tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25824034271777610362024-03-13T12:55:26.242-07:00A·M·A·N·IMusings & Experiences of a City-Born DeviantAmanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13891202702922888258noreply@blogger.comBlogger230125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582403427177761036.post-61270057169168230992015-04-15T13:55:00.000-07:002015-04-15T19:37:51.116-07:00Natural Hair Progress, New Hair Color & Local Beauty Purchases.Life has been crazy. From my family & my grandmother still unwell, to my certification classes being much harder than I'd thought they be, to doing GAL VIP work as well as other graphic work projects, (and a little bit of dating and flings on the side...), I cannot seem to get time to sit down and make blogging a regular thing!<br />
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But! Here I am with a new post :) I'm going to share with you all my beauty updates so far.<br />
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I forget if I made a formal post about having stopped applying perms to my hair and such, but it's officially been a full year since I stopped. Last February or March was the last time I had permed my hair, which because of an lolaccident (coldest day of the year, cold water froze up + burning chemicals in my hair), I had to stop perming in order to let my hair grow out.<br />
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The damage I received wasn't nearly as bad as it could have been-- luckily I would prep my scalp with oil before perming it so I did not suffer any chemical burns to my scalp~ however, a lot of my hair did become really over-processed, especially around the crown of my head where a bunch of it broke off in the back. It wasn't really noticeable because I have really thick hair, but I didn't want to risk putting any more chemicals on it and making the damage worse.<br />
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So since March 2014 I have been on a no-perm fast, and I don't miss the 'creamy crack' one bit.<br />
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My new hair regimen only really consisted of a handful of things-- 100% pure edible coconut oil (frankly if you can eat it, then it's good for your hair as well), almond oil, occasionally extra virgin olive oil, and then for washing I would use a dandruff shampoo (which was another major problem for me) along with Creme of Nature's Argan Oil conditioning treatment, occasionally switching out and using a garlic conditioner. I would wash my hair, using my nails to massage and exfoliate my scalp to break up the dead skin, put the conditioner in my hair and let it sit for 30-45 minutes before washing out, and afterwards I would moisturize with whatever oil of choice and then either put my hair in twists or in braids. So for most of the time I either had my hair naturally stretched into soft waves without heat, or I rocked a little twist-out afro or something.<br />
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The past 12 months were really fun because I got to learn so much about my natural hair.. how to take care of it in it's natural state, how to prep-style it after washing, and watching it grow pretty quickly! When I first started, I had cut my hair to my collarbone (I didn't cut all of my damaged hair or did a 'big chop', because I value long hair the most). By early February, my hair was down to my breast when fully stretched. It grew about 10 inches or so.<br />
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Around December I decided I was going to make a little change and dye my hair. I was craving to do an ash brown for a while and decided that my birthday was the best time to do it! For my birthday I bought some hair extension wefts from Aliexpress (review to come soon!), bought a buttload of dye and bleach, and went to my sister who did the whole process for me. I ended up buying Wella "Color Charm" dyes in 6A (or a 6AA?), and also 7AA. We bleached my extensions (I ended up dyeing it another day), and then we dyed my hair without the use of bleach. After that process, my sister cut all the damaged hair off and this was the result:<br />
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My hair is back to past the collarbone stretched. Only the very tips of the ends are remains of my last perm. The color is really nice, though I was worried about it being too close to my scalp color, but eventually new growth came in a bit and showed the difference much better. Funny enough, my roots actually came out lighter while the ends came out darker, though they were setting for the same amount of time and the same color. I only assume that it was become of my ends being treated with perm vs. my virgin new growth.<br />
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You see my hair silk-pressed in one photo and freshly washed in the next? Do you see that beauty? ; v; Since my hair was always long and had all the length to it, I couldn't properly determine my curl pattern, but now that it's cut I can definitely see that I am around a 3C-4A (more towards 3C). Despite how ridiculously thick my hair is, my hair is so tamable and I barely get tangles. Since I've had it dyed, I've been only pressing the front-half of my head, while keeping the back coarse, putting it in braids and then wearing my new clip-on half-wig piece and extensions.<br />
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Recently I got a few new products for not only my hair, but my skin as well. I'll first start with my local shopping--<br />
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I've been buying loads more of the Creme of Nature Argan Oil packets, along with my new Silicone-Mix conditioner. The Silicone-mix conditioner is mainly for my hair extensions, but I've been using it on my hair as well and it has been working wonders. Naturalistas don't seem to like this product too often because it seals your hair and keeps any moisture from getting in it, but using 1:1 mix of both conditioners really freshened my hair, made it ridiculously soft and manageable. The only thing I will say is that the silicone mix has a strong fragrance, but since I'm mixing it with other conditioners, the smell isn't as potent as when used alone.<br />
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My other recent product from the local shop has been the Dudu-Osun black soap, which is described as an organic black soap from Africa, made with all-natural ingredients like honey, lemon, and it helps heal acne by lightening the scarring. Since in the last two years I've been breaking out pretty bad due to stress, I decided to get this product. Despite my stance on things like skin-bleaching that got me a bit paranoid, my favorite Youtube beauty gurus (with BEAUTIFUL dark skin) have recommended this product for their daily skincare routine, so I decided to give it a try. So far it has been very effective, and I'll elaborate on it in a future post as well.<br />
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I also have this Dark & Lovely Anti-Reversal cream, which I now use after washing to help set my hair for whatever I do to it, whether I blowdry it, or stretch it out naturally, or twist up my hair. It does a pretty good job in keeping the hair from reverting in wet conditions... we'll see how it does in the humid summer months though.<br />
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Other than that, I have been picking up some new makeup products, mainly NYX's "Copenhagen" & "Transylvania" liquid lippies which were the rage last October. Literally, they've been sold out for months in my local beauty supply stores, as well as online, but recently I managed to get the colors. They are beautiful dark lippies and they last for quite a while too! Besides that, I have also been purchasing L.A. Girl's Pro.Conceal HD concealer which is another popular product among POC makeup enthusiasts. I've actually been using the lighter shade "Warm Honey" for a while, and then later on Youtube gurus got hooked onto it and have been praising it since. I only just recently got the darker shade "Toast" to aid in contouring. I plan to get an even lighter one for when I want more highlight~ and then last but not least, I got a Victoria's Secret Christmas-edition Beauty Rush lip gloss like I usually do every semi-annual. The photo makes it look a bit dark but in actuality it has this kind of nudy-pink color, and it's also a gradient so the tip-half is more of a darker tone while the other half of the tube is a lighter tone. I just really have a thing for 'wintery' lip glosses that remind me of sugar cookies, cinnamon, brown sugar, or toffee.<br />
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Next is my Winter/Spring 2015 Beauty Haul~ I got so much stuff that I have to make a separate post for it xD<br />
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A·M·A·N·Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841169911093889035noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582403427177761036.post-77172830568772684342014-06-20T15:19:00.000-07:002014-06-21T03:05:27.277-07:00Is Black Diamond -really- helping Gyaru?<br />
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This has been on my mind for a few days now. With 小悪魔Ageha currently without a publisher (though it's sister mag 姉Ageha is set to start circulation again in August), and EGG supposedly being "DONE" and officially "retiring"/shutting down (I say this because this is not the first time they've attempted to 'quit' before coming back..), the spotlight on Japanese Gyaru subculture has been dimming. The real gyaru are still around, but admittedly things like gal circle activity are slowly dwindling. The question that's been buzzing around is, "is Gyaru dead???"<br />
