Hey, new.... watchumacallit, writer/editor here.

So. I'm the newbie, Abby, I'll be editing (mostly) contributing here and there, if that's alright.

I don't exactly know what I'll be writing about, but if I do end up posting, it'll probably be some KPOP symbolism/plot analysis, maybe culture and tradition here and there, probably philosophy. We'll see.

It's nice meeting you guys. Please take care of me. <3

Drama Review: Heartstrings

I was drama searching once again through a drama website. I usually don't want any drama unless there is something interesting in the plot of I know an actor/actress. Reason why I was intrigued to watch was because of You're Beautiful. (Main character ends up with someone I did not like out of three possible) In this drama, the couple that I shipped for "You're Beautiful" are the leads.(Park Shin Hye and Jung Yonghwa) Expectation: OVER 9000!!! Realization after watching:

"Whaatt? Ew? Why did I do that to myself?" The plot looked really good and I thought they they were going to make a lot of song remixes. ...They only played like two/three songs that incorporated traditional and modern styles. I am not sure why but this drama interesting to me in the part. Maybe the ending just sucked panda butt. OKOK SPOILER ALERT: The two were involved in a HUGE fight but after 10 mins, they were back together again and the drama ends with them serenading to each other. Maybe I was expecting too much in this drama but you would feel the same if you were rooting for Go Mi Nam and Shin Woo.
I don't recommend it. 

Score: ★☆☆☆☆ 

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I'm going to find a drama to cheer me up now. 

-.- Emily

EGG WHITE'S BEAUTY SECRET

     Today I randomly went into a little Asian medicine shop with my dad.  Because they sell masks, I asked lady which one was good for acne.  While we were in the topic, she recommended me to actually try egg whites as masks at home.  okay, I know egg whites is good for the face, but I never know it's benefit.  After I came back home I did a little research on it. (I was just soooooo curious) 

I found out that egg whites can help:
-tighten your skins
-minimize your pores
-oil blotting
-clear whiteheads
-give a healthy glow
-diminish the looks of fine lines
-remove dead skin cells
-heal and nourish skin








                                                         It is AMAZING what egg whites can do 

The order of steps to use egg white is:
1. cleanse your face
2. apply egg whites all over your face (recommend upward strokes)
3. leave is on for about 20 minute on the face
 4. rinse it off 
5.apply your favorite moisturizer and toner ^^

Hope it helps~

-Lainie

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INFINITE - Destiny Review

Cause you're my destiny!!

Infinite has made another comeback with "Destiny". The song and music video was released a week ago, and has reached over 1.5 million views (almost surpassing 2 million). For a change, they filmed the entire video in USA, Universal Studios. There were some controversies about their teaser video, but I'll delve into that later.

The music video has a lot of computer generated effects, and let me emphasize a lot. Although, I am a huge Inspirit, I do think they went overboard just a teensy bit. Teensy. Although I wouldn't blame Woollim. It's tough competition out there these days, and just having your pretty idol boy's won't work.

Other than the effects, everything was perfect! The filming angle, the choreography of the dance, their solo shots, their exceptional acting, etc. They used the filming area to it's limit and edited the video nicely.

Now, for the music. The intro was nice and soft; not too prominent as it takes away the focus of the song. Then, it leads to the leader, Sunggyu's beautiful strong voice. There was no out-of-place auto-tuning in the song (Infinite doesn't do that psh). In the chorus, the "huuuhuu" part was really captivating. I was strangely attached to that one part... It calms me...

Anyways, the ranging vocals from Sungjong's girly high notes to Hoya's deep and sexy rap fused perfectly within the song. The song in general is perfect, but the lyrics are .... not the best ones you would use for a hallyu star. It seems like Infinite's song writer is using Infinite to sing his feelings for a girl that left him. Similar to Infinite's previous song, The Chaser, the lyrics are about a girl who left them and they want her back (very cliche). It seems as if Infinite are becoming stalkers, begging the girl not to leave them. Who would leave seven perfectly handsome men?

This time around, the company was very considerate of our fan's pleads and allowed almost the same amount of screen time/singing lines to each member! That's right, the ignored member Sungyeol got more than a word/line! /fist pump

Back to the video teaser. There were controversies about Infinite being disrespectful about Asiana's airplane crash (you can google that up). In their teaser, there were scenes of broken airplane bits. Now, that is not possible at all because they finished filming wayyy before the plane crash occurred. Notice that the released music video is titled, Ver. B. Most likely, Ver. A contained scenes of the broken airplane and Woollim decided to respect the victims and their families, so they released a different version. (Super considerate!!)

