Update in life

Hi everyone!

Once again I´ve neglected this blog and I´m sorry I´m not so sorry. 

Taking a break was really nice because at one point I simply felt I were obliged to update this blog regularly, even when no shit has happened. Either way if there are still people reading my blog..I´m very humble and grateful!

The stuff with school which has held me down is still not solved, but they haven´t contacted me yet and for now I´ll just live my life and stop worrying about it.

This post will be very picture heavy so if you feel like frilly clothes, floral and pink is not your thing then exit is at the far right.

On friday I had a date with my girl Ingvild. I´ve been stuck in my room lately trying to finish my obligatory essays and hand-ins for Uni, however staying locked-up in my room forever is not healthy at all so I met up with Ingvild. We ended up going to Burger King and having bubble tea!

I haven´t had bubble tea since my best friend left for Korea so it was really great!

I don´t know many that likes bubble tea : ´(

As for the hair this day I was inspired by Liz Lisa GAL Minami. 

I french braided the side (not very visible) and made soft curls. Minami always have perfect hair and is such a great inspiration!

After tea and burger, we went to her flat. Ingvild had just bought this new gel nail-kit so she helped me fixing my nails while I watched Mean Girls. I felt like a queen lol

I recently got a job as a waitress (really happy about that) so I´m not allowed to have fancy or long nails for work so I had to keep it short and simple, but they are super cute and I love them! The color is so adorable!

And here is what I wore on friday!

Dress: Ma*rs

Knit: H&M

Necklace: gift

Shoes: DreamV

I feel like I´m the only one who has in dress in pink. All the other Gal´s have it in white. Actually I was considering buying the white one, but the pink one is G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S so really glad I chose the right color!

Also a week ago I got this lovely Okarie birthday book and when I uploaded this on Instagram, she liked it!

I thought I was going to faint. I literally love Okarie more than I think I´ll love any man in this whole wide world so having her noticing me at was a life dream come true! 

Last but not least, my life is really stressful nowadays, but to be honest I like it. My work can become very hectic, but I love my co-workers. They are all so nice and we joke a lot which I think it´s important at a workplace. I also get quite nice with tips so I´ve bought some stuff recently.

New lenses in choco from the diamond serie. They don´t have the black timbal ring so I think they goes well with a more relaxed makeup-style!

 Ank Rouge 3rd anniversary stationary set.

Also bought Popteen and loads of Liz Lisa clothes!

I also got this furry Liz Lisa hat from Ingvild.

She used to be a great Liz Lisa gyaru long before I started to do the style myself (my inspiration), but now she is no longer gyaru and so I got this hat from her. I´m so tremendously in love with it and can´t thank her enough ;__; What do you think?

So that was some updates from my life! More to come hopefully, but now I gotta carry on with my essays!

So long sweeties!

Sugar Mama - Executive Realness

Got new lipstick and the color is spot-on perfect!

Blazer: Ank Rouge

Skirt: Ank Rouge

Scarf: Vintage

Shoes: Vintage

Okarie announces her graduation from Popteen

Haii Gals!

So as the title says: Matsuoka Rie most known for Okarie has announced her graduation from Popteen magazine. Words cannot describe how big impact this had on me and when I got the news I literally wanted to cry.

For me Okarie is not only a style icon, but also a role model and very ´´down to earth´´-person despite her gaining so much fame those last years. I know she is one of the most hardworking gyarus out there and everything she has achieved by hard work she deserves to the fullest. The only reason I kept reading Popteen was because of Okarie. No that she no longer going to model for the magazine I have no reason whatsoever to read it anymore, but I´ll support her to the very end.

I understand that she has way to much work with Ank Rouge and if it was me I would also make the same choice. I would be more depressed if she would chose away Ank.

This is what Okarie said in her interview of graduation:

Today I have important news for everyone.

My life has certainly been one full of unforgettable moments.
Today is a turning point in that life.

It’s sudden but…

Today, April 1st, with the release of the May issue of Popteen, I will be graduating from Popteen.

And coincidentally, along with that, I’ve been given the cover page!! (/_;)

The opening 8 page article contains the graduation announcement.

Thank you everyone who has already given me comments.

The official announcement release is the 1st, so I haven’t written about it until today.

Please allow me to accurately report my own words.

About graduating from Popteen…around what month did I start becoming aware of it…

I had just turned 19 when I first appeared in Popteen.

It’s a “teen” magazine, and that was my last year as a teen, so I was a bit of a late bloomer.

