Summer in Tahoe

Credit to Kyle for the photos!

I love sunshine and being near the water! That's when I'm the happiest :) With that said, here are a few photos from my trip to Tahoe the other weekend. Enjoy! 

Red

I've been on the hunt for the perfect red, which may or may not exist. The proper occasion to wear a red lip may come limited but it's always confident-boosting to know it's within reach in my make-up drawer ;). I took a trip to the MAC counter inside Nordstrom and tried on 'Russian Red', while my sister had on 'Ruby Woo'. I think I prefer the Russian Red color more since I love a deep and rich red; Ruby Woo seems a little too matte (and thus, drying) which doesn't go well with my Chapstick-craving lips. 

By the way, can you believe I'm in sweaters, boots, and coat in the summer? I swear, San Francisco weather is so odd. It's a good 10-20 degrees WARMER outside of the city--I actually might have it the worst considering my part of town gets most of the fog (sigh). 

In other news, I'm turning 22 this Thursday! I would like to keep my aging cap at 25 please...haha. For me, birthdays seem to get less exciting as I get older. Totally. Understandable. At least August means an end to a month infested with bad luck (and the return of Breaking Bad! Wooooh). July is probably the worst month I've had in awhile. Among other unfortunate things, I got my first parking ticket and my iPhone stolen. Thankfully, those are just material things that can be replaced...but I must admit, it's a hassle importing things into my temporary phone and making it feel like "home" again. Technology: both a blessing and a curse!

mascara routine!

I've been meaning to do a post about my everyday mascara routine for awhile now and it's finally here! I thought it would be better to do a video because well...videos are always more interesting, right? I've been getting lots of encouragement from people to do more videos so I'll definitely to make that happen. It's a little awkward talking to the camera at first but I think I'm getting the hang of it. Enjoy!

Miami!

I actually wrote this post on the 2nd day of Miami but never got the chance to upload it due to laggy internet and loads of festivities to accommodate. I know, I'm pretty horrible at updating but I thought I would post what I intended even though it's about 2 weeks late (so sorry!).  I fell in love with this city at first sight. Beautiful city with such a lively atmosphere -- especially it's night life. I felt like I was in Vegas even though I've never been there haha. Definitely a party city, which I'm not sure if I can quite keep up with since my college days are over ;). Here are a couple of pictures from the first day. Laying by the pool for just a couple hours has already made me a few shades darker which is great because I know I won't be getting any glow in San Francisco. 

flight delayed

I'm currently waiting at SFO airport and my flight to Miami is delayed (I'm not surprised). We should have boarded 30 minutes ago but the plane didn't even leave LA yet! Wifi really sucks at SFO too so I'm blogging via my phone. My laptop is running out of battery and I'm trying to conserve my phone battery so I can listen to music on the plane haha. I finished the latest episode of Pretty Little Liars and debating if I should start on the fifth season of Breaking Bad (I was saving this specifically for Miami). Luckily I packed some snacks to munch on to kill time. In this picture I'm eating Haribo's sour s'ghetti candy. Thanks Amanda for introducing me to this years ago! I love sour candy!!! I'm really hoping to board soon so I can sleep :(