Game Comic Toy Convention!

 This is the follow-up post to the previous one about the convention!

Cat ears: CTCTYO
JSK: Angelic Pretty
Shoes: Sheep Puff

First Small Idol Concert!

 On Monday I went to a triple-convention (games, comics, toys) and happened upon some local idol group performances!  Originally we just headed over to some stage because it was loud (as in, the idol otaku were insanely loud!  Cheering with all their energy) and we were curious.

While watching a bit of whatever group was performing, Exo looked up the schedule on his phone and pointed out that the idol group of my favorite maid Lena from Kokorolia Maid Cafe would be performing later!  I decided I'd come back to catch her performance despite having zero interest in idol groups 😹 

Our group went for lunch nearby and then parted ways.  I was the only one to go back to the convention (which I shall post about separately) but I got lost trying to find the stage area again!

Being a bit late, I was not able to get close to the stage.  The space was very small and there were not many people, but I was still far back enough that all my videos are just of the back of people's heads 😿

 I also don't know if the video upload works on this site well... so good luck to me and you

Summer Fruits Afternoon Tea

 On Saturday we had our July lolita meetup!!  I hadn't slept well the night before so I didn't bother with hair/makeup at all haha.

Normally I coordinate this JSK with black, so I decided to coordinate with white this time!

KC: Alice and the Pirates
JSK: handmade by me
Underskirt: Forest Song
Shoes: Sheep Puff

Nautical Theme Maid Cafe + Day Out!

 On Tuesday I went to Kokorolia Maid Cafe with some of the friends from the World Cup party!

 It was the first visit to a maid cafe for two of them, and this week was a nautical theme at Kokorolia!  I already tossed or sold the sailor JSK I made years ago, so the only sailor dress I had was a long-sleeve one 🙀 In this 30C+ weather.... I still wore it 😹

 It's a cutsew style OP, so I went pretty casual~

KC, Hair Combs, Rings, OP: BABY THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT
Bag: Swimmer Japan

Baby's First Sportsball Viewing Party!

 I've never been into sports and so have never watch a sportsball game before. Last night/this morning I went to my first live stream viewing experience at a sports/darts bar with friends!

It was at midnight as they wanted to watch the Argentina vs Egypt game. 

I slept in until afternoon and then did my regular live stream from 7-10 pm and helping out my mom before heading out to the event~

Because I know nothing about soccer football, on stream I asked who we were supporting and what the game rules were 😹

Turns out all our friends were supporting Argentina so I were Argentina flag colors! 🇦🇷

Ears: CTCTYO 

Skirt: Amavel 

Shoes: Sheep Puff

Weekend with Friends!

 Two of my friends visited me this past weekend!  It was actually an coincidence that they both came to Taipei over the same weekend 😹 It was a great time!

I didn't really take many photos, actually.  But it was so hot out!  So I don't have any outfit shots unfortunately 😿

 So here's just a few snaps!

Rose ice cream at Huashan Cultural Park

Birthday! Monster Hunter and Maid Cafe!

 I celebrated my birthday this past Saturday with a full day~

KC: BABY THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT

JSK: Angelic Pretty

Shoes: Sheep Puff

Bag: Swimmer Japan 

Cyber Lolita for Taiwan Tea Afternoon Tea!

 Got to wear my Metamorphose Neon Cyber Girl skirt and harness set for the first time this weekend!  The makeup took FAR longer than I expected 😹 All those YouTube tutorials make it look quick and easy!!!

I am happy with how the liner turned out at least~ 

Friends from Tokyo Visit!

 Oh gosh I meant to post this weeks ago!  Two of my friends came to visit Taipei over Golden Week in Japan! I got to spend a half day with them~  We went to Taipei 101 observatory (89th floor) and the current IP collab is Monday Bruce!!

For any working class adult, Monday Bruce is such a vibe.  He doesn't want to go to work, suffers through work, tolerates the travel to and from work, and is lazy on days off.  Basically all of the adult workforce cat😹

It was a bit difficult to get full photos due to the sheer number of people there, but it was fun to do photo that weren't "pretty" as we tried to match Bruce's energy!

