Korean Actress Go Ara Inspired Makeup ♥ 고아라 메이크업

Hey everyone, I feel like I haven't posted anything in such a long time ><! Today's post is a Korean Actress Go Ara inspired makeup tutorial (; This look was requested so I hope you all enjoy it ^^ Omgosh Go Ara is just sooo freaking gorgeous! I would have to say her best feature would have to be her natural hazel eyes. <3 haha, but anyway I hope you all enjoy this makeup tutorial, and I'll see you all soon in my next blog post!

It's been freezing cold here in NYC, and I caught the cold over the past week, so I apologize if I look tired/sickly LOL T.T 

Products Used : ★

                                                   1. Laneige Mystic Veil Foundation SPF 33 PA++ - #21

                                                   2. Bobbi Brown Corrector - Bisque

                                                   3. MAC Select Sheer Pressed Powder - NC20

                                                   4. Urban Decay Primer Potion - Original 

                                                   5. BHCosmetics 120 Palette - 03

                                                   6. Urban Decay Naked Palette - Virgin, Buck

                                                   7. Canmake Gradation Wink - 01

                                                   8. MAC Fluidline - Blacktrack

                                                   9. Korean Darkness False Eyelashes

                                                  10. Too Faced Lava Gloss Eyeliner - Black

                                                  11. TheFaceShop Lovely ME:EX Cushion Blusher - Sexy Orange 

                                                  12. Revlon Lipstick - Nude Attitude 

                                                  13. NYX Matte Lip Cream - London

                                                  14. Buxom Big Healthy Lipstick - Athens

HAUL: Forever 21, H&M & More!

Hey everyone! Today's post is going to be a clothing haul, with the exception of one beauty related accessory item ^^ So I've been meaning to put up this haul video for weeks now, but I've just been busy with making other videos & having my finals exams. So like I mentioned in the video, all the items that I'm going to show you guys were purchased through my parent's money. My mom did try to put me on a $50 budget shopping spree, but like always, I usually tend to go over the limit. >< The stores that I went to were having amazing sales from 30 to 75 percent off! With that being said, lets just get right into this haul :)

Forever 21 Cosmetic Bag 

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So lately I've been looking for a good travel size makeup bag that I can bring on-the-go whenever I'm going out of state. Surprisingly this makeup bag fits so much beauty products! And to me it's the perfect size & shape ^^ Unfortunately this bag can't fit big palettes such as the naked palette or a MAC palette, but then again, I want to carry things that are good for on-the-go items, things that are travel friendly ^^

And for those of you that are wondering I purchased this for $5.80.

Forever 21 Skinny Jeans

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Skinny Jeans are my go-to pants to wear! If you know me personally in real life, you would know that I don't like to wear skirts or dresses... I'm an all jeans type of girl. My mom actually picked out these skinny jeans for me which was kind of unexpected since I wasn't look for any pair of jeans, but then again I am grateful ^^ These pair of jeans cost about $10 (:

Aeropostale Sweatpants

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These pair of sweats from Aeropostale has to be one of my favorite purchases out of all <333 They're super comfy and I love how it's cinched at the bottom ^^ And I absolutely love the color as well, it is a bright pinky coral color (: I kind of regret not getting the Lime Green one, because I absolutely love these sweatpants!! ); The original price of these sweatpants cost about $39.50 and was then marked down to $18, however they were giving out 30% coupons at the entrance, so I got these swea

tpants for around $12! 

H&M Black Fuzzy Sweater

This sweater may look so itchy to wear, but it's one of the most comfortable sweaters that I own ^^ H&M had two colors in the same style, one in black and the other white. However the white didn't look too appealing in my opinion.. so I opted for the black instead (: This sweater was originally $39.50, but I got it for $20.

H&M Dusty Rose Cable Knit Cardigan

When I laid my eyes on this cardigan, without a second though, I just grabbed it and got it. Hahaha, it may sound like an impulse purchase type of thing, but I've been searching for this kind of cardigan for a long timeee. And plus I got it for an amazing deal as well, originally it cost me $34.50, but it was marked down to $20 :) 

GAP Ivory Denim Jacket

   

Initially my family and I went to GAP to find something for my brother, however I saw this jacked on one of the racks and something was urging me to buy it! So already, you may know that I already went over my $50 budget, but thankfully, my dad was really kind enough to purchase this jacket for me (: The heaviest part of this jacket would have to be the hood, but the jacket material itself is pretty light, so I think this would be perfect to wear in the fall or the transitioning from winter to spring weather (: I also got an amazing deal from this jacket, it cost originally $99.99, but after 60% off, I got it for $40!

So that is basically it for my haul! I am so satisfy with my purchases and I want to thank my parents for getting me these items <3 I hope you all enjoyed reading this post & I'll see you soon in my next blog post! (:

How to follow my beauty blog?

