June Favourites & New Styling Star Challenge Announcement!

The end of June is finally upon us which means only two more months of winter left! Trying to look at this freezing weather a positive way haha. The last part of this month kinda dragged but it's unbelievable that we are halfway through the year basically. Anyway big announcement first off for Marzipan Wonderland. I will be doing a brand new Styling Star Challenge starting tomorrow called the 100 Outfit Challenge. For the next 100 days, I will be posting a themed outfit from Styling Star so be sure to check that out if you enjoyed my previous Style Boutique challenges. Now onto the favourites!

Gaming

After a few months of not playing much or any 3DS, I got back into playing New Style Boutique 3: Styling Star lately. I guess I was just burnt out on it and needed some inspiration for new ideas. Checked out a few of my favourites Style Boutique tumblrs and felt like playing the game again. Be sure to check out razzberriezz who just did my Retrobeat Challenge and Luna Blue Boutique who is currently doing my 30 Day Challenge. Both have such amazing blogs so be sure to visit if you love Style Boutique!

The other day I posted a play journal for Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp which has been one of my top games lately. A new event started yesterday which is vacation themed and whilst I'm not as interested in it as the Feather Fantastia one, it's still been fun seeing the adorable hermit crabs. I wasn't a huge fan of these creatures in New Leaf because they would always spawn at the Island instead of expensive beetles. But just look at these cuties! I love their little animations they do when they appear in your garden for this event.

Music

Big month music wise because I've been reorganising my entire collection on my computer which has been a massive task. The short story is that most of my collection (the older stuff really) wasn't in MP3 format and I had trouble syncing it to my car, phone and fitbit. So I went through and deleted everything I would never listen to again, Then everything that was left that I didn't own on physical CD I re-added in which took forever. Plus recopying in my entire K-Pop and J-Pop collection took forever as well. Not entirely finished yet, but at least I can listen to *Nsync in my car now haha.

Song wise, I've really been into AKB48 lately and found a few new gems from them. Previously I'd only heard a few songs from them which were ギンガムチェック Gingham Check, Teacher Teacher and ハイテンション High Tension. But I took sometime to listen to more of their discography and boy was I impressed! There were so many amazing tracks I had been missing out on! Well I guess that's one more group to collect singles and albums for. At least AKB48 ones aren't too hard to get your hands on because they sell a lot of units. Here are some songs I've been loving from the group this month!

Shopdo Update

Since June is still here for this weekend, I decided to keep the pink themed boutique for another update. I'll switch it up to a new theme next week with some new outfits! Now onto this week's looks which are all pink ones once again. The first is a lovely feminine themed outfit featuring items from Chorale and Chorale Prelude. These peplum style tops from the brand are one of my favourite new items that were added in Styling Star. I have tops like this in real life and they are quite nice to wear especially for formal things. Second outfit is a psychedelic and girly mix-up as I've really been into these styles lately. Originally I planned to do just a straight psychedelic themed outfit but couldn't find the right shoes to match this dress. So I brought in some girly ones along with a necklace to complete the look. The last outfit is a cute bright pink lively outfit to match the pink theme. Not the usual pastel or dusty pink tones I've been going for with this boutique look, but it felt cute so I kept it as an outfit. You can visit my Shopdo at ID 0006271056 in New Style Boutique 3: Styling Star (EUR/AUS Region). Also be sure to check out my June Favourites for my new Styling Star Challenge announcement!

Zenmarket Haul - Red Velvet, Orange Caramel, E-girls, April & Pungdeng-E

Received an exciting Zenmarket haul recently that contained some releases that I have been after for quite some time. I finally found Type A of Pungdeng-E's first Japanese single 側にいて Stay which I have searching forever for! I randomly checked Yahoo Auctions before work one day and came across a listing for Type A and was so excited about it. Told all my workmates about it all day who probably think I'm crazy haha. Anyway, all the items I got are pictured below and I even got photocards with three of the releases.

First up is April's first Japanese single TinkerBell which was something I was looking at collecting for a little while. They're a cute group with some great Korean releases and have only released two Japanese singles so far. I got a brand new unopened copy of the limited edition CD+DVD of TinkerBell. Originally I wanted to get the fanclub edition but it's rare to find so I picked up this one first. The group comes from the same company as KARA who always had great Japanese releases so I'm happy to see DSP sticking with the quality of single designs. 