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Firstly, just because the gyaru magazines are currently not in circulation does not mean the entire thing is done for. People seem to forget the roots of <a href="http://neojaponisme.com/2012/02/28/the-history-of-the-gyaru-part-one/">Gyaru as a counter-culture movement</a>. It was not intended to be a popular 'trendy' style, it was created out of rebellion. Just because it's no longer mainstream, does not mean it loses it's identity and it's livelihood completely. Many gyaru brands in 109 and online are still going pretty strong, e.x. D.I.A., Gold's Infinity, et cetera, and while for some it may be difficult to keep track of current gal-cirs and event circles, (especially if you're not familiar with navigating Japanese SNS sites like crooz or have access to mixi), there are still plenty of dark gals around, and gal circles still do exist and are active. You can still catch recent circle parapara events via Youtube, and I have seen many westerners abroad say that there are actually many gyaru outside of Tokyo in other prefectures.<br />
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With all these magazines "dying" all around, I decided to dig up old EGG magazine scans from my harddrive, mainly from 2008-2010. Some might coin those years the "golden years" for Gyaru fashion (pun intended) since it was the period where it's popularity was at it's peak. Besides for nostalgia, I was looking at the trends and the outfits from each spread and street snap; and in doing so, I noticed something. That is, how incredibly <i>simple</i> and convenient gal style was.<br />
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Seeing all this variety made me wonder to myself, "Why aren't a lot of us in the west getting this down?" Fact of the matter is, no one has creativity (Besides maybe some European gals. It seems they're all flawless...ermgherd). There are really not that many girls who try to even attempt to recognize the basics of the style, whether it's makeup or clothing, and for that reason they can't even step into the area where they can break color boundaries or take things from western fashion and make it work. We are admittedly obsessed with the popular well-known brands-- even those who supposedly 'hate brand' or 'hate brandwhores/people who can personally afford brand for themselves' cannot distance themselves from brand because that is all they know, and most don't know how to recreate the style's aesthetics with non-brand items. We are so stuck onto the brand images and concepts of D.I.A., of M*A*R*S, La Pafait and less often nowadays, COCOLULU.<br />
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Besides the effort of the gals in making almost anything work, I also noticed other things-- the way their hair was laid. They were always hairstyles that were easy to do on your own, for the most part; hair down, up-dos, partials-- wavy, curly, SUPERcurly, pin-straight, heavily teased, crimped, etc. A lot of them could be done in maybe about 30 minutes average. Their nails were simple-- and when I mean simple, I mean for the gals who had their nails done, even the crazy 3-D deco'd nails, were either 'normal' tip length, or at least long enough to be <i>practical and functional</i>.<br />
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Seeing these things, my mind begin to shift over to Black Diamond. All past drama aside (e.x. with the failed Black Diamond International), I do admire the Black Diamond girls for kind of still being there as a "visible" face of gyaru. Not having expected them to last long, especially under the production of shady Pontsuyo, a part of me is pleased that they're still out and about and active.<br />
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However, in a way, their style<i> may</i> be doing more bad than good. I'll break it down into major points:<br />
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I'm talking about hair and nails. Not every single member does this, but a good amount of the main faces of BDia do.<br />
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While big and detailed enough to make anyone go "WOAH!", most of the huge "sujimori" ("筋盛り" suji- literally meaning "stripe/streaks", -mori describing voluminous) hairstyles are salon sets, not done by the girls themselves. The complexity of the hairstyles aren't convenient to the everyday person. From personal experience, attempting sujimori could take about 2 hours or so trying to do it -on your own-, with your own hair, especially depending on how intricate someone is trying to go, and how well your hair can hold up. For a lot of people, that could be a pretty good chunk of your day, or at least a good chunk of your normal 'prep time' when it comes to going out. Even as far as using wigs, synthetic wigs in particular, it can take about 10 hours including washing and prepping to style a wig if you want it to look good and actually realistic.<br />
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In comparison, EGG kept their styling reasonably easy with all sorts of styling. Even Ageha, to a point Long hair, short hair, straight hair, curled hair, crimped hair, ponytail, pigtail, on and on and on. You saw enough of each kind of hair length and style that there was not much reason to think "I can't do gal with short hair", or, "I can't leave my hair straight". Heck yes you could! But with all the mori styling in Black Diamond, it kind of tells a different thing, one with less options and lots of maintenance. The only time you saw them without anything special would be during their off-days, definitely not so much with press shoots or events.<br />
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Even from the perspective of Japanese hostesses (which I've seen through multiple sources, one of them being the<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/28/business/global/28hostess.html" target="_blank"> 2009 New York Times article's video feature</a>), those who bother to get things like mori hair sets don't have time to do it step-by-step; they bring all their crap to the hair salon, and have their hair and makeup prepped simultaneously. Not only is sujimori time-consuming no matter how you do it, in terms of being a regular at the hair salon, that's like dough turning to liquid and spilling out of your pocket constantly. For many it's an unnecessary expense and something girls nowadays wouldn't bother trying to do it on a regular basis. And while sujimori was a big thing in Ageha, Ageha was mainly catering to actual hostesses anyways, not regular gyaru; and even then, they had their fair share of do-able mori hair set tutorials if some wanted to go that extra mile.(as well as BETTY magazine)<br />
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While there are girls who don't -usually- get too much done, they usually end up in the shadows of Harutamu and co.'s magnificent salon hair. For example Demi, who is effortlessly gyaru without the detailed striped locks (and she seem to have a lot more popularity on her own!), and then at times Mayuchibi would either have simple hair, or a more -doable- mori style. Pomitan tends to have her hair mori'd out, but sometimes she'll rock a more doable style as well. <br />
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Now as far as nails...again, not every BD member get their nails done, but those that do usually go hard... to the point where they can't even properly function without their fingers spread miles apart. The most notorious would be the supercutie Harutamu, who was featured for getting Candy Crush and My Melody figures clustered all along 6-8 inch pointed nails. Of course that is not her only ridiculous set, it's a regular thing she does. However, when most see that, in regards to convenience and basic movement, it's more or less an instant "nope".<br />
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I'd say 4 or 5 inch nails can be seen as really long, but leaving the wearer to be able to do normal activities (with some getting used to). Even Ageha model Sakurina, who was known for ridiculously cluttered nails, usually kept hers at a reasonable length. Long nails are good as long as you can figure out how to wipe your tush, hold utensils, handle money, and not snagging pieces on everything. Even looking through "gyaru nails" or something via. Google or Tumblr, you can see a variety of lengths and designs, most sets are about 4 inches or shorter. (Different photos of different girls' nails, not the same chick because you will obviously keep getting the same lengths.)<br />
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While D.I.A. is nowhere near losing their overall popularity, a lot of their 2012-2013 lines became extremely played out thanks to Black Diamond. For a good minute there were back-to-back, month-after-month repeats of the same kind of outfits; no mixing and matching different brands to make unique looks, you had maybe 3 girls in the same exact outfit, maybe different colorways; 4 of them wearing the same top, 6 of them the same belt, and then 12 of them the same furry legwarmers in different colors. Twinning/Tripling/Quartupleting outfits could be fun, but only on an occasional basis-- these girls did it constantly and consistently, to the point where their look got really old, REAL fast. Also, crocs (enough said).<br />
