Shows/Movies Recommendations #1

Hey guys! So I did this segment on my old blog. I don't exactly remember what I titled it, but I remember I shared shows or movies that I watched and was happy to recommend a lot of them to people who were interested.

I've been trying to keep my balance between watching Anime, Japanese/Korean and American dramas. I live in Japan and even though I'm an English teacher, most of my classes consists of me explaining everything in Japanese. There are days where I forget my English (not even kidding), so I've been trying to message my friends/family in English several times a day including social media, speak more English, and watch American dramas as much as I can. I want to recommend the latest shows I finished watching most recently or shows I'm still in the process of watching (mostly because most of the shows are still ongoing). So let's get to them!

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead takes place after the onset of a worldwide zombie apocalypse. The zombies are colloquially referred to as "walkers". Humans that they bite or scratch become infected and slowly turn into walkers as well. It is revealed early in the series that all living humans carry this pathogen, so that if they die from any other cause, they will also turn into walkers. The only way to permanently kill a walker is to damage its brain or otherwise fully destroy the body, such as by cremating it. The series centers on sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes, who wakes up from a coma to discover this apocalypse. He becomes the leader of a group of survivors from the Atlanta, Georgia region as they attempt to sustain themselves and protect themselves not only against attacks by walkers but by other groups of survivors willing to assure their longevity by any means necessary.

(Credit: Wikipedia)

I started watching this series while they were on their 4th season. I fell in love with it as soon as I watched the first episode. I'm a big zombie fan, so I was happy to have found out about a decent zombie series. They'll be on season 8 this month and I don't exactly know when they'll end it, but I'm kind of hoping it'd be soon. Why? Well I'm still a fan of the show, but after season 7, my love for it kind of died down due to a certain traumatizing episode (don't want to mention any spoilers)! And it just kind of ruined it for me. I still want to watch the series til the end, but I hope they can lift my spirits again lol. It's a little frustrating when it feels like the walkers aren't much of the main problem anymore.


Stranger Things

Stranger Things is set in the fictional rural town of Hawkins, Indiana, during the early 1980s. The nearby Hawkins National Laboratory ostensibly performs scientific research for the United States Department of Energy, but secretly does experiments into the paranormal and supernatural, including those that involve human test subjects. These start to affect the unknowing residents of Hawkins in calamitous ways. (Credit: Wikipedia)

I apologize I couldn't find a more thorough summary for this series, or wasn't able to summarize it myself. I didn't exactly know where to start. Ok, so I didn't think I would ever watch this series, but I did. A lot of my friends were posting pictures of it and it made me curious. I checked it out and I thought it started off a little slow, but I watched the entire first season in one day! It's different, but so intriguing. I just love the kids! They're so adorable and easy to love. I'm probably the only one saying this, but I felt like I was watching something like The Goonies. This series is fairly new so season 1 (now they're on season 2) didn't give a whole lot of detail to what's going on or how, but I look forward to seeing what more they'll reveal as the series progresses.


Game of Thrones

Set on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos, Game of Thrones has several plot lines and a large ensemble cast but centers on three primary story arcs. The first story arc centers on the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms and follows a web of alliances and conflicts among the dynastic noble families either vying to claim the throne or fighting for independence from the hrone. The second story arc focuses on the last descendant of the realm's deposed ruling dynasty, exiled and plotting a return to the throne. The third story arc centers on the longstanding brotherhood charged with defending the realm against the ancient threats of the fierce peoples and legendary creatures that lie far north, and an impending winter that threatens the realm. (Credit: Wikipedia)

I watched this series while it was on their 5th season. I saw Michelle Phan's tutorial on Daenerys Targaryen's look and just from watching that YouTube video, it directed me to Game of Thrones and I got into the series instantly. I don't really know what to say about this series. I don't know how to go around it without giving out spoilers. You just have to see it for yourself! It's just full of unexpected turns and it's something you would want to bringe-watch your way through. If I'm able to find the books, I'd love to read through them. But I must warn you ladies; be careful for Jon Snow...you'll fall for him.


