First affiliate~

Today I got my first affiliate! It's the wonderful UNIQSO. They sell lenses, wigs, make up and anything and everything you might need for your upcoming cosplay, or just general styling.

Click the banner on the left side of my blog so you can go and check out what they are offering. By purchasing any product over my referral, I am one step closer to getting something awesome of my own from them ^^

I've seen other girls reviewing their products, so I decided I will definitely give them a shot. I will probably be ordering some lenses soon, too.

Anyway, enjoy your shopping, and let me know if you have any questions.

Until the next post.

OSU! Mania

Today I want to share with you a fun game I've been into for some time. It's Osu!

It is a music rhythm game and the registration and download are free, and you can get it here.

It has tons of anime and Japanese songs, but also some kpop and generally pop and rock music. You can even make your own bitmaps.

I mostly enjoy playing Vocaloid songs and anime openings.

Here's a video of my first Perfect SS on a song:

Feel free to contact me and share your Osu! experience, and maybe we can even play together!

I am still a noob though, I need a new mouse definitely, if I want to get better at this.

'Till next time, stay lovely~

Nail art designs

Well, maybe the title of this post sounds a bit pretentious, but it is not actually as it seems. These nail designs I am going to show off were made on my nails, over the course of two years since I've been getting my nails done and extended.

I just want to share the beautiful designs, sometimes taken from the internet, sometimes made up on the spot by me or the lady that does the nails for me.

Without further ado:

The pink and purple ones are going to be my eternal favourite.

Then, afterwards, I got a bit into a hipster-like mood.

Simple pastels.

Gay pride! LGBT support!

Simple, yet elegant.

And that would be all for now. Soon I am going to get a new design done; in a few days actually, and I still have no idea what to do this time. Same as always, I will think on my feet.

Until the next post, lovelies.

Zombie burlesque

This was a re-make of my zombie make-up for Halloween. I gave it a twist with mixing burlesque. It is an old look, done last year, but I never shared it, so here it is now. ^^

The process of making it was the same as the tutorial I posted few years ago.

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Oh, and while we're mentioning zombies - I watched an amazing angsty and smart tv show called "In The Flesh". It was aired on BBC3, although I watched it online. I am still hoping for a season 3. Go check it out, if you like the zombie theme mixed with many important social themes.

All of Rei's hair

Hello minna, I know I've totally forgotten about this blog, and although I don't have a good reason except being lazy and constantly loaded with uni stuff and life. I am trying to make a comeback now, so here is a totally random post I was planning to do all the way back.

I never realized how hard would it be to actually make a collage of my previous hairs. I wanted to do it chronologically, but I soon gave up since I can't really remember the exact time when I had certain hair. So...

Lets see how Rei got from this:

[2006 natural hair]

To this:

[taken yesterday - it's actually red although you can't really see it]

Here it goes:

As you can see I've been mostly red and pink over the years, and those two are definitely my fav colours, but I've also been orange, blonde, black, series of brown, blue and purple. The blue washed out into a grizzly algae green, but I don't really count that.

I hope I will be able to keep track now, at least a bit; and also be more active.

I'm planning a wig review as soon as my first wig arrives. I can't wait to share that with you.

Until the next post. ^^

妖精帝國 / Yousei Teikoku - 葬詩 / Soushi

Another Yousei Teikoku romaji. This one is Soushi (Funeral Song).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvqOpuv5SSw

Japanese:

誰にも終わりは訪れる
悲しむ事など無いと
小さな声で励ます笑顔
少しずつ少しずつ
あぁ薄れて...
もう見えなくて

天に続く虹を君は渡れるだろうか
振り返らぬまま目の前の道を
真っ直ぐに歩いてゆけ
そう僕がいなくても
ただ1人で逝くんだ

独りは怖いと呟いて
眠れぬ夜を過ごした
小さな指が虚空に彷徨う
掌に舞い落ちた
花びらが
擦り抜けてゆく

天の森の何処か日射しがそそぐ場所
一輪あると言う君の名の花が
真っ白に咲いたなら
もう僕がいなくても
ただ1人で逝ける

あぁ思い出は消えて
あぁ僕を忘れても
君は笑っている
空に架かる虹の向こうで

天に続く虹を君は渡れるだろうか
振り返らぬまま目の前の道を
真っ直ぐに歩いてゆけ
そう僕がいなくても
ただ1人で逝くんだ
もう僕がいなくても
ただ1人で逝くんだ

誰にも終わりは訪れる
悲しむ事など無いと
小さな声で励ます笑顔
消えてゆく残り香に
あぁ涙が
止まらなくて

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Romaji:

