Huge Beauty & Makeup Haul!

Man, it seems that the days are vanishing into thin air. I've neglected my passion for blogging cause of my laziness and school. I know, It shouldn't be an excuse. I'm anticipating for this summer crucially bad. I can't wait to accomplish various things I have settled for it.

Recently I have been shopping for New Beauty Products out in the market and discovering new ones. These purchases are from several weeks ago to recent ones from lets say from... Sunday.

Hope you guys still enjoy them & I'll go into depth as much as I can!

These cosmetics were recently purchased at my favorite places to go shopping for makeup, ULTA which is by all means such an awesome beauty store since they have almost everything! *-* Walgreen's<3 & HEB & Downtown in my old good hometown (:

I finally induced into trying out NYX's New Butter Gloss lip glosses due to the fact that the colors are tremendously gorgeous! *-* It's rare to find these types of Pinks, Peaches & Orange. After searching like crazy every single time I would stop by ULTA I finally found NYX's most famous Eye Pencil in Milk! I'm looking forward into trying it out!

Next stop is HEB's Haul. I purchased all of the ELF products as shown above! My ELF bloating sheets & Eyebrow gel were running out so I had to go & get backups! The falsies were purchased for testing that I wanted to do :P You know, try them out. XD Essence's Volumizing Lash Powder was a product I had been eying on for quite a time & I finally decided to purchase it. The pink conditioner you see in the back is a new product I randomly got after searching for a new alternative. Man it smells amazing. (: While in the car I thought "Heck man, before you know it I'm gonna crash out during the car drive to get home & I will wake up in the morning to disgusting pimples & a day old worth of a makeup look". When I opened these ELF Wipes & started to clean my face, I have to admit, I was AMAZED! Will go into depth when I do the individual review for it. Maybelline's New Limited Spring Blush is a back up for the one I already have. Wet n Wild's single eyeshadow is said to be a dupe for Urban Decay's W.O.S in the Basics Naked Palette. Jordana's lipstick & Maybelline's lip gloss were products I had to pick up to test out *-*

The rest of the Wet n Wild products were purchased in Walgreen's with the Dollar off coupon :D Wohoo!
The rest of the SANTEE & Kleancolor products were purchased at down town by just the sake of a tourist wondering around the stores.

Heck, a girl can never have too many things~



The picture below is from a month old haul~

I eventually had a memorable day at the San Antonio Zoo with my cousin's family and my family~ Such a beautiful day it was~ I was able to obtain goodies from the zoo~

These boots were such a bargain! They were n sale for only $8 bucks! Yes, 8 dollars! I couldn't contain myself I just had to have them! They reminded me so much of CL & Park Bom from 2NE1! I've seen them wear these types of boots in their photo shoots and etc.

 

 

 

Hope you guys enjoyed this post!
Bye bye!

-Jasmine<3

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What I've Been Up to During My Absence

Today I decided to make a brief post consisting of pictures about little memories I'd like to share that happened during my absence.

 Thought this would be kinda fun ^^"

Both of these I got them for my 16th Birthday! :D The Super Junior Album & the 2 Rilakkuma plushies I was gifted by my dear friend in Korea, Jiho!♥ The Dolly Wink Eyelashes were given also as a gift by my beloved friend Tori♥ here in the USA along with some other goodies! :D These were seriously some of the most fabulous gifts ever! If you guys rae reading this, Xie xie & Ko Ma Wo! xD

  Snaaaacks!!! :D Man I've been wanting to try various of these for a long time, & I was lucky enough to have them placed at a local supermarket! I had no idea they had Asian snacks until one of my close friends, Paulina told me about them! I couldn't resist & had to purchase them. They were pretty pricey though. I can't wine since they are foreign products. I was going insane when I saw them, I spent about $30 bucks on these x) (The money was worth it!) I don't regret it at all! XD

My Gyaru attempts for Halloween! This outfit was a last minute though. I absolutely did not plan going trick or treating last year, until one of my Best Friends Edna invited me to go along & heck yeah I did! Free candy guys! I know I am still missing some gyaru qualities like the false eyelashes. I had a pair of them but I was running late so I blew it off but I don't think it looks too bad.~ ^^

These were all the pics I could of think that you might appreciate seeing~ ^-^ Let me know if you'd like to see a part two (?)

