Seoul and SHINee Love~!!

Hiyee~!! First I just want to say thank you to everyone who participated in my Seoul and Tokyo surprise giveways or left me comments and tips even if not entering. I really appreciate it, and am still enjoy reading all of the info shared with me!

I landed in Seoul earlier today after a very long day at LAX yesterday, so I'm still settling in but should be able to pick a winner by the end of this weekend (at least for Seoul, Tokyo winner might be chosen later).

Also thank you to all of my wonderful friends who I have had the blessing to get to know through blogging for being so, so supportive and excited for my trip! I don't know if you realize by now but I can be shy and enigmatic or at least very private...so I think actually more of you know about my traveling than my "real life" friends. XD

My Secret Valentine Goodies from Etude House and SkinFood

Happy belated Valentine's!

I know, so very, very late! Things have been a bit hectic on my end but I have lots of upcoming posts, I promise!

This year instead of hosting a Secret Valentine gift exchange like last year and the year before, I participated in Sheila's instead, and guess who turned out to be my Secret Valentine? None other than hostess herself!

I actually didn't know until Valentine's Day, when she told me herself on Twitter. She had sent me two packages and unfortunately the one directly from her got lost somewhere along the way. I think someone lonely just wanted to steal my Secret Valentine, haha.

The package I did receive came from Korea (ebay seller: ZinoPark, ebay store: D.I.O mall)! I'd been curious to try these products from Korean brands Etude House and SkinFood.

GEO Princess Mimi Circle Lenses in Sesame Grey

Disclaimer:  This is my first time wearing circle lenses.  If you decide to wear circle lenses, please use precaution and good judgment as there is some risk with causing harm to your eyes whether due to improper usage, wearing damaged lenses, etc. (or your eyes simply may not agree with circle lenses or certain brands of circle lenses).  I am not qualified to advise you on wearing circle lenses, so if you're uncertain, please visit and consult your optometrist before trying circle lenses. 

I may have mentioned on my blog (fore sure I did on my FB page) that I won As Pink As My Juicy's circle lens giveaway sponsored by EyeCandyLens.com.  Well, here is what I won, my very first pair of circle lenses!!

Beautylish Spring Trends Preview Event & Swag Bag

*Extremely long and pic heavy post!!

I know you've prob read a lot of blogs about this already, and although I really wanted to post this sooner I didn't have time until now, so please forgive me as I've been busy and hardly home these days.

I had the pleasure of attending Beautylish's LA event last Tuesday at the W Hotel in Westwood (West LA).

I'd met the Beautylish team last summer at IMATS but unfortunately was not able to make it to their first LA event back in October, so there was no way I was going to miss it this time around!

Since it was on a weeknight I went straight after work and braved good ol' 405 traffic for about an hour and a half, joy. But you want to know the truth? I actually kind of missed going to LA...I used to commute and go for fun a lot also, and didn't realize that it'd definitely been a while.

pic from my iPhone and transformed on Instagram

My Secret Valentine

Happy belated Valentine's Day/Lunar New Year/Presidents' Day/whatever-else-you-want-it-to-be!!

I did a Secret Valentines exchange with the help of Kay, much like her Secret Santa because it was so much fun and such a great way to spread blogger love!! ♥ In fact, the girls are mostly from her gift exchange. Thank you to all of the following ladies who participated!

♥ Amy
♥ Betty
♥ Diana C.
♥ Erika
♥ Iyah
♥ Jamilla
♥ Lulu
♥ Kay
♥ Melissa
♥ Mika
♥ Sarah
♥ Songling
♥ Tammy
♥ Tia

And surprise, surprise....guess who my Secret Valentine turned out to be?!

Eki Love's Alice in Wonderland

When I saw Eki post previews on her site last week, I was immediately attracted to the Alice in Wonderland pouches! The print is very pretty and yet with a hint of mystery or mischievousness since we all know Alice is the It girl for following her curiosity, exploring the unknown and discovering the many wonders that life has to offer. Who doesn't love Alice in Wonderland?

Alice pencil pouch

(description and photos from ekiLove.com)

Lush Twitter Mini Raffle Prize

Kind of old (really old), but Lush on Twitter was doing mini raffle giveaways last month and I won! (I was one of many lucky people to win since they did lots of mini giveaways.) Coming home to this in the mail box really made me smile.

