No Beauty Limits

Mie's Valentines Day Giveaway! CLOSED

2012-01-14T12:13:00.000-08:00

I'm starting Valentines Day Early this year!

To show how much I love and appreciate you all I am hosting a V-day giveaway kindly sponsored by
NuMe Style. WOOT! Whether you have plans with your lover, stuck at work, chilling with the girl friends, or simply staying home relaxing; I want you to look your best on Valentines Day!
One lucky person will receive a :
+NuMe Styling wand of choice (any size + color)
+ Feather Extensions Sets (3 colors of choice)
+ Feather Extension Starter Kit
Check out my review on one of NuMe's Styling wands!

~~Rules:~~
~~-Must be a follower of this blog publicly via GFC~~
~~- Must be at least 16 (or with parents consent).~~
~~- US and Canada only.~~
~~- One entry per person~~
~~- Starts Jan 14th, 2012- Feb 5th, 2012 (12am EST)~~

~~How to Enter:~~
~~Read the directions carefully on the widget below!~~
~~Rafflecopter is SUPER easy to use. I try to make my giveaways as simple as possible.~~
~~Because honestly no one wants to go through rings of fire to simply enter a giveaway.~~

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Good luck to everyone!

I'm back! For Reals. I Promise!

2012-01-12T11:55:00.000-08:00

So I've probably already qualified for the "Worse Blogger Ever" Award!

I did not realize how I would literally have no time to post at all.

We'll now i'm back since work is being slow now and I will have time to update more.

I didn't get much for Christmas or my Birthday (Dec 26th) but I'll do a small post on that when I get the last of my gifts from friends.

Since I worked so much for the Holidays I had a bit of extra spending money to buy some things for myself.

I needed new clothes desperately so i've been buying a few items here and there. Make up wise i'm pretty good on everything else BUT my favorite eyeliner and some lashes. Which is basically the main reason I havn't been doing Gal make up lately. New Lashes and Too Faced eyeliner is a MUST in my book!

Onto the new purchases!

Hello Kitty Bow Cardigan from Hot Topic.

This is even cuter in person! Several of my coworkers have already bought this as well. I just love the repeated bow design and the patch at the top. This has been my main go to item for the past few days. And I mean.. so what if it does remind me of a pre-school teacher?! It's freak'n Hello Kitty!

Loose Daisy top from F21.

When I was out shopping with my best friend the other day she found this cute Daisy shirt hidden in the clothing racks of Forever 21. Ironically she found a matching Goofy Shirt which she also ended up buying. Twinsies! The fabric is very thin and light. It can also be worn off the shoulders if need

Cape Coat from JOLT.

This is possible one of my my FAVORITE items. Not only because it is stylish, warm and really well made. It was also free! I ended up winning it on a facebook giveaway. I saw the photo of the model wearing it on Nordstrom's website and..honestly I did not like it at all. But that is because the photo does not even explain how great this cape coat is. When I read the comments below this item received nothing but 5 stars! Shoot now I know why. This thing is AMAZING!! It's light weight but still keeps you warm since its fully lined. It has pockets as well <3 I'm glad I got it in Tan but would love it in Black as well. I'll post photos of me wearing it some other time.

Victoria Secret Semi-Annual Sale!

Good bras are essential! If you do not know your bra size just pop into Victoria Secret some time to get fitted. Its free and you will know exactly the bra size you need. I ended up picking up three really cute bras from their Semi-Annual Sale. Instead of picking out plain and boring ones I decided to pick out some sexy, cute and fun designs! The light blue one is from their Dream Angels Collection. And if any of you know their Dream Angels Bras and Panties...you would know that they are SO SOFT. I love the material!

No Beauty Limits now has STICKERS!!!!!

I was offered free custom labels from Uprinting.com awhile back and decided since I host so many giveaways it would be really cool to have my own stickers as well. I used the design of the lovely header Juicy Blog made for me (and made sure to credit her as well on the corner of the sticker!). Of course this only means I do have some giveaways in mind, so for those who have been here from the beginning I really appreciate your support! And for the newest followers of mine I thank you for following my blog and hope to see you around more often!

Valentines Day sure is coming up fast! I currently don't have any plans myself since I choose to be forever alone. But that doesn't mean I can't treat myself to a box of chocolate dipped strawberries from Godiva.. ......

actually that's kinda pathetic. Maybe i'll pay someone else to go buy them for me 8'D.

I have an awesome Valentines Day Giveaway Sponsored by NuMeStyle.com coming up this weekend so please do watch out on my post regarding more information!

Hello Kitty Suite VIP Preview Night

2011-12-15T12:38:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone!

Thanks for the wonderful comments on my Rune Boutique Recap!

That weekend was literally very crazy for me. Right after Rune Boutique Sephora Hosted a VIP Preview night for special guest to preview the first ever Hello Kitty Suite inspired by their limited edition beauty collection- Noir. Guest were able to have their own special viewing of the suite along with the chance to mingle with other Hello Kitty crazed fans over plenty of h'orderves. The Suite is located in the Beverly Hills Maison, and thanks to Yume Ninja I was able to attend this very special night.

Upon arriving at the Maison I was greeted by sexy dressed up holiday babes offering special goodies.

Each guest received a special Chubby Bunny Bow designed specially for this night! I was also able to take home special nail polishes from their Noir Collection!! I met up with Yume, Jenny, Michelle and Grant shortly after they arrived as well.

Five of us in a tiny elevator! omg I thought I was going to die it was Japan all over again.

Inside the suite!

Everything was so classy. Even the bathroom was fancy. This is Chau demonstrating to us on how to be classy while "powdering her nose".

THE WALL PAPER WAS HELLO KITTY!!!!

I want my wedding night here. Future Husband take note on that!

As you can see Sephora incorporated as much Hello Kitty as they could in here. From the night stand, to the lamp shades, to the curtains! Literally it is every Hello Kitty Collector's fantasy suite.

Yume and Michelle (who designed the Black and White Stripped bows)

Melissa~

Janet and Chau~

Myself! Without the jacket haha

Group Shot!

Smallest Teriyaki Burger EVER!!!! It was so good I had like four of these...

Julie!!!! She's so lucky. Sephora gave her the bow from the Noir Promotional Ad.

Hello Kitty and Me! Her dress was beautiful~

Flawless miss Bebe!!!

Adorable Stephiee!!!! Always love her hair.

One of the many desserts! The panna cotta~...I also had like 4 of these..

Fudge Browniessss mmmmmm

Favorite photo from the night! Attack of the Julie!!!!!!

Sexy Leopard shanks! We didn't plan to all wear leopard...it just happened to turn out that way.
And yea my facial expression is gonna be that dull for the majority of the photos. I was tired!

Robyn, Stephiee and Bebe! Creepy photo style~

Belle and me! I worked with her at the 50th anniversary events in Santa Monica for Sanrio last year.
One of the sweetest HK Junkies ever <3

Onch and Me! I don't know why this is the first time I've asked to take a photo with him...
LOL I guess I just remembered this time <3

Hello Kitty Shaped water bottles COME ON tell me thats not cute?!

Julie and me...being ghetto taking home water bottles...

And thats all folks! The suite is very cozy and one day I would love to spend the night there~
For those of you who were not able to attend I hope you enjoyed all my photos I took for you guys!

Rune Boutique World Debut Party!!

2011-12-11T12:59:00.000-08:00

Hey yall!
So finally the big day has come and gone.
Rune Boutique's Debut Party hosted by Bubble Punch~
This event was held at the Royal/T cafe/gallery in Culver City California.

Celebrating all things kawaii the event was inspired by the original art work of Rune Naito.
Bubble Punch had been preparing for this event for months and with a overall attendance of 3,000 people I must say it was a HUGE success. While Yume Ninja and Chubby Bunny was hosting the event I was their volunteer assistant for the night checking up on the volunteers. Basically I just answered any questions, watched over the other volunteers and handled any situation that wouldn't disturb Yume or Chubby.
Now onto the photos~

Lovely Volunteers~
Left to right: Cass, Elliot, Andi, Me and Chii

Ugh I look gross. In some pictures I photo shopped by make up because it was THAT BAD. Damn state apartment inspection ruining my time. But here is my outfit for the night.
Top: Hot Topic
Skirt: Hot Topic
Purse: H&M
Stockings: F21
Shoes: Apparel Dynasty
Accessories: Mostly Yume Ninja
Bows: Purse Buzz and Myself

Chii my Assistant.

Stephanie Shaw from Tokyo Pop!

Childhood friend Raisa! And her bee-friend Elliot.
I appreciate them coming out to this event.

Ari one of the the 1st place winners.

Chick who did a badass replica of Kyary's pon pon pon outfit

Anz Falcon!!! She was rocking so much W*C O.o

Cutest little girls. I should have took them home with me.

Marie~ She was also one of the winners!

She had flawless make up~

Me and Risa! First time actually stopping to chat with her. She is sooo tall and beautiful :O
Ignore my flats *mumble mumble*

Vani, Essy and Yuka. I appreciate the Dokidoki Girls spending a lot of their time taking photos with the guest!!!

Jenny and her bf Grant. In the pop up shop this is what the staff wore!

Even with a mustache shes still beautiful WTF..damn pretty people.

Another freak'n pretty person. Her eyeliner is always so prefect picture is blurry I think i forgot flash.. When I talk to Bebe I can't help but stare.
Apparently she uses MAC's fluid line.. she should be the model for them because she makes it look DAMN GOOD. Watch me try to use it and it comes out looking like crap. But it's on my shopping list now.

and TADA~** *SPARKLE***
Vani, Kyary, Yuka and Sebastian. It helped a lot that I was staff so I could go up to the stage and take this photo hahaha.

Chii's Kimchi Pork fries.

And my favorite photo~ Anz and Ane! This picture is so brilliant I want a poster of it.
Tthu, Essy and Jen was all with them but they left a bit earlier.

I didn't really get a chance to watch the performance but you can find videos of it everywhere.
For those of you who were able to make it THANK YOU SO MUCH it was great seeing all of you :)
I look forward to the next big event next year~

Next post is Hello Kitty x Sephora VIP Night!

Apparel Dynasty: Box full of Rainbows!

2011-11-30T12:00:00.000-08:00

I hope all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and a great Black Friday!
I spent my Thanksgiving weekend at work dealing with the crazy mall filled sales~

Alright ya'll here is the second part to my Holiday Gift Guide!

For the Rainbow lover!
I'm sure everyone has at least one friend whose wardrobe reminds you of a box of crayons. For me I have several. I hate picking out gifts for them because I don't want to get them all the same thing. And when I do find something that I think they would like I have to ask myself "Would they even use this?". Well I've finally found a solution to this problem! Apparel Dynasty has just what you need for the perfect gift. Artist Acrylicana has transformed her fun and colorful art into everyday apparel/luggage. If you have yet to see her work I highly recommend you check it out. It seriously is magically and she works with different media including digital, acrylic, watercolor and ink.

Apparel Dynasty was so kind to send me a big box of goodies to show to you all!

First up we have their popular item: Scented Shoelaces! Crazy right? I know I was like..seriously scented?? And indeed they are. Below is six different versions of the styles you can get from left to right.
Ice Cream, Cotton Candy, Hot Dog, Fortune Cookie, Pizza, and Tutti Frutti.

You don't have to open the packages to smell them. Just scratch the orange star. I ended up given a pair to my younger cousin because I know she likes these kind of things. I mean who doesn't like scratch and sniff though..its fun! Even the package itself looks super cute! Little pictures of food with faces run along the side of the lace.

(you can't really see the faces but here's a close up of Tutti Frutti)

Next is the Welcome to the Disco Cosmetic Bag.
With this you will never lose your make up bag ever again. It is a pretty decent size
Measures 8.5" x 6.5" x 3 and I was able to fit all my cosmetics in here.

Close up of design.

Signature initial on zipper.

Here is possibly one of my most favorite items I received in the box..
Party Party Platform Pumps...let me tell you. Straight up....these are even more magical in person.
Nah like FO REALZ. DISNEY MAGIC STATUS. The design consist of giggling ghost and rainbows along with a lot of other random images and her initial A on the top heel section. Ignore the random flowers my bra was in the photo and I didn't want to take the picture over again. I have not even worn them yet that's how much I love them. I'm waiting for the perfect event..although I should be breaking them in. They also come with extra heel tips.

