Purchases from Tokyo

I personally like reading shopping hauls of other people,
but if these aren't your thing you can just skip the following~

 

 Starting with little things I bought in Harajuku:
 

Nail stickers are from Wego and the lunch box is Swimmer,
the accessories from some random stores

Lace under shorts.
I already had one shorts, but these were longer and better material ♥

Cute socks from the same shop as the shorts

Lace panel shirt
(which looks better when weared :"""D I should post a picture sometime)

 Manga is so cheap in Japan, a new book cost like 400 yen (3 euros),
and in Book-off you can find secondhand manga for 100 yen (75 cents). A big difference compared to what you have to pay in Finland.

But of course these prices are for manga in Japanese.

 

Hirunaka no ryusei 2-4. These series are one of my favourites, so much doki-doki!!♥
and Arisa 1, mystery shoujo by Natsumi Ando


My purchases from Matsumoto Kiyoshi:
 

Sweet Sweet Make Up Base Brush On Bright CC - 01 Light
Rosette Cleaning Foam Acne Clear
Ettusais BB Mineral white #10
Creer Beaute Sailor Moon Stick Liquid Eyeliner (Black)

The color of Ettusais Mineral White BB is so perfect♥
It's a great bb, gives you that "your skin, but better"-look, the finish is very nice. It stays on relatively well too, but a miracle is needed to keep makeup staying fully on my face...
 

What I got playing gachapon:

My Melody and lovely Yuu from Magical Angel Creamy Mami ♥♥♥

Sailor moon strap

I got Makoto at the first attempt!!!!♥
 

Second hand clothes from Shimokitazawa:

Ignore the fact that my shoes doesn't match with the dress

Only magazine I bought:

 

When I start, there is no end of cd hauling.
I had to restrain myself and so I bought only following 12:

Billy: Babies, Good bye
 William
Marigold
Hana shounen baddies: Breed
Guniw Tools: Dazzle
Pierrot: Finale

I'm so happy that I finally got the albums of Billy and Baddies that were missing from my collection ;___; Those guys really have developed as time has passed ;___;
Oh I love them so much~~
 

Gazette: Dainihon itan geishateki noumiso gyaku kaiten zekkyou ongenshuu
Madara
Disorder
Kagrra,: San
Buck-tick: Taboo
Kat-tun: Queen of pirates

Most of these are from Pure sound and Book-off.
It was like circle closing when I get my hands on Madara, because Ruder and Anata no tame no kono inochi have been one of my favourite songs for so long♥

Oh but even though I bought this many cds I didn't spend too much money.
The cheapest one was 100 yen (0,75e), whilst the most expensive one was about 2300 yen (17e).

I could have bought even more but well...
I'm crying especially after those cheap cds of Kat-tun which I left in Book-off ;__;

~

That was that.
In conclusion, there was so much interesting things and I could have bought so much more stuff, but just didn't need all of them...
Still, a bitter advice: when in Tokyo, shop in a way that you don't have to regret that you didn't! 



bye!★

＊・゜☆.。．†：＊・゜☆．。†．：＊・゜☆．。†．：＊・゜☆．。†．：☆.。．†．：＊・゜☆．。†．：＊・゜

 



I love the rain I love the night

My head is full of plans.

I'm going to Hungary next month! One of my friends is half-Hungarian and her family has a vineyard there. Our little gang is going to explore Hungary more like through natives eyes as we have so well-informed, language speaking guide! It's going to be very exciting!!!

I also got a summer job! I'm doing some serious business the whole June! And write my school-thingy the whole July, that's a well planned holiday for you...

Anyway I'm so hyped.

 ᕙ( * •̀ ᗜ •́ * )ᕗ
 



In the previous post, I was frustrated about finding a pale bb cream.

I finally found one:
 

Missha Signature Real Complete BB cream  #13

The color is very light, it has a pinkish tone, so this isn't the perfect fit for those with yellow undertones like me. It tends to make my pale face look a bit white. I like to mix it with my Lioele bb to get better (more yellow) shade, doing this I have found a mix that looks very natural. I was really relieved. And what's more, it doesn't contain parabens! Woohoo! The texture is quite liquid and this doesn't stay on my face as well as Missha's Perfect cover bb, but I like it still.

I bought some dresses for summer:
 

I have never really been into wearing skirts or dresses, though I like them a lot.
Gotta throw away all of my insecurities and show my legs when they still look almost decent, haha.
I have been working out but still a lot needs to be done.

... I have been using too much money lately....

 



Malai Kofta & Vegetable Korma

I went to Nepalese restaurant - twice, two different restaurants. Food was so good~~~

Next week we'll maybe try out the local Japanese restaurant.

 

Here is an Easter cake:
 

Orange-lemon-coconut cake

Some of my friends came to visit and I asked them to finish the cake decoration.
It turned out pretty cute! (note: there is even a bunny)

This is seriously one of my favourite cakes~♥ So fluffy, fresh and sweet! ♥
but required hell of the work, my hands were stinging when I was making the citrus jam and peeling off fruit membranes of the oranges and lemons. But totally worth it!