Excuse the LQ pics~ Blame it on the iPod 4 folks~

With Love,

-Jasmine<3

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Etude House Dear My Blooming Lips in OR206 Lipstick Review

Hello ^-^
This is the first time I do a review on a product, so please bare with me! ^-^
Good Criticism is always appreciated~ >w<

Back to the actual review!

Today's review will be on an Etude House product that has been around since last year! This was endorsed by the ex Etude House model Sandara Park from 2NE1 along with SHINee!

Advertorial Picture of the Lipstick

I bought this last year in the hunt of the perfect crayon, yellow base orange lipstick. All the orange lipsticks I found here in the USA had a red base that made it look more of a "Red Orange" than the "Orange" I was seeking for. Thank you Etude House for making one! :D XD

♡Packaging: The packaging is your traditional cutesy princessy Etude House packaging! & I like it! It truthfully makes you feel cutesy ^^ None of the lipsticks that I own are by near as to having this type of packaging. It's one of a kind ^-^ Plus the bow is an added bonus! (I'm in love with bows)

♡Formula/Texture: When applied to the lips, It has a nice soft cream lipstick consistency. It dries out as a very light creamy consistency (it's not quite matte). If you are prone to dry, chapped lips, the best solution for you would be to apply a moisturizing lip balm to hydrate your lips and create an ideal canvas for this  lipstick.

♡Color Payoff: One swatch on your lips gives it a nice dewy orange glow with coverage but not as enough as if you were to swatch it for a 2nd time. The picture above is with two swatches.

♡Color Stay: Unfortunately, it stays for about 1-2 hours maximum. I don't think its a huge deal since a lot of lipsticks do this to me, so I tend to just re apply them. If you want the lipstick to stay for a longer period of time, simply wear a lip concealer or dab lightly with a brush foundation on your lips, then with a translucent  powder just dust a very small amount onto the lips for a power staying application, then apply the lipstick, .

♡Where to Purchase? Since Etude House is a Korean brand, it's surely available in various Asian Countries. Many Asian Beauty stores in the USA might have them available.  But around my area there are none close to my town so I definitely have to order it online. I ordered it through Cosmetic Love! They offer free shipping too!

♡Price: Depends on where you buy it. Mine was $12.99

 ♡Rate: 4.5/5 Stars

❤Who Might Love it?

• Those obessesd with the Color Orange
• Don't mind re applying
• Lovers of Cute packaging

 

✖Who Might Hate it?

• Those who have chapped lips
• Don't like ordering online
• Those looking for a long lasting lipcolor

 With Love,

-Jasmine<3

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 Disclaimer: This review was not sponsered by anyone. 100% my honest opinion. All products reviewed here are bought with my own money unless stated otherwise.

Welcome to the New & Improved Inspired Illusions!

Hello & Welcome to my New & Improved blog! :D

I'm Jasmine from "Colorful Kawaii Tokyo" as my old few followers♥ know.

As you may have known, I decided to revamp and re-organize this blog. I still have the old posts from "Colorful Kawaii Tokyo" that I decided to keep up.

I thought that I needed to change my blog's old name to something more "Open" that would benefit my blogging from Makeup, My Thoughts of Life to anything really that is of my interest .

My blog will consist of: Fashion, Beauty, Make Up, Lifestyle, Inspiration & Kawaiiness! ◕‿◕

I keep changing from blog names from time to time, but I truly hope I stop this horrible habit of mine & I can stay with this name for a long time. ^o^

I'm full of hope to meet all of the bloggers out there & make friends, to gain followers, and to keep you interested in my blog.

Truly Yours,
-Jasmine<3

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Request Advice

I decided to try out something new I haven't seen in any blog before~
I thought this would be very helpful for readers who seek advice or different points of views!
I'd like to clearly state I'm no way a Psychologist or something in that matter.
Any who....
I'm just a regular person who likes to help out people giving them advice & I have been told my advice helps out a lot.

~Take into Consideration~

1. Please don't spam me with unwanted advice (you know what I mean e__e)
2. Know that this is all based on MY OPINION~ I'm not a pro.

You can send in your question by tweeting it to me at @ColorfulSoul96

Just let me know what you want me to refer you as "Anonymous, Name, or Twitter Username" when I publish the advice!~ :)

Worthy to Check Blogs!

