JetPens Haul ♡

Today's blog post is a small haul of my first order from JetPens! I'm a total pen junkie and I've been meaning to make an order here for a while, so I thought why not now? Anyways, on with the post! 

Here's a picture of everything I ordered! I tried to focus on getting a few pencils, pens, and 2 highlighter colors I've wanted for a while! Clearly, my color preferences shine through with my purchases and it really makes it easier for me to wanna use everything at once haha!

The first things I got were pink ink refills for my favorite pens, Pentel EnerGel Deluxe RTX! I use the Breast Cancer Awareness type which isn't sold on the Jetpens site, but you can get it here on Amazon! (Jetpens doesn't seem to sell the Pentel pens I use, just the refills but I'm totally ok with that!~) I also got these bunny planner stickers that are reusable! I'm waiting for my new planner to come in to use them, so for now I'll just admire them. I also got the Tombow Mono 2way Correction Tape & Eraser! I write in pen a lot and I make a lot of mistakes, so I knew I had to get this (especially when I saw the pink one!), it's refillable but the refills are like a dollar less that the correction tape itself, so if I manage to use it all I might just opt to buy a new one instead of the refills!

I finally got to order the lavender and gray Zebra Mildliner highlighters that go with the other highlighters that I own and love! I tested these out and like my other colors they're pastel and not completely painful to look at like other normal highlighters. They're also very affordable (about $1.50 per highlighter and around $8 for the 5 color pack!). I also bought the pink and lavender Kokuyo mechanical pencils (both pencils use the lead size 0.5!) and the erasers twist up, are hexagonal shaped, and match the color of the pencil itself, which I find super cute ♥  

I also got the pink and lavender Uni Jetstream Ballpoint Pens! I really needed to try out some 0.5 pens (my Pentel Energel pens are 0.7!) so I could have pens to write with in my planner! They're one of the most popular pens on the site and they were pretty cheap, so I just gave it a try! They come in a lot of different colors and they're really adorable in person! It's a definite change from my usual pens, but I think they'll work super well for my planner. I found the Zebra Fullst Mechanical Pencil (lead size is 0.5) only because I looked at Jetpens' "Back to School Favorites" collection! The green one was out of stock, so I got the pink color instead and I love writing with this! It was the main pencil I used today while taking notes in my Botany class and the eraser twists out on this pencil also. The little green stick that looks like a pencil is actually an eraser, called the Uni E-Knock! One of my favorite artists, Justin Wallis (owner/artist of Milkbbi), has this eraser (and also the Mildliners that I mentioned above!) and that was pretty much the only reason I got it. However, I have to say that it's super convenient! I usually use Pentel polymer erasers (they erase really well and don't make a big mess of shavings), but I can keep this in my pencil case along with all my pens/pencils and it doesn't take much of the eraser to erase.  

 I think this order went extremely well and I'm definitely gonna make another JetPens order soon! They give free shipping to orders that are over $25, and while it seems really easy to make, it was pretty hard for me to pick and choose to reach $25 haha! 

I placed my order on September 1st, it shipped out on the 2nd, and I received it on the 5th! Almost everything I've seen on the site says that it ships out in 24 hours and I definitely agree with that claim. I was extremely excited to get my package and everything was either bubble wrapped or placed in a durable folder to keep from bending! 

I definitely recommend JetPens!  

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4/2/15 Haul! ♡

I've got two blog posts I'm gonna write before I head to work in a few, so here's the first c:~ I woke up and checked my emails just to see Old Navy having a 60% dresses and 50% off shoes and accessories sale! I headed there with my mom and found some cute things and also went to Barnes & Noble after, so here's a haul!

Since the email said that these dresses in particular were 60% off in-store and online, I wanted them the most because the were about $12 each!! I had to tell the cashier the right price and show them the dresses on the website, but they price matched for me hehe! My favorite is the middle dress with the pink flowers c: 

Old Navy's sizing is usually very off and I really dislike it and the same problem came with the dresses! I'm usually a Small/Medium in my clothes, and a Small in Old Navy sizing, but this dress runs large so a small was more like a medium! I got these dresses in Extra Small and they fit perfectly!!~

Here's me in all the dresses! They all hit right above my knees and are really cute and flouncy! I'll make sure not to put them in the dryer when I wash them, because they're rayon. 

