Uniqso Haul! - I Fairy/Vassen Dolly+ Grey ♥

Hey minna! Today I have a Circle Lenses review for you. Even though i've bought three pairs of lenses I will only be reviewing the I Fairy Dolly+ Grey as the other two have been a re-purchase!

If any of you are interested in the GEO Princess Mimi or I Fairy Dolly+ Brown then please check out two of my previous Circle Lens Hauls for the original review xxx

♥

Base Curve: 8.6mm

Tones: 2 Tones

Diameter: 16.2 mm

Replacement Period: 1 Year

Water Content: 55%

Just like the Dolly+ Brown lenses, these are exceptionally comfortable. My eyes are naturally very dark so I have quite a harsh gradient between the lenses and my own eye colour, however I still adore these. I originally bought them for my Black Widow Cosplay (Blog post for this will happen soon!),  but I would actually wear these on a daily basis as well due to how easy they are to wear. 

For people with light coloured eyes these would definitely be the ones to buy, they are super enlarging and very vibrant. However like me, if it's just for cosplay then these will be perfect for a long convention day.

I Fairy Dolly+ Grey - £15.90

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

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Cosplay Post: Hermione Granger Transformation!

Konnichiwa Minna ♥ I've been away for a while due to an illness, so I thought I would come back with a magical bang!  This is my transformation into Hermione Granger, I wanted to try a really simple cosplay and so Halloween was the perfect opportunity. 

Firstly I styled my own hair, since it's basically the same general colour/style of Hermione's I thought I would just keep it natural instead of using a wig.

Now onto the face make up, I used a moisturizer first to make my skin a lot more hydrated and then proceeded with my new Illamasqua Satin Face Primer. I then used my Lancome concealer for my under eyes, and any other red spots or imperfections on my face. 

Next is my bb cream, since I have discovered Korean bb creams no Western foundation/bb cream can top them. So I used my Skin79 Diamond Prestige BB Cream all over my face, and then blended it in with a beauty blender. At this point I would say to add a powder if you have oily/combination skin, but since my skin is super dry I usually miss that part out. 

To finish the look I added my Estee Lauder blush and used a really shimmer white/beige from my Naked Basics Palette as a highlight to all the high points on my face.  

For the eyes I started with my Too Faced Shadow Insurance as the base and added a light beige shadow all over the lid, over this shadow I added a champagne shimmery colour to make my eyes seem brighter. For the crease I added a soft chocolate brown to give my eyes more dimension and I the added my brown liquid liner and lengthening mascara. I think it makes everything look more natural if you stick to brown tones for your liquid liner.

After adding mascara I picked up the same white/beige for my highlight and I added it to my inner corners. I then finished my eye look by adding my circle lenses from GEO Medical, I already have hazel eyes but I really wanted a doe-eyed look for Hermione, since her eyes are so bright and bold. 

The costume was super simple and inexpensive, The robe and tie were bought from eBay, the shirt is from my Haruka Nanami cosplay, the skirt is from Yesstyle, the shoes and socks are from Primark. Without including all of the parts that I already had (make-up, shoes, socks, shirt etc), the costume as a whole was £17.

Face

Primark Moisturizer- £1.00

Illamasqua Satin Face Primer - £26.00

Lancome Effracernes Concealer - £22.00

Skin79 Diamond Prestige BB Cream - £15.00

Estee Lauder Pink Tease Blush - £24.00 

Eyes

Too Faced Shadow Insurance - £16.00

Naked Basics Palette - £22.00

Urban Decay Fun Palette (Champagne shadow) - £22.00

Dolly Wink Liquid Eyeliner (Brown) - £8.00

Maybelline Lash Stiletto Mascara - £4.00

GEO Medical Cafe Mimi Circle Lenses - £14.00

Costume

Gryffindor Robe - £14.00

Gryffindor Tie - £3.00

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

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A New Project: Otakuography! - Cosplay Modeling & Photography.

