I can't wait to get my new DreamV items in the mail in 6-10 days!
and my new circle lenses in 7-10 days!
and 3 new wigs for photos in like... 2 days!
but I need all the items to do the photos -_- so it better hurry up.
Q-Pot is my favorite jewelry/handbag store! The only store in the USA is in Honolulu, HI so I try to save up to get something whenever I get to visit home!
The little phone charms run about $50, and they have Hawaii exclusives as well, like shave-ice scoops with a Hawaii metal hibiscus tag!
The purses will run high, $500ish even and they have other lines like the Disney and Alice in Wonderland sets.
Their chocolate brick pattern is famous and has many little details that work as an anti-fake system (take a close look at a real one, there are many tiny little ants and chips that signify a real print).
I love Q-Pot and I think it's perfect for Japanese fashionistas, lolita and expecially Gyaru. This is my gyaru purse, because of it's "expensive"-ness, look and extravagant feel! And it's a good buy, the vinyl cleans easily and the charms aren't cheap decoden, they're hand made and QUALITY. This thing is sturdy to live on your pure, hair band, necklace, whatever version you buy, it's hard, strong and will never fall apart.
Check Q-Pot out in English here: http://www.q-pot.jp/eng/index.html
PS: Just incase you were wondering, photos with the watermark are photos I've taken myself, the watermark says my name, please don't remove it if you want to use my photo, and please link back or to my art page http://www.facebook.com/pages/N-Miyasato/107367196018584
click the photo to check it out <3
click the photo to check it out <3
So I hear this thing is STILL out of stock at most Sephoras, and it's crazy cause I remember tyring to get my hands on one last year! I can't bleieve the need is still strong for this one
REVIEW
awesome
Price: $48 not bad considering how many colors there are and the fact mine has lasted almost a year now with normal use
Quality: usual UD shadows, sometimes hard to blend without primer on the lid, and the sparkles of course don't stick unless you're putting it over scream/base with your fingertips but that goes for all eye shadows. I find UD fades quickly and slides quickly for oily lids without their famous primer.
Colors: awesome! Glitters, mostly browns, a light and dark matte, gray/blue and black, all the necessities for being naked or not-so-naked.
Packaging/Presentation: I go to ACCD, so I know packaging and design is an issue not to be overlooked. The brown box is cute, the type of NAKED is nice and expensive feeling, it comes with a double ended eyeliner, brown and black, in it's own little niche in the pallet, I think the magnet is strong, and it hasn't broken any shadows despite me hauling it all around in my backpack to my bfs on the weekends. I've broken too many UD shadows in the individual round pots...
Overall:
A great investment! I rarely drop that much dough on makeup unless I know it's amazing (like Laura Mercier foundaton or Nar blush). UD is known for rocker colors and sparkles but this product subdues it's usual approach and brings forth the best collection for a natural look mixed with a sexy sheen.
I'm asking for help on my tumblr here:
http://acciomcr.tumblr.com
I need ideas and opinions about standing out <3
http://acciomcr.tumblr.com
I need ideas and opinions about standing out <3
Before I invested in actual gyaru items, I compiled semi-outfits from thing I already had, that's when I realized, I already dress kinda gyaru.
One was at PMX (the white outfit) and the other was for the Cherry Blossom festival! But I wear these normally so at first I didn't feel gyaru, but then I realized it's a fashion for life, so maybe I just got a head start. I'm compiling some brand items now, and working on my hair (Tumblr decided wavy is in!) and makeup (lots o eyeliner and falsies).
I got new gray circle lenses, the Mimi sesame gray so I'm well on my way!
I've been getting more and more into GAL style lately (read GYARU).
It's tough though, I don't like backcombing and teasing my hair, a previously required element of Gyaru.
Lately though, if you check blogs like fyeahgyaru.tumblr.com you'll see modern gyarus are straying away from that, and while the poofed top hair is a symbol of classic gyaru still, the web celebs of the style have straight flat bangs and wavy ends, or just simply gorgeous silky curls!
yay for me!