It was evening as we were there, so we actually got to see Taipei go from daylight to night through the windows

There were also more "influencer" types this time compared to the last time I went.  They were getting timelapse videos so they took up window spots for very long periods of time.

 

The pressures of work 

In addition to Monday Bruce, there were some floral exhibits too!  Those were also fun for more "pretty" photos.

 

Dreaming 

We also got some vegan bubble waffle and ice cream at a place called Nice Cream nearby!  It tasted quite nice!

 

 

We went to Shihlin Night Market afterwards, but I didn't remember to take photos then, haha!

 

It's always so nice to see friends!  We met during the Tokyo wedding trip back in November and they're both so lovely~

  

Baby's First Gyaru Attempt: Himekaji

 A TikTok viewer had requested a gyaru look, and I have a LizLisa dress that was gifted by my coven waifu, so I figured, why not?  I like Himekaji style after all!

For the makeup, I just directly followed a tutorial by @usatanipaisen1215  in Instagram! She's an inspirational gyaru, and I think she's an official gyaru ambassador or something?  Not sure, but she had a two-part reel that showed basic gyaru makeup, so I followed it to the best of my ability!

 Unfortunately I forgot a full outfit photo 😿 I was a bit tired after getting back from the hospital with my mom, so I just took off my hair/makeup without thinking!

 

T-shirt Surgery

I forgot I had this post sitting in my drafts!

Before I started doing hair/makeup GRWM on TikTok, I did some T-shirt surgery to kill time.  I was flagged three times for being "too revealing" for the three days I did it.  Who knew showing a picture of somebody's back was scandalous?  Or that a dressmaker's mannequin was risque?

 

TikTok AI is so stupid. Anyway, I ended up being pretty happy with most of the surgeries I did!

Before

The first shirt I did, I only cut the back.  I probably could have cut more strips up higher, but it is still ok to me!  It's pretty simple no-sew style; double laddering and then tied into ribbons in the center.

After

Compilation of my face and life update

 Life has been a bit exhausting lately! I'm still doing the TikTok streams (hate the platform, hate the AI, but met some nice viewers) so I've shifted to doing GRWM on streams. I'll share some random snaps while I talk about what's been going on!

First time doing this hairstyle. It's to match my raccoon shirt

Mahou Shoujo Theme at Kokorolia 2026

 Magical Girls are LIFE!!!!  But let me start off by saying I forgot a key feature of this outfit.... my CTCTYO cyber cat ears 😿 I didn't remember them until I'd already arrived at the cafe!!

I also spent about 45 minutes trying out five different hairstyles, and ended up just not styling because I didn't like how anything looked 😿  So it's not as magical as it could have been, but at least the embroidery on my skirt was totally on theme!

Hairclips: Amavel
Necklace: BABY THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT

Recent Outings

 Had some fun out with friends recently!  Last weekend I met up with a friend at Ximending just to chill.

Hairclips: Tilly Bunny Sweetie (local handmade)
Top: Crazy Bomb (local brand)
Shoes: Sheep Puff

Komeda Coffee Taiwan Pokémon Collaboration

 On Friday I met up with a friend at one of the Taipei Main station Komeda Coffee (there's three) cafés to try out the pokémon collaboration dishes!

There's three dishes total. I ordered the Drifloon cheese balls and the Dragonite ice fire dessert, and my friend ordered the Ditto mentaiko shrimp patty sandwich. 

Random Makeup Looks

 I've been wearing makeup more recently and decided to do a little photo dump!  I usually find tutorials on Instagram or YouTube and try to recreate them with the palettes and products I have.

Cardcaptor Sakura x Sushiro Again!

 April 6 was the third wave of merch for the Sushiro x Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card collaboration, so I went with my friend Doro to a different decorated branch!

KC, JSK: BABY THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT
Underskirt: Forest Song
Shoes: Sheep Puff
Bag: Swimmer Japan

This one had a cute measuring wall of sushi plates to measure your height!

