Review: Anastasia Brow Wiz Isn't That Great of a Wiz

Normally, I love most of the products that I buy. And for the most part I am usually satisfied with them. However, when it came to the Anastasia Brow Wiz in Brunette (now Dark Brown), I loved it up until a few days ago.

Last week I posted a Spring Haul with my first impressions/mini reviews of each product, and the Brow Wiz was included in that haul, with only good things to say the least. Here's the video below if you'd like to watch, and don't forget to subscribe if you like it [;



Anyway, long story short, here are the pros and cons of the Anastasia Brow Wiz:

Pros: I love the Anastasia Brow Wiz because it's accurate and precise. I don't have to worry about sharpening the pencil, and it comes with a spooley (not sure how to spell that) brush to feather out my brows and make them look more natural, so I don't have to carry one around!

Cons: The stick of the pencil itself breaks easily. Not too long after I started using it, the pencil snapped. Of course, I just stuck it back into the tube to continue using, but it was frustrating that it did. And the worst part? I ran out of it after only having it for three weeks. What makes that so bad is that it costs $21. If I have to fork out a Benjamin every three weeks for this, I say it's not worth it. I expected it to last at least a couple months or so, but I was disappointed when I needed to fill in my eyebrows and there was nothing to fill them in.

If I had more money, I don't think I'd mind rebuying all the time, but because I don't, when I get something good quality, I also expect it to last a long time. I thought I had found my go-to eyebrow pencil, but I guess it's back to square one for me. Any recommendations?

New Design, New Hair, New Feeling

Yay!

It seems as if every few months I redo my blog. Well, I'm always trying to improve my blog and make it better, and I think I just may have hit gold with my design this time!

With the referral of a blogger friend of mine in the Her Campus Blogger Network that I'm a part of, I found Nicole Rose Designs. As you can see, my blog has been completely redone with her help. I'm still trying to tweak a couple small things, but the basis of my blog redesign is done. Doesn't it look beautiful?

If you need Rose to design your website or blog, I would definitely recommend her. The best part? She does designs for FREE. I know, it's a word you almost never hear nowadays.

Of course, she does accept donations, but she does amazing work and I will definitely keep coming back to her for blog designs! Don't believe me? She has her portfolio posted on her blog and she can do just about anything that you ask from her. If you decide to ask her to do designs for you, let her know that I recommended you [:

Ka Mate, Ka Mate

SHAKE DEM HIPS!

Lately, life has been so busy and I've been doing a lot with school! Most notable if you follow my Insta: I threw my school's first-annual Asian/Pacific-Islander Cultural Night (APIC Night)! It was a night that celebrated all of the different Asian and Pacific-Islander (API) cultures through a number of different types performances, but primarily dances. We featured a few different performances (I was in two of them) and the lineup was:

• Hula
• Filipino/Japanese Martial Arts Demonstration
• Singing of an Islander song on the ukelele
• Indian, Bollywood-style dancing
• Tinikling (a traditional Filipino dance)
• Tahitian (faster version of hula, from Tahiti)
• The Haka (a Samoan war chant)

It was the highlight of me leading the club! It was really stressful but it all came together and was worth it in the end. I'm excited for what my friend, Mele (she's taking over next year), will do with the event next year!

I Love Decals

First of all, I just want to apologize for being such a bad blogger! I haven't been very consistent in posting lately due to school getting in the way. But in 3 weeks, it will be all over. Yay! 

So anyway, I decided to write today's post about my laptop's decals. I love stickers and used to collect them hardcore as a kid, but today I just stick to decals when I get them. 

My laptop currently has only four decals on it, but I totally wouldn't mind if I got some more to put on here! I usually get them randomly and figure that my laptop is the best place to put it. 

From top left to right, here are my decals: 

Monogrammed Decal: This decal is of my initials, KRM. You're probably wondering why the "M" is in the middle, and that is because in monograms, the last name is typically in the center and the largest letter. It looks weird, but it makes sense because wouldn't it be weird to have your middle initial be the largest letter? 

Anyway, I received this custom decal courtesy of Bowtique by Jacqueline, who creates bows, monogrammed things, painted canvases, and other pretty things! Everything is handmade and she is based in LA, so check her out!

He > i Decal: I received this one from one of my closest friends last year for Christmas. She's from Hawaii, so I think she got this decal from there, but they sell these at the HE>I online shop in three different sizes too! Unfortunately, the dot for the "I" fell off. 

