my dreams

I dyed my hair and it took 6 hours. I am bit being afraid of dying my hair like blonde, but I really love blight colour. Long time I wanted to change my colour like Rumi Neely.
髪染めた。ちょっと明るくなったかな。あまり明るすぎるのはまだちょっと抵抗あるんだけどね、どうしても明るいところは欲しい。ずっと憧れだったのはRumi Neely♥

This time I went to another hair salon. My hair assistant was really great. She could realise the colours I had died before, even the colour I did one year ago, and she told me the effect of each medicine and machines, so it was good for me and I could understand what she was doing on my hair. Next time when I come back to Japan, I would go there again and have my hair much much blighter. This salon was awesome, however it was extremely difficult to make my hair curly.

今回から美容院を変えてみたの！すごくいい美容師さんでね、前に染めた色味がたくさんあるのに分かっちゃうの。使うお薬とか機器の説明もしっかりしてくれてすごく安心できたし納得しながら長い行程を進めてもらった。次、日本に帰ってきたらまた行って全部ハイトーンにしちゃうよ！

やっぱりパーマはなかなかかからないなぁ。

She put many thin high light hair colours on my hair in order to make my growing black hair look natural.
細かくハイライトを入れることで、地毛が伸びてきても気にならないんだって！

And FINALLY !! I had pierced my ears! I got 3 holes. I went to dermatology hospital to pierce my earlobes, and I pierced my edge of the ear my ear by myself.  Those were hurting me just after I had them, and now I do not feel pain. At the hospital the doctor did not put ice on my ears to cold them, it shocked me actually. When I did it by myself, for the case, I cooled my ear with ice.

そしてそしてやっと！ピアス開けちゃった。耳たぶの2穴は病院で、軟骨は自分でピアッサーでバチンしたの。開けてすぐは少し痛かったけど、今は全く痛く無いよ。耳たぶ開けるときに冷やさなかったのはびっくり。軟骨開けたときは一応冷やしてから開けた。

It was a hot day !

pink sleeveless: UNIQLO
supermen shirts: UNIQLO
short denim: Lee
sunglasses: COACH

I had lovely time outside with my sweety, Gamera :)
Can you find where she is ?
A tortoise :)

xxx

Enchanted

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This couple of days 2 of my biggest dreams will come true !

quit

iPhone 4s taken by my friend

My work at the cinema had finished yesterday. It was one of my dreams to sell popcorns. I never would go to eat after work with my friends.

I will dye my hair to make its colour better tomorrow, and the day after I will go to hospital to have my ears pierced. Next month I must leave my hometown and Japan, it's coming so soon.

昨日でバイト終了。小さい頃からの夢だった、「ポップコーンを売る」ってことが叶って幸せ。バイト終わりに友達とマックに行くことももうないんだ。

明日は髪のcolourをちょっとマシにする。あさってはピアス。　来月の明日は秋田を出て、あさってには日本とお別れ。なんか一気に迫ってきたね。

xxx

ice chocolate

iPhone 4s

I love its environment and interior at this cafe. Especially this antique chair.

雰囲気とインテリアがすごく素敵なカフェ。アンティーク調のチェアがお気に入り。

CAFFE　LA FAMIGLIA

I ordered a glass of ice chocolate. It is not sweet too much, so easy to drink. and I cannot drink coffee, so I always looking for tea or hot chocolate. I followed my mom to the meeting toward to the event they are going to hold and I will help in the beginning of August. I cannot wait.

ice chocolate飲んだの。甘すぎなくて飲みやすい。コーヒー飲めないから、いつもカフェでは紅茶かチョコレート。8月の初めに受付嬢としてお手伝いするイベントの打ち合わせについてきた。もうすでに楽しみ！

dress: H&M
pendant: Vivienne Westwood
sunglasses: COACH
my favorite style.

xxx

Lovely Lily

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The lilies from my grandpa's garden. I love its dark pink and lovely smell.
おじいちゃんのおうちのユリの花。濃いピンクとすごくいい香りが大好き。

