More ★ Noel :: Sara Mari's Giveaway

Hey guys~!

So for some of you who are following Momoeri's blog - you guys may have seen her post about the More Noel iPod/iPhone app:

As you guys can see it's similar to a purikura app in that you get the pretty bokeh effect and the stars. 

☆ Pros: 

† My favorite part of this app is that it really brightens the pictures like in the purikura booths! 

So it's like a purikura booth... OUTSIDE OF A PURIKURA BOOTH!! Like woah~

† Another thing I really like about the app is the way that the effects look. They don't look sticky, pasted, and ugly. They're very pretty and shiny looking ヽ(´―｀)ノ

† It's free!

☆ Cons: 

† There are only two effects you have in the app. The sparkle and the bokeh. It would have been nice if they added more into the app. But it's a free app, so I'm happy with it.

† I wish we had more control of the contrasts and brightening.

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Each effect has three different degrees - going from lightest and most subtle to brightest and more dramatic. 

Here are examples of the sparkle effects from the lightest to brightest degree:

Original:

Sparkle Effect light:

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Original:

Sparkle Effect Medium:

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Original

Sparkle Effect Strong:

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Bokeh Effects:

Original:

Bokeh Effect Light:

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Original:

Bokeh Effect Medium:

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Original:

Bokeh Effect Strong:

As you guys can see it works better with pictures that have more contrast in them. Overall, I love this app, it's simple, fast, and the results are cute!　ъ(｀―^)

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Giveaway

So some of you may know that Sara Mari is having a giveaway for 1910 followers and she has a bunch of cute stuff up for grabs! Even if you guys don't want to participate in the giveaway, go on ahead and visit her anyways. She always something interesting on her blog.

Prizes:
1 pair of GEO brand circle lenses (winner's choice), foam hair curlers, mouse ear lens case and hair velcro provided by Shoppingholics.com
1 pink cosmetics pouch, 1 pair of Chocola Rich Parfait eyelashes, 1 sparkly hairclip, 1 eyelash case, 1 Shibuya109 booklet featuring Honda Mana, Diamond Beauty booklet with Sayaka, Remi and Mizukitty, 1 cute tissues

So check it out here!

❤ Mei

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Karaoke @ Round 1!~

Hey dears,

So, the other day I went to Round 1 to hang out with a bunch of old friends I hadn't seen before. I had a lot of time before hanging out to get ready so I played with my hair and this was what I got:

I followed directions from here hahah:

I figured that since it would be cold at night, though - I changed into comfier clothes with longer sleeves.

I was meeting a few of my friends who just graduated from my high school. We all used to do drama stuff together~ hahaha. It was great seeing them again.

We had so much funnnn!!!

Later, we took some purikura~

Had looaddss of fun

❤ Mei

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Round 1 Purii!~~

Heeyy~!! It's Meei here ❤　Ψ(｀∇´)Ψ

Two days ago, I went to Round 1 with Steph so I could give her a pair of Diamond Lash Fairy Eye. We decided to take some puri after, buuttt I was soooo ouuutt of it. (*´д｀*) Bad picture day for me (°_。)

So here's a little bit of the purikura we did, I'm only posting two hahaha. Because I felt so fail that day. (°_。)

I really really love her comfy looking blue sweater (＞∇＜；) I want a comfy sweater toooo hahaha~!

Other than funky puriis, they had really really cute stuff at the UFO catchers!!

MAMESHIBAAAAAAA!!!!~~~ So so so so cuuutteee ☆ミ

I really want one of these fuzzy Hello Kitties

Mwahahaha they're so big. I kind of just want one.

Well that's it for now~~ I'm actually rushing this post because I have to go meet Jaz hahaha (＞ω＜；) 

Next post is going to be a camwhore post for me bahahahaha (＞∇＜；)

Ciao ❤ Mei

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Deco CAMERA!

Goood eveniing!!~ It's Mei!

Soo I've always been on the look out for a cute program or whatnot to decorate my photos like those in the purikura booths. The stamps, borders, eeevverything is so cuute! So I was browsing itunes apps and came upon this cute little app:

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It's so cute isn't it?!! Soo I went ahead and bought it. You can find it here for $0.99.