I also got some mint and light gray simple sneakerS, cloud socks, and the Easter stickers in the top right were free c: I couldn't resist haha, they were adorable. 

The manga, "what did you eat yesterday?" is gonna be featured on my next blog post and today I bought the second volume for 15% off! 

I hope you liked this post! I feel really lucky that I got all these items today and I love them to bits! Look out for my next blog post later today! 

♡ January Haul ♡ (PICTURE HEAVY)

Hello! Today's blog post was an idea I came up with (randomly and late haha) the other night when I got my monthly order of anime figures and merchandise! I usually post photos of what I get/order on my Twitter, but I decided that maybe I should start writing blog posts and pseudo-reviews on the items I get! Along with links (if possible) to where you can get them! Hopefully, if it goes well (and I feel like I'm not boring you guys to tears, this will become a regular blog post thing c:!) 

Disclaimer: I bought all these items with my own (HARD-EARNED) money, nothing was sponsored or given to me for free. Figure collecting is not a cheap hobby to have, I'd use a lot of caution if you wanna get started! Any more figure collecting questions/recommendations can go here! 

The two places I ordered from was Rakuten and Amiami! Amiami is where I usually where my figure monthly orders come from but if I continue to make these posts there will be other shops that have my orders as well! But for right now we'll focus on Amiami and Rakuten. The Rakuten box on top of the bigger Amiami box was technically NOT part of my "monthly order" I just saw figures that I wanted and bought them as a treat for myself c: They're also not available on the Rakuten shop I bought them from anymore, so links will not be provided!

Here's an overview of everything that I got c:! 

Starting off with the queen Satsuki Kiryuin from Kill la Kill ♡ this is her 1/8 scale Junketsu figure! She stands at around 7 inches tall (though her her sword Bakuzan makes it roughly 9 inches?) 

Her figure was really gorgeous to me and while there was a weird tiny paint bump on the shoulder of her Junketsu she's near flawless to me! Her face looks VERY cute and it was easy to get her into her base! 

The only real issue with assembly that I had was getting her Bakuzan into her hands c: after reading the instructions I realized I had to separate the blade from the hilt and insert it in two different places in her hands c: After the it was quite easy, BUT I've seen other collectors complain about this and some have even accidentally snapped the blades in half ; - ; I was one of the lucky ones! 

All in all with the very minor paint bump on her Junketsu and the really nice sculpt on her body and face I'd personally give her an 8.9/10! I think she was worth the price and she looks beautiful on display with the rest of my fav girls!~ 

You can get Satsuki here!

The next figure I got was the Demon/Devil Homura Akemi nendoroid (Akuhomu for short, to me.)

 

I was really excited to get her as Homura is one of my favorite Puella Magi characters! Her demon form is one of my favorites as well!

She came with a few accessories and one other face plate (which I changed immediately)! Putting her together and posing her was pretty much solid and easy, but the one issue I had was getting her 'crossed legs' piece into her correctly! It took a few minutes, but I got it in there securely and loved the result! The wings were inserted with a ball joint and were quite easy to insert c: 

 

 

 

Overall, her nendoroid was REALLY nice c: everything fit into place nicely and she 's held up securely and I'm not nervous about her falling forward or backwards! The alternative pieces that she comes with are very nice and I can't wait to change her demon soul gem to tired Kyubey hehe. I give her nendoroid a 9.5/10!

I wanted her the most to match with Goddess Madoka (Godoka for short, to me) and I'm so glad because they look perfect together!!

Godoka was honestly the most annoying nendoroid to put together and I don't like touching her in fear that she'll fall forward or apart! I love her, but she was just very annoying to assemble haha! Godoka is more rare to find so I can't provide that link sorry! It took me months to finally nab her preowned in good condition c:

You can get Akuhomu here!

