♥♥ I HEART MATERIAL GIRL MAGAZINE SUMMER 2013 EDITORIAL ♥♥

Oh how do I love thee, Material Girl magazine! I just noticed there's a new issue out...issue 22 Summer 2013...I cannot wait to get it. I wish I had every issue and I shall buy every issue that I do not own as soon as I move, whenever that is! 

But here it is. I'll get the details later. I honestly thought I had already done today's post, but then realized that I hadn't. So many cool things to post up soon...we have a record give-away coming up (listen to it on the sidebar! Especially "Emo Boy"! It rules!)...and I got another box today from a friend in New York with some amazing cosmetics from RMK and even Shu Uemura! I have stories for both brands on here coming up shortly and they're not just makeup reviews! They are pretty exclusive yummy bits that you'll love to see/read! But the makeup...let me tell you...I have one of the RMK nail polishes on right now and OMG I AM IN LOVE!!! (Thanks, Masayo!) I won't tell you anymore. You'll have to wait until the posts go up. The one about Shu Uemura is amazing, too! 

Okay...hope you enjoy this editorial as much as I do! I wish these magazines were out when I was 17! :) And PS...the post tomorrow might be later in the day...maybe not. But in case you don't see it straight away, it's because I had to take care of some things, I have a meeting (wish me more luck, please) and I'm returning a Clé de Peau serum I bought because IT DOES NOTHING. I'll exchange it for some other things. More on that later...

look at this cover!

LOVING IT! LOVE LOVE LOVE MATERIAL GIRL! Okay...more later. Night night! xx♥

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MAKEUP MONDAY ♥ CHANEL LES BEIGES SPECIAL PREVIEW SAMPLE MINI!

YEA!!! So sometime last week I found a very interesting little box in the mail addressed to NANCY GIRL...from CHANEL! I used to get all kinds of samples from Chanel when I was an editor for Oyster magazine. But I haven't gotten anything from them in years. I was excited to see what it was.

i love seeing this little box from Chanel addressed to Nancy Girl!

I was super excited to find out it was cosmetics! And a special preview! Woohoo! Nancy Girl, girl...you have arrived!

Upon opening up the little bits, I see it's part of the new LES BEIGES (lay-bashe) compact collections, which I have heard about from YouTubers overseas. But I didn't really understand what it was about until I noticed that image of Gisele all bronzed up and glowing...

there's the tiny sample in the bottom of the box

And I was even more excited to see the sample is actually a tiny miniature compact, a replica of the big ones...HELLLLOOOOO, CHANEL...(that's a quote from PARTY GIRL with Parker Posey)....!!!

how cute is this? it's tiny. a little bigger than a quarter. like a large coin...love it! will love it forever!

Upon opening up the compact, I notice the color is a bit...dark...for me. So, I'm confused. Is this an overall powder? Or a bronzer? Or is this just too dark for me? I don't know. But it's still nice looking and feels good and silky.

No. 40. maybe too dark for me...hmmmm.

Here's the back for you in case you need to see it. Though, it's hard to get the camera to focus on text that small!

Here's the deal...I think this broke me out. I've stopped using it to see if the break outs subside because I only broke out where I used this. Other than that (and if you don't have a reaction to it), it's a gorgeous bronzy color and looks amazing on the skin. I mean, I LOVED how it looked. I don't know if this would ever replace my Chanel cream bronzer (Soleil de Tan de Chanel or something), but I do love it. I just think it's breaking me out. The color of the powder looks pretty nice as a bronzer, but I would never use this all over my face. It also has a great texture. Lovely texture. So give it a try if you think you dare. If you don't have any reaction, I am sure you will love it. Too bad not everyone gets these lovely little samples. I hope Chanel sends me more!  And PS...this product just launched in the US or launches in August. But if you're overseas, you prob already know about this. If you've used this, please leave a comment and let us know how you liked it. xx♥

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♥ HOW TO LOOK GOOD ON WEBCAM WITH A "SPECIAL POTENTIAL" ♥

OK...here's the double feature...truth be told, I've been sort of or not sort of...I've been corresponding via email and Skype phone with a boy I think I like who lives in a different time zone. Now, I have to be honest and say I never do webcam anything. Only with my brother and some old friends and even that is rare. I hate the whole being conscious of what you're doing, thinking, moving, etc. thing. And...I don't like how I look in a webcam at all. It doesn't look like me in fact. I feel I look like an old scary lady. :D But...of course the next step for us is to start video Skyping and now I am looking up tips for this...and I'm excited about it because I AM NOT ALONE! Thank goodness it's a known fact that it's not the most flattering of anything to webcam. There are tips (just like any camera tip, too) for doing this. I found this very helpful video above, but I also plan on asking one of my favorite or two of my favorite beauty gurus on YouTube to do a webcam video with makeup, too....(HI< Petra and Rachel if you're reading this!). I consider them friends. Cute girl friends I can go to and say, "Hey...I like this dude and now we're gonna video chat and I wanna look as pretty as you guys do!!! Help me!"

But I thought I'd share this video in case you're also going to do a Skype interview or you, too, have a special potential (that's a great way to say it...a special potential) that you want to look hot for. Or, cute. 

more soon. xx♥

UPDATE!!! PETRA KOZINA DID THE VIDEO ON HOW TO DO YOUR MAKEUP FOR WEBCAM DATE OR INTERVIEW!!! AND IT'S AWESOME! SEE IT HERE! 

UPDATE!!! RACHEL ANISE AKA THE BEAUTY PROFESSOR ALSO DID A VIDEO ABOUT THIS AND IT IS ALSO AWESOME!!! SEE IT HERE! 

THANKS TO RACHEL AND PETRA FOR ANSWERING MY REQUESTS!!! xxx

SUNDAY MATINEE ♥ WHEN METAL RULED/THE SUNSET STRIP STORY

I didn't know what I was going to post today. If I find something else that I also want to post, I'll put that up today, too. This is a good thing to watch if you have no idea what the Heavy Metal scene was like in the late 1980's and early 1990's. The thing I reallllly dislike about it is this VH1 (is there still a VH1?)-slash-MTV style of documentary. I hate the editing and the cheesiness that goes along with it. But, there are some good parts/interviews and footage. They do say a lot of the same things I mentioned in my BBC Radio interview. And if you want to read more about it, the ebooks are coming out soon for my novel...it's already available in the IBookstore, if you use an IPad or whatever.

More soon. Hope you're having an awesome Sunday! \m/♥

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