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Overall, D.I.A. was used sparingly throughout different outfits, not from head to toe. In my opinion, the outfits looked more practical and obtainable to EGG'S audience. The only exception to that would maybe be Yun from time to time. We can also say the same about the COCOLULU craze as well-- the only exception was that a lot of 109 stores and cheaper brands followed COCOLULU a lot, and so there were MANY colorful clothes by different brands to choose from, to make a similar look but still look unique from others. And you may go, "But you're comparing trends from <8 years ago to now?", but my point isn't the trends itself, but the effort put into doing a creative outfit. These girls have 109 stores, Baby Shoop, Galaxxy, etc, they have their Forever 21, H&M, and other stores that are -bound- to have colorful staple clothing and whatnot but they keep to the same outfits. It becomes unclear whether their D.I.A. collection is supposed to be their 'style', or a group uniform...<br />
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At a time where you would assume group/community activity essential in order to preserve the culture, it's a thing that is not happening. At least, not between Black Diamond and real gyaru circles. Why not?<br />
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In the beginning when Black Diamond first came onto the scene, with it's "120+ membership", an awful lot of that group eventually dropped out because 1) they were only interested in Black Diamond as a blog ring, which it originally was, 2) they weren't getting paid for the time like they had hoped, but a good chunk was 3) actual gyaru circle members whose time was being taken away from their real ACTIVE circles. Majority of the sa-jin who used to be part of Black Diamond were committed members of their actual circles, so when bit of media hype and 'BD meetings' came up frequently, it was taking an awful lot of time from their responsibilities as circle members.<br />
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In case you are mostly unfamiliar with gyaru circles: despite being full of crazy youth, they were actually very organized. Membership was a serious commitment to make, not just jokingly made out in old Bananaman Himura x Charasen features or Gal Circle dorama. Members were often required to put forth monthly fees for the maintenance of the group for future circle events; commitment time-wise was also essential, usually to the point where if something was seriously obstructing your attendance, e.x. a boyfriend, or even school, you were in risk of getting kicked, and in stricter policies almost 'excommunicated'. Despite there having been -different- circles, they are all more or less in connection
with each other, having made collaborative events such as DANCE GROOVE,
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places during the summer. So if you got kicked out, you weren't allowed to join any circle in the same area or age-bracket(?) because of your wish-washy tendencies.<br />
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So when these BD members were missing out on circle stuff, they were actually missing out on a whole lot and they quit because their own circles were more important. Other members, e.x. Kaya (who was the youngest in the group at the time, 14 years old) eventually left, and apparently joined an actual gyaru-sa herself! Meanwhile Black Diamond only really do what you see them do... occasionally be on TV, occasionally coming out with a music track, occasionally at an event, and occasionally on a youtube show. Anything concerning hanging out or having fun is more or less done on a more individual friend-basis, not so much as an overall group activity unless it was necessary for the media.<br />
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Since it's conception as an actual "group" v.s. a blog ring, sa-jin saw red-flags because BD shared a very similar structure to DJ Fukui's "gal circle unit", which was music based and had a really big 'member base', resulted in getting shut down and Fukui being thrown in jail for soliciting sex from underage members. Pair that with the fact that sa-jin were having their time occupied by BD rather than their respective circles, there was always tension. Black Diamond in the beginning also made it clear that they are a "Gal UNIT", not a gal circle. Some media do regard them as a 'circle', but they aren't; however that is an example of exactly what BD Producer Pontsuyo wanted, which was the 'image' of a gal circle without claiming to be one. Then, there was the whole prostitution thing (where a lot of the BD 'members' were prostitutes, who were openly advertised on websites), which leaned heavily on the guess that Pontsuyo was trying to be the new Fukui... then there was<a href="http://amaninyc.blogspot.com/2012/11/black-diamondinternational.html" target="_blank"> the fallout of Black Diamond International</a>; and not long after that, the number of girls at BD gatherings was cut by at least half (most likely due to the realization that most, if none of these girls would ever see any sort of cut from the BD music/fan club sales, via 109 store or BD shop on facebook).<br />
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Later on, (and several back-and-forths later, because Pontsuyo often started drama on sa-jin mobile forums) things calmed down between Pontsuyo and sa-jin; besides random occasional times where he acts like a straight up kid against guys half his age. But overall, fact of the matter is is that the producer is really in it for the money and besides big events like last year's Campus Summit, he wouldn't actually commit to any actual circle events or collaborative circle events such as Dance Groove. Instead he commits to trying to make BD events (often with a lot of normal working men showing up, barely any gals..), or things like GAL CON which another gal networking event (but again, not that big of a gal turnout, besides select featured models and BD members, females that are more on the normal side, and quite a bit of non-galo men).<br />
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Overall, with the major gal magazines currently down for the count, and Dance Groove discontinued, and details of Campus Summit 2014 kind of seeming a bit iffy this year, I'm not really optimistic about Black Diamond's current position as far as promotion. While at times they're nice to look at, when looked at in terms of community, the group identity itself is quite disconnected from the actual gal/circle subculture; and then in terms of style, they're not exactly fresh, and they aren't exactly trendsetters in nature. It's less of the "GET WILD, BE SEXY!" mantra promoting fun and living out youth as crazy as possible, and more 'let's all dress up for photos.' Even as far as live musical performances, they are unorganized, often dance out of sync. There's no real effort on maintaining or improving their brand image, nor are they doing much to be style icons. 100+ members, but only about 6-7 of them are really showcased all the time... what about the others?<br />
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Japan Day NYC is an annual event that happens every May/June, right at the end of cherry blossom season. It's a pretty huge event, drawing thousands of people from all across that wants a bit of Japanese culture. From kimono/yukata dressing, to kabuki facepaint, to Hello Kitty, and then of course all of the Japanese street food stands.</div>
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I usually never go to Japan Day because of the crowds and because how early everything ends compared to other festivals. BUT the one thing that did draw me was the fact that the special performance for this year was going to be Jero. If you don't know him, he is from Pittsburgh PA, and is the first black Enka (Japanese blues) singer in Japanese music history. He is very handsome, and is known for bringing a more 'contemporary, worldly' look to enka music, which is usually old-fashionded down to the stage outfits. For some reason or another it's a bit difficult to really pull up his activity online, so that is the main reason why I wanted to go this year.</div>
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I didn't get too many pictures asides from a few of us that I have reserved for later, and then the performance photos, but enjoy them anyways!<br />
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I'm not too keen on Japanese music (it's the way a lot of people sing, especially with their pop genres), enka is definitely for people with an acquired taste! But the slightly contemporary feel of Jero's music helps me warm up to it a bit more.</div>
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(I also like Jero's outfit of choice--- is it weird to mention that? xD The pinkish color with the blue? It's kind of like a cobalt blue, it was a pretty combination. Keeping that color scheme in mind for later~)<br />
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Once he was done with his own songs, he quickly got changed for the NY bon odori (which the song made for Japan Day was pretty corny, but heh). The group that was singing with him were the Japanese club/class from LaGuardia High School.. when they mentioned that, I had painful flashbacks from my time there, aha x ___x<br />
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The beginning of the dance. I have -some- video but not a lot. We were in the middle of the sun and the heat started to become a little unbearable!</div>
