♥GAL IDOLS♥ [JP VERSION]

Hey sweethearts, thanks for staying tuned! ♥

So happy to see that I didn't loose any followers so far, but gain some instead! Thank you so much, I'm the happiest girl in the world! xoxo ♥

Seeing how "My Idol is..." posts are ever-so-popular, I thought I might as well make one! ;D 

Sakurina used to be my fav. for really long time, but now my taste seems to have changed... I still love her style, but other Models inspire me far more nowadays! Maybe because my own style changed a bit?

However, here's my listing! ;D (No particular order)

♥RIHO KATE♥

 She is not sooo famous nowadays, but neverthless has an AWESOME taste in fashion ♥ I love her rocking so many different styles and haircolors/hairstyles, and her face is just soooo cute and perfect ♥

♥YUN♥

Come on, everybody loves her, right? :´D

She's a bag of surprises, and she's so *** funny! I absolutely love the positive aura of hers, and her style is RAD. She never fails to give me inspiration - and she's the reason I got into D.I.A at all ♥

♥AMIHAMU♥

Goshikku at its best ♥ Whenever I think about this style, she immediately pops up in my head ♥ In my opinion, there's nobody that can compare to her. You are perfection, Amihamu ♥ 

♥YUMACHI♥

QUEEN OF AWESOME HAIR.

She's so perfect, I don't even know where to start. ♥ I adore her fashion style so much, there's no word for it! She never fails to motivate me to work on myself even harder (style and weight-loss), if I could just reach half of her level I could die peacefully. :´D

Even thought about cutting half bangs like her. Didn't have the balls for it yet. ~__~

♥COCONA/SERINA♥

She's a very well known AV Gyaru - and not only famous for her AV movies, but also for her rad style and make-up! 

Now that Gyaru style is shifting towards natural style, I just wanna kling onto Gals with heavy make-up like hers... This is how I would like to see Gyaru ♥ I absolutely adore any of her make-up styles, that heavy eyeliner is simply PERFECT ♥

I am trying to work really hard on myself, in order to become as perfect as they are... I might never ever reach that level, I am quite sure - but it still keeps me motivated to see their photos! I got so many ideas from them, I wish I could thank every single one of them personally ♥

THANKS GALS! ♥ You're forever perfect to me ♥

Oh well, before I end this post, I might as well photospam a bit. =P

Took them on the same day, was not sure about my outfit. =/

♥ROMA CODE♥

Dress: Liz Lisa (Sailor Dress)

Leather Jacket: Lodispotto

Boots: Esperanza (OMG I LOVE THEM)

♥MA*RS CODE♥

Dress: Ma*rs

Boots: Offbrand

Garter: Ageha

Now I feel like the outfits were kinda boring and under-accessorized. Gotta do it better next time. =/

But I was really fond of my hair ♥ I wanna stop using prisila hairpieces and use my own hair + extensions in the future - I find it suits me a lot better ♥

Ooooh, and a photo of the latest Iphone5 case I made ♥

My Mero ♥

See you next time, bye bye ~

♥♥♥ xoxo Chira ♥♥♥

♥ LOVE LOVE KERATINE ♥ ~ Do your hair a favor ;D

Hey Gals, how are you doing? =)

I am really addicted to this song recently:

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - Yume no Hajima RING RING

Though I have never been a Kyary fan... but this song is just too cute ♥

/spam END.

lol

Back to the main topic!

KERATINE TREATMENT

What is Keratine Treatment?

Keratine are fibers that are naturally included to any human or animal hair.

However, they can also "fall" out of the hair - for example due to hairdye. Your hair structure will sooner or later end up looking like a sponge, having holes all over - visible as frizzy hair. 

With a Keratine treatment, you simply fill up those holes - which makes the hair look really healthy again! But that is not the only benefit!

- Makes hair less frizzy and easier to brush

- Makes the overall hair structure even and soft

- Gives a healthy shine to the hair

- Changes wavy and curly hair into straight hair

- COULD BE THE RESCUE REMEDY IF YOUR HAIR IS SO DAMAGED THAT YOU JUST WANNA CUT IT OFF

Last point is the reason I used the treatment. lol

My hair was ultra damaged... I am bleaching my natural brown hair into blonde since I turned 17 years old - long history of damage on my scalp. lol My hair turned out to be crispy dry the past years (especially the tips), so that I had to spend LOADS of money on hair-care products (especially hair oils and masks) to at least make them tame-able. 

