Review: Warby Parker

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Today I wanted to share this amazing company Warby Parker in this post! I heard about this wonderful company from a friend and I ended up buying a pair from them so I want to share them with you all since they are amazing! This is for you glasses wearers out there~

why buy from Warby Parker?

With buying a pair of glasses it really is hard buying a pair of glasses via online so I have talked about Warby Parker in the past since they offer amazing try at home programs before you buy your pair of glasses at no charge!

This how it works: choose 5 pairs to try on, put in your credit card so that they know that you are a real person trying on their glasses, dont worry you wont get charged only a temporary $1 charge so that they know that your credit card is real account, within 2-3 days you'll have your 5 pairs delivered to your home then you'll have 5 days to test them out before you mail them back with their repaid free return postage!

FREE try-ons ♥

Virtual Try-on ♥

Cant decide which pair to try on? use their Virtual Try-on app! upload your photo and you can get an idea of what it'll look like :D

Affordable price ♥

If you wear glasses you know how expensive they can get,,  But all of their frames will already include anti-reflective prescription lenses!  

My vision is really bad so for high prescription lenses, you can pay additional $30 for Ultra Thin High Index 1.67 Lenses. Cant beat this price! :)

Buy a pair, GIVE a pair ♥

When you buy a pair of glasses from Warby Parker they'll give a pair of glasses to someone else that is in need of a glasses! I love company with good ethics that creates positive impacts in our world, they have my support!

These are the pairs I got~

Wanna know what I ended up getting after trying of these 5 pairs? CHAPMAN! I've chosen it cause it was super light weight made with titanium and it had a nose bridge pads which I need due to my asian nose... (lack of nose bridge) lol This pair felt so comfortable I just had to get it~ 

So happy I found a glasses that feels right, looks nice, they are good quality frames that didnt break my wallet and also it feels good to buy from them!

well hope this helps! Good luck finding your pair! ♥

XOXO

eki

  
disclaimer:
I am not sponsored by warby parker, I am just here to share this awesome company/store with you all! :)

Neo Queen brown winner

Congratulation 

to Tammy!

I have sent you and koreabigeye with an email, please respond with your info~

Thank you everyone who entered in this mini giveaway please stay tuned for the next time :)

XOXO

eki

Review: NEO COSMO 4 TONE QUEEN BROWN

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Im sorry for the long absence, today I wanted share my review on Neo queen brown contact lens. This lens was kindly sent as a review purpose by KoreaBigEye. 

Also please stay tuned for 1 lucky winner to win a pair of this lens at the end of the post! :)

NEO COSMO 4 TONE QUEEN BROWN  

 DIA 14.2

Water Content 45%

Power 0.00 to -10.00

Poly2-HEMA

Disposable 1 year (Yearly)

What I think?

Been looking for comfortable & natural looking brown lens and I would say this lens feels comfortable enough that I forget I have contacts on and the lens pattern blends nicely into my natural eye color really well and brings out some depths into my brown eyes! If you are looking for vibrant and opaque lens this isnt it, the color will be very subtle but natural.

Overall:

I love that the lens diameter is 14.2mm since its only slightly larger than my actual iris so it creates a natural enlargement, the color is very subtle and blends in to my natural brown eye color really well and its really comfortable! I really like this lens so far :)

Pros:

Comfortable

unique patterns and shade

looks natural

Con:

nothing!

Comfort: 10/10

color/vibrancy: 5/10

enlargements: 5/10

Its finally started to get somewhat warm here! So decided to take some photos outdoor~ ^^

I cant WAIT for the SPRING to come here!! (itching to wear cute sandals and dresses) lol

Now on this the giveaway!
a lucky winner will win this exact pair of brand new Neo Queen lens in brown in you choice Power 0.00 to -10.00
open to anyone in the world ;)

closes on 4/14/13

GOOD LUCK!

XOXO
eki

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Disclaimer:

This contact lens and the giveaway is sponsored by KoreaBigEye. The lens were sent as a review purpose. I am not paid to review this item, just sharing my opinions with you guys! ^__^

belated announcement of giveaway winner!

Hi everyone!

I am TRULY SORRY for the belated announcement of the winner to my 4th blog anniversary giveaway!

Congratulation to Anna!

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

Thank you to all of you who entered in this giveaway ^__^

please keep your eyes open for the next giveaway!

XOXO

eki

Review: SANTEN FX NEO eyedrops

Today I wanted to share my little obession with eyedrops... lol

I have reviewed Japanese eyedrops in the past, this time I wanted to review SANTEN Sante FX Neo eyedrops! As a glasses and contact wearer, for me eyedrops are a MUST HAVE item. They help me relieve fatigue/strained eyes, prevents red eyes and alleviates dry eyes. 

Since 1991 Sante FX series are an eye drop with a powerful refreshing effect that was revolutionary among over-the-counter products at the time. Became one of the staples of eyedrops in Japan but its not for the faint of heart since the cooling intensity is very strong but with all that power it immediately alleviates the eyes. 

I had to get this Limited Evangelion edition cause I LOVE AYANAMI Rei lol 

About SANTEN

Since its foundation in 1890, Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. has contributed to the protection and improvement of people's eyesight and health. Santen's integrated operations extend from research and development to production and sales of prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals.