Riverdale

Set in the present day and based on the iconic Archie Comics characters, "Riverdale" is a surprising and subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Josie and their friends, exploring the surrealism of small town life -- the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale's wholesome facade. (Credit: AceShowBiz)


Binge-watched season one in one day! Any of you guys into those Archie Comics? I read quite a few of them a long time ago. But I have to admit, what really drew me into watching this show was because of Cole Sprouse (how did he get so handsome? lol). Though I'm not exactly that big of a fan of his character...yet, or maybe I'm just not used to it after just one season. There is something haunting about the show that pulls me in and I love the style and atmosphere of everything. They're currently on their second season! And I heard things are heating up and darker secrets are to be revealed.


13 Reasons Why



Clay Jensen returns home from school one day to find a mysterious box lying on his porch. Inside, he discovers seven double-sided cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker, his classmate and unrequited love, who tragically committed suicide two weeks earlier. On tape, Hannah unfolds an emotional audio diary, detailing the thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Her instructions are clear: each person who receives the package is one of the reasons why she killed herself. And after each person has completed listening to the tapes, they must pass the package on to the next person. If anyone decides to break the chain, a separate set of tapes will be released to the public. Each tape is addressed to a select person in her school and details their involvement in her eventual suicide.

(Credit: Wikipedia)


I'm a fan of Selena Gomez. I don't know what it is about her, but she is so true to herself and to her fans. She's obviously very popular, but I feel like she's genuinely a caring person and not a diva. But anyways! I guess she's the executive producer of 13 Reasons Why, and because she is, I watched all of season one. This is a sad series. There were several scenes where it was hard to swallow. I feel a lot of the events were relatable to what a lot of people go through. Recently on the news, I suppose someone committed suicide the same way the character in this story did and a lot of hate happened for this series. The show sends out a deep meaning, and I know it would never intended on doing that to someone. This is like a bullying prevention. I think this is more for people who bully people and to show them what they're like from another point of view. To see what pain they bring upon a precious human life and pushing them into ending it. Bullying is still a serious issue and though this show has been pretty dark so far, it teaches that and I think it wants to reach out to a lot of people to make them understand.


The Vampire Diaries



The series is set in the fictional town of Mystic Falls, Virginia, a town charged with supernatural history since its settlement of migrants from New England in the late 19th century. It follows the life of Elena Gilbert, a teenage girl who has just lost both parents in a car accident, as she falls in love with a 162-year-old vampire named Stefan Salvatore. Their relationship becomes increasingly complicated as Stefan's mysterious older brother Damon Salvatore returns, with a plan to bring back their past lover Katherine Pierce, a vampire who looks exactly like Elena. Although Damon is initially the villain and harbors a grudge against his brother for forcing him to become a vampire, he later reconciles with Stefan and falls in love with Elena, creating a love triangle among the three. Both brothers protect Elena as they face various villains and threats to their town, including Katherine. The brothers' history and the town's mythology are revealed through flashbacks as the series goes on. Additional storylines revolve around the other inhabitants of the town, most notably Elena's younger brother Jeremy Gilbert, her best friends Bonnie Bennett, and Caroline Forbes, their mutual friends Tyler Lockwood, and Matt Donovan, and their history teacher, vampire hunter Alaric Saltzman. The town's politics are orchestrated by descendants of the original founding families, all comprising a "Founders' Council." The founding families of Mystic Falls includes the Salvatores, the Gilberts, the Fells, the Forbes, and the Lockwoods. They guard the town mainly from vampires, although there are many more supernatural threats such as werewolves, witches, hybrids, ghosts and many more.

