Hello everyone. Ever since I found out about Frozen (the new disney adaptation of a classic fairy tale). I fell in love with Elsa. He character, the way she looks, the way she is. I can kinda relate to her at times. 

Anyway, I want to cosplay her so badly. I know she isn't in my list of cosplans for 2014 so I'm going to try and push for her before 2013 ends. Its going to be a feat for me because I usually take a long time to prepare for my cosplays, (I'm not Yaya Han who could conjure a fabulous cosplay in a matter of hours). 

This weekend perhaps I will go fabric hunting and other things for my Elsa costume. 

Here are some reference photos.

in case you also want to cosplay here, these are by far some of the clearer photos of her and her dress. 

The make up is fairly simple to recereate. I've already detangled and washed my blonde wig. I'm planning to do a trial of this but I have to buy new false lashes because mine is now a complete and utter disaster.

The thing I am concerned about is the playful smirk on her face. Will I be able to replicate that smirk?

Anyway there you have it. In a perfect world, I really want to have this done before Christmas, but the thing is, I am a university student now and i have monetary constraints. (sucks) still I will do whatever it takes to be able to make this costume come to pass this year. If not, then I can always do it next year. :) better late than never. 

xoxo

Lara Krystle Novales

a.k.a. Khaleesi-Chan

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So I watched Thor: The dark world yesterday while waiting for my next class in university and I have to say I was fairly impressed and disappointed with the movie. SO I decided to write/blog about it here in Lara's Cosplay MisAdventures. This is my first review and I will not be following the "guidelines to reviews" and I will just be doing my own thing ^_^ So be kind to me!

Let us start with the basics:

Living in a different province, far from where events are going to be held and also being a full time university student is going to be difficult if I want to cosplay. I have to plan things out early and figure out my schedule and budget budget budget. Since I'm not longer working, funds for my cosplay are very limited. So I think it is about time I start planning out my 2014 cosplans.

Although I have posted a status update on my facebook regarding my 2014 cosplans, I think it is better if I have a visual post about it. More for myself than anything actually.
 So here you go!

Who says you can only cosplay during conventions and photoshoots?

So I went to my very first day in university as a Marketing student (after being delayed for over 5 years). And since I haven't bought a school uniform yet and I have nothing decent to wear to a semi-conservative university (since all my clothes are miniskirts and all that), I decided to wear something that was one of my most decent sets in my wardrobe. 

My Sket Dan Seifuku of Unyuu Mimorin. The one that I cosplayed on day 1 of Cosmania 2013.

It was a safe choice since it was formal enough for university and it was pretty fun to be secretly cosplaying someone while in school. I expected that no one will notice since everyone in school would be too damn busy with school work and getting in class on time. So I was safe from curious stares and unwanted questions.

xoxo

Lara Krystle Novales

a.k.a. Khaleesi-Chan

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In light of my recent acceptance in College, I want to post about a casual shoot that frostloop and I did with me as a highschool girl wearing a seifuku. 

My mother and my sister always bugged me to watch Game of Thrones but I always told them that I didn't feel like it. I'm the kind of person who is not very keen on watching TV series because I was really not into it. I would much rather watch anime. But then one day they finally got me to and I was HOOKED beyond HOOKED! I fell in love with a certain character. No, it is not a hunky male, although my panties yearn for Khal Drogo, I was more interested in a certain blonde. A certain underdog who i believe will return to her rightful place on the iron throne. Daenerys Stormborn of House Targaryen. 

I just loved her character! She did a complete 180 degrees with her development which I thought was absolutely genius. But the winning bit was that she is THE mother of Dragons. 3 Dragons! Three Mythical beasts, thought to be extinct but are not!

I just had to cosplay her! I thought long and hard. I didn't want to butcher my favourite character but I just really wanted to be Daenerys, be a Khaleesi. So I took a brave step and planned out my Daenerys cosplay (on a major budget).

I made dragon eggs. Bought fabric and had my dress made for cheap but i was really happy with the outcome. I bought a wig and styled it then put them all together. 

