August 2013

OOTD: Femme Power & Cat Life Edition

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Dress: Eshakti // Similar (XL16 - $69.95)
Jacket made into a Vest: Target // Similar (XXL - $10.48)
Boots: PLNDR (10 - $39.99)
Buttons: Modern Girl Blitz
Necklace: The Tiny Hobo (OS - $15.00)

These photos were taken after doing a bunch of errands in 90+ degree weather and sporadic rainfall, so my hair is super wacky. Don't judge me! :3

My husband is such a trooper, taking photos of me! He's not a pro, but he gets it done and I totally appreciate it. I totally wish he would have told me that my vest had flipped on one side though in the only body shot he took, womp womp.

Now, I want to tell you about this awesome dress, guys! My first purchase from Eshakti was hit and miss, and this dress was the hit. I love how it fits me and that there are pockets... Pockets. Any dress that has pockets gets an immediate one-up on other dresses, in my opinion. Also, on the underside of the dress straps, there's a strip of fabric sewn on with a button, (I feel like that's not an accurate way to describe it at all) so you can button your bra strap to it! Oh man, I was so excited when I realized it had that feature especially since the dress straps were a bit too large, but once I hooked my bra strap up it fixed that problem. No strap-slippage for me!

I was FINALLY able to order a new camera after over a month of trying. First there was that whole QVC debacle, then I saw that Amazon couldn't ship it out here, then when I tried to order it directly from the NEX website so I could just get it shipped to my local NEX, my local NEX wasn't one of the options. Ugh. My husband and I checked at the NEX before all of this and they don't have the T5i in stock. There was the option to get one transferred from Yokosuka if that NEX had one in stock, so we filled out a form the other day and were later called to be told that they didn't carry it either. So then it took four tries on my local NEX's website, but the order finally went through! I don't think I'm going to believe it until the camera actually arrives, but once it does I will be so excited. I can finally retire my (technically, it's my husband's since he's had it for many years, but you know that whole "what's mine is yours" mindset...) super old, out of date Sony Cybershot. I might even be able to post quality photographs! I know, I know, it's nuts!
...And I can start doing videos! Hooray! Watch out, YouTube, here I come!

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Anyway, that was my long rambly post. Do you guys like it when there's more than just "here's what I'm wearing and where to get it" or do you prefer my old straight and to the point OOTD posts?

xox

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Six Things You May Not Know About Me

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This is my favorite picture that I took when visiting the Oregon Coast with my hubby and our two Sailor friends. This was in October of 2010.

I was tagged by Berlyn of The Myopic Squid to do the Six Things You May Not Know About Me tag. I'm a sucker for a tag, so here it is!

If you could see any artist/band live which would you choose?
I really want to say Veruca Salt, Regina Spektor, Billy Talent, or Andrew Jackson Jihad... If I could see any band who is no longer together, I'd want to see Jack Off Jill. Oh man, I haven't been to a live show in like two years.

Which blog are you in love with that you only found out about recently?
I feel like most blogs that I'm in love with, I found not so recently. Though just a few minutes ago, Becky posted about Tokyo Faces and I fell in love. Other than that, all of my loved blogs were found a bit ago.

What hobbies do you have that we don't know about?
I love to scrapbook. Unfortunately, it's been a long time since I've last done anything scrapbook-wise because all of my supplies are in the states. I don't know if any of it will make it over here or not because I have a lot of stuff and it would cost a small fortune to have everything shipped out. Wompwomp. I love to sing though, and all I need for that, I have with me! Haha.

If money wasn't a problem.. what would be your dream destination?
This one is difficult. I have a strong desire to travel back to the west coast to visit Elandan Gardens (where Ryan and I got engaged) and the Oregon Coast because it was freakin' amazingly beautiful. (See above!)
I've always wanted to visit Europe: France, Germany, London, Italy, Scotland... so I'll say Europe since that would cost the most and money isn't a problem! Haha.

