☂ lens review (dolly eye: puffy 3tones green)

Hello again! Trying my best to pump out lots of posts since my next uni assignment is in two weeks (o´▽`o) Got lots of backlog with reviews, convention and photoshoot reports!! Today I'll be reviewing The Dolly Eye's Puffy 3tones in green, which I purchased from Adelaide Little Lens as usual.

Company: The Dolly Eye
Diameter: 14.5mm
Water content: 38%
Base curve: 8.6mm
Prescription: Yes
Lifespan: 1 year

left: outside view & right: inside view

COLOUR & DESIGN

★★★★★
I think I'm repeating myself a lot from my previous review of the same series, but these lenses are amazing. The green shows up so well on my dark eyes, which is always the first sign to a good pair of lenses. The thin, soft limbal ring and gradient colour designs really helps to blend everything into a more natural look, and it's just stunning I LOVE IT SO MUCH.

ENLARGEMENT
★★★★☆
It's not as big as the other 16mm lenses that are designed for the crazy dolly eye looks, but these nonetheless still has a bit of an enlarging effect. It can definitely pass for both casual wear and for cosplay! (♡˙︶˙♡)

COMFORT
★★★★★
I had no problems at all with this lens! Wore them for more than 8 hours for a photoshoot, and my eyes were perfectly okay and didn't even need any eyedrops.

OVERALL
★★★★★
I absolutely love this series!! The colour opacity is amazing and the colour is so vibrant and gorgeous, just like the blue version that I also own ♥ I'm thinking about collecting the rest of the series since it's one of the best designs I've tried so far. Can't recommend these lenses enough (☆▽☆)

I've used these lenses for Toujou Nozomi from Love Live! and Kinomoto Sakura from CCS, and hopefully these photos will do the lenses justice!!

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☂ コスプレMAKE (cosplay makeup) magazine review

Hello!! Today I'll be reviewing/showing a recently published cosplay makeup magazine ☆☆ The full name is メイクだけで誰でも人気キャラになれる!!　アニメ＆ゲーム コスプレMAKE (主婦の友ヒットシリーズ) , and I've seen many posts and some previews on my twitter feed and decided to pick up a copy for myself using Amazon.co.jp. 

The magazine itself is ¥1,111 and shipping + handling fees to Australia is ¥900, which totalled to ¥2,011. Although the postage may nearly double the price of the product, the insanely quick delivery and thorough packaging made it worth it. To my knowledge for this product, Amazon offers only this method of shipping.

You can order a copy for yourself here.
NOTE: I ordered quickly when there were only 14 copies left, and at the moment they have yet to restock. Hopefully the wait won't be too long!!

Ordered on 14th July, 2015
Paid at 1:30pm - 15th July, 2015
Received at 9:30am - 17th July, 2015

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package!!

contents sealed in plastic

magazine's front cover

The first 12 pages featured eye makeup tutorials for the very popular online game, Touken Ranbu. Some characters have dedicated single page, step-by-step guides, whilst other characters only cover half a page, showing close ups of the eye makeup. If you're planning to cosplay from this game, I highly HIGHLY recommend you check this out - they cover 15 characters so I'm sure it'll prove useful to you!!

Ookurikara makeup tutorial

Tsurumaru Kuninaga makeup tutorial

They also have plenty of other non-character specific makeup tutorials for  female and male looks. In addition, there's plenty of guides for eyebrows, lashes, eyelid tapes, contouring, face paint, post-cosplay skincare, photoshop, interviews and many more. What I found especially interesting was their small guide to instant face slimming by using sports tape! I've seen this method being used by many cosplayers on social media (though most of the time they left wounds behind;;), and always wanted to test it out.

female makeup tutorial

eyebrows tutorial

Another extremely useful segment they had was their beginner's makeup tutorial for 3 basic female and male looks. They covered a range of basic styles that can definitely be adapted to many characters.

Overall, I think this magazine was quite worth the price - for ¥1,111 to include nearly 100 pages of content seems like a pretty decent deal to me ヽ(*・ω・)ﾉ  Even though everything is in Japanese, there's plenty of supporting photos to be able to guess what they're explaining. If not, Google Translate is pretty useful for translating small sections!

