My Jeffrey Campbell shoes collection, so far! ;D

Hello everyone! I want to share my Jeffrey Campbell shoes collection so far. I only started getting JC shoes less than 2 months ago and the damage done so far is 4 pairs of shoes! v(^___^*)v Of course I love them all!!! I want more JC shoes! Next on my wishlist (well, the top 3 anyway) are: Foxy in Multi glitter, Tardy in black & Friend in orange!! But, that`s coming up, so far, my collection looks like this:

From top left, clockwise: Mary Roks in Nude, Denmark, Mildred Pain, Tick.

I love them all!!! （V＾－°）イエイ！ I just got Denmark recently, on sale, so they will have to wait till the summer ends, but when it`s cold, I`ll be wearing them everywhere! I absolutely love them and I believe they were one of the first Jeffrey Campbell shoes` pair that really caught my eye. I was so lucky to buy them at 46% OFF! ^^* Some pairs are in size 8, because I wasn`t sure what my USA size is, but turns out I am a size 7!! I will be definitely buying 7 from now on, but size 8 is also possible to wear for me, so I won`t throw those pairs out! ＾3＾）☆Chu！ Below, take a look at each pair, my thoughts and info on where I got them. ↓

（V＾－°）イエイ！Jeffrey Campbell: Tick in black grainy leather. SHOP: http://www.solestruck.com/

The heel is 13cm, the platform is 3cm, so you still walk on a 10cm heel, but it`s a wedge, so it`s very easy to walk in and very comfortable! I got this pair together with Mary Roks and I want to wear them more for nights out. I will wear them to Gackt concert! They look super cool with leather like leggins or black tights. ^^* Those shoes just look kick ass. 

（V＾－°）イエイ！ Jeffrey Campbell: Mary Roks in Nude. SHOP: http://www.solestruck.com/

I bought these together with Tick, from solestruck. They arrived fast, but they were stopped at customs office and I had to pay like over 40% off the total value in customs and tax!! (Actually I had to pay 40% tax&customs for each pair! OTL) ~(>_<。)＼ イタタ But, when I got them and tried them on, I didn`t regret it at all! v(≧∇≦)v イェェ～イ♪ The heel is 11cm and the platform is 2cm, so you should feel a 9cm heel when wearing those, but guuuuurls, those shoes are comfortable like slippers! It is so easy to walk in them whole day long, no problems! The have soft padding inside and are really super comfortable, the wedge sole is stable... just great! I want Mary Roks in Black too! They are also so easy to wear with different outfits! ^^*

（V＾－°）イエイ！Jeffrey Campbell: Mildred Paint. SHOP: http://www.plumforpollyapparel.com/

Actually, I saw those at the wonderful Asami`s Pink Kitten blog (this post specifically)and I totally fell in love with those shoes... But I couldn`t find them anywhere and I already just dropped some money on the first two pairs, so I wasn`t going to spend anymore. But when I saw them in my size at PLUM FOR POLLY, I just lost control! XD I had to have them, and oh man, I don`t regret it at all. Those shoes are ART! They are super beautiful, super comfortable... When they arrived I had to stop myself from putting them in my bed for the night XD Love at first sight. XD

The heel is 12cm, platform is 2cm, so we`re dealing with a 10cm heel. They are super comfortable though, I can wear them for the whole day and walk around in them and my feet were as good as new! Nothing! AMAZING. (*_*) 

You might think, "Meh, white shoes, what can I wear them with? What season are they for anyway?", but you know what, you can wear them with anything, they fit so many different styles and just add the Paint magic to any coordinate. Worn with blue jeans in them, above. I also wore them bare feet, with black jeans over them, with tights... Anyway you like it. イエイ～♪ （★＾▽＾）V

 

（V＾－°）イエイ！Jeffrey Campbell: Denmark in Black-beige combo. SHOP: http://www.solestruck.com/

This is my fourth pair and I am really proud, because I bought them ON SALE from solestruck, yay! Which means I got them for 46% off the regular price. ヽ（*＾。＾*）ノ ワ～イ There is a warm, fluffy sherpa lining every where inside those cute boots. The fold can be also worn up, then they look almost like Litas, with wooden heel! ヽ（*＾。＾*）ノ ワ～イ It`s still not season for them, but I can`t wait for autumn/winter!! The heel is 13cm and the platform is 4cm, so it feels like a 9cm heel, except more comfortable and stable!The heel is nice and thick and they are easy to walk in. 

