My YouTube Plan....

We all know that I have been majorly slacking on the YT.  I don't mean to do it on purpose - but ICC has been doing really well and I have been really pushing my blog and YT to the back burner.

So - here are my thoughts and my schedule on what I plan to do... lets hope I can stick with it. lol

My YouTube Schedule:
I am thinking that I can commit 2-3 days a week and do videos. After going through all the requests that I have - I decided on doing this video schedule.  The following days are listed in two day increments so that in the case I miss doing a video or it uploads late - it will be available the following day.

Monday/Tuesday - Tags, Favorites and/or Tips and Tricks
Wednesday/Thursday - Tutorials (makeup, hair, nails)
Friday/Saturday - Reviews or Product Test Drives
Saturday (if available) - Simple Tips Saturday Segments (these were really popular before, so I am going to try and keep up with them again.

Through out the week - I plan to do product reveals and sale videos for I-Candy Couture as well as vlogs - which will include just ramblings of my day or my "out and about" videos, vent sessions, weight loss updates and my Keepin' it Real with Honey Segments.

I do plan to blog at least 3 times a week.  I think that this schedule will keep me going ;) We'll see.

Thanks so much to all of my bloggy followers who have been so faithful and stood by me while I disappear from time to time... you guys are awesome.

xoxo

The White 'Ohana Family Portraits and a few updates

I am tremendously behind on posting this week - it seems as if things have been so darn crazy lately and my schedule is beyond booked... but I do miss getting my thoughts down on paper - so here it goes. I am going to recap my week for all of you ;)

I had a photoshoot with a great family the other day.  I have been photographing their baby Kahokupomaika'i seen she was 3 months old and she will be a year old in a matter of days.  So to commemorate the event - I took their family portraits during the same time as babies 12 month photos.  I'm not done editing them yet - but have a sneak preview for all of you ;)

The Cabanting/White 'Ohana

Kahokupomaika'i

I have also been diligently rolling out new candies for the I-Candy Couture Halloween Scavenger Hunt.  

It has been a fun week and I really hope that our customers have been enjoying the opportunity to win free things.  If you are interested in what the prizes are or how to join - simply watch this video:  http://youtu.be/yVHFCMFmBPk?hd=1  It's Free to enter and there are several ways to win. ;)

I have also been busy filming tutorials on the Wet n Wild Color Icon Series, ELF Quad Series and will be incorporating some others as well.  So stay tuned for those.  I have been working pretty hard on them so I hope that they all turn out well. ;)

that is the updates for last week - I will be posting a few reviews and tutorials to catch up today and tomorrow so stay tuned.  Thanks again everyone for stopping in ;)  I apologize ahead of time for not posting as often as I would like, but I have a huge wedding coming up - a few little weddings and portrait shoots the next month or so.  No to mention, I started freelancing again - so I have some makeup gigs as well.  I'll be sure to post them here. ;) 

Have an awesome week to all of you.

xoxo

Honey

I-Candy Couture... feather hair clip in extensions

Okay, I know I have a dedicated blog for I-Candy Couture, which - I might add, I am neglecting and deserve a slap on the wrist for... but I wanted to preview some of the pieces I have been working on here on my personal blog.  This way, my bloggies and friends will know that I am not just slacking here on my blog because "I feel like it" but I actually have a justified reason... I'm doing business. lol

Things are going really well with I-Candy Couture and I want to thank all my friends, youtubers, and customers for helping to make it a success.  Of course - my family is the number one reason I am so successful and they are my driving force. ;)  So anyway, now on to some products.

I have been working the last few weeks on designing Feather Clip In Hair Extensions.  You know what, I don't even know what to call them (as you can tell, I've jumbled the words around from the title - it's just too weird).  But, anyhoo - I digress and move on.  I love feathers and have been doing actual feather hair extensions with micro beads for a little while now but really wanted to try something that would allow me to show off my creative side.  No to mention, sometimes you don't want to use the same feathers every day until you get your extensions taken out - so this clip on versions are perfect.  And, I think you can really get "saucy" and use larger feathers for a more dramatic look instead of the usual rooster ones.  Though - I do include those in some of my clip ons too.  I am contemplating making some with chains as well, not just suede or "Non-tangly" material (yes, I have just made up "non-tangly". lol)  I can add beads or leave it plain with just feathers and I can do all sorts of cool and craziness.  What I love about clip ins is that if you are not feeling the "feather look" today or any day - just leave them stored and don't need to take them out. ;)

So here are a few that I have worked on thus far and many more are coming out too.  They are available on the I-Candy Couture site and I can also customize them for you.

