Ultimately unimportant...and totally EXCITING! *UPDATE*

Ok, so maybe this is something only a few people would be excited about. But that's what my blog is for- the exciting stuff nobody in my physical life actually gets! Anyway, the big thing is...I placed my first-ever Rakuten order! LOL. I feel like a worldly, global consumer. (Not a dumb 'merican that can't read any of the Japanese in the confirmation email.) Oh the things we get excited over, right? But there's enough English in there for me to see that yes, I have ordered this:



 

 

I ordered "aqua" (no surprise there), the bottom color. (They were sold out of a similar top in lavender or my bank account would have taken even more of a hit! LOL)The seller is osharewalker, and I couldn't find any of the stuff they carry anywhere else online. So I screwed up my courage and went for it, even though they're not a shop that specifically caters to global customers. (e.g. They don't promise to correspond in English.) But Rakuten has a lot of helpful ordering info, and as I said, the shop's confirmation email had enough English specs for me to see that I was ordering the right item and they had my name and address all correct.

 

Have y'all in the States ever ordered from Rakuten?

 

Has there been a "momentous" shopping experience in your life? (This is not my potential first. I've had many throughout my life where I thought, "Yeeeeessss, I have arrived." Where? Some happy place known only in my own psyche. LOL)

 

Novel-length Update after the jump...

Japanese flying squirrel is just...OMG



Kitty of the Week~ Pitti-Sing

 

Oh noes! I almost forgot a kitty this week. That's what happens when I'm busy putting the Offspring's Halloween costume together (more on that later.) It's still "this" week though so...

 

 

 

 

 

Meet Pitti-Sing! Pitti is a tiny, shy dear who sometimes loves too much. Her love nips draw blood! Here she is saying Happy Halloween (and maybe nibbling the centerpiece.) Pitti was part of a litter left on a porch by a feral mom. She was a tiny, palm-sized thing, but bottle-fed like crazy. She likes to hide most of the time, but she has lots of bigger brothers and sisters so that might be wise. In fact, there aren't many photos of her at all because she's so elusive!  

What's in my bag?...

I love when bloggers post a good ol' "What's In My Bag?" Well, here I am with the house to myself (and a cold, so I'm not going anywhere), so what better time to spread out all my stuff? The pics aren't perfect, I'm experimenting with my actual camera instead of my phone. But let's do this!

 

So here is said bag. It's HUGE. Not only is it exactly what I wanted, but I found it at TJMaxx with an insane discount! I have a lot of purses, but this one actually holds everything I want to have on me on a daily basis. Which means I really only carry *it*!

Tonymoly haul & first impressions...

 

Tonymoly Clean Dew Flower Rain mist~ Most Moist

TM Clean Dew Olive Seed cleansing cream

TM Aqua Aura Moist Finish Pact (pressed powder)

 

This is my little haul from ebayer rubyruby76. My first time ordering from them and I had zero problems. (Except for customs hanging onto it for ages and then USPS somehow routing it WAY north of me before it finally arrived- but that's not the seller's fault.)

 

Poor forgotton haul...

TM Tomatox, EH Wonder Pore Freshner, awesome samples

 

Well! I was looking back at old posts and realized I forgot to post this wee haul pic. I've reviewed Tomatox here and Wonder Pore Freshner  here . But here's the whole shebang from ebay seller worldmarket2012. I've ordered from them several times and have always been really pleased.

Kitty(ies) of the Week: India Rose and Zoubisou

 I had other kitties lined up but I just had to bump up these sweet girls!

 India was adopted from afar and overcame several health issues to be the loved and loving family member she is. Her humans had to pass a lot of screening before they could go get her- from HOURS away. She has a very interesting story! (What other kitty could survive living in a car engine?? o.O)

This is Zoubi, India's little sister. She LOVES to fetch and hoard milk rings. I think she might have been The Cutest kitten I've ever seen. And she's still a beauty!

She was adopted from The Itty Bitty Kitty Comittee in Seattle. IBKC is an amazing foster home and adoption agency that places kittens in the Seattle area. Zoubi's foster name was Zelda Lamm, and her baby pics can still be seen on their website .

I was excited to learn that India and Zoubi have their own blog- Rumble in the Asphalt Jungle . Head over there and learn more about these sweeties!

Etude House Fresh Cherry Tint = yay!

**First of all, please forgive the pic below. It is NOT awesome. My phone camera washes everything out and I have to edit the heck out of it for color correction.  I still don't think the color is quite right, but here goes...**

EH Fresh Cherry Tint~ PK001

Here are my lips all cherrified. (Oh yeah, spellchecker? Well that's a word *now.*) The tint is true, Pepto pink but on my lips it becomes a darker, brighter pink. (Brighter and darker than the pic above too.)Your mileage may vary of course since the shade will depend on how pigmented your lips are. Mine are moderately pigmented a sort of rosey-brown, BTW

I am loving this lip tint and definitely would like a full size! The sample is really generous though and, barring it drying out, will last me a bunch more uses. 

Just finishing Bloglovin' setup...nothin' to see here...

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*fingers crossed*

So, I just started using Bloglovin' and while browsing blogs to follow I came across Misaraisu. Her blog is totally adorable, gyaru style AND turns out she's having a 500 follower celebratory giveaway of epic proportions. I've entered and, in the interest of full disclosure, posting here about her giveaway shoots a few more entries my way. But honestly, I was going to gush about it anyway, please believe!

Her entry page is here..., so go enter if you want a chance to be inundated in Etude House &Rose gorgeousness!

Yay! Happy surprises in my latest order...

Tonymoly Red Appletox Honey cream, a second innisfree Jejubija Anti-Trouble Spot Essence R

This is my latest order from ebay seller f2plus1-  I needed another innisfree essence R and have a feeling the Red Appletox will come in handy in the cooler weather. When I've used it long enough to form a solid review I'll post.

Sweet mother o' Ceiling Cat!!

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Available HERE.

HK...yeti...*passesout*