about a curiosity that I´ve wanted to discuss concerning
the rather odd trend of putting
EGGS
on everything!
So yeah, I´ve totally fallen for this trend myself though, I freaking love images of eggs and egg inspired outfits, accessories, artwork etc etc etc etc.
These days you find eggs printed on pretty much everything.
And perhaps, let me be clearer at that.
usually fried eggs. sunnyside up.
as many other trends, this is also most likely coming from Harajuku in Japan,
where similar things like bread and milk is getting really popular, print-wise.
Why this weird, sudden popularity for these simple objects?
Maybe that´s just it!
Eggs, milk and bread are things that most people have in their everyday life,
so it´s quite relatable. The image is calm, weird and not so "out there" that you look like a total odd-ball sporting it. Atleast in moderate combinations that is.
Ofcourse, knowing myself I would probably deck myself in a complete egg and/or bread themed outfit just for the heck of it.
I just love how it looks. it´s so indie and weird and it makes me think of huge, round glasses and cute bob-haircuts and tomboyish bandaids on your knees.
aestethics,inspiration!
I´ve put together some collages for cute egg-themed outfits:
Are you having a new friend over for the first time, and want to show off your super cute kawaii lifestyle? Or is it just a good ol´ bestie that you want to have an extra nice time with?
Well, this guide will show you in 5 easy steps how to set the mood for a great "kawaii - inning"!
What is a "kawaii - inning" you say? Nothing else than the opposite of an "outing" ;-)
If you are a student on a tight budget or just happen to don´t have too much money to spend, a night in might be a lovely alternative to frolicking around town! ^^
Well, here we go!
1. Smell
This might sound like a strange first step, but please hear me out. Ok, so, having to spend time together with someone new, you know that every home has its own smell depending on the people that live there. So in preparation for your friend to come over, how about cleaning up real quick with some soap first of all. This sets a good base to work with. A while before you head out to meet your friend, being it picking them up at the buss-station or the like, how about spraying some nice vanilla-scented perfume on yourself? Vanilla-scented perfumes are easy to come by as it is a very common scent, so it shouldn´t be too hard to find. By doing this, your friend will think you smell like a marsmellow upon hugging you (and who doesn´t like the thought of that?), also, if you leave the heat on and close the window before you head out, when you get back in again, your room will smell like newly backed cinnamonrolls! And really, that smell is hard to beat.
(WARNING: this might settle a want for the actual thing, so beware, and perhaps prepared ;-3)
Now, your friend has arrived, and you´ve taken of your coats. Its time to have a seat!
If you live alone, you might perhaps not have enough furniture to seat everyone properly, or it might be odd positioned, so an easy option is having your bed made up to sit on. Now, I´m not going to tell you how you should make your bed, since your mom should have taught you, but I can tell you how to make it look as cute as possible and thus add to your "kawaii"– experience together! ^^
Do you have a hard time finding cute bedding in the shops? Or perhaps you´ve got a hard time finding the correct size for your bed–shape? Well, a simple solution is simply forgetting the bedding itself and focus on a nice throw or blanket! There are several online shops that sell cute sanrio–themed blankets or you could settle for a simple floral design or what about a pink one with white polkadots? This will make your bed look instantly cute no matter what your bedding looks like, and another pro is that you don´t have to remove your duvet or cushion to be seated properly, you have a nice soft place for both you and your friend to sit! Extra tip is to add some extra cushions or plushies with cute designs if you happen to have those.
Once again, if you are a poor student or have a tight budget otherwise, you might find it hard to buy loads of plushies or flowers or whatever other things you could imagine it would be nice to decorate your space with. If you still want to show your friend your exellent kawaii taste, how about laying out your cutest accessories on top of a drawer or a small shelf ensemble?
Search up some pictures on tumblr for how to stack you goods, but I am sure that if you are at all interested in kawaii fashion, you do have atleast a couple of necklaces and some rings and bracelets, perhaps a few headbows or pins even! Laying them out for display is a good tip in many ways as it instanstly makes your room cuter, but it also makes it easier for you later if you decide to keep it that way, because you can get dressed faster! This is also a tip if you want a nice conversation starter; what about describing the time you made that bracelet or what friend gave you that necklace?
4. Music
Now, I am not going to dictate how you "run the show", but if you don´t have any particular plans with your "kawaii – inning" and just wanted to have a friend over for some chat time, or non movie–based activities, putting on some music is always nice. I could say that you should go totally out and put on the most sugary j-pop you know, but if you want to set a relaxing and comforting mood for you friend, that might acctually be a bit stressfull! Also, it might be distracting with someone singing in the background while you guys chat. So, I would suggest making a playlist with relaxing soundtracks from a cute movie you both enjoy (or introduce your friend to some new music?), or perhaps musical box music or maybe even classical music is a good way to go? Personally I think nothing sets the mood as some comfortable music. Having it be only melody–based make a good base for inspirational conversations.
