OOTD: UP SMILE! ★★

Hi Everyone!

I want to start posting more so here's some quick pics of my outfit of the day!

Stadium Jacket: UP START!

Union Jack Tee: Alice Nine Concert swag

Tank Top: World Wide Love

Pleather Skirt/Shorts: World Wide Love

Just a cute casual outfit for school! 

I fell in love with stadium jackets (スタジアムジャケット) when I was in Japan, it's really popular right now! I picked this up while shopping in Jiyuugaoka (自由が丘). I'm not going to lie, I got this jacket from UP START because of the CUTE FACE haha! Also there was a time sale so I picked this up for about $50 USD; not too bad. 

I picked up the shirt from an Alice Nine concert I attended during New Years Eve. I'm a sucker for the Union Jack so it was a must for me. 

Both World Wide Love pieces are from a lucky pack that I bought during New Years. The tank top is a nice contrasting burgundy to against the white tee. When I first got the skirt/shorts I wasn't super thrilled because I thought it looked a little cheap but I was pleasantly surprised that it's a refreshing texture! They are also shorts so I don't have to worry about wind or perverts! Haha!

Hope you enjoyed this.

♥ Tiffa

HAPPY NEW YEARS!!

明けましておめでとうございます！^^

Hope everyone had a good New Years!!

It's been 3 weeks since New Years started though haha. 

Sorry everyone! I'm back from Japan and I'm still alive somehow!

Jet lag has been draining all of my energy!

Here's what I've been up to for the last couple weeks New Years:

(Steph and I before the concert)

I spent my New Years going to the Alice Nine Countdown Live with my best friend!! I'm not going to lie, I've been listening to this band since they first debuted and I was completely stoked to see them. I was a little shocked how different Japanese are from American concerts though. Everyone dances the same specially choreographed dance to every song.. even the fist pumping and head banging is choreographed. It's a little bizarre to me but still really fun. I really just copied the person in front of me haha. 

Another interesting thing to me was that most people were dress in lolita. And by lolita I mean hardcore, head to toe, full on Angelic Pretty. I couldn't believe it but I guess it kind of makes sense? (Not really.) 

Shou was amazing ｷｬｰ(>ω<*)　将さんの声に感動しました。I ended up headbanging a lot and wound up with a neck ache for 3 days. Totally worth it though. Next time I go, I'm going to try to get fan club tickets since they're closer to the stage.

(2012 was their ninth year :3)

(The stage)

(An awesome Shou cosplayer I fell in love with)

After the concert we went to Meiji Jingu! It's a big shrine in Harajuku (conveniently next to the concert venue) It was super packed after the concert (because there was also an Ayumi Hamasaki concert that night) so we went to some street food stalls to wait for the crowd to die down a little. There were a lot of interesting stalls like Hiroshima style okonomiyaki, fried cheese rolls, candied strawberries, amazake etc. They were all super delicious. I definitely recommend checking it out if you're there for new years. It's on Omotesando Street.

When we did eventually go back to the shrine it was like... being packed into a crowd of people for 2 hours. Every 30 minutes we would move up about 10 feet until we actually got to the shrine. I do not recommend this for people who hate the cold, are claustrophobic or need to go the bathroom every 10 minutes. This line was brutal, but it was the first time I had ever gone so I wanted to experience it like a local. After we went to the shrine, I bought a hamaya for good luck!

(Sake barrels send from breweries all over Japan for the shrine) 

 (end of the line...)

 (Hiroshima yaki *w*)

 (Ichigo ame!!)

 (Karikari Cheese)

 

 (Apparently I drank too many Chu-Hais and wanted to take a picture with these random mokomoko girls on the street lmao They were amazed by my English.)

(FINALLY AT THE SHRINE!)

 (Buying some luck lol)

After all of this craziness, we went back home, slept for 4 hours and hauled our asses back to Harajuku to get lucky packs.  Unfortunately I don't have pictures from that since I was so busy shopping but I will do a post about what I got in my lucky bag as well as a guide on Lucky Bag season. 

♥ Tiffa

First couple of days in Tokyo

Hey Everyone,
This is the first time I've been able to use my computer for more than 5 minutes at a time. I've been in Japan for about 2 1/2 days so here's a little summary of what I've done so far:

Day 1:
After flying from San Jose to LA, I transferred from LA to Nartia. The flight was around 12 hours long but my overall airport time was about 17 hours. >__< Luckily I met a some friendly people on the way and had some nice conversations ^^

From Narita I took the train to Hiyoshi, which is where my friend lives. Her neighborhood is so CUTE!!! There's a Mister Donut right in front of the station. My favorite dounts were the Pan de Lion Rings!! This kind of donut is really different than the ones in America. It's more chewy like mochi but still soft!

Day 2:
Woke up early and went to the bank to exchange some money, then went to softbank to try to get a sim card. Unfortunately it didn't work out, but I'm just going to borrow my friend's card for the remainder of the trip :3 I'll write another post for those of you who are thinking about getting a cellphone in Japan.

After doing those errands, we went to Harajuku!! I was surprised that I still remembered where a lot of the stores were located. Not too much has changed since I was last there in 2008. ^^ It's very nostalgic! We kind of wandered around Takeshita dori for a while until we got to Liz Lisa. Apparently they were having a time sale! It was so crazy!! Basically, they have a table and one of the shop girls starts throwing clothes on the the table. They also yell really loud to try to get people into the store. It's actually pretty fun. I'm not sure how long time sales usually last but I probably came in the last 10 minutes of the sale. I got a dress and cutsew for about 5000 yen! ^^ I also came back to the store later and picked up a sweater and short pants as a set for 7000 yen!


