DARK FALL LIPS

I went shopping with one of my best friends last Saturday, with the initial plan to help her find the perfect gown for her violin recital (which I'm super stoked for)...and I ended up picking up a several things along the way. Oy me.

As you can probably tell from the title of this entry YES I did end up buying a lipstick. I normally don't like to wear lipsticks, because they get on literally everything and you have to be conscious of where you're putting your kissers so you can get a sense for when you need to reapply. However, I felt that it was time for a change and tastes do change over time and so I thought - why the heck not?

When I do wear lipstick they're usually in light shades like nude or a creamy pink, so I really went out of town with the lipstick I bought.

Media may definitely be a risk for some as it is a bold/dark burgundy, but the plus side about this lipstick being so dark is that it creates the illusion of thinner lips which I definitely appreciate. Lighter shades like nudes and pinks tend to give my lips a fuller look. I can see how the first thoughts to be associated with with Media would be vampire or goth but interpretations aside...if you like it, who cares really :)

My only recommendation for application is to line your lips before going in with your lipstick. Application was smooth but lining my lips with the lipstick alone proved to be a rather difficult and messy process. However if you're skilled and experienced unlike me, kudos to you my friend!

xx

And so it begins. My obsession with dark vampy lips for the fall and winter seasons ♥

Cheers!

A FRESH START

Wow. WOW.

Firstly, I haven't posted in 2 full years (holy wow).
Secondly, if you ever want a major cringe session - read all your old blog entries.
Thirdly, A LOT has changed since my last entries.

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This blog will be taking a bit of a different turn in terms of direction, motivation, and content. It will be the place where I dump all of my thoughts, creativity, and updates (as one does in a blog). Enough of that - let's get on with the introduction!!

Hi, it me.

Hey there! My name is Cecilia Cho and I am a 22-year-old aesthetic enthusiast. Fresh out of college. My interests? Makeup, fashion, photography, style, interior...the list goes on. I am by no means a professional; in fact, I am just starting out. Some people may wonder whether it's too late to be "starting out" on a beauty blog at my age, and trust me - I had my doubts too. But I'll take my chances, simply because I'd love it and enjoy it from the bottom of my heart. So come and stay awhile, and get a feel for my tastes, preferences, and style.

And now without further ado...I present to you my blog ♥

AND SO IT BEGINS.

Wow, my first post in a long while. I should be ashamed. Very ashamed.

It is finally summer break, and it FEELS SO GOOD♪ Although I regret quite a few things about having to leave school at the close of the semester, truly...nothing compares to the feel that HOME gives me. Beyond doubt, there's no place like California, with its beaches, my best buds, and kick-butt food ♥  The east can't possibly compete :)

The fact that I've passed my teen years this April is remarkably bittersweet, mostly because I know that this milestone won't ever be experienced again. With more age comes more responsibility and expectations, and don't we all know it. Regardless, the more pressure I face, the more I'll strive to keep my chin and spunk up. But less talk more walk, ey?

Full-time research at USC.
...and so it begins. The first summer entirely dedicated to my future. It's going to be a long and painful climb, but to get to where I'm aiming for...it's the least I can do.


Let's get it get it.

LIFE'S WHAT YOU MAKE IT

Sometimes we need to stop to remember how fun life can be. After all, life's what you make it :)

My, for the sake of euphemism, BEHIND has been ignited and lit with the flames of collegiate hell lately, and I honestly I (as much as I would love to) can't euphemize this statement any further than it is already euphemized. Euphemism. My word of the day to all you lovely folks.

Putting the depression aside, college really isn't so bad, at a practical standpoint. Not struggling and wrestling with it and myself would have been the problem. I'll just learn to view it as a a clay-pot work of art. A pot is mixed, churned, nipped, tucked, carved, thrashed, shaped, and set ablaze in fires ranging at extreme temperatures, and if still the clay pot isn't satisfactory, it is destroyed. Heck yeah for motivational analogies.

New item for my bucket list: jumping off frostbitten peaks on skiis with the illusion of suspension in midair. Ohhhh yes.

Fly :)

ITALIA

Una mattina molto buona da Hartford, CT!
Translates as "A very good morning from Hartford, CT!". But is it? Is it really? :)

So here I am, slowly but surely turning nocturnal (thanks college), and at this point in time I think it's safe to say that school is a health hazard that should be taken seriously, for the sake of the future. Overdosing on coffee is a definite must to stay conscious, and lack of sleep no doubt will shorten life spans greatly. Definitely part of that character building hype.

Wild for Italy! Number one on my to-do-list ♪

Cafe in Venice, laced with autumn tinted vines

Venitian alleys: seemingly straight out of a storybook

What I'd do to get lost in all that :)

Enchantingly mysterious, with a delicate charm entirely different from that of any other city I've been in. Haven't been in many, though. YET, that is :) Wait just a bit more and keep watch for me, Italy. I'm coming.

PHEWW.

Week two of school: officially complete. Well deserved pat on the back. 


Only week two, and already exhausted to the max. College can take a lot out of you. I find it amazing how most students at our school can ration out their time and work out in between classes, sports, extracurriculars, and self-studies. Managing time is most definitely NOT one of my fortes. The weight of academic college life feels like an 800 lb boulder on my shoulders (127 hours reference! Watch it! You won't regret it, guaranteed :) ) and lately I've been having the urges to partake in activities such as these.

Sky-Diving?
You know it.

Parasailing in the tropics?
MHMM.

Extreme? Very.

Ecstasy past the limit? Yup. 

Effective stress relieving outlet? I think so :)

...aaaaaaaaaaaand back to reality. It'll happen. But as for the present: more studying, less dreaming :)

GREETINGS...

...from the east! ♪

And so, the rusty gears begin to turn once more. It has already been 4 whole days since the fall term began, and ALREADY I'm swamped with quizzes and readings. It's actually very refreshing to be able to keep occupied 24/7, compared to my very unproductive and sluggish summer (other than getting my driver's license, of course!).

The weather has been very bipolar lately...not only back home in cali, but here in the east as well. For the first few days while unpacking and moving into my dorm, it was extremely humid and uncomfortably hot. Then on the first day of classes, it began to rain, bringing with it an icy chill at night. This continued on for a couple more days, and then, BOOM. Sun shining brightly in a cloudless sky as though the rain had never come. Sigh. Weather oh weather, won't you PLEASE make up your mind.

So here I am at my desk sipping cooled coffee, listening to the lulling chirps of crickets outside the window after completing some work while 99.9% of the students at school is at the Trin-hosted "welcome back" party. YAWWWWWN. Well, time to hit the hay :)♪