Smile! for [COD #8] Snow Blades and Ribbons

Yay for Halloween! (: I hope that you all got candy! If you didn't, I hope you all had a good time! Did you watch any scary movies? This year I dressed up as Rukia Kuchiki in her school uniform from the anime Bleach. Rukia is my absolute favorite character from Bleach. Her sword is entirely white and absolutely has the most beautiful attacks in my opinion. She's witty and has a strong heart. She also loves bunnies, which is my favorite animal! (:

 

 I've had her white sword replica for about four to five years now, and it has been sitting in my room ever since. Ever since I attended DisneyExpo last time, I just fell in love with cosplay, so I was determined to create this one, since it was pretty easy to do as well! (: I hope you enjoy the pictures! They were taken by my wonderful friend, Thomas Liu. Thanks again! Smile today everyone! (:

 Hurgh?

 Heh...heh...heh...I gotchu nows.

 Die. 

(sidenote: These are my best intimidating eyes. Are you scared? P:)

                   

(Disclaimer: The character pictures and character itself definitely do not belong to me.)

= What I Have On =

Top = Styles for Less white t-shirt (inside), CottonOn button down top
Bottom = Amazon pleated school girl skirt (seller: FineBrandShop)
Shoes = hand me downs
Accessories = red ribbon, Sode no Shirayuki sword (from the anime: Bleach), two pairs of black knee high socks

Smile! for [Nail Tutorial] Disney Princess: Week 4

It's Disney Princess nails time! (That's a rather long name...haha. ^^") Today's princess nails are inspired by Jasmine!




















Step 1: Apply a base coat. If you don't own base coat, then use clear polish because it's better than nothing.

Step 2: Create two bright yellow diagonals on the top half of your nail that's closer to the bed. I used Sally Hansen's Lightning. This will be the base of Jasmine's golden necklace.

Step 3: Create two scalloped shapes with a sheer periwinkle that meet in the middle of your nail on the bottom 1/3 of the nail, near the tip. I used Essie's Lapiz of Luxury.

Step 4: Apply a sheer layer of turquoise over the layer of periwinkle. I used Sinful Colors' Mint Apple .

[Colorful Tip] It was really hard for me to find a color that matched Jasmine's attire exactly, so I used sheer colors of periwinkle and turquoise to create the color of her clothes. Light blue and turquoise would work together as well. (:

Step 5: Apply an extremely thin layer of gold on the bright yellow. I used Revlon's Gold Coin.
[Colorful Tip] Wipe both sides of the gold nail polish application brush very thoroughly. Then dot a napkin with the tip because nail polish collects at the tip of the brush even if you wipe off the sides a lot. This way, there won't be a huge cluster of gold on one end of the necklace.

Step 6: Apply a top coat to your nails. If you don't own top coat, then use a clear polish. This seals all the nail polish in and keeps it lasting longer.

That's it for Princess Jasmine nails!

Jen from frmheadtotoe did a Jasmine make up tutorial video on her YouTube Channel. Check it out! (: I applied her rendition of Jasmine's make up for my Jasmine costume when I went to Disney's D23 Expo this year!Here is the Jasmine costume that Jen wore in the video, and the same costume that I wore to D23. The costume is called the Arabian Princess costume and it's made by Leg Avenue. Here's designer doll version of Jasmine! I have noticed though that the costume names are exactly the same, but the one that I got has the blue sheer cloth underneath the bra piece, but Jen's doesn't. Here is the costume that I got, and here is the one that Jen has.

And with that, here's the designer doll version of Jasmine! (:

Smile today!



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Smile! for [Colorful Links] Halloween Edition

Halloween is coming up! The holiday of candy collecting and colorful costumes! Even if there are multiple costume boutiques that open for this fun event, there are many websites you can go to save money. Here are some of the places I've stumbled across and I like to go to look around for costumes.

1.Yandy
Corsets, lace and frills! Oh my! Yandy is more often thought of for their lingerie section, but their selections also include shoes, wigs, stockings, clubbing dresses and of course...costumes!

Since Halloween is in season, Yandy also made many videos to show their wide selection of costumes. It's like your own personal runway! Right now for Yandy there is an event that goes up to 75% off for costumes. Some even go for below $20!

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3. Discount Women's Dress Shoes (DWD Shoes)
Usually people turn to them for cheap dress shoes, like their name promises, but what many don't know is their selection for clothing and the highlight for today, costumes!

[Sidenote] I found an even cheaper Belle costume on this website. If this information seems very random to you, please read a previous blog entry that I had written about Disney Princess Nails.

Even if the costume selection for DWD is smaller than other stores, their Leg Avenue costumes, which can go up to $60 in pricing, go for considerably cheaper. Check it out! (:

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4. Facebook Boutiques
There are plenty of Facebook online shops now. Some of my friends own one as well and it isn't hard to understand why since Facebook is such a big part of our lives today.

For example, this year's Halloween costume for me is from a boutique called Jessie Shops. Her shop is an example of one of the places that sells the Leg Avenue designs for $60, but that isn't the focus for why I'm sharing her shop. In her Halloween album, Jessie Shops also has olden Chinese amazingly detailed outfits with updated, cheaper prices. Check out her store! (:

[Sidenote] I'm actually going to meet up with her today to get my costume! ^^ Haha, crossing my fingers on the fit!

Hope all of these sites helped you out! Happy shopping! (:


Smile today!