Hello my darlings! I'm back again! Did you miss me in the few hours since my last post? xD Since I haven't done any music posts yet ( such a travesty) I
thought this would be a great intro. I also wanted to get this up today, even though I already posted something to get it out of the way and move on to my very large and growing list of posts. Though this was pretty difficult to
decide....I listen to a lot of music, here are the 10 songs I listened
to most this month:
1. New Years Day - Epidemic
2. Wicked - I'm Not That Girl
3. One Eyed Doll - Recipe 4 Success
4. Justin Timberlake - Sexy Back
5. Lit - My Own Worst Enemy
6. Theater Brook - Uragiri no Yuuyake
7. Motionless In White - Burned At Both Ends
8. Descendants of Darkness version of The Devil's Trill
9. Sword Art Online II OST Vol 1 - Gunland
10. New Years Day - The Joker
I've been pretty obsessed with New Years Day (one of my favorite bands)'s new EP Epidemic. Also with the Sword Art Online II Volume 1 OST, though I've been listening to probably the same 3 songs for the most part hahaha. "Sexy Back" is the result of getting into a youtube loop of AMVs that made me want to dance. I constantly listen to the Wicked soundtrack when I take showers (AKA concert time), I found a new love for "I'm Not That Girl" this month. "My Own Worst Enemy" is the product of many, many karaoke sessions this month. My friend had me doing this song because it's my best one on Rock Band 2. If you want to hear some demented music (but also awesome and funny) check out One Eyed Doll. They have the same morbid sense of humor as myself, "Recipe 4 Success" is HILARIOUS! I finally (after like 3 or 4 years of trying to watch the entire show) finished Durarara! Uragiri no Yuuyake is the first OP for that show, it forever got stuck in my head this month. The rest: I just get really obsessed with songs.
If you want to listen to any of these songs, I'm sure you can find them on youtube. I wanted this to be a short and sweet post so I didn't add any links. What have you all been listening to this month?
Hi everyone! Wow I've been posting a lot! I just have so many posts planned and I have so many drafts of them on my phone. I swear every time I post something, I get 5 more ideas. Yay for being creative and productive! This new blog really has endless possibilities, unlike my old one. Today I am going to be posting this along with another quick post later on so that I can get to more reader requests. I don't really aim to consistently post so much, I just have the time right now to write a lot. I do try to keep the variety up instead of just consistently posting about one area of interest. I usually can't wait to share something new with you all
As requested by a
reader, here is another of my recipes. I do have more to post so don't
worry! This recipe is based on one from my dad's favorite cook book, The
Fanny Farmer cookbook (I would love to show you all the book, but it's packed away in storage somewhere ;___;). It is this pretty old country style cook book
that he loved very much. Any time he needed a quick recipe for something, he would refer to that book. I took this recipe and changed it to make it my
own.
A good mac and cheese recipe is
always a recipe I recommend having. It isn't too difficult to make and
it is fantastic for company. You can have it alone or as a side. I have a
few different recipes for mac and cheese, but this by far is my
favorite. I have had friends practically beg me for this recipe, but
none of them have tried it with the latest addition: bacon.
You will need all of the following:
1 package of bacon
1 package of macaroni (I love to use Ronzoni brand small shells. They really grip the cheese.)
4 Tablespoons of butter (For the cooking challenged tbsp is shorthand for tablespoons)
4 Tbsp of flour
1C milk (C is shorthand for cup)
1C cream (I tend to use half and half since we always have it in the house, comes out just as well)
1/2 Tsp salt (Tsp = shorthand for teaspoon)
Pepper to taste (meaning you add the amount of pepper that you would prefer.)
2 C of shredded cheddar cheese (I like to use a 16 oz block of cheese and shred it myself so that it is fresh. Also blocks of cheese tend to be cheaper than already shredded bags. I also tend to go for the white, sharp cheddar)
1/2 cup buttered breadcrumbs (I usually take about a Tbsp to Tbsp and a half of butter, melt it and dump in some breadcrumbs until it is the way I want it. I LOVE my breadcrumbs on my mac and cheese. I like a lot)
The first thing you want to do is preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Boil water in a pot and cook your macaroni. Once cooked, drain and set aside.
As your macaroni cooks, take your package of thawed (meaning not frozen), not yet cooked bacon and cut it. One of my aunts taught me a trick on cutting bacon. Take it from the package and then with a good pair of scissors, cut upward not lengthwise. You want it to be cut into small pieces, this helps not only achieve the small pieces but it's a great time saver. After you cut the bacon, put it into a frying pan and cook on low heat until done. Always cook bacon on low heat, it burns VERY easily. Keep tongs handy to flip. You don't want it too crunchy or overdone. There are also ways to cook bacon in the oven and microwave.
In a large saucepan, melt the butter. Then add the flour mixed with salt and pepper. Using a whisk, stir until well blended. You just made what is referred to as a roux! A roux is basically a thickening agent used in cooking, which consists of flour and butter. It is mainly used for soups and sauces.
Pour in milk and cream (or half and half) to your mixture gradually (meaning a little at a time) while also constantly stirring for 10 minutes. You don't want it to settle or burn at this point. Next you will add the shredded cheddar little by little and simmer (meaning cook on very low heat, uncovered) for about 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Once that cheese is melted, turn off the flame and combine the macaroni with the cheese in the saucepan and toss until well combined. You also would add your cooked bacon to the mixture at this point.
Transfer the macaroni and bacon to a buttered (I usually just spray it with Pam cooking spray) baking dish. Melt some butter and combine with breadcrumbs, as stated in the ingredients section. Sprinkle your buttered breadcrumbs on top. Bake for 20 minutes until the top is golden brown.
And there you have it! A really good, home made mac and cheese recipe...with bacon!! You can also emit the bacon and just use this recipe for mac and cheese. It is a fantastic recipe, my mom and I make it all the time and we make it a lot for when we have company. People just love it.
If any of you try this recipe, let me know how it turns out!! Tweet me a picture (@lipstickxzombie) or even post it on instagram and use the hashtag #KawaiiZombieBlog. I would LOVE to see how it turns out! ^__^. I hope the readers that have requested more recipes enjoyed this one I have many more to post eventually. What would you like to see next? Another dinner recipe or an easy dessert? Comment below and let me know!
I like giving my readers a say in the content that I post, so which would you like to see as my next fashion post? I will write the options below the poll for those reading from mobile who can't see it. If you can't see the poll just comment and let me know which option.
OPTIONS: What's in my purse, favorite necklaces, what is my personal style like?, my favorite skincare products and Korean cosmetics.
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Moon prism power makeup!
P.S as requested by a reader, my top 5 anime men is in the process of being written and will hopefully be up soon. I'm having difficulty deciding who #5 will be! That will be a fun and spazzy post.
