Wow. I literally haven’t updated my blog in an entire year.

I’ve recently started my cosmetic blog with my friend Andrea and you should check it out! I will be updating this blog periodically, although not as often as my other one.

www.heyitsandreanjennay.com

1. its finals week here at UCSB. long story short.. most of my time is spent indoors and my face is shoved in a book. waaaaahhhhh.

2. i had the most fantastic opportunity to work with Robin Slater this past weekend.  We were both doing an Indian engagement party (boy, do they know how to throw a party!!) and I was able to learn a lot of new techniques.  After learning who she was (uhhh… make up artist for Memoirs of a Geisha, Dreamgirls, Constantine, Time Machine, etc.) I couldn’t even breathe. Thankfully we exchanged numbers so the next time I’m in LA (in a week…) Ill be able to learn more.

3. My friend is engaged. It was a touching moment to witness and it was great to celebrate it with all my friends.  I haven’t seen some of them in years.

4. I finally got to meet baby Ethan :] Auntie Jenn is about to spoil the living crap out of you!

5. After seeing friends on Thursday, having Dapper Day on Friday, engagement party on Saturday, and football on Sunday…. I can officially say that my liver hates my guts.  I felt like I was in college (well, technically I still am) in my heyday drinking myself into a stupor every night.

Its been a fabulous weekend, but now I need to buckle down and kick my studying into high gear… which I have not started yet. FML. I need to write my paper tomorrow so that I can edit it on Wednesday (10 pages in a night…we’kas/djas/lfjas/f fml) and go over 3 weeks of lectures on glaciers, soils, and tsunamis.

*le sigh.

I went on a mini shopping spree at Sephora and this is what I discovered:

I’ve discovered THE BEST foundation primer in the world. Givenchy’s Mister Smooth foundation primer is amazeballs. Unfortunately, it costs a small fortune…. but omg its the best I’ve ever seen and that’s saying a lot. I’ve used so many different primers and the results blew me away. It doesn’t feel like most primers that have silicon in them and its not completely like a lotion.  Its more like a cream/mousse and it mattifies skin without making it look dull.  I’ve used it with mineral foundation and with a tinted moisturizers and it made my skin look absolutely flawless with both mediums.

Benefit’s “They’re Real!” mascara was alright. I can see it working really well for other people but unfortunately, I was granted the most stubborn lashes on the planet.  They’re straight. Stick straight and they cant retain their curl, which is why I never wear mascara unless I’m wearing fake lashes… Which also doesn’t make sense because the hair on my head isn’t even that straight!! Its wavy and it retains its curl just fine without hairspray! Jeebus… if I could only trade hair qualities…. Anyway, if you don’t have stubborn lashes like mine… then this would be great for you cause I saw that it thickens and lengthens lashes just fine.

Tokidoki Cosmetics seem to not be doing so well… so they’re leaving Sephora and everything is 60% off. So i bought a lip balm for $3. Haven’t tried it yet. but for $3 its not going to be that much of a loss.

Anastasia Brow Pencil in Brunette is a hit or miss.  I personally love it while other people have hated it. I think it would be great for people who have really thick eyebrow hairs and who are used to having really thick eyebrows. So…. if you don’t really have eyebrows then I don’t think I would recommend it… I would recommend a powder or a pencil that’s actually a powder (Bobbi Brown eyebrow pencil, Laura Mercier eyebrow pencil, or Lancome eyebrow pencil)

Tags: anastasia, beauty, benefit, bobbi brown, cosmetics, eyebrows, givenchy, lancome, laura mercier, make up, sephora, tokidoki

alright. so i know that i’ve been seriously lagging on the posts. but no worries cause i know that not a lot of people read this. its all good, its not a pity thing. i don’t write to impress people. i write to write and if someone just so happens to read it and get something out of it, then HUZZAH! missions accomplished!

for those random people who come across my website accidentally, my name is Jenn.  i’d like to think that i’m pretty cool and chill.  and… welcome!

anyway, i’m also a make up artist. i’ve been doing make up for special events and weddings for a little over a year now and i think its time that i really kick this business into high gear and get my portfolio and website started.  so… this website is probably going to become my website featuring my art and such… but don’t worry! it’ll have a blog section too because i love blogging too much. it’ll have all my weird encounters and my food adventures and i think i’m going to start blogging about cosmetics too. and not just drug store shit cause honestly…. everyone does that and i think everyone can afford drugstore prices so its not like its a huge loss if you buy something and it ends up not working out the way that you wanted it to.

i realize that the last statement made me sound like a super bitch, but come on. i think its more worthwhile to review a $50 lipstick versus a $7 one. *le sigh

anywhoo thats all thats going on in my life right now. bye.