TinkerBell Limited Edition CD+DVD

Next up is the limited edition CD+PHOTOBOOK edition of Red Velvet's first Japanese mini album #Cookie Jar. I only heard the song recently and decided to pick up the mini straight away after falling in love with it. I found a listing of the mini album in great condition that came with the special HMV sticker with it. It was a decent price and I love this design and concept. It's so typically Red Velvet and has a book design to it which I don't usually see with Japanese releases.

#Cookie Jar HMV Sticker

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Play Journal - Event Frenzy!

Since I have enough screenshots saved on my phone from Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, it seems like the right time for another play journal. I've really been enjoying playing the game lately especially with the recent events. Been grinding through crafting furniture to invite villagers to my campsite and filling up my furniture catalogue as well. I've built a few amenities for the campsite mainly to just increase friendship levels with villagers. Built the skate ramp the other day which made me laugh when I saw Wendy using it. Well worth it just for that!

Pocket Camp just finished up a big event called Feather Fantasia and this has been one of my favourite events so far in the game. The items to collect weren't super interesting but I loved the tasks you could do. One of the event tasks was to collect these adorable bubble gyroids. Oh these are so cute and looked so silly hanging out of the trees. If you collected these little guys, you could use them to craft bubble themed items which I managed to get a few of.

Shopdo Update

Another week of pink outfits for this week's Shopdo Update! First off is a psychedelic outfit which features my favourite skirt from the Retrobeat brand. I've also been really into these hats from the brand as well lately and been using them in a lot of retro looks. Super happy at how this psychedelic look turned out especially with the magenta shades in the outfit. Next up is an eastern outfit because I don't think I've done one in ages. I went with the simplistic gold fish dress from Kanokoi as I love the design and the pink tones can be found in matching accessories. Lastly we have a girly outfit because I always do one haha. I tried to use some items I don't use much so that included the camisole, bag and shorts. The items do look super cute together and I think it worked out well. All these outfits can be found at Shopdo ID 0006271056 in New Style Boutique 3: Styling Star (EUR/AUS Region).

Recreating Modelling Jobs - Part 3

Recently I've gotten back into playing Style Boutique and I've honestly missed it a lot! I think I got a bit burnt out on it and couldn't play my 3DS for ages. Work has been super busy over the last few months and I think I was just too tired from that to play games. But I'm back into the swing of it now and decided to do another modelling jobs recreation post. These are super fun as you have to try and mimic the previous games content which sometimes can be tricky. Let's get into it then!

First off is the photoshoot Fancy Fan which was an eastern themed photo shoot taking place at the gorgeous Maple Crescent. Went with a yukata of course because that was my general go-to for eastern themed activities in the game. I'm digging this unique make-up style as it doesn't seem like something I'd usually go with. I'm guessing I just picked a make-up set or something because I normally wouldn't use this mascara.

Now that wonderful Maple Crescent was unfortunately removed in Styling Star so this recreation wasn't as exciting as I had to pick another location. I went with the park as it seemed the closest thing. The outfit wasn't tricky as the exact yukata was still in the game however I struggled with the make-up. The tones have changed between the two games so it was hard to match it perfectly. I ended up settling with this neon pink which looks silly but was the best thing I could find. The fan themed photo frame was still available so I used that to finish off the shoot.

Now we have the Rhythm and Blues photo shoot which I guess was a music themed one that I went with a bold outfit for. Never used bold too much in Fashion Forward so I was always excited to make outfits with it when the call came. I always go for these boots from AZ-USA for bold outfits as they are just so cool. Like a high heel boot combo thing and the colour range is great!

Shopdo Update

New set of outfits for this week's Shopdo Update! Continuing on with the pink theme once again and the first outfit for this week is this casual girly look. Just something I threw together quickly and tried to use items I don't normally choose. Second outfit is a chic look features some gorgeous pink tones and hints of glitter. The name Pink Perfection matches it perfectly! The third and final outfit is a cute lively/baby-doll mash-up featuring baby-pink tones. It's a bit more lively than baby-doll but still super adorable! You can find all three outfits at my Shopdo ID 0006271056 in New Style Boutique 3: Styling Star (EUR/AUS Region).

Designer Item - La Polka

Time to share one of my Designer Item creations I made in New Style Boutique 3: Styling Star. I present the La Polka set which features stunning neon colours and will dazzle all. I thought about going the neon route for a design and experimented with different colours until I found some that worked well together. So that's how I came up with this colour palette which is generally the same colours I tend to use a lot in designer items as the shades work well on the limited design items available.