Hello my dears! I hope you all
made it through the blizzard safe and sound. The storm was kind of a
joke where I live. It veered more east than predicted and we only got 6
inches of snow plus wind. But I am very happy that it wasn't worse and I
got to keep my power (and my beloved, wifi. *In Gollum voice* My precious.).
Today I'm going to talk about
one of my most favorite subjects: my favorite horror movies!! Warning,
this is a long one! But that can't really be helped, I am a fangirl at
heart and gushing about the things I love is just what I do. Ready for a
peak inside of my twisted, horror obsessed mind?
1. A Nightmare on Elm Street
This movie is about a young girl
named Nancy who starts seeing Freddy Krueger, a man with a green and
red striped sweater, a fedora and knife fingers who is out for blood. He
seems like just a nightmare, but soon Nancy begins to realize he isn't
just in her mind. He begins killing her friends in their dreams and they
actually die (in beautifully gruesome manners). Nancy must find a way to
defeat him before Freddy gets her too.
For those that think Freddy is
obsessed with Christmas, he's not. Wes Craven (one of my favorite horror
directors/creators. Also creator of Nightmare on Elm Street) has said
that his sweater is red and green because those are the two colors
hardest for the human eye to see. I could probably do an entire post
just on tidbits about this movie. For those curious, check out the
fantastic documentary (4 beautiful hours long) Never Sleep Again. It should still be on Netflix, I am overdue for a re-watch.
Nightmare on Elm Street is my
favorite horror movie of all time. I love Freddy Krueger with a passion,
he's my all time favorite horror villain. He is such an iconic, badass
character. He's sharp witted and a smartass. He comes out with the best
lines! My favorite comes from Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
where he says "Welcome to primetime, bitch!" when about to kill Jennifer.
Robert Englund is a
wonderful human being. What's so unique about this movie is it isn't a
typical slasher. It took some imagination. I love that you can't escape
Freddy even in your dreams. It has some really cool scenes, one of my
all time favorite horror scenes is in it. It's the scene when Freddy
kills Glen (Johnny Depp's character) and a gigantic gush of blood
flows/pours up from the bed to the ceiling. It's so beautiful! I also
love the scene where Tina was killed.
If you're a horror fan and love
the holiday Halloween, check out this movie. It is an anthology film:
featuring five different stories that all connect in one way or another.
I will say what I can without giving away too many spoilers. The
stories include a married couple that blows out a jack o'lantern before
midnight, a young woman looking for the right date to bring to a
Halloween party, a high school principal who isn't as good
natured as he seems, some young (asshole) teens that play a mean joke on
an innocent girl...only to have it go wrong and an old man that lives
alone.
The entire movie takes place on
Halloween night. A little burlap sack rag doll creature is seen
throughout the film with his trademark bitten lollipop. His name is Sam,
he is the spirit of Halloween and he sort of takes revenge on those
that don't respect the spirit of Halloween. This movie has pretty much
everything: ghosts/zombies, werewolves, a little bit of vampire action
and serial killers. There are some awesome kills. SPOILER ALER for those who
haven't seen the movie: my favorite scene is when Laurie turns into a
werewolf and Marilyn Manson's "Sweet Dreams" plays. I love the look of
the scene and the music fits it perfectly. It also cracks me up when
Anna Paquin (Actress that plays Laurie) says "It's my first time". This
is the perfect Halloween horror movie, I always have to watch this movie
on Halloween.
There is a Trick R Treat 2 in the works, but there hasn't been any confirmed new news on the project since 2012 (as far as I know). Trick R Treat came out in 2007.
3. House of 1000 corpses
This movie is brutal, definitely
not for the easily grossed out. It's a horror lover's dream. It is one
of those movies for hardcore horror fans, if you're a casual fan you
will probably be terrified.
This movie is about a group of
friends; two young couples taking a road trip to write about obscure
roadside attractions. They meet a foul mouthed clown named Captain
Spaulding, who runs "Captain Spaulding's Museum of Monsters and Madmen"
which includes a strange combination of a gas station, fried chicken and
a serial killer ride. Captain Spaulding tells them the legend of Dr.
Satan and they go off in search of the tree he was hanged from. This
quest is short lived, as their car breaks down and a hitchhiker they pick
up named Baby brings them to her house. There they meet the Firefly family: an eccentric family of murderers. The family attacks them and all
must try to survive and find a way out of the house. The house is filled
with dead bodies, so it truly is the house of 1000 corpses.
This is a Rob Zombie movie, I am
a huge fan of his horror films. It's an homage to 70s horror movies
like Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Hills Have Eyes. It is actually set
in the 70s. I love how gruesome and violent this movie is. At one
point, one of the guys is killed and then his body is sewn into a
mermaid taxidermy. I love Captain Spaulding, he's hilarious and of
course a murderous clown. His character is pure gold. I love Sheri Moon Zombie, she is Rob's wife
who plays Baby. She's in all of his movies and she's actually from my
state of Connecticut. My dad actually met both Sheri and Rob once, I was
SO pissed that he didn't get me an autograph.
I'm (for the record) not called Heather Zombie because of my love for Rob Zombie,
it's a nickname I got in high school for being really into horror movies
and always doing creepy makeup...also because I was (and still can be) a
pretty spooky chick. I was known at one point for being the creepy
chick with the crazy makeup that always wore a vampire fang necklace and
a necklace that looked like zombie hands.
I sadly need to get a new copy of this movie, my old copy is scratched all to shit.
4. Halloween
Next to Freddy Krueger, Michael Myers is my baby <3.
I consider both the original John Carpenter's Halloween as well as
Rob Zombie's remake here. But I can agree that the original is way, way
better.
The original, 1978 Halloween is about Michael Myers, an
indestructible man escaping from a mental hospital to go on a killing
spree in his hometown of Haddonfield. He was put in a mental hospital
after he murdered his older sister as a child on Halloween night. Though
we don't learn until the 2nd Halloween movie what his true motive is
(SPOILER ALERT: he wants to kill his little sister who was just a baby when he
murdered his older sister. The baby was placed for adoption after the
suicide of his grief stricken mother. His baby sister is actually Laurie
Strode.)
Amidst his rampage, Myers begins to stalk a girl named Laurie Strode
and her friends Annie and Lynda. Later that night while Laurie is
babysitting Tommy (as well as Lindsey because Annie wanted to spend some
alone time with her boyfriend). She later discovers her friends dead
(Annie is killed, about to see her boyfriend for some alone time. Lynda
is killed along with her boyfriend after having sex.) - and their killer
Michael Myers. Haven't you kids learned yet? In horror movies sex =
DEAD!
Laurie must fight to survive and keep the children safe. It's a race
against time to see if Dr. Loomis, who was in charge of Michael and
spends the entire film trying to track him down - can get to Michael
before Michael can kill Laurie.
