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2011-09-20

Love And Trench: Ayu x Aquascutum

Posted by Suteisi ♥ at 9:47 PM 3 comments

Ayu is back collaborating with Aquascutum! Last February I posted about Ayu modeling for Aquascutum London (here).

"Love And Trench" campaign offers three (3!!) new coats modeled by our lovely Hamasaki Ayumi! Weither there was an actual collaboration in design or not I'm not sure, but it fits with Ayu's personal style perfectly and she wears them really well as usual.

"Aquascutum X Ayu"

"New Aqua Tech"

"Short Military Trench"

I like these trench coats a lot! I can't pick a favorite between the beige and the green one though, I like them both equally I think!

You can read more about it on Aquascutum's website (in japanese) Here!

What about you?
What do you think of this collection?
Which one is your favorite?

2011-09-15

Late gets, nails, etc...

Posted by Suteisi ♥ at 7:41 PM 2 comments

I haven't had a post of "latest gets" in a while because I haven't been spending as much. I've been paying off my credit card, putting money away for Japan and trying to have some kind of a life. Not much has been going on though... During this transition from Summer to Fall, everything seems to slow down around me... Has it been like that for you too?

Well anyway. Flash back to July!

My last set of nails for a while. I had them done just before my birthday and got them removed in August. I decided to take a break from nails because I had been wanting to change my nail color every other day. I figured it couldn't hurt on my wallet at the same time...

Since then, I've been experimenting with different colors, new and old shades! I've been into matte colors more than ones with shines and sparkles. I especially love this shade of pink called "Greenwitch Village" by NYC.

Did the tips by myself, no paper, no stickers, no help. Just me and the brush from the bottle!
I think I've gotten pretty good at it, what do you think?

Back to July. During my summer vacations I went out of town and found some good deals on Oakley and Hurley t-shirts. These guys were my best friends for all of August!

For all of August I didn't spend money of clothes. Which is some kind of miracle (or is it?) for me because I always find myself buying at least one piece of clothing once a month, if it's not twice a month... When came September I was hitching to take wallet out on a small shopping spree, but I wanted to shop ONLY for things I REALLY needed. The flats I had been wearing all summer were giving me their last breaths and since I wear flats at work all year long I had to get me a new pair.

Globo Shoes had a pair exactly like my old ones! Happiness!

And while I was there I took advantage of their amazing sale on Winter boots. I only had 1 pair of boots for all of Winter last year. What the hell was I thinking considering I live in Canada, right? Well I just couldn't find any that I liked in my size. It seems the size I wear is always out when I find a pair of boots I really love!

I found these pairs and didn't hesitate. 60$! I think that's the cheapest I've ever paid for boots, EVER.

I really don't like wearing heels in the snow, and these turn out to be super cute and comfy! All the boots I've had in my life so far have been black, so I thought I'd got for this shade of gray to spice it up a little bit. I'm excited to wear these when the temperatures really get down close to zero celcius.

And then I ordered me a small package from Japan!

I've been wanting Soul Sister magazine since I saw it on Universal Doll and Rii's blog. This is the type of fashion I like the most out of Japan! It's edgy, a little dark, sexy and a little rock at the same time too! Totally love this magazine!! I'm definitely ordering the 2nd issue once it's available on HMV Japan.

And last but not least...

I'd been waiting for SO LOOOONG for Ayu Blu-rays. Her DVDs are all region coded, which means I can only watch them on my computer. Most of them aren't all that great quality of picture and sound either. The joy when I found out she was releasing Blu-rays of some of her past and now future concerts!! MAD HAPPY I WAS!! I order NEXT LEVEL Arena Tour 2009 (right) because that's the show I attended twice while I was in Tokyo. And Coundtown Live 2010-11 because it's the most recent show out to date and I really liked the previews I'd seen.

Let me just say it's preeeetty damn awesome to watch her on my HD TV, and hear her on surround sound.

*Fangirl squeal!*

That's it for now~

Have you gone shopping for Fall/Winter wardrobe yet?

2011-09-02

Gyaru Brand: JSG

Posted by Suteisi ♥ at 4:22 PM 5 comments

JSG

stands for Japanese Super Girl
ジェイエスジー
Around since 2006

JSG is the first gyaru brand I learned of and got to know. It is the ONLY store I bought a piece of clothing from while I visited Japan in October 2009. I didn't know much about this brand when I was in Shibuya 109, I was brand new to japanese fashion and didn't know much of gyaru fashion.

JSG caught my attention because of the way the shop in 109 was displayed, the music, the bright colors and the adorable shop staff that instantly came over to help despite the language barrier.

Collection photos from their website...

This is my favorite of the bunch! LOVE the fun prints and stripped socks!!

Items from their webshop that I would reeeally like to add to my wardrobe! All the colors would make it so much LESS boring~

Every piece of clothing usually comes in a minimum of 3 different shades/colors so there is for everyone! How much fun is that? I'd love to randomly walk into someone with the same t-shirt as I but in a different color!

JSG often has collaborations with Hello Kitty, which makes me love the brand even more! This is the one they current have in stock...

The one piece of clothing I got from JSG, as I mentioned above, was an Hello Kitty x JSG collab. A hoodie! SO soft and comfy! I totally love it and still wear it.

Here it is:

It has ears and a bow on the hood!

What do YOU think of JSG?
To cute? To colorful? To bright?
Love it? Hate it?

My first attempt at doing a blog serie. "Gyaru Brand" posts will talk of the different gyaru (or gal) japanese clothing brands that I like. In hopes that you guys will enjoy and discover new ones! Your feedback would be greatly appreciated~

2011-08-21

Nicki Minaj - Super Bass

Posted by Suteisi ♥ at 11:44 AM 2 comments

Nicki Minaj has grown to become one of my favorite artists right now.

I've gotten D. to like some of her music, but he thinks she looks fake.

Somehow she reminds me of a gal, or gyaru, in her own little ways. Big lashes, funky hair! Personally I love her style, different looks and variety. She always has different wigs, bold make-up and wears flashy colors, outfits you wouldn't see on a daily basic in the street.

Lady Gaga has gotten a little too crazy and weird for me, I don't like her style anymore. I find Nicki to be a breath of fresh hair. Her outfits are so bright and colorful, it's like instant cheer up!

Super Bass is currently running quite popular on the radio out here and it's one of my favorite songs out of her PINK FRIDAY album.

I loved the blond and pink wig! I wish I could pull that off~

What do you think of Nicki Minaj?
Love? Like? Hate? Don't care?

2011-08-17

Birthday gifts

Posted by Suteisi ♥ at 11:21 AM 1 comments

Late post about the things I received for my birthday!

I don't know if anyone's interested in seeing such things, but this blog is also like a diary for me, and I know I'll be happy to look back on this in a few years :3

Gifts at the restaurant on July 21st. That's only 2 of them...

Swarovski necklace, light pink crytal, heart shaped. Gift from D.

Mynamenecklace.com! I love it~!! Gift from my mother.

Wearing my swarovski, with my mom's 2nd gift. A moon stone necklace. Love the long chain!!

PS3's Little Big Planet 2, from my little bro.

Movies from my big sis~

My dad and his girlfriend gave me 100$ Sankyuu so much everyone!!

My friend from Australia and I sent each other birthday packages since our birthday are both in July. I received a big box o_o!! I was so surprised! Thank you so much Sharon!!