Here is a sneak preview of it. Even if I know most if not all, of you have already seen it but I want to do a series on this because this is my FAVOURITE cosplay to date. 

I will write and post more of my Khaleesi cosplay in the future, including some tutorials on how I did and made certain things. So stay tuned.

xoxo

Lara Krystle Novales

a.k.a. Khaleesi-Chan

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 Look at this stuff, isn't it neat? Wouldn't you think my collection is complete?

This is what I feel like make up artist Lhan Peru would say. Who is she? Well she is a brilliant artist who makes her models come alive with her make up sorcery. 

The first time I met her was when my best friend from Grachie Claudio Makeup Artist   took me to CAS. Its a post I previously published, "My Make up Evolution | A Milestone" While Grachie Claudio was putting on a natural look on my face the first half of that day, Lhan Peru made me into a 1920's pin up chic which I will post some other time because I am setting that aside for something special. but if you really wanna see.

Anyway, along with the other MUAs (make up artists) out there, they have a plethora of knowledge and tools.. their collection of sorcery items that can make our aesthetic dreams come true. 

Mine was being a mermaid. I was thrilled when Lhan asked me to model for her finals and become a mermaid. She showed me her concept look and I was just more than willing to play the part. (The cosplayer in me just loves to change looks whenever I possibly can). So armed with patience, wigs and a willing heart I went with GCMUA to Cas (since I was also modeling for her that day). 

The hustling and bustling was insane, The scent of various cosmetics filled the air. CRAZY. All the artists were required to complete 8 looks in 1 day. OMG! 

Anyway as I patiently waited for my turn I was combing my white wig that I used for my Moka Akashiya cosplay. I watched the other artists do their thing until finally it was my turn. 

She cast her magic upon me and after an hour or so on that cosmetic throne I was transformed into a beautiful mermaid (minus the tail).

I styled the wig and attached the blue streak extensions then with the help of a hair stylist he placed the pearls and set the wig in place. 

After all of the hard work we just had to make our silly faces. XD While in out make up, we had to be very careful even to the point that we shouldn't speak so much otherwise the lip colour might smudge.  So after it all we were more than happy to just go all out wacky! 

So my mermaid fantasy came to life, thanks to Lhan Peru Artistry. She is open for booking and contracts. So just go to her facebook page and contact her through there.

xoxo

Lara Krystle Novales

a.k.a. Khaleesi-Chan

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After missing the previous invitational open photoshoots of Otaku URule, I really planned out and decided on going on the 7th iOP with the theme of Japanese Lanterns. I took down one of my old lanterns that I used back then when I was studying interior design in PSID.

Then I prepared my old dark blue yukata that i had purchased back in 2007 during spring time. (I wanted to wear it during sakura season in Beijing).  I tried to practice making my own geisha make up because I didn't have money at the time to buy new cosmetics. After a series of trial and error i just decided to go with plain baby powder. ^-^ 

So I met up with a few new friends at the meeting point so we can all go together at the Japanese Garden at Rizal Park. 

During the event it started raining really hard but that didn't stop most of us from having fun. I took the opportunity and got wet in the rain to acheive some dramatic shots. The skilled photographers and apprentices took beautiful photos despite the rain. My make up started to dissolve and my lashes were apparently falling off but it was okay. What mattered was just having fun. 

Here are some of the photos. 

Just click on the thumbnails to view the full image. 

Beyond Photography by J.P. Legaspi's (set)

XanderAboc's (set)

KenKoy's (set)

These are the few photos I was able to salvage and scrounge around the web. I'm really grateful to those photographers who braved the rain and I salute the other coaplyers who posed and got wet in the rain as well. It was such a fun experience. I met several new friends there like Likee Nunez and Kath Kaye. 

Now on top of this, I have decided to join National Blog Posting Month or better known as NaBloPoMo. It will be a great way to start really getting active in this blog of mine. It is also a great way to challenge myself to write more for my cosplay blog. So wish me luck everyone! 

xoxo

Lara Krystle Novales

a.k.a. Khaleesi-Chan

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