What I love about this movie is first of all, it is a classic! One of
the first definitive slashers. It is beautifully done without the cheap
scares we see today and the suspense is slowly built. I very much
appreciate that Laurie was made to be an intelligent and level headed
girl. Jamie Lee Curtis does a fantastic job portraying Laurie. She is
one of the most notable scream queens and is just plain badass in this
role! I love how indestructible Michael is and how mysterious he is.
When I started seriously getting into horror in my early teens, this was
the first older classic that I watched.
Rob Zombie's version of the movie is a little different. We see more
about Michael Myers' past, rather than most of the film focusing on
Laurie. We see what caused him to snap. It is a lot gorier (yay!!). We
see the legendary night where Michael kills his sister...then her
boyfriend....and his step dad both of the latter not in the original. We
also see Mrs. Myers commit suicide. It's made pretty apparent that
Laurie and Michael are related. I love this movie and I think it was a
fantastic remake (which we don't see much of!) Though it isn't perfect.
The actress that plays Laurie,
Scout Taylor Compton (though I like her in other films) is fucking
annoying. Oh my god. Hearing her scream made me want to stab myself in
the ears with a sharp pointy object. Even worse when she won't shut the
fuck up screaming and whining. She is nowhere near as badass as Jamie
Lee Curtis was. Sadly she gets even more whiny and annoying in the
sequel. At the end, I found myself rooting for Michael to kill her.
Though...I do tend to root for the villain in horror films.
5. The Conjuring
I normally don't consider horror
movies so recent as favorites. Most of them these days are shit. I tend
to favor the classics. But THIS movie was an exception.
The Conjuring is about the
Perron family in the 1970s who have just moved into a new home, an old
farm house. They begin to realize that they aren't alone and something
fairly nasty begins to terrorize them. They request the help of famous
paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. They discover something
more sinister is haunting the family and they have to try to stop it.
This movie is based on a true story, though of course embellished for
Hollywood as all of these "based on a true story" movies are. None of
the more drastic hauntings such as the levitation happened.
Being the lover of paranormal
research as well as having numerous experiences (go ahead skeptics, call
my crazy) I am a big fan of the Warrens. Vera Farmiga and Patrick
Wilson did a fantastic job portraying them. I like how they showed what
their lives are also like outside of their jobs. I loved the little
cameo by Lorraine Warren herself, she can be seen sitting in the
audience in the scene where Ed and Lorraine are giving a lecture. Unfortunately, for some reason youtube or blogger will not let me embed the video of her cameo here (fuckers), so to view it you will have to go to this link: http://youtu.be/HO3WkiTU_D0
This was an exciting movie and
not your typical haunted house movie. It has some great scares and the
acting was really good. The soundtrack is fantastic and really adds to
the atmosphere. And how could I forget the beloved doll Annabelle? Who
actually happens to be a Raggedy Anne doll in real life.
Because who would be scared of little old Raggedy? There is a prequel
to The Conjuring called Annabelle featuring the infamous doll. There is
also a sequel to The Conjuring in the works.
Honorable mentions:
The Scream Franchise
I pretty
much grew up on the Scream movies. I can remember being a little kid
watching them with my aunt. The first one is a classic and they really
went outside of the box, not really taking its self too seriously in a way exposing
all of the horror cliches and shaking things up. Though ghost face never
scared me (movies don't scare me at all), the boys in my neighborhood
chasing me down the street with the ghost face mask sure as hell did!
There is a scream TV series being developed for MTV....I'm afraid to see
how this turns out.
The Chucky/Child's Play Franchise
I love Chucky!! Not only does he
have some great kills but he's hilarious! I especially love Bride of
Chucky when Tiffany comes into the picture. Seed of Chucky...well I
don't know what to even say about that. It was a weird ass movie that's
for sure. I love the balance that the Child's Play and Chucky films have
between comedy and horror. I actually do love the most recent in the
franchise, Curse of Chucky. It really brought the franchise back to its
horror roots which it desperately needed after Seed.
Evil Dead (Remake)
I wouldn't
call it my favorite horror film, but I do really like it. It deserves
an honorable mention for the gore alone. I'm a big gore lover (only
reason I like the Saw movies). I LOVE the gore in it. I mean it's
badass! A girl saws off her own arm, spurting blood everywhere and at
the end blood pours from the sky. I do like this better than the
original to be honest.
Every single time I watch this scene, I just laugh and cheer.
Thanks for reading and bearing
with my fangirl comments! What are your favorite horror movies? I will
of course be doing some more horror related posts in the future. What
would you all like to see? I have a few horror related ideas already, but if anyone has suggestions I'm open to them!
Please comment (you don't need an account),
tweet me (@lipstickxzombie) or shoot me an email (kawaiizombieblog@gmail.com)
letting me know! I love seeing all of your comments and suggestions. I
am glad to (within reason) give you dear readers some of the content you
want to read. Hope you all have a lovely day!
Hi my lovelies! Wow it seems
like I've been posting almost every day, I know I'm writing constantly!
This is not intentional I'm just posting as I have posts written. I am
truly passionate about writing again and I have the time to do it so I'm
just letting the inspiration take me.
I hope everyone is preparing for the blizzard heading towards the East coast today/tomorrow. Sadly, I am in the direct line of it and will get the heaviest brunt of snow (15 to 30 inches of snow...how fun >.< ). Stupid New England winters ;___; . I should be preparing, charging my electronics and gathering supplies in case we lose power but instead I'm spending way too much time dancing in my computer chair to Heart. Any Heart fans? Ann Wilson is fabulous. I'm really hoping I don't lose power! Anyway, if you will be getting this store please stay warm and safe! Don't do anything stupid, stay inside!!
One of my friends requested that I share some of my recipes on here
and talk about cooking. I have no shame in admitting that I'm a very
good cook. I have a recipe box of my collection of recipes, some from
relatives, friends, and the internet. Some I have tweaked to make my
own.
Sadly, cooking is a lost art. Many people choose prepared foods or
just order take out all the time. You will find that by making your own
food, it is SO much cheaper! You will also have the satisfaction of
having a useful skill. To those of you that may be kitchen challenged,
cooking is actually very easy! The key is to follow the directions to a
recipe precisely and to watch what you are cooking. One major problem
people have is not paying close attention when they cook and having the
heat too high. That is how things burn, my friends.
Unless instructed to do
otherwise, when cooking on a stove top, keep the heat at medium low and
watch it until it looks done or the recipe says it is. If you are
cooking via oven, check your meal often to ensure it doesn't burn and
cooks all the way through.
The first recipe I want to
share with you all is one of my favorite dinner recipes and it is super
easy! I'm sure those of you who think they can't cook can make this.
This is an Italian chicken recipe that one of my best friends shared
with me over the summer. I added a bit of my twist to it. What's great
about this recipe is you don't need any precise measurements and you
don't need a lot of ingredients. Plus it goes great with just about
anything!
