I haven't posted since the beginning of this year and sitting down in front of my laptop and spending some quality time writing down some feeeels have made me miss properly 'blogging' (not Tumblr blogging which consists of 99.99% of me reblogging).
So, I won't ramble on on what I've been doing this past year because none of that really matters as it was mostly just me adjusting to university life and finding out the perils of relationships post high-school.
In the meantime, I just wanted to tell you that I'm heading off to Hong Kong in exactly 3 days! I just have to tackle my final exam tomorrow and I'm set for vacay! I am extremely excited as I haven't been back in almost 4 years! The last time I was there was back in January 2010. I'm going to be in Hong Kong for 1 month exactly but I'll also be touring around in Taiwan for 5 days! I've never been to Taiwan but should be exciting (I've heard there's a Krispy Kreme shop opening up in December which is PERFECT as I am long overdue for one of their donuts).
Another exciting thing is that as I'm eighteen now and more independent, I don't mind travelling by myself in the city instead of following my mum around to the smelly markets where she finds pleasure in picking out fruits and vegetables. I can now properly explore the metropolitan nightlife!! First stop: American Apparel!
Here are some fashion inspiration I am trying to opt for when shopping for pieces in Hong Kong!
I love how she pulls of the whole 'one colour' outfit! I'm bringing two oxblood coloured pieces with me to Hong Kong and so hopefully I can pull it off just like her.
I absolutely love Ju Xiao Wen! I love how most of her outfit consists of black except the shirt and she balances it out with the white on her shoes.
I'm more of a person that likes the whole plain and simple kind of outfit like the one above and the ones below. I find that neutral colours like black, grey, white and denim blue suit me more than bright colours. Which could also explain why I love Winter fashion way more than Summer fashion.
Hello my lovely readers, people who happen to browse through and creepy stalkers!
Today I would like to share with you one of my style inspirations/ style idols whom I have recently become obsessed with! Her name is Juria Nakagawa and she's the same age as me ~ 17 years old! I discovered her while browsing through Tokyo Fashion to look at beautiful Harajuku fashion which lead me to her tumblr blog where most of these photos I stole from!
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| I really like this look! It's so casual yet it has a bit of an edge to it. |
Other than the fact that we're both the same age, Asian, average height, love tattoo tights and a lover of Harajuku style - she's pretty much got an insane sense of fashion. She's become quite popular lately and her photos have been posted around tumblr a lot.
She currently works at a shop named
AvantGarde in Harajuku (is that not the classiest name ever?!) and a model/DJ as well!
She's best known for her cute but punk style! As you can see from the photos below, she usually has these pastel coloured long hair and she matches it with darker clothes which are more grunge. (Sorry, I'm terrible at explaining/describing things) So this makes her have this unique look of having cute/punk/creepy style which I absolutely adore!
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| I love both styles! I think I'm more of a WHITE (right) style as of now. |
As I'm turning 18 in less than a month (eek!) I sort of want to venture off into a new style which would suit my age more. I haven't really developed a style per se but if I were to pick a style ~ it would definitely be Juria Nakagawa's because it's not completely punk/goth but it's not completely cute/sweet like I see in Harajuku usually. It's like a mixture of both!
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| Love this outfit. She dropped her signature tattoo tights but she still looks fab. |
She is also known for her makeup as well which I think is so pretty yet Gothic at the same time! It's usually purple with or without sparkles paired with dark circle lenses. I really like it but I don't think I can pull it off without looking like I've just bruised my eye or something.
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| One of her more 'sweeter' looks yet still totally keeping the gothic look with her makeup and armlet/choker. |
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| Loving both of their outfits. Do you get what I mean by her style?! |
One of the other things I love about Juria's style is her AMAZING hair!! It's always a shade of pastel which are one of my favourite things in the world. Anything that's pastel pink, purple or blue ~ I immediately fall in love with.
I actually attempted to do this to my own hair; this mermaid/pony/pastel hair but unfortunately, I didn't use a strong enough bleach and I didn't buy the correct toner (I think?) and so now it's an orange, brassy colour which I absolutely hate and my hair is still quite dry and damaged after being soaked in conditioner!
HOWEVER! I still want Juria's hair no matter what but I don't know if I will get a job if I have purple hair ... Ugh, life.
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| One of the styles I would totally wear! |
There's something about these two outfits which really draw me to them. They're so simplistic and casual yet I love how the pieces and combinations work together. They're more of a Autumn/Winter outfit because if I wore them right now I would be having a heat stroke. It is literally over 30 degrees celcius here in Australia. It's actually cooler today/tonight but the week before it's been in the high 30's.
I also pieced together an outfit I usually wear and it's not as classy and stylish as the two outfits above but hopefully I'll be able to make progress throughout the year as I work my way through to becoming more stylish! Yay!
Top from eBay 'Galaxy King Cat with crown', Bag from Sportsgirl, Pastel Blue jeans from Dotti, Shoes are thrifted, jewellery from Lovisa
I also perfected my makeup today and I am so proud of myself! I actually like my makeup! Usually I am disappointed in myself but today I actually like it! I bought Maybelline's gel eyeliner and it's FitMe concealer in Medium (will post review on it later!) and I love them so much! It makes my cat eye so much more prettier! Usually by the end of the day I look like a panda because my eyeliner and mascara get smudged. Oh dear -_-;;
I shall end this post with a very camwhore-y post with my Arizona green tea (loves!) Do you like my cat eye? It's not perfect but it's a definite improvement!! :)
