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Good day you guys! Did you had a fun weekend? Well, as for me I sure did! I finally got out of the house! LOL. Yeah.. and saturday turned out to be quite a long day.. and today? Well.. I just stayed at home but I did something really fun! Hi hi.. I'll blog about it next time 'coz today I'll be blogging about my cute haul! So let's get started..

We went to Aeon yesterday and it was actually a good timing 'coz they have almost EVERYTHING on SALE!!! Yeaaah! And I know why they're doing it! 'Coz it's almost spring! And it's time for spring cleaning! That's right! They're selling everything winter related 30% up to 70%! Yes! March is the best time to shop! And every season ending month is the best time! Japan is just.. SAIKO!!!!! Okay so, what do we have here?

Oh it's just me! At my shop!!! (Lol at JUKE's shop)

I went to a The Body Shop, CouCou (where they have everything there for 315円 only!) and JUKE (I had it on bold since it's my name just without the 'S' hihi..)

I got a shampoo and conditioner at The Body Shop for coloured hair! I just used it and the shampoo smells really nice! It's not that bubbly though, compared to the normal shampoo I've been using (Lux) and the conditioner smells like clay.. I can't tell the results yet so the reviews will wait! Oh.. and I also got a concealer I forgot to mention.. I'm not actually gonna buy it 'coz it's too expensive and I didn't bring that much money.. but the sales lady was doing everything she can so she can sell it to me! And I saw that it was the last one from the display so I'm guessing it's pretty popular so I had no choice! (>____< ) I don't regret it though because when I tested it, I thought it was good! Looking forward on using it

Next up is from CouCou shop where they sell everything there for only 315円!!! And everything there is cute! Omg.. I got two pretty holders, a cologne and cute yumyums earphones!

The earphones are too cute!!! just look at it!!!
And the rest are from JUKE's (LOL my name!!!) where I bought clothes! For sale!!! I bought 4 clothes from 'em and I spent 2000円+ where normally if I would buy 4 clothing it'll costs me about 8000円+! (-_____-) Ahh.. stores having sale is just fantastic!!! I'm so ureshii!!!

And now I end this post with my picture! Isn't it so blinged out?! Actually every picture posted here is blinged out! I bet you're wondering where I did the magic! Okay I'll tell you.. I edited it all on snapee! Smartphone user? Or iPhone user? Have it on you and we can be friends there! It's like instagram you see.. my username's Toffinshan! Find me!

Story:

There I was, browsing onto Rakuten until I stumbled upon this shop! eko toku shop, I think this shop just opened 'coz they had opening sale banner on their site and there's not much products on their site buuut, when I saw this!

★ＭＡＣ・マックメイクブラシ１２本セット♪専用ケース付き★
for only 4,650円 I immediately ordered it! And waited.. until I've come to realized that this shit was fake! Oh okay okay.. so 50-50 in my mind I was like, this cannot be fake at all!!! ('Coz as far as I know, it's ILLEGAL to sell fake items here in Japan but yeah, other countries too but here, it's pretty strict like, once the police caught you sellin' fake, you're a goner!) and they have like an opening sale, so I thought this item was just included on the sale BUT! I've come to realized that it's REALLY IMPOSSIBLE for MAC to sell 12 sets of brush for only 4,650円 which is around $58 I guess.. because I've been to an actual MAC shop, and I remembered I was asking my mom to buy me a foundation brush. THAT foundation brush which is not even that long costs about 5,000円 already! For THAT ONE PRODUCT! Jeez.. my mom ended up buying me NOTHING! LOL.

So the brush set I ordered came in today, before opening it I searched videos on youtube on how to KNOW if your mac brush is FAKE! But before the videos, I saw this eBay guideline.. link: GUIDE

MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AUTHENTIC AND FAKE MAC BRUSHES

1. PACKAGING
Authentic MAC brushes come in a clear plastic sleeves with a bar code printed on the sleeve. Many fake brushes I have seen come in clear plastic sleeves without the bar code. In addition, many fake face brushes come with additional hard plastic protectors for the hairs. Real MAC face brushes do not have this additional plastic protector. They come in the simple clear plastic sleeves with bar code.

2. HANDLE
Real MAC brushes come with black wooden handles and the neck (the part that connects the handle to the hair) is silver. I've seen some bad fake brushes with black plastic necks.