For this recipe you will need:
1 lb package of bonless chicken breast
Italian salad dressing (I normally use robust or zesty)
Italian bread crumbs
Ziplock bag
Foil
Cooking oil
Optional: you may want some sort of rubber gloves. You will see why.
The night before you want to make this, defrost the chicken and take
it out of the package. I normally will take whatever cut of chicken we
have - tenders, cutlets, big cuts and chop it into small pieces about 1
inch or smaller. I find that it cooks better in the smaller form, but
you could probably use any cut you want.
Take your cut up (or not cut up) chicken and put it into a ziplock
bag, pour italian dressing into the bag and ensure the chicken is
totally covered. Seal the bag, give it a little shake and store in the
fridge over night. You will every once in a while take it out and shake
it up.
When you go to cook the chicken, preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Get the bag of chicken out of the fridge, one by one take them out of the
bag and coat in the bread crumbs. This is where you will want rubber
gloves, putting your hands into the bag will get the dressing all over
your hands - it can be really messy. Not to mention it may make your
hands smell a little afterwards.
For those of you that don't
know how to bread chicken, you normally would use eggs as a binding
agent but you don't need it for this recipe. Just pour some breadcrumbs
into a bowl, put your chicken pieces one by onw into the bowl and
toss/roll around in the breadcrumbs until totally coated.
This is a tip from yours truly:
any time you bread chicken no matter what recipe, transfer the breaded
chicken to a plate and press down onto it, pressing the breadcrumbs into
the chicken more and regrigerate for about 20-30 minutes. I have found
that this helps the coating stay on better. Nothing sucks more than
spending all of that time breading only for it to fall off.
So you have your chicken
breaded and ready to go. Pour a little oil into a pan on medium heat. If
you use too much oil, the chicken will get greasy. I normally use high
heat, but I wouldn't reccomend that unless you are an experienced cook.
Wait until the oil in the pan is heated up and lightly brown the
chicken. Browning the chicken is simply cooking the chicken enough to
give the coating a nice brown color. You will want to keep flipping the
chicken very carefully to make sure it is completely browned. I like to
use tongs to avoid splashing oil when I turn them over and you can flip
more gently with tongs. You want to be gentle to avoid ripping off the coating.
For those of you who have no
idea how to tell if your oil is heated, here is a simple trick my dad
taught me. Get a drop of water. Seriously, just one drop and flick it
into the oil in your pan. When the water in the oil begins to sizzle,
your oil is heated and ready.
After you brown the chicken,
transfer it to a foil lined baking sheet and then bake for 7-10 minutes.
I usually let it bake for 8 minutes but baking time depends on your
oven and the size of the chicken you used.
After the 7-10 minutes are up,
take your pan out of the oven and your chicken should be done! If you aren't sure if it is cooked all the way or not, cut a piece in half. If there is any pink, you need to cook is longer.
Serve with
whatever you please, I normally pair this recipe with cheesy rice or mac
and cheese.
I tried to explain the recipe
as simply and as detailed as possible for the cooking challenged. If you
try this recipe let me know what you think! You can comment anonymously
and without an account. I hope you all enjoyed this post! Good luck and
happy cooking!
If you would like to see more
recipes, tweet me (@lipstickxzombie) or comment below with which of the
following you would like me to explain how to make. You can also email me now at KawaiiZombieblog@gmail.com.
The options:
Cheesecake mousse
Coconut chicken
Teriyaki chicken with home made marinade (happens to be a copycat from Red Robin's chicken teriyaki and pineapple burger)
Hi everyone! Today I am going to talk about my struggle with anxiety. It is no secret that I do have it, but I don't really talk too much in detail about it. I'm usually a pretty secretive person that keeps things to themselves and I normally try to keep it from seeming like I'm having any sort of problem. I don't like people worrying about me or really knowing too much. When I wrote this post earlier this afternoon, I was having problems with my anxiety. I'm not writing this to complain or anything, I just decided to write something to try to calm myself down and to try to help anyone struggling. I hope that my experience can help someone feel not so alone and maybe educate some others. Also before you continue you, I have added a feature where you can subscribe and get an email whenever I post something. Please subscribe if you enjoy this blog ^__^! It makes me so happy to see that people care what I have to see and that they actually enjoy my posts. So thank you to all of my awesome readers, you guys are awesome. So without further ado, here is my post:
Anxiety sucks. I am lucky enough to not deal with constant anxiety or
have it at the level where I need medication to control it (I have been
tested). My doctor says it is not bad enough to be considered clinical.
But sometimes I do have problems, more often in the past 6 months or so
than ever before.
It sucks having problems in public. Due to
the fact that I look much younger than my age, I get treated like a
child. Afterwards I just feel stupid and embarrassed. I had a
particularly embarrassing panic attack when I was having my first wisdom teeth
surgery. I was spoken to and treated like a little girl afraid of
needles. Also acted like I was stupid for getting so worked up and scared. They kept asking if I needed anyone and insisted on bringing in
the person that was my ride (the most unhelpful person ever). People
treat you like you're crazy. Hell, my own family treats me like I'm
crazy every single time I have a panic attack or when I make the mistake
of telling them that I couldn't sleep because of it. I have even
overheard certain people talking about me, about the subject insisting
something is wrong with me. If you have anxiety: you're not crazy. If
you have a loved one that suffers from anxiety do not treat them like
they are crazy. Give them comfort and try to help. If you yell at them
to calm down (this is the shit I often have to deal with) it will only
make it worse.
My anxiety usually kicks in when I get very
stressed or something causes me to panic, I will then have panic
attacks. It is always triggered by something, I don't have my attacks
without reason. They aren't often enough to be worrisome or a gigantic issue. Most of the time, I am okay. As I am writing this, I am fighting one off. But also as I am
writing and keeping my mind busy I am calming down. I have been having a
significant amount of anxiety since Friday night, it did subside until
an hour or so ago [Note: at time of writing, I write my posts on my phone ahead of posting] when something else made me very anxious, which then
turned to me panicking a bit.
Sometimes it can be over something
small, others big. Everyone's symptoms vary, and even do with the
magnitude of the stress. My typical symptoms start with my heart beat
becoming rapid, accompanied by breathing becoming a little difficult,
sweaty palms and of course an overwhelming amount of panic and loss of
control.
The worst panic attack I have ever had was strangely
not due to losing my dad. For those that don't know, I lost my dad to
cancer in 2012. I will most likely do a post discussing it eventually.
The worst panic attack I have ever had lasted on and off for about 2
days. I count it as a whole one because literally I would be fine for a
few minutes and talked myself down but then the panic would start again.
