things i’ve bought recently

just a random necessary update :D

i went to japan town in SF a few weeks ago and picked up some random things!

i’ve definitely bought more than this but i can’t even keep track of what’s new and what’s not anymore T_T

a sanrio 50th anniversary sweatshirt–i totally saw this on someone’s blog but i forget who it was D: she was so cute! AND LOOK IT’S DOUBLE SIDED! it was a whopping $50 though. + SF sales tax…curse  you, SF sales tax!

we also happened across this hat! it was chilling in the back of kinokuniya in the kids section ;D there  were other ones but icebat is my and has always been my favorite uglydoll! $20.

i probably won’t wear out in public…but it’s a nice collector’s item! there’s a girl at my school who wears it, haha it’s awkward but on the bus it’s so funny the way adults look at her! (not in a bad way…like they think it’s cute too XD)

(see my collection here)

i know you love the awkward face shots.

admire me. //jk

and finally, i stopped by a boutique with my mommy and we bought this shirt! it’s from…tulle? and it was about $43 :D

it’s huge because it’s for her, but i think i was able to pull it off…stay tuned for an outfit/coordination post about it tomorrow ;)

ciao!

♫ sara

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february wishlist (BE MY VALENTINE)

i know this is super belated! oh well.

if you haven’t noticed, i added a wishlist page to the top of my blog :]

but these bi-monthly wishlist posts will remain, since they’re just my impulse wants, wheras the wishlist page at the top is a list of things i’d seriously buy :]

enjoy my arrows. i know you love them.

things listed:

madeline 1939 book – $54.52 [i wish i could have this! ;D]

angelic pretty macaroon tartan set:

jumperskirt – 23940 yen

skirt – 17640 yen

barette – 2730 yen

choker - 2730 yen

free people menswear dresses – they don’t sell them anymore so i’m stalking ebay!

dolce vita flash boots - again, stalking ebay! <3

rebecca taylor sparkle dress - $495 $173

marc jacobs striped top – $58

kitsune shirt - 45,01 € (about $61)

modcloth general assembly boot – $74.99 (WANT! look at that print!)

kitty wrap around wring – $6.99

madewell somerset top – $78 (no idea why i want bright orange…but i just  do.)

rilakkuma long cushion – $44

but this is all stuff you hafta pay for.

want free stuff?

enter this giveaway! :D

hope you enjoyed! :]

♫ sara

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ebony & ivory!

SO i finally got my package from karmaloop!

but first. some random makeup i did. it doesn’t work at all! :D

okay enough of the horribleness. i think i did a good job with the eyeshadow though.

i used dark brown, then a light pink and slight purple which you can’t see.

so i got my karmaloop package in the mail yesterday. and holy crap, the bag was covered in weird mud dust.

it was really gross :( but the insides were fine!

they gave me a free magazine too, lmao.

nice packaging:

indie triangle…

some BS about how the cotton is nice:

sorry for crap lighting :(

overall i liked shopping from karmaloop.

overall experience: 5/5

shipping: 4/5 took about a week and processing took two days but for the price i paid it was worth it :]

service: 5/5 i emailed them about my order needing to be processed because i worried and they promptly replied!

i’ve bought a wildfox couture sweater from karmaloop before so it’s not the first time i’ve shopped there but i’d gladly shop there again. plus they always have good coupons! ;]

♫ sara

 

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something big is coming…hellz bellz…

I WILL NOT STAND HERE AND BE MOCKED.

I WANT THIS SHIRT. NOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.

(click for big.)

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GIANT BIRTHDAY MONTH HAUL; PART ONE!

hey everyone!! i finally received all of the items that i won or bought this month, along with a collection of the things i purchased throughout this month. :D

in the beginning of january i got my free bracelet from the TOMS website ^_^

i’m giving it to my guy friend who is obsessed with TOMS though. i’ll just order another! ;D

i put it on hobbes’ head. :]

i also ‘won’ one of mirukuma‘s contests by being the first commenter, woo hoo!

i won a beautiful necklace, nail arts, and rilakkuma paper, yay~

there are glitters on the lollipop! ;D

unfortunately, the week of my birthday (january 20) was the week of finals, as i said in my old posts.

they went…eh…pretty well. here is my bio notecard.

and other other side…

i didn’t even end up doing that good on the test. booo. i still got a passing grade though so yay.

this was just a random photo i took! i reorganized my desk–there used to be a white box filled with clothing tags here but i likey me some madeline :] i’ve had this since i was born practically. my life <3

OH and i won wristcuffs from sweet indeed! they are ADORABLEEEEE!!! i’ve never owned wristcuffs so these were a great first and free pair ;D they are really well made and soft~

don’t mind the algebra homework…but hey, at least the colors look nice.

i also got a free giant sticker/postcard thing! hehe another thing for my wallllll :] there’s a cute note on the back too  but i didn’t feel like taking a pic of it.