Love in a Box from Make Me Blushhh

I got a love-filled box from Mona a few weeks ago. She and I share an addiction for hauling sheet masks and so she sent me tons to try! I took these pictures over a rainy/cloudy weekend, which is why the lighting isn't so good but I really wanted to use some of the masks right away.

love in a box (not pictured, box)

Christmas Love Pack from Mayaari!!

I got a sweet surprise in the mail from my big-hearted Diana, oh if you only knew how much I love receiving snail mail!! Takes me back to the days of penpal letters and letters from my friends down south while I was up north, etc. etc. I am a big sucka for cards and blogger babes send the best LOVE PACKS EVER!!

Mayaari's goodies!! so sweet and thoughtful

My Secret Santa Blair!!

I was blessed with beautiful blogger babes, and when I say beautiful I do mean inside AND out!! As such, I love meeting up with these gals and doing fun things like Secret Santas! This one was hosted by my dear Kay, and I feel very lucky to participate this year. My Secret Santa turned out to be Blair, she sent me love all the way from Malaysia!!

Blair's goodies!! so cute and girly ♥

Birthday Love From Fabulously Thrifty!! and Love/Hate Tag

Ahhh sweet Melissa gifted me with an Amazon gift card for my birthday! It took me over two weeks to decide what I wanted to get with it, hehe. How can I best describe my Amazon wish list? Like a dream...it changes frequently, it's mostly a place where I save things I might want to get in the future, but sometimes the "want" fades and so my list is constantly changing! Indecisive me couldn't decide on what to get...beauty/skincare related product(s)? New music? A dvd? In the end...I decided on what'd be enjoyable yet also of value...

Birthday Love From WuzzyAngel!!

Are you tired of these birthday love posts?? Bear with me, almost done! But I was just so blessed with the friendship of sweethearts who sent me love bombs in the mail! This one's from our beloved Wuz!

aww cawaii box o'love!!

Birthday Love From Bihada Diaries!!

So by now you know, I got quite a lot of birthday love...this one is from Kay!! She really did not need to send me anything as I'm still enjoying all the goodies she already spoiled me with from our previous swap, but she did! That sweet and thoughtful and generous girl!

ahhhhh lots of JDM goodies!

Birthday Love From Mayaari!!

Hi everyone! I'm two weeks behind but this week I will attempt to post all the birthday love I received from such sweet, thoughtful and generous blogger beauties!!

I apologize that I didn't have time to make videos or do BlogTV, but each surprise in the mailbox just made me so giddy I had to open and savor the sweetness of each love-filled package!

As you know, it was my birthday two weeks ago and I got this sweet surprise in the mail the very day before! I was a good girl and didn't open it until my actual birthday, which I'm glad because it was filled with so much love it almost made me want to cry!!

This particular birthday love package came from Mayaari, aka East Coast Diana aka Right Boobie, my bosom buddy, hehe, a birthday angel who makes wishes come true!!

without further ado...

Sweet Swap with Sweetheart Kay!!

Suuuuuuuper late on posting this, so sowwies!! The lovely Kay of BihadaDiaries and I did a swap a few weeks ago and it was just love!!

Love from Nagoya and My Summer Hair

My friend Jen was visiting from Nagoya, Japan and she hooked me up with some love since she reads my blog and knows how much I love Japanese goodies! So thoughtful and super sweet!!

Mail Love from Hawaii and NY!! Plus a Friendship Tag

Ahhhh I'm so spoiled!!

This heavy box arrived from Hawaii! Omg...lol I'd asked WuzzyAngel about the LCD screen protector she'd gotten for her camera and bless her sweet heart, she said she had an extra one she could send me! But then...look at all this!

Hawaii love from an Angel!!

Swap with NingStar in Malaysia!!

HAHA I was suppose to post this last weekend or early this week...my bad! But here it is, the last part of the video I made. It was a little over YouTube's max time limit so I cut it into two videos.

Mail Love from Blogger Sweethearts!!

I loooooove getting mail (not counting bills and junk mail)...and I love it even more when sweethearts send me surprises!

First I got a sweet handmade card from Melissa!! She's the sweetie who gave me her Sephora $15 code back in Nov/Dec and now this too!

MAC on one side...

Marry Me, M?

She makes me blushhh....ahhh she's so wifey material...some of you know her as that stylish pretty New York lady Mona...some know her as a swapper skank teehee...but I know her as my luvahhh!! ♥

She entices me to come to New York and revel in wild nights in the city and shopping sprees with her by sending me these thoughtfully selected goodies! Love delivered indeed!!