Nails: Zoya Wednesday, Shelby, Ziv

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FInally got around swatching Zoya nail polishes that I got a while back~ 

I do love that they are all very vibrant and opaque, but I noticed alot of the swatches that are on Zoya's website are lighter than the actual shade. 

I thought Wednesday would be more of pastel minty shade but ended up being more of a creamy pine green, Shelby is like a hot baby pink and Ziv is gold with micro gold glitter. Overall they are pretty shades but since I was hoping Wednesday and Shelby to be pastel shades, sorta disappointed. I do hope Zoya would make more of true pastel shades.  

Photo DIary: Ice Castle

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Last week was terribly cold here in the midwest due to the arctic winds, the northern part of MN got up to -40F!! I never lived anywhere that got this cold so it was terrible... lol literary every part of your body hurts from the sharp cold wind, any exposed skin felt like its been slapped with needles D; 

I been dying to see this attraction Ice Castle next to the Mall of America, we have chosen the wrong date to go to there, we ended up going there on one of the coldest day this winter,, what were we thinking?! lol 

But it was worth it cause it was ridiculously beautiful but I dont think I got to fully enjoy cause I forgot my mitten and hat end up getting wind burns on my face from just being out for like 10 min in -3F weather cause it was super windy :(

Being surrounded by all the ice it literally felt like I was in a meat freezer with wind chill that made it feel like -20F lol I couldn't keep my face straight cause it was way too cold to pose... LOL

This is what Zach looked like lol like a ninja! He was super prepared for this cold just like all Minnesotan were with the weather being in the negatives -F you really need to cover your face or you will get wind burns like I did.. XP

I felt like I was in the arctics being surrounded by the Ice Castles, felt surreal. If you have a chance to go see an Ice Castle it will be a memorable one for sure :)

Thanks for reading my photo diary~

XOXO

eki

Winner to Holika Holika giveaway!

Hello

Thank you to those who entered in my giveaway, there are more to come!

Congratulation 

AMIRA 

 I have sent you an email, please respond within 4 days or I will randomly choose another winner.

Please stay tuned for the next giveaway :)

XOXO

eki

Review & FOTD: Holika Holika fotd & GIVEAWAY!

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Today I wanted to share with you are review on the item used for this look!

Thank you Pretty and cute for providing me Holika Holika items for a review and a giveaway! 

please click below for the full post ♥

Recent hauls: Zoya, Julep, mint iphone case

H A U L !

 Got my 3 Zoya polish from their free deal!

 I really love the colors ^^ I will swatch them for you after I wear them~

I also got my JULEP January Maven box

• Mindy: Porcelain pink sheer
• Bethany: Electric neon orange pink crème
• Hand and Cuticle Stick: Moisturize and protect in one easy no-mess step. Restore the youthful appearance of your hands with a peptide punch to strengthen and repair your skin. Vitamins C and E nourish and soothe.
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I am still obsessed mint color..... ;P 

 An iphone case with bow, lace, pearl and MINT color, everything I love all in one lol

I got it from eBay for only $4!!

Winner announcement for kawaii giveaway

Hello!

This Kawaii giveaway closed tonight and I have randomly selected a winner!

Congratulation

Thuy Vo!

I have sent you an email, please respond within 4 days or another winner will be selected.

Thank you so much to those who entered! Please stay tuned for the next giveaway :)

XOXO

eki

Preview: Pretty and Cute product review

Just a sneak peek at my next post 

Its going to be a review on some of the beauty products from Pretty and Cute  plus a special giveaway to a one lucky reader, please stay tuned! ♥

ekiLove is now OPEN

hello hello

My handmade store ekilove is now open ^_^

Always, thank you for your support & LOVE

XOXO

eki

Handmade LOVE: ekiLove

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Decided to get ready to reopen my Handmade store ekiLove again~ ^_^ I missed making creations as it is one of my beloved pastime, its really rewarding to create something with my hands and  to have someone to love them :) 

To those who have supported my handmade creations in the past and those who have been waiting for me to reopen 

THANK YOU for your support!

Going to reorganize my online store for the Grand re-opening, hopefully I can get the store in working condition by Sunday! Also I wanted to share some of the new creations that I have been working on.

XOXO

eki

click below for the post!

Review: LUCIDO-L Milk Jam Hair Color in Milk Tea

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I wanted to share with you one of the hair dye I used few months ago while I was in Japan that I forgot to share with you... sorry ^^;; 

LUCIDO-L Milk Jam Hair Color in Classic milk tea

contains honey, collagen, pearl extract, silk essence and tsubaki oil contents, nourishes your hair while coloring. With special formula to minimize the odor arise during coloring. 

