Colour Pop!

おしゃれ系 | 2014年11月2日

2014年10月20日

yooooooo omg ok let me start off this post by sounding like an illiterate idiot and how informal all these posts are becoming but its all good. So....

HAS ANYONE BEEN KEEPING UP WITH THE NEW SEAS ONF OTHE WALK DEAD?! YO OK. IDK. I told myself I cannot deal with this show. Don't get me wrong.  I love me some zombies and etc but wooooooow.

Somteimes I just need to stop. Lay on the floor and reassess why the fuck I'm watching this LOL....this is shingeki feels all over again...Then again I feel like by season 5 we should already know by now to expect the worst and that everyone is eventually going to die anyway ahaha like what even. This is a zombie apocalyptic world. Everything is going to end AHAH //wow pessimist much?...

Yeah basically marathoned this through Netflix and just started up on the new season. I hate following a new show season after season coz you have to wait for the next weeks episode versus if you wait it out then you get to binge watch everything aha...all my feels towards American Horror Story but with mid terms I'm behind an episode anyway so maybe by the time I'm ready to watch it theres atleast 2-3 episodes for me to binge on :x .. not like I really have time but I feel I've taken it quite easy this last week despite it being mid terms OvO;; The professor gave us an extension anyway so...huehuehue....

時々 | 初音ミク

Another throw back and redo.

I remember a few years ago when me & Toshi did Vocaloid LOVE IS WAR. It was definitely a failure. It was so hot. And the wig was just not happening. I remember we were very particular with colors since potato modes. 

I think this may be 3-4 years old? I don't quite recall but I'm sure FB will remind me and I'll be crying and screaming internally...

That was the first time in a really long time I wore a cosplay and a girl for that matter, years previously I mostly did crossplay but fast forward to now, I just dont do any anymore. Cosplaying her was intimidating at the time and to this day still since you get so many good Vocaloid cosplay/cosplayers and some with mediocre store bought ones though thats not to say they dont pull through the character...

I'm posting this now because I actually read some tacky bad commentary from another persons facebook account that had tagged our photos. The comment was in Chinese but I'm no fool. I know what I read ahaha..... 

I digress. The point is, I was traumatized by this ahaha that may sound extreme but seriously, wow. I decided to revisit this years later with much trial and error with makeup to now. I can finally rest this aside knowing I was able to re-do....

Makeup Tutorial: Reira Serizawa | Pink Gyaru

MUCH DELAYED MAKEUP TUTORIAL THAT SERIOUSLY COULD HAVE BEEN DONE BETTER *OOPS* STILL LEARNING AND FIGURING OUT A BETTER WAY TO DO THIS QWQ AND IM NOT BALLSY ENOUGH TO GO ON YOUTUBE AKA TOO LAZY

how to turn ugly potato into a somewhat decent looking human being ahahaha

this look is inspired by Reira Serizawa from NANA and honestly can be used for your everyday gal look or Sheryl Nome

or any character with pinkishblondehair! hurpdurp.

Or anything that goes with champagne colored eyes shadows. All products mentioned and used here are Drug store brands and won't break your bank.

There you go. I'm not great at descriptions but lets keep going!

NANA makeup post 2!

ahaha whut. Heres another NANA dump photo posts!?! I tried making a tutorial for this look before but just utterly failed. How do people make makeup tutorials anyway ahaha sooooo much effort I just couldnt!

I also got a new wig (not in the photos) which I was gonna wear to Fanime but I ended up not wearing NANA to Fanime or AX at all aha coz...packing!?! idk =3= I'll be able to cos this forreal someday...uwu

  Makeup used: I used a burgundy eyeshadow and dark purples from Inglot. I dont have the exact name of the shadows I used but those two colors are usually my go to for makeup looks >_>;; especially with NANA so I guess you can just look at how I applied the color???

Lashes worn are Pa and Diamond Lash lashes *w* I dont remember which ones either...
Lips I used Melt Six6Six! lovelovelovelovelove it even though it cost more than a mac lippie! Lenses I used were the princess mimi in brown
  Oh look, I tried to be gei and try my hand at Reira too AHAHA  coz my friend Ruiki was gonna try Shin but Idk if I even included the photo dump here looo   For Reira: I covered my brows with Nyx crayon in pink and over that I applied a dusty pink eyeshadow (the ones you can find at Naked 3. I used an individual color from Pixel called dusty rose)

For the eye makeup, which you probably can't see very well I went with the color palette from Naked 3. A wash of peachy pink on the lids as well as a dusty rose color on the outter corners. A frosty pink eyeshadow on the inner corners. For lips I used my YSL rouge lip in 35(?) and a shit load of contour.

