ToFebruary.com Product Review

Tomorrow is the first day of December!! And who else is excited??? (other than me)

Since, it's time for the holidays and I know that many of you are already started shopping for your Christmas gifts. So i guess this the best time to do a product review. The products that I would be reviewing today are from ToFebruary.com. (I just recently had an opportunity to do an interview with Cara and also, I did a "quick peek" post too).
 
ToFebruary.com is Asian inspired fashion, jewelries, accessories, and drama collectibles. The company is an Asian  
United States based online store specializing in Asian inspired fashion, jewelries, accessories, and drama collectibles. Moreover, they do ship internationally!inspired fashion, jewelries, accessories, and drama collectibles. They have a great variety of Dresses, tops, outerwear, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, cellphone charms, drama collectibles, press on nails, hair accessories and etc.

Here is some information about the site :
Welcome to ToFebruary.com, an online store specializing in bringing you Asia's uniquely cute and colorful fashion, jewelries, and accessories. All items sold here come from Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, or China and many selling products are featured in Asian Inspired Fashion magazines such as Japan's hit fashion magazine, ViVi. Here at ToFebruary.com, we value each and every one of our customers and strive to make every transaction a fast, successful, and most of all, happy one!

I just love the site and many items from the site caught my attention and they are all hard to resist. Plus, I gave a small hint to each of family members that I want to get some items from ToFebruary.com (hopefully they were all pay attention to me) 

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My Product Reviews

I received four different types of necklaces to do a review on and therefore here are my four reviews for each item.

Review One: Key and Number Necklace in Silver

This necklace is so cute and what the best part is that it indicates all the number from 0 to 9. Yes since I am huge lover of "math" (yes I said I love math). Therefore, this necklace literally impressed me. It's really beautiful and furthermore, there are some gem numbers and some non-gem numbers which give it a girly look. This looks perfect with any regular and casual clothes. For instance if you are like me who love to wear plain tops and jeans, this necklace instantly adds some spice to the outfit. It literally makes it look as if I got dressed up. However, my favourite part of the necklace is that I could use it in three different ways. Well, the necklace can be worn with both pendant or with the key only or even only just with the numbers. Literally a three in one necklace!! Which is literally impressive and very useful. Overall, I definitely recommend this necklace to anyone and it's a perfect gift that  everyone will really love =)

Review Two:  Long Bow Necklace

The Long Bow necklace is really classy with a feminine touch. Plus, the whole necklace is fully (not literally) pearls and who doesn't love white shiny pearls. It's really beautiful and I love the elegant details on the main bow pendant. Also, I had a small problem with the bow (the pearl fell off, however my handy-dandy "super glue" to save my day). In addition to that the necklace does make tons of noises, well when I wore this necklace to campus, guess what it does to clash with my jackets slipper and it made tons of noise (it was a little too loud, plus all eyes were on me) and also, if you were wondering - no it wasn't a windy day. The necklace it really long and it is a little too heavy. However, I can handle it without a doubt. Other than that, this necklace makes any simple outfit to look really classy and girly. Also, it looks perfect with dresses, especially with my black dresses. Other than that this necklace is really beautiful and could make any outfit out.

Review Three:  Classic Love Letter Necklace

This necklace is have a vintage look. It's goes well with silk tops, dresses and even plain t-shirts. You could pair this necklace necklace with mostly any outfit, furthermore, you could play with it by dressing it up or down (both ways it really cute and vintage). Since I don't have any vintage looking jewellery, I feel in love with the moment I received it for the review. It was like love at first sight! I actually ended up pair this Classic Love Letter Necklace with a silky cotton cow-neck top and it look extremely adorable plus, to pull it all off I wore white jeans and black angle boots (it looked so cute - I know that by now many of you have a picture ready in your heads). This look will be published in one of my next few posts, which are planned out as a small holiday treat - requested by the readers. Overall, I am in love with this necklace. It goes well it all my outfits in my closet. It's something that I can wake up in the mornings and just pair it with any items.

Review Four:  Sequence Flower Pendant Necklace
This necklace is really chic and the colourful flower pendant just makes everything complement each other. It's long just as the Long Bow Necklace however the only difference between than the pendant is the weight. This necklace feel really light and you won't even feel as if you are wearing a necklace. With this necklace, you can remove the flower pendant and use it as a broach and with the necklace you can wear by wrapping it around twice or even once. All three ways, the necklace looks great. Also, it would look amazing with plain solid coloured dresses (it would be great for tea-parties and such). It has an elegant touch to it and I jazzed up my plain top and made them look classy (and chic).