I think this magazine will be extremely useful for beginning cosplayers like me, who want to move on from the basic "dolly eyed" girl makeup and start creating character-specific looks and crossplaying ☆☆

I hope this short review is useful in some way!!
P.S I am in no way sponsored to write this review, these are all my honest opinions.

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☂ lens review (GEO: plum brown)

H-Hello everyone!! It's been a (long) while since I last posted and the only excuse I can give is that uni ate up so much of my free time, I could barely use makeup or cosplay;; But now that it's my mid-year break, I now have a month of free time to catch up on all my backlog and hopefully post more frequently - especially now that I'm preparing my cosplays for upcoming conventions!!

Today I'll be reviewing GEO Medical's Plum Brown (WTC24), once again sponsored by the lovely Adelaide Little Lens.

Company: GEO Medical
Diameter: 14.8mm
Water content: 42%
Base curve: 8.8mm
Prescription: Yes
Lifespan: 1 year

left: outside view & right: inside view

COLOUR & DESIGN
★★★☆☆
The distinct flower design is definitely unique and something that I especially adore, as I've never owned a pair of circle lenses with a design that purposely does not blend it naturally. Unfortunately, this shade of brown does not show up well because of my dark eye colour, so most of the floral pattern is lost unless you're in very close proximity. 


ENLARGEMENT
★★★★★
As a 14.8mm lens, this certainly enlarges your eyes significantly, though not to crazy and unnatural proportions. It can definitely be worn both casually and for achieving a doll eyed effect ♥

COMFORT
★★★★☆
Initially I had some problems getting the contacts in, experiencing uncomfortable pains with my right eye. It took a couple more tries to adjust to the lens, but after a minute or so the pain went away! I think it was just my eyes not being accustomed to wearing contacts after such a long time;; Besides this little issue, I experienced no dryness or other problems (♡˙︶˙♡)

OVERALL
★★★☆☆
All in all, I'm quite happy with these lenses! The only let down is the colour and design not showing up very clearly, but it's still nice to wear when I'm looking for a comfortable lens that naturally enhances my eyes. 

As such, I wore this lens with light makeup for a casual and cute look!! Please excuse the changing lighting, it was cloudy the day I took photos wwwww I really should invest in a better camera (￣▽￣*)ゞ

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☂ lens review (GEO: angel violet)

Hello everyone!!

I've recently started uni so things have been quite hectic, but things should settle down soon and I'll be posting a bit more regularly :) I've also started sewing my cosplays for this year, so hopefully some progress posts will be up! Today I'll be reviewing GEO Medical's Angel Violet, sponsored by Adelaide Little Lens.  

Company: GEO Medical
Diameter: 14.2mm
Water content: 42%
Base curve: 8.60mm
Prescription: Yes
Lifespan: 1 year

vials

left: outside view & right: inside view

COLOUR & DESIGN
★★★☆☆
Aaaaaah unfortunately the colours showed up poorly on my dark brown eyes, only showing true purple in very good lighting + close up. The design is very nice though, and I especially like how the black specks create a gradient and help blend the colour in.  

ENLARGEMENT
★★★★☆
14.2mm lenses don't really have a significant enlarging effect, however the thick, black limbal ring really defines and makes the eyes pop out and look more cartoonish!!

COMFORT
★★★★★
Probably the most comfortable pair of lenses I've owned! Usually putting contacts in on the first go gives me some trouble (constant shifting or some pains), but these went in with no problem at all :) Wore them for approximately 2-3 hours, and only needed some eye drops afterwards, as per usual.

OVERALL
★★★☆☆
Overall, these are quite some nice circle lenses! The only let down was the colour, which to be honest I wasn't expecting too much (it might turn out better on light coloured eyes though). These are definitely good for those looking for a slight change of colour/understated lenses for casual wear and such!!

I did a quick fairy-kei makeup look with these, and it turned out looking a bit circus inspired?? Anyways, hope you found this review helpful :)

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☂ lens review (GEO: nudy blue)

Trying to get into the groove of things again, so I'm aiming to at least post twice every month on here (* >ω<) So time for another lens review!! Today I'll be reviewing GEO Medical's Nudy in blue, sponsored by Adelaide Little Lens  as always!

