A wild Gyaru appeared ! | Amiman takes on Mechacon

Hello Cuties~

     For once, I'm actually overwhelmed with content I want to share with you.  But you know me, one post per event (lol).  I've been the most excited to share this with you all!  Last weekend of July was Mechacon: an annual three day anime convention!  Prince wanted us to go together as our own little "staycation".  It was my very first time attending an anime convention, and I'm so happy I got to experience with him. (♡´౪`♡)

     I planned for us to do one cosplay together and the other days I would devote to representing Gyaru.  I also planned to film while there (lmao).  But we know how this goes when I get too ambitious.  Not everything goes right!

     Day 1, we sought out to be Marceline and Marshall Lee from Adventure Time!

     Aren't we cute?  haha He's still a liiiittle averse to taking pictures.  I have to get it through that head of his that he looks handsome.  ( ˘_˘)

     I liked this outfit over her usual one.  Plus shorts, because it's hot as Hades.  Now like I said not everything went as planned.  The fangs were our biggest enemy that day.  Or rather the adhesive for the fangs.  I was able to wear them just for pictures before peeling them off.  The glue was a MESS and wouldn't hold long.

      As you can see, Marshall Lee's wig was no simple task either.  We gave up on it all and just walked the floor in just our outfits lol!

     Even though we hit quite a few snags in the plan, I did have fun.  I think I bought a lot that first day.  I ate a lot too, but mostly junk food lol.

     Day 2 was my big day!  Since Prince gifted me that parasol, I've been itching to incorporate it into a look.  I wanted to do a full on Himegyaru look, but I was so burnt out and pushed for time, I didn't get to do the glamorous, voluminous hair.

     Nonetheless, it was an adorable coordinate!  I even wore a petticoat for the first time!  I enjoyed walking around in this (aside from the painful shoes).  I got stopped and asked to pose for a photo too!  It surprised me since there were so many great cosplays walking around.

      Like I mention, I ate a lot of junk lol.  I was starving on the floor, so I kept buying bread snacks.  Red bean paste and brown sugar were my favorites!

     Luckily, Prince was able to get a few nice shots of my coordinate on one of the upper floors.  I must give him props for helping me out and walking around with me to get snaps and footage for my video. ♥

     I'm pleased with how it turned out.  Also this was the day I filmed two videos.  My "get ready with me" video was a fun one!  (plus you get a peak of Prince hehe)

     I got a chance to use my Decorative Playgirl lower lashes.  I LOVE them.  I don't know how I forget about them all the time.

* obligatory kitty selfies lol

     Day 3 I decided to keep it simple with a good ol' Kogyaru look!

     I intended to do full makeup again but it was the last day of the con and also our checkout day.  Checkout was rather early in the day, so unfortunately we didn't get to do much walking on the floor.  Once valet gave us back the car, we couldn't find parking near the hotel, and it started to storm.  

     This would've been fun to walk around in but after meeting up with friends and walking to just about anywhere to eat, I was exhausted!  No worries, the outfit didn't go to waste.  We went out to eat after ditching Mechacon.

     All in all, I had a blast at Mechacon.  I can't wait to go next year!  I think I'll only strive for one or two looks though (lol).

     Now, I know what you're waiting for~  My lovely purchases!

ITA-BAAAAAG ᕙ(⇀A↼‶)ᕗ

     I adore the details of this bag!  I've recently gotten into the idea of having an ita-bag.  Lucky for me there were quite a few vendors selling different ita-bag styles.  I wanted about 3 of them but I decided on this one.

      I purchased a couple of cute pins to go in my bag too!  One from Bink Boutique, along with a very fluffy necklace.  And a sweet menhera / yumekawaii pin from Showtime Sweetie.

     I got a few silly meme pins from a station that I didn't catch the name.  They had a lot of kpop related pins and some nice bundle sales.  I regret nothing lol.  Besides pins, I also scored some jewelry!

