ViVi Sept 2012 - Cover

[relmy]

Originally Posted by Queen Bee

Usually with a magazine shoot the photographer will clean up the image a little and then hand it off to the magazine's photo editors for all the other photoshop work that has to be done.

However in some cases some publications have the photographer edit the images and then have their own copy writer (person who works specifically on text on ads, magazine covers, ect.) place the text on it.

Also I'm not trying to make any excuses but for those who do not like the angle or how she looks...blame the people from the magazine for that because they are the ones that give a layout to the Photographer and the person who is being photographed in which they have to go by.

Also the magazine is the one to usually hire the stylist and make up artist (however I believe the make up and nailist are usually people from Ayu's team) and have them bring in the clothes and do the make up how they (the magazine editors) in vision it for the shoot. Like having Ayu go with a fake tan and blue contacts.

For ViVi since they want Ayu as the Queen of Summer they are going to definitely make sure the cover has a Summer feel, aka fake tan. of course to me for some reason I also think the long blonde hair and blue contacts give the image a Summer feel too...well ViVi looks like your idea paid off, for me anyways.

Sorry about the long explanation. You probably wanted something a little less detailed.

It's not too detailed at all, the more you know, the better. Thank you so much! I know nothing about how all these shoots work.

[Zeke.]

Well it comes down to blue eyes being "the golden standard" for most people, where as my personal preference is brown. So when something is so highly regarded by people, it becomes annoying. Ayu's eyes are the most beautiful I have ever seen in my life and it just irks me to no end that she covers them up with God-awful lenses. It's like she is lowering the limit on how beautiful she can look.

I understand it's someone's own body / looks, etc. But I remember when all the blondes in my school and basically the world were going dark brown. I hated it. I remember thinking one day at school about this girl "she is one chick who looks amazing as a blonde - I hope she never falls into this fad of dark hair" - and the next day, she shows up to school with brown hair. Ugh.

I just can't help but feel "grrrr" when someone doesn't take advantage of their beauty... Lol.

[happiholic★]

I love it love it love it... except those damn contacts. Someone needs to tell Ayu that she looks better without. Her eyes look bigger with out them.

[emi♡]

Originally Posted by Zeke.

Well it comes down to blue eyes being "the golden standard" for most people, where as my personal preference is brown. So when something is so highly regarded by people, it becomes annoying. Ayu's eyes are the most beautiful I have ever seen in my life and it just irks me to no end that she covers them up with God-awful lenses. It's like she is lowering the limit on how beautiful she can look.

I understand it's someone's own body / looks, etc. But I remember when all the blondes in my school and basically the world were going dark brown. I hated it. I remember thinking one day at school about this girl "she is one chick who looks amazing as a blonde - I hope she never falls into this fad of dark hair" - and the next day, she shows up to school with brown hair. Ugh.

I just can't help but feel "grrrr" when someone doesn't take advantage of their beauty... Lol.

Whatever your personal preference is fine.

But to criticize things just because a lot of people like it is or because it's a fad is annoying.

I'd hate to see you fall into that trap of average people.

I think any eye color can be gorgeous and produce interesting effects. I don't think it matters to Ayu that she isn't looking "as gorgeous as she possibly can" (I guess depending on who's looking).

Experimenting is fun...wearing different things is fun. She's a beautiful person and she knows that. The superficial side is just...extra



I think...well there's at least a few people here that should remember that anything can look beautiful and anyone can be beautiful. Just because you're born with a certain something, doesn't mean you can't have something else....and if you do choose to have something else, it doesn't mean that you're saying anything negative about anything.


I personally want purple eyes. Why? Cause I like purple. Doesn't mean I'm trying to cover up my brown eyes, or anything else that's equally as stupid.

It just means, that's what I like. I really don't care if other people don't like it lol

[Chibi-Chan]

SUMMER!!!!

[microphone]

Originally Posted by jang-kun

^Or maybe it really is a trend in Japan to look like plastic.

It is trendy nowadays to look Western. A long time ago Japanese people liked narrow eyes and dark hair.

[Refix]

Pretty fine with me, although her face looks off... Like some plastic doll. Then again, she always looks like that entire time either in photo magazine, album, etc. But I must say she pull out a great smile in this shoot.
Like the styling, her hair looks lively than that creepy-drenched-seaweed hair style in ASB lol

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by emi♡

Whatever your personal preference is fine.

But to criticize things just because a lot of people like it is or because it's a fad is annoying.

I know exactly what you mean and I don't mean for it to come off as such. I am one of those people who hate it when people "dislike something for the sake of disliking it". I always say "DISLIKING something just because everyone else likes it is just as dumb as LIKING something because everyone else likes it"

That is not my reason for disliking; it just irks me when someone is giving up what I think is the best thing for something that just seems so ... overrated. I know it's opinion this vs. opinion that, but I always feel very strongly about my opinions as I am a very passionate person. I love Japanese things, I love Japanese woman. I love huge eyes and maybe that was embedded in me the years I grew up on anime. I have always been drawn to eyes - the bigger, the better and the darker, the larger they appear. When there is so much iris it is hard to get lost in them and look past the surface, but with huge brown eyes, it's as if you could just swim in them.

Might sound weird but, brown eyes make my heart sink (in a good way) and I feel such a radiant feeling inside my heart.

The way you put it yourself is exactly how I feel: I feel as if the person, whoever they may be (in this case Ayu), is just "fall(ing) into the trap of average people"

[emi♡]

^Yeah, I see. I do have issues with her being trendy vs. setting the trends. It's not what I want for her.

But idk, I think I just decided that if this is how she wants to do things then whatever.

I used to be upset when she would look so "ugly" and ridiculous, or even, just not as good as she could look...cause I felt like her image (meaning how she looked) was really really important...

I guess just I dont feel that anymore...kinda sad actually.

[Evolution7/4]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

It feels more like a "California beach girl" than summer girl to me (but that kind of girl is pretty much the image of summer) but that might just be me!

Yes this style is very popular in 109. Its not gyaru , but california beach as you described it

[chu-lips]

it reminds me with this

[happiholic★]

My big problem with Ayu's contacts is that they just don't suit her face. She just... can't pull them off, imo. She just ends up looking scary. You're not Caucasian, Ayu.

[yoshino]

For a moment dun look really like Ayu!!

Something looks quite wrong. Maybe cos of the photoshop. Btw I really like the hair!!

[ayu_ready?]

Originally Posted by mizuki-7

It's possible for you to imagine that she wants just to be tan regardless of the trend ? if she want to be tan i don't see where is the problem ?

dude, I was speaking specifially of gyaru, because some memebers have been referring to it a lot lately considering Ayu looks

[jewelbox]

Originally Posted by emi♡

I personally want purple eyes. Why? Cause I like purple. Doesn't mean I'm trying to cover up my brown eyes, or anything else that's equally as stupid.

It just means, that's what I like. I really don't care if other people don't like it lol

A bit off topic, but I totally understand. I have always wanted yellow eyes and I actually will buy the contacts soon.
Experimenting is fun and it is important that you look just like you feel inside. I have always liked how Ayu tries different styles and haircuts but I don't think that blue eyes look well on her. Maybe she should try a different color? I liked the green which she once had.

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

The previews of the mag look amazing!!!!!!

[rainism]

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...7206609&type=1

ViVi September page

[rainism]

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...7206609&type=1

ViVi September page

[Luvia]

thanks for sharing.. i'm not used to hr skin colour and hair colour... the combination seems overwhelming to me...

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

Beautiful, just beautiful. The angles are great, I love the positioning of her body in every picture, and her face looks beautiful too. I'm gonna get this for sure