If you could meet any blogger in person, who would you pick?
Crissy (Candypow), Becky (Becky Bedbug), Allison (Okay, Allison), Erin (Zero Style), Rachele (Nearsighted Owl), Midge (Modern Girl Blitz), Cazz (Nerd Burger), Berlyn (The Myopic Squid), Katie (Far From Uniform), Kristina (The Whimsical Days), and Sera (The Agoraphobic Fashionista). I'm sorry for how long that list was, and I'm sure I've forgotten a bunch of people, but I seriously think that I could be BFFs with any of these lovely ladies.

What's something we may not know about you?
I have anxiety - Really awful anxiety. To the point where I hardly leave the house anymore and I normally need someone to come with me when I do.

The end! I don't think I will tag anyone specific. Do the tag if you want to do it and I'd love to read your answers, so make sure to link to your post if you do one!

xox

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RTT Vol. 5: Finds

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Two weeks ago, someone contacted me and asked me to try out a new fashion app called Finds. After checking out the app, I definitely wanted to give it a shot. It's kind of like Instagram, but for purchases so it's right up my alley!

I'm really liking it so far. For many of the "finds" there's also a buy option, so it's easy to purchase something that you're interested in directly from the app. It's also pretty awesome that there is a nice range of people you can follow, so you'll always find something/someone that interests you.

The one thing that I can think of to change would just be to add more photo filters. It doesn't seem like too many people are using them and I think it's because there aren't really that many to choose from.

If you'd like to check it out, you can click here or search for "Finds" in the app store. Oh! It's totally free, by the way. If you do check it out, let me know so we can follow each other! You can find me by searching for Kitsch Vixen.

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*This is not a sponsored post. All opinions are honest and my own.

xox

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Kitsch's Caboodles Vol. 5

Real Glam Girl shared a Strawberry Lemonade Spritzer that almost makes me want this summer to be longer... Almost.

Zero Style asked What Would You Wear If You Could because plus size style is severely limited.

I Used To Be Scared of Cats found Cat Chair Socks! What?! So cute.

Piercing Silence made these amazing Arrested Development Game of Thrones Posters. Arrested Development and Game of Thrones? Sign me up.

Fat Girl Food Squad shared An Open Letter to the White Knight because some White Knights just want to let you know how slutty you've become and how they miss the good girl you used to be.

A Beautiful Mess showed us How to Make Leather Stud Bracelets. Love them!

The Myopic Squid mentioned and tagged me in her 6 Things You May Not Know About Me! I will definitely be answering these questions myself in the next few days!

I've also been nominated by Far From Uniform and A Pinup Princess for a Liebster Award! Thanks, ladies!

I'm going to leave you all with a Lil BUB announcement! Good job, BUB!

What have you guys found this past week?

xox

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Wishlist Vol. 8: ModCloth Handbags

FOTD: Sometimes My Makeup Matches My Hair Edition

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On 15AUG13, I got my hair re-dyed finally! The colors are much deeper to start out this time. Hooray!

Eyes
Urban Decay Primer Potion in Original
Too Faced Pretty Rebel Palette: Jailbird, Totally Fetch, Badass, Dainty
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil in Zero & Empire
Physician's Formula Eye Booster 2-in-1 Lash Boosting Eyeliner in Ultra Black
Benefit They're Real Mascara (2 coats)

Brows
bareMinerals Ready Liner Shadow in Perspective

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Face
Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel for Combo/Oily
Revlon ColorStay Liquid Foundation for Combo/Oily in Nude
Milani Bronzer XL All Over Glow in Bronze Glow
Milani Baked Blush in Luminoso
theBalm Mary-Lou Manizer

Lips
Blistex Medicated Lip Balm
Rimmel Apocalips in Galaxy

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I recently got three different colors of Rimmel Apocalips (aka Rimmel Show Offs) and I finally tried one out. As far as I can tell, I'm really liking them. How do you feel about them?

xox

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First Impression: It Cosmetics "Your Most Beautiful You" Kit

Last month, one of QVC's Today's Special Values was It Cosmetics Your Most Beautiful You 6pc. Anti- Aging Collection. I had heard about It Cosmetics a little bit ago and wanted to try out some of their products, but upon further inspection I found that It Cosmetics is moderately expensive. I was so glad that this 6 piece kit was offered at $59.96 - that's $10 per item!

