Christmas!!! *Tag*

Hey Everyone!!!

Happy Holidays are upon us more or less and I am beyond excited for 2014 to arrive! How about you? Any resolutions? Promises? Winter vacations? SHOPPING?! 

I just finished raiding Bath and Body Works for mini gifts for my co-workers, I hope they like it, that place is NOT budget friendly (unless you have a coupon o.~).

This year, I'm trying to give back to all my friends and family who have given to me all these years, so people I normally have sent a card to will actually be getting a token of my appreciation. It slams the budget, but it feels nice to have the money to do something I've never done before for all the special people in my life :') and I have all the packages on my floor to prove it lol

I digress.

As we approach this lovely holiday, I wanted to do as promised and make a Christmas Tag post, with a total of 12 questions in all. Naturally, this tag is open to ANYONE who wants to join in on the Christmas fun!! Now, onto the questions!! 

v How do you celebrate Christmas?

Ø Most of the time my family and I get together at my Uncle’s house for Christmas dinner, which I think will end up being the new tradition since my Aunt and Uncle have a bigger house now to fit everyone!

v What does Christmas mean to you?

Ø Being a Christian, it’s an important time to reflect on the world’s greatest gift of all, the birth of a Savior. Sorry to those who believe otherwise, I wish to not offend anyone J

v What's your favorite part about this time of year?

Ø THE FOOD!!! This time of year always gets to me just because it’s THE most perfect time to eat amazing home cooked meals!

v What's your favorite Christmas memory?

Ø I can’t remember how old I was, maybe around 10 or 11, my brother and uncle had put their money together to buy me a keyboard, I loved that keyboard and practiced often, too bad I lost the skills to prove it L

v What's your favorite Christmas movie?

Ø Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, every year, between October and December it’s all I wanna watch!

v What's your favorite Christmas song/carol?

Ø Anything, and I mean A.N.Y.T.H.I.N.G. sung by Michael Buble` (this font doesn’t have an accented e). I love his voice to much, he could sing the dictionary to me and I’d still be happy!!!

v What's the best present you've ever received?

Ø My brother helped me pay for my first car, you can’t really beat the gift in independence lol

v What's the best present you've ever given?

Ø ME! Jkjkjkjk lol, hrrrrmmmm…. Giving my mom money for her little ‘senior trips’ is always the best, she’s so cute at the casinos with all the other little older folk |

v What's the worst present you've ever received?

Ø The infamous Grandma sweater… I kid you not, this sweater was hot pink, with lime, blue, and white accents plus a turtleneck with its suffocation mode turned on. Someone had taken a picture of me a long time ago with me wearing it, the look of misery in my eyes was obvious, and I hated that thing with a burning passion of a million suns!

v What's the worst present you've ever given?

Ø Nothing, I mean that there was a year that I didn’t give anyone anything, except maybe a few cards. I felt so guilty that year, especially since I was on a constant shopping spree.

v What's the one thing you absolutely must have this year?

Ø A Playstation 4! I would loooooove one, I wouldn’t get rid of my 360, but I wish to return to Sony, because all my friends have online accounts with Sony instead of Microsoft.

v Have you made your New Year’s Resolutions?

Ø Grow my hair out even more, February will be year 3 of having natural hair, I’m really excited that I’ve come so far. I definitely want to lighten it a few shades and go over it with purple still, or I may just buy this one wig I’ve been eying that was reviewed by a favorite YouTube channel of mine

That’s twelve questions I think J again, this is open to everyone! Message me or post in the bottom, I want to read your responses too! I've been so into the Christmas spirit, I've been practicing holiday themed makeup and here is my current result with what is supposed to be green eye shadow and red lipstick, sadly the green doesn't show to well but whatever, it's still pretty!

Happy Holidays Everyone!!! 

Kaida Hime |

Birthday Gets! + New Lenses :)

Hey guys!!!