Lastly I wanted to add a little point about details. I personally think detail is key when it comes to presentation. If you really want to go the extra mile in impressing your new friend, please consider how you present the little things as well. It doesn´t have to be elaborate or pricy, there are some simple tricks that goes a long way! You have your own bathroom space? What about getting a cute soap-cup or dispenser? having a hand–soap that smells like strawberries is lovely on its own, but if you put it in a "My Melody"–shaped bottle, your friend will get a big smile on their lips while washing their hands. It also adds to your own elation later on! Another tip is how you present the snacks for you and your friend. Tea is always a good choice, and getting a couple of cute mugs is both easy and a handy investment. If you are the classical type, simply looking around a trift-shop might give you a handy result, since there is almost always a couple of tacky flower–printed cups to be found! Otherwise, take a look online for cheap sanrio mug on ebay perhaps? Pro tip: give your friend your own personal favourite mug. It makes your friend feel very appreciated.
The same thing goes for plates. Going to a thrift shop to find a floral plate couldn´t be easier. Otherwise, I might suggest a simple white plate with a cute napkin on top, or just a nice white border along the line. A last quick tip is to lay out the snacks symetrically in two parts. You might have an idea of a cake–presentation–plate, but if you own very few pieces of tableware, just using a plate for each of you where you´ve laied out the snacks in a nice pattern might be good.
And thats it!
What you do with the rest of the meeting is up to you :-)
If you are the kind of friends to game super–mario all night long, marathon tacky 90´s teenage-series like "Clueless" or "Sweet Valley High", or even if you are the kind of people that love horror movies despite your cute style otherwise, I won´t stop you from doing so!
The point is that now you´ve made a magical experience for both yourself and your friend.
And the best part is that now you´ve got these things all around you at all times, making your mood better in general (it really works!)
I hope you enjoyed this quick little guide, and I hope you enjoy some good quality time with your friends. It might sound silly, but some of the best times I´ve spent visiting others was just simply spent talking together and hanging out like we did before computers. It was almost magical.
Lensvillage is a quite new established webshop that has a wide range of circle lenses and accessories to go with them! They sell real, certified lenses from Korea, so you can be certain that you won´t get rip-offs. This review will discuss these points:
Contact
Price
Shipping
Quality & comfort
Over all rating
The lenses I decided to get was these:
Contact 5/5
I know it might be biased since I was sponsored and thus first contacted by them instead of it being the other way around, but I´d like to add that when they first contacted me, I was quite busy at the time and had no opportunity to properly recieve lenses due to traveling and etc. so I think they were very patient waiting for me and always seemed very nice whenever I spoke with them. Therefore I give them five out of five in contact!
Price 5/5
Again, I didn´t pay for these personally, but I am still able to say that the price for these lenses are quite good. I have seen places charge a bit more for lenses, but also their prices are fair and standardly low, and I think that pushing it under 23$ for a pair of lenses that has a circumference this big is really good! As you can see from the screen shot from their website,
they are able to show you a lot of different valuta-ranges on their website alone!
Definitely owing up to a full five point on price!
Shipping 4/5
This might be due to many things. The postal service in my country can be slow sometimes, but sometimes it might be others mistakes that lead to a bit of waiting. I am not 100% sure of the exact amount of time it took for the lenses to arrive, but I am pretty sure it was around 2 weeks and perhaps a couple of days more than that. It was not bad at all, but still not matching a full five of five in shipping.
Quality & comfort 4/5
I was really, really excited about these lenses. I have wanted to try out green circle-lenses for a long time, since my eyes are what they call "hazel", but really has mostly green in them with brown thrown on top in the form of stars, so you can´t really tell unless you are quite close... anyway, I wanted to bring out the green more, deciding to go with these lenses. I was set on the light and natural green colour I had seen on the pictures in the website, so I was a bit surprised to see that the lenses I got was a bit darker and more intensely green. So, you could say that these lenses are more for cosplaying or when you really want people to notice your eyes a lot! They quite stand out! However, they feel very natural to wear and you can´t really tell that you are wearing them when you´ve put them on. So, I´ll give them a little minus for the colour being off in sutch a noticeable degree, but as lenses in general they work really great for enlargement and look quite cute. I was even told it made me resemble Rapunzel a bit haha. So, I will give them four out of fice points in quality & comfort!
Do I resemble Rapunzel to you?
And here is a detail picture! The top right one is without makeup and the bottom right one is with!
Over all rating 4.5/5
My over-all rating for these circle lenses is 4.5 points out of 5! I was not 100% happy with the difference in colour, but that is the only issue I can see with these lenses. I am not so bothered by it that it stops me from wearing them, I am quite happy with them by now! I am absolutely sure I will buy from lensvillage again though, because they variety of lenses is really great, and they have really good prices to offer. Also, they have good size-ranges as well and you can get your lenses both with subcrition or without it if you just like wearing lenses for the effect of it! (like me, haha ^^)
So I give them almost a full score in total!
Anyway, I would reccomend having a look at their webshop!
EGGS
Tshirt / Skirt / Bag / Shoes / Socks
Sweater / Shorts / Shoes / Bag / Socks 
Jacket / Shirt / Shorts / Shoes
By Saccstry 
By Koyamori
By Patellish 
1. Smell 
