I haven't done a face of the day in awhile, so here's two.









Red lips tip: My roommate told me that the trick to pulling off red lip is to have really clean outer edges. Since red lipsticks tend to bleed, it's essential to have a lipliner or a reverse lipliner to make sure you have crisp edges. I used NARS velvet matte lip pencil (it looks like a fat crayon) to get my red lips. I don't wear bold make up so often, so I can't justify buying a lipstick AND lip pencil. Definitely look into it if you girls are thinking about getting a starter red lipstick.

haulage

Smashbox sale.



The Smashbox Muse palette











This huge make up remover was only $5!! It smells good, gets all your make up off, but is slightly oily. I'd get it again though. You get 2 or 3 times as much as a drug store MU remover.

My friend and I noticed a Pan-Asia Expo right across from the sample sale in the LA Convention Center. It was a total bust. The "food court" had two vendors total. There was a bunch of random stuff and travel packages, but nothing that we wanted. I wish I had my camera with me. We did find a vendor with all this cute panda stuff. I got a tote.





Earrings from American Eagle. I love bows right now. So cute.

This Woman's Work

Maxwell has me mesmerized.



the original:

girl crush

silly youtubers, tricks are for lawyers

**not legal advice**

Since I'm studying and spending time on YouTube. I think it's funny how people will try to disclaim their copyrighted music and videos by writing I don't own this. This belongs to so and so. Dude, if you stole a computer and you still use it, saying "I don't own this computer," is NOT going to help your cause.

Things that I think sound better:
1) Stating that you have an authorized version of the song or video. An authorized version means you bought and paid for it, so you have a valid copy of it and therefore are not infringing someone's copyright.
2) Stating that you are doing this for fun and have not and will not make any profit off the video that you have uploaded.
3) If it's just music, then try to make a video that goes along with it so that you can say that you "transformed" the music and what you are displaying is YOUR own copyright(although that might be a derivative work--which will still get you in trouble).
4) Tell people to go buy the actual song or video. This will show that you are not trying to cut into the market and may just be putting up the song to help consumers listen to the whole song before they buy it.

**not legal advice**

itchy fingers

I got a bunch of make up for my birthday (and just because). I've been itching to post some hauls and looks, but I can't! Stupid finals. I resorted to taking a webcam picture at Corner Bakery wearing NARS velvet matte lip pencil in Damned just to quell the craving. I cannot wait until all this is over.




Love life is still nil. I'm okay with that, but sometimes, someone will snap a picture like this and it'll remind me of how I miss being part of a couple.



From the other diary:

Giving in and holding out. Near misses and sudden collisions. Love doesn't come when you want it to. It's always a huge accident. How do I shake this feeling that it always comes so close and then zooms right by with me on the sidelines.

Thankful

Thankful for my friends, whose generosity never ceases to amaze me.

Thankful for my parents, whose love and patience remind me to be a better person.

Thankful for my family, always a phone call away.

Thankful for all the privileges I am afforded and all those who came before me who secured them for my generation.

(Sorry Natives.)