As always the foundation I used for my makeup tests are all Mehron. I use 2-3 different shades to bring my tan butt to a lighter shade *w*;;

Mayday birthday updates

Forever backlogged and late  to updates. I probably keep going back and saying how I have so much backlogs and draft posts that hasn't seen the light of day... but we'll get there QwQ
Fanime is coming up and I got a ton of commission to finish prior to that. Anime Matsuri has come  and gone and omg yeah I got a post for that coming up too thats probably sitting in draft mode too. A couple of batch photos sitting on lightroom to be edited too and reviews to go through to.wow. the road to fanime is a long one. The road to finals is also just as annoying and long. Thankfully their projects and not exactly paper exams or I'd probably just die. Atleast with projects I can cry about them. Test. I can cry about them but doubt I'll retain much information lol....but in honor of me turning another year older and not another year wiser I'm gonna go ahead and procrastinate some more  on the patterns I need to be drafting and instead, am gonna sit here and write an update...which unfortunately I didn't even finish and left on draft mode so here I am not re-attempting to finish this upahah like seriously, where does the time go? who has the time to do this anymore. QwQ....

But I guess a lot has happened and not happened in the last few months following AM and I guess another of events to come as well in the coming months and summer. *Hopefully* and hopefully like most bloggers, I'll make a sad attempt to be more active. And also, wow I really need to revamp the layout or at least the banner! jeez. Not to mention my own DA account has been more or less neglected uwu.... SO LETS START THE INSTAGRAM DUMP COZ. I'M LAZY!
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So right around the end of last month I finally caved and braved it and got a tattoo! Whoo! I know people have mixed feelings about them but w/e. I got my first one last month and my 2nd one just a few days prior to this entry actually. The first one I got a sketchy design of Vivienne Westwoods iconic logo on my collar bone area and yeah it actually went over my collar bone. I've debated about this for quite sometime (years even - design, placement and etc) and I finally caved and got it! And for my birthday my brother from another mother Ying for me another one! A kanji on my inner forearm that read "戦士" or "warrior/soldier" theres a lot of meaning behind this and I don't feel the need to interpret it for anyone else. 

And its definitely not going to stop there! I got plans for more and bigger pieces in the future *w* 
pain wise, it is as how people describe it. A hot needle dragging across your skin for the most part. Take a sewing needle and do  tiny scratch marks on your arm or a long drag is basically how it feels. The one on my collar bone, I'm not gonna say it didn't hurt but it was definitely tolerable :D I dont know how much I'm looking forward to if I get some intense shading done but nonethe less stoked though. I think the reason why I hesitated this long; well clearly the sad disapproving looks from your parents (it doesnt get any easier the older you get ahaha) and the negative connotation tattoos get throughout society AND to top it off; cosplay (probably?) but throw caution to the wind and just do it.

Also as part of my birthday I treated myself to some LUSH products and I can already say I AM A LUSH CONVERT. GOOD BYE BODY SHOP. HELLO LUSH *w* and more you guessed it, more Westwood! Last weekend I also went to All Saints with a friend and Neeman Marcus and oh boy. Its all over now. I still want more Chrome Hearts (I got a new CH necklace but no photo oh noes) I also want / need new RHS coz mine took a beating through Matsuri but I fixed them with glue aha...

Actually JK. I still like a few products from Body Shop and truly believe in their products but I was looking for a new pick-me up and was getting quite bored or unimpressed with the sheet masks and much prefer the thicket pasty masks coz IDK I feel the grosser it is, the better it is for your skin?! AHA. Well, I use to make my own masks; yogurt oatmeal honey or matcha yogurt oatmeal and etc but was getting tired of having to always mix a new batch. And wanted to try something new. I picked up 2 things; brazen honey and cosmetic warrior.

and samples galore from the Body Shop since that was the first place I hit with the intent on finding a new face mask but I wanted to try 2 different once. typically in a face mask I look for; anti blemish, pore cleansing/deep cleaning and must leave skin brighter and moisturized! Of course theres not a all-in-one product for this so I had to clearly look at 2 different types. But I'm saving these samples (I got the seaweed one and tea tree one from Body shop for Fanime when I travel since I can't exactly travel with the LUSH ones)

The lady at LUSH was  really *nice* I think I met my new skin care BFF lol she was really nice and sat me down and tried samples on my hand and gave me a generous sample of their Herbalism cleanser and moisturizer WHICH YOU ALREADY KNOW I'M GOING TO GO BACK FOR COZ BYE BYE BODY SHOP OVO CLEANSER, HELLO LUSH!

Oh more on the mask; cosmetic warrior is anti blemish- has a funky smell to it but if you're used to au naturale masks you're gonna easily get used to that funk and lets get real, its not that bad.