Pokemon GO at Daan Forest Park

 I've fallen behind on blogs again!  On March 28 there was the first day of a Pokemon GO event at a local park, 大安森林公園/Daan Forest Park, so I went there with a couple acquaintances.

Capcom Store Taipei

 I'm a bit behind on posting again!!

Last Wednesday I went to the Capcom Store Taipei again (unable to enter the first time on the previous Friday, opening day, because the queue was too long!) and got to browse all the merch! 

 

Tomu, Toma, and Tomo 

I was most into the Monster Hunter merch of course, and they had quite a decent selection!

Cardcaptor Sakura x Sushiro

 More Cardcaptor Sakura stuff!  There is a collaboration between Clear Card and Sushiro, so we went on opening day (March 23)

Hair clips, SK, rings: BABY THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT
Top: Bobon21

Necklace: Angelic Studio (local brand) 
Shoes: Sheep Puff

Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card Pop-up Shop

 On Saturday I went to HuaShan (華山) Cultural Park with my lolita friends to see the Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card pop-up shop (as well as like five other free exhibits)

Kero-chan is actually Doro's

Random Haircut

 On Saturday I cut my hair because I couldn't sleep due to the cold I've had.  Accidentally cut over 30cm instead of the planned 20cm, but it'll grow back.  The biggest mistake was how choppy I made the layers, and I don't know how to fix it!  I guess I just have to wait for things to grow out for a few months now.

 Curling the ends in does seem to hide the choppiness, so that's good.

 

Hoodie: Glad News
T-shirt: Listen Flavor

Layers add more movement and lightness I think, but it does throw off how I style hair because the only styling I can usually do is braids, and layers poke out of braids a lot!!  I'll have to practice or maybe wet my hair before braiding to help it look cleaner.

Also praying that this cold finishes soon! It's been almost a week 😿 

Cyber Neon Girl Get!

 I made my first online Metamorphose order!  I've been eyeing the Cyber Neon Girl collection ever since it was previewed last year, but it was unfortunately not ready for sale when I visited Tokyo in November.

Since I haven't had any proper work since November, I originally wasn't going to get this, but then I didn't spend all the yen in my account on my trip.  I'd been saving up for a year and a half for that trip, buying JPY when the exchange rate was good, so.... if I had leftover yen, it was basically free, right? (Girl math!)

I was torn between the pink and the multicolor colorways for ages, and ended up getting the multicolor because it had a more cyber feel.  The harness was sold separately from the skirt, sadly, as was the red underskirt!  I ended up buying the harness and skirt (I'm not a fan of the exposed zipper on the jumperskirt or I would have gotten that instead!) but forgot the hair ribbon!  Luckily my friend also was ordering a JSK so she said she could get the hair ribbon for me and next time we meet she could pass it to me!  No idea when we'll next meet up as she's in the USA and I'm in Taiwan, but I can wait!

I made a little unboxing video.  They included some DMs and a thank-you note! 

I'm still waiting on my shoes to arrive.  I ordered black shoes and red shoes, so both should go with this coordinate well!  I think a black blouse would be the easiest choice of top, but I'll see what I can come up with~  I do love Cyber aesthetics, so I love that Meta did a Cyber Lolita collection!

The harness doesn't have clips at the waist. I thought they could clip to the skirt, but it's really just hanging there.  The ribbons are removable, so I can use them elsewhere in the coordinate too.

I think the harness will work easily with other black clothing as an accent piece!

This is the most unique print in my collection now, so I'm excited to see how I can coordinate it in different ways!

What is your favorite style crossover?  Cyber Lolita is extremely difficult to get right, but I think Meta did a great job!  Fan designs I'd seen back in the 2000s tended to look simply Cyber Goth without enough Lolita elements and elegance.  Other crossover styles I enjoy include Hime Gyaru x Lolita, Fantasy x Goth (so more earthy tones, not just fairies/elves in black), and Cyber x Fantasy (magic and sci-fi at the same time!) 

Taipei Zoo Adventures!

