Sunday, November 15, 2026

October recap!


Long time no see!

As I've previously stated, I was fired from my job back in September. So I decided to go on a vacation at the countryside for a month. 
 
I was born in a very small town in the countryside of Minas Gerais, southeast Brazil. Last time I went there was during the last Christmas break, but only for three days. So it's been quite some time in the big city, and none in my hometown. I needed to get my wisdom tooth removed too, so in the meantime I also paid a few visits to my childhood dentist!

I went on October 5th and stayed at my parents' place and it was the longest stay since I left them to live on my own in 2018. To be very honest, I didn't really do anything most of the time  it's a very, very small town so there's nothing really interesting to do, but there were a few highlights, as the day I went to a ranch and the premiere day of "Clayface", where I got to watch the movie at the first theater I've been to.  But I mostly took long naps. 


My luggage was pink and ready ~



There were kittens at the ranch!

The church I was baptized in - In Brazil, it's common for catholic families to baptize babies as soon as they're a year old



Having my wisdom tooth removed was... An interesting experience. 

The surgery itself was okay. I was sedated so I didn't really feel pain, and it lasted only about twenty minutes, but it's like they're doing an excavation inside your mouth so it feels weird. After that, I could only eat ice cream all day and it sounds fun, until you start to feel really hungry, so in practice, yeah, it's not that fun  not to mention the amount of medicine I had to take. Throuought the week, I had smashed potatoes, scrambled eggs, very soft and cold pasta and applesauce, but thankfully my recovery and healing were both very quick and I could eat solid food again in less than two weeks after the surgery.

I made sure even my ice cream and popsicles were cute ww

Now for some looks I did while I was there, I brought my beloved Barbie x ColourPop palette with me, alongside my new Wet'n Wild frost lipstick in "Dark Pink Frost" that is my current favorite, as well as some new lip liners and the MAC Viva Glam x Chappell Roan lip gloss, that is now a staple for me too. I've been obsessed with frost lipsticks and lip liners lately!

As for lashes, I chose only three from my collection that served for different pourposes: Eyemazing 001 for more glamorous and heavier looks, Diamond Lash "Sexy eye" for casual, and Diamond Lash "Dolly eye" for natural. I wore all three in different occasions. 




The thing about dressing up fancy in a small town, is that you'll never not be left unnoticed. In São Paulo, nobody gives a damn about me  so I'm more used to nobody actually caring or even looking at me. There, I had many women complimenting me, and even a little girl pointed at me and told her dad that I look cute, which was very sweet! But when I went to watch "Clayface", there was a worker who tried to hit on me when I was clearly not interested 

I came back on the 29th. Overall, it was a very healing experience to visit my birth place after so many time. On my last week there, my dad took me to visit the neighborhood I grew up in. It was a very nostalgic feeling to see my childhood house, as well as the houses of my friends from that time. So many memories made there... But as Adéla would say, "dreams don't live at home"!

As a gyaru, I'm naturally drawn to big cities and the urban life. It was my dream to live in São Paulo since I was a child and I like the non-stop thrills of a capitol. São Paulo is the biggest city in Latin America, and has a larger population than New York City. I could write a love letter from how much I adore being here... But I'm also grateful for being able to experience the best of both worlds. 


I have a very exciting post for this week, regarding a Mercari haul, and some other things ~

Also, I'm still unemployed, but going through some interviews, so wish me the best of luck, please! 


Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Best weekend ever + life updates

 



Sorry for going missing again! Life was kinda boring last month... But I just had the greatest weekend EVER! 

On Saturday, September 19th, Batman Day was celebrated all around the world! It was my thid year getting to celebrate it, as Warner Bros. has a special parternship with the town hall of São Paulo and free events happen every year. There were a few different events happening simultaneously, but the one I chose to attend was at Praça dos Arcos, Paulista Avenue. My friend Carol came to celebrate with me as she's a Batman fan as well, and it was our first time meeting each other in person too! 

As soon as we got there by 4PM, there was a DJ playing a great EDM set, the Michael Keaton batmobile and a few and amazing cosplayers. People of all ages soon made a huge crowd and I saw whole families in cosplay too! There were roller skating Batmen, electric guitar-playing Batmen, lots of beautiful Catwomen and even dogs!










