#cosfest2019

This post is three months late... but I went to Cosfest this year. This is my second time there. 

I downgraded my cosplay by a lot this time. I mentioned in my previous cosplay related post that I wanted to cosplay Noctis, and I did. I wore the outfit there in public (without the wig and makeup), so all I needed to carry was a bag with my wig, makeup, and jacket. Totally beats the ridiculous luggage or two backpacks that I needed to lug around the two previous times I cosplayed.

And this time, I had full vision and mobility. Yes!

It’s not all good though. This is the very first time I’m cosplaying wearing a wig and makeup, which meant that I didn’t look as good as I wanted to. It’s definitely my own fault, since I didn’t practice styling the wig at all, and the makeup I put on was really just to cover the blemishes on my face, instead of shaping my face to look more like Noctis. I didn’t even get contouring makeup.

I also just kept my glasses on, cause I didn’t want to try wearing contacts. So I became a Noctis with glasses. I think it didn’t look at good as I imagined, probably because the wig and makeup was all wrong anyway. Ah well. Surprisingly, two people wanted to take a photo with me. I think one of them saw my back only and got a shock when I turned around 😅. This is really a huge difference compared to when I was cosplaying as Reaper though. Two photo requests throughout the whole afternoon versus requests every few minutes. Want to know if you’re cosplaying well? Just see how many photo requests you get.

Anyway, I’m really not keen on showing my pictures, because I honestly think I look quite bad. So nope!

I also bought considerably more merchandise this time, but I didn’t actually spend that much. Yay for clearance sales! Five badges for $10, and another two for $4. I actually wanted just Mystic Messenger badges, but they didn’t have enough, so I just got one random one that looked nice to me. I don’t even know what series this Arata guy is from.

If you follow my Twitter, you might have seen me saying that I’m done with cosplay. Well, that’s how I felt when I came home from Cosfest. Tired and worn out, I questioned myself why I’m doing this. I said I gain nothing out of this, and it’s true. But after a day or two passed, that feeling went away. I still want to cosplay. Lol.

During Cosfest I saw quite a few Persona 5 cosplayers, and it coincided with me playing Persona 5, so they kind of stood out for me. 

So... my next cosplay I have in mind is going to be Persona 5 related. And it’s going to be the protagonist in his school uniform. It’s shocking difficult to find a picture of him with his school bag for some reason, so I’ll just take a random nice one off Google search:

He’s the guy in front. The guy behind is his... alternate look.

Very simple looking, and even has glasses. I found that whole set buyable on Taobao for approximately $60+, which is really cheap, which makes it all the more tempting. Ugh.

I typed everything above shortly after Cosfest, and it was sitting in my drafts section till today. To be honest, I don’t really feel like cosplaying anymore, so I guess that’s it then? 🤔