Konnichiwa Minna!~ I have been gone for just under a month because I've been working on a special project with one of my super close friends Rachel, and that project is... *drum roll* ... Cosplay modeling and photography! 

So at the beginning of August we decided to start taking pictures of our cosplays from previous conventions and our future cosplays for this years Glasgow MCM Comicon as well. After a week or so we decided on a name for our Facebook page "OTAKUOGRAPHY". ♥

Yeah this was pretty much the entire of August for us, editing our photos, fixing the page and promoting ourselves to local cosplayers. I was pretty much waiting for the page to take off before writing this post as an explanation, so i'm glad to say that we have 150 likes so far! We have also began our Youtube channel where vlogs, m/v's of our cosplays and photo shoots can be watched!

We plan to specialize in all aspects of cosplay photography, at the moment the only upcoming photo shoots are based around anime/video games but hopefully in the future we may expand into comic books, movies etc... ♥

We both have previous experiences with photography and editing, such as degrees/qualifications and freelancing so this is not a new hobby for us and we are quite experienced in this field. However, editing in a cosplay way is slightly new but we feel like we're getting to grips with it well! 

At the moment we have only done two photo shoots, one for me which was Asuna Yuki from Sword Art Online and one for Rachel which was Natsu Dragneel Fem! from Fairy Tail. We hope to do many more in the future along with the few that we have lined up like Haruka Nanami from Uta no Prince-sama and The Pokemon Trainers from the X&Y series!

We hope to have a lot of support from all of my readers and we'll do our best to deliver amazing results at the same time as having a ton of fun. ♥♥ For any inquires into our new project whether it be for modeling/photography or advice then please don't hesitate to contact us either on our Facebook page, my blog or our Youtube Channel! ♥

Otakuography FB Page! - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Otakuography/419027741614863

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Dealing with a Skin Condition: Eczema & The Cosplayer

 Konnichiwa Minna-san! Today is a very different type of post and i've been working up to it for a couple of weeks (I got very nervous). For the last two years I have been dealing with Eczema which was brought on from the stress of college, even after this much time i'm still learning about my body and what will affect my skin majorly. ♥

I wanted to write a blog post on how I deal with my condition, what I do and what I don't do and how I cope with it during some cosplays. Just as a disclosure I'm by no means speaking for everyone with this condition, it's more or less my experiences with it. ♥

In these images my eczema was no where near it's worst stages, but it was still and irritation at these levels. The first image was a slight infection which is why my arm looks a little bumpy, and the second is my arm starting to clear up from a major break out. ♥

For me changing my diet and using medicated creams has really brought my eczema under control and cleared it up majorly. ♥

My diet changes consisted of drinking more water, around 3 glasses a day. This not only started to clear my eczema but it also evened my skin tone and reduced spots on my face. Eating certain foods such as strawberries can violently break people out in rashes, i've never experienced this as I really dislike them but i've been told they are one of the worst things for skin conditions. ♥

My medicated treatments are both cream based and gel based. I'm not entirely sure of the cream one's name, but the gel one is called Audavate. For the last 4 months or so i have been primarily using the gel ointment more as it's stronger and clears my eczema up within a week. It can also be used before you go into the shower (showering can be painful during a flare up, this helps to dull the pain and protect the flared skin). ♥

Covering up my arms is one thing, but covering my neck and upper chest can be tricky. It's impossible to be in a turtle neck 12 months of the year, so i've had to learn to accept the marks that can appear in this area. The picture above is again quite mild but a lot of the time the marks on my neck can look like bruises or love bites, it's pretty upsetting seeing someone staring at you, thinking you're trashy because of the marks when it's clearly not the case. ♥

Treating these flare ups is an easy process but the hard part is knowing that the areas that are exposed can't be covered up by make-up or anything (concealer/foundation can dry the skin out even more and lead to infection). So you are pretty much stuck with the dirty looks from people until it goes away naturally or with medication. ♥

