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Hello!

This post contains review about WIG! Yes, wig! The last time I post wig review is for Irisviel von Einzbern from Fate/Zero. It's been months! phew~

Recently Lolita wig has become a trend around cosplayers in the world, including Indonesia. The Lolita wig I talk about is from a taobao shop called Manreally (you guys should check out their shop because they have many beautiful wigs). It was very tempting seeing how pretty and cheap their wigs are! And here I am, I ended up buying one wig from them. To tell the truth, I originally wanted to buy 3-4 wigs but I had to stop myself because I would rarely use the wigs. Haha.

This is the wig that I bought. It has some kind of grey and a bit of yellow-greenish (?) color on it. I cannot describe the exact color, so you can see it for yourself.

No, the wig does not include the glasses. Instead, it came in a box.

This is my first time buying taobao wig that includes box like this one. It's nice tbh, because the box will prevent our wig from deforming due to shipping, etc. Also, there are Kotori and Umi picture on the box. lol~

Front

Although Manreally provide a sturdy box for storing the wig, they does not have any brand tag attached to the wig. But, who cares for brand tag nowadays? At least I don't. Haha.

My first impression when I touched this wig is "wow, so thick!". The wig is so thick that the wig cap won't be seen when you are wearing the wig. However, the thickness may also make your head look bigger. Therefore you may consider to trim some layers to make the wig thinner. Oh, also, the fringe is long (below my eyes area). This is good, so you can cut it according to your liking.

The wig cap is around regular to large size. As usual, you still can adjust the size yourself.

Wig parting

The fiber of the wig is soft and easy to comb. Be careful when combing since it has curls on the bottom parts!

I actually a bit disappointed due to the real wig shape. As you can see the actual wig shape is kinda different from the catalog. I need to put extra effort to style this wig so it will resemble the catalog picture. What a burden :<

Side

As for the color, it does not differ much from the catalog. The wig is made from different strands color too. And I like how they put gradation on the wig!

Tell me, you cannot take your eyes off of the shininess of the wig, can you? Yes, the wig is a bit shiny as you can see, since the photos are taken using harsh camera flash. The good thing is it is not that shiny under natural light. So, don't worry :D

Another thing that I notice is the wig strands do not fall easily. Wow! I don't expect such thing to be honest. When you brush the wig, some strands may fall, but not that much.

~~~CONCLUSION~~~

+ has a box!

+ nice color gradation

+ thick

+ soft fiber and easy to comb

+ the strands do not fall easily

- A bit shiny

- you have to re-style the wig shape

~~~ FINAL VERDICT ~~~

Color & Design 4/5

Texture & Shine 3/5

Thickness 5/5

Price 5/5

OVERALL: 4.25 / 5

Well, I guess that's all my review for today.
Thanks for reading! ヽ(○´∀`)ﾉ♪

Hello!

Today I'm going to present a review about contact lenses (or some people called them circle lenses). This post is written in English because it relates to cosplay and I think I need to share this review to every cosplayer in the world.

The lenses I'm going to review today is Twilight Red. Yeah, those sparkly and beautiful vampire-ish red lenses <3 I use these lenses for my Irisviel von Einzbern cosplay.

Diameter: 15.0mm

Water Content: 38%

Base Curve: 8.6mm

Diameter: One year disposal

Look at those beautiful reds! Actually, Twilight has some more colors, such as green, blue, yellow, pink, grey, and purple. You can choose whichever color you want. The lenses have power range from 0.00 up to -10.00, and life span of one year. Hey, that's quite long! Local lenses I bought usually have up to six months only.

Now, let's go to the review~

no lens

with lens, natural light

with lens, using flash

comparison

COLOR: 5/5

The color is very vibrant! I have no complaint at all. This is exactly the color that I want. Even in a low light, the lenses color stands out. Buuuut due to the plainness of the lenses, they kinda look scary and very cartoon-ish sometimes. lol

DESIGN: 2/5

Well, the design is so-so, very plain. The lenses has a black ring on the outer corner and some kind of spikes (?) around it. I don't find anything fancy from from the design. Oh, right, it won't give a dolly look to you. Also, unlike EOS lenses, this Twilight does not have gradation.

