Lolifying + Sales

This past week Lindsey, my roommate, and I got together with Katie to dress up and have fun! We planned a mini kigurumi meet-up!

We went out to Red Lobster with my other roommate and my boyfriend. It was a ton of fun and two little girls just loved watching us eat!

One of the few pictures I've managed to get of me and my boyfriend! He was happy enough to go out with a bear that night, thankfully!

The rest of the night Lindsey and I tore apart our Lolita closet to dress up Katie! The results follow:

Katie in Merry Making Party.

In Jewelry Jelly!

In Milky Berry~.

And my favorite coordinate on her, Jewelry Jelly in black.

It was so much fun and it created quite the mess but it was totally worth it! We followed up by watching Step Brothers  at 1 or 2 AM and then crashed.

The next day we had an impromptu fairy kei day, I loaned out a few things to Katie since she wasn't prepared for it, I think we all turned out adorable~!

My outfit rundown:

Sanrio Hello Kitty Ear Muffs

eBay wig

Offbrand cardigan and skirt

Angelic Pretty Lyrical Bunny cutsew

Angelic Pretty Angelic Pretty bow

Offbrand leggings and petticoat

Angelic Pretty Crown Logo and Jewelry Jelly socks

Angelic Pretty boston bag

Tennis shoes handpainted by Lindsey

Handmade accessories

Lindsey's rundown:

Angelic Pretty Jewelry Jelly headbow

Angelic Pretty ribbon jabot cutsew

Offbrand tights and skirt

Handmade lavender skirt

Baby, the Stars shine Bright and Secret Shop socks

Bodyline shoes

Chocomint accessories

Swimmer bag

It was a lot of fun, we went to Fubonn, the Asian grocery store in my area and we got a few people wanting pictures and giving us sweet compliments.

Mirror shot!

My shoes and socks~!

Two days later Lindsey and I planned on meeting up with Katie at Pioneer Square mall but unfortunately Lindsey and I ended up getting lost on one way streets due to her GPS not registering that the streets were one way. It was very scary for a while and by the time we got to the mall Katie had already gone home, but we made the best of it!

Lindsey, looking much happier not to be driving.

Myself, not being rattled at all, since it was my GPS that saved the day!

We had a lot of fun, got hit on a crazy amount by the guys at Sakura Sushi and had a lot of people compliment us and stop us for pictures on the streets of Portland. We got Gelato at Mio Gelato and spent more time outside the mall than inside it!

Outfit rundown:

Cyperous wig

Chocomint bow

Anna House blouse

Angelic Pretty Miracle Candy skirt and bow

Bodyline shoes and socks

Dream of Lolita replica purse

Handmade star clip

Angelic Pretty ring, Chocomint bracelets, 6% dokidoki ring.

It seems that I've managed to sell off 90% of my wardrobe! I've parted with the majority of my JSKs and skirts but somehow I still have 15+ blouses and cutsews. Unfortunately this has come at the worst time because I've worn lolita more in the past month than I have in the past 7 years of admiring/owning it.

Now I'm working on rebuilding my skeletal lolita wardrobe since I've managed to get a new job as an associate at Kohl's. It's not a bad job and I'm still in training but I'm happy to have one and happy to know that I can start building again!

This has been spammed everywhere! [BTW this is me spamming you with every social network I use]

 GothicLolitaWigs is currently holding a contest, so I decided to take advantage and did a photoshoot. 85 pictures and I had to find one which to enter, it was difficult.

This is my  entry in the contest. The photo was taken in an abandoned passenger train, all natural lighting, no photoshop <3 It was the perfect stream of light!

If you follow me on Tumblr you'll probably have seen some of these pictures, or if you're an avid watcher of Daily!Lolita but I'm going to spam you here with a different set of pictures! The only place I put ~all~ of them is my Facebook, and if you're interested in being my friend there go ahead and add me. Just let me know how you found me~.

The majority of my updates in all my social networking places is Lolita, it kind of annoys my non-lolita friends, haha.

Puffy face! My mouth was hurting from trying to smile too much for some of the photos!

People seem to like the contrast in the pictures in this set quite a bit, so here's for you~.

My boyfriend [aka Photographer] wanted me to stand on the rails, which is awful because I have absolutely ZERO balance. So this is me waving back and forth, attempting to look cool.

A bit more of a facial shot. <3

Outfit Rundown:
Accessories: Chocomint
Wig: GLW
Blouse: Anna House
Skirt + Bow: Angelic Pretty's Miracle Candy
Socks: Secret Shop
Shoes: Bodyline Heart Buckle Replicas

AP's Miracle Candy Skirt V. SA's Dreamy Dollhouse Skirt, Also Bag Collection

I have already posted a comparison post for the Angelic Pretty Miracle Candy skirt and Sweet Angel's Replica Dreamy Dollhouse skirt, but I finally got around to getting pictures of everything so I'll just do short summaries of each one.

Skirt length versus skirt length. Miracle Candy's length [via my own measuring tape] is 51 CM from waist band to the end of the striped frill. Dreamy Dollhouse's length is 48 CM from waist to the end of the lace [which personally I don't count DDH's lace as "length" as it is sheer, but otherwise it would be 45.5 CM. On Hello Lace Miracle Candy is listed as 48 CM, [Brand] Dreamy Dollhouse is 46 CM.

