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Guilty Crown | Photoshoot

2012-02-15T20:29:00.001+08:00

.. And so I'm blessed with an extremely gorgeous Angie as my Inori for the Guilty Crown photoshoot that I had last month. I love everything about Guilty Crown - The opening / ending songs , story , characters and etc. There are few characters that I like for example Shu Ouma , Inori Yuzuriha , and Daryl Yan. ( Who doesn't like blonde boys lolololol )

Angie decided to do the default costume for Inori and I fancy the black school uniform of Shu ! I used Matte Black Satin for this costume , it's thick but turns out slightly shiny. Bought the school badge online because there's no way I can draw a decent looking badge :x Angie's beautiful Inori costume is fully made out of leather ! :)

Usually I won't be choosing boy characters because of my thick/pouty lips , I hardly can pull off guy characters :( But I love Shu very much ( as much as Ittoki ) so I decided to give it a try. Didn't style my wig properly this photoshoot ~ definitely will cut and re-style it for next month ! ;p

Guilty Crown

CASTS

Ying Tze as Shu Ouma

Angie as Inori Yuzuriha

PHOTO BY

Anthony Lee

Kenneth Tee

COSTUMES BY

Respective cosplayers

Ying Tze as Shu Ouma

Angie as Inori Yuzuriha

" So everything that makes me whole ,

I will dedicate them all to you now,

I'm yours . "

" With your hand in mine ,
We can go on forever and ever ,
No matter how far it takes us ,
You tell me again I'm no longer alone ,
And again , you smile."

- My Dearest , Supercell -

Happy Valentines Day ! * A *

110212

2012-02-11T17:09:00.000+08:00

Hello guys :)

So sorry for the lack of updates ! I haven't been touching my laptop much since I got back from my CNY holidays at my hometown #truestory. I had to catch up with my assignments because I missed two classes and gosh my Critical Studies class requires lots of research and presentation. It's driving me crazy. :( #shy

One of the subject for this semester is Introduction to Photography. Honestly I am super confused with most of the lectures and notes lol. Okay , I'm interested in photography but not having a camera is kinda difficult. I'm thinking whether I should get a DSLR or not . Probably one at entry level is sufficient for now :/ Will be having exam this coming Monday on photography theory ~ I hope that I can score #keeps fingers crossed

I'm having problems with my contact lenses since the beginning of this year :( I changed 3 pairs of contact lenses in two weeks time due to discomfort. This never happened to me before I swear ! Thank God now I bought two new pair from my usual online store and it's super comfortable. :D

- I'm wearing I.Fairy Aki in Brown -

Anyone heading down to Cosfest X.2 @ Singapore end of this month ?

Nii-chan says Hi !

2012-02-11T16:02:00.001+08:00

Hello !

Say Hi to my Nii-chan ! 8)

Nii-chan is the little green man from Ao No Exorcist. If you guys do watch the anime then you should know that he is Shiemi Moriyama's familiar and yes I will be cosplaying her soon :p I planned to buy his plushie online but then decided to make it myself after buying green felt from Daiso :x

Making him was kinda challenging because of his size . ( He's only the size of my palm lol ) So you can clearly see that my needlework wasn't that good. /shy Just don't observe too closely !

The whole thing is made out of felt ! * A *

- Front -

- Back -

Nii-chan and his flower !

* A *

I should be revising on my photography exam next week but blehhh . Wish me luck ! :x

Guilty Crown | Photoshoot Preview

2012-01-29T11:53:00.000+08:00

Hello !

I'm back from my CNY holidays ~ it was lovely being able to spend my holidays with my family :x Had lots of good , sinful food ! I gained weight during my one week stay at my mum's place D: Was worried about my cats and also this photoshoot . :x

My Inori is gorgeous ! * A * We did our photoshoot at a super dark place without lights. Somehow my wig got from fluffy in the beginning to flat :/ Need to work on wig styling next time !

( oh my Inori ~~ fangurls >////< )

Thank you for the support !

2012-01-17T23:43:00.002+08:00

Hello !

Photo by Studio Omoshiroi

Recently I made a page for my blog in Facebook ! I couldn't accept anymore friend requests or "like" other pages as well due the max limit :-/ So I decided to open a page where I can share my works/ blog posts/tutorials easily. I will be updating the page more often in the future ! Stay tuned :)

Here it is /shy >> Ying Tze

I'm going back to my hometown for CNY holidays and I won't be bringing my laptop so no proper internet for a week ~ * sigh * Anyways , will be having more photoshoots after CNY .. hope that I won't gain too much weight by then :x

Gotta pack now ~ tomorrow's flight is super early .. I'll have to wake up by 4 am :(

Happy Chinese New Year in advance !

Much Love ,

Cheryl

Marchen | Sound Horizon Photoshoot Preview

2012-01-16T22:33:00.004+08:00

Hello guys !

I can't believe that this is my first blog post of the year D: I feel like the laziest blogger ever ! /shy Anyways , I do have a few cosplay photoshoots and also a product review to blog about. Still getting use to my weird school schedule. I prefer last semester schedule better and to my disappointment , no fashion related subjects yet. ;-;

I'm pretty busy last week due to having two photoshoots during the weekends ! Yuuko Ichihara Cheongsam photoshoot for Chinese New Year and also our Marchen : Sound Horizon group photoshoot :D I'm getting more obessed with my character song . . perhaps I will make the white dress version and also get a Blue Beard to cosplay with me ! /excited ~ We'll see :3

First up is our Marchen : Sound Horizon full group photoshoot :

" Lust "

Photo by Kenneth Tee

This is my death mask , made by the combining effort of the team members ~ special thanks to Kappy and Ryeain for teaching me how to do the feather masks and also Angie for drawing the beautiful logo for all of us !

" Just why my supposedly white gown is so bloody red ? "

".. ah I remember now. It's red because I was killed by that man."

Photo by Razrig Photography

Me as Blue Beard's 5th Wife

" Now then , shall we begin the stage play of revenge ? "

- Marchen von Friedhof-

Photo by Razrig Photography

Marchen | Sound Horizon

Pukwong as Marchen von Friedhof
Jaq Lavena as Elize
Ryeain as Elisabeth von Wettin
Angie Ong as Poor Girl
Akiyumi as Nun / Daughter
Kappy Ng as Snow White
Aiko Shorin as Daughter
Karie Yong as Sleeping Beauty
Me as Blue Beard's 5th Wife
Byou as Red / Blue Prince

I love my Marchen team very much ! It was really staying over night as a team eventhough rushing costumes and props is kinda tiring :p The food we had for two days were awesome ~ love the Sukiyaki , Mandarin Oranges , Choco pudding and also the Carbonara Fettucini ! :D

Much thanks to Raz , Kc and Kenneth for coming over to shoot for all of us and not forgetting awesome helper Ren :D

Will post more photos soon !

Pattern Making Tutorial : Sailor Top Pattern

2011-12-28T18:52:00.002+08:00

Hello guys !

Been really lazy for the past week and was super unproductive due to my semester break ~ * A * Second semester starting on 9th January 2012 ! Can't wait to learn more about fashion design related subjects :D Christmas is just over and everyone is excited bout New Year's celebration ! Talking bout celebrations , I had really good meals for the past few days that I kinda .. err gained weight ? Need to sweat it off soon ~ don't wanna start the new year feeling . . fat D:

Anyways ~ the sewing pattern tutorial that I promised ! I learned pattern making skills from a friend's mother few years back ~ she taught me the basics that I need to know like how to use the sewing machine , basic pattern making like shirts , pants and cheongsam ! I'm really glad that I managed to learn from her and she is a very patient and good teacher to me :) Although I hope that I could stay longer and learn more from her * cough cough *

Like I mentioned in previous post , patterns can be bought online or in stores but it's kinda pricey . Cosmode magazine do provide free patterns and there are books specializes on Cosplay Costumes with lots of patterns for you to trace. However I couldn't fit in the sizes provided .. so I have to draw my own for better fit :D

A reader suggested that I do a tutorial on Sailor Top sewing pattern so here it is ! This is the pattern that I used for my Anarchy Stocking Sailor costume ~ :D

p/s : My first time making a sewing pattern tutorial ~ took me awhile to think how to put everything together ... might be confusing , I'll try to improvise next time ! :)

This is what you need to make your own sewing pattern. Tailor ruler , pen , measuring tape and papers ! I usually use newspaper but for tutorial purposes , I use white paper this time :)

This is the measurement sheet that I use to write down all the measurements needed for the particular costume that I'm drafting.

Note :

X = Your body measurement in INCH

Here I sketch a mini picture of the costume that I plan to make.There's a specific formula that I'm taught to follow ~ and it's kinda accurate so I use it every time I draft a costume :) The first measurement you need is the length of your shoulders.

Next is your armhole .

Note :

( B ) = Back

( F ) = Front

When drafting a pattern , you have to draft the front and the back , so the measurements for front/back has a bit difference.

Next up , measure your Chest Circumference , Waist , Hip Length and Hips .

Note :

Hip Length = Length from your waist till your hips

Chest Circumference , not Width.

p/s : Hello guys , thanks to a reader for pointing this out ~ I'm used to calling it chest width but it's actually Chest Circumference . Don't make a mistake while measuring yeah ~ so sorry for the confusion ! :p

Chest length is pretty standard for everybody , so usually chest length = 10 Inch . Measure your Front Waist / Back Waist and the length of the sailor top.

Note :

Front Waist = The length between your neck and the front part of your waist.

Back Waist = The length between your neck and the back of your waist.

Top length = How long you want your top to be.

Let's get started !

1. Firstly , draw a horizontal and a vertical line at the side of the paper.

2. Then mark 3 Inch on the horizontal line and 1 1/2 Inch on the vertical line .

Notes :

The 3 Inch and 1 1/2 Inch are kinda like standard measurements for the neck part. It's pretty much almost the same for everyone .

3. Mark your Chest Length = 10 Inch and draw another horizontal line.

4. Mark your Front Waist and draw another horizontal line. In this case , I'm using my measurements as an example , my Front Waist = 17 Inch .

5. The length of my top is 5 Inch down my waist , so I marked 5 Inches below my waist length and drew another horizontal line .