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Unfortunately we couldn't get a picture with him, which would've been so cool! But of course he was tired (and all that sun beaming down while he was performing), plus a crowd was kind of forming so if he took a picture with us, then he would have to do take a picture with everyone. But he was super sweet in person! And he had such good skin = w= the best of both worlds I bet~ so handsome
After the festival was pretty much over, I brought Hannah and her boyfriend to Village Yokocho in St. Mark's for some grilled and fried goodness. As usual, I got my pumpkin and onion kushiage, along with a spicy tuna bowl. Then I also split some okonomiyaki with Hannah and her boyfriend. Needless to say we could barely eat it all..</div>
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At the end of all that walking, standing, and eating pretty much killed us but Hannah got this nice photo of us at the end, which came out pretty nice!</div>
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First off, thank you all for helping me hit 55k+ views on this blog! That's probably nothing for a blog that's been going on for a little while now, but I appreciate everyone who stop by out of interest or other things.<br />
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I know I haven't -truly- updated since LAST YEAR (ignoring my last couple of short posts). I've been really struggling to get certain things together in my life, so it's been hard to really update and make loads of posts like I used to, and it's extremely hard for me at the moment to really open up about the things I've been going through. I have so many drafts and things in my queue, so expect some new reviews, posts about my trips, and hopefully videos soon!<br />
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In the meantime I wanted to post about the gallery show <b>Colorful Rebellion--Seventh Nightmare</b> by artist & art director Sebastian Masuda, best known for being the founder of brand 6%Dokidoki, as well as having a major hand in various concepts and designs for Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and things like the stream show Kawaii International. He joined forces with gallerist Kianga Ellis to bring just a sample of his overwhelming kawaii style to New York City with this 'Colorful Rebellion'.<br />
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I've been ITCHING to go and I meant to earlier this month, but due to ~life~ and other preparations getting in my way, I wasn't able to visit until the very last minute this past Friday afternoon. This exhibit was housed for about a month at Kianga Ellis Projects in Chelsea near the Highline. My best friend and I decided to stop on by while we were in the area, and I'm glad we did. It was an experience that I can't stop thinking about.<br />
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What was 'Seventh Nightmare'? To put it simply, it was a small room with walls completely covered in toys and other colorful things, displaying a seemingly cute version of the 7 Deadly Sins... very compact, but also very powerful. From magical girl wands, to plastic guns, doll houses, Care Bears, play-makeup, synthetic hair, lego-style toys, and various furs and textures, it seemed that my entire childhood was plastered on the walls. It reminded me much of the opening to Kawaii International, where a girl wakes up to a very colorful bedroom filled with very retro-cute things; except Seventh Nightmare was much more intense in the sense that it was less of a 'bedroom', but more of an image of a girl's 'sancutary' in the depths of her mind. As the Huffington Post explains it in <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/17/colorful-rebellion-_n_4966473.html" target="_blank">their article</a>: <br />
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Indeed, when I entered this room I became very overwhelmed by the vivid colors and the somewhat-cloying content that plastered the walls. The bed in the corner was the only simple thing within that room... but of course it's use was for the visitor to actually lay on it and see the art from a different angle and perspective. Laying down on it and looking up at the the walls, I almost broke into crying because it began to bring up a lot of emotions about what I've been through the last few months. There was definitely a darker tone to it beyond the cute things, and it was trying to draw out a lot of impurities that I've kept to myself for such a long time.<br />
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Immediately after, I regretted only going once, and waiting until the last days to actually see it... if I had the time, I would've stopped there 5, maybe even 10 times to get a full understanding to every piece and element that was put into Seventh Nightmare, and be able to sit there during slow hours to use the room and really examine the things I was going through, looking up at those deco'd walls. It was a really unique experience, and I wish I was able to express myself the way Sebastian does in his work. Maybe I really need to get back into art...<br />
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Took some photos on the bed. I didn't want to make myself too comfortable and take my coat off, but I wish I had a better outfit shot, haha. One of the guy visitors took this photo which was a pretty good angle~ (I swear I keep seeing the same faces over and over again and I don't remember where from-- if you happen to stumble onto this post, hit me up via Facebook!)<br />
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I've been REALLY bad at updating about GAL VIP~ I'm trying to scramble my own things together xD But the Valentine's Special came out a few days ago! Check it out to view some really cute looks from a couple of the models, learn how some of them spend time with their hunnies, and also see a short deco tutorial made by yours truly :3 The little 'holiday' specials tend to be my favorite issues.</div>
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Sorry I haven't been updating lately! I've only just started getting out of my depressed hermit status this weekend. I'm kind of not over my negative feelings yet, but just enough to be a bit motivated to start working again. I ended up losing my HDD (hopefully somewhere in my house) and that's pretty much why I haven't went into detail about my 2nd mission trip to Guyana or anything. I also got some new things (like a new phone, which I'm typing from now!) But I'm in no real rush to make a post on it right now.</div>
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I just wanted to talk about a recent outing with my best friend, where we celebrated 9 years of friendship! It may seem a bit silly, but when you go through so much like deceiving friends, friends' deaths, and other life situations, it feels really good to recognize the length of a close friendship.</div>
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I remember we became friends on the very first day of high school~ we were both in the same Math class during period 2, and that was how we met. </div>
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Since freshman year we were inseparable; friends came and gone, drama with birdlike chicks, through my own HS love-drama b.s., and her struggles with her family and her hood in Spanish Harlem. I started dressing lolita and she was the only one who didn't reject me; when she gave birth to her daughter I was there with her. And then even more recently, me finding myself in God, and her following and seeking the same relationship with God, having been baptized a month ago during a conference revival.</div>
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I can say I never really lived life up until the point where we started hanging out. So much happened around us but we made it out of everything together. We never fought and broke our friendship. We cussed at each other, told truth to each other, cried with each other, and acted plain retarded together. We were always mistaken for sisters, cousins, and lol lesbians because we were together that much. </div>
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God has kept us through 9 years and there's been so much growth between us.. we had to recognize it.</div>
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So, we went to Gyukaku for some serious grubbing.. like 125 dollars worth of grub. LOL</div>
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A little collage of not even everything we got... that we took as we talked about other issues going on. Miso soup, sweet potato tempura sticks, shrimp dumplings, miso-bbq chicken wings.. sukiyaki bimbimbap, spinach garlic, grilled onion, and what probably ended up being a pound+ of different meats LOL and then a buttload of pina colada-mojitos and caramelized banana splits. .. yeah, it was pretty intense.</div>
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I would never trade my friendship with her for anything. I've had too many fakes, d*ckriders, "underlings", flaky insecure people, flame starters, you name it. I'm over most people that try to interact with me. One of the only relationships I'll truly care for is my friendship with Muffy.</div>
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Don't base your friendships on location or hobby or fashion. Get deeper than just that, when you know its safe to. Be able to discern people's personalities and habits and determine whether or not they're good for you, or toxic.</div>
