♡ Monthly Favorites ~ October + November 2015 ! ♡

Hi lil'buns!

It's been a while since I last did a monthly favorites post so! I decided to combine both my October and November faves, since both months had a ton of different likes ^^

Before I get to that, I just want to mention the amount of disbelief I'm in about being this close to ending 2015! ( Ahh where did time go ?!? ) Lol.

The past two months have been very kind to me as I have been very comfortable in my environment and found out more about myself on so many carrying subjects recently. So on that note, I suppose these past two months have been one of my favorite this year! ( It might have to do with the fact that my birthday is on Halloween and it's literally my fave not-so-holiday-holiday with a close second to Christmas ). 

On that note, I have been considering a URL / identity name change and I might go ahead with it before Christmas comes along, change is good once in a while, for the right reasons.

Accessories

Nails And rings! If you follow me on twitter or tumblr, you know I love my nails to be on the longer side. And this past two months they've been free of breakage! Yay~

I recently picked up this very soft and cute shade of pink polish and i instantly fell in love with it~ Not only is it a cute color but it also matches my skin tone so well~
I also love gold rings. The rose ring is a family heirloom and its very special to me, I always wear it.

I recently purchased this cute 90's tattoo choker from here! ( I have an upcoming ebay haul for my next post -look forward! ). This isn't the most flattering photo but it shows how well the choker fits one me ^^.

One of my all time favorite snacks has been Reeses cups and I tend to always have them around me when I study for motivation!



Shopping or even just browsing through the cutest knick-nacks is also something I enjoy. I found some really adorable items around the end of November!

Anime

One Punch Man

If you follow me on twitter or even tumblr, you already know that I am in love with the popular manga turned anime One punch Man. I rarely go for Shounen anime ( unless they are Naruto, Bleach or Gintama lol). So I was surprised to find that I actually loved the humor and sci-fi behind this anime. I highly recommend it even if your a little iffy about shounen or action anime. ^^ It's hilarious and leaves you wanting more, even though they've barely explained anything that's going on ( in the anime at least. ) The story behind it's origins is pretty amazing too. To sum it up, even though I suggest you do some searching on your own, is that a small ( badly drawn ) webcomic in Japan suddenly became popular and gained enough fame to become a published manga redrawn by the artist of the famous anime Eyeshild21 and later became even more popular to finally earn it's own anime, and here we are. In the age of Saitama (baldy ) -whom I love.

Skin Care!



Recently I begun using this peach scrub and its fantastic! Not only does it smell good but the scrub (in the smaller container) makes my skin so smooth and free of that heavy feeling of makeup and dirt on my face, where as the blemish control helped out with acne scars. ( i might make a review on this product soon ).

TV

I saw tv but I watch about 90% of my fave shows etc on my laptop ^^

As you all know by now (probably ) I looooooooove kdramas and I've been watching them for a very long time now ( i think it's been like 5 years now ). And i recently begun watching these two dramas (none of which I've currently finished-yet! ) and absolutely love them.

She was pretty

I order you

You probably also know that I looove superheroes and anything which revolves around them so when my friend suggested I give The Flash a try, I was instantly hooked!

The flash

Inspiration, Advice, Beauty

I find that there are often very few people online who inspire me through sheer personality (first ) and ability on a personal level, however i recently begun watching videos from my two fave youtubers again, who I believe are so genuine and not fake like a lot of youtubers/online celebrities I run into. ( just my opinion, no need to be but hurt ). 

ilikeweylie

Where do I even start with Weylie?! LOL! She is just so cheerful and full of so much advice I feel like her videos cheer me up without fail when I'm feeling down about just anything. Plus she is also very cute and free spirited! 

thebeautycrush / Sammantha Maria

I've been watching Sammies videos for over 2 years now and it's not just her content I love, it's her personality, style, authenticity and spirit -honestly! Shes the exact opposite of a ton of vloggers I come a cross who seem/are very fake , and not I don't know her in person, but she has a certain charm and charisma which I don't find in this field of work.

Style




Larme-kei is just about my favorite Jfashion style, it's what I feel most comfortable in and I find it extremely adorable. I simply love the mix of 'soft' pastely colours, the cutest shoes and fabrics like silks with ruffles! It's super girls and gentle on the eyes~



Risa nakamura

Risa has been one of my greatest fashion inspirations for over 2 years, but recently she seems to have 'uped' her game by adding blacks and dark lipsticks into her style, which was previously mostly pastels and white--which I love! And she quickly became a fave again.



Swankiss Shop staff

As always, the swankiss staff is a great inspo to me. And as I shopped throughout these 2 months, they were a great influence on my style (which has always been pastely tho ). 


Events

Halloween!

Halloween was a blast this year! I got to celebrate it not once but three times in three different locations this year. Considering its also my birthday, why wouldn't I go all out?! i enjoyed each celebration with new friends and even though I didn't go trick or treating for the first time in forever, its ok because it was amazing regardless. 

Foliage

Fall is a wonderful time of year for me because foliage is the most amazing thing to witness. And the fall tends to have some of the most beautiful and colorful sunsets.....Nature is just so magical!!



Music

Tons of music has really inspired me and simply made me happy, quickly made its way into my playlist this November. Most of it is Kpop, lol. But I can always appreciate new music which makes me happy~

Here's my current fave (as said in my faves list on the top right of my blog)

Twenty Three by IU

Call Me Baby (EXODUS album) by EXO

Cry baby Album by Melanie Martinez

I can wait to see her in March of 2016 in NYC! Ahhhhh~ I love Melanie and her music so much! I cant wait for it to be March yet! ( If you're just so happen to be going to nyc for her concert, let me know, we can meet up! More into on meets ups on my twitter and tumblr @misumipyon ).