Tags: random

OK. Who else was SUUUUUPER excited to find out that The Spice Girls was going to be performing at the Olympics closing ceremony? Don’t lie. ANYWAY, for those of you that missed it and are DYING to see the performance, you can check it out here. Let me tell you… it was AMAZING and I am so proud to have been a life long fan.

Closing Ceremony – Spice Girls – London 2012… by f1848199534

And also, if you’re a One Direction fan… they performed too. I’m extremely happy with how London closed the Olympics, focusing everything on their musical influences and it really makes you think about how much we owe to them.  I also particularly LOVED the fashion bit with the photos and then having the models LIKE THE ONE AND ONLY KATE MOSS walk out. I can’t get over how amazing it was.

One Direction performing at the Olympics Closing Ceremony, London 2012 from OneDirection .net on Vimeo.

Tags: 2012, closing ceremony, fashion, great britain, kate moss, london, music, olympics, one direction, spice girls

As I’m sitting here with my laptop, dying of a stuffy nose, I can only wish that I had some soup.  Chicken noodle would be great, but I would much rather have a hearty bowl of pho (if you havent had this amazing Vietnamese bowl of heaven, then you’re missing out on life. Once you have this soup, it’ll be your cure for ANYTHING aka sick, hangovers, not too hungry but you still want to eat something, etc.)

Then it got me thinking that I didn’t quite post about Splash Cafe in Pismo Beach.  I went to Splash Cafe a while ago…. in January. I know, its summer now… but hey, at least I remembered.  Splash Cafe has bomb clam chowder.  Its buttery and creamy, and it has a good amount of clams in every spoonful. Sprinkle your clam chowder with some tabasco and seafood topping (I KNOW, RIGHT?!) and you’re good to go.

I’ve only heard about this place and the magical clam chowder that it makes.  I’ve seen my friends post photos on facebook at this legendary site with the line out the door.  The yelp reviews that I looked up didn’t disappoint either, there were hundreds of them! With that being said, I was afraid that me wanting to stop by on our way to San Francisco would delay our trip.  Thankfully, we left Santa Barbara at 6 in the morning and got to Splash Cafe at 8 am which meant NO LINE!

Clam chowder and tater tots for breakfast? yes, please!

Add crabmeat and voila! You have the best clam chowder you’ll ever have.  Please take note that the bread bowl is essentially a ginormous roll that has been cored. and please take note AGAIN that the “core” has been toasted.

that is all.

Darnit. Now I want some clam chowder.

I feel like I’ve been so busy for the past couple of months. I’ve been juggling school and work and a social life all at once.. and unfortunately you can really pick 2 out of the 3… you can’t have them all.

I was very stressed out about work because I felt as though my boss hated me because she was always picking on me… but then it dawned on me that she wasn’t picking on me; she was pushing me to be better and to be the best that I could be.  She saw potential.

Working for the Bobbi Brown Cosmetics counter has been one of the greatest jobs that I have ever worked.  I’ve done the office job, the restaurant job, and the receptionist job… and I have to say it: This is the best one so far.  I get to make people feel so confident just by applying a little bit of make up, I don’t have to leave work smelling like food, I get to see the sunshine and interact with people, I dont have sit down for 8 hours a day, etc.  You get the point.

When I first started… I thought I was in heaven… but then I realized the reality of working in a department store.  There are selling goals that I have to meet and I wasn’t seeing the results that I wanted in the time that I wanted… until this past weekend.  I’m finally starting to get the repeat customers.. the customers that know me by my first name and not as “the bobbi brown girl.” The ones that refuse to shop with any other employee and trust my recommendations and opinions.