The necklaces are all so adorable yet stylish in their own unique ways.  Absolutely amazing, it truly makes the perfect gift and definitely will be shopping on this website for my Christmas shopping!!

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	Check out the website "ToFebruary"  Also, Check out: ToFebruary's YouTube Channel for raffles and contests. Twitter for instant updates. Facebook for updates become friends. Like them on Facebook! Also, for outfit of the day look check out Cara's blog So, spread the word to your friends, tell their friends and tell their friends’ friends about this wonderful offer. Have fun shopping for the special occasions! Also, I hope all of you have a fantastic day! Harija R Disclaimer: I received the product from  ToFebruary.com  for review purposes. The opinions expressed in my review are honest and my own, based on my personal experiences with the product.

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Quick Peek: ToFebruary.com Package

I received a package from ToFebruary.com to do a product review.

So, here is a quick little peek into the package:

As last time, I believe that the photos on collage gives you an idea on what was inside the box, I decided to keep this simple and sweet by not writing a lot about it. 

Take Care & tomorrow the review post will be up.

Even thought "I received the product from ToFebruary.com for review purposes. The opinions expressed in my review are honest and my own, based on my personal experiences with the product." this post is fully my choice and I wasn't asked to do it but I want to share with my readers by giving them all a one on one experience.

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Interview with Cara from ToFebruary

It's almost time for the holidays and I know that many of you are already started shopping for your Christmas gifts, unless your like me (a last minute shoppers).

Well, during the end of summer break I was recently giving the opportunity by ToFebruary to do a product review for the company. Finally, after a few months of trail, I would love to confirm that I have officially fallen in love with the website. There are some amazing selection from clothes to unique jewelleries! Ever since I feel in love with the website, I decided to do a interview with Cara, the founder of ToFebruary.

Quick description about ToFebruary from the website:

"Welcome to ToFebruary.com, an online store specializing in bringing you Asia's uniquely cute and colorful fashion, jewelries, and accessories. All items sold here come from Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, or China and many selling products are featured in Asian Inspired Fashion magazines such as Japan's hit fashion magazine, ViVi. Here at ToFebruary, we value each and every one of our customers and strive to make every transaction a fast, successful, and most of all, happy one!"

Here is my interview with Cara from ToFebruary:

Cara founder of ToFebruary

When and how did “ToFebruary” get started?
ToFebruary.com started around 2009. It actually began as a small thread shop in a selling and trading forum. 

Is there a story behind your name “ToFebruary”?
It's actually sort of strange to say, but it's a strange inside joke between my cousin and I. When we were first designing the ToFebruary.com website layout, we couldn't start the actual design until we had the logo down... we ended up randomly pairing names together from a number of inside jokes we had, and "ToFebruary" randomly came out. To make things simple, I usually tell those who ask that February carries the sweet holiday, Valentine's Day. Our products mirror Valentine's Day -- they're all super adorable, cute, and sweet!

What makes "ToFebruary" unique?
I'd say our interaction with our customers and fans is unique. We really gear everything towards our customer's wants and needs. We can't thank them enough, so we also host a lot of giveaways and contests. Furthermore, I think one of the most unique features ToFebruary.com carries is our attempt to carry out requested/recommended items from our customers.

What are some of your inspirations for your jewellery/clothings?

Asian fashion magazines, such as VIVI, inspire our clothing and jewelries.

What is your favourite collection from your website?
I love our jewelry collection. My favorite piece is the Long Bow Necklace (X227). It's absolutely elegant and great in quality. It's super girly and feminine. I also love our earrings collection -- there are just so many ridiculously cute styles there!  

What are your price rangers?

Our prices range from $5.00 (lowest) to $59.00 (most expensive). Most items fall in between the $8.00-$25.00 range. We try to keep things as affordable as possible for our customers.

What's in the future for "ToFebruary"?

Keep doing what we're doing, :).

For clothings and jewellery collections, what trends do you see for the fall/winter 2011?

I'd say a lot of cute animal-themed clothing.

If you could pick three words to describe "ToFebruary", what would it be?

I'd say ToFebruary.com is adorable, affordable, and accommodating. We sell adorable products at affordable prices... most of all, we accommodate our customers to make sure they're satisfied.

What are some of your best-selling items you recommend every woman having in their jewellery collection? clothing collections?

