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    Review of Clinique’s Turnaround Treatment Oil

    April 29, 2015

    Whelp. This will be a post full of mediocrity. As a Sephora VIB Rouge member, I was able to order a free trio of Clinique’s Turnaround products in deluxe sample size. When my order arrived, only the oil came with it. I’m sure the other two samples simply ran out; I waited a whole three days before taking advantage of this freebie. Nevertheless, I’m not too upset because I only really wanted the oil, but the others would have been nice too. Since that’s what I was promised and all. I won’t make a fuss because I’m not a huge fan of Clinique, and I was not surprised when using this oil. First,…

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  • Fashion

    #whomademyclothes the questions to ask on Fashion Revolution Day

    April 24, 2015

    This will be a brief post, as I am typing it out on my tiny phone keyboard while my boyfriend waits for me to help him with gardening. Today is Fashion Revolution day, a tradition started to raise awareness of disgraceful practices in the garment factories around the world.  You think you’re getting fine craftsmanship when you buy your Michael Kors from Macy’s? You’re not. you’re paying for the design and maybe the fabric, because the clothes are most likely made in a sweatshop by a machine, not skilled seamstresses. The problem with the fashion industry is that it fabricates unnecessary need for new clothes via trends that change year…

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  • Beauty

    Review of Bite Beauty’s Watercolor Lipgloss Set

    April 16, 2015

    As soon as I saw that Bite was making this spring-ready set, I knew I had to get one before it sold out. First, I think it’s better to think of these as glossy lip stains or a lip paint because the texture, application, and pigmentation are unlike a typical gloss. When I first applied one, I disliked it because it seemed too thick and not colorful enough. That is, until I played with them and realized they work best when applied like a lipstain: carefully while filling in the whole area. They remind me of the Estee Lauder sequin finish glosses that were very much like lipsticks. They taste…

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    August 15, 2015

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    July 8, 2015
  • Arts

    Graphic Novel Review Series: Pt. 6 — Milkway Hitchhiking

    April 15, 2015

    This is the sixth installment in my series of Graphic Novel Reviews, in which I will publish a review each Tuesday until I run out of books. This is based, in part, on a class that I am currently taking about the graphic novel. Read the next one here (to come next week) or go to last week’s review. Milkyway Hitchhiking is the first manga I’m reviewing, which is surprising since I generally like them. This is a Korean manga that focuses on a magical cat named Milkyway and her travels through space and time. She visits humans and other cats while trying to spread happiness by either giving advice or granting wishes.…

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    Book Review: Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

    April 13, 2015
  • Arts

    Book Review: Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

    April 13, 2015

    As I believe I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been very involved with my school’s literary magazine. The magazine is finally out, and the website is up; to further contribute to this great publication, I wrote a book review of Murakami’s popular novel. In the translator’s notes of the edition I used, the novel is touted as the “one book every young person in Japan has read.” Here is the first paragraph, but please check out the full review on the magazine’s blog. Norwegian Wood begins with a shocking revelation that Naoko does not love Toro Wantanabe, the protagonist, despite his devotion to her. By placing this information in the beginning of the…

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  • Entertainment

    Movie Review: Kumiko the Treasure Hunter

    April 7, 2015

    I recently had the absolute pleasure to see Kumiko the Treasure Hunter in an arthouse theatre in Lancaster, PA. The theatre, called Zoetropolis, was found inside a labyrinthine building housing a cacophony of different  businesses. The theatre was intimate and warm; we even got to sit on a couch intermixed among other single chairs and love-seats instead of typical theatre chairs. The staff hosted yoga in the other room, as evidenced by the muffled phrases of “reach your hands to the sky” and the like that crept in while the movie played. This was a mecca of youthful experimentation. The film was quiet and thoughtful. We begin by seeing Kumiko…

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