♥♥♥ Gyaru on a Budget ♥♥♥

Now finally onto a fashion related post! ;D

I've been invited to a wedding recently, it's gonna take part in August this year. Obviously, I have NOTHING TO WEAR. lol
Okay okay, I'll be honest... there's this dress I'm eyeing with for more then a year, and NOW I have a good reason to buy it. xD"

 Summery and flowy, elegant and not too sexy - perfect to attend a summer wedding, I think! x3

It's listed on the website "Dresslink.com", which is a Chinese Wholeseller.
As I usually have the opinion those stores can be quite a bit of a hit or miss, I've done some research first - it turned out that most of the Reviews are really good!
Once I've gotten my items, I'll do a review as well. ;D


While browsing the store, I've found many clothes that resemble japanese Gyaru brands a lot! And those items beeing sold at super cheap price!! How can I say no? :´D
I do certainly own quite a bit of brand, but I also won't mind a cheap deal. And some pieces of jp brand are just really hard to get - for example the famous flower prints of Datura. Q__Q They're sold out in no time, and hardly beeing put up for auction on mbok...

So let me show you what I've found! ;D


Datura style Rompers - 7,92€

The crisp colors and gradient white-to-flashy-pink definately remind me of Datura's recent styles!

Example of japanese brand Datura in collaboration with Ageha

I`m aware that I'm not showing the same kind of product, but in this case the overall concept is showing lot's of resemblance, I think.
Now I need to get a good tan on in order to pull off that romper. lol
Btw that Datura dress is a DREAM. No wonder it got sold out within minutes on their webstore... Q__Q I'll keep an eye out for it!


Datura style mini-dress - 6,49€

Once again, the color concept quite resembles Datura's recent styles. Also the body-hugging mini dress comes quite close to the original!


Original jp brand Datura mini dress

Even though the colors itself differ a little (Datura is generally using quite a bit of pink), there's quite some similarity - big flower print, print scheme, mini dress.
I especially like the cut of the skirt in the 1st photo. *__*


Duras style Jumpsuit - 6,90€

She must be a Gyaru model, I think I've definately seen her face before! So pretty ♥
This kind of Jumpsuit screams Onee Gyaru!


Photo from a past Duras collection (sorry it's so small. =/)

Classy Onee Gyaru brand Duras has done lot's of these styles in the past, mostly keeping a distinct color scheme of soft beige, light pink and black. The quite simple and rather flowy design show's lot of resemblance, I think!


Datura style knit cardigan - 4,89€

Almost an exact copy to the Datura one!


Original by jp brand Datura - one of their best selling items!

Well, I don't really have to say much, do I? xD"
This could even be an exact replica.


Ghost of Harlem style Jumpsuit - 5,88€

Pretty simple and comfy design - but with the right accessory, it could definately look really rokku!


Ghost of Harlem is having similiar Jumpsuits every once and a while!

Well, I admit the resemblance is mostly because it's... a Jumpsuit. xD"
But also the print is similiar placed, and the back also features another fancy print.
Can't do much wrong with this one, whether being worn in a lazy way or with lot's of accessory to make it look really rokku!


As you can see, Gyaru on a Budget is definately possible!
You can save a lot of money, time and also frustration (haven't we all mourned about an lost auction on mbok already? xD") if you just keep an eye out and stay creative.

And now have fun shopping! ;D

Btw. can you see that I'm shifting towards Onee Gal now... scary! O__O I might be getting old. lol

xoxo, Chira ♥

The L'Oreal "Style it Punky Challenge" ♥

Hi Sweethearts! ♥

I've had a quite exciting time recently, especially after I've entered a Contest by L'Oreal. Let me tell you a bit about it! ;D


Couple of weeks ago, I've found an advertise on facebook, encouraging everybody to join a Design Contest by L'Oreal.
They've recently come up with a new Mascara line called "Miss Manga" - their newest Product is called "Miss Manga Punky", this Mascara will create spiky looking lashes like in Manga! ♥

 That model looks so pretty! *__*

In order to join this challenge, you had to Design the new look of the Mascara. Left side and right side of it should feature a product related drawing.

The prices were pretty awesome! ♥
The winner Design will be printed on a special edition of the Mascara, and sold in german stores! Also the winner get's to spend 5 nights in a 5 star hotel in Tokyo.


Of course you could count me in! ;D
BUT: When I found out about the challenge, it was only 2 days until Deadline. AND I was on nightshift those days. SO EXHAUSTING. xD"

Thanks god I have the best husband in the world - he supported me with lot's of ideas, showed me tricks in the graphic programmes I used, and did lot's of brainstorming with me. ♥

In the very end, we even managed to come up with a Design each! It was such a pleasure to do this with him - We've kinda discovered a new side of our relationship, haha. ♥


1st Design - Punky Cat ♥

- Follow original color scheme
- Follow the scheme of the original L'Oreal Panda icon (that I find pretty amazing already!)
- Punky style cat with a hint of Decora fashion
- Girly Icons
- Overall simple Design

 2nd Design - Classical Shojo ♥

- Follow original color scheme
- Classical Shojo Manga character
- Main point: long spiky lash
- Flowy hair for girly look
- GLITTERRRRR ♥
- I took my inspo for coloring from PS game Persona 4 Kinda failed though. lol


Let me tell you that it was REALLY HARD to draw something reasonable on such a long, thin format! xD That was definately the most difficult part about this challenge, and I felt lot's of Contestants actually struggled with it! xD

Also, I didn't really draw since 2009... I used to have really good drawing skills when I was still a Teenager, but I lost all of my ability it seems... it was quite hard for me to get back into it in such a super short time, and produce something acceptable.
I'm definately not satisfied with my Design, but it was the best I could come up with under my circumstances.