6. My shoulder length is 7 Inch so mark it on the red line. Connect the two points.

7. Mark your Chest Width .

8. Draw a straight line down using pencil. This serves as a guideline when you draw the armhole part later.

9. Connect the points for the Chest Width and Hips Width. I ignore the waist part because mostly sailor top are kinda loose and doesn't follow the waist ? If you want it to be fitter , you can connect the waist point :)

10. Here comes the Armhole part. The dotted line shows the Armhole measurement. Use a ruler and measure from the shoulder point. There you get the point for your armhole ! :D

11. Use the guideline that you drew earlier and draw a curve line , towards your armhole point :)

12. Time for the Collar ! Sailor Collars are kinda deep " V " like so I mark mine 1 Inch above my Chest Width :)

13. Connect the point between your neck and the Collar Point earlier.

14. Sketch your collar from the Shoulder Point to the Collar Point.

15. Ta-da ! Your Front Pattern for The Sailor Top is done ! 8)

16. Time for the back pattern now ! Repeat the same thing you did for the front :) All the steps remain the same so no worries !

17. For the Back Collar , you can choose how long u want the back collar to be . For me , I prefer 1 Inch above my Chest Width ( Just like my front collar ). Draw a square-like shape and connect to the shoulder point ! :D

18. Back Pattern for Sailor Top also done ! * A *

19. This step is for after you traced the pattern on the fabric. To get your Collar pattern , cut out the Front Collar part from the Front pattern.

20. Do the same for the Back Collar.

21. Stick the two collar pieces together using masking tape !

22. Here you go ! That's your Collar pattern for the Sailor Top ! :)

23. This is how it looks when it's folded ! :3

Note :

All these patterns are only half of the actual piece . When you move the pattern onto the fabric , you'll have to fold the fabric into half so you can get two identical pieces :)

There are many methods to draft a Sailor Top Pattern , and this is the method I use when I my cosplay costumes. I'm not good in explaining lol , so if you have any questions , I'll try my best to answer you :D * keeps fingers crossed * Hope this helps !

Merry Christmas !

2011-12-24T23:16:00.000+08:00

Hello guys ~

May joy and happiness snow on you ,

May the bells jingle for you ,

May Santa be extra good to you ,

Wishing you a lovely , Merry Christmas ! ♥ ♥ ♥

With Love ,

♥ Cheryl / Ying Tze ♥

Comic Fiesta 2011 Day One | Marchen

2011-12-22T00:42:00.000+08:00

Hello guys !

As I posted earlier , my group did a cosplay from Sound Horizon : Marchen for Comic Fiesta Day One ~ I guess not much people know bout this series but there are people that recognizes us during the event :) Sound Horizon is a band and Marchen is a song compilation of seven fairy tales /seven princesses / seven sins. The songs are kinda sad / twisted and sent chills down my spine but I enjoyed it very much. The vocals are soooo good ! Much thanks to Angie and Ryeain for introducing me to Marchen and inviting me to be a part of their wonderful group :D

My character is Aohigeko or also known as Bluebeard's 5th Wife . The sin for this song is " Lust ". Bluebeard tortured and killed all his previous wives and stored their corpses in a room. His 5th wife was also one of the corpse that got hung in the room . In the beginning of the song , Aohigeko wondered why her favourite white dress is so red , only to realize that she's already dead.

This is my first time cosplaying a sad / tortured character . I'm struggling and imagined myself being tortured and visualize how would I look like but failed D: I still have much to work on my facial expressions ~ I look constipated in most of my photos lol ! I had no problems making this gown ~ in fact I kinda enjoy sewing gowns now ~ I can wear slippers beneath my gown lololol ! / unglam

Took me awhile figuring out how to construct this gown. Initially I wanted to make it a one piece gown but decided that separating the top and skirt would be easier. I had a hard time matching the red laces because there aren't much type of laces to choose from .... Relieved that it turned out to look the way I wanted it to be despite rushing my assignments and studying for exams as well ~ * A *

Will be adding more laces / details for my costume before the full group photoshoot ♥

Photo by Kenneth Tee

Photo by Kenneth Tee

Photo by Kenneth Tee

Photo by E-Jump

Photo by E-Jump

Photo by KTYP Lim

Sound Horizon | Marchen

Pu Kwong as Marchen Von Friedhof
Jaq Lavena as Elize
Ryeain as Elisabeth Von Wettin
Me as Bluebeard's 5th Wife
Aiko Shorin as Daughter
Karie as Sleeping Beauty
Kappy as Snow White
Akiyumi as Nun / Daughter

p/s : I need a Bluebeard ~ who interested to be my " husband" ? LOL

Costumes for Comic Fiesta 2011 !

2011-12-19T14:47:00.000+08:00

Hello guys !

I bet everyone is having the " post-event withdrawal " syndrome right now ! Gosh ~ I have so many things to unpack after Comic Fiesta 2011 : my wigs / costumes / other stuffs but I'm kinda lazy right now. I had lots of fun catching up with friends and also meeting new lovely people !

Comic Fiesta 2011 was kinda unpredictable. It was held in KLCC Convention Centre and it was super packed ! For Day 1 CF , I only managed to get to the event around 3 pm and it rained lol . My group cosplayed as Sound Horizon : Marchen . I did the 7th Maiden , Aohigeko or also known as Sir Blue's Wife . Some of my group members wore gown so our gowns were wet because we hang out around the park most of the time. :p Didn't get to visit the halls also because the queue was super looooong.

Day 2 Comic Fiesta was better ! I cosplayed as the personification of Baskin Robbins and my flavour is " Strawberry Milk ". My BR group managed to get in Hall 4 and we camped there whole day :D . I'm happy being able to exchange coscards with other cosplayers ! Managed to catch up with other cosplayer / photographer friends too :) Lots of epic and awesome cosplays to see . How I wish that I have a camera to snap everyone's picture !

Comic Fiesta 2011 | Day 1

Sound Horizon : Marchen

Sir Blue's Wife / Aohigeko

Made this gown using red matte satin. Couldn't find nicer red ( blood red ) but I'm kinda happy with the outcome ~ will bling it up with more laces for the group photoshoot ! :)

Comic Fiesta 2011 | Day 2

Personification of Baskin Robbins

Strawberry Milk

Didn't have enough time to print out the Baskin Robbins logo ~ My team mates's costume designs are so wonderful ~ everybody is so colorful and creative :) I feel kinda ashamed with my design lol . Shall add in more accessories and stuff later ! Pink is my favourite color >/////<

Shall be waiting for more pictures from Comic Fiesta 2011 ! Will update soon :)

Comic Fiesta 2011

2011-12-17T10:51:00.001+08:00

Hi guys !

Haven't been updating eventhough my finals were over ! YES , that's the end of my first semester in college wheeeeeeeeeewee 8)

I have been juggling both final projects and costume making for the past few weeks ... Plus I have to study for written exams as well. I thought that I wouldn't be able to complete my costume on time but phewwww , I did it !! :D

Will be cosplaying both days for Comic Fiesta 2011 :

DAY 1 : Red Gown
DAY 2 : Pink Dress

( wasn't sure if my group wanna keep it as secret or not so it's better I don't mention the title yet :x )

I printed 3 sets of Coscards : Makinami Mari / Anarchy Panty / Litchi Faye Ling . Do come and exchange cards with me please :)

Need to settle some things before heading to KLCC ~ see you guys there :D

* my Day 2 costume :) *

Costume for 3D Studies Final Project !

2011-12-07T08:33:00.001+08:00

Hello !

Came too early for English exam and it turns out that the exam only starts at 10 am. Brought my laptop but I forgot my cable so I can't use my lappie to pass time lol. So it's time for a short post !

Anyways , this is my costume for my 3D Studies final project ! I have lots of time to make it actually but I didn't spend much time on it. Always got distracted by something else like cosplay * cough *

The base of the dress is made out of Matte Satin. Folded some paper origami to decorate the front part and tulle for the skirt. Did this yesterday night and everything is still pinned on ! Shall work on it again after exam today ~ will be wearing it for a video shoot tomorrow. Let's hope that everything doesn't fall apart lol

One more week to go !

2011-12-06T19:04:00.003+08:00

I'm almost there ! * A *

Been working extra hard on my assignments and I sometimes wonder where all my motivation and determination come from ~ I have a classmate who is extremely hardworking and finished almost all his assignments which made me feel lazy but fired up to catch up !

Final project for Fundamental Drawing ! A huge A1 sized painting that took me weeks to slowly color part by part. Finally left background only ~ should take more or less one day more to complete !

Part two of History of Art and Design weekly assignments. Seriously this one can drive me crazy. So many mini paintings to complete. This is for Abstract art - warm and cool colors !

My version of Picasso's multi point view and Matisse's strong contrast style of painting. I hope that this is correct if not I will roll on the floor and cry if I have to re-do lol

Seurat's Pointillism. OMG THIS ! I spent whole night punching holes from colored papers to make this flower picture. Doesn't look very convincing but arghh my patience level just went up by doing this assignment.

Surrealism . This is a very emotional piece for me. For those who follow my blog , I have a cat named Twurdie earlier this year but she left due to sickness. I've missed her very much. Though I always believe that she's somehwhere in cat heaven. :')

Design Theory 's Typography final project. My first time using Adobe Illustrator. Sat in front of the laptop since 9 am to figure out how to use it and I came out with 3 designs. I have no idea how to align the words , might have to re-do.

* keeps my fingers crossed * I hope that I can finish everything up and then fully concentrate on my holidays and costume ! * cough cough * Video-shooting for 3D assignment in two days time and English exam tomorrow ! Gosh ~ I need some good luck here !

I have so many new wigs to style and play with but no time to do so . . . * fire burning * Shall go and finish up my 3D costume now !

Three More Weeks !

2011-11-28T21:33:00.001+08:00

.... to the end of my first semester in college ! Will be having a month break before moving on to second semester next year where I can finally start studying Fashion Design subjects ! :)

But before having nice holidays , the final assignments for all my subjects are due in about two weeks... Design Theory , Fundamental Drawing , History of Art & Design , English and 3D Studies.

Had to make a weird looking costume for 3D studies final project but I'm not very good in designing ~ will be filming a short , 10 minute video , while wearing the costume -__-" I did the base for my costume already but have no idea how to make it weird and unusual yet !

Unfortunately , it's three more weeks to Comic Fiesta too ~ I feel excited and looking forward towards the event but then again costumes not done yet erggghhhhhh ~ :-/

On the brighter side , I drafted and cut all the fabric needed to make the costumes for CF. Will be bringing the bits and pieces for edging this time :) Yay for neater costumes !

Can't wait for my holidays to come soon ~ * A *

Preview : Murakumo Candies | Zone 00

2011-11-20T13:24:00.003+08:00

Hi guys !

My last cosplay photoshoot for the month of November 2011 before I totally focus on my Comic Fiesta costumes ! My costume progress is currently still 0% . I should be worried by now since it's barely 1 month till CF ! I will and must finish 3 costumes by then . . . plus my finals @ college . * sweats *

This is a cosplay from Zone - 00 , Murakumo Candies ! Murakumo Candies is a group consist of three girls - Ran , Miki and Xu. Murakumo is the head / chief police . ( and we are his candies ? ) * A *

It was fun cosplaying with Jerry again and he is such a manly Murakumo ! * fangirls * He even made his own white coat !

