Kawaii Box | Review + GIVEAWAY

*teleports back into the blogosphere*

Hi, worst blogger to ever exist reporting back. Yes, yes I know I owe you babes a lot of explaining. A. WHOLE. LOT. I pinky swears I'll tell you guys everything later~  Roger that. Please hold the tomato throwing and name calling to the end of the post and no flash photography, please---because it's about to get kawaii up in here~

The Kawaii Box folks have been so ever so kind with me to send me yet another Kawaii Box stuffed with the cutest goodies to share with you, babes~ If you're not familiar with Kawaii Box they are a monthly subscription box that delivers a little slice of kawaii straight to your doorstep. From adorable stationary to irresistible Japanese sweet treats there's literally a little something for everyone to enjoy. For just $17.30 a month it's a little hard to say no don't you think?

Well you may just change your mind after you see the adorable things that came in my own Kawaii Box. So off to the review we go~

♡2016 Desktop Calendar♡
This adorable calendar is sure to keep my procrastinating butt in line this semester. How can one not stay organize when they have adorable stationary and cute critters on their side~

♡Cute X-Mas Card Set♡
 Um is it really February already, because I swear it feels like December was just a breath away yesterday. Well no worries here this little snow man is wishing you babes a Merry Early Christmas from me to you. You can never be too early, right?

 ♡X-Mas Puffy Stickers♡
Christmas and the holiday cheer might have already been swept under the rug, but these puffy stickers sure still look so darn cute~

♡Ice Skating Pen♡
This you guys may be the cutest pen I've ever owned. Writing is so much easier when your pen nis wearing cute shoes~

♡Nora Band Highlighters Set♡
Who knew highlighters look so much better with cute animals playing instruments. Little calico cats playing trumpets? I'll have a 100 please~

♡Squishy Charm♡
Stressed out? Squeeze this squishy and feel the stress melt away~

♡Strawberry Pocky♡
Two words. Strawberry. Pocky. Must I say anything else?

♡Fruity Hair Clips♡
While I feel like these hair clips would suit a little girl much better, but I'm not gonna lie I can't wait to wear the watermelon clip in my hair during the summer. Watermelon fever~

♡Bunny Pouch♡
Current this little bunny is perfect for holding all my bathroom essentials. You babes know how I am about bunnies---the more bunnies in my life the better~

♡Harijaku Bag Charm♡
If your bag needs a little spicing up this pastel charm will sure do the thing.

♡Peas In A Pod Plush♡
Unzip that little pod and you'll find the cutest little trio of peas smiling back at you~

I hope the cuteness of this post didn't kill you just yet, because you babes can probably guess what I'm going to say next. I'll give you a hint it starts with a 'G'. If you guessed giveaway you babe are absolutely correct and I'm so excited to announce that Kawaii Box offered to give one of you lovelies a Kawaii Box of your own~

Entering the contest is super easy! All what you cuties have to do is enter your e-mail address in the rafflecopter gadget below then BAM before you know it you've entered to win some kawaii goodness of your own. There's also additional ways to gain more entries if you'd like to increase your chance at winning, but those are completely optional so don't feel pressured to do them if you don't want to! You could always follow your girl here to help a sister out though *wink* *wink* But, I'll love you babes regardless whatever you do~

If you're interested in checking out Kawaii Box for yourself you can always check them out here.

Good luck babes~

p.s. I promise I'll explain my "mini" disappearance in the next upcoming post, but until then babes---stay lovely and do well today.



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Miss Manga | Mascara Review

Experimenting with different mascara never gets old. If a little black tube is going to promise longer, thicker, and luscious lashes that will flutter me to the moon and back there's no doubt that baby is going in my shopping basket. Although I have already found my it mascara---Tarte's lights, camera, flashes (a.k.a. the ultimate mascara of all time---read my review here)---it definitely is not in the budget to fork over 20 bucks every time I was in desperate need for a new tube. So it was back to the drawing board drug store for this little missy where things are conveniently more affordable~

After seeing the Miss Manga mascara by L'Oreal on commercials non-stop since the break started I knew I definitely wanted to give this mascara a go. The Miss Manga mascara is Japanese inspired and promises to give your eyes that doll like look which is often seen in Japanese manga as the girls are always drawn with a luscious and full set of lashes that help them appear very doll like, innocent, and very feminine. Hence the name Miss Manga.

