Winter Wonderland Repost!

Hey everyone! It came to my attention that not everybody could view the video I posted in my earlier post about my Christmas show, so I re-uploaded it to Youtube, and hopefully you can all view it now!



Thanks again for viewing, and Happy Holidays to everyone!

Winter Wonderland

Hey everybody! I am a lazy, lazy person, I know. But yesterday was the last day of school for me until January, so I will hopefully have more time to blog this break!

Anyways, today I wanted to post about my school's Holiday show we put on last weekend. I was in three dance numbers for this show: Parade of the Wooden Soldiers (a tap dance), Waltz of the Snowflakes (an ensemble ballet piece) and Arabian Coffee (a duo acrobatic ballet piece).

So today I would like to share with you some pictures from my show!

(In costume backstage for Arabian Coffee)

Christmas is coming!

Wahahaha, Christmas is in 24 days! I am mad excited. I am a huge, huge, huge lover of Christmas and everything that comes with it. I am the type of person that starts listening to Christmas music in November. I just love the feeling of Christmas. There is nothing better! I love having all my family together, and all the fantastic food so I can get fat and hibernate all during Christmas break.

I felt like procrastinating on all my assignments that are due on Friday (FML MAX), so I decided I just wanted to do a sort of fluff, feel-good blog post. Not about anything in particular. Well, it's about Christmas. But you know what I mean.

A/W with: Winter Gear!

Oh, the weather outside is frightful. Or it very soon will be. So, as a cap off to my A/W posts, I decided to make a post about winter gear for the LUCKY gals who live in colder climates. I myself have to deal with good old Canadian winter, and would like to do so in a fashionable manner.

So in today's post, I'm going to be looking at the cutest, coolest, and most fashionable Winter gear I can find on the internet! 

Miss Wakatsuki is only half-way there!

Personal Panda: Recent Gets & Dance

Hey everybody! So as promised, I am back to make a post about some of my more recent gets! I went shopping with my mum as a reward for being smart, lol. I am on my school's Honour Roll, and I made it onto the Principal's Roll of Academic Excellence (or what I like to call 'The 90 Club' for keeping your average above 90 percent). So my mum told me she would take me to do some shopping!

I didn't find as much as I would have liked, but I did get a couple nice things for Winter, and I'm planning on going back soon to get some other things that I saw! Anyways, onto the gets!

(Sorry, no intro picture today.)

Daily Style: Grey Gyaru

Hello all. I'm so sorry that I'm boring. I know you've heard it enough times already, but I am a busy person. I am trying as hard as possible to work on blog posts in addition to school! I will hopefully have my next gyaru post up in a few days. But today, I'm going to show you some of my daily style from recent days.

I don't know why, but right now I am obsessed with grey clothing. I am getting to be incredibly lazy with my clothing, and I don't feel like matching things, so I buy all clothes that match each other. And right now, it's all grey and black. So let's take a peak at some Grey gyaru!

(herp derp)

Skin Care Tips!

Blargh. As it gets colder here in Canada, the chances of me getting sick and staying home get higher. I'm also a lazy bum, so if I feel the slightest bit of a cold coming on, I stay home. Which is actually good, because I had to catch up on school work, and to be honest, I don't have time to do that when I'm at school.

Anyways, I've been at home all day, reading xxxHolic and playing Paper Mario (awesome series, and awesome game!). Then I received a tweet from one of my friends requesting a blog post on skin care! And I thought, what perfect timing! Winter is a time when peoples skin gets the most damaged, there by being one of the most important times to be taking care of your skin!

So today I'm going to tell all of you how I (try to) keep my skin in perfect condition!

Happy Halloween!

Hey everyone! As you all know, this weekend was Halloween! And as you may or may not know, I absolutely LOVE dressing up and costuming. I have always loved Halloween, and this year was no different! And since my next blog post isn't quite finished yet, I decided to share my Halloween costumes with you!