Lace comparison. I just love the lace on Miracle Candy, if you can't tell on the pictures, it's candy and star lace. I'm not quite sure what is on the lace of the Dreamy Dollhouse skirt.

Waist tie comparisons, Miracle Candy's are detachable, Dreamy Dollhouse's are going nowhere.

The waist bow on both skirts are detachable, however, if you notice on the top right corner of the Dreamy Dollhouse bow, the threads of the rickrack aren't completely folded over and trimmed, however it's very easy to fix.

The tag and inside of the Dreamy Dollhouse skirt, the same closures, zipper and hook and eye. Skirt is fully lined and has tulle.

And the print. I would really like to get my hands on the Brand of this skirt to run a true replica vs. Brand comparison!

And my Angelic Pretty Boston Bag arrived in the mail today! Much sooner than expected!

The details for it are absolutely adorable and the bag is definitely bigger than I expected!

It'll hold everything I need to cart around when I'm dressed up, since my other bags aren't the right size at all!

The zipper pull is an adorable little bow, and the bag is completely covered in cute little hearts! I just love it, it's so cute!

I'm really pleased with the color as well. The picture that the seller used was a little bit darker than the purse actually turned out to be so I'm really happy with that!

My bag collection! My Baby, The Stars Shine Bright Usakumya tinytiny bag [barely holds a chapstick], my Sanrio Cinnamoroll backpack [holds my wallet and a cellphone], my Replica Baby Bag [there's a lot of love lost between me and this bag. I ordered it in white and received it in very-much off-white], my new Angelic Pretty Boston Bag, and an amazing gift from a friend, my Sweet! Tote Bag [which holds a ton of stuff because it's HUGE].

We are still planning on doing a Clobba order, hopefully tomorrow, and I'll be more than happy to post to see how that goes!

I've Been A Bad, Bad Girl.

Miracle Candy! This is the coordinate I have worked out for it thus far, I am hoping to balance out all the pink with a few more blue accessories and shoes because I just love the pink x blue coordinations!

AP wrist-cuffs would be a dream come true, however I'll probably just get a pair commissioned in blue.

Secret Shop candy socks in white, I thought about getting them in blue but in case I decide to do a pinkxwhite coordination, I'm trying to stick with white [unless I give in and just buy both!]

Secret Shop shoes. I absolutely love Secret Shop shoes, and I love ones with a wedge instead of a flat or a heel! These are available for pre-order, so I'm hoping I can get my hands on a pair.

And preferably more candy-themed sax jewelry, including smaller bows for my hair.

And this gorgeous, lovely wig! I'm not a fan of half-half wigs, but this wig has been my favorite ever since I spied it on CosplayWigsUSA, so I will not resist getting it for this coord!



I'm hoping all this extra blue will balance out the mass amount of pink that is the MC skirt! I'd prefer not to be a big ball of pink if I can help it.


I'm still keeping my eyes open for coordinations for my Milky Berry OP, but there's just so much more to get for it that I can't even begin to really focus! Plus, for some reason, I am desperately, truly in love with my Miracle Candy skirt. I love the way it fits and looks!



In other news: ClobbaOnline might not be this month's group order, as with the Chinese New Year coming up they might not be able to stock my entire order. I wish I would have released this sooner, I feel so silly! Granted I'm not sure how Bodyline and Fan+Friend treat the Chinese New Year so it'll just be a matter of seeing what order will be the easiest to fill at this time of the year.

Clobba's order is as follows thus far:
- Infanta's Rose Embroidery Brass Button Coat
- Dream of Lolita's Candy Pop and Candy Treat bags
- Two Classical Puppet's A-Line Pettis
- Secret Shop Candy socks [possibly two]
- Secret Shop Strawberry socks

Hopefully I'll be able to place this order by the end of this week if all goes well! Other than that, per my title, I've got to admit that I've been bad. I said I was done ordering things until I got paid again [Hooray for trying!] and I failed [Boooo!], so the newest addition to my wardrobe is an Angelic Pretty Boston Bag.

I'm sure I'll find use for it!

I can't help what I fall in love with. ;3;

Sweets Candy ♥

So it arrived today! Shane was a dear and dutifully sat in the sitting room for an hour this morning waiting to catch the postman while I was busy at work, then he hand delivered me the package on his own way to work! He's such a sweetheart.

I think I might have stalked the shipping for this skirt more than I stalked my Milky Berry purchase, perhaps because I'd already seen all the cute little details on Milky Berry via Lindsey's JSK and thus not too much was a surprise when I received it.

Unfortunately I won't be updating with actual pictures of it for this entry because I'm at the coffee shop where I work and without my camera. 

But this skirt is absolutely adorable and I'm entirely pleased with it! A hundred dollars for it? Oh Hells yes! The little waist bow IS detachable which saves me the worry of ripping it off in favor of turning it into a hair accessory.

On to other news: Lindsey and I decided to go halves on an Angelic Pretty  Dreamy Doll House skirt replica.

