Aahhh cosplays. Brings me back to the time I used to do that lol. I wasn’t really much into anime or games as most cosplayers would be, but I enjoy the process of making costumes/armors and turning them into the character. Most would cosplay characters they like cos they’re big fan of them but I would just pick some random nice costumes without really researching what the character is about hahah.
In 2011-2012 days online shopping was not as popular as today, I would go to stores locally and hopefully find what I need. Craft stores were my favorite place.
Haha your friends are smart with just ordering online as you don’t really need to be in store for them unless you’re buying a foundation which requires matching your shade. So many cheaper products and even some you wouldn’t find in malls. Yun nga lang, if it’s fake well… I guess still fine cos you’re only gonna use it during events anyway LOL