Bringin' out my inner hipster! OOTD! & an eyeliner EXTRAVAGANZA FOTD#

Yo! Wassssupp?! 'the sky..' haha -.- 

I'm sorry for the lack of posts lately, it's because I have been very very busy with my apprenticeship and it's been taking up most of my time! Any free time I have I either spend it hanging out with my buds or chilling at home watching Top Gear. It's both mentally and physically exhausting working an 8 hr schedule every single day, and what's worst, the train journey! It's one hr to get there & an hr to get back home! ><" You can see the dark shadows under my eyes from having to wake up at 5:30 - 6.. 'sobsob. Maybe if I have the time, I'll write up a post updating you guys about what's been happening atm in my life!

Anywhoo, here I am with another double double for you all! :) I'm afraid the shots for this post aren't great but hey, as long as you can see my face + my outfit, that's all that matters!

Now let's get the ball rolling shall we?!

Collection 2000  lasting perfection concealer 3 // Rimmel wake me up concealer 010 // Famous blusher dusky rose // Benefit erase paste 2 // Rimmel stay matte powder 005 // Generic grey eye shadow for brows // Generic brown eye shadow for eyes //  Maybelline gel eyeliner black // Maybelline rocket mascara black WP // Sleek contour kit light 

Let me give you a brief back story for the reason for my..ahem.. look for today. Well, you see, I am someone who DOESN'T usually have all their hair scraped back from their face, It's just something I rarely do. Unless I am at home ofc. #Comfortalltheway. From a little minion to a big minion, I have always had some sort of fringe: a full fringe, side fringe, the emo-esque fringe, middle parting fringe etc. Hahaha every fringe that exists under the sun, I assure you I have had at some point in my life.

& yes.. in case you're wondering, I have had the classic bowl cut (the all round short blunt cut).
Every Chinese person has to experience the dreaded bowl cut to have the right to be called Chinese.
I'm sorry but it's true.

However, there is always a first for everything right?! So, putting on my big girl pants I thought Eff it and pulled my hair into this messy, weird monstrosity at the back of my head and just left it. Hahaha, I really couldn't be asked to make my hair look all pretty and snazzy, I think it gives the overall look a more edgy feel anyways. xP
Laziness wins as always!

As for my makeup, I didn't want to go natural at all and thus went all out with my eyeliner and blush! Inspired by the Korean puppy dog eyes look, I tried to recreate the look by elongating the eyeliner downwards more than I usually would. Apparently, it makes your eyes appear larger and more innocent looking. Hahaha, to me, it just looks like I got punched in both eyes but yeah, I get the general idea of the puppy dog look. I did enjoy wearing this makeup a lot though! :)

Interesting Fact: I had the left side of my hair shaved earlier this year. Well to be more exact.. 1st January 2013. I always knew I wanted to shave my hair but I just didn't know when to. But when 2013 approached us, I thought to myself, 'new year, it's now or never, so lets do it!' It was an impulse thing to grab the shaver and shave my hair that night, yeah.. it was past midnight as well. I must of been high from the lack of sleep or something. xD I was shit scared the next day because that meant my parents would both see and I had a feeling they would disown me (hahaha I'm exaggerating but it was something close to that!).. Surprisingly, they both actually took it very very well! ;D My mum had even questioned if she should get her head shaved too!? I was like ;O. I love my parents I do, they're cray. 