The animal themed hoodies (ex. Bear Hood Jacket) are definitely popular items, as well as clothing with adorable animal prints on them (ex. Hello Panda Hoodie in Cherry). There are several drama collectibles, such as the Kissing Star Necklace from Boys Over Flowers, and the 49 Days Teardrop Necklace, that are hit sellers. I think every girl should have something super adorable in their closets! Jewelry wise, I strongly recommend the Long Bow Necklace (X227). As I mentioned before, it's ridiculously adorable, elegant, and classy. The necklace can spice up a casual outfit, or bring out the classiness in an sophisticated outfit.

Black Bear Hood Jacket

Hello Panda Hoodie in Cherry

Kissing Star Necklace

49 Days Teardrop Necklace

Here are all the pieces that Cara listed in the interview!

Anything else you'd like to add?

Thank you for the interview, and for the readers for reading! :) 

Check out the website "ToFebruary" 

Also, Check out:

• ToFebruary's YouTube Channel for raffles and contests.
• Twitter for instant updates.
• Facebook for updates become friends.
• Like them on Facebook!
• Also, for outfit of the day look check out Cara's blog

So, spread the word to your friends, tell their friends and tell their friends’ friends about this wonderful offer.

Have fun shopping for the special occasions!

Also, I hope all of you have a fantastic day!

Harija R

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"Yes or No" Beauty Edition 2011

Recently, I have been think of new "random" topic for a post... but today's post is inspired by many of the youtube beauty gurus out there & also to one of my readers for mentioning this topic to me (on one of my recent posts). 

This post is called ""Yes or No" Beauty Edition 2011". It's about which one would I rather pick. 

1) Blush or Bronzer

2) Opi Nail Polish or China Glaze Nail Polish

3) Curl Hair or Straight Hair

4) Lip Gloss or Lip Stick

5) Eye Liner or Mascara

6) Body Spray or Perfume

7) Hair Bun or Ponytail

8) Foundation or Concealer

9) Neutral Eyeshadow or Coloured Eyeshadows

10) Makeup Brushes or Makeup Sponge

11) Body Butter or Body Lotion

12) Body Wash or Body Soap

In this photo there are literally twenty four items I decided to categories it into twelve group. Then, for there I choose to pick which one I would choose if I was only allowed to pick one. 

So, I placed a green check mark on the ones I choose and a red cross on the ones that got rejected. 

Also, on the list above I decide to colour coordinate the words on whether it's a yes or a no (green "yes" and red "no")

I want to know about your "Yes & No" Beauty Edition post too.

Please feel free to redo this post from your perspective and please do share your list with me!

Love,
Harija Ravi

Ps. All the pictures on this post are from google search - nothing belongs to me 

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HANAair Professional Hair Dryer (c/o Misikko.com) Product Review

A few weeks ago, I was contacted by to review HANA Air's Professional Hair Dryer from Misikko.

This was literally an early birthday gift for me. Well, Thursday I did a post on a quick peek inside the package and this post will be only my opinion on the HANA Air's Professional Hair Dryer from Misikko.

This is the HANA Air's Professional Hair Dryer from Misikko

RETAIL PRICE: $314.99

ON SALE NOW FOR: $194.99

Features

• Ion Technology -- conditions hair and reduces static electricity
• Tourmaline & Titanium Oxide Technology -- natural ions promote healthier hair
• Silver Nanotechnology -- for antibacterial protection
• Scratch Resistant shell w/ black metallico finish adds durability and is easy to clean
• Long-life motor with low noise level
• Gyroscopically (WOW, right? lol) balanced for easy handling
• Fiberglass concentrator
• Italian Design

Additional Features

• Adjustable Heat - 2 Fan Speeds, 3 Heat Settings + Cold Shot
• Ceramic Heater - Infrared Ionic Heat
• Comes w/ a 2-year warranty
• 2300 Watts, Low EMF (makes it Environmentally Safe)
• 12' Extra Long Cord 

All information above are from the website HANA Air's Professional Hair Dryer from Misikko

Overall, for the movement I received the package I officially fell in love with the product - just the package and how it was presented to me were also a reason for my experience of "love at first sight". So, when I opened the box, other than the hair dryer itself the box also included a small white pouch that had extra nail filer and hand sanitizer. It also came with a nozzle. The hair dryer has a unique design for it's logo. It literally has three buttons (Temperature, Speed and Cold Shot) and they are all colour coordinated. Plus, it has a professional salon touch of the loop hole on the end of the hair dryer - this is really handy and definitely keeps you organized. It has a pretty long wire cord (it's really long). Also, the Hana's Brand Commitment Statement, it's on the back of the box.

