MAOMAO COSPLAY INSPIRATION 🧪🍵🧉

Good day, everyone! It's been a while. 😊 I hope you're all doing well. Today, I want to share my makeup and outfit inspired by ***Maomao from*** ***The Apothecary Diaries***. I've always thought about cosplaying her, but the main issue is her outfit, I can't really afford to buy one. So, I decided to create a look inspired by her instead. It actually turned out pretty well. I remembered I had a green shirt that I bought a while ago, and it just happened to match Maomao’s style. When I realized that, I grabbed it and started putting the outfit together. As for the skirt, Maomao wears a long red one, but I don’t have anything like that, so I improvised again. I was planning to use my little sister’s mini skirt since it was just for the inspired look, but unfortunately, we couldn’t find it. Still, I think the whole look came together nicely.   For the makeup, I started with eyeliner first, I'm not sure why, but I'm just used to starting with it haha. I didn't have a green wig, so I styled my hair similar to Maomao's. It wasn’t a big deal since it's just an inspired look anyway. I have blue contact lenses and was planning to use them, but I always struggle to put them in haha. I usually need help from my friend—he’s the one who puts my lenses in whenever I cosplay. The hair was actually the easiest part. I didn’t even notice at first that the lower hair tie was supposed to be blue, but again, it’s just for the inspo haha. I also did her freckles, and honestly, I think I did such a good job—I could compliment myself a million times. Maomao has a look where she wears eyeshadow, so I mixed that into my inspired look just to make it a bit more fun. The only problem I had was with the camera haha. I always struggle with getting good shots.   I then began my photoshoot. It's always a struggle because my siblings are too lazy to do me a favor—even if I offer them money, they still won’t help. But anyway, I still pulled through. I took a lot of pictures by myself, and honestly, I couldn’t stop staring at my eyeshadow—the blending turned out so good. I didn’t even use a flat iron for my bangs, which usually fly away in every direction, but this time, they looked so steady. That surprised me in the best way. During the photoshoot, I was sweating like crazy, but I still kept going. I didn’t want all the effort I put into the makeup and outfit to go to waste. Even though it wasn’t a full cosplay, I was really happy with how everything turned out. I had fun, and that’s what matters most.   After the photoshoot, I reviewed the pictures, and some of them really surprised me, in a good way. I didn’t expect them to look like that considering I was working with just my phone, and a bit of natural lighting. It reminded me how much I enjoy creating, even with limited resources. Sometimes, you don’t need fancy equipment to express your creativity. It also made me appreciate the little things, like how a simple shirt and a bit of imagination can turn into something inspired. Cosplay doesn’t always have to be exact, it’s the fun, effort, and personal touch that bring the character to life. I felt connected to Maomao in my own way, even if it wasn’t a full-on cosplay.   Looking back, I’m more than proud of how I managed everything by myself. From the makeup to the shoot. It might’ve been tiring and a bit sweaty, haha, but it was all worth it. I’ll definitely keep doing more inspired looks when I can’t go full cosplay. Who knows? Maybe next time I’ll even get my siblings to help… or not. Haysss   That’s all for today’s little cosplay-inspired story! Thank you so much for reading, and I @saixieh, hope you enjoyed this simple but fun transformation into Maomao. Sometimes, it’s not about having everything perfect, it’s about enjoying the process and making the most out of what you have. If you’re thinking of doing a look like this, too, just go for it! You don’t need expensive stuff to create something beautiful. Until next time, take care and keep expressing yourself in your own creative way. God bless!!💚