What to bring to College Dorms

Being freshman in college can be quite overwhelming with all the pressures and the packing and stuff.  This list is a list of things I find to be essential for a comfortable dorm life. I hope you enjoy some of my tips and tricks for moving into your dorm.

Tips:

-Do not overpack, you don´t need those 50 pairs of shoes in your closet specially because the one you get is likely to be very small. Keep clothing pieces to a minimum and find essential wardrobe pieces so that you can mix and match

-Have a fridge. I found this to be extremely essential specially if you wanna be somewhat healthy, or healthy through out the school year. You can rent one from your school or find really cheap online alternatives.

- Use your comforter as decoration. This applies to girls who like to decorate your room. Your bed is probably the biggest piece of furniture in your dorm so by using a colorful comforter you can completely change the vibe of those boring walls.

- With your roommate arrange what furniture pieces you are bringing and what he/she is bringing so that way you can save up space and probably some money too.

List of essentials:
Bedding:
- Comforter
- Bed sheets at least 2
- Bed skirt
- Pillow cases

Desk:
- Lamp
-Pens /Pencils
-Book
- Corkboard (optional)

Closet:
-Hangers (buy the skinny ones to save space)
- Baskets for storage

Storage:
Below bed storage bins

Kitchen: you probably wont have a kitchen but keeping these things are very useful
- Coffee or tea mug
- Water bottle
- Plate
-Fork/ Spoon


That is it. Those are what I found completely essential to have for my college dorm life years.

How To Deal with Rude Co-Workers

Hello everyone,

We all think that once highschool is over bullying is over as well. However, life is like a big highschool and some people just seem to never grow up. We often find really rude people in the workplace that are willing to criticize your every move, so these are a few tips to not let co-workers, classmates, or people around you affect you.

Story time
I recently got a new job, and all the girls were around my age (20-ish). The girls would criticize everything I did and laugh and whisper things about me. I knew because I remembered how girls used to be in middle school. Anyways, I didn't let it get to me since I was just there for work and not to make any friends. But then, one of my bosses would also start sneak talk about me. So to see a 35 year old man talking about you to employees really started to get to me. They began creating gossips about me and how I had lied in my resume which I didn't. But this was all because my boss instead of acting like the manager he should be, he would stand and talk about me behind my back. When I stood up to him he denied everything and said he would talk to them to clear all confusions.

Anyways, I could not believe that as adults people would still be acting as teenagers. Then I realized that it could always be this way and that there are always going to be rude or hard to work with co-workers hopefully my tips help you.

1. Respect: 
As long as you respect your co-workers even though they may be really rude you will always win by showing them respect. They will hopefully realize that how they are acting is wrong or childish. If they are being rude that does not mean you have to be rude as well.

2. Have confidence in yourself
When you show people your insecurities they will use them against you. Have confidence in what you do. And if you do it wrong its okay because everyone is human, just apologize and improve, but continue forward.

3. Have courage
Have courage to stand up for what you believe and what you do. Do not let people step on you.

4. Be the better person
Avoid conflicts and avoid gossipy people wherever you work. If someone gossipy talks to you about another co-worker do not reply to any of their comments as they may later want to use that against you.


I hope some of these tips are useful. Please share below more tips and stories you may have from rude co-workers.

5 Beauty Tips

Hello everyone,

Today's topic is going to be one about beauty. These tips I am going to share are not life changing as they are probably obvious to many. However, most of you don't follow all these tips or do not consider them to be important. I live by these tips so if you have any tips I should follow leave them in the comments below it would be cool if we could all share awesome beauty tips in a safe environment.

1. Take your makeup off.

Every single day. Use a cleanser: if you do not know which one to choose refer to my cleansers blog post to see which one could fit you best. Use a separate makeup remover for eyeliner and mascara. Then use proper moisturizer or serum.

2. Drink water.

I know you don't do this enough. Drink lots of water as it is amazing to your skin. My skin is dry and I can never have enough water. It replenishes skin, gives it vibrancy and that youthful effect.

3.  Avoid rubbing your face.

Try to avoid touching your face throughout the day. Rubbing, scratching, moving and frowning can all lead to premature wrinkles. Also avoid taking your hands to your face as your hands have touched more bacteria, and taking that bacteria to your face is really bad.

