Para♥Para - The Gal way to dance! ♥

I'm sorry for the lack of entrys again. =/ A few very bad things happened the past weeks, so I was pretty much busy with keeping my life going it's usual way. Anyways, my life moral: After touching the ground, there's only one way left: UP. =) 

I'm pretty okay again at this point, so up with some more reasonable entrys! ;D

The topic I've chosen this time is "Para Para"!  ♥

Unbelievable that I didn’t make an entry about Para Para yet – so here you go! =D

What is Para Para?

“Para Para” is the name of a japanese synchronized group dancing style, that does involve a lot of hand and arm movements, while the legs mostly repeat one very simple step. Since it’s hard to describe that dancing style with words, I’ll simply show you this video. ;)

As you might have already heard from that video, Para Para is tightly bond to techno beats and synthesized pop. The music genre mostly tied to this dancing style is “Eurobeat” – but Para Para literally works with every kind of upbeat electronic music. There are substyles such as “AniPara” (remixed Anime Intro/Outro songs), “TechPara” (Techno) and “TraPara” (Trance) for example.

The roots of this dancing style cannot be dated exactly (probably super bad english here, sorry. lol). It’s rumored that Para Para was invented in the late 70’s already. Anyways, it got mostly famous in the middle of the 90’s, when Gyaru style was growing more and more popular, and adapted “Para Para” dancing as part of Gal lifestyle.

Dancing Para Para used to be a very common group activity in Gal circles, and was often practised in public. There is no compulsory choreography for the songs, so every Gal-Cir created their own way of dancing to the songs - soon, there were competitions held between the different circles. This way, Para Para grew more and more popular.

In no time, even famous Gyaru models were sporting this kind of dancing style. Mostly famous are the videos of egg models, just check this one out! =D

If you search for “para para” on youtube, you’ll get to see a lot of great videos, so I’m not going to spam you with random stuff now. =) I’ll introduce you variety of pretty famous / simply gorgeous Para Para routines now. ;)

Hinoi Team feat. Choshu Korikki – “Night of fire”

This video combines 3 mentionable names/titles related to "Para Para"! 

”Hinoi Team” is probably the most famous Para Para dancing group, consisting of 4 female members. The girls are not exactly fitting into the definition of “Gyaru”, but that’s no reason to not be a gorgeous Para Para dancer, right? ;) They have a lot of amazing videos on – some of them do have quite simple choreography and are perfect for beginners, so check them out if you’re interested! ;)

Choshu Korikki is a japanese comedian, that included dancing Para Para to his running gags. However, he’s having unexpectedly much of a talent for this kind of dance! He made it far enough to dance in the video of Hinoi Team and other dance combos, and he used to be performing as a starter on Para Para dance competitions! So come on… if he can do it, you can do so, too! ;D
”Night of fire” is probably the most famous tune in Para Para. There do exist a loooot of dance routines and remixes for this track, you can check it out on youtube! ;D

Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu – “Caramel Dansen”

  

Okay, a lot of Gals might feel the urge to kill me now… xD” But for me, this video was one of my first encounter with Para Para. (Yes, I am aware that this is not the original song that was played along with the video, but just a remix).

Actually, a lot of Anime feature Para Para scenes – one more example would be oh-so-famous Sailor Moon! ;D

Mi->Na – “Moonlight Densetsu”

A remix of the super famous Sailor Moon song! I totally LOVE that dance routine!

Hi-Cross – “A love at first sis”  

(I verdict a typo here. XD)

 

MY ALLTIME FAVORITE!

Hi-Cross dance group is my absolute favorite when it comes to dance routines, I love their more aggressive and sexy way of moving! This is also a very good example that Para Para is NOT only a girls dance. ;D (Even though Hi-Cross does also have female members!)
My favorites are Mituki and Reiya ♥

Aaaand… especially for the german Gals…

Shanadoo – “King Kong” Para Para routine instruction! XD

 And the music video...

Shanadoo - "King Kong"

Explanation: Shanadoo is a group of 4 japanese girls, that do perform covered songs spiced up with Para Para dancemoves – Shanadoo was produced in Germany, they had a one-hit-wonder in the summer of 2006, with their song “King Kong”. They had a couple of more songs after that, but none of them was a hit…

Unfortunately, nowadays Para Para isn’t a big part of Gyaru anymore – it’s rated beeing “outdated”, and put into the same drawer as Manba styling. Kinda sad, I think – it used to be a signature Gal thing, so I will cling to it. It also is a lot of fun to learn new dance routines (even though I’m not a good dancer at all! xD), you should really try it! ;D *desperately trying to spread some Para Para love xD*

What do you think of "Para Para", I wonder? What was your feeling about this dancing style, when you first saw it?

