VIVA LA BIMAN (o^-^)尸~''☆ミ !

~~~ヾ(＾∇＾)おはよー♪

I'm posting early today because I have some extra time + I'm not sure if I'll have any time tonight & this is a post I've been looking forward to doing! ＼（○＾ω＾○）／ 

This past Saturday, the always fabulous & amazing Mitsu agreed to do a twin coordinate with me since we both have the same awesome taste in w❤c, haha~

 Top: Mitsu, Bottom: Me! ♪(ﾟ▽^*)ﾉ⌒☆ 

As you can see, we both had a different take on the same jumpsuit & no, it wasn't planned haha! 

（≧∇≦）ぶぁっはっはっ！！

Mitsu went with the hot military trend to spice up her biman while I took Morocco/ethnic elements to liven up mine~

Love how she used the sexy w❤c flight cap to coordinate with her band-leader one*spo top!

My claire's head wrap has the long dangling feathers attached, which I thought really echoed ethnic flair.

  Whole coordinates~

This was such a fun thing to do & I have to thank Mitsu again for agreeing to give it a go~ you're the best, girl!  

（*＾・＾）ＣＨＵ〜☆

 I'd love to do this again so if anyone would like to be twinnus for a day, just let me know~! (⌒.−)＝★

☆⌒(*^-ﾟ)ﾉ~♪see you again♪~ヾ(ﾟ-^*)⌒☆

Swim 2010

ヾ(〃⌒ ー———⌒)ﾉ~~ｺﾝﾆﾁﾜｧ♪

How is everyone enjoying their weekend?

I'm happy that the weather has been TOLERABLE, since last weekend was so disgustingly hot! ☆⌒(＞。≪)

Anyway, since I just got back from the pool & wanted to update a bit, I thought I'd post up pics of the two new swimsuits I bought for this summer~

Had to get some matching shades too, haha! ( Ｔ ▽ Ｔ )ノ＿彡☆バンバン！

 Also got this one because the pastel colour + polka dot pattern + deco bow in the middle all reminded me of gal!（＾＿−）≡★

Like this adorable bikini as seen on 星野加奈/Kana Hoshino in the August issue of PopSister~

& the always fabulous gals of egg~

｡･:*:･ﾟ★，｡･:*:･ﾟ♪☆LOVELOVE('∇^*)☆♪｡･:*:･ﾟ★，｡･:*:･ﾟ☆

After my monotone picks last year, I'm feeling bright colours & prints this year!
 

What do you ladies like for swim 2010?

☆⌒(*^-ﾟ)ﾉ~♪see you again♪~ヾ(ﾟ-^*)⌒☆

New w❤c 2

こ(^0^)ん(^_^)ば(^▽^)ん(^_^)わ(^○^) 

Blogging 3 days in a row, woo hoo~~!!  

Ｏ(≧▽≦)Ｏ

So yesterday I received my second w❤c shipment, which is actually my third if you count the first mbok order... but who's counting?! (￣▽￣)ノ＿彡☆

 Can you guess which items they are? ＼（○＾ω＾○）／

Since I got them from the official webshop I was able to snag a copy of the summer catalogue too~ I really liked the artsy/blurry photos & softer design of this one. 

 I noticed lots of items that I can't wait to hit the webshop now too, haha ♪(ﾟ▽^*)ﾉ⌒☆

But anyway, here are some quick snaps I took last night~

❤'.･.LOVE~(^▽^(^▽^*)~LOVE.･.･:❤

Had to have the Kuma-tan maxi dress because it's too cute...

 ... as you can see here on this adorable w❤c staff-chan!

& since the amazing chain-print scarf was sold out, I had to snag one of the new logo pattern ones~

Staff-chan showing two ways to wear ❤

& here's a bonus snap of my Tsubasa-inspired mani-pedi using the Barry M polishes from the giveaway~

Please to be ignoring my messy toenails... I never seem to get them right!（；´д｀ ）

On a random note though~ I installed the Disqus commenting system on here since I used it for a little while on my old tumblr blog & I like the look of it better than IntenseDebate, haha ☆⌒(＞。≪)

It seems to be working ok but let me know if anyone has trouble with it!

Thank god tomorrow is Thursday!!

