As much as I enjoy blogger..

As much as I enjoy the easiness of blogger, I am always returning to yaplog. This blog was originally meant to portray my personal fashion interests, but I keep going back to my old blog. It's kind of hard to quit since I've had it for almost 4 years now!

So, maybe I'll try to find a way to clarify which yaplog entries may be of interest to some of you guys. My personal daily life is not very interesting so I would like to avoid disappointing any of you with daily life entries. If nothing works out, I'll be staying on blogger!

I'm ditching the cutesy look!

Yep, I am finally "graduating" from the cutesy look. Just kidding~ I have been into a Kpop idol lately. She is a part of the group the "Brown Eyed Girls." Her name is Ga-in. What I love the most about her is that she can wear something provocative without looking like a 4th Street hooker. Haha, there's a 4th Street here in Vegas so don't be offended if you have an upscale one in your state. Another thing that I love about her style, is that she owns what she wears. OK DUH, of course she owns her clothing! I just mean that she wont dress according to the trends. She dresses according to her personality.

Through watching her in Korean variety shows such as "We Got Married" she always displays a fierce attitude. Although she is petite, her personality is strong, her sense of style seems to match with it too. In the photo above, she is wearing a top with an embellished shoulder. I always thought I could not pull such a thing off, due to my short stature. Ga-in has given me the courage to step out of my stylistic comfort zone and try to pick up pieces I would have never otherwise wear before.

I also have a thing for her choice in shoes. I always limited myself to flats and sandals, but Ga-in somehow made boots look so "buy worthy"! LOL, you guys may have noticed just how fangirly I am when it comes to Ga-in. I basically worship her right now. xD

 She's also quite famous for her make-up. More specifically, her eyeliner. Ga-in is just one of those few female idols that has not had any surgery done to her eyelids. She has considered it in the past but has become such a powerful source of inspiration to the monolid community, she has decided she is just fine with her monolids.

Here are a couple more photos of her eyemake. These are just more elaborate forms of what she does with her eyes. Usually she'll keep it a subtle smokey eye or just wing out her eyeliner.

kekeke :) I know I've promised to do some entries before, and I may or may not get to them. Finals are on Monday, but I will be totally free after they're over! See you later~

(BTW: I actually have been blogging on another website as of late. It's more of a personal rambling blog than a style blog. You're all welcome to visit if you want xD http://yaplog.jp/lovelyaikochan/)

The past week has been great!

What's up you guys~!?
These past two weeks have been great. Last weekend I went to a JYJ concert. They were just too amazing and I cannot believe I saw them live! I'll do an entry about the experience soon. (^-^) I have made a few shopping trips this weekend.( Charlotte Russe has recently become a staple brand in my closet!) Also, as you might have noticed in the photo, I am sporting Minnie Muse! I am very pleased with the line ^^ Will post pics eventually~

Also.. *drum roll please!* I HAVE MY FIRST JOB! I am just too excited! It's only a seasonal gig, but at least I will gain some experience. (^~^) I won't be at the registers just yet but would any of you have tips with working in the fitting room?

Thanks for visiting, see you soon~!

Leopard mode ☆ﾐ(o*･ω･)

Hello Everyone~ 

It'll be a short entry because I am just exhausted from the weekend! 

Here's a photo from a coupe weeks ago. 

The weather in Vegas is finally going down and I 

was able to dress up in a coordi that I have been

dying to try out! o(^^o)(o^^)o

 Top: F21
Coat: F21
Leggings: GlamSquad 

Boots: H&M

LOL, I'm aware of the fact that "GlamSquad" sounds really

goofy, but those leggings are from a boutique here in Vegas.(*≧▽≦)

I never would have stepped into a place like that, but my bestie gave

those leggings to me last Christmas and now I'm not so hesitant to pop in there.

 Here are my current nails. 

Yes, those are my real nails ._. IDK why so many

people ask if my nails are fake and they think

I'm lying whenever I give them an answer..

Excuse my cuticles -_-...

I forgot to push them back before I painted my nails.

(I don't like to clip my cuticles :|)

I would have done something more intricate on the pink nails,

but I really have no time or any more patience to get back

into nail art... ＼（－－）／ マイッタ

I'll try to find some photos of my nail art days and post them here.