(I still remember how I found it super silly looking when I saw "Para Para" dancing the first time. xD)

Special thanks to my dear "Para Para expert" Mai-chan, that catered me with ton's of infos and video suggestions! You're the best ♥

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

Prisila loves Cecil McBee ♥

Hey sweethearts, are you enjoying summer? ;) 

Weather finally got better in Germany, no more rainclouds! Let's see if I manage to get a tan this year! xD

My favorite wig brand "prisila" came out with a new line dedicated to the japanese clothing brand "Cecil McBee"! ♥

Cecil McBee is a brand that you can mostly file under the keywords "adult cute". Their clothes have a cool, but playful look onto them. The wigs are created towards this image! 

Let's take a look at them! ♥

 Wavy extensions - 4,725 Yen

See more styling ideas here

Nothing too special, they don't differ a lot from prisila's usual extensions. o.O

Curly ponytail - 4,935 Yen

 See more styling ideas here

It's an extra curly ponytail to give some more fluffy volume, I absolutely adore that! *___*
Once my ponytails are dead, I'll go for this type!

Dango with removable braid - 4,935 Yen

 See more styling ideas here

Adding a braid is such a simple, but cute idea! I love that, but I guess it's cheaper to buy a normal dango wig and add a simple braid hairband. o.O

 Wavy curl full wig - 9,660 Yen

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Not really my thing, since I dislike the bangs and lack of volume here. But it might be very appealing with more adult fashion styles!

Little curl full wig - 9,660 Yen

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I really love the girly cute look this wig does create! ♥

 Braided bangs full wig - 9,660 Yen

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Braids are a big trend in Gyaru for the past years, but I never saw a wig like this one! Very cute idea ♥

As you can see on the product pages of those wigs, they're coming with a limited Cecil McBee wig purse! Very cute to keep your make-up inside I think ♥
The prices of some wigs differ a little from prisilas usual range, Cecil McBee series tend to be a tiny bit more expensive. But they're cute neverthless. I just love brand collaborations ♥

To end this post, some more photos of moi ~ as if you would be interested in that, hahaha. xD"

 Tried out retro girly...

...and decided I'm too chubby for that style. lol
It was fun wearing that neverthless! But the flowy dress isn't really flattering. =/

Promo photo for maplelens.com monthly contest

Oh my face wtf. xD"
But it was the only photo you can see the blue lenses nicely, so well... ^^"

 Yaya, I admit it. I only wanted to show off my nails... lol

I really have a problem with my nose make-up recently! I have the feeling it makes my nose look way bigger then actually making it look smaller! I guess I have to practise a lot more on that... if you have suggestions for me, I would so love to hear them! ♥ I'm always eager to learn!

After going out...

...looking like a hot mess. xD"
I'm having a hard time keeping that ponytail tamed, since I'm too scared to spray loads of hairspray onto it. xD" (I fear it'll damage the wig fibers)

 Obligatory webcam snapshot!

 Okay, I love those glasses. I admit. 

They make me look smart at least once my life. :´D *forever blonde*

I'll be working on traumatology ward from tomorrow on, which I really look forward too ♥ It is one of my favorite fields in medicine, even though most ppl would find it horribly disgusting. xD"
Hope you're all having a fun time, too! ;D

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

Photo Dump ♥

Hey sweethearts! ♥

During my absence, a few photos have piled up. =) ~ Just wanna show you I am still alive. ;D

Photo taken during class

Argh, my classmate wanted to try her new phone camera, and cought me... not so... following the class. xD"

Look at that bow overload. lol ~ It was a rainy and cold day, so I just wanted to wear something cozy and cute to feel good. ♥

I also got my Ice Blue lenses in the mail! ♥

 (upper left corner: "This could be the perfect place for your advertise! lol")

 I was a little disappointed, because they don't really pop out on my dark eyes. =(

Maybe I'll do a review about them later!

That day, I was wearing a Kogyaru-like outfit, but I didn't manage to take a decent photo of it. ;___;

Therefore I'll serve you with a crappy webcam shot. lol

When spring finally got here, I started to feel like wearing something Hime-like again - my favorite style of all ♥

It really sucks that I can't wear it every day. ;___; I feel so comfortable with that style!