The next one I got which is my absolute favorite is Brazen Honey, it has almost on it, honey and I think oats?? As per description, great for tired skin and needs for that pick-me-up. SOLD SOLD SOLD. They even have a chocolate one which I wont lie, it sounds deliciously tempting OvO maybe I'll ask for a sample next time I'm there ehehe...

My friend got me my HG primer/pore minimizer from Body Shop. I like this cos it DOES come with tea tree extract so I don't have to worry about my face potentially breaking out. QwQ I've tried a lot of different primers but this is definitely my go to on a daily basis.

and finally caved and got a Urban Decay color (I have the Naked palette but uweee) pot :o so buttery soft. So so so buttery soft. I can see why its sold at a few dollars more than Mac colors.
   

Food pr0n and condensed makeup shopping hauls from the past month(s)

judging doge selfies

and a view of Houston during the weekend of Anime Matsuri

I really did thorougly enjoyed my stay at Houston despite the unpredictable weather

I absolutely hated the con, organization was atrocious

upcoming rant soon

birthday dessert cake ice cream delio :o

I wonder if Hipsters who wear flower crowns ever feel like the Chiquita banana lady?... coz I surely felt like I did...made these last night all for under $3 lol...I also threw some teal spray and glitter on the blue set.  I'm tempted to throw blood splatters on the red x white one....

JANUARY/FEBRUARY RECAP

Forever and ever and ever backlogged, I clearly cannot make blogging a future career option lol...like...wow.ahaha...was it ever an option?! I keep saying this with each entry but school is back and I'm officially enrolled back into Fashion School....projects galore QwQ but this time I switched from design to merchandising....

So here we go with another long comprehensive post from IDK last month and some this month?! Did I even do one in December? o___O A lot of bloggers are probably talking about 'yay new year new changes' etc etc...well...I fell off the bandwagon on that one even on my tumblr so this is what you get (I doubt anyone reads this anyway looo)

I guess lets start with Anime Los Angeles since it was the beginning of the New Year and like always I didn't go out during New Years. I probably was playing Harvest Moon or something  oh wait, now that I remember I spent it sick on the couch PLAYING Harvest Moon LOOOO whut...I bought champagne but it tasted like shit so no.

I had originally brought my Shakugan no Shana cos but guess who left their wig?! and didnt even think to pack my red weaves with me to even get away with my  real hair...welp. So no Shana but here, have some League spam lol (or not really a league spam) I mean, drunken ratchet unglorified selfies with my friends QwQ;; met some new lovely people at ALA and ended up at Dennys at 5am. Woah. LOL. I can't wait to see them again at Fanimu~

I didn't really shoot much other than League cosers at ALA and I'm still backlogged. Watch me post those Xmas-y stuff like...summer....or something lol....when its too hot....

remind me not to let people take my glasses LOL or take off my wig before we do drunken selcas coz wow so not fab ahaha. NEXT TIME! ONLY RUI LOOKED FABULOUS LOL WTH AHAHA...

 wow much organize. This is only for like the first 10 mins of when you unpack your stuff

coz we all know when its time to get ready, this table is always a hot mess uwu....

they have such poor lighting at cons/hotels

I'm considering getting one of those vanity mirrors with lights to go lol...

Lets take a brief moment to interrupt this massive spam with a quick run down on some foundation reviews that I decided to try out this last month/last few months....

Lets start with the DERMABLEND. I really wanted to like this foundation, I really did ): but in the end it just wasn't cutting it for me.

This foundation claims to be more pigmented than most other foundations, the biggest selling point and genius marketing by L'oreal on this brand was to use Zombie boy and have him caked in makeup to completely cover his tattoos up!
Coverage wise, it was great. But it didn't last AT ALL. I found my face (I have oily-combination skin) after applying it (with and without primer) it started to slip and slide after 3-4 hrs of wear....not even by the 4th hour even....and this is after setting it with various type of powder products. The colors are limited too so it was a return ):

next up is the Physicians Formula dark spot corrector foundation.

It comes in a *really* cute packaging, if you haven't browsed your drug store isle lately you'll notice the Liz Lisa inspired packaging for their naked palettes or I think they call them BARE. W/E lol 

I was convinced to try this coz it promises to diminish dark spots over time, basically an over glorified BB cream. Comes with a snazzy DROPPER applicator AND A FREE BRUSH. LIKE HELLO?! I loved the idea but the coverage was just too SHEER and again, it didn't last long on my combo skin.

The only thing about this that I also didn't like is that you have to SHAKE it up before dispensing the product since it comes out almost watery and theres a clear separation between the oil/water and the foundation pigment /: uh no. And can get quite messy. Also you can't exactly shake up the product thats already stuck mid shaft of the on the dropper applicator....

Had to do a return on it since for the price of the foundation (ave $15~ at CVS) I could have just added a few more $$$ and gotten Clinique!