Dare ni mo owari wa otozureru
Kanashimu koto nado nai to
Chīsana koe de hagemasu egao
Sukoshi zutsu sukoshi zutsu
Aa usurete ...
Mō mienakute

Ten ni tsuzuku niji o kimi wa watareru darou ka
Furikaeranu mama me no mae no michi o
Massugu ni aruite yuke
Sō boku ga inakute mo
Tada hitori de yukunda

Hitori wa kowai to tsubuyaite

Nemurenu yoru o sugoshita
Chīsana yubi ga kokū ni samayou
Tenohira ni maiochita
Hanabira ga
Tsurinukete yuku

Ten no mori no doko ka hizashi ga sosogu basho
Ichirin aru to iu kimi no na no hana ga
Masshiro ni saita nara
Mō boku ga inakute mo
Tada hitori de ikeru

Aa omoide wa kiete
Aa boku o wasurete mo
Kimi wa waratteiru
Sora ni kakaru niji no mukō de

Ten ni tsuzuku niji o kimi wa watareru darou ka
Furikaeranu mama me no mae no michi o
Massugu ni aruite yuke
Sō boku ga inakute mo
Tada hitori de yukunda
Mō boku ga inakute mo

Tada hitori de yukunda

Dare ni mo owari wa otozureru
Kanashimu koto nado nai to
Chīsana koe de hagemasu egao
Kiete yuku nokoriga ni
Aa namida ga
Tomaranakute

妖精帝國 / Yousei Teikoku - ココロサンクチュアリ Kokoro Sanctuary

My transliteration for the song Kokoro Sanctuary from Yousei Teikoku's new album PAX VESANIA.

Japanese:

森の奥静かに月の灯りが

差し込む聖域で

ココロ瓶に閉じ込める

誰かに見られたら月の魔法が

砕けて中身だけ

零れ私バラバラに

身体を飾り自由を演じて

ココロは誰にも渡さない見せない

光を浴びてキラキラ揺れる

私だけが持つ私の宝石

やる気を無くさせる怠い助言も

届かない聞こえない

無敵私無重力

本当の私を見つけ出せたら

飲み干して優美に

きっと私救われる

感情のまま喚き散らして

知性のかけらは微塵も見えない

穢れた総身ココロの牢獄

潜在意識の操り人形

何故だろう

人は誰しもが

本当の自分を隠すの

囚われたココロのまま

気付かずに生きてゆくのなら

月灯り魔法も消えるの

身体を飾り自由を演じて

ココロは誰にも渡さない見せない

光を浴びてキラキラ揺れる

私だけが持つ私の宝石

私のココロをあげよう

Romaji:

Mori no oku shizuka ni tsuki no akari ga 
Sashikomu seiiki de 
Kokoro bin ni tojikomeru 

Dareka ni miraretara tsuki no mahō ga 
Kudakete nakami dake 
Kobore watashi barabara ni 

Karada o kazari jiyū o enjite 
Kokoro wa dare ni mo watasanai misenai 
Hikari o abite kirakira yureru 
Watashi dake ga motsu watashi no hōseki 

Yaruki o nakusaseru darui jogen mo 
Todokanai kikoenai 
Muteki watashi mujūryoku 

Hontō no watashi o mitsukedasetara 
Nomihoshite yūbi ni 
Kitto watashi sukuwareru 

Kanjō no mama wamekichirashite 
Chisei no kakera wa mijin mo mienai 
Kegareta sōshin kokoro no rōgoku 
Senzai ishiki no ayatsuri ningyō 

Naze darou 
Hito wa dare shimo ga 
Hontō no jibun o kakusu no 

Torawareta kokoro no mama 
Kizukazu ni ikite yuku no nara 
Tsuki akari mahō mo kieru no 

Karada o kazari jiyū o enjite 
Kokoro wa dare ni mo watasanai misenai 
Hikari o abite kirakira yureru 
Watashi dake ga motsu watashi no hōseki 

Watashi no kokoro o ageyou