Dear July..

Hey Dudes (this is directed to both men and women)!

So I'm not dead, I was just internet-less for this entire month. So I have it again (though not for long apparently since this new service is equivalent to baby poop) and wanted to update on how my month went/is going.

It's been pretty uneventful, kind of. Mainly filled with late nights/early mornings and a lot of ANTM and Bad Girls Club re-runs. Oh, and books. Lots and lots of books.

The first exciting thing that happened was a trip to Gulf Shores, Alabama with some of my MSA/8th Company Family. The majority bailed on us so it ended up being just Me, Lis, Ciara, and Sarah. Pretty fun :3 Here are a few pictures of us:

Sadly we found no hot guys. Except this Asian guy that I accidentally pissed off because I changed my order from cheesecake to rice. We roamed around the beach, ate great food, and spent quality time in Barnes & Noble and Target.

It was pretty awesome to be on a vacation with no parents being demanding. It was fun knowing we could come and go as we please, blare whatever music we wanted, exercise our sailor's mouth freely, and more. This was the first trip to many!

And last week I spent a few days with my friend Lorin and hung out with her, my friend Emily, and Lorin's little sister Emilee (and  yes, its confusing hanging out with two Emily/Emilee's). This was exciting because I finally learned how to swim!....somewhat!!! As long as I can touch the bottom and be near a wall, I'm good. I do best swimming underwater, though I plan on rectifying this as time goes on :D

Fell in love with a new song...well actually four new songs:

They aren't actually new. These are from the 60s. They are just new to me.


Also, I took this time out to follow the crowd and read Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James. Not that bad, actually. It's rare that I'll actually enjoy an erotic romance book, and this book was not an exception. Whenever they started ripping off clothes and such, I just skipped through it all until it got back to the actual story. Call me strange but I'm more interested in the "love" part rather than the "hot, kinky sex" part. Which explains why I'm still a sucker for those cliche teen romance books. They ahr saaaa-oooooooooooooooow cute! :3

I've actually read a number of cutsie books this month. I shall  post them later. Soon, I'm going to start reading a book one of the professors at Ole Miss wrote that I have to read. I'll post details, names, titles, etc. later once I get started on it.

Well, that's about it. I have cool ideas for the blog, coming up soon of course. Plus a new look once my brother finally gets be my new design software...actually any design software. My laptop is definitely lacking!

Hmm, talk to you later - K, Loves? Oh! And I am close to 3,000 page views - which is big for me since I didn't expect that much traffic and only about 100 of those belong to me. Thanks guys! I'd be eternally grateful if you could show my blog off and get me not only more page views, but followers also!

Love you all<3

Peace, Love, and Crafts,
-Jasmine H.


P.S: Oh! And I got told the sweetest thing today! Someone said that Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by the Beatles made them think of me! And I got complimented on my fashion and creations. Good boost to my ego, and I got it right when I needed it. Seriously, it helped me a lot today :3

P.S.S: I also did my first custom Barbie! I'll make and extra post to show her off :3

Gummy Bears, Couture, Barbies, and Cupcake Bras

If this isn't candy couture, then I don't know what is! This beautiful gown is an original by Hissa Igarashi and Sayuri Marakumi that was inspired by Alexander McQueen's 2008 spring/summer collection. Its created from gummy bears...50,000 to be exact (220 pounds of gummy). Neat, huh? Even if it'd be near impossible to really party in.

This is actually really cool to show, especially since during this time there are a lot of gay pride rallies and such going on. It just fits perfectly!

It took 3 weeks to complete and 3 people to lift. Here is a little info on how the dress was made:

First: They created the shape of the dress using wire.

Second: They covered the shape using wax paper.

Third: They painstakingly glued each gummy bear onto the wax paper. A lot of glue....

Needless to say this inspired a lengthy Google search, and here are my results:

 

  

And after a while I had to Google one of my biggest inspirations, even if her outfits aren't edible:

I really want to see her movie :( But I have no friends and no car to get to Oxford all by my lonesome. Please don't rub in my face guys, please.

Oh! And check out these Barbies:

I need 'em. Badly. I don't even like Nicki Minaj, but I want her Barbie.

ANYWHO...

But seriously, check out more of Alexander. His work is beautiful - see?

Comments? Complaints? Ideas? Plots to take over the world? Post for me, Babes!

Peace, Love, and Crafts,
-Jasmine H.

I'm a Barbie Girl

This was my make-up the day I took my photo for my I.D. at school. It looks disgusting. I felt like Barbie with my make-up. I made the bow myself. Yeah. Comments?

Peace, Love, and Crafts,
-Jasmine H.

Shades of Fame

Hey, Darlings! So I just want to catch you guys up with my latest escapade...which was 3 days ago on the third. I went on a family trip to Memphis (though its not really a trip since its like an hour from me and I go every other day). I wanted to attempt to look cute since lately my self-esteem has been on a roller coaster (just one of those weeks!), so here is the make-up look I did for the day:

Bitch Slap Cosmetic's 60 Yellow Palette

E.L.F's Eyelid Primer

Falsies Mascara

Gel Liner - forgot the brand, too lazy to look :(

L'Oreal Paris HIP Foundation

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It was fun in the beginning. My sister and I rode the carousel at the Northridge Mall over by Windchester.

 

It was pretty amazing until I saw my pictures (you know my Fat or Skinny post? Where I said I want to lose a size or two? I want to lose like three or four. Then I can be plus size, but not PLUS size. If ya get what I mean ha.) but even then I had fun. I also tried on some beautiful American flag heel boots - forgot to take a pic though! But I found this:

If I were the right size, I would have tried this on if not purchased it. 

After that we headed to Cheddar's and had a delicious lunch. And from there we walked over to the JCPenny that houses Sephora. After an hour debate, I came  home with one of the things I've been wanting since May 17th:

So excited! I am still shocked so I haven't opened it yet. I can't wait to show you guys some cool looks. I am most excited about the brush it came with - sad huh? It's just so fluffy!!!!

Gosh. I am ecstatic. But anywho, we also hit up Lane Bryant. Got some new bras :3 Tried on like 20 of them. Apparently my chest doesn't want one specific size. I had to buy 3 different sizes. Hated every second of it.


Now, on to the Fourth of July. You know I just adore America themed items. Especially fashion. I planned on celebrating so hard this year. Cooking for my family, dressing up, cool deserts, y'know..the works! But I slept all day and didn't even realize it was the Fourth until like 8 p.m. when my brother and his girlfriend brought her siblings out to our little country abode to shoot off fireworks. I got to enjoy watching them in my comfy oversized shirt and no pants. I plan on celebrating next year, extra hard to make up for this year.

What did you guys do? Tell me! Show me pictures, please?

Peace, Love, and Crafts,
-Jasmine H.