Hyper Japan & London 2015 Haul! ♥

Konnichiwa Minna-san! I have a very special post to share with you all today, and that is my Hyper Japan & London Haul! 

Last weekend me. my fiancé and our two friends went on a trip all the way down to London for the Hyper Japan convention, which was totally amazing! ♥ So i'm going to start off with the items I bought at Hyper Japan, and then move onto things I bought when I was exploring London !x

Kpop is a complete obsession for me, and as many of you may know I am a STARLIGHT ♥. I adore VIXX with all my heart so I made a few sneaky purchases at the Kpop stall, starting with this dust plug for my phone. It's very simple and made from acrylic but I don't have any VIXX charms hanging from my phone yet, so for me it was a must! ♥ I believe I paid £4 for this, but i'm not too sure.

My second VIXX purchase was these adorable stickers!! ♥ I'm a complete sucker for Kpop stationary, and this was no exception. It has all of the members on little stamps with some quotes beneath some of the pictures, it's far too cute xxx! I paid £5 for these but i've seen them a lot more expensive online.

I LOVE THIS KEYRING ♥ It's everything I want and more... Every member has a full picture of themselves when they were promoting Error and also a group picture as well. UGH! it's just sheer perfection, I know that most of these items are not official and are fan made, but it's so hard to find VIXX products in the UK for a decent price. This keyring was £4! ♥

My favourite anime of all time is Uta no Prince-sama ♥! I know that's a little strange and random but it's just so heart warming, light and relaxing. So to go with my other Utapri items (music box, DVD collection, phone charms, keyrings), I thought I would buy a few more things. Starting with Masato on the left! I have nothing with Masa at all and I think he is such a great character in the anime, so I just had to have a little version of him on my keys! ♥ He was £5 I believe.

I got the most adorable little Syo! Look at his little cute face ♥ xxx He's supposed to be a keyring the same as Masa, but i'm a little scared to use him like that because of the ball/chain that's used, i'm scared it'll break. He has a tiny little body and a big bobble head attached with a link, which I think is so sweet! He was £7 from a random stall which I can't remember.

And finally I bought another Ren... ♥ I know I know, obsessed much? But how could you not buy him on a biscuit! It's adorable and such high quality, so I think i'll be keeping him on my phone case along with his other version. He was £6 from the Japan Centre stall. 

I actually didn't buy this G-Dragon bracelet! it was from the Kpop stand but my friend who is a huge fan of G-Dragon and Big Bang bought a pack of these and kindly gave me one !♥ I have no idea how much these are or where else you can buy them, but it's so cute and will even fit on my tiny wrist. 

Moving on to other London purchases! This was a present from my wonderful fiancé when we visited Camden Market on our second day in London. We found this adorable little stall that sold like 40 Alpacasso's, it was so cute, but this little bag caught my eye immediately. I've seen these on various Storenvy shops at ridiculous prices, but this little gem was only £10! xxx! Thank you sweetie for the amazing present ♥

This was probably my best purchase at the market. I bought this little bag to carry my digital camera around my neck more easily, and also because I spotted the Rilkkuma lanyard so I was sold... Well that's until I saw the price, £1 !!! I could not believe it, I should've bought a few but oh well... ♥ 

We went to the Japan Centre in Piccadilly Circus, which was a fantastic experience! There was so much food and so many different varieties of sweets and drinks. I spotted a Ramune a mile away when I was looking in the cooler cabinets and I had to buy the Pokemon edition, i've hand the drink so many times but this one was just all kinds of special! ♥ It was £1.40, and they have an online website which delivers so I will link that at the end of this post for you! xxx

My final purchase of my holiday was again found in Camden Market, there was the most adorable little Japanese/Korean clothing stall somewhere in the heart of the market and I was totally drawn to it. The man had such cute items for sale at low prices so I just had to buy something. I eventually settled on this heavy, silk and lace white dress, it has amazing floral detail all over the body and skirt which I love. The lace overlay also extends past the underskirt which gives a princess effect which I like a lot. This was such a bargain at £8! I almost couldn't believe it xxx ♥

I would highly recommend going to see Camden Market, and I would definitely say that you should try and go to Hyper Japan at some point! it's so much fun and I got to meet so many nice people! ♥

Japan Centre UK - https://www.japancentre.com/en

Thank you very much for reading my haul/review and I hope you stick around for more in the future 

