Huge W2Beauty Haul

I recently bought some Korean skincare and makeup products from my favorite online store of all time, W2Beauty (Welcome to Beauty). If you haven't heard of W2Beauty before, it is an online Korean beauty store. They carry tons of Korean brands and is based in Seoul. There is free worldwide shipping (yes, you read that right!); you only have to pay $2.50 for a tracking number, which is really useful. It usually takes about 2 weeks for the products to reach me, which is pretty fast considering it's coming all the way from Korea! The owner, Alice, is super sweet and consistently provides the best customer service I've ever had. Not only that, but the samples. Many online Korean beauty stores might throw in one or two samples, but not Alice. She gives you a ton! Each time I order from her, even if it's a relatively small order, I've always been surprised by the number of samples I receive. I've purchased from her shop many, many times and don't plan on stopping anytime soon! I'm already planning on buying a few more items heheh.

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Nordstrom Rack Mini Haul

A girl can never have too many shoes...right? At least, that's what I like to tell myself. After spending an hour online looking for new summer sandals, I could not find a single pair that were cute yet affordable. I decided to head over to my local Nordstrom Rack to see what I could find, and I was not disappointed.

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The Day After Christmas Shopping Haul

Good morning! Today I will share a few of my purchases from December 26, 2013! This is a bit late but better late than never, right? 

I didn't go to a lot of stores...mainly just to the outlet mall (where I purchased a wallet from Kate Spade, which I will reveal in a future post), Kohl's, H&M, and TJ Maxx. I also didn't buy a lot of things! I had to show a lot of self restraint since I spent way too much money during December T^T 

     

Sasa Haul

I have read numerous reviews about how great Suzuran Attirer Puffs are, so when Sasa offered free shipping with a minimum $15 purchase, I went and bought a pack of 240 puffs. To meet the minimum shipping requirement, I also bought a bottle of Essential Nuance Airy shampoo and Nature Republic's Aloe Vera Soothing Gel.

I was pretty excited to try the shampoo but to my complete disappointment it did nothing for my hair other than giving me dandruff :/ I definitely prefer Shiseido's Tsubaki Shining shampoo over this, and as a result will not purchase the Nuance Airy shampoo again. I might try the Nuance Airy Intensive Hair mask though!

As for the Suzuran Attirer Puffs, I really like them and will definitely purchase them again! They're very affordable and the quality that you get for the price is absolutely unbelievable. The 100% cotton puffs are very thick yet soft, and unlike most cotton pads I have purchased for makeup removal, these do not tug at the skin. There is also no shedding whatsoever.

As for the last beauty product that I purchased, I'll post up a proper review of Nature Republic's Aloe Vera Soothing Gel soon!

CVS Haul

I had some Extrabucks that were going to expire soon so I stopped by CVS and ended up buying a few beauty products. 

I love using cotton squares to remove my makeup!

The CVS acne treatment gel is the BEST. I should probably do a proper review on it because it's seriously so amazing. I also bough ta pack of CVS oil blotting sheets; they work pretty well and are cheap.

I'm not a huge fan of Burt's Bees products but since their Nourishing Lip Balm with Mango Butter is my HG lip balm, I decided to try out their grapefruit scented one. I like it a lot! It smells wonderful (exactly like a grapefruit) and soothes my chapped lips. I still like the mango one better though :P

And last but not least, I purchased the Milani Liquid Eye eyeliner in brown and the Wet n Wild liquid eyeliner in black/brown. The Milani eyeliner is now my HG eyeliner so again, I need to do a proper review!

Hope you enjoyed my CVS haul! I have a lot of reviews coming up so keep an lookout for that :)

Taiwan Haul: Part 6

*Don't forget to enter my Thank You giveaway here! Ends in just a few days!*

This is the last part of my Taiwan Haul "series"....finally! This post is going to feature all the clothing items that I purchased in Taiwan. 

 I bought this denim vest at Wu Fen Pu. I think it was about $12. The quality is amazing and I'm sure that it would cost at least $30 in America. I'm not sure what to wear with it though, so suggestions are more than appreciated!

I bought this peter pan collared polka dot dress for only $5 at Feng Jia Night Market. The material is pretty thin and it's a bit short, but I like it a lot.