So, that`s it for now! It is my birthday on July 31st, so I really really want to get myself Jeffrey Campbell Foxy in multi glitter for my birthday, to have 5 pairs total and add a definitely summer style to my collection. Then I want the black Tardy, the orange Friend, and soooo many more.... XD It is addicting, when you get one pair, you will want more! Such bold and fierce, yet suuuuper comfortable shoes... *gasp* Just perfect! せ～の (o￣▽￣o) わ～い ＼(￣▽￣o)／

If you want to see more Jeffrey Campbell shoes there are some blogs you should really follow:

（＾з＾）－☆Chu！！ http://www.jeffreycampbellshoes.com/blog/ the brand`s official blog!

（＾з＾）－☆Chu！！ http://blog.solestruck.com/ Shop blog, sooo many styles to choose from and free shipping worldwide over 200$!
（＾з＾）－☆Chu！！ http://plumforpolly.blogspot.com/ Shop blog, I LOVED the service and wonderful attitude of the shop owner... she is lovely! Go and shop there! You will be super satisfied! ＼(￣▽￣o)／ Plus the shipping starts from 15$ (international), inexpensive and effective!
（＾з＾）－☆Chu！！ http://pink-kitten.chu.jp/ Asami aka the Queen of Shoe Bloggers!!!!!!!! She decided to wear only Jeffrey Campbell shoes and she currently owns over 200 pairs! :O Amazing! Her photos are great and her attitude is also super nice! You can also find maaaany great links at her blog (blogs, tumblrs and online shops).
（＾з＾）－☆Chu！！ http://cherristory.blogspot.com/ Tori has a great style and personality, her blog is full of cool fashion bits! She loves gyaru fashion, Jeffrey Campbell, makeup and Yoon and Verbal and sooo many other things that I also LOVE! Taste-sister!
（＾з＾）－☆Chu！！ http://twitter.com/#!/miss_mitsu Miss Mitsu also has many pairs and loves Jeffrey Campbell`s, but since her lovely blog is on hiatus, follow her twitter! She posts shoe photos there. ^^*

That is all. Thank you for reading and lots of love~
I can`t wait for my next JC shoes! ^^*

Diamond Lashes collection & shot reviews

Sooo!! Recently I ordered some Diamond Lashes (btw, their website is perfect, user friendly and pretty!) with the help of the lovely D~tan of sEpia memory blog, and she helped me get Original series: Fairy eye (the most popular type I think, Kanako wears it too) and Gorgeous eye lashes and from Pure series: Girly eye lashes.

My new lashes! Opened it right away, hohhoho~

And I thought it is a good oportunity to say a little bit more about Diamond lashes and show the ones from my stash :) So first I'll introduce the new ones, I haven't worn them yet of course, but I'll do my best to post photos and thought soon. But here are the new ones!

\(*^__^*)/\(*^__^*)/ Diamond Lashes - Pure Series - Girly eye lashes

from Diamond Lashes website, shown on gorgeous Yamamoto Yuuki:

They are from Pure series, whish is supposed to be "natural", so we will see, but in the box they look quite dramatic for natural lashes, more dramatic than in this photo. Still, they are super soft and light, Diamond Lashes are really killer. :)

\(*^__^*)/\(*^__^*)/ Next , Diamond Lashes - Original series - Fairy eye lashes, which are one of the most popular lashes in Japan now, Kanako and Romihi from EGG magazine wear it, soo many people swear by those lashes... I cannot wait to wear them! I thought the Original Series Diamond Lashes look quite dramatic in photos of just the lashes, but in real life they look like... just... wow, perfect. They are not too long or crazy, don't look plasticy or too heavy of fake, but still have enough volume and style and make eyes look stunning... And they are so soft and light and I seriously just forget I have fake lashes on when I wear Original series lashes! :D

EDIT: WORE THOSE TWICE - looooooooove them!!!

And a pic from website:

Again, the stick photo is a bit different from the lashes in person, they are more natural in person, I'd say, so don't be scared of them! Fabulous, must buy!!!

And two pics of those on my eyes, I love them

\(*^__^*)/\(*^__^*)/ And then, Diamond Lashes - Original series - Gorgeous eye lashes

Website photo:

They do look likethe promo pic, except there is no thick lash band, it is clear and soft. The lashes are really  long though - I think they will create a super cute dolle effect with tare-me (dropy eyes), because the longest strands will face down and then curl up again, how cute.... <3 But they are super long! (O_o)

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But, those are the new shiny lashes I haven't worn yet. Below are Diamond Lashes I already have and wore, so they will also come with EOTD photos and reviews later! Yay? :) I ma so bad with taking photos and posting good reviews, but I`ll try, I promise!

