Rewind: Anime Matsuri 2014

IS THIS FINALLY IT?! REALLY? AFTER MONTHS OF BACKLOGGED FINALLY THE MATSURI POST AND ITS NOT EVEN COMPLETE. AHAHAHA WOW.

Its only been how many months since Matsuri and you're finally getting an update from me. Whut. AhAHA. And look, no HQ photos tho  AHAHA wow (their on my other PC and I'll probably make a seperate posts anyway with more of the other photos)

I am an awkward potato who will probably take ages to write this and I still have photos left on my other PC....why....so I'm sorry I'm relying on IG to let me remember this lolol....not that I really took a lot of photos while I was there tbh /: I was running around press and the convention was just...POORLY ORGANIZED. I can go on a whole tangent rant about it but I'm sure everyone and their mom has heard about it. I'll just break it down real quickly:

• No communication with the staff - lines were unorganized
• Events ran HOURS late
• Staff was uninformed/unprepared
• Press was mistreated

Pros though: Food trucks, good people, good company, good drinks and hanging out with the band. Yes.

our flight was really early in the morning like 6AM early from LAX and I was coming up from SD and Toshi came all the way down from Stockton. It was brutal. Not really. We hanged out at Dennys for a good few hours before heading over to LAX and it was a pleasant 5 hr flight?? IDK we both slept the entire ride over coz wow 6am flights. What is that. But it was thoroughly exciting to be leaving CA. I think we both were pretty much spazzing out to be out of CA for once and for a con too!

The weekend prior to AM I was scheduled to move to a new apartment and look how barren it was lol! It was definitely hectic trying to finish sewing, moving, packing and then packing for AM ahahaha what. So when I came back from AM (I was sick prior to leaving and was even sicker coming back ahaha yolo mode) that I didn't bother even getting the room together till a month or two into living there. Wow. Yeah.  And I am still horrendously back logged from AM that I still got quite a bit of photos to go through and several other shoots/events after that. So these entries will be pretty much all over the place and probably spammed out throughout the year....aha...wei....

one of the highlights of the con for me was the food and obviously the people. Not too fond of the weird weather lol. It was raining then sunshine then rain again. But oh well, it was during Winter/Spring ish so I guess? But it was very convenient that the food trucks were all posted right outside my hotel. Holler and the house of blues was also down the street from our hotel. Yum
Chicken waffles with spicey mayo and banana nutella waffles from the food truck. Grilled chicken ceasar salad from the house of blues and some fruity drink ahaha

 

I think one of our biggest worry leaving CA to fly into a con was just not knowing where everything or anything is AHAH or even how to get from our airport to the actual con, I didnt realize that Southwest flies into its own airport exclusively away from the regular airport ovo;; but luckly enough sister-in-law lives in Houston and was nice enough to pick us up and take us to get Subway during our flight in QwQ Godblessssss we didn't have time to really go shop for provisions since she was taking a long break from work to pick us up and take us to the con uwu;; its ok, we survived off the food trucks but this taught me to /pack/ some snacks even if its gonna be in my check-in coz wow. I didnt even know where the nearest store was by the hotel and the hotel didnt have a shuttle system but all taxis. Fuck no ):

I have some other photos from the con but didn't quite make it in this entry again I'll have to go back in and redo those...or something ahaha. When we got the con day 0 it was quite nice being able to take in the place and whatnot. But wow I think a good chunk of our time was spent waiting in line! Now was the beginning of the downfall for me /:

There was no visible lines for press, or a press packet for us press people. I also bought a regular badge since we didn't get the OK for press till like, 2 weeks prior to the con and when I had asked for a refund there was no reply on their email, facebook or even twitter. Whut. So I ended up with 2 badges /: uh ok....and they had shoved Press people in the same line as the upgraded pass people but for some reason regular pass holder lines were moving *so much* quicker than our lines....wtf...and when we were asking them questions no one could give us any distinct answer so I eventually gave up and walked away...
I don't even remember what we had for dinner that night, probably the left over subways sandwhiches we had??? aah idk but leslie flew in the night before lol and wasnt able to check into the hotel till we got there aha...but the hotel staff was quite friendly in comparison to most hotel staffs in CA! ahaha I feel CA hotels are so done with us con goers! WOW.

I don't even remember when Ying flew in AHAHA I like to think it was the evening of Day 0?? AhaHA coz I remember Day 1 being a cluster fuck ahaha I had to clock in some work time while at the hotel so good thing I brought my laptop with me and the hotel offered AT&T wifi woohoo so I was able to work from my hotel room but the hotel did provide free macs to use downstairs OvO! Toshi was still hard at work on her cosplays uwu;; and had taken over the hotel room simultaneously working on Tidus and Dragoon...

More foods from the food truck! We even got to hang with the band at the bar right downstairs of our hotel. Nice nice. No photos pls.  Sakito and Hitsugi were both pretty chill

I'll be posting the concert photos on another entry.

Photos taken from Toshi coz I'm a potato and am too lazy to edit my set right now. So this will do for now ahahaha...

You can tell how rushed and lazy this entry was...I'll probably go back and edit this later with more text ahah. What is that. But I guess I'll see you guys later at AX!?!?! I still got Fanime to edit and another shoot right before that...

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....

I.Fairy Red Lens Review

 

Diameter: 14.5mm

Water Content: 42%

Base Curve: 8.6mm

Replacement Period: 12 months 

 

I've used these lenses quite a bit for several different looks but one thing I gotta say about these lenses is that they are incredibly vibrant. Very bold color pay off and has a very thick limbal ring! Definitely not for the faint of heart! 

They come off quite strongly and makes a great statement. Definitely not for the moe type characters if thats what you intend on using them for cosplay!

The great thing about these lenses is they show up incredibly well even in indoor lighting settings and for portrait cosplay shoots where your not exactly in full frame of the camera. The photos I posted below are mostly in-door lighting so you can definitely see how well these lenses do in terms of design and color vibrancy.

The water content on them makes them quite comfortable, I've been able to wear them for over 8 hours (again, not recommended) and for 14.5mm they definitely look almost 15mm because of the thick limbal (black) ring around them.

 

I had no issues with dryness with these lenses (but I feel it could also be subjected per individual) but I absolutely love these lenses and would continue to repurchase them!  

I believe I got these lenses off candylens.com, I dont believe pinkyparadise carries this specific style but  I do think honey color does.