 It's been years since I've gone to the zoo!  It's a lot bigger than I remember 😹
I went with my friends on Sunday!  I mostly took video, but I can share a few photos that I did take~

Koala

Recent Outfits and Outings

 I had a busy weekend over Peace Memorial Weekend!  Peace Memorial Day is on Feb 28, though we got the 27th off as a makeup holiday since the 28th fell on a Saturday this year.

I met up with an internet friend for brunch on Saturday and since I had time in the morning, I tried out a makeup look I saw on Instagram! 

The pink is not as bright as the blues, so I'm not sure if it looks unbalanced?  Overall I do like the colors and placement, though!

Ending of New Year Break

Can't believe New Year break is over already!  Here's some snaps and summary of my weekend~

I don't think I've paired this JSK with pink completely before, so I matched it with a pink blouse and headbow this time. I think Pink x Red looks nicer than expected! 🩷❤️ 

KC, JSK, rings: BABY THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT
Blouse: Little Dipper
Shoes: Sheep Puff

Chinese New Year 2026 Year of the Horse

 Happy Year of the Horse!!  I spent New Year Eve cooking with my mom~
Originally she planned eight dishes as there's only two of us, then yesterday it expanded to ten dishes, and by the time we were done cooking, there were twelve 😹

Flower Knows Makeup Review

 Have you heard of Flower Knows?  It's a Chinese makeup brand that exploded in popularity due to its intricate and adorable packaging, relatively affordable price point, and performance.  I've wanted to try it for years, and finally got the chance to physically swatch products when I was in Tokyo last year.

I initially picked up three lip glosses at Don Don Donki in Tokyo.  They smell sweet and delightful, have gorgeous packaging (this is from the mermaid shell series), and are comfortable to wear.  Being that they are lip glosses, the colors are on the sheer side, which makes them easy to reapply without a mirror.  I really like all three!! The colors don't show up too significantly different.  And I couldn't take any lip photos without my skin looking absolutely horrible, so... no photos worn 😹

Because I had a good experience with the lip products, I decided to pick up some blushes also from the mermaid shell collection, and a concealer palette from the Teddy Bear collection online.

The packaging on all three are gorgeous!!!  I'd been looking for a cool pink/purple blush and a red-pink blush to layer together as I currently have a coral, a warm pink, and a cream red blush only.  I'd also been looking into color correction and cream concealer for my under-eye dark shadows, so figured I'd give this multi-purpose palette a try.

The color-correction palette has three different formulas for the four colors.  Here, I am using the peachy corrector for my undereye shadows:

Before

After

It definitely cancels out the bluish purple color under my eyes.  I don't bring it up to my lashline because I put eyeshadow there so  I don't see the point.  The two concealers (light and dark colors) work well for blemishes, but the pinky highlight color is the one I haven't figured out how to make it work!

It's meant to highlight inner corner and stuff like that, but it gets patchy (it's a different formula to the other three creams) and I'm not sure if I should use my fingers, a brush, a sponge-tip applicator, or what!  It does apply all right around the nose and mouth corners with a dense concealer brush, so I may stick to using it for that, or for highlighting eye bags when I want that.

One of the spaces in the concealer palette is a blank space for mixing colors if you need it. Very handy so you don't need to mix it on your hand or the mirror!  I personally hate getting makeup on my hands, so I try to avoid putting any products on my hands or fingers.

 The blushes layer really well! I don't know how well it shows up in photos, but I really like the effect in real life. 

 I usually put the cool pink/purple blush in a large area around the apples of my cheeks up the cheekbones, and then put the darker pink plush with a smaller brush in the center under my eye.

 Overall, I really like the Flower Knows products I've had so far!

🌟Gorgeous packaging 

🌟Powders layer and show up well

🌟Lip glosses smell nice

🌟Lip glosses not sticky

 🌟Wear time seems good (full day wear for me)

💔 Packaging can be bulky; fine for at-home use, but difficult for travel

As somebody who likes makeup to be a full experience, not just the final result, I appreciate the attention to detail in the powder imprints, the package design, and the scented lip products.  It makes the whole application process enjoyable!

How do you enjoy your makeup?  Is it a chore you feel you have to do?  Do you enjoy the final product only?  Do you want the entire process to be visually and aesthetically pleasing in addition to a good final result? 

