Unboxing | Free! Eternal Summer Manjuu Collection

Hello!

As the text implies, this post is of me unboxing my recently bought Free! Eternal Summer Manjuu Collection!

This is an anime related, as well as picture heavy post so beware! Dont't say that warnings were not given!!

These are the officially released pictures by KyoAni! (Company in charge of the Free! animation)

My first thoughts were that these were so freaking cute?? And the next was that I GOT TO HAVE THEM! I've sort of seen them in Animate before and these are called 'manjuu', which is Japanese for a bun of sorts.

These 'manjuus', are made out of cloth, with things (beans?) inside of them and they are mega squishy and can probably be used as a stress ball of sorts? (Which is precisely what I bought them for LOL)

I am going through a stressful period in life now and I always wanted a stress ball but never managed to find one to my liking. NOW WE HAVE THESE YAY!!

In Singapore, we were only able to get merchandise like these through pre-order because the anime merchandise shops we have here are unable to bring in large amount of a specific merchandise because they aren't sure how the fan base for it would be like sigh.

I had to buy the whole box of manjuus even if I only wanted a specific one because it wouldn't be possible or profitable to only bring one small manjuu in.

I usually get my anime merchandise from Otakutachi! Do check out their Facebook page for more information regarding their store!

Collected my merchandise from them last Sunday(15/03/15)! :D

The top of the big box that contained all the manjuus! Always loved the Free! art style! It's mostly bright coloured and fun looking!

Even the side of the box is really cute??? Love the shade of pink used for the Samezuka side! I'm all for Team Samezuka! What about you? XD

Ahhhh, the art style really appeals to me!! It's just so cute!! Nothing much to say about it LOL.

The front and back of the boxes are really nicely decorated too!

How the inside of the box looks like. 8 smaller boxes, each containing one manjuu each!

The smaller boxes itself are well decorated too!

The company really pays much attention to the details! The bottom, as well as the inner flaps of the box were decorated as well! A little surprised that the top inner flap wasn't decorated as well heh.

The manjuu comes in this small, sealed black bag to prevent it from getting dirty!

The following pictures are of the manjuus! In the order I drew them~ this is the order I would have gotten them in if I actually bought them one-by-one!

I drew Rin on my first try!! XD Super happy about that?! My luck is quite bad normally LOL

Mako-chan!!

Took quite a few tries, but Sousuke has appeared!!! YAYYYY!!!

I feel that the Momo & Nitori manjuu are like the most adorable looking ones in the whole box although my favourite characters are Rin & Sousuke!! Ai-chan looks really seme here??? Like the >:D kind of face!!

All the manjuus stacked together! You can totally tell my bias from this picture alone LOL

Favourites on top and not so favourites at the bottom.

Another good thing about buying a full box of manjuus other than the fact that you get all the characters is that they normally come with freebies as an exclusive bargain! Remember the Rin above with a pink alien?? That is actually one version of the special free (no pun intended please) manjuus that you will get upon your purchase of a full box!

The exclusive manjuus come in a plain white box to avoid confusion I think o_o, just in case you decide to like sell some manjuus away and you sold this by accident and cry your eyeballs out...

Coincidentally, like the picture above, I got Rin as my exclusive manjuu, HAHAHAHA I AM ACTUALLY QUITE HAPPY!!! This version of Rin is adorable!! Like a half asleep face with an alien in front...

I am quite happy that the manjuus came with a strap for easy attachment to your bags and all! The picture didn't have the strap so I was sort of wondering how I was going to bring my stress ball out, it would probably get dirty in my bag faster than it would outside, I am a messy person and not very proud actually :<

And that will be all! We have arrived at the end of this post!

Thank you for reading!

Just some pictures for people who want to see all of them / considering to buy them!

Hope you found the manjuus as cute as I did!!

Cheers,
Diiyawn

REVIEW | Innova Jasny Lens

Hi there! 

Today, I will be doing a review on a new pair of lenses that I've just opened!

The lenses that I will be reviewing today is the Innova Vision Jasny Monthly Disposable Colour Soft Contact Lens! It's such a mouthful and probably wouldn't fit in the title box so I shortened it heh.

There is a Chinese name for these lenses as well and it is 英諾華彩鑽月拋棄式彩色軟性隱形眼鏡. 

Why does this lens sound so weird and Chinese?

I bought them while I was in Taiwan LOL, which is why they might not sound familiar to some people! Don't worry, they are absolutely safe! I got them from a legitimate optical shop in Taiwan. The lenses are available online as well! Just copy and paste the name of the lenses in the Google search box!

I didn't do any research before buying them AHAHAHAHA!!! I just trusted them blindly because they were from a proper optical shop, nothing happened and I am actually quite happy about them in fact! You can choose not to believe me if you want to be cautious! :>

This is the box that the lens come in! I said lens, because there is only one side of the lenses in the box! When you purchase the lenses, you will be given two boxes! Don't mistakenly throw one of them away!!! XDD

The colour I bought~ Green! :>

The information given for the lenses are

CONTENTS: 58% WATER, 42% ETAFILCON A IMMERSED IN A STERILE BUFFERED ISOTONIC SALINE SOLUTION.

DIA: 14.0mm

The information may sound weird but I really did quote the box.

