Monday, March 18, 2024

Work co*des 。・:*:・゚★,。・:*:・゚☆

 Hi!! It has been such an exhausting couple of weeks, but everything is changing for the better!! I am so delayed on this post, I wrote it like a week or two ago xD


I was so excited when I went into work this week and saw my work friend in the office!! It's usually really quiet at the office since most people work from home. I just like having a reason to get dressed up and go somewhere everyday so I always go in. Plus most people there are young and friendly, and they like anime and art so I fit in pretty well. 

I didn't get photos of most of my outfits this week though ●︿●  Some of these are from last week!! 






Thank you Kieli for selling me these alba capris ♥‿♥ I seriously feel like I walked out of an old school mag when I wear them, I'm OBSESSED. I'm so happy bc they match all of these shirts I have from Pink since I have it in white, hot pink and green. xD 



ok that's all for today!! Gotta write more recent posts xD thanks for reading (✿◠‿◠)

Sunday, March 3, 2024

Weekend .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.

 Hello!! 


This weekend was exhausting, and now I'm not feeling well ●︿● we are moving next month so i've been going through all my clothes and makeup etc so i can get rid of everything i don't need/want since we'll be downsizing for a while. I'm really excited to move tho bc our current place has a lot of space but it's been awful living in the building since the management won't take care of it. The next place is smaller but much nicer so i'm looking forward to it!! 





Today we went to painting class and I made these (▰˘◡˘▰)


I was browsing a lot of makeup this weekend since I found out i can't use talc or fragrance in my eye makeup. I was really hoping for pink and orange shades, but I found out that the dyes in those are actually common allergens so none of the hypoallergenic brands had them. I ended up getting this Clinique palette and their eyeshadow primer too to prevent any shadow from falling into my eyes. I'm kinda bummed they didn't have any colors I was in love with, but I'm hoping that I'll like these! At least there were shades other than brown, I would've been really upset then xD I prefer wearing cute and fun colors, and there were a couple shades they didn't have in stock that I might try in the future! 


I got new face powder, liner, and primer yesterday at the store. I tried the primer and powder today, but i think the primer isn't gonna work out bc my face was so gross and filmy when I washed it... I had to actually use a cleanser brush to even get my makeup off bc it almost felt waterproof, it was gross. I think the sunscreen in the primer just doesn't agree with my skin, but i'm sad because the innisfree sunscreen i was using has fragrance.... but idk, i might just go back to that since it didn't seem to be a trigger for my skin issues. My skin has been bad due to some other medical issues 〴⋋_⋌〵 don't wanna type a lot about that here, but it should be improving soon anyhow.  So anyways I guess i'm just going back to the original sunscreen, at least i know it didn't set off my dry eye!!  If you're curious, it was Beekman's milk primer.. don't try it xD 


I'll write an update with photos once I've tried everything! 


My husband went out with a friend tonight and there was a fair going on at the distillery they went to, so he brought me this squid plush as a surprise ≧◡≦  I love it so much and it really cheered me up since i'm not feeling well! 


Talk soon! ❀✿**


Saturday, March 2, 2024

sad makeup update (◕︵◕)

I have sad news today (◕︵◕) remember how last week I was saying i was so excited to wear makeup again every day? I ended up triggering my dry eye somehow. This happens like once a year and I've never figured out what the problem ingredients are because it's not like a hives allergy type thing, so I can't get allergy tested for it. Anyways, I read up and chatted with my doctor about it and I'm pretty sure the issue is fragrance and talc, and also wearing lashes and lining my waterline especially on a daily basis. I've known the past two for a while, i just recklessly kept doing it anyway bc i like how it looks o(╥﹏╥)o 


But now I'm feeling upset bc I feel like i can't do gal looks anymore. I know I could just wear plain makeup but I don't feel like myself like that. I've been trying to look for old school looks today but I feel like they all have you lining the waterline/inside eye line or are for tan gals, which i'm not. I know it doesn't matter what people think but ... idk  o(╥﹏╥)o I feel like I would be an imposter doing old school gal makeup and not doing it "correctly". 


I really dont wanna give up on gyaru, i just don't know how to make makeup looks I like that are comfortable for me to wear. I want to do gyaru only on the weekends or something, because when I don't like my makeup I just don't feel like myself. 


I know i've sorta been on and off gal for the past year, but now that my mental health is much better I feel connected to gyaru again. It has always just felt like a part of myself and I don't want to lose it.


I found a couple inspo photos but idk if it will even be "gal enough" or whatever. I just found these through the scans i had saved in my google drive and on google search so I don't know who owns them. Someone shared a google drive of gal mags with a chat i was in years ago.  



I really love orange and pink eyeshadow







Sorry for the kinda depressing post :( 

Please share ideas or scans with me if you have any, I would super appreciate more inspo. I have 2 ego system mags on the way so i'm hoping maybe i'll find something there too!! 


 








Sunday, February 25, 2024

Weekend fun v(=∩_∩=)フ

Hello!! I hope you had a good week (✿◠‿◠) I've been so tired and busy, but it's all for the best since I've started at my new job and I've been able to get dressed up more!!


Last night, my husband and I went to a jazz bar to celebrate our friend's birthday! 


I really like how this outfit turned out! I kinda forgot scarves existed xD but I saw some old school gals wearing scarves this way, so I wanted to try it out!

My husband and I had already eaten dinner, so we just got drinks and a snack! These were Japanese yams. They had a really interesting flavor since they were cooked with miso! 


I also had a cute cocktail that was similar to a french 75! 

