July Favourites

Happy to see the end of July mainly because I've had a never-ending cold for the entire month. Plus it's super cold and I'm so excited for Spring to come soon. I'm not a fan of cold weather and spend a lot of time underneath a warm rug with a book. Been a little while since I posted a monthly favourites due to the break so here are some of my favourite things for the month of July.

Gaming

The other week I posted a new play journal for Model Debut4 which I've started playing again this month. Been enjoying it so far and I'm interested to see any new characters that appear. A few have appeared recently and it's always fun to work on leveling up friendships. Anotehr game I have been playing is Coloree as I discovered new DLC on the eshop. The latest set is wildlife which has some lovely colours in the pictures. I've finished quite a few of the pictures already and await the next DLC!

Ages ago I brought a little game called My Cozy Room on the switch and picked it up recently to play. It's a cute game where you decorate a small room with various objects. You can also buy packs with themed items and I believe I got a bundle set that had a few of the packs in it. My Cozy Room is one of those games you always see on the e-shop for like $5 with multiple versions. It's a nice game to kill time with and I loved making this pretty pink themed bedroom.

 

Reading

In 2026, I've really kicked up my hobby of reading and are trying to read more instead of scrolling on my phone. I used to read stacks years ago but it dropped off slightly in the last few. So one of my goals this year was to read 100 books and I'm up to 78 so far! I use the Storygraph app for tracking my reading and it's great! Been using it for a few years now and it gives you some amazing statistics about your reading. Here is a little summary for the month of July!

Fashion Dreamer Lookits Collection 10 - Preppy Style

Time to work through some of my backlog of Lookits outfits from Fashion Dreamer. In the last Lookits post, we looked at outfits that featured the colour green and this post will have even more! With some other random colours thrown in as well. Starting off with this preppy girly styled outfit that I love! The items pair perfectly together and the pops of other colours such as deep red or brown are gorgeous. 

Not a green toned outfit but one that I still like. This cardigan was an interesting choice with this dress as I feel like they are different styles. Still kinda of works though. Like a weird mix of feminine and psychedelic/retro. The outfit after that is a favourite of mine as I love this dress pattern in Fashion Dreamer. The pastel green tone is beautiful and the accessories match the check pattern.

This is something I could definitely see myself wearing in real life. Looks very cozy and comfortable. Always love a longer cardigan/jacket paired with a short skirt. I would change the glasses as they aren't really my style and just wear my normal ones. Comfortable shoes are a must and I swear I've never worn any shoes other than sneaker for ages. They are just ideal for most days out especially if I know I'll be walking around somewhere.

Another amazing girly/preppy inspired outfit that I love. I seem to be noticing a pattern with my favourites. Always a skirt with a collared blouse paired with a cardigan. Then some preppy shoes with some kind of socks or tights. The heart glasses from before return again and must've been a popular item at the time.

Model Debut4 Play Journal - Ranking Up!

I have returned with a new Model Debut4 play journal and it's time to share a few of the photoshoots from the game. Starting off with this cute and simple spring inspired photo. You can never go wrong with a girly top and shorts. I would totally wear this in the summer season as well. I had only played a little bit of the game so far in this screenshot and my model rank is F tier. But we'll change that and hit S rank!

Next was a duo modelling job with Mirei and it's great how you can choose outfits for each other. I had to pick this clothing item as it's identical to one that I love in Model debut3! Like literally the same! I posted a model portfolio of the outfit previously which you can check out here to compare the two. For Mirei's outfit, I went with a floral item to match my character. The final photo turned out gorgeous even though we look more like belong in a field than a city crosswalk.

For the denim themed job prompt, I had to go with some denim on denim. Bringing back that 2000's look! The funny thing is that I would try an outfit like this one for fun and always see skirts like this in the shops. I feel like they would be difficult to move around in and I'm too obsessed with a denim skirt I got from Target clearance a while back to try anything else. It's just the perfect skirt! So many convenient pockets!

Colour Outfits Collection - Number One Pink

Out of all the outfits I've made in Fashion Dreamer, this has been one of my top looks. I just love how it all came together and it looks super cool. Managed to even use my favourite items like the beret and denim jacket. The choker style necklaces that are attached to this inner item are great to use and I often wear this black style choker in real life. Cannot tear that 90's/00's fashion away from me! At first I wasn't too sure about this hairstyle as it seemed too cute but it matched perfectly. Well suited with the beret. I found it amazing that all the pink tones went well together and feels very cohesive.

Blog Update

Hello! I have returned with a blog update! It has been a while since I updated the blog. Had a lot of things going on and haven't been playing my usual games much. Also still sad that the online was shut down for Fashion Dreamer which was one of my favourite things to play. I will be back to posting again and there will be a new post tomorrow!

Games wise, I really need to play Model Debut 4 as I brought it and have barely touched it. Everything just got so busy due to work and then I brought a bunch of other games and forgot about it. I'm looking forward to playing it this weekend! A few months ago, I was super into Sticky Business however I'm stuck with some of the requests so I haven't finished it yet.

Thank you to all the blog readers who visited during the break and I hope you continue to stick around! 

 

Zenmarket Haul - AKB48, Morning Musume, Momoiro Clover Z, MOMOLAND & m.o.v.e

After writing that title, I realised it was almost artists that start with the letter M! So I got another CD haul from Zenmarket last month and got some great new additions to my J-Pop collection. Last year I did get a large number of albums from Zenmarket but never ended up posting them on here. Maybe I'll do my CD collection posts later on this year and add them to that. 

This order I focused mainly on AKB48 releases as there was a number of singles I was interested in collecting. Then there was also some harder to find albums that I have been searching for that I managed to find selling on Yahoo Auctions which is the platform I use to buy all my CD's from in Japan. Here are all the items I received in this order from Zenmarket! 

Starting off with the large collection of AKB48 singles I brought from this one seller. They were selling a set of 20 singles for 400JPY. Absolutely insane and all of them were brand new and unopened. So I couldn't say no to this deal as it contained quite a few singles I had been wanting. Sustainable was the main one I have been looking for as I really enjoy this song and it feels like a true AKB48 song to me. There was one song on Negaigoto no mochigusare that I like from hearing the JKT48 version of it. I had originally brought this CD last year but sadly it got cancelled by Zenmarket due to issues with the seller. So it was nice to finally receive one. All of the below singles are the theater or shop editions which are usually the ones I collect.

After that massive lot of singles, I brought even more AKB48 singles! I had been wanting to get Ponytail to shushu for a while now as I love the Majijo Teppen Blues song. It's so dramatic and amazing to listen to and the part with Takahashi Minami is my favourite. Also brought a set that had some random singles in it mainly because I was looking for the Heavy Rotation CD which is the one in the case. A big thank you to Zemarket for helping with this specific item as they helped out with this a request I had regarding this item. Super helpful and great communication with everything! These were also all new sealed singles which are super easy to find with AKB48 as fans often bulk buy the CD's and rarely open them.

Colour Outfits Collection - Elegant Dark Green

The latest outfit in my Fashion Dreamer colour outfits collection features the dark green colour tone. I went for a classical and feminine inspired outfit. This pinafore style dress is just gorgeous and matches well with the lace top underneath. It gives it a more elegant look and makes the green tone stand out. The earrings feature a beautiful bead style and the shoes are quite proper. I rarely use this hairstyle and it is perfect for this outfit. The backdrop reminds me of a Doctor Who set with all the cogs and gears. It looks like we are in space but looking fabulous!