OOTD: Japanese Yukata at Gion Matsuri

The heat and humidity of the Japanese summer is not very nice for a girl with hair like me, but thanks to all the cultural festivals that are practically continuous throughout the season it makes it easier to look on the bright side! I recently attended Kyoto's famous Gion Matsuri sporting a traditional navy blue yukata (summer kimono) with white flower details, paired with a aqua/teal obi (traditional belt). 

While the streets of downtown Kyoto were crazy-crowded, the festival was so much fun and the atmosphere almost surreal; it definitely had an energy that I've never experienced before. I hope you're all having a wonderful start to your summer.

xx mindy

Recent Happenings

Spring is here and I am ecstatic. To celebrate I thought I would get a little more personal with this post via random photos.

I won this Rilakkuma mug at an arcade. I probably spent more than it was actually worth, but as they say, 'the adventure is in the journey.' How cute is this thing?!

I have fallen in love again with one of my favourite lipsticks, 'Kittenish' by MAC. Unfortunately, it is a limited edition but I'm sure it will pop up in a future collection-- it has to!! I'm wearing it with MAC's lip pencil in 'plum.'

This is a stamp that my Japanese professor put on my kanji (Chinese characters) test. It's basically Pikachu telling me to quit being so incompetent and to 'try a little harder.'

xx mindy