Puri in LA

I got to spend time with my new sweet and adorable friends from Japan and Brazil :]

It gave me an excuse to hit the purikura machines in Little Tokyo.

Those machines are old and crappy, but I was desperate to take cute pics LOL

Such cuties~

Osaka Gal

Some of my family lives in Osaka, so I stayed with them for a week and got to check out a lot fun places there. 

Today I went to Doutonbori which is one of the most popular areas for tourism in Japan. 

It is a long street that lies alongside the Doutonbori river. 

This street is famous for having a ton of Takoyaki stands, neon signs, Glico Man sign, and its many interesting shops. 

The Kani Doraku Crab is one of Doutonbori's landmarks.

 I still haven't tried this restaurant yet; the line was too long. 

Next time!

Takoyaki (octopus balls) is Osaka's "meibutsu" which is a term used to describe a city's most famous products. 

Thus there was no question for me to have a round of this delicious street food myself.

Honestly, takoyaki tasting this good is only cooked here in Osaka. 

This here is the entrance to another long street called Shinsaibashi. 

It is different from Doutonbori because this district is known for being the city's main shopping area. 

Clothing stores, brand named stores and such run the entire way. 

I also checked out this very popular shopping area known as Ame-Mura (American Village) because it is located west of Shinsaibashi. 

This area accounts more of the pop, vintage, and nightlife that attracts a lot of Osaka's young consumers  who's interests include fashion, music, and art. 

At my fave store Village Vanguard. They have the most interesting things here from vintage items to Miyazaki merchandised knick knacks. 

Like the Pink Petals on the Streets

I'm sweet since I enjoy simplicity. The Pink.

I'm delicate since I'm sensible. The White.

I'm tough and rough since I search for truths. The Black.

I have the drive to live spontaneously. The Silver. 

In translating these traits into colors, a coordinate is created. 

Thus I act like a rose, but live like a mob. 

Photographer: Kid Perez

Heels: Unif

Top: Melrose

Tokyo Girls Collection

Today I went to the

"17th TOKYO GIRLS COLLECTION 2013 AUTUMN/WINTER"

Held at the Saitama Super Arena, the event exhibited a "Fashion Fiesta" to promote the concept of a "girls lifestyle" of fashion, music, beauty, and art.

The program included:

FASHION SHOWS
I was so stoked because I got to finally see some of my favorite models walk the runway such as Hinano Yoshikawa, Lina Fujii, Ellie Rose, Rola, Mai Miyagi, Melody Yoko, and so many other beauties.

LIVE ARTIST PERFORMANCES
Kana Nishino was one of the main performances. She was so adorable and wonderful. I really enjoyed her the most.

MISS TGC COMPETITION
and
SPONSORED BOOTHS

It was a lot bigger than I expected. There were so many people; the entire arena was full, so it was kind of hard to find a seat.

The best part was that they gave away complimentary G O O D I E  B A G S !!!

The bags were full of lookbooks, advertisements and samples by sponsors.

Some of the samples were products of:

shampoo and conditioner (Oilim) , amino mineral refreshing gel (Za Cosmetics Japan), oil blotting papers (Sense of Place), eye contact solution (Abbott Medical Optics), diet/ enzyme jelly (Truffe de Beauty), diet gummies (Svelty), laundry detergent (Laundrin'), and condoms (Glamorous Butterfly).

Love being a girl <3