My Holiday Look | Papillon Magazine

Hello Cuties~

     If you read my last post or happen to follow any of the Papillon models on social media, you know that the Holiday Lookbook has arrived!  (I'm really begging for this one to make it to print! It's just perfect.)

     I did share my own spread form the magazine in my last post, so here I want to share my favorite shots from my photoshoot.  My sister and I had a lot of fun playing with "locations" and poses.  So I couldn't wait to share more with you all!  I also want to talk a little bit about my makeup in this post as well.

     Here's the makeup look, Babes~  I've been struggling for a while to embrace the "no lens" makeup; but I feel this was my best look without circle lenses.

* close-up *

* Lashes: SugarPill Porcelain, eBay lower lashes

     The models were asked to provide close-up shots for the Gyaru Transformation page.  A great idea by the Papillon team to showcase everyone's makeup before, and after lashes!  And unlike some mean girls, we share our lash deets~ (¬‿¬ )

     Now let's get into the photoshoot!  As I said, my sister and I tried to give different scenery in some shots.  But being that everyone's still in quarantine, and I didn't feel safe photographing in busier areas, we stuck to our neighborhood.  For the limited spots we had, I'm pretty happy with how things turned out!

     A personal fave.  I just love the "catalog vibes" I'm giving (lol).

* Rundown *

Coat - St. John's Bay (thrifted)

Romper - Forever 21

Top - Kuda Moda (eBay)

Boots - Rue 21

Beret - off brand 

Gloves - off brand (eBay)

     Y'all, it was pretty warm when I took these photos.  I couldn't handle the coat for long periods of time! xD  But I tried to keep it cute!

"Say Cheese ~"

     Remember back when I said I wanted to get better at posing for pictures?  I think I'm finally in a comfortable positions for photoshoots!  I recall saying squat poses were my favorite but hard to replicate without looking / feeling silly.  It's a concern of the past now!

     There's just something about this picture.  I love how effortless this looks and feels.  I'm just really proud of myself for not stressing and just enjoying myself this time.

     Using my surroundings.  Definitely helps when I need an idea for a pose!  The tree was pretty fun to play around with.

     More catalog Gal shots, plus a Beyoncé moment for ya!

     I wish I could share the entire photoshoot here, but we took about 50 - 60 shots.  It was hard to narrow down my favorites, which is good!  Usually I'm not too satisfied with my work, however I can say both my sister and I deserve a pat on the back. 

ヽ(´ー` )┌

     I will share more photos on social media so please check those out if you wish to see more!  (FB | Insta)

~ Love you x Amiman ~

Word on the J-street | Trends this Winter!

I was sitting around and thought, why not do another
✧Word on the J-Street✧
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I've been ogling coats all season, I really want to go back
to the thrift store and find some really nice ones!  I'm still
on the lookout for the perfect oversized denim jacket as well
as a camouflage jacket.

These are just observations I've made from Tokyo Fashion

Statement Pieces:

Long coats + Oversized coats

 There are lots of "stand out" outerwear and coats are the best
way to top off an outfit!  Seeing that a coat has to cover up
most of your coordinate, shouldn't it be as flamboyant rather
than mask the rest?

 

(P-chan is all grown up ;__;)

And this last photo brings me to the next trend!

Baggy pants

I also noticed plaid seems to be around a lot, I wish I could pull

off plaid pants but ehhhh it only reminds me of grade and high
school ꒰⁎×﹏×⁎꒱՞༘✡ so unflattering ;;

EDIT: the next day, my dad told me he just watched a piece on

TV about Japanese fashion trends and that "baggy pants were in";

how ironic!

All credits go to Tokyo Fashion

[insta x | website x]

In other news (but vaguely related because of winter)
I finally got to see snow!~~~~ Yaaaay! It was only a little but
my heart is happy ♥  I was so excited, I went outside to take
pictures of it still in my pajamas!

But seriously how do you y'all deal with actual snow?
I've slipped on ice for 2 days now, our city can't
function this way lmao

Until next time~
~ Love you! x Amiman ~

"How I'm Tryna Be"「Fall & Winter fashion inspo」

Hello Cuties!

It's very very cold here and I know many people
are experiencing first snow lately, and it's not even the first
day of winter yet!  Although work is taking away my free time,
whenever I have a day to go out with friends I plan to dress up.
Sometimes it works out, other times it doesn't.  Which leaves
me fantasizing about how I wish I could dress ever day.
aka: "How I'm tryna be" lol

I split these photos into 3 categories : cool, sexy, and sweet!
(sorry if any of these are repeated from previous posts it's
because I feel I haven't served these looks justice lol)

I still desperately want denim thigh high boots!

Even though I just said it's so cold, I really want to rock a full
kurogyaru look this Fall or Winter maybe
(with some skin colored stockings of course lmao)

I think this look would be cool if I used my ma*rs top in place

of the shirts used here.  I have the perfect distressed black

jeans too!

 This is honestly a staple look in my head lol

I'm serious about this cult party kei gyaru crossover!

One of my favorite pictures in the world! Carefree

kurogals in the snow ♥ Cute but idk if I could be in the snow

with bare thighs (´艸｀〃)

I've yet to use this skirt the way I really want to TT

Lots of sweet looks lol. It's just the time to be fluffy and cute!

I just wish jobs wouldn't take so much of my time.  Also I wish
I could just land a nice job where I can dress up and not have to
wear a uniform, or be limited due to the physicality of my positon

(ꐦ°᷄д°᷅)

Sorry for such a short post ;; like I said I've been short on time.

Until next post,

~ Love you! x Amiman ~