This is a lovely statement.

My opinion after the trial is still says the same - I still love it! It actually won the battle with my hair. My hair is naturally on the wavy so blow drying my hair straight is a battle field aka a huge challenge. However, with this hair dryer, it simplifies my life while keeping my hair healthy. Plus, the best part is that it's so quiet and doesn't really disturb anyone's sleep or bother anyone in my house (that itself is a huge plus point on my book). The machine helps me to save so much time in my everyday life ever since I started using it, plus it helps my hair to be tangled-free for the whole day. Overall, the product is super easy to use, fast results, hair looks healthier and more shiner, plus it looks like it has tons of volume, love the packaging, and really quiet. Also, I do agree that the price is a little weight on everyone's pocket, however it's worth every penny. In essence, this is still an amazing hair dryer. It produces great results for me and makes my life easier. 

Disclaimer: I received the product from  HANA Air's Professional Hair Dryer from Misikko for review purposes. The opinions expressed in my review are honest and my own, based on my personal experiences with the product.

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Quick Peek: Misikko.com Package

A quick and small post with a quick peek

I recently received a package from Misikko to do a product review on HANA Air's Professional Hair Dryer.

The review post will be posted tommorrow.

 

This was literally an early birthday gift for me, I felt like a little kid while opening the package. Since the package was so thoughtful and filled with tons of goodies, I decided to do a quick peek post. This post is where I literally give a small peek on what's inside the box.

Since the photos on the collage gives you an idea on what was inside the box, I decided to keep this simple and sweet by not writing a lot about it. 

Take Care & tmmr the review post will be up.

Even thought "I received the product from  HANA Air's Professional Hair Dryer from Misikko for review purposes. The opinions expressed in my review are honest and my own, based on my personal experiences with the product." this post is fully my choice and I wasn't asked to do it but I want to share with my readers by giving them all a one on one experience.

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The Face Behind "My Lyfe ; My Story"

As a birthday gift to all my readers here is the most requested post ever (since I ever started blogging)

After receiving tons of emails asking me who I am? I finally decided (well gotten the courage) to show to my readers and followers the face behind "My Lyfe ; My Story"

To be frank I started blogging to reduce my stress however eventually this blog has reached up to high levels of success (which I still can't get over - still feel star struck about it) I received tons of views, comments followers, readerships, sponsors and etc. However, the main part of my success goes out to all my readers and followers, for helping my reach high I never dream of - thank you!

Well this is me - "Harija Ravi" the founder and owner of "My Lyfe ; My Story"

Many of you already know more about me from my "About Me" page.

However, since I received a few random questions I have decided to do a Q&A post to get to know me more.

As requested, I answer your random questions in this post.

I actually really enjoyed making this post and had alot of fun so thank you so much for these interesting questions 

^_^

I had tons of fun doing this guys 

^_^

Thank you for your questions and hopefully I can do another one in the future. 

Also, after reading this post you would definitely find out more about me and my childish side!

What food can you absolutely love to eat?
Chocolate!! Yes, I considered chocolate as a healthy food, therefore my most favourite food in the world is chocolate. PS. However, I am not a fan of white chocolate.

Who is your favourite cartoon?
My favourite cartoon is "For Better or For Worse" the comic series and "Arthur" (I mentioned this on my past post)

How would you describe yourself in 3 words?

Three words that describe me: Joyful, Funny and Tensioned (I get tensed really fast)

Baseball or Basketball?
Baseball all the way and I support the "Toronto Blue Jays"

Do you swear, if so how often and when was last time?
I don't swear at all, however I use other term like "Shoot" & "What'aFish" - (I know I use some funny terms)

What's it like driving manual/stick shaft?
I am used to the stick shaft so my vote goes to that.

Do you like Durian?
Nope, never did and never will. Hate the smell =(

Name one thing that you want to do before you die
I want to be nominatee for the "Nobel Peace Price"

Well, I still have more questions to answers but this is all for now =)
Hope you enjoyed reading more about me on this post and now all your questions about who I am answered in this post =) Hope I did a good job introducing myself. And if you ever meet me in person please feel free to say hello, I wold love to have a chat and meet all you lovely people =)

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Normal Again!

