Misrepresentation --> Miss Representation

Miss Representation Trailer (2011)

Yesterday, I attended a screening of this film that discusses some

of the issues that revovle around WOMEN. When I mean

issues I'm talking about how WOMEN are REPRESENTED

in the world. We're seen as sex objects most of the time

and if not that, then we're automatically perceived as a housewife,

or inferior to men. 

WHY MUST WOMEN BE SO DEGRADING TO THEMSELVES?

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WOMEN'S MOVEMENT?

I want to discuss this matter since I talk about beauty products

all the time and I feel that this matter pertains to women.

We see skinny ass models and feel the need to be thinner.

Or, we see makeup gurus who put on makeup and then

some feel obligated to even purchase the products they use.

I admit, I'm like that sometimes and I don't like it, but y'know

I'm a woman and I'm going to fall into society's "beauty trap."

There's got to be something that can change...

for the future and...

for the next generation.

Women are supposed to be stronger in society now with more

REPRESENTATION AND EQUAL RIGHTS.

I don't necessarily see that.

For example, let's look at the last presidential election.

Sarah Palin, as unintelligent as she comes off as,

has more popularity, per se, because she appears to 

be young, feminine, and even some men say sexy.

Hillary Clinton, on the other hand, appears to be old,

grumpy, and a cock killer.

Some men admit to masturbating while watching Sarah Plain.

WTF?!

Where is America heading to?

People always complain about women being inferior to men,

blah, blah, blah. Ok...so do something about it!

TAKE A STAND! LET OTHERS KNOW!

HERE'S HOW:

1) Sign the missrepresentation pledge on:

http://www.missrepresentation.org/

2) watch the Miss Representation (2011) trailer (above) or even the movie

3) Become a REP (see website for details)

4) Vote for WOMEN

5) more ideas listed on the website above

DISCLAIMER: I am NOT blogging about this just to advertise

or whatever you think about the website and/or movie.

This is strictly based on my opinion and how I feel about this matter:

unrepresentation of women.

PLEASE COMMENT BELOW.

GIVE ME YOUR THOUGHTS.

Makeup Bag Giveaway Winners

If you didn't know...I recently had a makeup bag giveaway on Youtube.

I apologize for not posting it on here. I totally forgot to, but I decided to post 

the winner video on here anyway. Next time I have a giveaway I will surely post it!

Blog Sale: Urban Decay and (possible) Prom Dresses

Below are three things that are up for sale on my blog!
I've heard about having blog sales before so I wanted to try it.

Check it out and see if there's anything you would like.

Comment below if you're interested.

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First come, first serve!!!!

I only accept paypal payments too so please leave your paypal e-mail!

DEB White Dress in size SMALL (NEW) - $20 or best price

DEB Green Dress in Medium (worn once) - $15

Urban Decay Book of Shadows IV - USED (lightly)

As you can see, I've only used it couple times...barely touched it. 

All I've used are the eyeshadows. Everything else remains untouched. 

$30

March 24th OOTN

Full body shot of my OOTN

Here's a close-up of the cropped, sequined top
I got from Younkers and for under $10!!!!

These are some hot pumps!!!!
They're awesome and they were so hard to find them in my size!
They were $59.99 before tax from Kohl's - Simply Vera Wang
I actually got them as a surprise gift from my BF <3

Lunch: Shrimp stir fry! YUM

This was so delicious!

I haven't cooked in a LONG, LONG time!

My mom is always cooking for the family.

I know she hates it, but she loves us too much!

She never wants us to be hungry or starve! :)

Finally, on a day off, I cooked up lunch.

FYI, probably not all Hmong people, but most Hmong people

cook stir fry...like almost everyday.

At least my family does and that's why we look like we eat good!

Anyway, let's talk about what I put in this dish!

~2 packs of medium/large shrimp packs

~a bag full of small bell peppers (red, yellow, orange)

~2 large, green bell peppers

~a bag of carrots

~"panda" sauce or oyster sauce (can you guess which one?)

I'm not gonna explain how to make this because

I'm not a chef or cooking-type person.

I only cook when I have to and during this day...

I kinda had to! : P

Haul - Target, TJ Maxx, & Ulta

I didn't purchase much from all of the places, but

I really needed to buy some necessities that

I ran out of. Below are my findings.

TARGET

E.L.F. $1 bronzer brush

I've never owned a bronzer brush before and really

needed one badly because I kept using my blush brush

as my bronzer brush too, so the blush color was mixing

with my bronzer color.

E.L.F. Studio Powder Brush $3

This brush is amazing! I love it!

If you've seen my YouTube videos before I'm

always praising this baby! It works great as a powder brush,

it's cheap, and it's SO soft!

Maybelline Baby Lips (forgot the color)

Here's a swatch of it

This is Sonia Kashuk Radiant Tinted Moisturizer in Beige
(didn't show the actual packaging/tube because the picture was rotated)

 I love this tinted moisturizer! It has so much more coverage than

most high-end tinted moisturizers that I've tried. I totally

recommend you to try it. Be careful with the color choice though.

I've bought the color "tan" before, but it was a bit too dark.

Beige, on the other hand, matches perfectly!

It's not long-lasting or anything though so don't get your hopes up.

^____^

ULTA

NYX White Eyeliner, NYX 101 Lashes, & Anastasia Brow Wiz in Brunette

My all-time favorite lashes--aside from Ardell lashes - $5

Anastasia Brow Wiz in Brunette $20

 If you haven't tried this yet, you're missing out!

I've tried so many eyebrow pencils before, but none compare

to this! It's very expensive, but definitely worth every penny!

It's the skinniest eyebrow pencil too...even compared

to my You're Best Friend (YBF) one, which I don't

even touch anymore! Sadly, I did lose my first one

of this eyebrow pencil and had to buy another! GRRR!

Oh well, it was worth it.

NYX White Eyeliner (not exact name)

 I don't have much of any opinion on this yet since I've

only used it twice, but it's well-pigmented. I'm never disappointed

with NYX products.

TJ MAXX

a journal that I bought

I've decided to start journaling again. I stopped before because

it's very tedious and so many people (wink, wink; the family)

have tried or read my journal(s). Don't you just hate that?

There's no privacy whatsoever.

I think this will be my version of therapy.

It sounds odd, but shopping therapy is totally making

my stress increase with all my bills and it only works

in the moment. Professional therapy is way too expensive!

That's definitely out of the question! Plus, I think it's all BS.

So, maybe this way will benefit...although I need to be

more motivated to do it! So far, I've written ONE entry. :(

 What's a good store/website to buy more decorative shirts?

Below are two shirts that I bought for my BF for about $7

each since he said that he wants more decorative shirts

rather than the plain, solid shirt with the world AERO,

HOLLISTER, etc. on it.

ALDO flats = STEAL

I've been eyeing these babies for awhile now, and I finally

bought them from Goodwill! I'm surprised they weren't gone yet!

They're still in very good shape and I love the metallic color

and the design on the top of the flats.

As always, blogger likes to rotate my pictures back to

the original format...and not like the way I had edited it! (GRRR!)

Above is a close-up of the design of the flats.

Now that I look at it it kind of looks weird, but 

normal is boring. My new style...hehehe!

The price stick says it's a size 6, but it's not!

It's gotta be a 7 because it's too big on me, 

although I will get them to fit! ALDO shoes aren't cheap!

These flats were definitely a STEAL!