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What is included in the Your Most Beautiful You kit?
Hello Light Anti-Aging Radiance Creme Illuminator ($24.00)
Vitality Lip Blush Hydrating Lip Gloss Stain in Je Ne Sais Quoi ($24.00)
YBBB Your Brows But Better ($24.00)
Bye Bye Under Eye in Neutral Medium ($24.00 for 0.28 fl oz.)
Luxe Pointed Airbrush Complexion Brush ($38.00)
Dual Heavenly Luxe Airbrush Foundation & Concealer Brush ($48.00)

If bought separately, it comes to $182.00 and the Bye Bye Under Eye in the kit is 1 fl. oz., more than three times the amount offered by It Cosmetics. Not a bad deal, huh?

The Hello Light is cream illuminator. It has a pink tone with silver highlight. I like that it softens up with the heat from my finger and doesn't seem to settle into any lines in my skin when applied.

Je Ne Sais Quoi is a light pink gloss stain. The stain it leaves is a warm pink color and I was very impressed with the stain's staying power. The gloss isn't overly sticky either, which is always a plus.

YBBB Your Brows But Better is a brow pencil. There are no color options because the harder you press down while applying, the darker the color will be. This can be a bit challenging the first few times it's used, but will get easier. I really like that YBBB also comes with a spooley brush on one end.

Bye Bye Under Eye is a full coverage concealer that can also be used as an all over foundation. I found it difficult to dispense from the tube and the consistency of it is very thick. I don't think I would use it as a foundation since I have oily skin and don't like wearing anything too think, but as a concealer for under eye circles, I think it works really well.

The two brushes are (top) the Luxe Pointed Airbrush Complexion Brush and (bottom) the Dual Heavenly Luxe Airbrush Foundation & Concealer Brush. Both brushes are dense and really soft!

I can't wait to use all of these in practice. I have high hopes!

Have you used It Cosmetics before? What do you think of their products?

xox

Kitsch's Caboodles Vol. 4

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Triple Kitten Cone by Sugar Junkie Shop needs to be hung on my wall... like a month ago.

The Militant Baker shed some light on Why We've Learned To Hate Ourselves. She gives us a history lesson, and it's awesome.

The Whimsical Days made a delicious looking Apple Brown Betty and shared the recipe!

Style Bizarre made a post about one of my favorite styles: Kinderwhore. Think florals and denim and Courtney Love.

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This Yellow Long Moth Necklace by Pop Starts Crafts is awesome and only six dollars! What?!

Temptalia gave us her top 5 Gorgeous Lipsticks for Autumn (2013 Edition). I'm so excited for more people to be rocking dark lip colors!

Becky Bedbug shared with us some excerpts from her Diaries April-September 2005 and let me tell you, we would have gotten along nicely in school.

xox

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24 before 25

I feel like this is fitting since it's only almost a month since my 24th birthday and I've always wanted to do one of these!

Picture is unrelated. :3

24 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 25:
1. Start my YouTube channel.
2. Be happy with my hair.
3. Get rid of unwanted clothing and accessories.
4. Wear orange lipstick.
5. Curl my hair.
6. Visit the aquarium.
7. Go shopping in Fukuoka.
8. Visit the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum.
9. Try Japanese cosmetics.
10. Bake something from scratch.
11. Get my couponing all sorted.
12. Get another tattoo/start Sailor Moon half-sleeve.
13. Go to a shrine.
14. Make something.
15. Set up a space for my shoes.
16. Do my nails more. At least once, come on, you're a beauty blogger - get it together!
17. Buy a YSL lipstick.
18. Marathon all of the Die Hard movies (again).
19. Start the How to Be a Fat Bitch E-Course.
20. Do the Japanese Rosetta Stone.
21. Try a cream blusher.
22. Perfect the art of glitter brows.
23. Play a drinking game.
24. Make funfetti brownies.