This year, my main costume was: SPOCK from STAR TREK!

A/W with: LIZ LISA (+ a question, my new hair, & more)

Hey everybody! So I'm being stupidly slow with updating, and I truly feel horrible about it, but life is so busy right now! Between choreographing dances, rehearsing, media assignments, and other life issues, I barely have any time to work on my posts before I pass out for bed. I'm also planning on applying for jobs soon, so that will probably cut down my blogging too. But I hope ya'll don't get too bored with me! I'm also working on getting my student Wi-fi at school to work again so I can start working on posts at school too.

Anyways, this post I'm continuing with my A/W series, this time focusing on sweet Liz Lisa! I am not the biggest Liz Lisa fan, but I love how they have been taking trends from this season and combining it with their traditional looks to make a very cohesive line. They don't follow every trend down to the last detail, but they use the trends in their own ways. It's really very cool!

But enough of my blabbering. Onto the clothes!

A/W with: MURUA

Hello everyone! Today I'm continuing with my A/W series, and bringing to the table: MURUA! Murua is such an awesome brand, even if you don't really like Mode. Everything is so gorgeous and lavish, and is a very cohesive brand. You'll find that everything from Murua goes with each other perfectly! So without further ado, let's get into Murua!

A/W with: WC

It's time to get back into my A/W posts! Today we are hanging out with WC and their Fall collections! So let's cut the chatter and dive right into it!

Personal Panda: Birthday Time

Hey everyone! So sorry it's been a long time since my last post. I've been really busy the last week! And I meant to finish my next "A/W With:" post, but I have since traded computers with my sister for a few days, and I won't be able to post it until Wednesday. So in the mean time, I decided to do a little bit about my personal life. I don't often blog about my life, but I decided to change it up a bit today.

Any whosers, let's do a quick recap of last week! Firstly, last Tuesday was my birthday! Wahoo! So the majority of my week was spent on birthday celebrations with various members of my family. And then Friday I was sick, which was mega suckish. Anyways, follow the jump to the rest of my post, and if you don't want to, I'll see you next post!

A/W with: EGOIST

Hey everyone! So, I decided that since we are now really getting into the Fall seasons, I would do some more in depth coverage of different brands looks for the season. And this is the first part! Just a little while ago I downloaded the October issue of JELLY, and only a couple pages in I HAD to stop. I was like, whoa. Egoist!

HOLY MOTHER OF HOTNESS.

I've never really been a huge fan of Egoist, it's been just another brand to me. But this A/W, I am SO in love! So as a start to my A/W with: _________ series, we'll be going to Egoist for their Fall looks!

A/W Gets & Daily Style

Hey everyone! So as I said, I'm making another shopping post, because I love to share what I bought with everyone! I kept meaning to do this sooner, but I'm so lazy recently. Five days a week, I start my day with two and a half hours of dance straight, and it gets me real tired. Plus, the allergies are acting up, but I digress!

Every time I go to the mall these days, I find something new I want to buy! Speaking of which, I found the awesome leopard cardigan that Morimayu is wearing in this code picture:

Anyways, its from H&M, and I want it sooo much! I plan on buying it next time I'm there, possibly in two colours! Anyways, on to what I HAVE actually boughten the last couple of weeks!

Heat-less Curls!

Hey guys! So quick post for right now, but I'm going to do that shopping post I've been planning to do for a while HOPEFULLY in the next few days, since I've already worn a lot of it. Anyways, I discovered this new way to curl your hair without heat, and it is by far the simplest method I've used yet! What is it?

READ MORE TO FIND OUT!!

Seriously, it's such a shocker!! 

A/W Trends: Final Part

Hey guys! So this may be my last post for a little while, since I start school on Tuesday and am going to be getting pretty busy. But I'll try and keep up to date as much as possible. I went shopping, and got some more cute stuff, so I might do a shopping post soon, but that will definitely come later.

