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♡ Update and OOTD's

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Hey Sweets!

Once again I´ve been slow to update, but lately I´ve been really busy and also four days ago the Internet connection disappeared, so 3 days without internet...I though I was going to die. Honestly. Yesterday I finally managed to fix it. All by myself! you take that! I´m proud ok?!

Also caught up with some friends yesterday. Gotta enjoy the sun while you still can right?



Me lying on Henriette! Henriette was a lovely pillow

I don´t really have many presentable pictures from the past days, but I guess I have some OOTD´s to show you.

I´ll eventually get better at this.


Jacket: Urban 
Top: Gina Tricot
Necklace: Co&Lu (Cocolulu)
Pants: Co&Lu (Cocolulu)

Knit: Liz Lisa
Bag: Vintage
Skirt: Monki


Caps: Co&Lu (Cocolulu)
T-shirt: Harajuku
Bag: Fiorelli
Pants: Co&Lu (Cocolulu)
Shoes: Vintage

also got some school stuff. Guess I don't need to tell you my favourite colour. 
Also got myself a lipstick as you can se.....


.....or was it a pen? Best pen ever! 

♡ 





Space gurls

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Went to a-so-called Full Moon party on friday, was loads of fun. We had to dress up
in neon or rave'ish  so I just to be creative with what I already had in my closeth as I'm a poor student now.



Dad paid me a visit on saturday and I brought the rest of my lashes. Finally some less dramatic ones for use.

People couldn't recognize me, is it such a big difference?


My dad came to Oslo to help fix my desk, so finally got it done.
No more reading on the bed ah <3

this is random, but it's kinda cool right? Got it from mommy <3





♡ Japan haul part 2: D.I.A.Twisty.Facial products & Make-up

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More stuff I got from Japan. 

D.i.a belt
Twisty belt
Twisty chain


better pic of the D.I.A-belt. I love it <3


Some facial products like BB-cream samples, Kosè mask, Hada Labo mask etc


Didn't buy as much make-up as I thought 

- Candy Doll makeup base
-Poretol pore's care
-Lycèe eyedrops for lences
-Diamond lashglue (my absolute favourite glue)
-Candy Doll blush in: Strawberry Pink
-Antibac

Wednesday's reading & OOTD

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On wednesday J (from now on I´ll call her J because it´s such a pain to write Janicke) and I went down town to read, simply because it´s boring to stay at home.



make and hair before leaving the house





 Sometimes it's just nice to doll yourself a up a bit , it's not like you have time for it every single day.

I won´t write you a long paragraph about how the wind destroyed us, but feel free to use your imagination. You´ve probably been there yourself. Firstworldproblems. 

In the beginning this book was the shittiest piece of junk I´ve ever held in my hands (White Saris and sweet mangoes). Dear I swear.
I didn´t get anything at all and I just wanted to slam my head against the table. I was really scared the rest of the book would be like this as well, but luckily it started to become more understandable after I started on chapter one. The introduction was utterly crappily crap. 

After a while i really started to enjoy the book although I have to say those people I´m reading about are seriously the weirdest among the weirdest. Obviously in a rather interesting and positive way. You really get a insight of other people's lifestyle. Not everyone need the latest iPhone or mac to survive.

While I was bloody frustrated over the introduction, this girl was sitting there, on the other side of the table, grinning and PRETENDING she was reading. Would you look at the title: Punishment and rights. Oh the irony. HA  HA  HA

We also met Erlend, sat down and hat a nice chat. 

you just gotta love Erlend . Everyone does.


OOTD:




 Knit: Liz lisa
Dress: Liz Lisa
Beret: H&M
Pin (on beret): Closeth Child
Tights: H&M
Shoes:-



Wise ft. Dear ft. Yunkoro

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Today was day off again aka ''study day'' so I went down town to send of a parcel and get some stuff done.
Also met a old friend to sell him a caps, had some coffee and studied a bit. You can't say I'm not doing anything!

