Apartment 07 | My 5 Favorite Pink Mugs & Cups 🍵 |

I love coffee! Good coffee, strong coffee and even instant coffee. (I'm lazy to make myself good coffee everyday so, yeah) and I like my mugs to match the season, hehe. 

I don't have many mug sets tho, most of them are random ones I find pretty, anime & show mugs or pressies.

My mom collected mugs, so did my dad. I guess it was only natural for me to do it too~ I started "collecting" them when I was living with my parents. Many of them were pressies and, as I grew older, I started buying my own. I usually reach out for the same ones but I do change them as the seasons change. I decided to show you some of my fav pink mugs because I think they can work as "spring mugs" too. Maybe.

This is also my way of sharing a little bit more about my home in here. 

Let's do this.

💮 Hello Kitty Mug. I bought this one a while ago at Walmart. I can say it is one of my most frequently used ones because I find its size perfect for my morning coffee. Plus, I am a big Sanrio fan and, even tho it is a pretty simple mug, I find it cute.

💮 Pink holographic mug. My dad gave me this one as a part of a birthday gift, years ago so I don't know where it is from. I love its holographic color and the phrase on it: "Be yourself everyday". This is not my everyday mug but, I do use it often. I also love ot take pics of it. Drinks look pretty in it!! Hehe. I think this one came with a cork coaster that I still have somewhere.

💮 Sakura "sipper cup". I am obsessed with everything sakura and my friends know it! This was a bday pressie from the bestie but, I know it is from Dokkoi. Ok, it is not 100% pink but I think the sakura is enough to include it in the list. This one doesn't have a handle and I found they are called "sipper cups". It's not big so I usually drink tea in it and right now, it is displayed on my coffee station becuase, it's just too pretty.  

💮 Sakura mug. Guess what? This was also a gift from the bestie! I believe it was a X-mas pressie. It is a beautiful cup from Miniso with pink sakura and the cutest bunny in the cup. This one came with a small pink plate, perfect for desserts. This one is also displayed on my coffee station atm.

💮 Cat mug. This one is my newest ones. It was a pressie I received from one of my coworkers last X-mas. It is super cute! It's a pastel pink cat mug with golden details. It came with a lid and a matching spoon that is adorbs. I love eating dessert with that spoon, hehe.

And, that is that! Now that I wrote this, I realized I don't have as many pink mugs as I thought. Even tho I try not to buy many anymore, it's hard and the collection seems to keep growing. I might share more in the future, depending on the season. Would you like that? Let me know!!

See you next time~! ⛾♡

What's in my makeup bag? | Halfway to Halloween | May 2024💄🎃

It's been a minute since I last wrote a What's in my makeup bag" post. I pretty much decided to do it because I changed the pink Miniso Hello Kitty pouch I was using to this adorbs one I received as a gift last month. 

We all know I love witches and Halloween so no, I won't wait until October, hehe. Plus, we're officially Halfway to Halloween so it's the perfect time to start using it!

How cute and flirty is this? 

This makeup bag is pretty big and, even tho I carry less makeup than years ago, I like it because I can carry other things that would be floating around my bag with a smaller pouch. In a way, my bag will be more organized and everything will be easier to find.

It made out of fabric which makes it easy to wash. 

I only carry the things I wear on daily basis, my everyday makeup is pretty simple but, the items in the bag might change depending on the occasion.

I didn't include any brow products because I never really retouch them during the day, same goes to mascara, I only apply it once.

The blush, highlighter and lip tint also change depending on the day and, I'd also include a nail polish if I was wearing one at that moment.

Anyway, I'm gonna list the products and things down below, in no particular order. 

🎔Stylesh Body Care 60spf Sunscreen

🎔Miniso Sakura Hand Cream

🎔 Beauty Cream O'Cheal BB Cream in the shade "02 Natural"

🎔 Mushroom puff

🎔 Habibi Beauty Highlighter Duo

🎔 Kobeleen Powder Blusher Stick in the shade "03 Strawberry Dafu"

🎔 Sailor Moon Luna Mirror

🎔 Coca-Cola Lip Smacker

🎔 Sephora Winter Wonderland Blush Brush

🎔 im Plumón Delineador Para Ojos "Ultranegro" 

🎔 Eyedrops

🎔 Maikohan Silky Fit Lip Tint Essence "06 Sakuranbo"

🎔 Fancy by Jessica Simpson Mini Perfume

🎔 Saniye Moist Lip Plump

🎔 Tweezers

🎔 Hair Tie

🎔 Bobby Pins

Full and happy makeup bag!