"Hello, Miss Manga step into the world of oversized, over the top lash volume" 

I don't know about you, but all of that sounds good to me~

 
Color/Formula: This mascara comes in three shades: Brown, Black, and Blackest Black. I always tend to gravitate towards Blackest Black as I like to make my lashes as dark as possible as I feel like it creates an eye-opening effect and makes your eyes appear bigger than they really are. The formula of this mascara is very creamy and glides on the lashes with ease. I accidentally purchased the water proof formula (oops), but the good thing is no smudges here. My mascara stays in place all day without a smudge in sight~

Application: The brush of this mascara is quite unique as it is cone shaped. The brush is also designed to have 360 degrees flexibility to make application more easier as well as achieve that volumnized look. But, if I'm being honest here I found the brush to feel more flimsy instead of flexible so I could do without that part. I found myself re-applying various coats (I lost count) of mascara until I achieved the look I wanted. This is definitely something I was not a fan of.

The Look: This mascara does not lie and delivers on its word. My lashes did appear fuller and the volume this mascara gave me really blew me away. My eyes appeared bigger and lets be honest here who doesn't want perfect doll like lashes?

PROS: Fuller lashes, volumnizes, creates a cute and doll like look, long lasting, and very affordable ($5.99 at certain drug stores and retails for $7.99)!

CONS: Flimsy brush

RATING: 4/5
★★★★☆

Overall, while the application may be annoying at times due to the brush I really like this mascara. If you are patient this mascara really pays off with doll eye look~

Have you ever tried the Miss Manga mascara out? What are your thoughts?

Don't forget to enter my kawaii giveaway! Don't miss out~ You can find it here!

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Blippo | The Kawaii Review + Giveaway

Cute things. My one sole weakness and sworn enemy to my wallet. So you can only imagine when Blippo too kindly sent me a few of their items I was over the moon. I mean who can say no to such kawaiiness?! Okay, okay enough with the jibber jabber and off to the review we go~

Rilakkuma Rice Crackers: Let me start off by saying I have never had rice crackers before and it is safe to say I am ADDICTED~ Crunchy. Salty. Cute. What more could I ask for in a snack?! I'm munching on these adorable rice crackers as we speak and the only thing that saddens me is that I'm on my last pack *sobs* Time to order some more of these little babies~

Oh, yeah and look at the adorable Rilakkuma and his friends~ I don't think I can bear to throw the packaging away!

Hello Kitty Beauty Scissors: These Hello Kitty scissors are your nails best friends. The curved blade helps with precision and the bow---well that's just there to make these scissors EXTRA adorable~

Puccho Chewy Gummy Candy: I am a candy fanatic---by that I mean I might or might not have the biggest sweet tooth in the whole world. When I popped one of these in my mouth I was really surprised at how different Japanese candy is from American candy. This candy was very chewy and milky (if that makes any sense) while American candy tends to be more soft and packed with SUGAR. I really did love the contrast and the grapefruit chews were surprisingly very refreshing. I can't wait to try out more flavors~

I also think the little green man on the packaging is so cute and I just want to keep him in my pocket~ Do you think you can spot him in the picture?

BK Glow In The Dark Nail Polish: Have you ever heard of glow in the dark nail polish? Well neither have I until this little baby arrived in my life~ I feel like my nails are ready and spaced out~ Another thing that really surprised me about this product is that I've been wearing this nail polish for almost a week now and not a single chip! Um yes please I'll have a hundred~

Oh and if there's a power outage my nails will be ready. Nails lead the way~

If you are interested in checking out this kawaii fest you can check out the Blippo shop here~

Oh, did you think I was going to leave you cuties out? Well you missy or mister are wrong because you all have a chance to enter this kawaii giveaway to win some adorable stuff of your own!