Just wanted to play a little with my wig...

But I am not really satisfied with the result.xD"

This time I wanted to leave out the fringe, because it does tend to make my face look even more chubby then it already is. Q__Q But well... fail. =/

At least the outfit is okay! xD"

And of course... the notoric webcam snapshot! xD"

I also used this one in the header. =)

I'll be trying to create a cute new signature for my blog now, wish me luck! ;D

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

Some news & I got tagged! ♥

Hey sweethearts, how are you all doing? =D

My blog layout is almost finished now, yay! ♥

The only things missing are a decent blog signature and some flash animations my darling is creating for me! (Thanks baby, you're the best ♥)

May I ask you how you like it so far?

Besides the new layout, I got some more gorgeous news - I FINALLY HAVE MY DRIVING LICENSE!! :´D

Okay, pic not 100% related... it's the key of the driving school car. xD Dammit, I won't drive such a cool car for the next 10 years. Somehow really sad to realize. lol

I still can't believe that I passed the exams. I feel like I'm still such a noob in driving, and I'm actually really scared to drive without my driving teacher. xD"

During my absence, I also got tagged by cute Eddie! Check her cute blog here: Miracle Paint - Paint it all over in black! She's pulling off various Gal fashion styles so well, you should really check her coordinated looks! I really adore her ♥

Rules:

1. Each person must post eleven things about themselves on their blog.

2. Answer the questions the tagger has set for you plus create eleven questions for the people you tag to answer.

3. Choose eleven people and link them in your post.

4. Go to their page and tell them.

5. No tag backs.

6. You legitimately have to tag.

  

11 facts about myself:

1) I have 4 pierces – one on my left ear, three on my right ear.

2) My natural hair color is ash brown. I dye my hair blonde since 8 years, my current haircolor is beige-blonde. =)

3) I’m super shy when I get compliments, it’s very hard for me to handle such situations. Instead of a simple “Thanks!” I will rather say: “No no, everybody will look cute with 2,5kg Make-up!” ^^”

4) I’m very ambitious. If I don’t reach my own standards, I get terribly mad at myself.

5) I never had my nails done by a nailist (yet! XD)

6) Now that my friend shoi moved away, I’m the only Lolita in my area. ;__;

7) My favorite flowers are Lillys!

8) I have a lot of birthmarks spread all over my body and face. Thanks to the inventor if concealer & camouflage, I can cover them pretty well. xD

9) My favorite perfumes at the moment are “Sun Delight” by Jil Sander and “Angel Heart” by Clandestine! ♥

10) If I don’t wear make-up, I’m often mistaken for beeing younger then 16 years. Just happened few days ago at the supermarket. (I’ve got a darn round babyface… xD”)

11) I’m a sucker for Ghibli films! My alltime favorites are “Howls moving castle” and “Spirited away” *___*

Eddies questions

Whats your favorite music band?

I absolutely adore Super Junior and Super Junior M ♥

Which kind of fabric/material do you like the most in clothing?

At the moment, I really like chiffon because it is so flowy and summery! =)

How old do you wish you are?

Beeing 17~21 again would be cool! XD

What your eye’s color is?

Very dark brown! =)

What do you wish to do in life?

Travel a lot to Asia, get married and have a happy family with 2 or more kids! =)

Show me your favorite accessory and explain why it is your favorite.

My favorite accessory is my “Lady Rose” Canotier by Angelic Pretty!

Picture showing shoi and me

It’s my favorite because “Lady Rose” was my first brand item, and it came with the canotier! It is so princessy and I immediately started crying when I finally held it in my hands. I decorated the canotier a little bit, and wear it differently to its normal purpose.

Can you explain in three lines what your style is?

My style is mostly depending on my working schedules, to be honest – I cannot wear nailpolish, fake lashes and heavy make-up at the hospital. When I’m off or having a school period, I love to wear colorful, cute and princessy styles along with sweet accessory and curly hair! I’m usually not so focussing on wearing the latest trends, I usually just wear what I like – if it happends to be trendy at the moment, that’s gorgeous. =)

If you could have a free hair dye, which color would you choose? 

I would so love to have blonde with a red/pink undertone, the typical gyaru colors! ♥ If my hair was a little longer, I would also love to have dip dyed light pink tips ♥

Tell me a stupid thing you did when you were younger.

