Outfit Blog- Casual Mitsuki / Ice Skating

Hello everyone~ It's been a while since my last blog! ;O;

On Saturday I went cosplay ice skating with The Cosplay 4, and was able to snap a few pictures before I headed out the door! (Very late, might I add. Sorry... (; ~▽~))

The character is based off of Mitsuki from Full Moon Wo Sagashite, my first and favorite anime! ♥

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Classic ol' mirror selfie

Coat: First things first; this coat I borrowed from my mom. It's from Jones New York, but she got it a while ago so I couldn't find it on the website. However, I found a similar one from Jones here for $300 (although it's actually on clearance for $90 right now!), and a less expensive coat from Old Pueblo Traders at $44.

The coat's a lighter brown in real life, the same color as that first jacket I suggested. I don't know why it looks so dark in this photo?

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It's always the peace sign with me...

Sweater: I got mine from Rue 21. They don't sell it anymore, but I found the same exact item on eBay three times! Check here, here, and here. I probably got it on clearance for ~$10-$15, but the three on eBay range from $8-$14.

Shirt: You can;t see it that well under the sweater, but I'm wearing a regular long sleeved white shirt. Mine is from the brand SO, but there's one an almost identical one at Target for as little as $5.

Jeans: These are my new favorite pair of jeans! They're from the brand refuge, you can find them at Charlotte Russe for $25.

Legwarmers: Mine are from DSW, but like everything else on this list, I can;t find them on the website. There are slightly(?) similar ones on Etsy for $18.

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Beanie: I got mine where I get half of my wardrobe; the clearance section of Rue 21. I lucked out on this one, since it was only a few dollars! I couldn't find a cheap one for you guys though, so this one from neff will have to do (although it's a little gray, it's cheap).

Scarf: Finally, an item that I can find online! This is a Natsu scarf that I found on Amazon way back in 2014. Looks like the price ($10) hasn't changed either.

My handmade whistle?

Wig: I got this wig from Amazon for Christmas. It's only $10. As far as wigs go; it's okay.

Necklace: It's supposed to be Takuto's whistle from Full Moon Wo Sagshite. It's really just a clothespin I painted gray and attached a ribbon and yarn too. (*~▽~)

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I hope you liked reading this post~ Although they only take a few minutes to read; I put a lot of effort into my OOTD posts so I appreciate any views I get! I think I'll be doing a lot more of these posts, so I hope you guys look forward to them~

-Gaby ♥

The Bento Challenge!

If you check my IG captions or look at my personal snapchat you probably know by now that this week The Cosplay 4 and I did a bento box lunch challenge! Er, at least some of us did. SO I thought it'd be nice to blog about that and the basics of making a bento box for school/work lunch.

If you don;' know what a bento box is; you can google it or check out Wikipedia for a good summary and some pictures! :)

Since I'm a high school student, who neither has the time or skills to prepare meat and cooked vegetables every day (not to mention the proper means of storing them until my lunch period), I stuck to some basic things that were easy for me. Basically; rice and fruits/vegetables.

Me, trying to get my friends to do this challenge with me last Sunday

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Before I show you the bentos I did; I thought it'd be nice to add in some basic instructions and tips for making a bento. This is aimed mainly at students like me; since a lot of articles out there are catered towards adults who go to work and who can cook more than I can. :')

First things first; you'll need a bento box. If you're pressed on time or money a regular tupperware container is fine. If you're a cosplayer or otaku like me, they usually sell quite a few at anime conventions too! Mine is a panda-themed box from Zenkaikon. It has three parts to it: the bottom container, a thinner container that stacks on top of it, and a lid. You can find a similar one here or some other cute bento boxes here.

I also used a Sistema dressing container for soy sauce, but the same brand also sells sauce containers.

There's my bento box!

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Next is what foods to pack. Of course you can go all out if you want, but I didn't.

Some thing you can use are strawberries, blueberries, grapes, grape tomatoes, lettuce, carrots, peppers, seaweed, and rice. Of course I'm sure there are many other great ingredients out there; but that's what I used over the course of the week. I also packed soy sauce everyday and sprinkled some lemon juice of the fruits to keep them from going bad.

On Sunday night Becca and I made the onirigi and sushi for the next three days. You can find a recipe for that here, it works really well if you follow the instructions and use the right type of rice (we used medium-grain sushi rice)!

Finally, it's worth mentioning that every day when I got home I'd wash my bento box and pack the next day's lunch. I'd save that in the fridge for the next day, and I wouldn't have to worry about it the next morning. :)

Another important side note: always store your onirigi individually plastic wrapped in your fridge. Although they might get a little soggy, if you don't they'll get super dry and crumble.

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Onto my results!

Monday's Bento: Sushi with red pepper and carrots, with carrots and strawberries on toothpicks. I put lettuce underneath to divide the two.

My favorite part was the strawberries and carrots! owo

Tuesday's Bento: Onirigi with peppers and carrots inside, plus strawberries, carrots, and grape tomatoes.

I tried to make the strawberries into flowers, haha

Wednesday's Bento: Mini Onirigi (without filling), with blueberries, carrots, and grape tomatoes.

Blueberries were great too. owo

Thursday's Bento: White rice with carrots, tomatoes, and blueberries.

I had more carrots and blueberries under the rice, and surprisingly they didn't get squashed! 

Friday's Bento: White rice with carrots, grape tomatoes, grapes, and blueberries.

The last bento~ ;O;

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Thanks for reading! I hope I inspired you to make a bento one of these days, and I'll be making these in  the future too! This was a fun challenge; I'm really glad I gave it a shot~

-Gaby ♥

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