Origins skin care line

Origins Modern Friction

Origins Checks and Balances face wash

Origins Have A Nice Day moisturizer (SPF 15)

Origins No Puffery

I am not one who follows a ritual skin care regimen. There is so much skin care products out there, I always get overwhelmed just at the sight of the skin care aisle. I usually just buy drugstore brand moisturizer and face soap. Sometimes, if I feel like splurging, I'll go to Sephora and see what is affordable.

This weekend the family went on a little shopping spree at Ala Moana. I was in search of finding work shoes (penny loafers), no luck there, and work clothes. I took a break from shopping and stopped of at Blue Hawaii Cafe and sipped on their lava flow smoothie.......yuummmmmy!....Anyways, I noticed the store Origins was next door and decided to take a peek.

I've been in Origins before , maybe like 7-8 years ago. I have to say, I was really overwhelmed with all their products. I didn't even know where to start looking! Thank goodness a very helpful/knowledgeable sales associate asked if I needed help with anything...........I just said ' I need a moisturizer and face soap.......oh and I do not want a lot of products, i just want the basics.' She proceeded to ask me some questions about my skin and we went from there.

I actually ended up buying a couple products, one I am excited about using. It is called Modern Friction, a gentle dermabrasion cleanser. She demonstrated it on my hand and I was impressed. The sales associate only recommended using it 3 times a week, but she said if I stick with it, I should see results of smooth skin within a week or so.

I also ended up buying regular face soap, moisturizer and an eye de-puffer. As I mentioned in my earlier posts, I started working full time again and I wake up every morning with puffy eyes! So I am excited to try No Puffery eye serum tomorrow morning!

A really close friend of mine suggested I post a blog about my purchase from Origins (thanks Leina wink wink ;).....I will also post a blog of my reviews about these products in about 2 weeks or so?

Off to bed now, must prepare for a long long week and horrible traffic.......reminder, school starts tomorrow......school=really bad traffic :(

Have a wonderful week!
Peace,
Angie

The Analog Sunshine Recorders

Just wanted to give a shout out to my talented bff Cassy ( her blogspot www.mindlessmatterz.blogspot.com) ! This weekend at Manifest there is going to be a photo show with over 200 photos from 12 different artists, which will feature many many talented local photographers, including Cassy and our friend John Hook. They have been working their butts off preparing for this amazing show!

Come support the art scene this Saturday nite ! I know i'll be there :)

Peace!

Angie

Handmade Jewels from Etsy .com

Earrings by : Gypsy Lane Etsy.com

Earrings by : Gypsy Lane Etsy.com

Earrings by : Michelle Chang Etsy.com

Ring by : Michelle Chang Etsy.com

Earrings by : Sasha Bell Etsy.com

Earrings by : Sasha Bell Etsy.com

Earrings by : Sasha Bell Etsy.com

I love going on Etsy.com and just browsing through all the amazing handcrafted items people have for sale. It is also a great place to buy hard to find vintage accessories, whether it be purses , camera's , decor.....

I just wanted to share with you some pieces of handmade jewelry that I have been eye-ing for a long while now....

One day I will post a blog of some my favorite pieces of jewelry that I own.....be warned it's a skimpy collection.

Have a wonderful week!
Peace!
Ang

Ginger Rush

Govinda's Ginger Rush....so yummy

Govinda Rush and Perrier= Ginger Ale

As a kid I never really enjoyed the taste of ginger....only if it was cooked in foods ie. ginger pork . My taste buds must of changed because I love ginger now. Especially ginger gummies , pickled ginger and ginger candy.

Govinda sells a drink called 'Ginger Rush', and boy it's fabulous! In the past I only treated myself to a small bottle once in a while (it's kind of expensive) , usually during times I felt like splurging on myself :).........Well guess what.....Costco just started selling the 1/2 gallon size for less than $6.00. That is such a great deal! I've seen the 1/2 gallon sell at health food stores for almost $10.00!

You like ginger ale soda? Just mix soda water with ginger juice and wal-a ....you have ginger ale! It's not real sweet so you can probably add sugar or agave nectar to sweeten it up.

On a different note........I am officially back in the work force!! Woo hooo!! I am excited, anxious, nervous, happy....I am ready to learn! Wish me luck :)

Peace!!
Ang

Moanalua Gardens

It was such a beautiful day yesterday, we all decided to go to Moanalua Gardens and have a picnic with friends. We met up with Minnie , Leina and Mika and pulled out a blankie and had some Mickey D's and Soon's bbq.

Everytime I go to the park, I always see some new upgrades. They have these awesome wood benches around the park, the bathrooms are nice, and there is a concession stand that sells goodies. (thanks goodness the concession stand was open, I did not bring enough water to hydrate ourselves! )

We wanted to take pictures of the kids and do a small kine photo shoot with our outfits. Well, the photo shoot with our outfits didn't go so well. I realized it's so much harder to be alone in a picture and have to pose. I was a major goofball and felt stupid........you 'll see that in the pictures :)

Enjoy the pics!

Peace!
ang

Old Skool Camera's

So last year when I visited my parents in Florida, I asked my father if my grandma had any old Polaroid cameras (she had passed away months earlier). I remember for a long time my grandparents always used Polaroid cameras, they never updated and used roll film cameras. Well my dad looked at me and said " oh, i just threw one away when i was cleaning out her house." I found out he threw away the Polaroid sx-70! I couldn't believe it!

Fortunately my dad kept one Polaroid camera my grandma owned.....the Polaroid land camera. It had been sitting in the box for years and years.....we put new batteries in it but had no film. I searched online to see if they still made film and sure enough they did! Fuji film still makes the peel away film used for these types of Polaroid cameras. I ordered both color and b+w film and started shooting away.

My father also gave me his first 35 mm Canon camera he bought used from a co-worker in 1975 or 1976. He paid 150-200.00? for it and basically used his whole paycheck ...hehe.

I am clueless when it comes to the details of taking pictures......i hope one day to take photography class just so that I can understand the basics. I would love to learn how to use the canon my dad gave me and print the pics (dark room style)....one day ....one day!

Here are 2 sample pics from the Polaroid land camera. I ended up buying another camera because for some reason this camera is not working! Once I get my new one , my bff and I are off on a Polaroid excursion! Anyone want to join???

Peace!
Ang

Has it been over a year?

Gheezz! Last year I had this idea to start a blog..........a blog about anything really----fashion, photography, crafting, bellydancing, exercising, kids etc. etc. I did my first real post in May of 09, and never touched my blog again. So ....here we go again. I will attempt to keep my blog updated with whatevers.....lets just see how well i do!

Well i guess my first post coming back to my blog will be on a little project i just finished 2 days ago. I love looking at interior decor blogs and came across this idea of painting a chalkboard onto our closet doors thats located in our living room. I think the kids will get good use out of it. We're still waiting to use it though, it says wait 3 days after applying the paint before drawing on the chalkboard.....we are on day 2.

Have a wonderful weekend!!

peace out :)