Murakumo Candies | Zone-00

Jerry Lucis Strife as Murakumo

Me as Ran

Angie as Miki

Jaq Lavena as Xu

Photo by Razrig

Working on my Final Project !

2011-11-15T17:35:00.001+08:00

Hello guys ,

I'm testing the Blogger app for Iphone4 ~ if this looks decent I might be blogging more often through my phone !

Anyways ~ gahhhhhh not much updates for this month because my finals for this semester and Comic Fiesta kinda clash. I have to work on my final projects for all my subjects and also my Comic Fiesta costumes for this year ;-;

Hopefully this month will be a productive one ~ wanna enjoy my semester break by attending Comic Fiesta happily and perhaps a nice getaway to Krabi afterwards :D

Will be doing a group cosplay this weekend before fully devoting myself to CF costumes ! :)

Go Candies ! :3

Basic Tools For Sewing

2011-11-10T14:41:00.004+08:00

Hello guys !

Today I would like to share about the basic tools /equipment needed to start sewing and making your own costume. There are lots of sewing equipment around in stores : some are really basic while some are more specialized. :)

But of course~ for beginners ( like me ) we don't really need fancy sewing equipment/tools yet so basic tools will do for now. The sewing tools listed below are those I commonly use every time I make a new cosplay costume !

1. Measuring Tape

This is used to take body measurement . There are two sides , one in " inch" and another side in " CM ".

2. Tracing Wheel

Used with tracing paper to transfer pattern markings on fabric.

3. Tailor's Chalk Pencil & Tailor's Chalk

Both used to mark on the fabric ( can be removed by washing ). I prefer the chalk pencil though , it draws finer lines :)

4. Bent-handled Shears & Normal Scissors

Bent-handled shears are for fabric cutting. Not advisable to use for cutting paper lol or you might spoil it. I use normal scissors for paper pattern cutting or cutting threads.

5. Tailor's Ruler

Used for measuring during pattern drawing . There are different kind of rulers but I use this most often :)

6. Glass Headed Pins & Pin Cushion

Pins are available in different thickness and length but I like glass headed pins because they are easier to handle during sewing ! This pin cushion has been following me since I first started sewing :)

7. Threads and Plastic Bobbins

8. Plastic Bobbins

Plastic bobbins are used for portable sewing machines. The older types uses metal bobbins if I'm not mistaken. ;p

9. Storage Cases For Small Sewing Tools

I use this to store all my threads , buttons , machine feet , bobbins and etc . More organized and I won't have trouble finding them when I need it.

10. Carbon Tracing Paper

This is like one of the most important tool in my sewing process ! It helps to mark both sides of the fabric so you won't have to do double work~ a must have !

11. Portable Sewing Machine

Totally optional but it helps you from getting insane . Any type of sewing machine will do. You can hand sew too but it takes more time and patience :)

12. Old Newspaper

Used for pattern making ! I used to buy mahjong paper but old newspaper are more economic and convenient lol

13. Fabric

Will talk about different kinds of fabric next time !

14. Buttons / Laces / Buckles / Gems / Bias Tapes / Ribbons / ETC

You will need lots of these when you are making cosplay costumes :D

15. Sewing Guide Books

I started learning how to sew by learning the basics for a month from my aunty ! Then I start buying sewing books and also look for online tutorials. There are so many sewing tutorials online nowadays ~ It helps ! :D

16. Sewing Note Book

I write down all my body measurements , mini patterns , notes , and costumes drafts in a note book so that I can refer back when I am making similar style costume. :D

17. Ready Made Patterns

This is for my reference only. Unfortunately I'm too big sized to fit these small patterns ~ so I'll refer to how the pattern shape roughly looks like if I'm lost. There are a wide variety of ready made patterns available online / shops but it's not cheap :x

18. Costume References

Before you start making your costumes , you should do some research on how the costume looks like : the length , cutting , color etc ~ look for front and back view / small details on the costume . If there aren't any clear reference online , you can always look for the manga or screen cap from the anime lol

I'm still a beginner in sewing / costume making so please don't mind if I make mistakes here and there > w < ~ Just wanna share what I know about sewing and I still have much more to learn ~Do share with me if you happen to know any good sewing blogs yeah ! ♥

Photoshoot : Uta No Prince Sama

2011-11-03T16:12:00.007+08:00

Are you ready ?

" Prince No Uta Sama "

[ Summer Uniform ver . ]

CASTS

Me as Ittoki Otoya

Akiyumi as Ichinose Tokiya

Kizuna as Jinguji Ren

Huko as Masato Hijirikawa

Ryeain as Shinomiya Natsuki

Angie as Kurusu Shou

PHOTOGRAPHER

Razrig Photography

Kenneth Tee

Ordinary Light

Studio Omoshiroi

Special thanks :

Headphones belongs to Angie :)

" Hello , I'm Ittoki Otoya ! "

Photo by Ordinary Light

" Ittoki & Tokiya "

Photo by Razrig

" Natsuki , Masato & Ittoki - Boys from A Class "

Photo by Kenneth Tee

Photo by Razrig

Photo by Studio Omoshiroi

" The Six Princes "

Photo by Razrig

Photo by Ordinary Light

This is the most relaxed and fun cosplay photoshoot I had ever ! Firstly the costume was quite simple and airy . ( unlike girl cosplays that usually requires lots of accessories and make-up lol ) Ittoki Otoya is my no.1 favourite character in the series because he is just so energetic and happy like a little puppy ! * A *

Ittoki is like the second shortest character in the anime , but I'm the tallest among my team mates ! Much thanks to my lovelies Ryeain and Akiyumi for suffering in 20 cm heels just for me. /group hugs

People have been asking where is our Nanami , unfortunately we don't have one for this shoot ! ( last minute planning :/ ) However we will be doing another version for Utapuri soon and yes , we found a Nanami ~ so do stay tuned ! * v *

Preview : Uta No Prince Sama cosplay photoshoot

2011-10-30T17:37:00.003+08:00

Hey guys !

Sick like a turd now ~* coughs coughs * With fever / flu /cough / sore throat that comes as a package lol ! But I can't wait to share the photos from the " Uta No Prince Sama " cosplay photoshoot that we had yesterday ! * A * It has been a long time since I had so much fun and energy during a photoshoot ! :D

" Uta No Prince-Sama "

[ Summer Uniform ver. ]

Me as Ittoki Otoya

Akiyumi as Ichinose Tokiya

Kizuna as Jinguji Ren

Huko as Masato Hijirikawa

Angie as Kurusu Shou

Ryeain as Shinomiya Natsuki

Photo by Razrig

Gotta run back to my assignments ! D:

Make-up + Wig Test

2011-10-23T21:37:00.003+08:00

Hello guys !

Haven't been making any new cosplays this month because there are lots to catch up in college ( assignments , assignments , assignments ~ ) ! But I did several wig + make-up for my upcoming cosplays ~ November on wards would be super busy due to Comic Fiesta plus a few more group plans ... and my costume progress is 0% . ;-;

Tried out the double eyelid tape trick ! It works like magic ~ :) Will be having second attempt at crossplaying next week with my " princes " . Can't wait ! Whee ~

This is my new contact lens , " I-Fairy Aki in Grey " . I love the Aki series ~ the black rims around the lens is so thick ~ perfect for getting super big eyes :D

Failed attempt of acting moe . LOL ! I really like this character but now I'm not so sure if I'm able to portray her well . 8( Gonna try a different make-up next round !

21st October 2011

2011-10-21T23:22:00.003+08:00

Hello guys !

After my fun-filled Hong Kong trip , I was kinda prepared to be bombarded by tons of assignments ! But still I chilled after coming back till Saturday only I start asking my classmates bout what assignments to do lol !

Anime music helps me lots when I'm working on my assignments ~ can't stop repeating " Mirai Chizu " , " Nanairo no Compass " , " Sekai no Hate Made Believe Heart " and " Brand New Melody " . Yup , the songs are all from Prince no Uta Sama ~ I just finished the series and I can't stop thinking how hot the boys are * v *

Anyways , back to my assignments !

History of Art and Design assignments were due on Tuesday and also will be having mid-term exam ~ -.-'' The very lazy me only started doing this on Sunday .

As usual , Scrawny will be sitting on my lap , providing me moral support . :)

The most rubbish thing I ever done in my life so far ~ HAHA

Yes , that's me . LOL . We had to like take pictures of ourselves in Ancient Egyptian poses and decorate it using colour paper . OMG , I feel so embarrassed when I had to go down to the art shop and print out my photos .

Design Theory assignment on Monday ! It was fun because I love design theory classes ~ there's always something interesting to do ! :)

Had to pass up the Design Theory assignment that I missed out last week ~ my marks will be deducted a little but owh well , I finished it like quick so that my marks won't be too far off ! D:

Drew fruits using colour pencil and also colour markers during Fundamental Drawing class ! I realized that I love colour markers very much . It's fast and pretty convenient ! :)

Next up , my dear cat , Fatty helped me out for my History of Art and Design assignment !

Took a photo inspired by Baroque artists by playing with light and shadow . It's like a super last minute work but I love how Fatty looks in this photo ~ so cute * v *

Rewarded myself with Hada Labo Moisturizing Lotion ! Heard that it works wonders so I got myself a bottle since my skin was super dry for the pass few weeks ;-;

Guess what ? IT IS REALLY AWESOME . I plan to switch all my skincare to this brand once I finish all my facial wash and masks . Love this max ! ♥ ♥ ♥

Hong Kong Halloween Treats 2011 | Day 3

2011-10-14T17:44:00.005+08:00

Hey guys !

Day 3 was the final day of shooting in Hong Kong ~ ( ;-; ) Good times do pass very fast especially when you have great company :) For the last day , we did more sight-seeing around Hong Kong !

Today I cosplayed as Hatsune Miku " Spacy Nurse Version " again !

In the bus , on our way to The Peak !

The Peak , " I Love You . " I think that this logo is kinda cute ! * v *

Naoki Drachen from Thailand cosplayed as Elizebeth Middleford today ~ matches the costume at the back so we took a picture of her :)

With Naoki Drachen as Elizebeth Middleford from Kuroshitsuji :)

With Alodia as Mirai Suenaga ( Winter Uniform Ver. ) from Danny Choo . com ♥

Oh Ashley ! We saw what you are doing back there ! HAHA

Beautiful Ashley and I :)

A group picture before catching our tram ride ! ^^

It is said that the tram in The Peak has over 120 years of history . Wow !

