If you aren't already familiar with Chibi Art (if not, look it up!) then behold it's enormous cuteness. Chibi makes everything small and cute, with the head usually out of proportion to the body. And after watching a few too many Chibi videos (and realising it's probably about time I stopped being a stranger to all of you) I thought I'd do a quick Chibi Drawing/Sketch of me and tell you 19 facts about myself to represent the 19 years I've been alive!
1. I love Thai food. 2. I work as a Waitress/Front of House team member at a pub. 3. I'm naturally a dark ash blonde but I like to bleach it lighter. 4. My favourite movie of all time is Spirited Away. 5. I suffer from General Anxiety Disorder but I don't let it get me down. 6. My dream is to travel to Japan someday. 7. Speaking of which I'm going to Amsterdam next year with my close family. 8. My favourite song (currently) is LA Devotee by Panic at the Disco. 9. I've been single for a month now. 10. My favourite anime is No Game No Life! 11. I have an addiction to LUSH. 12. I own a car called Poppy. 13. I don't generally drink a lot of alcohol. 14. So far what I've enjoyed the most about blogging is the community. 15. My favourite Youtuber is probably Noodlerella. 16. I prefer painting over anything else art wise. 17. I did History, English Language and Philosophy at A Level (Achieved ABB) 18. I didn't go to Uni because I prefer working currently. 19. My favourite TV Show is Versailles (I'm a history nerd)
Thank you for reading, I've enjoyed sharing some little facts about myself and I always want to know about you guys and what you'd like to see more of. I've got a lot planned for November. If you loved this then give it a share, follow me on Twitter or comment something you want to see.
Big love!
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19 Facts About Me + Drawing Chibi Me!Unknown
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If you've been around since the start of this blogging adventure you'll have seen a few paintings of mine and maybe even the odd sketch if you follow me on twitter. The fact is I love painting, as much as I love anime, and when the two interlink it's my favourite way to pass time. Of course I'm not the only one to merge animation with art, there's a bunch of incredible artists to do the same and some of them have inspired me to do my own pieces and provide creative content for me to watch when I'm having a bad art day.
Words cannot describe how incredible Jamie-Jo is. Her art is adorable, colourful and fun. Ever since I first found her videos I've been inspired to paint that little bit more, when I used to struggle with the confidence to do so. She paints a whole array of things, from anime to Disney to Pokemon. She recently posted an Art Answers Q&A which was amazing, as even her quick sketches look well finished and realistic. Her craft videos are incredible as well, if you're looking for some quick and fun craft ideas she's well worth a watch. If there's any youtuber you watch today, make it Jamie-Jo. I'll pop a video down below as an example of her work for you to enjoy (and become addicted to and probably see all of them, sssh that wasn't me).
Mei Yu (Fun2Draw)- https://www.youtube.com/user/Fun2draw/featured
Another cute artist I love is Mei Yu, who posts videos on her channel Fun2Draw. Like Jamie-Jo she does fun videos drawing anime characters, Pokemon, film characters and Disney princesses. She even does 'Tutorial Thursdays' where she explains how to do something- which is incredibly helpful when you're a mini artist trying to find your feet in the art world and need that bit of help how to draw some very tricky things. Speaking of which she recently did a video on drawing easy Halloween art which would be great if you still need some little decorations to make your house extra 'spooky' for tomorrow! Not to mention her craft videos are also amazing.
How to Draw EASY Things- Halloween Art- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eV5_y5_FN8
Draw So Cute- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3dEvA1is6-0_yuei9iCdEw
This one is less for my own aesthetic art style but more for pure pleasure! I just love cuteness. This channel is full of different adorable step by step art from Pokemon to food to comic book characters. If I ever need to destress from a painting gone wrong this is a great channel just to let the creative juices flow and have a bit of fun with art. After all that's what art is for! I'll pop a recent video down below of a Trolls drawing from the new film, what is more cute than a little pink troll called Poppy?
How to Draw Poppy from Trolls movie step by step Cute and Easy- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77Hhinu-rTI
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I loved doing the Mini Vlog the other day, and by chance I ended up going to the lovely Beamish Museum the day after and since it was Halloween and they had really gone to town on the decorations, I couldn't help but film a few little clips for your entertainment (and mine!) Beamish really is a wonderful historical themed place, if you happen to head to the North of England it's well worth a visit. Even just for the cute pigs! I spent the entire time humming 'This is Halloween'. It's certainly got me into the 'spirit' of things. Geddit? Haha. The trams really remind me of the train scenes in Spirited Away, it really felt magical at this time of year. And I can't wait for more events to come in 2016!
Halloween is a mere three days away and I'm already in the spooky spirit of things with my own costume prepared (you'll have to wait until the weekend to find out what it is however!) So in the mean time I'm going to be the spooky fairy godmother to anybody yet to have picked their costume with the help of my favourite animation studio. The creators of box office smashes like Spirited Away (千と千尋の神隠し), Howl's Moving Castle (ハウルの動く城) and Ponyo (崖の上のポニョ), Studio Ghibli has had it's fair share of creepy characters that would make ideal sources of inspiration for some spooky Halloween costumes.
