T'is the season for: LBDs!

Hey everyone! So as y'all are surely aware, November is almost over. And you know what that means: DECEMBER!

December is one of my favourite months of the entire year, for a couple reasons. The first one is a given: Christmas. Secondly, winter break! And lastly, New Years! And what do all of these occasions call for? Parties! Yes, it is the season for holiday parties, New Years eve, and all sorts of seasonal events. And when it comes to party season, I know a lot of people will be reaching for their standby Little Black Dress (or LBD for short!).

I know everyone has at least one LBD in their closet. And if you don't, you should. It's a staple piece that can be worn all year for almost every occasion. So if you don't currently own a LBD, now is the perfect time to get one!

I've been holiday shopping online for the last couple weeks, and I've spotted tons of adorable, edgy, and classy LBDs! So I figured, why not share 'em? In this post I've compiled a list of all my favourite LBDs that I've seen online this year, from a variety of different stores!

So check them out!

Sister Jane Spike Chain Collar Dress, Urban Outfitters, $110

Transparent Cut-out High-Low Chiffon Dress, H&M, $17

Paneled Embellished Mesh Dress, Forever21, $29

French Connection Lace Slash Bodycon Dress, Asos, $137

Velvet Polka Dot Dress, MissKL, $96

Phantom Burnout Lace Maxi, Free People, $196

Midnight Dancer Sequin Dress, ModCloth, $54

Not into the LBD? Willing to go for a bolder hue this holiday season? Then check out these festive frocks too!

The Trust In Me Dress, MissKL, $146

Scalloped Peplum Dress, Urban Outfitters, $69

Embroidered Hi-Low, Urban Outfitters, $152

Bandeau Galaxy Dress, Romwe, $95

"Ode to a Grecian Sojourn" Dress, ModCloth, $49

This is probably one of the seasons that has the most events and parties to attend, so why not look smashing while attending all of them? Whether choosing a classic LBD, or a bright bold colour, rock your frock with pride and you can never go wrong!

What are some of your favourite holiday pieces? How would you accessorize? Let me know in the comments below!

ALSO!!!!

This year, since I'm revamping my YouTube channel, I decided I'm going to take part in Vlogmas this year! For those of you wondering, Vlogmas is a special time during December when vloggers will vlog every day of the month! Although, since I'm just getting into vlogging now, I might make it more of a every other day/three days a week type deal. I just don't think I'll be able to manage every single day! Or else, you'll get a lot of vlogs of me watching Netflix!

But I will be participating, and I'm looking for some video ideas! So if you've got any suggestions for me, let me know in the comments as well! I want to make videos that you guys actually want to watch. So definitely shout out to me! Leave a comment, send a tweet, ask on Tumblr. I want to hear from you!

Anyways, that's all for today! I hope you guys are as excited for the holiday season as I am! See you guys soon!

P.S. How do you guys like the new layout? I think it's a lot less cluttered now, and more relaxing of a reading environment! :D

Quick question!

Hey guys! So, I recently got a new laptop for school (yay!), which means I can get back to blogging on a more regular basis! I just did a pretty big shopping trip on the weekend, including a lot of awesome fall pieces, and I'm planning on doing a Fall Haul post soon. But before I do, I want some input from my readers!

Would you guys rather me do the post as a traditional blog post on here, or as a vlog? I can do a bit of both as well if that's what you guys would prefer. But let me know soon, and I'll try to take pics/film before the end of the week!

Thanks guys, and in the mean time, here's a few of my recent looks!

Unintentional hiatus! (blog update)

Hello there! Long time no post.

I am very sorry about my lack of postage over the summer months! I could lie and say I was busy, but lets be real, I wasn't that busy. Unfortunately, my laptop broke, and I havent had the time or means to get it fixed or buy a new one. Hopefully I can fix that issue soon, or at least find someone to lend me a computer to blog on, hahaha! Currently I am blogging from my iPad, but I can't do any real blogging on here because I can't upload photos from my camera! Hopefully a solution will arise soon enough though, and I can get back to regular posting.

I do have quite a few exciting posts coming up though! Lots of reviews, and a new sponsorship! I also took another trip to Las Vegas this year, so I'll be posting about that as well.

Fashion wise, I will be doing a few Fall/Winter inspiration posts, and (hopefully) some gets posts! My style has been changin pretty radically over the last while, so that should be an exciting experience for all!