Filming in the tram itself ~ ^^

I enjoyed the tram ride very much ~ during the whole tram experience , you can have a clear , scenic view of Hong Kong ! Feels like a roller coaster ride too ! Not only that , we just discovered that you can actually stand in the tram when it's at 45 degrees ~ the person-in-charge nicknamed it " Michael Jackson style " . LOL . Naoki , Valerie and I tried it out while wearing 3 inch heels ++ but we didn't fall backwards ~ must try if you happen to visit the The Peak Tram ! :)

Had Burger King for lunch once we reached the top before continuing filming ~ ^^

After our tummies is filled , it's time for Madame Tussauds ! Madame Tussauds is a wax musuem with wax figures of many famous Hollywood Stars , Kung Fu Stars , Pop Stars , Royalty and more . 8)

How can I not take a picture with Iconic Bruce Lee ?

Captain Jack Sparrow looks so real ! Seriously I couldn't even tell that he's just a wax figure ~ Valerie Aya and I are big fans so we took lots of pictures with him :p

Marilyn Monroe !

Ok , I have a crush on Ip Man too ♥ ♥ ♥ :p

For Halloween Special , Madame Tussauds has their very own special horrow show , " SCREAM @ Frankenstein's Lab " . We had to go in with hands of each other's shoulders just like a choo choo train ~ we can't lift our hands or else the game is over ! ;-;

The show was kinda scary and as a horror fan I give them a two thumbs up ! :) Everything is totally unexpected inside . Definitely a must to visit ! 8)

View of Hong Kong from The Peak !

It's super windy here so I was literally blown away ~ HAHA I can't describe my experiences up here in words but I had fun , really . If I weren't in short skirt and wigs I would stand here and enjoy the wind 8) Manson , Mr Penny's personal assistant had to protect my nurse hat from being blown away ~ interesting experience indeed ! :p

Had dinner with the rest of the crew @ The Spaghetti House !

We girls enjoys taking pictures of ourselves very much lolololololol

Ordered their popular Home Made Lasagne and gosh ~ the portion is so generous ! It's so cheesy ~ love this max ! ^^

Our last destination of the day ~ The Victoria Harbour for the Symphony of Lights !

The Symphony of Lights is a daily show that starts at 8pm every night @ Victoria Harbour . It's like a must see show for all tourists that visit Hong Kong ~ Lots of people will gather around this area minutes before 8 pm to catch a glimpse of the dazzling lights on over 40 skyscrapers of Hong Kong :)

Miku was here ! :3

After witnessing the Symphony of Lights ~ that's the end of our three day shoot ! Honestly I feel happy and sad at the same time . Happy that I was able to spend great , quality time with my girls , knowing the wonderful Director Ki and the filming crew . Sad , because I would like to stay longer here in Hong Kong and discover more ! There is so much to see and experience in Hong Kong that I don't feel like leaving yet ~ ;-;

Will definitely come back in the future for a nice holiday ! Wheeeeeeee~~~ > ___ <

This is my shopping haul from our last night in Hong Kong . Valerie Aya and I went crazy in SASA ~ there were so many affordable cosmetics products , a heaven for girls ( cosplayers too ) ! I'm always a fan of Candy Doll products but it's kinda pricey here in KL :( We only got a few because it's kinda late already and we both have early flights the next day !

The ZA foundation powder is superb !

* plays Terminator theme *

I WILL BE BACK !

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Hong Kong Halloween Treats 2011 | Day 2

2011-10-13T14:41:00.005+08:00

Photo taken @ Times Square , Hong Kong by Ashley Gosiengfiao

Wheeeeee ~ as promised this is my blog post on Day Two filming in Hong Kong for Animax Asia and Hong Kong Tourism Board ! Day One was filled with lots of shopping in Soho and fun-filled activities in Ocean Park . So I was really excited on where would I go the next day ! * v *

Met up with sweet Valerie Aya around 8 a.m in the hotel lobby for breakfast together ! Had fried vermecilli with vegetables today ~ but of course , with my favourite fried egg , bacon and grilled chicken again . :)

I love fruits ! Especially Longans ~

Day Two filming , I cosplayed as Mari Illustrious Makinami from Evangelion 2.0 : You Can ( Not ) Advance !

With Valerie Aya as Lacus Clyne from Gundam Seed !

Arrived at our first destination of the day , Times Square of Hong Kong !

Yes ! More shopping malls ~ I love shopping !

Guess who ?

It's Animate Alodia Gosiengfiao ! My first time meeting her in person and YES she is incredibly beautiful and friendly , so is her sister , Ashley Gosiengfiao ! Ashley is our photographer of the day ! * v *

Animate Alodia as Haruhi Suzumiya !

Naoki Drachen , cosplayer from Thailand as Meroko from Fullmoon Wo Sagashite !

Beautiful photo taken by talented Ashley Gosiengfiao .

Do you like Macaroons ? Perhaps some Creme Brulee or even tasty Strawberry Pastries ?

If your answer is YES , then Paul Lafayet will be your dream destination !

I was blown away by the great variety of cakes , macaroons and pastries that they have to offer . Everything looks so beautiful and yummy !

OMG ~ Every piece of dessert are like a work of art ! It's so pretty that I don't feel like eating it but then again , it's looks so yummy that I must take a bite :)

Ahhhhh ~ * squeals * MACAROONS ! I never tasted one before so I'm super anticipating on how it would taste like ~ The verdict ? Awesome ! * v * My favourite flavour is the light pink one , it's rose

They serve tea too . In case you don't know , besides Milo ( my favourite drink ) I enjoy drinking tea too . My favourite tea is Earl Grey :)

Delicious desserts with Earl Grey tea ? Bliss ! * feels so satisfied *

Animate Alodia and Ashley filming in Paul Lafayet !

Look at these yummies ~ can't believe that I can taste all of them but I did ! The Creme Brulee was too good * thumbs up * , everyone can't stop eating it ! Especially Valerie Aya :)

This picture taken by Ashley Gosiengfiao best described our feelings in Paul Lafayet - Happy , Satisfied and Contented !

Visit their website for more information ( and yummy pastries pictures ) !

Paul Lafayet

Address : G23, G/F, K11, 18 Hanoi Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon

Then we visited a traditional Hong Kong style restaurant ~ the lady boss told us that this shop has over 40 years of history ! It's really warm and cosy here . :)

They served us their Famous French Toast . I bet you haven't seen anything like this before ~ the aroma was mouth watering that we couldn't wait to dig in !

Not only that , we also get to taste their delicious " Polo Bau " / polo bun , red bean ice milk and also their sweet pudding ! * v * My sweet tooth is totally satisfied today !

Another photo with us in the traditional Hong Kong restaurant by Ashley Gosiengfiao !

After our scrumptious meal , we took a stroll at Soho - where the Guinness World Record calls the World Longest Covered Escalator is situated ! :) There's also lots of restaurants , bars and also shops along the way . Definitely a must visit tourist attraction when you are in Hong Kong !

Had couple of Halloween Special Drinks like Bloody Mary and Mango Cocktail too :)

Morn Creations @ Peel Street , Hong Kong !

Aren't those shark backpacks hanging on the ceiling cute ? Morn Creations are based in Hong Kong and is 100 % original designed by Steve Chan . All the designs of Morn Creations have underlying animal protection theme . They would like to spread the message of respecting life and protecting life of animals . I find this cause extremely admirable and meaningful :)

There are lots of design to choose from like the Panda , Cat , Shark , Dog , Whale ,Rabbit and more . They are not only available as bags , but backpack , purses , caps and aprons as well !

Panda Caps !

Panda bags !

My favourite design of all ~ Super Cute Rabbit Bags !

Panda Purses in a jar !

Adorable Shark Backpacks ! RAWR !

Cats and Dogs ! :)

Naoki and I enjoying our time here @ Morn's Creation ! Everything looks so cute and cuddly that I feel like bringing everything single thing home ! * v *

We had so much fun shopping @ Morn's Creations ! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee * v *

Morn's Creations

HK Flagship Store: Shop B, G/F, 62 Peel Street, Central, Hong Kong

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Hong Kong Halloween Treats 2011 | Day 1

2011-10-13T10:42:00.004+08:00

Hi guys !

Haven't been able to update my blog much in Hong Kong because our schedule was quite hectic but we did get to visit so many interesting destinations and also tried out different kind of delicious Hong Kong cuisine ! * rubs tummy *

Anyways , this wasn't my first time in Hong Kong . I've been to Hong Kong with my family a couple of times and I just can't stop wanting to visit Hong Kong all over again ! Hong Kong is such a beautiful city with lots of yummy food , great affordable shopping ( girls just love it ) and lots of tourist attractions . There is always new things to discover ! Hong Kong is LOVE .

Much thanks to Animax Asia and Hong Kong Tourism Board for this great opportunity to experience Hong Kong , Halloween style ! * v *

Woke up really early around 4 a.m to catch my flight to Hong Kong via Malaysia Airlines . I couldn't get much sleep the night before because I was worried that I might forget something like parts of my costume or so . Had to like triple check my luggage before I left home ! =w=

Brought my baby Rilakkuma as well ~

It's my first time boarding the Boeing 777-200 ! Gosh , it was spacious and comfy . I was kinda relieved that blankets were provided because it was really cold . The in-flight entertainment was awesome too . Lots of new movies to watch ;)

Arrived Hong Kong around 1pm ! The travel agency , Holiday Travel , then picked me up from the airport and sent me to Kimberley Hotel @ Tsim Sha Tsui .

Some street snaps of Hong Kong .

Checking in Kimberley Hotel ! Kimberley Hotel is situated in Tsim Sha Tsui which is right in the middle of shopping heaven ~ Mong Kok street is just nearby ! It's really convenient because there's a couple of shopping malls nearby and the MTR station is just minutes walk away . ;)

Getting ready for buffet breakfast !

There's complimentary breakfast every morning for hotel guests @ Coffee House , Kimberley Hotel . The food selection was awesome !

My favourite eggs , bacons , grilled chicken breast and baked beans ! 8)

Day one filming for Hong Kong Halloween Treats ! I cosplayed as Hatsune Miku " Spacy Nurse version " from Project Diva 2nd . Took my sweet time getting ready while watching Korean drama on TV . * v *

The fliming crew , Penny the Producer-san and his personal assistant , Manson , picked me up from the hotel and we were off to our first filming destination , Soho ! ( Sorry for not having much pictures of Soho because I was busy filming ;-; )

Soho is bustling with tourists and locals since it's a Sunday . Everyone were busy shopping ! There were so many shops and the shopaholic in me was screaming in excitement !! ~ You can find all sorts of trendy clothes , shoes , accessories , cute plushies , contact lenses , wigs and costumes here ! :D Shopping in Hong Kong is bliss and everything is so affordable. You guys won't be disappointed I promise ! ♥ ♥ ♥

Will link you guys to the video once it's premiered this Sunday !

