Monday, 29 April 2013

POMPOM GREEN TEA PERFUME & BUNNY GLOSS BAR! (TONY MOLY)

THEY HAVE ARRIVED! WOOOOO!
(Photo heavy!)


I was a little surprised that the box was so small, but hey. 


AND HERE THEY ARE. AAAAAAAAAAAAH ME SO EXCITED.


The packaging for the perfume was super cuteeeeeeeeeee.


The gloss bar didn't have any packaging but he's still super cute aswell.


The Pom Pom Green Tea perfume is absolutely adorable, but I was quite disappointed with how small it was. Like seriously, it's tiny.


Although I was a little disappointed about it being so small, the perfume itself is quite long (it's not unwinded much on the image at all) which means I'll hopefully be getting my money's worth from it!
It smells quite minty which is perfect, and it's quite gentle smelling aswell which is good as it's not too strong or overpowering. 


The lipgloss is also quite small but has a lot within it, which is perfect. The bar which I bought tastes of orange which is yuuuuuuuuuuuuuumy. 


(Excuse the dodgy hand picture).


The colour of the gloss isn't too strong, and isn't too visible when applied to your lips. I tried it out on my hand once or twice and it's quite a dark peachy colour (wouldn't be too nice looking if it was actually orange). As it's not too visible on your lips, it gives them a slightly gentle and glossy look as well as making you still look natural which is better than having an extremely heavy lipgloss. It kinda gives your lips a little more colour, but not too much.



I also got sent this aswell which is cool as it's always nice to try out new products!
Overall, I'm slightly indifferent about the two products. I was super excited for them to arrive, but they only seem a little average. I just think they're a little undersize, but they're both lovely to use. They took a little while to arrive, but it's cool seeing as they were both shipped from quite far away. I probably won't be buying these two products again, but I'm glad I've tried them out and I will definitely buy more Tony Moly products in the future!

Pom Pom Green Tea Perfume stick: 4/5. It smelt lovely, but once again I was disappointed with how small it was! It's nice and easy to fit into my bag though, so that's always a good thing.

Juicy Orange Gloss Bar: 4/5. Exactly the same reasons as above!

You can buy the perfume stick here, and the gloss bar here!

And that brings me to the end of another post. I'm very busy at the moment so finding the time to write posts is very difficult, but I'm doing pretty well at the moment so LIFE IS GOOD. 

CIAO.








Monday, 22 April 2013

My Little Pony app: APRIL UPDATE!

Picture heavy.



And so there's a new update on the MLP app for the iPhone (and androids, and kindle's...I think). I am SUPER EXCITED about it as it's definitely my favourite app, and I'm a big fan of MLP anyway. I'm writing this as a friend from school said she wanted me to write about it and I WANT TO WRITE ABOUT IT ANYWAY BECAUSE IT'S SO FANTASTIC.

THE NORM.

You still have your Ponyville town and all your ponies and shops are kept the same. If you've had the game before and are familar to Parasprites (little bugs which fly around and you need the element shards to get rid of them) and have any left flying around before you get the update, when updated they are now GONE. That's right, you don't have to waste your precious element shards on getting rid of them. It was pretty handy for me as I had sooooooo many flying about, so I was super happy when they disappeared.

WHAT'S NEW.

Okay, photo time.


You now get a new town; Canterlot. I was SO HAPPY when I saw it was this town, as I absolutely loved the finale to season 2. 



There's now also new ponies available for Canterlot. This was great aswell as I'd already bought many of the ponies for Ponyville and had to focus on collecting gems for them (I can't afford to actually buy them) which took a very long while.


There's also a few new shops! I'm super excited to get the Observatory. 


There's also a new mini-game with the new update. I'm not really a fan, so I prefer the old mini-games as they're just a whole lot better. You basically just have to connect the stars in each constellation. Pretty boring, but hey.


You may also see in the two previous photos that there's numerous Twilight Sparkle's. I thought this was a gaming error at first, and I became extremely confused. Then I remembered that these are Changeling Ponies which disguise themselves as Twilight (I do this thing where sometimes I don't pay much attention to all the speech between the ponies). You simply click on them and they reveal themselves to look like this...


This isn't the clearest photo there is, but it's the best I could manage to get at the time. You then click on them several times, which makes you use your element shards to defeat them. After a few clicks, they disappear. This is pretty easy, but it can be a pain when they appear and you're trying to collect a certain type of element shard.

I rate this game about 8.5/10. I really do love it as it's fun as well as being MLP. 

Pros: Good art, lots of characters, always something to do on there.
Cons: Uses up your battery when the app is left running, can be slightly addictive.

