Happy Organization Time: One girl's obsession with organizing her crap

I found something today that has been on my wish list (which is a mile long, fyi) for about 3 months now. It's a fold up cosmetic/toiletry case that comes with a hook so you hang it against your wall. I've always disliked taking those clear (or gift with purchase) cosmetics bags on vacations or weekends back home. They take up too much space in my weekend bag and everything eventually becomes a jumbled mess. It also drives me up the wall when I have to look for something I want in a vortex of unorganized products.

This, on the other hand, is light, compact and incredibly adorable (huge plus, come on now).

So when it's folded, it looks like this:

It has a strap at the top so you can pull it out easily. The silver hook I was talking about is hidden inside the case so you can't see until it's opened. Discrete and very useful!

When it is fully opened, it looks like this:

There's a sizable mirror on top if you don't have one on you. There are four compartments in total. If you don't wear make up, you can always throw your moisturizers, lip balms, hair ties (?) in there. It's actually quite impressive how big it is once you open it!

(annnnnd.....my mind just went to the wrong place)

So how much can you store in there?

Well, these are the things I managed to store comfortably in there and still have the case close.

Compartment 1: Face products

- Almay tinted moisturizer in Neutral. The original bottle is too big so I've always poured some of it into a little Tarina Tarantino sample bottle.

- Benefit Boi-ing concealer in 01 and 02

Compartment 2: Cheek products

- Bobbi Brown cream blush in Powder Pink

- Make Up Forever HD micro blush in #9

- Mac Blushcreme in Ladyblush (Almost out of that one T_T)

Compartment 3: Eye products

- Benefit's Big Beautiful Eyes kit (very neutral. I always come back to this)

- Lorac eye shadow in Serenity

- Stila Smudgepot in Kitten

Compartment 4: Misc products

- Clarin's beauty flash balm

- Mini bottle of Urban Decay's eye primer

- Fairydrops Mascara

- Korres lip balm in Pomegranate

- Nars lipstick in Love Devotion

So as you can see, you can definitely fit a lot of things in there. I'm pretty happy with my purchase. I still need another one for skin products so I'll have to look into a cheaper alternative on my next organization journey. ^_^

I shall stop sounding like an infomercial and leave you alone now! :)

Weekly Collage

- My mom went on a business trip in Wuhan for a month so she took a detour to Hong Kong to relax for a few days. She had never been there before and came back with a bag of very girly, frilly goodies. Of course, I squee-ed at the Iphone case she bought me and snapped it on. I used it for a few days but realized that I just couldn't whip out something that ridiculous looking.

I tried prying it off but the thing was stuck on there with the jaws of life. A coworker of mine ended up wrenching it off. I am now very thankful for my classic Moshi case.

- I went home for a few days and my mom fed me a ton of Asian food because she insisted that I looked too thin (it's plausible after living on oatmeal and chicken). For breakfast, I was given a bowl of black bean soup, an egg and flour omelet and a seasoned black tea egg.

Om nom nom, I miss my mom's cooking

- This is a nice shot of my house! I'm really excited to help my dad decorate for Christmas next week. Fun fact: the kids in my neighborhood used to call my house the Haunted Mansion during Halloween. My parents are really shy and doesn't know how to interact with children so they hide in the basement and turn off ALL THE LIGHTS on Halloween.

- The Eaton's Center has really stepped up the Christmas decor this season. They have these giant light structures in the shape of reindeers now. There were all these adorable kids running around them because they didn't know what they were!

- I know, I know. You see this every week. The Boy and I grab breakfast at William's Fresh cafe every Friday morning. I discovered this week that you can actually order poached eggs instead of the flavorless scrambled one. This is a much better option, I like dipping my whole wheat toast in the egg. Yum!

- My hunt for the perfect Ipad case has concluded! I had my eye on a black leather one I saw at the Apple store but it was almost $100 and I kept debating if I wanted to splurge on it. I went to Aritzia and saw that they had the Marc by Marc Jacobs Ipad case for $55. It's very sturdy, well made and it looks great. I really like Marc by Marc Jacob products. If I had an infinite amount of money, I would probably live in it.

- Lord, my attempts to write my essay has been futile. I'm really trying here. The most I've hammered out is an outline. Thank god I still have 2 more days.

Sunday Survey - November 27th, 2011

01 Mood: I would say it's pretty balanced. I am definitely counting down the days until graduation but at the same time, I would like a grown up job before I am thrown out into the wild. Fingers crossed, I'm reeeeeally working on it. I hope my first interview goes well!

02 Last movie you watched: I'm about to watch Horrible Bosses. I've heard good things about it and god knows I love a snarky comedy.

03 What I’m watching: Nothing new, actually. I have a roster of favorite shows that I catch up on a weekly basis but generally, I stick with what I like. I did try to watch New Girl yesterday but I find Zoey Deschanel intolerable as an actress. I do think she's gorgeous, has a beautiful voice and a great fashion sense but I prefer her music over her acting.

04 Best thing about this weekend: Absolutely nothing. I have accomplished very little this weekend. I had planned to finish my essay but all I've really done is scribble very disjointed ideas in multicolored Staedtler pens.

Oh, and I've doodle along the corner of the paper -_-

05 What makeup are you wearing today:

None. I don't wear makeup unless I'm going out and I've holed myself in my room for the past 48 hours. I've been living on a diet of oatmeal, buckwheat noodles and chicken. I'm also out of soy sauce, which is code for Asian Danger.

06 What skincare am I using today:

Morning: Cetaphil gentle skin cleanser, Neostrata Daytime Smoothing lotion with sPF 15.

Night:
Cleanser: Origins Mega Mushroom Cleanser followed by Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser
Moisturizer: Origins Mega Mushroom Moisturizer. Neostrata Daytime smoothing lotion on chin

Eye cream: Olay ProX Eye Restoration Complex

Lip balm: Lush's bubblegum lip scrub followed by EOS lip balm.

07 What am I wearing today:

PJ bottoms with snowflake prints and a purple Gap Body sleepwear top.

08 What am I reading: I'm still on the Night Circus. I'm about a quarter way through. It's still quite good but I sense hints of Twilight brewing within its midst :S

09 Makeup Lust: Urban Decay cream eye shadow in Whipped (a very pretty shimmery gold)and Korres' lip butter glaze in Pomegranate. This is my favorite lip color and I'm running very low on my current one. The squeezy tube is resembling a dying toothpaste.

10. Listening to: Michael Buble's Christmas Album (my staple :p) and IU's Mia. For anyone who hasn't heard of IU before Good Day, she debuted with this beautiful song called Mia. The music video always gives me chills. Click here if you want to check it out :)

11. Clothing Lust: None

12 Haircare Lust: None

13 Skincare Lust: The Beauty Diary Strawberry Amino Acid cleanser. It's supposed to smell lovely and the packaging is adorable. I tried ordering it but my usual Asian shopping site is all out of them. I placed a notification on the mini set so hopefully I can get it soon!

14 Current obsessions: Cosmetic packaging.

15 Aim for this week: Keeping depression at bay and working on my programming plug-in. I'm falling badly behind in that class