Let me just say first how sorry I am for not making my Halloween post as promised (especially to Momo!!! I'm so sorry ;~; I intend on doing/creating a Christmas Tag post soon!!)... I spent my night completing an accounting exam instead (but I got a 92 so it cancels out lol). Aside from that, I didn't actually go anywhere or do anything on that day :( however, I DID go to a Halloween themed event a few days earlier with my coworkers :D 

Raven's Night was a belly dance ode to the villains from many different fairy tales and stories. The sponsor for Raven's Night is also a belly dancer, and was the opening act; she was the Wicked Witch of the West from the Wizard of Oz. She was also Green Ivy from the Batman series. Her performances were stunning!! When the website uploads the 2013 videos and pictures, I'll try and remember to put some here or the next Halloween post (we couldn't take pictures/videos of the main performances). 

Now, onto the fun part...

I turned 24 on the 21st of last month!!! I don't feel any different just yet... my patients keep telling me the body goes downhill at 30 and up -_-; so I guess that makes me one year closer to who knows what. I got a lot of awesome stuff from my friends and family, as well as a few things I bought for myself.

1. Musical Box

My mom (grandmother) is always buying stuff like this, she had completely forgotten that she bought me a similar music box for Christmas!! It's still very cute though, but I always tell her to tell me what she's going to buy so that we don't have duplicate gifts coming in lol

2. Bungee Chair

I've ALWAYS wanted one of these since I first sat in one at Brookstone, I just never wanted to dish out the money for it ;~; but that day was my spoiling day so I bought it! Now I can sit comfortably while watching TV or playing video games!

3. Katy Perry Perfume

O.M.G.... Ever since I received a sampler of this fragrance I needed it in my life, but I never wanted to dish out the cash for it. It's moments like these that make me realize how attentive my boyfriend is to what I say, he makes me so happy ^O^ I was expecting something generic like flowers or a necklace, but he bought me this instead! I won't deny, I spazzed. A lot. Now I've been wearing it almost everyday- I should have said how much I loved Katy Perry's new fragrance Killer Queen as well XD

4. Sensationnel Synthetic Weaving Kanubia Easy 5 Elysee Wave

One of my least favorite birthday gifts to myself, was this hair I purchased and made into a wig. There was only review for it, stating that it tangled easily but I wanted it sooooo badly that I couldn't resist, that and it was only $19.99 (samsbeauty.com). Plus this was my first time making a wig so I didn't want to invest in something expensive. The hair does indeed tangle easily, it began to knot up within the first week of wearing it. It also can't curl very well, despite the fact that it's supposed to withstand temperatures of 350 to 410 degrees (I did break a few wig care rules though, so it's cooperating for now). I'll do a video review of it eventually with all the details.

5. Bulk Hair

IF I manage to get to last through the end of December or maybe even mid-January, I've been considering changing up my hair style to a very simple up-do that involves the use of bulk hair. I've been interested in this particular style for a while, and I've researched plenty of videos on YouTube for ideas, it's very simple and very versatile. :)

6. E.L.F. Kabuki Brush

The BEST $6 I've ever spent in my life! I've never felt a brush soooo luxurious as this one, and for such an amazing price too! I had heard a few good things through the grapevine about this brush and I was getting sick and tired of my old CVS kabuki leaving bristles on my face. This brush is just perfect :) MAC? MAC who? Lol

7. I.Fairy Dolly Eye Plus in Grey!!!!!!

I think I can safely say that no matter how hard I try, I always end up going back to this particular style of circle lenses, the two-toned ones that are designed to blend in with your eye color. I didn't even realize it until after purchasing these lenses. I guess this is just my personal preference from now on out :) I'll let my camwhoring do the talking for me, I love Love LOVE these lenses!!

Forgive me, as in some of the pictures I had my curtain pulled back, whilst in others it was closed, but I think all in all you get the idea of these lovely lenses. I can't wait to order more lashes and such to get back on track with practicing gyaru make up again, it's really been waaaaay to long and I feel so out of touch ;o; but I'll be back!! >=O

Bye Bye For Now ~ |||