The last figure of my Amiami haul was the Hinata Shouyo nendoroid! He's from the anime/manga series Haikyuu!!

 

As soon as I saw his preorder was up, I had to preorder because he's so adorable, kind, and sunny in his series! The nendoroid came packed with a ton of different accessories fit to pose him however we like c: His base was actually a small volleyball court, which I thought was a really amazing addition and it came with a net as well!~

Posing him was relatively easy, though I had some troubles keeping the ball in his hands since there aren't any pegs in his hands to keep it connected c: I eventually got it though!

 

Everytime I look at him I can't help but smile ;w; he's too adorable and one of the cutest nendoroids I've ever seen~

BONUS: My little sunshines together. 

Overall, I would definitely recommend buying this nendoroid! He's super cute, assembly was easy, and his accessories are really like bonuses without the extra pay!~ I give his nendoroid a 9.5/10!

You can get your own little Hinata here!

The last part of my haul from Amiami was merch from one of my favorite anime/manga series, Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun! I fell in love with the anime after giving it a chance when I was bored and needing something to watch and then read the manga when the anime ended! I hope it gets a 2nd season because it seriously deserves it! 

Since I fell in love with it so hard, I made it a personal mission to get any artbooks or fanbooks that would be released and I even have the 5 volumes of manga released in Japanese haha! The sixth volume is releasing this month and I ordered the limited edition version so I'm getting a tiny Mikorin figure ;w; 

But enough about later orders! On to what I got haha!

I got the GSNK official fanbook and a charm of my favorite girl (who's also me), Seo Yuzuki!!!~

 

As I do with most of my anime charms, I'm gonna put her on my PS Vita c:! The fanbook is really nice and has character guides and official art scans (SOME OF MY FAVORITE OFFICIAL ART PICS ARE IN IT I WAS SO HAPPY)! It's all completely in Japanese, so I have NO idea what it's saying BUT I'm supporting my favorite series and I love the photos so honestly it doesn't matter ;v;

Here are a few of my fav pictures that are in it~

I LOVE IT SO MUCH!! It's sold out on Amiami (because it was only ordered for the people who preordered), but you can get it from CDJapan! 

The figures I got in the smaller box were from Rakuten! The shop that I bought these all from was Toysanta! It was my first time buying from them and it went quite smoothly!! 

I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND BUYING FROM RAKUTEN IF YOU ARE A NEWBIE OR IF YOU'VE NEVER BOUGHT FROM THEM BEFORE. I'd personally suggest you stick with the bigger, more well-known sites: Amiami, HLJ, etc. 

If something bad happens from you not ordering correctly, not receiving your item, or not understanding what the emails say (because they're in Japanese/English) don't blame me. 

The 3 figures I managed to get at the same time was Sailor Moon, Mercury, and Mars!~ They're all game-prize figures, so they're relatively cheap! You can't get many game prize figures from Amiami, but you can at HLJ (pretty beginner friendly and allows cancellations), Mandarake and Rakuten (which are more for serious/experienced buyers)

They all stand at about 6.24 inches and they were all easy to assemble c: They look like game prize figures, but the quality was actually pretty nice for the price I paid altogether! I can't wait to get Jupiter and Venus! And I also ordered Pluto (my BABE) and Chibimoon c:~ 

Here are close-ups of them all! Usagi's (Moon) face looks a bit weird to me haha, but it's a game-prize so I didn't expect scale quality and she looks MUCH better in person than photos c: I'm happier with her than I am with a few scales now anyway. Rei (Mars) and Ami (Mercury) looks better quality-wise in my opinion, with Mercury taking the lead! 

I give Moon a 8/10, Mercury a 9/10, and Mars an 8.5/10!

I hope this haul blog post went ok, I'd really appreciate comments and feedback about whether or not you'd be interested in more posts like this ;v; 

Thank you for reading!!