My Current Favourite Songs 7

Its the end of the month, and once again time for my current favourite songs! This time, the selection is pretty varied as my hormones have been kindda crazy lately, so I've been jumping between alot of different styles. I could be listening to jazz one minute and then Visual kei the next... hence explains my crazy list this time.

Lolita Libretto ~Storytelling by Solita~ (Singer: Kanon Wakeshima): Beautiful song and PV and I love how they twisted the french words so gracefully into the song. This PV is too beautiful to be wasted on a small screen, so max it out and let the gorgeous artwork entrance you. My favourite song from her so far.

Aristocrat's Symphony (Versailles): Beautiful, rich textures and fabrics adorn this band as they guide me into a totally different world with their awesome music. Its bit long but it gives me more time to appreciate how wonderfully complex they are individually whilst being able to mesh together so perfectly at the same time. Its sad that one of them died suddenly though... Elegant Jasmine You will not be forgotten...

Tsuki no Curse (Okina Reika): Translated as "The Moon's Revenge", it's the opening theme for the anime Loveless. The anime that introduced me to Bishounens and Yaoi and fueled my inspiration to get a butterfly tattoo, though I may give up the idea of doing a blue butterfly as it seems to be a pretty common colour choice for tattoo butterflies. I never get sick of this anime and song and often return back to it from time to time.

Silky Heart (Yui Horie): The opening song for Toradora, its a great energy starter for slow mornings! I find this PV bit of a snooze actually because Yui is sitting down or slowly walking half the time and I think she can't dance for nuts considering how much they try to avoid showing her actually dancing. Still, the music is nice... thats all that matters to me.

Ask DNA (Singer: The Seatbelts Writer: Yoko Kanno): Of course, I had to add in a song from my favourite songwirter, Yoko Kanno. This is the theme song for Cowboy Bebop The Movie, and I love the smooth jazz vibe this song has which totally complements the style of the movie. Cowboy Bebop is an absolute classic anime and in a league of its own, there's no anime that has ever been able to mimic the style of this series. I tend to listen to Yoko Kanno's works when I'm winding down or whenever I space out, which happens pretty frequently...

Personal Outfit 40 (Old Friends...)

On Monday, after 3 long years, I finally got to meet my dear old friend Jo! She's a real special friend to me and I considered her my best friend throughout my secondary school life despite having some problems involving another girl during that time. But that's an old story....

We kindda went our ways after we graduated because she was shipped off to Seattle to study whilst I continued my studies locally, but we kept in constant touch thru emails and instant messaging (thank you technology!).

Its so awesome to know that she's finally settled back in Indonesia and she's just a short flight away! So it'll be easy for us to visit each other!

Jo and I! Sorry for the shaky picture, neither of us are good with self-camwhoring and it was a rushed thing as we were taking this inside a purikura machine

My outfit consisted of:

Black shirt-dress: Cotton On

Knee-high laceup boots: Taobao (I love how slim and long they make my legs look, despite the heel and sole being of a weird angle)

Black bag: borrowed from Mom

Cross necklace (can be seen in the pic above): Forever 21

Assortment of bracelets and multiple rings: borrowed from mom, second hand buys and vintage stuffs all mixed in

I've been kindda really inspired by Nonoka lately, hence that explains the all-black ensemble. I love her gothic kindda style, though I don't find it that gyaru to be honest, but at least she's true to herslef i guess. I'm also not a fan of her newly-dyed black hair, I think she looks waaay better as a platinum blonde plus she looked so fair then.

Okay, back to the topic. Basically Jo and I started out the day by trying out the Kawaii Maid Kohii cafe at Funan. Kindda okay, though I wish there was more interaction between the customers and the maids, they were bit stand-offish. It was also bit surprising that they served mostly coffee and desserts as I've always assumed that in Japan, omurice is kindda like the bread and butter of a maid cafe. Oh well, something different I guess. Jo and I also kept making fun of her cousin by egging him to take a picture of all the maids fawning over him, but he refused (=3=) no fun...

We also window-shopped all day and because of her, I also ended up hanging out with 2 other girls that I had known in my secondary school days as well! We haven't seen each other for like I think bout 4-5 years already, so it was really awesome that we could catch up with each other and enjoy each other's company!

Its pretty sad that she only came over to Singapore for 4 days, but she's encouraging me to make a trip over to Indonesia to visit her, so I'll be trying to save some money to do alittle shopping there!

P.S. Thanks Jo for coming to visit and I really miss you already! Lets meet up again soon and do keep in touch kays? I'll try to visit you in Jarkarta soon!

P.P.S. I'll scan the puris and upload them here and in my facebook soon so keep a lookout for them!

Fake Tattoos... To Get or Not?

Remember the single sheet of the fake Chanel tattoos that I managed to get in my last Taobao order? Well, I finally tried it out and it was pretty tricky on trying to slap it on. It could be because I decided to place it near my neck so there's alot of weird dips and protruding parts thanks to my collar bones, so I actually ruined a total of 2 birds and one Chanel logo, before I finally managed to get one on decently.