This dye is made by Mandom Corp, its supposed to be bleach-in dye meaning there is traces of bleach already mixed in with the hair dye. It supposed to lift your hair color few shades lighter at the same time coloring your hair. I choose the color in Classic milk tea since if you know me I LOVE ash tone brown lol

What I think?

I had high expectation since I looked through reviews on Cosme.net before I bought this dye since it was voted #1 hair dye on their website due to high review feedback from actual users.

 Lets start with what I liked first, I liked that it didnt irritate my skin, it was easy to apply due to the dye coming with a comb in applicator, after dying my hair it felt smooth and did not feel like it dried out or damage my hair and one box of this dye was enough to cover all my hair. Ok now with what I didnt like about it, as with most hair dye it never turns out like the box color or the color they suggested that it will turn out... even though it has bleach in it it really didnt lift my roots as light as I hoped for, I didnt feel like the color was ashy enough either. The only part of my hair seemed like a true ash tone was my ends where it was bleached in the past, that part looked beautifully colored ash brown and all other parts were medium to light brown shade with hint of ash tone.

Color:

☆☆★★★ 

Did manage to color bleached hair to a nice ash tone brown but the darker new growth just turned out to be brown with slight ash tone, doesnt really look like it evened out my hair color.

Application:

★★★★★ 

Really easy to apply

consistency:  

☆★★★★

easy to blend creamy liquid

Overall:

  ☆☆★★★ 

OVERALL:

I liked that this dye didnt damage my hair it kept my hair looking shiny and didnt dry out my hair but the down side is that if your hair is black to dark brown it really doesn't turn out to be true ash tone brown but more like caramel tone brown shade with slight ash tone. I would say this dye would be perfect if you've bleached your hair in the past and you want to tone your hair to a ash tone or if you have a black hair and simply want to dye your hair to nice medium brown shade then it'll be a perfect dye for you! ^_^

  

with natural lights

with indoor lights

Still on a quest for perfect diy hair dyes.... lol!

well hope the review helped you decide~
thanks for stopping by♥

XOXO

eki

Giveaway: Kawaii Giveaway

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Gosh I can't believe it has been 2 months since I have been back from Japan already! Time just seems to pass by so fast! During my trip, I picked up few things to giveaway to one lucky reader to show my appreciation to my sweet readers~ ^__^ 

Click below to enter ♥

Review: Julep Quick Dry Polish Drop & Robin swatch

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I wanted to share swatches of JULEP polish in Robin

and a review of their Quick Dry Polish Drops

ROBIN

Finish · Crème

Color Description

Robin's egg blue crème.

What makes Julep Nail Color so great?

Julep Nail Color is “4-free” and does not contain formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, toluene, or DBP. Our professional chip-resistant formulation is fast drying and highly pigmented. Julep nail color is a fun way to make the season’s latest shades accessible to everyone. And because we’ve tested our trend-setting toxin-free colors and products in over 100,000 manicures and pedicures in our parlors, we have a good idea of what works and what our clients love.

What I think?

I been wanting a creme pastel turquoise polish and when I saw this shade in Julep I had to get it. One thing I was slightly disappointed is the shade. In their website promo photo its looks like a perfect baby pastel turquoise but when I received it in person, its actually looks quite vibrant with a few shades darker than their stock polish photo. On nails it looks like slightly creamy turquoise, goes on very vibrant and opaque, definitely does not go on like a baby shade so please beware. Overall if you are looking for turquoise polish this would be perfect! 

Julep stock photo of Robin

QUICK DRY POLISH DROPS

 A few of these game-changing quick-dry drops will leave your manicure touchably smudge-free much sooner. Includes conditioning ingredients such as Vitamin E and Sweet Almond Oil to nourish and hydrate nails.

What I think?

I hate messing up a freshly dried nails so any products that will fasten the process I am always happy to try. This liquid consist of mixture of oils that makes the nail polish dry faster. Rosewood oil, almond oil, rice bran oil, lavender oil, ylang ylang oil and vitamin E to be exact. It smells does smell like mixture of florally lavender, surprisingly with all the oils in this product it doesnt feel really oily and it dries into your skin. They instructs to apply 1-2 drops on each nail one minute after final polish application. I would say it does help the nails to dry faster, but remember its not instant lol If it takes 10 min for a nails to fully dry on its own, I would say this will cut the process to 6 min.

Thanks for stopping by hope you like the review ^^

XOXO

eki