The left side shows the inner side of the lens (the part that touches your eye)

The right side shows the outer side of the lens (the part that the world sees)

I can't seem to find the word to describe the pattern of the lenses o_o

Starburst???

I'll just leave it as that until I manage to find the proper word!

Pictures of when the lenses are worn!

Indoor self photography pictures with the lenses! :D

Outside self photography with sunlight!

Close-ups!

They aren't very obvious and I am having sort of mixed feelings about that :<

I am sort of disappointed that they didn't turn out as green looking as they looked like in the lens case but at the same time, I'm kind of happy that they are a sort of muted looking green because like this, I am able to wear them for daily use!

Hope that this post would be able to help those who are considering this brand/pair of lenses!! :>

You can find out more about this brand through HERE!! The other lenses available are amazing as well! Bought other lenses from Taiwan as well! Will review them next time!

Cheers,
Diiyawn

MOTD | 15TH MARCH 2015

This is a very belated MOTD (Make/Makeup of the day) post because I have the bad habit of procrastinating I'm sorry :<

Took photos with my newly bought ring light! (Read my previous post to read about my views on it!)

I feel the need to warn you that I have weird facial expressions.

PICTURE HEAVY POST!

On the face:

Primer: Dior Skin Refining Matte Primer

Base: Diorskin Radiant Base in 002

Foundation: Benefit Cosmetics Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow Foundation in Honey

Under-eyes: Benefit Cosmetics Erase Paste in No. 2 Medium

Eye & Concealer Primer: Benefit Cosmetics STAY DON'T STRAY in Light/Medium

Concealers: Benefit Cosmetics Boi-ing Concealer in 02 & 03

Powder: NARS Light Reflecting Setting Powder - LOOSE in Translucent Crystal

Eyeshadow: Inglot Eyeshadow Orange Trio

Eyeliner: Dolly Wink Eyeliner in Brown

Eyebrows: BROWLASH EX in Natural Brown

Eyelashes: Majolica Majorca Lash Fiber, DECORATIVE EYELASH in Play Cute #06, Too Faced
Better Than Sex Mascara

Bronzer: NARS Laguna Bronzing Powder

Blusher: NARS Orgasm

Highlighter: NARS Albatross

Lips: Wild. Luscious Lip Balm in Pomegranate Shimmer, Tarte Amazonian Butter Lipstick in Plummy
Rose, Chanel Lipgloss in 68

Setting Spray: Urban Decay All-Nighter Makeup Setting Spray

More pictures! :>

The two pictures featuring my phone is actually how I answered my phone the whole entire day! My pompom earrings were too big and fluffy that they kept getting in my way! XDD

I still love them loads though! :>

Thank you for staying till the end! :>

Cheers,
Diiyawn

Ring Light GET!!

Hi,

This is a relatively short post, so do just bear with me!

Recently, after much consideration, I decided to get a ring light! It is quite a popular thing among bloggers! I have seen many of them using it!

Basically, a ring light is a hollow circle-shaped light stand that is placed in front of your camera. It minimizes shadows, and helps you to make your photos really super sharp, clear and 'professional' looking. 

Also, your pupils will reflect the light thus giving an illusion of a white ring in your pupil which is how the name for the light originated!

(Photo credits to http://thoushaltnotcovet.net)

I think it looks really pretty when the light is reflected!

Thanks to my friend's recommendation, I got my ring light from Alan Photos at Funan Mall!

I also did my own research regarding the store and it has received many good reviews! I am a strong believer of the store too now! 

If I need anything else, I'm sure to go there!

There are two outlets available! :>

FUNAN

Address

109 North Bridge Road #02-07
FUNAN The IT Mall Singapore 179097

Email

alanfoto@singnet.com.sg

Phone & Fax

Contact No. : +(65) 6883 0922
Fax No. : +(65) 6339 3869

Operating Hours

Working hours : 10.30am to 8.30pm (Mon - Sat)
10.30am to 7.30pm (Sun & Public Holiday) 

and

Sim Lim Square

Address

Outlet 1
1 Rochor Canal Road
#01-38 Sim Lim Square, Singapore 188504

Outlet 2
1 Rochor Canal Road
#01-08 Sim Lim Square Singapore 188504 

Email

alanfoto@singnet.com.sg

Phone & Fax

Contact No. : +(65) 6336 0922
Fax No. : +(65) 6338 0269

Operating Hours

Working hours : 10.30am to 8.30pm (Mon - Sat)
10.30am to 7.30pm (Sun & Public Holiday) 

Here is how the light and stand looks like!

I really do need a ring light, because my house has really horrible lighting LOL as you can see XDD

Mine doesn't come with a instruction manual but I don't think that one was needed because it was relatively easy to set up! Just attach the bottom of the light to the stand and YAY! You're done!

I got mine at a set price of $139 (light and tripod), which I thought was a pretty good deal, because I have read that some people got their lights alone at $140 +- o_o

I love that it comes with a 3 pin socket plug because then, I don't have to worry about charging it nor have to worry about forgetting to remove the batteries and not touching it for a long time!

It's a double edged sword really! But I'm still really happy and satisfied with it! :>

Thank you for reading!

If you decide to get a ring light too, do let me know! 

Have fun and enjoy! :>

Cheers,

Diiyawn