My two favorite birthday gifts and Infatuation with Hello Kitty

So, besides my early birthday gift of my new “President Barak Obama” I also got these cool Hello Kitty Floor Mats for my car. My mom presented me with them before my b-day dinner at Taylors Steak House here in LA (yum yum). I had been eyeing the mats for a while and told myself that my Hello Kitty Air freshener would be lonely if there were no mats to accompany it! I absolutely love Hello Kitty, I’ve had this love since I was a little girl.

At one point I even had the Hello Kitty Water Cooler

at my desk at work along with matching mouse and mouse pad…crazy right? Is there anybody out there who loves the kitty as much as me? I mean I know I’m not alone here! Is it a little over the top for me to check my lip gloss by grabbing my Hello Kitty mirror from my purse, or covering the Verizon logo on my cell phone with a Hello Kitty sticker, or even pay bills using Hello Kitty Personal Checks?

China Glaze Mom’s Chiffon

Ok guys, as promised here is a picture of the China Glaze Mom’s Chiffon. I think this is definitely one of my fave pink colors because it reminds me of one of those vibrant colors they use for lip and clothing colors on African American Barbie and Skipper dolls! I applied 3 coats and noticed that it dries slightly darker than bottle color. I also applied 2 coats of the No-chip top coat. What I love about China Glaze is that it dries quickly and it truly does seem to have the “Hardners” that they mention on the bottle, I mean my nails really feel strong!

P.S. I have been taking “a million and one” pics using my goofy camera phone and I promise that I will offer better pics once I get my digital camera….but with paying rent, car note, and all the other monthly bills not to mention my car registration is due this month a sista had to weigh her options! Lol, Thanks for reading

Beauty from the Earth Mineral Pigments/MAC Dupes

So I decided to get some pigment samples of Beauty from the Earth since I saw a couple of videos on Youtube using some really vibrant colors. I placed my order on 1/26/09 and received it today 1/29/09. I got 10 samples along with a complimentary sample. My order inclusive of shipping and handeling was $14, $4 for S& H. The colors I got are:

Lemon, Sunshine & Carribean

Crush, Harvest & Tangerine

Raspberry, Isis & Chocolate

Sage & Emerald

After applying the pigments with a dab of Visine I realized that three of the colors are good dupes for MAC colors! The following are my suggestions:

• Crush can be substituted for Expensive Pink
• Raspberry can be substituted for Hepcat
• Harvest can be substituted for Coppering

Hope this helps and have a great day!

My Eighty Eight Beauty Supply Haul

Yay, I finally got my shipment from Eighty Eight Beauty Supply. I placed my order on a friday afternoon (1/9/09) and received it on friday(1/23/09). I would have received it on Thursday but I was at work so the mailman sent my package to the post office, Grrrrr! If you are looking for a great prices for China Glaze Nail Lacquer then you need to go to this website because a bottle of the Nail Lacquer is only $2.68 compared to $5.99 which is the sale price at Sally's Beauty Supply! My total order came to $43.63 which included $12.00 Shipping and Handeling and I received:

• 10 bottles of CG Nail Lacquer


• 1 bottle of CG No-Chip Top Coat


• 1 Nail buffer

So far, I tried out the nail buffer and painted my nails with For Audrey and I must say that I absolutely love this color and I will definately be buying more of the nail buffers.

The name of the nail buffer is Flash Shiner by Design Nail it's only $1.88 and this buffer is the bomb! My nails looked like they had been painted with a coat of clear polish after buffing with the 3 step system and the total time to get both hands buffed was less than 8 minutes. The other colors I got were:

• Secret Periwink-le
• Mom's Chiffon
• Second-Hand Silk
• Heirloom Organza
• Japanese Koi
• VIII
• Liquid Leather
• Rich & Famous
• White on White

I'm excited to wear Secret Periwink-le because it's almost an exact match to one of the colors in my Obama t-shirt.

I have to say, I think my haul has some great color choices because they are bright and bold. I prefer to post pics of the colors on my nails instead of in the bottle which I will do soon. One tip that I think will help you out with ordering colors from this site or any site is: If you want to see what the true color of the nail polish is

1. go to Google
2. click Shopping
3. type in the name of the product Ex: China Glaze Liquid Leather

Hope this tips helps and thanks for reading!

Is this worth 14 Bucks?

Today I had Sbarro's for lunch. In case you can't identify what is on my plate, it contains:

• Four chicken wings (actually three, I ate one)
• Baked Zitti (next to wings)
• Fruit (strawberries, watermelon, pineapple and a slice of kiwi for good measure)
• Piece of garlic bread
• Medium soda pop.

I got this from the lunch bar where you choose your food and the price is $6 and change per pound. When saw the price I felt financially raped! I had a short amount of time to eat my lunch and get back to work in additon to being hungry which is why I didn't protest the price. I don't think this was worth $14, do you?

Urbangirl's Top 10 Snack Foods for Gamers

How many times have you been in the middle of playing a game and realize that you are hungry but don't want to pause the game to eat? This has happened to me many times so I decided to come up with a list of favorite videogame eats! Here are three of my favorite snacks with explanations of why:

· Taquitos- You can use the same hand you eat with to dip in salsa.
· Frozen White Castle Cheeseburgers- It takes 1 1/2 minutes to heat these in the microwave and get back to playing your game.
· Chicken Nuggets- You don’t even have to pause the game to eat these if you have quick reflexes.

The only thing you need to do to participate is post your comments! I'm going to keep this post up until I get a good number of entries so let me know what your favorite snack food is.

Today I had a taste for Mexican

Anyone that knows me knows I love food. Chinese, Mexican, Italian, Indian, and we can’t forget Seafood! When I have a taste for Mexican food there are two taco stands in LA that come to mind, Chabelita and Campos. These two places are reasonable in price and are about 5 minutes from where I live. I go to Chabelita because they have really good chicken taquitos (2), they are home made and come with rice, beans, and a drink for about $5.75. Because the plate only has two taquitos, I get a side order which consist of two and by the end of the meal I am stuffed and smiling like a fat rat! I like Campos for the El Pazon burrito about $6.75, it comes with tortilla chips that I use to scoop the droppings from the burrito with. Just thinking about these two places makes my mouth water. Something else that made my mouth water today was my friend’s homemade taquitos. We met for lunch today which I was excited about because we always have great conversation. I had planned on bringing my lunch today but didn’t because I knew we would buy lunch at one of the restaurants in the building she works in. I also knew that today was the farmers market and when my friend and I worked together we would always go to the farmers market to taste all the free samples the vendors will allow. I was quite surprised when my friend didn’t buy lunch but brought leftovers from her dinner last night…..chicken taquitos! She let me try one and I instantly fell in love because it tastes so good and the recipe is really easy.

Jessica’s chicken taquitos

Ingredients:
Shredded chicken
Mashed potatoes
Corn tortillas

Combine equal parts shredded chicken to mashed potatoes in a mixing bowl, add your favorite seasoning to flavor, place a scoop of the mixture close to the edge of the corn tortilla and roll, coat the bottom of your frying pan with a little vegetable oil, and place your taquito in the pan for frying until golden brown.