I am alive and I do have internet!!
Unfortunately I won’t be able to update properly until next week probably, as I have lots of tests and homework.
Promise to be back soon!
Trip to Paris; Hiatus
I leave for Paris today, so the blog will be going on a mini hiatus.
It won’t be for long. Just until I can get internet access (let’s hope that’s sooner, rather than later) and settle down.
See you soon!!
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Get the ‘Retro’ look!!
Everyone knows ‘Retro Girly’ is one of the biggest trends in Gal this Spring/Summer…
So how do you get the look? For those who don’t have access to gal brands or are thinking of trying out this kind of style for the first time (it’s not just for girly-girls or people in their teens!), it might seem difficult. Therefore I thought I would compile a list of the key items for this trend [image heavy]
- Blouses – Airy, lace, chiffon, frills and pale colours.
Dazzlin’ & Rojita
- High Waist Bottoms – tuck in tops/blouses
Ank Rouge
- Small Polka Dots
Min Plume & Titty&Co
- Apron & Denim Onepieces
Rojita & Dazzlin’
- Collared Tops – onepieces & tops (cardigans too), plain and lace, with ribbons and accents
Miel Crishunant & Pinky Girls
- Red Gingham Check – think pin-up girl style
Ank Rouge & BACKS
- Flower Print – bright florals, great for an ‘otona’ retro look
Spiral Girl & Cecil McBee
- Scarves – neck, head or on bags
Rose Fan Fan & Duras
- Ribbon/thin belts – red being very popular
- Small Socks – think; lace, frills, floral and ribbons, wear with pumps or boots
Pinky Girls & tutuanna
- ‘Vintage’ style accessories & shoes – vintage-looking, brown & camel (colours) are big
MILSQUR, Liz Lisa & R&E
- Marine styles can also be worked in, but be careful not to go ott.
- Bell bottom jeans are also great for the ‘retro’ trend, although they tend to suit a more ‘adult’ style – but they can still work!
- The Gal brands really representing ‘retro girly’ right now?! Liz Lisa, Rojita, Dazzlin’, Ank Rouge, Minir Dees, Titty & Co and Pinky Girls.
What’s in my make-up bag?
[click images to enlarge]
Well that’s my make-up bag – It’s from the Japanese brand ‘Swimmer‘, and was a present from my boyfriend who knows I love their items. They’re not a Gal brand but they stock plenty of cute things that appeal to a lot of Japanese girls, regardless of their fashion choices.
So what’s inside??
Skin
- Natural Collection face powder (need more!)
- Collection 2000 Concealer
Lip
- Carmex
- Happy Bath Day lipgloss
- MAC ‘Quite Cute’ lip pencil
- MAC ‘Lady Gaga’ nude lipstick
- Anna Sui ‘Dolly Girl’ lipstick
- Jill Stuart lipstick
- Chanel lipstick
- Chanel lipcare stick
- Maxfactor ‘vibrant curve effect’ lipgloss
Eyes
- Barry M bronze ‘dazzle dust’
- CANMAKE eyeshadow base
- Chanel eyeshadow palette
- CANMAKE ‘Gradation Wink’ eyeshadow
- Dolly Wink grey & pink eyeshadow palette
- Dolly Wink eyelash case
- Maxfactor gold & silver eyeliner
- Benefit highlighter pencil
- Maxfactor kohl pencil
- Maxfactor ‘xperience volumising’ mascara
- KATE liquid liner pencil
- Dolly Wink pencil & liquid liner
Cheek
- CANMAKE cream cheek
- CANMAKE powder cheek
For those of you who remember my original post, you’ll notice that my ‘everyday’ collection (I alternate items, I don’t wear them all at once haha) has expanded.
I have more palettes, lipsticks/glosses etc. that I keep in another case (& my handbag) but these are my usual go-to items!!
I still don’t use foundation because I want to take care of my skin, but lately I have been thinking of going back to it (after 3 years – shock, horror!).
You’ll also notice that I was such a big fan of some of the items that I have continued to buy and use them. That means I really do love them, as I am constantly buying new products and chucking out old ones!
Review: Eyeshadow & Blush Palette
This post is sponsored by KKcenterhk
Recently I was sent the ‘10 Shimmer Eyeshadow-Blush Palette‘ to review, by kkcenterhk. And here it is…
Shimmery, no? The colours range from neutral to almost neon and it all comes in a handy black case – like this. The first thing I thought when I opened the package and saw the case was DECO PROJECT! It sounds a little strange but all I could see was a brilliant blank canvas…so I’ll keep you updated on that.
As for the colours…
[ignore my arm hairs haha]
As you can see the colours are very vibrant, which I was really pleased with. I hate palettes that offer pale shadows, because I always end up trying to apply more and more with no real result. However these went on easily, cleanly and left a great colour!
I played around with a few of the colours and I was able to create a ‘pink’ look, inspired by Popteen’s love of pink make-up from last months issue. The 4 colours I used in these pictures were these ones. I also used the lightest shade as a highlighter and the darkest to shade underneath my lower lashes (that didn’t show up well on camera, unfortunately).
[No lashes/Mascara]
[Accent lashes & Mascara]
Overall I thought the colours were brilliant and shimmery (without being too glittery), with the shadows being easy to apply. The shadows are a good quality and texture, whilst still managing to keep the colours vivid – I can’t wait to try the rest out soon. I also want to test out the pink as a blush and combine it with the light cream as a highlighter. When I do I’ll make sure to link back to this post so you will all know!
The only downside is that the palette is rather large, however that also means you get a decent amount of shadow too, so there’s a silver lining.