(Credit: Wikipedia)


Omg. Damon Salvatore. That's all. Just kidding hehe. Where to start? This is the show I'm currently watching now. My friend Saho recommended this show to me, saying it was good. I've heard of it for quite sometime, but I was afraid to start watching it because I thought it would be something like Twilight. Not that I don't like Twilight, it's just I wanted something completely different from that. Nina Dobrev is gorgeous. I actually was a fan of hers since Degrassi (yes, don't judge me). I can't stop watching this series! It's good. There are 8 seasons in all and I think season 8 recently ended (correct me if I'm wrong)? And after 3 weeks, I'm already on season 7 lol. My honest opinion about it; from season 6, I just started to get upset for many reasons. If you watched the series from the beginning, you'd know what I'm talking about. I'm hoping things will get better from where I'm at now. Regardless, I know I'm going to cry when I finish. This series is like a rollercoaster.

5→9: Watashi ni Koi Shita Ikemen Sugiru Obousan

Junko Sakuraba dreams of working in New York, but she currently works as an English conversation teacher. She's about to have her 29th birthday. Junko works hard to achieve her dream, but New York seems far away. She has also not dated in a long time. Junko attends a funeral held at a temple. During the funeral, she makes a mistake and throws ashes onto a monk chanting a sutra. She feels apologetic and embarrassment. Later, Junko's family deceives her into going on a blind date. The man she meets on the blind date is Takane Hoshikawa. Her date is the monk whom she accidentally threw ashes on. (Credit: AsianWiki)

I'm a fan of both Ishihara Satomi and Yamashita Tomohisa, so I had to check out this drama. I really like the storyline since it talks about an English teacher (and well, I'm an English teacher myself hehe). It's not one of those serious love stories, but rather a cute and funny one which I normally enjoy most. It's been awhile since I last saw YamaPi on screen and I was so happy to see him again and he still looks handsome as ever! As for Satomi, I really loved the wardrobe they had for her throughout the entire drama. There was a time where it actually inspired me to wear those kinds of clothes to work. I recommend it! If you like cute and short love stories.

Kaito Yamaneko

Kamenashi plays Yamaneko the eccentric and mysterious 'Phantom Thief' who steals from the corrupted rich and while exposing their misdeeds. Along for the ride is: Hideo Katsumura a magazine reporter who (at Yamaneko's request) is writing a feature on the 'Phantom Thief', and, Mao Takasugi is a bullied schoolgirl who is secretly a genius hacker. (Credit: MyDramaList)

Fantastic! This was a pretty good drama. This was definitely a different side of what Kamenashi usually portrays in other dramas. I personally think I loved the kind of character he was playing in this drama the most. I have to admit I was still a little confused with the ending, so I'm hoping if they do make a season 2, that they'd get more into detail with that. Nonetheless, it's enjoyable to watch. It'll give you quite a few laughs.

Detective Conan



The story follows the adventures of Shinichi Kudo, a young detective prodigy who was inadvertently shrunk into a child's body due to a poison he was force-fed by members of a criminal syndicate. Neighbor and family friend Professor Agasa strongly suggested Shinichi hide his identity to prevent them from killing him and the people he cares about, so Shinichi takes the name Conan Edogawa. He goes to live with his childhood friend Ran Mouri and her father, Kogoro, and tries to use Kogoro's detective agency as a way to find the people who shrank him—without letting Ran figure out who he really is. (Credit: DetectiveConanWorld)

I haven't been watching a lot of anime recently. Well, I haven't been watching new anime at all lol. The one anime I'm watching right now and keeping up to date with is Detective Conan. I started watching this series when I was in Misawa, Japan during my elementary school years. At first I thought it was ridiculous, but once you get into the show, it really reels you in! There are so many unexpected twists and it's never ending. Gosho Aoyama is just full of surprises. There's a lot of fillers, but it's always fun to play along and figure out who the culprit is. Almost all the characters will grow on you. The series is still ongoing; around episode 880 and almost at 900! I can't believe how far I came to catch up with this series. But I want to see it til the very end.

