DomainPlus: How I Registered My Domain in 5 Steps

Hi people, I'm super pumped up since yesterday evening because, I finally, finally bought a domain for my blog and so it's now

Www.VoguelyVivien.Com!!

OMG, OMG! You see, I've been wanting to do so for the longest time and all this while I have the wrong perception that having your own .Com site requires me to pay for hosting! How wrong was I! And stupid.

If you bloggers been wanting to have your own domain, whether it's a dot Com or dot whatever sites, today's post will be just for you!

 
By the way, I chose Domain Plus because of its affordability, at about RM50 per year for five years (with add ons)! Also, DomainPlus belongs to a Malaysian company located in Penang, which means communicating with the customer service execs will be a bliss! Cause local time mah hahaha.

So let's get started with the 5 steps to getting your own domain:

 

1) Go to Www.DomainPlus.Com.My

Direct link here then go to Check Domain. Here, enter the domain you are interested and click search for its availability. Photo here shows that the domain I'm looking for VoguelyVivien22 is still available (Using this as example since I couldn't use my VoguelyVivien cause I bought it hahaaha)!

 

At this point, you can choose whether to go for a .Com or .Com.My or other types of your domain. Obviously, I chose a dot com site On top of theat, there are choices of 1,2 years up to 5 years option to decide on. Click "Add to Cart" after that.

2) Add Ons

Going forward, after signing up and clicking next, this will bring you to this Domain Configuration page. Feel free to add on either/both DNS Management and ID Protection, which I did.

 

  3) Review & Checkout

Clicking continue will bring you to another page, stating the details of your purchases and require you to sign up for the site if you have not done so.Won't take long, no worries!

 

4) Make payment

In the following page, you can choose 3 options for payment from 1) Online Banking or 2) Manual Banking or 3) MOLPay a.k.a your plastic cards OR Paypal.

  

Because DomainPlus website is not connected to iPay88 or other payment services, after choosing your option, this would bring you to an online invoice which provided details of the local banking details since I opted for Online Banking.

 

After that, I immediately made my payment and email DomainPlus to confirm that I have made my payment (details are provided in email). It did not take long before the payment has been comfirmed via email. 

You can also check by login to DomainPlus -> Domain and if verified, will be shown as "Active" status in green. 

 

5) Add your domain into Blogspot

Now you're ready to add my Domain to Blogspot! Log into your account and go to Settings -> Basic and under Publishing, click "Add 3rd Party.."

Enter your site address WWW.YourSite.Com and an error message will be displayed in red. You would need to enter the CNAME into DomainPlus' site.

 

 

Simply go back to DomainPlus' site and click on your active domain and then DMS Management tab on your left. Then enter the details provided earlier under CNAME for Record Type.

And THAT'S IT!

After this step, it might take 2-3 hours for the whole connection between Blogspot and DomainPlus to be registered on your site! So take my advise and go shop or read a book during this time. 

I was too eager and right after I did the last step, found nothing and freaked out. Thankfully, DomainPlus' Customer Service was super amazing during the first one hour, I got some help and suggestions to fix my domain. Turns out I just needed to be more patient FML. But THANK YOU DomainPlus, Home to be with you guys longer than 5 years :D

Makeup remover as brush cleanser

Decided to wash my makeup brushes yesterday. I haven't got it washed for months and they're all dirty and gross... I so-o don't want to imagine how many trillions of bacterias are happily building up in them by now...Eeek!!

I've read a couple of how-tos and find that it's advisable to clean your brush at once in every 2 weeks if not weekly, especially so if you use them very often. I don't use my brushes often but they haven't been cleaned since my last cosplay event. During which, I had practised putting on my makeups weeks prior to the event so they're covered in loads of foundations, powders, lip stick stains blahblahblah. And I put them all together in my brush bag so everything's just so mess up (,≥A≤,)

I tried cleaning with soap/shampoo like instructed in most beauty blogs I read but they do not help getting rid of the makeup AT ALL! So I decided to clean the brushed using my makeup remover.