Go check out Ver. B here:

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My Acne Story/ Product Recommendations~

   Acne.  Not just mild ones, but SEVERE ones.  They burn, itchy, ugly, leaves you deep scars, and your WORST nightmare ever! The one that hurt the most is probably cysts.  They can make you feel so insecure that you don't even want to leave your house.  Trust me, I've been there and even cried over it *sniff*.  For those who never had severe acne in their life can never experience the struggles we, the acne victims, are going through.
  Almost every teenager's insecurity is


MY PAST STRUGGLES:
I been having acne since I was around 11 or 12, and I'm about to be 18 this month.  Imagine how long it had been! (getting old T.T) Anyways, I found a solution to my severe acne last year, and currently I have an almost clear skin! I still get few pimples here and there, but they are not big and severe like before. When I started getting acne, it wasn't even severe until I reached my sophomore year of high school.  I had big cysts and just full of inflammable acne on my whole face.  It made my face so red and sensitive that I don't even know what to do with it anymore.  I tried many drugstore acne wash brands, etc etc and they never work.   Every time I go to school or outside of my house, I would wear full coverage foundation. (insecure moment >.<)  I kept thinking negative and would cry often when I see my own face. It was just, Terrible.  I know you guys reading this might say, "just stop wearing makeup!" It is very hard NOT to wear makeup when people in society kept staring and judging your face.  However, I slowly overcome the insecurities of mine.

MY SOLUTIONS:
I went to my family doctor and he prescribed me Minocycline Capsules,  Fougera Clindamycin Phosphate gel, and also Panoxyl face wash.  The Minocycline Capsules is used to clear inflammable inside your body.  Fougera Clindamycin Phosphate gel is used with benzoyl peroxide which is contained in Panoxyl face wash. (why do they have such long names ._. )  

The happy news is that, you can buy Panoxyl face wash in your own local CVS store! I'm not sure if they sell it in any drugstores because I always see it in CVS (I am not doing this to promote anything.  This is all from my own experience).  The face wash contains 10% benzoyl peroxide which fights acne very effectively.  Other brand's acne wash only contains around 3% benzoyl peroxide.  However, It can cause your skin to dry up, so the best solution is to use fresh aloe vera from the plant and a good moisturizer. After you wash your face with the wash, apply aloe vera juice from the plant, then add a good moisturizer.  The moisturizer I use (and still using) is Alba Botanica green tea & aloe oil-free moisturizer.


While I was using my acne routine, I also joined the tennis team, which helped my acne due to blood circulation,  in my high school, so I wore less makeup and became less insecure.  My friend was there to cheer me up and didn't care how I look :] Therefore, my face started to clear up, the redness is gone, and no more big cysts and acne (still little bit of scars and several small pimples).  

SIDE NOTES:
-cut down on fast food and junk food
-get at least 8 hours of sleep
-drink a full glass of water after you wake up (cleanse your system)
-get lots of exercise (recommend joining a sport)
-do NOT touch your face with dirty hands 
- do NOT pick on your acne
-clean your face well
-have hair away from your face
-less makeup (I learned that the hard way)
*Lastly, stay happy, positive, and smiling :D <3

              Hope I helped you guys from my experiences ^^ -Lainie~ <3


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Saengil Chukha Hamnida~!

Annyong everyone~!

 

Heyhey....before you judge me or anything, I already know Taeminnie's b-day has already past. June 18. I got this. I got this. And Minho's December 9th. I remember Taemin's birthday the most because its the closest to mine....WHICH IS TODAYYYYY!!!

         

Yup! I am ___years old. Hey you don't need to know my age...pshhh..not old..

I got to buy SHINee stickers and Boyfriend calender(it was discounted)

Anyways, I wanted to share with you guys some stuff bout' moi and some cute gifs in the process. Muwahaha. You guys got two for one. NiIiIiIccceeee

(I do not own these gifs. All credits to owner)

^.^ Birthday Panda

SELF INTRODUCTION

HELLO WORLD~ This is Lainie typing ^-^ I will be one of the BLOGGERS here!! :D I have never blogged before, so this will be my first time (excited).  I am a senior in high school hoping to seek a career in the Fashion industries in the near future.  To make this short, my main contribution to this blog is on fashion, makeup, beauty, girl's talk, and skin care. I will give advices, reviews, and maybe tutorials on them.  I'm very excited to share my thoughts, DIYs, and my experiences with all of you girlies (or guys if interested ^^) out there.  So yeahhhhh there is not really much to say, so I hope you peeps will enjoy my future blogs! :D


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