     The ring is from Bink Boutique and the two chokers are from Showtime Sweetie.  I hope to see them at future conventions!

      Y'all already know what's going on~ lol  I saw another kpop table and they had posters so I HAD to get my baby Suga.  And lastly~

     Boo! ༼⁰o⁰   ༽♥  My precious Princess Boo, aka Booette!  Prince bought this one for me and I love it.  King Boo is my favorite mario character and once I found out about the Super Crown and it's ability I fell in love.  Isn't she lovely?

     I hope this post isn't too long and boring to read.  I also hope you enjoyed all of my outfits!  I'm already hatching up ideas for next year's con!  Until next time, Mechacon.

~ Love you x Amiman ~

I met Hello Kitty!!! | LA Trip Day #4

     Hello Cuties~  I know I'm behind on the LA trip posts (let alone the vlogs) so allow me to carry on with it.

     Nhu had everything planned out for day #4 months in advanced!  She purchased tickets for us to go to Universal Studios.  It was my second time going but I have very faint memories of my very first visit.  The only thing I remember is buying some funky pairs of sunglasses, lol.

     We got up pretty early to begin our adventure.  It was still cool outside and windy (which stuck around all day).  Just like Nhu, I had something planned for that day as well!  When Nhu first sprung the idea of going to Universal Studios, I immediately knew I'd go in kogyaru!  I know it's not Disney and gals usually dress in uniform there, but it still seemed appropriate to me. hehe~

(✿˘艸˘✿)

Senpai, am I cute?

top: thrifted  tie: taobao  skirt: american apparel

cardigan: thrifted  socks: taobao

      As you can tell, I was in fact feelin' myself~  I forgot how cute kogal makes me feel!  I got many compliments all day.  However I mentioned the wind earlier because I had to fight with my skirt all day long lol.

     Once we arrived I had one of those "wow I'm really not at home" moments.  Everything was just so grand and colorful.  Everything was kind of surreal, almost like living in a cartoon.  Now the first thing on our to-do list: DONUTS!

 Voodoo💀Doughnut

     Not your run of the mill donut shop!  Voodoo Doughnut has some wicked treats and I could not wait to get my hands on one.  This is their menu and if you can't tell, the entire place has a dark yet sweet theme.

      Y'all already know this place sparked my interest as soon as I saw all the skulls, dark magic stuff and pink everywhere.  Not to mention sweet delicious donuts lol

What a cute slogan~

     Nhu ordered grape ape, portland cream and diablos rex; while I picked dirt doughnut and chuckles doughnut.  One bite of that oreo one and I was in heaven.  Don't be fooled, these things are huge so we couldn't finish it all and took it to-go.

     Did I mention coffins?  Yeah I got super excited to take this picture, gotta love that shifty, spooky stuff.

     Their mascot: the Voodoo Doll!  I'm still surprised we didn't order this one, he looks pretty tasty.  I nicknamed him "sticky Joe".

     After a sugary breakfast, we headed off to our main reason for coming to Universal Studios:  Harry Potter World!  Nhu is a bigger fan than I am, but I was still thrilled to experience it.  She knows I'm not fond of roller coasters but she insisted on buying tickets to Universal Studios.  She did convince me to get on one in Harry Potter World.  It was fun!  It was more of a simulation ride if I'm correct.

     Harry Potter World was beautiful.  However it was jam packed.  I understand that it's one of the most popular attractions and that was very apparent to me that day.  For that reason I didn't get any pictures, rather I filmed as much as I could.  Visually everything was astonishing.  I felt like I was in the movies!  Haunting music played throughout the space, the rooftops had snow and castle-like buildings were amazing to see.  It was a cool experience, Nhu even had butter beer!

     Once we finished the ride and left HPW we began our trek through Universal Studios!  Nhu asked me if there was any area I really wanted to see.  I've always loved the Simpsons so I picked Springfield!  I've loved the show since I was a kid so I pretty much reverted into one when we got there.

