just have soda ALL THE TIME" Thats my reasoning its stupid, I know.
8- Budget and manage myself better.
I spend way too much way too quickly. But seeing as I'm constantly saving up and spending it on fixing my makeup kit, I don't know how I'm going to help myself. I also need to invest in a planner to get everything I want done in a timely manner.
9- Travel with my friend!
I want to go to Imats and I want to go to anything kpop related in the year XD
10- Keep my room clean.
This might not seem like a big problem to some people. To me this was an impossibility because now its gonna happen. I'm 21 and still cant do this. I already started to through things away. I'm also going to remove my posters....except for my tvxq one...yeah.....I love my AFI ones but I think after 7 years they can go to sleep for a little while.
WOW THIS POST IS WAY LONGER THAN I ANTICIPATED. Well whatever. I'll refer to this list once I'm done doing things this year! I hope i get everything done.
New me, new year XD
-Dai <3
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
♡ BB Creams ♡ (What is it?)
So before I started my series on BB creams, I thought could share on here what a BB cream actually is.
BB Cream stands for Blemish Balm Cream. From my research around the web, it is said to have been developed in Germany to help heal the skin of patients who had undergone laser skin surgery.
So because it is so awesome famous actresses from asia began to invest in these products. Naturally, the re of the public began to become interested in these "magical in everyway" products and a market for them was born!
The most basic BB creams have:
1) skin whitening properties - this is usually THE main thing bb creams do. And no by whitening it doesnt mean its going to bleach your skin and make you look like a pair of these:
Nope. What the "whiten"is that it will make your complexion very even and fade any acne marks and scars you may have on your face.
2) Help improve your skin to fight blemishes - well, duh. its in the name. Many BB creams REALLY do help fight blemishes some however may actually break you out. There are so many its all about finding the right one for you and your skin and your needs. Just like with anything else you put on your face. Some focus more on the actual blemish problems but again find one right for you.
3) Help prevent fine lines and wrinkles - many if not all have this property. its the second or first, depending how you look at it , reason for the creation of this little gem in a bottle. It helps repair and rejuvenate the skin for healthy youthful skin.
4) It is a triple threat to foundations, concealers, and tinted moisturizers. I'm not kidding. One application of SOME bb creams are enough to be full cover foundations and concealers in one, but are as light as a tinted moisturizer on your face. Again they make lighter coverage bb creams and all in between.
5) Most if not all have UV protection to protect your skin from the sun.
Yes, yes, yes, i know what you are thinking, "But Dai, seriously these sound like miracle products and its sounds like you're actually trying to sell this product to us. Nothing in the world does all that. Get out of here."
Well guess what. There is. I'm not lying and I'm not trying to sell you things. These products have totally and completely changed the way I look at my foundation and skin care routine. I wouldn't waste my time on my own personal blog to sell people things. For that I'll just go to work. But I will say this, just like your regular foundation and moisturizers and even cleansers its all trial and error with these. Again, everything that may work on me or whoever may not work on you. It's all about your body chemistry and genes. But I can tell you this, when you find the right one for you....OMG thats all.
There are SOOOOOOOO many to choose from. The downside is that here in the US they aren't really available and the color shades aren't the best to choose from. Some bb creams only sell 1 to 4 shade. But mostly just 1 or 2 shades since this is targeted to the asian market.
I'll be making blog posts about my favorite ones in the coming days and where to get them.
I tried to make this quick but if you have any further questions leave them in the comments XD
See you in my next post!
d(*⌒▽⌒*)b
bb creams make me so happy.
BB Cream stands for Blemish Balm Cream. From my research around the web, it is said to have been developed in Germany to help heal the skin of patients who had undergone laser skin surgery.
So because it is so awesome famous actresses from asia began to invest in these products. Naturally, the re of the public began to become interested in these "magical in everyway" products and a market for them was born!
The most basic BB creams have:
1) skin whitening properties - this is usually THE main thing bb creams do. And no by whitening it doesnt mean its going to bleach your skin and make you look like a pair of these:
2) Help improve your skin to fight blemishes - well, duh. its in the name. Many BB creams REALLY do help fight blemishes some however may actually break you out. There are so many its all about finding the right one for you and your skin and your needs. Just like with anything else you put on your face. Some focus more on the actual blemish problems but again find one right for you.
3) Help prevent fine lines and wrinkles - many if not all have this property. its the second or first, depending how you look at it , reason for the creation of this little gem in a bottle. It helps repair and rejuvenate the skin for healthy youthful skin.
4) It is a triple threat to foundations, concealers, and tinted moisturizers. I'm not kidding. One application of SOME bb creams are enough to be full cover foundations and concealers in one, but are as light as a tinted moisturizer on your face. Again they make lighter coverage bb creams and all in between.
5) Most if not all have UV protection to protect your skin from the sun.
Yes, yes, yes, i know what you are thinking, "But Dai, seriously these sound like miracle products and its sounds like you're actually trying to sell this product to us. Nothing in the world does all that. Get out of here."
Well guess what. There is. I'm not lying and I'm not trying to sell you things. These products have totally and completely changed the way I look at my foundation and skin care routine. I wouldn't waste my time on my own personal blog to sell people things. For that I'll just go to work. But I will say this, just like your regular foundation and moisturizers and even cleansers its all trial and error with these. Again, everything that may work on me or whoever may not work on you. It's all about your body chemistry and genes. But I can tell you this, when you find the right one for you....OMG thats all.
There are SOOOOOOOO many to choose from. The downside is that here in the US they aren't really available and the color shades aren't the best to choose from. Some bb creams only sell 1 to 4 shade. But mostly just 1 or 2 shades since this is targeted to the asian market.
I'll be making blog posts about my favorite ones in the coming days and where to get them.
I tried to make this quick but if you have any further questions leave them in the comments XD
See you in my next post!
d(*⌒▽⌒*)b
bb creams make me so happy.
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