black friday haulin'

to be super predictable, i thought i would show off some of the goodies i bought from the comfort of my own home on black friday and some stuff i got before the craziness of black friday. i was in arizona (boring) for thanksgiving, and there was no way i was going to be anywhere near a mall or store on black friday. anyways, onto the good stuff and not my rambalin' bullshit.

forever 21:

saw this on a youtube video someone did of a forever 21 haul, and basically, i had to have it. i mean its a knock off of amazing high-end designer brands in cities. omggggg, drool.

saw this as i walked into the store and it came home with me. (and if you don't listen to pink floyd, you are missing out on some amazing music)

charming charlie:

never been in one of these before, but ive been hearing people talk about it on youtube. i think that you can better jewelry at forever21 for a better price. i thought most things were overpriced for what they were. but, i did find this gem. probably won't be store that i will seek out.

MAC:

these are things i've wanted for a while, so i bought them. big whooop!

smashbox:

this lipstick i've wanted for so long. i love orange lips, i don't know why. this is a more subtle than most of my other orange lipsticks. the palette is perfect for me, colorwise. these are my first smashbox shadows and i really like them. they are super velvety and beautiful.

lush:

just some stuff from the xmas collection i wanted to get before they sold out. (THERE IS NO LUSH IN TUCSON, WTF?) i am most excited for the star wandy thing, it smells SO SO SO SO good. gahhhh, can't wait to take a bath.

until next time,

xo Damers

let's get some shoes.....

two impulse buys that i definitely didn't need, but whatever. they are mine and i love them!

i got my very first pair of jeffery campbell litas!!! they are amazing and fit true to size. i bought them online from nasty gal, and when i tried them on, it was like when the duke puts the glass slipper on cinderella and it was a perfect fit. that is how amazing they are. i also finally got some combat looking boots, which i have also wanted forever. all the lace up ones tend to make my fat legs look like they lead into cankles, which i actually don't have. so when i saw these steve maddens, i tried them on and was sold. plus, they have studs. 'nuff said.

literally drooling over this post because i love these so much.

Jo, Jo, Jo [Malone], Merry Christmas

in a products i hate post, i talked about a Jo Malone fragrance that i didn't like that came in a set. however, all the other scents in the set i loved or liked. Jo Malone fragrances are expensive to say the least, but getting one of these sets that the company releases around Christmas time is perfect for testing some of the scents out on yourself to see whether or not one is worth the splurge. i actually planning on getting another set for this year. mwuaaaahahahahahaha. (i'm easily overexcited.)

my favorite scent from the set is wild bluebell. i WILL definitely be purchasing this full size. i love love love it so much. its a fresh floral scent (not really good at describing smells) and one worth checking out. SIDENOTE: for reference, some of my other favorite scents are flowerbomb and daisy.

my second favorite from the set is pomegranate noir. it's a nice musky scent that i am actually surprised i enjoy. another scent that i would seriously consider buying full size. this one is very hard to describe so check it out even if you don't like muskier scents.

grapefruit is a nice fresh scent that is great for the summertime and those warm nights while on vacation. its clean and crisp yet potent.

lastly in the scent is vanilla and anise, another good fall/winter scent. not something i am super excited about, but not something i'm willing to just forget about and not use. i am not really a huge fan of vanilla scents and anise is really something i greatly dislike. but if that's your jam, this is definitely one to check out.

again, its officially that time of year (especially since they are playing christmas music outside my window), JO JO JO [HO HO HO] MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

black friday craziness to come too!

xo Damers

shop my closet. do it. (more items to come, durr)

goodies from the east, part deux

here are the rest of the goodies that i got while in asia. i haven't tried all these products yet, but for sure i love the Dior Lash Serum. i have been using this product for quite a while now and love it. i like big unnatural looking lashes, and it adds to that effect when used.

the lee stafford blow dry faster spray is something i have been lusting after for a long time. exclusive to boots, it's hard to find in the US. when in thailand, i went to every boots looking for it and found it. i love this product. it may be just a placebo effect, but i truly believe that it makes me hair dry exponentially faster.

i caved and got a YSL glossy stain. however, i got it an orange-y/red color (shocking, i know. as if, i needed another orange lipstick). i haven't used it yet, for no known reason. excited to have it nonetheless.

lastly, i have been lusting over the YSL rouge volupté lipsticks for a while. i really wanted one of the candy ones, but all the duty free stores either did not carry them or were sold out of the color i wanted. however, the duty free stores in the airports had some great deals on "travel exclusive" sets of products. so i decided to pick up one of the YSL ones that contained TWO rouge volupté pearl lipsticks for just over the price of one. i am a sucker for a good deal, and this was just too good to pass up. on top of it all the set contained two colors that i am guaranteed to wear--a pink and an orange. i love them both, the orange more however (again shocking).

all read up

NERD ALERT!! i love to read. i have about three books going at once, even though i try to only have one at a time--oh well. anyways, the last book i finished is a biography of Hunter S. Thompson's life told by many of his closest friends and family. Hunter Thompson is one of my favorite authors as his writings are so full of life and truth. if you are a Hunter Thompson fan, this book is really interesting and worth a gander.