The result! Actually, the Chanel logo is still bit wonky, but I gave up at that point as I couldn't bear picking at the logo and risk ruining the bird portion.

Anyway, so far, I love the tattoo and how awesome it looks. It's like a whole accessory on its own in a far more interesting and eye-catching way then the usual necklace or bracelet.

Anyway, why I'm going on and on about the tattoos is because, I'm finally able to get my hands on the awesome Murua fake tattoos that will be enclosed in Momoko's latest mook. I'm not particularly interested in the mook, and I wouldn't have bothered giving it another glance if it wasn't for Momoko creating a superb marketing ploy of including the awesome Murua fake tattoos that I've been yearning for since it's release.

I do think, it's bit stingy of her to squeeze everything onto a single sheet plus the fact that its such a small piece of the tattoo collection that is being enclosed. But beggars can't be choosers, so I guess I'll just have to be satisfied with what's being given.

The mook and suggestions on where to place the various tattoos

A closer look at the sheet of tattoos that is enclosed with the mook. I still think she's being stingy by squeezing everything into a single tiny sheet.

However, knowing the rate of how the bookstores would jack up the prices of mooks plus the fatc that I'm not really financially well-off for the next 2 months, it's a real heart-breaker that I'll probably choose to give up my one chance to get my hands on the Murua tattoos.

I'm crossing my fingers that like usual, my local bookstore would overstock mooks and that I'll be able to grab the mook when my finances are in better shape, that is, if it's not too insanely expensive. I'll be drawing the line at $25 for the mook and if it's above that, I'll just tell myself that my money will be better spent on other things. I'll be also crossing my fingers that the shops in Taobao will eventually get the hint and start producing their own Murua tattoos heheheheh.....

If you're pondering over why I still haven't gotten myself inked for real despite my current obsession with these fake tattoos, well for one, I'm like super, super terrified of pain. My beautician always exclaims that she can barely get the most serious blemishes sorted out before I start to cry for mercy. Yes, my pain tolerance level is that bad.

Second and probably my most dire reason to not get inked is because of the fact that I suffer from eczema. I do have a number of friends who have gotten inked despite suffering from the woes of eczema too. However, as each individual differs on what causes and aggravates their eczema, it's really difficult for me to take the risk of getting inked and resulting in a really nasty patch of eczema and eventually healing into a indescribable blob of coloured mess considering I tend to have eczema breakouts for no rhyme and reason at times .

So I'll be contented with being a wussy and enjoying tattoos via the stick-on kind. For now at least....

Japan Fashion Week Tokyo S/S 2011

In bout 2 days time, the 11th Japan fashion week will be rounding up its shows, parties and exclusive events. This is after giving us a glimpse into the newest trends of Spring/Summer 2011 which we all know, will soon filter down to other mainstream brands once magazines and press releases have decided which are their favourite looks.

This event is much bigger then before with a total of 42 different brands from various styles showcasing their newest collections, a much larger collection as compared to the 35 brands from the last 5 years that this event has been running on. There's even a joint exhibition being held by 9 of the brands.

To encourage audience participation, and to capture the unique essence of fashion that is Japan, there is a Fashion Photo Booth in thw website showcasing the audiences' and participants' outfits at the event. A great way to see the amazing street style that Tokyo is but of course, famous for.

Since the event is still going on, and there's still live shows available for online viewing, why bother reading my own personal, lopsided views about the clothes, shows and events? Just head on down and view it for yourself at: http://www.jfw.jp/en/aboutjfw/tv/
(Don't worry, they've conveniently created an English website for easy navigation plus you can view the shows according to the brands).

If you're still on the fence bout heading down to take a look, here's the list of participating fashion brands:

• AGURI SAGIMORI
• AKANE UTSUNOMIYAt
• araisara
• Aria Company
• ato
• beautiful people
• bortsprungt
• corazon del alma
• DISCOVERED
• Etw. Vonneguet
• everlasting sprout
• fur fur
• G.V.G.V.
• GANGLION
• GUT'S DYNAMITE CARBARETS
• HIROKI KOSHINO
• HIROMI YOSHIDA
• HISUI
• IN-PROCESS BY HALL OHARA
• @IZREEL
• jazzkatze
• JUNYA TASHIRO
• KAMISHIMA CHINAMI
• kawala by masayoshi yamamoto
• KEITA MARUYAMA TOKYO PARIS
• LIZ LISA
• MATOHU
• mifrel
• mintdesigns
• MISS ASHIDA
• MOLFIC
• Naoshi Sawayanagi
• ODRADEK
• PHENOMENON
• SHIDA TATSUYA
• SOMARTA
• TAKUMI HATAKEYAMA
• The Dress & Co. HIDEAKI SAKAGUCHI
• The SECRET CLOSET
• THEATRE PRODUCTS
• TOKUKO ler Vol
• Ujoh
• UNDER CASTLE
• VANQUISH
• YUKII TORI INTERNATIONAL
• Yukiko Hanai
• harukakimie

Recent Taobao gets!

