makeup forever instant brush cleaner -- this stuff is a-freaking-mazing. i've been using it somewhat sparingly because it's so expensive (this little guy's $12!). but it's so goooood. i haven't used this with brushes containing cream products, but my white-tipped brushes containing powder have no noticeable traces of product when i use this on them. and it dries very fast. so good.
opi original nail envy -- can you tell i've been using this? at this rate, i'll need a new one in a couple months, which would be crazy because i don't use nail polishes very fast. (i'm on like my 3rd bottle of opi's black onyx, 2nd opi teal the cows come home, 3rd seche vite -- since high school, eep!) anyway, i feel that this treatment's been helping my nails repair a bit. whenever they start flaking really bad, i put a few coats on and add one or so in the following days. in general, my nails feel stronger while and after using this, but when i'm not using this stuff they're still flaky--making them brittle, so it's like agh!
formula x for sephora: the system -- got this for my birthday, and after a few uses, i'm hooked. as shown in my prism notd post, those were day 4 nails. as i said in my empties post, i for reals ruin my nail polish while it is still wet, basically. much less it chipping within 12 or so hours because i'm not careful. but really, 4 days of perfection with that set, and i didn't put additional topcoat on the days following either. try it out; if you buy the set, make sure to grab a polish color because it's included in the price. ($32)
wet n wild megaliner liquid liner in black -- i bought this a long time ago because emilynoel was talking about it, and..try all the black liners!!! yeah, i recently (march) decided to finally open this up and try it out. and she's right! so good. i haven't tried it with an eyeliner brush (she recommended dipping one into it instead of using the included applicator) but the applicator brush isn't too bad. it is slightly difficult to control because the bristles are a bit long, but you should be fine if you're comfortable with liquid liner. the pigmentation on this is so thick and dark and it dries so fast that it doesn't transfer on me, which is a big deal for me. it's really good and really cheap.
lypsyl lip balm -- i don't remember how i stumbled upon hollieeatslipstick but she has a video raving about this lip balm. it's only like $2-3, so i figured why not? i hoard all the lip balm already, why not give this one a try. yeah, i'm more than halfway down the tube already--and i got it at the end of december. hahahahaha.
usa pan 9x4x4 pullman loaf pan -- so, ever since we got our kitchenaid mixer, i've been making bread. the recipe i've been using (epicurious oatmeal wheat bread, i skip the egg wash & additional oats at the end, put them in the oven for 30 mins, don't freeze them--it's like a rock afterward), makes two loaves. we got one of these pans as a wedding gift, but if i make two loaves, i have to use another pan (usually a glass or metal loaf pan) and it's just not the same. whenever i make this bread in the regular metal or glass loaf pans, the bread comes out drier and a little bit harder. in the pullman pan, the bread is more moist and soft. it also cooks and browns a lot more evenly in this pan, whereas if you use a glass or regular metal loaf pan, the top will become very brown and the bottom will be a light tan color. granted, in the pullman pan, it's not super brown, but it's evenly golden. haha. i purchased a second pullman loaf pan from bed bath and beyond.
- random note: i wanted this pan because of a t-dorama, love keeps going. it's sad, i know. hahaha.
trader joe's:
- mango & cream bars -- these are the yums. they're $3.50/box and they've got 8 teeny bars in them. but it's soooo good. they come in other flavors (coffee?-ish, chocolate, & raspberry cheesecake) but we like this one the most.
- speculoos crunchy cookie butter -- soooo yums. but if you bake the above bread recipe, DO NOT put it on the bread when it's warm. it will drip and melt into a plasma-like state. for reals, it's a mess. don't do it. if you don't have a trader joe's near you, you can go to walmart and they've got the lotus biscoff cookie butter. we did a side-by-side and we like the trader joe's one better, but they're fairly similar and close in price. both companies make a non-crunchy version.
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