4. Use SPF

Do not go for anything less than SPF 30 for daily use. But if you are going to be in sunlight i suggest SPF 50 or higher.

5. Sleep

I should listen to this one. 8-10 Hours of sleep is what you need for your body to fully recover. This means your skin too.

The extra tip:

Pamper yourself: Its always important to feel pampered. Have your nails done, get a facial, even if it is at home. I'll be doing one really soon and I'll be recording. I call this the 'extra girly boost' and I feel it is so important for everyone to have because when I pamper myself I just feel extra special.

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Cleansers for YOUR skin?

Hello everyone!

The topic we wil be covering today is going to be cleansers. When I started getting into cleansers, I did not realize how intimidating it can be to choose one for your skin because of the different kinds and brands so I hope this is a helpful guide for you.

Oil Cleansers

Oil Cleansers are great if you are looking to remove your makeup and clean your face all at the same time. Because of its oiliness you can also find that it also removes waterproof makeup. There are also many different types of Oil Cleansers that is okay for many different types of skin, so it really doesn't matter if you have oily skin. It is also very gentle on your skin, unlike scrubs that scratch your skin.

Brands you should try: 
Drugstore: Neutrogena, Innisfree, Etude House
Higher End: Shu Uemura, Shiseido

Use:
Daily

Peeling Cleanser

A peeling cleanser's duty is too remove any makeup and excess dirt you may have by peeling your skin. No, it is not painful I thought so too. It is the same as any other cleanser, but it just has a peeling effect. These are not so known on the US, but in Asia this is a big trend and very popular among Koreans.

Brands you should try:

Higher End(only ones I recommend have not tried drugstore): Primera, AmorePacific.

Use:
Can use daily, however I recommend every other day.

Scrubs

A scrub is really very simple. It helps to remove dirt, blackheads, dead skin, etc. Scrubs are best if used two or three times a week as it is harsher for the skin. If used too much it can pull on the skin and create redness and lines.

BEWARE: The scrubs you use for your body should not be used on your face since they are too harsh for it.

I won't recommend a scrub since there are so many and it would really vary on what type of skin you have.

Foam Cleanser

 

A foam cleanser, cleanses your skin whilst creating foam. I personally don't understand why someone would want foam on their face. It is good for using everyday. If you have drier skin I would not suggest this as it can leave a plastic feeling on your face.

Gel Cleanser

Gel cleansers are preferably used by people with oily skin and it is the basic form of cleanser. It is very easy to find and also cheaper than other cleansers. It can be used daily.

Cream Cleanser

Cream Cleansers are for people who have drier skin because it moisturizes the skin whilst cleansing it. 

Check out my individual reviews to see which products I use as my skincare

Dolly Wink Eyeliner Review

This eyeliner is so talked about basically everywhere and when people speak good about eyeliner I am in to try it. In the States getting Dollywink is a bit harder than here in Korea. So, if you are interested in trying it out yourself, I would suggest Ebay or Amazon.

Anyways, this is a review on what I think about the eyeliner and if you have your own post please let me know on comments below.

My first thoughts:
When I first tried it on, I immediately did not like it. It was very liquidy and runny and the color was bleeding all over. The first pigment of the eyeliner was also very light and more on the gray side than black. So I went back to shaking it well just to make sure I had all the color deposited. Tried again, fail. I was so disappointed that the color payoff was not great. Because I tried it on my hand I decided to take it off and the little line would not disappear I was impressed by how it just stuck there. I actually used a scrub to take it out later.

Now that I have had the liquid Eyeliner for over three days it has dried out a bit and the eyeliner is really black. I don't know if I recommend it over my holy grail eyeliner Stila Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner, but it stays all day and I barely had any smudging and even though I needed two layers of eyeliner to get my wanted results it did stay on all day.

With no Eye primer.

Swatch in hand

I also like it because of its really thin felt tip brush. It makes doing the outer part of the eyeliner easier.

Let me know what your  thoughts are on this bad boy.

Yumi

A Valentine's Day Look

Hello my friends!

Filming takes so much more time than blogging with the editing and all. I am currently editing a video on outfits, however due to time I am not sure if its going to be able to go up soon enough for Valentines day. This is a look I love to wear when I go on dates with my boyfriend since it is very simple yet very romantic.

Here is one idea on how you can wear your makeup for Valentine day.

What are your favorite looks for Valentine?

Post your videos and links below.

Yumi