What is this eyedrop good for?

Eye strain, conjunctival congestion, itchy eyes, prevention of eye diseases (after swimming and when dust or sweat enters the eyes), inflammation of the eye due to ultraviolet light or other optical radiation(snow blindness etc.), blurred vision (severe eye discharge), sore eyelids, irritation caused by contact lenses

	Contain effective active ingredients that help to relieve eye fatigue
	Maximum concentrations* of amino acids (taurine, Potassium L-aspartate) are contained. It also contains neostigmine methylsulfate which improves focus adjustment. Sante FX is highly effective for eye fatigue and red-eye relief offering a refreshing and long lasting cooling sensation.

What I think?

Since Sante FX Neo is level 5 their highest level of cooling sensation it is indeed shockingly minty, but the more you use it the more you get used to the sensation and most likely you will get addicted to the minty sensation lol If your eyes were tired or irritated before this eye drop, after 2-3 drop per eyes wait few seconds before you open your, eyes make sure to roll your eyes around to get the eyedrops evenly distributed then open your eyes. Your eyes will feel like it took a power nap and are refreshingly rejuvenated  :)

Also there is no scent or taste so that is a PLUS in my book lol

If you ever tried Rohto eyedrops especially Z! you will find that they are similar in their performance and their cooling sensation. Overall I love both Santen and Rohto eyedrop evenly.

Overall:

I give it 5 out of 5 

especially a must have for glasses and contact wearer (you with bad vision) lol

Packaging ♥♥♥♥♥

Made very well, feels solid, cap closes tightly

 

Alleviates red eyes and dry eyes ♥♥♥♥♥

got rid of my red eye after few minutes 

Cooling sensation ♥♥♥♥♥

at first intense but after nice minty feeling lasts for a while

My eyedrops all stars! 

Rohto Lycee is the weakest one in terms of cooling sensation, Z! and FX Neo is about head to head with their effective and cooling sensation ^_^

well hope this helps!

XOXO

eki

ekiLove: new creations!

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New creations are finally added in ekiLove

Please checkout ekiLove blog for more info with current promotions and discounts!

XOXO

eki

Belated Giveaway! 4th Blog Anniversary!

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How have you been? 

Im sorry for the long period of absence, as with every winter season I always seems get the blues and less motivated due to lack of warmths and the SUN living in MN where the winter season lasts from NOV-APRIL... its mid March and still snowing here ::sighs:: 

I truly cannot wait for the Spring to arrive here.

Well I am SUPER belated with my Blog Anniversary which was on 2/22 +_+;;

Its my 4th Annivers! I truly cannot believe that I have been blogging for this long already, seems like time just passed by! I truly dont think I could of blogged for this long without you my dear readers. Thank you for all the years of support, friendship and LOVE. 

Its amazing to be able to grow older and wiser with you all! ♥

As a way to show my gratitude for your support, I love to do a giveaway because I get a chance to put a smile on a lucky reader just they way your support/LOVE always put a smile on my face :)

THANK YOU    

XOXO

eki

This giveaway is open to anyone is the world!

Prizes in this giveaway:

all items are brand new :)

Missha bb cream in 21

Urban Decay 24/7 shadow pencil set

Canmake Gokumori volume mascara

MAC cremesheen lip glass in fashion scoop

butter London polish in queen vic

Tarte smolder eyes amazonian clay waterproof liner

Decolog japanese false lashes

Juicy Couture crystal gold earring

Rilakkuma cord holder

There will be 1 winner to the items pictured and a 1 runner up winner for a surprise gifts, 

total of 2 winners!

TO ENTER:

please fill the form below!

CLOSES:

3/22/13

Winner will be randomly chosen by rafflecopter. winner must respond within 4 days after email has been sent or another winner will be selected.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

I had a chance to go through my blog from the beginning since its partly my diary, nice to be able to look back and reminisce all the event that happened in the past 4 years, so glad I started blogging :D

My past blog banners ^_^

2009-2010

2010-2011

2011-2012

I made a blog photo collage from 2009-2012 its sorta weird seeing the changes through out the 4 years.  one thing stands out now is that I stopped plucking my eyebrows so thin, I embraced my thick bushy eyebrows that I used to hate lol  

Tutorial: Scalloped Lace Nail art

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I wanted to share this easy scalloped lace nail tutorial with you~ 

I wore on this nail art on valentines day! All you need is a dotting pen with large dot and a small dot and nail polishes in desired shades. I love scalloped laces so elegant and pretty, I ended up using Zoya in Lara and Julep in Mindy. For smudge proof finish try to using opaque shade on the lace or it'll need heavy coat to over the lower layers causing it to take really long time to dry, mindy was semi opaque so I had to apply heavy D;   

I would say the hardest part is trying to get the smaller dots at the end to be even and consistent, you can always leave that part out its really cute with just a scalloped tips lol ^^;;

Hope you all had a wonderful Valentines with your loved ones~ 

I need to stop being lazy and play around with more nail art ideas lol

ALSO 2/22 is my blog anniversary so please stay tuned for special giveaway!

XOXO

eki