Today I wanted to do the last part of my A/W Trend series, which is covering how individual brands interpret this seasons plethora of trends. I'm going to try and keep my spectrum as wide as possible, but if I miss out on your favourite brand, I'm really sorry!

Giveaway Announcement: CLOSED!

Hey guys, quick post. My giveaway is officially closed, and the winner has been contacted. I'd like to thank everyone for entering, it really means a lot to me! Anyways, thank you, thank you, thank you times infinity! You guys are awesome!

Anyways, I'll have another post hopefully up soon, but please be patient! Thanks so much!

THANK YOU <3

ALSO! Please note at the top of my sidebar, Finding Tokyo and Universal Doll still have open giveaways! So go try your luck with theirs too!

Forever 21 A/W Haul

Hey guys! So today I went shopping across the pond (in the States), and I found tons of A/W trendy items at Forever 21! I'm going to show you what I got, because I'm really happy with all my purchases. They had tons of on trend items, especially Military and olive. Also there's some ethnic stuff still hanging around, but that was more popular during the Summer for F21. Anyways, on to the haul!

Come on in ;D

Follow Up A/W Trends: Other Mags

Hey everybody! So last post, I talked about the major trends for Autumn/Winter 2010. But I showed only pictures from the September issue of Jelly, and not everybody follows Jelly's coordinates. And I thought, that's not really fair to all the other readers. So I made the executive decision today to make a follow up post taking examples from three other magazines; Popteen, Egg, and Popsister!

Upcoming A/W 2010 Trends

So, I haven't been the most active of bloggers recently, and I apologize for that. I really have no excuse other than pure laziness, I haven't been busy at all! I was so bummed today because I got a letter from my school regarding all my registration and fees for school. And it made me think that my summer is almost over. And that's super depressing, because I don't want to leave my lifestyle of laziness and playing Pokémon.

TL;DR, I'm a lazy person that doesn't want to go back to school.

Anyways, I decided I would touch base with some of the trends that have been showing up for Autumn and Winter 2010. It's a lot of good stuff, so have a look!

San Francisco: Part 2

Hey everybody! So, it's definitely time I finished up my San Francisco post, so here are the remaining snaps and such from my trip!

I actually forgot to take outfit pictures the whole time I was there, but believe me, these outfits were nothing special. It was too cold for me to wear much of the stuff I brought, so I was wearing basically the same thing everyday anyways.

Daily Style: Party! (and a hair question!)

Hey guys! First of all, it makes me really happy to see all the enthusiasm towards my giveaway, and if you haven't entered it yet, please do!

Secondly, I plan on showing a few more snaps from my recent trip to San Francisco and Monterey, and they will be up soon!

And now, a bit of daily style from me! I went out for sushi tonight at a place that opened up three days ago (in an Italian restaurant, no less). It's REALLY good. If you're a reader in Windsor, holler at me and you'll get my recommendation. The sushi there is FANTASTIC. Really. Anyways, my sister started working there today as the bartender, so we went to go party and heckle her. We're so nice.

Giveaway!

Hey everybody! So, I just got back from San Francisco a few hours ago, and I am going to post about the second half of my trip soon. But first, I wanted to tell you all about my first Giveaway!

Panda Logic's Almost-100-Followers Giveaway!

In case you haven't noticed, I've almost reached one hundred followers! So I decided I would do a small giveaway. I actually had gotten a few other things for the giveaway, but I accidentally left them on the Muni in San Francisco... But anyways, here's a list of the items you can win in my giveaway!

Layer-Up Dolly Eye Lashes

Lipgloss by H&M

Hello Kitty Squishy Doughnut Cellphone Charm

Ribbon & Rose Print Eco Bag

Rose Print Scarf

As I said, it's not a huge giveaway. But I hope it shows how much I appreciate all of my followers! I really do appreciate all of you, because it's you guys that motivate me to keep this blog going!

Anyways, here's how you can enter my giveaway!