And that is that for now, here's an old makeup bag post in case you wanna check it out:

What's in my makeup bag? | My everyday makeup | July 2018

See you next time~! ♡

20 things I love about my home

I feel like I don't share things about my apartment in here as much as I wanted to, guess it's just easier and faster to share some pics on Instagram but, as I was planning to write about some of the things I loved to have in my home, I came across this list of "20 things I love about my home"and just loved the idea.

My apartment is still a work in progress, there are still so many things I want to buy, change and do. I'm constantly moving things around but, it defo feels like a home now. 

When I first moved, I thought I had a very clear idea of how I wanted the style to be, the colors I wanted and the type of furniture I was going to buy. And even tho I kept the pastel colors I originally wanted, the style is a mix of cute and girly with some Japanese touches here and there. I have neutral or modern pieces but, also very vintage hand-me-downs I love and I don't even care if it matches "my style" or not. 

I love my home but I think making this post will make me think of the smallest details that make this place, a special one so, let's get into it. This list has no particular order.

1. Receiving this apartment as a present from my dad. I do realize how lucky I am, it'd have taken me years and years to save enough money to buy my own place. Not paying a rent is also big help. It is something I'll be forever thankful for. 

2. It is my first home as an adult. I don't know if it makes sense. Other than my family home, this is my first own place. A place that also helped me adult for real and become a lot more independent (even tho I'm still learning so many things). I love making my own decisions and doing things my way.

3. The things my dad helped me put and install. Dad and I wanted to do many things around the house together. He was a very handy man and helped me with a lot of things around my place like: hanging curtain rods, shelves, supervising the installation of my floor tiles and much more. I also learned while watching and helping him with these things. ♡

4. Having things made by people I love. I am surrounded by super talented people and I'm super proud of them, that's why I really like having things made by family and friends displayed here in the apartment.

5. How easily I can see fireworks from my living room.🎆 This might be random but, I looooove fireworks. I live near a town dedicated to make them so, I see them often from the comfort of my living room and honestly, it's not as noisy as it is in other places. It makes me happy!

6. My open kitchen - dining - living area. Just because it makes the space look bigger and it's easy to talk to others when you have people over while you work in the kitchen and stuff. 

7. My tiny bathroom. I think this was the first room I "finished decorating". It's super small so, it was an easy task, hehe. I especially love the shower, the water pressure of it is sooo good!

8. Having random spaces for my fur babies. My cats are very important to me so, I'm happy to be able to have their things around the place to help them feel more comfortable and happy. In the end, it is their home too.

9. My personality is everywhere! And I just love that! When I look at old photos, I used to do the same with my bedroom when I lived at my parents', you could really see my personality cramped in one room, it was too much tho. Now I'm able to add small touches here and there all around the place. Plus, I don't have to please anyone with the way I decorate my house, I put what I want, where I want.

10. I became a handy girl. Yeah, I didn't used to do much before moving and now I discovered I love to work with tools, put things together, paint and fix things when I can. Sometimes I try before asking for help, in the past, it would've been the other way around.

11. My small kitchen. Even tho I'm not a big fan of cooking, it has to be one of my favorite places! It has pushed me to cook more often so, I do make an effort sometimes. Plus, there are so many cute kitchen stuff! I find myself buying lots of things for it.

12. My plants. I have never been good with plants and I don't have a garden but, I do have a couple of plants that, surprisingly, have survived living with me. I'm really trying and I'm proud of them, hehe.

13. I finally have a walk-in closet! Which is still in progress but, it is something I wanted since I was a little girl. It's not the most organized space ever but, I'm very happy with it.

14. Cleaning is faster. Cleaning is another thing I don't enjoy doing but having a small place makes it faster and easier. I don't complain.

15. My floor tiles. Mainly because, I got to choose them! When I first moved, I didn't know much about floor tiles, I never even thought about them, all I knew was I wanted something nice and neutral. Many people told me getting white-ish tiles wouldn't be a good idea but, I don't regret my decision. I love my floor tiles!

