Update on my life... :)

Hi there dear bloggies!

This post is not beauty-related... so please feel free to skip if you're not interested in my personal life XD

I know I don't talk about myself/my life a lot on this blog... because I want to dedicate this blog to makeup/skincare/fashion... I like to keep my different interests separated :P

But I do want to share with you guys about my life since there are going to be huge changes later this year :)

So the reason why I was absent almost the whole month of February was because I was busy with interviews with pharmacy schools. I didn't want to say anything then just in case I didn't get in XD And the good news is... I DID get accepted!!!! Last week I got my acceptance letter from University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, so I will be moving to Baltimore this fall :D This is so exciting for me, cuz I've been really wanting to get out of Colorado for the longest time... lol >< And not trying to brag or anything, but the school of pharmacy at UMB does rank top 10 in the US... I'm only saying this because for once in my life I feel like I have accomplished something that I can be really proud of >< I mean I haven't really done much in my life to call anything an accomplishment, but this is definitely an accomplishment for me :) I'm never particularly outstanding at anything, and to be recognized by the admission committee of UMB made me feel like I'm actually worthy of something :P  But of course I can't claim all the credit, I had AMAZING people helping me along the way, and I am really really really grateful to have these people in my life, or else I couldn't have done this well!

Anyway, just want to share this happy news with you all :) in a lot of ways you guys feel like friends to me <3 Can you believe I'm moving from the mountain west to East Coast?! AHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! I'm so excited but also so nervous/a little scared at the same time. lol! Many many things need to be done!

Another exciting news is I'm going back home to Taiwan in less than a month :) I am so so SO excited!!!! I haven't been home in 2 years, I CANNOT wait to see my parents and my other family, and my old friends!!!! I will be in Taiwan for two months, hooray!!!! =DDDDD Even I'm not leaving until 3 weeks from today, I've already started packing... that's how excited I am XD

One thing that is relevant to this beauty blog is that I am planning to host a mini giveaway on my blog once I got home :) hehe if I'm giving something away it has to be something that's not that accessible in the US XD I'm also planning to open an online store??????? Since I will have access to A LOT of Taiwanese/Japanese/Korean beauty products. Not sure if anyone's interested, but I will get into more details on that later.

That's it from me for now :) Hehe sorry it's all writing and kind of long. If you actually read this post... I LOVE YOU. XD

Be back with more beauty stuff soon <3

<3 Frances

Shu Uemura vs. Shiseido Eyelash Curler

Hello bloggies ^_^!

Before I get into the post, I just want to thank you who responded to my last post :)
It's good to know that it's not just me who's experiencing the problem *wipes away sweat* and refreshing the page DID help somewhat... (why didn't I think about refreshing the page... I wonder... -__-|||) Well I guess I just have to check the updates manually XD

Moving on!

So today's gonna be a comparison post... as stated in the title :P

I started out with the Shu Uemura eyelash curler, and not until about 1 or 2 months ago did I realize I lost the filling, and very helpfully Shu Uemura's no longer available in US... #@$!!! So I had to go for an alternative. I went for Shiseido


On the left is Shiseido. The silver one on the right is Shu Uemura.

As you can see, Shu Uemura is a lot curvier than Shiseido.

At first I was NOT used to Shiseido at all! Because of how much flatter it is, I have to adjust where I position the eyelash curler before my lid. I kept pinching my lids at first (hadn't experienced that in yearss..... OUCH), but once I got used to it, I do like this eye lash curler =)

So Shu Uemura vs. Shiseido?

Personally, I have rather flat eyelid, so in my case, Shiseido fits me better.

If you're debating between the two lash curlers... if your have a rounder/more 3 dimensional eyelid, go with Shu Uemura. If you have a flatter lid then go with Shiseido =)

Seriously though I don't think it makes the biggest difference in the world... personally I can go with either one... it's not like Shu Uemura can't do its job. Even though Shiseido does fit my eyes better, I like them both! lol... they don't make too much difference for me.

Hope that's helpful to some of you?

I hope you guys are all doing well ^__^

<3 Frances

Is it just me or is it blogger?

Question for you guys:

My dashboard hasn't been loading as many updates as it used to... now the updated blog list is really short. Did that happen to you guys??????? It's really annoying cuz I can't see all the updates out there >< Please let me know it's really bugging me :(

<3 Frances

My "new" hair!

Hello hello!!

Hmmm since I already rambled a lot in the video.... not gonna ramble over here XD



Here's how my new hair style's supposed to look like: straight bangs, straight hair, short in the back, longer in the front. lol. 


I'm gonna get back into blogging!!!!!!! *determined face*

<3 Frances

SKIN79 BB Cream Paper Swatches

Hiya bloggies!

This is just gonna be a super quick requested post! Without further ado I'm just gonna post the swatches here :)

To see my full review, click here.

I have to apologize though... it was a rather gloomy day so the lighting wasn't the greatest, and I didn't want to turn on the lights cuz my apartment lighting is kind of yellowish.

Top: freshly applied
Middle: Oxidized, spread out
Bottom: oxidized, in a blob :P











:)

<3 Frances