Early this month, I had ordered a bunch of stuffs from taobao. I would have ordered alot more if I could, however, being bit financially constrained, I had to limit myself, which was a real painful experience. Anywhoo... here's what I managed to eventually get:

Finally! A furry tail! I had actually ordered one in a lighter colour, however they ended up sending to me one which looked more like this. I actually don't mind it, as I was kindda regretting bout ordering a white version as I realised that the colour limited how I could style it with my other clothes.

Got this fake 2-piece dress too as I wanted something that incorporated the military look without being too tough. This was a nice balance between being girly and uptight.

I had actually ordered the whole set of the Chanel tattoos but they ended up sending only one sheet which was the bird one. Quite upset bout it actually as I was looking forward to using it! Grrr....

I had actually ordered this pair of boots, however, the agent said that stocks for it had run out so I ended up offering the alternative (shown below)

I was so looking forward to this thigh high boots above all my other purchases as my other pair was disintergrating and I really wanted it so bad that my head had been concocting up a whole list of outfits to pair with it. However, the agent claims that it was out of stock so I didn't get it... I'm really frustrated/sad/disappointed about it... *sob*

Sigh... strangely, out of all my orders, the ones that I had looked forward to rceiving the most all ended up either out of stock, or in the case of the Chanel tattoos, only part of it was sent. That's the risk you get with purchasing from taobao I guess....haiz....

Contact Lens Review: Adult series Brown

Today's review is the Adult Brown contact lenses. Modelled by Sayaka Araki as shown here:

I ordered the lens because I needed something simple for school/off days. Plus it looked pretty nice in the poster as shown.

The usual one lens in, one lens out photo. The lens is only 14.00mm big in diameter, so you can see its only a tad bigger then my normal irises.

Without flash, the lens look really normal, so no one and I mean, no one, even looks twice at me in class, which suits me just fine.

With flash, you can see the design on the lens. Its really trying hard to look like a kind of design that would occur in nature.

First and foremost, I had bought this pair of lens for the sole reason of using them for school, so that I won't have to be bothered to dress up and all that. But I actually came to love the lens over time. I really like that the lens are super natural looking, because of the design, the smaller diameter and the fact that there's no black outer ring.

The lens is comfortable, however, at times I do get the feeling of the lens in my eye, but that's usually when my eyes are drying out and it could be due to the strong air-conditioning in my school. A few drops of eyedrops and some blinking and the problem is usually solved.

One really great thing bout this pair of lens is that, if i do accidentally put the lens inside-out in my eye, the lens colour actually appears gray-ish thus instantly notifying me of the error.

Overall, a great pair of lens but if you're attemtping the gyaru, elarged irises kindda look, well, I'd say that you'll be sorely disappointed because of the size and impact of the lens. It'll work much better as an off day lens.

*On a side note, I have a 100+ followers! Its not as much as other bloggers out there, but I just would like to let my readers know that I really appreciate you guys following me and leaving comments. Its really heart-warming when I know that my opinions are heard and that I'm not just blabbing to myself. So thanks again my dear followers and let me know if there's anyway that I can improve or what kindda stuffs you would like to see me write about kays?

New Hair Colour!

Remember me asking you, the readers, of this blog on which hair colour I should dye my hair? Hahaha, so scroll down to take a look at my eventual choice!

Starting the dyeing process (you can pretty much guess what colour I got from here)

Dyeing and bleaching for the rest of my hair

Result!

Blonde with red underlights that'll eventually fade out to pink

I've never gone this light before!

In the end, I just couldn't shake off the idea of getting pink hair. I know darker hair colour is in and all that now, considering it's winter season in most countries. However, here in sunny Singapore, the weather's pretty much the same all year round. That is, hot and humid, so not much of a difference for me. Besides, rules are meant to be broken right? ;)

I had to get them done in the form of underlights/streaks as the initial picture that had inspired me wasn't really achievable because I had figured out that the girl had a straight, blunt cut for the ends of her hair. That's why it had looked so awesome on her. With my hair's numerous layers, the only way to get it done was either through chunky streaks or softer underlights.

I chose the underlights because it would be easier for me to hide the pink parts when the colour starts to wash out, plus it looked more natural (pffft! Like having pink hair is a natural occurence).

One side effect of my new hair colour that I'm really thrilled about, is how fair I look now! Wahahahaha, this certainly is encouraging me to not go back to dark hair colours now!

Anyway, I'm pretty elated that the items I had ordered from Taobao are arriving soon! This means so much more outfit posts, as I've been thinking up a whole slew of outfits revolving around the stuffs I had ordered. So come back soon to check them out!