1. Become a follower (+1)

2. Comment on this post with "Enter me!" and your e-mail address (+1)

3. Post a link to my giveaway on your blog/twitter/etc (+1 for each social media website)

Make sure that when you post a link to my giveaway, you include a link to your blog/twitter/etc in the comment you leave on this entry!

This giveaway is open for entries from now until September 1st! So please put your entries in quickly!

Thanks as always for reading, and good luck!

San Francisco: Part 1

Hey guys! So, I am in San Francisco! It is mad awesome here, I am super in love with this city. Except the hills. But I can deal with that. Anyways, I am going to post some of my more interesting photos from my trip so far!

EDGE-S Scans

Hey everybody! So a couple of days ago, Mitsu uploaded some scans from the new Older Gal magazine, EDGE-S (Edge Style). I downloaded immediately, and am absolutely in love with it! So I am going to share some of the scans with you, and also the link to Mitsu's original post about it so you can download them as well!

Click me for to go to Universal Doll!

New Layout + Daily Style

Hey guys, just here to introduce my new layout! I hope you like it :) And my lovely job of shopping myself into a picture of Shibuya, ahaha. I'm not that good with PS, so bear with me.

Anyways, MY TRIP TO SAN FRANCISCO IS IN LIKE, 6 DAYS! I am mad excited. I cannot wait to go an explore!

Also, here's a few snaps of my outfit from last nights dinner with some visiting Italian family! I was going for a Mode look here, but I had to rush out of the house before finishing my hair. Bah.

(Also, apparently actual jumpcut works now, so click the Read More in the bottom left corner to read the rest!)

Gyaru Manifesto Meme

Hey guys! So I stole this meme from Sara Mari's blog, and it looked like lots of fun, so I decided to do it too! So please enjoy, and please take time to do it too :)

Mode Gal: Scouring the Online Stores

So if you've been fairly active in the modern Gal community recently, you will know that Mode gyaru has become very popular among all of us. I am super attracted to the look as a whole, and I've really been transforming my wardrobe with Mode in my head. Heck, I may even Mode theme my room.

For those of you who don't know what Mode gyaru is, or are unsure of it's meaning, check out Mitsu's great introduction post and the rest of her Mode gyaru series. She really knows what she is talking about in accordance to Mode.

Anyways, once you've brushed up on your Mode gyaru, etc, come on and check out my hit list of Mode looks from online shops!

(JELLY June 2010)

Brief Absence!

Hello everyone! So, I think many of you know by now that I am on Summer vacation. And although that means I have more time to blog, I am also very busy relaxing and being an all around lazy bum. And tomorrow (er, today) I am leaving to go camping with one my my close friends!

I am currently working on a Mode gyaru post, but I will be gone for five days before I can work on it again. So until then, please bear with me. I will be back full force in five days, and I am hoping nobody will get bored of me, eheh.

On another note, I am very close to 100 followers! Yay! I thank all of your for your support :) It's partially because of you guys that I continue to write on my blog. Maybe a give away when I hit 100? I'm thinking that's a definite possibility! ;)

Anyways, I have to go to sleep now since I have to wake up in another 3 hours, so here's some gals for inspiration, and good night!

The lovely ladies of Popsister!

Gets, Life and Art!

Hello everybody! I hope everyone's having a good time this Summer. It is insanely hot in Southern Ontario, and I can't wait for it to cool down a bit! But the heat has been good for me too. Since it was really hot today, I decided to go to the mall. And I'm very glad I did, because I got some really great cheap stuff! Also, I went shopping a week ago and never posted what I got then, so I shall show it now!

Summertime Gal: Part Three

On to the last leg of the Summertime Gal post: hair, makeup and accessories! As previously mentioned, going to the beach and pool is not really the best place to be 100% made up. That's why I've been on the hunt for simple and stylish solutions for all your Gal needs. And I've put them all into one post for easy access for you lovely people! So please enjoy!

