I couldn’t stop staring at this photograph of Anna Kendrick in the April issue of UK Glamour Magazine. I love it. I love everything about it. The soft jumper she has on, the pleated lace skirt, and the gorgeous blue leather platforms… it all seems to effortless and girly at the same time. I’d replaced the poodle with a dog of another breed, but that’s just me. Massively loving this outfit.
I like lists. Lists are usually what keep me organized. So I should make a list before I run around like a headless chicken panicking over everything. So here are things I need to do before the big move.
1. Apply for a long stay visa. This is going to give me much grief and headache.
2. Apply for a international driving permit.
3. Make a pair of prescription sunglasses.
4. Buy a new pair of jeans.
5. Pack, but I’ll probably only start this a week before.
6. Figure out how to get my iMac over.
7. Remove my last wisdom tooth so it’ll stop giving me grief.
8. Lose a lot of weight.
9. Learn to cook basic, edible Asian food.
10. Learn to do some housework, because I am dumb and don’t know how to.
11. Find my diploma. It’s hiding somewhere.
12. Replace my absolutely destroyed debit card.
45 days and counting.
Remember when I said a family friend came back from the States? Well, of course I had to send him off with a mini shopping list for me. I didn’t want too many things, because it was a business trip and it didn’t sit right to have him hunting around for the stuff I want. So what random things did decide to get?
The first was L’Oreal Infallible Lip Colour in Linda’s Beige. It’s a dark nude, and I think it’s a tad too dark for me, but when I layered a light lipstick over it, it seemed to be just the right colour. It’s really long lasting, however, if you happen to not use the top coat, do not, under any circumstances, smack your lips together. They will stick and the colour may peel off. I love the compact, though. And I do wish tremendously that the shades of the compact would actually match the shade of the lip colour so that I can order the darn things online without having to guess what colour would suit me.
Next up is something that I was thinking whether or not I should get. Firstly, I really wanted to try something from Philosophy, but I’m currently using up all the soap I got from a Lush haul that I didn’t want to get their soaps (but oh, so tempting!). So I tried getting something a little bit more safe, a lip gloss. This lip gloss, Cinnamon Buns, is a clear gloss with yellow/gold shimmer. It goes on so smooth and is not sticky like how other glosses can be.
Oh, but the taste. I love cinnamon, but this… this just made me crinkle my nose. I’d still use it, cause it’s such an amazing gloss, but maybe I’ll air it out a bit, so the smell isn’t so strong…
The last up from my haul from the States is the Eyes Lips Face a.k.a. ELF blush and bronzer duo. I haven’t tried this out yet, merely swatched it, so I have no clue if it lasts or how the colour goes on. But I must say it’s really pigmented from the swatches, and I absolutely adore the packaging. The mirror is a wonderful sized mirror and it’ll be a great thing to keep in the handbag when I’m having a night out.
Assuming I carry a bag, because I usually don’t. Unless I have to carry an umbrella, which then annoys me.
Coming up…
Regarding my other post, the one where I was deciding on what to wear for Chinese New Year… Drumroll, please, because I have decided! Here’s a quick sneak peek of what I did get in the end. It came in a sack, can you imagine? Probably because I ordered with my sister and 90% of what was in the sack was her stuff. I will, of course, do a proper outfit post when the new year rolls around, so you guys will have to wait and see how it looks like on me! Now, how to lose as much weight as possible till then… I guess munching on this popcorn isn’t going to work, is it?
Chinese New Year. It’s coming up. In 2011, it’ll be on the 3rd of February. And there is a custom where the clothes that you wear have to be new, to bring in the new year. So it’s time for me to go clothes shopping, again. I’m not very good at that. It’s difficult because I’m quite meaty, so a lot of clothes don’t fall nicely on me, or I don’t feel comfortable in them, so I end up looking bad due to the lack of confidence.
Anyway, my wonderful little fingers went online and searched high and low for dresses that I can wear during the festivities. I’m only allowing myself one dress because I don’t wear dresses often, so I don’t want a whole bunch of them sitting in my closet, only taken out once or twice in the year.
1. Georgette Frill Front Blouse Dress in Cream from ASOS
2. Printed Tea Dress from ASOS
3. Tailored Peter Pan Collar Dress in Navy/Cream from ASOS
4. Tailored Fit and Flare Dress in Terracotta from ASOS
5. Tailored Short Sleeve Ponti Fit And Flare Dress in Cafe Cream from ASOS
6. Capelet Bodycon Dress in Blue from ASOS
7. Jill of All Trades Dress in VP from Mod Cloth
8. Spots of Luck Dress from Mod Cloth
9. The Golden Ruler Dress from Mod Cloth
What do you guys think? I can’t choose! I love them all! Though I don’t think I’ll be able to wear the Golden Ruler Dress, because it’s black, and black is forbidden in my family during the Chinese New Year period. Argh! How do I choose from all of this?!
#nooblife 