It
started at night around the time I was going to go to bed, some time
last year. I had found a strange lump/bump on my body in a place that
scared me to death. Until I was able to get it checked out, I was
convinced it was a tumor or something. Luckily it was absolutely nothing
alarming but at the time I was terrified. Could anyone truly blame me? Anyone that has lost a loved
one to cancer would feel that nervous at anything even remotely alarming
towards it. I literally felt like I was going to die that night, due to
the severity of my anxiety. My heart would not stop racing even after a
few hours, I could hardly breathe. I was shaking uncontrollably which
brought along the feeling of being cold. I also could not stop crying.
When I have a bad attack, the shaking comes and it sucks, it can be to
the point where I can't stand still and have to stay sitting. I started
feeling like I was going to throw up and/or pass out. I slept maybe two
hours that night with the symptoms carrying on and off through the next
day until I knew there was no need to panic anymore. Ones like this are
very rare for me. If you have never experienced anything like that, you are very lucky because it is not a fun feeling.
I started having anxiety, which I didn't even
remember until recently when I was a little kid. There was an incident
that for me was pretty traumatic where I fell down 2 flights of stairs
and the people I was with didn't do anything to help me. I was hurt and
in a lot of pain but they refused to take me to a hospital and didn't
even tell my parents. That caused horrible anxiety to the point where I
constantly panicked and was afraid of everything. That luckily went
away! I honestly think I repressed the entire thing for a while. But
when my dad died, my anxiety problems (though way less severe) returned
and I've been having issues ever since.
What really surprised me
to discover when I started having problems again was the aftermath of
attacks. That is something you don't hear about a lot. It differs from
person to person. For me, I just feel mentally and physically drained, achy
and very tired. Right now, I'm exhausted and a bit shaky [at time of writing]. It for me
will last a day to a week depending on the severity.
There are
tons of ways you can calm down from an attack or try to keep one away. I
usually will listen to music and keep my mind busy. Writing for this
blog has been helping me a lot. There is an app I have on my ipod called
Breathe2Relax that is a life saver. It helps you to breathe deeply and
relax. It also has relaxing images and music. Rain Free is another app,
it contains rain sounds. You can control how long you want it to play and
there is a huge variety of sounds. It helps me sleep when I can't for
whatever reason and it's very relaxing.
This is a screen shot of what both apps look like, from my ipod touch.
You can pick up a hobby such as
knitting or crocheting, something to keep your hands and mind busy. I
like to draw or paint. It can be very therapeutic. I find that really
good books (fictional) can help you to escape and relax. I spent all day yesterday
reading Kakashi (my favorite anime character, I'm a major fangirl for
him. He's from Naruto) fanfiction to calm my nerves. Even keep a favorite book accessible that you can turn to for comfort, I normally will turn to the Harry Potter books.
I often will
try to talk myself down as well, it eventually helps. I will ask myself
why I am panicking? Why should I be so nervous/stressed over this. I
will tell myself that it is okay that it will pass and really I can't
change the situation. My favorite thing to do is pampering. I will take a
nice long shower while listening to music. I use my favorite soaps and
lotions. Use my favorite shampoo, do a deep conditioning of my hair. Do a
face mask and apply my best skincare products. Put on one of my
favorite perfumes/body sprays. Paint my nails and put on my bathrobe and
comfiest PJs. It's all about using the things that comfort you.
This
is one of the more personal topics I will discuss. I am a person that
tends to not put things all out there so it took a lot for me to be able
to post this and be so open. It actually made me sort of nervous to post this, thinking people may night like it. I hope that some of you at least do or maybe can relate.
Thank you for reading! As I stated in the beginning, my intentions
behind this post were to educate and help others suffering from anxiety. I
hope that my personal story can help someone, remember you're not alone!!
Hi everyone! As you remember
(because I wouldn't shut up about it) I had a poll on one of my last
posts to help me choose the next topic. Thank you so much to the two
people that voted, you're awesome ^_^!! As requested, I am writing today
about the 12 (with two bonuses) movies and shows on my wishlist that I
am lusting over this month. I say DVD because I'm behind the times and
still don't own a Bluray player (I know, so sad ;__;) This is in no
particular order.
1. Hellsing Ultimate Vols 9 and 10 Bluray & DVD combo pack
I already own Hellsing Ultimate
volumes 1-8, but the price of 9 and 10 has been too steep for me to
justify getting just yet. I want this set so much to complete my
collection. It had two of the most badass episodes of the series. Note:
Amazon has stopped selling this themselves because of an apparent
problem with the stock. The price has skyrocketed. I hope it'll be back
and cheaper soon!!
2. The Purge 2, Purge: Anarchy
I loved the first Purge movie
and I've been dying to see this one. I have heard that it's everything
the first movie should have been. It was towards the top of my Christmas
list, but I never got it.
3. Annabelle
I am a big fan of the Warrens. I
absolutely loved The Conjuring so of course I had to check this out. I
actually just watched it last night and I loved it! It wasn't as
good as The Conjuring was but pretty damn close! I can't wait until The Conjuring 2 comes out, as of right now it isn't scheduled to be released until next year.
4. Maleficent
I saw this in the theater and
loved it. Maleficent has always been one of my favorite Disney villains.
Angelina Jolie was SO fierce and badass in this movie and I love that
Disney didn't make it well, a typical Disney movie.
5. Adventure Time season 4
Adventure Time is one of my many
favorite shows. I don't own any of the seasons and would actually love
to own them all. I chose season 4 for this list because Netflix doesn't
have it and it contains of my favorite episodes: Fionna and Cake. I LOVE
the Fionna and Cake episodes. I wish Cartoon Network would make us a
spinoff or at least give us more than one of their episodes a year.
6. Descendants of Darkness vols 1 and 4
Also known as Yami no Matsuei. It is a lesser known anime series that I discovered while I was in middle school. My best friend and I were obsessed with this show, she owned volume 4 so we would have marathons of both of our collections whenever we had sleepovers. It's about an organization that handles the processing of souls after death. The main character Tsuzuki Asato and then his partner Hisoka Kurosaki are shinigami that work for the judgement division of the organization, having to get the dead people and bring them to trial for judgement of how they lived their lives. Tsuzuki and Hisoka are often mixed up in an investigation of some mystery that they have to solve. The show deals heavily with the occult, my favorite story arc being the Devil's Song episodes. It introduced me to my favorite classical piece, The Devil's Trill by Giuseppe Tartini.
It is gory, creepy and has some yaoi (I LOVE my yaoi!). I own volumes 2 and 3, but not 1 and 4. This show is out of print and you can only buy the DVDs used now, for years I have been hunting for them and I just recently found them on amazon. I need to complete my collection.
