FREEDOM AT LAST!!

Finally, IM FREEEEE! no more school!!!! yayy ;D
well.. at least until september! but its all good--
but yeah, i have a new want! one of those 'gotta have its!'
time to trade in my D50 which ive had for a couple of years for this
baby right here-- the Nikon DSLR D5000!!!!!!! OMGGGG <333



the newer version DSLRs now record hd videos!! omgx2
madd friggen awesome!!! that was the con about getting the d50
but now, they have the video feature!! so its all good!-- im in loveeee!!
ohh man, time to load up my wallet cause this baby is kinda pricey!
850+ big buck$$! im putting this down as my #1 bday wish list! =]


--- anyways wishful thinking aside and all.. hehe
this week i've capture some awesome photos of my baby Lexy
they look sooo good! she looks maddd cuteee! love her mucho.
but here they are! [ & yes, im one of those pet lovers!! ] =)



awww my baby, i just love it when she has her tongue sticking out!
esp. when its on the side!! soooo cute!! shes so photogenic! <3


and heres me & babes best attempt at a couple photo! lol
its a little blurry, sucks but i've fixed it the best i could!


110505! & still going strong babyyyy <3


& since i was on a roll with taking pictures i decided
to be a camera hooch & took a picture of myself! LOL. yep.




kk thats it for photos! but of course therell be more soon!
since summers here.. ill be playing with my d50 frequently!
so stay tuned for some more of my photography!! =D


ps. i'm def. planning on doing some celebrity inspired looks
very very soon-- so look forward for that too! fun fun fun!! haha

until then! toodles my deariessss!

xoxo, duyen michelle

RAMBLINGS OF A BUSY GRL! =]

hello to you fellow bloggers from this busy stressful world of mine!
its been very hectic lately.. with exams, housing issues, and finals!!
i have 3 more finals left to go.. 1 on monday & 2 on tuesday..
& then im finally DONE! well, at least til sept lol. but whatev--

on top of stressing over finals [esp. the math final.. cause i suck]
i have to stress over housing! due to personal issues my roomie & i
are out of housing! & weve been tryna get this OC apt. place
but friggen papers & app. process is making it hard for us!

& with me being a bum-- i gotta pull 900$ out from thin air
to pay for this shizzle! er its a definite cash loan right there.. gay.

anyways lets talk about the good stuff thats been happening haha
last wkend we went to formals with our guyfriends as dates
it was a banquet event for their frat.. meaning we had to dress up
it was fun cause its been awhile since we had any reason to be glamd
i did our MU, though i didn't have much exp. doing MU for others
jst on myself mostly- i did a good job i think.. here are some pics:


click to enlarge

if you didn't notice already but yes, i went darker!!
but its actually been fading already.. booo*


my date jon and i =]


all the Bs except LB2 ;]


afterparty-- the guys getting rowdy.. loll


us with our dates having funnn =D hehe



okay its getting late so ima stop here & continue tomorrow.. =]
until then bidddies!! enjoyy & toodlees for now.

RANDOM---

Hello there! its been about a week, so i thought i'd post

a little something something! nothing special though..
i'm just gon post a few photos of myself from the past week,
just for fffun! because i don't want my blog to be a bore -___-
so yeah, anyways here a photo of my attempt at a mirror shot!

not bad after 10+ trys! haha =x

& heres a shot of me tryna be a wannabe import model
so not my idea! my bf made meeee!!! haha not bad though--
ill give him some props for being a good photographer..


haha i tried! i know i can't work it like em sexy grls do!
but whatever, nothing serious.. just for shiiiz & giggles..

overall.. id say this past week was good cause of the weather!
love it! can't wait for more hot weather =D sadly, its gonna be
raining most of this week.. blah!! can't wait for beach weather!
i realllly neeed a tan!! im just so white! even my bf complains! err

kk thats its for now- i'll post something better later [like the swatches]
but enjoy this post & photos for now!! tooodles lovers! =)


ps. i reallllly want the twilight series!! soooo bad!! grrrr
but im sooo poor that i can't even afford it! =*(
sucks bigg time! guess ill jst have to suffer & wait.

*michelle duyen

SEARS MAKEUP HAUL + MISC.

so i heard from a fellow YTer about Sears having this

sale on makeup products-- super super cheap makeup, that is!
--big thanks to lopezpisces25 for the tip on such great deals!!--

& of course, grl like me who always loves a good bargain,
i decided to stop by the mall to stag a few goodies here & there..
when i got there, i was lost at first.. thought they didnt have it =[

but then after walking around for a bit-- i found it! =] yayy!!
in a little section with the perfumes & other beauty products
i found the makeup train case box that i originally came to get
but, after looking at it myself, i chose not to get it.. for many reasons
even though it was only 10$!! yes, only a measly 10$ --

instead i got 2 other makeup kits! which i thought was better! hehe
& the total cost for both came up to be less than 20 friggen $!! wicked.
super goood ass bargain for sooo much makeup! loveee it!
though i haven't swatched any of it yet.. haven't even opened them yet!
but i have heard good reviews about the brand: colorworks
i will try to post swatches later this week! =]

kk so here are photos of the 2 kits i bought:
i really like the round makeup case.. so cute!!


i got this for only 7.99$!!! crazyyy
incldes eyeshadow, blush, bronzer, lipsticks, lipgloss,
nail polish, eye pencils, brushes etc.


i love the case!! got this for only 10.99$!!
incldes brushes, eye & lip pencils, lipsticks,
lipglosses, eyeshadow, blush, bronze etc.


love em' all! so if you love makeup & bargains like me..
i strongly suggest you stop by your local Sears & get some!
i believe theyre trying to sell it all.. so theyll have it til its sold out?
like a first come first serve basis?.. but don't take my word on it!

kk enough with the makeup stuff.. well maybe not just yet--
here is a recent photo of me with a japanese kawaii inspired look:
hope you guys like it! let me know what you think! =]




-- now, to end this post on another note..
im going to post a photo of my babygrls sleeping lol
they are so cute! i love them so much! =D
my bf is so gonna kill me for this.. but i cant help it



hehe.. yep thats my 2 babys-- the bf, vu & the doggy, lexy
aka i like to call them my babygrlsss


so thats all folks! for now.. lol. & until then, toodless!

A PEAK INTO MY PHOTOGRAPHY WORLD

so i decided to post a few of my photography work,

after coming to the conclusion that my blog is such a huge boreee

i'll give a fair warning now; I AM NOT A PRO!
photography is just one of my many many hobbies--

there was a time where i was totally obsessed with
taking photos everyday, mainly trying find people who
would model for me, though with a low rate of success.
depressing, i unashamedly admit.

but lately, i haven't given much thought about
my camera, let alone photography & photoshop..
[photoshop being my whole world only a few months ago]
what my mind was on & still currently on: MAKEUP & YOUTUBE

but recently.. i'd say hmm this week recent? lol,
i have had more interest in taking photos because of
the friggen awesome weather lately.. 75+!! SUPER AWESOME.
it just makes me want to go outside & snap*snap away! LOL ;]

BUT lets not stray from the original subject too much here,
i'll go more into photog later on but now- I need to post some photos!
yes sirrrrrr! ENJOY lovelies! & until then! adieu' sweetss---



MY [amateur] PHOTOGRAPHY
click to enlarge

thats it for now. =]

TO BE CONTINUED...

My First Blog Entry!

HELLOOO BLOG WORLD!!! =D

This will be where I blog & post pictures about my life, my everything--
addictions, obsessions, likes/dislikes, family and friends,
vacations, school, beauty related, my photography, etc.
This is madd exciting! Its like my own personal journal! awesome x2.