Kinda Fancy Beauty

Hi!

I'm doing a total revamp of this site in the coming weeks and months.  Please stay tuned and thanks for stopping by.

If you'd like to book an appointment for makeup or lashes, you can reach me at iamkindafancy(at)gmail.com.

xoxo,

Alexa

A Post. A Real Post!!!

So, this happened:

Poor El Gato

I could just leave you with that epic image, but I shall proceed.  I have a ton of posts in the works, but staring at the great white screen on Blogger is giving me a total creative block.  Until then...

I'm planning to make a decoden Halloween case featuring Charmmy Kitty (sticker below).  I need to get on that.  But isn't it cute?!

I'm really preferring a pointier nail shape these days.  I can't wait to get them done again!

And the reason I haven't gotten my nails redone...

I built those!  All by myself too!  Can you tell I'm proud?  The bottom one is 6' by 6', 200+ lbs.  Unwieldy is an understatement.  I can't wait to take a photo once everything is decorated.

A smaller project was building a small table and four chairs for my dining area.  I actually had a really nice bar-style table but unfortunately it really didn't fit the space like I planned.  But this one looks really cute!

As you can see, I really love Autumn!  I wish California would get the memo that we're approaching October, though.  It's supposed to be 106F this coming Monday!  Insanity.  I'm also really looking forward to decorating for Halloween.  I think it's my favorite holiday.

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That's it for now.  Here's hoping I update much more regularly!

xoxo,

Alexa

A Year in Pictures

It's almost time to say goodbye to 2011.  What a year it has been!  It has contained some of the best times of my life so far.

I hope 2012 holds plenty of light, love and goodness for everyone out there.

Without further ado, here are some of the highlights of the year.

Traveling to Los Angeles & Las Vegas:

I know, random picture~ But look at that blue sky and the palm trees! I knew I was meant to be in LA.

VEGAS!

Moving to California was of course the biggest and best thing to happen. I don't really have a representative picture because, well... moving cross-country isn't a photogenic experience for the most part.  It's frustrating, time-consuming and something of a dirty job.  But I'm so glad it was accomplished.

Of course, I spoiled myself a bit:

Mmmm, Vegas shopping. I might not gamble, but the casino still got plenty of my money!

Hermes <3

2011 meant meeting a lot of new people.  I don't have pictures of all of them, but I am so lucky to have so many great new friends.

Abbie Chan & I

Shawnee has made my life more interesting.

Liz and I.

A special mention also goes to Patrick, Dave, Marie, Katia and Mie. I <3 you guys!

I've attended a lot of events:

I got to meet Amy of Sugarpill Cosmetics at the Beautylish Event!

Gal~oween was super fun, plus I love my kigu!

I saw the creator of 6% Doki Doki person plus saw Kyary Pamyu Pamyu perform live!

I ate yummy food:

Orochan Ramen

Eel

Burger from Stacked @ Del Amo Mall

Thai Food for Shawnee's Birthday

Taco Appetizer @ Grand Luxe

Disneyland Happened. I got an annual pass, so it'll be happening even more in 2012.

The photographic opportunities at Disney are so cool.

I think there was a name change in there somewhere...

Yep, that's me!

And finally, I've been working on my overall style.  I'm pretty happy with the evolution that is happening.  (And really, did you think I was going to do a picture post without gratuitous photos of myself?!)

Trying my hand at Hime Style. I like it!

My Chanel Cambon Bag & Princess Nails.

Gigantic Hair!

Dita von Teese nails from Kiss.

Makeup for the Kyary concert.

Nails. This is my first 3D set and I was really happy how they turned out.

2012 is also going to be bringing me a new laptop (MacBook Pro, awwww yeah!) and a DSLR (Nikon, baby!) so I will be doing more posts with better quality pictures.

Cheers!

Xoxo,

Alexa

Sugarpill Sale!

Okay, I have a post planned, but before I get to that: Sugarpill Cosmetics is having a Pink Weekend Sale!

Image from Sugarpill's Facebook Page

If you're not familiar with Sugarpill, they're an independent cosmetics brand that specializes in vibrant, fun eye makeup.  This is really the time to try it, if you haven't already.  On top of the pigmented bright looks, they can also be blended into more neutral looks.  I am a repeat customer, and believe me, I will be taking advantage of this sale.  I hope to review some of the products soon.

If you order/have tried Sugarpill before, let me know what you think!

Nails

I finally got my nails done last week.  My hands look so much better!

Oooh, shiny! Check out my HK ring, too. I got it at the LA County Fair.