This is our first attempt at buying replicas and I'm not sure how good the quality will be but I'm very curious and at twenty dollars each for it, it's not a total loss if I don't like it. I do, however, absolutely love the DDH print, so I'm excited for that!

I think that finally the buying spree is over for the time being though, at least until the 16th when Shane and I get paid again! And once that happens we'll be doing a group order [Shane, myself, and Lindsey] and possibly some of our local lolitas depending on their interest and ordering a few items for Shane's kodona wardrobe and other items! I'm so excited simply for this time of the year and I'm planning on doing orders from Bodyline, Closet Child, ClobbaOnline, and Fan+Friend, so stay tuned for tons of reviews!

Looky What I Got! [Just a quick update]

My baby arrived today! Or rather, it arrived at the post office yesterday but due to the fact that it was delivery confirmed and insured for 200+ dollars, I had to sign a few papers and write a few novels to get it! It was packed in a box I wasn't aware anything bigger than a hairbrush could fit in, but I don't mind at all!

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Whenever the lady gave it to me I was almost sure that I was getting a package that wasn't my dress! I had to take it to work as I picked it up on the way but being a slow little place that it is I was able to open it and check on the status of my dress [I joked that perhaps the girl had cut it to ribbons in retribution of me getting such a good deal on it and sent it that way].

It is as beautiful as I dared hope! I really do like it. There's a few differences between the JSK and the OP that I was interested to see, but nothing that took away from this lovely piece that I'm ecstatic to have gracing my closet! And Miracle Candy is on it's way!

Outfit Completion Goals

So, as I fall in love with more and more prints, I have to backpedal and remind myself to wait until the dresses I have in the mail arrive before I start buying more stuff, then I need to remind myself to finish accessorizing said dresses before blowing all my money on a new one.

It's really a dangerous cycle.

I am waiting mostly for this OP, which should be in the mail and here tomorrow, which I am SUPER excited about! Coordination with it should be relatively easy, though I am thinking about getting a red cardigan and red tea party shoes to match.

Cardigan/bolero choices:

Angelic Pretty's Present Ribbon Cardigan

Angelic Pretty's Dolly Ribbon Knit Bolero

Bodyline knit bolero

These three appeal to me the most, however I'm more apt to probably get the Bodyline bolero because I'm also looking at shoes [the reviews seem good for Bodyline shoes] and a matching strawberry bag to Lindsey's.

I think this bag is absolutely adorable and for 12 dollars the construction is pretty decent, as I've gotten to give Lindsey's a nice look over before purchasing my own.

I would really like some colored shoes [granted I'm not sure how sound of mind I am, thinking about getting red shoes since I hardly have any other red in my wardrobe, but they are pretty cute!] and these ones are cheap at 19 dollars, and if I do a decent order from Bodyline the 20 shipping will be a steal in comparison to just ordering the purse and paying 32 for it alone!

I have a pair of Secret Shop socks I used to wear with my Pup in the Cup JSK that I think MIGHT possibly match Milky Berry enough that I won't have to buy a new pair of socks.

Hopefully that all comes together well enough that I don't have to spend a ton more money on assembling that outfit.

As for my other item that I'm still waiting on

I am thinking about pairing it with a blue Baby, the stars shine bright knit that I bought on a whim a couple of months back. Unfortunately I can't find a picture of it to share though.

I would like to get a pair of these Secret Shop socks

And if the waist bow is detachable I might make it into a headbow, if not I'll see just how sturdy the construction is, I only spent 100 dollars on the skirt so I'm not too terribly worried about it's resale value.

I'd also like to get my hands on a Dream of Lolita replica purse like this;

 Dream of Lolita terrifies me in general, there haven't been too many good reviews on the replica dresses they're producing, but after checking the review on the purses and what not, it seems like they're decent enough quality. And in all honesty there's three things that I don't find worth spending the money on and that's purses, socks, and shoes.

I always manage to trip or scuff up my shoes. My ruffled rocking horse shoes have a nice set of dents in one toe from improper packing and the white 'leather' is kind of dinged up. I can barely warrant spending more than fifty dollars on shoes that I'm horrible at keeping in decent condition.

Purses always seem to get dirty, whether it be because I'm sitting them on a bench or a floor when I do something, or from throwing stuff in and out of them like dirty money, keys, and other things. I just can't bear to buy brand for most of these items [UNLESS they're from lucky packs] and spend 100 to 200 dollars on them and ruin them in a go.

And as for my socks? Well, no one really warned me that my ruffled rocking horse shoes' An-Tai-Na label would color the bottoms of them green... thankfully I noticed it quickly enough that I was able to wash out my Cherry Berry Bunny socks, but it was just a nice warning to myself not to really go for brand for any of these things. I hate ruining things that I spend a ton of money on and unfortunately I am just too clumsy or senseless to keep them in pristine condition.

As for my next purchases after I finish off coordinating my new ones? Someone posted this skirt on the sales community and I thought it was absolutely adorable!

Angelic Pretty's Pastel Ala Mode skirt

 

 

I swear this is going to kill me <3 But I might as well build up my Lolita wardrobe before I move again.