READ ME!

candle crackhead #2.

i found a new candle to love and it's a lot less expensive than my other candle loves. PRAISE TARGET! this is by the brand caldera in the scent citron ginger. basically, it's in the same scent family (i'd call it) as the other candles that i consume on the reg (and that made me sound like i eat candles, EW). so if you are in the market for a nice smelling candle that lasts a while and you are perusing the aisles of target, because you can never just go into target for one thing and just walk out, ch-ch-ch-ch-check it out. 

dry skin chronicles

i have horrendously dry skin, which sucks because i hate lotions. i hate the greasy reside feeling while you wait for it to sink in and waiting drives me crazy. my hands are always dry and gross because even when i do put on lotion, i wash the lotion off my hand right away. like i said, EW.

anyways, i have used lotion after lotion after lotion trying to find one that moisturizes my skin nicely. though i haven't been successful in finding a lotion that doesn't leave a greasy residue feeling. i have found an amazing lotion for extremely dry skin. this is a lotion that i don't have to reapply everyday and my skin still stays moisturized. not surprisingly, this lotion is made by a french company. (not only to i have an affinity for france and french almost everything) i find that the french have really got skincare down to a science. this lotion is by the brand avène, and it's a cold cream. now if you travel or live in france, i recommend buying it there if it's something you are interested in. in the USA, it's horrendously expensive--yet cheaper than kiehl's, perspective--and not easy to get a hold of (drugstore.com, is where i get mine). anyways, if you suffer from extremely dry skin and nothing else works TRY IT!!

goodies from the east

i love traveling to asia, especially japan. they have some of the greatest organization trinkets known to man. however, i was also pleasantly surprised by the awesome goodies that could be found in thailand as well. now for anyone wanting to travel to thailand, i highly recommend it. its super affordable and there is so much to see and do. i will be following up with some posts about stuff to do in thailand, but first here are the goodies i got while abroad.

1] washi tape. basically it's fancy masking tape. made in japan and horrendously expensive in the US, so i may have gone a little washi crazy in tokyo. below are all the different tapes i picked up at the Sanrio store and Itoya--a famous stationary shop in the Ginza district of Tokyo.

2] scarves!!! i love love love scarves. one of my vices along with many others. these are two that i picked up on the trip. the first is from a famous thai silk company founded by Jim Thompson and still bears his name. definitely a place to check out when in bangkok. along with scarves, the company makes awesome little bags for jewelry, makeup and any other miscellaneous things that one would carry around. they feature lots of elephant prints, too!!!

the second scarf encompasses a handful of my favorite things.

-reminiscent of hermes scarves

-skulls

-animal print

and

-the red, white & blue

this scarf is from a japanese designer named Limi Feu.

3] jewelry. another of my vices when it comes to shopping, and i found some great stuff while abroad. 

in bangkok, there's a shopping center called the o.p. place. within it is a store called sin limitless jewelry, where this necklace came from. they have really interesting things that unique and eye-catching, two things that i look for when shopping.

i also really wanted to go to topshop while traveling. they have really unique clothing and jewelry, all of which i love. along with the rings below, i got a few shirts with some americana flair.

another little thing i picked up at the Limi Feu store. couldn't contain myself.

i also found this lava rock gem of a necklace at a little bead shop in thailand. i had gone to get some beads to make some jewelry of my own, but could not pass this one up either.

4] ELEPHANTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love love love love love love elephants. they are one of my favorite animals. here are some of the cute little goodies i got.

the elephant in the middle with the cast is the mascot of the elephant parade charity. a following post will describe the charity and what it is all about. there are a few other elephants that my mom got that i want to photograph and include in that post, as well as information on the charity because it is for a great cause. elephants in southeast asia are not treated well and this organization is fighting for better care and quality of life for elephants. 

anyways, i'll do a second part on just makeup. there is not a lot, but this post is already super duper long. until next time,

xo damers

che-che-che-che-check it out

one of my favorite go to eye looks comes from this Rimmel London palette called Orion. it's a trio with a mid-one brown, a dark brown and a cream highlight. i like using the darkest color all over the lid, with the mid-tone brown in the crease. but sometimes i switch it up to the traditional way of applying the colors.

this palette is great for travel and easy to use. my only complaint would be that the highlight color is a little chalky in comparison to the brown colors, but i still use it. so not a deal breaker in my book. ch-ch-ch-check it out.

the asian persuasion tour

i am currently in asia running around with my mom while she works and haven't had much time to blog. i never really realized until i wasn't sitting at home in my apartment perusing the interwebs, how much time this blog actually takes. i am looking forward to coming back home and getting back into blogging. i am also working on starting my own etsy shop!! wooohoooo! so be on the lookout for that, as well as a HUGE asia haul! (i'm weird and love going over all my purchases whenever i come back from a trip, so i'm super excited for that!) i will also be posting photos from the trip, though i took a few and some blog posts about stuff that i would recommend people to do when traveling to the asian destinations that i stopped at. though i have been to many of these places before, this was the first time that i was really aware of where i was and what i was doing. getting old has that effect on us. EW.

 

 

until my return to 'MURRRICA,

damers