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It's finally June! We are half way through the year already, crazy. Eventually my items arrived, but I collected a whole bunch to make the post worthwhile. So it's super image heavy and wordy too..

 

Recently I've been having really bad break outs, and I still had a gift voucher to use at Boots, so I thought I would try something 'new' in my skin routine. I quote new, because I have used witch previously as a teen and found it does in fact work wonderfully. The concealer stick was on sale too! So I snagged it up quickly mainly because, yes we all know it's bad to put make up on bad skin, but we all still do it. However this concealer has witch hazel in it, so not only does it hide your spots it helps to fight them! You can use it alone, or as a base beneath your foundation, so you don't need to worry about it looking patchy. Witch has a large range of items for skin care, it's a natural product too so you know you're not completely using harsh chemicals on your skin. Anyway, enough about spots and pimples.

 

Movies! My Parents had 4x £20 gift cards to use in HMV and I cheekily asked if I could have one, so they were divided out between me and my Brother as well as our parents, so I had yet another voucher to play with. I ended up buying the Ring trilogy, and I admit I kinda regret it since I've seen it so many times. I also picked up END CALL since I was curious, I couldn't find One Missed Call, and I thought that this was a really bad parody, but in fact it did make me and my Brother squirm at some points! Eugh. The ending however was sad, and slightly unexpected. But I do recommend it to my readers who are interested in - mild gore. Oh, I had a couple pounds left to use, so I ended up getting the scariest of all movies. Scary, Tamagotchi the Movie. WHAT ON EARTH. I love Tamagotchi, okay?

 

The weather here suddenly increased and the last week was unbearably hot. Which is good for me, since I now learned to complain about the heat to my Boo, rather than the cold! I had some money rolling around in my Paypal, and I needed some new things for summer, and when I go to visit Boo. I love finding Shops from Hong Kong who sell for cheap, and ship for free! Wonderful, even if you have to wait 2 - 3 weeks! 

 

I accidentally ruined a nice pair of stockings, but Katie gave me a good idea to cut them - but my plan was halted, I didn't have a garter belt. So I found a Shop selling them for less than £2, the same shop had the collagen eyepads you see on the right. Amazingly my sleeping pattern has gone to pot, so I have serious dark circles and I'm not happy at all with my appearance. Oh from the same shop I purchased a scarf - yeah in the middle of summer, but actually, it's really thin and light, and it's pictured above! Black stars and white~ it's so cute, but was impossible to photograph alone, so - yeah. 

 

So, I was a little bad, and impulsed, but they were selling really cheap on eBay by a private auction, and I was expecting to be outbid at just £10. Apparently not. But this RRP at £50+ so I got a wonderful bargain. But they are in ear plugs, haha crap. I dislike them it sounds badly like I am drowning or something.

Oh and FINALLY; my "speaker" arrived this morning via a very grumpy postman! It's a Koala, I asked for the bear originally because he looked like Rilakkuma, but after starring at this little marsupial he has grown on me!!

Best of all, he was FREE!! (Well, he actually cost me around £600) Basically the entertainment system on my flight back from Japan screwed up - well mine WAS working, until they rebooted the whole row, and mine failed. So British Airways gave us a £30 gift voucher to use as compensation and an apology. After searching the store, this was the only item I liked. (It was so expensive, a keychain cost £50?!) So this was £28 - he's small and handbag sized, but I was sceptical of how well it would sound? But - it sounds AMAZING! Very powerful speakers, and no echo feed back. Perfect, time to bug everyone in Tokyo.

Well, that's all really. I'm waiting on one more package, and that's just it for now. Next Wednesday I am going to visit the Queen, as well as Will and Kate. The Royals are coming to my City, so Sako and I will go to see if we can see them! Next week I will begin studying intensively. Even if I have to staple a book to my face and sew a pen into my hand! Wish me luck!

♪ 金環日食 ♪

I wasn't going to blog originally until my order from eBay arrived, then I can spam you with pointless things I have purchased! （´∀｀） Oh well~ I just received mail from the Sleep Monster and got incredibly distracted from life study.
So! Did any of you see the solar eclipse? I know the Japanese were very enthusiastic about it, China too, and I believe some parts of America were able to witness it too! I am very jealous! The UK missed out.
I had asked the Boy last night if he was awake for the solar eclipse in Japan and well -- his delay in reply and finally responding at 5am UK time made it obvious; 'OHY! I was not looking. Very disappointing.' figures... but I sat watching a couple ustreams since I find these things fascinating! I was disappointed to not see the super moon here in the UK, though I generally was not paying much attention either.