16. The time I spend working on it. And by working I mean, decorating, painting, DIYing some things, etc. It's been a slow process but I have enjoyed every part of it! There's still a long way to go before I finish everything I want to do but, I'm really looking forward to doing it.

17. I can go all the way out decorating for my favorite holidays. Especially Halloween! We all know how much I love this holiday. Back at my parents' house, I could only decorate my room. I think I decorated the house only once so, being able to do it every year now, is exciting. Of course I aso decorate for Christmas and, as time goes by, I kinda want to start doing it for other holidays / seasons too.

18. I can have random anime stuff around the house and no one can say anything about it. It's not like I have a lot around, my house doesn't scream "otaku house" (I think 😂), but I can display a couple of things here and there if I want to. And not just anime, things like Darth Vader or We Bare Bears plushies in the living room whithout having people say they shouldn't be there cuz it's "too childish" or whatever.

19. Sharing my home with people I love. And by that I mean I only let people I love into my house. Whether it's family or friends, I get to be a little more selective than when I lived with my parents. And I don't say it in a bad way, but it is my personal space and I like deciding who I share it with. 

20. The memories I'm making here. I don't know if this is going to make sense but, you know how sometimes you go to a house or any place and it kinda tells a story with all the things it has? I kinda like to think my house is writing its own story with the memories I make here, people I share it with, things I buy, recieve and even those hand-me-downs that already had a story.

There you go, 20 random things I love about my house. Having my own place has changed my shopping game a little too. Now I buy more things for the apartment than for myself, hehe. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this post, I'll try to share more house-related stuff more often. Let me know if there's something in specific you'd like me to write about.

See you nect time~! ♡

What I've been watching lately 2024 #1

I'm back with another show recommendation post. As usual, you'll find mostly anime, Japanese & Korean shows. I'm trying to accumulate a good amount of non-asian shows or movies to make another post. 

So, in no particular order, let's start!

ANIME

☆ A sign of affection

This one was a recommendation from the bestie and it was defo worth watching. It's the story of Yuki Itose, a deaf college student. She randomly meets Itsuomi Nagi and they start a very cute relationship. They are very different and want to learn more about each other's world. 

The anime has 12 episodes and it's just... beautiful! Plus, all the characters have good fashion and hairstyles, hehe. It is pretty recent and I really hope they release a second season cuz, there are still so many things I'd like to see!!

☆ From up on Poppy Hill

This movie is set in 1963 Yokohama, Japan and I just loooove movies that show old Japan. The story is about Umi Matsuzaki, a 16-year-old girl, whose life changes after meeting Shun. Together they work hard to save their school's club, located in a very old house. 

At first I thought I was not going to be that interested in the movie but, as I continued watching, the story caught my attention. In a way, it is a bit of a love sotry with some emotional moments as well as funny ones.

DRAMAS & SHOWS

☆ Fishbowl Wives

I was not expecting to finish watching this show but, I did and, I actually liked it. Fishbowl wives follows the story of Hiraga Sakura and the stories of six different women in unhappy marriages, they all live in the same fancy building. In a way, some of this stories connect at some point. This show has a lot of drama, nudity and a cute yet sad love story between Sakura and Haruto. 

It's a good show.

☆ My husband won't fit

After watching Fishbowl Wives, Netflix recommended this one. For some reason, I thought it was going to be a funny show  but, it really wasn't. Kumiko and Kenichi meet in college, they fall in love and even get married. They seem to have a happy marriage but, they have a small problem, as the title says, he won't fit. This brings some drama to the story and makes the couple face some problems. I wouldn't say this is one of my favorite shows ever but, it's a good one.

☆ House of Ninjas

House of Ninjas is about a retired Ninja family, trying to live a normal life but, eventually, they'll be "forced" to return to some missions. Very bad summary, I know, hehe. I do have to say it is a good show, I binge watched in one weekend (it's only 8 episodes long). Even tho it is an action show, it also has some drama and even a little comedy. I really enjoyed it. Really looking forward to a second season.

☆ An incurable case of love

I only watched this drama because of Take-chan, I love him way too much and I'd watch anything he does but, this one wasn't my favorite. Not that I didn't like it, I just didn't love it. It's a romantic comedy in which Sakura, a young girl, falls in love with a doctor after seeing him saving a life on the street. She decides to become a nurse in order to meet him again. When they finally start working together, she realizes he is not what she expected. In the end, the end up falling in love but you know, she has to face a lot before getting there.

