wow, I’m impressed – she knows what WORKS. I have seen some blonde Asians that looked too fake, in my opinion. She looks sunny and calm and so natural.
I really love all the shots you made in Japan but this one is definitely the I love the most because of the eyelashes, the hair and earrings. It is just like she succeeded in making a look of her face.
I think it’s sad to see Japanese women with bleached blonde hair, when their natural color is so beautiful. For me, this type of dyed hair seems less a fashion statement and more a desire to look like the blonde, white girls held in such high esteem by so many cultures.
@Refusal, normally I’d agree. But this seems less like a rejection of her natural black hair, than simply experimenting with possibilities. It’s done at such a high level; I don’t think she would have settled for that orange/blond that often happens when Asian hair is bleached. That makes it feel like an inclusion, rather than an exclusion or rejection.
I see young people without an identity–in this picture to the point that one would want to look like a stereotype of Western beauty….It’s too “normalised” to the Western stereotype of beauty to be edgy
Dear Scott, more fab shots and absolutely loving all the contemporary takes on the kimono, obi, etc. And the blonde with the golden eyelash extensions; trop cool! http://www.enrobe-moi.com
i agree with Nomi. judging from her highly individual take on personal style, it would be extremely premature to call her move to dye her hair as one of neglecting her Asian identity. from what i understand, the japanese have embraced fashion in a level that goes beyond the blind acceptance of anything western.
many east asian girls dye their hair, but it’s hardly attributed to the abandonment of their own ethnicity.
I typically hate it when Asian women dye their hair blonde because it looks artificial, but this girl is stunning and looks individualistic rather than conformist. She also went the extra step and did her brows. Nice.
Johan
August 30, 2011 at 3:02 pm
As always, a fantastic photo!
Alinka
August 30, 2011 at 3:04 pm
Like her eyelashes…
Kisses
Alinka
alan
August 30, 2011 at 3:07 pm
nicely done eyelashes, match really well with her brow and hair colour.
Néstor Ausgusto Méndez González-Ganshoff
August 30, 2011 at 3:08 pm
Nice and interesting portrait!
Kyle
August 30, 2011 at 3:09 pm
: D
Roberta Tonelli
August 30, 2011 at 3:10 pm
sweet sweet colorful eyes
kisses
http://provocacoesdabeta.blogspot.com/
paul Gonzales
August 30, 2011 at 3:11 pm
What a pretty girl…and I love her earrings!
treeman70
August 30, 2011 at 3:13 pm
One of the most striking photos of a woman I’ve seen in some time.
Kaila
August 30, 2011 at 3:14 pm
WOW! Wicked eyelashes!!
xo
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beyourstyle.it
August 30, 2011 at 3:26 pm
lovely, beatiful
maria
August 30, 2011 at 3:31 pm
It’s very rare to see hair-colored this color on a young Japanese woman. It looks fantastic. An absolute beautiful photo. Maria
Chepe Leña
August 30, 2011 at 3:33 pm
Bella!
thefashionguitare
August 30, 2011 at 3:35 pm
So Asian and so not Asian… Gorgeous. Love her eye lashes
XO Charlotte
http://www.thefashionguitar.com
Susanna
August 30, 2011 at 3:35 pm
Colours of the wind. Pocahontas. ;)
She is totally perfect. Like a Disney princess.
Lylia's Diary
August 30, 2011 at 3:36 pm
Wow, she’s beautiful !
shida
August 30, 2011 at 3:40 pm
beautiful face – and love the lashes
http://www.theperfectpairing.tumblr.com
Nemee
August 30, 2011 at 3:41 pm
So pretty! Japan definitely has some of the best fashion in the world, this photograph just reinforces my wanting to visit there.
http://lunaaurea.blogspot.com
Nonso
August 30, 2011 at 3:41 pm
The magical eye lash trick…love it.
Wished I cld see the print on whatever she was wearing. It looks interesting.
http://nonsoobi.blogspot.com/
Style Dilettante
August 30, 2011 at 3:44 pm
Possibly the most beautiful blonde Asian woman ever to be captured on film! Wow!
http://www.inherentstylela.com/
Piaget
August 30, 2011 at 3:45 pm
Brilliant photo! I like her make up (there’s barely any there) and her earrings as well.
Well done.
Leanne
August 30, 2011 at 3:49 pm
breathtaking
rita
August 30, 2011 at 3:53 pm
omg, see her eyebrow!? such a detailed makeup~
Melo
August 30, 2011 at 3:54 pm
I’m guessing that’s a 50mm f1.2? Beautiful bokeh and love the subtle touches of color from her accessories.
david
August 30, 2011 at 4:00 pm
simply gorgeous!