Last but not least the Harmony Pull Along Luggage Bag. It's so big! And the design is beyond amazing. It makes me want to visit my cousin in Vegas just so I can have an excuse to use it. The best part is it's not only a duffel bag. There is a zipper on the side that reveals a extendable roll along handle.

Bottom of the bag.

YAY! Instant vacation bag. I won't be getting this luggage confused with anyone else's.
First thing my mom said when she saw it was "THATS MINES!" Um..sorry mom...I love you but...just no.

Well that's all folks! I appreciate Apparel Dynasty's generosity with all the great gifts they sent. I was not expecting all of this!!! Before I forget I wanted to let you all know that the Party Party Pumps featured in this review are now available on Torrid.com--->LINK HERE

Please follow Apparel Dynasty on TWITTER and FACEBOOK

The products in this post were sent to me for promotional advertisement purposes only. I do not own any of the items mentioned in this post. Nor am I affiliated in anyway with Apparel Dynasty or Acrylicana. I did not receive any monetary compensation for this review.

NuMe Style Curling Wand (25mm Hot Pink!)

2011-11-23T13:39:00.000-08:00

Hello Hello!

So now that Christmas is coming up and everyone will be doing their Holiday shopping, now is the best time to start checking people off your shopping list! Over the next few weeks I will be posting Gift Ideas. Basically writing about items that would be perfect for your friends or family.

Gift for the Beauty Lover.

NuMe Style Curling Wand

What do you get for the person with super straight hair who dreams of sexy curls/waves? The NuMe Curling wand is a no "clamp" curling iron that creates quick, easy, beautiful curls. You just wrap your own hair around the barrel and release after a few seconds creating beautiful wavy curls each time. I was so excited when I received this in the mail! I had seen other reviews on this product and loved the way the curls came out for others. Sadly when I received it I realized that there is no heat adjustment setting for this product. Meaning there is one heat and one heat only. You can not adjust it to make it any "cooler" or any hotter. The temperature setting for the curling wand is 410 degrees F/ 210 degrees C. Sadly it is just way too hot for my natural hair. Luckily for me I wear a lot of wigs and sometimes weaves that are human hair so I can use the curler on that. For those who have hair that just refuses to curl, this is the curling wand for you.

I choose the 25mm Hot Pink one! They have various different styles and sizes you can choose from.

Below is the box it comes in.

It also comes with a heating glove so you do not burn yourself when you're wrapping the hair around the barrel....believe me I forgot the glove and already burnt my hand. Don't be a Mie use the glove~

I found this product super easy to use! It heats up fast, and the curls came out beautifully each time.
I thought it would have been a bit difficult to use but its actually not. Other than it not having a heat adjustment setting I have no other complaints about this product!
Overall: 4/5!!!

Check out the video of me actually using the curling wand and the beautiful results at the end!
Please watch and subscribe <3

So sorry for the audio issues going on here. I don't know why its so low and it doesn't match up at the end.
Which is why I typically don't do video reviews because of how much video editors hate me.

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This product was sent to me for review purposes only. I am no way affiliated with NuMeStyle.com

Lace Pink Princess Nails

2011-11-18T17:15:00.000-08:00

Hi Hi!
I am super excited you guys~ I am trying to put together another EPIC giveaway and so far im doing pretty good. This will probably be a Christmas themed giveaway^

I had been waiting on this package for awhile and I was kinda scared that it might have gotten lost in the mail.
Kkcenterhk sent me two pairs of false nails. The first pair is a light pink/black princess style design with black bows and pink stones to top it off. The black section is lined with a cute pink lace design that gives it that girly elegant effect. Each set contains 12 nails that each vary in size and pink tinted nail glue.

12 Pieces Pink Black Lace False Nail Tips [N300]

I found that the glue wasn't messy at all and made it easy to apply. The design is very cute and works perfectly with any type of fashion your into whether it is gyaru, lolita, fairy kei, decora, chic, etc etc.
I did notice that on the website these nails are under a different brand and have a different packing, so do note that when if you do plan to purchase them~

I think their sizing is a bit weird when it comes to the nails. I prefer to have only 1 of my nails decorated with the bows and rhinestones but because of the sizing I had to choose two. When applying press down firmly and let the glue dry for 20 seconds before going back on Tumblr. They have a good selection of designs that are perfect for special one day events that you don't want to go to the salon for.

Overall 4/5!

Locketship and upcoming Japanese fashion events!

2011-11-15T14:59:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone.
If your in Socal your going to want to read this post! Awesome event's coming up in the Los Angeles area.

I really hate it when i'm waiting on packages and those are the things that are delaying me from posting.
I have a list in mind on the order my post should come in. I like to follow that order to keep myself sane and organized. But it also makes me behind on posting. It seems like each time im coming up with 1000 excuses on my delays. Which is sad and uncool.

This past weekend I helped out at another local LA event. Locketship's 4th Anniversary @ Meltdown Comics. Locketship is a online Jewelry shop that has various fun designs like Circus Theme, Kitties in Space, Mermaids, Bunnies and more!
I forgot..to bring my camera so the photos below are from LA weekly.

Julie doll and Stephanie

Sandy

Me and a Space Cadet

I won't post all the photos so go to LA WEEKLY to check out more.
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Other events that are coming up
Saturday 19th, Sweet Streets! Co-Curated by Spank! (Culver City, CA)

WWA Gallery presents...
SWEET STREETS: Art Exhibition Co-Curated by Spank!
Exhibition runs: November 19 - December 23, 2011.
Opening party: November 19th, 7pm - 10pm.

@ WWA Gallery
9517 Culver Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232
This is gonna be a very fun event. The theme for this one is 80's so come dressed up in your colorful gear.
There will be a fashion Spank! Fashion show make-up sponsored by Sugarpill Cosmetics.
For those of you who are always thinking "oh..I always want to go to these events but I wont know anyone there" JUST GO. You will meet someone there haha. And I will be at the freak'n front door so you definitely won't have trouble finding me. Trust me~ And i'm super friendly. I WANT you to say hey there to me

Here is the facebook EVENT PAGE.
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And last but not least. The party of the year *drum roll*

Rune Boutique World Debut Royal/T Culver City, CA

Hosted by Bubble Punch
RUNE BOUTIQUE World Debut Party
Roots of Kawaii
Featuring 6%DOKIDOKI and MEDICOM TOY
Opening Night Public Event: Friday, December 9, 2011 8pm-12am
Pop-Up Shop: December 9, 2011 – January 9, 2012

RUNE BOUTIQUE represents the new, cutting edge brand collaboration from renowned creative director and fashion designer Sebastian Masuda of 6%DOKIDOKI and the late Japanese illustrator Rune Naito. Considered the father of Japan’s Kawaii movement, Naito’s cute, feminine imagery set the direction for a global trend that would inspire generations of art, music, fashion and cuisine to come.
Special Guest: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu

Here is the facebook event page.

For the December event I really want to come up with a really badass outfit.. I should get started now ;)

So mark your calenders and I will see you all then~

One week of Halloween!

2011-11-01T16:01:00.000-07:00

Happy Day After Halloween~

At my job we all dressed up everyday for the Halloween Season. I can't believe how fun it actually was.
Seriously a whole week just coming in costume I loved it. I kept forgetting to take photos of my outfits but on the first "dress-up" day I was a vintage black and white Minnie Mouse. Basically my outfit from the Beautylish event paired with my Mickey Mouse Top Hat! I thought it was kinda plain.. but it went over with our male customers. REALLY well...maybe a little too well ya know?

The following day I came dressed in one of my lolita outfits. My coworkers were shocked to find out that this wasn't even a costume. Just generally part of my wardrobe.

Bow: Btssb

Blouse: Bodyline
Dress: Btssb
Socks: Btssb
Shoes: Bodyline

The following day I dressed up as a dinosaur! I just simply wore my Dinosaur Kigurumi. I don't have good photo of this but here a laptop cam shot I took after work~

The last two days I just wore my Space Cadet costume I got for 3 DOLLARS at my job ^o^ It didn't come with the sequin bow or the star clip. Just the costume and arm warmers.
Time for really bad Itouch photo camwhore shots~

So those were my Halloween Costumes! And I spent Halloween at work~ Well at least everyone else had fun. I also made time to visit my friend coming from Utah. We met up at Disneyland in the evening and chilled for the rest of the night. I had fun.. for a little bit. The people she came with (minus one) was certainly getting on my last nerves. Like seriously Debbie downer people. Leave that in Utah don't bring it Disneyland. I tried to make the best of it and put up with them for the rest of the night. I just don't see who would choose the Winnie the Pooh ride over Fantasmic.

Baily and Minami

I think the best part about it is I got a Disneyland Annual Pass! Help me make the most of it kay? I got the deluxe pass so I have more available days to go ^^

What were you for Halloween?

Luna Bowtique Review!

2011-10-28T13:07:00.000-07:00

Hi Hi!

Thank you so much for all the comments on my Beauty Social event report~ I can't wait to show you guys more photos of events that happen around LA. Party everyday ya know?

Luna Bowtique is an online accessory shop started by Kanna and Cathy that specializes in handmade bows. They have various fabric choices and styles so there is something for everyone! They contacted me a few weeks ago and sent me a few bows of my choice for a review. I was very excited about doing this post because they sent me one of my most favorite bows from the website.

Dino Love

The bow is 6.5x4.5 inches. An alligator clip is glued to the back as seen in the image above. All of the bows have their clips glued on the back like this. Personally I love big bows but I do not like my clips positioned in the back like that. So they end up laying flat against my head. I prefer the clips to be sitting on the bottom so the bow will sit up right.

So I re-positioned the clip myself to my liking. I feel this way the bow will not press my curls down or mess with the style of my hair. Cause I know if I got my hair to be styled a certain way the last thing I want is for it to be ruined.

I really love the fabric on this bow! Lately I've been having this obsession with dinosaur themed ANYTHING so this would definitely be my favorite of the bows sent to me.

Cuteness Overload

This one definitely is cute! I love the star bracelet that comes with it. I have been wearing it to work all week.

Spooky!

Just a simple cute Halloween themed bow. There was some strands of hot glue you can see on the right side. Easily removable and happens all the time with a glue gun but its still something to watch out for.

Overall 4.5/5

I wish the clips for the big bows were not glued down so they can be positioned where ever you want. However with that being said the bows are super cute and pretty good for being handmade without a sewing machine. I think they just recently got one. If your a big fan of Little Twin Stars you should definitely check out their website because they have several Little Twin Star bows that are adorable.

BONUS PHOTOS.

Make up from the video clip above. Inspired by the Dino Love bow!

I have a couple more reviews coming up and plenty of event posts.

Also my goal for this month: SEE DOLLY! I need to see her. If you gals aren't sure who Miss Dolly is, you will find out. She is the reason for my sanity~ <3 Also hopefully have a Nikon in my hands by the end of this year. LOL not with my shopping habit... but lets see if I can pull it off.

The Beauty Social: Event Photos!!

2011-10-25T10:43:00.000-07:00

Hey guys! Hello new followers~

So here is the post most of you have been waiting for. My full report on the latest event.

The first annual Beauty Social presented by Beautylish.com
An event where all beauty lovers a like can come together and mingle while trying the hottest products on the market along with having the chance to network with companies.

The event was held in Santa Monica at the beautiful Loews Hotel right on the beach side. Talk about classy!
It started at 10am-5pm for regular attendance before the opened the doors for the VIP event.
I invited miss Hello, Emy to join me for the day and i'm glad I did. Love this gal!
Of course like any good women we were fashionably late to the party...

Photo Credit, Emy

Had to do a cut because there are just way too many photos!

Outside there was refreshments and nice comfy couches to sit on. When you headed inside into the main event area there was a stage and chairs to view the guest of honor, even more couches to lounge around on, and sponsored booths where you can try different beauty services!
I kinda feel like I should have wore a different bra.. ugh v.v

Photo credit Emy

Photo Credit, Emy

Photo Credit Emy

Photo Credit Emy
Emy and I tried out some of the tinted Lip Balm from Fresh! We both choose the same color. I think it looks great on both light and tan skin complexions.