Lunch break !

Finally met up with super moe Valerie Aya from Singapore ! She cosplayed as Hatsune Miku from Cantarella . Love her beautiful gown * v *

Miku and Miku ! ♥

All the filming crew !

My Teriyaki Chicken Bento for lunch ~ * v * Yummy ! ♥ ♥ ♥

Next stop , Ocean Park ! OMG ~ it's always my dream to visit Ocean Park !! I always see Ocean Park appearing in Hong Kong drama series but I didn't get to visit every time I visit Hong Kong ... but finally I did this time ! * unleashed the kid in me * Excited max !

Since it's Halloween Special ~ the whole theme park was decorated horror / Halloween inspired ! Valerie and I get to visit Haunted Houses too . I always love supernatural things so I'm pretty excited ~ Valerie was a bit scared though so we hold hands and went it together ! I enjoyed the " Macabre Studio " the most . The performers were pretty good and the props were awesome !

You guys shouldn't miss out on the cute souvenirs as well . There are so many plushies / keychains / caps / shirts to choose from ! It's so cute that you couldn't resist :p

Check out Ocean Park's Website !

Our make-up artist helping Valerie Aya to tidy her wig and fix her make-up :)

The Neptune's Restaurant @ Ocean Park . ♥

Gosh , it was such a wonderful dining experience because we get to enjoy our delicious food while having a great view of the Grand Aquarium ! It's really surreal . * v *

We were lucky enough to be able to try out the " Creepiest Halloween Menu " in Ocean Park !

Scrumptious Lamb Shank ! * two thumbs up *

Super cute dessert ! I always have thing for desserts . Just can't resist this one ~ yummy ! ♥

This concludes our Day 1 of filming for Hong Kong Halloween Treats ! This polaroid is a gift from Valerie Aya . I guess I should get a polaroid camera soon too . 8)

Day 2 & Day 3 blog post coming up next !

Hong Kong Halloween Treats 2011

2011-10-12T22:55:00.004+08:00

Hi guys !

I just got back from Hong Kong just now and I can't wait to blog about my wonderful trip ! I had so much fun with Animate Alodia and Ashley , and fellow cosplayers Naoki from Thailand and also Valerie Aya from Singapore . It's so memorable that I couldn't even describe it with words . Much thanks to Animax Asia and Hong Kong Tourism Board for this amazing opportunity to experience Hong Kong , Halloween Style ! :)

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7th October 2011

2011-10-07T22:35:00.005+08:00

Hello guys !

Packed and ready for tomorrow's flight to Hong Kong ! :) I seriously hope that I won't forget anything or else I'm pretty much screwed ~ * triple checks to-bring-list * It will be a 5 D / 4 N trip ! Haven't been to Hong Kong since 2007 ~ am glad that I have a chance to visit Hong Kong again this year * v *

Packed really light lol ! Anyways , gtg to sleep now .. my flight is super early tomorrow ! ♥

Wish me luck :)

Rilakkuma Love !

2011-10-06T23:08:00.003+08:00

Always wanted to change my dirty / cracked Iphone 4 cover that I bought last year when I first had an Iphone . Finally I can retire my old white ( turned yellow ) casing lol ! I did shop around Sungei Wang for cheap and affordable casing for my phone but since B is flying to Tokyo so he was thoughtful enough to get me these ! * v *

I'm pretty obsessed with Rilakkuma . Trying to grow my dear Rilakkuma collection ♥ ♥ ♥

Rilakkuma Phone Pouch * w *

Rilakkuma Iphone 4 casing * w *

This is my phone's wallpaper now ! OMGGG Rilakkuma seriously too cute to ignore :')

B also got me some Pocky and Kit Kat ! I haven't even finished the Tim Tams that he brought back earlier . I'm so gonna go for night jogs more after finishing all these yummies ♥

Animagaki 2011 | Day Two

2011-10-03T22:32:00.004+08:00

How forgetful I am not to post about the awesome Animagaki that I attended last month ! My first Animagaki was last year and it was so memorable . Met lots of friends and how time flies ~ this year's Animagaki was a two day event , but I only managed to attend Day 2 only due to my college's orientation :(

I cosplayed Tsurugaya Otsu from Ookami and her Seven Companions with my lovely group of friends * v * We were supposed to have a photoshoot earlier that morning however one of our girls couldn't make it so we gonna save it for next time !

A lot of people couldn't guess what we were cosplaying because our costumes were the fanart version . ( we are not cosplaying AKAB48 lol ) Though this anime wasn't very popular here , I recommend you guys to check it out ~ it's a super cute anime :) Here : Ookami-san and Her Seven Companions !

Animagaki 2011 | Day 2

CASTS

Fang Fang as Ookami Ryouko

Jaq Lavena as Akai Ringo

Me as Otsu Tsurugaya

Xsaye as Kiriki Alice

Akiyumi as Majolica Le Fay

Costume is tailored , Hair piece by me

" Otsu Tsurugaya "

Photo by PuKwong

I had a hard time looking for nice roses to make the hair piece for Otsu :(

Found really pretty big roses for Jusco but it wasn't very accurate ~ will remake for future photoshoot ! :)

Photo by PuKwong

Photo by Razrig

" Ookami and Her Seven Companions "

Photo by Razrig

Animagaki 2011 event video by the talented Studio Omoshiroi , KC Lee ! ♥

Everybody is looking forward towards Comic Fiesta end of this year ! It's barely two months from now D: Can't wait to start working on both my costumes for CF . It's gonna be so much ! * v *

Preview : Star Diver Manticore

2011-10-01T23:46:00.004+08:00

My most anticipated cosplay photoshoot of the month ! I have been waiting patiently since February for this photoshoot to happen ! Star Driver omggggggggggg * v *

Anyways , here's a lil preview till I get all my photos !

Star Driver | Vanishing Age

Me as Manticore

Costume / Mask by

Photo by Razrig

Photo by KC Lee

Photo by Pukwong

This costume is probably the costume that I use nicest fabric to make . Instead of the usual cotton or matte satin , I used leather and velveteen . Normally I very kiamsap one ,but since I don't have much time due to assignments and all ... this kind of fabric is easiest to handle and less hassle ! * v * Plus , I used lots of my favourite gold laces again . A bit pricey but I'm glad with how it turns out in photos .

Can't wait to get my group photos ! ♥

2011-10-01T23:27:00.004+08:00

There's this problem that can't stop bugging me since I started college .

This very question never fail to pop up every morning .

WHICH IS WHAT TO WEAR TO COLLEGE TODAY ? lol

I know I have a lot of clothes in my wardrobe but I always have the " I have nothing to wear " disease . . I can say that 70 % of my wardrobe are all impulse purchases during my younger days and 20 % are hand-me-down from my mum and only the remaining 10 % are wearable to college !

There's this time that I was late to class because I changed my outfit 5 times . End up room like junkyard and I'm still not satisfied with my shirt lol . Sometimes I wish that there's uniform for college students . Like that I no need to squeeze my brain so hard in the morning . Spoil my mood only :/

My shopping hauls today .

So from this month onwards , I have decided that I will only buy clothes that are wearable to college . Like T-shirts , dresses , cardigan , blazers etc . I find that my life is much easier if only I can wear jeans and a nice shirt to school everyday 8) Sometimes when I feel like wearing something nicer , but without make- up it's kinda incomplete so I rather not . ( Yes , I'm too lazy to put on make up during school so I kinda look bad :( ) Which explains why I have nothing to wear ! * excuses *

Love parcel from Mum ! She went to Hong Kong for holiday last month and bought me some really nice sandals/slippers ~ To be honest I have only one pair of slippers which I bought last year and have been wearing it everyday since . Now I have more shoes to wear lololol

My fav pair of daily lashes got spoilt already so I decided to give this brand a try :) Just realized that it doesn't look thick enough , let's hope that it's nice !

Breeze II

2011-10-01T23:05:00.002+08:00

Dress by Soo Weai

Photos by

" Photoliciouz "

Breeze

2011-09-21T15:29:00.003+08:00

Hello guys !

Remember the photoshoot I had at Sekinchan last Sunday ? The video is out ! The video is shot by talented KC Lee from Studio Omoshiroi in collaboration with Photoliciouz ❤

Do support and like their page " Photoliciouz " in Facebook !

2011-09-20T23:06:00.002+08:00

* eyes open big big *

Okay , I'm not even supposed to blog right now because I have assignments piled up like mountain ! ! * panics * Feel very tired everyday but also excited because there are so many things to learn in class . Can't say that I love the assignments , oh well at least it's something interesting like cave painting ? lol Anyways , image heavy - all my ugly drawings / " artistic work " ~ lolololol 8)

First class for Design Theory and we were asked to get a partner a sketch his / her face without looking at the drawing block . So you can only see your partner , can't see what you are drawing and the lines must be continuous ! My partner is beautiful Tiffany <3

Tifanny's sketch of me lol

Then we had to pour some paint on the paper , like randomly .

Tifanny must hate me lots HAHA

From the splattered paint , we have to like visualize something out of it . I was like " Hey I see a thumbs up ! " So yeah , thumb's up on Tiff's face :-p

Next up , my darling kittens ! Fatty loves to roll on my school bag . Oh yes , I reuse my Levis eco bag just because it's really durable . Need to get a bigger bag to store all my art stuff soon :(

He also likes to step and trample on my assignments .

... and sleep on em !

Scrawny likes to jump on my lap especially when I'm super busy .

Staring at my English journal lol

My 3D studies project !

The Mr Uncle in the basement is so helpful ! Taught me lots of things too like carving the horns from the flower sponge ~ never knew that it can be used this way :-p

And painting them with base coat .

Making mini horns out of paper clay 8) Now I know how to use it when I need it for making cosplay props !

He made this smiley mouth !

Had a casual photoshoot with Soo Weai , Raz and KC on Sunday morning . OMG The sun in the paddy field seriously can kill . I'm roasted alive D: Now my skin on my face is peeling off . /sad face . I'm such a crappy model :-/ Hope that the pix + video turns out okay !

Today we had our first Fundamental Drawing class with Ms Lily ! Again another round of drawing your partner without looking at the paper but with a twist ~ we can 't stop drawing until she says stop . This is attempt number one and this is Reshwin . Looks scary right HAHA

Attempt number two . * cough cough * At least it's better but Reshwin is cocked eyed now HAHA . Sorry !

