Last week, I wrote a review of Twilight: The Graphic Novel Volume 1. The graphic novels are divided into two volumes. Together, both volumes tell a graphic novel version of the first book, Twilight, in the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer. Since I talked about Volume 1 in a sprite post, I wanted to write a review post about Volume 2. The post I wrote reviewing Volume 1 can be read here. Continue reading “Book Review: Twilight The Graphic Novel Volume 2”
Every November, I feel the urge to read Twilight. I am not a Twilight fan, but since I was a teenager, I wanted to read Twilight in November. As I became an adult, and had several health problems along the way, reading Twilight in November was something I enjoyed doing to commemorate the month.
Last year, I decided to not read the novel of Twilight. Instead, I decided to read the graphic novel version of the book. I was very busy at that time, so reading the graphic novel would be faster than reading the actual novel. I never wrote a review post about Twilight The Graphic Novel, but after rereading it, I feel the urge to talk about it.
The Twilight The Graphic Novels are divided into two volumes. I will be reviewing volume one in this post. Continue reading “Book Review: Twilight: The Graphic Novel Volume 1”
In case you haven’t heard, there is a new live action Barbie movie that will be released in theaters on July 26. Even though it is June, I began to see tie in merchandise for the movie in stores and online. I plan on purchasing a Barbie doll from the movie mostly because I loved Barbie as a child. I planned on buying one at the Walmart closest to me, but they didn’t have any. Instead, they had the Barbie Dreamhouse from the movie…
After looking at it in person, I can honestly say that if this movie came out in the 1990’s, I would’ve wanted this dream house for my birthday or Christmas. I looks pretty nice and just like the one in the movie. There was not an unboxed Dreamhouse to look at in person, so the picture on the box is as good as it gets.
EDIT: After publishing this post, I decided to double check to see if the measurements actually was given in centimeters only. They weren’t. The measurements were indeed given in imperial (Feet and inches) as well as metric (Centimeters and meters). This is why I crossed out the following paragraph. Yes, what I wrote isn’t true and it’s my fault for not double checking myself before publishing! I’m sorry for any confusion this may have cause anyone looking into purchasing the Dreamhouse! The final paragraph is still true though.
Even though it was neat to look at, I noticed some things about it. The first thing I noticed is the Dreamhouse’s measurements are given only in centimeters, not inches and centimeters. I’m not sure why this is, but if you or someone you know is looking into purchasing the Dreamhouse, are worried about the size of it, and doesn’t understand centimeter increments like inches, then you or someone you know will need to convert from centimeters to inches. It isn’t as big of an issue as other things, but it is odd to see in the United States. I haven’t seen other Barbie products, movie tie in or not, sold in the United States that don’t have inches given in the measurements!
The other thing I noticed about the Dreamhouse is the price. At the Walmart I found the Dreamhouse at, it was for sale for $179 USD. It is a lot of money, but I know on another website it costs $199 USD. Granted, the higher price is from Bloomingdales, which has other Barbie tie-in merchandise including children and women’s clothes, shoes, and accessories and sells products for a premium price point in general. Still, I found it odd there was a $20 USD price difference between the two Dreamhouses. I can’t see anything different in the Bloomingdales version than the Walmart version to justify the difference in price. Still, I think it would be a good idea to shop around to see which store has the better price for it.
Well, that’s all for now! Thank you for reading!
During a shopping trip at Ulta Beauty, I found another collaboration available at the store. It is the SpongeBob Squarepants x Truly collection! The collection isn’t very large, but there were products available to purchase, so I decided to take photographs of them in case anyone didn’t get to see the collection in person. Continue reading “SpongeBob Squarepants x Truly Collection at Ulta Beauty”
When I found out Ulta Beauty had an exclusive beauty collection inspired by Marvel Studios’ Thor: Love and Thunder, I tried to make plans to go to my closest Ulta Beauty to see it in person. Thor has been one of my favorite Avengers since I was a kid, reading the comic books. Whenever a new film with Thor in it comes out, I try to make a point to see it and look at all the tie in items with the movie. This is why seeing the Ulta Beauty Collection in person was so important to me.
When I finally had the chance to see it, most of the products I wanted were sold out. The testers for the products were still available, so I decided to take photographs of them instead. On the day I took these photographs, I did not purchase a lot of items in the collection. I needed to buy other things that day, so I tried to focus on shopping for them instead of the things I could buy spontaneously. Continue reading “Marvel Studio’s Thor: Love and Thunder x Ulta Beauty Collection”
A week or so ago, I needed to go to Ulta Beauty to purchase some things. While there, I saw several new limited edition collections available at the store. I was interested in them, so I took photographs of the collections to review them and decide if I want to actually purchase them.
The first collection I saw was the MAC Cosmetics collaboration collection with the TV series Stranger Things. The Ulta Beauty I shopped at didn’t start to sell MAC Cosmetics until a few months ago. Even then, the only product available was one of MAC’s mascaras. To see a whole entire collection, including brushes, from MAC available in store was a huge treat for me to see. Continue reading “MAC Cosmetics x Stranger Things Collection at Ulta Beauty”