Petra
August 30, 2011 at 4:05 pm
That’s soooooo cool…
How did you notice her eyelashes???
Beautiful girl, with beautiful hair and eyelashes….
Brilliant photo!
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PvdH
August 30, 2011 at 4:22 pm
Scott, this is one of my favourite portraits I’ve seen of yours. Stunning.
PvdH
http://www.ThePvdHJournal.com
Margo
August 30, 2011 at 4:47 pm
wow, I’m impressed – she knows what WORKS. I have seen some blonde Asians that looked too fake, in my opinion. She looks sunny and calm and so natural.
Kyle DuBois
August 30, 2011 at 4:48 pm
Great composition!
Shaun Smylski
August 30, 2011 at 4:56 pm
Tokio is the German spelling of Tokyo that was commonly used during the time of the Second World War. Eyelashes match earring accents, perfect.
Elisa Eymery
August 30, 2011 at 5:10 pm
I adore her haircut and earrings. She also clearly masters the difficult art of barely-there make-up. Beautiful.
Elisa
thebod.clothing
http://thebodclothing.blogspot.com/
Thesecretcloset
August 30, 2011 at 5:44 pm
Wow! Blonde suits her! Never thought it would
Eva
August 30, 2011 at 5:45 pm
beautiful pic
Lillian de la Rie
August 30, 2011 at 5:58 pm
Beautiful eye lashes, I want them too!
Holly
August 30, 2011 at 6:12 pm
Beautiful! I love the eyelashes and earrings
Dimitra
August 30, 2011 at 6:16 pm
such a striking portrait
http://thethiefandthecobblers.com
Ashley from The I on Fashion
August 30, 2011 at 6:34 pm
She has beautiful, natural facial features. I love this photo.
Ashley
The I on Fashion
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Kat
August 30, 2011 at 6:38 pm
What incredible lashes, it’s like they came with the earrings!
http://www.popyourclutch.com/
monkeyshines
August 30, 2011 at 6:54 pm
adore those earrings!
Bises,
monkeyshines
http://monkeyshines-monkeyshines.blogspot.com/
Paula Clemente (Super Clementina)
August 30, 2011 at 7:28 pm
She looks lovely, blonde does suit her very well!
http://superclementina.blogspot.com/
dragon fruit
August 30, 2011 at 7:39 pm
absolutely stunning, I love her eye makeup.
http://www.dragonnfruit.com
Kacie
August 30, 2011 at 7:46 pm
What a beautiful use of accent and color. That seems to be a consistent quality of these beautiful people. Fabulous colors!
Kacie
http://www.acollectionofpassions.com/
Lydia
August 30, 2011 at 8:03 pm
Great picture!
Melissa
August 30, 2011 at 8:33 pm
this portrait is so captivating
bya
August 30, 2011 at 9:45 pm
simply asian style :)
love it
bya
xoxo
CBC
August 30, 2011 at 9:56 pm
I am amazd me how they get these waspy blonde shades very difficult………….
CBC
August 30, 2011 at 10:01 pm
beautiful blone shade…..
Lauren
August 30, 2011 at 10:13 pm
Beautiful portrait shot! I love her hair, eyebrows and lashes!
The Styleseer
http://styleseer.blogspot.com
Miss Smith
August 30, 2011 at 10:51 pm
Gorgeous! Who is her hair colorist? Such a natural blonde. Just stunning.
La Petite Marmoset
August 30, 2011 at 11:11 pm
Her hair looks so natural blonde! Strange
La Petite Marmoset
vanessa
August 30, 2011 at 11:37 pm
Those lashes are nice!
Vanessa
http://thepinkmateproject.blogspot.com/
Lauren Helen
August 31, 2011 at 12:23 am
Wow, I love the eyelashes! You can hardly notice them, but they’re still such a statement!
x
culinarilychallenged.blogspot.com
Cloudtheclochard
August 31, 2011 at 4:02 am
cool…
http://cloudtheclochard.blogspot.com/
Thomas-Armin Mathes
August 31, 2011 at 4:16 am
Great pic! Love her hair color and her eyebrows, she´s a perfect beauty!
I wish i could share it on http://www.whodidyourhair.de
sylvie
August 31, 2011 at 5:57 am
Love her hair color!!
Incognito
August 31, 2011 at 7:31 am
I really love all the shots you made in Japan but this one is definitely the I love the most because of the eyelashes, the hair and earrings. It is just like she succeeded in making a look of her face.