I've also went on a spree lately,
photo by HERE
le sigh...
I'm really excited though! I don't have any proper gyaru items yet !
and the community cat Maverick is over for a visit! I'll post a photo when it uploads <3
I ordered these from Fobby Barbie! I'll do a full review if there's a demand. But this is what it looks like
I'm researching where to get Gyaru nails in Cali! Everyone said Tustin or Covina but those are farther than Disneyland from me and D-Land is at least an hour drive.
I got my current nails are a super well known place in Hawaii called Salon Cherie in Waikiki, known as one of the best in America for Japanese nails, the workers are from Japan and they know what's going on in terms of style.
They have pieces to add on, as well as do amazing nail art and acrylic 3Ds. My acrylics are so STURDY I'm afraid to have them removed and to get acrylics somewhere else, cause I don't trust anyone else.
I'll try someplace in Cali though... though I hate to see my little mamegoma's soak off..,
I want longer nails though, more noticeable with gyaru! What do you think is in, the pointy claw type, or squared?
GothicLolitaWigs.com / CosplayWigsUSA.com
I ordered the Blended PINK X BLUE a while ago, it took a month because it was pre-order and unfortunately, I didn't recieve it before the event I wanted it for, however, when it finally arrived:
packaged like this.
and like this inside. it's in a big ziploc with a cardboard "border" around it, keeping it from getting smashed.
Here's the wig straight out of the package!
me just tossing the wig on
The falls were each in their own hair net bag thing!
I had no idea how the "falls" worked, but I guess it's just a big claw clip! haha
me with one side on.
Finally, here's some styled photos!
Rating 5/5!
Speed:
The time it took to get to me wasn't their fault, it was a pre-order as is most of their popular wigs which sell out quickly. When they received it, it got to me quickly.
Price:
4/5 I mean, it was $60, which is more than I should've spent on something I'm not wearing everyday, but you can't expect quality for cheap, so no qualms there.
Quality:
5/5 Great! It gets a little frizzy when you try to brush it, and I'm afraid I don't know how to keep it smooth and keep the curls tight but it arrived perfect! It's heavy, but I've never worn a wig, so I guess it's normal! and the fall are heavy, but it's just proof that it's super full and voluminous! if you wear one fall, it'll feel like it's sliding off because of the weight on one side XD
Color: Amazing. perfectly soft colors, more blue than pink on the bangs, but I think everyone's is unique! and it's how you brush it haha.
buy again:
already have :]
1G STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM BLENDED!
I ordered this wig after LOVING my blended Blue and Pink (see here)
It arrived nearly 3 days after ordering! SO FAST (it was instock already :D )
Arrives like this as usual for GLW
Their usual cardboard "border" that keeps the wig from being squished, and the usual Gothic Lolita Wigs/Cosplay Wigs USA flyer!
The wig and each fall comes like this, in a little net bag!
Just tossing on the wig out of the box!
The falls come like this! (They're hair claw clips! see the Blue x Pink review to see a photo of the clip!)
One fall!
and the final look!
review:
Communication: 5/5
awesome! Answered all questions and even updated the page when it wouldn't let me add to cart, all via writing on their Facebook Page which they update all the time and even comment on photos you post in their wigs!
Cost: 4/5
I'll always 4/5 things that are awesome but not within budget. it was $60 with free shipping (aprox.) which is more than I'd like for something I don't wear hardly ever, but I wanted quality and I got it, it's no fault of their own!
Wig:
Fiber: Soft! Not shiny or plasticy (imagine Party City wigs) at all. Comes out beautifully in photos. Even more matte than the Blue x Pink I think!
This one is a little easier to wear as well. Doesn't feel as all-over-the-place as the bluexpink (although I love that wig to death!).
Overall: 5/5
If I had an endless supply of money to spend on Lolita, I'd funnel a lot into having a collection, I'm in love with GLW!
