pictures & yesterday.

I intended to blog yesterday, but I was out late last night; I was at a friend's birthday party. This was my first time karaoke-ing in the United States, and it was surprising similar to my experiences with karaoke in Japan as well...Although I do have a strange feeling that half the music videos they use are illegally obtained. Didn't realize how into Justin Bieber my friends were until yesterday.

So I said I would post pictures of the mochi & my purchases, so here we go!

Sesame mochi. 

WARNING: rant-ish like thing under the cut. :P

zipia order & a bit more.

So, the Zipia order came today! :)

I got a couple of things -  (You can search these on Zipia's website)

• lace style simple basic socks-41-K08464 (I think these are gone from their site now)
• monotone under short PT-57-D07049
• simple knit cardigan-05-V32757
• stylish thin baggy PT-05-V30685

And then I traded the cardigan that I got for my sister's multi coloration stripe long CD-56-R30655 cardigan, that I'm actually wearing right now, hence why it's not in the photo. 
I did take this photo of it off Zipia's site. It's actually red, whereas the photo has it looking pink. The quality's actually pretty good, and the packaging is so pretty. They individually place each item in a pretty plastic bag with a label. And whoever writes the address on each box has amazing handwriting, haha. Being kind of short, it's hard to find clothes that really fit, and although most of these sizes are marked "onesize" they fit really well. :)

cotton & leather.

I'm so happy right now. :) I was going to make a Zipia order on Soompi, but someone hacked into my paypal account, so I had to cancel everyone's order. I felt pretty badly about that, but then a couple friends decided to make an order a few days ago, and I just tacked on a few items that I wanted. They sent it out yesterday, and it's in San Francisco right now, which is about 40 minutes from where I live. (And it didn't get stuck at customs!) I didn't really order anything that substantial; just a cardigan, pants, and a pair of socks.

I went to the mall yesterday, and got a pair of pumps. :) I was so excited cause my shoe size is like 4.5-5 Wide, and these shoes actually fit. (Ignore my knobbly ankles.)

They're the Naturalizer Brayah Pump in Paris Blue. I was a bit "ehh." when I first saw them, but they look a lot better on. And they were on sale for $50, but I got $20 off that with a coupon, so not bad, I think, for $30.

I'm obsessed with online shopping right now; I fill up my cart, but I don't actually pay, and then when the item goes out of stock, I kind of get depressed. I need to save money though, so no shopping. Actually it's my birthday month, so maybe I can splurge, haha. :)

Catch up time...

Long time no update... about 10 months? I'm getting into blogging mode, and I plan to commit. :P
So, what have I been up to lately?

zakka & marche vol. 8 ②

Two books that I purchased came today. :)

Fullhearted Wrapping & Kantan Kawaii Sashiko Zakka.
I think I'll post some scans later when I have more time.

I also got a hold of the fall/winter volume of marché (￥ 980 on amazon), so here's some scans of things I liked.

obligatory first post

It's Rin. (&not my real name)
I'm a normal student living in California.
That's all.

This will be my general information post about myself and will be constantly updated.

A little about this blog.
It's going to be mainly focused on natural-kei fashion and beauty. :) (as well as crafts & handmade goodness!)
I hope this will turn out to be quite fun.