On Silvester 2002, I accidentally made the postbox of our neighbours explode due to a misleaded firecracker. XD” (Of course I paid them a new one, but it was so so soooo embarrassing. ~////~)

Have you ever been outside your country? If yes, which is your favorite place?

I’ve been to many countries when I was a little child, but I can’t remember those trips. =/ The trips and vacations I can remember were to Austria (countless visits, since we’re living 15 minutes walk from the border. Lol), Italy, Denmark and Swiss. I mostly loved the weather and food in Italy, and the beach and lakes in Denmark! ♥

What’s your song? I mean, the song that represents you the most.

Like a theme song? Haha, such a nice idea, but so hard to decide!

When I’m at work, it mostly happens that this song is on my mind: Spirit (Iryu OST. It’s a japanese medical drama that I used to like, especially because of the music. XD)

Besides that, I would like a happy and easygoing tune, with a little bit of romance - so cheesy! xD: Super Junior – Miracle ♥

11 questions for the tagged bloggers:

1) How much time do you need for your daily make-up/morning routine?

2) What's your favorite mascot/character? (Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll, etc.)

3) Describe your fashion style 5 years ago.

4) What's your favorite (soft)drink?

5) What's the last item you bought?

6) If your friends have to describe you with 3 words, what would they possibly say? 

7) Did you ever get a (Lolita/Gyaru) Valentine?

8) Do you have any pets? If yes, what's their name, and could you possibly show a photo? =)

9) How will you react when a stranger is saying a rude thing to you?

10) What's the 10th song in your ipod/phone/any-device-that-can-play-music playlist? =)

11) How would your dream man/girl look like?

I tag:

Lizzie - http://mysticthorn.blogspot.de/

Misa-chan - http://chocomisa.blogspot.de/

Conney - http://slapthatnaughtybody.blogspot.de/

kirakira - http://kirakira-midnight-circus.blogspot.de/

美亜 - http://costrauma.blogspot.de/

NeNe - http://cupcake-gal.blogspot.de/

Miss Neko - http://missxneko.blogspot.de/

Mitsuko - http://mitsukotan.blogspot.de/

Laura - http://uljdoll.blogspot.de/

kanan - http://vivia-chan.blogspot.de/

Holly - http://holly-yurika.blogspot.de/

It might take me some time to inform you all that you've been tagged, since the PC I'm currently using is terribly slow - loading a blog page takes me at least 2 minutes, so I rather wait until I have my usual PC back in a few days. Sorry dears. xD"

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

♥ UNDER CONSTRUCTION ♥

Hey sweethearts, I'm working on a new blog layout, as you can see. ;D

It'll surely take a few days to finish this project (due to having only few free time and beeing a photoshop noob. lol), so plz be patient with me. ;D

Once the new design is out, I have a few entries queued up. Stay tuned. ;D

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

♥Maplelens SALE♥

Just a quickie this time. ;)

Hey Sweethearts, good news for all Circle Lens wearer! ♥
maplelens.com is having an "Easter Holiday Sale", you can get every pair of lenses for only $14,99! (even the super famous GEO Princess Mimi lenses!)
But better order quickly, the Sale ends in about 12 hours! ;)


Auf Deutsch / In German:
Hey Sweethearts, gute Nachrichten für alle Circle Lens Träger! ♥
maplelens.com macht momentan einen "Easter Holiday Sale", jedes Paar kostet nur noch $14,99! (auch die trendigen GEO Princess Mimi Linsen!)
Aber ihr solltet euch beeilen, der Sale endet in ca. 12 Stunden! ;)

LINK: maplelens.com


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

Busy, busy, busy...

Title says it all. =(
I can still cope with the stress at the moment, since it is mostly positive kind of stress - marriage preparations for a close family member, decorating the room for her baby (she's pregnant), organizing a cake sale for my school (I'm member of the students council), driving lessons (kinda scary, but fun. xD), working, school, part time job... I better end the list now, it's getting too long. xD

But I'm doing really fine, and I just wanted to thank all of you for keep following my blog. I haven't lost any follower over the past months, even though I'm a terribly blogger that rarely posts anything... Thank you all so much for staying in touch! ♥

For today, I just wanna update with all the photos I've taken the past months but never posted. Just a little random photo spam. ^^~
(They're not in a timely order since I can't remember when I took them, sorry. O__O")