Diamond Lash - Volume Series - Celeb eye lashes

They are super light and soft and wearing them is like a dream. But they are veeery long and dramatic, my male friends ALWAYS comment about it when I wear them. ("Oh! What's with the lashes!!! Tonight you DID DO MAKEUP, whoa..." and so on... :P But it was also like "Tonight your eyes look very kawaii", so... who cares? :P Aah, men... if only they knew what they are talking about, I'd care, but in case of lashes, they have no idea. ;)) But they do look rather dramatic:

I think they are perfect for a full-on gyaru look though!

Diamond Lashes - Lady Glamorous series -Princess eye lashes (bottom lashes)

It is hard to glue them on correctly, they always seem to face down and look weird. Plus the longest pieces and too long and heavy, but I found that if I cut off the last one or two pieces, they work perfectly, even with makeup that`s not really strong, just add some eyeliner of shadow on your bottom lid and they blend in nicely. Overall, nice lashes, mostly for stronger looks, but if you cut off the longest pieces, they are fine for natural looks too!

 Diamond Lashes - Original series - Dolly eye lashes, promo photo:

Sooo, at first I was like, what's the deal with those, they don't have much volume or lenght, they are only a tiny bit longer than my own lashes, they look too natural!! I couldn't see the fake lashes at all. :/ But after feeling dissappointed, but still trying them a couple times, I understood what's nice about them. They are natural, but that makes they sooo easy to wear with natural looks - thin eyeliner, light eyeshadow and those curled up = pretty! :) So now I like them, if I only want  to a little bit extra, I wear those. For example sometimes wearing lashes just makes me happy, but I don't want everyone to be shocked, (example saturday mornings, when I teach japanese, my students should focus on japanese, not my makeup), I wear those. Nice, but definitely not for you if you want a dramatic look or your lashes are already super longs and thick. :)

Real photo:

my complete Diamond Lash stash 8DDDDDDDDDDD

 You can see the "drama level" difference between Dolly, Fairy and Celeb. Like I wrote above, Dolly is extremely natural. Fairy is fabulous, but still looks natural and is just perfect. While Celeb is definitely nowhere near natural, but oh so fabulousss.... but I guess, not for everyday? :)

& Greetings and bye bye from my silly cat:

He just finished texting someone aparently, hey, get your own phone, cat! :P

PINK BLUSHES! Swatches, comparison & reviews! ☆

Hello!☆☆☆

Posting on last day of 2010, lol! But, I have to be at work, even thought  there is NOTHING to do, so I might as well post, right? 暇つぶしね Anywhoo~ Today I will be sharing a pink blushes comparison and swatches with opinions! Most of them are in heavy rotation in japanese fashion magazines and since I have them and use all of them I thought someone might be interested! So here we go! 

I will be comparing (original prices in brackets):

REVLON blush in color 202 Just Peachy (~19 usd)

MAC Mineralize Blush in color Dainty (21 usd)

Canmake powder blush in color PW20 (550 yen)

Canmake cream blush in color 01 (580 yen)

Candy Doll blush in color: Peachy Pink (1260 yen)

All of them pink right! lets open!

When we open them, it's easy to see that the Candy Doll and Canmake blushes are cool shades, while MAC and REVLON blushes are warmer

Canmake's cream blush is most similar to MAC's blush, Candy Doll and Canmake PW20 fall into the same category of super light cool toned pink with blue undertones, while Revlon is most peachy rather than pink. 

swatches in daylight (winter) with flash

BTW, my skin is NC20 and lighter on my arm, between NC15 and  NC20 in MAC coloring

swatches in winter (no flash!)

I dunno, another photo with swatches XD I also included Canmake Cream Blush in color 04, vitamin orange just to show how cool the pink tones are better. 

Now I'll try to sum those blushes up in a couple words:

☆☆☆ REVLON blush in color 202 Just Peachy

Pigmentation in this blush is medium, which means with a couple strokes you will still get a delicate and natural effect. Also there is a super tiny silver sparkle powder in it, so it also gives your cheeks a cute glow. Great for beginners with blush imo! The case also has a useable good quality blush and a pop-out mirror, so it's perfect on the go too. Over good blush.

