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Monday, July 2, 2012
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Les Merveilleuses de LADURÉE + Life
Hello again!
I just can't seem to stay away from my blog, lol.
But this is kind of a special entry, because I've recently discovered the most princess-iest princess brand of makeup that I've seen since Jill Stuart, and wouldn't you know it, the brand that makes Jill Stuart AND Anna Sui makeup is working on this as well!
Les Merveilleuses de LADURÉE
http://www.lm-laduree.com/
Now, Ladurée is originally a pastry shop that specializes in macarons. Don't ask me how they got involved in makeup, but I'm really glad they did! They just came out last January. I only discovered them because one of the Jesus Diamante girls got the set for their birthday. Man, they get some expensive things at their store for their birthdays.
Take a look at some of their products!
I just can't seem to stay away from my blog, lol.
But this is kind of a special entry, because I've recently discovered the most princess-iest princess brand of makeup that I've seen since Jill Stuart, and wouldn't you know it, the brand that makes Jill Stuart AND Anna Sui makeup is working on this as well!
Les Merveilleuses de LADURÉE
http://www.lm-laduree.com/
Now, Ladurée is originally a pastry shop that specializes in macarons. Don't ask me how they got involved in makeup, but I'm really glad they did! They just came out last January. I only discovered them because one of the Jesus Diamante girls got the set for their birthday. Man, they get some expensive things at their store for their birthdays.
Take a look at some of their products!
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Coordinate Website
Still on hiatus, I swear.
About a week ago, I came across a really great website for coordinate resources. I wanted to share it in my last post, but it didn't really fit in with the theme.
http://codenote.jp/
They just recently opened their PC website! It's a great source of inspiration, and it's also a great way to see the different ways to coordinate with one item (they have contests for it). It doesn't matter what your style is, it's most likely in there. I've seen all sorts of random outfit ideas in there. I've even seen a few cosplay outfits.
They've still got a few bugs to work out, like when you go to someone's main page, you can't seem to see past 5 coordinates initially. I've found that by adding &page= at the end, and then a number, it goes to the next page, but for those who don't want to go through all of that trouble, just stick to the main pages and bookmark your favorites until they fix it later.
Oh, and if you find someone you like, they might have their blog linked too!
Enjoy~!
About a week ago, I came across a really great website for coordinate resources. I wanted to share it in my last post, but it didn't really fit in with the theme.
http://codenote.jp/
They just recently opened their PC website! It's a great source of inspiration, and it's also a great way to see the different ways to coordinate with one item (they have contests for it). It doesn't matter what your style is, it's most likely in there. I've seen all sorts of random outfit ideas in there. I've even seen a few cosplay outfits.
They've still got a few bugs to work out, like when you go to someone's main page, you can't seem to see past 5 coordinates initially. I've found that by adding &page= at the end, and then a number, it goes to the next page, but for those who don't want to go through all of that trouble, just stick to the main pages and bookmark your favorites until they fix it later.
Oh, and if you find someone you like, they might have their blog linked too!
Enjoy~!
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Still Alive
Hello 
Have you all been doing okay?
I miss blogging like crazy. I mean, I really miss it.
But , I still haven't accomplished the goal I set out to, which was to find a new job.
Things got pretty low for me. I'm the unfortunate type to place her self-worth on her status in the world. For a while, I felt like I was nothing, since I wasn't contributing anything. I stopped seeing my friends. I stopped doing much of anything, really. I had to force myself to eat on a normal basis, because I pretty much lost my appetite entirely. I only left my room when I had to.
I still feel pretty down about my situation, but I've got no choice but to keep trying anyway. Nothing will change if I just give up, after all.