Until then, I had been living an ordinary life in my hometown.
But I wanted to DO something, so I applied to become a Popteen reader model.

Around my first appearance, I wondered if people would really look at my photographs.
“I really want to become better at modeling!” I said.
At that time, it was only a dream for me.

When I was 20, I started my own brand “Ank Rouge”, which was like a dream - I was so happy.
Popteen also assisted by devoting a page to it.
Every day became so busy.
When the new store opened, I tried with all my might to keep the balance between my business and modeling.

And so,
age 21, 22, 23 years…

I became aware that I was the oldest one.
My juniors increased.

I too slowly started to wonder…

I spoke firsthand with the editor-in-chief about my graduation.

After the decision was made that day,
I felt so lonely and so apologetic.
That’s what I remember from that day.

I couldn’t stop the tears.

I couldn’t say the word “graduation”.

While I was crying, I kept saying “um…by the way..um…” over and over again.

Despite that, the editor-in-chief was able to notice…
“Yes, what’s wrong?” she said.
She kindly watched over me as she listened.

Even with that tenderness, I couldn’t stop crying.

Time passed, and finally, I was able to say what I wanted to.

Graduating from my beloved Popteen makes me very, very sad, but…

Ank’s debut,
being given the cover shot,
being able to plan over 100 features,
being allowed to design the Popteen cafe uniform,
producing the Ank Rouge appendix every issue,

There’s nothing I haven’t done with Popteen,
I have no regrets,
this is how I feel.

And so, wanting to step things up, I graduate while looking forward.

To be honest,
at first, I was just a blogger, and then I founded Ank as the director…
I can only wear Ank clothing, so I became unable to be in the fashion pages.

So when I called myself a “Pop model”, I was kind of filled with uneasiness, thinking, can I really say that?

But, now that I’ve been given a graduation feature and cover page, I can say truthfully that graduating is the first time I’ve really hurt Popteen.

That is my testimony about graduating.

And so, having been given a warm send out, from the bottom of my heart, I thank you all.

With my graduation, I really really did not expect to be given the cover page.

Thank you to everyone who helped me with the magazine features up until now.

I apologize for the sudden graduation.

Without the help of Popteen, I’m someone with no redeeming features, so it is certainly with everyone’s help that I was able to get this far.

I really, really love Popteen.
I will absolutely miss the monthly photoshoots, but I won’t look back - I will continue to walk looking forward!

I am no longer a Popteen model, but Okarie is still Okarie!

I will keep doing my best with my blog and Ank Rouge.

I still have a long ways to go, so your help will make me very happy.

Graduation is not the end, it’s simply the beginning of something new.
I too don’t know what’s next, but I’ll keep looking forward!

To the beloved Popteen editorial department and staff, beloved Popteen models, all the readers, everyone who has helped me - thank you so very much!!

This is the cover of Popteen may 2013 which is gonna be Okarie´s last cover and issue. She looks so gorgeous and I´ll buy Popteen for the last time just for the cover haha! I got the one issue from october 2010 when she was also on the cover when Ank Rouge started.

Let´s have a look back to some of Okarie´s pages in Popteen shall we?

When Ank Rouge was released Okarie got on the cover and I knew from the very moment I saw the picture of her she was gonna be my favorite gyaru. 

Some make-up and hair tutorials. She proved that gyaru is not only about long hair, but that you can look just at gyaru with short hair. While the other Pop-models moved on and went for more natural-looking makeup, Okarie stayed true to her more dramatic looking makeup all the time and for me she was the only gyaru left in popteen. The other ´´gals´´just look like normal girls wearing lenses and lashes to me now.

...and finally this is how the covers looks like.

 I wish her all the luck with Ank and her blog. Unlike other gyarus who graduated from magazines (and started modeling for an another magazine) Okaries doesn´t plan on starting modeling for other magazines so she will just keep her crooz blog and work with Ank Rouge.

Final shooting for the Cover

Okarie leaving her fans a message.

Haha the only one who can make ´´sugoooi´´sound so cute :´D

Love Matsuoka Rie forever <3

- Howalon

Old Popteen issue & new iPhone case.

Hiya! 

When I opened the postbox this morning my package arrived.

Last week I bought a old issue of Popteen from Gaijin gyaru sale. Wanna know why I was after

this one so desperately? ;)

Perfection!

I can´t wait to read it!

As you could see on the picture above I also got myself a new iPhone cover!

The Cocolulu one is cool, but kinda didn´t match my style anymore so had to get something more ´´sweet´´.