Also as you can see my fringe is finally over the ''annoying lenght'' - stage . Right now I quite like it, if it
can just stay like this and stop being rebellious. (I btw really liked my make today, just so you know)

Is there anyone else out there that find their hair more lovable after a long day with your hair tied up in a bun or ponytale? It looks more volumeous . Yup I liked my hair here. Just so you know.


..and finally I feel like my theet are just getting sharper day by day. Vampire much eh ...just so you know. ok ill stop posting bullshit as a excuse for being vain :´--D


a few days ago I made a Norwegian dish called: Fårikål. You gotta have Fårikål when fall's getting closer.
For me it's not the quality, but rather the QUANTITY. MORE IS MORE! M O R E


OOTD:

Sweater: Monki
Shirt: Monki
Necklace: Harajuku (gift from J)
Skirt: Liz Lisa
Shoes: some Italian brand I don't remember

Lastly, but not least:

...by far one of the sassiest MV's ever, but I like it nonethless because of Yunkoro looking fabulous and Manya showing up <3 the song is quite sweet as well. You don't need to agree with me. Just listen.



・*:.。.´´The sweet scent of happiness´´- Ank Rouge for everyone .。.:*・゚゚

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So lately I´ve tried to keep myself updated on Ank Rouge, (one of my favorite brand). I got to know they´re soon to release their very first perfume a while ago and is super excited! 
WHO ELSE IS WITH ME??

Okarie (Matsuoka Rie) has been working very hard on this one so I´m really looking forward to it.
From what I know the scent is very sweet and mild. ´´Smells like happiness´´ they said.
The bottle looks super duper cute! ♡ This is an absolute ´´must get´´item for me as I love Ank Rouge and I´ve loved the smell of all the japanese spray/perfumes I´ve smelled til now. I´m expecting a lot from Okarie, but to be honest I don´t think she´ll disappoint me. Even if the perfume do smells bad I´ll still love it for its cute design. Lol vain....


ANK ROUGE FOR ME ANK ROUGE FOR YOU

BE HAPPY and so on...just wanted to share this news.

~+.':*Rat-party in Napoleon *:'.+~

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Yesterday I went to Erlend's so-called ''Rat party''. Why RAT? Because only the worst ratty people were able to come and I'm the Royal rat-queen som obviously I was invited and had to go. What do you call it? Internal joke? idk

Finally saw the chance to use my napoleon jacket I bought from Ank Rouge last year.

Christine came all the way from Sandefjord so obviously we had to take som ratty pictures!

Celine and me making the '' I'm do not approve this''-face while Christine is just making her usual ''Christine''-face.

Me trying to do the ''Christine''-face. I think I'm doing a great job, but then Chrstine didn't make her ''Christine''-face. Disappointed. 

J and me feat the host of the party: The Rat king Erlend. DIVINE.
(And never mind me looking like I weight 80 kg here because I obviously don't *hairflip*)

The party was very fun! We weren't many, but only the cool people were there so obviously it was fun. Herman was also there and Ingvild came later on, but I don't have any pictures of them : (

Unfortunately I had to go early because I was to wake up early today and come home to casa the mum.

(J?) and me are planning to host a 90's-party. Hopefully soon and I'm really looking forward to it. What is studying? I don't know. Student dying. AHAHAH I'm so funny ROFLMAO .


no.

not really.



OOTD.

Scarf: Lindex
Coat: Ank Rouge
Belt: Twisty
Chain: Twisty
Pants: D.I.A
Shoes: What is memory? I don't have one.

Gyaru Inspiration fall 2012

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Ok. I know I'm supposed to revise for my social science exam which is very soon, but screw it I've been sitting here for nearly five hours now. Taking a break now and then won't hurt. So I've been sitting on tumblr browsing through various gal-pics, and here is some of them I find rather inspiring this fall.

Enjoy:

I absolutely love Maya's new hair <3


and Maipuu is looking gorgeous as usual. What else is new? duh...



and of course Okarie <3<3 I love her new haircolour!

Ranzuki nails. Can't stop laughing at the middle finger saying ''you suck''. This is why I love gyaru.



Manya is the only reason I would like to grow out my fringe, but then again who do I think I am?
Definitely NOT Manya lol....




