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*KoriStarfire

Kristen
Formerly MinakoMikiKM
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A rose by any other name

Thu May 17, 2012, 3:56 AM
  • Mood: Daily Needs
  • Reading: The Inheritance Cycle
  • Watching: Black Swan
  • Eating: school lunch
  • Drinking: Green tea


So I changed my dA name if you haven't noticed already. It now matches all of my other costume related sites so people can find my work more easily. Or something.  Besides the MinakoMikiKM name was a lot to type out (LoL even though KoriStarfire is also kind of long) and it was from my high school days. This is a good change!

In other news, since I haven't updated in a long time here's the low down: I have a job! I ended up starting this job 2 days after my old one finished. Ha ha. I'm still a teacher, but I teach in public schools so I have a normal schedule now that doesn't make me feel like I don't have a life. I live just outside of Tokyo in Chiba pref. So I can get to Tokyo more easily now!

Costume wise: Still getting set up a bit. I've reworked how I want to make Vidia and I'm starting from scratch on the shirt that I started like 6 months ago. I've finished the wig though! It's huge and full of drag queen. I giggle so hard every time I put it on my head. I'm hoping to finish this by August for my visit home.... I'm so slow at making stuff I hope I'll get it done in time! I want to take photos with :iconcatalystsirene: and :iconcourtoonxiii: and :iconchinasaur:  and Megan (whose dA seems to have escaped me at the moment.)

Super exciting times!

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*KoriStarfire
Kristen
United States
Currently I live in Japan teaching English to children. I try and get as much cosplay done as possible with my limited time and language skills.
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Which costume would you like to see next? 

33%
9 deviants said Starfire from Episode 62 "Go!" (She's got a lot of armor on)
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8 deviants said Anastasia's empirial gown from the animated Anastasia film
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5 deviants said Vidia from the Disney Tinker Bell films
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3 deviants said Gijinka Lady from Disney's Lady and the Tramp
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Mood: Joy *tfcreate Apr 21, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Thanks for the fave of Xena.

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:iconkoristarfire:
No problem! She's a friend of mine, how could I not?

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Mood: Wow! *tfcreate Apr 21, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
D'oh!

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Mood: Joy *tfcreate Apr 15, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Thanks for the fave.

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:iconkoristarfire:
You're welcome!

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Thanks for the fave, lady! ;D
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:iconkoristarfire:
No problem Chika! :D

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:iconmedusicah:
Hello! I'm in love with your Minako cosplays! May I ask where you bought your wig? It looks beautiful!
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:iconkoristarfire:
Greetings and thank you very much! My wig is from Cosworx which is now the cosplay.com wig store. They just started restocking the Rose wig but I don't think they carry the same color anymore. (They might have something similar. But when it comes to blonde, find something that matches your skin tone instead of going for accuracy. Blonde can be tricky that way.)But I think they carry a similar color to the one I have. But please be warned. Cosplay.com wigs does NOT have the greatest reputation and many people order wigs and never receive them and never hear a word from the company for get a hipping confirmation and then get an e-mail saying it was back ordered... etc.. Basically from what I've heard their wig shop have been entirely unreliable since they made the change from Cosworx to Cosplay.com wigs. So if you're set on the rose style, go in with caution.

But if you want a BETTER wig company, go for Arda Wigs. [link] Their wigs have twice the thickness of any other wig company I've ever seen and the wig caps are comfortable and roomy. The people who run the company are amazing people and always respond to every inquiry and I honestly cannot rave about their wigs enough. (My Clefairy costume has an Arda wig that I bought just cause I wanted another wig and even with me pulling on that huge hood all day, the wig didn't tangle.)
I would go for the Luthien with in platinum blonde.

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=MeruCosplay Feb 1, 2012  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Hi, I saw your Sailor Venus photos from Leonard & then came across your page on WorldCosplay~ :heart: I also live in Japan currently!

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♥♥ My Cosplay Website: [link] ♥♥
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