Look who we ran into?? Alexa Kae (aka Kinda Fancy on Twitter) She was SO nice! Luckily she was able to go to the VIP event. Wish I could have spent more time chatting it up with her.. well I did..on MSN afterwards haha.

Photo Credit Emy

Afterwards we headed over to Sugarpill where I met up with Yume Ninja, Shrinkle, Kevin Marburg and MynxiiWhite.
I got my make up done.. and kinda just chilled there for awhile LOL. I hadn't seen them in a long time and its always nice to catch up with friends.. but then I have to remember their working so I shouldn't bother them too much.

Photo Credit, Emy
MynxiiWhite, Yume Ninja, Shrinkle and Me
I'm not really that tall.. I had 5 1/2 wedges on. My breast are like sitting on top of Shrinkle's shoulders oh my D:

Kevin
I like taking photos of people taking photos..and..taking photos of people who don't realize i'm taking a photo 8D

I'm not really sure what Emy was doing here.. but I like her glare!
We headed downstairs to their gourmet lunch which was $12

You got to choose a sandwich of your choice either Veggie, Ham or Turkey. In the box came the sandwich, a container which I believe had hummus and veggies, a delicious cookie and a drink of your choice.

Photo Credit Emy

Around 3:00pm We ended up leaving to head on over to the Sephora on 3rd street Santa Monica to meet Kandee Johnson and pick up some foundation Emy really liked from Cover FX. At the end is where you grab your gift bag... this woman looks so familiar.. I hate the feeling when I think you know someone but don't want to make a fool of yourself. So instead I just took a photo of her because she was so pretty...;_;

Photo Credit Emy
After Sephora I had to quickly dash back to the valley for work. It was my first time dressing up at work and let me tell you.. my legs bring all the creepers to the yard. Boy was the flirtation meter off the scale that day. I don't dress up or wear make up EXACTLY for that reason.

Now.. I know what you guys wanna see.. the SWAG BAG~ Let me tell you. This bag was PACKED and heavy. I will be using this bag more often. Its a re-usable tote bag which I think is a great idea!
I believe the Gift bag for the VIP attendees was a bit different and had a bit more items. I saw it had full size Sugarpill ;___;

Sugarpill Sample, Amika Hair Samples, Scott Barnes Body Shimmer

Hair accessories from Goody

Nude Skin Care Samples, RGB Carmel Nail Polish, Too Faced Lip Liner and Lip Gloss, Faux Lashes

Australian Gold Spray Bronzer, Kate Somerville ExfoliKate, Sample Dermalogica Kit

Murad Renewal Complex, Victoria Secret "Sexy Little Things Noir" , NYX Black Label Lipstick

Wella Sample Hair Care Kit, Cover FX Translucent Powder, Liz Earle Hot Cloth Cleanse and Polish

Urban Decay Good Karma Blush Brush

Christmas in October~

Photo taken from thebeautysocial.com

And that is THE END.. for now.
This was crazy picture heavy so thank you for sticking it out till the end. I had a wonderful time and I met some really great people. I can not wait till the next Beautylish event and I encourage all of your to attend as well. If you did attend please do let me know! Lets keep in touch.

The fairest of them all: Princess Soleil!

2011-10-18T09:00:00.000-07:00

Hay Ya'll!

So i'm trying to get back on track to blogging, my legit posts can no longer be delayed.

On Saturday 15,2011 I attend a princess party! A friend of mines Anz Falcon threw the perfect party for her little girl Soleil who was turning three years old. The theme was of course Disney Princesses~ How cute! I tagged along with the lovely Hello, Emy!

Below is the birthday girl's cake! Omg Anz's mother decorated the 8 green cakes. Aren't they like perfect?! The details were amazing and the cake was delicious. I was lucky enough to be able to take one home, split it with my own mother and devour it like there was no tomorrow. No shame!

CUTE SIDE STORY: So after Princess Soleil blew out the candle the first time she requested it to the Royal Grandmother that she would like to blow out the candle again. Of course we all agreed to this like any good peasants would. So as they lit the candle again.....no one was really singing. Soleil was appalled by such ignorance of her villagers. So what does she do? She looks at us like we are stupid and starts clapping and singing the birthday song to get us started. Like "Um hello.. why are you peasants not singing?????"

We all chimed in with her seconds later and she was able to claim yet another birthday wish ^^

THE END MOVING ON.

Isn't she just adorable?!

Stolen from Hello, Emy

How I spent the majority of my night. Playing Tea Party with the little girls.

The table settings and our tiaras!

So cute! Little cardboard cut-out on the candy. I wish I would have taken more. They were SO CUTE! Muahah I snagged jasmine! :)

Afterwards I went back to Emy's where I quickly played around with her ringlight. Photo credit goes to miss Emy!

Well that is it for today! It was great seeing Emy, Anz, Tricia and getting to meet Princess Soleil, Tthu, Haylee, and Jennifer.

Ah well till next time!

Upcoming Beauty Event in LA!!

2011-10-16T00:00:00.000-07:00

Credit: The Beauty Social Homepage

First off YAY I have internet again. So here is a short blog for you night owls till I get the newest post up and public. Sorry for being a horrible blogger.

[Click on image above to be directed to the event page!]

Cali babes listen up! Since I promised to update you guys when I know of any local beauty events I would like to direct your attention to one happening this upcoming weekend.

The Beauty Social Hosted by Beautylish.com

This event is a social gathering amongst all us beauty lovers alike. It will be hosted Oct 22nd and 23rd in Santa Monica, California. It is a ticketed event so please do try and get your tickets asap check out the website for prices. I previously attended a Beautylish event in the past and had such a wonderful experience that I can hardly wait for this one.

I don't want to spoil so much but in their sponsors line up they have brands such as Cover FX, Sugarpill, Benefit, Urban Decay and WAY more. I will be attending this event with "Hello Emy" so if you do plan to go let either of us know we would love to see you there.

SOS! Send Wi-fi!

2011-10-11T19:43:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone!
First off HELLO and THANK YOU! To all my new/old followers!
I have not been blogging as usually but i'm very grateful people are still finding my blog interesting enough to stick around.

I actually have no internet at home for the new few days... weeks so unless I go to visit my aunt, my posts will all be delayed.
Long story short. Verizon and DirectTV what me to stab someone ._.
Who ever brings me internet I will have a special batch of warm Cinnamon Roll Pancakes waiting for them. NO LIE!

I have been going INSANE! I feel like internet has become a part of me and when it died so did my soul~
I am currently at my friend's parents house using their internet. Isn't that sad???

So in the mean time if you want to keep updated with me please add me on Twitter
@Truesakura

If you just want to ignore me all together that's cool too!
I will do my best to get a new "real" blog post up soon so hang in their babes <3

Much love

Universal Studios! Photo post~

2011-10-02T17:10:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone!

I have finally found some time to actually blog!

The other day I went on a day trip to Universal Studios with a bunch of people I've never spoken to before.

How exciting right? Well we ended up having to split up in groups of three and since I usually don't get a long with females I hung out with the guys. All three of them were idiots but it was much more fun telling them what to do rather than hanging with catty chicks.

Awww the poor bear is too short to ride!

For those of you who don't know every year around Halloween time Universal Studios turns the park into a horror themed park starting at 7pm. But they leave a lot of their decorations up during the day.

First thing we did was head on over to the Tour! Where you get on a tram and take a quick tour on the "Back Lot" aka where they film on the TV shows and movies. Its where they have outdoor sets from famous movies and "Sound Proof" sets where they film indoors. Sometimes during the tour they are actually filming a show/movie so the director of the tour kindly ask you to be quiet as we pass by. When I was there they were filming Desperate Housewives!

Gotta get yo 3D glasses for the King Kong Experience~

Below is a very bad shot but if you are a big fan of Back to the Future than you will automatically know where this scene is from! Yup its CITY HALL~

On the back lot they basically have a mini city. If they are to film a movie meant to take place in New York or wherever; all they need to do is change the signs, add some cars and decorate this area to whatever city they need. Some movies are like Bruce Almighty and Spider~!

Up next is the actual cars from famous movies~! Like The Mummy, Back to the Future, Fast and the Furious

One of the Deloreans!

Below is the set from War of the World. They took an actual plane and tore it apart for this scene to look more realistic. CRAZY!!!! I've seen this set plenty of times and yet it still gives me the chills.
Also they had tons of dead bodies lying around for Halloween Horror night -__-

And of course there is a section of the park dedicated to The Simpsons! They even have a Kwik-E-Mart! Although its just a souvenir shop...sad

Ah remember the donuts from one of my previous post!

Duff Beer was just an Energy Drink!

Sadly the Squishee machine was just a picture and not actually real v.v... I wish that girl would have gotten out of my photos! I wasn't too fond of her..

Scooby Doo!!! SO cute~ Shaggy and Daphne was driving the car~ haha

Beetle Juice...a really bad Beetle Juice actually. With one of the guys I had accompany me all day.

And these are all the guys I had accompany me. Although they were all big idiots.. more so than I normally tolerate I had a lot of fun with them.

Our group had tons of fun getting on Jurassic Park and the Mummy twice! Makes me miss going to theme parks...it was sad we had to end the day early. Heading back this girl came up to me and told me this guy thought I was cute and wanted my number... UH NO.
1. I was at the park ALL DAY and you didn't speak to me even once. Or introduce himself.
2. You sent someone else to get my number.. couldn't even ask me yourself
3. You're not cute or my type.
Gosh I was so embarrassed FOR HIM hahahaha so sad. Sorry for the super random post today. Trying to get back on track of blogging and my bloggers spotlight. Hopefully next time I'll post something a bit more relevant.

GEO Flower Series Review Part 3 FINAL

2011-09-26T14:31:00.000-07:00

I know yall are tired of this flower series. I shall move on soon enough.
But for those of you enjoying it I'm glad these were something different for me and I really enjoyed reviewing them. The designs and colors were beautiful and I definitely recommend the carnation series to anyone who is planning to buy from the Flowers Series. You can find the complete series at MukuCHU.com

My last color is also a color I have never tried/purchased before. Brown!
I have dark brown eyes so I never really saw the point in buying brown lenses, but I've always wondered what I would look like with them on.

Style: Carnation Series
Brand: GEO
Size: Xtra (15.00)
Color: Brown

Without Flash

With Flash!

Basically it just gave my eyes a slightly lighter tint over them that pretty much blends in well with my natural color. While the color doesn't show up well for myself it basically makes my natural eyes look huge which is kinda cool. Like if I was born with 15 diameter eyes! I would totally have x-ray vision...teehee mens locker room~

With and Without lens. Finally! I always forget to take this shot. You can clearly see enlargement.
Ugh I need a better camera!!!

Overall 4.5/5
Color:★★★★☆
Enlargement★★★★★
Design:★★★★★
Comfortable:★★★★☆

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High Gloss Fashion Giveaway

Thank you to all whom entered. Rafflecopter my giveaway wigdet used Random.org to
choose the winner(like always) and the winner is Reika!!!

Congrats! High Gloss Fashion will be sending you an email shortly with more details ^^

Enjoy the top of your choice

Maybe shes born with it? Natural False Lashes!

2011-09-21T19:14:00.000-07:00

Hey there!

I have been such a bad blogger. But I've been so busy that i'm usually not even home to blog.

Hopefully that will change soon.

Along with the other two items kkcenterhk sent me this month I also received another pair of false lashes.

This time these are a more natural looking set of lashes with a very thin band.

These lashes are super flexible and look very natural. Interesting enough for me to say this. They are almost as good as Dolly Wink for me. The light weight natural quality of these is pretty good. I used them in my last circle lenses review and was very pleasured with the quality. Below is photos with and without make up.

If you are looking for natural looking lashes that are not too dramatic and are work appropriate these are perfect! Easy to apply and comfortable. I really love these and plan to post more make up looks with them haha.