Btw, my dad has the best advice if I am ever a victim of bullying, it's hilarious. He says to tell them that you're Chinese and you know the Kung fu. Yup that's my dad right there. xD 

Teddy tshirt - Charity store // Denim shorts - H&M // Checkered shirt - River Island 

This cute teddy patriotic (GO BRITAIN!) tshirt was from a local charity store near me, which my arty farty hands and I had decided to chop and sew it to my own liking. It was originally a mens tshirt if you're wondering, but I think I managed to make it look quite feminine and awesome. Self praise right there! Oh yeah, it was only £1!!!! BARGAINNN!!! The short denim shorts were from H&M that I had purchased in France around 3 years ago, they were in the sale for 5 euros. They're quite loosey and super short but I love them! As for the grey scaled flannel checkered shirt, it was free! Hahaha, it actually belongs to me elder brother. I love it either way, it's super soft and I love the colour scheme of it. Props to the bro for picking a good item out. (Y)

Black rucksack - Primark

This is my current favourite bag atm! Btw sorry about the picture as it's quite blurry, I wanted the focus to be on the bag which as you can see I am pointing to happily. :) It's a black leather look rucksack and it's mahooooosive which is why I love it so much! It was only £9 which is a bargain! Ofc the quality isn't all that but it does it's job as a bag and it's serving me well! I take it with me to work since it fits everything I need plus my lunch. Haha xD 

My Dogtag chain that I BOUGHT MYSELF from Topman. (Sorry, have to let some people know that it is mine)
 // My IDENTITY rose gold watch from Argos. Yeah.. you can tell that I want a Michael Kors watch! £££

These kickass Nike creps that belong to my little brother.. haha xD - SCHUH

As you probably can tell from this post alone, I like to steal a lot of the pieces I wear from my family members! xD & it's not because I don't have enough clothes; I actually have TOO MUCH really. ><" But you know that feeling you get when you look at your wardrobe and just think to yourself.. 'I have NOTHING, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to wear! -.-' Yeah, I get that almost every single day. So, to solve my every day fashion problems... I steal other peoples clothes! Yup that's right.. oh wait wait, by 'other peoples clothes' I meant just my family/friends & not strangers ofc, because that'll be super weird. Haha xD. I would advise you all to ask beforehand if you do plan on pinching your mums or your bfs shirt, but hey, what's the fun in that? xD YOLO# (it had to be said.) 

Hope you enjoyed this post. I'll see you guys in my next one! :) xxxx

My First Ever OUTFIT OF THE DAY!! All Black Everyt'ng OOTD# & Au Naturel-esque FOTD#

Guess who!? 

Yup, it's me... again! Today's post is a double whammy; I have gifted you all with another
FOTD (Face of the day) and my first ever OOTD (Outfit of the day)! I initially planned to do an
OOTD as one of my first ever posts on this blog, but being the blog newbie I am, I couldn't grasp and still
cant grasp around the technique of getting the right position and angle of the camera to take the pictures!
So, s'cuse the crappy angles of the pictures! Sigh~ I'm sure I will learn as I continue this blog.
You learn from your mistakes right?!

Regardless, I hope you enjoy this post as I did have fun taking the pictures and shtuff. Although the
 pictures are nothing special, I did enjoy the new experience. If I'm confident enough maybe
I'll do a few more of these OOTD's in the future! 

Face- Loreal Paris LUMI Magique foundation W3, Erase Paste 2, Rimmel Wake Me Up concealer 010, Rimmel Stay Matte powder, theBalm Bahama Mama bronzer & E.L.F Contouring Blush & Bronzing powder

Eyes- Maybelline the Rocket Volum' Express mascara, E.L.F Contouring Blush & Bronzing power (the brown shade lightly swept across the eyes) & random grey eye shadow for my eyebrows

Lips- AVON glimmerstick for lips lipliner Mystery Mauve & E.L.F Lipstick nicely nude

Topshop speckled cropped jumper // H&M black shorts

H&M black thin belt // Some weird, constipated looking duck face xD

(I promise to work on my facial expressions the next time I do an OOTD, hahaha. xD)

Black Doc Martens 

E.L.F Lipstick Nicely Nude // Topshop Necklace // Topman Dogtags

What's In My Bag?! Edition #1

Howdy Y'all!!! I'm coming here from London, England to report to you all on the weather today.......
IT'S TOOOO HOT!!! Ahhhhhh~ 'I'm meltingggggggg' :'(

I guess it's here, it's finally summer time!~ It's 25 Degrees Celsius at the moment & phwaorrrrrrr it's the highest we've had this year! Bring on the suntan lotion and bootie shorts! ;P

I get it.. some of you guys might be saying 'Pshhh 25 Degrees Celsius?! That's nothing compared to blah and blah here (wherever you guys live).' 25 Degrees Celsius may not be considered 'hot' to some of you but over here where it's constantly raining cat and dogs,

IT'S HOTHOTHOT! Like super-duper hot. 