Do you have a list of things you want to do before your next birthday?
xox

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Hot or Not: Floral Crowns

Review: La Riche Directions Hair Dye

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I had been wanting to dye my hair again for (probably) over a year and decided to wait until my hair grew out a little more and I had at least started looking for a job in Japan. I was finally able to get it done 28JUN13. I went back and forth with the color choices because I'm awful at making decisions and also really wanted to do half white and half black, but ended up choosing to do half pink and half blue.

After the color choice was made, the dye brand was next. I had been used to using Raw the most in the past and Special Effects occasionally (hooray for working at Hot Topic!), but wanted to see if there was a better brand out there. I was thinking about Manic Panic and a friend suggested to try La Riche Directions. I ended up with (surprise!) La Riche Directions in the colors Carnation Pink and Lagoon Blue. The picture above is pretty true to color.

Now, here is my hair the day after I got it done:
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Not too bad, huh? I was mostly happy with the way it turned out.

I noticed when rinsing my hair, a lot of color seemed to wash out. A lot. Much more than I'd been used to. Even when my hairdresser was rinsing the conditioner out after the dye, she said that there was a good amount of color coming out. Either way, after all was said and done, my hair looked pretty good.

During the first several days of July, my hair had faded quite a bit, and just as an FYI, I went at least a couple of days between each wash. The pink started fading into a rusty orange color and the blue became more of an odd greenish color. I think I was more bothered by the way it was fading because, to me, rusty orange and odd greenish doesn't look too great together. If I didn't do my hair two-toned I still probably would have been pretty upset with how quickly my hair changed color, but I would have felt much better since it wouldn't be paired with a color that has no business being paired with it. Haha.

This is my hair now... not even two months later:
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All in all, I probably won't be using La Riche Directions again unless I specifically want this result, though I don't see that happening any time soon. I just got my hair re-dyed yesterday with Joico colors, so I'll see how that brand works for me.

Just like in all of my reviews, all opinions are my own and my experiences may be different than others. Not everyone's hair will react the same way as mine did and what works for me may not work for you. Just a little disclaimer!

Have you had any experiences with La Riche Directions hair dye?
What hair dye works best for you?

xox

Birthday Haul 2013

July 27th was my 24th birthday and I decided to do a Treat Yo'self 2013. I BOUGHT THESE THINGS.

LORAC Pro Palette

Real Techniques Expert Face Brush

OCC Lip Tars in Chlorophyll, Nylon, & Butch

Benefit Watt's Up & They're Real! Deluxe Samples

Urban Decay All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray

Too Faced Pretty Rebel Palette

Sugarpill Heart Breaker Palette

Please let me know if you'd like reviews on anything in particular, or if you'd like to see looks using any of these products!
I used a few of the eyeshadows from the Too Faced Pretty Rebel palette in this look.

xox

Kitsch's Caboodles Vol. 3

Holy awesome dancing, Batman.

My awesome layout went live! HOORAY! A big thank you and a half to Kaelah Bee of Little Chief Honeybee!

I came across an article on Jezebel called We Want Cute Plus Size Clothes... that pretty much sums up my frustration with the fashion industry.

Zero Style came up with Five (MUCH BETTER) Things Gabourey Could Have Worn In Harper's Bazaar. Please tell me you all witnessed the awful clothing choice Marina Rinaldi made for Gabourey and just cringed in disbelief. I... ugh. I can't.

Can you spot the similarities in all of the Kitsch's Caboodles?! Yep, you got it! I'm a crazy cat lady! You can be one too with this awesome Pretty Kitty Committee Hand Painted Brooch by Kirbee Art!

A Beautiful Mess shared this delicious looking Toasted Coconut & Pecan Ice Cream recipe. Oh my yum.

Lately I've been watching Daily Grace nonstop, and come on, who doesn't love Lil Bub? Here are these two together!

What awesome things did you find this past week?

xox