And on that note, my hair is no longer blue! If you follow my Twitter, Tumblr, or Instagram (pandalogic) (which you should if you'd like to keep up with me on a more day-to-day basis!), you would know that I dyed my hair a dark black-brown a few weeks ago! As much as I loved the blue, upkeep was getting really expensive and  beginning to stress out my hair. So I decided to give my hair a chance to grow in and get healthy again before I blast it with bleach next!

In other news, I start university on Monday! I am quite excited, and I'm really looking forward to my program and only having to go to class three days a week! I am going into a Visual Arts program though, so two days of my week are just Studio practice sessions so unfortunately I won't be wearing very much glamorous clothing on those days, hahaha. So I think I am going to try and make Tuesday my OoTD day! I'm ying to set goals for myself so that I can ease my way back into blogging.

Before I sign off, I'd really like to thank everyone who is still reading my blog. Thank you guys so much for sticking with me all this time, i really do appreciate it! If it weren't for a few loyal followers, I would probably have given up a long time ago. So thank you guys, you make this blog happen!

And now I will bid you all  good night from my side of the world! Hoping to have another blog post up in the next week or so! If I don't, someone please send me an angry ask or tweet and tell me to post! Haha!

Goodnight y'all, see you sooon!

P.S. I am writing this on my iPad, so please excuse any spelling/grammar errors that I may have missed! Thanks again guys, you're all awesome!

Anime North 2012: Plans!

Hey everyone!

So I'm back at school now, and I've been working quite hard on my end of semester projects and studying for my exams! I only have two, but they are going to be hard enough. But I'm taking a break right now to get ready for our end of semester performance, so I felt like I had enough time to blog today! :D

So today, I want to talk about my plans for my cosplay at Anime North 2012! Whats cool about this year is that I've already made and set my cosplay plans! Normally I'm switching cosplays up until the month before the convention, but this year I've already chosen my cosplays and I'm sticking with them!

My main cosplay (for Saturday), is a character named Melty from a video game (and soon to be anime) called Shining Hearts!

She is a witch, but all her attacks in the game are based off of ice cream! Hahaha. She is so me. I also am very excited to have a large hat like hers, because last year I got major sunburns on my shoulders and back. So now I get some sun protection built into my costume! :D WOOHOO!

I really like the character designs from all of the Shining series, but especially the ones in Shining Hearts! I actually have a group coming with me as a few of the other characters as well! And I'm thinking of making Melty's sidekick (Sorbet, the little guy by her feet), into a sort of purse! Functional, and actually goes with the costume!

For Sunday, I chose a much simpler cosplay, but one that still has lots of impact! I chose to do my second Vocaloid cosplay, Matryoshka Gumi!

I was going to do Matryoshka Luka, since I already have the wig, but Gumi's design is much more vivid and eye catching.

I'm going to (most likely) be teaching dance covers at a K-Pop workshop on Sunday, so I wanted something that I could move around in easily! Plus Sunday is usually a more lazy day for me, so I want something that won't be to cumbersome or uncomfortable either!

I'm really excited to do the makeup for this cosplay! It'll be a good chance for me to start working on my more theatrical makeup styles! I haven't decided on whether I'll powder my face or not yet... but we shall see!

And those are my costumes for Anime North this year! I've already ordered both of the wigs for these cosplays, and hopefully they'll arrive in the next couple of weeks or so! I'll post pictures as soon as I get them! I hope they look good ; ^ ;

Anyways, since I have all this free time, I'm gonna try and work on my FSEs now ;___;

Until next time!! 

Transition time!

Hey everyone! So I know I haven't blogged in a while, but y'all know how the holidays can get and I really haven't had very much time to just sit around and blog! But regardless, I hope everyone had a marvelous holiday season and continue to have one in the following days!

I'm worried I won't be able to get to my laptop in time to post this, so it's gonna be a picture-less blog post today!

So 2011 has been a pretty good year for me! It's been hella busy, but so fun! I've done a lot this year, sand I'm hoping to do more in 2012!! So let's recap all of the things that have happened in 2011:

- travelled to New York City, Chicago, and Las Vegas
- got a new camera
- choreographed my first (and second) dances by myself
- started doing reviews for circle lenses and makeup
- started my YouTube channel
- had my first spare in my schedule
- got my first job
- turned 17
- successfully pulled off my biggest cosplay yet
- bought my Jeffery Campbell Litas

I guess I haven't necessarily had the most exciting year, but it's been a good one and I look forward to the upcoming year immensely! And while we're on the topic, I should go through my 12 by 2012 list and see which I've accomplished and which I haven't!

1) I still haven't applied for my uni choices, but that was mostly because I was still confused about what career path I'm aiming for. Now that I've decided on my career path, I'll be ready to apply for uni in the new year!