Anywhoo~ there I go again going off track but I thought it would be nice to let you in about the weather here in England, although it's boiling, it is no doubt certainly beautiful! :) 
Lillian the Weatherlady: 'Update on the weather is over, now it's back to Lillian the blogger in the studio...'
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Today's post is going to be a 'What the hell is in your bag Lillian?! Tag.' I thought it'd be fun as I've seen plenty floating around here on blogs and of course on YouTube, sooooo I'm jumping on the band wagon and following the crowd by doing one here on my blog. :D Also because I know you're all secretly nosy buggers whom are dead curious about what stuff other people carry in their bags. (haha I don't blame ya, I'm exactly the same :P)

I'm usually a big bag type of gal.. hahaha had to do a double take on that cuz I thought I had wrote bin bag. xD But yeah, I usually prefer much bigger bags as I like to carry my whole life with me everywhere I go. But since it's summer and I no longer have to go College, there's actually no reason for me to use a big bag since I don't have to carry tonnes of books and some of the things I carry are just unnecessary. So, the bag I now use is perfect! It's tiny and it has GAJJILION pockets, wow, it has like 5 pockets or something and the bag inside is sectioned also. So much room for me to put my stuff in! Yeah! ;P

My bag is nothing designer but it's definitely snazzy and cool. Why? Firstly it's super cool looking as it's vintage. Secondly, it was given to me from my mummy, therefore it's not only ah-mazing looking but it's extra special because it holds some sentimental value to me.

This is the front view of the beauty

The back view of the bag which has a pocket.

A bottle of water, my earphones and my mobile phone.

Before I get into the nitty gritty of the contents of what's in my bag, there are of course a few items that are usually inside my bag but since I'm at home, they're not in their usual living space. From the above image you can see what they are.

1. Bottle of water: Well, you can probably see that my bag is too tiny to carry a bottle of water, but I still like to carry a bottle of water when I do go out with my friends, I just end up putting it in one of their bags, haha xD Gotta keep hydrated wherever you go, whatever the cost! (Y)

2. Earphones: I literally cannot, CANNOT survive any journey without having my earphones plugged into my ears listening to some sort of music. I just hate listening to other people talk or breath near me when I'm walking down the street or travelling on public transport. (you can see how antisocial I am) Well, unless your my bud then yeahh I'm all up for a good chinwag and gossip about blah and blah. xD

3. My phone: Of course I'd have my phone with me! How would I listen to music? Text/Whatsapp my friends?! Call my friends?!?! Write down my notes and reminders?! HOW,HOW,HOW?! Those are four really good justifications in my opinion. Oh yeah, and to take pictures on the go for my blog!! Gasp how could I forget that?! x)

I forgot to include my oyster as well!!!! I can't find it atm which really sucks, without it I literally can't go anywhere honestly.. might as well just stay at home and watch some Running man & play games :D

The view of when I open my bag to grab me stuff.

Front section of my bag.

Btw everything I'm showing here is 100% real. I know I have some random shit in my bag :| but that's some life ey! :D All right, Leggo!

4. My College Lanyard (excluding the card): You guys already know I've left College since I finished after my last exam. We were expected to give back our cards b'cuz you know they actually think we're gonna be bothered to go back in there and Iuno, maybe decide to trash and burn down the place which tbh isn't a bad idea. xD Hahaha but yeah, I still wanted to keep my lanyard for the memories of college  uuber cool sticker I have on it which says 'original assassin' haha.