3. LETTERING
Authentic MAC brushes are labeled "MAC ###". ### being the number of the brush. On real brushes, the lettering is printed on the handle and easily rubes off with your nail. On most FAKE brushes, the lettering is engraved into the handle and very hard to rub off. Try it.

4. BRUSH SETS
Keep in mind that MAC has never offered a set of full sized makeup brushes except until November 2006 called the Pret-a-Porter brush set and the 2008 Holiday Set for Nordstrom only. The Pret-aPorter set includes 8 full size brushes (187, 190, 129, 213, 224, 266, etc). The set comes with a black satin brush roll. So if you see a full size MAC brush set on Ebay but it doesn't have the 187 skunk brush, it's FAKE. For Christmas 2008 MAC released a full set for Nordstrom only. It came with 4 full size brushes (187, 168, 222 and 208). See photo below.
Therefore, 99% of the brand new full size MAC brush sets on are FAKE.

TRAVEL SIZE BRUSHES
MAC does make many travel size brush sets with brush numbers ending in SE. *UPDATED* - The last photo below is of a fake travel size MAC brush set I found on Ebay recently (Jan. 2008). Authentic travel brush sets usually come in sets of 5 brushes with a cute brush case, the brush handles are usually some unique color, not black. The fake set below, however comes with plain black handles and a generic looking brush roll.

5. THE SELLER
Never buy MAC products from a seller you don't trust. Sellers to watch out for are a) Newly registered sellers with no or little feedback, b) sellers in other countries such as in Asia, Australia and Canada, c) sellers selling a lot of other MAC brush sets (you have to wonder where they are getting the endless supply of brush sets). Don't let 100% feedback fool you. Look at the seller's completed listing and see if week after week they list full size MAC brush sets. That's a sign the brushes are fake!
Please do yourself a favor and click on the "View Sellers's Other Items" link on the right hand over below the sellers info. If the seller is selling other MAC or designer makeup products that week, ask yourself how this person gets their hands on cheap makeup products. 99.99% of the time everything that person is selling are FAKES.

FEEDBACK ISN'T ALWAYS RELIABLE
Plenty of people buy fake MAC brushes on Ebay without realizing it. They leave positive feedback for the seller and in turn convince more victims to buy. There are plenty of sellers with 99% or higher ratings who are selling fake MAC brushes. Bottom line - don't trust feedback. Do your research instead or buy from a store. Don't try to save money but end up paying for a fake brush set.

6. THE PRICE
$50 for a set of new and authentic MAC full size brushes? That's too good of a deal to be true!! The best way to avoid buying fake brushes on Ebay is to buy brushes one at a time, instead of in a set. I am noticing more and more fake 187 brushes on Ebay. They look very similar to the real thing except the seller seems to have an endless supply of them and happily sells them for 50% off of retail. This is a sure sign they are fake. Watch out for seller ids: "goldenseller23","dalilakahlo1","videopizazz2008", "consoledcat", "best_makeup". All their items are fake.

I opened my mac brush and yes! It all fell to the FAKE category.. the packaging, lettering, brush set thingy and the price.. yeah! It's totally FAKE! Nisemono dechuu!!! But you know what? I'm kinda cool with it. Because I bought 12 sets of brush for only 4,650円 when I could've spent 5,000円 for a single authentic one! That's a steal! Plus I only bought this 'coz of the stipling brush! I've always wanted one! Hihi.. Our local drugstore has one and it's sold for about 2,000円 for only one product! I thought it was a good idea to go for the whole set because it's almost half the price plus 11 more brushes! Neat!

Alright you guys, here are the pictures of the fake brushes I bought..

I thought the case is not cheap looking.. some says it is but I don't think so.....

I thought the brushes are really soft.. the powder brush (136) is really fluffy! The stipling (187) too! I love eeet!!! I read on an article that it sheds hair like a LOT! Hopefully that doesn't happen to me when I start using it..

I saw in one of the videos I looked up on youtube that the handle of the fake one's color is black while the real one's color is charcoal? (I forgot) But my fake brushes' color is metallic gray with tinnie tiny sparkling silvers! I thought it was cute! He he

The real one's Japan mark is not engraved while the fake one's engraved. Pshhh!

That's it you guys! Hope this post was helpful.. he he! So yeah, my question for you is,

What do you think about fake brushes?
If you ask me, I really don't care.. it's not like it's gonna ruin my face or anything! It's cheap, it looks almost exactly like the real one! So it's COOL!