2) Same as number one, but it's happening soon!

3) When I realized I didn't need my Advanced Functions class for the program I'm going into, I dropped it. But I did get my grade up before I dropped the class, so we can count this one as accomplished! YAY!

4) I changed my ballet variation after making this goal, but it's so much closer to perfection than my other variation would have been! So I'll count this'd as accomplished too!

5) I haven't had the time or money to start making jewelery yet, but I did make some accessories for some friends and secret Santa gifts, so this goal is like, half-accomplished!

6) If you follow my YouTube channel, you'll know that this goal hasn't been fulfilled yet!! ; ^ ;

7) I have been taking more pictures, which you will see in my next post (which will probably be up in the next day or two!). So here's another accomplished goal!

8) I did make a gingerbread house (pics coming soon!!) but no gingerbread men! :( Another goal half-accomplished!

9) I've been hanging ut lots with my sisters and family this holiday season, especially in the last few days! We're all getting very fat... =_____=;; lol

10) Did have a Christmas movie marathon with my sisters, and I'm currently planning my LoTR marathon for the New year, since I got the extended edition box set for Christmas! Woohoo! Accomplished!

11) I'm going to hang out with some friends in a few hours! So let's say this is accomplished! Haha

12) I've started putting some money away for both events, although its not much since I put a lot of my paychecks into buying awesome gifts for everyone this year! But this goal has been accomplished in my mind!

So although I didn't accomplish all of my goals, I do think I did pretty well considering I started pret late in 2011! Haha, but I feel pretty accomplished and proud of what I did get done! This list has been pretty good as a motivator for me. Now I really just need to apply for uni! Maybe I'll do that before I go out tonight... Hahaha!!

Now as far as resolutions, I don't usually do them. But I feel like what's the hurt in making some this year? So here are my resolutions for 2012!

- eat less McDonalds
- drink more water
- save more money
- be nicer to everyone
- get my iron levels up so I can donate blood
- blog more often!!!!

Let's hope I can keep up with those! They don't seem to hard, haha. But we'll see how that goes! Anyways, I'm about to finish getting ready for some parties tonight! So to all of my wonderful followers, a very Happy New Year to you! Let's all do our best in 2012!!

Happy New Year!!

Personal Panda: Recent (& upcoming!) Events!

Hey everybody! So, I know I've been like, the slowest blogger ever recently, but hopefully everything will be going up from here!

The next couple of weeks I am VERY excited for, and for two reasons. Reason number one is that the upcoming week is SPIRIT WEEK at my school! Most schools will have a Spirit Day, but my school likes to go a little bit further than that and have full weeks of school spirit! And since this years first Spirit Week is leading up to Halloween day, this years themes are mostly Halloween themed! And I definitely plan on posting pictures of all my outfits for the next week!

The themes this year are: Black & Orange Monday, Vampire Tuesday, Witch & Wizard Wednesday, Super Sweet Thursday, and Zombie Friday! And then the following Monday is Halloween, so it will end with everyone wearing Halloween costumes!

The second reason why I'm so excited is because the next weekend is Youmacon! I'm so stoked, because I've been dying to cosplay for the last month or so, and now I basically get two weeks of cosplay, haha! I checked the guest list today to, and I'm very excited to see some of the guest this year! I really want to go and see Lemon Demon/Potter Puppet Pals this year, as I always seem to miss them when I go to Youmacon!

While I'm on the topic of Youmacon, lets talk cosplay! Youmacon is in less than two weeks, and I haven't started my cosplay. Ha. Haha. Orz. However, I did get my Luka wig delivered to me today, and I tried it on immediately!

I look gross because I just got home from school ; ^ ;

The lighting in this photo is subpar, but you get the idea. The wig is soooo soft and silky, and the bangs only need to be trimmed a little bit! It also came with a really good wig cap, so I'm super psyched. When I have my hands on a better camera, I'll take some better pictures of the wig and what not!

And the last note I'm going to post here is: I got a job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Praise the lord, I'm actually going to be able to afford cosplay now! I start training next week, and will be working by early November! I'm so excited about this. Please wish me luck xD

And now I have to go work on a few assignments and projects and what not =____=;;

Until next post! :D

FB Fan Page!

Hey everyone! Quick post before I hit the hay, real post hopefully coming tomorrow! Anyways, last night my friend Ringo (go follow her new blog :D) coerced me into making a Facebook fan page with her, so I did! I feel kind of pretentious making a fan page for myself, but I guess there's no harm in it really xD

So, if you're on Facebook and you're a fan of my blog (and soon to be Youtube channel), please come and like my page! Thanks so much, and have a great day :D

PandaLogic FB Fan Page!

