I'm baaaaccckkkk with a life update and the start of new reviews, content and YouTube!

Hi everyone! I know I’ve been away for a while but I’m back with exciting things and a few fun life updates!

First the updates - I have new job. I’ve been at it for a year and this is the reason for my very quiet blog. My job has nothing to do with make-up but I love it. For those that don’t know I was not working due to Cancer. I have Multiple Sclerosis and with the chemotherapy I could not hold a full-time job. The fear was I would never be able to work full-time again. Well everyone I beat the odds and I realize how much I love working. Honestly interacting with people daily is something I missed more then I realized.

I’m also two years cancer from as of February! This is a huge milestone with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia. I’m still going to my Hematologist Oncologist every four months but my prognosis is good. Which leads to my Multiple Sclerosis, which I am also happy to say, is keeping itself in check. I had a horrible couple of weeks after a car accident (I’m fine the car was not but car is fine now) of severe fatigue with dizziness and nausea. That was not ideal but if that’s the worse I get after a bad car accident and massive amounts of stress I’ll take it!

Now onto some blogging/vlogging updates which I am very excited about. I will be launching a new website soon for the blog. This will separate medical, food, and make up and skincare into separate sections. The tabs will help with navigation and will help me keep OCD organized (smile). Expect the re-launch at the end of September!

My reviews will start back up this week.  I will start with a review of the Sephora VIB Rouge Event that happened on September 10^th. I will also be posting my new skincare routine! That will be live Tuesday!

My YouTube channel will be launching October 15^th! When I tell you that the YouTube channel has been a work in progress believe me. We had videos ready to go last year but with my new job I didn’t feel that it would be appropriate to post three videos and then shut it down.

Now that I’m comfortable with my new job and know how much time I can devote to recording I am ready to launch!

Please follow me on instagram @halfkoreangirl25 for more content and more real time updates. I’ll also be hosting a giveaway when the new page launches (Hmmmm Korean, Lorac, and brushes oh my!).  I’m very excited to be back and I cannot wait to share everything with you guys again.

Beauty Video Rant

/ranton

I can’t keep quiet any longer. I’ve been watching YouTube beauty videos a lot recently because as I get ready to put my own videos up, I wanted some good ideas/see what I like and don’t like. So, this is something I need to say – cut the shit out. 

• I can tell that your video is sponsored. Hey that’s great but seriously don’t try to pretend it’s not. Who the hell stops in the middle of filming to say “My lips are dry. I am going to use my Chapstick. I love Chapstick and this new formula”. Are you serious right now? “I love to use Huggies wipes”. Really? Not just random makeup wipes? You use Huggies baby poop cleaning wipes for a makeup remover while you’re swatching some colourpop eye shadows (FYI Colourpop eye shadows are amazing - no lie)? 
• If I see 10 videos about x product. I know one of two things happened. You got that shit for free or it’s sponsored. Don’t tell me you all of a sudden decided your teeth needed whitening. Unless… you and all your YouTube friends had a meeting – I mean that could happen... right? 
• Are you seriously complaining that a subscription service is no longer sending you their box for free? Are you shitting me? I pay for my Boxycharm and since they’re in Florida I pay sales tax. Oh the horror! Be happy that they sent it to you in the first place and if you like it how about, now stay with me here, you subscribe? I know that might be a crazy idea but it is a business. 
• I understand you’re a Christian. I’m a Christian too but if you can’t say NARS Orgasm blush then stop making videos. It’s a word. Jesus is not going to smite for saying Orgasm. If the word Orgasm is blowing your mind then you might need to take a shower after reading this blog. 
• I’m watching your video because I want to see makeup. Yes you do need to fill up a little of the video with being yourself and chatting but I seriously don’t need to hear about your trip to the OB/GYN before you review the new Chanel Spring Collection. 
• “This pallet is great. The colors are so pigmented and stay on for hours. I haven’t been able to use it yet but…” What? What did you just say? How do you know anything about this product if you haven’t personally tried it? I just can’t..
• Don’t be mean to other beauty YouTuber’s. There is enough room for everyone. You look bad with ugly on.
• Don’t do weightloss videos unless you’ve had a weight problem. I’m sorry but if you’ve weighed 120 lbs your whole life you have no idea how much of a struggle losing weight is.
• Are you crying because you broke your pallet? (slow blink) I…
• Please give me your real opinion. It doesn’t help me if you hate it but won’t say you hate it because you don’t want to be negative. Just don’t include those products in the video. It makes things easier that way. 

/rantoff