That's all for now. I don't know when I'll release #2, but I have a feeling it won't be for awhile until since I haven't decided on the next series or movies to watch. I'll get some recommendations from my friends and I'll see you in the next segment of Shows/Movies Recommedations! Bye for now.

Halloween Questionnaire 2017

It's October! So you know what that means...yes, I had to do this. Because yes...Halloween. It's a Halloween Questionnaire! I found this going around on Instagram and I thought it'd be fun filling it out. I really haven't been active on this blog, so I thought it'd be nice to put up an entry every once in awhile. Just to give my blog some life. But enough about that. Here. We. Go!

1. Do you believe in ghosts? Have you seen one?
Yes I believe in ghosts and yes I've seen one when I was a kid.

2. Favorite candy?
I actually don't eat candy much anymore. I don't know what it is. I guess I kind of grew out of it. But what I do eat every now and then is chocolate. So...chocolate, I guess.

3. What did you dress up as when you were a kid?
The one costume I clearly remember was my devil costume.

4. Parties or Trick-or-Treating?
Parties.

5. Have you ever carved a pumpkin?
Yes. Many times.

6. Worst thing you’ve ever gotten trick-or-treating?
Candy wrappers? Lol.

7. Best costume you’ve ever seen?
I can't remember, but there are a lot of great costumes out there. People come up with brilliant ideas!

8. Favorite ‘Halloween’ monster?
It's always either been vampires or witches.

9. Favorite thing you’ve dressed up as?
Probably my Amber from Sucker Punch costume and my Koan from Sailor Moon costume. I don't know what it is, but I was so proud of how those came out.

10. What are you dressing up as this year if you’re dressing up? What would you dress up as if you aren’t?
I don't know. I don't really plan my costumes anymore. If I do get a last minute one, it'd probably be a simple witch or cat.

11. Do you like going to haunted houses?
Yes! ...But not alone lol.

12. Haunted woods?
Yes, but again, not alone.

13. Ever worked in/hosted a haunted house/wood?
No. I mean, not that I know of...

14. Got a favorite spooky tune?
Halloween Party from Halloween Junky Orchestra! I play that song every year ever since the song first came  out.

15. Any wardrobe malfunctions?
I remember I had problems with my Jill Valentine costume lol.

16. Scariest Halloween moment?
I don't know if I would call it the scariest Halloween moment, but I remember going out with friends and there was someone going around, dressed up as Michael Myers. They followed us around the neighborhood for over an hour! It was pretty creepy~

17. Least favorite candy?
Candy corn. I know what you're thinking! But I don't really like the texture.

18. What are your plans for this Halloween?
Not sure. I know that we will do something for the kids though.

19. Have you ever played with a Ouija Board?
No. And I don't think I ever will. Those are no joke.

20. Least favorite thing about Halloween?
It's only once a year instead of everyday of the year.

21. Have you ever played Bloody Mary?
Yes! My friends and I actually filmed a video of us doing that in my parents' bathroom lol. I honestly don't know what happened to the footage, but I swear there were weird things happening in that bathroom after that...

22. In a zombie apocalypse what is your weapon of choice?
Oh, I gotta go with my Asian instincts and go with a katana. XD (Michonne status)

23. You’re in a horror movie. Are you the final girl, the first to die, the comic relief, the skeptic, the smart one, or the killer?
Not even kidding, I think I'd  be the first to die lol.

24. If you could have a spooky Halloween pet (black cat, owl, bat, rat, wolf), what would you pick?
Black cat, which I already have, but a wolf would be cool too.

25. Favorite Halloween/Scary movie?
Oooooh. That's a hard one...but it's always been sort of a tradition on Halloween day, where my friends (or me alone), would watch the Halloween series. Or Hocus Pocus (which isn't scary, but so fun to watch every time).

Bonus Question: Planning on going to any haunted attractions this year?
I want to. Universal Studios Japan is doing something and I really wanna go, but I'm pretty busy this month to even go. Plus it'll be so packed with all the people! Maybe next year.