Well, I'll see you guys later~!

Harvest Festival & Bargains!

Last Saturday my brother had a volunteering activity to do at our church in N. Las Vegas and I unfortunately had two hours to kill! I say unfortunately because the church is within two miles of a mall. d(>w<)b GYAH~ I originally planned to take a nap in the parking lot and enjoy the festival with my dear brother later but my body would not allow the car to maneuver into a parking space! So, off to the mall it was! ʘ‿ʘ The pet shop was my first stop, and I was in there for a good 20 minutes before I decided I had enough of staring into those yearning eyes of the 30 or so dogs in the kennels. ಥ_ಥ GAH~

Moving on to the real purpose of this entry~ 

I finally found the union jack tank that I have been searching for!

I also came across a light cardigan for $6.80!
I actually have a blue one in the same exact style,
but it was $5.80 over the summer.

PFT! Another set of similar cardis were on the same rack as

the one I bought but they were $15.80! WTF?!
The only real difference was that the expensive one was

slightly darker than the one I have on in the photo.

You can't outsmart me F21!
(￣▽￣)ノ＿彡☆バンバン！

(As I find more opportunities to do more style entries you

guys will see that I am very price conscious.)

 

WOO, I made this coordi collage in July and have obtained

two of the seven things that I wanted! 

The boots were not the ones I found at Urban Outfitters though.

Those were over $100 (u_u)

Fortunately, I found a pair at H&M for about $35.00!

They are comfortable and very durable! 

(IMO they don't look too faux & the only downside is they get a bit squeaky)

I don't mind if I can't obtain the shorts or the sweater,

I am way more interested in sheer tights and studded accessories!

 I actually left the mall with nothing in hand and made my way back to the fesitival~ 

I decided that I would only get those two pieces
if my brother wanted to go to the mall. xD
(LOL, we went back and I bought them. *I hid them in a rack*)

Haha, anyways I walked around the festival for a little while and sat down in a shaded area by the "food court." The weather was in the low 70s and the atmosphere of the festival was quite peaceful. I usually hate the sound of  children playing around but the two boys at the middle picnic table were adorable! The kid in the plaid made me a bit ashamed to be Asian. He literally bullied that poor boy in the purple the entire time I was there! Mr. Plaid dragged him around by the collar saying "Asians are better than caucasians! I'm Asian, so that means I'm superior to you!" OMG, this "Asian=superior race" thing went on forever. It was like a little Asian Hitler in the making! GAH, I felt so sorry for Mr. Purple but I didn't think it was appropriate for me to parent another persons child..

Oh, how I wanted to go onto that! 

I was afraid the volunteers would tell me I'm too fat to be going on it, 

so I just sat and admired it for the longest time. ㅠ.ㅠ

 NOM NOM, Halloween Cupcakes that bro bought for me! 

I got my bestie a cupcake in the cutest Halloween packaging,

but unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of it before I gave it to her -_-

 

WHOA~ It's 12:04AM?! I have school in a few hours!

Time to sleep~ 

See you all later!

1st and only midterm this semester.

Sorry for looking so haggard... It was pretty late when I took this..

So last night being the good student that I am, I reviewed my COM 101 notes. PFT! YEAH RIGHT! I crammed like there was no tomorrow! I spent most of my evening answering the question banks that coincided with the material that would be on the test. LO AND BEHOLD THE SAME EXACT QUESTIONS THAT I DID ON THE WEBSITE WERE ON THE EXAM! HAH!

