A scent by Issey Miyake

I've got a new perfume and I absolutely love it. As soon as the alcohol evaporates, it leaves a fresh and light scent. I can only describe it as very Japanese... It doesn't last very long on the body, I think, but in my hair it's fantastic - just to wake up and still smell the scent makes me happy ^^

Outfit #3 and Make-up #2

So this is another outfit. I just bought the cardigan last Friday and I had to wear it as soon as it got colder ^^

The cardigan and the top are from H&M, the jeans from Amisu, the shoes from a cheap store and the belt from Basler.

My eye make-up is very simple. It's a lot of brown shades. I love my blush... it's from Alverde (Mineral Rouge - 02 Cherry)

Gogo Brothers

The today well-known Gogo Brothers are a duo, actually containing real brothers, called Yuu and Rei. Their father Tony was one of the pioneers in Locking and also one of the cofounders of the original Gogo Brothers. When he moved to Japan, he continued to teach and develop a new style of Locking called "Lock Fusion". Having trained his two greatly talented sons, the name Gogo Brothers continues to live in the second generation, making their Dad proud. They learned from the best not only their father but also from Greg Cambellock jr. and the Electric Boogaloos.

Gion Tsujiri in Kyoto

My very lovely Japanese friends Yoko and Mirika told me to eat at this great tea shop when being in Kyoto. As a German, I would rather call it a café but anyway... Mirika went with me and we had a lovely dessert at Gion Tsujiri which specialized in green tea sweets - there is the famous icecream, small waffle rolls, cream, jelly, soft rice balls, cakes, muffins... really anthing you could imagine that could be made of green tea powder. It's fantastic, but be careful, you have to stand in line for quite awhile and it is very crowded.

It is also possible to buy a lot of those sweets from the restaurant in the integrated little shop nearby.

As the name already implies, the café is in the Gion District of Kyoto, where the famous Geishas once paced in ancient times...

Gion Tsujiri (Kyoto City, Gionmachi-Minamigawa 573-3)

Baby Talk

I watched "How I met your mother" recently and it made me think... Do women really get more attention when acting like a little girl? (Which according to Ted is because men want to be needed.)

And I must say, I've seen quite a lot of women who get along well with being girly but I haven't seen a lot of guys trying to hit on girls or women acting like a little boy as Barney did in that episode (soooo hilarious ^-^), though we all know that's how they sometimes are when we know them better ;)

But anyway, is it good or bad that some women play this role sometimes? I don't know... Acting like a bimbo and being one are two pairs of shoes, right? Of course it's not for everyone or any situation... but sometimes it makes life easier asking for help...