I love it! Got it from ebay for only 15 NOK. That´s crazily cheap!

It´s pastel pink although it looks coral on my screen.

Also today´s look. Decided for once to not have my hair braided up, but I guess it´s still a bit too cold for that so I´ll go back to ponytail lol

(yes my hair tends to be electrical when I have it down so that´s why).

-Xiao

Ank Rouge spring 2013

Hi gals!

Today I wanted to share some of Ank Rouge´s spring collection this spring/summer. After I made a similar one with Liz Lisa I wanted to make one with Ank Rouge too. As you can probably see spring 2013´s trendy colors are pretty much the same as 2012 with mint and coral, however this year I noticed lilac is quite in. At least that goes for Ank.

1. Checkered skirt (lilac)

I really like the checkered pattern of this A-shaped high-waist skirt. I personally think A-shape makes you look slimmer than bell-shaped and I´m glad Ank don´t have many bell-shaped skirts (or dresses for all I care). I´m so glad lilac is in this spring because it´s a really refreshing yet relaxing color to look at. I hated the last year´s ´´neon color´´-trend and will cross my fingers for a pastel colored summer this year!

2. Maxi skirt (coral)

I´ve never been a fan of maxi skirts because they always make me look super short. As if I´m not short enough already, but this one looked super comfy and I like the mix of coral, brown and nude colors. 

3. Culotte (mint)

I´m so happy that mint is still in this spring. I looove mint. I think it´s such a soothing color for your eyes. I also think the way Ank makes their culottes are quite interesting. The shorts under skirt-idea is something you don´t find on a western marked.

4. See-through shirt (lilac)

This shirt looks quite plain actually if it wasn´t for the tiny details on the top. That´s what made me like it. Once again...MORE LILAC.

5. Lace blouse (coral)

This blouse is beyond cute. I personally would´ve made this one in baby pink and lilac as well, however Ank only have this one in coral, black and white. Poor choice Ank -__-, but

overall the ribbon and lace details are super cute and I love it!

...and that´s all I´ve got for now.

Anything you fell for?

~+.':*Rat-party in Napoleon *:'.+~

Yesterday I went to Erlend's so-called ''Rat party''. Why RAT? Because only the worst ratty people were able to come and I'm the Royal rat-queen som obviously I was invited and had to go. What do you call it? Internal joke? idk

Finally saw the chance to use my napoleon jacket I bought from Ank Rouge last year.

Christine came all the way from Sandefjord so obviously we had to take som ratty pictures!

Celine and me making the '' I'm do not approve this''-face while Christine is just making her usual ''Christine''-face.

Me trying to do the ''Christine''-face. I think I'm doing a great job, but then Chrstine didn't make her ''Christine''-face. Disappointed. 

J and me feat the host of the party: The Rat king Erlend. DIVINE.

(And never mind me looking like I weight 80 kg here because I obviously don't *hairflip*)

The party was very fun! We weren't many, but only the cool people were there so obviously it was fun. Herman was also there and Ingvild came later on, but I don't have any pictures of them : (

Unfortunately I had to go early because I was to wake up early today and come home to casa the mum.

(J?) and me are planning to host a 90's-party. Hopefully soon and I'm really looking forward to it. What is studying? I don't know. Student dying. AHAHAH I'm so funny ROFLMAO .

no.

not really.

OOTD.

Scarf: Lindex

Coat: Ank Rouge

Belt: Twisty

Chain: Twisty

Pants: D.I.A

Shoes: What is memory? I don't have one.

･*:.｡.´´The sweet scent of happiness´´- Ank Rouge for everyone .｡.:*･ﾟﾟ

So lately I´ve tried to keep myself updated on Ank Rouge, (one of my favorite brand). I got to know they´re soon to release their very first perfume a while ago and is super excited! 

WHO ELSE IS WITH ME??

Okarie (Matsuoka Rie) has been working very hard on this one so I´m really looking forward to it.

From what I know the scent is very sweet and mild. ´´Smells like happiness´´ they said.

The bottle looks super duper cute! ♡ This is an absolute ´´must get´´item for me as I love Ank Rouge and I´ve loved the smell of all the japanese spray/perfumes I´ve smelled til now. I´m expecting a lot from Okarie, but to be honest I don´t think she´ll disappoint me. Even if the perfume do smells bad I´ll still love it for its cute design. Lol vain....

ANK ROUGE FOR ME ANK ROUGE FOR YOU

BE HAPPY ♡ and so on...just wanted to share this news.