Since I had two weeks holiday around Easter, I was able to do my nails.
 

I guess I'm supposed to feel relaxed because I have finished my 90 hours independent studies and one massive exam known as "the hardest", but somehow something is bothering me

and I can't relax. I feel I should be doing something but there's a little to do.

 

...And now I'm fading away

bye!★

＊・゜☆.。．†：＊・゜☆．。†．：＊・゜☆．。†．：＊・゜☆．。†．：☆.。．†．：＊・゜☆．。†．：＊・゜

The Beat, Shine and Jammin'

Hello~!

Spring is (slowly) coming!! The sun shone into my room; it was a ray of light, about two centimeters wide! Yay! note: there is very little, if any, sunlight in Finland in the winter

 

Some finds from sales:

I still look lame

 

 I know that I have quite many bbs but I don't know when to stop, so:
 

...I bought a bb by Lumene. I read some good reviews about this and when I found out that in addition to shades medium and light, they have also a shade fair, I just had to get this. I have very pale skin, so I thought this would be good. 

This product feels nice, smells nice, looks nice, coverage is good and it blends well and stays on well. Comparable with "real" bbs! I was really pleased, but then I noticed how dark this was!

I wanted to love this product. I will maybe try it on again if I happen to get some tan in summer...

 

These are the bbs I have tried this far. The Garnier "miracle skin perfector" bb isn't in the picture since I gave it to my sister. It was a hideous (orange, oily!!!) product anyway, so no need to compare it with the rest.
The picture  below exist only to show the color variation of the bbs I have. Same order than in the upper picture. You can also see how pale my skin is.
 

From left to right: Lumene - Missha #21 - Skin79 orange - Lioele - It's skin

As you can see, Lumene bb (first in left) is so dark! ;____; Despite being a lighter shade than light!!! The best match for me among these is the It's skin bb (in the right), but due the dryness of both my face and this bb I can't use this currently (I like it much though). Skin79 simply doesn't work on my skin, it looks very weird, while the color is ok. Even though I love Lioele that, too, is quite dark.

I almost felt defeated thanks to that Lumene bb. This is all about finding my true match. One doesn't want to look like someone had rubbed mud on one's face, right? The contrast with my pale neck was too obvious.
 

....aaaand, surprisingly, because things are like this, I ordered an another bb. (Maybe I should change my blog's name from Another Melody to Another bb cream...) It still hasn't arrived, but I have so high expectations about it.

My blog isn't supposed to be about cosmetics, but bbs and better skin are on my agenda right now, so please bear with me and my struggle.

Anyway, to continue with my makeup purchases: I have wanted an orange blush for some time.
I finally found one:

It's 3 Concept Eyes face blush "Orange Sugar". Originally I was searching something a bit more yellow, but couldn't find any. It's very nice blush; it gives nice color to my pale face. One just needs to be careful to not to put it on too much, it may look dirty.

You maybe see the subtle orange color in my cheeks on the picture below...
 

..or not. Sorry about my face anyway

I have had so much studying in weekends that I haven't really drawn. Here are some works of past months. Something like my usual style...
 

...and something a bit different:
 

I should be more active in DeviantArt. As I have complained earlier, it's so bothersome to take (straight) pictures and colors are always so distorted.

A perfectionist like me can't allow quality like that, but this time I will let it go:

bye!★

＊・゜☆.。．†：＊・゜☆．。†．：＊・゜☆．。†．：＊・゜☆．。†．：☆.。．†．：＊・゜☆．。†．：＊・゜

Princess Melodies/Star Locket

Hi!

It's so cold brrrh........I could endure it, but if my face is frozen and I can't breathe now when it's only - 20°C, I don't know how I am going to survive the potential -30°C OAO! In addition, now is the month I hate most. I think I'm going to go hibernate like a bear... ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ but anyway, the increasing light of January is beautiful.

My father turned 60, so we held a little party for him. I was making the treats, doing serving and the dishes. There really was a lot of work to be done, even though there was maybe only twenty people. But it was fun - I actually like doing household chores. The party itself was really cozy and casual.

 

tired party face

~glitter zebra~

It was one of the last days of my holiday when I went to explore one flea market. This is what I found, I fell in love with the pattern, it's so gorgeous♥:

Oh god I love that shop, so many discoveries made there, while I never find anything elsewhere...

one of the works I drew while I was on holiday

What else? I have continued my (unhealthy) fangirling, got myself addicted to Sailor Moon and studied a lot. I finally really started my advanced studies, and now I am little disappointed since it just can't be as fast-paced as I wanted it to be. They won't let me be hard-working when I want to be!! Weird!


bye!★

＊・゜☆.。．†：＊・゜☆．。†．：＊・゜☆．。†．：＊・゜☆．。†．：☆.。．†．：＊・゜☆．。†．：＊・゜