DIY Harajuku Glitter Bone hair clip _ CheapoTM (Budget Gyaru)

Heya people~!! 

Basically , today I'm really tired from the Runway event yesterday hahaha ^^" So I'll just post a shirt post today and blog about the Runway event in a few days' time kay~ hehee... ^^" 

SO !

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 I messed around with the leftover I have from my neko hairpin tutorial *here* and did this this time around :3 

If you're not an arts and craft person , 

dont worry , cause neither am I wahahahaha xD ^^""""

If I can make it , 

so can you !!

*wink*  ヽ(｀⌒´メ)ノ

BUT first , you need to assemble your materials :

1. foam sheet (preferrably black) 

2. Hair pin 

3. Glue (I used white glue , but I guess you can use other kind of strong glue too :3) 

4. Glitter Nail polishes /  nail-top coat + glitter powder

Le Steps!!

1. Draw a bone-shape on the foam sheet 

2. Cut the bone shape out , as shown below 

3. Place the bone strip above a paper because you're going to be painting it 

(and you dont want to dirty your table :D ) 

4. Paint the TOP surface of the bone strip with nail polishes .

From what I did , 1 and 2 alone is enough, 

But I used four to achieve that level of glitter ;D 

 since I wanted even more "glittery feeling" I used 3 . 

(You can use topcoat/random polish alternatively and top it up with powder glitter before layering it once again with topcoat!) .

 Remember to use 4 (topcoat) to seal the glitter in 

--> else, the glitter wont appear shiny ! :((

5. Let the PAINTED bone strip Dry 

6. Glue it to the hair pin 

7. Use rubber band to make sure the bone strip does not move around when drying :3 

Tested it out yesterday to shop for groceries, and yes , it  is sturdy enough :3 !! 

That's all for today folks ;D 

Hope this helps :3

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DIY Harajuku Bone hair pin _ CheapoTM (Budget Gyaru)

Heya~~  ❤

I've finished exam recently and I thought , why not make some stuff so....

I did a tutorial on how to make a J-runway inspired neko hairpin , and today , I'm going to share about how I made my Harajuku inspired Bone hair pin/clips ;D 

If you're not an arts and craft person , 

dont worry 

neither am I

my methods are mostly foolproof. 

If I can make it , 

so can you !!

*wink*  ヽ(｀⌒´メ)ノ

BUT first , you need to assemble your materials :

1. 1 box of clay (DAISO) 

2. Hair pin (I use bobby pin cause these are what I have lying around ) 

3. Glue (I used white glue , but I guess you can use other kind of strong glue too :3) 

Total cost : $2 

(for me , as I already have the glue and bobby pins lying around the house ^^, but the glue are pretty cheap actually O.O about $2-3 per one pretty big tube ) 

SO , this is the box of clay that I got :3 (sorry for the black hole in the middle  , I actually took out the white clay ^^"""" so at the time the pic was taken the box was empty ) 

Le Steps!!

1.Take out a thin strip of 7-8cm x 1cm piece of clay from the box 

(just approximate roughly ;D) 

2.Roll them into a nicely shaped cylinder with your fingers !!! 

Remember to wash your hands clean before this step as

 dirt /pencil marks on your hand may be transferred to the clay :((

3.Use a round-edged object to make a dent at the cylinder's end

I used a marker pen to help me :3 

You'll use this dent to help you shape the end of the " bone "

4.After shaping the end of the bone with your fingers , 

make another dent at the other end :3

Now , 5.roll the marker pen on top of the shaped bone to smoothen the surface

Ta-daaah ;D 

6. Admire the bone !! {{|└(>o< )┘|}}

7.Keep them in a dry, clean place for 24 hours , 

away from prying hands ;D

They're hardened now :3  and ready to be handled ;D

8. Take them out and flip them over , 

then glue the pin/clip/etc etc you want on the BACK of the bone 

I used a bobby pin here because that's all I have at home for now :P 

The RED scotch tape/conduction tape is to ensure that the pin remains in position (doesnt flip over ) as I have to leave the white glue to dry over a few hours . If you're using super glue , I dont think you hve to wait long :3

Ja-jaaaang ~ ;D

And they're DONE !!! 