And that's all. Get into the Halloween spirit and try this out yourselves, bloggers! I'll see you in my next post.

2017 Update

Hello everyone! WOW. It sure has been a long time since I posted here. I've been super busy! As always. Like I said, I don't want to get rid of the blog, but I also won't be posting frequently, because...well...this is why hehe. That's why I do vlogs more. I don't exactly film EVERYTHING, but if you haven't yet, fill free to check out my YouTube channel (here). There's so much to talk about, but I'll only give a quick summary.

This year has been crazy. Especially during April and May because there was a huge mess at work that came at us out of nowhere and I had to help clean it up. It wasn't necessarily a "bad" thing, but I was so stressed out because I had a lot of jobs coming at me all at once. I'm finally getting used to the routine, so it's at a good pace now. And during that time I got a kitten who I named Kuromi! I'm so happy. People ask me, why another black cat? Well, I love black cats! They say they're bad luck, but in my eyes, they're not. Plus when I got her at the event, she was the most popular kitten there among her siblings. It's interesting, because she was the only black kitten in the bunch, so she really stood out. It's like I have a child now. It's definitely teaching me more responsibility. But really, I have my friends to thank. When I'm not around, they always take such good care of her. Right now she is almost 6 months old and next month she will most likely be getting fixed. I feel bad doing so, but the vet said that it's best she does or she could pick up a lot of illnesses and it'll be tough later. Plus it will extend her lifespan. We will see how that goes. If you're interested, you can follow her journey in my vlogs or even on her Instagram page (here)!

Speaking of busy, work has been great! The team and I are also working on some projects/other jobs on the side, most of what I'm keeping secret and hope to share with you all in the near future. Even though I'm busy, I don't let work stop me from going to the gym and doing other activities such as getting back into dance. I'm also starting to run every night. The gym I go to; the running machines are all broken due to an accident that happened to three people! THREE PEOPLE (including one of our students). After that, I'm terrified to get on them, so running at night is its replacement. Keeping active helps me relieve stress and though I'm so exhausted, it feels so good when it's accomplished! I can't just sit around the whole time, I need to keep my mind and body moving. Oh! Not to mention, I got an image change. I felt I needed it after Obon vacation. I was thinking of cutting my hair short at first, but it took 2 years to get it as long as it is now so it would have been a shame to start all over. I don't know what I was thinking, but I suddenly had the urge to get bangs again and I did. There are days where it looks good, but there are other days where it looks horrible! I guess I'm just not fully used to it yet.

In November, I'm going to have a little getaway from Kobe and most likely going to Okinawa. At least I'm hoping, but it pretty much sounds official. Reason why, is because my cousin is getting married! She also had a baby boy who I haven't met yet, but dying to meet! Her and her boyfriend have been trying to arrange their wedding date for years. Due to a lot of incidents happening during the years, they had to hold back the wedding countless times. But now it's official and they invited me to come. I really wanted my mom to come too, but I'm afraid she won't be able to come to Japan this year. It's been two years since I last went to Okinawa. I'm really excited to see my relatives again.

Let's talk about vlogs! I know I've been a little behind on them (not going to try rushing anymore), but like I said, it's been busy and it'll be busy for quite some time. I'm trying to work on vlogs little by little each night, depending if I'm not too tired. I really enjoy vlogging! It's just been hard to vlog, especially since there hasn't been much to vlog. That's why I'm doing a lot of random rewinds from my old vlogs. Recently it's been a lot of traveling/scenery. During and after Obon vacation, it's been very eventful! In a good way. What you see in the recent vlogs doesn't even sum up everything that had been happening. I've been trying to do face-to-face vlogging, but that's hard too! Especially when I don't get exactly have enough time and I don't know if it's even facing me LOL. Which brings me to getting a new camera, one that you can see yourself while filming (but so expensive). That won't be for quite sometime. I want to use the camera I'm using now until it gives out. It's very special to me, because my mom gave it to me as a birthday present 4 years ago when I told her I wanted to film again. Thanks to her, I have a camera to vlog with!