also, i finally found a way to shrink my bangle thanks for boiling hot water! i have posts about it here and here XD now it doesn’t slip and slide when i wear it and it gets more use! :D

i finally went to sephora to get my birthday gift and finally get the primer i wanted!

they didn’t have the SPF foundation from laura mercier in my shade or i would have totes bought that :/

anyway, if you are in need of a primer and you have somewhat T zone oily skin GET THIS. it is so great.

the shampoo/body wash/bubble bath thing smells so good, its like vanilla cake! it’s decent sized for a free gift, too :] dont you love the sparkles…i know you do. ;]

this is a gift i picked up at the nijiya market! it’s so cute, cookie-shaped hello kitty keychains!

i got mimi. i wish i got my melody </3 oh well, i’m gonna buy another one and test my luck!

i also went to anthropologie! ohohoho sales!

i got this gorgeous and soft off white cardigan for $39.99. the original price wasn’t on the tag :/

i also bought these ADORABLE pink clog heels for $70, from $150!

and a pic of how  they are when worn <3 (boo, giant watermark D: )

OH and my $11 vintage madeline lunchbox came in the mail, suckas!

it tells a story right on the box! ;D

anyway, i also went to mitsuwa market. here’s some awkward ninja pics.

my brother loves moomin and i wanted to buy him this but i didn’t!

he even has a moomin plush that my mom bought him that was like imported O:

weird  how moomin is european but asians like it. same with pingu XD

look at this toy store called momo house! ;D <3

i was sooo tempted to buy this! i didn’t even bother looking at the price tag though.

it wasn’t  that expensive i don’t think, because it doesn’t look official…OR WAS IT?  HMM

the things i bought at mitsuwa!

two rilakkuma strawberry candies :D

one koji eyelash curler

one fake chanel hairpin that looks really legit

two crayon chocolates (only one is pictured though.)

close up of the eyelash curler; honestly it always pricks my eyelid when it closes; i loved the one i had from daiso but it randomly disappeared so i wanted a replacement u_u

this is how it looks, without mascara ;D

a few new items in my shop now! double eyelid glue, never used or opened!

as well as a PA nail polish i recently bought that i dont think ill ever use. i tried it but it looked weird.

moomin tin candy! MARVELOUS! it’s such good candy. it’s like these traditional hard candies! :D

look at the opening! :D

the seal makes cool kanji! oh, japan~!

this is what the rilakkuma candies looked like!

and the sticker i got! eee, flan~

that’s it for part one, folks! i’ll be back soon with part two :D

as  you can tell i’m not dead, i was just waiting to make a haul ^_^

love you all!

♫ sara

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japanese eraser collection!

SO i was grounded on tuesday unfortunately for ‘attempting to run away from home’ when really i was trying to take a bus to a shopping mall…which i’d done before and is really safe ESPECIALLY at 11 AM. LOL. so i was forced to listen to horrible radio stations. i’ve memorized like the top 10 on itunes now. it sucks.

however, one radio called WiLD 94.9 is giving out $100 every hour if you have the ‘secret password’ that they tell you like 5 mins before the hour strikes. i wanted to enter but i didn’t have a computer or phone cuz my mom confiscated it. maybe i’ll enter tomorrow. but for anyone in the bay area; it’s every hour of december 2010 and they’re giving out $100. :D

ANYWAYS so back on topic, i got so bored and remembered that my friend ashlyn wanted to see my collection of erasers. so i pulled out my box that was in the corner of my desk and sorted them. surely they were a blast to play with.

i keep the erasers in a totoro box thing that i got…it was and is the only present i’ve ever gotten from my little brother. we were at a japanese book store, kinokuniya, and i wanted a totoro calendar really badly but my little brother was being a fuss face and demanded to get it for himself for no reason. so then for christmas he just put it in the box and gave it to me. he was…idk, 9? back when he was cute XD

warning LOTS OF PICS!

aaah all my erasers ahaha!

these erasers i bought in packs at ichiban kan; a popular $1 store that used to be in san mateo, CA.

i was so afraid to use them; i think i still am! and…wow idk why that elephant is lurking in the corner there…it’s not part of the pack! HAHAHA!! but it’s still cute i guess.

(the hamster ones below are scented and say ‘CHIBI HAM’ on them! LOL! XD)

now the eraser stick thing on the left i got as a present in 5th grade; i wonder why i haven’t used it yet? O:

and the flip flops i got as a birthday goodie in 3rd grade.

i have this random one that does magic tricks? LOLOL

these are ALL of the underwater erasers i have. they’re all fishes. XD actually these were my brothers’ when they used to like them. the reason we have like 2 of everything is because my older brother bought a set but lost it, and bought another…and found the lost one. LOL. and some are misplaced but are seawater-esque so there.

bird’s eye view:

onto FOOD! fast food, to be specific. oh, what have we come to:

fast food…AND dessert? hmm.