In the meantime, I've never taken my eyes off of the Gyaru style. I still love Hime-kei as much as I did before (which was a lot, lol), and I'm still interested in branching to Rokku-kei as well. I've also started looking at the sweet styles that Satomi and Okarie are known for, as I would also like a style that I can wear on a daily basis at a future job. I've found lots of new websites I hope to buy from, like Rojita and Ank Rouge. I think my clothing coordinate skills have improved greatly, as I can see the potential in many pieces of clothing that I formerly could only see in the way it was displayed. I haven't done much in the way of Gyaru makeup (especially since I have no reason to wear it if I'm not wearing anything fashionable), but I've found a good way to do nude makeup and can even do it in 20 minutes, when formerly, it would have taken me an hour. I think I've gotten the hang of contouring, though I won't know until I come back and can show others. And ultimately, I've realized that I don't care whether it's wild or tame, the old style or the new, I just really like the Gyaru style in general. I hope I can return soon, so I can work on my style and learn from others. It's not nearly enough to say I've probably gotten better. I want to show you.
Until then, I will continue to look for a job and I will continue my hiatus here, as much as I really wish I could return. My goal for this blog was to be a personal and a fashion blog, however. I'm missing one of those things.
I really want to thank everyone who is sticking around, even though I'm not here. I did read everyone's comments to my previous post, and I truly appreciate the well wishings that were sent. I really mean it when I say you are all absolutely wonderful people.
I'll keep trying, so that I can return to you.
Have you all been doing okay?
I miss blogging like crazy. I mean, I really miss it.
But , I still haven't accomplished the goal I set out to, which was to find a new job.
Things got pretty low for me. I'm the unfortunate type to place her self-worth on her status in the world. For a while, I felt like I was nothing, since I wasn't contributing anything. I stopped seeing my friends. I stopped doing much of anything, really. I had to force myself to eat on a normal basis, because I pretty much lost my appetite entirely. I only left my room when I had to.
I still feel pretty down about my situation, but I've got no choice but to keep trying anyway. Nothing will change if I just give up, after all.
In the meantime, I've never taken my eyes off of the Gyaru style. I still love Hime-kei as much as I did before (which was a lot, lol), and I'm still interested in branching to Rokku-kei as well. I've also started looking at the sweet styles that Satomi and Okarie are known for, as I would also like a style that I can wear on a daily basis at a future job. I've found lots of new websites I hope to buy from, like Rojita and Ank Rouge. I think my clothing coordinate skills have improved greatly, as I can see the potential in many pieces of clothing that I formerly could only see in the way it was displayed. I haven't done much in the way of Gyaru makeup (especially since I have no reason to wear it if I'm not wearing anything fashionable), but I've found a good way to do nude makeup and can even do it in 20 minutes, when formerly, it would have taken me an hour. I think I've gotten the hang of contouring, though I won't know until I come back and can show others. And ultimately, I've realized that I don't care whether it's wild or tame, the old style or the new, I just really like the Gyaru style in general. I hope I can return soon, so I can work on my style and learn from others. It's not nearly enough to say I've probably gotten better. I want to show you.
Until then, I will continue to look for a job and I will continue my hiatus here, as much as I really wish I could return. My goal for this blog was to be a personal and a fashion blog, however. I'm missing one of those things.
I really want to thank everyone who is sticking around, even though I'm not here. I did read everyone's comments to my previous post, and I truly appreciate the well wishings that were sent. I really mean it when I say you are all absolutely wonderful people.
I'll keep trying, so that I can return to you.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Overdue Hiatus
*Sigh* I feel like such a failure....
I've been dreading coming here for some time. Not because I hate being a Gyaru, or because of those who watch me.
It's not even because I think I'm boring, because I know I'm boring, and that doesn't really matter to me.
It's just that, I'm really ashamed at the progress I'm making, which is to say, I'm not making any right now.
You guys know I'm on a job hunt. What you don't know is that I'm applying for jobs that are above my range right now. I can't do retail anymore. I never want to go through the stress of trying to meet numbers (for those of you who read my entry back in January about having a panic attack, it was because of GameStop, and when I quit, I stopped having breathing problems immediately). I'm not a sales girl, and I couldn't persuade a drowning man to get into my boat. I'm just not cut-throat enough. And besides, I want a real job, one with steady hours and steady pay, a place where I can take a sick day and not worry about losing my paycheck, or fear that I'll be let go because I'm not performing as well as person X.