☆⌒(*^-ﾟ)ﾉ~♪see you again♪~ヾ(ﾟ-^*)⌒☆

Weekend Snaps

こんぱんだ♪ヾ(●ω●)ノ”フリフリ 

Pretty Little Liars comes on in about an hour, but I'm on a roll with blogging so I'm going to try to make this quick! ☆⌒(＞。≪)

First day back to work after the holiday wasn't as painful as I thought it would be, though my computer nearly died from some virus I apparently picked up from going on Facebook... Let this be a lesson, lovelies! (//∇//) テレテレ

So I always love long weekends because I get to dress the way I want for 3 entire days, haha  ﾍ(￣ー￣)ﾉニヤリズムッ♪ 

& yea, I just realised I didn't upload the snaps from yesterday, but here are Saturday & Sunday!

  Channeling a casual mode look à la EMODA~

 Metallic lace crop top + tie-dye skinny jeans from last year~

Did some loose waves with my 1-inch flatiron that I hardly ever use too, haha~ I was pretty pleased with how it turned out! ❤

Sunday was spent outside picnicking so I chose a simpler outfit~

Please to be enjoying my elementary school photo deco & heart face (≧ω≦)ｂ

I did get to use the Sleek blush from Alanna's giveaway though~!

I'm not sure how well it translates in this photo, but it is SUPER PIGMENTED! ♪⌒ヽ(*ﾟOﾟ)ﾉ

I only put a little bit on the brush at first & it went on SUPER pink, haha~ I do loves it!

Yes, puffy cheeks are fun (*^日^*)゛

☆⌒(*^-ﾟ)ﾉ~♪see you again♪~ヾ(ﾟ-^*)⌒☆

Style Idol 出浦寛子 & Body Image

(｡･ω･)ﾉﾞ ｺﾝﾁｬ♪

I didn't think I would get to update til later this week but here I am! (￣▽￣)ノ＿彡☆

It's mostly because it's so DEATHLY HOT outside & if you read my twitter, you'll know why I stayed inside today, haha.

Aside from yesterday's drama though, I had a really great weekend ❤

I'm sad that it'll be back to normal tomorrow but at least I have an actual vacation to look forward to at the end of this month!

Anyway... !

I thought I'd do my next style idol post on 出浦寛子/Detsu Korohi since she has become my new inspiration in the gal world ❤

This photo alone shows how fabulous she is, no?   
(*･∀･)／♡＼(･∀･*)

Awesome hair, amazing style, & A HEALTHY BODY~~!! 

Moment of honesty: Like many if not all girls, body image is something I struggle with everyday. Even though I have learned to look in the mirror & feel 'OK' with my body, I still wish I could be... more. 

More pretty, more skinny, more boobs... haha (●´ω｀●)

But we all know that having a messed up body image is no way to live~ it's not healthy for us to aspire to an 'ideal' that is unrealistic when we are all different heights with different bone structures & different genes. 

& besides, who wants to look like everyone else anyway? 

（≧∇≦）ぶぁっはっはっ！！

This is why I love Detsu. She's not your 'typical' gal model~ she's got thighs, shapely arms, & bootay (^^ゞ カキカキ 

 Being a bikini dancer helps having this body type, but 武田静加/Takeda Shizuka is also a bikini dancer & she has HALF the body Detsu does, haha!

 You can see who's 攻め in this relationship o(>▽<)o

 She also shows that you don't need to be stick-thin to carry off gal style, in any shape or form~

 Looking fabulous in every shot ❤

& though this doesn't have to do with body image, I have to make a comment about her hair, which looks amazing no matter what she does with it!

(*･∀･)／♡＼(･∀･*)

Detsu has definitely helped me to appreciate the 'curvier' parts of my body & to me is one of the essential models who is changing the face of gal. 

I really hope we start to see more gals like her taking over the magazine covers! 

♪（*＾ー゜)ｖ（*＾▽＾*）*☆ガンバ☆♪ 

☆⌒(*^-ﾟ)ﾉ~♪see you again♪~ヾ(ﾟ-^*)⌒☆

Quick Update & Trends

☆Hey!ヽ('ｰ'#)/ Hello!☆

Well it's the start of the 4th of July holiday weekend & we have relatives here from NYC so I wanted to do a quick update before I go MIA for a while, haha~

First off, a big ありがとう to all of my new blog followers! 

I really appreciate anyone who stumbles across this little blog & takes time to read/comment/look/whatever ♪(ﾟ▽^*)ﾉ⌒☆ 

Second, thank you to the lovely Lucie Liu who was so kind to sell me her amazing Zara denim skirt which I received yesterday ❤ Expect a full coordinate snap soon!