☆☆☆ MAC Mineralize Blush in color Dainty (21 usd)

This blush when you swatch it with your finger looks not very pigmentet - rather very sheer with tons of fine glittery sparkling parts (I see golden, silver and  pink sparkling powders in it), but on cheeks it actually creates a super natural adorable blush, both the color and the pigmentation are great on cheeks and it is also highly sparkly, but not is an obvious way. It will really show off your cheeks and make them look "higher" if you apply it to the right parts of face. :D I like it tons, but I think it is easy to go overboard with this one, because it seems so sheer. But then you go outside and it turns out you made yourslef look like a clown, lol. So use with moderation and you'll get wonderful effects! (The swatch on arm is super heavy, I applied way too much, but I wanted to show you the color, on cheeks you apply less and it looks a bit different.) More pics here.

☆☆☆ Canmake powder blush in color PW20 (550 yen)

I got this one because all japanese gyaru magazines were raving about it from EGG to JELLY, even Vivi. It is a very cool tones, very light dolly pink. It not pastel nor neon, it is like strawberry ice cream kind of color? Hard to describe!! It has silver glitttery particles (I like blushes with a little bit of sparkle ^^) and a brush in the case, but in my opinion you might as well throw it away, completely not useable, too thin and the bristles too long, useless! The blush is quite well pigmented and you get a nice color even with just one layer. It will give you this super cute super sweet baby/dolly pink cheeks. I really recommend it, the price is unbelieveable and the quality really good! (But be carefull, I have another color from the same series, and it is completely different, I never use the other one cause I don't like it :o)

☆☆☆ Canmake cream blush in color 01 (580 yen)

Very well pigmentet cream blush, which after application turn into powder formula! :D I loooove the way it applies, so smooth like butter, bur then it turn powdery - very easy to use and can be applied with fingers or a brush (a small duo-fibre brush would be perfect!) It has super tiny silver sparkles, but they are very delicate and not obvious in person. This is also a very cute and good blush for a cheap price, especially if you are new to cream blushes there would be no harm if you tried this one first. :) I also have better swatches and review on this one here.

☆☆☆ Candy Doll blush in color: Peachy Pink (1260 yen)

The raved about Matsuwaka Tsubasa's brand.... hmmm.... Honestly I am not sold on this one! Doen't look like in Tsubasa's photos :/ At first I thought "What! This doesn't even show up on my skin!" and then I changed my mind when I put it on my cheeks in sumemr and I had a little bit of a tan and somehow the light made it look exactly like on Tsubasa. But then... I dunno, it is well pigmented, but the color is so light and honestly doesn't show!! Also it is a matte blush and it can look chalky if you apply too much - which is very easy to do, because I try to add more and more to make the color show, but it doesn't, it just makes your cheeks go more chalky.... OTL Mixed with other blushes it is really nice as it gives a kind of pale canvas for the other blush, but on it's own? Nah, not impressed. :P The swatch I made on my arm is SUPER HEAVY, but you can hardly see it... I think it would be great as a base cheek color for people with darker skin, so you can apply a candy pink on top and it will show better!

In artificial light - if you click and see the original size, you can see the sparkles

Swatches in artificial light.

What is this!? Candy Doll blush disappeared! :P

Which one was your favourite? Can you recommend me some good pink blushes? :D Now thinking about it, I forgot to bring and photograph my MAC Azalea Blossom blush, it is also pink!! OTL I will make a separate post for it, lol! I also have a separate post about MAC's Mineralize Skinfinish in Porcelain Pink here. :D 

 Lets enter the new year with cute pink cheeks and be cheeky in 2011 too! 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!せ～の (o￣▽￣o) わ～い ＼(￣▽￣o)／

PS. Don't forget to join my giveaway!!!!! :D

PPS. A couple nights ago I was bored and slapped on full gyaru makeup! 8D I also took photos so I will post a tutorial for this look soon! :D I am wearing Diamond Lashes in Celeb (top) and Princess (bottom) styles. :) Also, I got a twitter account only for this blog, since I don't want my random tweets to appear here, lets keep it all about cosme! Follow the new twitter here: http://twitter.com/#!/cossssme よろしく

Collection: my current MAC collection!

Like I said before, I do like MAC products, but not all of them and I am definitely not a MAC-only girl. But if I think I'll like sth, I buy it! I already did a post about MAC collection in march 2010. And here is my updated MAC collection!