People handed in more then 200+ Designs in that Contest, it was really awesome to browse the big Gallery on L'Oreal! Such a big inspiration! It's amazing to see how many talented people are out there! ♥

After the deadline, L'Oreal had chosen the 20 best Designs.
AND WE WERE SO LUCKY OMG! Both, my husbands and my Design, became part of the Top 20!! I was so excited that day, I almost got mad! xD I even forgot to put on my bra before I went to work. lol

Every Contestant in the Top 20 now won a really awesome Make-up Set by L'Oreal ♥ - lucky me to get even 2 of them!! x3 (Unless my hubby wants to use his Set on his own... lol)


The Top 20 were set up for a VOTING.
In this Voting, you had to collect as many Facebook Likes as possible.

My husband and me worked really hard on this! xD"
As you've seen, I've put up a Giveaway and advertised it on many different media. I also crossposted the Contest as much as I could, and invited family, coworkers, well almost the half hospital I'm working at to vote for me! xD
My husband spread the word all across Taiwan, China and the rest of the world. lol It's quite useful to have a native Mandarin speaker as husband, haha. xD

If you scroll up to the images again, you can see how many votes we've collected in the end. ♥


♥♥♥ We appreciate every like button that has been clicked, our honest thanks goes out to all of you! Thanks for your great support! ♥♥♥


In the very end, we didn't make it though. 

However, I've had a great experience with this, and it really made me get back into drawing! I've totally forgotting how relaxing it is ♥

AND I've now gotten lot's of Tattoo sketch requests from our hospital's staff. lol Guess I'm not gonna leave my mark on L'Oreal Mascara, but on peoples skin instead! xD Funny turn, but it makes me so happy! ♥

Thanks for reading, and a GIANT THANKS again to everybody that voted, shared and supported us! You're the best ♥♥♥


xoxo, Chira ♥

REPOST: D.I.A GIVEAWAY!! ♥ Open worldwide until 28.04.2015

Since I am already trying to collect votes, I might as well add a little Giveaway to it, to motivate my readers to keep voting. ;D

With this giveaway you have the chance to win 2 brand new d.i.a items! ;D
I have the famous d.i.a knit cutsew in white color for you, and a sexy leopard printed shorts! Both brand new, never worn, and just waiting to get into your hands! ;D

To join this Giveaway, you'll need a facebook account!

Please follow the detailed instructions on my facebook entry:

Link to the Giveaway

All those people that already voted for me after reading my last blog entry are obviously entitled to also join the giveaway! ;D

Thanks to everybody that already voted, shared, or is going to do so NOW! I wish all of us good luck! ;D

xoxo, Chira ♥

D.I.A GIVEAWAY!! ♥ Open worldwide until 28.04.2015

Since I am already trying to collect votes, I might as well add a little Giveaway to it, to motivate my readers to keep voting. ;D

With this giveaway you have the chance to win 2 brand new d.i.a items! ;D
I have the famous d.i.a knit cutsew in white color for you, and a sexy leopard printed shorts! Both brand new, never worn, and just waiting to get into your hands! ;D

To join this Giveaway, you'll need a facebook account!

Please follow the detailed instructions on my facebook entry:

Link to the Giveaway

All those people that already voted for me after reading my last blog entry are obviously entitled to also join the giveaway! ;D

Thanks to everybody that already voted, shared, or is going to do so NOW! I wish all of us good luck! ;D

xoxo, Chira ♥

Every Vote counts! ;D

Hello sweethearts! 

This time I'm back with a rather special entry ~ I've never did such a post before, since I don't wanna go on anybodys nerves... but this time it's a very special occassion! 

So please, let me ask for your help! x3

My husband and I have joined the L'Oreal „Miss Manga style it punky“ Challenge, and now we need your VOTE in the contest! It'll take 1 minute to do the voting, we'd be super happy if you could spend that time for us! I've added an detailed photo-instruction below. 

 Thanks to everybody that already voted, shared and liked – and to everybody who's going to do so NOW! ;D (Please please pleeeease do so now!)

These are our 2 designs in the contest:

 Design 1

Design 2

A screenshot of the Designs again:

To be fair, we'd also like to show all of the participating designs:
20 final Designs

And here's how to do the Voting! =)

You'll just have to klick the like button to vote. A pop-up window will open automatically, asking you if you wanna leave a comment. You don't need to write a comment in order to make your vote count, so just feel free to click „close“! ;D


If you have any questions I'll be happy to answer them! ;D
1000x thanks to all of our supporters, this means a lot to us!!

xoxo, Chira ♥