Remember my Biore Cleansing Oil? I didn't really use it much after it almost blinded my poor eyes on occasions when I desperately needed to get rid of stubborn eye makeups. Finally it's of some good use besides acting as a awesome substitute for pepper spray.

So here's how I clean them: I pumped some of the cleansing oil onto the palm of my hand and start swirling the brushes.

It isn't very clear from the photo, but you can see the oil turn a slightly reddish-brown murky tone. That's the foundation/eye-shadow being washed off.

After that, I let the bristles under cold running tap before soaking to get the rest of the cleansing oil off the brushes. You can observe from the photo below that the cleansing oil turns milky when they come in contact with water. So just continue rinsing the brushes in the pail until they're clean. I do this 6-7 times for OCD reason.

I did a lil' extra cleaning here by soaking the brush for a minute in soap water before rinsing them with clean water.

You can squish the thicker bristles brushes gently or blot them on dry napkins before laying them out to dry for a couple of hours. Don't forget to dry the handles of the brushes! You don't want them damage.

I even got the brush bag and puff cleaned so they're clean as new and ready to use v(^v^v)~♥

skip the salon!

Heya~! I cut my bangs! (^O^/)

What do you think? Decided to give my bangs a lil' snipping since they've grown way-y-y past my brows and were already covering my eyes. The past few days I had to sweep them sideways to get it outta my view. But I didn't want side bangs since I've been wearing that style forever!!

I always wanted the "triangle bangs" like all the Japanese models and gals have! So yeah, I'm gonna keep it like that until I find something better to do with my bangs (V^v^,)

Hmmm... I wanna try braiding my bangs sideways. I should leave this for some other day~

So yeah, I cut my own bangs and this isn't my first time doing it. Back in the uni days, sometimes it gets so busy, I didn't bother to get myself haircuts. Too much hassle to travel all the way to go to my usual salon so sometimes I don't visit the salon for 3-4 months. Thus, having to resort to chopping off my own bangs.

OK, this idea might sound really weird to some of you girls, but it's actually kinda cool 'cuz Japanese models do this too! Like Tsubasa or Marimo(I think its her!) and many other models~! They're even some tutorials in gals fashion mags!

♥

Super duper easy way to cut your bangs! Here's how I did mine with just a pair of scissors and a comb~

STEP 1

Split bangs into two parts and hold the upper part with a pin.

STEP 2

Snip bangs to desire length, I choose to keep my bangs at below eyebrows length, holding the scissors VERTICALLY. Not sideways or you'll end up having really obvious uneven cuts... They might even end up shorter than you want too.

Happened to me once(,TOT,) I wanted to hide in my room and not go out until the bangs grow out again... fml then.

Anyway, snip until you get the bottom part a somewhat even cut then unpin the upper part of the bangs and do just the same! *snip* *snip* *snip*

STEP 3

Now here's how to get a more tidy look. Snip off only the strands that are either too long or made the bangs looked uneven this time holding the scissors HORIZONTALLY. Try not to over-cut them!

And walahh~~ you're done!((( (^O^)/ )))

Tsukuri Obi: Dressing Up Tips

Countdown_Just 4 more days left before the 2012 Bon Odori festival at Shah Alam!! Here's my last minute tips for those attending the event this Saturday and the following weekend at Esplanade Penang or any other future events.

In my previous post, I shared some basic points to consider when choosing a yukata. This one is gonna be about dressing up the obi and how to actually get your pre-tied tsukuri obito fit nicely(as in not loosely on your waist).

 

my pink tsukuri obi~ ♥

Loose obi?

Here's a cheap, quick trick to fix it. Before wrapping the obi around your waist, get a clean towel or two, fold and tie them around you waist. Add more towels, making sure they're not concentrated only at one part, if you still find the obi loose.

This shall keep your obi in place!

 

use clean towels to fill in the gaps!