Blushes etc... omg, my Ripe Peach blush broken...(T_T)

Mineralize SPF15 compact foundation - which I didn't like much at all :P And Mineralize Skinfinish Natural powders, which I looove and use everyday for finishing and shading! Also concealer in NC20.

My latest additions to the collection, Venomous Villains mineralize eyeshadow duos and single eyeshadows I put in a palette, Phloof!, Fresh Water, Retrospeck and Woodwinked!

Lipsticks and lipglosses, most of the dazzleglasses completely empty.

Superslick liquid eyeliner in black, black gel eyeliner and two MAC brushes I have, top one is for eyeliner, the bottom one.. I regret buying, kind of. I wanted to apply eyeshadow to bottom lashline with it, but it's too small and short. :/

Waaaaaah~ My Ripe Peach blush which I LOVE broke into pieces and I don't even know why?! I never dropped it, it just started with a little crack and now it looks like this... (Y_Y) I always store it horizontally and rarely touch it, yet it keeps crumbling... (T___T')

And here's my MAC lipstick collection! :D I have 6, mostly nude shades, I must say I really love Peachstock the most!!! It is also Momoeri's favourite nude lipstick! I like Myth too, Siss is a bit dark, Cremecup is almost my natural lipcolor and I broke it in summer when it was really hot... ;) I love Lady Gaga and Cindi convinced me I CAN wear red lipsticks! :D I think lipsticks are one of the best MAC products to get, so if yuo want to start with MAC I recommend lipstick!

with flash

 lipstick swatches on arm, no flash

swatches with flash

OK, that is all! It's not so big, but it grew much larger since march... Next up, GEO Nudy Gray circle lens review! ^^*

nail polish haul: China Glaze - Poolside collection

My China Glaze, Poolside collection, nail polishes arrived! Yay!Maybe I was busy with something else, but I thought they arrived really fast!? (^_^*\) I ordered them from Js Beauty Shop on eBay and the prices and shipping cost were very affordable (a bargain even, especially to Europe). I plan to get one more nail polish soon, this Chanel nail polish dupe called "for Audrey". But anyway.... the Poolside colleciton is REALLY NEON. (*0*)

OMG, the photos don`t show it at all, those colors are so neon they literally POKE you in the eyes if you look a second too long! xD Crazy! I feel like they are safer for pedicure, because my toenails are further away from my eyes than my finger nails, so the eye poking won`t be so strong (I think, but I`m no rocket scientists, lol). The finish of those nail polishes is matte and they are really really crazy bright neon colors, the photos don`t show that at all. Imagine what you see in the photos but brightness times 3. :o

The color names are cute too, this is bright neon pink, called Pool Party. The most obvious color, super bright neon pink. Would look really great with darker skin tones too~ (*_*)

 

Flip Flop Fantasy, which is a super bright coral/orange color, kind of makes me think of that "toxic, do not touch" warning color? I have it on my nails now and I literally feel like it can be seen from 100 meters away... So bright it`s crazy! 

 

Towel Boy Toy, love the name, the least neon of all those colors, also has a bit of pearl shine to it. Not as bright as the first too, but still bright and cute!

 
Oh, looks completely different than this photo (=_=) It`s much brighter and neon! this is called Kiwi Cool-ada and I will be definitely using it a lot!

 

This color is called Sun Worshiper and it`s a neon yellowish orange, very pretty and original color! I will give it a try. I didn`t order the 6th one from this collection because it is too yellow for me and I rarely wear yellow on my nails, I jsut don`t like it too much. But this is tangerine color, so I`ll give it a try!

I have the Flip Flop Fantasy on my nails now, with a top coat from INGLOT and so far it lasted a day and a half without any chipping or problems. I think those colors would be great for pedicures! And if you keep your outfit monotone, like I often do, it would also look great as a point color on your nails! And if you like neon, you must get this, I cannot stress how crazy neon those are. xD I find that 2 layers are enough and they are opaque, 3 layers would also work.

love it or hate it, they are neon and I can not capture it in photos :/

Here are other swatches, better than mine if you want to see more.

And I feel rather poop-y recently, but here`s a mobile phone photo of me:

Why exactly are those wide t-shirts with funky sleeves called dollman t-shirts? If that also the name for them in english? I am wearing a cool black and white t-shirt like that from a nice korean brand Codes Combine. This was me leaving for work around 8am!