I bought this navy/white stripped tank for $6 at Wu Fen Pu. It's a bit pricey and H&M probably sells something very similar for $5, but I didn't bring a lot of tank tops with me to Taiwan and that was a huge mistake T^T This was one of the only tank tops that I saw that didn't have random English words printed all over it haha.

I love this sea foam green dress! I usually don't buy super feminine clothing like this but this was too cute to pass up. However, it's really short on me and so I would definitely have to wear tights or leggings with it. I got this dress for $6 at Wu Fen Pu.

I have been on the hunt for a plaid dress for quite a while and was definitely super excited when I saw this dress on the sale rack at one of the stores in Wu Fen Pu. This was only $3! The quality is actually really good, so this was such a steal.

This was probably the most expensive clothing item that I bought in Taiwan. I bought this dress for $18 (after a lot of haggling) at Wu Fen Pu. However, I really liked the design and I figured $18 wasn't a bad price.
 

I love the floral crochet pattern to death.

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This dress was $6 and purchased at the very first store I entered at Wu Fen Pu.

The quality isn't that great but for $6 I can't complain too much.

I bought this striped dress at a store in the Underground Mall. I think this was about $6.

As you can see I bought two of them in different colors. The material is quite thick and comfy.

This was purchased for $6 at Wu Fen Pu. The quality kind of sucks and it's a bit short :/

Finally, I bought the top two skirts at Wu Fen Pu for $3 each. The quality is really good; the material is quite thick. I bought the polka dot shorts and the cat print shorts for $4 each at a small store in the Underground Mall.

And that concludes my Taiwan Haul posts! Hope you enjoyed them :)

H&M Sale Purchases

I went to the mall with my brother and cousin Ivy. I didn't plan on buying anything but whom was I kidding haha. I controlled myself at Forever 21 and didn't buy anything, but H&M was having a "take an additional 50% off all sale items" sale and I could NOT resist. I originally wanted to purchase a whole pile of clothes but somehow narrowed it down to just 2 items.

I bought this cardigan for only $3.50! In my opinion that's an insane deal. I usually stay away from greens and bright colors (my go-to color palette is black, gray, white, and/or navy blue) but since it's the summer time, I thought why not.

This burgundy skirt was $13 (not on sale). The length is perfect; it's not too short and it's not too long. The material is also really nice! 

I spent a long time with my brother in the men's section, so I probably would have ended up buying a ton more stuff if I just stayed in the women's section. I picked out a few things for him and he actually ended up buying them >:D

Hope you enjoyed this haul! Let me know if you already have checked out or plan on checking out H&M's sale section :)

Anthropologie, DSW, and F21 Haul

Hi everyone! Sorry for the lack of updates :X I have been so busy with work and classes this past week that I barely had time to sit down and breathe. Needless to say I missed blogging quite a bit :) I am quite behind on my Taiwan/Japan posts and will probably only put a few more up when I have time to dig through my photos and edit them all. However, I have so many other posts to put up (I have 7 drafts right now) and I want to start doing OOTDs and reviews again as it's been highly requested from a lot of readers...

In any case, today I'm going to share a few purchases I bought over the last week.

I stopped by Anthropologie with my mom the other day. My mom found this gorgeous top for only $8! So crazy; I rarely see Anthropologie clothes marked down to $15, let alone $8. The price tag actually said it was on sale for $35 but when we got to the register we found out that it was only $8....again, so crazy. We're the same size so I'll definitely be stealing it :)

As for me, I bought this beautiful and soft seafoam green sweater. I love the silver accents! This was on sale for $25. This is actually a size Large and I'm a size small, but it actually fits quite well and in any case I love baggy sweaters.

This pair of gorgeous brown boots was purchased for $50 at DSW. I love my black pair of combat boots and so I wanted more in all sorts of different colors! I picked brown first because I love the look of brown combat boots and a floral dress. Sadly I currently only own one floral dress but I know I'll buy more in the near future.

I bought this pair of earrings for about $2 at Forever 21. I rarely wear sparkly jewelry but I love the rose gold color and the design. Plus it was only $2!

Hope you enjoyed my haul! And don't forget to enter my giveaway (which ends soon!) here!