Ready for wear !! ;D 

BUT !!!!
It's not finished yet until I wore them out to test if they're sturdy ;D 

So .. here you are ;D wore them out for whole day long and they didnt budge xD
(camwhore alert!)

At the same time , My OOTD , FOTD and LOTD (lens of the day ) too wahahaha !!!
I went to Robinson Quay's Ramen Daikokuya to further my Ramen Conquest btw , but I'll talk about it in another post because I really am very tired already as of now wahahaha ^^" 

If you're wondering what's that on my right cheek , its a micropore tape lah 
(kinda like plaster :3 ) I have a wound there and have to cover it until next wednesday :((( 
*Sadlife* 

Vanity alert :
saw this barrel and whipped out my phone immediately when I realized I havent taken any OOTD that day , then asked my friend to help me take . My friend was already sighing wahahahaha xD

Advantage : 

- fun and easy to make :3

- you can make various size, shape , and colours of bone 

(albeit matte colours , but you can always layer them with polish/paint to colour them ;D)

-they're very light , not heavy at all ;D 

- pretty sturdy . 

Wore them out the whole day and readjusted them multiple times cause of the storm (and my short stature means people keep on brushing again my hairpin on crowded bus etc =[]=!!!! ) YET they didnt break etc xD 

CAUTION 

- Not water resistant . 

You may want to try layering it with nail polish etc to make it more water resistant , but I didnt because I want to attain their clayish texture (which kinda resembles bone) 

- They are not hard but rather on the spongy side :3 so you may not want to handle them roughly 

That's all folks ;D 

Hope this helps ;D

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DIY Harajuku Neko (Cat) hair clip _ CheapoTM (Budget Gyaru)

A lot of you must have seen the uber Kawaii Kelly-chan's Neko-hairpin picture if you're following instagram ;D She got it from JRunway at Plaza Singapura

(follow her at http://www.kellykonomi.com/ ;D She's a suuuuuperr kawaiii blogger - so petite and fair and fun to talk to too  xD )

I did :3 

and at that moment I thought : "Waa~ that hairpin's soooo cute >,< !!! I want~~ " 

but you see, 

I'm on a tight budget :P

Meaning, after splurging myself on so many stuff and finally stumbling upon the uber cute neko hairpin, I kind of felt like wanting to stab myself for spending so much so now I cant afford to buy the neko hairpin anymore cause I'm simply 

T_T BROKE T_T

But then , me being my cheapo self , I realized :

"Hooo... if I cant buy it , maybe I can try making it myself " 

So... here goes ;D 

* I tried my best within the very limited period when I'm actually free - yes, I'm a true hardcore mugger *people who study like siao* because I need to read sth 5x before I actually can remember it OTL... It isnt the quality of the real thing obviously, but for me , its enough and it is actually pretty hardy and nice for me ;D *

1. What do you need ?

1. One Black Foam Sheet 

2. White nailpolish /White acrylic paint/ white correction liquid ? :P 

3. Pencil and Eraser

4. Scissors 

5. Brush / unused pen tip /nail dotting tool 

2. The STEPS :

A.Draw a cat's outline with pencil on the black foam sheet :3

B. Cut along the line :3 You'll get something like this below ;3

C. Draw the Neko's face on the foam with pencil 

(You CAN erase actually hahaha , just dont rub the eraser too hard or you'll damage the foam  ;D )

D. Trace the neko face (Eyes, mouth, whiskers) with white paint/ nail polish 

(In this case cheapo me used DAISO $2 nailpolish and I traced it with the tip of my broken pen , used as dotting tool . WHY ? cause I'm cheapo on a budget :P )

E. You should get something like this below after you're done :3 

F. Next , wait till the white paint is DRY 

Then, tidy up the white lines with a black permanent marker ;D 

G .VOILA !!! Now , you can tie up a ribbon etc to add to the neko pin ;D !!!