Vlog Channel!

Hey everybody! So, a very important announcement today! I FINALLY got around to making myself a YouTube account for vlogging and tutorials! Of course, this meant that I was filming my go-to Summer hairstyle tutorial today, however when I went to edit it, all of the footage was corrupted! So I'm going to have to go back and film it again later this week (´；ω；`)


 Anyways, I am digressing! Here is the link to my channel, and I sincerely hope you will subscribe! I don't have anything uploaded as of right now, but I will as soon as I refilm that hair tutorial, and I will let you all know on here if you don't subscribe anyways!

http://www.youtube.com/user/PandaLogicTV

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Click me!

Thanks so much for reading this and subscribing (if you did!), and I hope to have that tutorial up before Saturday! Have a great day :D

Daily Style: Let's catch up!

Hey everyone! So I'm about half way through my summer break now (IT GOES BY SO FAST D:), and currently vacationing at my grandparents house in New Brunswick! It's so lovely here, compared to the heat waves in Southern Ontario where I'm from :( But I digress!

So, as of very recently, I've noticed a change in my style. And I've decided I no longer have the right to call my self a gyaru. Maybe gyaru inspired, but I'm no longer gyaru. I rarely wear my lashes or do up my hair, and even if I do, its hardly up to par with other gyaru. So I've officially un-labelled myself as a gyaru. My style is more gyaru inspired than anything else. And that will also be the direction this blog goes in as well. I will still be posting about gyaru fashion, etc, but I will also be talking about more of my personal life and other things I do, like dance and cosplay, since they are also a big part of my life. I thank each and every one of you for staying with me as long as you have!

Anyways, here are some pictures of my style as of the last month or so!

My mermaid hair style! I finally got around to actually styling my hair, and quite liked the result!

New Comment System!

Hey everyone! So, today I was fiddling around with a new comment system to make it easier for me to reply to your comments and have you actually be aware that I am replying to them, but I didn't realize that it would delete all the comments that were on posts already! So, that's a little sucky. But I'm hoping this system will work better and make the experience on my blog a lot better as a whole!

So for the next little while if the commenting is a little wonky, it's because I'm fiddling with it and trying to get it to work on here!

Thanks for reading!

EDIT: Thank you to emi for pointing out that I could import my comments back!! :D

Personal Panda: Almost done!

Hey everyone! So, in just a few more days, my hiatus will officially be over! WOO! I had my Chemistry exam today, and I totally aced it! So I'm allowing myself to blog a little bit before I return to studying for my Physics exam, which I am fairly certain I am not going to do very well on (´；ω；`)


I finally got a new cellphone, and it actually takes quite nice photos! So I can take photos on the go now, which I find to be very convenient! Here's a collection of snaps from the last few weeks that I have been on hiatus:

Wearing new Bambi Apple Green lenses in the first photo, review coming soon! And a dress I wore my sisters birthday. The makeup in the first photo is pretty much what I've been doing everyday for the last little while.

Bought a really comfy cotton romper! Also, my school has been extraordinarily hot the last few weeks, sometimes reaching 40 degrees Celsius INDOORS!! So I've become quite attached to that top-knot hairstyle for the especially hot days. I also purchased a FANTASTIC coral lipstick (worn in second photo), and I want to do a whole post on it! I will try :D

It was finally nice enough to go out on my dad's boat a few weekends ago, it was very nice! I am a very good boat driver ヽ(´▽`)/ I also had a bonfire with some friends, we made s'mores and it was really fun! I love having bonfires in the summer, it's by far one of my most favourite things to do.

The previous photos are the two ways I spend time in during study periods: sleeping, and making paper crane farms! I know, very productive, right? You'll be glad to know that I rocked the exam for the class I was sleeping in, hahaha!

Anyways, that's all the photos I have for today! But I am changing my hair colour next week, so please look forward to it! I won't be revealing the colour yet, as I myself don't even know what I'm doing with it, but the appointment is booked, so it's happening! I honestly have more roots than a tree right now =_______=;;

Thanks so much for sticking with me through this hiatus, I very much appreciate it! Until next post! <3

Anime North 2011 + Announcement

Hey all! So this last weekend, I attended one of my all time favourite conventions ever: Anime North! It's located in Toronto, and its one of the biggest in Canada. I went with a few of my friends this year, and we had a blast! As I mentioned in one of my last posts, I do cosplay at these events, and I thought I would share some photos with you today!

If you're unsure of what cosplay is, click here to read the Wiki page!