I can't really make anything, certainly nothing good enough to sell, nor do I have much money to spare on practicing. I don't live in a good town for babysitting. Ultimately, it's just me, applying for jobs that are out of my range.
Except, I'm not even doing that.
I had a couple of really great interviews a few months ago. One, I told you about with the keyholder position, and the other was for an entry level receptionist position. I felt they went great, but obviously they didn't.
That should have brought me hope. For so many months, I've been applying, and not even getting a message saying "Hey, thanks and all, but you're not what we're looking for, sorry!" so for me to finally get that far, I should have been even more determined.
Instead, I couldn't help but feel like a total failure. All I can think is that I've messed up, and for the past few months, I've been convincing myself not to bother trying again.
Because I don't have too much money to even spend on Gyaru things, or really anything besides food, I start telling myself it's kind of pointless to update this blog. I mean, what is there to say? 'Hey guys, totally still working on being a good Gyaru, lol!'? I can't keep feeding you all promises when I'm constantly telling myself "What's the point?"
What's worse is that I really have gotten better at being a Gyaru. I've even been able to coordinate my own outfits, something I've never been able to do unless it came as a set or looked similar to something I've seen someone elsewhere (years of just picking out a shirt and some jeans will do that to a person, you know).
I just don't have spare money. There's not really anything I can do around the house that will earn me anything, now that my Grandma has someone who will do all of that for us. And because I'm so gun-shy about the job market, I can't even say I'm still looking. Part of me wishes I had someone to keep me on the ball with this sort of thing, to nag me about keeping my promise of applying to 5 jobs a day. But I'm a realist. No one would do that, because I'm supposed to be taking care of myself. It shouldn't be someone else's job to make sure I look for one of my own, after all.
I think I'll take some time off here, until I get a job. It's not like I can really post anything here anyway. What's the point of having a blog about my journey towards being a Hime-Gyaru, if I can't even buy things to be one? And I can only fill these entries with 'We can do it' speeches for so long.
I don't know what I'll do, or how long I'll be away. I guess I'll return in a couple of months regardless. I wouldn't want others to think I've abandoned this blog when I really don't want to leave in the first place. I just don't want to keep posting pointless things. It's supposed to be a blog about my progress, so if I'm not making any, seems strange to keep coming here.... No one reads Gyaru blogs to read only about what they've cooked or a review on a magazine that anyone can download.
Currently, my Grandma is teaching me how to be a legal secretary, but at the rate we're going, I'm not sure how long I'll be doing that. Until then, I'll be trying to rally myself up again into applying for jobs once more. I have to imagine, there must be one person out there who needs a true workaholic.
I'm sorry, everyone, for letting you all down, but I just can't keep disappointing you all with these kinds of entries anymore. I don't want anymore entries about what I wish, but what I have....
How ironic, and I even got an award from Lavenrose about my blog too. I'm really sorry.
I've been dreading coming here for some time. Not because I hate being a Gyaru, or because of those who watch me.
It's not even because I think I'm boring, because I know I'm boring, and that doesn't really matter to me.
It's just that, I'm really ashamed at the progress I'm making, which is to say, I'm not making any right now.
You guys know I'm on a job hunt. What you don't know is that I'm applying for jobs that are above my range right now. I can't do retail anymore. I never want to go through the stress of trying to meet numbers (for those of you who read my entry back in January about having a panic attack, it was because of GameStop, and when I quit, I stopped having breathing problems immediately). I'm not a sales girl, and I couldn't persuade a drowning man to get into my boat. I'm just not cut-throat enough. And besides, I want a real job, one with steady hours and steady pay, a place where I can take a sick day and not worry about losing my paycheck, or fear that I'll be let go because I'm not performing as well as person X.
I can't really make anything, certainly nothing good enough to sell, nor do I have much money to spare on practicing. I don't live in a good town for babysitting. Ultimately, it's just me, applying for jobs that are out of my range.
Except, I'm not even doing that.
I had a couple of really great interviews a few months ago. One, I told you about with the keyholder position, and the other was for an entry level receptionist position. I felt they went great, but obviously they didn't.