ENLARGMENT: 3/5

The diameter of this lenses is actually below 15.00 mm, but it still give a slight enlargement to my eyes. I'm satisfied enough, so I give 3 points for the enlargement.

COMFORT: 3/5

I don't get irritation from wearing these lenses, so I assume this lenses is safe for you lol. One thing that makes me uncomfortable wearing the lenses is there are reds on my sight @_@ I guess the pupil hole of the lens is too small, but for some time, yes, I do see some reds. However, after a while, the reds are gone. Also, compared to another daily lenses, this Twilight is thicker. Some lenses may dry your eyes while this lenses don't really dry my eyes. I suggest you to bring some eyedrops, just in case.

If you want a bright lenses, then this Twilight is the answer. However, due to the very vibrant color, I don't recommend the lenses for everyday use, unless you really want to get everyone's attention. People may look at you weirdly.

Those are my review about Twilight Red lenses. I hope this helps!

Thanks for reading! ヽ(○´∀`)ﾉ♪

Hai-hai !

Hari Minggu 18 Oktober kemarin aku datang ke sebuah event, yaitu Mangafest 2015 di Jogjakarta. Mangafest sendiri merupakan event manga tahunan yang diselenggarakan oleh himpunan mahasiswa Sastra Jepang UGM. Eits, tapi di dalamnya nggak cuma manga aja, ada cosplay, itansha, lomba karaoke, dll. Aku kurang tahu ini sudah tahun keberapa event ini diadakan, tapi bagiku tahun ini adalah kali ke-2 aku datang ke Mangafest.

Mangafest 2015 diadakan di Jogja Expo Center (JEC) tanggal 17-18 Oktober 2015. Tapi aku cuma datang hari minggunya saja, one day trip. Aku sampai di JEC jam setengah satu, lalu lanjut make up sebentar sebelum masuk ke venue. Nggak, aku nggak cosplay kok, cuma wigplay saja :))

Gerbang (?) menuju surga (?)

Ticket box

Ramai ya.... banget! Aku kurang tahu apakah setiap Mangafest pengunjungnya selalu banyak, tapi melihat tahun lalu sih ya memang banyak. Satu hal yang perlu semua orang tahu, JEC ini tempatnya super duper sangat lebih baik dan nyaman daripada tahun lalu. Mangafest tahun lalu itu.... yah, sudahlah LOL. Yang tahun ini entah kenapa aku merasa suasananya seperti AFAID. Tapi tentunya lebih ramai AFAID. Di ticket box nya saja ramai dan ngantri cukup panjang sewaktu aku mau beli tiket.

Karya peserta lomba manga

Tiket Mangafest 2015

Untuk tiket, HMJ UGM menyediakan presale. But for a reason, I prefer to buy OTS. Tiketnya dijual seharga Rp. 15.000 saja dan berlaku untuk 2 hari~ Standar sih menurutku, meski tahun lalu gratis, tapi berhubung tempatnya nyaman, sebanding lah ;) Seperti yang aku tulis diatas, suasananya seperti AFAID, bahkan tiketnya juga, yaitu berupa gelang DAN tidak boleh dilepas. Kalau lepas dan segelnya rusak, maka tiket dianggap tidak berlaku dan pengunjung harus membeli tiket baru. I mean, are you being serious? pakai gelang tiket tsb bahkan saat sudah diluar venue? Walaupun katanya itu tiket anti air, tetap saja aneh rasanya. Untung aku cuma datang di hari terakhir saja.

Di tiketnya juga ada semacam kode angka, itu nanti digunakan untuk memberikan voting di lomba manga. Aku dapat nomor 6790. Mungkin maksudnya aku adalah pengunjung ke-6790? Entahlah...

Itansha

Salah satu kebiasaan jelekku, setiap aku mendatangi event yang berhubungan dengan cosplay, aku sama-sekali tidak menikmati acara utama yang ada di panggung. Aku lebih suka berkeliling dan bertemu dengan teman-teman daripada duduk manis di depan panggung. Jadi kalau ditanya "tadi acaranya apa aja?", aku cuma bisa jawab "nggak tau" :") Berikut beberapa hasil dari keliling venue.