 

Image found on Google Images

 The color is called Metallic Fuchsia, and is from a company called KleanColor.  I think they might be native to California.  This polish is amazing!  One coat is really all you need, though two improves the look texture-wise.  It has a dull foil look until you put on the top coat.  It turns to a true metallic foil.  The only downside is that it doesn't want to come off!  Ladies with natural nails can use 100% acetone, which would probably do the trick.  Since mine are acrylic, I was stuck with less effective non-acetone remover.  After copious scrubbing, I still had a purple cast to my nails. 

I was planning to do another look, but given the staining, I just stuck with the fuchsia and added glitter over it. Here are some pictures of the finished product.

Sparkly!

Close-up

Different lighting

The glitter colors I used were a Chunky Glitter Pink from Sally Girl, Aurora from Kleancolor, and Step to the Beat of my <3 by Nicole by OPI.

Sally Girl

The SG polish is serviceable.  You really need to put it over something, as the glitter is chunky but sparse.  It still added texture and dimension to my nails.  And at under a dollar a bottle, it's a good way to try a color.

Kleancolor Aurora

Aurora is a fabulous polish.  In the bottle, it has this peachy, translucent look.  Over the fuchsia, there was no discernible color to it.  However, it is loaded with stars!  The consistency of the polish made it easy to spread around.  The polish not only has the stars, but it has chunky and micro glitter too.  I highly recommend this color if you are into sparkly.

Nicole by OPI

The final Nicole polish wasn't so great.  Apparently it has to do with Justin Beiber or something?  That has nothing to do with the formula being crap (OR does it?) but I found it to be a weird collaboration.  This polish consists of pinkish-purple holographic hearts and micro glitter in a very translucent purple base.  In the bottle, it looks loaded with hearts, but they were very hard to pick up with the brush.  What I ended up with was a whole lot of goopy clearish polish without a lot of payoff.  I had to be really careful to wipe the polish into the bottle while trying to keep the heart on the brush.  It was pretty annoying.  This polish was pretty pricy, as well; I think it was $8.50 at Target?  For that price (or even cheaper!) I can get Zoya, OPI, China Glaze or Essie.  It's funny how price isn't a good determining factor, huh?  The Kleancolor products I used were bought at the LA County Fair at 3/$5. Even on their website the bottles are $3.49 a piece.  Now why can they make a good polish, and Nicole is lacking?  To be fair, I think this is one of the first times I have tried the brand.  I'm not in a hurry to purchase anything else from them, though.

I've bought some deco supplies from eBay recently.  I hope they come soon.  I haven't really done a lot of 3D nail art.  I did hime deco toenails once last year.  That was pretty fun.  I really love having nails on and experimenting with them.

Well, that's all for tonight!

xoxo,

Alexa

Hello from California!

So, I've been here about a month now... and I LOVE IT!  Life is pretty good right at the moment.  I am still trying to get everything organized and sorted.  I am doing my bedroom in Hello Kitty and leopard/animal print.  It's going to look great when I'm done. 

Just a short post today, but I wanted to warm this place up again.  I miss blogging!  In the coming days, you should be seeing some changes. 

xoxo,

Alexa

Moving, Name Change and Other Updates

There's a lot going on!  Where to start...

My move date is set for August 24th!  I am driving a UHaul cross-country, towing my car behind.  This will be interesting.  I feel like there are quite a few people who don't have faith that I'm capable of doing this, but oh well.  I'll just have to show them!  I originally was planning to do some sort of storage, ship my car, fly out to California, have my cousin take Ava the cat as carry-on on the plane with her, and then ship Penny as cargo (she's too big to be in the cabin.)  You can see where this can add up to major $$$.  When I called PODS, they told me it was going to cost over 3K!  And that's without additional storage time.  Plus I'm not even moving that much stuff.  I'm not taking any furniture.  The next issue I ran into was that most airlines won't fly animals as cargo during the summer months due to heat.  Major problem!  So, the UHaul is the way to go.

A couple of (IRL) friends have really disappointed me recently.  I just have to remember that I have a whole new start coming up.  The stuff that hurts, that feels so important right now, is going to be forgotten.  I don't need people holding me back at this point.

Onto a very important thing: I am planning to change my name!  I already have done so on several online spots.  If all works out, I plan to go through with it legally.  My name is going to be Alexa Kae.  I have wanted to change my name for years.  I pretty much get called everything except my name, which is Alisa (ah-lee-sah).  It's aggravating.  I know it will be better for networking if I have a name people can pronounce and remember.  Really, though, I am changing it for myself.  I have never been overly fond of my name, and with all of the other transition going on in my life, this is the perfect time to make the change.  I'm still debating my middle name.  I might use my current last name as a middle name, or something like that. 

My days are spent packing and purging things.  It's just as much fun as it sounds. 

I'll leave you with a few recent pictures.

My new wig.. Olivia in #4

My Jeffrey Campbell Fruitbowl Shoes

Okay, back to packing!


xoxo, Alexa