I feel like there is so much on my "Want to buy list." Like everyday I add something to it.
Nikon Camera
New Weave
Disneyland Annual Pass
New Boots
New Clothes
Sailor Moon Anything
More Prisila half wigs
The list goes on.... I need to stop adding things and start focusing on more important things in life.. actually a new weave is important..so is a camera...and Disneyland. OKAY POINT IS.
Everything on my list is important and I need them. My 19th birthday is coming up the day after Christmas so i'd at least like to have a new weave in if i can't get everything else. I still need money to buy Christmas gifts ya know ^^

Is there anything on your Shopping list???

GEO Flower Series Review Part 2

2011-09-16T12:12:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone!
Wow everything has been so crazy for me. Good and bad news but i'll tell you more about it next time.

Here is part 2 of 3 in the Flower Series review! Previously I reviewed Geo Carnation's in Purple sent to me from MukuCHU.com.

This time it is... *drum roll* BLUE!

Kinda weird for me since I have never tried blue lenses before. I've always wondered what it would look like if I had blue eyes. Well now I will see.

Details:Color: Purple (WFL-A41 )
Series: Carnation
Diameter: 15.00mm
Manufacture: GEO

{Example of the design from previous post}

With Flash!

Without Flash!

Something I noticed about the Flower Series is the color REALLY stands out. I have dark brown eyes but the blue has no problem being visible with and without extreme lighting. The lenses are comfortable but they can be a bit dry. Again I really love the design its so pretty~

Overall: 4.5/5

Style:★★★★★
Comfort:★★★★☆

Enlargement:★★★★★
Coloration:★★★★★

COSMOS Eyelash Fixer+ES Lashes

2011-09-13T11:17:00.000-07:00

I feel like such a bad blogger.

I havn't posted anything since last week. I'm horrible. Please don't forget to enter my Fashion Giveaway for a chance to win a top of your choice from High Gloss Fashion!

Today is just a quick review on products sent to me from kkcenterhk.

COSMOS Eyelash Fixer: Black

COSMOS eyelash fixer is a simple eyelash glue adhesive in the color black. I'm such a sucker for cute packaging..which is why I tried it. But I'm certainly glad I did. This eyelash fixer has a thin flexible brush tip making it easy to apply to both thin and thick eyelash bands. This is my first time trying a eyelash glue in black since I usually prefer mines clear. After trying it I didn't mind the color at all since it blended so well with my eyeliner. It takes about 15-20 seconds to become tacky and another 10 seconds to fully dry and stick to your skin.

OVERALL: ★★★★★!!! 5/5

ES Eyelash Cross A29

I LOVE these lashes. The band is stiff yet still flexible, and the style is so cute. The quality of these is worth it. I recommend this style for those of you who like the spiky lashes that are long and stand out. Ignore the lashes being slightly off to the side. If I get them too close to corner of my eyes they kinda hurt so I always like to pull mines a bit back. I'm also wearing the COSMOS eyelash adhesive from the above review so you can see how it really isn't noticeable..besides the small corner I fucked up on.

OVERALL: ★★★★★! Also a 5/5

I appreciate all the comments from my last post. Hopefully I will try to visit my asian cosmetic stores in California and gather some items to host another multi-winner giveaway.
I apologize for not commenting on any of your blogs ;___; I will try to get better about it.

These products were sent to me for promotional use only. I did not receive any compensation for this review. I do not own or claim to own the rights to any of the products above.

Adventures in Little Tokyo

2011-09-07T17:17:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! And hey there new followers~

So this week I am postponing my bloggers spotlight~

The other day I finally met up with my friend Grace in Little Tokyo after about almost a year. She didn't really want to go all the way to Little Tokyo but.. thatss nothing a little threatening can't fix 8D.

We just chilled in the area while my mother was at an orientation. Our favorite shop was this cosmetic shop that had a very large collection of asian cosmetics. I went a little picture crazy in there haha.

They basically had like a full collection of NYX cosmetics for those of you who are always looking for NYX locally.

A good number of Men and Women hair style products. A long with tons of facial cleansers!

Another epic wall of make up and cosmetic accessories!

More Tsubasa products!

They had a large collection of LA colors and LA girl products!. This is like the go to place if your looking for cheap make up products.

Of course its not a cute Asian store without your designated Hello Kitty area!

Two notebooks that I thought were extremely cute.

I really want to try this product. The one on the right is suppose to brighten your arm pits for those of us that have slightly darker armpits from shaving and waxing.

Adorable Ballpoint pens I just HAD to take a photo of haha

Yea....as you can see I really did go camera happy 8D They also had number versions of My Beauty Dairy Mask's including the Alice in Wonderland collection. It was so hard to walk away ahah.

Afterwords we went to another store called cube that also had a large fashion/cosmetics station.

But looking at make up makes you very hungry. We headed over to the take our Curry House place next to Marukai so I can get some curry pan ^^. Grace got some chicken Udon that she soon regretted paying for after she noticed I had curry pan. Sad story about Grace's udon was she had barely started eating it before a tiny white fly committed suicide in her soup. She was extremely pissed off..it was very bitter irony. Luckily She decided to get a curry pan for herself as well so at least she didn't go starving 8D

But after more endless wandering around we got hungry again. We found the perfect little cafe that we SHOULD have gone to in the first place. It was called Four Leaf and they sold Crepes and Waffles~

[Photo Credit goes to Grace]

Grace got a banana crepe with nutella. It was pretty good! I ended up getting a savory waffle in which I choose the toppings of Roast Beef, Pesto Sauce, and Parmesan Crisps~

Photo Credit goes to Grace.

Well that was the end of my day with grace.. oh besides the creepy guy coming up to our car asking for money, telling us about jesus and putting a crazy voodoo protection spell over us.. yup it was a perfectly normal day :) I apologize for the delay in Bloggers Spotlight. Hopefully i'll have more to post about after Fashion Night Out is over <3 Thanks for reading!

GEO Flower Series Review! Part 1

2011-09-05T14:14:00.000-07:00

Hey Gals and Guys

Happy Labor Day everyone~

So today is part 1 of 3 circle lenses review. Sent to me from Mukuchu.com Each pair is from the Carnation Series.

Above is a much better photo of what the design actually looks like. For each color the design is the same.

Details:
Color: Purple (WFL-A41)
Series: Carnation
Diameter: 15.00mm
Manufacture: GEO

[Without Flash]

[With Back lighting]

These lenses are so pretty! At first I thought I wasn't going to like them..cause I mean..why would I want flower eyes?? But they look just as nice as any of my other circle lenses. As always with their XTRA series the 15.00mm diameter really does give the perfect enlargement for me. I really love how much the purple actually stands out even without lighting/flash! My only concern would be how comfortable they are. My eyes felt a bit dry a little bit after I put them on which was kinda irritating. My friend Grace said that the EOS lenses are very comfortable so I hope to try those someday.

Overall: 4.5/5

Style:★★★★★
Comfort:★★★★☆

Enlargement:★★★★★
Coloration:★★★★★

Bonus Photos!So I tried to do a My Little Pony Twilight Sparkles inspired look. Basically I just wanted it to look like the colors of the Galaxy. It was hard to take a picture of the finished look because my camera had trouble capturing the purple and blue pigments separately.

What do you gals think? Yay or Nay? I had a bunch of silver pigment from Sugarpill in the corners of my eyes but my camera washed it out Like it was never there. Thanks camera D<

I hope everyone is having an awesome 3day weekend. Don't forget to check out my High Gloss Fashion giveaway to win a top of your choice ^^

High Gloss Fashion Giveaway!

2011-09-02T11:05:00.000-07:00

It's giveaway time again woot!

I try to have as many giveaways as possible because I want to give all of you gals/guys a chance to participate and win.

This giveaway is sponsored by High Gloss Fashion

High Gloss Fashion is a women's online clothing shop offering unique brands and the latest trends.
With a wide range of Dresses, tops, bags and accessories, they have everything you need for back to school!

High Gloss Fashion is offering one of my stylish readers the chance to win:
A top of yo.ur choice

I'll be trying out a new raffle system hoping it will be easier for you guys so bare with me.

UPDATE: Due to my error I mistakenly marked this giveaway as "INTERNATIONAL" This giveaway is open to US/CANADA residents only. I apologize for anyone who lives in any other country and entered this giveaway. Most of my giveaways are international and I forgot to change the rules.

UPDATE: The Prize has been changed to"Top of your choice" only.

Read all Rules!!:
-Must be 16+ to enter or with parents/guardian's consent
-This giveaway is open to US/CANADA only
-Must do the 3 mandatory entries first.

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Thank you to all who entered. The giveaway ends September 24th 12:01 EASTERN TIME so please keep that in mind. If you have any question feel free to email me at nobeautylimits[at]yahoo[dot]. Good Luck to everyone! :)

Mie's Blogger Spotlight (Week 3)

2011-08-31T12:37:00.000-07:00

Good Afternoon! Hi new followers :)
Finally a day where it is NOT HOT. I am loving this and embracing today's weather. But it says that next week will go up again... I will need more Ice Cream. I don't know why I'm always giving you guys the weather update LOL

It's finally week 3 of my bloggers spotlight project! I am so happy I was able to bring some of my favorite bloggers new followers :) It's always so hard choosing 3 angels to feature each week because I have so many I want to share with you. I always have to remind myself "Just choose THREE geeze you can wait till next week!" ...for some reason typing this only reminds me that I really want ice cream. Interesting. Okay well enough talk- here are the three beauties i'm giving Mie's Sexy Stamp of Approval to this week.

Magic to Love

First off we have Yune and her blog Magic to Love! Shes a cute German Gal whose blog and style really sparkles and glitter. Literally. Her blog is a combination of daily life, make up and fashion. She doesn't do any cosmetic reviews but she often post progress updates on her sewing projects as a fashion student. Along with mentioning a few of her favorite things, Yune frequently take outfit snaps of her day-to-day Gal style. She is just absolutely adorable and I only wish she updated more often ;_;. Well she is now on vacation in Japan so if you want to keep updated with her travels you should check her out!

Maria May

Our second angel is Maria from Denmark. You can just tell by her header that she is just absolutely gorgeous!
I've been following her blog for quite awhile now and I love it so much. She talks about a little bit of everything. Fashion, daily life, make up, shopping AND food!! Her food post are so delicious~ She occasionally writes cosmetic reviews every now-and-then but her topics mostly consist of her daily adventures with friends and fashion. This is another angel who has an excellent sense of style and can rock just about any outfit. I always enjoy reading about her recent purchases so I hope those of you who follow her will too.

Everyday Outfits

I believe this angel's name is Jocelyn and just like the title says her blog is about Everyday Outfits!
This lovely lady is from Malaysia but is currently studying abroad in the UK. In my opinion her style is basically a mixture of trendy Japanese/Korean daily fashion along with a taste of European. Its cute, simple, stylish and chic! But more than just talking about her outfit of the day, Jocelyn frequently writes reviews on various make up and fashion accessories. And her photography may just be a little TOO good because every time she writes a new review I always end up wanting the product shes talking about-_-. It's way too tempting for the unemployed. This angel is beautiful, trendy and always up to date. Everyday outfits is definitely one to add to your reading list.

For those of you who missed my last two bloggers spotlight you can find them here
Mie's Blogger Spotlight (Week 1)
Mie's Bloggers Spotlight(Week 2)

Skinny Cow Perfect Cup event photos.

2011-08-29T17:24:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone!

Sorry for the late evening post. Its just too hot to think~

Anyways for those of you who follow No Beauty Limits on facebook you know that I post US/local events on there for all of you lovelies can enjoy. I have been talking about Skinny Cow's Perfect Cup Tour which was a US tour event promoting the awareness and importance of wearing the right size bra.Many woman are wearing the incorrect bra size so Skinny Cow teamed up with Warners Bra to help fix that!

The Perfect cup event was free to the public 21+. Anyone younger than 21 was allowed to attend with someone who was of legal age. They were giving out FREE Bra's, FREE Ice Cream and FREE Goodie Bags! Sounds awesome right? I can't deny myself of free ice cream so I attended my local LA location which was held at the Pacific Design Center. My mom and I's scheduled bra fitting was for 12-1pm.