Cosplaying with eczema can be challenging, wearing a lot of layers and walking through a hot convention all day can take it's toll on your skin. Sweating with eczema can be very painful and cause immediate flare ups while you're out, this can really ruin your day and for me last year I eventually changed out of my Asuna Yuki cosplay because of this (And also because the wig is freakishly heavy). ♥

Keeping to a light weight costume is preferred since it will keep you cooler, sensitive baby wipes and keeping your medicated cream/gel in your handbag is also a must. Anything that can wipe away sweat and cover the skin with a barrier is perfect for this warm environment. I also use this system for working out and going out on sunny days to make sure I enjoy everything to the fullest. ♥

A few days ago I got a tattoo as a memorial for my dog that passed away a year ago, I also wanted to write about people having eczema and wanting tattoos as most may be deterred because of their condition. It's been 3 days now and i've had no flare ups in the area and no allergic reaction either (I have an extreme allergy to hair dye). I felt like this was work mentioning as it's a new thing I know my skin is alright with. ♥

Thank you very much for reading my post, this was incredibly hard for me to write since i'm not very talkative about this subject. I hope you stick around for more in the future 

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GEO Princess Mimi Chocolate Brown Circle Lenses Review + Gyaru Make-Up Look

 Konnichiwa Minna-san! Today I have brought you two posts in one ♥ This will be a Gyaru Make-Up Look & a review for my new Circle Lenses from GEO Medical! 

I have never worn contact lenses before in my life, and I have been lusting after these beauties for at least 5 months because I had no idea if I could get them in my eyes. I finally bit the bullet and bought them a couple of weeks ago and i've been trying them out for a while. 

The ones I have bought are the GEO Medical Princess Mimi (Bambi Series) Circle Lenses in the shade Chocolate Brown, and sooo far... I LOVE THEM! Oh wow, these are so amazing. They fit in perfectly with my hazel/green eyes and they are such a lovely almost natural colour. The full details of these circle lenses are below, but I can honestly say they are such good quality and highly recommended.

Design: 5/5 - They are very natural which is what I was aiming for, the outer black band is really thick in colour, giving a dolly-eyed look.

Comfort: 4/5 - I'm still getting used to them so my vision can go blurry from time to time, but there is no irritation, pain or eye watering.

Enlarging: 5/5 - They enlarge my eyes beautifully, but not too much for them to look creepy and odd. The size of the lens isn't an issue with it going in my eye either, once you have the technique then it becomes a lot easier.

Diameter: 14.8mm

Water Content: 38%

Base Curve: 8.8mm

Life Span: 1 year disposal

Price: £15.30

Website: http://www.pinkyparadise.com/

With the purchase of these Circle lenses you also receive a macaron lens case. I also have a coupon code for a free animal lens case & a mystery gift when you buy a pair of lenses.

Coupon Code: vanigyaru

At the same time as photographing my new circle lenses I thought I would do my make-up in a Dolly/Gyaru fashion as that is my signature look ♥ 

I used a matte brown eye shadow and placed it in the crease, and then gradually pulling it up a little further above the crease. I then winged it out more than I usually would, into a point. I darkened the brown with a off black/brown colour in the outer corners and the crease as well to give the look a bit more dimension. 

I then used a champagne coloured eye shadow on the lids and a white eye shadow on the inner corners. I lined my eye lashes with my Urban Decay 24/7 Liquid Liner in Perversion and done a slight cat eye ( I have a tutorial for Cat eye liner, which I will link below). I applied my Estee Lauder mascara and Bourjois Accent Eye lashes on the outer corners. 

Under my eyes I used a matte nude eye shadow & a white eye shadow to create a brightening effect, and I lined my waterline with white eye liner as well. I applied bottom eye lashes and filled in between my lashes with a taupe brown shade to make sure they mix well with the false eye lashes.   