AND mini calpico? OHOHOHOH  IT’S A PARTY ON SARA’S DESK!

my favorite set is definitely the dessert set. it’s so lolita and cute :)

oh, and on the very right is this random spaghetti plate O: and on the verrry right is a mini bento thing LOL idk

and these are misc. erasers!

the orange standing hamster and the 4 2D hamsters are the first ones i ever got when i was like 10.

all of the mini erasers below the frog/duck are from around 3rd grade. sushi is from my brother’s birthday party when i was in 3rd grade. the bunny with no arms and legs is from my friend in 7th grade HAHAHA!

wah…someone gave me the green one but i forget now! i’m so sorry! :(

bird’s eye view:

these are random erasers or eraser toppings i got along my life.

most are from 2nd grade. the purple eraser is from 5th grade. that one has an interseting story XD

for our christmas presents in 5th grade, all the teachers put erasers in our cubbies. me and this guy named elyh were the only ones who got purple and everyone was really jealous. and the green one is an extra one i found that someone had lost i guess o__O

the one that says 40 on it is for some reason really soft…and it’s really good for erasing. my teacher gave us all little art kits that had crayons in them and these erasers were part of it.

the rainbow fail square erasers i got in 2nd grade at a book fair. i used them like heckkkkk haha.

and the hello kitty one on top is from when my mom subscribed to a hello kitty craft kit thing in some book fair magazine that i used to get at school. did anyone else get those? O: they like send you stuff monthly and you pay like $50? no? just me? eh.

and umm…these are random cute things i found in the box too ^_^

the blue monkey thing is an eraser topper and was given to me in 4th grade from this guy named winslow. haha.

and the pig keychain i used to have like 10 colors of, and it says oracle on it.

snoopy i used to put on my messenger tokidoki bag haha.

the dice is the sam story as the purple eraser- i was the only one who got cool dice, and everyone else got weird like 12 sided die O: (die! get it! plural of dice XD)

the dog patch i got at a scrapbooking store for my 4th grade birthday..

that’s all the stuff in this pic that has a story >_<

putty :) the dark pink one i got from MAIDO, where i got the rest of my sealife and food erasers, and it’s supposed to be peach smelling XD. the light pink and light blue ones are these hello kitty putties that my brothers used to like o__O LOLOLOL

the maido near me closed, so now they only have one in san francisco in the westfield and one at santana row in san jose. both equally far from me. -sighhhhhh-

and i got this penguin keychain from my friend mackenzie for christmas. i gave her a christmas ornament thing and she got me this. aah i love it. :]

OH! and not forgetting the ones i got from ashlyn (donut) and moments before diamond’s giveaway:

sorry it’s teeny :( it’s a softserve, donut, and…like a frozen donut hole or something LOL

that’s it! i’ll have another post about makeup up tomorrow! :D

♫ sara

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life’s going good! [daiso haul, moments like diamonds, and more!]

had a lot of fun recently ^_^ let’s just get right into it!
i went to daiso yestrday~! it looks like i bought a lot, but i didn’t…

for people who don’t know, everything at daiso is $1 unless stated. then maybe it’s like $3 at most XD the only downside? no returns or exchanges. but whatever!

daiso bag! lol:

DONUT STATIONARY!  yum yum.

my hand looks weird here, i know. i took the pic upside down or something so i had to rotate it @__@

i bought another moko moko!! my pink one was dyingggg, as you can see. it was only $1, i was so happy! my pink one was like $6 because i bought it from some japan import store. they also had white x pink, white x purple, and a fatter version of the one i had, but i love rainbows so there! :3

blue red and yellow tiny beads :) and i bought elastic string, but didn’t take a picture. whatever. ^_^”

CUTE TISSUES AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH LOL!! :) perfect for me since i’m always sick, and on the go.

ramune in a plastic bottle? ooOoooOooOOoOOO o_o

pictured above is the prettiest blue ever. but on my nails it shows up as weird clear glittery poopoo :( im so upset. i wish i could return it. i’m really into mint nail polish so i’m on the look out at the moment.

REALLY CUTE FLATS SOCKS…that were TOO SMALL?? LOL! i’m only size 6/7 and it’s a few cm  too small. idk what i’m going to do with these. at least they’re cute. i bought them because there’s padding on the bottom with more support :3 but how wasteful, now…

** yes i know i have a bad socktan and i tried to edit it to make it less obvious. but OBVIOUSly that didn’t work XD

that’s it from daiso! i also bought a red chocomint bangle from someone on egl_comm_sales!

i’m SO UPSET! IT’S TOO BIG FOR MY DAMN WRIST! i’m just going to have to find a way to secure it to be tighter…gahhh

other things! i found out i won this contest from moments like diamonds!

