Giveaway item reveal Part 1: Melliesh Lip Gloss in Honey Apricot and NYX's Ultra Pearl Shadow in Gold Pearl

My giveaway has been heavily delayed by a shipment of stuff coming from Japan due to Japan To Door being slow, which will be coming this week hopefully. Because of this, I will slowly reveal items that will be in my 100 followers giveaway :D It'll also give a chance for other people to start following me if they want to participate in it~

Outfit and makeup shots for the last AI gathering~

I made a post last month about going to a gathering at Arcade Infinity in Rowland Heights, CA because it was supposed to be its last day of operation. It was saved for a little bit, but due to some issues with the city they're forced to shut down its doors tomorrow (2/27). I went for one last time with my friends, it didn't really hit me that it's really going away though. I've been going there pretty much since it opened 10 years ago, so it's really sad to see it go!

I also went to Beauty Corner for the first time. They have a lot of nice Japanese cosmetics (like KATE, Dolly Wink, Melliesh, etc) but it was even more overpriced than Mitsuwa and Marukai!! Sad face :( But I got one of the Dolly Wink eyeshadow palettes and those scary collagen face masks since they're the same price as the other markets. I only really went to grab the Dolly Wink catalogs but didn't want to leave empty handed ^^;;

My makeup and hair for the day! I did it really similar to yesterday's makeup when I first tried on the Chocolate lenses, except changed my top lashes to Diamond Lash Glamorous eye. I also used Redken's Full Frame 07 Protecting Volumizing Mousse for the first time. My hair looks really healthy after using it and my friends gave me compliments so I will definitely be using this normally now! It also did something that most volumizing products don't do for me: actually add volume to my hair :P

A closeup on my eye makeup. I found out that SMH's Sex Kitten makes a very nice highlighter, which I use under my eyebrow! I thought it was going to go on opaque and pink like most of their shadows but it just adds a bit of twinkle :D

Since my bathroom lighting tends to wash out my makeup on camera, I decided to take a webcam picture showing that I really am wearing a lot of makeup :P

My outfit was a bit Jun Komori/Vanquish styled for today!
Sweater one piece: Yumetenbo
Belt: Wet Seal
Shorts: Wet Seal
Tights: Kirei Plaza, but you can purchase these on KKCenterHK as well!

Winner of the Lunar New Year Giveaway!

My Lunar New Year giveaway ended yesterday, so I'm happy to announce the winner!

The winner is...

An (l-article) of L'ordinaire!

I will be e-mailing you soon <3 Everyone stay tuned for the next giveaway which should happen within the next week or two! and a HUGE thanks to everyone who have been following me!

Circle lens review: Princess Mimi Chocolate Brown (Bambi Chocolate Brown)

Yesterday I received my order of Geo Princess Mimi in Chocolate. It's the same as Tsubasa Masuwaka's Angel Color Bambi Chocolate, just with a different label and much cheaper than what you'd pay in Japan! These were ordered through eyecandylens.com. Unlike Japan, you can actually order these in your prescription instead of only getting the plano version of them :D

Hello, I was directed from Magdalena's blog about the Diamond Lash lashes, and I was wondering if you could also help me with buying the lashes from your local store? Thanks a lot in advance :)

Hello, thank you for your interest!

I currently only can get the first series (hot pink trays) locally, and some are in stock here: http://dtan0914.blogspot.com/2010/12/sales-post-eyelashes-and-beauty.html

If you're interested in other styles then you can try my "Build your own Diamond Lash packs". http://dtan0914.blogspot.com/2011/01/sales-post-build-your-own-diamond-lash.html
I only have a few things in stock right now but I will be getting the entire Ladies Glamorous (purple trays) in within the next week or 2.

Ask me anything

[Sponsored Post] ES brand fake eyelashes style A28 from KKCenterHK

Hello everyone! I'm doing a sponsored post for KKCenterHK and they sent me a pack of ES A28 eyelashes. I kindly thank them for letting me have the chance of doing a review for them, and remember that this post is purely my own opinion!

Go here if you want to buy the lashes:

Or go directly to the KKCenterHK store! They have a lot of different items besides from eyelashes. This includes: wigs, hosiery, beauty products and more! Definitely check out their hosiery section, which features many of the Japanese stockings I wear from Kirei Plaza... without the need of a Japanese shopping service! Please remember to mention my blog when ordering from them☆

Momoeri package get + Dolly Wink vs. Momoeri Liquid Liner review

I made a post here about ordering through Momoeri's Moery Rakuten store, and I got my package of goods today!

 The box as it arrived. Isn't the shipping box so cute?!