I hope you enjoy the rest of your afternoon! :-)










Sunday, 14 April 2013

Tony Moly products! ♥

Hello!
I'm going to see Ludovico Einaudi tonight for my birthday (eep eep) and I'm pretty much doing nothing all day apart from lounging around and getting ready. As I've had so much spare time, I've decided to write a quick post of some products I've been recommended recently.
I'm not really a make-up person, I don't dress up much and I don't wear make-up for school. I feel like it's a waste of time sometimes, and I literally just can't be bothered to take it off every night as after using make-up removers I feel odd and drained.
However, I'm getting to the point now where I'm running out of some basic essentials which I quite need, and I'm deciding to try out some new things. 
Tony Moly is quite popular, and I've seen some reviews which have left me feeling reasonably impressed and I'm willing to try some of their products out.




I've recently run out of my current perfume, but it was okay because I was getting a little fed up of it anyway. I like to change them from time to time, as I feel that it gets a little too repetitive having the same smell over and over even if it is absolutely lovely.
These caught eye because of the packaging (of course), and the fact that it's very cheap and has many different kinds. I've never really tried "stick" perfume before, so I'm quite interested in trying it out. 
I would most likely be buying the 4) Coco Floral or 5) Pom Pom Green. I absolutely love 5 as the packaging is SO ADORABLE. As these two products both involve lemon (which is one of my favourite fragrances) I'm eager to try these. 



My skin sometimes gets quite dry and needs to be refreshed slightly, so once again this seems quite ideal. As many of the reviews on the item have been quite high, I'm really excited to try it out. As the packaging is really cute once again, it just makes it seem a whole lot more worth while. It looks small and easy to carry around inside my bag, so it really does seem perfect.



My hands are getting REALLY dry recently as I'm doing a lot of washing up at my work (boo :c) and the hand cream that I have at the moment isn't too fantastic. This hand cream has lemon and citron extracts within, so it sounds lovely. 


THE LINK HERE IS ONLY FOR THE 6TH BAR WHICH IS THE "JUCIY ORANGE."
I'm not really much of a fan of lipgloss as I sometimes don't really like the flavour, and I'm not keen on it leaving lip marks on glasses when I'm at an event/party. I'm starting to run out of them anyhow, and I've seen many positive comments about these bars. I'm thinking of trying out the 6th bar, as orange is one of my favourite flavours and and the cherry and strawberry ones don't really take my fancy. 




This isn't a make-up product, but I just thought I'd quickly write about it anyway. It's super super cute, and the description of it makes it sound really worth the money (even though it's super cheap anyway). I'm not planning on learning how to drive for several years yet (I'm only going to drive when I need to), but when I do then I'll definitely buy this for my car keys. It's completely adorable.

So that brings me to the end of my post. It's a shame I didn't order these earlier, as my parents have been asking what I'd like for my birthday for a while now which sucks, but hey! As it's all quite cheap, it doesn't matter how it all turns out. I'd just like to give it all a shot, and I'm super excited for when they arrive! 
I had my audition for The Tempest earlier aswell and it went quite well! I don't find out if I get a part or not until later (they'll call me) so I'm feeling quite tense at the moment. It was a great experience anyway! >.<

Thankyou! I hope you enjoy the rest of your afternoon!









Saturday, 13 April 2013

Kotoura-san & Oreshura!

Good evening.

It's been a while since I last wrote a post so HEY.
I've been extremely busy over the last few days, as I've had my art exam (during the Easter holidays, pfft) and I just haven't had enough time to concentrate on writing a worth-while post. 
I've also got an audition on Sunday for a play, so I've had to spend a lot of time learning my lines aswell! Excited? Yes, yes I am.

Kotoura-San


Last Thursday, I finished watching Kotoura-san. I noticed it advertised on myanimelist when it first came out, and I decided to try it out as I could quickly watch it on my iPhone before I went to sleep. 
It's about a girl who can read minds, her parents throw her out and she starts a new school hoping to make new friends. It sounds abit...meh. I was like that at first aswell. But after watching the first episode, I instantly loved it. I have this thing where I dislike protagonists quite easily in anime's, but I absolutely love Kotoura. She's just so adorable, and so eager to please. 


Manabe-kun was my favourite character in the entire anime. In fact, I think he may be one of my all time favourite anime characters. 

If you're looking for a new anime to watch sometime soon, I HIGHLY SUGGEST THIS. I absolutely loved it.
If you're into actiony type anime's though, maybe you should give it a miss. ^_^

Oreshura


I started watching this as I was feeling pretty bored, and fancied watching something new. I started this as it looked quite cute, and thought it would be quite good.
But this was not the case.
It was ridiculously boring, and I was left completely underwhelmed after the last episode, and also was slightly thinking, "...What?"
I just feel like it was a waste of time, and I probably shouldn't have watched it. 
Even that I didn't like it that much, I like to continue watching anime's as I don't really like leaving anime's unfinished; I like to know how they end.
But yeah, I didn't really like it that much. Boo. :c

I'm feeling pretty good lately. I have an audition tomorrow for The Tempest which I'm extremely excited about, and I'm feeling quite confident about my exams in May and June! I just feel so so happy at the moment, which is brilliant.