It is the last day of my work tomorrow!!
明日がお仕事最後の日。

xxx

Tailor

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UNIQLO again. I bought a XL T-shirts for male. While I was choosing this, there was an old man from foreign who had the same one with me.
またまたUNIQLO。メンズのXLのTシャツをゲット。レトロなSupermenがプリントされててね、選んでたら外国人のおじいちゃんも隣で手にとってたの。まさかのペアルックだぜ！

First I regarded as I wear this as it was like over sized shirts. However it did not fit me actually.
最初はそのままOver Sizedな感じで着ようと思ってたんだけどやっぱりしっくりこなくて。

So I cut.
切っちゃった。

I shaped thinner its waist, and cut down its sholders to make them sleeveless. Made its neck like wider V neck.

腰のところをすこし絞って、肩は切り落としてsleevelessに。広めのVネックにしてみた。

The great designers, whom I fall in love, they are tailors in Savile Row and making awesome suits for gentlemen. I am not good at sewing, however with scissors, pins and the sewing machine, I can make whatever I want. Taking look at its details, I cannot say that it's perfect. For my first time to make it and without pattern and plans, I can say it is good. When I make it again, I prepare the patterns and planning.
私が恋するDesignersはみんな仕立屋さんだった。Savile Rowで素敵な紳士のスーツを作ってる人たち。私はお裁縫が決して得意な方ではないけど、ハサミとまち針とミシンさえあればお洋服は作れるの。細かいところを見ちゃえばボロボロのガタガタだけどね、初めてで型紙もなにもないところにいきなりハサミを通したにしては上出来。次はもっと計画を立てて、細部にもこだわろう。

xxx

Coloured make-up

iPhone 4s PENTAX k-r

It was a holiday today, so I went shopping with my mom and grand mom. After we had lunch, went Starbucks and had a tea break. There is LUSH store next to Starbucks, and they show new cosmetics, so I asked about it to a shop assistant. They hold a new event, which let me choose three colours on a spun table. It is able to try on Internet. I chose brilliant gold , vivit pink, and beautiful blue. They may be Happiness, Believe, and In Change. I am not sure becouse the colours I chose on the internet may not be the same as I chose in the shop. They named each colours nicely, with the belief for "WORD UP".
今日はバイトがお休みだったからおばあちゃんとママンとshopping。ランチのあとスタバでtea timeして、LUSHで新作のお化粧品が出てたからいろいろ店員さんに聞いてきたの。
今日の気分でいろいろな色から3色選ぶ、ってゆーのをやってみた。
https://www.lush.co.uk/emotionalbrilliance/
インターネットでもできるんだって。
私は選んだのはキラキラゴールドな「想像の羽」、ビビットピンクの「情熱の炎」、綺麗な青の「責任感」の3色。各々の色についてる素敵な名前、ことだまを意識してるらしい。
英語版でもステキな名前！

I will buy them. It is the first time for me to make up with such colourful cosmetics. I'm gonna go to the shop again to see them.

買っちゃおう。
こんな綺麗なカラフルメイクはいままでのまなみさんにはない感じ。またお店に行って色見てこよう。

LOVE LUSH

I am thinking to buy all of my cosmetics in LUSH. The materials of their products are same in UK and Japan, so I will buy and use cosmetics in JAPAN, then if they are good for my skin, I will continue to use them in UK.
お化粧品もLUSHで揃えちゃおうかな。UKと原材料の配合は一緒なんだって。だから日本で試してみて、お肌に合えばUKでも使い続けよう。

Summer Festival !

iPhone 4s

I regretted so much because I had not brought my camera to the festival.
カメラ持っていけば良かった。

There is a popular festival in Tsuchizaki, the small town near the port in my home town Akita. It was the first time to visit there in my life, and it might be the last time. I missed my favourite festival food past spring, so I wanted to have them this time. Fried noodle and steamed potato.
港の近くにある小さな町、土崎で毎年開催される人気なお祭りに行ってきた。人生初！そしてもう行くことはないんだろうな。春のお祭りで焼きそばとじゃがバターを食べようと思ったけど食べれなかったかったからね、リベンジしてきた。