Chika and Chie <3

And that's it for now. Back to the books. 







Some updates.

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So October is here. Two weeks ago I worked for the first time at ''Kjellern'' (a student bar/pub/cafè) as a volunteer. It was a lot of fun despite I didn't get home before 04:00 AM and didn't go to bed before 05:00. I met some new people and they were so nice and helpful!

I usually always wing my liner downwards, but this time I tried to wing it up like a used to when I first got into make-up. What do you think? I think it looks a bit bizzarre to be honest, but it's always fun to go back to old ways.


This week is the usual midterm holiday for most people, but the Uni don't have any midterms. We didn't have any lessons though, so I brought my books and came home instead. Mum went to London with my brother so I can at least read in piece and silence. Oh the irony...it was mum who wanted me home in the first place and then she goes to London! Thank you very much mama!

I shouldn't be gloomy though. I've been treated like a princess since I arrived at home! First day mum and brother came to the train-station to pick me up in our new car (they've been talking non-stop about it so I was really excited). I usually don't give a crap about cars, but this one was pretty nice and compared to our old car it was...beautiful!


:bling: BEAUTY :bling:




and the...


:x-x: BEAST:x-x:

:x-x: Busu :x-x:

:x-x: UGLY:x-x:

We went to Tønsberg for shopping and I got some new clothes (some basics and a pair of wedges I'll post later).

I was also treated for sushi. Oh how I've longed to eat sushi.



And the best thing about  being home is to eat dad's ''Fårikål''
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and


Homemade caramel pudding ! <3



The Gyaru guide part 1: ''What is gyaru?'' ♡

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Lately I've gotten quite many of these '' oh you're gyaru? You mean those super tan girls with crazy hair and white eyeshadow around their eyes? Ganguro or something?'' 
.......................



Comments like these tend to annoy me, but I don't have the right to get annoyed because not everyone know what Gyaru is....captain obvious. Then the idea of making a gyaru guide (I didn't know what to call it OK!) struck me. I know quite many of my readers don't really know what Gyaru is and since I'm really passionate about this style I would like to share my few words with you. Whether you're new to the style, wanna try it out or simply just interested in learning more. Feel free to take your time and read.

So...what is Gyaru exactly?

The term ''Gyaru'' itself is a japanese term that comes from the english word ''GAL'' that of girl being ''gaaru'' ( gyaru) . It's a type of japanese street fashion that has it's origins from the 1970s. 

Gyaru is very commonly referred as ''Ganguro or Mamba'' by people in western countries, but Gyaru is much more than chocolate covered monkeys. Ganguro and Mamba are only two of many subcategories of Gyaru who started in the 1990's and died out in early 2000's (although there are still some people practising the style today). 


As I mentioned earlier the Gyaru style started to get popular in the 1970's as an indirect rebellion towards the traditional Japanese ideal of beauty  (black hair and pale skin). Gyaru is a girly-glam style, breaking away from all traditionals. It is often identified as a sign of rebellious youths. 


Gyarus are known to use fake lashes, cosmetic circle lences, bleached hair (often in ash blonde, light brown or different shades of blonde or brown ) and  excessively decorated nails. Typically Gyarus are often known for being quite tan, but that's not always the case. Those past years, pale gyarus have become more and more popular.



Some examples of Gyarus (models and non-models):











Western countries (especially Scandinavian countries) are still unknown to the term ''Gyaru'' , not to mention the style itself. While in Asian coutries it's more widespread. By making this post I hope it will give people more knowledge about Gyaru and the Gyaru culture and if it's possible I would like to see more Gyarus in Norway in the future. At the moment I admit Norway is probably the country in Europe that has fewest Gyarus. YOU SUCK NORWAY

I plan to make posts about some of the subcategories soon, but this short summary will have to do for now.



-Xiao-




Text copyright: Howalon
Source: Wikipedia , self-knowledge


Girl´s life :+*:.+¨ . ft. Sakurina with ENG SUB

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So after fighting with my Mac for over an hour, I finally managed to download the movie: Girl´s life with Sakurina as the main character. (with eng sub YEAH)




I think the movie overall was ok. The only reason I wanted to watch was Sakurina :´D. She was indeed fabulous looking! So yeah...for entertainment purpose: LOVED IT. Have you seen the movie? What´s your opinion?