Taiwan Haul Part 5

Hi everyone! Today I'll be sharing the jewelry I bought in Taiwan. I didn't buy that many since the prices of jewelry sold at night markets are relatively high compared to that of Forever 21. The quality is more or less the same so I couldn't justify buying a ton of bracelets that cost $12 each when a similar looking bracelet can be found at Forever 21 for just $4 :/ The next time I visit Taiwan, I probably won't buy any jewelry.

I bought these two necklaces from two separate stores at Feng Jia Night Market. The necklace in the middle was about 300 NTD; it's super simple and I absolutely love it. The one on the right was about 400 NTD. Yes, it's overpriced but the quality is pretty good and I love the mint green/gold color scheme.

I wasn't going to buy this necklace after finding out how much it cost...it was $18. I was pretty sure I could find something similar at Forever 21 or H&M at a much lower price but my cousin bought it as a gift for me just in case F21 didn't sell something similar. Thank you Wendy!

This cost 300 NTD. It's actual reversible; the other side is white/gold instead of black/gold.

Last but not least, I purchased the top and bottom bracelet for 400 NTD each. Although the design is simple, the quality is really nice. My cousin Wendy purchased the cross bracelet for 450 NTD and gave it to me as a gift :)

Lesson learned: don't bother buying jewelry in Taiwan. It's generally expensive when compared to stores like Forever 21 and H&M :/

In any case, hope you enjoyed this haul! The last part (Part 6) of my Taiwan Haul will be up soon :)

Don't forget to enter my Thank You giveaway here!

Japan Haul Part 1 of 2

Don't forget to enter my Thank You giveaway here! :)

I'm not done with my Taiwan Haul posts yet (I still have to finish editing some pictures) but I've been so behind on my posts that I am trying to get one up every two or three days...emphasis on the word "trying" haha.

I didn't buy that many things in Japan because things were a bit more expensive in Japan than in Taiwan. I of course bought some matcha flavored snacks. The matcha flavored Pocky was ehhh. It wasn't anything amazing. The matcha flavored chocolate wafer snacks were pretty good though. The purple packets on the right are chocolate covered grape flavored gummies are divine...but I actually got them in Taiwan and not Japan :P My bad.

I haven't tried most of the snacks pictured here so I can't comment on their taste. However, the milk tea mushrooms are absolutely amazing and I totally regret buying just one box :/

My aunt bought a ton of Japanese curry for me to take back to the States. This isn't even all of it -_-"

If I remember correctly, I got these bento making supplies at Tokyu Hands. I already tried making the panda rice balls and they actually do end up looking like what's pictured! I also bought 3 sakura shaped carrot cutters and a bunny shaped cookie cutter.

I believe I got these at Daiso. They were too cute to pass up. I'm not sure if I'll ever use it though...I think these are meant to be used for little girls and not college students like me haha.

I also got these stationary supplies at Daiso. Just one dollar for lace tape?! Yes please :)

I can't remember if I got these from Taiwan or Japan =_=" I know for a fact that I got all the pouches on the left at Daiso, and I think the pens are actually from Taiwan...but I'm not sure. I am definitely getting old.

Finally, I bought these super cute bookmarks at Asakusa. I don't know if I'll ever use them but I thought these were pretty unique.

Have you ever tried matcha green tea flavored snacks? If so, did you like it? If not, is it something you want to try?

Forever 21 Jewelry Haul

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My Forever 21 order just arrived! I didn't buy as many accessories as I thought I would in Taiwan and so I *cough* made up for it by ordering some rings and bracelets from Forever 21.

Each ring was about $4. I don't have a lot of thick rings and I feel like these are fairly versatile; I can wear these with a white summer dress dress or with ripped high waisted denim shorts.

I'm not a bracelet girl but maybe that's because I only own 2 bracelets =_= I want to start wearing more accessories and so I decided to invest in some arm candy.

 I love the rose design on this cuff. Plus it's stretchy and comfortable to wear. This was about $5.

 I also bought a simple bracelet with a wing charm.

Last but not least, I bought two "casual" bracelets; I think these will look great during the summertime :)

Do you own a lot of bracelets? How do you style them? What's your summer go-to accessory? Let me know by leaving a comment below!