monthly favorites

favorites/things i've been using the most each month, inspired by butterflygirl's november/december favorites vlog but in website form heheheheh

also, a lot of my favorites carry over from the previous months (esp. songs), so i won't be listing them twice (unless i genuinely can't get them out of my head)

2026

february

clothes:

fragrances:

items:

• apple watch

jewelry:

makeup/skincare:

• rosewater facial toner spray (i don't think this does anything for me, but i love the smell hehehehe)

media:

• akiba maid war

songs/lyrics:

lyrics are obtained from primarily vocaloidlyrics and anime lyrics, and genius, but i also get it from other sources as well so these might be inaccurate </3

• don't say "lazy" - sakurakou K-ON bu
  daiji na no wa jibun kawaigaru koto the most important thing is to care for yourself
  jibun wo aisanakya hito mo aisenai you gotta love yourself before you can love someone else
  //
  daiji na no wa jibun mitometeku koto
  the most important thing is to recognize yourself
  jibun wo yurusanakya hito mo yurusenai
  you gotta accept yourself before others accept you too
• lifetime girl declaration (ranko and nagomi) - kaede nobara
  hai! shinumade isshou onnanoko sengen
  yes! i declare i'm a girl for life 'til i die!!!
• rain of tears - mizusawa kei
• go away - weezer
  cold hearted girl
  don't hurt me like this anymore!
  //
  but my life is incomplete without you!
  and you miss the little things that i do
  you do, won't you take me back?
  that was your last chance!
• cry for me - michita
  kodoku wo seoi kokoro ni mizukara kaketa kagi
  carrying loneliness, i put a lock on my heart
  nanika ushinai eru kotoni obie ru watashi
  i'm scared of losing or gaining something
  tadoru shizuku no oto
  the sound of falling drops
  hontou no watashi no egao gaarukoto
  my true smile
  soredakega watashi no hou
  that's just me
  //
  arashi gasawatteyukumade
  until the storm blows by

videos:

• drawn thread work for beginners: elevate your sewing projects - handiworks

january

clothes:

fragrances:

• juliette has a gun - pear inc. (i bought this last month but shhhhhh)

items:

jewelry:

makeup/skincare:

• cerave hydrating facial cleanser

media:

• black beauty - anna sewell
• the martian - andy weir (started in december)

songs/lyrics:

lyrics are obtained from vocaloidlyrics, letras, the pv's themselves, or other sources so these are probably inaccurate </3

• a single red leaf - kurosaP
  (koyoi yamiyo o akaku somete / tada yorisotte dakarete itai / kanashimi ga sora ni kieru made -> tonight the dark of night is colored red / i just want to be close and be held in your arms / until our sadness disappears into the sky)
• envy catwalk - tohma (luka cover by 16*(欠損P))
  (sousei souai dokusenyoku senzaiteki junnou smoke&love&love / boushinheki itsuraku kansenshou / douka, shiawase de. -> twins, soul mates, selfish love, adaption, smoke & love & love / blind faith, hedonism, contagion / i hope you find happiness.)
  ((i actually listened to the luka cover of this first because I LOVE LUKA))
• meltdown - iroha (gumi sv2 cover by fishstickual)
  (kakusan suru yuugure / nakiharashita you na hi no aka / tokeru you ni sukoshizutsu / sukoshizutsu shinde yuku sekai -> the twilight scatters / the sun is red as if from crying / as if melting bit by bit / bit by bit the world is dying) ((this comment from insta sums up my entire opinion on gumi, "dude i don't really like her v6 cause she sounds like just some woman but this is heavenly"))
• double lariat - agoaniki
  (dou deshou? mukashi no jibun ga mitara homete kureru kana? -> what should i do? if my past self saw me, would they praise me?)
  ((i know i said i wouldn't list songs twice but i can't get this one out of my head))

videos:

• what I learned after 2 years of following my dreams - flowlotl

2025

december

clothes:

fragrances:

• victoria's secret velvet petals - i ran out of my usual one and its too expensive!!!!!!!!!

items:

• fish keychain H bought me

jewelry:

• these earrings from target (i think)

makeup/skincare:

• vaseline

media:

• the road - cormac mccarthy

songs/lyrics:

lyrics are obtained from vocaloidlyrics, letras, the music videos themselves, or other sources so these are probably in accurate </3

• dorothee thines - asian glow
  (years gone passing by / tried to see what's ahead / only to be stuck in the past / when did i start to get to cry / i should've been here without thinking / hope i'm gonna be okay this year)
• restless - untitled
  (i don't know where / i'll go today) ((i liked this because the way the singer says "go", it sounds like "grow"))
• double lariat - agoaniki
  (dou deshou? mukashi no jibun ga mitara homete kureru kana? -> what should i do? if my past self saw me, would they praise me?)
• flowering night- touhou, phantasmagoria of flower View
  (this song makes me so motivated...!)
• ma chérie - malice mizer
  (shiawase wo sukoshi damatte / moratte mite mo / koko no mawari no hitotachi mo / minogashite kureru yo ne -> happiness is falling out / maybe if i quietly take some / the folks around here / won't mind at all)
• electro world - perfume (miku cover!!!)
  (jimen ga furuete kudaketa sora no taiyou ga ochiru boku no te ni hirari to -> the ground is shivering and broken, and the sun has fallen from the sky lightly into my hand)
• two faced lovers - wowaka
  ()
• nostalogic - yuukiss
  (modorenai koto gurai wakatteru kedo / demo dakedo risou wa sutezu ni // ...ima mo boku wa mezashi teru / ima mo kimi wa mezashi teru...? -> i know i can't go back / but, however, i'll retain the vision // ...still, i'm heading to it / are you still heading to it...?)

videos:

• My November/December Favorites - butterflygirl (she makes really cool animations & i love her vibe)
• knit vlog: my most challenging (and rewarding) knit yet - stitched by emma (this piece turned out so cute and i love emma's humor)
• what women really keep inside their purse (2025) - flowlotl (vibes vibes vibes)
• Yes you are pretty, plz stop being ur own biggest hater (a good reminder)