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The last two or three weeks might have been nothing but depression for me, but I was fortunate enough to get tickets into a private Janelle Monae event in promotion of her new album "The Electric Lady". If you've been following me for a while, you'd know how I feel about Janelle's music and her artistic spirit. When I got this opportunity my mood instantly lifted up.<br />
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First off-- let me talk about her album. She let VH1 embed a stream of her whole album a week before it's release on their website, and when I tell you everyone and their mother was on it? My whole facebook friendslist was enchanted by every song. I liked the ArchAndroid and Metropolis as well, but there was something about this album that just made it the best so far. Every song flowed into the next... and it makes me nostaglic of all the old school tunes from back in the day. The entire album was just fluid and your ears would just melt into the next song. It's very hard to even choose favorites because it all seems like one (hour and change-long) track. Seriously. But the ones I keep replaying over and over again would be "It's Code" (very Jackson 5), "Ghetto Woman" (a song for her mother), Dorothy Dandridge Eyes, Can't Live Without Your Love, and Primetime.<br />
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So back to the event. I found out about the event when friends directed me to the event page <a href="http://electricpirateradio.com/">ElectricPirateRadio.com</a>. There were two ways of getting tickets-- one was by random drawing via e-mail, the other by running into her CoverGirl Electric Lady 'clones' (they were all in Janelle's signature look with pompadour and all) in random spots in Manhattan, where they were also giving out makeup apparently. I luckily got the e-mail drawing so I didn't have to deal with the 'treasure hunt'. I actually managed to get two tickets through two of my emails, so I brought my bff Laura with me.<br />
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As usual for every Janelle event, I wore some sort of lolita outfit. This time since it was September and it was a bit cool, I went for a school-girlish look.<br />
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My hair was freshly washed and airdried in braids, so I wore it in a more natural state. Just slapped on my bangpiece and I was done. I also did my little blend of red metallic lipstick & natural fade for a juicy looking lip. Super cute!</div>
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Basic rundown:</div>
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Bag - Schoolgirl style bag, a replica of Candy Sugar from Taobao</div>
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The event space wasn't revealed until that afternoon~ it was on the West end near Times Square, right next to the Intrepid. As I was getting ready I was listening to the radio stream which not only played Janelle's music from past CDs, but also music from other people under her label Wondaland, like Deep Cotton and St. Beauty, all with different sounds but share an eclectic and unique feel.<br />
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When we got to the actual event, there was only a little
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Covergirl had their own little space promoting their
Clean(tm) Whipped Creme foundation and their LipPerfection lipstick in
#305 "Hot Passion". The foundation they only had one fairskinned color,
and then the darkest shade #365 "Tawny". There was very limited dark
toned foundations so I managed to get one for myself (a review
definitely coming soon!) and then later on two fair-skinned ones.
They're REALLY good, I'm definitely giving these away in future
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So me and Laura did just that... I don't have pictures but I'm sure
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(I felt so bad for the white girls though. You can tell how heavily teased their hair was to be able to do the pompadour.. I wouldn't want to brush that out at the end of the night xD)<br />
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Sonos also had their little thing where they showed off their stereos..
had some twitter activity thing going on with song requests with 105.1
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There was also an open bar which no doubt everyone was excited about.
Laura and myself started off with some red wine, then went on with some
sort of pineapple cocktail with pineapple slices in it, then off to
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Soon enough the little
concert began to start, and first LaLa Anthony got on stage, then Diddy
(P. Diddy? Puff Daddy? Don't know what he goes by at the moment?) went
on and introduced Janelle Monae who then began to sing different songs
from both her last album and this new one. Dance Apocalyptic, Cold War,
Tightrope, Q.U.E.E.N., Want You Back, Electric Lady, and then Come Alive
at the very end, from what I remember. Since there was barely any crowd
we were able to get a good view from the side of the stage, and a lot
of good footage. The bass from the speakers blasted out most of the
music in my videos though...<br />
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After everything was done and over with, immediately a lot of the people left, but a lot of press and people were still there, taking photos and whatnot. I ran into Kellindo twice, taking this picture with him the second time around. Before meeting him at Afropunk Festival last year with my friend Olivia, he seemed a bit intimidating from afar with his shades on, he looks like a total badass in them. But when you catch him without them on, he has the softest kindest looking eyes ; ; and extremely friendly. I saw him with his mom who had came and they were super adorable together.<br />
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I also saw famous albino model Shaun Ross and I took a picture with him as well! He was also very sweet and friendly in person. It was very nice to meet him for a brief minute. We didn't get a chance to see, but a friend of ours (who apparently managed to sneak on the VIP-only Electric Lady boat) took photos with Janelle, and also saw Miguel and Erykah Badu. No fair ; ;<br />
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Laura and myself followed and watched Janelle as she was taking photos for the press before she retreated back to her ship. Like pretty much everyone else, we took advantage of the open bar after the concert ended and a lot of people were very... 'well off'. We were flirted on by some maturer men and people and I was complimented on my outfit, and talked with a guy or two about the industry they work in and our interests, etc. We continued to chill there until they were shutting down and booted us and we took our silly drunken selves to Gyukaku for grub before we went to my house. Overall it was a very good night! I definitely hope to do it again, and hopefully I'll have myself together as far as business ventures and whatnot.. I need to stop being lazy.<br />
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To end this post, I'll leave you with this to listen to~ definitely take a listen to The Electric Lady and pick it up at stores (Target's copies have exclusive tracks btw)!</div>
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Guyana is finally around the corner. In 36 hours I will be on that flight on my way to Cheddi-Jagan Airport~</div>
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I can't help but feel really under-prepared for what is waiting for us down there. This time around the preparation was very short but very studious... and I haven't managed to put everything in my memory bank yet. I really hope I don't derp out because we'll be a lot more than just services and class workshops. I might even end up doing altar call work because of the lack of trained altar call missionaries this time around.</div>
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This time around the A/V (audio/video, not Adult Video ya nastyiknowyouwerethinkingit) ministry is not bringing down the church's video camera like last time... so this time we're going to just work with my two Canon point-and-shoot cameras. I'm really hoping we'll have enough memory to record all the services, since we're going to be working with only about 36-50GB worth all combined.. for 9-10 days worth of footage. That, or I'm hoping I can somehow, HOPEFULLY be able to come in contact with a computer and transfer files to my external hard drive.</div>
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<a href="http://amaninyc.blogspot.com/2013/07/lazy-summer-giveaway.html" target="_blank">My giveaway</a> is still going on for another two weeks, it ending on the week after I return, so you still have time to get extra entries in. </div>
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But definitely look forward to it. I might also buy a pair of circle lenses right before I leave so I'll have something new when I get back c: Later on I plan to probably make a compilation vid of different moments from this summer. Not too many videos, and it'll probably be chopped up, but I hope to do it anyways. Also a summer coord video or blog post of my favorite outfits I mixed and matched over this season that pretty much kept me cute and comfortable the whole time.</div>
