Photos copyright of Take a Break magazine
A few weeks ago me and my friends Kelsey and Cherry were in UK magazine Take a Break. The feature was all about how I got into Japanese ‘kawaii’ fashion, the reactions I get from people, and there was also a bit about HYPER JAPAN and the UK Kawaii Star competition. The pictures used in the article are mainly from the photoshoot that we did. It was a lot of fun to do, it was a professional shoot where we brought all our favourite outfits then the photographer chose various different poses and locations for us to take the photos in. Here are a few photos from the shoot. I hope those of you who saw us in issue 19 liked the article! *(*´∀｀*)☆
Photo by Harriet Prudence Stanton.
Here’s an outfit I wore to a Lolita meet at a chocolate exhibition in Bristol! Blog post about it to come soon! *(*´∀｀*)☆
Jumperskirt - Innocent World
Basket - Baby the Stars Shine Bright
Accessories - New look, Claires, offbrand, Sylvanian Families!
Neo Tokyo – Berlin’s no.1 spot for manga, anime and more!
Hello everyone! A few weeks ago I went sightseeing in Germany and I read online about a shop called Neo Tokyo in central Berlin, so I decided to go and check it out for myself.
It was a lot bigger than I expected, after visiting similar places in London I was expecting a much smaller shop, but the anime section in particular was massive. All the DVDs lined up all along the wall, it looked really awesome.The manga section also had a lot of choice. I was particularly drawn in by the multi volume packs of my favourite manga Shinshi Doumei Cross (but I already own all of them!)
As well as the large anime and manga selection there were also cabinets with a variety of j-pop and k-pop CDs and DVDs, with merchandise for acts such as AKB48, SHINee and Hatsune Miku. There were also some popular fashion magazines such as Popteen and my favourite: the Gothic Lolita Bible. On top of all this there was a small table with san-x, chocomint and totoro items (everything was totally cute!).
There were a few items that I loved that I just had to purchase! First of all, an adorable mint chocomint purse, with pretty layers and a bow. Secondly, this san-x ‘piggy girl’ cup. I think this san-x series is just meant for me, I love cute things but I also love food, particularly cake! And of course the latest volume of the GLB (I spotted Friday Fashionista Sapphira in the street snaps!). I love being able to own Lolita magazines so I can stare at all the pretty collections and practise my Japanese reading at the same time!
Well that’s all for now! Also I am happy to say that I got a ticket to see Perfume in London, who else is going? I’m sure it will be really good! Stay tuned to Scarlett’s world of cute! Bye bye ☆ﾐ(o*･ω･)ﾉ
Here is a spring themed lolita coordinate from when I went out for afternoon tea with a friend! (⌒▽⌒)☆
Dress, socks - Innocent World
Accessories - H&M, New Look, Chocomint
I have almost got a coordinate for HYPER JAPAN sorted, who else has? I’m really excited for HJ 2013! You can buy tickets on the website http://hyperjapan.co.uk/
Last week I visited Germany, and I’ll be doing a blog post about the shop Neo-Tokyo in Berlin very soon, complete with a video tour! Bye bye ☆ﾐ(o*･ω･)ﾉ
Photo by Laura Goldup
So yesterday was national macaron day and I decided to celebrate the occasion by trying at making my own! They were very yummy! My arpakasso Twinkle was helping me out (｀・ω・´)”
Remember if you love macarons like me, On Cafe at HYPER JAPAN sell amazing ones! Rose and vanilla was my favourite!
Hello everyone! So I know many of you readers like Lolita fashion so I thought I’d show you all my wardrobe which I have been building up for almost 3 years now. Many exciting posts, reviews and vlogs to come so stay tuned to Scarlett’s world of cute! Remember to email me at hjkawaiistar@gmail.com if you have anything to want me to post about or review! Bye bye ☆ﾐ(o*･ω･)ﾉ
I’ve been quite the concert-goer recently, and one venue I’ve now been to three times now is the O2 academy in Islington, London. I went there for kanonxkanon in 2011, and in November 2012 I was lucky enough to get to see An Café after their long break from making music, and last Wednesday I was able to see the queen of cute Kyary Pamyu Pamyu herself. So today I’ll be telling you all about both concerts!
Left: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Right: An Café
An Café are a visual kei group that formed back in 2003. They decided to take a break in 2010 and resumed activities in 2012 and did a world tour to promote their new album! The London show wasn’t quite as busy as the Kyary concert but there was still a big crowd. They sung everything from their new stuff to all my old favourites like Smile ichiban ii onna and Cherry Saku Yuuki. I really enjoyed their new stuff, particularly Amazing Blue, where Miku held a cute glowing blue star while singing. It really was an amazing atmosphere, and you could tell they really all were happy to be back. They were very good at getting the audience hyper and excited and I had a great night, and if they come to London again I would definitely go again!
Left: An Café poster/t-shirt from the concert, Right: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu merchandise
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu began her career as a model, and then moved on to becoming a singer. She became famous around the world with the song PONPONPON, which now has over 40 million views. She sang all her most popular songs along with some others on her albums too, including brand new song Ninjari banban. The venue was packed - the tickets sold out in 3 days, and then 150 extra tickets were also released! There were some awesome Kyary cosplays and lots of cute Harajuku fashion coordinates from the audience. Kyary herself wore a range of absolutely adorable outfits, and her dancing and singing was so cute! The backing dancers were also very impressive. It was a very different experience to An Café but a very enjoyable one, and I loved every moment of the concert.
Another concert post to come soon about Tomoyasu Hotei at the Roundhouse and lots more, including a contest! Stay tuned to Scarlett’s world of cute. Bye bye ☆ﾐ(o*･ω･)ﾉ