That should have brought me hope. For so many months, I've been applying, and not even getting a message saying "Hey, thanks and all, but you're not what we're looking for, sorry!" so for me to finally get that far, I should have been even more determined.
Instead, I couldn't help but feel like a total failure. All I can think is that I've messed up, and for the past few months, I've been convincing myself not to bother trying again.
Because I don't have too much money to even spend on Gyaru things, or really anything besides food, I start telling myself it's kind of pointless to update this blog. I mean, what is there to say? 'Hey guys, totally still working on being a good Gyaru, lol!'? I can't keep feeding you all promises when I'm constantly telling myself "What's the point?"
What's worse is that I really have gotten better at being a Gyaru. I've even been able to coordinate my own outfits, something I've never been able to do unless it came as a set or looked similar to something I've seen someone elsewhere (years of just picking out a shirt and some jeans will do that to a person, you know).
I just don't have spare money. There's not really anything I can do around the house that will earn me anything, now that my Grandma has someone who will do all of that for us. And because I'm so gun-shy about the job market, I can't even say I'm still looking. Part of me wishes I had someone to keep me on the ball with this sort of thing, to nag me about keeping my promise of applying to 5 jobs a day. But I'm a realist. No one would do that, because I'm supposed to be taking care of myself. It shouldn't be someone else's job to make sure I look for one of my own, after all.
I think I'll take some time off here, until I get a job. It's not like I can really post anything here anyway. What's the point of having a blog about my journey towards being a Hime-Gyaru, if I can't even buy things to be one? And I can only fill these entries with 'We can do it' speeches for so long.
I don't know what I'll do, or how long I'll be away. I guess I'll return in a couple of months regardless. I wouldn't want others to think I've abandoned this blog when I really don't want to leave in the first place. I just don't want to keep posting pointless things. It's supposed to be a blog about my progress, so if I'm not making any, seems strange to keep coming here.... No one reads Gyaru blogs to read only about what they've cooked or a review on a magazine that anyone can download.
Currently, my Grandma is teaching me how to be a legal secretary, but at the rate we're going, I'm not sure how long I'll be doing that. Until then, I'll be trying to rally myself up again into applying for jobs once more. I have to imagine, there must be one person out there who needs a true workaholic.
I'm sorry, everyone, for letting you all down, but I just can't keep disappointing you all with these kinds of entries anymore. I don't want anymore entries about what I wish, but what I have....
How ironic, and I even got an award from Lavenrose about my blog too. I'm really sorry.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Sayo Has Left Ageha? + Recent Goings On
I just recently got a copy of August's Ageha~
I really liked the scans, and hated the fact that all of the pages were missing about an inch on the inside, so I decided to get my own!
But I noticed something, upon my 4th or so time going through it....
Where's Sayo?
I noticed she was only on a couple pages, so I decided to go look at her blog.
I have to rely on Google Translate, but I think at one point, it said she was leaving.
Gah! I liked her! I mean, I couldn't do sexy style to save my life, but she was absolutely perfect for the magazine!!
Besides that, I also noticed a bunch of the official models wearing a specific type of bottom lashes, that I just happened to have ordered recently, lol. Literally, a day after I ordered them, August's Ageha came out for download, and immediately, I see Sakurina, Shizuka, Rin, and Megu wearing similar brands to what I just ordered! It's like they knew~!
Ah yes, I recently came into lots of money, and what did I spend much of that money on?
...Books. *sigh* What a bad Gyaru I am....
And not even novels either, cookbooks and manga. $100. Though to be honest, one of those books was a gift, and I just had to buy the Gossip Girl manga, and come on, you expect me to pass up a cookbook full of 20 minute meals??
Then I bought some fabric, drinks, Okamiden, and some bathroom stuff (well, I bought some new body wash for exfoliating and some rose scented deodorant, maybe it counts?) I had plans to buy some makeup, but ultimately, I only ordered some Diamond bottom lashes and bought some powders to work on highlighting and contouring. I finally stopped being lazy and did that apple cider mask, which after a week straight really lightened my acne scars (I should really be doing it more. Ugh, I really wish I had a Gyaru friend to keep me on the ball with stuff like this....). I was going to buy some curling irons, but I remembered that my mom has a billion curlers she never uses.