5. My purse: I love this purse! Once again it's vintage, and no, it wasn't given to me from my mummy, I had purchased it from Rokit in Central. It was only £3!! I could not pass that up! I love the navy blue, it's one of my favorite colors and it's made of a nice leather material, not sure if it's real or fake though~ It carries my ££££, my cards and a hand puppet called 'Hermeenooz/Hernandes Andeles Andeles Gonzalez' that my friend and I had made when we were in the Library, we were bored from studying. Don't judge us, boredom hit us hard, hahaha. xD

6. Pencil, pen, calculator & ruler: I've said this a million of times, I apologies, but yeah these were the equipment I took with me for my last exam. Nothing interesting, NEXT!

7. A receipt & tissue (basically rubbish): I like to keep my receipts not to check how much I've spent... but for those times when there isn't a bin anywhere around and I need to spit out my gum. LMAO! It's not funny.. haha but yeah. I got tissue b'cuz it just makes life easier.. lool tissues are a bag staple.. nuff said.

8. A bag of Almonds: These come in handy whenever I'm out and about and I'm feeling a little peckish and need something to hold me until I get home.They're a bit dry but they're quite tasty! I never finish them all in one sitting, more like a little handful as it's not great for you to eat too much nuts. LMAO. No dirry thoughts guys haha xD

9. Vaseline: This is like a little pot of goodness. It's great for many things, dry skin, lips, hands, elbows etc etc. I have one living in my bag and another one living in my room. It's not the bomb.com for lips since it's quite oily in texture, but I usually just take this wherever I go and use Carmex when I'm at home.

Second section of my bag.

10. Pack of tissues: LMAO more tissue!!! I love my tissues lool xD Uhm, nothing else much to say really, they come in really handy in everyday life! Go get some! ;P

11. Garnier hand cream: This hand cream was given to me from a friend, she's always complaining I don't use enough hand cream but nowadays, I've been using loads! Did you know that your hands are the first signs of aging?! That scared me to death so now I've been loading on the hand creams and it gets annoying sometimes because you can't write after a while, too slippery. >< I do recommend this one though, it feels lovely and smells yummy!

12. More rubbish: Got a random piece of paper and a chocolate bar wrapper. It was either that there was no bin around for me to throw my rubbish, or I was too lazy and couldn't be bothered to go to the bin so just stuffed the rubbish in my bag, I'm guessing it was most likely the latter. xP

13. My keys: I have my home keys along with two key chains, I have a teddy one which was originally from one of my other bags I purchased when I was in China, the other key ring has my name on it that I had got during a Geography trip back in Secondary school.

14. Mirror and comb: I always seems to have mascara or eyeliner smudges across my face at random times and no one seems to tell me when I do! Checking my face regularly has become a habit especially when I have eye makeup on. Also when I have any type of lip product on too. The comb is my chosen form of weaponry for when I do come across a mugger... -.- I'm being sarcastic I hoped you could tell?! Of course I use it to comb or tease my hair on the go.

15. Photos: I just printed these out recently, they're photos of either memories of a particular event or pictures of some friends and I together; no one prints out pictures these days and you're hardly ever going to be bothered to look through pictures on the computer, so, I thought I'd print some of my favorites and stick them on my wall!

Thumbs up & a HUGE THANK YOU TO YOU ALL!

I hope you guys enjoyed my rendition of the 'What's in my bag' Tag! Hahaha this is actually quite nostalgic, it reminds me of my time back in Primary school. You would bring an item from home to bring to school and then you would do a little show & tell presentation to your whole class, talking about how awesome your item was. This is the same really but more uhm... different too... anywho~ until next time, See you later! x

Wishlist #1

Well guys it's time for my first ever wishlist! Now, in case you're a bit confuzzled with the whole concept of a wishlist, it's basically a list of the items that you've been wanting for a while. ;P In my case, there are some items here that I've been lusting for an extremely long time like the black boots and the platform converses. HOWEVER, in all honesty I really don't need any of these items.. who's knows if I'll actually get all of these, maybe one or two but probably not e'erthang. Hope you like what I've picked out! :D