No Face (カオナシ)
No Face is a lonely spirit who follows Chihiro through her journey after her family stumbles upon a mysterious place through a tunnel attempting to find the way to their new house. No Face begins the movie as an obsessive creature who preys on the greediness of the Bath House workers but ends it docile, helping Zeniba at her house and at the end of the film stays with her as an apprentice. I've seen plenty of No Face cosplays, a black dress or sheet would act as the body leaving all you need being a mask painted in his likeness and maybe a giant cold coin like in the photo above from the moment in the film he is handing out the gold.
Calcifer (カルシファー)
Who wouldn't want to be a scary fire demon? Calcifer is a magical spirit from the movie Howl's Moving Castle. Calcifer moves the castle and provides many infamous lines from the movie like 'May all your bacon burn'. Calfcifer could easily be recreated, get yourself looking firey and animated, perhaps uses a mask for Calcifer's very expressive face.
Kiki's Delivery Service (魔女の宅急便)
Kiki's Delivery Service could act as an entire film worth of amazing costume ideas but for now we'll stick with the obvious. Kiki is an apprentice witch in the film, strong willed she leaves her parents Okino and Kokiri to travel with her pet cat Jiji for the year. Kiki is a very cute (kawaii) choice for a Halloween costume and a fun spin on the traditional witch. Copy her big eyes, bow and bag and bring along a plush kitty to resemble Jiji. This is a great one for kids, I've seen loads of adorable Kiki costumes online that are well worth a look.
San(サン)
Another fun spin on a classic can come courtesy of San from Princess Mononoke. Instead of a regular wolf/werewolf costume try taking on the child raised by Moro who is determined to save the forest who is unable to forgive the humans for what they have done and chooses to live apart from them and return home to the forest. San takes on many different forms during the movie, try her furry cape and green hair and face smothered with blood or don a mask which you could remove if you desire and wear it on the top of your head like San does during the film.
Catbus (ネコバス)
I know this one might seem slightly far fetched but it's definitely worth a shot if you're more experienced with making cosplay's. Catbus appears on the road waiting for Mei, Satsuke and Totoro who mistake it for their father's bus Catbus' creepy smile could be done in the form of a mask with a catlike bodysuit and a shell in the shape of the bus interior. It's well worth a try, after all how many people will be a creepy cat bus, you could even ignore the bus aspect and just pay loads of attention to detail on the signage etc, creating a cool costume.
Sophie :3 x
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Kawaii Studio Ghibli Halloween Costumes/Cosplay Ideas!Unknown
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Yesterday me, my sister, my brother-in-law and my two nephews went on a trip to Broom House Farm. I enjoy spending time with those two little terrors (I joke, they're lovely), we got to explore the forest with it's Halloween theme, find secret clues for prizes on the Wind in the Willows themed trail and enjoy seeing some super kawaii/cute animals. I've compiled some clips together in a mini vlog below, to show just how good a time we had and how beautiful this farm truly is, if you're in the area by any chance it's worth a visit.
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(This blog post is way overdue because I've had a wonderful day with my sister, brother-in-law and nephews at a farm- something I'll show you in my first VLOG tomorrow. But since it's the bake off final in less than an hour I wanted to share something special with all of you before we all get absorbed in cake glory in BBC Bake Off's swan song. )
Today is the one month anniversary of when I moved out of my parents house and in with my then-boyfriend. But as you can probably guess from my choice of words this story didn't have a happy ending. Or at least a traditional one. Because a few weeks ago his unpleasant behaviour, derogatory attitude to women and lack of support for my disorder got too much and I went home. He broke up with me a week later, despite the fact I was willing to work things through he was adamant he would never change.
But I'm not crying. I expected, knowing that moving out was a cruel blow to his ego, that it was going to end but on my terms and not his. I just delayed doing it. I didn't have the heart. I can say now however that I'm the happiest I've ever been. He's no longer bringing me down. I still love him as a person and I want the best for him but for once I have to come first. I have a loving family, friends and colleagues who have supported me through so much, it all has been hard but bearable with their help. So I've learned a lot in the past month about myself, what I want but what I'm going to share with you is what I've learned about love. I'm no longer the naive 17 year old I was when I met him.
Love is equality
I always loved him. And to my knowledge he always loved me. Although since the breakup he has said otherwise. But the decline was a test of that, it was probably the healing I was experiencing from my disorder that got me through the dark days because I knew if I could recover from that I could stand tall in the storm of his worst moments. Love can't be one sided. I gave everything I could to keep this dying flame going but when his 'want' ran out, whenever that was, not even I could save it. Equality isn't just that however, it's also giving the same. If you expect something of somebody then they have every right to expect something of you. You're a team.
