Hakuouki Shinsengumi Kitan Cosplay- Toudou Heisuke

If your a hardcore anime, cosplay, gaming, Japanese culture fan, then you probably know about MCM Expo... 

Expo is held in London during May and October and is probably the most anticipated convention in the UK, it is seriously any anime lovers dream

This year I went in May (as I always do) and cosplayed (of course!). I was determined to do a cosplay  completely different that no one else would do, I think I was successful (considering that hardly anyone knew who my character was (┳Д┳)...

I decided on cosplaying Todo Heisuke from the anime Hakuouki Shinsengumi Kitan which is a relatively lesser known anime about samurai     *coughs* really attractive samurai...

Apparently its a reverse harem, Otome, romantic tragedy (according to Wikipedia). I first saw the Nintendo 3DS game advertised and then did some research, only to find that there is in fact a series! great news for someone who is nintendo 3DS deprived! Thus, my obsession began and much fangirling happened ( ´͈ ॢꇴ `͈ॢ)･*♡

I highly recommend this anime but please oh please DO NOT watch the dubbed version, the voices are actually cringe worthy. The Japanese version (with English sub) have sexy voices are much more authentic sounding. 

So I hope you like my cosplay! It didn't take too long to make and it was super satisfying seeing all of it come together. I used a karate uniform sewing pattern for the clothing (apart from the leggings which were bought). The wig I bought off eBay, the shoes were my mum's that she got from Japan and the swords... my awesome Grandad made! and I can't take all the credit for the outfit, my Grandma is literally a seamstress Queen and helped me all the way (´ ▽｀).。ｏ♡

I met some fellow cosplayers from Norway (=^-ω-^=) they came up to me since they recognised my character (result!) 

Hyper Japan London 2014!

Hey everyone!

I'm super excited in sharing this post today. If your familiar with hyper japan then you can understand my excitement, but if your not, check out the link 〈(•ˇ‿ˇ•)-→ here - you will be overcome with all things kawaii.

I had never been to hyper japan before until Friday and to be completely honest it was a last minute decision, but I am so happy that I went in the end! Hyper Japan is at Earles court in London and it is a three day event from Friday to Sunday (perks of summer holidays means that I get to go on a Friday which means less queues (☝ ՞ਊ ՞)☝). 

But yeah, it was a brilliant day. I met lots of people, ate japanese food, looked at the stalls, bought stuff at the stalls, watched SIRO-A perform! ( ꒪Д꒪)ノ ♡ 

If you get a chance to go, I totally recommend it (and plus we could hang out ✧٩(･ิᴗ･ิ๑)۶*✲ﾟ)

Met famous Harajuku fashion designer who has collaborated with Kyary Pamyu Pamyu ٩꒰๑ ´∇`๑꒱۶

Met the beautiful Pixie Late at her stall PixieBunny! PixieBunny sells kawaii fashion, hair and beauty products. 

My OOTD

 Dress- Warehouse

Denim Waistcoat- Warehouse

Shoes- Vagabond

Hairband and Necklace from craft markets

The colourful fleck patterns in the dress 

 The actual outfit Kyary Pamyu Pamyu wore in her music video 'PONPONPON' ͛꒰ू ऀ•̥́ꈊ͒ੁ•ૅू॰˳ऀ꒱ ͟͟͞ ̊ ̥ ̥

Afterwards, we went to WholeFoods because my mum raved about how amazing it was and that I'd really like it... It is now my favourite place to eat and shop in London at the moment

look at dem' watermelons!

Dinner at Whole foods consisted of a burrito.  Mixed grains, beans, chicken, guacamole, salad... perfection (minus my pink lip stain marks)

My purchases from Hyper Japan (luckily I didn't do to overboard) Here is a pencil case, camera case and a super cute panda sticker book

OOTD - Cat Style!

Cat crop top- Ebay

Houndtooth skirt- Miss Selfridge

Cat tights- Ebay

Shoes- Vagabond

Niçoise Pasta Recipe

Hey guys! 

So, let's talk cooking. If you have read my 'about me' page then you will know that I am a bit of a foodie. Cooking has become a hobby that I really enjoy doing (unless I am absolutely ravenous in which case I'm too hungry to concentrate...).  I love flicking through recipes whether it being a magazine (Good Food is my fave) or on my iPod (Foodgawker app is amazing- food gasms everywhere).  

Originally I was only going to start a food blog, but I had different things that I also wanted to share with you guys. Instead of doing two blogs, a general one and a food one (which I've got to be honest sounds like a lot of work) Iv'e just decided to smush all the content into one...I hope you will enjoy all the upcoming recipes!

Now down to business, were talking pasta today. Niçoise Pasta. It was super duper hot today (yes actually hot for once in the UK) and this fresh pasta dish did just the job. Made this for myself and the grandparents and it turned out pretty good, if i don't say so myself (・∀・)

Miyavi Live in London!

Hey Guys! 

So I have been bubbling ever since my mum got me tickets to see Miyavi live in London and I have to say I found the experience actually life changing (not even exaggerating). Just the fact that I even managed to go to the concert was a shock since when there is a Visual kei concert it  always seems to be during school times....  and is it just me or have you fellow Vkei fans out there in the UK notice that Japanese bands HARDLY come to the UK (just one of the downsides of not living in Japan).

Miyavi played at Shepherds Bush O2 which is conveniently located near Westfields for a bit o' shopping, so we made a weekend of it. Saturday morning shopping then Miyavi in the evening and Sunday more shopping (everything good)＼（Ｔ∇Ｔ）

Rights go to the owner of photo- image is not mine

We stopped for lunch in Westfields at a place called 'PENANG' which was a Malaysian restaurant, delicious food and awesome interior ヽ(愛´∀｀愛)ノ

48 hours in Belgium

Goeiendag! (which is hello in Flemish btw...I totally did not just google it) Starting a Blog has been toying on my mind for a while now but I am such a huge procrastinator that it has not happened until now. But my recent trip to Bruges in Belgium has really encouraged me to start writing this blog. 

I have not really decided what kind of blog this is (in terms of labelling it a 'fashion' or 'travel' blog etc) , but what I do know is that there will be ALOT of food-ography going on here (which I doubt anyone will complain). I'm into my travelling and as you can probably guess from the name of the blog, I like love breakfast (well food in general to be fair...) 

Capturing a good snap shot of some of my foodie experiences has become a sort of hobby to me, so much so that when I had to write down my hobbies for a draft CV in my 'skills for life' lesson I wrote 'Food Photography'... I am not ashamed 

Hence forth let the photo bombardment begin! I saved the best foodie photos till the very end because they are by far the best and should be the last thing that is embedded in your mind (I guarantee whatever the time of day it is, these photos will make you hungry and leave you dribbling on your keyboard)  (｡･ω･)ﾉﾞ