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Frames

Flowers and Hearts

Glitter

Pen

Frames: There are 12 different borders to go around the picture. All of them are really pretty!

Flowers and Hearts: There are 12 flowers and 9 hearts to choose from. The flowers are alright, but I do like some of the hearts

Glitter: There are 18 glitter stamps. Some have rhinestones and pearls, some are just standalone glitter stamps. These are gorgeous

Pen: Disappointingly, there are only 6 different pen options. 

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I'm overall pretty happy with the app considering it's only a 'lite' version. I'm not sure when the 'full' version will be coming out - but we'd better be able to update to the full version if we had previously bought the app. Otherwise I'm going to throw a little fit. No, not really.

I really wish the app had more features though. It would be really nice if we are able to shrink, enlarge, and rotate the stamps. Unfortunately right now, the stamps are pretty stationary. There's not too much you can do with it other than place it in the photo. Another thing that would be nice to add would be more pens. There are only six options and they're not that great. It would be nice to have pens with the soft outer glow.

Lastly, it would be nice to have a feature that allows us to change the lighting in the picture. Brightness, contrast, color tinting - it would all be nice.

Hopefully they'll release a full version with more features!

Anyways, I'm working on making a Valentine's day tutorial!~ Maybe three 「I know this sounds crazy, but I want to give it a shot」

I'm going to go for a Girly, Rock Romantic, and Classy Valentine's Day look.

Until then!~ Ciao! ❤ Mei

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Yumetenbo Shop Review & Jenay's Going Away Get-Together (*゜―゜)

Hello loves ❤ this is Mei!

I'm going to start off with Yumetenbo's Shop review and the second part of this post will be about Jenay's going away party. 

Sooo, I have VERY TINY FEET (*゜―゜) err.. depending on what kind of shoe it is, I range from a size 12 in kids size to a size 1 (;´д⊂) so when I look at shoes with my sister, I'm usually sitting around, crying in a little corner hahahaa.

But several months ago, I found something that made me very very happy:

CHILDREN'S SHOES IN YUMETENBOU STORE!!

Now, yes I have to agree that shipping is a butt, but if I can find shoes my size that don't look like really really childish shoes, then I'm willing to pay $17 for that shipping... no not really, but it was a Christmas gift, hahaha - I just got to pick it out.

It only took one week from the day that I ordered for it to arrive:

The material it's made of is delicate, and I'd already worn it out twice before I had taken these pictures. AND THERE ARE ALREADY SCUFF MARKS!! 

You'd think that because these are for children to wear anyways, they'd make it a bit more durable? No. So these boots are going to be reserved for special occasions/ for hangouts 「once in a while」

The chain on the boots are removable:

And they look like this without the bow and chain. 

Very pretty, yes, but I don't think I'll wear this to school. I tried it for a week, but it was too much of a hassle because I would always be worried about my scooter damaging it. It was also an inconvenience when I was riding my scooter because I would jump on my electric scooter, and sometimes, when I'm in a hurry, I'd be reckless and I would jump and go without checking to see if my heel is on the scooter. So... I was playing balancing games with my scooter when that happened.

This is how it looks on my feet. It fits!!! 19 cm... (＞∇＜；)

My room was messy (*゜―゜) I have to clean up!! So I used photoshop's magic dust to hide it.

Overall, I'm pleased with the speed of the delivery, but I HATE the price tag. The material is too delicate for me to consider wearing it for daily use 「school」 but it fits me and it's tres comfortable!

☆ Review over ☆

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This weekend I hung out with a whole bunch of people I hadn't seen for a long time. One of our friends is moving six hours up north. Sooo, we all wanted to see each other again before she left. 

We met up at Round 1 「feels like I live there, doesn't it?」and did some purikura, then ate at BJ's.

Yalena and Jenay - I hadn't seen them since I left high school three years ago!

I can't believe they were doing this hahaha!

We snuck into the purikura booths to take two quick pictures for me to play with at home on photoshop, hahaha.

Jenay!!! Come visit us soon!!! ❤❤

It was so nice to see everyone together again! Hope we can do this again soon~

❤ Mei

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