So cute!! The Skinny Cow Car has eyelashes! I just had to grab a photo of this.

Here is where you could grab any flavor ice cream they had to offer. They had two booths like these on both sides of the room. Imagine all the ice cream your heart desires~ Although I can't remembered if they scanned my wrist band to know I already redeemed my free ice cream haha.

Both my mom and I ended up choosing Strawberry Cheesecake

This was a pretty good size scoop they were handing out. The flavor was a bit too sweet but still delicious!

It was my first time trying a Skinny Cow product but it won't be my last. This stuff is good~ I wouldn't mind eating this if I was trying to stay fit. It basically just taste like regular ice cream!

Cocktail Bar! For those of us under 21 they offered Water or Lemonade~ Although each person could only get 2 drinks since you only had 2 redemption tickets -_- that was kinda lame. They also had two snack tables for everyone to enjoy delicious sandwiches, fruit and cheese! Super fancy. Throughout the day Skinny cow was holding raffles about every 30 minutes or so. The prizes were great but sadly I didn't win anything.

Roast Beef Sandwich with basil pesto sauce. This was SO delicious! I wanted more but didn't want to be greedy.

After our bra fitting we got our last drink and got in line for our gift bags.

What I ended up getting

+Skinny Cow Swag bag

+Skinny Cow T-shirt size of your choice

+Skinny Cow Make-up bag with Chocolate flavor Lipgloss

+Certificate for a free Warner Bra of your choice from Macy's

+Skinny Cow Heavenly Crisp candy bar (not featured I ate it)

+ Couple of coupons for Skinny Cow products!

I thank my friend Marie for sharing this event. Don't forget to Like No Beauty Limits on facebook to be updated with more Free Events like this one!

Know any events that planning to come up soon? I'd love to hear about them

Apothica Giveaway Winner!

2011-08-26T19:48:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone,

sorry this came a little I had to total all the entries and in this heat its hard to think.

It was over 100 degrees today, kinda heat im not use to living in.

So if there is a lack of posting please understand it is because I am most likely chill'n in my bathtub trying to stay cool ._.

Anyways moving on, so we have finally come to a winner for my Apothica Gift Card Giveaway

Congratulations !!!
Natje_9999

EDIT: If the winner does not reply within 42 hours a new winner will be chosen.

You will receive an email shortly from me about some additional information for you to redeem your $25.00 Gift Card to Apothica.com. Thank you to everyone who participated in this giveaway!

I will have another one starting on September 1st so please look forward to that as well.

Mie's Blogger Spotlight (Week 2)

2011-08-24T13:53:00.000-07:00

Hi Hi

And its Wednesday again which means its time for my my weekly blogger's spotlight. 1 Day of the week I will post a few random lovely bloggers I follow whom I give Mie's Sexy Stamp of Approval, meaning I love their blog and I recommend it. I follow a lot of great blogs but only post 3 angels a week. So if you don't see yourself today you could probably end up on a future spotlight. I have no particular set list that I go in order.

This week I was trying to go with a theme .. but yea that didn't turn out so well. Hopefully next week i'll be more prepared if I wanted to go with a theme. If you missed my first spotlight you can find find it here---> Mie's Spotlight (week1).

Alright now onto the angels~

Something Borrowed, Something New

Okay so I'm actually not sure of what her real name is but in my head its Hortaru >_>
Hortaru is a lovely blogger from Singapore. She mostly blogs about fashion and lifestyle, such as events and festivals along with the occasional cosmetic reviews. I love her sense of fashion and more than anything else, her photo shoots. This chick isn't just only gal shes a cosplayer as well! A really good one at that. She post a lot of photos from her recent photos shoots usually dealing with Vocaloid. So definitely check this angel out <3

Bijin Blair

The only way to describe this blog is literally like a product dictionary. Located in Malaysia, Blair posts tons of really helpful cosmetic reviews from just about any product. I came across her blog one day cause I was looking for peoples opinions on Vitacreme B12 or whatever. And of course she had it! Blair covers both skin care, fashion accessories and make up products on her blog. She's very honest with her reviews and she will straight up tell you if she doesn't like it or not. Love her blog and I hope those of you who follow her will too :)

Instant- Mint

...I'm just gonna call her Mint.
Also located in the best state in the US such as myself, Mint's blog focuses on beauty, fashion and daily life. She normally post reviews on her recent purchases or her favorite items. Her photography is amazing and her videos are ridiculously great quality..like no seriously they are super professional. Makes me jealous! I can't recall exactly how I found her blog but her spunky attitude made my stay and follow. I know most of you probably already follow her but if not go right now!

These are my three lovely angels today. Please do check out all of their blogs and follow!!! I can only write so much, checking them out for yourself will give you a better sight of what each of them has to offer! Also please excuse my bad grammar T^T I've been speaking a lot of Engrish lately and its so annoying.
Thanks so much for reading and stay tuned for next week's blogger spotlight :)

Cecil McBee Sale+ Eyeliner Review

2011-08-23T18:00:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone~
So this is just a simple quick evening post.
First I would like to say there are only 3 more days for my Apothica Gift Card Giveaway so make sure you've entered!!!
Also I love all of you! I finally reached 800 followers (802 to be exact and I couldn't be happier. Thank you all so much for being such awesome loyal followers)

I'm helping a friend of mines sell her Cecil Mcbee Tote so If your interested just comment below.

Details*Opened, NEW Never Used

*Quantity: 1

*Height: 23cm

*Length: 32cm

*Width: 11cm

$12.00 Shipping included within the US

$19.00 Shipping included internationally

Paypal only, Unless any of you local babes can meet up.

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So kkcenterhk.com sent me one of their newest Eyeliners for review. This is their LANDBIS Hexagon Liquid Eyeliner - Rich Black. Its Hexagon shape gives it is name along with easy grip.

Price: $5.85

So here are a couple of photos I took of me wearing the eyeliner...

Does that look rich black to you? Um NO, okay so this eyeliner is worthless. Look at that! I think those pictures above actually give it way more credit than what it actually looks like it real life. I had to run over my line a few times to actually achieve something visible to show you guys. If it actually worked than it would be worth the $6 bucks.

*Dries out quickly
*Brush is hard and does not feel soft when applying
*Color BARELY shows

This eyeliner receives NO stars from me. Because it does not work at all. I don't recommend this product to anyone.

So that's all I have for today lovelies. Tomorrow is my bloggers spotlight, i'm so excited I can't wait!
Thanks for reading and I appreciate ALL the comments I received on my last post Meet me at Tiffany's

Meet me at Tiffany's.

2011-08-19T14:34:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday everyone!
I hope everyone has great weekend plans ahead. I'm so excited to finally be able to post this review! Awhile back I helped Venti Anni announced the launch of their USA branch located here in Socal.
You can find my previous post here "Say Hello to Venti Anni USA!" Their representative was so kind and sent me a pair as an appreciation gift. So the other day I headed to the Topanga Mall with my friend Chii which was the perfect time to dress up! Here are photos from my mini shoot at Tiffany's~

This is what the front of the box looks like so pretty!!!
Bonus Photos from my Itouch!

My lovely friend Chii

My thoughts on the shoes!
I absolutely love them! The fabric material is great and it does not feel as if they will easily rip.
I really like that the shoes have a zipper on the back heel, although sometimes it can be troublesome to zip up. I will say if you are the type of person who can rock a heel high or low then you will be fine. But in this particular style if you are not used to walking in heels they are not for you.
The heel is 5 1/2 inches. So for those of you who want some height they are perfect! Even though it was my first time wearing them they were comfortable to walk in which says a lot for me.
EDIT: When I say they are comfortable to walk in, I am referring to the sole of the shoes.
The difficulty in walking in them lies in the design.
Overall I really have no complaints about the shoes other than having some trouble with the zipper.
The style and material get an A+ from me.

Also shipping was extremely fast! They came in about 2 days. So the wait from their US branch isn't long at all. Although I am located in the same area as them so I can not vouch for you out of state gals.

You can find the I Venti wedges here on their website.
Don't forget to follow Venti Anni USA on Facebook and Twitter

Mie's Blogger Spotlight

2011-08-17T12:05:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone!
Today I'm doing something a little bit different. I've been contemplating if I wanted to do a blogroll or make a brand new page for blogs I follow. But I really didn't like the idea of any of them. Why? Because I felt those things wouldn't really show how I felt about them. It would just be "Hay check out diz gal LOLOL" and not really give a reason why I feel you should check out their blog. Instead I am going to do a blog post once a week featuring some random bloggers and why I enjoy reading their blogs. If you don't make it this week don't worry you could possibly show up on future ones!
Okay enough of the chatter! For these lovely angels below I'm giving them Mie's Sexy Stamp of Approval~

Dinorah Baby

Sexy, Classy and Talented! I had the pleasure of finding Dinorah's Blog awhile back and have been following her ever since. Freak'n drop dead gorgeous I tell you~ She gives really good product reviews and is always honest with her opinion which is one of the main reasons I like her. Dinorah's make up style is usually dramatic and seductive and her blog is mostly a mixture of beauty/daily life. A great combination to get to know her and her style. If you have not stumbled across her blog yet, go check it out NOW. She definitely gets 5 stars for being sexy.

Ninja Sovereign

Yume Ninja: One of the reasons why shit gets done! This woman right here has so much creativity
and structure its not hard to see why i'm giving her my sexy stamp of approval. But then again she doesn't even need it! She's hot and she knows it. Yume Ninja is one of the two bad ass ladies of Bubble Punch who are responsible for helping host the last few big Sanrio Events such as Small Gift 50th Anniversary and Three Apples Hello Kitty's 35th Anniversary..just to name a few. Her blog is a mix of Fashion, Beauty and Daily Life. She has dipped her royal fingers into all difference types of fashion so don't expect the same thing every time. If your interested in local japanese ,fashion,art themed events you should definitely check her out.

Miss RinRin

Here we have Mz Rin! I'm unsure how I came across her blog. But when I did the first thing I saw was her post about her boyfriend taking her to vegas. Normally im like *jealous jealous* "Don't want to hear about your boyfriend!" But her story was very captivating and I feel in love with her blog ever since. Ironically we have a lot in common in terms of cosmetic products we are both into. Like myself she has a love for both Asian and American beauty products! She gives great make up reviews and always her own honest opinion. Wait did I mention shes hot?? Don't think I did. But she is. Like Kim Kardashian hot! Sorry if you don't like Kim Kardashian Rin~ So if you like hot chicks such as myself hop on over and follow this angel!

Those are the three angels I am spotlighting today! I have tons of other beauties I want to share with you guys so I hope you look forward to my other spotlight posts. Who knows maybe you will be next! If you have someone you want to recommend please feel free to email their blog and why you are suggesting them to nobeautylimits [at] yahoo [dot] com

Zombies can be Gal too! New Circle Lenses

2011-08-14T14:36:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! And Welcome to my newest followers~

I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend so far. I have been busy at home pulling all night-ers.
Havn't had any time to hang out with friends or do anything remotely fun. I miss social contact ;_; I have not been this miserable in awhile. There's just so much going on in my life right now that its taken a lot out of me. I literally feel like a zombie.

I guess this feeling totally suits the lenses I just received. Mukuchu.com
Sent me my second pair of lenses the other day. They sent me another pair of grey lenses.
Which is awesome cause I love grey lenses! You can find my previous review here

Details:
WMI-24 Xtra Series
Brand: Geo
Diameter: 15.00mm
Color: Grey

Without Flash

With Flash

With Flash

They are pretty comfortable to wear. I have yet to be disappointed by Geo Lenses. The only problem with these are the color. The grey coloration doesn't show up as much as my other pair did. Its hardly noticeable at all unless you look close or with flash. Although the color isn't as great as I hoped it to be they are still pretty cute and give great enlargement! If your looking for size these are great but if you want really grey lenses I wouldn't recommend these. Maybe those with lighter color eyes will have better results?

Enlargement:★★★★★
Style:★★★★☆
Color:★★★☆☆

Comfort: ★★★★★

I present to you shameless camwhore shots.