Included in this kawaii giveaway are the following prizes:
Hello Kitty Beauty Scissors
Pocky Chocolate Biscuts
Heart Shaped Macaroon Phone Charm

Thank you so much for reading, cuties! See you soon~

xxx

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Makeup Magic | The Makeup Wand

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Can you imagine waving a magic wand and POOF your makeup miraculously and flawlessly appears on your face. No more stabbing your lovely eyeballs with those blasted mascara wands or blending your eye shadow for 542784402 hours until it's perfectly right. I am sorry to say I have not discovered such magic, but when I do I surely will tell you and have one delivered right to your doorstep. Sadly, I am not Harry Potter, but maybe even the magic world will be impressed with this little gem of a product. 

Magic she says? What is this bumbling buffoon talking about? Well I'll tell you what! While this makeup wand may not contain any real magic it does contain six mini beauty products. Two lipsticks, two eye shadows, a blush, and a highlighter. You throw this wizardry of a product in your bag and you can do your makeup anywhere and anytime~ 

This product was released by a beauty brand called sugar and I'll be quite frank before this I had never heard of it and quite hesitant on buying this as I was afraid it would be absolute rubbish. But, my dear sweet mother saw me eyeing up this little baby and bought it for me (Mom you're going to spoil me rotten!) and as I've been really into experimenting with my makeup lately I was really excited to try this out for you guys. 

To my surprise I was blatantly wrong and each of the products are beautifully pigmented. The lipsticks either come in a deep berry punch or a brown nude lip. The eye shadows come in a neutral golden champagne and a dark chocolaty brown. The only way I can think to describe the blush is that it is very. . .pink. It adds a school girl flush to your cheeks, but I personally like that look as I'm always applying too much blush for my own good. The last little bit is a highlighter that comes in a iridescent white. When applied to the face it is quite sheer and has a subtle shimmer. Come on, who doesn't love a little shimmer?

What I really love about this product is how it is packaged in such an interesting way. It really was an experience to use, because it truly feels like you are drawing on your face with a giant crayon. A giant crayon wand that grants you your make up wishes~  

The only sole thing I found frustrating was how difficult it was to blend the eye shadows. All the products have a creamy consistency and I've always had problems blending cream based shadows as I find them impossible to blend! But, after a few Q tips and my handy dandy eye shadow brush I got the situation under control so I personally didn't find that as a deal breaker for me, because the colors are gorgeous and really brighten up the eyes.

Eeep! I think I've yapped your ears off enough for one day, but before I go I wanted to share with you the day time I look created using this product. I think anyone can rock this natural, but dewy look. Overall I was pleasantly surprised by this little magic makeup wand and I think its a pretty rad to have in your bag. You never know when you need to touch up or need to do your make up on the go~

I hope you all are having a lovely Sunday!
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Kiss&Tell: impress nails reveiw

I know- I know what you're thinking. The band wagon, the train itself, and all the kings men&horses have taken off for this one. These nails were all the rage last summer, but I've never been the type to keep up with nail art. An admirer from afar, yes (I even have a pintrest board to prove it!).  . .but I am not capable of such things. Give me a bottle of nail polish and you will have nail polish where it should not be. So the nails that I currently have on my hands have just been absolute heaven~

If you have no idea what impress nails are I'll fill you in. They are basically artificial nails that come in a bottle that hold about 24 nails in a variety of sizes to best fit your natural nails. Now, wait before you walk away and groan that fake nails are just not worth the hassle I think you'll change your mind once you hear this. There's no glue! Yes, you heard me right. No glue! Not even the bittiest drop. Each nail simply has a sticky adhesive to fit snugly on each of your nail beds. You can have a perfect manicure in a few mere minutes in the comforts of your own home. Quite "impressive", huh? (Did you catch what I did, right there? Heh heh~)

They truly are easy to apply as long as you're not a bumbling ninny like I was and threw out the instructions in an eager attempt to be one more step closer to having flawless nails as long as you follow the instructions. Which are easy as 1,2,3 (I promise! If I can do it, anybody can). The product states that you can wear the nails for up to a week. I've had them on for three days without a single problem or threat of them falling off. They've survived through my everyday activities, washing, and screaming children (a.k.a. my sisters). That's got to say something, right? They come in an assortment of designs and cute patterns to choose from. The one pictured above is in the shade of "Kiss&Tell" which I completely adore. The shade of pastel pink and ombre effect are just so pretty. I'm in love~

What kind of nail fashion are you rocking?

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