[Scans] bea's up May 2015

[Beauty4123]

Wow! Very pretty! Totally loving ayu's hairstyle & those contacts really do make her eyes stand out. Looking forward to the scans!

[truehappiness]

I usually like her fall/winter shoots more. Less of the princess/doll thing, but sometimes her covers are really not that great compared to the actual spread.

[ayumasing]

I like how on the top left corner it is titled "Ayu's Secret Beauty" when I think they meant to say "Ayu's Beauty Secret". XD Unless that was intentional, I didn't really read the whatever Japanese I can read to figure out what is going on, ha ha.

[BlackSilence]

Originally Posted by Tom Punks

I CANNOT STAND the constant overexposure in Japanese photography anymore. 99% of the time istg it just looks so washed out and amateur. Hate this cover.

Agree on this.

also how many casual photoshoots we need to have? can't they come up with something else?

[truehappiness]

The magazines that would have more avant garde shoots are definitely not the ones for 20-somethings. We'd have to wait for her to get back into Harper's or Numero Tokyo.

[AYUmyQUEEN]

It's pretty cute. Her hair looks nice! Could have been a little more lively, but I like it.

[clover_bali]

her eyes... wow!

[ava_dreams]

It looks like a cheap 80's cover

[AyUmIXx]

love the cover, ayu looks super cute <3
i love her recent photoshoots so simple and cute.

[pepper]

I like the fact she is not pink princess anymore on the covers, she looks mature and sexy ;D
Dont like the lenses, her brown eyes are the prettiest, but I know thats a big think in Asia right now. (And asian girls and women always wanted blue eyes anyway)

[Ayu-me]

I absolutely LOVE this cover, her expression is beautiful and the lenses work wonderfully to accent her eyes without contrasting too much against the rest of the picture. I think the aforementioned exposure actually works well for her face in this picture, but her clothing doesn't look too good with it.
I've always been a fan of dress-up both in fantasy and real life, so her doll-likeness doesn't bother me at all, though I definitely the understand the feeling of "the uncanny valley" and the plastic doll-thing being disturbing/off-putting to some people. But I personally don't expect (nor do I want) all photo shoots to be ultra realistic and down to earth; photography(/photo retouching) is a type of art after all, and as long as we recognize it as such, I personally don't see any problem with these kinds of pictures unless they become excessive in their quantity or their content (for example if the fantasy is taken too far).
Hopefully I framed my words tastefully here, I don't want to step on the toes of the people who don't like this kind of picture.

[Delicious n Bold]

It's ok...
She looks kinda robotic though

[jiarongisme]

Meh.

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

I don't dislike it, but certainly not my fave lol.

Actually, her facial features reeeeeally remind me of the older Ayu. Obviously it's still her face lol but something about it feels nostalgic. Can't really put it into words.

[Miichan]

http://beasup.com/serial/16657?view=full

[truehappiness]

Oo, I love the one in the summery top.

Kind of want to slap the stylist a bit though.

[koumori]

Originally Posted by ExodusUK

Oh great..another trip down uncanny valley...

MTE. She looks like a doll in the cover and not in a good way... but uhm... glad to see the dark hair is still sticking around for this era?...

EDIT: Ah, there's other photos... most are okay. My favourite has to be this one. Thanks for sharing~

[BlackSilence]

Originally Posted by tokyoxjapanxfan

I don't dislike it, but certainly not my fave lol.

Actually, her facial features reeeeeally remind me of the older Ayu. Obviously it's still her face lol but something about it feels nostalgic. Can't really put it into words.

that's how I feel! It somehow feels like looking at old pics of hers lol

[xLuna&1LOVE]

Love the top she is wearing on that white skirt

[Yoake]

Is it me or her face looks weird in the full body pic? And her shoes are too small? It seems her toes exceed the tip? O.o

Well, this shoot is ok, but something is missing too say "wow" as for the Scawaii shoot.