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At the end of May my best friend Muffy graduated from Queens College, and she wanted me to be there for her ceremony.</div>
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We met on the very first day of High School and since then we've been pretty much inseparable. She's been through a lot in her lifetime, including having a child during the first year or so of college. Despite the odds, she was able to work fulltime, and do school full-time and FINISH with her SECOND bachelor's degree. Even though I told her to chill and take a break from school for a while, she's now looking at graduate schools e_e before she drives herself crazy.</div>
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But she's very inspirational.. I need her motivation and her strength.</div>
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Her daughter Jasmine ♥ Who's exactly like her in looks (except being milky skinned hah) and in personality. Her little twin.</div>
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This was when she was still in Germany around World War II.. I think it was a while after it. Don't ask me where she's from... it was a village near Stuttgart... everytime she says the name my mind explodes and don't know how to even begin to spell it xD Seriously my brain farts and it translates it to something between 'weiner' and 'hamburger'. If only Omi bothered to teach me German as a kid... xD</div>
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I really appreciate my grandmother, even though at times especially now she's at that age where she can't hear well or she's a bit derpy.. it's kind of annoying at times xD But she was one of the main people in my life who raised me. I always enjoy her stories about her past and coming to America, dealing with having an interracial relationship in both worlds. And of course all her salats, pfaankuchen, and other food = u= yis</div>
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I need to cherish time with her more, and learn everything she knows while I still have time with her.. ♥</div>
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As you might have guessed by now, June has been a very busy month for me...</div>
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We spent the lovely afternoon watching people nearly crash into each other on the Lake, a marriage proposal on the water, and a bunch of newlywed couples passing by and taking wedding photos.. as people talked about bad anime and Animal Crossing and Monster Hunter<br />
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It was a really chill day.. that I ended with a macaron shake. From Central Park we had made our way down to Columbus Circle, all the way down to 42nd. As we talked about the struggle and people touching Rune's hair xD<br />
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Earlier in June I attended AnimeNext for the first time. AnimeNext has always been one of those small-scale conventions that for years I've heard stories about it being subpar (besides the friends that hang out there), but this year I gave it a bit of a chance since Baby, the Stars Shine Bright was going to be a special guest, with fashion show and all. Most of all, Akinori Isobe was going to be there, which RARELY happens, which made it a little more interesting than when the brand usually visits places like Otakon or AKon, etc. It really makes me wonder why he would come to these disorganized events versus the actual huge cons that BABY goes to time and time again xD<br />
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Anyways, I only attended Saturday since that was the fashion show day (Sunday was the tea party & MC Melody Doll panel, but with church and then my shortness on money I wasn't able to make that..) I didn't even really want to go to the fashion show, really just to BABY's booth to get a little something and then that's it. I -considered- actually buying a pass but as the time got closer to the con I couldn't afford it, so I went without. I only had one place I'd go to so it was whatever. The prices were absolutely ridiculous though, pricing their tickets more than NYCC and I think maybe Otakon! Certainly not worth that money.<br />
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I haven't worn the dress in a few years... and it's age is sort of starting to show. But I decided to wear it anyways because of nostalgia~</div>
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Despite the weird humidity that day, I still decided to go with a hime hairstyle-- I spent the whole night altering my favorite halfwig that started getting jank... now it's 'permanently' set with curls and a beehive for me to do easy mori styles with my hair. This day I wasn't all satisfied with the bump though.. wish I had tried to make the hair bigger because it looked so small when I slipped the crown and stuff into my hair = =</div>
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Besides my dress, everything is offbrand or taobao~ the angel tights are from taobao and they are gorgeous and such good quality. I'm so happy they fit! The Princess Melody choker knockoff was cute, but a bit annoying because of the crown's weight it kept shifting to the side... but whatever. Parasol is from Lumiebre.</div>
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Lupin and Fujiko stole plush Bunny!</div>
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Some of the local shopgirls posing~</div>
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The fashion show was going on at that moment, and they told me the designers should be there after the show & Q&A. So I went around the dealer's room for a bit. Tried to look for a kimono/yukata shop that sold big-sized geta sandals, but of course there was none... wishing I got a pair last Otakon.</div>
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Soon after I made my way back to the BABY booth, and bought a cute drawstring totebag.</div>
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Cute bags galore. A lot of the pricing were actually REALLY good, serious sale prices on some of their bows and cutsews and stuff. If only I had more money....<br />
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One of their displays</div>
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All the dresses were so cute... I was half tempted by the Magical Ice Cream dress (the red stripish one), because it was my first print I ever bought. I ended up selling it later but.. now I want it back again ; ; in black this time. The black OP was gorgeous too.</div>
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Lexie, who managed to get the opportunity to work as a shop girl ; A;</div>
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Back in 2008, Baby the Stars Shine Bright had a fashion show at New York Anime Festival, and I was chosen to model one of their outfits. Though back then I was much newer to the style, and my makeup and hair/wig game was trash, and I was too sick or nervous to really have done a good job (in my opinion), I was surprised when Kano-san remembered me when she came to Otakon with BABY in 2010. It made me feel really good and she was very happy to see me, and kept telling her translators about me having modeled for them. </div>
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So now I make it a mission to always speak to her! Her English is very limited, and my Japanese is practically non-existant xD But we've broken-talked about a lot of things... like I was asking her about old designers that used to come with her (Luanne, Katoh (?), Mitsuba) and she told me how all of them moved on and don't work at BABY anymore... then she began to ask me if I met any of the designers I have yet to meet xD Those girls have mainly been at San Francisco events or in Texas so I've yet to see them in person...</div>
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It was very awkward because I didn't know what else to say to her, but she kept coming back asking me things! One of them being about my Marie Antoinette dress xD I told her that it was the first edition that was released in 2007 or 2008ish (it was since re-released, with a slightly different pattern), and that it was my absolute favorite dress in the world. And then she goes, "I made that, did you know?" and I internally died. Jesus, take the wheel, my life has been made.</div>
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Group shot of the designers, singer models and the shop staff~</div>
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Really creepy, right??? So when I said I didn't have one, I was escorted to the staff room (when the first guy escorted me and then I saw him not too far away I noticed the creep, that's how I know it was him), where the people in there were really nice compared to this bloke who was very much "HEY GUYS I DID A THING". I was escorted to the the front afterwards because I obviously not about to pay for a pass, when I obviously came to do what I wanted in the first place haha</div>
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It felt good to have assistants guiding me out~ holding doors for me~ but next time a horse and carriage would be nice.♥ Very appropriate for my hime outfit.</div>
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One of the only cosplay I took a photo of~ if you know me and my obsession with Final Fantasy, you know Garnet was always on my "one day~" cosplay list. To see a well-constructed Garnet outfit gave me feels. The girl was seemed shy or timid but sweet ^^</div>