Plain Obi? Dress it up!

Here I'm using a lace obi I got online somewhere weeks, if not months ago for only about RM55~ Too late to get one of these? Use a scarf instead!

 

white obi with lace trimmings at both ends

This is how it looks like after putting it on. I'm just making a simple butterfly bow and had it arranged on top of my pink obi~

 

a simple bow over the tsukuri obi

Tucked a cute usagi(?!) fan my sis got for me behind my obi. Teehee~ ヾ(＠^▽^＠)ﾉ

♣

Think the front is too plain? Here's a simple idea~

 

With my floral hair clip. You can opt for larger hair clips too~!

Instead of focusing at the back of the obi, you can draw more attention to the front too.Here's something I come up with_curl one end of the lace obi into a rose! Use tape, pins or anything to secure the shape. Also, if you have a similar lace obi with lace trimmings at the end, you can fold and tuck one end of the obi at the front to reveal the lace.

 

curl and twist to form a rose~! keep twisting until the obi end or just leave the lace part clinging at the side (like a leaf)

I actually like it better this way. Looks really cute~ ♥

Anyway, you can accessorize your obi further with chain of pearls, hair braids, obi jime, or even bows~! Found a site with similar ideas. Go check the site out for more inspiration!

Have fun dressing up! ☆-(≥vO)v

Guide: Choosing a yukata

Bon Odori 2012 is just around the corner~! Or actually, it's like next weekend on the 14th at Shah Alam and on the 21st in Penang. For those who's planning to get a yukata for the event next weekend, or other future events, here's a simple guide on how to choose a yukata.

I hope you might find this guide useful especially for those who's looking into getting your first yukata ^^

 

Pretty yukata~! Love the obi, especially~ Photo from yukatayasan.com

So let's get started~!

Well, the first point to be taken into consideration is the length of the yukata.  Usually, for the adult ones, the sizes range for those under 150cm, 160cm and over 160cm(in height).

However, if you're 150cm and below AND really skinny, you can opt for children-size yukatas. Oh yes you can! Bear in mind though, the range of sizes for children yukata are 130-140cm and 140-150cm. Alternately, if you can't find the design you want, larger ones work too!

I'm short fun size, but I got this one yukata for those over 160cm. The shoulder broadness of the yukata is pretty much the same(I think!) and the length's easily adjustable. It MAY however, makes you look a lil' bulky from the folding at the waistline. It can be an advantage for some, but I think mine makes me look fat.

Too much folding (>x<)

Secondly, choosing the right obi~ As for the obi, there's the pre-tied ones and the 'original', or untied, obis. The pre-tied obi, a.k.a. the tsukuri obi, is usually shorter and all you need to do is tie it around your waist and tucked the ready-made ribbon at the back. And that's pretty much all you have to do.

Personally, I prefer the tsukuri obi ribbons since the bows are more rigid and stays in shape compared to the 'original' one which shape can get a lil' droopy, depending on the type of obi you're tying.

 

tsukuri obi photo from yukatayasan.com

  

tsukuri obi with rose ♥ photo from yukatayasan.com

The 'original' ones required a lil' folding and tucking but it really is very simple! Plus, there're just so many different ways to tie an obi so you can get creative with it~!

 

'original' obi tied into a cute bow~

photo from yukatayasan.com

Finally, choosing the right color for the yukata! ♥ A yukata's pretty informal so any color works just fine. For cases of married women and elderly women, choices of more subtle to darker tones are picked. Young, single adults have wider range of more vibrant colors and designs to choose from!

vibrant-colored yukatas for children and young adults while paler-colored choice of yukatas for married woman and older woman.photos from yukatayasan.com

All that's left now is mixing and matching your choice of yukata, obi and geta sandals together~! Accessorize further with kinchaku(drawstring bag) or small envelope clutches for a dash of modern blend! Not forgetting hair chopsticks or other floral hair clips to finish the look ☆-(≥vO)