My hair BEFORE the treatment:

The roots

The hair already started to split off here...

The lengths 

Some damage here and there...

The tips

Super dry and frizzy, spliss everywhere... Sad! Q__Q

I always wanted to grow my hair long, but it was impossible for me to get them longer then collar-bone length - the tips were so damaged all the time, I just had to let them cut off. 

It got me so frustrated over the years, that I even thought about switching to short hair again. BUT THEN my hairstylist recommanded a Keratine hair treatment als LAST ESCAPE FROM THE SCISSOR. Dx

Keratine hair treatments are usually quite costy at a hair-salon - the treatment itself is quite easy, thats why I would recommand to diy at home. ;D 

Theres basically nothing to do wrong!!

I used Revlons "EXTREME MAKE-OVER KIT / EMK", just because I am a sucker for Revlon products. lol

Like most Keratine treatments, it consists of 4 steps:

- No. 1: Detox Shampoo

- No. 2: Keratine treatment

- No. 3: Sealing Shampoo

- No. 4: Nutritive Serum

STEP 1: DETOXING

It actually has nothing to do with detoxing. lol

This shampoo will clean your hair to the core, and make it rough - it will basically open up all of the pores of the hair, in order to fill it up with the Keratine later.

BEWARE: It will really have a massive impact on the hair, mine got SUPER TANGLED and felt crispy dry even though it was still wet from showering! 

Had to brush that out... itai. Q___Q (Thanks god I got my tangle-teaser brush, though. lol)

Well, but thats an essential part of the treatment. xD"

STEP 2: KERATINE TREATMENT

After the detoxing, the Keratine is beeing applied on the towel-dry hair. As for the Revlon EMK, each of the 4 products were more then enough for my shoulder length hair. I was happy to apply as much Keratine as I could. :´D

I pinned my hair up to the top, and covered it with a towel (it came with the EMK, looks like a cap). 

You should leave the mask on for at least 6 HOURS, best would be 8 HOURS - thats why its recommanded to do the treatment overnight. However, I was sure I cannot sleep with that stuff on my head, so I did it on the afternoon of my off day. lol

I left the mask on for 8 hours, and it was quite comfortable. The smell was very light and pleasant, nothing chemical. =)

STEP 3: SEALING SHAMPOO

After 6-8 hours, you get to wash off the Keratine with this kinda special shampoo. It will remove all the leftover Keratine, and seal the hair structure to conserve the filled up Keratine. Your hair will be instantly soft and silky for the next 2 to 3 months. ♥

STEP 4: NUTRITIVE SERUM

Its like a leave-in hair mask, that will give some extra protection to your hair. Its put into the towel dry hair - make sure to cover the tips very well, since they are usually the most dry. 

Since you will only need VERY LESS of this product each time using, you can apply it every time after you wash your hair for the next couple of weeks (mine lasted over a month). 

STEP 5: STRAIGHTENING

For the best result possible, dry your hair on lowest heat with the hairdryer. Then straighten all of your hair, layer per layer, very carefully. This will seal off the Keratine most perfectly, and make the treatment last even longer / makes it more visible. 

FINISHED!

Now you should have super silky hair like never before ♥

I felt like an actress after the Keratine treatment. :´D My hair has never been that shiny and soft, it was falling so beautifully - like a girl in hairspray TV-advertisement. :´D

My hair AFTER the treatment:

 The roots

The broken parts were softened up, and no longer sticking up like I just got hit by a taser. lol

The lengths

Same as with the roots, the broken parts were softened up and merge in perfectly with the hair. Overall, the lengths got super soft and easy to style into any shape I want. ♥

The tips

BEST RESULT ♥

Even better then a haircut! The frizz was reduced drastically, no more tangles and less visible spliss! The Keratine treatment is most obvious here ♥ Super happy! ♥

Keratine treatments should be repeated every once and a while, depending on your hair - I will do it every 3 months, though its a bit expensive. But at the same time I can constantly save money because I do not have to invest in hair-oils and expensive masks anymore. :´D *lucky* ♥

My 50Cents:

I recommand Keratine hair treatment to all those girls, that have massive problems with their hair - and even think about cutting it off. This treatment can definately rescue your hair - but be vary that one treatment might cost up to 60€, and about half a day of time. 

XOXO, Chira ♥

I'm still standing

Hey sweethearts ♥

Sweet Queenie mentioned she can no longer access my blog... would even make sense since I abandoned this site for SO *** LONG. lol

It was a big shock, since I actually always loved blogging... the more relieved I was to see that I can still enter my dashboard, and see my blog. 