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Gothic Lolita Make Up Look Transformation! ♥

Konbanwa Minna-san! Today is a really short blog post about Gothic Lolita Make-up and I hope you all enjoy it, I really stepped out of my comfort zone for this look since i'm not very good with dark make-up looks. All links to the products I used will be below ♥

I finally put my Lolita wig to proper use. I bought this from Ebay and posted a review a while ago since I was so pleased. The blouse is from Yesstyle, I bought this around a year and a half ago so i'm unsure if it's still in stock. I'll find one similar and put the link below if anyone is interested. My Circle lenses are from a dear friend of mine Pastel Dreams Shoes and Accessories and they are Naty Swan - Pink ♥ 

For my eye make-up I done a basic smokey eye with a red-ish burgundy shade and a deep black to give more depth and edgy to my make-up, using the Like Angels palette from Make-Up Revolution & Urban Decay's Naked Basics Palette. I layered a brighter metallic red on top of the burgundy to really make the lid colour pop. The eyeliner I used is Urban Decay's Ink for Eyes and it has been very winged out to create a dramatic cat eye, i've also formed a point in the inner corner to bring the whole look together. After this I lined my water line with a black eyeliner from MUA, added mascara from Rimmel and my accent lashes with beading from Bourjois ♥

For my face make-up I used Skin 79 Diamond Prestige BB Cream with L'Oreal's Studio Secrets Primer beneath it for a smooth finish. Since the make-up was pretty heavy under my eye I decided against concealer. My highlight is from MUA and it's the shade Gold and my blush is from Estee Lauder in Pink Ingenue ♥ 

Finally my lip colour is Black Metal Dahlia from Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics, the inner corners have been shaded in with my MUA black eyeliner to give them more definition ♥

Thank you very much for reading my tutorial and I hope you stick around for more in the future 

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• Yesstyle Blouse - http://www.yesstyle.co.uk/en/dabuwawa-peter-pan-collar-rosette-detail-blouse-white-xl/info.html/pid.1036627868
• Lolita Wig - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lolita-Fashion-Dark-Brown-Anime-Cosplay-Hair-Wig-With-Braid-Two-Curly-Ponytails-/111176400372?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item19e2a13df4
• Pastel Dreams Circle Lenses - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/381253831621

• Rimmel London Argan Oil Waterproof Mascara - http://www.superdrug.com/Make-Up/Eyes/Mascara/Wonder%27Full-Mascara-Waterproof-Black-1/p/412500#.VWOWtvlViko
• L'Oreal Paris Studio Secrets Primer - http://www.superdrug.com/L%27Oreal-Paris/L%27Oreal-Paris-Studio-Secrets-Smoothing-Primer/p/585912#.VWOWN_lViko
• Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette - http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10701_10001_123932023199_-1
• Revolution Like Angels Palette - http://www.superdrug.com/Makeup-Revolution/Makeup-Revolution-Eye-Shadow-Palette-Eyes-Like-Angels-16G/p/240305
• MUA Highlight in Gold - http://www.superdrug.com/MUA/MUA-Highlighting-Powder-Gold/p/212800#.VWOVX_lViko
• MUA Black Eyeliner - http://www.superdrug.com/MUA/MUA-Intense-Colour-Eyeliner-Jet-Black/p/233909#.VWOVxvlViko
• Urban Decay Ink For Eyes Eyeliner - http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10701_10001_123932033799_-1
• Estee Lauder Blush - http://www.esteelauder.com/product/639/21163/Product-Catalog/Makeup/Face/Blush/Pure-Color/Blush

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PastelDreamShoes @ Etsy Product Reviews!

Konnichiwa Minna-san! ♥ 

UPDATE! You can now find all the products from Pastel Dreams at the new website!

https://www.pastel-dreams.com/

Today i'm looking at PastelDreamShoes @ Etsy, my lovely friend Sofia sent me some of her cute handmade products to check out and review for her! xxx. 

First thing I seen when I opened my parcel was the adorable business card for her shop. It has all of the social media links and the link to the store on Etsy ♥

The product I was greeted with were these adorable little hair clips !♥ These are the Pastel Fairy Kei Angel Wings and they are beautiful. I got them in a blue-ish colour with a slight sparkle to them, they've also got crocodile clips which i'm super happy about because they help attach to my hair a lot easier ♥ Overall i'm 100% in love with these clips, they're so well made and easily wearable without being too much. 