Di bagian comiket-nya, ada banyak sekali booth... hingga puluhan. Dan banyak sekali racun bertebaran disana hahahaha~ dan untungnya saya nggak gampang kalap 8D. Yang aku lihat sih banyak yang jual barang yang berhubungan dengan Touken Ranbu, Kancolle, dan Love Live. Aku keliling-kelling mencari merch FATE dan hanya nemu satu booth saja yang menjualnya orz.

Di salah satu booth yang ada di comicket, aku bertemu kak Annisa Nisfihani! Langsung minta foto bareng wehehe. Ia adalah komikus lokal Indonesia~ Aku sebenarnya baru tahu saat komik coretannya, Pasutri Gaje, booming di FB. Banyak teman FB ku yang ngeshare dan aku iseng baca, daaaaan langsung suka! Maniiiissss lucuuuu <3 Oh ya, kak Annisa juga membuat prolog cerita tsb, judulnya My Prawedding. Sama manisnya lhooo~

Menuju foodcourt

salah satu minuman yang dijual disana. ini semacam Potion's Path gitu

Kalau masuk ke bagian foodcourt, bakalan bingung deh pasti, karena banyak sekali makanan dan minuman yang dijual disana, mulai dari makanan Jepang sampai Western, semua ada. Sewaktu mau makan siang saja aku sampai beberapa kali berkeliling foodcourt hanya untuk memutuskan "mau makan apa?" LOL. Harganya bervariasi, tapi tergolong murah menurutku.

Sepertinya cukup sekian berceritanya, terlalu panjang ahahaha.... Ini ada bonus foto...

titaaaaan!

Thanks for reading! ヽ(○´∀`)ﾉ♪

Finally! My first blog post in English! Ahahaha~

Today I’m going to review my Irisviel von Einzbern (Fate/Zero) wig. Irisviel has been in my cosplay list since more than a year ago. And the costume is finished months ago, too. However I hadn’t buy the wig because I kept thinking which taobao wig I would buy. In the end I bought the wig from Ghostcos.

To be honest, this is my first Ghostcos wig. I usually buy a long basic wig from Coswig8 or Ywailisi then style it my own (because it’s much cheaper). However, a few months ago (yes, I just reviewed it now because I was not at home the entire August) I saw a local online shop in FB providing this Irisviel wig and said it was ready stock, so I quickly bought it without thinking twice. And here we go~ to the review~

reference picture from Ghostcos

Actual product

it has a brand tag

The wig came in a plastic container with cardboard around it. It has a white color and 80cm length. The color and style is pretty much the same with the reference picture on the website. I don’t have any complain about both aspects.

The wig is supposed to be straight, but why does it became wavy??? Seems like I need to use my hair iron to straighten it. The fiber is soft and easy to comb, even using my fingers. I need to wear it to the con to see if it gets tangled easily. So far it doesn’t tangle that bad.

wig fibers

The thickness of the wig is average to the moment where the wig cap won’t be visible. It is about the same as Coswig8 base wig.

Several things I dislike from the wig is when I first brushed the wig, some strands of the wig fell out. It annoyed me somehow. Also, the wig is quite shiny when you use a camera flash.

under a camera flash

some strands fell out

Talking about wig cap, this Ghostcos wig has a big cap. Nice~ Because several taobao wig shops has smaller caps and making it harder for me to wear the wig. The cap is sewn neatly too.

~~~CONCLUSION~~~

+ Pretty much the same as the reference pic

+ doesn’t easily tangle, easy to comb

+ soft fiber

+ quite thick

+ Neat packaging and wig cap

- Shiny

- The strands falls out easily

~~~ FINAL VERDICT ~~~

Color & Design 4/5

Texture & Shine 2/5

Thickness 3/5

Price 4/5

OVERALL: 3.25 / 5

Well, I guess that's all my review for today.

Thanks for reading! ヽ(○´∀`)ﾉ♪

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