I am using DAISO's yarn (MUAHAHAHAHA !! DAISO is earnign loads of $$ from me I think lolllz xD eh ! But I bought this for my school stuff last time okay ;D so its leftover yarn and technically I dnt spend any $$ on this neko pin except for the black foam :3 )

SIDE ribbon

Neck Ribbon 

(I ended up choosing this)

F. Now , you can white glue the ribbon to the neko pin ;D

G. Last step , glue a pin on the back of the neko head 

(You can use normal black bobby pin too cause it wont be visible anyway , but i have this , so I am using this . This is from DAISO too, one pack have 4-5 of them ;D so its about 40 cents ) 

And you're done~~~ ;D

Of course being paranoid , I wore them out for one day to see how durable they are ;D

Rest assured, YES, they are durable . I tried tugging them of and they didnt come off :D

This is how they look when worn out

Sooo...

approximate time spent : 20-30 minutes 

approximate cost (for me ) : about $1 

(foam only. cause I used stuff lying around your house. just try being creative and use anything you have k ;D you dont have to stick to this material list ;D Happy adventuring ;D )

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and just some short update :

I went to a sebaceous cyst surgery 2-3 weeks ago , so yes , that on my right cheek is a micropore tape to close the miny wound . It is healing well , but I'm just getting annoyed that I cant wear make up while its healing (no make up for 3 weeks already T_T) 

and Ee-chan told me , 

this picture below looks like some royal signalling "blessing" to other people

(am I making any sense with my above statement ? O.o"""

nevermind hahaha ^^" )

and meanwhile, the reason I cant buy the neko pin :

these babies 

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Budget Gyaru - Cute things do come at a cheap price ;3

Hi, 

today , I'm going to talk about being a Budget Gyaru ;3 

But before that ^^  I went to the casting today , 

not sure  how I did .. the other girls are so pretty OwO !!

Rached pxdkitty , Kelly Konomi are also in :D !!

and they are real pretty >,< 

my confidence...  ahahaha^^"

anyway , about my own make ,  I'm not sure if lookalike or not >,< 

they havent gotten back to me about the results yet T_T I hope i get into the top 15 just because I realllly reallly want to see Tsubasa Masuwaka T_T

HAHAHA , forcing *awkward smile* , trying to camwhore while ignoring

 that cab uncle was staring at me via  the mirror ^^ 

Always get stares whenever I dressed up as gyaru OTL... 

Being a gyaru isnt cheap. We cant dress fashionably without spending some $$$ :( 

But we can minimise our spendings by budgetting on whatever we can ;3 

Firstly , I'm going to talk about some gyaru essentials 

that we CAN NOT compromise on quality whenever possible 

1. Make up 

this includes 

tsukema (accessory lashes :3 ) , make up essentials (foundation , eyeshadow pallette , make up base, lipgloss etc :3) 

We cant really compromise on this as I personally dont want to dab on some dubious unbranded make up bought off taobao that may even be fake

My $$ T_T

One of my favorite lashes are from Dolly Wink !

There's a reason I bought Dolly-Wink , because , 

their quality is really .. really...

sigh.... its economical actually . Its just painful on the wallet at one go, 

but beneficial in the long term ^^

I bought two pairs of Dolly Wink  and they last for a year 

I bought these half a year ago and hasnt used them :P 

They last 2-3 times usage , but they're fragile and arent comfortable ^^"

Check out my impulse buy ^^ 

Dont crticise me . The whole box is my hard earned $9 (only)

2. Skin & Hair Care products
Girls in general also need skin care products ;3 

This is even more important than make up in my opinion

As for me , since I'm very busy at school and often lacks sleep,

I really need some proper skin care to ensure that despite of sleep deprivation my skin will still be healthy

That being said , healthy food and drink are very important too !!

some products I am using :3

3. Lenses

needless to say :P 
you dont want to put low quality lenses ON your eyes !!!!
So you cant really budget on this ^^ 

Now, lets actually move on onto things we can budget ^^ 

Accessories , Clothings , and Shoes !

I admit that , 
there  are cute things that are expensive AND irresistible for me >n<

such as this...

