Cake Pie

It’s been a while everyone! Normally if I don’t post it’s because I’m too sick, but this month I’ve been helping organize for a local gaming group (The Vermont Gaming Community). All April long we’ve had Boardgame nights on Thursdays from 5-11pm, and it’s a lot of work, so I had to set aside blogging for a bit until I regained the balance. It’s starting to get simpler to set up and I can get back to writing ^_^ Thanks to Lyme I have to pick and choose between goals, but I’m glad that I get to do this and work with people in the community!
 

 
Red Dragon Inn, high fantasy drinking game simulator.
In my opinion, it’s more fun than the real thing.
 
 
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Hey guys, I’m so excited to share with you my latest haul, from the Land of the Rising Sun: Japan!! I didn’t go myself (I wish!) but a friend of mine was visiting Japan and offered to pick up a few things for me, how fortunate, right?!
 

Granted, I was *supposed* to be on a no-buy, but it’s not every day I can ask a friend to walk into a shop in Japan and pick up some things for me. I gave him a budget of around 5000 Yen (~$53 USD) and a few specifications. I didn’t feel too picky because no matter what he bought I was sure I’d like it (if not, I could trade it). I was not disappointed!
 

Okay, I know it’s April, but this is so cool, I’m still going to share it with ya!
 

Guys, you’re probably thinking: “What the heck is Influenster?” I found it because a fellow blogger posted that they got a box of new products through Influenster and it looked like it was full of awesome. Influenster is an invitation-only social media site, they have partnerships with different brands, and they provide an environment for reviews and also to promote brands.
 

One thing they are becoming known for is their “VoxBox” program, where they send members who qualify a box full of products from some of their brand partners. At first, I thought this site was going to be gimmick hell, and I didn’t sign up right away. But after seeing my friend (a small blogger!) was still able to get a Voxbox I did join the site. I found it easy to navigate, and fun to use. I even posted a couple of mini-reviews and read some reviews posted by other members.
 
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Today, I can share with you what I’ve learned from trying out Holika Holika’s Peach Girl BB Cream (shade #01). This one is a little harder to find for some reason, and I think I picked mine up on eBay. It comes in two shades and I got the lighter shade because typically when you’re wall-paint pale like me, you need to.
 

Here’s what the packaging looks like.
It’s so cute, amirite?

 
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Hey guys, if you’re into Asian nail polish here’s a fun post today! I happen to be pretty thrilled by the emerald trend hitting makeup and fashion this year. Coincidentally, a while back I fell in love with Majolica Majorca’s #GR222 “Sudden Impulse” (also seen in my New Year’s post), which is kind of a turquoise mixed with emerald green, and I wore it on my birthday (September 16).
 

 
Majolica Majorca #GR222 “Sudden Impulse”, a smooth translucent jelly polish.

So you can imagine my excitement when my new Skinfood Nail Vita BR514 came. It looked like the same color as my lovely birthday nails!! I had to try it out as soon as possible. They’re almost a true dupe, so I’ll be sure to talk about any differences I found.
 

First, the BIGGEST: Majolica Majorca GR222 is a JELLY polish. A splendid one, but indeed one coat will barely color you, and I think for this photo I had about 3 coats. Skinfood Nail Vita BR514 is a SUPER thick formula, one coat will do it. SO THICK it’s almost annoying, but for an inexpensive polish it’s not a bad deal. It settles and dries cleanly without any issues, thankfully.
 

 
Skinfood Nail Vita BL514, a thick, opaque normal polish.

Besides the opacity, these really are THE SAME COLOR, and if you apply enough coats of the MM polish it’s more obvious that they are. For price, the MM is more expensive (I paid $6.99, free shipping), as makeup in Japan can get pricey. Also, Japanese makeup is usually smaller in portion. The Skinfood polish is a better price (I paid about $3 with shipping), and a larger amount, but of the two I certainly prefer the jelly finish of the MM, and it’s my favorite of the two.
 

 
You can see how much smaller the Majolica Majorca polish is compared to standard size.
Can you spot the difference?

Which one would you prefer?
 
Have you tried either polish?