Company: GEO Medical
Diameter: 14.2mm
Water content: 42%
Base curve: 8.60mm
Prescription: Yes
Lifespan: 1 year

vials

left: outside view & right: inside view

COLOUR & DESIGN
★★★☆☆
Rather than blue, the colours showed up more grey? Nonetheless the colours and design still looks pretty natural :) The only problem I have with it is the space between the limbal ring and my iris, where there is a noticeable gap.

ENLARGEMENT
★★★☆☆
As 14.2mm lenses, the enlargement factor is not significant. This would be great for beginners to start wearing contacts, or for casual wear.

COMFORT
★★★★☆
I found that these contacts were thinner than usual, and had some problems when I first put them on. They shifted every time my eyes moved and refused to sit still, but after trying them on again the next day, it stopped shifting. I have no idea why I had problems when I first put them on, but now it's 100% okay and comfortable! Had these on for two hours for when I ran an errand and I only need eyedrops after taking them off.

OVERALL
★★★☆☆
Overall, I quite like these lenses! Though there isn't anything remarkable about them, they'll probably be used most often for every day wear ♥ 

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★ daiso haul (01)

So recently I got a job (finally!!) and discovered that the shopping centre where I work at also has a Daiso store nearby ♥ Which is so very very bad for my wallet because I always go there during break and spend all my money whoops. In Australia each item is $2.80 and quickly adds up to a lot, which is why this haul is from two separate shopping trips (;° ロ°) 

But here are the items that I bought, mainly makeup products.

eyelash case

Super cute design, the pink and bow on top is an adorable combination! I especially love the three tiers for false eyelashes, as I usually interchange between two favourite top falsies + one bottom. It's not too bulky and easy to just chuck in your bag when going to cosplay events. (PS the real pink colour is better in the first pic, my camera is just not cooperating ;v;)

neutral eyeshadows

This brand of Daiso eyeshadows isn't too bad, I already have the pink/red colour combination which comes very handy! The browns and whites were pretty good, but the copper was especially pigmented and absolutely gorgeous 

colour swatch

And finally the falsies!! 90% of my falsies are from Daiso since they're extremely affordable and great to wear :) The bottom right "cross type" is my go-to pair for cosplay, since it is very dramatic and has a pointed shape. The bottom left is also pretty good for cosplay with it's gradual change from thin to thick lashes, though I'm not a big fan with the thin side as it doesn't show up well on my eyes... The top two lashes are new and I'm eager to try them out!!

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☂ lens review (GEO: bella special blue)

Hello everyone! It's a bit late, but Merry Christmas to those who celebrate it, and happy holidays :) Hope everyone had a fun time with their loved ones, and received plenty of presents. Today I'll be reviewing GEO Medical's Bella Special Blue, sponsored by Adelaide Little Lens!

Company: GEO Medical
Diameter: 14.2mm
Water content: 42%
Base curve: 8.60mm
Prescription: Yes
Lifespan: 1 year

vials

left: outside view & right: inside view

COLOUR & DESIGN
★★☆☆☆
Unfortunately, these circle lenses showed up very poorly. Whilst the design and blue pigments are lovely on their own, it looks more like black lenses when on top of my dark brown eyes. Only in the flash and really good lighting would you be able to see the shade of blue. I'm sure these would look much better on light coloured eyes though!

ENLARGEMENT
★★★☆☆
As 14.2mm lenses, these only enlarge the eyes a little bit. Definitely not one you would wear for the dolly eyes effect in cosplay, but still very wearable and a great size for beginners to start off from.

COMFORT
★★★★★
I wore this pair for about two hours for photo taking and review purposes, and they gave me no problems at all. Just had small discomforts when first putting them on, which went away in a few seconds. Added the usual eyedrops after taking them out, but besides that it's all good!

OVERALL
★★☆☆☆
Slightly disappointed with this pair of circle lenses, I was expecting a lot more opacity in the colour... Nonetheless, these lenses would be great for casual wear to go out in, as they are not obnoxiously colourful and are a comfortable size.

Following this advice, I chose to wear these lenses with a simple blouse and wig for the casual wear theme!!

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