That tought me a lesson.

Here I am.

Time to write some entries!! (ò___O)/

And I actually really have something to talk about! lol And its Gyaru-related, YAY!

Recently I really got into crafting - my latest passion is deco-den ♥

I always thought I am way too clumsy to do some fine artwork like that - until my BF encouraged me to try it out. =)

So I got myself some blank Iphone cases, kabochons and rhinestones online, and started remodeling cases of chinese deco artists to begin with. 

IT WAS SO MUCH FUN.

And the outcome is not bad at all, I think. ;D

Kitty Case ~ Iphone5

 

Kuronba Case ~ Iphone5

 

Glamorous Case ~ Iphone 5

I am very happy with the outcome ♥

Now I feel confident enough to do own designs, and various cases / Items. 

I am very happy that I found a new hobby ♥ Its so relaxing!! 

Now I am gonna bling up my overknee boots, kihihi ♥

Sorry for this shortie, the next entry (or one of the next entries) will be about keratine hair treatment ♥ That will be a more refined post, I swear. lol

xoxo Chira ♥

♥♥♥ LOVE TAIWAN ♥♥♥

Hey Sweethearts! ♥

I am just gonna make a short entry today ~ as you might know, I am travelling in Taiwan atm - so I kinda lack time for nicely decorated and long blogposts, haha. =P (I also have to handle this Notebook with Chinese / English keyboard, which is a pain in the *** for me, lol)

I do update my Instagram very frequently though, so please feel free to follow me! =) (I do post about pretty much anything - Gyaru finds, food porn, lifestyle... just come to check it out! ;D)

http://instagram.com/chiralicious

Soooo what happened the past days? ♥

Took the airplane from Munich to Beijing, then transferred from Beijing to Taipeh...

(Munich airport)

The 1st flight was delayed already... so in the very end, after lots of trouble, we had a total delay of 6 HOURS!!

To break it down to the point: Only travelling to our destination in Taiwan took us more then 36 hours. ~..~

Don´t need to mention we felt DEAD after that. ~lol

We`re staying in beautiful Tainan City now...

(View at Tainan City center district, Hospital of Tainan)

...were we raided the department stores and arcade on the 1st day already!

Crazy experience of that day:

In one of the narrow streets, there was a shop that displayed loads of cute underwear on the streets. When I wanted to take a closer look at it, a sexy nurse (wtf!) was shooting out of the store... apparently it was a sexshop! lol 

Anyways, I was still interested in their undies... but no way I could fit my western boobies into them! x___X After a bit of discussion, we were both unsure which size to choose... so the shop staff offered me to find the right size for me by touching my BOOBIES. O___O (She`s got the magic hands, wohoo)

To cut the story short - in the end I did not buy anything, but I think I made a very special friend.

Btw. today she was wearing a sexy Sailor costume. Might go back to get one of those. lol

So Tainan City has lots and lots of awesome little stores in its narrow streets, its amazing! I could spend couple of days just wandering around, I am really in love! ♥

I found Liz Lisa, Yumetenbo and lots of yesstyle brands at unbelievable cheap prices, I will definately load my suitcase with them! Theres also Daiso here, where you can find loads of japanese brand lashes and cosmetics! And they have Puri machines OMG! Heaven! :´D

(Gets of day 1)

The next day, my BF went to pick up his scooter - very useful in this city!

(Looking flashy in my scooter gear, lol - NOT. Terribly suffering from jetlag. X___x)

We went visiting Tainans biggest Temple...

(It was so windy that day! A Taifun was hitting Taiwan that day, scary! x__X)

...and I was praying in a special ceremony to the god of marriage, to receive this lucky charm:

(Theres a red string inside, that is meant to tie the couple together for all time... if you know the japanese story of "akai ito", you might know what I am talking about! ;D)

Food here is AMAZING! Everything simply tastes wonderful, even the dishes that are seemingly disgusting. lol (Tried blood pudding, stinky Tofu, pig head skin and all that stuff... everything tasted fairly okay, cannot complain! lol)

(Fried dumplings ~ kinda like japanese Gyoza! So super tasty and cheeeeap!)

I also found a couple of Gyaru stores at the department store!

(One Way)

I wouldn´t believe my eyes when my BF found Lip Service!