Walking in the crowd ! Bit taller than others. At the festival, in such a crowd, my great professor found me. He taught me Ethics in my high school, and he was the best professor ever.
I miss his class and my great scores in this subject.
人ごみの中を歩いたの。みんなよりちょっと背が高い感じ。こんな人ごみの中で、私の最高の先生が私を見つけてくれた。びっくり！倫理の先生でね、ほんとにいい先生なの。倫理の授業とテストでの高得点が懐かしい。

My friend, Karen, she wore one kind of Japanese traditional wear Yukata. She was really beautiful with pink flower textile.

わたしの友達、かれんちゃん。綺麗なお花のピンクの浴衣。

Style

sleeveless: UNIQLO

tops: Forever 21

scarf: UNIQLO

jeans: Calvin Klein

clutch bag: Axes fam

Almost all are fast fashion

need to go shopping !

みんなファストファッションだ。お買い物行かなきゃ。

xxx

Shopping for SUMMER !!

PENTAX K-r

I went shopping with my mom yesterday. My mom wanted to buy some cloths for summer. She bought some nice tops at any FAM, and I got a black pleated skirts.

昨日ママンと一緒にShoppingに行ったの。ママンが夏のお洋服欲しくて。any FAMでいい感じのgetしてた。そしてそして私にはBlackスカート！

When I reverse it, it becomes all-laced textile skirt. So I can enjoy 2 way style. Long time I had been wondering to buy all-laced skirts, so it provides me a good chance. If I can find good way to wear the all-laced skirt, I will look for other ones.

ひっくり返すと総レース生地のスカート。2通りのスタイルが楽しめるってヤツですね。前からずっとレースのスカート欲しかったからいい機会かも！これで自分なりの合わせ方がつかめたらまたレーススカート探そう。

And also I went to UNIQLO to get some simple T-shirts.

それとUNIQLOに行ってシンプルなシャツを買ったよ。

The length is good enough for me. I love to wear bit longer shirts with skiny pants.
この丈が大好き。　ちょい長めのシャツとスキニーの組み合わせがいい。

Good to hide my complex about hip. Whenever I see my body I feel I need to have enough meat on my upper body, and reduce the amount of the fat on my hip. The best way to make my body is just to have regular excercise. I may walk to the school from host family's house, so I hope my body will be better.

T-shirts: UNIQLO
Jeans: Red Pepper

お尻を隠せてgood! 体を見るといつも思うのが、上半身にはもっとお肉を、下半身はもっと引き締め。普通に運動しなきゃね。学校まで歩いて行く予定だから、ちょっとは良くなればいいな。

Sleeveless × Sleeveless, it is the style i learnt in New Zealand even it was Winter when I was there. I miss a girl who loves summer so much, Taylor. We showed each cloths and she told me this style.

ノースリーブ×ノースリーブ、NZで学んだ夏のスタイル。NZにいたときは冬だったけどね。
「夏はこの服を着るのよ！」って目を輝かせてFashion Showを一緒にしたTaylorに会いたいな。

I prefer styles for Autumn and Winter, so it is difficult to make my style in Summer. but I enjoy the colours for this season.

Sleevelesses: UNIQLO
Jeans: Calvin Klein

夏よりも秋冬のスタイルのほうが好きな私には夏のお洋服は難しい。でもいろんな色で遊べる季節はいいよね。


xxx

Holiday at a cafe

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After 6 days working, finally it was a holiday today. I went to the café with my mom for her meeting of an event which is held by my mom and her friends in this summer, and I was looking for the lunch at the cafe actually.  I was asked to help them working at the reception and I may confirm the offer. They are going to have the event near a beach! I would like to be there. We arrived there bit early, so we had breakfast and I drank a cup of coffee… then I know about myself again that I don’t like coffee. How many times I try, I cannot like it. I love tea.