Here is just some pics from the movie.



 Hahah oh the face

 gorgeous <3

 if smile could kill

<3

I was adoring Sakurina´s hair during the whole movie lol, also her pink hostess dress was super pretty!  I would like to rant about the character she was playing, but I assume there´s still quite many of you  that haven´s seen it yet so I´ll shut up.

Since I had a quite hard time getting this to work on my Mac I thought I´d show you how to do it so you don´t waste time like I did:

1. Download UTorrent if you haven´t got it already. Just type in ´´Utorrent free download´´and you´ll find several pages with the free downloads.

2. Then go to this site : HERE. You have to download it from this site in order to watch the whole movie, I know there´s some site out there with the sub, but only in small parts. After you´ve clicked download it should automatically appear on Utorrent *downloading*

3. wait wait and bloody wait PATIENCE

4. While waiting you can download VLC media player if you haven´t already got it). I recommend VLC media player because Quick time player is fucking useless.

5.After the movie is downloaded; right click and open up in : VLC media player...NOT Quicktime.

...and there you go!

ENJOY THE MOVIE!




☆ Fat Saturday☆

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Yesterday my old classmate from high school paid me a visit in Oslo. 
We went to eat at Fridays and he also wanted to look for some clothes so I went with him.


Meal at Fridays. GET FAT STAY FAT FOREVER FAT

J was with us, but she went home to Sandefjord after the meal.

I´m considering getting my fringe back, but I´m still naively thinking I might pull off no fringe. LOL BULLSHIT AND I KNOW IT. Still...I´m unsure if I should do it or not.....GAH



Later on we watched 200 pounds of beauty. I loved that movie! We also saw a episode of LIFE which I introduced to my friend as I really like that drama.

It was so nice to see him again. It was an awesome ´´reunion´´.

OOTD:


Scarf: Urban
Jacket: Garula
Belt: D.I.A
Pants: D.I.A
Shoes: Bik Bok



200 Pounds beauty

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So I just wanted to make a post about this korean movie called 200 Pounds beauty. It´s been a really really long time since I last found a korean/japanese movie interesting, but this one hit the jackpot.




Short summary from Dramacrazy.net (you can watch it there).

´´Hanna is the famous Korean pop singer. She suffers from having extremely poor self-esteem, as she has been ignored because of her appearance. At last, she makes the decision of a lifetime to have full-body plastic surgery.´´

Pics from the movie:


So what did I find good about this movie? 
It is a very touching movie, but luckily not in a romantic or sad way. This story´s main focus is not about love or friendship, but rather your identity. It´s about finding yourself and accepting you for who you are. It´s about seeing beyond your imperfections and focusing on the inner qualities. Ironic though...as I´m a very materialistic, cold hearted and vain person. Loved this movie :´D 

Definitely check out it out if you´ve got time. You won´t regret it.

Here is my favorite part of the movie. I instant fell in love with the song and her voice.



New hair

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Hey gals (and galos?)!

I dyed my hair last week, but haven´t been able to show you my new color as I´ve been really busy due to school-related stuff. All thanks to Ingvild who helped me dying my hair. I´d never manage it on my own. I wanted to go for a ashy-blonde color, and we used Palty´s  ´´Marshmallow ash´´. It has faded a lot, but left a really smooth ombre color which I really like! While other people struggle to get a even gradation I was lucky enough to get one without any effort. TAKE THAT. God loves me.


Ok. enough talk:

Here you go.



Before-pic:




It looks chocolate in this pic and the reason is beyond my knowledge. I used to have auburn-colored. To be more exact I´ve been having auburn-colored hair since I was 16 (had redhair for a short period, but it faded right away so it doesn´t count). Was about time I did something with it before it´s too late right? GET WILD A BE...oh you know the rest...

so 

HERE


YOU


GO


TADAH!




golden brown? BLONDE?!  Your judgement. My silence. 


oh well I guess you might´ve noticed already but...