(Dunno if you can see it in the far back, but the shop staff was 100% Onee Gyaru ~ INSTANT LOVE ♥ But I was too shy to ask for a photo with her, looking absolutely WASTED myself. I kinda got sick yesterday, so that's a bummer. =/)

Me, carefully observing the shop staff from afar... lol

(Even the filter can´t rescue my shitty look, lol. Sorry!)

To end this post with some nice photos... some little Gyaru finds!

(Ank Rouge Mook)

(Alba Rosa Mook)

So well, thats just a little bit of the photos that you can find on my instagram - so as I said, feel free to visit my account there! ;D

I also probably won´t to another blogpost like this anymore, since its really time consuming. So if you wanna stay updated about my travel to far south Taiwan AND of course JAPAN, you`d better check my instagram. ;D

Enough of the advertise, I am usually not such a person. lol

If you want me to review / take photos of something in particular, just let me know! I`ll do my best to give you a good impression of Taiwan and Japan alltogether! ;D

Have a good time sweethearts!

It's such a sweet, sweet life, isn't it?

Crossing borders

 Hey sweethearts, how are you doing so far?! =D

I'm very sorry for my absence, but there were lots of important things going on in my life recently! I had to sacrifice blogging therefore, I'm very sorry. =/

So, what happened?

Got my nurse degree!

I had to go through my final exams in nursery the past couple of weeks - the tests were really difficult this year! x___X (I saw the exam documents of the last years - they were such an easy bite compared to this year! So unfair! xD")

Some of the topics were Anorexia, M. Parkinson, Alcoholism... ugh, I had a really hard time remembering all the details of those! But somehow I managed, haha. I passed with excellent degrees, YAHOOOOOOOO! ♥

That's the end of my study nurse period... nothing can stop me now, I can even go to work abroad - so happy! ♥

Quit my 2nd Job!

I also quit my 2nd Job in the outpatient care service - it was very time consuming and gave me a lot of pressure (especially when the exams were coming up...)... but it was also a very important experience in my life. I don't regret taking the job at all! I got a lot more self-confidence because of it, and I also learned to work very independently. 

Anyways, in the future I'm earning enough with my full-time job only, so no need to do the extra shifts.^.^

Celebrated my weight loss!

My weight loss started exactly 1 year ago, during my summer vacation - I just couldn't stand my look anymore, so I started dieting and exercising after I saw a thinspiration gallery online. It all started very suddenly, but cost me a lot of time in the end, haha - but well, slow weight loss is the healthy weight loss, right? ;D

During the past 1 year, I dropped:16kg

-11cm breast measurement
-14cm waist measurement
-14cm hip measurement
-10cm thight measurement

At this moment, I feel very comfy with my body. I'm not stick thin, I still have some curves left here and there - but I can comfortably fit a EU 34 / XS size without squeezing anything. =)
I'm very proud of myself, I didn't think I would ever make it this far - and I'm still motivated to keep going, haha! ;D

  

MOST IMPORTANT

Oh well, there was a reason I took the 2nd Job... you might remember! ;D

I was saving up for a big 1-month-trip to Taiwan & Japan... which I'm starting TOMORROW, haha!
So that's one more thing that kept me busy recently! ;D

Tomorrow's gonna be really exhausting, awaiting a nearly 24-hours travel to our appartement in the south of Taiwan... thanks god my boyfriend is with me! He's gonna be the perfect guide during the trip, beeing a native taiwanese. ♥

I can't wait for him to guide me around!
He promised me to take me to the beach at a national park, I can't wait ♥
Germany is freezing cold already, so I absolutely can't wait to throw on my bathing suit once more! :´D It's like time travelling back into summer! :´D

After exploring Taiwan, we're gonna go to Japan for a couple of days - I'M SO EXCITED THERES NO WORD FOR IT! ♥

Even though I'm a bit afraid of taking the railway in Tokyo... Suica system is confusing me, lol. I guess I have to find out when we're over there, haha. =)

I'm gonna blow my money in 109, get a nice set of hair extensions, take tons of purikura, raid donki... and most importantly: Go to Disneyland to see their Halloween setup 2013! Can't wait! >////<

Sounds like I'll just drag my BF along, haha. xD" 

No worries, I'll make sure he will have a blast, too. ;D (*secret*)

I don't think I'll have a lot of spare time for blogging, so I might only write every once a while... but I'll do photo updates frequently! I also created an instagram account for live updates, please follow me if you're interested! =)

My Instagram account

Well, that's it for now - I'll go back packing my suitcase then. x___X

Have a great time beauties!