Look what the heat does to my hair?!!!!!!

Okay thats enough. But you can see the enlargement in the photos above.
I have been enjoying these lenses very much. I think I just really like the size more than anything else.
I've been addicted to the 15.00mm lenses. They are the perfect size. Next time I will tell you guys about my horrible 6 months lenses experience. I can't even behind to write how much it pisses me off. That's a story for next time! Sorry I'm leaving you guys with short sentences, I'm running off a few hours of sleep, Phineas and Ferb, and tons of Fairly Oddparent episodes,

Don't forget to check out my two current giveaways
Apothica: $25.00 Gift Card, Low Entries ends 8/26
Uprinting Label: No Entries so far Ends 8/22

The box of Innovations! August Birchbox 2011

2011-08-09T07:11:00.000-07:00

Hey guys~

So yesterday I received my August BirchBox! This is the fastest I have received any of the three.

The post office usually takes their sweet damn time with it. It usually takes forever for them to come. Like they are waiting for it to transform into a Pokemon or something. I don't know.
This time it only took 3 days from the time it was shipped.

If you missed my last post check out my July Birchbox here.

So this Birchbox is dedicated to beauty innovations.

They are not just the newest products but also revolutionary items too!

Okay enough of the intro-- onto the photos. I was so excited to receive this month box. Last month wasn't all too hot for me so I felt this would be much better. Hah.Yea

Looking at this card everything sounds awesome. Wow Eyeliner? Carol's Daughter? Oh snaps

this sounds like a great box. Hur Hur Dur.

.....

Compared to my first birchbox this was pretty weak. I at least got a full size product which was the Laura Geller Baked Blush that made it worth getting. This box contained (from right to left)

Pangea Organics Facial Cleanser 1fl oz

Carol's Daughter Repairing Mask 0.71oz

Blinc eyeliner (sample size) 0.02oz

2 Wei Eye treatment pads

Wei Eye treatment pads.
Sooooo...I tried one pair of these last night. Left it on for about 15 minutes while listening to Phineas and Ferb. That show is hilarious! Anyways
They smell horrible
It did reduced a little bit of my eyes puffiness. But that's nothing a cold towel in the morning or before bed couldn't do. It says its suppose to minimize the appearance of dark circles. I saw no difference in dark circle appearance. After awhile they started to irritate my skin. They are just oval cotton pads drenched in smelly brown water in a pretty package. Maybe the smelly brown water was my warning ya think?

Carol's Daughter Repairing Hair Mask.

It will be interesting using this. Though I think this sample will not be enough to cover all of my hair.
It claims after 1 use there will be 96% less breakage.
Suppose to revive dry and dull strands.
For me to experience the full effect I think I would need at least two of these samples. But we shall see and I'll get back to you guys on this. I've heard good things about Carols Daughter. Just wish this sample was bigger.

Blinc's liquid eyeliner.

The cap twists off to reveal a dipping brush.

The best sample in August's Birchbox in my opinion.
+Super dark
+Waterproof
+Does NOT flake
+Comes off easily with just warm water and rubbing.

Its not worth the $24.00 it retails for. But it is indeed a good quality Eyeliner.
I like it more than I like my Shisedo Majolica...actually ANYTHING is better than the Majolica.
Majolica sucks -___-

Blinc Liquid Eyeliner.

Pangea Facial Cleanser.
The only other good size sample.
Also used this one last night. It smells just like the Philosophy Purity facial cleanser.. interesting.
Although it is VERY running. When I lightly squeezed it a lot came out. So if you get this one be careful!
It says to purify, balance and rejuvenate. So far the only good thing I can say about this is the scent, we'll see in a few days if it actually helps my skin.

Oh and here is the BEST PART. Your gonna love this U GUISE 8D

When I opened the box.. I thought this elastic thingy was apart of something else

No. Oh no. Its a HAIR TIE...

..............

......

Seriously??

Reasons why I want to throw this out the window.

1. I am going to easily loose this.

2. It looks cheap

3. I have enough hair ties

4. Why would I want this in my Birchbox

5. It looks and feels like the elastic on panties cut and tied in a knot.
6. It stupid.

This is seriously just as bad as when they put the almond bar thingy in last month's box. Which I also hated.

My thoughts on August Birchbox?

50% Lame and %50 Okay. The eye pads smelt like crap and play-doh. And I doubt the Carol's Daughter sample will be enough to cover even half of my hair. I suppose the only two things worth it in the box is the Blinc Eyeliner and the Facial Cleanser. Don't even get me started on the hair tie.

I want to set it on fire.

I'm unsure if I will continue to subscribe to Birchbox. I want to see some better content.

Uprinting Label Giveaway!!

2011-08-07T21:10:00.000-07:00

~~So I heard you like Stickers :)~~

~~Hey everyone this is just a short bonus giveaway!~~

~~Need Labels or just want your own personal cute stickers??~~

~~Read below for more details!~~

~~Sponsored by Uprinting~~
~~They are offering one of my readers~~
-250 Print Labels-2" x 3.5"
-70lb Label Matte, Front Only Printing, 4 Business Days Turnaround
Click here for some free product templates!

~~I noticed a lot of my readers have their own business, Esty, is a make up artist, or use their blog as a business. Typically I would not host a giveaway that does not relate to cosmetics or fashion~~
~~but I feel some of you may find this useful and would like this for advertisement!~~

~~Rules:~~
~~-Must be a public follower on this blog!~~
~~-Must be 18+~~
~~-Open to US residents only~~
~~-Only 1 entry per person.~~
~~-Fill out the form below and post it in ONE comment below.~~
~~-Only the ones listed mandatory are required.~~
~~-ALL additional Entries are +3, you do not have to complete all additional entries.~~

~~Entry Form~~

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This giveaway ends August 15th, 2011 @ 12:00am Pacific time!
Send all questions to nobeautylimits[at]yahoo[dot]com
Good luck!

I am no way affiliated with Uprinting. I have no rights to any of the products above that were sponsored. Pictures are not of my own unless stated otherwise. I am not held responsible for any loss or damage during the shipping process.

I promise to not sell, trade or misuse any personal information given to me. Details on giveaway can be altered at any time without notice. I have the right to refuse certain entries. Prizes will be shipped withing 2-4 weeks after winners is announced.

Napoleon Perdis- Swept Away Brush Set Review.

2011-08-05T21:43:00.000-07:00

Good Evening!
So I recently ordered a brush set from Apothica.com using my gift card
that was given to me by my sponsor.

I decided I wanted to check out the brush set from Napoleon Perdis from their Swept Away Holiday 2010 Collection. I was going to buy it when I went to their Concept Store but it is an item only available online.
Since I saw they had it on Apothica I decided to just go ahead and get so I can share my thoughts with you guys. They have two colors sets. Cobalt and Teal. I choose Teal.

Price:
Napoleon Perdis Online: $39.50
Apothica: $47.40

Apothica does do price matching but I didn't even know till my package came this morning. They only allow up to 5 days of Price Matching.. which I don't really like. They should really extend this

Outside Packaging.

This is an 8 Piece Travel Size Brush Set.
Made with both Natural and Synthetic material.
Contains:
- 1 Face Brush
- 1 Foundation Brush
- 1 Shadow Brush
- 1 Crease Brush
- 1 Smudge Liner Brush
- 1 Angled Liner Brush
- 1 Mascara Brush
- 1 Sponge Applicator
On Apothica they did NOT list that this is a Travel Size Brush set. Which is definitely not good.

Comparison of what the length of the brushes look like.

The thickness of the face brush is more oval and not so much roundish.

Face Brush

Comparison to a Sigma Travel Brush. The only difference would be the Sigma Brushes have a longer handle.

Foundation Brush

Eye shadow Brush

Crease Brush

Smudge Liner Brush

Sponge Applicator

Brow/Mascara brush

I realized I forgot to take a photo of the eyeliner brush! Sorry.

Pros:
+Easy to store, Good for traveling
+Nice Packaging
+Brush hairs are tightly packed.
+Soft brushes
+Good starter set.
+Fast Shipping

Cons
+Way too pricey.
The set was originally around $70. But now it is reduced to $47 on Apothica which is still way
too much in my opinion for a travel brush kit though I suppose your paying for the name.
4/5

Would I recommend this to anyone?
If you really like Napoleon Perdis products, or prefer higher in brand products this is great for you.
Or even looking for a really nice gift for a coworker/friend.

If your on a budget I would suggest ECO-TOOLS! Those are great and a set is like $10.99
They are basically my main set of tools.

Don't forget to check out my Apothica $25.00 Gift Card Giveaway!

What are your favorite brushes?
Thanks for reading!

Apothica Giveaway

2011-08-03T11:43:00.000-07:00

Giveaway time again! Sponsored by Apothica.com

Apothica is an online web-store that offers a wide variety of brand name cosmetics all in one cart.
You can find your favorite items such as Too Faced, NARS, Dermalogica and Bobbi Brown.

They are offering one of my readers the chance to win a $25.00 Gift Card that can be redeemed on
SkinCareRx.com, Apothica.com, and SkinBotanica.com
Please read everything below before entering

Giveaway ends:
August 19th, 2011

Rules:
- Must be 16 years old or with parents consent.
- Must be a public GFC follower on my blog.
- 1 Entry per person.
-Open worldwide, although Apothica does not ship to all countries.

How to enter:
Please fill out this Entry Form

How to link to a tweet

Apothica's Facebook

Good luck! :)

I am no way affiliated with Apothica.com. I have no rights to any of the products above that were sponsored. Pictures are of my own unless stated otherwise. I am not held responsible for any loss or damage during the shipping process.

You had me at "Shoes"~

2011-08-01T18:35:00.000-07:00

Wow.. I seriously feel like I have nothing to blog about.

I have so many things to get done and i've been trying to catch them all up over the last few weeks.

Another reason I have not been able to hang out much.

So here's a post with just a bunch of randomness :)

Don't worry i'll have a fashion post coming up sometime soon so you guys wont be stuck hearing about my sad uneventful life.

I finally managed to hang out with my good friends Melissa, Yelena and Christina the other day. Its been awhile since i've seen these beautiful ladies. After chilling at the Thai Cuisine place we headed over to the bakery~ I have a bad weak spot for sweets so you will be seeing A LOT of it on my blog. Along with of course the make up, fashion and events.

Strawberry Shortcake was what I ended up getting. Trust me, it was bomb. Although I think the best Strawberry Shortcake I ever had was one from a Japanese supermarket called Nijiya.

Photo stolen from Melissa, taken by Yelena.

Afterwards we headed to the mall to try on some Chinese Laundry Pumps.

Apparently all the styles we tried on are their best sellers. The store in the Topanga Mall said they sell out fast and he really didn't know when they were getting another shipment.

I can see why they sell fast. They were comfortable and beautiful.

It was so cute. Christina tried on some Jeffrey Campbell Shoes in Norstrom.

She literally was twirling around prancing through the shoe section cause she was so happy with them. And I admit they looked fabulous on her.

I told her you can find them at Nasty Gal
Do check out their website! They have a great selection of shoes.

Also for you local babes...

I just wanted to pass along this event that's happening

Jill from a Marketing company asked me to share this with you :)

Elle and Blair Fowler Celebrate the Launch of

Cellairis by Elle & Blair

Date: Tuesday, August 23^rd

Timing: 3pm – 6pm PST

Location: Beverly Center (Cellairis Kiosk - Floor 8), 8500 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90048

What: To celebrate the launch of Cellairis by Elle & Blair - the limited-edition line of cell phone cases - YouTube stars Elle and Blair Fowler will host a kick-off event at the Beverly Center in Los Angeles. Elle & Blair will be onsite greeting fans and giving away free signed cases to the first 100 people to arrive. Guests will enjoy music by DJ Alex Merrell, treats from Crumbs Bake Shop and the chance to win two tickets (hidden in one of the 100 signed cases) to the Taylor Swift concert at the Staples Center that evening.

Do let me know if any of you are planning to attend!

Whoa I just realized I have a giveaway starting tomorrow. So do stick around and keep an eye out for that post.
Also I want to do something a bit different. For those of you who actually blog, feel free to link me to your latest blog post in a comment below. Sometimes I can't find everyone's blog but I do want to know what you write about.