I'm tagged! By LemonberryLulu! Thanks LuLu chan ♥
First up, the rules! I'll post this first.. then head on with facts about me and the people am gonna tag after this and my questions for 'em so yeah..

RULES:
1. Post these rules.
2. You must post 11 random things about yourself.
3. Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post.
4. Create 11 new questions for the people you tag to answer.
5. Go to their blog and tell them that you’ve tagged them.
6. No stuff in the tagging section about ‘you are tagged if you are reading this.’ blah blah blah, you legitimately have to tag 11 people!

Okay so, here are the 11 facts about me! Since I already posted an 'about me' page I'll just type whatever facts about me that pops right out my head that I didn't get to list there.

1. I'm right handed! Omg isn't that shocking?! lol.

2. I love coffee that I've already replaced it as my water! C'mon, it's liquid so it's fine!

3. Anime Otaku (I've noticed lately that I always stay at home watching anime even on weekends! I haven't even gone out with my friends for months! Because of watching anime! Omg! This is a problem! Not a FACT!!!)

4. I have a handsome young brotha! He he he

5. Ok, so this is just random but tell you what, I do love make up and I kinda envy those girls who 'collect' make up like they have tons and tons of make up collection but I do think that's kind of a waste 'coz you see.. make up 'expires' right? So, what I do is, I'll just buy me uhh for example a concealer or foundation once I've finished the one am using. In that way, it wouldn't be a 'waste' of money.. So that's what kind of person I am. (I do think this is a fact y'know! Hihi..)

6. I set the alarm on 6am everyday and wake up. I even wake up on 6am even if I didn't set the alarm. But on weekends! I set the alarm on 6am and don't wake up! My alarm doesn't alarm at all (or I just can't hear it Idk why?!) Even if I sleep early, still.. I wake up at around 9am or 12pm. (-_-)

7. I secretly want to be a Ninja. (SHINOBI!!! okay so now it's not a secret!)

8. I love multitasking! Example: Cooking while washing the dishes/Doing this blog while going on facebook and watching TV! Hah!

9. I hate cleaning! But I can't stand a filthy room.. so I clean and I like throwing out trash! I don't like to hoard stuff..

10. I love pugs (dog breed) I want to own one someday and name it Pakkun or Plu!

11. Okay! last! I love brocolli and I don't get it when people don't like it! I think it's really yummy! It's nutritious too! I think it's the mini tree of life!

That's done! Phew.. alrighty then, onto the questions the tagger asked.
1. Italian or Chinese food? what's your favorite dish?
Both. Yes! Both baby!!!
2. Skinny jeans or flared jeans?
Hmm.. tricky.. I'd do both!
3. Do you use regular foundation or BB cream or both?
Both again!
4. Hello Kitty or rilakkuma? why?
Rilakkuma.. ok actually Rilakkuma's subbordinate, Korilakkuma! I still like Hello Kitty but I think it's just too mainstream lol.
5. What style do you dress in?
Casual I guess.. when I do dress up like going out, I like dressing up as a school girl (lol) Or a goody goody type of girl even though that kinda opposes my attitude me he he
6. Whose your favorite music artist?
Perfume (Well I guess they're my fav for now 'coz I never get tired listening to edge)
7. Asian dramas or Anime? What's your current favorite?
Anime! Naruto and Fairy Tail oh and Another muahahaha!
8. What's your preference for food? Salty, sweet or spicy?
This is tough.. 'coz I like everything!
9. Who does your family consist of?
I live with my dad so yeah.. me, my dad and half brotha!
10. When did you start wearing makeup on a regular basis?
When I was urghh.. 18. Yep, I became a regular! lol.
11. Are you a cat or dog person, or neither? Do you own any pets of your own?
I'm more of a dog person.. I love cats too, we used to have one back in the Phils. but I prefer dogs 'coz they're more friendly! And it's fun playing with 'em!

I dunno if these 'facts' I just posted are the facts I've already postes like some time ago 'coz I didn't get to backtrack but what the heck! (^v^ )v

11 questions! (*in my mind* Do I have to?! Urghh.. What to ask?! What to ask?!?!)

