New haircut + Saturday afternoon with Akei ♡

Yesterday I wrote the first big chapter of my journey on improving my hairstyling skills! 

I got a new hair cut!!! 

This whole thing was very scary for me because I'm not very used to go to a hair dresser. Before my grandma passed, she was the only person who cut my hair and I didn't trust anyone else. After her passing, I didn't cut my hair until last year, but I didn't give it a proper styled cut because I wasn't very sure of what to do. My hair grows out too fast and it was too long again, and I had no framing around my face or whatsoever. I wanted to do something about it, but I was afraid I'd pick the wrong hair dresser.

After some research and talking to some other gals, I found some layered cuts that I liked and saved them on Pinterest. 

Ronron then recommended me Giovanna from Gioh! Coiffeur, who not only does her hair, but is also very familiar with alternative fashion and styles and knows a thing or two about gal. These are the pictures I showed her:

Their hair are styled and have extensions, but have both a similar haircut. So I was aware that it wouldn't turn out exactly like that, but are the best I could find without bangs!

I took a look at her Instagram page and I knew she'd do an awesome job, but I was nervous nevertheless! I had never done anything like that with my hair, and I was afraid of my own reaction.

This is how I got in the salon...

Boring ahh hair!

Btw I wasn't feeling my makeup at all, too  My eyes were feeling super sensitive and I had to take off my lenses, and even the lashes were bothering me, idk what happened lol

... And this is how I left 

Can you BELIEVE YOUR EYES? Because I couldn't! 

I feel like an agejo goddess!!! 

This leveled my gyaru-ness up with +1000 gal EXP points!!! 

How could I live without a proper haircut for so long???

The salon ir really far from my house, but I'll try to go back again every six months for maintenance. My hair has never been like this! I feel so pretty 

After that, I went on to meet up with our amekaji queen Akei 

I could finally give the birthday present I got her ww her birthday was last month but we couldn't meet before! She collects trading cards and I got her a few Pokémon packs 

After we passed by some trading card spots for her to pick up some more, we went to the Hachi crepe cafe at Liberdade. It's been a hot minute since the last time I been there. NGL, I feel like their crepe used to be better. It doesn't come with a scoop of ice cream anymore, only whipped cream, fruits and syrup. But it was nice to have one again 

Then we went to Daiso and an Asian market to grab some snacks. There were Calpis on sale and I got two ww I love Calpis!

At Daiso, I only got some snacks and tea sachets, and a My Melody sticker blind pack that came with lolita Melo!!!

Akei also got me some little gifts 

A gorgeous set of bangles and a beaded bracelet!

Cute lil jacket!

My birthday is in 3 days!!! I can't believe that soon I'll be only two years apart from my 30's 

I'll be doing a lil reunion to celebrate on the next Sunday! I'll be posting about it of course 

Weekend ~

 

This weekend I went out to meet up with my friend Nickolas  he's a friend I made last year through the Batman fandom on Twitter and since we share the same opinions and like the same ships we became really close ww however, Nick lives in the Northeast so it's why we haven't met before. He's now on a vacation with his here dad so we took the chance! 

(Please note that I won't be posting any pictures with him here. He doesn't like showing off his face on the internet and I respect that!)

Close ups with darker lightning to show up the shimmering and glittery parts better:

 ColourPop x Barbie "Malibu Barbie" palette, Daiso Ur Glam UG Glitter Eyes palette in "01 Glitter Pink"

 Bruna Tavares x Hello Kitty liquid blush in "Friendship"

 SheGlam x Catwoman Jewel Thief highlighter ring

 Diamond Lash "Angel eye", off-brand lower lashes

 Nivea x Bridgerton lip balm in "Rose Meringue"

I once again didn't take any outfit pictures  so I'll talk about my makeup only!

Man, I was so pleased with this look! I wanted it to look VERY VERY pink, fancy flamingo levels of pink... And I did it  I used a glitter shadow from Daiso and I'll be writing a review for that soon!

 I was quite frustrated that I couldn't do the hairstyle I had planned though. I attempted a few times and my arms became so sore I couldn't barely rise them up.  So I ended up with that pretty boring hairstyle although it was a nice match with the more mature look I went for with a long dress and wedges. I tried my best 

Btw here's a picture I took of my highlighter alongside the Batman minifigure I gave to Nickolas  this highlighter is literally a ring you can actually wear and it's from the Catwoman collection released by SheGlam for Halloween last year. We joked that mini Batman was going to propose to Catwoman who's a great woman and therefore needs a big ring ww

GO, BRUCE WAYNE, GO! Ignore the fact that she's a runaway bride. IKYK 

We were supposed to go to Beco do Batman (Batman's Alley), which is a bohemian alley in central São Paulo with many graffitied walls that got this name after a Batman graffiti gained popularity in the 1980s. This alley is known as a spot for artists to create new graffiti arts, so the walls never look the same, and there are many bars and stores with the Batman theme as well. DC/Warner acknowledge the alley as part of the character's history and relevance for the pop culture, so they often order new arts for it too and was even used as a background in the cover art for a comic book recently!

It would be the perfect hangout spot for us, but unfortunately it rained A LOT this weekend and the alley tends to get really dangerous when it rains. So we went to the mall instead but there were some really cool stuff going on!

There has been many Bridgerton promotions in São Paulo recently and I randomly ran into this display of some costumes from the show. They also gave free drinks that were made in partnership with it. I'm personally a big fan of Bridgerton, especially this season's book, so I was in awe! 

Right after, I went to take a quick look at Sephora and guess what? MORE FREEBIES! There was a promotion for their new skincare products and each person could get one random free full size product. Nick and his dad were super kind to get in the line with me so I could get more products! I got a retractable pencil eyeliner (LUCKY because I was in need for a new pencil!), a blue eyeshadow and a body mask!  I could try their new products too!

I'll take this as a sign for me to go back wearing blue eyeshadow... Remember when it was my signature eye color?

I also got some adorable stickers from Nick  he's an artist so some of these are made by him (on the right)! Go follow him on Instagram to check out his work 

I was SOOOO happy for this weekend 

I'm so happy and grateful for my friends and I've made so many good memories in the Batman community... I do have a rough time in the fandom sometimes (and while reading some comics too because boy, they can get AWFUL sometimes) but it's one of the little things in my life that bring me so much joy. 

I can't wait to be able to pay him a visit at his hometown someday!!