Clinique vs. Biore

You are looking at the Clinique pore minimizer thermal active skin refiner. I used this for awhile to target blackhead and pores. It was really good, but at a price of roughly $28 for a teensy 2.5 oz, is it really worth it? So off i went looking for a new product. I am, after all, a college student and a bargain shopper.

I saw this on sale and wanted to try it out. It's got similar ingredients and claims to do the same thing, for a fraction of clinique's price. So after using it for about 1-2 months, i can honestly say i love biore. If you combo this with an electric toothbrush as an exfoliator, it does wonders. The thing is, you have to be patient and religious with your regimen. This works really well on my skin, but because everyone has different skin types it might not work well on others. So if you are allergic to certain ingredients, make sure to check carefully before use.

I've been on a shoe craze lately or rather, more so than usual. I went to the mall yesterday intending to buy little sister an outfit for her senior pics. Out of the corner of my eye, i saw a shoe sale! What beauty! I walked in and spotted a really cute pair for $30. I ended up walking into the store, buying the shoes, and leaving the store in under 8 min. What an impulse buy. Good grief. Maybe this isn't so hard to imagine, but my things are still in boxes. So i generally have a well-put together outfit, minus the shoes because i'm too lazy to unbox my box of shoes. That just gives me an excuse to buy more shoes because i don't have shoes on me. What a lame excuse. In addition, i bought panties. My collection of colorful underwear is getting too colorful for me. I think the next time i go shopping for panties, i'm going to go for simple neutrals. I had this discussion with a couple of my girlfriends awhile back about lingerie. The point of having sexy lingerie is to wear it for someone, preferbly your significant other. But what if you don't have a significant other? Should you just buy it for yourself to feel sexy? I mean, i've always heard about the whole dressing appropriately thing coupled with the dressing naughty underneath it all thing. Hmm, i don't care enough at this point to buy a hot-stuff bustier.

When i flip through youtube, i'm amazed at how consistent some members are. I don't get the whole, "I know, i'm slacking because my last vid was a week ago." It's only a week, i guess i can forgive you. But that sure makes me seem like a lazy fool. So i thought it was funny when i received a comment saying, "it's been awhile since your last vid..." It's only been 5 days? Blah. Anyways, i like natural lighting. I like how the sun adds a certain glow to my green room when i open the blinds. It's really peaceful. I don't know why i chose green as my wall color. I guess i just wanted life in my room. Rather than spending time taking care of plants or fish, i'd rather my room BE life.

I've never been big on pranks, but this one sure sounds fun. A lady from oregon realized one day that her ceramic dog lawn decor was missing. She thought that was the last of him until postcards started arriving, updating her on the dog's adventure. Apparently, the pranksters took the ceramic on a month-long tour across the states. When it was time to give the ceramic dog back, the pranksters also returned two more puppies. How darling. [source] That kind of reminds me of the whole gnome traveling thing. I'm not sure if it's a commercial or part of a movie, but you basically take pictures of a garden gnome in various places doing various things to document your time there. I kind of wanted a garden gnome until i saw the size of that thing. I'd rather lug around necessities.

Cute picture of the day.

Portable piano! You can roll up this hello kitty piano and take it on the go. Instant music!