✧・゚: *✧・゚:*    *:・゚✧*:・゚✧

Now for some work codes! I forgot to take photos a few days ●︿● which i'm sad about because I had a really cute outfit on, but I'll hopefully remember to get a photo next time I wear it! 



I love this jacket ♥‿♥


Wanted to try something sorta old school!! I felt super cute ★~(◡﹏◕✿) 


✧・゚: *✧・゚:*    *:・゚✧*:・゚✧


See you next time, thanks for reading!




Art Gallery (✿◠‿◠)

 Hello!! Today I wanted to tell you about my art gallery opening (✿◠‿◠)


I haven't posted much about it, but I've taken traditional Japanese painting classes for a couple years now. I grew up really loving traditional Japanese and Chinese art so it's been such a dream to go to painting class every week ≧◡≦  I never dreamed that my work would be displayed, since I've just been painting for fun and not trying to sell them, but I was super excited when my teacher/friend invited me and some other students to display our art at the gallery. She's a professor at a local college and since she is in charge of all the art classes, she chose the art to put in their new gallery! 


Over the past few years I've really been able to develop my own unique style and it was amazing being able to see my work on display ≧◡≦ I'm really proud of myself! 


I got to wear my Swankiss skirt for the first time! I wanted to match my paintings. It's hard to see in photos, but I use sparkly metallic watercolor in all of my paintings. I take a lot of inspiration from Jfashion and I really like when my paintings look dreamy and serene. 



Me and my art teacher ≧◡≦



These are the paintings that I have on display (✿◠‿◠)  







My husband's paintings are on display next to mine ♥‿♥ 

✧・゚: *✧・゚:*  *:・゚✧*:・゚✧



Thank you for reading! 


Saturday, February 17, 2024

New job codes

 Hello (✿◠‿◠) I finally got a new job and I started last monday! It's been going really well so far. Everyone is really friendly and it's a promotion from what I used to be doing before I had to leave my last job in the fall. It's a casual office so I've been enjoying wearing things I like and doing makeup everyday! 




Two office codes from earlier this week (✿◠‿◠)


The jobs I've had in the past always had catered lunches, but this place doesn't, so I was excited to pick out a lunchbox since i didn't have any! I've already put several keychains on it too ♥‿♥ 


Thanks for reading, see you soon!


Valentines Date ♥‿♥

Hello!! I hope you had a nice Valentines day (▰˘◡˘▰) 



Bryan  and I had our celebration on the 15th, since that's when we could get a reservation at our favorite sushi restaurant ≧◡≦ 


The food is always really good. I had a lychee spritz, miso soup, and 2 kinds of vegeterian sushi! For dessert I had a dairy free mango mochi ice cream ♥‿♥


Outfit pic at our favorite bar after dinner 



My make and outfit from Valentines Day when I was at work! My new job is going well so far and I've been enjoying dressing up every day. 


I changed when we went out for drinks after work! 



I hope you had a fun valentines day, thanks for reading (✿◠‿◠)




Sunday, February 11, 2024

Mirror deco

 Hello!! (✿◠‿◠) Today I deco'd a mirror!! 


I've had the supplies for this for a while and just never got around to doing it, but since I start my new job tomorrow I wanted to actually work on it!! 


Here are my inspo pictures! I wanted to make something really girly and cute with flowers and pearls. 





Ok now time for my project!! ≧◡≦



I got a pretty cheap mirror from target, and I got fake flowers from michael's. I really loved the cherry blossoms, and then I chose the larger pink flowers to fill in the gaps of the branches. For the big flowers I was able to just use scissors, but the cherry blossoms had a wire in them so I used pliers to cut them. I cut the branches into several small pieces so I could arrange them with all the flowers pointing up. The big flowers I just cut off at the base of the flower. I arranged everything and then used hot glue to stick them. I also put That's So Raven on in the background xD my original style icon ♥‿♥


Luna was "helping" and trying to steal the flowers every few minutes xD I love how she always wants to be involved with whatever i'm doing ≧◡≦


Here is the finished product! I added a couple bows, flower shaped rhinestones, lace, and strings of pearls on the sides. I'm really happy with how it turned out and I can't wait to hang it up!! It's gonna make my code pics so cute (✿ ♥‿♥)(✿ ♥‿♥)



See you later!! 


Monday, January 8, 2024

First swankisss get (✿ ♥‿♥)

 Hello!! Today was a really good day, (✿ ♥‿♥) my first Swankiss item arrived in the mail! 



I'm so happy, it's even prettier than I thought it would be!! the ice cream labels even say swankiss (▰˘◡˘▰)


I also went out shopping today, I needed a few things. The bag they gave me at Pink matched my outfit and my drink xD 


Today's make (▰˘◡˘▰) I was so excited to get dressed up and put on makeup today! I usually go out for physical therapy, and it's not really conducive to wearing makeup (◕︵◕) That should be ending soon though, so I'm looking forward to using my makeup more again!!  


✿✼:*:༅。.。༅:*・゚゚・⭑

That's all for today, see you soon! 





Sunday, January 7, 2024

December coords

 Hello!! I wanted to share some of my coords from December. I've been enjoying dressing up more often!





I've been wearing jeans a lot more lately. I think it looks really cute to wear my cute anime girl shirts layered over top of high neck tops!! I got these boots a few months ago too. I need to take a photo because they're really cute, they are pale pink with glitter and leopard pattern ♥‿♥

Our friends got engaged and had a little party at the distillery/bar my husband and I always hang out at!  I just got this sweater, I had seen it several times at Marshall's but kept passing it up. It was super discounted, so I had to have it especially since there's swans on it!! (✿◠‿◠) 



That's all!! see you next time! 


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