 IDK WHY I DIDN'T TRY THIS ONE SOONER. I MAY HAVE FOUND MY HG FOUNDATION. Or IDK. Close to it! So far so good! I've had this for about a week now?  And so far I'm not complaining! Its kept me matte longer than my old Clinique matte foundation and just a little bit more coverage and is definitely buildable! I pair it with my Mac concealer but needless to say the Mac concealer doesn't last as long ): I'm thinking of sampling the MUFE one since Sephora does give free samples.

While at the check out line I decided to pick up the new benefit beauty balm, tbh I wasn't sure what it was but on the box it claims to help matte up the skin and reduce pores and shine. Can be worn before makeup, after or as is!
I actually use it as a primer before foundation and it might be the reason why my foundation is staying matte longer?!  For $10 not bad. I may go back and get another one :D

Quieing up a few lens reviews from my last lens haul from when Pinky Paradise had their 50% off sale. I still have 2 that has been sitting on 'draft' mode for a while now...I really gotta just wrap those up and throw them on here /: oops.

These are the G&G BIG PINK! I guess I might as well do a mini review on here since I'm already posting these selcas up. All taken with natural light. I'm not entirely sure if I'm inlove with the design, I got them coz they were 50% off and I wanted pink lenses! LOL and I was particular to them due to the limbal ring too and I so far have been a fan of the dueba/G&G brand in terms of comfort....

ohlook,its a mint dress and not black :O woah. What.

FOR VALENTINES DAY I GOT MYSELF SKINS. OOPS. HOW. COULD. I. NOT.

VAYNE WAS 50% OFF Q.Q AND IT MIGHT FORCE ME TO PRACTICE VAYNE MORE HEE

AND WELL. /EVERYONE/ AND THEIR MOM PLAYS ASHE. SO WHY. NOT.

The thing I can't stand with Ashe is, shes easy to pick up but hard to master uwu..why do I keep playing ADCs oh well....I still wanna get Riven and AP Sona. I've played them a few times but only when they were free lol. Oops.

so yeah if you wanna play league...you...know...just...add me....and....prepare to carry LOL...

also, I found this at the Fashion district, its FUCKING KENSHIN FABRIC WHUT. But in the end I regret buying it...I have 2 yards of this in brown and in green. I put it up on eBay if you're interested in taking these off my hands, please message me right away and I'll give it up for a discounted price coz I just....idk..LOL. They are a stretch fabric....

I actually tried 2 different Dermablend shades and I think the sand beige was the closest to my match?? I don't recall the other shade I tried.

NYX Jumbo Pencils are definitely worth the hype they get from the beauty community! I love using them as a base for eyeshadow (I used the silver one for my eyeshadow base on my previous post with the silver wig) and also to cover up my eyebrows lol. So. Cosplayers! TAKE NOTE LOL!! But I topped the cream shadow with powder to set the brows in place and just help pronounce the color some more since I didn't exactly trim down my brow hair....or shave them off and I haven't kept up with bleaching them....

The other items I was excited was the PIXEL eyeshadows. Claims to not crease (well doesn't /every/ eyeshadow product out there claim to do that?) it lasts longer than Revlon drug store eyeshadows so far. I got them coz of the snazzy packaging. Compact and mostly because they had the colors that I was eyeing off the Naked 3 palette! Can't justify $50 on a new palette when I barely used my naked 1...if anything I should have gotten Lorac Pro tbh /: I might go back and get that later on...hueeee....

SOME BELATED HAUL FROM THE LAST END OF DECEMBER/EARLY JANUARY HOLLLLLERRRR AND PACKAGES THAT CAME IN AFTER THE HOLIDAYS WHUT

Ending this post with Botega Louise at Los Angeles.

 Looks so yummy but I haven't tried any of them LOL!

And that bangs game...have I finally achieved Park Bom status?! LOL

EDIT:

OOPS I FORGOT TO MENTION!! HOUSTON BOUND! LESS THAN A MONTH BEFORE OUR FLIGHT TO HOUSTON TO ANIMATSURI!!! AAAAAH
FIRST OUT OF CA CON. WOAH
GONNA BE PART OF THE COOL KIDS NOW?!

ridiculously stoked yet nervous coz....LOL....finances coz apparently I'm moving in April not May?! and I still gotta get my stuff together for my sisters graduation in May + Fanime woah woah woah ok, we can do this! :D I'm mostly worried coz I'll be flying out of LAX not SD...and I fly back alone on Sunday straight to SD and Toshi is flying alone back to Sac....owo;; atleast I don't have a lay over but Toshi does....

I hate packing and I'm even more gonna hate having to  try and condense con packing into 1 check-in bag and trying to avoid to do a carry on+my purse but this might end up happening....