On a last note: My birthday is next month! No idea what's planned for me, I don't really care for it anymore haha but I feel my friends are still going to do something. What I'm looking forward to is HALLOWEEN!

I guess that's about it so far. I feel there's so much more to talk about but I don't even know where to begin. If I feel there's something missing, I'll add it in later. But that's all the time I have today. Hope you all are having an amazing week! Until next time.

Best Makeup Favorites of 2016 + Announcement

Happy New Year everyone!
あけましておめでとうございます✩
We can now say bye to 2016, and hello 2017. I'm so relieved to be in the new year. It's a whole new start, a new slate with new list of resolutions. I wish you all nothing but the best of 2017.

To start off 2017, I wanted to do a post called, Best Makeup Favorites of 2016. This was going around, so I thought I'd hop on too. I want to share with makeup lovers out there what makeup I found were my favorites of 2016. I also have an announcement that will come later.

Starting off with eyeliner. My favorite eyeliners of 2016 are from KATE and Visee (both in BK001). In my opinion they both are very similar so I would get either one. I only use liquid eyeliners. I don't know what it is about pencil, powders or gel liners that just never seem to work out for me. Liquid eyeliners last for a long time and they have a perfectly sharp shape and helps me control the strokes better. Others may say differently, but in my opinion, liquid eyeliners are very easy to use.

Also from Visee, I absolutely love their eyebrow pencil (in BR305). As you can see, I already used most of it and in need for a new one hehe. The tip of the pencil is shaped slanted for easy application and to give a more natural brow with each stroke that's being made. After applying, there is a bristle brush on the other end to brush out the brow to mix everything evenly. It's so much easier compared to what I did in the past; I always drew shape, solid lines that made my brows look so unnatural.

KATE Mineral Mask BB Cream (in OC-C). I personally like cushions, but they don't really have a big variety here in Japan. So, I stick to BB creams. CC creams are way too creamy and they tend to make my skin dry up. BB creams I would say is just right for me; they're soft and has better moisture. What I really like about this BB cream is that it runs on smoothly and the color is perfect. It's not too beige and not too light; the color is in between but it also doesn't make my skin look like a different color from my body. It blends fairly well and isn't heavy at all.

I always need just a little something on my cheeks to bring life to my face. Here I have Integrate Melty Mode Cheek (in RD382). This blush is separated into two colors. I already mixed both so you can't really see where the separation line is in the middle where one side is red and the other side is a very light pink with a little touch of glitter. When you mix them together, it becomes a pinkish red color -- it makes the red color subtle from what it started out with. When you apply it on the cheeks, the red shows (not a harsh red) with the glitter that somewhat gives it a pixie glow.

For more volume for my eyes, I like to use a white pencil liner along my waterline. This is the Majolica Majorca Jeweling Liner (in WT909). I don't use this product all the time, but on days where I look exhausted, I always like to apply it on the waterline area to make it look like it distinguishes the bags under my eyes. The glitter mixed with the white also gives it that extra pop.

I may have said this before...many times, somewhere, but my eyebrows and hair color do not match. That's kind of a downfall to being a half. I get my hair color from my dad and my eyebrow color from my mom. My hair is a very light brown but my eyebrows are black. Over the years I've been trying to make my eyebrows look less heavy, so I trim them which made a difference but I'm still not satisfied. That's where the eyebrow mascara comes in. Here's the Visee Coloring Eyebrow Mascara (in BR-1). After filling my brows in with the Visee eyebrow pencil, I apply this eyebrow mascara. This mascara isn't chunky as most eyebrow mascaras I've tried in 2016. Most mascaras would come out chunky or when you apply it to your brows, the texture doesn't look natural, and sometimes the tips look weirdly frosted. The brush brushes out the brow evenly and doesn't come off so stale, and that's what I really like about this product.