Anyways, this year I cosplayed from the series Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt! It's a relatively new series, and in essence it is basically perverted Powerpuff Girls. It's actually very funny! I cosplayed as the character Panty!

Panty (left) and Stocking!

Personal Panda: Quick Update

Hey guys! So, I've been pretty proud of my ability to keep up with posts on the timeline I set for myself, but the next post on Retro Girly might be up a little later than planned. Why? Because it's Spring Break starting tomorrow at 3:00 PM for me! And I am heading to New York, New York for four days on Sunday!

SO PRETTY!

It's my first time going to NYC, and I'm VERY excited! I'll try and take as many pictures as possible, and hopefully do lots of shopping while I'm there! It's high time I do a GETS post anyways. As of right now though, I don't think I'll be bringing my computer with me to New York, so I'll only have my iPod with me. And I could blog on that, but it'd be really hard and time consuming. But I'll be back on the 18th, and hopefully my next blog post will be up soon after that!

As for the rest of my life, my Physics class is going to be the death of me. And Chemistry, and probably Biology too. I'm pretty smart, but the work load is killing me! But enough of my ramblings, I have to get up early tomorrow! I'm going on a trip to Wayne State Uni to participate in a dance Master class! I LOVE WAYNE STATE :D So anyways, if I find some time, I MIGHT be able to post before I go on my trip, but we'll have to see!

Until then, stay awesome and keep looking forward to my next post! :D

(P.S. did a pro photoshoot yesterday for my blog! Hopefully will have preview shots soon, and I'll share then! :D)

Happy Chinese New Year!

恭喜發財,紅包逗來!! It's year of the Rabbit! However, it's also the elemental year of Metal, so it's the year of the Golden Rabbit which only happens so often. 

(Also, sorry I haven't been posting, but my sister and I have traded computers for the last two weeks, therefore I can't download mags or anything! But I'm getting my computer back soon, so new post soon too!)

Christmas is coming!

Wahahaha, Christmas is in 24 days! I am mad excited. I am a huge, huge, huge lover of Christmas and everything that comes with it. I am the type of person that starts listening to Christmas music in November. I just love the feeling of Christmas. There is nothing better! I love having all my family together, and all the fantastic food so I can get fat and hibernate all during Christmas break.

I felt like procrastinating on all my assignments that are due on Friday (FML MAX), so I decided I just wanted to do a sort of fluff, feel-good blog post. Not about anything in particular. Well, it's about Christmas. But you know what I mean.

Giveaway Announcement: CLOSED!

Hey guys, quick post. My giveaway is officially closed, and the winner has been contacted. I'd like to thank everyone for entering, it really means a lot to me! Anyways, thank you, thank you, thank you times infinity! You guys are awesome!

Anyways, I'll have another post hopefully up soon, but please be patient! Thanks so much!

THANK YOU <3

ALSO! Please note at the top of my sidebar, Finding Tokyo and Universal Doll still have open giveaways! So go try your luck with theirs too!

New Layout + Daily Style

Hey guys, just here to introduce my new layout! I hope you like it :) And my lovely job of shopping myself into a picture of Shibuya, ahaha. I'm not that good with PS, so bear with me.

Anyways, MY TRIP TO SAN FRANCISCO IS IN LIKE, 6 DAYS! I am mad excited. I cannot wait to go an explore!

Also, here's a few snaps of my outfit from last nights dinner with some visiting Italian family! I was going for a Mode look here, but I had to rush out of the house before finishing my hair. Bah.

(Also, apparently actual jumpcut works now, so click the Read More in the bottom left corner to read the rest!)

Blog update

Hey guys! Quick note for those of you that may be confused when you see half of a post disappear on the main page of my blog. I'm currently in the process of adding jumpcuts to all my exceedingly long blog posts, so that they don't take up as much space on my page!

So please bear with me while I work on this! I'm doing this so that it's easier to find older posts without having to scroll through whole gargantuan walls of text.

I should be done soon, and after that I have a new post in the works!

Until then, look forward to it!

Comments?

Hey everybody. So, last night I received a tweet telling me that my comment section was not working on my blog! So, if you were wondering as to why the background layout was gone; this is why.

It turns out that the image was blocking comments some how or other, and I think it should be fixed now, but if it isn't, please do not hesitate to email me and tell me! I'd love to hear your input on my posts, and if the comments are working, how can I possibly?

Anyways, I'm getting ready to go to school right now, so please e-mail me if the comment box is still not functioning!

E-mail: ohyousillysiu@gmail.com

Thanks guys, and have a great day!