7. Into The Woods
I saw this movie with one of my
friends this past week and it was fantastic. I love musicals and of course I
was bound to love it since it IS based on a sondheim (the composer to
one of my favorite movies, Sweeney Todd) play. Although the plot was
rushed (in their defense, they were cramming a possibly 3-4 hour play
into a 2 hour movie) it was great and the music was great. Plus it had
Meryl Streep. Meryl was fierce. Meryl is queen. Though this is still in
theaters, it is up for pre-order and releases in March.
8. The Addams Family (1960s) vol 1.
I love the original black and white Addams Family TV show from the
1960s. Carolyn Jones as Morticia Addams is queen!! It is one of the very
few things I can stand in black and white. I would love to own any
volume of this show, but volume 1 is what's on my amazon wish list.
9. Chrono Crusade: Complete Series
This is another beloved anime I discovered in middle school. I was
obsessed with this as well. My summary of this may not be so great, as it has been so long since I've been able to watch this show. It is about the Madgalene order, an
organization that destroys demons. The main characters are a nun named
Rosette Christopher and her sidekick (who happens to be a demon) Chrono.
Throughout the series they are hunting for Rosette's missing brother
Joshua, fighting demons and discovering dark secrets along the way.
It is a great lesser known
series. I normally dislike shows about nuns or anything religious but
Rosette is a badass nun! I love the whole demon aspect of the show and
how the nuns shoot them like crazy with their guns. I love that Rosette
isn't a typical nun. Her and Chrono are like the black sheep. I
definitely recommend checking this out, especially if you liked Trinity
Blood.
10. Modern Family: any season!
I love Modern Family! It is one of my favorite shows, I sadly don't own any of it but I want all of it. It is what I like to call one of my happy shows: a show that just comforts me and that I can watch over and over. I watch reruns of the show all the time and have seen some episodes probably 20+ times. I just love it so much! 11. Game of Thrones season 4
Game of Thrones is my favorite
show (since True Blood is over and though I love it, went downhill as
the seasons went on. The last season was bullshit). I own seasons 1-3
and need to own this one. Plus this season has the purple wedding, which was an oh so beautiful thing.
12. The Fault In Our Stars
I haven't seen this yet, but I
read the book. The book was so fantastic that I read the entire thing in
a day. This book made me cry harder than any other book. I really want
to see the movie and see how it compares.
Bonuses:
Sailor Moon season 1 part 2
I have this pre-ordered already
so it technically can't be part of this list, but I am lusting over it
SO much! I already own part 1. Part 2 contains my favorite episode (the
episode where Mamoru discovers Usagi is Sailor Moon and Usagi learns
she's princess Serenity), I'm really excited to see how it is uncut and
with the new dub. It comes out February 10, I should have it in my possession on release day. Just a few more weeks!!! Would anyone like me to review the set when I get it? Or even review set 1? I also can't wait until Sailor Moon R is released, I am DYING to own it uncut.
Black Butler: Book of Circus
This hasn't even been dubbed or
announced in the US yet, so it doesn't truly count. But I loved this
series so much! Black Butler is one of my favorites and they really did
this justice with the manga. It was one of my favorite manga arcs and it
was just great to see animated.
So that's it! Thank you for
reading this post, I hope you enjoyed this. Any fans of any of the
shows/movies above? If you would like any other lust lists or have any
topic suggestions let me know in a comment or you can even tweet me! I should mention that you
don't need to make an account to comment and you can do it anonymously.
Hope you're all having a lovely evening (or day if you're reading this during the day) <3
Hello my lovelies! Anyone that
follows me on twitter knows that I am a huge fan of the horror anthology
series, American Horror Story. The latest season American Horror Story:
Freak Show is no exception.
Today, I am going to share a
review of last night's finale episode - sharing a recap along with my
thoughts along the way. I will also share my thoughts on this season
over all. This is actually my very first time reviewing an episode of a
show. I took careful notes as to not let you dear readers down. I am
doing my best to keep in order of appearance of scenes, but that is
quite difficult. This episode was all over the place, even more so than
usual.
The episode starts with some of
the freaks discussing leaving the freak show now that Dandy has taken
over. Paul (the seal man in case you aren't good with the names)
discourages it saying that as freaks they have nowhere else to go and
that he'll stay since Dandy is rich. Boy, they sure made the wrong
decision!
Dandy is having a tantrum (as
usual) trying to perfect the lights for his act and Paul gets into an
argument with him. It seems that since Dandy took over the show,
absolutely no one attends. He gets cocky and gets Dandy on the ground (I think he hit him?),
surrounding him with some of the other freaks. He tells Dandy that he is
nothing special and is in fact boring. That they (meaning the freaks)
are all freaks and he will never become one of them. He says to Dandy
that he does not own them, then proceeds to spit in his face. The freaks
all then quit the show and walk away. Very, very bad idea freaks. Paul, you're stupid. This of course does not sit well with Dandy (surprise, surprise). I predicted this as soon as I saw
Dandy start to become angry: he goes on a rampage. One by one, Dandy
chases and slaughters the freaks. Nice going, Paul!
Elsa is shown trying to meet what I assume is a network executive.
She speaks with the receptionist who will not do anything to assist her
(though claiming she will, which of course is bullshit). Elsa waits
around until closing when the receptionist shows up with a cop, trying
to see her out. The receptionist informs Elsa that the executive snuck
out of the back entrance to avoid seeing her and makes a catty remake about needing to freshen up her act.
Elsa then snaps and bitch slaps the receptionist, going after her.
Typical Elsa! But DAMN the slap! A man shows up, talking to Elsa trying to help and be
kind. He shares his name, Michael Beck which he had to change from
Beckenbower (I think? Beckenbower is what it sounded like to me) as he
was a communist. He reveals that he is the jr. vice president of casting
of the network. At first impression, I felt something was off with this
man. Though nothing major happened to reveal my suspicion.
Back to the psychotic Dandy and his murder spree. Amazon Eve sees
Dandy murdering her friends so she grabs an ax. Dandy is on the hunt
for Desiree, looking for her in her trailer where she is actually
hiding. It's a good thing Dandy didn't have the sense or intelligence to
look beside the bed. As usual, he throws a temper tantrum like a child
when he can't find her. I miss Mrs. Mott. I would've loved to see her
reaction to that!
Eve shows up and wrestles Dandy,
trying to take him down. After a struggle Dandy sadly wins the fight
and shoots her dead. I was very mad and screaming at my TV. I loved
Amazon Eve! We then find Bette and Dot tied up and gagged. Dandy comes
along and tells them to come with him.
Jimmy suddenly appears out of
nowhere, walking around the freak show camp to find it deserted. He
finally walks into the big tend to find the bodies of the freaks all
laying in a pattern leading up to the stage. Jimmy collapses and cries
when he sees Amazon Eve, his dear friend dead and he closes her eyes out
of respect. Desi then comes along and nudging him, letting him know
she's still alive and they hug. Everyone close to Jimmy dies and he
never seems to witness it. He was always elsewhere which disappointed me,
I wanted some dramatic scenes. He seemed like the poor tragic character
the whole season (then again, aren't just about all of Evan Peters' roles in this show like that?)