Lip balm is an important product in my life! It's a must need in case of emergencies. Here I have a L'occitane Lip Balm. I got a little set of these from one of my students and I love it! It's a very small packaging, but it's compact and doesn't take up space in my bag. I use any lip balm that contains shea butter or beeswax.

This next item I've loved since the first day I got it. Memebox "I'm" Collection, I'm Lip Crayon (in #06 Bella). A makeup product from Korea and Nana from After School collaborated with it as well. This lip crayon is long-lasting. It doesn't come off as easily and it's a lovely color. When I first got it, I thought it would have been matte but instead it was dewy. Nonetheless, I'm very happy with this one! I wear it often but sometimes I don't want it to go to waste since it's not exactly easy for me to get. This color always makes me think 'vampire'. It's quite dark and has that mixture of dark red and a bit of dark purple.

Another "I'm" product, Memebox I'm Eye Shadow (in #02 Wonderland). This eye shadow may seem like it's plain, but it really isn't. Just like the blush, this eye shadow is separated into two colors that combine into one. One side is kind of a bronze, where as the other side is a nude color. When you combine them, it turns into a lighter bronze and it even has glitter! I personally don't wear eye shadows -- heavy eye shadows that is. Most of the time I don't wear eye shadow at all. Darker shades tend to make my eyes look heavier, and it's not a look that I'm too fond of. Lighter colors like these give my eyes a softer look which I find more natural. Also, last year I realized that I may have an allergic reaction to certain eye shadows. I do own a few and aside from this one, the others make my eyes rather itchy and irritated.

This is the Jill Stuart Lip Blossom (in #06). I'm always wearing a red kind of lip color, but here is something that is complete opposite to what I usually would wear. This was the very first lipstick I was given when I first came to Kobe. The color is a very light pink (in my opinion a mix between pink and orange) and it also provides...you guessed it -- glitter! Though it's a lipstick, it's very glossy so it glides on very easily. It's great for dry lips and it even has a little mirror on the lid, which I thought was super convenient. Jill Stuart is pretty popular with their princess packaging, which I found absolutely adorable.

Last product is the Econeco x Doronjo High Cover Powder (in light clear biege). Econeco is having a collaboration with a character named Doronjo, who is a villainess in the Yatterman series. I have to admit that the packaging is what drew me into getting the product. However; when I used this product I just fell in love with the consistency. I always apply a tiny bit of the powder after applying concealer and a little more after I'm finished putting my entire makeup on. The reason for that is because it helps conceal any oily parts of my face and keeps the makeup intact. The powder is soft, gentle, and the aroma is amazing. I don't usually get face products that provide a floral aroma, since I heard it isn't good for the face, but so far I haven't had any problems with this one.

These are the products I use quite often or products that I'm satisfied using last year and possibly continue using this year as well. Aside from the Memebox I'm Collection, all the other makeup products are from Japan. If you want to check them out yourselves, fill free to do so! I wouldn't mind hearing of other people's opinions.

Announcement Time!
Since it's the new year, and I honestly was still really debating whether or not to go back to vlogging...I asked many people for their opinions and I decided...*drum roll please*
...to do it! I'm really going to kill myself for this. But! I've given myself strict rules. I will not do daily vlogs (that's impossible) and there may be times where I won't put a new vlog up until months later. I'm very busy, yet I keep making myself get busier. I may have time to take footage, but like I said, editing videos is very time consuming. Blogging is also time consuming, but it's easier than editing. I may actually be blogging more than vlogging. There will be people who also may not want to be filmed or want to keep some things personal and I will respect that 100%. Though I already share some personal stuff about my life, I don't share everything. There may not even be anything interesting to film lol. I don't know what it is that's so fun about vlogging...I just can't seem to give it up. As you can tell I'm always running back to it. Thanks for reading! And we will see when the first video goes up. That's all for now. Bye bye~