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For the summer Lolita Day this year my friend Petrina of Lolita and the City planned a lolita boat party aboard the Shearwater, a vintage schooner owned by<a href="http://www.manhattanbysail.com/" target="_blank"> Manhattan by Sail</a>. For about 2 hours or so we sailed out into New York Harbor, catching some rays and serious breeze. It was about 90F that day, so pulling out into the waters was a great relief for everyone.</div>
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As we boarded... I got there right on time. Meanwhile Petrina and people were laughing about if I were to miss the boat...e___e because I tend to be late to everything. (Trust and believe I'll be there right on time for anything I dropped serious dough on = =)</div>
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My outfit... very simple. Just basically my Innocent World dress xD It was way too hot, and because of my tight budget I didn't have any time or money to get a new outfit like I wanted... which I'm glad for, because the weather was ridiculous. Even as far as footwear I brought some brown wedges.. which I replaced with flipflops because I really stopped being in the mood for looking somewhat proper, hah. Even on the deck I went barefoot most of the time because the ship was too rocky for me to have any sort of elevation.</div>
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My hair was an absolute mess unfortunately! The front look alright, but the back was terrible xD I tried braiding strands of pearls through my hair and pin it up but it didn't work at all.. and were too heavy so they kept falling down. It ended up looking really jank but whatever.</div>
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It's a very cute place (I actually wanted to work here for some time~)</div>
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It was a heavenly taste. The maple flavor was nice and sweet and on-point, and they certainly did not skimp out on the bacon inside! There was legit bite-size strips of bacon in between. It was a perfect salty & sweet combination.</div>
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Here I am finally announcing my Lazy Summer giveaway. 'Lazy' partially being I was supposed to have my giveaway last month... that didn't happen... = w= Now here it is, with summer being almost halfway gone~</div>
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Anyways! This giveaway is going to last a month starting tonight (July 20th) to August 20th 2013. Since I'll likely be in Guyana for majority of this period, I want to make sure I give myself enough time to not only promote it before I leave, but also give a bit of time to recover when I return.</div>
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Enough rambling! Here's what you can win this time around~</div>
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- a pair of korilakkuma shorts<br />
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I really loveloveLOVE these shorts I had gotten from Taobao (they're not official San-X merch). They first popped up on my Tumblr dashboard and I immediately went "YES". I didn't care if they'd fit or not (being Asian sized) and I bought a pair of My Melody ones and Korilakkuma ones. Me and my friends jokingly call them 'twerk shorts' because well... that's exactly how they look on me. I've been wearing these all summer long so far, as I lay on my bed in nothing but nice cool A/C breeze...<br />
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That being said, these are a good example of 'one-size' clothing~ Whether you're super tiny, or thick and curvy like me, you'll fit into these babies. For personal reference, my hips are about 40-41 inches and these are nice and fitted, not tight at all where it matters. So yeah~ I got another new pair that needs a booty to grip too so hopefully you'll win this xD (I also have a pair of Rilakkuma ones but I'm gonna wait for another giveaway for that.)<br />
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♥</div>Amanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13891202702922888258noreply@blogger.com58tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582403427177761036.post-40900641452955763042013-07-19T01:56:00.003-07:002013-07-19T01:56:50.057-07:00EOS Max Pure Grey lens review<div style="text-align: center;">
I've been uploading really slow lately. The pressure is on for Guyana and I'm barely managing to get by... to distract myself from my frustrations I'm making a little break to get into the recent events of the last month or so xD</div>
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A little while ago I had posted my review for these lenses up to my Youtube channel. Now for the detailed blog report~</div>
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I had gotten these lenses through Kiwiberry1-collection last summer for my Michiko to Hatchin cosplay. If you've been following me since then, you probably remember my rant against whatever lens store I had a problem with before.. xD</div>
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Unfortunately these didn't make it on time for my cosplay at Otakon but hopefully they'll last until NYCC, if I decide to attempt Michiko again with my friend.</div>
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Anyways, the reason why I chose these lenses was because of the err.. "paradoxical boldness". The design itself is a very subtle kind of grey, and it sort of 'melts' away towards the center. At the same time, it does have the dark ring that gives most circle lenses that 'pop', but even then, the tone of the greys make it look 'well-blended'.</div>
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An old photo from last December. You can definitely see the similarity, not only in design, but capturing the actual personality of the character, depending on the style of eyemake.</div>
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Amanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13891202702922888258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582403427177761036.post-77196008063740716182013-06-25T22:11:00.000-07:002013-06-26T00:43:19.893-07:00A bit of princessy camwhoring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I had a skype chat/interview with someone and I decided to dress up ..</div>
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I like to do it once in a while because in some shots (like above) it makes my face look a bit sunkissed. Some people may like it, others not, but I love it~ ♥</div>
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Potholders... coasters for soups and drinks.. a leopard print tote within a matching pouch (bagception), a cute brown&pink phone charm, and two mini cupcakes in a cute little pink container wrapped with a hairbow (not shown, I sort of ate them before I took the picture = =), and then also a signed copy of her school book entitled "Fashioning Japanese Subcultures". So happy! Especially for the book! xD I hope to do a review on it soon~<br />
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So this is all the junk I got in April & May, besides my taobao/fromjapan orders~<br />
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First up, I had to submit to my nerdy desires at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ChrisOsCreations" target="_blank">Chris O's Creations on Etsy</a>~<br />
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She's a very skilled person from Greece (take a peek at her store!) and I had crossed paths with her work on Tumblr... isn't that crap gorgeous? I can't even.<br />
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I saw the image for her medium or large handmade leather journal.. I knew I had to get one. But of course it being leather and handmade... means that it was gonna cost a pretty penny xD<br />
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The packing it came in when I opened the envelope~ She wrapped it very nicely with these little notes and business cards.<br />
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Next is a pretty epic purchase from Victoria's Secret ~</div>
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This was during their 'Secret Rewards' promotion, where you get a secret cash card for every 10 dollar purchase, and then a month later the money's randomly released into it and you can spend it...</div>
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I had gotten maybe 3 $10 cards (was hoping for one of their new $25 dollar ones but yknow xD) and I needed to redeem them before the promotion ended. I also had some coupons from their occasional mail~ I had two '$10 off a bra' and then a 'free lotion' coupon and 2 'free panty' one.. so I ended up redeeming them all at the same time.LOL</div>
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UV Lamp from an ebay shop based in CA. They added a small rhinestone reel, another reel with stuff like fruit pieces and whatnot in them, nail sticks and files and tips. I paid $17 which seemed like a pretty good deal.<br />
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Stones from Toho Shoji in Midtown, for deco nails~ they may seem a bit pricy but they're nice stones and it was convenient to get~ Later on I also got some crowns and stuff.</div>
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This is the first hand I've ever done~ it was a pretty good job for my first time! Later on I added more crap to them but this was the general result LOL. I've taken them off already though, and I'm waiting for my nails to strength and grow out before I try my second set~</div>