(Egg June 2010, click the photo to read the rest!)

Summertime Gal: Part Two

Okay, so here's part two of my Summertime Gal special! This post is going to focus on more casual Summer wear. Things that are really easy, light and comfortable, but still trendy and look Gal. I'm going to try and bring as many different styles in on this post as I can, so bear with me if this post seems a little all over the place.

(Popteen July 2010)

Daily Style: Mode Gyaru

Hey guys! Sorry I'm being really slow with my Summertime posts, but I'll get right on it as soon as my exams are over! They are next week so I really need to study if I want to take Physics next year =___=;;. Anyways, today I tried Mode gyaru (sort of).

I wore some black satin-y shorts with a fuchsia tank top and a navy blue lace cropped tee over it, to try and create an interesting shape. However, I forgot to take pictures in it, but I DID manage to get some photos of my hair and make up today.

I did my Mode style make up (model off of Momoka Ogihara's make up/Mitsu's Mode tutorial), and I wore my hair in a long "bob" (not really), with a side scarf bow in my hair. I think it turned out pretty nicely, but that's for you to judge. Anyways, pictures!

Thanks for looking! I'll be back with the rest of my Summertime post ASAP!

Daily Style: Ethnic(?)

Hey guys! So, two days ago I made my post about my recent shopping excursion. And as promised, today I'm going to show it all coordinated! It's a really simple look, and I was trying (key word trying) to go for a more Ethnic/Bohemian style.

I wasn't wearing my falsies, so don't mind that. Anyways, photos! (Click the picture to read more!)

Shopping Gets!

Evening everyone! My day is slowly coming to an end, and I just felt like sharing with you my lovely, lovely readers, my new purchases from my shopping excursion today!

First off, my new Nine West "sabo" style sandals! And let it be known throughout the land, from sea to sea, that this is my very first pair of BROWN shoes! Not a word of lie to you folks, my very first pair of completely brown shoes. And I totally love them! I was kind of iffy about the original "sabo" style of shoes (or clogs, as they are more commonly known), but I really love the studded detail that are generally on "sabo". Plus clogs make my feet sweaty. Which is never pleasant. So sandals = awesome.

I got this gold braided headband at Forever 21 (I shop there A LOT), and I really like it for Spring/Summer because of two things. 1) The gold/braid reminds me of marine, mostly of gold trim on various Marine-themed items (hats, bags, etc). 2) braided headbands (made with hair) are really popular right now, but I still can't figure that out, so I'm going to use this to make up for it!

Lastly, I bought this Paisley & Floral print dress (also from F21). I was originally on the hunt for a maxi dress, but then I saw this and I wanted it immediately. The hem has a bit of eyelet lace, which is a really cute touch, and I actually didn't notice it until I got home. But this dress is really light and comfortable, and I'm glad I got it.

Anyways, tomorrow I'll (probably) make a post of all these items coordinated together + my go-to quick and easy Summer hairstyle. Now if only I had a can-can hat :\

Summertime Gal: Part One

Hey everybody! So, not too long ago, I downloaded the June issue of JELLY (their fourth anniversary issue!). In it, they had two spreads that I have been looking forward to forever: swim wear and casual/beach wear. I've been looking forward to these spreads because since Summer is soon going to be upon us, many of us will be hitting up the beach and other places where you don't want to dress in your Gal finery.

So I decided to do some posts on the three aspects I find important for this: swim wear, beach wear and hair & accessories!

Lucky Bags!

Hey guys! I'm sorry I've been really slow as of late, but my next post is going to be up soon! Until then, I found an interesting bit of information in Popteen July!

I was just flipping through the scans, when suddenly my eyes catch a page about Lucky Bags/Fukubukuro! So, I immediately checked the link, and it's a whole website devoted to Lucky Bags! 

They have tons of brands, Liz Lisa, SLY, Spiga, TraLaLa, Blue Moon Blue, Rose Fan Fan, Glad News and Vence just to name a few!