Love is support
I was undiagnosed when I met him, it was only February this year when I finally got the news. He was supportive back then, when it didn't seem so bad. He'd often ask if it would ever interfere with aspects of our relationship. I said no. Because I was basing it on our relationship then and not what it would become. He later said he was struggling and by the time we broke up he was cold. There was no support. Just blame. If I had a bad day it was all my fault and it was hurting him and ruining his life. Love isn't putting somebody down for something that they can't help. I supported him when he was struggling with his problems, though he'd never own up to them, I stood through many bad arguments not making them worse because I knew it would just fuel the anger. He just wasn't there for me and that's how it should be, you should never feel alone.
Love is motivation
We did so much together in the beginning, even as time moved on we still made the effort for time with each other even when we lived apart and until a few months ago we went out for a meal once a week as our special treat. It broke down towards the end, when he refused to go out and sat upstairs playing video games all night. We couldn't go out for a meal because there wasn't time. Even food shopping didn't occur unless I brought it on myself to do it. Love is making that little effort just to do something. Just a little thank you for them being such a nice person. It doesn't have to cost anything, a meal from the scraps in the fridge would have been amazing, a cup of tea, a big hug. Because without motivation there is a void and where there is that there is loneliness.
Love is sometimes being picky
Back before I met him I didn't have a type I'd say. All my boyfriend's had been pretty different. None of them lasted because they meant nothing, you know the relationships you have when you're a teenager where they're just for show and not much else. I thought he was attractive and still do, I'd joke about fancying celebrities but didn't meant it- I just saw qualities in them that I liked. And not just visually, personality became obvious. I didn't like constant sadness, I'd experienced it and it was unpleasant for all involved. And hobbies, where we did have a lot in common I had dreams and things that I yearned to do that I could never achieve with him. After a while I gave up and stopped waiting and then it unexpectedly ended forcing me to re-look at my life. Sometimes people are too fussy, I've seen dates where they're perfect for each other but it's a silly thing that prevents it from going further than friends. But it's good to be selective. Science proves we're compatible with certain people based on genes, height, build and other things. So it's ok to like a certain look, a similar personality and have the same dreams. There's no line. It's whatever works for you. And them too.
I know I'll learn more. I'm 19 for god's sake I'm no love guru. But it's a start. I'm not planning on dating for a long time but when I do I'll know what I'm looking for more than what I did before. Remember you deserve the best. Don't accept any less. And don't ever let anybody put you down.
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It's nearly Halloween which means one thing! Nearly Christmas. I know I'm getting a bit ahead of myself but I'm just so excited. When I did my Mini Lush Haul the other day I tried to resist buying any Lush Christmas Bath Bombs but I couldn't stop myself from trying the new and improved So White! And to spice things up I've attempted video editing this time and as an added extra I'll pop the products I used down below to create a modern cruelty free makeup look inspired by Snow White (So White/Snow White, geddit?). I'm no beauty guru so it's nothing fancy but I feel like when you're inspired by something there's no need to get it perfect. Enjoy!
So White
Contains:
Rose Absolute (Soothing and moisturisin with an evocative and delicate fragrance)
Neroli Oil (Floral, uplifting scent and has a toning effect on the skin)
Orange Flower Absolute (Fragrant and uplifting, thicker than Neroli oil)
Bergamot Oil (Natural fruit acids encourage hair to lie flat to reflect more light, antibacterial, uplifting fragrance that can treat SAD)
The bath bomb itself was an incredible surprise. I'd tried to avoid spoilers as to what changes had been made inside (besides the obvious adorable leaf on top) but I was amazed to see a swirl of blue and yellow as the bath bomb spun around similar to the way 'Northern Lights' is meant to work. It finished in a gorgeous apple lime green which was beautiful. Not to mention gorgeous to bathe in.
***Modern Snow White Makeup*** The Prep!:
Superdrug Vitamin E Hot Cloth Cleanser
LUSH Popcorn Lip Scrub
Barry M Colour Correcting Primer
The Makeup:
GOSH Foundation Drops (Lightest Shade 02)
Makeup Revolution Focus & Fix Concealer (Lightest Shade 02)
Soap & Glory One Heck of a Blot Powder (Lots)
MUA Volume & Lengthening Mascara (Black)
GOSH Velvet Touch Lip Liner (001 Nougat Crisp- Softer than Red)
LUSH Santa Baby Lip Tint
All Cruelty Free!
Dress: New Look
Sophie :3 x Photos & Videos my own. Music copyright in video. Twitter: @nosophienoblog Snapchat: nixonlsophie Blogger template by Ipietoon
So White Lush Youtube Demo + Modern Snow White Simple Cruelty Free Makeup!Unknown
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19 year old liver of life delivering you quirky readings on lifestyle topics, anime and all round cuteness on a regular, or as regular as I can, basis.
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