I tried WAVY hair today and OMFG never did I know that a waving iron could give your hair so much volume. This pic is taken AFTER I got back from town. AFTER it had suffered through the wind. I´m convinced that waves lasts longer than curls from today on.

I didn´t even tease much and just in case you´re wondering (since I´ve got this question a lot lol).  It´s my real hair with no extensions. Yes I love my hair and I´m lucky. I know. Vain and shameless narcissist <3





V^______^V

prom tomorrow....WHAT TO WEAR OMG...ERWGREHTGR

I´ve absolutely no clue so I´ll probably just toss something together like I always do when I´m clueless. It´s gonna be fun fun fun!

PEACE OUT




Prom part 1. Ageha-inspired Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ :*+´:.*´:+.

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A few weeks ago I was invited to a champagne-prom for volunteers at ´´Kjellern´´only. VIP PPL. (´´Kjellern´´is the student pub at uni). I´ll be posting pics from the evening later, but for now this will have to do:

My hair before I left.

I was very inspired by Ageha-magazines. Note, this is my first time so I reckon It could´ve been better, but I´m quite happy with it. I´ll practice more so one day it´ll be perfect.

.....

after 4 hours with dancing and partying

at least the hair stayed in shape. Can´t say the same goes for me..... so tired....

the only negative thing is the hairs doesn´t show my earring very well.....so here you go ...
hairmaniac.
DAZZLING


remember when buying them...I was wandering inside the shop for about half´n hour...
the lady must have thought I had serious issues lol

----


Earlier in the morning I had a quick meet-up with mum and brother.
We went to visit a friend of her that apparently lived at our old home. So it was very nostalgic...

and what happens when you visit chinese people?


FOOD.

Everyday plz.

Prom part 2 Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ :*+´:.*´:+.

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So the prom started with some champagne. Classy.

Then we got herb baked chicken with bell-pepper (or whatever it was). I really enjoyed it. It´s not everyday you get to eat this type of food. Especially not when you´re a poor student. Bless.

ITADAKIMASU



I´m by the way very impressed with how they failed to spell my name right. No worries though...
they´re not the first one to do it. X I A O T I N G  
The food was delicious so I don´t mind. Just wished I had been placed with a less talkative guy lol. Spend ages finishing my food.

After the meal, there were speeches to be held and prizes to hand out and then we went down to the student-pub to party.


This is my favorite pic of the night.

Thomas and the girls discussing some serious matters. SERIOUS BUSINESS HNHGGH


Didn´t take many photos like this during the night so here you have one that´s not too dark or blurry.
With the always oh-so-sweet-and-happy Sophie <3 One day I´ll learn to smile like her.

One day.

Hopefully.


Waiting for new clothes

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Mary Rose 3way-wedges in brown! 
( I could´t really decide between off-white or brown, but went for brown in the end since it´s easier to coordinate with my fall/winter-clothes)


Frill knit top in red (wanted this one in pink, but they didn´t have my size ;_; crying)




Stretchy jeans in beige pink


Frill collar knitting (lol) in pink.

It felt like I bought a lot, but when I see now it´s actually not that much. 
Hope I get them soon. I´m excited.

Kana Nishino - Always (new single)

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Anyone heard Kana´s new single? Anyone else who fell in love? It´s really a shame they deleted her MV from youtube although I was lucky to watch it before it happened. 


Halloween and new Liz Lisa accessories

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Hi Gals! It´s been a while.

 I´m such a dedicated blogger. Hairflip and powerkick. 

Ok enough with the sarcasm. I´ve been busy with uni-related work lately, so the blogging has to come last.

I´m going to tell you a bit about Halloween this year. Since it was on a wednesday I didn´t do anything special on the day, but there was a Halloween-party on the very same weekend so I had to enjoy myself, but first....

OOTD for the ´´freshers group-party´´

STRIKE A POSE LOL

Top: PMA
Necklace: Cocolulu
Pants: D.I.A
Shoes: Bik Bok

The party was fun, we watched a hilarious video made by some girls in my group. I was so ridiculous in the video, but so was everyone else. Fair enough. I had to leave around midnight. Luckily a friend of mine could give me a ride otherwise I´d be all alone on my way to the subway.