1. What is your favorite song atm?
2. What is your favorite past time? Besides facebook y'know.
3. What do you like most about yourself? (Example: is it your face? attitude? etc..)
4. Who do you go to when things turn out quite sucky?
5. Do you like someone atm? hi hi hi
6. What's your talent?
7. What is your favorite FAVORITE skincare product? Tell me yo secret onto being so so pretteh!
8. What style do you prefer? Gyaru, Normal(Casual), Lolita, Gothic, Visual Kei?
9. Are you a crafty type of person?
10. Do you love cooking?
11. What is the meaning of life?

The chosen ones!
Amandine
Banny
Bonny
Camilla
Cris
Christina
Crystal
Fanny
Joanyan
Rina
Surya

Hey girls! You've just been tagged! I don't know if some of you guys do this but if you have the time.. I think it'll be fun! Except for the tagging part.. it took me a lot of time! Haha just kidding! (^v^ )v

Today I just got a haircut! And it's a big change because I never had this cut since I was in my 2nd year of highschool. ヾ(＠＾(∞)＾＠)ノ

I kinda feel bad about my hair ~ but, when I saw that look from the magazine, I told the hair dresser to do it! The style is pretty cool.. kinda more 'otona' and I wanted that since I'll be turning 20 this year.. mehehehe! I'm so excited! 'Coz 20 years old in Japan is the adult stage unlike in America, Philippines and other countries where the adult stage is '18'. So yeah.. nuff 'bout that here is my new hair ~

そうよ！すげぇよ！髪の毛短くなっちゃったんだもう！！！ヾ(＠^▽^＠)ﾉ

Back view

This is a random photo but guys! Did you see that?! Did you just see that?!?! Omg!





That's my cousin's face.. so creepy..... eeeeek!

Good morning guys! So yeah.. somethin' crazy happened yesterday while I was on my way home from work and I'll never forget this ever my whole life. I finally got my key and you cannot imagine where I just found it!

While I was on my way to the bus stop.. I found it hanging on some strangers gate/fence! (It happened in Hasuda folks and am from Iwatsuki so it's pretty far..) At first I was like, oh my god am I high like?! Is it just my imagination 'coz that's my key!!! My freakin' house key!!! What's it doing there?!?! And then like the dog is barking at me! The dog's pretty scary 'coz it's pretty mad at me Idk why! I'm really nice to dogs how could that bitch be so meaaan (Ｔ＿Ｔ) oh okay so the dog was being a bitch right so I had to come up with a scheme to get the key 'coz the key fell and it fell inside so it's kinda hard to reach by foot so I'll had to get it by hand but the killer dog's in the way so yeah.. If I reach it by hand that bitch will def bite me with no hesitation! So I came up with a scheme where am pretending to chase the bitch so it'll start to run around and it was a success! (I even tried talking to it but it was like, 'Shut up you cunt! Get outta my masters territory!!!') And I can't believe it! I finally got it! My key!!! I got it back!!! Huraaah!!!!! o(^▽^)o

I made me a new theme! And it's based on my new all time favorite anime Fairy Tail! If you're a Fairy Tail fan like me and you're interested in the font I just used, it's called Crown Title (´0ﾉ｀*)

Oh okay.. now onto the review. These are the products I'll be reviewing today, Palty's Gel liner and Gold Pencil Liner.

Guess I'll start with the Pencil Eyeliner. It's pretty pigmented, and not something you would expect from a cheap product. Here's what the swap looks like on my hand.

I'd give it a ★★★★☆ out of 5 stars! 'Coz it applies smoothly, it's pigmented and it's blendable (btw, is blendable even on the dictionary? lol)! It's a 4 'coz it's not that kind of product that you'd be able to say, 'oh my gosh this is it!'

Next is..... the Gel Liner. Here's what it looks like out of the package and here's a swap of it on my hand.

I never thought it'd be a glitter gel liner so it's kinda cool.. I love things that're glittery. It's not in jet black color but it's kinda grayish black. It's easy to apply, it's buildable but you have to put several coats just so you can achieve that dark black color but I eventually gave up so I just applied liquid liner on top. But it's pretty okay since it's not the type of gel liner that dries on your eyelids easily. You can put several coats on top without it having to dry on your lids so it's okay! Plus it doesn't smudge that easily!

So I'd give it a ★★★★☆ too! o(^▽^)o

Oh yeah.. here's how it looked like when I applied it onto my eye! But I kinda cheated with the gel liner 'coz I applied liquid liner on top. I used the Pencil Liner onto the inner corners of me eyez.

Both cheap! Both did a good job! Oh and hey! Extra pictures!!!