The feather extensions pictured above and below are a mix of maribou feathers, some other feathers (lol) and grizzly rooster feathers.  They are connected to suede as well as a standard hair clip.  Basically what you would do is just lift up a portion of your hair (hair on the top side) and place the clip on the underside and attach to some hair.  Then drop your "topside" hair over so it will cover the clip.  Very easy.  Or - you can always clip it into a pony tail too. ;)

The feathers pictured below are just your usual feathers and are also on suede.  They are larger so this is definitely a statement piece.

Thanks for letting me share with you some new goodies I have been working on at I-Candy Couture.  

Have an awesome Tuesday!

New changes to my blog banner & background

Hey hunnies,
Have you noticed the new blog background & banner design?  Isn't it so awesome? I absolutely love it.  It was designed for me by my girlie Carelis of Glameyez.com.  She is so talented and I am so lucky to have her do this for me.  Go and check her out http://www.glameyez.com and also check out her wonderful storefront too - her Mineral Pigment Shadows are fabulous!

xoxo
Honey

crazy days... Dear blog, sorry I have neglected you.

There has been so much going on lately, the launch of the new storefront of I-Candy Couture, the emails I have on a daily basis and just all around craziness. I promise I will be posting more really soon... Please bare with me.
Xoxo,
Honey

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Missing in Action

Hey guys... I have been gone for a little while and haven't really been posting much of anything lately.  I am so sorry... I promise, I am not abandoning any of you... hehe!

Things have been so crazy lately.  If you are subscribed to me on Youtube - you may have seen my video where I roll out my new business venture, I - Candy Couture Accessories.  That has surely been taking up a lot of my time and being able to blog/vlog and do videos has gone on the back burner the last week.  SORRY! :(

There are several interesting things that I want to share and want input on from all of my friends... :)

1.)  Check out my site I-Candy Couture Accessories, and be sure to tell me what you think.  We are constantly making and bringing in new products, so I am very interested to know your opinion. :)  I am in hopes to roll out a giveaway for this soon - so stay tuned for that.

2.)  I have been so lucky to receive a Sigma Travel Brush set last week.  I have been using it and loving it. :)  I will be rolling out a Giveaway for this once my Summer Fun Contest has ended... so stay tuned for that too. :)

3.)  If you have been keeping up to date with my Youtube Channel - you will notice that I am working on adding a little flair and fun stuff to my channel.  I started with my "Favorite High School Movies" and hope to be bringing many many more aspects to my channel to include "My Favorites" and even D.I.Y.'s.

For the most part - I may have been MIA - but I promise I am not gone for good.  I am just trying to find a even ground and work flow that will work best for me and my family.  Keep the comments coming and I look forward to chit chatting with all of you.

Have a blessed day. :)

Honey

Hey you... update your blog!

OMG - Can you say... "Major Fail" on my part?  I have been so MIA lately on updating my blog.  It has been a crazy week with the family reunion and then trying to figure out my new HD camera and how the heck to get it compressed and uploaded to youtube without it looking all FUNKY.  But, needless to say - I think I have nailed it down and I am back in the groove once again.  Can I get a, HELL YA!...  Okay, I'm a dork, right. :) hehe!

But - needless to say, I am back and ready to get going again.  I have a lot of things I am going to be blogging about this week - so stay tuned.

My 30 Day Blog Challenge

I have always loved blogging and though I have not been very good at it lately - I am working my way back up there. Starting this weekend, I am going to do a 30 Day Blog Challenge. Each day - starting one of the days of this weekend, I am going to blog about the subjects below. I may add extra posts here and there but will keep to my 30 day challenge. This way - it will allow my readers to learn more about me and who I am - as well as keep my blog full of posts. Keep on following and let's see where this journey will take us. ;-)

Here are the posts that I will be doing in the 30 days.