For my face I used my Skin79 Prestige BB Cream & my Lancome concealer, I then applied my Estee Lauder blush & highlight. 

For the lips I done a slight ombre/ulzzang look using a pale pink lip colour, a red lip colour and a frosted pink lip balm & the tutorial for that will also be linked below ♥ 

I hope you all enjoyed this review/make-up look & I hope you be posting more really soon! 

Sayonara ♥

Cat Eye Liner Tutorial:

http://laran62make-up.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/step-by-step-liquid-eyeliner-makeup.html

Ulzzang/Ombre Lip Tutorial:
http://laran62make-up.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/ulzzang-lip-make-up-look.html

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Dolly Pastel Lolita Make-Up Look (◕ ◡ ◕)

Konbanwa Minna-san! ♥ Today I have brought you a Pastel Lolita Make-up Look.

Firstly I started with the eye make-up and I applied Too Faced Shadow Insurance in Candlelight to prevent the eye-shadows from creasing.

Secondly I applied a Champagne colour on the inner two thirds of the eye, for me I used Urban Decay's Sin.

Following this I began the apply the purple/lilac shades to the outer corners of the eye and whilst doing this I was also bringing the colour up into the crease. For this I used a mixture of Inglot shades and colours from my 88 Palette from Coastal Scents. From here it is just about blending and applying until you get the right balance. 

On the inner corners I used a bright white eye-shadow from my NYX Palette, which I believe is supposed to be a dupe of the Urban Decay Naked Palette. From there I also applied a white eyeliner on the waterline, and I used an MUA pencil liner which is absolutely fantastic for this.

After applying the eyeliner to the waterline I proceeded to connect to purple colour from the outer crease to the white eye-shadow on the inner corner.

I then lined my eyes with Urban Decay's 24/7 Liquid Eyeliner in Perversion, then I curled my lashes and applied my mascara which is from Estée Lauder. I then finally applied false eye-lashes which are from EBay. 

For my face I applied my usual Coconut Oil as a moisturizer as I have very dry skin, and then proceeded with my BB cream from Korea and the brand is Skin79. I also applied my under eye concealer from Lancomé.

For my cheeks I used a highlighter from Revolution, and it was in a pink-ish/beige shade. I then applied my Estée Lauder blush and the face was complete!

Finally for the lips I filled them in with an Inglot Lip liner and applied a beige/pink coloured lip stick to finish. 

Annnd that's it for my Pastel Lolita Look, I hope you enjoyed the mini tutorial that went with it!

I'm hoping to add more Kawaii/Lolita make-up looks in the future, along with reviews on make-up and fashion products.

Thank you for reading! ♥

Sayonara!! ♥ xxx

Sword Art Online - Asuna Yuuki Cosplay & Make-Up Look! ... ...(●´ω｀●)

Konnichiwa Minna-san! I am on a roll with my posts at the moment so I thought I would share my Asuna Yuuki Cosplay from SAO ♥. 

I cosplayed as Asuna in October for Glasgow MCM Comicon with my friend as Kirito. 

I ordered my cosplay from uk.hellocosplay.com and amazingly they offer to custom make the costume free of charge if you provide your measurements! 

The delivery was on time and the quality of the cosplay is unrivaled , it is amazing.

The wig I ordered was from EBay and wasn't the best quality, as you would expect from a £20 wig from China, but it done the job for the one I wore it. 

All three of the swords were also bought from EBay at around £50 each and they were made from wood which was hand painted ♥

My make-up for the cosplay was relatively simple with a beige/orange cut crease and long false eye lashes, not eyelashes that increase volume. My skin was kept clear and pale with no blush or bronzer as Asuna doesn't wear much, or any make-up. 

Overall I loved doing every part of this cosplay, I got so many compliments and pictures taken which is always fun! ♥

• Cosplay Link: http://uk.hellocosplay.com/sword-art-online-cosplay-asuna-yuuki-white-uniform-dress-costume-p-8822.html