Officially things are back to normal! 

Today I finished my last midterm for the next two weeks before finals =)

I am literally want to jump up and down but instead I ended up lying on my bed writing another blog post - well this is better than doing nothing at all. As I mentioned in the beginning, today I had my final midterm for the next two weeks, so I am so calm and relaxed now. However, I do have to start catching up with my notes, readings and start working on my research papers. But, tonight everything can wait! Since it's my night off to just sleep peacefully - and mind-free aka empty headed.

Also, I want a say "Thank you" to all my old and brand new followers for all you support!!! Recently, I have been receiving tons of requests, questions and etc - this has literally helped me a million by give new more topics to cover. so, thank you, thank you, thank you .... thank you so much!!

Recently from my past few posts, I realized that many of my readers love my random topic posts from "health- journals" - so thanks 4 da support

This post is a quick thank you and it also includes the two giveaway winners!

Giveaway Winners!!

                 Winner of Affordable Scarves                     Winner of Jenuine Articles

                 Kat from KatlovesFashion                              Robin Blankenship

CONGRATS TO BOTH OF YOU 

& dont worry more giveaways coming on the way =)

    This week is a special weekend for me =) 

Since it includes my special day... i'm extremely excited!  

(more explanation about this on tmmr's post - yes tmmr there will be another post)

Well take care & have a lovely week!

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The Causes of Headaches

Hello,

Today's post is focused on the topic "what causes headaches?".

This is a little quick and simple post!!

Once in a while I go through this stage, where I get struck with the worst headaches known to the world. I literally hate them - it takes control of my body which leads to a not-so progressive day. I know that this is a major problem => headaches!
So, today in this post I am gonna be talking about the causes of headaches to help us avoid them for future purposes.

Note: All the things mentioned in this post are part of my research assignment for one of my psychology course.

Here is my list of items I believe you should avoid:

- Lack of Sleep

- High Heeled Shoes

- Ponytails

- Mobile

- Heavy Perfume

- Long Trips

- Weather

- Too Much Television

Just remember it's better to be safe and sorry!

However this is my list of items and I would love to know what you picks?

Love,
Harija Ravi

Ps. All the pictures on this post are from google search - nothing belongs to me 

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Ask Me: Stress of Trying To Be Perfect

Another new month & I love November since it's the month of my birthday! So, for this month I will be officially answering you questions you send me:

  

Hey Harija,

So my parents really pushes me to get good grades in my academics and I want to get good marks too. It seems like I can't please my parents with my marks even when I do well. Even when I get A's, their expectations goes up and up. Instead of being supporting I feel really pressured. I just want them to know that I am doing my best and trying my hardest to do well, what can I do?

>pressuredw/luv

(photo from urbancentriconline.com)

Dear Pressuredw/luv,

I understand it really stressful to be perfect. I believe your question literally has the answer to your question. What you just said in the question is what you really mean to tell you parents. I think you should go to them and explain to them " Mom, Dad ... getting good marks is not a priority to you, it something that I want to do on my own. I also, know that you have these expectation on me since you love me and care about me so much. Plus, I am really lucky to have wonderful caring parents like you. However, i have to let you know your desire for me to do well and the pressure that I am putting on myself to succeed is cause me to feel stressful." - and continue by tell them exactly how you feel and explain to them about it.

Since, your parents really care and worry about your future, they would definite help you get rid off your stress and reduce the pressure on you. Also, try not to be emotion while confronting them, since it you would end up exploding and eventually end up losing your cool and saying things/words that you don't mean to say. This usually happens to many of us - trust me I too have gone through situation where I try to confront someone and my emotions gets in the way and makes things worst. Well, I wish you all the best and trust me you parents would definitely listen to you, so do not be afraid to tell them exactly how you feel. As I mentioned before, they would be really happy that you confronted them about this issue; this definitely show your maturity, self-esteem and the confidence you have on yourself. Also, they would definitely be supportive and even help you by reduce the pressure and stress on you.

I really hope "my thoughts" help and wish you all the best.

Much love,

Harija Ravi

Quick Note: To all my lovely readers, recently I received a few email from some of you (who preferred not to be mentioned) asking me to deactivate the comments on these types of personal post. Since some of you believe that these posts are meant to be only my opinion. So, as you wish I have decided to try out this method for these types of post with personal questions. Also, if I receive any complaints about this I would definitely look into to it and change it back to a comment free post.

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