Over to the ´´Halloween-party´´
When I arrive everyone else was already quenched so it was difficult to get them on the dance floor except some few partygirls (and gays).

Henriette and me.

(japanese schoolgirl of some sort)


 My skin was in such a good condition here ;_;
I swear all the stress nowadays is making my skin suffer.

I didn´t really make any effort on my costume this year as I was invited kinda in the last second, so no time (or money) to do anything creative.

The party overall was fun, but I was kinda exhausted already so I could´t keep it for very long. That´s how it is. Sometimes you just don´t feel like being all hyper and crazy.


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Last week I also bought a Liz Lisa necklace from Ingvild.

I love it <3

She also surprised me by giving me her old Liz Lisa bracelets. I´m very grateful and love them.

That was a short update. Take care for now xx

Xiao.


Got tagged

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Hi gals!

 A few days ago I got tagged by the always oh-so-sweet Tobi. I usually don´t really care about tags, but since I´m bored right now I thought I´d give it a try. It´s not like a got a important exam to revise for.... it´s not like the exam just happen to be in 3 days. Screw it and yolo. Ok so here goes the rules:

1. Each person tagged must post 11 things about themselves. 
2. They must also answer the 11 questions the 'tagger' has set for them.
3. They must create 11 more questions to ask bloggers they have decided to tag.
4. They must then choose 11 bloggers to tag.
5. These lucky bloggers must be told.
6. There are no tag backs.



11 things about myself:
(I would like to write 100 things about myself since I´m so damn interesting, but since I´m limited to only 11 , that will have to do.)

have a lovely pic of me with toned-down make and no nose-countouring lol


1. I´m left handed 

2. I can´t sleep if I don´t have my teddy bear (or should I say teddy rabbit?)

3. I´ve played piano for 9 years until I realized shit wash´t my thing

4. I´ve got a rather special sense of humor

5. I´m the queen of irony and sarcasm

6. I´ve had problem pronouncing the ´´shhh and chhh´´sound since my parents tried to force me to be ´´right handed´´. I´m still fucking furious about it, but have learnt to put the past behind me although I know I´ll never be able to pronounce the sounds right, ever again...
but let´s move on!

7. I´ve got a sensitive nose so I can´t stand people who smells.
8. I´m always punctual and would like other people to be so as well. (yeah, dream on)

9. I wanna meet Okarie one day. 

10. I can´t stand mess in my own room. 

11. I daydream too often


So let´s answer the 11 questions I got from Mr. Tobi.


1) What is your favourite holiday destination?

Japan and China



2) What is your favourite Jeffrey Campbell design?
Litas

3) What is your biggest insecurity?
my skin tone lol 

4) Who inspired you most as a child?
KAPTEIN SABELTANN ER EN FARLIG MANN

5) Name one person that influences your style most.
Okarie

6) What song can't you stop playing right now?
no one in particular

7) Name a small thing that makes you happy.
Food

8) Post a picture of your favourite accessory.
Got no one in particular. Love them all.

9) List three of your favourite blogs.
http://ameblo.jp/natsuumikun-s/
http://ameblo.jp/suzuki-nana/
http://popcutie.tumblr.com/ (not really a blog, but whatever)


            10) If you could live anywhere in the world for a year, where would you choose?
London, Tokyo or New York



11) What do you like most about your body?

My shoulders and arms


Here´s 11 questions from me.

1. Who inspire you the most?
2. Favourite food?
3. Best movie?
4. Red or pink lipstick?
5. Favourite brand.
6. Gyaru or lolita?
7. Zebra or leopard print?
8. What was you childhood-dream?
9. If you could turn into a fantasy creature, what would you choose?
10. Your favorite model?
11. you favorite gyaru magazine?


1. www.sonhae.org
2. www.dokiri.blogspot.com
3. www.froekentry.blogspot.com
4. www.rosavaffel.blogspot.com

I think I´m going to stick to those 4 . I guess most of the bloggers have been tagged anyway.

-Xiao-




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