The whole thing truly felt like a festival with the music and crowd. Carol and I jokingly called it the "Batchella" 


Later on, while we were on the line to get a custom made poster, there were quiz games and I happened to win one!!!  My prize was a puzzle 


Then after some time in the line, we finally got our posters! HUGE SHOUTOUT to the incredible team of artists who spent a whole night drawing so many people! 


At 8PM, the bat-signal was lit up!



We left by 9PM and went to grab some drinks before going home. So far, this was the best Batman Day I've been! It was A LOT of fun and it cost us nothing but the metro and train tickets!  And speaking on my way back home... I picked up the train with Scarecrow himself 


Now for all of the freebies I got, including "Batman of Two Worlds", a free comic book distributed on Batman Day all over the world:





 Eyemazing n°001, Icycheer M329 (dupe for Jewerich n°3);
 iGoodCo "Girls Power" palette;
 Bruna Tavares x Hello Kitty BT Velvet in "Candy Pink";
 SheGlam x Catwoman Jewel Thief ring highlighter;
 Make B. lip liner in "Nude Malva", MAC Viva Glam x Chappell Roan Air Lipglass in "Damnsel".

As for the outfit, I kept it simple because I was more focused in the comfort aspect as I would be standing up for hours and it was very warm that day too, so there's nothing particulary special about it and I went for something very casual! But the crop top and tracksuit (I ended up not needing to wear the jacket) are both Romwe, shoes and purse are off-brand 


On Sunday, September 20th, I met up with Carol again to attend our friend's Lira birthday at a karaoke! She was wearing a beautiful outfit with a BTSSB JSK and Innocent World blouse! Although it's not for me personally, I LOOOOVE seeing lolita fashion and my lolita friends all dolled up! 


We all had a blast at the karaoke! Lira rented a large room and we stayed for about 4 hours, and then we sung her Happy Birthday and had cake and pie! I was a bit mad that a few Japanese songs didn't all have furigana though. So I messed up a lot while singing "Heavy Rotation". 


Carol captured me mad at the lack of furigana lol

Doing the #Swaggerina when I was about to sing "Ain't in LA" (and this is how I found out that my cambré derriére is now completely dead after 7 years without taking any ballet classes).

After we left the karaoke, we paid a quick visit to Batman's Alley because there was another Batman Day event there earlier that day, but unfortunately we went a bit too late in the night  But we could at least take some cool pics!





More pics~






We switched accessories ww



 Eyemazing n°001, Diamond Lash "Princess eye";
 ColourPop Strawberry Shake palette;
 Bruna Tavares x Hello Kitty liquid blush in "Friendship";
 ColourPop x Barbie Beach Party Super Shock highlighter;
Dailus lip liner in "Latte", Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb in "Sweet Mouth".

Outfit
Tracksuit: SUMWON x Babyphat
Crop top: Renner
Shoes: Melissa
Purse: Off-brand
Hat: Barbie (vintage)
Acce: Off-brand


And now for the life updates...

Well, I was fired from my job... 

To be completely honest, I saw that coming. Half of my team was axed due to a few changes in the company. But at the same time, I'm kinda upset that it happened now. I had a few plans for myself, I was dieting and following a strict routine as I'm a bit overweight, and everything went to shit after that. It feels bittersweet though, because I was afraid I was about to burn out. So at the same time, I wasn't sure for how much longer I could handle it.

In two weeks, I'll be traveling back to the countryside and stay at my parents' for a few days to clean up my mind a little and also go through some dental surgeries (wisdom teeth extractions, except mine will be a tad more complicated as those bitches are right under a nerve) before I return to the big city to start over once again. I'd be lying if I said I'm not scared. Fortunately, working laws in Brazil ensure you'll have just enough money for a while and the goverment provides you an unemployment insurance, but not for too long.

I hope it was all for the best. It feels so scary to start all over again but I'm trying to see it as an oportunity to find something better, with a better paycheck as well. So please, send me your best wishes of good luck 



October recap!

Long time no see! As I've previously stated, I was fired from my job back in September. So I decided to go on a vacation at the countrys...