I sped through that test like it was nothing. Though I know that I answered a few of them incorrectly because I spent more time trying to complete the question banks rather than pause to understand the material. I was laughing because all of the people who took the time to write everything they could onto their index cards(I forgot that we could use one), were the ones who struggled during the test. I was the first to finish but I sit inside of the row and couldn't get out because I was too afraid of disrupting the other students. So, I just sat there for a good 5 minutes pretending to go over my test -_-... Here are some random photos from this morning :)

 Mom bought be a toffee mocha frape before we dropped her off for work!
(My dad's car just came back from the shop, he didn't want to use it yet
so mom and I were forced to share my car today :p)

 These are just some random sky photos that I snapped while we were on the freeway :)

The upper levels in the I building have beautiful views of the Strip!
I couldn't help myself and took a picture from one of the hallway windows. ^^

OH! After class while I was walking to my car, rain just poured all over me! I was wearing all white ;( I even had my lolita-esque umbrella sitting in my car! It was so nice before I went to class and I figured it wouldn't rain so I left it behind. T-T HEH, fortunately I got a text message from my friend who needed the service of my umbrella and alas I was able to use it...for the first time. LOL x) Vegas weather does not call for the use of an umbrella most of the time. Even if the conniving little weather woman says so! So getting to use my umbrella for the first time here was pretty exciting. I hope everyone has a safe and entertaining weekend! 

See you later~!

I've completed it!

So here it is, my very own hand-made usamimi. I am proud that I have finished this sewing project, but I can't say that I love the final result. My main issue was working with the wire. I used flower stem wire from the craft store without the use of wire tools. I guess that would have made the process easier. Now that I've completed it, I am motivated to make another one and improve~! If anyone has tips on sewing an usamimi, feel free to comment :) See you later~ ^^<333

♥USAMIMI ♥

It has been about a week or so since I had the urge to make my own usamimi. In the beginning I really thought that such a piece was just an overrated fad, but as time passed, I grew to love this style of headband! I am currently in the process of finishing my usamimi~! I am so psyched and cannot wait until I put the wires in tomorrow.

At this point I had already(obviously) cut out my 

two pieces of fabric and placed lines to sew on. 

I had to use a pen because all of my fabric pencils are white. -_-...
(omg... I do not like the way I formatted my url in this photo! T-TSo ugly..)

This photo represents the one side that I had finished!

I nearly forgot how to use my dang sewing machine! 

I thought the bobbin thread & top thread were suppose to create a not when it came up...

Okay long story, short, the threads are suppose to be separated &

clearly I am no expert with sewing terms. T-T...

I already have the "ears" sewn, but I didn't feel like taking a picture of that portion of the process. My usamimi is currently right side out and not ironed. She is waiting very eagerly to be wired and sewn shut! kekeke. I know the fabric is ugly. I figured, if I was going to mess up, I would want it to be on some scrap fabric that I wouldn't regret using. I guess the fabric would be more appealing if it weren't that odd blue color. I love the pattern and it would definitely be better in a black or brown(lol, faux Fendi fabric!) It's late at night and I should get some sleep! See you all soon~ :D

What's up~! (cont. -- image heavy)

I am so pleased with this onepiece and it's such a motivator! I have been steadily losing weight and being a small/medium kind of girl this piece has given me more motivation to work towards a solid small! LOL goodness, when I first heard that the package came in, I was in such a hurry to get home, but my mom and I needed to do some grocery shopping. Also even when I did get home, I ended up holding myself back. I decided to put away the groceries, clean my room, and do a little bit of HW before I tore the package open! For the past week I was creating coordinates in my mind. I am so glad that the coordis came out just as I had imagined. I still have a few photos left so please watch out for them :) See ya later~!

What's up~!

Hello everyone~!
Look at what came in the mail yesterday! KEKEKE~ About  a week ago I ordered a W♥C KUMATAN FUKUBUKURO TOP/ONEPIECE SIZE S from the goddess TORI and she shipped it on Saturday. Now this package came at an amazing speed! It arrived yesterday(Mon, 9/27/10) WHOA~~ That is pretty dang fast for an item this was sent from the opposite end of the US. O_o!

This will be an image heavy post so I apologize for the lack of content in this first entry! >_<;;

PEEK A BOO~ What could this be!?

SAY WHUT!? KYAH~! :D!!! 

 

UWAH~! :D It's so beautiful and perfect!

I have a lot more pictures to post but I need to study for an upcoming math exam and prepare for an interview that I have tomorrow! OH MY GOODNESS(in the middle of blogging I received two phone calls for interviews, I am so excited)! I'll be back soon but for now enjoy these pictures and visit my TUMBLR for further entertainment? LOL See ya later~!