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That would be the Manhattan skyline behind us.

new york, new yorrrkkk

I give up on beauty blogging. Too many products. Too many techniques. And who wants to see my face all the time? Haha.


In other news, I am going to NYC in less than a day! I haven't been since high school. I am so excited to go to museums and take pictures like a tourist. I am so jealous of friends that have a good eye for photography. All my pictures end up looking the same, because I have no pose other than the standard Anh-hand-on-hip pose and smiling until my Hamtaro cheeks explode.


Ever since this conversion back into a regular blog, I am bursting with things to record. I had a pretty amazing weekend. I went to V Lounge on Friday after Saint & Sinners with Kevin, Steph and Jung Ho. We originally planned to go to The Room in Santa Monica, but for some reason that place is really popular now. Steph and J stood in line and then gave up. We went to our old standby, V Lounge.



How cute are they, all dressed in gray!


Getty Villa on Saturday. I'm still waiting to see pics that Jess posts, so here's the only shot with all four of us.



I was a little apprehensive since none of them knew the others, but it worked out fine.


Today, I was itching for a run. I timed myself for the first time since high school. My mile time was 8:46, which is way better than anything I did in high school. The clock forced me to run faster than I usually do. After the initial mile, I decided to do 3 more, which was a bad idea. I started feeling nauseous after mile 2 and recalled my friend telling me that he ran until he threw up. 0.0 Thankfully, I made it without throwing up, but that was a terrible, terrible feeling. That's it for now, but I'll definitely be updating while on the NY trip.

slanted eyeliner brush

This is probably a "duh" moment for most of you, but brushes DO make a big difference. I used to think that it didn't matter what brushes you used. Paintbrushes look a lot like make up brushes. I had an old fine tipped paintbrush and I have been using it to apply my gel eyeliner.



I finally bought a slanted liner brush at IMATS and it was definitely worth it. There isn't much difference in the final look, but the ease of application makes it a useful tool. I credit the difference to 1) the slant of the brush and 2) the synthetic bristles (think the kind of bristles your toothbrush is made of). The gel glides on easily, and doesn't get stuck in the hairs of the brush. Applying is much quicker and I make fewer mistakes.

In sadder news, my Shu Umera lash curler is STILL missing. I am using my old E.L.F. curler. I really like the curls I am getting, but it's pulling out my lashes. Annnd I just bought Shiseido refills for my Shu, so they're just going to sit there. Boo.

Dear people who can't hit reply

Why do you take the time to copy and paste the original email into the body of your email? Why did you open up a fresh email window when you could have just piggybacked off of the original email? Do you know how many clicks you can save by hitting reply? (not to mention the strain of scrolling) And the best part of this ingenious function? Your message goes straight to its intended recipient! Try it some time. Thank me later.

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Other Anh Nguyen. I am jealous of you. You are a 4th year med student at UCLA. You've been invited on various hiking trips and Getty outings. You are now able to take that liver class that you've wanted. I forward emails to you, because I don't want you to miss out on these wonderful opportunities. Your life seems pretty perfect despite the fact that you are surrounded by techno noobs who can't hit reply.

wait, what?

simple fotd/ pearl headband

IMATS

My friend and I went to IMATS again this year to stock up on MUFE (40% off) and Stila (50% off) products. It wasn't as magical this year, because I've already seen all the cool special effect exhibitions. My friend printed out a map and highlighted the booths we wanted to hit. Then we took turns standing in line while the other one shopped. Allll business, no fun. Not really. I did snap a couple of pictures of some of the models.







I did a little shopping after and I finally found some rompers! I've been wanting these for a year and couldn't find any ones that I liked.



I like the way this one fit. It's loose but not too loose. I took this picture with the flash off. It's a bright blue, silky material. It was about $25 at Reference. I am still wearing it. So comfortable.