I had my fingers crossed this morning when i got up early to root, backup and flash cyanogenmod 7. Luckily i watched the videos and read on it the night before. Everything went well and one hour later i was booting into cm7!!

A few reasons i want a custom rom other than amazon’s (even though i love their os too):

- ability to back up data, especially game progresses or so i gather from reading
- most backup apps require root
- more customizations
- i had trouble installing directly to the kindle fire from android market. Don’t what it is.
- supposely future rom flashes can be done without losing old data
- and to check out the rom for myself

For now, i really dig it. I also installed a bunch of super cute themes for go launcher. Very happy!

Here are the main things I use the kindle fire (or my phone) or any other tablet for:
-browsing
-email
-google reader
-facebook

For all other heavy typing or program usage, I will grab my laptop or desktop.

I am very tempted to root the kindle fire to android 4.0.
Oh and I forgot to add that I posted this with the wordpress app for android for the kindle. The app is not as bugging as before. Yeah!!

shiseido ultimat sun protection lotion face/body spf 60 pa+++, kiehls over-night  biological peel, bobbi brown illuminating bronzer in bali brown, and laura mercier oil free tinted moisturizer in bisque.

shiseido ultimate sun protection

kiehls over-night biological peel

laura mercier oil free tinted moisturizer

bobbi brown illuminating bronzer in bali brown

sue devitt mini-haul

sue devitt balanced matte lipstick in zimbabwe

sue devitt gel-to-powder blush in malay reef

sue devitt triple c-weed whipped foundation

i picked up the triple c-weed whipped foundation (oil free) in granite downs, a gel to powder blush in malay reef, and a matte lipstick in zimbabwe. i tried this foundation and really like it in store. i was matched a week ago to mac’s prolong wear in nc25 (but was tried on studio fix in nc30 and nc35 a few days later) and this shade looks good. it offers sheer to light coverage, no discernible scent, and is easy to spread. the cheek color is very flattering. it’s a rosy color and i love the finish…almost like the nars multiple formula but in a tin instead of a tube. the lipstick is a very pretty natural beige color.

swatches

 in addition, i picked up two nyx lipliners in peekaboo neutral and natural. seriously, i only have 1 other slim lip liner

nyx lip liner in peekaboo neutral and natural

nyx lip liner in peekaboo neutral and natural

lastly, i’m getting tired of my breakouts. very tired of it and the cvs acne treatment gel received very favorable reviews at MUA and is inexpensive so i got myself one.

i have not try anything yet but i can’t wait! i use a face sheet mask every 2-3 nights so tomorrow i shall get to try one of these. i’m super excited. i have been wanting to try some laneige skincare products. this will give me a great opportunity to test some of these babies out. i also have random break outs on my forehead so i hope this dermalogica help.

dermalogica overnight clearing gel and bourjois blush in rose frisson

laneige strawberry yogurt mask, star white multi-protector, and water sleeping pack. the beautiful song hye kyo is the face of laneige.

from top: beauty friends vitamin mask, skin recovery firming lift coenzyme q-10 mask, green tea bath salts and mary kay dual coverage foundation. this one looks too pink for me so i will not use it.

click here for swatches from karlasugar

the SA at the macy’s counter was an older woman and seem very knowledgeable in the LM products. i asked for a color match for a tinted moisturizer. she suggested the oil free version if i want a bit more coverage and i said go for it. she advised me to adequately moisturize my skin before i apply the TM. i always moisturize anyway so that was no biggie.

she then asked if i wanted to go for a bit of color or as close to my skintone as possible. i opted for getting a shade as close to my skintone as possible since then i can be lazy and don’t have to set with powder if i don’t want to. she looked at the shades and said “let’s try this newer shade on you” as she grabbed the tube in bisque. she started applying it on and exclaimed that this was just about perfect. i love the coverage!! i’ve used sheer TM before and this one is definitely medium coverage to me. not sheer but not full foundation coverage that i felt my skin cannot breath. i tried a couple of bb creams before and this is the coverage i wish some bb creams would give. i have to say i caught some glimpses in the big mirrors after i left and my face looked soft and even without looking like i have multiple layers on. i can still see my skin but the little imperfections are smoothed out a lot. anyway, she applied it all over, added concealer in #2 and secret brightening pen in #2. the secret brightener felt very very good on the skin. she gave me a healthy of dose of sample so i can try it for a few days. i will test this and make sure i do not break out. i also want to see if i’ll feel the same as that very first encounter.

i have wore this for the last two days and each day, i really really like the finish afterward. i love the even application and coverage it gives me. today i blew my nose a couple of times because of allergies so i should reapply a bit but i didn’t take the sample with me. i also did not set this with any powder since i really dig the dewy finish by itself. sometimes i think the color may be a lit light but after about 5 minutes it seem to blend in with my skintone and look very natural.

this is why i went to nordstrom the day after and ask the young SA to match me again. i have to have 2nd opinions. if they match me with the same shade i feel more comfortable wearing it. the young SA tried 3 shades on me and they seem a bit dark. this time my sister was with me too. she wiped them off (my sister did not say anything during this time) and tried bisque. they both said this one matches. alrighty then.

this morning using LM’s TM. i took this with my samsung captivate SOC.

SOC. hoping my face matches my neck in natural lighting.

just to make sure while we were in sephora, my sister went looking at some too faced stuff and i wiped everything off and applied a application of bisque. i then went to look for my sister and asked her what she think of the tinted moisturizer i have on. she asked me what i think instead. i replied that i didn’t know and so wanted her opinion. she looked at me side to side and nodded and said it looks good.  so there you go. my fear is going out wearing too light a tinted moisturizer or foundation and looking like a ghost or a vampire. neither one sound flattering unless i’m part of sammo’s “encounter of the spooky kind” crew or a character in “twilight” something.

so i still love this stuff. i’m going to use up the sample and see if my thoughts stay the same. if so, i’ll put it on my wishlist as this is just what i’ll been looking for as far as application, coverage, and finish are concern. i guess now i know what all the fuss about LM’s TM is all about and i’m not disappointed. if anything, i should have tried this a long time ago.

anyway, i bought a plum district coupon for $15 to ecomom.com for $50 worth of stuff. it was originally $25 for $50 but they were having 40% sales throughout the weekend. i managed to get just one because when i went back a few hours later it was all sold out!! it just so happened that during black friday weekend, ecomom was having a sale. it was $20 off a $50 purchase, so if you combined that with the coupon deal from plum district you get $70 worth of stuff for $15.

cheek tints in peach glow, cranberry, strawberry and eyeliners in black cherry

their site crawled and crashed during most of the weekend. i didn’t get my order in until 10pm on sunday. they had to shut their site down at one point. i wanted to try some of the 100% pure cosmetics so here was what i bought:

cheek tint in strawberry

cheek tint in peach glow

cheek tint in cranberry

eyeline in black cherry x 2

i paid an additional $3.22 on top of the $15.

the eyeliner is smooth and i just adore the color!!! it’s a dark purple and it goes on like a dream. this is like a “chubby” eyeliner.

the cheek tints also look very pretty with cranberry being the reddest and boldest. the peach glow gives a bit of color and goes on sheer so you can layer if you want more of a pop. i have not tried the cranberry and strawberry but i have no doubt i’ll love them too. these are sheerer than the clinique deluxe sample i got the other day so more forgiving for the heavy handed. i love the packaging too. easy to carry, easy to apply, and no mess like the powder blushes.

the peach glow tube did arrived cracked on the side even though it was packaged very well in the box but it’s no biggie.