The next scene was a HUGE mind
fuck. I thought for sure it was a dream and I along with many others were very confused. The scene started off in a dream like state of the twins
walking down the isle, marrying Dandy. It is in fact Bette marrying
dandy, oddly enough looking happy and in love as she says her vows. Dot
is not happy (as usual, but who could blame her now?!). Dot was pretty
much just like "whatever" to the whole situation. Dandy discusses with
them about wedding night shenanigans. Saying that he doesn't want Dot
to be the third wheel. Dot says she can go away and then Dandy pretty
much says he wants a threesome. Oh boy. My reaction to this entire scene
was a big what the fuck.
Bette mentions a grand feast she
has prepared to celebrate their marriage and mentions that she hired a
french maid to cook for them. As they are having dinner, there is a
strangely happy conversation about making (of course Dandy would mention
freak) children and their marriage. Suddenly it is obvious that Dandy
has been drugged by the wine he was drinking.
Desi walks into the room and
sits down, she is their maid. Wait...what? Desi proceeds to say that
their wedding night has been cancelled. The twins reveal that the
wedding in fact was a ruse and they were acting the entire time. This is
glorious! Dandy tried to shoot the twins, but they have a gun of their
own and shoots him. They yell at Dandy to sit down and Desi calls for a
butler, saying that it is time for the next course. Jimmy happens to be the
butler. Oh, it gets even better my friends.
Dandy passes out, then waking up
in his tighty whities in a tank, dampened by water. The same pair that we've seen all
season. Eww. I would much rather see Evan Peters' (Jimmy's actor) butt
in those tighty whities!
At least Dandy eventually got rid of those two
little bitch curls he had going on. Hahaha, Dandy is not amused by this blog. Can you tell I despise him? I wished so hard with every episode that someone would kill him. Desi
informs us that Dandy is in Houdini's famous escape tank.
After some back and forth angry conversation and some pleading from
Dandy, Bette tells Dandy she hates him. Jimmy turns on the water,
filling the tank. Desi tells Dandy he is the biggest freak of all. Dandy
pleads and begs to be let out. Jimmy tells him he will die and that
freaks shall inherit the earth.
In the next oh so beautiful, glorious scene Dandy is drowning as the
twins, Desi and Jimmy are sitting in chairs eating popcorn while
watching him struggle. As he dies, dandy yells "I hate you, I hate you"
over and over until his last breath. When he is finally (FINALLY!
HALLELUJAH!!) dead, Desiree comments "That boy is a star". Ding dong the
witch is dead!! That entire scene was hilarious to me. I cheered and
laughed throughout the entire thing.
The focus (as usual and with
just about every episode) shifts back to Elsa. She is in Hollywood,
famous and married to Mr. Beck. Although her dream has come true, she is
unhappy realizing the woes of stardom and her husband is unfaithful.
There is some back and forth arguing about Elsa refusing to a Halloween
show.
Elsa then meets with her friend (and past love interest) Dr. Mossimo,
the prosthetic doctor we saw in the last episode. She wants to run away
with him and be with him but he is dying from a disease and only has
about a month to live. (How convenient.) He came to say goodbye. It was a rather pointless
scene, but they wrapped up the whole thing with those two...wish I could say the same for some other things.
Elsa is drinking in her room and 2 men in suits show up, one is the
head of the network. They make Elsa aware that they have discovered the
snuff films she was in, where she had lost her legs. They also know that
she ran a freak show and that all of those freaks were slaughtered.
They talk about "morals" and threaten to end her contract, but then Elsa
agrees to do a Halloween show and all is good again. Haha, not really! I
knew she would cave eventually.
Elsa gets on stage on Halloween
night and begins to sing in front of a live camera. We see Desi walking
down the street in front of a shop window with her boyfriend (the man
from earlier in the season) watching Elsa briefly on a tv. We then see
Jimmy sitting in front of a tv watching Elsa and surprise, the twins are
there and very pregnant!
As I totally thought would happen: Edward Mordrake and Twisty (Yay!!)
return along with some other ghosts.
Twisty is hands down my favorite
character on the show. He creeped me out at first (clowns scare me) but I
grew to love him (as I did Pennywise and of course Captain Spaulding). I
was so happy to have my Twisty back!!
While still on live tv, Mordrake
and Twisty kill Elsa. Unexpectedly Mordrake says "your place is not
with us". I totally thought they were going to take Elsa with them, so this was a huge shock to me. Elsa is shown walking around the freak show in some sort of
afterlife. She is greeted by Ma Petit (I screamed with
excitement, I love Ma Petit she's so cute!) and all of the other dead
freaks.
Ethel talks to Elsa, letting her know that they're happy but they
missed their star. Elsa takes the stage one last time after an
introduction by Ethel. She begins to sing, her performance reminding me a
lot of the scene in The Rocky Horror Picture Show where Frankenfurter
sings "I'm going home" and hallucinates an audience of people watching.
[I apologize for the video quality, this was the best I could find on Youtube of the actual movie]
Then the screen goes black. The curtain has
closed and Freak Show has come to an end.
It was a crazy episode and this
season went out with a bang. I was hoping to see a
connection to Murder House, but I guess there's always next season. I loved seeing the connections become more obvious between Freak Show and Asylum. Should I write about that and my theories? This
episode was all over the place and a little difficult to review but I
enjoyed it. I was very happy that they killed Dandy, finally! They should have killed his annoying ass a long time ago. They wrapped up most of the loose ends, but I'm still left
with questions. What happened to Chester and Marjorie?!?!! The episode
completely ignored their existence.
Also what happened to Stanley? Last
we saw, he was turned into a chicken creature and locked in a cage but
we do not know what became of him. Did Dandy kill him? Or was he left to
die? Or was he dead before the slaughter?
I do feel the need to point out that a lot of this season was reminiscent of the 1932 movie, Freaks. Any of this look familiar? Though it has been years since I've seen the film, I still found a lot of parallels.
Hey, look it's Meep from the 1930's!
I do have some (ok, probably a lot) of complaints about this season and to clarify, I'm not normally one to knit pick. For one I'm so happy to be done with Elsa
Mars' character. I enjoy Jessica Lange and think she is a fantastic
actress and I respect her. But Elsa just got on my nerves after a while,
especially when at least half (if not more) of the spotlight of the
show had to be all about her. The thing I was most scared of this season
were her eyebrows.
With every season, I feel like the writers do not think through the
plot. Ever season starts strong then usually goes downhill towards the
middle and slams on the gas speeding up the plot until the very end.