Bye!






Thursday, 4 April 2013

Pinkly Ever After - Storenvy.

Pinkly Ever After - Storenvy

I decided to quickly write about this shop as it's super cute and deserves more credit. You can visit the site here.
I'm not really familiar with storenvy, but I'm planning on trying it out at some point!




This is just the cutest onepiece ever. I'd love to buy it but I don't really see where I'd wear it. :c



This is another super cute one piece. I like how they have an actual model with this one to show what it's like on, and it looks so so adorable.



I think this might be my favourite item on the site. I don't think I'd really have the confidence to wear something like this, but it's SO NICE. I wasn't too sure about it when first looking at this image, but when looking at the models wearing it, it looked lovely. It's super cute in yellow aswell, but there's no way I'd be able to afford it. >.<

I only wanted this to be quick. Bye! 





Wednesday, 3 April 2013

Hotel Dusk, American Horror Story Season 2 & Oz: The Great and Powerful.

Hihihi. (◡‿◡✿)
I've recently finished a few things, so I thought I'd write about them. It's the Easter holiday's at the moment but I'm spending most of it in school doing artwork as I have my exam next week. It's not too fun, I'm looking forward to it all being over! ◡︿◡

Hotel Dusk


Joe lent me this game a while ago, but I got stuck on it for ages so I didn't play it for months and months. I had to spend a few days off school because I was quite ill, and I decided to take up the game again. I chose to start a new game as I'd completely forgotten the storyline, and it was mandatory to know the storyline to help play the game as it can be quite troublesome when not knowing. It figured to be quite time consuming for myself, but after finishing it I felt like a great achievement and made me feel good. I hate leaving games uncompleted, unless they're very bad.
The storyline of the game (in a nutshell) wasn't too clear. It's about ex-policeman called Kyle Hyde (the protagonist) who was now a door-to-door salesman, going to a hotel for reasons which aren't really made so clear. He says that he's a salesman to everyone, but really he's looking for his missing friend called Bradley. That's all I'm going to really say about it, everything explains itself during the game.


I felt that the way the game was set out was quite odd, but after adapting to it gradually it became quite easy to work. The only thing I didn't enjoy about the game too much was having to investigate every single little thing in a room, which took an extremely long time occasionally. 


I really loved the style of the characters and how they were shown. The characters were all black and white, with the surroundings being in colour. I really loved the art of all the characters, being quite sketchy but still looking impressive.


When not looking for clues and such, the majority of the game is all talk. If you're a fan of adventure type games with fighting and stuff, then this probably isn't the game for you. Some of the conversations between the characters could be quite tedious, and took a lot of attention at times. I really like this style of game, but I can't help but get a little bored at times.
I also liked all the characters and how each chapter was dedicated to finding information out about each of the characters; I dislike it when too many things are left unanswered.

Overall, I'd give the game about 7/10. It was enjoyable, but abit too time consuming at times. As you can end up with "Game Over" quite regularly at any time, it became slightly difficult. Apart from that, everything else about the game was quite brilliant. It took a while, but I'm really glad I completed it.

American Horror Story: "Asylum" - Season 2.


A few minutes ago I finished watching Season 2 of American Horror Story. My friend Olivia recommended the show to be at the end of 2012, and after watching the first season I was left incredibly impressed. I'd really enjoyed the storyline, and I loved the casting.
Season 2 turned out to be quite different to season 1, being set in a mental asylum instead of the old house in season 1. I was really glad that Evan Peters and Jessica Lange were still in the cast, as I really liked both of them in season 1. I thought it was quite interesting how they kept the same cast but gave them different characters in a different story; it was nice to see how the actors/actresses could take on such contrasting roles and how some of the minor characters in season 1 were the major characters in season 2. I was a little disappointed that Taissa Farmiga wasn't in the second season, as I enjoyed watching her in the first season.
One of the new actresses in season 2 that really impressed me was Lizzie Brochere. There was no way I would've been able to have guessed that she was French; her acting was absolutely flawless.

Not to mention that she's completely flawless herself.

I was a little unsure about the storyline at times during season 2, as some times they seemed to be taking things just a little too far. I know it's just a show, but at times it just seemed a little too extreme and unrealistic. I'd give it about 6/10, as I don't think it lived up to the first season as much.

Oz: The Great and Powerful


To conclude, I recently saw the new Oz film. I'm only going to keep this short, as I don't really have a lot to say about it. I'm a big fan of The Wizard of Oz and Wicked, so I was really looking forward to seeing this film.
At first it seemed quite good, I liked how they'd stuck to the effect of keeping the beginning in black and white, and when he entered Oz it became colourful. The film started off quite good, but then after a while I completely lost interest. It just seemed so...slow.
I really didn't enjoy it, and when the film finished I was left feeling quite disappointed. Sob.

Well that's the end of that. I hope everyone's had a lovely easter.