My motivation to wake up early every morning ❤

Surprisingly , I love my college life ! I thought that I would be crying like a baby when the assignments start flooding in and the fact that I have to wake up super early .. but no . I look forward towards class and I like my classmates . Everyone is so funny omg , can't stop laughing all the time !* v * The only sad thing is that I don't get much time to work on my costumes already ... gotta manage my time better !

Gotta continue my English journal !

My First Drawing Test

2011-09-09T13:13:00.003+08:00

Oh yes , I had my first drawing test last Tuesday ! 8)

So we were given two hours to draw / sketch / combine the items that they placed on the table in the middle . A lot of weird objects and of course most of us drew the church like building and also the wine bottle lol !

" Use your creativity , " said the lecturer . This is what I came up with . HAHA My God , I was looking around , feeling kinda embarrassed with my so-called art . I think the lecturer got the shock of his life , like " wth is this . . . ". /shy

I really don't know what's this . HAHA . I mean I like drawing manga characters but when it comes to things like this , I'm totally hopeless . Let's hope that I can improve by the end of this semester ! * keeps fingers crossed *

Photoshoot : Evangelion 2.0

2011-09-08T21:11:00.006+08:00

Hello guys !

It seems that my blog has fully been converted to a cosplay blog . Fear not ! I will be blogging bout something other than my cosplays soon . Probably you will hear me rant more in the future like " Arghhhhh assignments ." Just saying :-p

Anyways , yes it's the very same spot I had my Anarchy Stocking photoshoot earlier lol ! In fact , I had like maybe 5-6 photoshoots here this year . I lost count but it's a really beautiful spot and suitable for many cosplay shoots !

I first watched Evangelion 2.0 : You Can ( Not ) Advance last year when I got back to my hometown . Watched it with a group of friends and the story was really interesting . I never thought that it has so much gore in it . Totally my cup of tea . ( lots of nekid-ness too lol )

Been fortunate enough to be a part of Mbek's Evangelion group ! It was super fun working with Mbek and Chiaki again after the HOTD shoot we had a week earlier . It's my first time cosplaying with Kemuri and gosh she is super hot ! * v * My heart went * doki doki * HAHA Thanks to Chiaki for helping me get my socks 8)

" Evangelion 2.0 : You Can ( Not ) Advance "

CASTS

Kemuri as Shinji Ikari

Mbek as Rei Ayanami

Chiaki Nana as Asuka Langley Soryu

Me as Mari Makinami

Akiko as Misato Katsuragi

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Razrig

KC Lee

Pukwong

" Mari Makinami "

Photo by Raz

" Megane ohh megane .. "

Photo by Raz

" First contact "

Photo by Raz

" You and I "

Photo by Raz

( Owh yes super hot Shinji I am eye-balling you )

Photo by Raz

" Rei and Mari "

Photo by Raz

" Evangelion 2.0 : You Can ( Not )Advance "

Photo by Raz

" Mari "

Photo by KC

" Stare "

Photo by KC

Definitely not very satisfied with my Mari cosplay . I think I should lose more weight my face is so chubby D: Love the costume to bits though ~ my first time wearing such simple and airy costume 8)

p/s : Special thanks to Kazeki for coming to be out director 8)

Preview : Evangelion 2.0

2011-09-04T17:04:00.001+08:00

"Megane ohhhh megane .. "

Evangelion 2.0 : You Can ( Not ) Advance | Mari Makinami Illustrious

Photo by Raz

Photoshoot : Sailor Stocking

2011-09-02T20:48:00.003+08:00

Hello guys !

Initially this photoshoot was scheduled on this coming Sunday but since Raz say " Jom shoot " on Wednesday ~ so why not ? I wasn't very prepared as in no references , no sweets / cakes and no nail polish ! Raz was kind enough to buy me some Nips and Rocky from the vending machine as props ( but I ate everything a.s.a.p anyways lol )

Honestly after this photoshoot , I realized that I'm not much of a Stocking . ;-; I'll go back being Panty :-p But I'm really glad that I did the version of Stocking ( from Episode 3 ) because I really love this sailor / nautical like costumes of hers . Wearing this costume made me felt like a kindergarten student lol I had the same uniform during my pre-school years , seriously !

I had a hard time portraying Stocking ;-; Anyways , enjoy !

Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt

CAST

Me as Anarchy Stocking ( Episode 3 ver )

PHOTOS BY

Razrig

COSTUME BY

I actually enjoyed making this costume very much despite it's quite troublesome to make matching sailor hat for Honekoneko as well lol . This is also the first costume that I tried my best making it look neat in the inside too 8) Plus I love the blue trimmings and also the lace on the collar part . My Daiso lace is finally put to good use * v *

Alas , no more Stocking for me ! Wanna cosplay Romeo and Juliet verson on Panty and Brief ! Wheeeee can't wait ~ ♥

Preview : Sailor Stocking

2011-09-01T17:39:00.003+08:00

"Pee-ka-boo ! "

Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt

Me as Anarchy Stocking ( Episode 3 . ver )

Photo by Razrig

Photoshoot : Highschool Of The Dead

2011-08-31T13:28:00.003+08:00

Hello !

Gonna do a short update on the Highschool Of The Dead photoshoot that we had last Sunday ~ these set of photos are from Razrig or also known as Bakasteam in Deviantart ! Do visit his website for more of his works ♥

Highschool Of The Dead

CASTS

Chiaki Nana as Rei Miyamoto

Me as Saeko Busujima

Mbek as Saya Takagi

Sean Eu as Kohta Hirano

PHOTO BY

Razrig

COSTUMES BY

Respective Cosplayers

This is definitely one of the most memorable shoot that I ever had ! The " zombies " were all so funny that made me laugh so much till I couldn't stay in character lol It was really fun working with these people and I hope to see them again soon ! * v * Thanks guys !

Yes , we tore our costumes and stained it with fake blood D: My heart was kinda painful at first because I really love my costume but after the first cut , I got addicted and tore it even more lol ! I guess after this I'm prepared mentally to tear my Sheryl White Military costume . . . . arghhhhh ;-;

Till then ! ♥

Preview : HOTD Photoshoot

2011-08-29T20:42:00.005+08:00

Finally get to cosplay one of my fav anime /manga which is " Highschool Of The Dead " ! I read the manga before I even watch the anime ~ love both but it seems that the manga is more detailed somehow . Really hope that they will continue the manga and release the second season soon !! 8)

Glad to be a part of Mbek's HOTD group ! She make such a fine Saya Takagi . * v * Plus , Chiaki came all the way from Sabah for this shoot too ~ not forgetting Sean as Kohta Hirano * fangurls * ! Too bad we don't have a Takashi to fight over for :-p

Me as Saeko Busujima .

Zombies-to-be and photographers .

Zombie transformation !

The H.O.T.D Girls ! 8D

Chiaki Nana , Mbek and I <3

Me and Raz !

Raz why you so moe ? HO HO :-p

A little preview of our photoshoot !

Enjoyed the photoshoot very much ~ much thanks to everyone involved in this ! Without your help , things won't go on so smoothly ! ^^ Although I kinda failed in cosplaying Saeko .. D: Will do another version of her in the future~ I really want a Takashi by then ! Anyone ? :-x

More pix soon ! ♥

Make-up Test 25.8.2011

2011-08-25T15:05:00.005+08:00

Hello guys !

Another round of make-up / wig test for my future cosplays ~ I'm testing different kind of lip color this time and the eye make-up remains the same for these three sets of pix . I'm kinda addicted to lipstick now !! Guess what ? Watson's having crazy sales ( again ) so the lipsticks are getting even cheaper and member card holders gets further discount ! I'm eyeing the Kiss Me new lipstick range . . . might get it if I have extra money to spend this month . Ho Ho ! We'll see ^^

1. This is my main make-up test for this time ! I just got my Saeko wig few days back so I cut and styled it already . Wasn't too pleased with the color though . . . not like what I saw from the website . It would be better if it's darker but owh well . I kinda look boyish with nude lips perhaps pink lipstick would be nicer . My costume is ready , can't wait for the shoot this weekend !

2. Test for Meiko ! Had this wig for a long time now but no chance to make a Meiko costume yet . This is my new lipstick from Rimmel London : Diva Red ! Love this shade very much , not too red and it's just nice !

3. This is my Luna wig ! Won't be cosplaying Luna anytime soon because I'll be needing this wig for another cosplay and the fringe has to be long lol ! /cheapskate How I wish my real hair is this long and thick D: Unfortunately I'm not blessed with gorgeous hair genes . /foreverthinhair

Successfully finished all costumes for August ! Time to work on September's costume instead 8D I finally can debut my fav cosplay next month !! Can't wait !! Meanwhile I must finish that costume first . . Fighting ! ♥

Preview : Hakuouki Shinsengumi Kitan Photoshoot

2011-08-22T17:33:00.004+08:00

Hello guys !

Just had our Hakuouki photoshoot last night ! This photoshoot was planned way back during Animagaki 2010 ~ Akiyumi brought her Hakuouki Artbook and we just can't stop fangurling over the whole Shinsengumi team omggggg ! * v * On the spot we recruited Jaq as Toudou Heisuke and Sue Lyn as Chikage Kazama . So , almost one year later ... we finally did it !

We all like the traditional version so we decided to do this first * v * Took me quite sometime to make this because this is my first time making hakama and gi . Anyways , was lucky that it turned out looking decent !

Had our expensive dinner at Komura then off to start shooting ! Time passed by really fast ( probably we bromance too much ) and soon we have to pack and go home around 10.30 pm . . It was really fun meeting Sue Lyn , Jaq , Akiyumi , Kagami and Annie again ! We had so much fun ~ trolling around and talking nonsense . LOL !

Annie as my lovely Chizuru . She is extremely moe ! I'm sorry that my Hijikata failed you . ;-; Will definitely practice man-lier make up and do you justice next round !!

Due to overpopulation of " men ", ( we have only one Chizuru ) I kinda resort to doing some bro-mance with Akiyumi to entertain myself while waiting for the long queue to have pix with Annie ! 8D

( The Madness Of Duke Kazama - photo by Pu Kwong )

The best pix of the day ! 8D

I'm camping for the pix too ~ will do a post on this once I get all the photos ! ♥

Photoshoot : Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt

2011-08-19T18:43:00.005+08:00

Or in this case , Panty and Stocking with Brief would be more appropriate !

This photoshoot is done way back after Cosfest this year . I'm honoured to be able to work with Shiro Ang this time ! ^^ First met Shiro at Cosfest 2010 and weren't able to have a photoshoot with him until later this year . Although this whole shoot was done in less than 20 minutes due to time constraints , I do really love the end results !