I thought it was impossible to get to that level, but this past weekend has shown me that hard work does pay off.

I know that this post has absolutely nothing to do with restaurants or anything edible, but I just wanted to share how amazing it feels to try and try and try and to finally see the fruits of my labor. Don’t ever give up!!

I WILL TELL YOU WHY WE SETTLE.

Women settle because we can’t always get what we want. Yes, we want the gentleman, the chivalrous individual that will open the doors for us, the man that will be there for us and comfort us when something happens, but we can’t have it all. And unfortunately, its not that easy to just go out and get it like its candy on the shelf of a grocery store.

Men are not that easy to attain.  When women find a man that meets all of their requirements, its too good to be true. They’re usually perfect, but they don’t want anything serious and when they act like a true gentleman and start doing things that even boyfriends won’t do, they act all kinds of surprised when we start thinking that maybe they could’ve changed their minds.

ITS NOT OUR FAULT, GENTLEMEN.

You are dealing with feelings and yes, we are supposed to take everything you say at face value because EVERYTHING you all say is literal, but don’t say something and do the complete opposite. Don’t say that you don’t want something serious, but then call us everyday and make plans to see us in the future.

We have no choice but to settle. We don’t want to be the crazy ones that pushes you to be in a miserable relationship, so we get the next best thing that comes along. Yes, there are some very strong ladies out there with feminist points of view that don’t care about the happiness a man can provide, but for many of us…. it gets to us.

SO THERE YA GO. Its broken down for you and now you have your answer.

….but we all know how that ends:  We don’t study until the last possible second. Oh, wait. You don’t do that? Well, I do. And I would probably get better grades if I studied sooner… like right now. But instead, I suddenly felt the urge to clean and organize my room, my car, and my purse (which was filled with tons of receipts) and then I decided to blog because I thought that my website has been neglected as of late.

And now I’m reminiscing about Hawaii and all the fun I had there. With school and work on my plate, daydreaming about vacationing anywhere (even somewhere thats a couple hours drive away) is the closest I can get to relax.

As I was looking back on my Hawaii photos, I remembered the coolest thing I did there: go to a farmers market.  I know it doesn’t sound THAT cool, but for someone that only does the touristy things and stays in downtown Waikiki and drinks and tries to tan all day, this was quite the experience.

At first I was like, “uhhhhhh…” because the only farmers markets I’ve been to were in downtown LA at The Grove and in Santa Barbara every Tuesday. This was straight up a FARM and it was AWESOME.

I got to pick out which coconut I wanted.  I also got to watch a grandma hack it with a weapon with no facial reaction.

It was so intense, I swear.

They poke a straw through it and then you can drink ice cold coconut water, and after you’ve finished the water.. they hack it some more and give you the coconut meat to eat. Nothing goes to waste here!

It takes some getting used to, but its not too bad.

You don’t have to eat all of it at once, in case you were wondering….

In addition to fried bananas (not pictured because bananas are gross) and corn (also not pictured because I wanted to watch someone murder a coconut), they have pickled mango and starfruit! I’ve never tried starfruit nor have I ever seen one in person, so that was a must.

TA DAH! its actually shaped like a star!

….and that concludes my farmers market experience in Hawaii. I wish I knew where it was located, but I am not local and I’m pretty sure that the site doesn’t have a physical address…and I’m 100% sure that there isn’t a phone number that you can reach them at.

Tags: hawaii

The movie started out great.  It featured many different scenarios of women who was waiting on a guy, and a fellow friend says some excuse to make her feel better such as: “maybe he lost your number”…..”maybe hes just really busy at work”… etc.

Ladies, i KNOW for a fact that you know what I’m talking about.  Even if you haven’t seen the movie, you know that you’re guilty of doing this.  This is just what we do; We sugarcoat and we don’t think about the main reason as to why these stupid, idiotic men don’t call us back: HE’S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU.

And why is it that we always ask our girlfriends what to do? They’re not a dude, so how would they know whats the right move? Exactly… So here’s a video of a guy breaking down some of the hints that we may overlook.

Yeah. Said from a guy himself.