MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART

ART.  I went through my camera and found some pictures I took a couple months back from the Museum of Latin American Art.  I've only been introduced to Spanish graffiti so when I saw sculptures made by Spanish artists, it was pretty mind blowing.

Since I majored in art, I try to keep myself updated within the art world as much as possible so I can sketch what I see in my mind.  I am "hoping" to launch a tumblr with all my drawings/art work one day, but without any promises, we shall see how how this blog first evolves.

Anyways, I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend and if any of you know of upcoming art exhibitions in LA, please let me know :) to a beautiful, more brighter week ahead!

for more museum info: http://www.molaa.com/

Every artist was first an amateur  - Ralph Waldo Emerson 

CHINATOWN LA

 
Happy Monday!

I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend.  To start off I wanted to share with you one of my recent travels to downtown LA.   Ryan and I decided to wander the streets of Chinatown because we've never been and it was such a delight!  KCRW's DJ was there spinnin and the whole place was lit up with bright neon lights.  It was such an adventure to us because it was like we entered into another culture when it was actually right down the street from us.  I guess that's the fun of being in LA, its so diverse that you can embrace almost every culture just by driving around.  We didn't get to eat at any of the restaurants, but we are determined to go back and and try some of the seafood restaurants we saw.  If you've been to Chintatown please let me know which restaurants you like and recommend.  

Well, I hope everyone enjoys their week.  I'm definitely going to try and blog consistently about everything until I know what I really want to blog about.  My brother keeps telling me blogging is a disciplinary act and that it has to be consistent, meaning I must blog everyday.  Since I work Monday-Friday 8-5 pm, I feel so drained from my creativity it's hard to keep up, even with blogging.  I'm hoping this blog can keep me sane by helping me share what I love, what I know, and what I really want to give into this world.  I hope you guys enjoy my journey!

Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which one existed between man and the universe  - Anatole France 

  

JUST FINISHED

clockwise: The Body Shop Olive Body Butter, Ole Henriksen Pure Perfection, Ole Henriksen Truth Creme Advanced Hydration and Philosophy Hope in a jar 

Happy November!  It's an exciting month to start new beginnings!  Since its the first weekend of November, I hope everyone is enjoying their first Saturday.

I wanted to share with you some products that I've recently finished.   I do have to say Ole Henriksen is one of my favorite skincare brands and I've used and bought almost all of their moisturizing products.  My current favorite has to be Pure Perfection: its nourishing, light weight and it does the job of keeping my skin completely moisturized at night.  If you've never tried their products I highly recommend them.  The great thing about their products is that they do not use parabens, sulfates, synthetic fragrances, and chemicals.  So it treats your skin from inside and out.  My least favorite product was Philosophy's hope is a jar because I did not like the scent and I felt that it didn't keep my skin completely moisturized.

Since the weather is a lot drier, I switched from regular moisturizers to body butters and I think I'm never going back to lotions.  Body butters are just so much more moisturizing and this olive scent is so natural I love smothering this all over my body.

I hope you get to try some of these products out as I loved them during the summer months.  I've switched out to new brands so once I finish those, I'll make sure to post them up.  If you know of any great "organic" body butters or facial products, please let me know!

A women's greatest asset is her beauty  - Alex Comfort 

CURRENT FAVORITES

  (clockwise: Revlon 680 Revlon Red, Revlon 210 French Roast, Sally Hansen 170 Expresso, Rimmel 390 Burgundy Flirt, Milani 531 Gold, Revlon 799 Plum Night, Sonia Kashuk 22 Fatigued, Revlon 761 Scandalous, and Sally Hansen 07 Quick Sand).  

HAPPY TUESDAY.

I wanted to share with you some of my current/past favorite nail polishes and books.

Nailpolish:  everyone knows you can't get enough of it, but I did promise myself I will buy no more- until I use up some of my polishes.  I sometimes feel like I'll never go through all of my colors because nail polish is certainly an instant splurge.  So instead of buying them every time I go shopping, I figured I'll go through my collection, rediscover a couple of colors and hopefully I'll use them all in rotation.  Currently, I'm loving the ombres, accented ring fingered nails in gold sparkles, and hues in darker shades of autumn especially in burgundy.

Books:  I really need to start sharing my favorite books of the month, but for those of you who need a kick of inspiration, I highly recommend The Happiness Project! All the books shown above are my past favorites and I recommend all of them.  If you are on goodreads, feel free to add me so we can share books.  My goodreads userID is: jennyjiin.  If your curious of what type of books I enjoy: I only read non-fiction, historical, self help, inspirational, biographical books.  

If you have any favorite nail polishes or book recommendations, please feel free to comment below, thanks!
 

LIFE IN GENERAL

Happy Monday!!
Here's a real post: tad bits and pieces of my life in general.  I thought I'd show you a little bit of the real me... Usually during the week, I don't do a whole lot, I go to the gym, work, yoga, study and I read... (but hopefully I'll add drawing and sewing into the mix).  On the weekends however, "lets get the party started and lets roll!!" I absolutely love to get away and go to the city just for a little bit, even if it means Downtown LA.  Here's some pictures of The Grove and Downtown.  Enjoy!!