This is my favourite photo if the day ! :

Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt ( Brief lol )

CASTS

Me as Anarchy Panty ( default ver . )

Jaq Lavena as Anarchy Stocking ( default ver. )

See Jun as Brief ( default ver . )

PHOTOS BY

Shiro Ang

Facebook | Shiro Ang Photography

Deviantart | Shiroang

COSTUMES BY

Respective Cosplayers

PROPS BY

See Jun

Me as Anarchy Panty

Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt is one of the series that I really love and almost instantly decided to cosplay when I first watched it ! I actually bought both Panty and Stocking wigs after finishing the whole season . . . and also I can't help but laugh a lot when shooting with Shiro because I was thinking ways to get into character - I'm thinking hard to to look and feel like Panty , if you get what I mean . lol !

Jaq Lavena as Anarchy Stocking

My Stocking ! Jaq Lavena is a chameleon . She can do all sorts of character , from moe to tsundere . That's why she made such convincing Stocking cosplay .

See Jun as Brief

My first time cosplaying with See Jun ! He's so much fun to work with , always making us laugh ! Plus he was really in character ~ exactly like Brief . But I'm not nearly as abusive as Panty . More like fangurling from the side D:

Much thanks to See Jun for making our Backlace and Stripe ! ♥

Anarchy Sisters .

Daily arguments as usual .

Panty and Brief !

Poor Brief always caught in between ! 8D

Poor Brief !

My favourite photo ! Really glad that we got this shot eventhough we are rushing like mad ~ we were like " See Jun we sit on you ahhh . " I'm quite heavy myself so much credits to See Jun to be able to withstand our weight and also maintain his " Brief " face !

Brief reaching out or running away !

I will be doing more Anarchy Panty costumes once I cleared off all my cosplay plans ! Really wanted to do the Angel version and also the Romeo and Juliet version . * v * I recently completed my Stocking sailor costume but no chance for a photoshoot yet ;-;

Anyways , much love for Shiro for taking time to do a photoshoot with us ! He's really great to work with and I can't stop laughing when he's around ( as usual :-p ) Hope to see you again soon ! Guys , do visit his Deviantart for more of his beautiful works !

ShiroAng Deviantart

That's all for now ! ^^

MF : Sayonara No Tsubasa

2011-08-18T12:23:00.002+08:00

This is the Macross Frontier : Sayonara No Tsubasa photoshoot that I did earlier this month ! Yes , I haven't ripped my costume yet . D: It's made with so much love ( and money ) that I'm not ready mentally to shred it into pieces yet . Soon , perhaps one day !

Decided to tie up my wig into a bun just like the official illustration however it wasn't very flattering to my face and made my face look fat loooool . I definitely need some hair on the side ! ( to fake slimmer face ) Anyways , it was really fun shooting with my dearies and also glad to meet Blur again after so long . /brofists

Macross Frontier : Sayonara No Tsubasa

CASTS

Me as Sheryl Nome ( White Navy ver . )

Jaq Lavena as Ranka Lee ( Magician Girl ver . )

Akiyumi as Grace O' Conner

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Kc Lee

Blur | Anthony Lee

COSTUME BY

Respective Cosplayers

FLAG POLE BY

Jaq Lavena

Sheryl Nome | White Navy Ver .

Photo by Blur

Grace O' Conner and Sheryl Nome

Photo by Blur

Photo by KC Lee

Sheryl , Grace and Ranka <3

Photo by Blur

I'm still waiting for more photos ~ will post them up once I get them all ! 8D

Meet the siblings !

2011-08-17T21:15:00.008+08:00

Hello guys !

(get's bricked for lack of updates )

This post is dedicated to my lovely kittens , meet :

( Owh yes , that's a trolley lol )

The one on the left is male and the one on the right is female . Despite the enormous size difference , both of them are actually only 4 months old . I don't know why the male one is so .. gigantic ? I don't really have inspiration to think of nice names for them yet but most probably will end up naming them " Fatty " and " Skinny " lol

I adopted them from a lovely lady that I found from PetFinder.Com . She has three kittens for adoption and one of the three was adopted already .I don't want to separate the remaining two so B and I decided to adopt both ! ^^

They were not used to car rides so they crapped and puked in the car . ( which resulted in a RM 200 Car Wash later ) And I guess they miss home very much so the first night in our place they can't stop crying at night . The male kitten was the loudest lol

This is Day 4 ! Having an afternoon nap at their favourite napping spot !

I am so glad that they finally dare to approach me ! This is them in my sewing room when I'm working with my costumes ^^

Fatty ! He loves to eat and keep going back to his bowl for more food . D: I need to play with him more so that he gets all the exercises that he needs . He's the chatty type . Purrs a lot . 8D

Skinny hugging Fatty's tail while sleeping .8D

Skinny is the silent and gentle type compared to Fatty . She loves attention and enjoys being massaged by me !

After dinner ! They are very smart and already toilet trained so I have no problem with them running around the house . It's such a pleasure watching them playing with each other !

Fatty's playtime :-)

Extremely playful !

I hope that they will grow into strong and healthy cats ! * v *

p/s : Fatty and Skinny are only temporary names . Will think of suitable names soon ! :-)

PSWG : Cop Panty and Stocking

2011-08-05T18:12:00.008+08:00

Another Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt cosplay ! This photoshoot was done two weeks ago and I haven't get all the photos yet but I'm very excited to write a blog post on this ~ will do another post once I gotten all the photos yeah :-)

Yes ! Initially my partner and I planned to debut this costume during Cosfest unfortunately the materials didn't arrive on time so we changed our plans into doing the default version instead . Anyways , both of costumes - the pants and skirt are made out of PVC !

It's my very first time dealing with PVC material so it's kinda difficult for me . My sewing machine wasn't very cooperative and she seems like having mood swing or something . * sighs * Really salute my partner that hand-sewed her costume entirely . Some tips to sew PVC or leather -like material using sewing machine : You might want to place a piece of paper on top of your fabric as you sew so that it can go through smoothly plus you won't spoil or tear your material . Won't want that to happen , don't you ? :-p

All the badges on the cap , shirt and sleeves are made by Jaq Lavena .

This version of Panty and Stocking are from Episode 8 .. entitled " .. Of The Dead ." where Anarchy Panty and Stocking were stuck in the Romero and Carpen Town's police station fending off zombies . One of my many favourite episodes from this anime ! This version of Stocking also happens to be Jaq Lavena's favourite !

Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt

Episode 8 ver . " .. Of The Dead . "

CASTS

Me as Anarchy Panty

Jaq Lavena as Anarchy Stocking

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Razrig Photography

KC Lee

COSTUME BY

Respective Cosplayers

BADGES BY

Jaq Lavena

Me as Anarchy Panty

Photo by Razrig Photography

Jaq Lavena as Anarchy Stocking

Photo by Razrig Photography

Photo by KC Lee

Photo by Razrig Photography

The challenging part of this costume .. I would say gathering the accessories itself . D: This version of Panty wears a lot of accessories like dog tag , studded belt , studded cuffs , hat , nightstick and pantyhose . I bought a few pantyhose just to get it right lol . ( my pantyhose has bling bling on it ! ) Plus , the night stick actually glows ! ^^

p/s : I'm sorry if you wanna see more of Stocking's photo , you will have to visit Jaq Lavena's Deviantart ! ^^

My Lipstick Collection

2011-08-03T16:04:00.003+08:00

Harro ~

Today's post is about my lipstick collection ! Recently I'm very obsessed with lipstick . I'm a lip gloss kind of girl and I don't really like lipstick at first maybe because I bought the wrong color during my younger days and it scares me . Due to cosplay , I'm braver in experimenting with different kind of fake lashes and also lip color . So in this post I will share with you my lipstick collection !

I have six lipsticks up to date . Three are from Maybelline and three are from Rimmel London ! Why these two brand ? First thing is : Affordable . It's only Rm 20 ++ for each lipstick and during sales , it's even cheaper ! For this price , the quality is good and I love their color range ^^ It's the matter of preference also .. in this case I'm a budget buyer so I love these two brand to bits ! ♥

A very cute heart shaped box that holds my cotton buds but now I use it to store my lipstick ^^

From left :

1. Maybelline Watershine Pure P 24

2. Rimmel London Soft Coral 600

3. Rimmel London Diva Red 500

4. Maybelline Watershine Pure P 11

5. Maybelline Watershine Pure P 21

6. Rimmel London Nude Delight 700

From left : Rimmel London Diva Red 500 , Soft Coral 600 , Nude Delight 700 ( with flash )

( anyways , ignore hairy hand lol )

Top to bottom : Diva Red , Soft Coral , Nude Delight .

My first lipstick from Rimmel was Nude Delight ! Was looking for a nice / affordable nude lipstick and tried every brand in Watsons finally I decided on Rimmel : Nude Delight . I love using it for guy characters and sometimes when I go heavy on my eyes , I prefer to keep my lip color light and simple :-)

Soft Coral and Diva Red was my recent purchase . Got these two from Guardians . ( They were having super crazy sales and I got em both for Rm 37 ) No chance to try Diva Red yet but I used Soft Coral during my PSG Police Panty photoshoot two weeks ago !

This is Soft Coral . It turns out quite nice in all the photos and I didn't even re-apply it during the shoot . Am loving it ♥

This is Nude Delight . For male character cosplays , I have to conceal my lips but I don't want it to look too pale so I like using Nude Delight !

From left : Maybelline Watershine Pure P 11 , P 21 , P24 ( with flash )

These are all pink shades !

From left : P 11, P 21 , P 24

I love Maybelline's Pink range and truth be told I spent a long time standing there trying all the pink and thinking hard which one should I get fml . They have like 8 different shades of pink to choose from ! My no. 1 favourite would be P 11 , the pink is very light and sweet almost like baby pink ! * v * I also use P 11 often as my daily lipstick when I go out ! The other two were also newly purchased so I will try it out soon !

My favourite P 11 ♥

Vocaloid : Love Colored Ward

2011-07-26T22:24:00.005+08:00

Hello guys !

I know I haven't been blogging much and this blog has been secretly turning into a place where I post all my cosplay photos . OMG . I feel kinda guilty too . /smacks self . I have so many things to review but frustrated as hell because well , iphone 4 photo kinda sucks when it comes to self-portrait . . . How I wish a camera will fall from the sky . ( which is very unlikely to happen * sobs * )

Long story short , I had three photoshoots planned for the beautiful month of July and two out of three is completed ! * v * YAY ! Although the scary part is yet to come . . . August and so on will be much more " happening " .

This is the first cosplay photoshoot I had for the month of July this year : Love Colored Ward from Vocaloid . It's a very cute song !

I made this costume for Luka last year when I attended AFA X with Jaq Lavena as my Rin . Didn't get much photos from the event because there were so much happening around ! ( was busy looking at lovely merchandises and AFA Regional Cosplay Competition ) So we planned to have a full group this year and did our photoshoot with Angie as our Miku and Akiyumi as our Meiko !