1. Topshop, Jonie Jeans (Black Ver) £36.00
I think every girl needs a good quality pair of black jeans, it's a staple I tell you! £36.00 for a pair of jeans.. damn that's BIG BUCKS but I've heard ah-mazing things about the Jonie Jeans and I would love a pair! (Y) They're rumored to be something similar along the lines of the AA Disco Pants, with the whole high waist number they both have going on and the slim fit style. However ofc they have their differences, one is more legging-esque whilst the other are actual jeans. Topshop jeans are also known for their comfort and softness, not like you're typical pair of jeans where you struggle for 'god knows how long' making you feel like you've gained 10lbs all of a sudden. Le sigh~ I think I've even convinced myself there that I defo need a pair of these babies. ;P

2. Office, Vagabond Dioon lace up boot black canvas £65.00
I fell in love straight away as I was randomly scrolling down Tumblr and saw them on a girl who had just purchased them. Of course knowing me I had to find the source of these and to see how much they were, I definitely remember 'crying' to myself as they were E-X-P-E-N-S-I-V-E and that was without postage! I don't exactly remember how much they were going for but I remember they were from the USA and in $$$'s. They were from either Nastygal or the sister website of that I'm not too sure, but I knew at that moment I had to give up on them. DUNDUNDUNNN.. but then I saw them on ASOS a few months later!!! Aaaaaak. I was so happy but they were out of stock ><" (gawsh don't you just hate that, they have all the other sizes but not yours, ¬¬" btw I'm a size 3 or 4 depending on the shoe) Newaysss, I was like okay I'll just wait... after a few weeks... they were gone! GONE! Never to be seen again on the website! :'( :'( :'( Maybe it was fate telling me that I wasn't the chosen one... BUT THEN! Haha, I was out shopping and saw them in Office! For only £65!!! (Y) I still haven't got them as I don't have the money to be splashing out on shoes.. but I will very soon. WATCH THIS SPACE!

3. Maxstar, C50 6-Holes Platform Low Sneakers Black £25.27
These are defo a love/hate thing. I personally love them! Tbh, I'd wear anything if I liked it, who cares what others think, ain't no one got time for that! Anyways, not only are they like converses which are already cool in my books although shhh they're not the actual ALL-STAR CONVERSE brand. But that doesn't matter, Asians are bomb at copying brands hahaha, PROPS TO MY PEOPLE! These sneakers also have a PLATFORM!! Perfect for all my shorties out there! Being 5ft 1 inches, these type of platform shoes are my fave because they're uber cool and not because they make me like 2 inches taller, of course that's not the main reason pshh. xD

4. Ikea, KRABB Mirror £10 (Pack of 2)
I'm not even kidding, having these mirrors in my room will for sure make getting ready 10x more quicker for me. Not being able to see the whole outfit makes it hard for me to see what to pair or wear with me shirt! LMAO xD firstworldproblems# Basically I need want these in my room, it'll actually not only benefit myself ofc but the people around me, ahem, lemme explain myself, the people who ask me out or whenever there's an outing I'm always late.. so.... duhh having these will make me early! Well, that made more sense in my brain.. walevaaa~

5. LOOK Beauty Brow Perfect Kit £11.99
I'm an eyebrow girl, I LOVE eyebrows I do! It's hands down my favorite part when doing my makeup in the morning. :D I would have to say I prefer the dark more fuller looking eyebrow than the very thin arched line eyebrow, but you know, to each their own. I'm not one to judge others. I'm currently using a mixture of two shades: a grey and a brown eye shadow to fill in my brows, it's not the most greatest quality but it gets the job done. I've hit pan on both shades so when I do finish them up, I most probably will purchase the LOOK beauty eyebrow kit as it has a lot of shades for you to mix and match to your eyebrows. Also, because it looks fun as well with the stencils available that you can play around with. (Y)