Hello!~

As my fellow readers would know, I'm still going through a huge blog revamping. I have many ideas to put up for the site. As you can see I've added pages to the Navigation bar!~ ^-^

During my revamping progress, I wanted to share with you guys 2 blogs!~

One of the blogs I've been following for quite some time & the other one I just found out about.

First of is IamaBabyPanda's blog! She's a Beauty Blogger who also has many thoughts to share with you from tutorials on DIY to Thoughts of life. She's really down to earth & replies to readers comments! ^^

She's currently hosting a giveaway



Second blogger I wanted to share with you guys is Sutewi. She's a blogger who's posts consists of Japanese Fashion & Music and she's currently in Japan! So if you are a huge Japanese Fashion & Music lover it's a must you check her out!

Also hosting a giveaway at the moment.




What bloggers would you recommend one of your readers to see?
Leave the bloggers in the comment section! I would be more than happy to check out new options! ^^

-Jasmine♥

Fellow Followers!

How's it going?
I know I've been absent since the last time I posted.
Laziness & Business has kept me from posting Dx
Never the less, I wanted to tell you guys that I changed the name of the blog to "Kawaii Pastel Melodies" as you can see on your Nav Bar ^-^ I thought the name would be more suitable since I would like to post various types of things~
So please change your bookmarks!~ ^^ If you forget, you will be directed to the old URL "Colorful Kawaii Tokyo". But I will still have the link of the new URL there for You! <3

I will be making HUGE REVAMPING cause I wanna edit so many things >w<
But I still kept the old posts from CKT<3 ^-^

Stay Tunned for the Arrival of the New Look!~ (:

-Jasmine

Mini Mall Haul!

Hey guys! Long time no blogging. Last post I made was about 3 months ago?! Or so... I know I've said I'll be blogging semi daily but I've failed due to school, life and also my laziness @-@ Sorry about that >_< This summer I want it to be a completely different story. I wanna start blogging semi daily at least, start getting toned before entering school, start learning more Japanese & Korean & various more reasons.

Any who, Thankfully I FINALLY got an ipod touch so I shall be posting or commenting through it. Thank God! XD

I wanted to share with you guys my mini mall haul. I went to the mall on Thursday since I was gonna see my friend Yahomi who came from Houston & I hadn't seen her in a long time so I decided to meet her at the mall (:

At the mall I went to shop at Bath & Body Works. That place is amazing! I just love how friendly the workers are. They give you such a nice warm welcome! (o^^o) While I was there I bought 6 small body sprays! 3 for my mom & 3 for myself.

They are all named as followed:

• Twilight Woods
• Carried Away
• Secret Wonderland
• Moonlight Path
• Midnight Pomegranate
• Japanese Cherry Blossom (My all time favorite! ^-^)

The designs of the bottles have changed so much since the last time I bought a B&B Works which was about last year or so xD

Also I went to Rue 21 which just opened in my mall some months ago!~ :D The First time I went to a Rue 21 store was in my hometown since my cousin works there :)

I was immensely lucky enough to find this AMAZING bargain! When I looked at these boots in the $5 section shoe sale I was like "Say WHAT?!" :O I can't believe no one purchased them lol
They are absolutely gorgeous and for 5 bucks are you kidding me?! Who wouldnt buy them. But I guess people who were interested in them might have not been size 10. Luckily I am size 9-10, depending on the shoe. Speak about having big feet @_@

Aren't they adorable?! ♥

They reminded me of the Gyaru style (:

I've noticed I'm naturally attracted to gyaru fashion related items :3

I bought this purse 1 year ago in a Factory 2 U store. When I saw it I just knew I had to had it! Thankfully I had enough money to purchase this & I also use it whenever I go out even though I have other types of purses but I feel this purse can go with anything (:

What recent hauls or purchases have you guys made? (:

-Jasmine♥

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Ayumi Hamasaki Inspired Make Up Look For School.

