CVS & Target haul: lip gloss, blush, shirt, dress, flats

so i'm at my mother-in-law's house now and we're enjoying our time here! we laid out on the hammock for a while and had a delicious dinner, desert, and cappuccinos. now we're settling in for the night... it's only 11:23pm here, but it's only 10:23pm where we live... and we're dead tired!

i uploaded this video early this morning so i could get it out of the way, but based on the signal here at the house, i might have issues uploading videos like i had planned. i might have to do this early in the morning again... or right after midnight. i plan on doing a quick OOTD or FOTD or even try to record in the bathroom putting on an easy look with a little bit of vlogging. we'll see how that goes.

i didn't take a lot of video today because i had a HUGE headache on the plane and it continued after we got picked up and then it just became a dull headache by the time we had dinner... but i took an Aleve and it almost went completely away. i'm sure a good night's sleep will take care of the rest. i hope you're all doing well! i miss y'all already... xoxo Kathleen

collective haul: Skechers, LOFT outlet, Target

this is the last clothing haul from my repository of pre-recorded videos...

i do want to share with you that i got a nasty comment on this video... i deleted it and blocked the person who left the comment. for the past few weeks, i've allowed all comments to be posted freely on my videos instead of moderating them. i've had no issues until today. i got a drive-by comment from someone who wasn't subscribed to me. it was rather mean-spirited. the comment was about my shirt and how stripes would make me look "fatter." i'm not the skinniest person in the world, but i do mind constructive criticism if it's something you don't like or have issues with. so adding "just saying" with a smiley at the end is supposed to lay off the blow of the comment? i don't think so. when i went to that person's profile, there was no profile picture and hardly a bio at all. the fact that this person wasn't subscribed to me meant that this person's comment was worth less than nothing.

i watch a lot of videos but i don't comment on everything i watch. if we watch each other, and exchange a lot of comments on each other's videos, of course, i will continue to comment. there are some channels where i will never comment because they already get so many comments on those videos that mine will just get lost in the mix. i know they will never respond to me even though they say they read all their comments. i don't know how they can. i'm sure their email or YouTube inbox is unmanageable! anyway, i'm more prone to comment on videos where the YouTuber doesn't have many subscribers, or even if they do and they respond to my comments, i will continue to comment because i think it's fun to comment back and forth with people you love to watch.

anyway, i don't know some of these people handle negative comments like these. i know that the bigger YouTubers just leave these comments on their videos and well, you get lots of thumbs down on the comments and comment attacks left and right. i don't want that on my videos. i don't want nastiness to breed more nastiness. so that's why i deleted it. if i see a lot of negative comments, i just X out of the video and move onto the next... or i just watch it and skip commenting. comments can ruin someone's fun... i don't know how celebrities do this day in and day out with the paparazzi in their faces all day long.  i would just hide in my house all day, but then that kind of behavior would be more fodder for the next gossip column.

so that's what i wanted to say on the matter... i love comments, but i hate comments that provide nothing of value to the topic of the video, especially when it's not constructive. i've blocked a handful of people on my old channel and this one. i think you become more vunerable on YouTube than any other social network because people actually see you than just your words. you start to develop a thick skin when you make videos. you just have to remember that people can easily hide behind their keyboards. they probably would never say these words to your face... regardless of that, i don't want their nasty words dirtying up my videos. i think you would feel the same. oh, and i will continue to wear stripes because stripes are fun! xoxo Kathleen

p.s. if you think i'm taking this to heart, i'm only human... but this isn't going to eat me up inside. delete & block... out of sight, out of mind. i know who my friends are. i'm not going to let a troll ruin my fun. :)

March recap, some faves, FOTD, tiny Target haul, many thanks, etc

whoops! i forgot to blog yesterday! i know that not a lot of people read my blog so it's okay that i'm a day late... anyway, thank you for such a wonderful March! i never knew i would have so much fun dedicating a whole month just to one brand of makeup. i have much more up my sleeve so i hope you keep tuning in!

so this video, i was a bit all over the place... that's okay! i had a lot to say! i'm so excited to using my It Cosmetics eyebrow pencil again! i think the color works so well with my skin tone. i think the big & bright eyeliner in cork worked as well, but i think i should've topped it off with a darker shade of brown. i'm such a newbie when it comes to picking out the correct eyebrow pencil for my brow hairs.