You can download the La Polka set at the following details:

Item ID: 0003241612
Region: EUS/AUS Players - New Style Boutique 3: Styling Star

YesAsia & Zenmarket Hauls - Hong Jin Young, MOMOLAND, myB, Orange Caramel & CLC

Even though I got these items from YesAsia and Zenmarket a while ago, I hadn't share them on here as of yet. Thought I would post about them before I started doing reviews of them. First off is the YesAsia one which is all k-pop releases. The main reason for this order was to get Hong Jin Young's new album as I always collect her releases. I also picked up a MOMOLAND mini album I was missing and myB's second single.

I greatly enjoyed Hong Jin Young's previous physical release from years earlier so I excited to see her release a full album Lots Of Love. It has a few repeat tracks that were already on her previous release but you get plently of new songs. The album has a beautiful aethestic to it and a top notch photobook with different concept photos.

Hong Jin Young - Lots Of Love

Originally I was planning on getting MOMOLAND's recent mini album Show Me when I was making this order which was back when it was announced for pre-orders and so was Hong Jin Young's. When I'm So Hot came out, I just wasn't too into it and didn't really enjoy the other songs on the mini album so I passed on ordering it. I decided to get their 2nd Mini album Freeze! which I hadn't yet brought. This mini album is amazing and I love the songs on it. Pulled another Ahin photocard which was great as I always try to get her photocards now as I seem to have a collection of hers.

A random item here which is totally nugu group myB's second single 또또 DDODDO which came out in 2015. I was super into myB when they were a thing but never picked up their physical singles. This single is super adorable and very colourful which I like. It's quite thin and the CD sits in this weird fold part at the back which causes it to get scratched super easy. Other than that, I really like this single album. No photocard came with it unfortunately but you get some great photos in the photobook.

myB's 2nd Single - 또또 DDODDO

Chorale Challenge

It's been forever but I'm finally back with another brand challenge! This time I thought I'd take on Chorale as I'm really into feminine looks currently and want to try out some new outfits from the brand. All the outfits I created for this challenge worked out amazing and represent the brand perfectly. They took a pastel turn about halfway through which I'm all good with as I'm loving pastel lately.

Rules of the Chorale Challenge are as follows:

• Only items from the Chorale brand can be used.
• Any style can be used - not just feminine.
• Interpret the theme prompts as you like ❤

Presenting the seven themes of the Chorale Challenge:

1. Day At The Office
2. Date Night
3. Winter Blues
4. Purple Paradise
5. Stripey Sunday
6. Weekend Wedding
7. Not A Neckerchief!

Now that we've got the basics covered, here are my seven outfits for the Chorale Challenge!

Day At The Office
A standard theme for the Chorale brand as feminine is an elegant style and features a variety of office suitable items. Generally when I think work wear, I think of Chorale and sometimes Enid Chen or Brooke Bridge. I went with this all black and white look for my office ensemble and stuck with the usual pencil skirt. I feel this is the standard female work wear item you see around the most. Not a fan of them myself as they are impossible to move in but I'm lucky enough to not have to wear a uniform like this as work.

Date Night
I knew the exact outfit I wanted to use for this prompt and was inspired by a look I did for the 25 Day Outfit Challenge ages ago. The theme for that was Valentine's Date and I used the same dress and shoes. The necklace was the same but in a different colour. I guess this dress just screams date to me and that's why I used it again. Also how amazing is this shade of pink? That's another reason why I love it.

Shopdo Update

Here is a new set of pink outfits for this week's Shopdo update. I kept with the pink boutique theme as I love the feel of the new interior. Plus pink outfits are so easy to make and some of my favourite ones to create. First off is a feminine look featuring my favourite cardigan from Chorale which I haven't used in forever. Love this strapless dress as well and this is the perfect look for spring which I wish it was here. I went to town today and it rained the whole time which was annoying. Can't wait for winter to be over even though it just started. Next is a mash-up lively and girly outfit that I put together randomly. At first I was looking to make a psychedelic girly outfit but these items looked nice together so I stuck with it. The final outfit is a baby-doll outfit because why not? Always happy to included this style and there is a wealth of pink items to use from Marble Lily. Why not visit my Shopdo at ID 0006271056 in New Style Boutique 3: Styling Star (EUR/AUS Region) to see all these outfits.

May Favourites

Almost halfway through the year now that May is over and we've moved into June. It's been freezing here lately considering it wasn't even winter yet. Managed to squeeze all my blog updates into this weekend because I had the time. I only realised it was time for another monthly updates yesterday as the start of June really crept up on me. Just a short monthly favourites this month as I didn't have much going on and it's mainly just music related stuff.