 

I think the host of the ustream had a night vision on, of some sort. But it made the sun and moon incredibly easy to see - yet somewhat eerie too?  I was watching my Twitter too, many of the Japanese I follow were tweeting about the sky being misty, and hard to see. I think it varied from place to place of course. Kanon announced he was at his Parents, who live in Chiba, and he got a clear shot of it. However people in Tokyo seemed to have difficulty?

Their complaints were obvious, as soon as the host swapped to a daytime shot, I could see why many of my fellow Tweeters were complaining about the clouds. Occasionally the eclipse would vanish behind thick clouds.
Apparently, the next annular solar eclipse visible will be observed in Hokkaido, Japan in 2030! Amazing! But Hokkaido is super cold, so I don't think I would be going there.

The Boy did however send me one photo today, not sure where he got it from, but after replying I kinda realised it reminds me of the ring. He is insisting I do not cut my hair, though I cut my bangs and he looked pretty upset. So now, please refer to me as '貞子'! Since I am unable to cut my hair.

(o´ω｀o) 29 Q

I just received mail wishing me "Good Luck!" for my study session today. I always feel guilty because I'm dragging my studying out as much as possible. I wake up determined, and by the time I've finished my tea I flake out on myself. It's a bad habit I REALLY need to kick! It's hard to find a study partner, one who's willing to stick with you, and are also serious about learning Japanese. The Boy is helping me, gradually. However he never corrects any mistakes - but I never correct his either. It seems if I correct him, it confuses him more, and I feel he needs the pronunciation more so.

Has anyone else ever found it difficult to try teach their mother tongue, only to become tongue tied in how you pronounce it? For starters I have a really strong dialect and I never sound typically British either.

 Small 29 Q Meme

★ B BE BEE ★

Recently, I told my Friend about a store I found in Tokyo this year! Being absolutely bored right now I decided to blog to keep my mind active, though we all know I should be studying. Oops~

B BE BEE is a cute little accessory stall located on the basement floor in Laforet, Harajuku. Laforet is easily accessible from multiple directions, walking distance between Harajuku and Shibuya.Guaranteed most people who read my blog will possibly be interested in Japanese Fashion and Pop culture, so Laforet is a MUST GO for your music and fashion needs! I may blog at a later date all the stores in Laforet and try and grab as many links for you possible!

I discovered B Be Bee earlier this year in March. I had read about it previously on numerous band blogs in the past, v(neu), AWAKE and even 【PaRADEiS】 members are frequent visitors to B Be Bee! While I was in the store, I realised a familiar band would be lurking there soon, 美女♂men Vlossom!

Although the date read 28th of March on the flier, so I was no longer in Japan at this time! I have never seen 美♂men Vlossom wear any noticeable B Be Bee, but I'm forgetting that they do a range of jewellery suitable for Lolita and -- well, the only thing in store that TRULY caught my attention was most of the brand AWAKE wear! Stars, eyeballs and bright colours!  I really admire the promotion going on between bands and stores.

 

Here is Mashiro signing an almost life size cut out of himself, and next photo is the shop owner, and vocalist Eru from AWAKE. I should add here that the shop owner is an adorable sweetie! She speaks little English, but will try her hardest to talk to you and ask where you are from. If you dress daring and vibrant enough the shop will ask to take an outfit snap shot of you to upload to their blog!

B BE BEE are home to their own original brand, as well as the following:

B.Be.Bee.オリジナル

L.CHANCE

TEDDY MONSTER

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PLISIRA (ウィッグ/WIGS)

STUDIO POAC (ソックス/SOCKS)

If cute is not entirely your cup of tea, then I heavily suggest you check out TEDDY MONSTER! If you like 'creepy cute' then this is BEYOND 'creepy cute'. Each item is hand made, so no two items are the same. Well, I guess if you wanted to be picky, you could point out that each bear (before hand) was manufactured the same as the next one, so okay - each item is different after it's own unique customisation!

B Be Bee is a mix of frilly cute, and creepy cute; but I hate the term 'creepy cute'. The store is only small - so don't be too worried if you go from blood covered bears, to lolita socks, wigs and accessories, it's the same shop! B Be Bee will also provide you with a selection of (free) fliers to take, as well as promoting current band releases, playing them while in store. The prices vary from which brand you are buying from, Teddy Monster can seem excessive for bigger pieces but don't forget that each item is custom designed, and it takes time to create! You are paying for workmanship!  I found the store overall was relatively cheap, and I know for certain I will revisit this shop time and time again! So I hope my readers will too!!

 

Links:

B Be Bee: Ameba + Twitter

Teddy Monster: Ameba
L-Chance: OHP

Photos used are all

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