I believe these are only running during June, so if you want one, snap one up quick!

Click HERE to go to the website!

Thanks as always, and I'll see you soon!

Daily Style

Hey guys! And it's been HOW MANY days since I last posted? Sorry about that. For those of you who care, I'm in my schools fashion show, and I've had rehearsals every night this week, and quite a few last week as well, most of them going til 7 or 9 pm. Needless to say, I've been busy.

But anyways, I AM working on an actual post that is about Gyaru style, and if I get all my end of semester assignments done ASAP, I'll have more time to work on it this weekend.

But right now I wanted to show you a snap of an outfit I wore to a family gathering, which I ALSO submitted to Eleanorzine, where I was offered to be shown in her Gal issue!

Blog update

Hey guys! Quick note for those of you that may be confused when you see half of a post disappear on the main page of my blog. I'm currently in the process of adding jumpcuts to all my exceedingly long blog posts, so that they don't take up as much space on my page!

So please bear with me while I work on this! I'm doing this so that it's easier to find older posts without having to scroll through whole gargantuan walls of text.

I should be done soon, and after that I have a new post in the works!

Until then, look forward to it!

Gyaru Trends

Hey guys! Quick little post about what's currently really trendy with the Gals in Shibuya. I reblogged this video on Tumblr, and I thought it was really cool to get some insight on to what the real Gals on the streets were wearing and what they are loving this season.

What I have deciphered from this video (I don't understand a word of it except for 'usamimi', 'can-can', 'Mickey' and 'Kitty'), are what the most trendy things are right now with the Shibuya gals!

3. Usamimi Hair Bands

2. Character Goods

1. Can Can Hats

Also mentioned is 'freckled' make up & dungaree shirts, but I can't really make out much more from it. Sometimes I wish I could understand Japanese.

(min plume staff-chan sporting freckle makeup! Cute!)

Anyways, I hope everyone has a wonderful day/evening, and until next post, stay fabulous!

Dressing Your Body: Gyaru Style

Hey guys! So, I got a request on my Formspring to do a post about dressing larger bodies correctly. And this really sparked my interest, because as we all know, almost every Gal model is absolutely tiny, and that's just not the case for the majority of people. So the people that are NOT stick thin and 5'2", what help are they getting from Gal mags? Not too much.

So, today I'm going to talk about how to dress your body the right way, focusing on larger body types.

Now, I'm going to break it up into three categories: Top Heavy (broad shoulders, large chest, bigger waist, thin legs), Bottom Heavy (small shoulders, small chest, smaller waist, bigger hips and legs), and Combination (top and bottom heavy). This way the analysis can be more tailored to your body type.

It can be hard to dress a larger body, especially in the world of Gal fashion where they rely on short skirts and embellished tops. But this can be worked around. So, let's get started!

Daily Style: Birthday Outfit

Hey guys! So, this past Thursday was my good friend Rosalie's birthday, and tonight was her surprise 16th birthday party! It was held at one of my favourite local Italian restaurants, and it was really fun. She was so surprised! It was cute, aha. And there was a live Jazz band, who serenaded her and sang her 'Happy Birthday'! Afterwards, we dropped off our friend Andrew at his friend's house, and went back to Rosalie's to party!

Anyways, this was my outfit for the night!

FOTD!

Hey guys! Quick post to show you guys something I am proud of! Today I woke up way early than I needed too by mistake (I thought my clock said 7:50, but it actually said 6:50), so I decided to wear falsies--- both top and bottom! I cut up a pair of smaller lashes to make some outer corner ones for the bottom (like how Nana Suzuki does hers).

Anyways, here are the results!

I'm seriously considering getting circle lenses now. I really think it would complete my look. Maybe if I get tax return money (I might get $100!!! A lot of money for me aha.). Anyways, I'm going out for dinner now, ciao!