Want to order this palette for yourself? –
They ship worldwide and delivery is super fast~
KKcenterhk also sell cosmetics, wigs, hosiery etc. so be sure to check them out!!
Mie has also done a review of a similar palette from the same sponsor on her blog.
Manba Returns?!
I think by now, most of you have seen this from EGG’s May issue;
I was intrigued to see it, and read it – especially with a title such as ‘Manba Returns!!‘ We all know Manba is a hit-or-miss topic when it comes to Gal – some say it is out, others say it isn’t. Well I decided that I was going to translate this for those who can’t read Japanese – and as far as I know there isn’t an English source for it at the moment.
So what does it say?
When I/You say ‘Manba’ it’s probably this person.
[meaning this person comes to mind]
“Ka~tan is a charisma Manba who began the 2nd Manba movement.
Now she is a reader model on one magazine and has started a work clothes brand ‘kon-burenda’.“
Manba Transformation~
“The finished look, all 5 of them applied too much foundation.
They clearly have a border between their face and neck (lol)”
“Mami having her foundation applied by Ka~tan.
Mami was really nervous in front of her.”
“She couldn’t apply concealer straight onto the face as the foundation was so dark. Therefore she applied it with a brush.”
“I liked that person (referring to Ka~tan), Manya said.”
[showing an old issue of EGG with a feature on Ka~tan]
“The last weapon is FACE STICKER DECO!
[They emphasis how great and cute it is for creating a winning look]
“Their hair didn’t have much power with their normal style.
Therefore hair extensions/decorations from CARRY were put on.”
The desired Manba project finally started!
Going to change to the strongest Manba!
” ‘Let’s do Manba project!’
Word started of this project through E.GIRLS. To tell you the truth they were inspired by issues of EGG that they had read when Manba was popular – these 5 girls wanted to try Manba (lol).
In fact, they were so eager to do the project that they even made a proposal (project paper) and handed it in directly (lol).
Anyway, let’s be Manba~☆
So they met up, but they weren’t sure how to be Manba as they weren’t around during that time (Kanako was around in that generation?? lol).
To know the special secret (essence) of Manba they invited a girl who is Manba.
Founder of Manba religion: Ka~tan sama ☆☆
She graduated from Manba 6 years ago and [today] there are no signs of Manba on her. [you can’t notice she used to be Manba]. However her sense of Manba may be revived [she may became excited with the ex-soul of Manba when she remembered].
She picked up a CANMAKE white concealer (for eyes) and black foundation and began her lecture.
The 5 girls were confused about using [very] black foundation and massive eye make-up, but they also introduced their own way by themselves and created a new generation of Manba (Neo-Manba), which was a combination of old and new styles.”
Finally, from left to right:
Gugun, Pink Manya, Kawabatan, Mamin, Mira (Daiso?)
[The kanji on the end of some of their names means old woman/hag/bitch]
There you have it! Unfortunately this is more of a special interest piece (likely due to EGG’s recent anniversary) and not a proper revival of Manba. But who knows? Maybe people will be inspired by these girls and will feel the call of Manba once again ;D
Special thanks go to my Japanese friend who helped me with the parts I got stuck on! This is not a literal translation, otherwise it wouldn’t make much sense. I translated it into English that made more sense but still kept the original meaning.
New hair, gets and a outfit…
Today I visited my stylist as I wanted to get my hair cut and coloured before I headed off to Paris. Disclaimer: Hair is un-styled and too thin, ごめんね！haha
Smiley due to lack of make-up
It took over 3hrs to dye and cut my hair as I had the roots of my bottom layer bleached and then a couple of conditioning treatments (because she didn’t want to damage my hair) and some toner to get it as blonde as possible – then she did my top layer a chocolate brown. She really took her time and did a great job so I can’t complain that I was stuck there for too long.
My hair feels so thin lately though. I am using a new shampoo and conditioner which is helping but I’d still love any ‘volumising’ tips you might have.
A quick outfit shot from Wednesday when I went to the meeting at my university. I wanted to try the ‘blogger’ look in preparation for my upcoming post, but I feel that I needed more statement jewellery (necklace, earrings?) and maybe more layering?
Lace-back top: H&M (from this post).
Shorts: ZARA
Yellow ring: bought in a boutique in France.
Brown & Black rings: H&M (from this post).
Crystal ring: Swarovski
Orb ring: Vivienne….nah 315円 store haha
Earrings: Also H&M (from this post).
Necklace: Swarovski
THE SHOES~!!
After making the ‘Spring Trend‘ post I decided that I wanted to invest in a pair of Jeffrey Campbell Lita boots, in black. However ‘Office’ didn’t have them in-store or online and I am impatient so… Therefore I headed back to Topshop where I had found their take on the boots and snagged them for only £30 (down from £90). I’m more than happy since that’s a very big saving.
As you can see they’re very similar to the original except they have a buckle across the front (I’m thinking of removing it) and the heel is a darker brown. They are a tiny bit small, but that’s because I’m a half size and nowhere stocks half sizes, so I’m always stuck with something slightly too big or small, but I usually adapt to them so… haha XD
They also make me SUPER tall and almost as tall as my boyf, so I adore them!
LUSH ‘Retread‘ – triple strength conditioner.
I have been using this alongside LUSH’s ‘Trichomania‘ shampoo bar and my hair is feeling so much softer and in a better condition than it has been for a long time – plus it smells great. I will switch to one of their volumising shampoo bars soon though.
Lastly, some headbands from H&M.
I wanted to buy a lot more but I’m saving my money for Paris…as I am more than certain I will find some lovely items there!
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