The items that I got: a Prisila wig, Can can hat and Momoeri's Long Beam Eyeliner. Each package comes with your receipt in a clear file folder (which you can use, obviously) and a nice postcard with a message from Momoeri.

The rest of the items will be in the cut!

Agejo Valentine's day

Tony and I wanted to have a nice Valentine's day, but the day already didn't start off so well because the present I bought for him didn't come... and won't come for ANOTHER WEEK!! Capcom Store, you really screwed us over :( I bought Marvel vs. Capcom 3 for him and it was "99% guaranteed to come before release day", which was yesterday. My order was "shipped" on Friday and it took 4 days for it to travel from MN to IN... which is backtracking because it needs to be in CA! My tracking status still hasn't been updated for it either so I'm not optimistic about getting it any time soon for something that was shipped US Economy Post. :/

lol to make it not any better I got sick over the weekend and am still feeling it. I hate having to miss classes and I've had to do that twice this week already.

But enough rant, I'll get to what Tony and I did! He made reservations for us (2 months in advance) at Blue Bayou, which is a restaurant at the Disneyland Park that is inside the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.

2 Agejo Rakuten Stores, 2 different experiences

I will talk about Moery (Momoeri's store) and L-Mary. Both of these stores sell practically the same type of items (agejo dresses, makeup, Prisila wigs, etc) and claim they ship internationally. Only one of them went through and shipped the order, the winner is Moery.

What happened with L-Mary? Why did I originally order from them?
I was looking for eyelash cases on Rakuten for my next giveaway (well that gives out one of the surprises lol) and stumbled upon L-Mary. I then found this listing of cheap Diamond Lashes (I'm an obvious sucker for those) and it showed they shipped internationally through Rakuten's Borderless program. I was sold! I made my order on 1/13/11, and waited... and waited...
L-Mary never went through with an order or even a confirmation! I had to get Rakuten customer service involved to try to get them to send me a confirmation. Despite Rakuten's effort to contact them twice (I contacted them as well, in Japanese nonetheless!) they never went through with any order and I just gave up on them. Luckily I was never charged for anything, but it almost left me without faith in trusting Rakuten shops to fulfill orders.

To test another Rakuten store, I picked Moery this time to see if they would fulfill my order. 
Moery is Momoeri's Rakuten store that sells anything from agejo dresses to even weird things like Momoeri brand car goods and tequila shot balls. I respect her for being a working mom and entrepreneur, and having wonderful customer service! I ordered my items a day ago and it was shipped today for a very reasonable shipping fee of 2220yen for eyeliner, a hat and a wig!

Because I'm so happy with Moery's service, here's some links to item categories in her store.
- Momoeri goods: From here you can get find whatever products you want that Momoeri produced. It features everything from makeup, car goods and fashion items!
- Agejo dresses (by brand): If you click on the magazine images/titles on the menu on the left, it'll take you to the dresses that were featured in those issues of ageha and Betty!
- Casual clothes: A lot of the items are produced by Momoeri along with popular gals brands like DURAS. There is a mix of affordable clothes along with imported clothes from LA.
- Wigs: All types, including Prisila's newest styles and kids wigs! Many of them are also on sale as well.
- Shoes: She sells many American brands (meaning American sizes, for those of you in Japan looking for bigger shoes!), but she also has some of her own produced ones along with some Japanese brands.

I'll also show off some of her products, under the cut!

Diamond Beauty: 2/25 new series

I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's day! Tony and I had a good time and ate very expensive food at Disneyland, I'll make a post about it later :D

I receive the Diamond Beauty newsletter and got a notice mentioning they're launching some new beauty products at the end of this month! I'll explain the products <3

These models for these new products are Mizukitty (Popteen), Sayaka Araki (now former ageha model, officially graduating this month!) and Remi Sakamoto (egg). Starting on 2/25, SBY stores will give you a free Diamond Beauty pouch with a purchase of the pressed powders.

Diamond Eyebrow Concealer: This product is supposed to help you be able to color your eyebrows and make them match your hair color.
01 Creamy Yellow
02 Caramel Brown
03 Strawberry Brown
04 Choco Brown
840yen

Diamond Puff: Pressed powder versions of their famous matte powders.
Princess Face
Dolly Face
1260yen

Diamond Nose Makeup: A small palette that is used for highlighting and contouring your nose. The darkest shade can also be used as an eyebrow powder.
Princess Nose
Dolly Nose
1050yen

I'm very glad they're expanding their beauty line, as I'm a fan of their blush. I'm very excited to try the loose powder very soon and hope it'll become a staple in my beauty regime!