anyway, i'm ready to talk about other makeup brands, but i will still do at least two videos a week just for my fellow Bare Escentuals addicts. i just gotta keep on enabling you guys! LOL xoxo Kathleen

collective haul MAC, Target, Sally Beauty Supply, CVS

so i did a little damage yesterday and today but i still didn't go crazy with the makeup. only 2 cream eye shadows and 1 lipstick. :)

i wish we (as non-partners) can choose our own thumbnails... i can't stand the random ones they come up with.

i tried the bun maker and my hair is too layered for it to work! i might have to make my own bun maker because the one i bought at Sally Beauty is a bit too thick. i won't return it because i'm sure i can make it work when my layers grow out. but i wanted to make it work today. oh, well...

also i tried that nail polish remover pad HandsDown Ultra that i found out from Jen/OrganizedLikeJen and wow, it works! i was able to remove all my nail polish with just one pad. it also feels like felt, which is what you need to remove glitter nail polish, too. you can use the foil method, but i think felt is a lot less messier and you don't have to mess with foil and pure acetone. i have a bottle of pure acetone but oh boy, does it stink and not safe to use with my jaggedy cuticles. ouch.

i mentioned yesterday that i was going to talk more about what happened on Sunday but i think i'm going to just make a video of it showing you how i applied the makeup on my friend. it really came out so nice. i wish i took pictures! but the lighting was rather horrible and so it really wouldn't come out true to color. so i'm just going to try to recreate it on myself. she has less lid space than i and hardly a crease so i was actually happy that i was able to make a look on someone who almost has a monolid.

well, i think i'm going to start making dinner... it's just 4:00 but i'm starving and the spaghetti sauce probably won't be ready for another hour to two. see you tomorrow! xoxo Kathleen

what's in my stash? all my Sonia Kashuk brushes

it's been a while since i made one of these videos... i couldn't think of what to film today because i was still feeling like crap, but at the last minute, i came up with this one. i almost rerecorded it because i was coughing so much as i was editing it, but i decided to keep it. showing off brushes doesn't need to be so fancy schmancy.

so i hope you are having a wonderful Valentine's Day. i didn't get anything for my hubby and he didn't get me anything either... the jewelry haul i filmed the other day wasn't really Valentine's Day specific. we just don't do that kind of stuff... sometimes he surprises me with a bouquet of daisies, but you know, they die. LOL i'd rather have a nice dinner together and watch some TV or a movie. we normally go out for dinner on our anniversary or our birthdays. i can't wait until i can kick this cough! xoxo Kathleen

Aveeno, baby wipes, WnW nail polish haul (and lots of rambling)

so it was yet another rainy, gloomy day here... and i didn't feel like making a show & tell video or any other video like that so i just had a tiny haul to share with you.

i used the baby wipes to spot clean my brushes and i must say that they work! it worked well with my eye brushes since they don't have a lot of bristles, but when i tried to clean my face brushes, especially my foundation brush, it was still discolored from the foundation. i'm not too bothered by it (since i didn't really spot clean my brushes before today), but i'm impressed with how clean my eye brushes got with just one baby wipe. i think, for the most part, the eye brushes need to be as clean as possible since they are used very close to the eye and you don't want to get an infection due to pure negligence. so with this realization (better late than never), i will continue spot cleaning my brushes with these baby wipes. sheesh. that was a rather long-winded explanation just about baby wipes. LOL xoxo Kathleen

outfit of the day & clothing haul, etc

just finished watching CSI... i have seen every single episode of this series (and some episodes more than once)... and tonight is Marg Helgenberger's second to last episode. i wonder why she is really leaving... Elizabeth Shue (remember her from Melrose Place?) is going to join the team. i don't know much about who she's going to play (as i try not to read spoilers).


anyway, i spent some time outside of the house today. i just needed to get out. so i did a bit of shopping and showed the things i bought in a haul for you!

i'm a very simple dresser... jeans, t-shirts, flip-flips, sneakers, etc. i have some dresses, but i wear them only during the summer. i don't really like to wear dresses during the fall or winter because i get cold so easily. i would like to wear dresses, but i need to own some opaque tights first. oh, well, the winter we've been having has been so mild that i might wait until next winter to invest in some tights. i have enough pairs of jeans (and some jeggings) to tide me over... xoxo Kathleen