My love for Nyanko sensei T_T 

My friend spend quite a lot of money buying this from Japan as a present for my birthday T_T 

I felt quite bad even now receiving these

BUT !!! Cute things doesnt always need to be expensive deshou ?! 
In this post , I'm going to show you how you can get cute things with minimum spending :3
while being in Singapore that is , 
where most things are expensive 

1. G Market 
G market actually has a lot of cheap stuff ;3 
My friend got me this for $4 WITH shipping, believe it or not ;3

2. Daiso 
I cant stress how many cute things can be found at Daiso xD !!!
You just really have to prioritise 
and dont let yourself buy things you can get for $1 at mamashops 
I got this huge cute polkadot ribbon for $2 :D !!!

a rose  pin /hair clip I spotted last week :3

Lace hairband :3

3. Sales 
Sales !! yes . You need to have the ultimate self control :3 
Most of my clothes doesnt exceed $10 (yes, thats how cheapo I am ^^) that being said , 
note that I say 'most' :P doesnt mean I so cheapo until everything below $10 ^^ 

But Sales , really , 
let me show you :
These accessories are all $1 each ;3 

Got this pair of cute shoes hair clips for $4 during a sale :3

Point is : 1. Dont splurge on sales. Only spulrge when you know its ridiculously cheap (like this hahaha ) Sales doesnt have to be in some secluded malls too^^ the stuff above are from Valerie at Boon Lay Mall and  one accessory shop in Vivo City ^^ 

that being said , Candy Doll Singapore is having a 
up to 70% sale till this Friday 7th Dec 2012!! :D 
Read about it here !!

 4. Cant find a cheap one ? Improvise !
when I want something but I cant find it at a cheap price or cant find it at all, I improvise. 
Meaning , D-I-Y or Pseudo-D-I-Y it ! :P 

These are my latest cheaponess bout
I wanted some cute lacey wedges but has limited funds so...

1. I went down to bugis :P 
2. Saw a pair of shoes on sale at $10 
3. Thought to myself " A-ha !! I have 50 cm of lace that is stained with Stabilo and I cant use as hair tie anymore !!! 
4. Bought it and brought it home :

Here they are ~ before and after :3 
I can actually add some more flowers etc but I'm a bit lazy to do it now hahaha xD 
Nevermind ^^ as long as i get the point across^^ 

Also spotted a pair of pink rose earrings at Bugis for $2 per pair -- 2 roses ^^
So i bought them, took off the pin and made them into hair clips :3 since the shop doesnt sell nice clips with these roses



I also DIY-ed these floral wreath before :

A pom pom which dropped off my old winter hat ^^" 
okay la , not so creative this one hahahaha

You must be surprised at how cheapo I am now :3
Its called budgetting :P

This applies to other things like Manicure too ;3 
I'm definitely still learning, I've seen, but I've never actually had a manicure before :P

with fimo cane


piyo piyo and fried egg 

 Florals

5. Freebies 

There are looots of freebies at facebook nowadays . Go get them :P

At least you get to try them before you buy them if its reaallllly good ^^

6. Fleas 
that being said , I've only been to fleas 2-3 times , and didnt buy much la 
But there are some really good stuff there if you care to hunt for it ^^


such as my $3 floral hat 
which the seller actually sold half heartedly  ^^"""

7. Events Events Events ~

 Its happening here ^^ companies are holding events to promote their products 
(I actually went to this one and bought their make up base in the end .. T_T but no regret . Its realllly good . And I found out some products I should never buy too, to be fair ^^)

and during these events , Goodie Bags are usually a given ^^

I got these from Majolica Workshop ;3 , read about it here

Do you know that there's an upcoming event this Saturday 

where you'll get a freebie too ? ;3 

and not any freebie !

Its Dolly Wink EYELINER 

You're welcome :P

Check this out 

SHIBUYA GALS x DOLLY WINK LOOKALIKE CONTEST.

anyway , 

Hakurei Reimu and Marisa as
My new room deco ^^ !!!!!!!!!!!!




Thats all for today folks ;3

Terumi~~