Now on to the other subject of this post...

Last week I was randomly looking through PopSister's debut issue from last summer, & a few things caught my eye that have transitioned over to this season ＼（○＾ω＾○）／

 Acid-washed denim + huge scarf bow = 2010 summer, no? 

(⌒▽⌒)ノ＿彡☆

Also, the make section highlighted a trend that I've noticed a bit from this season though it has yet to be a real BOOM~

VIVID COLOUR LINER~~!!

I just love this style of make~ it definitely brightens up a cute summer outfit!

& lastly, I'm in love with this whole tutorial~

Might try this sometime soon! ❤

☆⌒(*^-ﾟ)ﾉ~♪see you again♪~ヾ(ﾟ-^*)⌒☆

New w❤c & Giveaway Gets

こ(^0^)ん(^_^)ば(^▽^)ん(^_^)わ(^○^) 

How is everyone?

I'm excited for the long holiday weekend coming up, even though I'm only off on Monday (T∇T)

So far this week is going really well though!

Yesterday I received the first of my new w❤c haul & the spoils of the gorgeous Alanna aka VivaRilakkuma's giveaway ＼（○＾ω＾○）／ 

The new w❤c is also from mbok & is current season~

The green pepper jumpsuit as seen on Chinatsu in the summer catalogue~

& the I ❤ JAPAN tube top as seen on the adorable Natsumi, who I plan to do a future style idol post on!~

I'm expecting 2 more w❤c arrivals + I will be coordinating with these in the very near future, so expect more to come!

Moving on...

I meant to post about this WAYYY earlier, but I ended up winning Alanna's very first blog giveaway!

♪（*＾ー゜)ｖ（*＾▽＾*）*☆

Notice the Rilakkuma tape on the package~ so cute!

The spoils + a sweet note from Alanna & a surprise! ❤

The eyeshadows are on a tissue because 1 of them broke a bit in transit (´ω｀。)

So happy to get these Barry M nail polishes since they don't sell this brand here in the US (as far as I know) & now I can do a Tsubasa manicure! ＼（○＾ω＾○）／

ACCENT LASH LOVE~~!! ☆((ヾ(´∀｀＠)

This blush was the surprise Alanna added~ you can read here why it's so great!

Can't wait to see this on!! 

＼（＞０＜）／　がんば〜 

 

☆⌒(*^-ﾟ)ﾉ~♪see you again♪~ヾ(ﾟ-^*)⌒☆

 

 

Mode Week = Fail

ヾ(〃⌒ ー———⌒)ﾉ~~ｺﾝﾆﾁﾜｧ♪

I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend! ❤

So far I've had a very full one~ yesterday I went to the Lost River Lake in West Virginia which was kind of scary because I absolutely HATE the wilderness but love the water, so I had a pretty good time! 

（≧∇≦）

Today I stayed in civilisation & did a bit of shopping... I'll probably post my purchases up sometime this week!

 But since some of you showed some interest at seeing my attempt at mode week on twitter, here are the snaps of the first 3 days I got through, haha (#｀ε´#ゞ

Quick note: I hated my face in almost all of these so big pink hearts is what you get!（≧∇≦）

Simple first look~ border crop top + colourblock bandage skirt.

Close-up on my shoes a) because I love shoes & b) because these reminded me a lot of these fabulous ones by w❤c!

Ignore the absence of a pedi in these photos, haha (#｀ε´#ゞ

Second day~ border tunic, obi belt & leggings.

This probably my best attempt because I was able to incorporate some key elements of mode style! ❤

Love this tunic because it features both power & deco shoulders in one!

Studded pumps ❤

Third day not so mode  (ノД`)・゜・。Border top + high-waisted skirt.

This is actually a typical kind of work outfit for me, but I changed my usual pedestrian pumps for a bootie style shoe that is mode-ish (?)

Another one of my favourite pairs of shoes ♪(ﾟ▽^*)ﾉ⌒☆

Close-up so you can see I added a bit of bling jewelry so it's not a totally boring outfit, haha~

So, as you can see mode week kind of turned into border week!

(／｡＼)ｲﾔﾝ！ﾊｽﾞｶｼｲ 

I am trying to incorporate more versatile pieces into my wardrobe in order to achieve a more concrete representation of this style since it's perfect for work. 

What do you all think of mode style?

☆⌒(*^-ﾟ)ﾉ~♪see you again♪~ヾ(ﾟ-^*)⌒☆