Shug’A'Very from Incognito
http://www.thinkincognito-eng.blogspot.com
anastacia bogdanova
August 31, 2011 at 8:46 am
very beautiful!!
Refusal
August 31, 2011 at 9:39 am
I think it’s sad to see Japanese women with bleached blonde hair, when their natural color is so beautiful. For me, this type of dyed hair seems less a fashion statement and more a desire to look like the blonde, white girls held in such high esteem by so many cultures.
Bojan
August 31, 2011 at 10:43 am
beautiful!
the-stylish-citizen.com
Victoria Regia
August 31, 2011 at 10:50 am
Beautiful and stylish. This shade of blond looks terrific on her.
berta
August 31, 2011 at 12:17 pm
her eyes are like a butterfly stopping flying…
Nomi
August 31, 2011 at 1:34 pm
@Refusal, normally I’d agree. But this seems less like a rejection of her natural black hair, than simply experimenting with possibilities. It’s done at such a high level; I don’t think she would have settled for that orange/blond that often happens when Asian hair is bleached. That makes it feel like an inclusion, rather than an exclusion or rejection.
Nadia
August 31, 2011 at 3:02 pm
I love how her eyelashes match her earrings! Gorgeous hair colour too!
http://www.theunemployedstylist.blogspot.com
phoebe
August 31, 2011 at 3:49 pm
I see young people without an identity–in this picture to the point that one would want to look like a stereotype of Western beauty….It’s too “normalised” to the Western stereotype of beauty to be edgy
Alyssa
August 31, 2011 at 7:39 pm
It’s so strange, her hair really suits her yet is probably a far cry from her natural color…
I like this. A lot.
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Kayla
August 31, 2011 at 8:04 pm
This girl is gorgeous!
Caroline
September 1, 2011 at 3:29 am
The subtle fake lashes made her whole look, also I find Asian people suit really good in blonde hair.
cheap engagement rings
September 1, 2011 at 6:39 am
A lovely photo….!
Julia, the Thanksgiving Girl
September 1, 2011 at 8:29 am
She looks so natural with the blond hair, wow!
SUBTROPICALZONE
September 1, 2011 at 10:37 am
Lovely! The bleached eyebrows soften her whole look, and makes it all seem natural…
Miss Who
September 1, 2011 at 1:32 pm
I think she looks beautiful but my scalp burns just thinking about the chemicals required to maintain this look, right?
Isabelle Ljungblom
September 1, 2011 at 3:31 pm
Fantastic photo! Beautiful girl! And that haircolor really suits her!
Bernadette
September 1, 2011 at 11:02 pm
Dear Scott, more fab shots and absolutely loving all the contemporary takes on the kimono, obi, etc. And the blonde with the golden eyelash extensions; trop cool!
http://www.enrobe-moi.com
Patricia
September 3, 2011 at 5:23 am
What a great photograph! Love the eyelashes :)
Chapeau!
ian
September 3, 2011 at 9:59 pm
I must agree; she is one of the few Asian women I’ve seen who pull of Blond exceptionally well. She’s quite lovely.
Name*
September 5, 2011 at 1:56 am
Wow! That is such a lovely shade of blonde on her! Her brows are blonde too… that must be a reason why she pulls this hair color off so well!
Sartor Resartus
September 5, 2011 at 1:22 pm
I am in love.
xo
September 5, 2011 at 8:56 pm
i agree with Nomi. judging from her highly individual take on personal style, it would be extremely premature to call her move to dye her hair as one of neglecting her Asian identity. from what i understand, the japanese have embraced fashion in a level that goes beyond the blind acceptance of anything western.
many east asian girls dye their hair, but it’s hardly attributed to the abandonment of their own ethnicity.
Ladybird
September 6, 2011 at 1:31 am
Beautiful.
Reminds me of Kate Moss.
mademoiselle mauve
September 7, 2011 at 1:06 pm
She looks like a natural blonde hair girl. Beautiful.
Cecelia
September 10, 2011 at 1:12 pm
Stunning!
Camilla
September 26, 2011 at 5:42 pm
wow. she stopped me in my tracks! beautiful!
Anon
October 3, 2011 at 5:28 pm
I typically hate it when Asian women dye their hair blonde because it looks artificial, but this girl is stunning and looks individualistic rather than conformist. She also went the extra step and did her brows. Nice.
Latisse UK
September 1, 2012 at 2:52 pm
Love the eyelashes
julian
September 18, 2012 at 3:37 pm
Oh my gosh…..
(melts)