Take a peek at Peppermint’s new kit and enter her giveaway!

It looks super super beautiful!

http://frickonastick.com/2010/08/sneak-peek-abide-a-giveaway/

many years ago i watched “lover of the last empress“. it was based (loosely?) on the life of empress dowager tzu hsi starring chingmy yau, tony leung, and yu rong-guang. it was quite an unforgettable film as it was not the usual funny, light chingmy fare. there were some dark and disturbing scenes.

a few days ago i saw “empress orchid” sitting at the library and from reading the preview, it was another take on the same empress. i picked it up and finished it today. it was a great read and i love anchee min’s beautiful descriptions of the palaces and the forbidden city! it was so intriguing! i mean power shifts back and forth and heads roll at a moment’s notice…you never know what’s going to happen.

the book is of course, different from the movie and i realized everything is not facts but it still makes for a wonderful read. gaining a bit of chinese history doesn’t hurt too.

it also made me think of how hard it must be to be someone so powerful. i can’t wait to read the finale to this book, “the last empress”. it’s on request at the local library.

i bought the kit, dainty, by creashens over 1 month ago and just used it last night. it is so pretty!! i’ll have to get some more of her stuff when ebates send me my cashback.

my dainty layouts:

is this just gorgeous or what??!!! i am partial to green and when i saw this, i thought: “perfect for my maui photobook!” *drools*

kitty designs have some super beautiful kits and i love all of her sketches but this one really really called out to me.

i can hear them laughing. a day after i posted about my tarte experience at sephora, they’re having a friends and family sale – 40% off plus free shipping over $40 and a free gift….

and i thought i was going to save some money by waiting until later. aaahhh…i guess not.

i wore the sample the SA gave me yesterday and today. i am loving this! i’m giving myself until the end of the week before i place my order. if i do not break out by then, i think i’m good. LOL

anyway, if you guys want to check out tarte, the sale will last through august 9th.

http://www.tartecosmetics.com