Valentine's Night Out

 For Valentine's Day (night) I went out to some WLW bars with a couple friends!  During the day I did a bit of free talk practice in Japanese with a friend who is also learning Japanese while I did my makeup.  I really like how the eyeliner turned out!  It's got a little heart at the front.  It's inspired by deerestdiary.makeup in Instagram.  I love her pictorials!  

My "eyeliner" is actually red eyeshadow with Ben Nye mixing medium.  It turned out well and didn't crack this time! I just need to figure out how to not get hard pan in my palette because I dipped the mixing medium directly into my eyeshadow... I likely need to figure out how to scrape it into a mixing palette first.

It was not too cold, but cool enough that I could wear the new jacket my mom bought for me!

I also wore a new bodysuit I got.  It looks fine in photos, but up close I feel like it's a bit cheap-looking.  The design is really nice, though! I should have taken a turnaround video for instagram as the back has a design as well.

Dim Sum and Park with Mom and Friends

 We had a gathering with some family friends from the USA!  It's been decades of friendship and some of them actually saw me growing up, so it was nice to see the aunties and uncles again~

We went for a dim sum buffet.  There wasn't a terribly huge variety of dishes to choose from in my opinion, plus I was limited even further because of so many meat dishes, but the food I did have was pretty good!  I really enjoyed the ice cream flavors as well, though none were labeled 😹

 

Hooters Taipei

 Went to Hooters today with some friends.  Unfortunately, I hadn't slept the night before so was wholly unprepared to manage the level of anxiety I felt in such a chaotic, loud, and oppressive environment. 

I did really like my outfit though!  I wanted to try bringing out multiple colors in the main JSK print, so used a black KC and choker, red blouse, white x gold socks, pink cardigan, and pink shoes.  I also had a pink bag!

KC, Socks: Alice and the Pirates
JSK: BABY THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT x Disney
Blouse: Little Dipper

Shoes: Sheep Puff 

Simple Day Out with Mama Wolfie

 My mom was feeling energetic yesterday so we went to a nearby shopping area to walk around and have a meal!

 

Blouse: BABY THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT

KC, JSK: handmade by me
Underskirt: Forest Song

Shoes: Sheep Puff 

I'm really loving how many outfits this blouse can match!

Violet also has a matching dress! You just can't see it well here

We had dinner at Coco Ichibanya and I got the level 5 spicy, which wasn't very spicy to be honest.  The seafood curry with extra serving of veg was not exactly cheap, but at least it tasted good!

My mom also bought me a faux leather jacket that was on sale for NT$1000.  I was hesitant to get it because it's faux leather, which is plastic, which will eventually break down and need to be thrown away in a landfill and never break down.  My mom really loved how it looked on me though (she knows I love motorcycle style jackets) and gifted it to me.  The seller said it lasts three years, which is actually a really really short amount of time considering it's made of a material that will never break down!  That's just a bit of my fashion guilt coming through.  It really does look nice and I can't wait to make a coordinate with it!

 I personally want my clothes to last around 30-50 years at least (effectively all my life) and contain natural fibers such as cotton as much as possible.  But I know that's not actually feasible with the current market, so hopefully I'm doing my best!

Do you have fashion rules you try to follow when deciding what pieces to add to your collection?  Subculture fashion seem to value impact more than mainstream fast fashion, so I'm interested how you decide what to buy! 

Fun with Friends Pt. 10 - The Final Part!

I got one day of gremlin mode on Saturday to rest, and then had a full full day on Sunday with my friend Pikawu!

We met up around 8:45 for breakfast at my favorite breakfast shop! They've got a branch right outside the MRT station now, though there's no tables there so we sat on some benches outside a shop that's not open yet.

I don't know why my face is looking so awkward here.  I don't know how to smile naturally 🙀 

 

 
I tried to texture my hair with braids overnight. It didn't last long, so you can only see it in this photo haha!  I've also been doing braids from the sides and adding ribbon clips to the back (the white one in this photo) to try and make my hair look a bit more interesting from more angles.