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♡ Otakon 2015: Cosplay Decisions + Preparation! ♡

Hi lil'buns~!

I finally put together my post about m experience at Otakon2015 aka my favorite con of the year! I first attended Otakon2014 and had a great time which is even difficult fo r me to put into words on how truly great it was (lol). But since the last day of the con last year, I knew for sure I was going to attend the next year and the one after.

One of my favorite pics from day one last year! ( Read about last year! 1 / 2 ).

After my great experience at otakon last year, both in terms of cosplaying, panels, interaction with others and location, I wanted to go all out this year. This is also because the location of the con is going to change starting next year, therefore this would be the last ear the coon would be held at this current location --which I have come to really like *sob*.

After weeks of waiting, a schedule was finally released, and with that I could finalize cosplays and my weekend!

Anyways, after having a successful cosplay experience in the past, I decided to take my cosplaying experience a little further and make a own cosplay from scratch, purchase a dream cosplay and receive one of my faves from previous times.

I decided ( after contemplating for weeks and several reviews ) to cosplay these four cuties:

Friday- Super Sonico.

I've admired super sonico for a bout a year now and this cosplay is on of my fav. looks of hers. So after finding a cosplay of it online, I could help myself.

Saturday AM- Ririchiyo Shikariin from InucBoku SS

Saturday PM - Kuroneko from Oreimo2

Sunday - Mako Mankanshoku fight club president from Kill La Kill

And with that decision made --finally-- I got to work asap and begun making Ririchiyos white and red kimono, which I have admired for years ( since 2012 when the anime came out). Getting to finally cosplay a character/design you love is one of the best feelings, especially when you make it with you own hands. I honesty wish this feeling to all cosplayers, its the best!

♡ ~Making the cosplay~ ♡

Using my mothers wonderful sewing machine aka Magnolia xD , I got tow work using a beautiful white fabric I found with flower patterns and red strips of cloth for the lining of the collar and sleaves. To make tis, I simply looked up "yukata pattern" on google as well as youtube to find a rough idea of how to make a yukata, then using my own measurements (with the help of my mother-bless her!) and my own imagination I created my own pattern a nd begun cutting up the fabric- with no reassurance if what I was doing was going to work. But I was so determined to get this cosplay done, I didn't let negative thoughts cross me.

"Step one of making your own cosplay: Don't panic

Step 2: repeat step 1" ~Me

And to my own surprise and relief, I wad doing something right! The yukata pattern was working and I could finally see some positive results after just re-learning how to sew after years! I stayed up the rest of that night ti accomplish more. (my mother was so proud!).

Within the first few hours of getting to work, I could already see it coming together!

Two days later --after winging it it and adding last minute adjustments-- I was done!

With the red lining on the collar and sleeves which I thought I would get done! I can honestly say I amazed my entire family with this feat.

I used an obi from a traditional yukata a friend gave me=she lives in Japan!- and a skater skirt I already owned for the bottom. For the gold belt Riri-chan has around her waist, I used actually rope, braided it and pray painted in gold to look like hers.

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My very first costest of my completed Ririchiyo yukata featuring the scarf --which I also made-- wig and tights, not featured: red lining on sleeves and collars. As you can see from the image/sticker I added, they look very similar *sobs*. I was honestly so proud of my work, and the complements on instagram made me even happier!!

I later added the red to it~~

I previously put together a makeup and and wig styling costest for Ririchiyo in anticipation of finally getting to cosplay her! ( More about this costest).

I also made adjustments to my Mako Mankanshoku cosplay from the previous year! ( Read about last year!) I only wore it once and did get to wear t for too long, so I gave it a second shot! 

I really love how it turned out, also I had severe nostalgia from the great memories I made last year the the Kill la La Kill anime photoshoot! I met great people there and had the best time there. I hoped to meet more KLK cosplayers this year, and to my pleasure-there were! Just not as many as the previous year. Which makes sense, the hype of the show died down a little. Nevertheless, Mako is precious to me so I was happy to wear this again. 

And right before leaving for my weekend I checked my mail to find that my long awaited Super Sonico cosplay had in fact arrived on time, hrs before I was leaving --Talk about good luck! 

I promise I will review it in a separate post AND have a complete cosplay shoot soon! I considered making the pops for this cosplay, but i figured it would be a little difficult hauling them with me around the convention as ump from panel to panel etc.

As for my Kuroneko cosplay, I already had a lovely dress pre-made just for me! I also already had the other necessary item such as the shoes, wig, stockings and neko ears~

I also have a cosplay review, makeup tutorial and photo-shoot of this to share with you all~!

Before I knew it it was time to finish packing for my trip to Baltimore, including all my completed cosplays and regular cute clothes for my weekend getaway!

I wore comfy clothes for the long journey:

Top: KPP 2013 concert t-shirt

Shorts:

This is one of my favorite shirts btw!

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Con essentials! aka: What's in my bag, con edition!

First off a cute tote bag(read about it here), makeup essentials, phone, lens case, 3DS (gotta get those street passes), perfume and deodorant, collected of otaku pins and badge! Now it's off to the con!

Look forward to my post(s) about my con experience and photos of my cosplasy! Also a haul post featuring new figure and goods!

Thank for reading, I hope you enjoyed this and are excited for next time!

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