I also bought a Miss Bianca doll (The Rescuers) on clearance from the Disney Store. My middle name is Bianca, so when I was young, I used to get a lot of Miss Bianca related things. It was so great to see her again. She should be more popular in Japan, so I can get lots of things with her theme, lol. I also got a new bra and some absolutely wonderful Hello Kitty slippers, since my old slippers were on its last legs, so to speak.
I'd post photos, but since the only things truly related to Gyaru aren't here yet, I'm not sure if anyone cares, lol.
I'll show more makeup attempts when my lashes come in, which probably won't be for a bit, heh.
I really liked the scans, and hated the fact that all of the pages were missing about an inch on the inside, so I decided to get my own!
But I noticed something, upon my 4th or so time going through it....
Where's Sayo?
I noticed she was only on a couple pages, so I decided to go look at her blog.
I have to rely on Google Translate, but I think at one point, it said she was leaving.
Gah! I liked her! I mean, I couldn't do sexy style to save my life, but she was absolutely perfect for the magazine!!
Besides that, I also noticed a bunch of the official models wearing a specific type of bottom lashes, that I just happened to have ordered recently, lol. Literally, a day after I ordered them, August's Ageha came out for download, and immediately, I see Sakurina, Shizuka, Rin, and Megu wearing similar brands to what I just ordered! It's like they knew~!
Ah yes, I recently came into lots of money, and what did I spend much of that money on?
...Books. *sigh* What a bad Gyaru I am....
And not even novels either, cookbooks and manga. $100. Though to be honest, one of those books was a gift, and I just had to buy the Gossip Girl manga, and come on, you expect me to pass up a cookbook full of 20 minute meals??
Then I bought some fabric, drinks, Okamiden, and some bathroom stuff (well, I bought some new body wash for exfoliating and some rose scented deodorant, maybe it counts?) I had plans to buy some makeup, but ultimately, I only ordered some Diamond bottom lashes and bought some powders to work on highlighting and contouring. I finally stopped being lazy and did that apple cider mask, which after a week straight really lightened my acne scars (I should really be doing it more. Ugh, I really wish I had a Gyaru friend to keep me on the ball with stuff like this....). I was going to buy some curling irons, but I remembered that my mom has a billion curlers she never uses.
I also bought a Miss Bianca doll (The Rescuers) on clearance from the Disney Store. My middle name is Bianca, so when I was young, I used to get a lot of Miss Bianca related things. It was so great to see her again. She should be more popular in Japan, so I can get lots of things with her theme, lol. I also got a new bra and some absolutely wonderful Hello Kitty slippers, since my old slippers were on its last legs, so to speak.
I'd post photos, but since the only things truly related to Gyaru aren't here yet, I'm not sure if anyone cares, lol.
I'll show more makeup attempts when my lashes come in, which probably won't be for a bit, heh.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Thank you for 55 followers~!
Long time no see, huh?
I've been pretty busy/tired/lazy lately, lol. I'm sorry....
But I really wanted to take the time to thank everyone who is following me~~
I can't believe I'm at 55!
I wish I could do something for all of you. Like bake everyone treats or something, lol. You're all wonderful people, and I'm glad to have you around, even just to read these pages.
Alright, you know what I'll say, I'll keep working hard! Thank you so much for all of your support!
In other news, today is a very important day.
I've got an interview today, but this one is special.
It's for a store I really want to work at... and they want me to try for assistant manager, a position I never dreamed of applying to!
I've been pretty busy/tired/lazy lately, lol. I'm sorry....
But I really wanted to take the time to thank everyone who is following me~~
I can't believe I'm at 55!I wish I could do something for all of you. Like bake everyone treats or something, lol. You're all wonderful people, and I'm glad to have you around, even just to read these pages.
Alright, you know what I'll say, I'll keep working hard! Thank you so much for all of your support!
In other news, today is a very important day.
I've got an interview today, but this one is special.
It's for a store I really want to work at... and they want me to try for assistant manager, a position I never dreamed of applying to!
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