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I also ended up getting bit of makeup from the local store as well~</div>
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I was FINALLY able to find a store that had matte <i>Nicka K</i> lipsticks! You don't know how hyped I was. Left is "Natural", the right is "Coral Pink". They both look so good on my skin, especially Natural since it's a nude lip that actually matches with my skin tone. I use it all the time now. I also use the two in combination with a lot of the shimmery lipsticks I bought before and my lipmake game is getting so much better now xD.<br />
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Last but not least... Since I'm back being a broke-chan I've actually been doing layaway a lot now that some stores brought it back since the majority of them stopped doing it during the recession... so I always hit up my favorite Strawberry's store at Manhattan Mall once in a while and put a couple of things on layaway... Since you have to pick it up in a month, it's convenient for me to bring a tiny bit of money here and there every week until I can finally collect. My regular wardrobe/gal wardrobe have been really lacking and I needed a bunch of new things since 50% of my regular wardrobe are just gamer shirts, or clothing I've had since high school or middle school (read: nearly disintegrating..)</div>
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Maxi skirt & dress for church. My first lady was happy that I'm finally getting more skirts and stuff for church xD That are church-appropriate too, hah. I really love the mint skirt though, it's very flowy and light.. I've always wanted a lace dress like that too, I want to get more white lace dresses to try to copy one of my favorite images of Sakurina ♥</div>
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And then as far as the leggings, I've been searching for a NON-symmetrical pattern for the longest time, Especially when the whitexblack rose print has been popular in Japanese magazines.. since I couldn't find a blackxwhite rose pattern like they sell (of course I can't fit their bottoms for my life) I went with this weird 'tribalish' or whatever pattern that's in style in the west.</div>
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I always wanted to get along with these sort of posts, but I always ended up forgetting or getting too lazy. Aren't you glad that I'm finally doing this? xD;<br />
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Agejo is my favorite style over all, because it's much more mature~ I like sweet soft accents of stuff like Ank Rouge and Liz Lisa and whatnot, but it's about that time where I'm trying to add more variety in my wardrobe (so lolita + my few DreamV items won't continue to be the most worn items in my closet) so I'm looking at a bunch of different outfits, different colors, etc.<br />
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When it comes to summer, I like to get flashy. This coming season is one of those rare times I actually look into an EGG magazine for inspiration. I might not have posted -that- many outfits on my blog and places in the past during the summer, but when it gets warm and a bit sweaty I'm all about those shorts and booty buttcheekz and-- yeah. You see where I'm going with this...<br />
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With that being said... my little inspo spam~<br />
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I'm not only into all the white and light soft colors like I've always been into, as seen in my collages, but for the summer I'm also looking at a lot of poppy, contrasting colors. Especially white and black. (Where can a girl get a verticle-striped bxw blouse top in the city?) There's something about the black x white stripes, the crazy printed leggings and the polkadots that are really getting to me around this time. I really want to try and do something with it if I can find them around my area. Even things like acid washes are starting to catch my eye as well.<br />
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I've also been looking a lot at these salmon and rusted pinks that pop up from time to time. Even as far as haircolor~ you see my clip of Sayaka Araki with this pinkish caramelish hair tone that looks so pretty. It can be styled to look <a href="https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/255702_207518025950335_2209517_n.jpg" target="_blank">a bit grungy like this</a>, more mature and sexy like Sayaka's, or made with a bit of a <a href="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bf4647d1d425d5510f08a4060c3c8135/tumblr_mfh8igP7Uo1ryozilo1_500.png" target="_blank">blend effect with different extensions like Pikarin</a>. Every time summer comes along I always look at pictures like these and wish I could do something similar... I might just get a bunch of weave and make my own wig in that color xD I'm craving it.<br />
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Other than that, I'm also still feeling ombre-style lilac or sakura pink hair... but if anything I'm probably just gonna get clip-in extensions of those colors. Oh, and tinsel hair as well~ my sister apparently got a connection for cheap-priced hair extensions, up to 30". You know I want to be about that life xDD; If I wasn't so broke, I'd so be indulging in everything.<br />
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As far as nail art I'm expecting to do more on my own hands~ and maybe even feet. I really want cute light summer colors that will go with anything and everything i wear. I'm planning on learning how to do my own nails~ since Rio did mine back in December I've been craving to try because now I see how easy it is! I just bought myself a UV lamp and some deco items (crowns and whatnot) that I don't really see in my area for cheap~next I'll be trying to get myself some more acrylic and UV gel stuffs and hopefully nail polish... in the meantime I'll just be borrowing from Rio LOL (sorry gurl)<br />
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It was over all hot and stressful, way too many people as usual, but I managed to enjoy myself by sticking only with my bby Laura, my church sister Krystle and later on with a couple of the local gals.<br />
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Later on I ran into some of the local gals. Above is Malia, who I haven't seen or talked to in a long while.</div>
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Me and my church sis Krystle~ who came with her daughter and friends to see some of the festival</div>
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More from BBG's hanami season~</div>
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This specific set was from a few days before their Sakura Matsuri weekend, when I was invited by a friend to dress up and take photos for press for that weekend.<br />
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BBG had tried to start this whole 'Parasol Society' thing, trying to usher lolitas into being part of the park's attraction. I personally don't like it at all, having stopped wearing lolita to BBG because of the harassment from photographers and other press for pictures and whatnot. Throughout the years they started going in harder and harder, making SM less of a time for picnic and comfort and just annoyance. Now that the Matsuri is turned into more like an outdoor con, and the BBG exploiting local lolitas to participate in 'parasol games' or cheap tea parties while being oogled by tourists like a petting zoo (with rising ticket prices every year and no sort of comp? No thanks.), I refuse to dress up and play into that. I only really went for this press shoot as a favor for a friend.<br />
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Anyways, enough of my ranting. You can see some of the press stuff here~ <a href="http://gothamist.com/2013/04/25/cherry_blossoms_2.php#photo-1" target="_blank">Gothamist</a>, <a href="http://blogs.nymetroparents.com/this-weekend-a-seasonal-event-thats-multi-generational-multi-cultural/" target="_blank">New York MetroParents</a>, and I've heard I was seen on NY1 or something as well.<br />
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Me and Petrina fusing DBGT style~ or trying to.<br />
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Photo cred. to Kitteh Pantsu for those last three~<br />
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These blooms were actually pretty special, I had to take a photo. The BBG staff suggested that we should seek these trees out, because unlike most of their trees which were pink and white, these bloomed green blossoms.<br />
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Green blossoms with pink centers. Pretty nice, right? I like the color a lot.</div>
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After we were done with our shoots and stuff, I changed into something nice and light-- my school outfit LOL</div>
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After going to the city and strolling around for a bit, I went and stopped down to 8 Bit & Up to chill for the rest of the evening. Besides dealing with retardedly awkward male customers who tried to tell me about my makeup and how I don't need it (seriously, is this some form of flirting to them? I don't understand.), my night was pretty enjoyable, with a really bad movie about ~Staten Island~ thugs, among other things, hah.</div>
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