30 Day Blog Challenge

• Day 1 - Post a Photo of Yourself and a description of how your day went and what happened.
• Day 2 - Post a photo of something you may have done today...
• Day 3 - What is your idea of the perfect night out - details, details, details.
• Day 4 - What is a song that matches your mood - post a video or lyrics if possible.
• Day 5 - Look back over the years - when you reminisce, what comes to mind? Post a picture or two of what you remember (if you have any).
• Day 6 - Do any shopping or hauls lately? Post a photo and details.
• Day 7 - Post a photo of something you ate today.
• Day 8 - Do you watch TV - blog about your favorite TV show
• Day 9 - What is your favorite thing about Winter (this season)
• Day 10 - What is something you crave a lot? Is there a specific reason?
• Day 11 - Post a picture of yourself (taken today) and blog about your day and what happened
• Day 12 - Who / What is your inspiration and why?
• Day 13 - What is something you absolutely do not leave the house without
• Day 14 - What is in your makeup bag?
• Day 15 - Where is your favorite place(s) to eat and why
• Day 16 - Post a photo of something or someone that makes your happy
• Day 17 - Where do you live? Have your grown up here? What are your memories?
• Day 18 - What is the meaning behind your blog name
• Day 19 - If you knew that you were to die tomorrow, what would you say or do and why
• Day 20 - Post another photo of yourself (taken today) and blog about what happened today
• Day 21 - List 20 Facts about yourself
• Day 22 - What's in your purse?
• Day 23 - What are your favorite beauty products and why
• Day 24 - What is your favorite movie?
• Day 25 - 10 things you could not live without
• Day 26 - What is your favorite food, why? Do you have a favorite recipe for it?
• Day 27 - A Song that best describes you "today"
• Day 28 - Post a picture of you in Highschool, what memories do you have from those days?
• Day 29 - What are your goals for the rest of the year and resolutions for 2011
• Day 30 - Post a photograph of yourself today and write about 3 good things that have happened in the last 30 days.

So there is the list of my 30 day Blog Challenge topics. I am very excited to get started. Stay tuned... it's going to be rockin. ;-)

xoxo ~ Honey

Money Can't Buy Me Love...

I was reading through one of my old blogs and came across an old entry from Jan. 22, 2007. I can't remember exactly what was going on at that time, but I do know that I was out of work due to a bad injury to my left ankle (I had a class 3 sprain on my ankle). I just had to copy and paste it in this post... because almost 4 years later - I am happy and content on my decisions and where I chose to be and who I chose to be with. Thank you Lord for guiding me in the right direction. Now - all I have to focus on is financial freedom and life will be at its absolutely perfection. ;-)

January 22, 2007 -

I'm about to head off to go sleep, it is 11:57pm and my eyes are getting tired. I've been out of work for almost 3 weeks, and frankly... I'm losing my mind. I enjoy and love being with my son everyday and spending extra time with my husband... Don't get me wrong... this is not the complaints I have. I'm just irritated at the world and all it produces sometimes... I've had weeks, with really nothing to do but to contemplate on how much I need to change my priorities... My husband and son have always been a priority in my life... but I've allowed work and people who I see everyday run how I live and what I allow to be important. From now on, my family & myself come first... I'm not going to let work or other things tell me when to stop, drop & roll. Forget that shit! Yes, it's important to work, but I think I do more than work everyday. I eat, sleep & drink my job & it needs to stop. I will vow to go to work each day, work my 8 hours I'm supposed to... and go home.

It's already bad enough that I work over 35 miles away from home. that's over an hour worth of driving one way... I gotta start focusing on what's important in my life & stop letting my job rule it...

Money Can't buy me Love!

Time with my Love...

Woohoo! My hunny husband and I had a few hours of time together (all to ourselves) without kids this evening. It was awesome to have some time to ourselves and just catch with one another. We went our to dinner for some kick ass sushi at one of our favorite restaurants - Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar. Not only was dinner delicious, but it was awesome to be able to spend QT with my hubby. Thank you to my love for treating me out tonight... love you! Here are a few photos of the deliciousness we called dinner. ;-)

Lobster & crab stuffed ravioli's with a drizzle of truffle oil

Dessert - Fried ice cream (macadamia nut crust) yummy

Panko fried seared ahi sushi

shrimp tempura rolls stuffed with blue crab

maui style teriyaki grilled steak

New blog, new site... fun stuff.

Those of you following my old blog will notice that my new one has a few changes. I hope you enjoy following me and the whirlwind that I call life. Have an awesome day.

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