     Thinking back on it, I kind of regret not trying the Simpsons ride, but I was too scared.  I don't even know what kind of ride it was but I didn't even want to go near it lol. (such a baby I know ;;)

     There was a Moe's!  I peeped my head inside it was decorated like the bar but it sold food and drinks hehe.

     I spotted Bart and Lisa outside of the Kwik-e-Mart!  Buuut I didn't want to wait it line to take pictures lol.  Keep in mind my phone was like losing all its space during this mini vacation . . . I should've taken my Nikon camera.

     After walking around and pretending to be a Springfield citizen, Nhu said she wanted to go on the Hollywood Studio Tour.  It was trolley ride through famous Hollywood sets that are constantly used in huge movies and television shows.  It was actually pretty cool!  We got to see how many films and shows achieved certain visuals and effects too.  At some point we were input into King Kong's movie and Fast and Furious too!

     We had to take this reallllly long set of escalators to get to certain areas of the park.  At one point there was an open space, the view was so breathtaking I wanted to stand there and stare for a while.  I had another one of those "I'm not at home anymore" moments and had the urge to take a picture.  So here's me being a carefree Gal ♥!

     After a while my stomach was rumbling for some food.  We circled back around to Springfield and I got to eat at Cletus' Chicken Shack!  Do you guys remember Cletus?  The man with like a million children?  This place wasn't super packed, plus there was a second floor to eat in.  They had tvs up playing different episodes of the Simpsons, I truly felt like a kid all over again; eating chicken tenders, fries and enjoying my favorite cartoon.

Spider-Pig!!!  I had to stand on tip-toes to reach it!

I ended my meal with a delicious Squishee, aah~ 

     I didn't get any pictures of the other attractions we went to but rather filmed them.  We got to see a special effects live show!  They taught us all of the trademark effects from movies and television shows.  They even lit a stunt man on fire! 🔥

     Once we finally made it through the whole park and decided to head out to get lunch (somehow Nhu had held out since the butter beer).  As we were leaving, I suddenly remembered something.  I spotted this Hello Kitty shop right after we ate at Voodoo Doughnuts.

     Shocker but I didn't buy anything.  However I noticed a sign saying that Hello Kitty would be there later for pictures.  Y'all my heart jumped, I HAD to meet her!  So right as we were about to leave Universal Studios, we pass the shop again and lo and behold, there she was!!!

      Hyuuuu she hugged me!!  When she saw me approaching she opened her arms and bounced cutely~  I've never felt happier.

     She did the heart so I copied lol!  After Nhu snapped this picture she hugged me again and waved goodbye to me.  She even threw in a few flying kisses as I walked away~~ Don't worry, I sent her a few too hehe ♥ God, my day, no my life was made in that moment!  I want to relive it all over again lol

     Everything after meeting Hello Kitty was is a blur to be honest, ha.  I remember getting to sit finally as Nhu ate, I ordered something small.  After that we caught an Uber to the hotel; our driver was hilarious, he made it lots of fun since it was a pretty long drive.  My only get of the day was my Universal Studios hat that I cracked and bought because the sun was cooking my ass.

     I think we were at Universal for like 6 hours.  It honestly didn't feel that long but I was shocked when I realized just how early we got there.  It was like 11am, and we left some time after 5pm.  There was still plenty of daylight so I took two selfies~

     Kept my make simple because I didn't want to have to reapply / adjust / keep up with lower lashes.  I had gold and brown eyeshadow on but you can barely see that here, whoops.

     I hope this was entertaining and fun to read.  Sometimes (most times) I feel like I blabbing on, or like I'm writing as if this is a term paper.  On a unrelated note, I really should wear kogyaru more.  I was thinking about getting rid of my uniform stuff months ago, but I had so much fun dressed up this day.  Welp, thanks again for reading!  See you next post.

~ Love you x Amiman ~