Finally a Bubble Tea store (with really cute staff, hrhrhr) opened at my city!!!
(Black milk tea with tapioca boba)
I was dreaming of this for so long, it finally came true. :´D
Now we even have a 2nd one, and a 3rd one will be opened in June!
Oh holy calories, that's going to be a summer full of exercise. xD"


Random photo I took after work in the locker...
I guess a lot of people will feel the urge to click the big "X" in the upper right corner now, lol.
Work = Getting up at 5 a.m. = to freakin' lazy to do anything related to styling.
Those oversize uniforms are a joke, by the way. Mine is labeled as an 2 XS, which is so much of a fail I can't tell. I'm an M size naturally, but this one fits like an L/XL in some parts... Irony. <.<


Darling and me had a fun talk about our future kids a few weeks ago (YES, we are THAT kind of an annoying couple. lol), when we found that funny website that does merge your photos into your future baby...

Our future daughter ♥
She resembles my BF's kids photos so much. xD

And our future son ♥
OMG can u tell how Q he is?! :´D
He's got my chubby face, but that'll grow out in his future, I hope... xD

After spreading the link of that website in my class, 50% of the girls will be spending the weekend randomly merging their photos I am sure. lol
If you wanna try it as well, here's the website: morphthing.com
(Don't get turned off by the sexy photos, they're not related to the morphing machine. xD)

I also merged two photos of myself to see how Junior Chirality would look like. EPIC FAIL. I can't show that bizarre monster to you, you'll be traumatized. xD"


Tutuha style necklace ♥
I didn't spend any money on clothes and accessory the past 3 month, but this necklace... I just couldn't resist. ♥


Cherry trees start to blossom!
I just found the first blooming cherry tree last week, it is so cute and romantic! ♥ I am so happy that spring is finally here, Winter season got me really depressed. =(


Funny Bonus:
My wig transformation! (Photos taken about... 2 months ago?)
As you may know, I am a sucker for prisila hairpieces. I currently own 5 different hairpieces in the color LIYE, and I just love to play around with them and create new hairstyles!
A lot of girls asked me for hair tutorials previously, which I had to deny - as you can see in this crappy walk-through, my own hair is nothing but a big disappointment. ^^" All the magic is done by prisila!
Disclaimer: Plz excuse the weird photos, jerky me is a jerk. xD" (Flat hair after work, un-centered mid-split, weird faces... and the Sujimori has too big strands for sure. EPIC FAIL. lol)
But wohooo, I managed to loose some weight until now. :´D I have my ideal weight back, so happy! Now I can rock the wedding ceremony in my cute dress next week! xD


Have a gorgeous time my sweethearts, and enjoy easter holiday! Thanks once more for following me, I really appreciate so much! Be well, I hope to post again soon! ;)


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

♥ Agejo/Hime-up your home! ♥

Have you ever heard about the brand "Little Diva"?
It's an european brand (from the netherlands) that does create a wide range of "home"-related items such as bedsheets, dishes, soap dispensers, towels, stationary... and they all perfectly match the Agejo and Hime theme! ♥

The main colors consist gold, hot pink, baby pink, black and denim blue, while the patterns feature a lot of leopard print, denim print, roses print and padding print.
The price range of "Little Diva" is in the medium category, but definately worth the price! I have two coffee mugs from them, and their print does even survive the dishwasher! (Most printed dishes tend to blur from beeing put into the dishwasher too often)

Enough of the bla, let's take a look at the gorgeous items by "Little Diva"! ;D


LD Pillow

Embroidered sleeping Mask

Cute decorated bath bomb
(screw lush, this one comes decorated with a bracelet! xD)

Golden teapot
A little funny how you can see the photographers reflection on the teapot. xD

Coffee mug
I got this one + a leopard patterned one. My favorite cup. ♥

Leopard heart dish
"Be cute and sexy" ♥

Fancy soap dispenser
I so need this! >///<


Now you might wonder where to buy? =D

If you are coming from Germany, you can buy the "Little Diva" collection at some Douglas stores! Or just simply check out their german webstore here! (Unfortunately a lot of items are sold out on the webstore. =/)

If you're from outside Germany, you can check ldbylittlediva.com, where you will be lead to a few different online stores to buy from the "Little Diva" collection. (Just click on the items you would like to purchase, and check the shop links that will be listed beside the items image)


I absolutely ADORE LD's items, especially the leo-printed ones! >///<
My home still lacks some princessy/agejo decoration, so as soon as I have some money left I will blow it on LD for sure! Ò__O/


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