Autumn: NYX at HauteLook.com

Each day, HauteLook.com  offers discounts of up to 75% off to millions of members in the U.S. and Canada. Membership is free to join and everyone is welcome.  A leader in online retail, HauteLook brings the thrill back to shopping through 48-hour sale events with the world's top fashion, accessories, beauty, kids and home brands.

For this week until Wed, Dec. 1st @ 8am HauteLook is offering 40% off of NYX Professional Makeup!!

A Bit About The Brand:
NYX was named after the ancient Greek goddess who ruled the night just like many of our fans who rule the night life in this modern techno-savvy world. They offer a wide variety of products ranging from eye shadows to foundation and brushes to eye lashes and glitter to glosses. Everything a professional makeup artist needs for the job or a goddess needs to create her look for a night on the town. Woo Hoo!

NYX offers the best quality of cosmetics at attractive prices. Yes, that’s right, you can splurge without guilt. This has made NYX the fastest growing cosmetic company in the United States. The ultramodern and stylish packaging fused with the huge selection of highly pigmented colors continues to catch the eyes of many hip and sophisticated makeup gurus and has become a favorite in their kits. So shop now before the offer ends!

Autumn: What is Cyber Monday?

The Internet has added a new holiday shopping tradition these days, Thanksgiving isn't just followed by Black Friday, but also by Cyber Monday too.

Cyber Monday is Black Friday online, numerous retailers offer discounts on purchases made through their websites, offering perks like free shipping and site-wide sales in an attempt to boost spending and it's working! Cyber Monday was the second highest spending day of 2009, with buyers charging nearly $890 million during the special shopping event.  Here are some websites that are going Cyber Monday crazy this Monday Nov. 29th having offers like Free Shipping and Sales!

* Sorry for the picture quality, my print screen key would only work on one =P

MyCandyEyes.com offers $5 off on Circle Lenses, use code: twitter5 plus its Free Shipping!

BH Cosmetics

ELF Cosmetics

American Eagle

Best Buy

Walmart

Target

JcPenny

Autumn: It's Friday! BLACK Friday!

Black Friday is the discount shopping day that follows right after Thanksgiving which is always on a thursday. Retailers promote Black Friday as the day to start shopping for Christmas and is often advertised as having Christmas and/or Thanksgiving Sales. I wasn't even planning on shopping at all for Black Friday but then I did! I guess its one of those "spur of the moment" type of a thing =) I ended up dragging my sister along with me and we had so much fun! This was our first time ever shopping on Black Friday so waited in line at the mall to open at midnight and by the time we were done it was 7:30am our feet were sore and we were so exhausted! There was so many people it was crazy! And the lines were so long but the sales were sure worth it! We shopped at Anchor Blue, Forever 21, Charlotte Russe and Forever Young Shoes. Now I just can't wait until next year haha

Anchor Blue had 50%-75% sales

My sister got at Forever 21

Forever 21 had Buy 1 get 1 Free and other discounts

Charlotte Russe had 25%-50% off sales

Forever Young Shoes had Buy 1 get 1 Half off sales

Autumn: Happy Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving the family got together at our house where we had a yummy and fulfilling feast! We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have. This is the time to let all those people that have touched your heart in some way, who have impacted your life some how to know how thankful you are for them. I am so thankful for my lovely family, my wonderful boyfriend, and my dear friends. =)

There is no sincerer love than the love of food <3

My sister's creative centerpiece that she put together

My sister Tina and her husband Sam

My brother Peter, myself, my sister Tina and our grandma

To the Left, my parents, then my uncle and aunt, and my other uncle

Mmm! Apple and Pumpkin Pie

Hope all of you had a wonderful thanksgiving!

Autumn: Cambodian Stampede

At the capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh many people were celebrating an annual 3 day water festival which marks the changing of the flow of the Tonle Sap River. The river  flows upstream and downstream providing the country with fertile land & abundant fish. On the third and final day of the celebration (Mon, Nov. 22) about 7-8 thousand revelers were crossing the diamond gate bridge to attend to a concert on diamond island when the suspension bridge started to sway. Some overheard others saying that it was going to collapse. People began to panic while others fainted resulting into a human stampede as they all frantically tried to get off the bridge at once. Many were swept underfoot and crushed to death. Others jumped off the bridge or fell into the river. But since the current was so strong the majority of people drowned.

There are many speculations onto the cause of the stampede like the police throwing a water canon at the people as an effort to get everybody to move a long or that some of the electric cables of the bridge snapped off resulting into people getting electrocuted.  One doctor said that the main cause was from suffocation and electric shock. Whereas there were witnesses that had criticized authorities for causing congestion by blocking a second bridge across the river despite the huge crowds that gathered for the festival, and also for a slow and confused emergency response. I mean cutting off a second route, forcing everybody through a very narrow space, and failing to respond to the requests for help until it was too late. That is exactly what happened during Germany's Love Parade,  they also eliminated a second entrance/exit despite huge crowds, and then the police wouldn't respond until people were already dead. Now it's happened twice?
However the cause really was it left a toll of 347 victims dead and 395 injured. More women and children then men.

On Thurs, Nov. 25 Cambodia mourns for all those innocent lives that were tragically lost. Hundreds of Buddhist monks held a religious ceremony to pray for those who were killed in the stampede. I am Cambodian-American and only visited Cambodia with my parents not too long ago, back in March.  I am so stricken by this, this was suppose to be a time of celebration but it turned into a tragedy. My condolences and sympathy goes out to all those who are suffering for their lost love ones. ='(

Here is a link to learn more about this horrific day. 

You can also search under, "Cambodian Stampede" through google or youtube to see video clips.

Buddhist Monks look over the deceased victims

A Cambodian man carries the body of his son killed in the stampede from the hospital 

Bun Oun, who lost his daughter in Monday's stampede, cries during her cremation

Germany's Love Parade Stampede left 19 dead and 342 injured

Autumn: Groupon Deals

Do you like to save money and get some killer deals on stuff? So do I =) 

My friend Maryam first told me about this yesterday.  If you haven't heard of Groupon just yet then here is the 411 on this awesome deal website www.groupon.com

It is more than just a deal site, Groupon is a city guide, a social tool and the best way to experience 

your city 50%-90% off instead of paying full price.

 Groupon negotiates huge discounts on popular local goods, services and cultural events. 

Then they offer the deals to thousands of subscribers in a free daily email. 

But the deals only work when a minimum number of 50 people agree to buy. 

 Leaving subscribers happy with a great deal and the business gets a ton of new customers. 

How It Works

1.) Get It - Check your email, Facebook or Twitter feeds for daily deals on cool local businesses.

2.) Share It - Pass along deals with you family and friends by email or broadcast them to your social networks.

3.) Enjoy It - Print the voucher or bring it up on your mobile device, then present it at the business to get your  great deal.

Autumn: Gradient Nails

Hi everyone! I just wanted to share with all of you my first and second attempts at doing the gradient nails technique. I discovered this look from Jen's blog, frmheadtotoe.com =)

This was my first, sloppy attempt, lol emphasize on the word first!

..and my second attempt

What I used:

Sally Hansen's Diamond Strength in 06 Pink Promise

China Glaze #094 Naked

China Glaze #CGX095 Restless

Bon Bons

Sally Hansen's Diamond Strength 01 Flawless