I’M SO HAPPY because it has such cute stuff. i won among 300 people, impressive no? :) i won this entire lot; click the pic to see more :3

1 sheet Rilakkuma stickers
1 sweets themed notebook
2 Rilakkuma pencils
1 Chip n Dale pencil pouch
1 Rilakkuma keychain pouch
1 Happy Lovely eyelash curler & keychain mirror set
1 Bath and Body Works coconut lime conditioner, shampoo and lotion sampler set
1 HerStyler hair serum sample
2 NYX eyeshadows
4 deco pieces
1 set of rhinestone earrings from Chiara [ too bad my ears aren’t pierced </3>
1 box of Choco Boru caramel chocolates
1 Little Twin Stars memo pad
1 Ghost of Harlem hand mirror
1 Alice in Wonderland theme necklace
And 1 Betsey Johnson Wallet!

LASTLY, my hello kitty docs came in! but that’s for another post, no? :)

love love love!

♫ sara

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80′S PURPLE AND HELLO KITTY DR. MARTENS AND MORE!

HERE’S MY HAULLLLLLLLLLLLLL..ish!
i went to zara and juicy couture in union square, san francisco, plus sephora and  nordstrom rack! here’s my purchases to shareee :)
so to start…last weekend i went to sephora with my pal. i bought the NARS turkish delight that i’ve been wanting forever! it’s a real pretty color. odd name…

i meant to buy more with her, but my mom doesn’t like me to buy a lot if i’m not with her.
next,  i tried out my debit card on 80spurple.com after seeing there was a 35% off marked price sale (code: luckybreaks3 . idk if it still works but yeah!)
i bought a grey patterned sweatshirt from puella that ive been wanting FOREVERRRRRR. patterned  sweatshirts are so cuteee.

lol my cheerleading skirt is so short! sorry! XD

i really love it. on the inside is white fur! like that soft blanket fur stuff. love it. :) i hope to wear this the coming winter!

next is what i got from juicy (and the juicy i got from nordstrom rack!)

this is a little black dress from juicy in union square. i wanted a LBD for MUN, which is a debate club that i am in.

it requires you to dress formal so i thought this would be cute. it was on sale for $120 with additional 40% off so it was about $80. love!

and also, a juicy scarf and hat set i got from nordstrom rack for $30 :) that’s $70 less than original price!

woo hoo! it looks like Neapolitan ice creamm

my importat person face

i went to zara’s as well, since it was right above juicy. i’d never really been there! it’s sorta like expensive h&m :) i got jeans! love the red threading!

finally, i went to the sanrio store and saw the hello kitty dr martens they were selling there. i’d know about the HKxxDM collection but never really considered it to be my style. however i tried on the black hello kitty mary janes and they were SOOO CUTEEE! they didn’t have my size, but my mom ordered a pair from nordstrom since she had a coupon :)

i didn’t feel like i needed another pair of DM boots but the mary janes were a nice twist and very unique xD and the white was cute but looked awkward since i always wear black socks, lol!

stock pics here:

read more here!

that’s all for now! :)

♫ sara

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HOWDY WITH CARE!

MY FRIEND ASHLYN IS AWESOME.

she set me ANOTHER package, all the way from florida. i love her. she always sends me cooler things than i send her :(

let’s get right to it, then.

i walk into my room after a horrible day and find THIS STICKER DISASTER <3 it’s adorable!

sadly i couldn’t smell anything :( im sure it smelled great though!

there was another SARA thing that spelled out my last name, but i don’t wanna post it…since it’s my last name. x: but i love it!

i wasn’t exactly sure what this was…but it’s awesome:

a slightly inappropriate letter! :D <3

AWESOME EGG KEYCHAIN THING! LOLOLOL

AWKWARD SMILES ARE AWKWARD!

rather exciting bracelet:

THAT’S ALL! :)…AND THAT’S A LOT!
i just CANNOT believe how much effort my friend put into this package. it really meant a lot to me. all the stuff is ADORABLE, ashlyn!
i met ashlyn over the internet [oooOOooOOoo] because we both liked ‘I <3 Rilakkuma’ on facebook. i had participated in a contest in august and receieved a PM from her, saying she liked my look ^_^ so from then on we continued talking. then i sent her a star bracelet and got a wonderful package back. i was too stupid and lazy to send out the package i had prepared for her, and when i was about to i got the package from her!! it’s wonderful.
sweetie, expect great things. you are one of the most caring people i’ve ever met. please move to san francisco <3

♫ sara

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WHO’S A FATTY PIE?

DSC_0138, originally uploaded by iomoo.

kitty is a fatty pie :)

that’s my cat, taken about last year, when i first got my DSLR.

i have a nikon d50…very old :/

this is just one of my proudest shots. he suuure loves boxes.

♫ sara

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