Room Wear: Pink Leopard Sleeves Ear Hoodie

Winter is here and it is sooo cold outside. The best way to spend winter is no other than being cozy and warm at home with a cup of hot chocolate. I bought this fleece sweater with pink leopard print sleeves and ear accent hoodie a few years ago but haven't even worn it once. It's because it has been buried under the pile of my winter clothes in my spare closet this whole time. I found it while I was going through my closet the other day and decided to take an outfit snap with it. I realized I have a lot of clothes and accessories that I have not worn a single time. So this winter instead of buying new clothes, I want to wear more of what I already have. 

I can't believe it has been more than a year since I have been done any proper outfit snap post and I truly do miss doing them on my blog. I don't know why I stopped doing them for so long. I guess I must have got preoccupied with other things to blog about like all the posts about my Japan trip that I'm still slowly working on. But for the upcoming year of 2017, I want to blog and do more fashion/outfit snap posts at least 1-2 times a month. They're a fun way for me to look back on to see how my fashion style has changed over the years. 

I also recently discovered this new editing filter called pikapika on a photo app 美颜相機 (BeautyCam) which basically turn your selfie pictures into an animated character like those purikura machines in Japan. It's actually quite fun and addicting. 

This filter is called Zanilia and it's my favourite one! I really like the big round frame glasses and it looks quite natural too. Not too much of a drastic change and actually looks somewhat close to the me in the original photo, lol.  

Yup, I'm a reindeer. My eyes look kind of creepy but it also adds this soft feminine look. 

This one is called Lolita which doesn't look too dramatic other than my eyes being super big but I really like my lip colour. 

This one is a silly one called dizzy which kind of looks like this emoji (@_@;) lol

I normally don't edit my photos all that much other than making the photo brighter if the original photo is too dark and smooth out my skin and remove any pimples (if I have any at the time) and that's pretty much all. I don't really do all those other random crazy things that other people do like make your eyes bigger, nose taller, slim down face with a pointy chin, etc. I like to keep things simple without changing my overall face shape and face features. But I think it's fun to play with photo apps like this for that over the top cute look sometimes and not for all pictures I take, lol. 

Outfit: Otsuka Ai Inspired White Winter Scarf Outfit

It's been yet again so long since my last update. I have been meaning to write a new blog post but I got sooooo busy with work in the start of January that I had no time to do anything. Like seriously, I didn't even have time to sleep. I was running on 4 hours of sleep everyday for 2 weeks straight. My body feels so exhausted!!! Hopefully work will be a little less busy in the upcoming weeks so I can get more rest and get on with actually doing some of my new year resolutions. Like exercising daily and take at least one self-portrait for this month. 

I also noticed that I have gained a few new followers on bloglovin' while I was away and haven't been able to update my blog. So I just want to say a warm hello to my new followers and thanks for following my blog! (o^__^o)v

Anyway, I wanted to share this outfit I put together that's extremely comfy and warm to wear on those cold days during the winter for a home/room wear kind of look. I was actually inspired by Otsuka Ai's outfit in a music show where she performed the song "Pocket". I modified the outfit a bit since I didn't have the exact same things she wore for the performance but I tried to be as close as I could get in mimicking it with what I have in my closet. 

I actually only realized this after I took all my outfit snaps that I forgot to wrap my scarf around my neck once. No wonder I thought it looked a bit strange when I finally imported my photos to my computer to edit them. *total fail* LOL! And I tried to wrap my hair up in a bun and couldn't get it to work. I have very fine, thin and light weight hair. It takes about over 20 pieces of hair put together to make a strand of a hair for me so you can imagine how thin my hair is. I also have no volume to my hair at all and I have very little hair to begin with. When I tried to tie my hair up to make it into a bun, my bun ended up being the size of my thumb finger. It looked as if I have no hair at all! I tried to make it into a bun for about 30 minutes and couldn't get my hair into a big bun and in the end I just decided to leave it in a pony tail instead. But actually even Otsuka Ai doesn't have enough hair to create that voluminous and big bun she has on top of her head. It is actually a fake hair bun that she has on top of her head. I love how she's wearing this really long scarf with feathers attached to them that make it so pretty and winter-y. I didn't have white feathers to attach to my scarf so I wore these white with black polkadots feather earrings that I have. It was as close as I could get! Here are some screencaps from Otsuka Ai's performance outfit for you to compare. 

I love her sparkly gold makeup for the performance too. Comment below to tell me what you think of this outfit look or what you would change or add to the outfit! =)  

Japanese Roomwear: Pink Skull Sweater

I'm a big fan of skull accessories and clothes. Anything with skulls and I am sold! lol. I heart this skull sweater so much. It can be worn as just a normal sweater out with some shorts or skinny jeans but this is how I'd wear it at home for a roomwear coordinate. The pink skull sweater I got from YesStyle a few years back and I paired it up with a tank stripe dress underneath. The heart print slippers with pompoms are from Ardene which matches well with the black and white stripe tank dress and sweater since the inside of the hood is black as well and there's a black skull patch at the front. A more casual, girly and fun roomwear outfit to wear at home to spice up your looks! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

Japanese Roomwear: Fleece Sweater & Shorts!

I got this fleece white zip up sweater and shorts from YesStyle a few years back. The slippers with pompoms at the side I found at Aldo Accessories and they happen to match the sweater and shorts perfectly! This is my favourite roomwear pieces to wear of all time. The sweater is really warm and the furs are super soft and don't itch your skin at all. I think the shorts can be a little too short at times though. But other than that, I think this outfit is the perfect roomwear/loungewear to wear at home on a not so cold winter day! (◡‿◡✿)  

Japanese Roomwear: Sweet Romantic

I decided to go with the "sweet romantic" theme for my second roomwear coordinate. This one is much more girly compared to the first one that's more casual and cute. For the top I decided to go with an open hole knit pink sweater and layered lace shorts for the bottom. The combination of the two creates a very sweet and girly look. I also opted out the slippers and wore these pink pumps to match my pink top for a more feminine chic look. And lastly I added a gold pearl cross necklace for a soft romantic feel to complete the whole outfit. 

Japanese Roomwear: Only Heart Knit Sweater

Sorry for the lack of updates! (シ_ _)シ The holidays has been making me busy although I am mostly doing nothing at home but being lazy all day and sleeping in. The best way to spend the Christmas and New Year holidays ever! o((*^▽^*))o I am going to miss these relaxing lazy days when I have to return back to my boring work life that I dread so much and my endless job search for a new job. I'm really hoping that I can find a new job in the up coming new year of 2013 before March. Maybe the new year will bring me some good luck and fortune, lol. *Crossing my fingers*  

Since I'm actually home most of time so I can't really do any outfit of the day post as I haven't stepped out of the house for almost the whole past entire week. So instead I've been making an effort to take some outfit snaps of what I actually wear at home. I call it the "cute and cozy" roomwear inspired by roomwear coordinates that I saw in Japanese fashion magazines. The concept and idea is very simple. It's basically just wearing anything that is loose or oversize and comfortable to laze around the house in but still remaining to look cute. So I picked out a loose-fitted knit sweater top with some basic denim shorts and a cute pair of leopard print slippers. A simple but yet cute and casual coordinate that's perfect for those stay at home lazy days. (◕‿◕✿)