Bored at Home, Make Me Up!

2011-07-25T19:14:00.000-07:00

Hey there!
Whose ready for winter vacation?! I AM
Why? Because its just way too hot.
I was born in the winter and prefer this season more.
Winter means boots season and anyone who knows me knows MIE LOVES BOOTS.

Because its so hot outside I really rather not leave. So i've been inside playing around with make up and watching Korean dramas. I finished Boys over Flowers and as ashamed as I am to admit it.. I loved it.
My mom watched it before me and drove me nuts about the Ji Hoo character. She even has his photo on her desktop background and her cellphone. It took me awhile to get around to it but im glad I finally did.
Only bad part is now every time I go to sleep I have a dream about one of the F4 members.. which is not necessarily a bad thing. My favorite scene is when they go to Macau and Play hide and seek. Cutest thing ever!

The other day I decided to get all dolled up even though I had no where to go. Story of my life much?

Sad that out of what? 70 Photos taken only these 3 came out looking nice. Must be nice being photogenic.
I can't find my favorite Eyes Chic Lashes so I had to draw on bottom lashes myself. I will probably end up buying another set since they were my favorite.

Kkcenterhk sent me another eye shadow palette the other week. Their Beauty Angel Eye shadow palette Gold Edition.

It is very thin and compact. A+ for travel purposes. It appears to look like just a small magazine.

The other 4 choices of the books you can choose. I think each eye shadow color set is different in each book.

Below the eyeshadows on blues, a applicator and a small mirror.

I tested only 6 colors. Top swatches are those that have been tested with primer
and the bottom swatches are those without a primer. You can really see the difference in the top layer.
The primer layer is much brighter. If you didn't use a primer with these eye shadows they will surely fad away in a matter of minutes.

Here are the blushes. These are the ugliest blushes I have ever seen. One is not really pigmented.. its more of just like a link pale pink chalk you could really hardly see it. And the other one is like a bright red.
Who would even use these?? They need to rethink about these blushes cause these are pretty bad.
Below are just a couple of eye looks I did using this palette.
[Click to Enlarge photos]

Overall thoughts on the palette? Meh its okay. The eye shadows aren't terrible but they are not that great either. I didn't like the pigmentation of them. They seemed pretty chalky not really smooth if that makes any sense whatsoever.
I hated the blushes.. I can't stress that enough.
The packaging is cute so I give it credit for that.
The palette would be good if you didn't want to waste your good eye shadows and needed a quick something on the go.
3/5

That's it for today! Turns out now I will be having two giveaways.
I'll leave you guys with a photo of delicious yogurtland for now

Say hello to Venti Anni USA!!!

2011-07-22T17:19:00.000-07:00

Hello to all my beautiful Gals and Guys!
Today I wanted to share with you the launch of Venti Anni USA!
Earlier this year Japan's famous women's shoe retailer Venti Anni released their English website promoting the launch of their US branch. Located in Los Angeles, California Venti Anni USA offers the same stylish boots, pumps, wedges etc without the hassle of going through a shopping service.

Venti Anni has been repeatedly featured in magazines such as ViVi, Nuts, Blenda, and Jelly. Producing new sexy styles that are always in trend. Whether your into a seductive agejou style or sweet floral fashion
Venti Anni caters to all the hottest gyaru styles. Below are just a few of their most popular/newest releases they have in store.
[Click photos to enlarge]

Find Venti Anni USA on Twitter and Facebook!
Make sure you "Like" Venti Anni USA on facebook to receive 20% off through their Friend Promotion!!!
To redeem your discount after liking their page please email them at info@ventianniusa.com

I hope by supporting Venti Anni this could lead to the start of more gal brands launching in the US.
What do you guys think? Hot or Not?

I am not affiliated with Venti Anni or Venti Anni USA. I do not claim to own any of the images above or the rights to Venti Anni or Venti Anni USA. These images were sent to me for promotional use only. The logo above is not the official Venti Anni logo it was created by myself as a header for personal use only.

Christmas in July? Birch Box opening!

2011-07-17T07:40:00.000-07:00

Hi Hi!

I have so many new followers! I'm very grateful~

Please don't feel shy linking me to your own blogs.

Sometimes I can not see them on your profiles and i'd love to see the things my readers write about themselves :)

Today's post is something a little bit different. For both June and July I have been receiving the Birchbox.

Whats a Birchbox you ask? Well for those of you who don't know it is a monthly box that comes in the mail which contains samples (sometimes full size) products of different make up, skin care, and hair care items.

For those people who are always afraid of trying something new, not sure what type of products they need, or hate buying full size products and not liking the results the Birchbox is perfect! Why? Because its only $10.00 a month. That's it. No extra shipping charge, No extra taxes/fees. Just 10 bucks.

Sometimes the full size products can be worth more than the box itself, making it so worth it!

Not everyone gets the same box. Some boxes are different based on the personal survey you take when you first sign up.

I could not find my camera during June to be able to show you the first box I received. This is the July Edition which is a collaboration with Cynthia Rowley. Their first Designer box.

When you first open the box you receive this info card. Which contains a list of the products you received in your specific box along with a price list of how much its full size price retails for.

Okay wtf on the snack bar on the top? No seriously... what the hell.

On the left is the Redken Shine Brilliance (although they spell it brillance)

and on the right is the Ahava Hand cream.

I have yet to use the Shine spray but I have used the Hand Cream

In a weird way it smells like Japan. It has this.. certain smell that was either my suit case or something I use to use while I was there. Since my hands are already super smooth I really don't feel much difference. But it does smell nice and it's always nice to hydrate your hands once in awhile.

Apparently Cynthia really loves this snack. That's very nice but, I don't want food in my Birch Box.

Its awkward... um. with that being said I already ate it......

I had cramps and needed something to take my medicine with..ironically since I was unable to move and the Birchbox was closest to me I ended up having to eat the Kind Fruit and Nut bar. It was pretty good. I think if you are going on a good healthy diet you would be able to snack on these and it would keep you full till your next meal. I really like the Apricot taste. I'm not such a fan of Almonds. But I will eat them.

On the left is the Philosophy Facial Cleanser. I've already use it and I really liked it.
I have very sensitive skin and i'm praying it won't make me break out...please I just cleared up my face about 80%...
On the right is the Zoya Nail Polish. It does not look the same in person as it does in my photos.
It's color is straight up Nude. Think neutral colors. Like a champagne nude color.
I'm actually wearing it now and have grown to like it.

Overall thoughts on July Birch box.
It's okay. I liked the Zoya Nail Polish and the Ahava Hand Cream the most.. This box really was nothing special for me. Since I have my weave I can use the Shine Spray but normally I would have no use for it. I have yet to decide if I like the facial cleanser or will it be too harsh for my skin.
Just no to the Kind Bar. It was good but that's not the reason I subscribed to the Birch Box.

Last month they provided a sample of Kate Spade's Twirl which I ended up getting the full size of.
This month I don't see me buying any of the products in full size.
As of now I believe they only ship within the US.
But there are different version's of the Birch Box around the world.
Singapore- Bella Box
UK-Boudoir Prive
UK- Glossy Box
Brazil-Glossy Box
Korea- Glossy Box
Germany- Glossy Box
France- Glossy Box
France- Jolie Box(Thanks Shabwouina)
Germany-Boobox(Also available in Austria and Switzerland, Thanks Anna!)
Canada-Luxe Box

I'm sure there are other ones out there in different countries. (I only named those that are around the same price as the Birch Box)

Well that's it for talking about the Birchbox. I no longer have a job so after the weekend I will have to look for a new one. If anyone in the LA area is hiring do let me know, I have a shopping disorder I need to feed~. Make up doesn't buy itself!
Currently i'm addicted to this Korean Drama called 49 days. I have not finished it yet so NO SPOILERS please! Have an awesome weekend <3

Feeling fancy? New lashes and Friends!

2011-07-10T19:24:00.000-07:00

Hi yall~

Today isn't so hot! Im so happy

Im usually not able to sleep because of the heat but today is a really nice day!

A few weeks ago Kkcenterhk sent me two pairs of their newest lashes to review.

ES Natural Cross False Lashes ($6.50 for a box of 10 pairs)

and

Clear Band False Lashes($8.00 for a box of 10 Pairs)

Clear Band Lashes.

Both of the lashes come in similar boxes. Although I was slightly disappointed this time around
because both my lashes boxes came in a okay condition. There was no water damage or anything but they were dented and
squished. If I was purchasing those as a gift I would be upset giving away a damaged box.
[CLICK ALL PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM]

This is what the Clear Band lashes look like.

This is what the Cross Lashes look like.

I really like the style of the Clear Band Lashes. But as you can see the clear band
is still pretty visible. It kinda defeats the purpose of it being clear. You could always cover it with liquid eyeliner.

I give these a 3.5 out of 5
+The price is cheaper than most of their $13.00 x10 box Lashes
+I like the style and length of the lashes
-Packaging did not come in excellent condition
- The clear band is visible.

These are the Natural Cross Lashes. At first I didn't really like these because they didn't show up too well.

But they are basically doing their job. Basically giving a more "extended" look without looking too dramatic. There are some days were less is more and in this case these would come in handy.

I give these a 4.5/5

+Love the style

+Does give a more natural look.

+Fairly priced for a box of 10 pairs.

+Box was damaged

This pass week a friend of mines Kammie of Minty Mix was in town for our

local anime conventions. I was able to meet up with Kim and the others so we can shop in the Downtown Fashion District, grab some Ice Cream at Scoops and have another wonderful meal at Sashi's

here is my previous post from Sashi basically my new favorite restaurant.

One of my favorite little babies! Haru, he is such a little diva.

He posed and smiled for the camera.

Look at him posing! He wasn't even sitting like that till I pulled out the camera!!!

He looks like a baby Grandpa!

Starting at Sashi~ Don't even know what this was but..it was delicious.

I don't know what this was either but.. it was also delicious.

I think I like Sashi so much because each dish has the right amount of flavor that I personally prefer.

Also the right combination. Most places don't fix food the way I like it but Sashi has yet to fail me.

This was my Spicy Tempura Roll~

Spicy Tuna Roll.

Micheal and his Bikini Roll~

Some of the best Gyoza I have ever tasted.

My FAVORITE Item on the special menu. Dungeness Crab Roll!

Topped with Parmesan cheese~ It is... heaven

I even had a dream about it last night. That it cost $300 and I could not afford that T^T

Now onto Dessert! Starring Korillakkuma~

Huge Watermelon Shaved Ice, topped with Ice Cream and I think there was ice cream on the bottom

Sadly it was devoured before I could try it. The watermelon shaved ice was...literally magic.

1 person alone could not finish that.

This was like some type of s'more thing. I don't know but it was good too 8D

Spicy Chocolate Macarons. I've come to realize that.. I do not

like the ice cream very much. I personally don't like Sweet and Spicy mixed together

and the spiciness is very overwhelming. The macaron itself is delicious though!
Thanks again to Henry for another awesome dinner~

That is the end of this update. It was more about the food as you can tell >_>

Oh yea I almost forgot. So I guess its giveaway time already O:

I'll post an update soon but here's a hint Make sure you "Like" No Beauty Limits on Facebook!

Vegas Purchases+ Blog Awards

2011-07-07T19:33:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone!

Enjoying your summer?

Its HOT in LA, like a little too hot. I was born in the winter so im not really

fond of this heat. When I was in Vegas I did a little bit of shopping.

I was good and didn't spend too much!

My cousin Vicky gave me my early Christmas gift!

She bought me the Daycation Large Leila cosmetics bag from Kate Spade.

Its covered in giraffes that walk in pairs. She knows about my love for giraffes and just had to get it for me. Its part of their newest collection. Along with the make up bag, she gave me a matching

Keychain!!! Its adorable~ More and more I love Kate Spade because of her.

If any of you guys are subscribed to the Birchbox ( a monthly box that comes to your house with different samples of cosmetics products) you would have gotten Kate Spade's sample of their perfume Twirl.

