Testing out Finestra Virtual Desktops today, as my laptop has too little real estate! Netbooks have their place, but they're not good as the main computer.
Note: I had to download the Visual C++ 2010 runtime as mentioned in the downloads page.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Stop tempting me with these blushes
As if I needed another cream blush lemming, Maybelline has released Jelly Glow, a bouncy cream cheek product, to the Japanese market. The 8 color lineup includes 2 limited edition duo colors S01 Pink Sherbet and S02 Honey Peach. The pink duo is rather too cool for me, but the pink and orange combination of Honey Peach is very tempting. The testers are completely exposed to air and haven't dried up so I'm guessing the product doesn't dry out too quickly. At JPY 630, it's comparable to Canmake's cream cheeks. I'll need to go and swatch them to test out the colors properly. So far it seems like it's easy to pick up product but pigmentation is light to medium.
If I'm honest with myself, I don't need yet another pink/orange blush, so I should pass on these. But two easy-to-use colors in one!
If I'm honest with myself, I don't need yet another pink/orange blush, so I should pass on these. But two easy-to-use colors in one!
Champagne waffles
The opening to this recipe/blog post made me laugh:
Did you know that Biscoff are known as Lotus biscuits in Europe? Biscoff seems to be a name created for the North American market.
I heard someone asking around on twitter for recipes that use leftover champagne. Which got me thinking: what the hell is leftover champagne? If you don’t got enough party in you to polish off a bottle of champagne, you don’t got enough party.I'm afraid to add this blog to my reader list, because it'll just make me crave things that are difficult to make in Japan. But it looks super entertaining.
Did you know that Biscoff are known as Lotus biscuits in Europe? Biscoff seems to be a name created for the North American market.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Feature: Melanie Fiona - Change The Record
One of my favorite songs: Melanie Fiona - Change The Record. I hope she comes to Tokyo sometime!
With the Light 光とともに。。。 compact edition reprint
I confirmed today that the Japanese compact edition (文庫版) reprint of the manga With the Light 光とともに。。。 ended with book #10, which I've just started reading. Unfortunately the manga artist passed away, so there are no further books.
A Japanese blog post that has links to scans of the Japanese article written by the manga artist Keiko Tobe-san.
I'm quite sad to be reading the last book on this story about raising a child with autism!
A Japanese blog post that has links to scans of the Japanese article written by the manga artist Keiko Tobe-san.
I'm quite sad to be reading the last book on this story about raising a child with autism!
Thursday, January 24, 2013
New Canmake Cream Cheek Clear Type color
According to Bea's Up, the limited edition Cream Cheek Clear Type CL04 went on sale January 4th. Cosme.net lists the name of CL04 as Clear Pink Joy. I'm not sure, but CL03 Clear Sunset may no longer be limited edition. I'd say that CL04 Clear Pink Joy is somewhere between CL02 and CL03 - more coral than CL02, but less so than CL03.
The display at my local beauty store has both CL03, CL04 (definitely LE), and the Whip Mousse Lip in LE 04 Foggy Cherry.
I've hardly made a dent in my other blushes, including 2 Cream Cheeks, but I'm still tempted to pick these up. Time to do another color inventory and then see.
The display at my local beauty store has both CL03, CL04 (definitely LE), and the Whip Mousse Lip in LE 04 Foggy Cherry.
I've hardly made a dent in my other blushes, including 2 Cream Cheeks, but I'm still tempted to pick these up. Time to do another color inventory and then see.
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