This season was no exception. The beginning was amazing, but it wasn't
as good after Twisty died. They also could have done so much with Twisty
but he died after like what, 4 episodes? Such a waste. He was the most
terrifying character. There wasn't truly a clear plot this season. There were many, many
story lines but no major over lying plot. Some say it is that society is
the true freaks, but again it isn't clear. I feel like they just took
any little idea they had and went with it, regardless if it went
anywhere. I feel like the writers thought "Hey, let's see how much weird
things we can cram into this season".
Of course, I did like a lot about this season. I loved Twisty and
Edward Mordrake. Those characters were genius. Plus Seneca Crane from
the Hunger Games plays Mordrake. Did you know Edward Mordrake was a real
person? Or at least is rumored to be. I loved that it was a very
disturbing season, we got so much more shock value and gore this season. I feel like they tried to make up for lack of that in Coven. It made me a very happy ghoul. There were funny moments. I did like the
music at first, but then it got like the show was trying too hard to be
the American Horror Glee Show to me. I really enjoyed Bette and Dot's
Fiona Apple cover....but I hated Jimmy's Nirvana cover. I loved the
whole creepy freak show theme and of course...the opening credits! They
changed the theme song up a bit and I absolutely love it.
This despite my many complaints
has become my second favorite season (after Coven). I even got my mom
hooked this season. Now, I sadly wait until next October for my beloved
show to return. At least I have Game of Thrones in April! There were
clues dropped throughout the season as to what the topic of season 5
will be. Did you catch any? I know one of the most talked about and most obvious is the top hat. Anyone have any theories? I need to watch the entire season again to
form a clear theory. What I am seeing from most people is speculation about Operation Top hat and something atomic. It is also important to note that AHS alternates between this present era and the past (Murder House: present, Asylum: past, Coven: present, Freak Show: past). It has been confirmed that the next season will take place in the present. A lot of people were also speculating space, but Ryan Murphy (the creator of the show) has confirmed it won't be space.
Thank you for reading this review, I hope you enjoyed it! What did
you think of the finale? Please comment below! I apologize for the
length, there was a lot that happened and of course I as usual have a
lot of opinions. It literally took me close to two hours to just type on
my phone. Also please See my last post for a poll and help me decide what my next
topic will be!
Hi everyone! I'm back already! I
meant to wait until tomorrow to post this, but I'm really getting back
into writing. This takes me back to my journalism and writing classes.
For those that don't know, I nearly made a career from journalism before
I decided I wanted to become a makeup artist.
I don't know how often I will
post, I stuck to a very strict schedule with my last blog and it was so
tiring after a while. So with this one, I'm just going to post when I
can and want to.
Today I am going to talk about
12 fashion items on my wishlist that I am lusting over this month. I
have yet to get any of these. Everything unless I post the link for it
can be found on Amazon.
1. Lina & Lily Bat Print Infinity scarf
I am a sucker for anything with bats on it, this scarf is no exception. It is so cute!! I was browsing Amazon, as I do a LOT. I was looking across some sort of Korean fashion thing and I found this! It was love at first browse, so onto the top of my wishlist it went.
2. Banned Bats Attack Handbag
I have been looking at purses lately, as I want something nice and more grown up for when I go out. I LOVE my current bag, but it can be a little bulky sometimes. I am very particular about what I like, as soon as I saw this I fell in love. It is my dream bag. The only problem - the price ;___;. It's bit too expensive for me right now. Most of the things I buy online believe it or not are paid with Amazon gift cards I earn. It sadly would take me way too long to save up for this bag. Oh, well a girl can dream!
3. Sailor Moon Purple Cat Plush Slipper
I'm a major Sailor Moon fan, I found these while browsing for cute slippers (because it's a travesty for me to own just plain ones). I absolutely HAVE to have these someday. They're so cute AND they actually will fit my big ass feet!!
4. Sword Art Online Sword Necklace
SAO is one of my favorite animes, this would be perfect to wear with my Kirito and Asuna shirt. This necklace features mini versions if Kirito's swords as well as Asuna's sword. It's really cheap at about $4...but it comes from China.
5. MG Collection Nadie Handbag
Another bag I am dying to have. It's black faux leather and the front is completely covered in beautiful sparkly sequins. It also has studs on it. It has an edgy almost dark look to it, which is part of my style. I am currently attempting to save up for this.
Lime Crime is my favorite makeup brand. They are mostly known for their lipsticks (which I LOVE!). Their Velvetines are their matte liquid lipsticks and they're amazing. I own every single one but two..which includes this one. I've been eyeing it for months, but unable to get it. Purple is my favorite color and I can totally rock a purple lip.
7. Red Wedge Pumps
No brand or pair in particular, I just really want a pair of red wedge pumps. I recently (discussed later in this post) got a pair of black wedge heels and I am in love with them. Now I want more!
8. Unicorn Cameo For a long time now, I've wanted a unicorn cameo necklace. I love cameos with a passion. I've been eyeing this one, though it is just the cameo its self. I need to find the perfect setting for it to make it into a necklace.
I love Etsy so much, I am constantly browsing on there. I came across this shop looking at some creepy and cute hair accessories. I am totally in love with this bat bow! It is the perfect hair accessory to fuel my bat obsession. I could totally rock this. It also looks like it is very good quality. They have some other types of bows as well and a few varieties on the bat bow.
10. Kawaii Powerup Fairy Kei Inspired Open Star Clip in teal
Kawaii Powerup is one of my favorite Etsy shops. They sell a variety of jewelry and hair accessories that are really cute. Also all of their items are really affordable with reasonable shipping. I have ordered from them before and their products are amazing quality and the owner is really sweet! Anyway, I have been wanting a star hair clip really badly and I LOVE this one!!
11. Purple Lace Ruffle Socks
Another random Amazon find. I really wanted some cute, but thin socks to go with my new heels and these are perfect. They're thin vintage style socks with a lace ruffle. They have them in a bunch of colors, but of course I NEED the purple.
12. Lunaricsales Too Hot For Love - Spiked Edition - Silver
I started following this shop on instagram and fell in love with their necklaces. The owner of the shop makes some really awesome stuff! I have been wanting a spiked heart necklace for a while now, but only recently did I find this. It is perfection.
Now that you've seen this month's fashion lust list, is there anything I was lusting over and received? Oh yes! I got a few items as Christmas gifts (both from others and myself hehe)
Star and moon stainless steel stud earrings
Healing Crystal earring set
I had to take the picture from amazon because these are very hard to photograph.
This beautiful crescent moon necklace that I'm obsessed with.
I also got my very first pair of heels!
Collage taken from my instagram
Anyone that knows me knows I don't really do heels. I wear sneakers almost all the time. But I decided that I wanted to start wearing some heels. I found these on amazon and they're the perfect set of beginner heels. Now let's hope I don't fall on my face!! (I'm super clumsy)
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