Gaming
I've been really into Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp lately and there has been heaps of events recently. I didn't do the rock themed one as I didn't really want the items and I thought the cat themed fishing tourney was adorable. Found it a lot harder than the school one where I got all the items and a high score. Maybe the previous one was easier or I had more time to pay. At the moment, there's a gardening event on which has some gorgeous Gracie rewards. Managed to collect quite a lot of creatures from it this weekend as I've been able to play a fair bit. Bill finally showed up in my game which I was excited for as I love him in the 3DS game. Time to max out his friendship level!! I've been working on my campsite a bit lately and will post another play journal soon. Snapped this super adorable pic of Goldie sleeping at my campsite. It's so cute!!!!

Music
Brought some exciting new CD's from Japan this month so I'm eagerly awaiting their arrival. One is a very special single I've been on the lookout for ages and couldn't believe I finally tracked down. E-girls also announced a new single which will include EG-ENERGY. OMG you can't believe how excited I was to see that announced as I was dying for the instrumental version of that song as it's one of my top E-girls releases. Looking forward to that in a few months then and will pick up some other E-girls singles I'm missing at the same time.

You may have noticed I didn't post any of MOMOLAND's recent releases on here even though I usually get all their releases. Basically I just wasn't into their recent mini-album so I didn't buy it. I am planning to get the Japanese version of I'm So Hot later this year as I much prefer that version to the Korean one. Lately I've just been not interested in the group really and been annoyed about the lack of information about Taeha and Daisy. Like the company said they'll be back next comeback but how long away is that? They aren't even attending any fanmeets or anything, like are they still in the group or what? It really made me lose interest in following the group once they announced the girls wouldn't do I'm So Hot and honestly wasn't into this song as much as their previous releases. Seriously BAAM is still hot on my playlist and that's both the Korean and Japanese versions.

Anyway here are some songs I've really been enjoying this month. Actually been listening to some new girl groups on Spotify such as Weki Meki. I don't mind their songs and they have a certain fun and edgy feel to them.

Shopdo Update - Pink Beauty Boutique

Switching the boutique interior up to a beautiful layout of pink tones with hints of blue for this weeks Shopdo Update. I had a lot of fun with the preppy interior and it was nice to create some different outfits for a little while. But I've decided to go back to the style I use the most in the series with this weeks update. Put together this cute pink themed boutique with a beautician twist but more on that later as it's time to look at the new outfits! First is a girly outfit of course as they are my favourite and this one features the biker jacket I've been quite fond of in recent months. This look is super casual but still a bit edgy and really makes me want this jacket in real life. The second look is a baby-doll outfit I just grabbed some my scrapbook. Pretty sure I've posted it a few times before on Shopdo because it's one of my favourites. Lastly is another similar looking outfit as I've posted many varieties of this look during the course of playing the game. I'm just in love with these outers and so glad the developers put them in the game. This outfit brings a little pop of colour to the other two pink themed outfits. You can find these adorable outfits at Shopdo ID 0006271056 in New Style Boutique 3: Styling Star (EUR/AUS Region).

I thought the make-up themed miniatures looked great in the space so I went with a small boutique mashup of clothing items and make-up. You occasionally see businesses like this around the city where I am, usually more in the trendy up-market suburbs. The overall look of the boutique isn't too crazy and I put this together quite quickly as I knew what exact miniatures to use once I had a theme.

One Item Challenge - Brooke Bridge

After what seems like an eternity, I finally had some time to sit down and play Styling Star. Thought I'd do another one item challenge as they are always fun and gives me a chance to experiment with clothing items I wouldn't normally use. I actually did this over the course of a few sessions so I kept forgetting what outfits I had previously made with other images. I think this helped create more unique looks as each style shines and all the outfits the look my character tends to go for in the game. This time round is a Brooke Bridge item which is the High Waist Miniskirt. A personal favourite of mine from the brand and my go to skirt for preppy outfits. 

My top looks of this one item challenge would be would be girly, glam and psychedelic. I'm in love with the psychedelic look and feel this would look really cute in real life. The baby-doll outfit almost made it into the favourites as it is well put together but I'm not 100% sold on it compared to the others I like. I think the skirt worked out perfectly for the outfits as it's pretty versatile with a variety of styles and has a neutral colour. Here are all the outfits for this challenge starting off with the skirts main style - Preppy.

Preppy

Baby-Doll

Basic

Boho-Chic