The second item is a Kawaii Fairy Kei Sweets Bracelet ♥ I asked for the lilac and pink colour scheme since those are my favourite colours, and I couldn't be happier with it! They're two different chains with 6 charms; A macaroon, cake slice, cupcake, doughnut & two ice cream cones. The quality is lovely and you can definitely tell that this is handmade which I adore. Amazing little item and fantastic for a gift!

My final item is a Kawaii Pastel Fairy Kei Necklace ♥ This is super long on me, almost below my bra which I actually like very much. The quality is really good with the super cute rose details. the colours are painted on really well and fade into one another beautifully which I love. Overall I think this is a sweet product for anyone who is into statement jewellery or anything pastel for that matter! ♥ 

I love all of my items from PastelDreamShoes!! ♥ Ahh they're so adorable, Sofia has many more items for sale in her Etsy Store including amazing hand painted shoes, which I cannot get over! they're too cute ♥ All of these products can be different colours and styles from pastels to gothic blacks and reds. 

 I will definitely be shopping here more in the future as the products are beautiful and the service is impeccable ♥.

PastelDreamShoes @ Etsy Store: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/PastelDreamShoes

Instagram: @PastelDreamShoes

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/PastelDream-Shoes-Accessories/1536052976677263?fref=ts

• Angel Wings Hair Clips - £3.90
• Kawaii Cupcake Bracelet - £9.99
• Kawaii Necklace - £5.50

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Himistore Haul & Review #1 xx!

Konnichiwa Minna-san! Today I have a really exciting haul & review for you, I will be reviewing Himistore @ Storenvy ! ♥

The first item I bought was the Lolita French Style Suit, I bought this for going to London this summer for the Hyper Japan Convention. I absolutely adore this outfit, it is so lightweight for the hot summer I hope we'll be getting this year.

I love the style of this suit, it is white with baby blue pin stripes and has a cute embroidered book on the front. The sleeves and elastic around the thighs & neck line are lined with lace and pale blue ribbons for added detail.

The quality of the product is fantastic and I cannot flaw it at all, and as you can see from my photographs it fits perfectly. However the only issue for this product is that it only comes in one size, so there isn't a plus sized option. I can see this fitting people from a size 6-10 possibly.

I got this cute little rainbow choker as a free gift in my package from Himistore, It really reminds me of the 90's black chokers with a more fairy kei/kawaii twist to it. I am so pleased with this and it was an adorable little surprise!

I got another free gift as well! Thank you so much Himistore your gifts are really appreciated. This was a pair of Lolita stockings which can be worn as both knee highs and thigh highs, the material is very good quality and the stockings themselves are see through with a opaque white band at the top. 

My final purchase was the Vivi Lotus Leaf Lolita Boots which I am absolutely in LOVE with... oh wow they are gorgeous. I bought them in a white leather and the quality is fantastic.  

The top of the boots has a beautiful leather laced edging which makes the boots look very lolita styled. The platform is high enough for your feet to feel comfortable in these boots which is always a plus, nothing is worse than having sore feet! I think the laces and the metal detailing on the ends are lovely and they contrast with the rest of the shoe extremely well. 

Overall I am very happy with my purchases and the free gifts from Himistore, I will also call attention to their amazing customer service as they asked for my foot measurements to ensure my boots would fit me correctly without any issues. I found this service amazing and very odd as most websites and sellers are not too bothered about their customers as long as they get a sale. 

I high recommend this website and I will definitely be buying from them again in the near future. 

Lolita French Style Suit - $46.99

Vivi Lotus Leaf Boots - $61.99

This is the link to the website:

http://himi.storenvy.com/

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Sayonara Minna-san! xxx

Holika Holika - Makgeolli Brightening Mask Sheet Review

Konnichiwa Minna-san! Today I have a Korean Skin Care product reviewed for you and it is a skin brightening mask. 

Korea is very well known for their skin care products and their skin brightening products which promote a healthier glow, I have tried many of these masks over the past few years but I've never thought in depth about how they made my skin look and feel. The mask i'm reviewing today is from the brand Holika Holika and it is the Makgeolli Brightening Mask Sheet!

The packaging itself is very thick soft plastic which won't easily tear if you are traveling, the packet can also be folded up as there is not a lotion inside which could burst. The inside is foil lined to keep the mask fresh.