今日は6連勤明けの休日！。ママンがcafeで夏に開催するイベントの話し合いをする、ということだったのでランチ目当てに付いていくことに。そうしたらもしかしたらそのイベントの受付嬢のお仕事をするかも、というお話が。海の横だって！やってみたいな。ちょっと早めについたのでカフェあさごはん。何回飲んでもコーヒーは好きになれないや。紅茶があれば生きていける。

While my mom had the meeting, I was studying little bit at another table with bitter coffee. After I finished studying, started reading one of my favourite book.

ママンがミーティングしてる間、私は苦めなコーヒーと一緒にちょこっとだけお勉強。勉強し終わったあとは大好きな本を読んでたよ〜。

I was looking for the original edition, but I could not find it in English one. Even Amazon could not help me. I will search it in UK. This book is really interesting. Susannah Frankel, her sense of question and words choice is awesome. Her words are brilliant. Unfortunately I just have been reading it in Japanese… I would like to read it in her real words, in English. The views of designers, visionaries always give me a great time. This book is one of my best textbooks in my future career.

ほんとはオリジナルのが欲しかったんだけど、英語版は見つけられなくて。Amazonでさえも助けてくれなかった・・・。この本は本当に面白くて。 Susannah Frankelの質問のクオリティ、選ぶ言葉のセンスは最高。彼女の言葉はステキすぎるの。日本語なのが本当に残念。彼女の本当の言葉、そのままの英語で。Designers, Visionariesの視点はいつもあたしに素敵な時間をくれるの。

It was a very hot day in Akita. It is getting hotter day and day. I enjoy my last summer in Japan.

今日はほんとに暑い日だった。日本での最後の夏を楽しまなくちゃね。

xxx

short denim

iPhone 4s, PENTAX K-r

Today, I wore my new short denim from Lee. The one I had before from EDWIN got bigger for me, so I needed new ones. This short denim is designed simply, so it’s easy to make the coordinate with many kinds of cloths.

Leeのショートパンツを買いました。EDWIN Blue Tripのショートパンツがあったんですがゆるゆるになっちゃって。シンプルなデザインだから何にでも合わせれてgood!!!

Since when I found a woman who wore the short denim and a pink sweater in a fashion magazine, I believe that the best combination of short denim is being with bigger PINK sweater made of wool.

This A/W, I will get a pink one in London or Manchester. This one I wear in pic is bit thin.

以前あるFasihon誌でpinkのゆるめのウールセーターにショートデニムを合わせてる人を発見して。最高でしょ、この組み合わせ！

今年の冬に狙ってるのは彼女みたいなゆるニット！LondonかManchesterで見つけたいな。
この写真で着てるのは理想よりもちょっと薄い。

new sealing wax

I got a new sealing wax from DELFONICS. I have another one which is designed a rose, but actually I was looking for a sealing wax of my initial.

When I visited Tokyo last month, I found a sealing wax which is nicely designed some alphabets at a stationer's in Omotesando Hills: DELFONICS.Unfortunately I could not find my initial M there, but one of the shop assistants came and told me that I could order, and deliver it to my hometown Akita.

Yesterday, I got it and there was a small letter from her, it made me love the shop and DELFONICS more.

I’d love to visit there again if I could have time.

DELFONICSで新しいシーリングワックスを買いました。前はバラのモチーフのを使ってたけどずっと自分のイニシャルのも探してたんです。
先月東京に行ったとき、表参道ヒルズの中にあるおしゃれな文房具屋さん、DELFONICSでいいかんじにアルファベットがデザインされてるシーリングワックスを発見！でもでもその時私のイニシャルのMは無くて。店員さんが来てくれて、注文して秋田まで送ってくれるって教えてくれました。
昨日、秋田に到着しました〜。店員さんからの小さなお手紙も入ってて、もっともっとDELFOONICSが好きになりました。

時間があったらまた行きたいです。

DELFONICS at Omotesando Hills BF3

http://www.delfonics.com/

Hello :)

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I'm gonna enjoy my life in Japan with my sweet PENTAX K-r for more 2 months.