Make Him Visible Decal: I got this last year from a good friend of mine because her church was giving them out to promote a campaign they were doing at their church, I believe. I like it. It was the first decal I got for my computer. 

I Aloha (Love) L&L Decal: L&L is a Hawaiian Barbecue restaurant with locations on the West Coast, Hawaii, as well as a couple other states and even countries. I love their food so much! I got this decal from them for free on my 18th birthday, haha. 

So those are my four decals. I'm hoping to get more decals for my laptop soon. In the meantime, check out my latest video on Youtube and enjoy my new, revamped site! I will be posting about it later on this week [:

Disclosure: I received the monogrammed decal courtesy of Bowtique by Jacqueline. All opinions are my own. 

Sponsor Spotlight: Miss Alk + Charlotte

Today, I am highlighting two of my sponsors, Miss Alk from Southern Belle in Training and Charlotte from Velvet and Vinyls. Both of them are my medium sponsors, meaning that they both get an introductory post about them!

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Look at her, isn't she beautiful? Credits: Merideth Sledge Photography

First, let's start with Miss Alk!

She is one of the first bloggers that I began following when I started this blog, and I had always admired her for being a Christian blogger who also loved talking about fashion, beauty, college life, and other things like that. I've also really loved watching her blog evolve over the past year and seeing how she's still remained humble despite her blog growing as much as it has.

Other facts about her: She's originally from Maine (I've always wanted to know someone from Maine), but she's going to school in the South (hence her blog name!). She is also a sorority girl in Alpha Delta Pi!

Get to know her and follow her!

Facebook // Pinterest // Bloglovin'

This is the awesome, Charlotte behind Velvet and Vinyls! Photo cred: Twitter

Up next, we have Charlotte!

Charlotte is a blogger from the UK, and although I only recently started following her blog and getting to know her, she seems like a very cool girl! She is a lifestyle blogger who writes about Fashion, Beauty, and whatever else is on her mind! She is also a baby blogger who just started her blog back in February, so help a girl out and check out her blog! 

Other facts about her: She's turning 21 this year! Haaaaay! If you couldn't tell already, she loves listening to vinyl records and is also studying photography in school.

Check her out!

Facebook // Twitter // Bloglovin'

Check out these lovely ladies and all the other ones on my sidebar for this month! Just click on their ad and it'll take you directly to their website! [:

#AirheadsNeeded

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Airheads. All opinions are my own.

I've always loved Airheads Candy growing up. I liked biting into them and ripping them apart to eat them. I definitely distinctly remember them a lot during Halloween time!

Well even today, Airheads are still a beloved candy brand and are taking things to the next level. They are looking for Airheads!

Now before you get offended, let me explain.

Airheads wants to showcase life's mishaps and "airhead" moments and showcase them through their campaign that they recently launched, "The World Needs More Airheads." They are looking for fans like you to post a Vine, Insta-vid, Youtube video, anything that shows your airhead moment! All videos submitted will be featured on their site, and if you have one of the top 3 videos, you can be featured in an Airheads tv commercial!

If you want to enter:

1. Upload a Vine, Insta-vid, or Youtube video of your airhead moment. 
2. Hashtag it #AirheadsNeeded
3. Visit the Airheads Tumblr to submit your video for a chance to win. 

Your video can be one that you recorded a long time ago, or it could be one that you just created! 

Keep an eye out for my Youtube channel for my entry. You know I can't pass up an opportunity like this! Show me your Airhead moment!

YOUTUBE: 100 Subscribers + Filipinos at Boxing Matches

Soo lately, I've been busy with lots of school-related activities, but aside from that, I've also been working on improving my Youtube channel and getting around to uploading videos more regularly.

I recently passed just over 100 subscribers and so I found the time in my schedule to make a short update video and to thank my viewers for their support in my channel so far!

While my channel has primarily been a beauty/random vlog channel, I stated in my channel's introduction video that I would soon be getting into more different types of videos. I want to do more comedic videos where I get to talk about things I've noticed around me in a funny way, and I also hope to get back into the habit of doing cover videos. Since coming to college, most singing that I do is purely for choir or church due to the fact that I've been focusing so much on my writing lately.

I also just posted my newest video on my channel; you should check it out! In honor of boxer Manny Pacquiao's recent win against Timothy Bradley, I decided to talk a little bit about the different types of Filipinos you meet at a Pacquiao fight! Hey, even if you aren't Filipino, maybe your family gets this way too, whether it's at boxing matches, football games, or whatever sport you guys watch together. Let me know what you think!

 

Until next time,