I ended up becoming a big fan of this product so when I was Vegas I picked up the Large bottle. Again with the help of my cousin xDD

I actually don't like many perfumes so when I find one I like I must have it.

Do you have a favorite perfume??

So prettyyyyy. Its kinda heavy so I'm always afraid of holding it, I don't want to drop it.

Bath and Body works was having their 75% of Semi Annual sale.
Usually I don't buy anything. But when I saw they had full size Sweet Pea Lotion
I ended up getting two. Original Prize $10.50 each. I got them both for $5.
Sweet Pea is...heaven. It literally is the best scent they have there. Nothing else can compare. I'm like smelling it now as I type this.

Also I stopped by Victoria Secret for a Bra fitting and to pick up some Slice of Heaven lip gloss.
It seems every time I go to Victoria Secret I always get bigger..time for new bras.
I only wear VS's lip gloss. No one else's. Its my favorite and it goes with whatever lip stick I'm wearing.

Also from my last IMATS post I mentioned Napoleon Perdis giving $50 gift cards to those who are bloggers/youtubers. Although you can only use it at their concept stores it really is great for those who
are interested in trying their products.

After spending 1 hour in their store with their helpful staff members Deborah and Eric
I left with their Auto Pilot Skin Primer and their Foundation Stick in Look 4(my skin color).
Also they have me a small jar sample of their Auto Pilot Lip Service which is a lip conditioner to
repair and protect your lips. You only need a tiny dot to cover your lips completely so the small jar sample is actually pretty good!

I've been using this a lot. Its a water based primer. I pair it with my Make Up For Ever HD foundation for the perfect look and flawless skin. It was awesome especially in Vegas! Currently its my go to Skin Primer. I still have a lot left but I feel like you have to use quiet a good amount to get full coverage for your face. We shall see how long it last. If any of you have a good recommendation for a face primer
feel free to let me know!

Foundation Stick (Look 4)

I only tried this on in the store and I really liked the coverage. I have yet to use this any other day.

Once I get a proper brush to apply it with i'll get back to you on this.

The shop staff in the Topanga mall were very helpful and super friendly. Excellent customer service.
They also gave me a hand full of goodies to share with some of my readers. So expect to see those in my giveaways!

Onto the Blog Awards!
I recently received two actually O:
Thank you to both Hitomi Neko and Kitty Vixen85

The Rules:

1. Link back to the person who gave it to you.

2. List 7 things about yourself that you haven't mentioned before

3. Tag 7 people and let them know you done so!

3. Answer the following questions(Butterfly award)

7 Things about me

1. I was born the day after Christmas.
2. I love Pucca more than I love Hello Kitty

3. I HATE GRAPEFRUIT. WITH.A.PASSION.

4. I refuse to get on the Hollywood Tower of terror at California Adventure because its too scary for me.

5. I have a strange obsession with Ben Barnes(Prince Caspian) and Tom Felton(Draco Malfoy)

6. My favorite movie is Mulan.

7. I can't sleep with any doors open.

Questions:

Name your favorite color – Mint(changes every year)

Name your favourite song – Dancing Queen ABBA

Name your favourite dessert – Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

What is pissing you off? – People without common sense

When you’re upset, you? – Watch Disney Movies, Eat something.

Your favourite pet – Giraffe! Although I don't own one. Also a Pink Panther.

Black or White? – Black~

Your biggest fear? – Heights and Insects.

My best feature is – My waist. It compliments my other curves.

Everyday attitude – Happy until someone upsets me.

What is perfection – Doing something the best you can.

Guilty pleasure – Samples at Costco.. v.v

Tag 7 people! I'm choosing 8.

Grace Reika

I am now going to watch cartoons and eat ice cream and cake balls that my lovely friend Chii made!!

Back from Sin City~

2011-07-04T19:50:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th of July everyone!
This is just a short post about my recent trip to Las Vegas.
I went to go visit my cousin Vicky for less than a week. It wasn't as hot as it usually is when ever I visit.

Me trying to be sexy~

Vicky

We went shopping a lot and basically everyday was visiting new stores and walking the strip.
People watching is so fun. Drunks everywhere! Just gotta be careful to keep your distance from them.
It was sad to see cops on the side of the street watching over forgotten babys. Infants who were forgotten
by their parents and left alone. Sad stuff.
TIP: If your gonna walk the strip (road where all the popular hotels and shops are)
do it at night. Its much cooler and most of the shops are still open so you don't have to worry about rushing to buy things.

So pretty~ usually the streets are crazier than that but it was during the middle of the week I took this photo.
TIP: If you are planning to take a bus on the strip check to see if it is an Express bus or a Deuce Bus. Express buses are free but have limited stops. Deuce buses you have to pay to get on. Its best to buy a Day Pass so you don't have to keep paying to get on. If you purchase a Day Pass off the strip on another deuce bus its much cheaper ($5) and can still be used on the strip.

We went to this cafe in Paris because I really wanted something sweet.
Ended up getting the Opera which is basically like chocolate and coffee filled layers with thin slices of cake. It was pretty big so I couldn't even finish it all.

The following day we went to have lunch and the nordstrom's cafe.
Above is the tomato soup I had. It was pretty good! But below is the Califorina Panini.
I hated it. It was one of the worse meals I had ever had. It did not taste good at all. If I were to ever go there again I would NOT even consider ordering that. I just can't even describe how gross it was.
Whoever made this obviously had no taste buds. I would have gotten dessert here had I not spent $14.00 on the worse meal ever. (not including a drink!)

Fashion Show Mall. This mall is HUGE but it really does have all the shops you need.. and even more.
There is a section of the mall where the floor comes up for people to host fashion shows on .

On friday my cousin took me to 1st Friday where a lot of local bands play, vendors sell handmade art and clothing, and girls have an excuse to dress in corsets in tutus~
It was truly disappointing maybe because my cousin made it sound so wonderful and awesome

that I had high hopes for it. But my only thought was ..wow there really is nothing to do in vegas.

Only good thing that came out of this festival was me finding my true love.
Fred my stuffed giraffe lover~ Don't we look so happy together??

On the last day I was there, we went out for All You Can Eat Sushi. I ate way too much.
No one told me what the All-You-Can-Eat included so I didn't take full advantage of the $25 dollars I spent
-__- well if I ever went back there I would know it included Appetizer, Drink, all the sushi, and dessert.

On the ride back to LA I took a earlier bus that was crowded. I just HAPPENED to sit in front of this lady that smelled like she hadn't bathed for days.. which probably was the case. It was horrible and I just prayed that I got back to LA sooner because of how horrible it was.
It was a week worth spent in Las Vegas and i'm glad I was able to go. Thanks Vicky!!

Congratulations! You Go Gal Giveaway winners~

2011-07-03T23:36:00.000-07:00

I'm nearly dead. Just returned home from vegas.
So many entries~ so many numbers.
but we finally have 2 winners for the You Go Gal Giveaway!!!

Thank you to everyone who entered!! You really made this a successful giveaway.
Big thanks to all my sponsors! I really wanted to host a big giveaway like this
because I appreciate all my followers. All the sponsors that contributed to this really helped to make this possible. Please
do check out their facebook and shops!
Artie Style
Twinkle Wish
Kawaii Goods
MukuCHU
Bonjour Honey

okay I know yall just wanna know who won xD

The first prize runner up is..
Ly/Geekballerina
and

the Grand Prize winner is...
Dominique Thompson/Dizthekid
Congratulations to both of you! Be on the look out for an email from me!

Again thank you so much to both followers and sponsors.
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IMATS Los Angeles: Pic Heavy!

2011-06-29T22:04:00.000-07:00

You guys.. T^T

I feel so bad that I have not updated this whole month.

I had things to post but just too much going on.

But here is something for everyone to enjoy.
Also YAY I got my weave finally. Photos at the end.

This past weekend I attended the International Make Up Artist Trade Show(IMATS) in Los Angeles

at the Pasadena Convention center. A convention that is open to the public. Many well known make up brands attend selling their products at discounted prices (20%,30%, 40%, Buy one get one, buy this as a set for a discount price etc etc) My friend Mama Cass and Jen kindly offered their home to me so I could spend the night and ride together with them. It literally was like.. we had a battle plan.

I mean for IMATS you have to have a plan because things sell out fast!. Luckly there was three of us so we can invade 3 booths!

Our battle plan?

Wake up 5.am

Camp for at least 1 hour.

Cass- Make Up For Ever
Jen- M.A.C
Me- Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics
Discount from brands. If you can remember any please tell me so I can add it.

MAC- 30% Off
Make Up For Ever- 20% Off unless you buy a certain amount then you can receive PRO price

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics- Each lip tar was $10

Sugarpill- 30% off

Too Faced- 40% off

Smashbox- 40% off

Anatasia- about $40% off

Model in a Bottle- 1 bottle for $15 or 2 for $25

Now onto the photos!!!

Shrinkle from Sugarpill

Yume Ninja and Chubby Bunny as Booth Babes~

Make Up For Ever(Crazyness)

Make Up Forever was.. just full of crazyness... so we send in our tallest solider Mama Cass to acquire the make up from them. She did a good job!

Jen @ Model in a Bottle.

These ladies were so nice! With our bottle of Model in a Bottle setting spray they gave

us a free bottle of their eye make up remover! So nice!!!!

Cute chick from Make Up For Ever. I just had to have a photo with her.

The Namie's Beauty Booth Section.

JulieG, Koren, Me and Elessa Vovan from Pursebuzz

ElessaI went over to the Anatasia Beverly Hills booth to grab a Brow Wiz pencil. Ended up getting my eye brows done in the process.

Left to Right: Before and After.
Both very unflattering.

The lady did an AWESOME jobbbb. Their products are great quality and easy to use. And thats coming from a person who really doesn't know how to properly fill in my eyebrows. Well now I do cause of the Brow Wiz.

Morphe Brushes.

Cute asian girl who had the cutest expression when i asked to take a photo of her. She couldn't speak English so we broke out the sign language.

Doe Deere from Lime Crime

Mama Cass @ Ardell Lashes

Ardell Lashes.

M.A.C Cosmetics.

Crown Brush

EyeKandy Glitter

Cass and her Sugar Daddy~

Me and my friends~ I never have photos with them. Our friendship is now confirmed with this picture.

All is well.

OCC booth babe! He made this bow with Duct Tape. I want.

Why do I have so many photos of her?!

YAY my HAUL! So for my first IMATS I did good and im proud of myself. I only bought things that I needed or was going to buy from Sephora anyways.

I got

2 M.A.C Carbon Pro Palettes.

1 HD Foundation Make Up For Ever

2 Duo Fiber Brushes large and small.

1 Bullet Brush

1. Kabuki Brush.

1. OCC Lip Tar in Interlace.

1 Anatasia Beveral Hills Bro Wiz

2 Sugar Pill loose shadows in Tiara and Darling.

1 NYX jumbo eye pencil in Milk Mei Mei Beauty blog uses this a lot.

1 Model in a Bottle Setting spray Matte Finish.

1 Too Faced Primed and Poreless loose powder.

SWAG

This is all the freebies I got from IMATS.

A cute gift bag from Pursebuzz with products from Crown Brush!

Travel size Blending Blush from Sigma Beauty

Bow from Pursebuzz

Sample of Too Faced Primed and Poreless liquid.

Eyemake up remover from Model in a Bottle.

Napoleon Perdis Lipgloss, They also gave me a $50 gift card to any of their Concept Stores!!!

Sadly.. there are only 2 concept stores luckily 1 of them was near me in the valley

Afterwards I couldn't wait to get into my make up!!! Here is a look I did using

Sugar Pill Tiara and Darling

M.A.C Carbon

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil "Milk"

Zuzu Luxe Liquid Eyeliner.

Anatasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz

Make Up For Ever HD Foundation.

Sadly it looks a bit melted and not blended well.

Well thanks for reading this whole ridiculously long post. I wanted to give more photos than words because each photo is 10,000 words on its own.

How do you like my weave you guys? Fabulous? Yes, No Maybe so??

Happy summer to you all!!!

I'm currently in Vegas right now so there will be more photos to come!

Thanks for reading.