Have been thinking hard where to do our photoshoot and we were fortunate enough to get permission to shoot at Tenshi No Cafe ! Tenshi No Cafe is a maid cafe located at e@Curve . The meido working there was lovely and being very helpful . After the photoshoot , I ordered Mango Shaved Ice and it's really yummy ! * thumbs up *

Okay ~ enough talking , it's photo time !

LOVE COLORED WARD | VOCALOID

CASTS

Angie Ong as Hatsune Miku

Jaq Lavena as Kagamine Rin

PHOTOGRAPHERS

COSTUMES & ACCESSORIES BY

Respective Cosplayers .

Megurine Luka | Love Colored Ward

Photo by KC Lee

Photo by Razrig Photography

Hatsune Miku | Love Colored Ward

Photo by Razrig Photography

Meiko | Love Colored Ward

Photo by KC Lee

Kagamine Rin | Love Colored Ward

Photo by Razrig Photography

Miku , Luka & Meiko | Love Colored Ward

Photo by ARC Photography

Megurine Luka , Hatsune Miku , Kagamine Rin & Meiko | Love Colored Ward

Photo by Razrig Photography

I know right . I don't have much pictures to post because this photoshoot was a really short one due to time constraint ! Anyways , I still love these photos to bits . Many thanks to the photographers : Raz , KC and Alex for spending their time shooting for us ! ( very , very busy men hur hur ) . Will attempt a re-shoot in the future !

Do pay Tenshi No Cafe a visit if you happen to be in town !

Tenshi No Cafe'

LG 18 , North Side , e@Curve , Mutiara Damansara ,

47810 Petaling Jaya , Malaysia .

Cosfest X.1 2011 Day 2

2011-07-18T19:51:00.003+08:00

Cosfest X.1 2011 | Day 2

Macross Frontier : Sayonara No Tsubasa

Sheryl Nome | Me

Grace O Conner | Akimoto Yumi

Ranka Lee | Jaq

Costume & Accessories by respective cosplayers .

Pole by Jaq Lavena

Photo by Raz | Bakasteam Deviantart

For Cosfest Day 2 , my partners and I decided to do costumes from Macross Frontier's latest movie , " The Wings of Goodbye " or also known as " Sayonara no Tsubasa " ! It took awhile for us to decide on which version to do because all the costumes are too beautiful ~ * v * . My Ranka was in love with the Magician ver. so I took the White Navy ver. to match her . I'm super lucky this time because I get to have Yumi as my manager , Grace !

About the costume : This is my first time making pants . I don't really like wearing pants because I have fat thighs so this costume is kinda challenging for me . :-/ Not forgetting that it's pretty hot to wear because I'm fully wrapped up from head to toe like a present !

This costume is pretty easy to draft : a jacket and a high waist pants . I enjoyed making the jacket the most ! Love all the gold buttons and gold laces on the sleeves . I spent quite a lot on the gold trimmings but it's all worth it ! :-) The pink tube top inside was purchased from a night market near my house .

About the flag - The flag pole is made by Jaq Lavena , much thanks to her I can have a flag pole . The flag itself is made out of cotton fabric and the patterns on the flag are made out of velveteen ! The Boots - OMG . I have been waiting for so long that I thought it wouldn't reach on time . Luckily it did arrive if not I would have to change plans . D;

Photo by Sihan Chen | Naxhis Deviantart

Sheryl Nome | White Navy ver .

Photo by Sihan Chen | Naxhis Deviantart

Photo by Terence Ho

Photo by Sihan Chen | Naxhis Deviantart

Yumi | Grace O' Conner

Photo by Sihan Chen | Naxhis Deviantart

Yumi made such a wonderful Grace ! * v * Too bad we didn't stay long enough to take group pictures together . Everyone seems so tired . Especially my Ranka who stayed up whole night to finish her costume . She had to change back after an hour because she's not feeling well . Anyways , we'll be having a photoshoot end of this month ! Can't wait ! 8D

Cosfest X.1 2011 Day 1

2011-07-09T17:19:00.009+08:00

Cosfest X.1 2011 | Day 1

Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt .

Anarchy Panty | Me

Anarchy Stocking | Jaq Lavena

Briefers " Brief " Rock | See Jun

Costume | Accessories by respective cosplayers .

Props by See Jun

Honekoneko & Backlace

( photo by Sihan Chen | Naxhis Deviantart )

For Day 1 Cosfest this year , I'm super happy and excited that I finally get to debut my default Anarchy Panty costume ! ( which has been stuck and ready in my wardrobe since March lol ) . Initially Jaq and I have different plans for Day 1 , unfortunately materials and other stuff that we ordered couldn't arrive on time . So we switched to doing the default version instead !

I am really glad to have See Jun as Brief in our PSG group ! Gosh , he make such a cute and in-character Brief ! He source and modified his own costume , made all the little details for his costume and made his backpack too . In addition , he made us Stocking's sword and Panty's Backlace too . Thanks !

Plus , Jaq is such a cute Stocking . I can't wait for our photoshoot ! Anarchy sisters Yeah !

About the cosplay costume : Making the default version of Panty is quite easy and the pattern is simple to draft . I enjoyed making dresses so it's really fun . The gold necklace was a chain belt I got from Times Square for Rm 9.90 . The bangles was a gift from B . The earrings ! Okay , the earrings was made out of soft wire , red ribbon and spangles from Daiso . I do not wear earrings and never get piercings before so it's double taped on lol . It stay on for hours and it works :-x Red nail polish is from Daiso too !

Anarchy Panty Cosplay by Me | Yingtze Deviantart

( photo by Nizam MRani | E-Jump Wordpress )

( photo by Razrig | Bakasteam Deviantart )

Anarchy Stocking Cosplay by Jaq Lavena | Indesicive Persona Deviantart

( photo by Sihan Chen | Naxhis Deviantart )

Briefers " Brief " Rock Cosplay by See Jun | See Jun Deviantart

(photo by Sihan Chen | Naxhis Deviantart )

Anarchy Sisters .

( photo by Razrig | Bakasteam Deviantart )

Panty and Brief .

( photo by Fariz Asuka | Farizasuka Deviantart )

Panty and Stocking with Brief .

( photo by Razrig | Bakasteam Deviantart )

Cosfest X.1 Tribute Video Part 1 | by Studio Omoshiroi

Here's a video by talented Studio Omoshiroi and there's a scene where poor Brief got pushed to the floor by me /evil laughter . Sorry Brief ! Thank you so much for including us in the video ! ♥

Panty with Stocking with Garterbelt is one of the anime that I can watch repeatedly without getting bored . Every episode is so funny and the latest OVA is super troll ! Will definitely be doing more versions of PSG soon ~to me it's as addictive as Sheryl Nome lol

Cosfest X.1 Day 2 post coming next ! * v *

PD2 : Spacy Nurse Miku

2011-07-03T15:10:00.004+08:00

Project Diva 2nd : Hatsune Miku

Spacy Nurse ver .

Me as Hatsune Miku ( Spacy Nurse ver. )

Costume and accessories made by me

Photo By Razrig Photography | Bakasteam Deviantart

Gosh , it's so difficult for this old me to portray " moe " . Summore I secretly hope that I can still cosplay Cardcaptor Sakura ! After this shoot I have given up in my Kinomoto Sakura dream . Many thanks to Raz for encouraging me to show some teeth when smiling lol . I have this tiger-like fang so I don't usually smile with teeth . So it was definitely something new :-)

Anwyays , more nurse cosplay coming soon ! ♥

p/s : Yes , more Vocaloids 8D

PD2 : Spacy Nurse Miku Photoshoot Preview

2011-07-03T14:38:00.002+08:00

Hello guys ~

Did a photoshoot with Raz yesterday for my Project Diva 2nd : Spacy Nurse costume before I can finally retire this costume ! ^^ Previously I did a video shoot for this costume with 13 other lovely Mikus so I didn't really get much photos for this . Plus I attended C2AGE Day 1 wearing this costume with a super fail make-up that I feel like digging a hole to hide . /fail

Here's a preview for the photoshoot I had ! :

( I know right , my capsule is made out of sequins so it's extremely shiny and super bling * v * )

Right now I'm pretty hooked on Supernatural ( yeah the infamous Sam and Dean ) Yes I know I'm like a few years late for the fandom but this series is really good ! . . . and I can't concentrate on picking photos from this shoot because I'm distracted by the show lololol

Will post up all the photos by tonight ! 8-D * hopefully *

Back from Cosfest 2011 !

2011-06-28T14:52:00.001+08:00

Hello guys !

Anarchy Panty [ Default ver. ]

Photo by Nizam Mrani

I'm back from Cosfest ! I had so much fun that I don't know where to start ~ and I haven't unpack my luggage yet . * lazy mode on * It was such a lovely experience travelling with my group of lovelies . You guys are so much fun to hang out with ♥ . Many thanks to Cyubeh that we get to stay in such a comfortable chalet that's walking distance to Cosfest !

Will blog more once I get my pictures ! * v *

Stay tuned !

Cosfest 2011

2011-06-23T21:57:00.003+08:00

Hello !

Will be heading over to Singapore tomorrow for Cosfest 2011 ! So many things to bring over that my small luggage cannot fit everything . I should be packing right now because I have an early bus to catch tomorrow but I'm still sitting my lazy ass here , blogging . ;-; Let's hope that I packed well and didn't forget like my gloves or toothbrush or my shampoo lol

Cosfest X.1 2011

Date : 25th and 26th June 2011

Venue : D'Marquee , Downtown Pasir Ris

Time : 12.00 pm to 7.00 pm

Do visit their website for more information ! : Cosfest 2011

Hope to see you guys there ! ^^

EcoTools 6 Piece Brush Set Review

2011-06-17T13:26:00.005+08:00

Ta-da !

This is my second set of make-up brushes that I got from EcoTools ~ you can view my reviews on the Ecotools 5 piece brush set here ! I myself can't believe how great the quality of these brushes , give that the price is really cheap * v * . BUT ! This one of the miracles of an affordable make-up brush with great quality . Once in a blue moon , but it happens :-)

EcoTools - earth friendly beauty . As I mentioned earlier on , all the products of EcoTools are earth friendly !

This set come with a make-up roll for you to store your brushes . Pretty convenient .

Close up of the brushes * v *

There are total of 5 brushes + a cosmetic brush roll :

1. Blush Brush

2. Eye Shading Brush

3. Eyeliner Brush

4. Concealer Brush

5. Lash and Brow Groomer

The verdict ?

I can't stop emphasizing on how soft the brushes are ! Definitely perfect for budget make-up lovers . ♥