We also went to Listen Flavor and chatted with the shop girl for a while. They're super friendly! I ended up buying a moko moko trump print sweater that I had been wanting since I first saw it online.

It's reversible too!! Super nice for the cold weather.

We went to eat at a restaurant called Butter Knife. Honestly we were drawn in by the cute name haha. I really recommend this restaurant!  It was very delicious and not too expensive ^^ The staff were really nice to us! They told us to come back and have a drink with them haha It's about 3 blocks away from Takeshita Dori.

Day 3:
Since my friend Stephanie had work that day, I went to Shibuya by myself ^^ 109 was pretty much the same as I remember it, it's terrible for people who are claustrophobic, but it is a shopper's haven. If you're going to go here, I recommend getting something to eat and drink beforehand! I had a massive headache because I hadn't had breakfast that day. Also the building is packed with people so the air kind of gets thinned out haha.
I was wearing Liz Lisa that day so every time I went to a "rock" gyaru store they would ask me, "Oneesan, do you wear this style too?" At first I was a little surprised since I usually wear rock style but I forgot that I was dressed super girly that day XD I guess most people tend to stick to one style haha.
I ended up buying a set at Tralala. I really needed a top with a ribbon tie and the skirt was just so cute ^^ It was actually cheaper to buy them together because of their special sale.

After 109, I walked to Harajuku to see La foret.

There are a lot of super cool thrift  stores and things on the way so it's a pretty enjoyable walk. I also got to see the Milk store!! OMG IT'S AMAZING!!! SO PRETTY!! I will take photos next time ^^

When I got to  La Foret I was actually stopped by a fashion blogger for a street snap. At first I was really confused and scared because he just started to follow me into the store o_o. 

Our conversation went something like:

Him: Hi, excuse me can I take your photo?

Me: (bluntly) WHY 

Him: OH because... You look cool..

The snap took about 5 minutes. It was really simple :3 I can't wait to see it when he starts his blog haha.

I will write a post on La foret later! I was really focused on shopping for the last 3 days instead of picture taking haha.

fter shopping at La foret I got hit on by a really annoying Japanese guy.. I guess I kind of looked him in the eye while we were walking past each other and all of a sudden he came up to me and said, "Jikan nai? (Are you busy?)" I feel a little lame but I just kind of ran away XD

This post is kind of getting long but honestly I did a lot more things than what's written haha. I will try to break them into chunks from now on so it's easier to read. If there's something you want to know more about, I'll try to write about it. 

Until next time,

❤ Tiffa

Finally Arrived in Tokyo!

I didn't get to take a lot of pictures yet since I arrived at night in Tokyo, but today I will be going to Shibuya and Harajuku! I'll post many pictures of that later ^^

東京へ到着！
昨晩東京へ遅く到着しましたから写真があまり取らなかった。今日渋谷と原宿に行くつもりだって後で写真をアップロードします。＾＾

Sketch

Just a sketch that I did recently.

I haven't drawn anything in a while so I was really excited to see that I could still draw anything haha.

I had forgotten how easy it was to draw with proper pencils.
I use Mitsubishi brand drawing pencils :3

Hopefully I can post more of my work on this blog as well.

最近のイラストです！

なんか忙しいだから最近絵があまり描けない（泣）

いい鉛筆をちゃんと使って描きやすいですよ～

三菱の鉛筆が使った。本当に好きです！

もっとイラストをアップロードしたいです！

❤ Tiffa

MaruQ Grand Opening Party

Thank you for all the people who came for the MARUQ Opening Party!!
皆さん来てくれたありがとうございます！ (●´∀｀●) 

It was good to see many local girls and a few new faces!

Here are a couple shots that I was able to take in between working
If you have time, please visit our shop in Japan town, San Francisco!!

Unfortunately I won't be in the store again until next year because I will be spending the next 3 weeks in Japan!
来週日本に行くつもりだから三週間ぐらい店に来られないです。すみません！

My outfit for the Party~

Dress: Liz Lisa

Blouse: Liz Lisa

Tights: Aldo

Shoes: Off Brand

Point of Fashion: Floral Medley 

I wore Dolly Wink Top and Bottom lashes ^^ I love them!! 

I had many people ask me and I want to let everyone know, 

YES that is my real hair. Not a wig, no extensions. ^^;

かつらじゃなくて～自毛だよ～

With Crystal and Rowena ^^

Hello Kitty Wine~
ハローキティワインです！

MARUQ Staff： Kim, Angie and I!
MARUQのスタッフ、社長とアンジーちゃんとあたしです～

I'll definitely post up more pictures later!!
ありがとうございます！


❤ Tiffa

Training day 12.13

  

This is what I wore on my first day at work~ (´･ω･`)

My outfit of the day~

Cardigan: Off Brand

Romper: Liz Lisa

Lace cutsew: Thrifted

Knee Boots: BCBG

Over the Knee Socks: Uniqlo (Heat tech ( ´ ▽ ` )

Point of fashion: Black with Tartan

I wanted to wear a comfortable and warm outfit for my first day of work! 

The heat tech over the knee socks from Uniqlo really kept me toasty.

I'll try to take better pictures from now on!

I've been using my iphone and the pictures turn out really dark so I need to brighten them (´･_･`)

I went to see the Hobbit with some friends after work! It was really good! 

Happy Birthday Angie  (^ω^)

GRAND OPENING of MaruQ!!!
Our store hours will be from 11-5 and the Party will be 5:30 to 9!!
We will be giving out gift card scratchers to the first 50 people in line!!!
There will be gift bags and refreshments for guests who shop during the party ^^