Japan just got an 8.9 magnitude earthquake on last March 2011, hit and destroy so many infrastructure and factory. Fashion, as one of Japan icon, was serious effected from the earthquake.

The devastating earthquake that struck Japan has cast doubt on the status of next week’s planned Tokyo Fashion Week 2011 A/W events. We’ve been hearing from reporters and photographers who are set to cover fashion week that they’ve already received several individual show cancellation notices for events that were supposed to happen this week.

The official Japan Fashion Week in Tokyo runway shows and presentations are scheduled to kick off next week, but it’s still not clear at this time if JFW will go on as scheduled or not.

Japan Fashion Week in Tokyo after earthquake

But Japan is not alone facing this disaster. Many celebrities around the world are showing their hand to help Japan. What can celebs and artiste do ? Many celebrities began to create an art product or fashion items to sell as a donation to Japan

A lot of famous designers including Tory Birch and Anna Sui, to thousands of lesser-known artists at Web sites like cafepress.com, New Yorkers are creating products and donating portions of the profits to Japanese earthquake and tsunami relief.

For ceramic artist Ayumi Horie, the day after the Japanese earthquake was the day she started plotting a creative way to raise money for Japan. On the phone from her Hudson Valley studio, Horie sounded sleep-deprived after working 18-20 hours a days int he days following the quake to organize an online auction called Handmade for Japan. Horie enlisted her friends Ai Kanazawa Cheung and Kathryn Pombriant Manzella, plus a team of 15 volunteers in New York and San Diego to recruit artists and maintain a social media presence with a goal of raising $25,000.

American popular singer Lady Gaga also take part. She has designed a bracelet that says “We pray for Japan” in both English and Japanese. It costs $5, but you can make an additional donation at purchase. According to Gaga Daily, the bracelet – which will ship around March 25 – has raised $250,000 so far.

Buy Lady Gaga Japan Earthquake Bracelet here

Lady Gaga designed a “We Pray For Japan” prayer bracelet, buy yours now for $5 in the web store and all proceeds go to Japan tsunami relief.

Gaga is the latest celebrity to reach out and help shed light on the devastation left by the tragic events in Japan. Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Adam Lambert, Diddy and many more sent their prayers to those affected via Twitter. Britney Spears encouraged fans to donate to relief organizations, tweeting, “So tragic. My heart is breaking for Japan.”

“Just heard about the huge earthquake and tsunami in Japan,” Kim Kardashian wrote. “My prayers are with everyone in Japan. Seeing all of this footage in Japan is devastating! Please help the people of Japan by texting REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation.”

Japan worldwide fashion brand Uniqlo (whose CEO Tadashi Yanai already donated $26 million) and Comptoir des Cotonniers as well as design brand Theory will be accepting clothes donations at their stores worldwide.

A website named Handmade for Japan also help Japan donation by selling an item. Handmade For Japan was born out of concern for Japan’s residents by Japanese-American ceramic artist Ayumi Horie. She, Ai Kanazawa Cheung, and Kathryn Pombriant Manzella have mobilized to solicit, promote, and auction handmade pieces of art generously donated by talented artists throughout North America and Japan.

Handmade For Japan’s GlobalGiving Fundraiser

Paper cranes made of subway maps, grocery store flyers and other materials made by studens in Jackson Heights, Queens. (Courtesy of Handmade for Japan)

Watch Lady Gaga Designs Bracelet for Japan Relief Video here

Ayumi Hamasaki (浜崎 あゆみ) may be one of the most famous Japanese female singer in this era. Her albums and songs always become a top chart single in Japan Oricon chart and Asia. Ayumi is the diva of Japan.

Ayumi Hamasaki’s influence goes beyond music; she is often considered a fashion icon and trend-setter. Her fans always try to imitate what Ayumi wears, which comestics does Ayumi use, until how to become Ayumi herself. But the most iconic symbol of Ayumi is her big eyes, a pair of eyes like a lively doll.

When I hear Ayumi Hamasaki, I think of big, bright doll eyes with long lashes. She keeps the rest of her face very natural, and her almond eyes really stands out.

The most things that Ayumi’s fans always like to imitate is how to make a eyes like Ayumi’s eyes. How to use the make up to become Ayumi’s doll-like eye.

Here is the tips for those who want to imitate Ayumi Hamasaki’s doll eyes.

Make Up Cosmetics to use for imitating Ayumi Hamasaki’s doll eyes

Items needed:

- 1 eyeshadow palette (using Coffret D‘or Shine Accent Eyes)
- Eyebrush (you can choose to use those which come with the palette)
- Liquid eyeliner ( Lavshuca Slim Line Liner)
- Mascara ( Fiberwig Mascara) Or Fake eyelashes
- Mascara Finisher ( Fiberwig Finisher) Or Fake eyelashes

No falsies, no liquid liner. To create the false eyelash look, you can use Imju Fiberwig mascara on top of Majolica’s mascara.
For the dark eyeliner, use Urban Decay’s 24/7 liner in Zero. It’s VERY pigmented.

You can line your waterline with Stila’s Topaz. Find that Topaz gives the same effect as a white liner, but it looks more natural.
Use only 2 shadows today! – All that glitters & Woodwinked
And Use all That Glitters all over the lid and then Woodwinked at the outer corner and lower lash line.
For cheeks, you can try to kept it simple with Nar’s Luster (very nice peachy colour)

Here are the brief instructions for Ayumi Hamasaki’s doll eyes make up way :

Step by step how to make up like Ayumi Hamasaki doll eyes

Step 1
Use the thick eye brush to dap onto hightlight color A and brush the color from your browbone to your eyelid.

Step 2
Use the thick eye brush to dap onto eyeshadow eyeshadow B and brush from your eyelid to midway upwards. Remember to blend the colors nicely.

Step 3
Use the thin line brush to dab on eyeshadow color C and brush your eyelids with it.

Step 4
You may wish to use gel color liner D and draw a thin line on the bottom eye line. Keep the line as close to your underlids as possible. You may skip this skip too if you wish to keep the look simple.

Step 5
Apply Lavshuca Liquid eyeliner closely to your lash area and also slowly apply the eyeliner to your bottom eye line. For the bottom eyeline, start from the end of your eye corners and move it inwards. Draw up to 1/3 length.

Step 6
If you administer the gel color liner to your bottom eye line, blend the eyeliner and the gel color smoothly with a brush. Do not be too aggressive in your blending action to prevent a blotting mark. What you wish to achieve is a nice blended smoky effect.

Step 7
Use the gel color D to draw a nice V-shaped on the inner corners of your eyes for highlighting.

Step 8
Curl your eyelashes and apply Fiberwig mascara to them. For a more dramatic eyelashes effect, add on the Fiberwig finisher to your lashes. Alternatively, you may choose to put on fake eyelashes.

You have completed Ayumi Hamasaki’s doll-like eye effect! Hope you like the look.

Ayumi Hamasaki, Japanese Diva famous for her doll eyes

Watch Ayumi Hamasaki inspired makeup tutorial video here