Hey everyone.
Yesterday I was searching on Youtube for an Ayumi Hamasaki make up tutorial & I found a pretty basic one that still resembles Ayumi's look & I thought this look would look nice to wear to school. (:

I know this Monday & want to wear this to school. In my personal opinion it doesn't seem heavy & it looks brilliant! I also want to straighten my hair since I have it curly & I'd like to try out a Japanese Magazine Hair Style. :)

This make up style was made by Sean Conklin, one of the make up artist from MUD. They have their own blog with tips & tutorials on make up & they even have their own line of makeup, & a make up school. Pretty rad huh? ^^

The Final finish to the Ayumi Hamasaki makeup tutorial :) She looks so pretty!

He also wrote the tutorial down so you can read it here.

Hope you guys enjoy this & let me know if you wore it or what you think!~ :)

Kawaii Items for $1 USD!

Hey guys!
Well I just wanted to make a quick post about things I've found here in the USA in Dollar stores that are related to Decora Kawaii Fashion! Some of them have a hint of Lolita & Shibuya Gyaru style :)
Click on images to enlarge!

I bought these since I'm a Huge bow fanatic! I was like "I must have them!" I was thinking you could also clip these to a necklace without a charm or you could even make them into earrings!~ :)

I purchased the ones on the top right hand corner & trust me they were so hard to put in and to pull out since they are technically designed for kids hands XD

What do you guys think? :)

Popsister October 2011 Scans

Hey everyone~
I've haven't done anything to neither of my sites. I've been abandoning them >-<
School sometimes is  hard for me and the only reason why is cause I have Chemistry and it's hard for me. Plus I have gym which makes me get all knocked out and go to sleep like right away when I get home. I even sleep on my way home while the bus takes the time to arrive at my house & I should seriously stop that habit. -_- Cause when I fall asleep I'm listening to my music while surfing on the internet with my phone & then BAM I get all knocked out before I know it. When this happens which is usually, xD I tend to still have my phone in my hand but today was a total different story cause it wasn't in my hand. :O I was like OMG! I looked everywhere for it I even asked the assistant of the bus driver to help me out & he did, but we did not find anything :/ So sad, I left the bus then I checked my backpack in the main zipper and it was there! :O It was a HUGE miracle for me since I have that phone since 7th grade & right now I'm in my Sophomore year of High School~

Anyways back to the main subject of this post xD

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I Really love Japanese Magazines *--*
They have the most kawaii, vintage, colorful, unique fashion ever :D
Not to mention about the makeup too ;)

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Chinen & Yamada HQ Pichi Lemon 8/11 Scans

Hello everyone!
Today is My Birthday! :D
I'm finally 15 now woo! XD
Haha anyways, I downloaded Pichi Lemon Magazine scans from the issue of August 2011.
It features Chinen Yuri & Yamada Ryosuke from Hey! Say! JUMP.~
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Etude House Miss Tangerine Follow Me SPF 13 Review

2 days ago when I went to the mail I was extremely happy I got my order from Colorful Circle!
It arrived really fast like in 9 days & coming from Seoul, South Korea. The shipping was really fast & the best thing about it it was free shipping! I was Impressed by the amazing service they offered! The package I got was nicely warped up! I got a nice sample! I was very happy about that!

Before I got my order I was sent an email notification letting me know that my purchase was being packed and they were even nice enough to take pictures of it!~ It makes the customer even more happier!~

I love the cute look of this sample. I will write a review about it later on!

I was actually planning on purchasing Miss Tangerine Sweet Shower Lips #5 Tangerine Glitterless, but I did not have enough money on purchasing it just by 2 dollars -_- But I'm still very happy with the Miss Tangerine ^^ *Click on images to enlarge*

The package was so kawaii *-*

My Result: I was satisfied with the color it gave my lips. At first my lips turned a bit of orangey with a hint of pink but then after a minute it started changing color. This product gave my lips a beautiful color but in a pinkier way though. To get the orange tint I would suggest applying it 3-4 times top coat. :)


Would I buy it again?: Yes I would


Would I Recommend it?: Yup I would recommend it.

My Opinion: It stayed on  my lips for quite along time. With only 1-2 coats of applying it my lips turned a pinkish orengey. But for the full mystical orange appearence I would recommend applying it 3-4 times.  

Rate: 4.8

*Ratings*

Color: (4.5/5)

Texture: (5/5)

Water Proof: (5/5)

Duration: (4.9/5)

Quality: (5/5)

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*Disclaimer: I purchased this product using my own money. The ads for this product belongs to Colorful Circle.*