The story kinda reminded me of Playful Kiss (one of my all-time favs) a little, especially because of the super cold, perfectionist male and the clumsy but sweet and caring female characters. It is the classic romantic comedy.

I did love to see Take-chan playing this cold, serious type of guy. I have a thing for this personality, hehehe.

☆ Morimoto's sushi master

This might be a little random but, we have a cooking competition! I do enjoy them but rarely follow them til the end. But, for some reason, I binge watched this one. This one was, as the name says, a sushi competition. Most of the food looked SO GOOD it made me hungry everytime I watched. 

And, that is it for this recommendations post. As usual, let me know if you have watched some of these or, if you'd like to. Also, feel free to send me some recommendations too!

See you next time~! ♡

🍥Naruto Shippuden UNO Card Game🥷

I received this UNO game as a pressie last year, and it took me forever to share it around here. Dunno why~ I have to say it was the first (and only so far) board game in my apartment. 

UNO has been one of my favorite games for a long while, I know it is super simple and easy to play but, it is a lot of fun! It takes me back to my childhood, when we would spend hours playing with my grandma ♡, it has a special place in my heart. It also brings out my competitive side, haha.

The game is basically the same but with Naruto Shippuden cards. I think we all know in this house we love Sasuke so, it's perfect! Plus seeing the characters on the cards gives it an extra something while playing.

These are all the designs in this game, of course, we have the different colors and numberws. I just didn't show them here.

The back is just normal.

I've seen there are other UNO cards featuring other anime and even movies so, there's something for everyone.

I'd like to buy more games to have in the house so, feel free to send me some suggestions!

This is a veeeeery short post but yeah, I've been wanting to share this one for a while.

I'll see you next time~! ♡

Playboy Docuseries + Story Time~!

 

This is going to be one of those recommendations /story time kind of post so it might be a little all over the place. Thing is, as I was planning this blog post, some memories came back and I just felt like sharing them in here because of the nostalgia.

Where to begin? I think I've randomly mentioned it a couple of times but, back in the early 2000's I was obsessed with Playboy. And that was thanks to my cousin who introduced us (me & my sister) to E's reality show The Girls Next Door, which showed Hugh Hefner's life at the Playboy Mansion with his 3 girlfriends at the time, Holly, Bridget and Kendra. It was cool cuz each of us could relate to one of them so, it was perfect! We all choose our favorite and obsessed over the way they lived. Reality TV was super entertaining back then. I remember we even used to call my uncle "Hef" cuz, in our minds, he looked a little like him.

We would try to find Playboy merch everywhere and buy as much as we could, we even got some of our friends to watch the show so we could have a "bigger" Playboy world, haha. I'm gonna be sharing some of the pics I found from that Playboy era, it's crazy to think this was SO long ago!

I do have to say I was hesitant to share some pics and didn't include many because most of the people in those pics are no longer part of my life and it'd be a little weird~ The ones I'm sharing with other people are because there was no other way to show you certain things. 

Very bad quality photos but, I did wear a bunny costume once, and I was more than happy! I wore it to a small anime event. I actually made the costume when I was studying fashion design. It wasn't perfect but, it worked. Sadly, I no longer have it but I know I would gladly wear it again if I had the chance!

Bunny ears beacause, there was nothing more Playboy than that, haha. 
Extra note: My cousin & I aka Holly and Bridget, haha.

Playboy clothes! They were kinda hard to find tho. I wore the grey one on the left A LOT!

I even had my nails done with a small, cute PB bunny on both thumbs.

Left: My uncle had this painting of him and he thought that was so Hef!
Right: Wearing my sister's bunny necklace.

Even TinkerBell wore a bunny tee ♡
It makes me so happy to see these pics, I miss her so much.

I had 2 or 3 bunny necklaces, including a playboy club key, but I couldn't find a decent pic of them and I don't have them anymore. I still have some PB related things tho, like this necklace that, I know was a gift, I just don't remember from whom.