How to use:
 

1. Cleanse your face thoroughly and use a toner. 

2. Apply the face mask and wait 15-20 minutes

3. Remove mask and rub the extra product into your face and neck and wait for it to dry.

4. If you have very dry skin then possibly add a heavy moisturizer on top.  

I LOOK TERRIFYING... It's the perfect mask for scaring your family & friends if you can't sit still for 20 minutes. The mask itself is absolutely freezing when you first put it on! It is definitely a shock to your system and will wake you up. It feels like thick tissue paper that has been soaked in a gel-like serum, which is actually after a while a very relaxing feeling and you can feel like it is doing some good to your skin. 

Overall - 8/10: I would use this again but not for its brightening qualities as i'm not sure I can see much difference in skin's glow. However it makes your face completely baby smooth, and that is good enough for me in all honesty. It might not be what it says on the packet but I enjoyed it and the experience is very relaxing and pampering.

You can find 5 masks on Amazon for around £17, which is a little pricey but the store I originally bought mine from is not selling them anymore.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Holika-Makgeolli-Brightening-Sheet-5sheets/dp/B00KRWWO96

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Yesstyle.co.uk Haul & Review! #1

Konbanwan Minna-san! Today I have the long awaited Yesstyle.co.uk Haul and Review ♥ I have shopped at this website for just over a year and I love it for the bargains and super kawaii products that you can find. 

My first purchase was these amazing jewel encrusted tights. I mean... oh my god, they are so gorgeous. The tights are very well made and very thick in order to keep the jewels properly attached. All of the jewels are held on by a type of super glue, so I would wear these tights with caution as it is possible a gem is accidentally pulled off.

The second item of clothing was this jumper/dress which is made from surprisingly thick material and it is double lined. It is layered 3 times with chiffon-like material, lace and a knitted material, it is very warm so ideal for the strange Scottish weather we are experiencing at the moment. The attention to detail is noticed on this jumper with the bow embroidery and the pattern on the lace at the bottom. Overall I really like this jumper but as i'm 4ft 10 I can use this as a dress without any issues.

This is one of the most kawaii things I own now, so cute! The top is very tight fitting with a ribbed sort of texture, which is very elasticated in my opinion. The sleeves, collar and bottom of the top is accented with a bright Barbie pink colour, and both the sleeves and center of the collar have a pink bow for detail as well. This top is incredibly well made even though it is a little see-through, but I feel like it could go with any outfit (skirts/jeans/shorts). 

I feel like a painted when I wear this, but I absolutely adore it! This is a tie-neck shirt-dress which is really over sized, exactly the way I wanted it. The fabric is really good quality and the product was identical to the picture from the website. I was worried about the material and shape of the dress being too boxy for my short & slim frame but the shirt is actually very flattering to my body, however a belt could be put around the waist if over sized items aren't your sort of thing. I truly love this, it is so comfortable and light weight, but also warm so I feel it could be worn in any season quite freely. 

Can we all just take a moment to see how freaking cute this is!!! I nearly died when I found this amazing sweater, this is so adorable and it comes in three colours (grey/pink/blue) with ultra cute bunnies all over it!! This is the blue one and it is now no longer available unfortunately, but the other colours are super kawaii as well. The inside is a fleece texture and so cosy and warm, the colours are bold & bright, it is a very eye catching sweater. I completely adore this, it is my favourite item from my Yesstyle haul which is why I left it to the end!

I hope you enjoyed my first Yesstyle haul and I hope to do many more of them in the future, as this is my favourite place to buy clothes from now (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

Arigatou for reading & Sayonara Minna-san!!! ♥

• Rabbit Pullover - http://www.yesstyle.co.uk/en/fairyland-rabbit-print-pullover-gray-one-size/info.html/pid.1037480622
• Bow Accent Top - http://www.yesstyle.co.uk/en/jvl-bow-accent-knit-top-pink-one-size/info.html/pid.1035998764
• Rhinestone Tights - http://www.yesstyle.co.uk/en/fitight-rhinestone-ribbed-tights-black-one-size/info.html/pid.1036776224
• Bow Embroidered Lace Top - http://www.yesstyle.co.uk/en/fairyland-bow-embroidered-lace-trim-sweater-dark-blue-one-size/info.html/pid.1036869313
• Tie Neck Shirt Dress - http://www.yesstyle.co.uk/en/info.html/pid.1037601939