✨ Birthday Weekend & Haul 🎉

 

Hello angels~ I'm sorry it's been such a long time since my last post. I needed to take some time for myself to process the horrible hate crimes we saw happen in Atlanta. Since then, I have been using my platforms to bring awareness and speak out about anti-Asian violence. 

I actually started a fundraiser on Facebook for Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta, and we ended up passing the $1000 goal I set (on my birthday too)! I feel like it's such a small effort but hopefully that will help make a difference. If you would like to learn more or donate, you can do so by checking out the following links:

Carrd | #StopAsianHate GoFundMe | Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta

I didn't have much planned for my birthday this year, I honestly expected it to be about the same as last year since the COVID restrictions in my city are still relatively the same. My best friend surprised me with a cute little white chocolate strawberry mousse cake. It was nice to see her since I haven't seen her in probably 6-8 months. 

My boyfriend also brought me a box of cakes from a shop that specializes in crepe cakes, and my other best friends ordered me some fancy sushi. 

We spent the night watching movies on discord and it was really nice to just have a moment with my friends again since I haven't been outside, not even for groceries, for like.... idk man literally 4 or 5 months at this point? I sometimes go for a drive with my boyfriend and maybe grab a bubble tea but even then I can probably only count like 1-2 times I've actually done that :(

As you can tell from the title of this post, I also went ahead and treated myself! I was browsing (I forget if it was Mercari or Fril) for the first time and came across my dream MA*RS cardigan for a pretty cheap price. I also found a MA*RS romper for literally $10 so I said "why not" and instantly sold my credit card info. They came around the same day my Sephora order did so it was honestly one of the best birthday surprises ever!

The cardigan is much thicker than I thought it would be and super soft. I'm actually so in love and have to physically hold myself back from living in it haha. The romper is really cute and surprisingly fits very well! I can't wait for warmer weather and COVID to fuck off so I can be cute outside >:3c

I also picked up a cute crop top and skirt from Lizzie. I saw them listed on her depop and instantly thought they would make a cute onee outfit together! (pics are from her listing)

I was a little apprehensive about the skirt since I haven't worn a print this loud and floral in a while but I'm absolutely in love. I can't wait to wear these out!

I put together a quick little look with the Amrezy palette I got from my Sephora order. I love the glitters so much and the matte shades are very pigmented. It's a nice change of pace from the South Korean brands I usually get as those are more sheer and better suited for everyday looks. I think between this palette and the Norvina palette I got from Mando, I'm all set for glam palettes now. I can't wait to try out some looks with the bolder colours in this palette 😇

(Picture from google)

I used the shades: waisted, barb,
anastasia, cupcake, semsa, and yugo

That's all for now! Thank you so much for reading and I hope you guys have a lovely week ✨

✨ Light Makeup & Cooking Adventures 🍳🍲

 

Hello my angels, it's been a hot minute! I haven't been up to much lately, in fact if I'm being honest I've been in a pretty bad place mentally. This pandemic has worn me down to the point where it's hard for me to even do basic things like laundry or dishes without feeling an overwhelming sense of dread and despair. The fact that we've been living like this for a year now and people still aren't taking health orders seriously is so stressful and depressing lol

In an attempt to take better care of myself I signed up for some meal delivery services last year when I finished moving homes. I felt like it was too difficult to plan every single meal since I had to work at home as well, and found myself ordering takeout almost every other day. 

I tried out HelloFresh first but didn't like how much packaging came with each delivery. It came in a giant cardboard box and all the ingredients were packaged separately in plastic which meant I had to take out my recycling pretty much every single day. The portion sizes were also very inconsistent so that was kind of annoying.

I researched some more and found a local service called FreshPrep and have been loving it since! They send my orders in a reusable freezer bag and all the ingredients come in recyclable or compostable packaging. You can actually put the rinsed out plastic packages back in the freezer bag and the company will recycle them for you so that's really nice!

I don't order every single week anymore as I found there were some days I wanted to be lazy and just have instant noodles or order some takeout, but these services are great as it offers some variety into your diet and lets you explore different cuisines and cooking techniques! I'll share some recipes I made below. 

If you want to try these services out you can use my referral codes by clicking on the links:

HelloFresh - You get $40 off your first box, I get a $25 credit when you use this code

FreshPrep - You get 3 free plates for your first order, I get 1 free plate when you use this code

Here are some recipes I got from HelloFresh, they were super tasty and easy to make:

Crispy skin barramundi with green beans,
potato wedges, and creamy lemon garlic dip

Salmon with baked orzo

Shrimp scampi with lemon rice pilaf

Lemon chicken and mushrooms
on a kale ceasar salad

These are some recipes I got from FreshPrep. I have to note that with FP the ingredients come prepared better than HelloFresh. Both will give you pre-measured ingredients for the recipe and sometimes it will be cut for you but I found FP cuts/portions things better than HF. That might be important for you if you care about that sort of thing~

Cocoa rubbed short ribs with
garlic potatoes and coleslaw

Moroccan spiced chicken thighs with
chickpeas, quinoa, spinach, and mint

Roasted halloumi and veggie kebabs
with olive oil herb sauce and garlic potatoes

Tuna poke with cucumber, edamame,
avocado, and sriracha mayo

Spinach and goat cheese quiche with
roasted mushrooms and marinated tomatoes

Flat iron tagliata with crispy rosemary potatoes
 & parmesan arugula salad

Pan roasted beef roast with horseradish mustard,
sauteed mushrooms & roasted potatoes

I hope you enjoyed that delicious food porn haha. I was only going to post like 1 or 2 pics but I realized they all looked so good I just had to keep sharing 🥺

Anyways the other day my gyaru bff Mando shared a really neat gyaru tutorial which I tried to apply on myself, here were the results:

This was super easy and fun to do, I actually really like how this eye shape turned out. I hope you give their tutorial a try for yourself!

That's all for this post, thank you so much for reading and I'll see you again soon!