It's such a sweet, sweet life, isn't it?

♥ Gal on a Budget ♥ GO GO KLEIDERKREISEL! ♥

Today I passed my last mid-term exams, wohoooo!!! I'm very satisfied with my grades, I ended up with 2,0 in all topics, which is a very good result considering that I didn't study 100% of topics yet. xD" I'm super happy and in the mood to party hard tonight! ;)

Kampai ♥

Back on topic!

This is for all the Gaijin Gals out there that have the same problem with me: Shopping those ridiculous awesome clothes from Japan. I wanna get ALL OF THEM! >///<

Well, but that's where all the problems start - even the cheapest 2nd hand catch on mbok can turn out beeing a rather expensive deal, adding the shopping service + custom fees. Q__Q (Not to mention that going to customs office isn't a pleasant experience nonethless. ^^")

Luckily there are some alternatives! ;)

My absolute favorites are the european sellers on Gyaru Community Sales (because within Europe, no custom fees will apply for me), taobao.com for insanely cheap catches (unfortunately 98% are replicas), and for all residents of Germany & Austria: kleiderkreisel.de. OMG I GOT A CRUSH ON THAT WEBSITE, SRS. 

Kleiderkreisel is a 2nd hand base were you can find countless clothes for Girls, Boys and even Kids! It's not really Gyaru related, but they do have some Gal pieces tagged in - just check here!

Can even find japanese brand for a nice price ♥ I got my Tutuha Onepiece and some Ma*rs & d.i.a stuff from there, lucky me! ♥

Considering the Gal section has only 5-6 pages mostly, I suggest you to dig into the other categories to find some nice items - it surely takes a while, but there are great deals hidden everywhere! If you already have an outfit in mind, it should be an easy bite for you to find your desired clothes for really cheap! ;)

Let me give you some examples! =D

Some posts earlier I was talking about some coords out of EGG magazine that really inspired me a lot! Check here ♥

GET THAT LOOK!

 God... Awful feeling to see my pity self beside that hot chick model... xD"

Obviously it was impossible to get exactly the same style of clothes that the model is wearing, but I did my best to get as close as possible - and I'm very pleased with the outcome! ;)

My No. 1 focus was the flower print on white ground ♥

That coordinate cost me ~35€!  ♥ LOVE LOVE 

If I ordered all that brand stuff from Japan, it would have taken me at least 250€ I suppose - what a big hole in my wallet, haha. :´D 

MIX AND MATCH, BE CREATIVE!

I also absolutely crushed on that High-Waist Jeans, OMG ♥ Instant sexy ♥

I didn't really dig the shirt of the model, though - so I switched to pieces that suit my taste a little better! ;)

First attempt on the left side is "Glamorous code" - Full coordinate for 15€, LUCKY ME ♥ I liked it a lot, but it's not exactly matching the Gyaru-theme, I guess. It looks more like european fashion, beeing kinda tight on the body. =/

My 2nd attempt on the right side is "Casual / Boho Code", it cost me 20€ alltogether ♥ (Sandals were a present from my mum). That one fits the gal silhoutte a little better I think ♥

CONCLUSION: High-waist jeans are unforgiving, gotta work out a lot more. lol (And god, how a camera angle can change you from SUPER SEXY BITCH to OMG FAT LANDWHALE instantly... its sad. Q__Q)

Okay okay... xD"

REAL CONLUSION: Awesome 2nd hand clothes database + some spare time to go on clothes hunt + creativity = sexy new code for less money! ;) 

 Its so much fun, and also a big satisfaction! I'm addicted ♥ 

You should try it out, too! ;)

Since I was already about to take photos... some recent make-up ♥

 

Nyah, not perfect - but I'm getting there! ;)  

Dammit, I need new hairpieces. Hate that ratty hair! (Tried to dye in some strands some weeks ago, but they ended up beeing quite bold and too visible. Q__Q I ruined that hair even more... ^^")

Doing my work-out routine now to get that sexy body for summer vacation! (Bikini time giiiiirls! ;D ) 

After that I'll celebrate todays effort, oh yes. Some champaign waiting for me in the fridge, wohooooo ♥

Wishing you an awesome time, too! ;)

P.S.: I got the "one versatile blog award" from 3 really awesome bloggers, so looking forward to do this as my next entry! Stay tuned ♥

It's such a sweet, sweet life, isn't it?