Pic 1: Our family van had a playboy sticker! I'm sure my dad wasn't the happiest about it.
Pic 2: Of course we went to watch The House Bunny. I think my outfit wasn't the best choice for it, hehe.
Pic 3: I totally forgot about this but, when I turned 21, my friend decorated the classroom with playboy bunnies. I only have that pic but he randomly put bunnies around the place.
Pic 4: Mys sister & I decided to make a small graveyard on halloween because they did something like that on the PB mansion. My tombstone says: "Playmate of every year... Died sexy and beautiful" Love it, hahaha.

Left: Pic of bunny Mon & Kenny, South Park style by my sister.
Right: Random pic of me at this car event. I saved this pic as "A little piece of home, everywhere we go" 😂

When each of the girlfriends left the mansion I stopped watching the show. I think I watched until season 5, it was just not the same without them. And even tho my obsession wasn't as big anymore, I always kept this love for the Playboy world I saw on that reality show. I never stopped follwing Bridget Marquardt tho, she was my favorite and I had so much in common with her that I always liked the things she did after Playboy. I especially enjoy her Ghost Magnet and Girls Next Level podcast with Holly Madison.

Back then I saw Playboy as a magazine that showed how beautiful and sexy women were, never thought of it as a bad thing, and even tho I never owned an actual magazine, I loved the covers and always felt happy to see some in stores. I know that now, and especially after Hef's passing, the whole Playboy life wasn't as glam as it looked. And that leads us to my recommendations, hehe.

Some of you already know but, I'm into morbid stuff so, when I found out about these 2 shows, I was super excited. I was not planning to talk about the first one cuz it's not that new and I briefly mentioned it in a show recommendation post but I will include it because it's still related. 

So, the first show is Secrets of Playboy, which is an A&E 2 season documentary that exposes everything that happened "behind the scenes" in the playboy world. It features former playmates, bunnies, ex girlfriends and even staff memmbers who share their not-so-good experiences with Hugh Hefner and other people involved with him throughout the years. It also shares how the brand ruined many women's lives by just being associated with it. This docuseries is defo dark and eye opening. 

Season 1 has 12 episodes, while season 2 only has 8. Honestly, I liked the first season a lot more but both are worth watching.

And now, being the true crime fan that I am, I couldn't miss this next show, The Playboy Murders. It is another 2 season docuseries that covers murder cases involving people from Playboy, especially models and bunnies. This show is hosted by Holly Madison and also features people who knew the victims. It's pretty good. 

Both seasons are 6 episodes long.

After watching both shows, I do see things differently but, the love I have for the "Playboy" I knew is still there in way. Is it weird? I rewatched the GND 5 seasons not long ago and I enjoyed it as much as I did years ago. It's just funny to see how much has changed since then. Hehe.

That was a fun blast from the past! Let me know if you like this kind of posts where I share some obsessions I had in a story time kind of style cuz, I do have many and I love remembering and finding things to share in here! LOL.

Here are other walks down memory lane if you feel like reading more:

Blast from the past! My old "Skins" inspired look + podcast recommendation

Once upon a time, I was a Shinigami...

I'll see you next time~! ♡

xx Bunny Mon 🐰

Jujutsu Kaisen | Kugisaki Nobara Mini Shikishi |

I've seen this shikishi boards a lot for a while now but I never actually bought one. I do regret not buying a Misato (Evangelion) one I saw last year that I really liked tho~ 

Anyway, a couple of weeks ago, my friend gave me this Kugisaki Nobara Mini Shikishi and I wanted to share it here cuz I really, really like it. 

Shikishi boards are basically, illustration boards. This one was part of a Kuji, and it was a "G prize". I'm sure they had other character designs too.

They are made of a very thick paper and even tho they are not that small (11.9cm by 13.3cm aprox) it says it's a mini shikishi so, I guess they also have bigger versions of this art boards.

This one shows Nobara with a very decisive look(?), holding her nails in one hand and, probably, her hammer on the other one. It has a very simple white background with a hint of pink and red in this watercolor kind of thing. Plus her name and the name of the show.

There is a nice gold frame that adds a nice touch to the board. The back is plain yellow with some small silver spots. I like it! Hehe.

Back of the shikishi board.

Nobara is one of my favorite Jujutsu Kaisen characters and, I don't really own  many Jujutsu Kaisen goodies so, this is a cool thing to add to my anime stuff. I think they make good decor too.

And well, that is that for this super short post, hope you liked it!

See you next time~! ♡