CUTE JAPANESE CHRISTMAS GIFTS: SANRIO HELLO KITTY HAIR STRAIGHTENER. JAPAN BEAUTY PRODUCTS, ZOO UNIFORM ANIMAL SHIRTS.
Maoo! How’s your DIX-mas shopping going? Are any presents arriving in the mail yet?
Sparklebee, the world’s largest licensee of Sanrio products, sent me a “small gift.” (Get it? Get it?) It wasn’t a mail bomb (one of my greatest fears), but a hot pink Hello Kitty hair straightener!
The straightener is pro quality, with an on/off switch, ceramic pads, and a heat level that goes to 10. Lemon ponders, “I’ve always wanted to Visual Kei a cat.” (Remember our Jrock hair video tutorial, which reveals the secret to VK perfection?
A hair straightener is a great Christmas gift for guys or gals, and the Hello Kitty design makes it both practical and fun.
What’s another good stocking stuffer? Makeup — especially glittery winter colors. On my Twitter, I mentioned using white eyeliner on the waterline (lower lid) to enlarge the eye shape. Another tip for the big-eyed effect: outlining above the crease with black eyeshadow and blending. Fake eyelashes are another must, although I merely applied mascara that day…
Here’s another cute gift idea… Zoo Uniform sent me an owl and a monkey t-shirt. The fabric is high-quality, and the print is quite the hoot. (Get it? I’m on a roll today…) Zoo Uniform is centered around 36 animal faces; a nice combination of kawaii and trendy. Only 25.00€ for Tshirts and 10.00€ for Panties.
Furry shrug: Put down your pitchforks. It’s faux fur. A gift from a Chinese auntie. I repeat: it’s not real!
Fuzzy beret: Nile Perch, Harajuku. It sparkles.
What’s on your holiday wishlist this year? Have you picked up any good gifts for friends?
PS: LOS ANGELES food and restaurant tips please! Where are your favorite places to eat, especially in/near West Hollywood? Please leave me and Seba a comment — you may soon see photos of us there!
PPS: Anyone heard the new Moi dix Mois album, D+Sect? What do you think? Impressed by Mana’s guitar skills?
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Japanese Word of the Day: Kyougi = Conference, deliberation
Song of the Day: Sven Vath – Ghost (John Starlight Remix) (Electro baby.)
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HALLOWEEN GOTHIC MAKEUP, TUTORIAL VIDEO: SUGARPILL COSMETICS, EVIL QUEEN SATANIC JAPANESE BEAUTY TECHNIQUES!
Oh sweet Satan! Another day, another juicy piece of news: I’ve been invited by YouTube to join their Partners program. Thank you to everyone for watching my videos and commenting — this wouldn’t have been possible without you! As a Partner, I’ll have more leeway with my channel, and I’m determined to step it up. So you can expect many more “top quality” videos on my YouTube channel from now on (please subscribe so you won’t miss them!)
Let’s kick things off with the third installment of the Evil Queen makeup series. Our new video, filmed in Tokyo on All Hallow’s Eve, is our most Satanic one yet.
Muahah, your favorite Evil Queen Bitches are back! La Carmina and Yukiro Dravarious come up with the genius idea of ordering “room service.” Using Shrinkle’s Sugarpill Cosmetics eyeshadows, they transform an innocent maid (Naomi) into the spawn of SaTaN!
We hope you enjoy the skimpy Goth Nun costume, pirate rum, scary friends and the torturing of our new minion, G-suS.
See the devilish deeds above and on my YouTube. If you fell over laughing, please subscribe to my channel. More video adventures to come!
As you may know from my Twitter, life has been very good to me lately. Super hectic and filled with exciting projects. I have a new major writing job (or two!), travel gigs and TV things in the works… and something big planned for 2011 (I think it will surprise you). Can’t wait to finalize the details and tell you all.
I’m very lucky to have such great friends around me… keep raising hell, spooky kids! Thanks for being there. We’ve built up quite a Halloweentown, haven’t we?
If you missed the previous Evil Queen Goth makeup tutorials, here are links to the first and second videos.
What were your favorite evil moments and quotes? What type of videos would you like to see next? We’ll shoot some in LA…
“You’ve obviously been feasting on the flesh of young virgin emo boys!”
Japanese Word of the Day: Genchi = Site, location
Song of the Day: The music of our evil laughter.
LA CARMINA