Hey everyone! Today's post is going to be a "tutorial-ish" of how to follow my blog. Now I know some of you may think "Why in the world is Rachel writing such a post?!" or "This post is pointless!" But while creating this blog, coding it & adding some widgets to it, for some reason... the follower widget doesn't work! I've tried many times to add the follower widget to my blog however I keep getting this error that pops up on my screen... so annoying ><;

Now I mentioned on the side bar of my blog on how to follow this beauty blog, but I figure I'll just do a  in-depth post about it. So I mentioned how all you need to do is click the "add" button under "reader's list" and from there just put in my blog's URL and... BOOM! you're all set. Here below I added some screenshot pictures just to make life easier lol ^^

So this is basically the Reader's List that I'm talking about. And right under that you have the add button, so just click that. (:

Now this box shown to the left should pop up on your screen (:
Make sure you have the "Add from URL" selected.

Once you have that selected, just put in my blog's URL : www.simplycuterachel.blogspot.com

And after doing all that, you just got one more step to go! And that is to... just click the "Follow" button. (:

And Ta-daa ~ You are now officially a follower of my blog. ^^ <3

So I hope you all enjoyed this step by step instructions or tutorial on how to follow my blog. The more I think about I find this post to be one of the most awkward one I've wrote o_o; But for those of you that did happen to find this helpful, I'm glad to be able to help you out ^^

Because of YouTube Tag ♥ | Beauty Edition

Hey everyone! I am just on a roll with these posts! For now I think this will be the last for the day ~ So for today's post, I'm going to be sharing with you guys a beauty tag that has been going around and it's called the "Because of YouTube" tag! I first discovered this tag through sparkliebarbieXO and ever since I wanted to do this tag myself! So for those of you who are interested, I placed the video above for you to watch! ^^ And I actually wanted to tag some specific people down below (:

Questions: ★

                                           5 Products you've purchased because of a beauty guru's recommendation.

                                           4 Beauty gurus you would like to meet or have met.

                                           3 Techniques you've learned or changed.

                                           2 Friends you've made through YouTube.

                                           1 Video that has been most helpful to you.

I TAG: ★

-beautifymeeh

-sunnydahye

-yellowycream

-beautyxflowerz

-soobin725

-oiseau88

-Teddybearkitties

-Sweetangelx5

-cyexquisite

-wenxD

-OnleeAmore

-glitterxxvlogger12

-makeupbyjoyk

-iAMminky3

AND YOU!

Products Mentioned: ★

                                                          1. Kose Deep Cleansing Oil

                                                          2. Lioele Auto Eyebrow Pencil - Dark Brown

                                                          3. Bobbi Brown Corrector - Bisque

                                                          4. Mac Lipstick - Ravishing

                                                          5. TonyMoly Backstage Gel Eyeliner - Black

Best Beauty Products of 2012 ♥

Hey everyone! Today's post is about my favorite beauty products of 2012! These are the products that I swear by and almost use on a day to day basis. They're my holy grail items of 2012! Whenever I run out of one of these products, I'm definitely going to have to go out and repurchase it ^^

HOW CAN I ALMOST FORGET?! While I'm writing this post and uploading pictures, I'm realizing that I forgot to add in my favorite Maybelline Baby Lips! This stuff is awesome and I highly recommend getting this! So much more moisturizing than my EOS lip balm! And after having this for about 6 months, I am almost finished with this product... which means I need to get a back up of this ASAP!

Products Mentioned: ★

                                                       1. Urban Decay Naked Palette - Original

                                                       2. Urban Decay Primer Potion - Original

                                                       3. Lioele Auto Eyebrow Pencil - #2 Dark Brown

                                                       4. Bobbi Brown Corrector - Bisque

                                                       5. Korean Darkness False Eyelashes - C & KMA2

                                                       6. Wet n' Wild Eyeliner Pencil - Dark Brown

                                                       7. TheFaceShop Jewel Powder - WH001

                                                       8. MAC Fluidline Gel Liner - Blacktrack

                                                       9. Maybelline Baby Lips - Pink Punch

New Year's Resolution ♥ 2013

Hey everyone! Today's post is going to be about my New Year's Resolution for 2013. To start off easy, I've decided to set myself 5 goals to achieve until 2013 ends.

 My New Year's Resolution: ★

                           1. To upload more videos on my YouTube Channel.  (at least once a week)

                           2. To cut down on my proportions (meals) 

                           3. To get into college!

                           4. To study more & be less of a procrastinator.

                           5. To save more! 

New Blog?

Hey everyone! So I am going to make this announcement of my new blog! Now I know that I've posted many announcements of my blog and it must be very tiring and annoying for you guys to hear the same announcement, but recently I've decided to open up a beauty blog for you guys. This time I'll try my best to update more blog post! So I do apologize for abandoning the old blog, so hopefully for the year of 2013, I can start anew with my beauty blog and keep you guys posted!