Ok, well, I've been REALLY BAD about keeping up with this blog and all...mainly b/c since I got an Ipad Mini, I haven't really gone on my computer very much ;D

I'm generally a lazy person, so if i can look online & watch my anime in the comfort of my room, i prefer it XD

But anyways, a bunch of my friends starting blogging again, so I thought I should try to update more often too...and what better way to restart than to talk about INTERNATIONAL LOLITA DAY ^_^

Which was yesterday, but my computer was acting up, so doing the blog today ^^

Usually, our local Lolita group will set up a fun meetup for "ILD" as it's being phrased now, but...sadly, I wasn't able to go...

But! I still dressed up, so here we go ^_^

 

 My outfit for the day ^_^

I only went out for a bit, so I kept things casual ^^

This IW JSK is one of my favorites & I managed to snag the matching bear purse in pink, so after finding the perfect pink blouse, I thought i'd try putting everything together ^^

I'm pretty happy with how it came out, but i wish i had some nice rose colored shoes...that would be perfect ;D

Anyways, so, the day's plans were to go to my Mom's friend's mini craft fair held at her house ^^

 And she likes to make these wooden decorations & ornaments that are sooo cute ^^

 She also makes these angels out of pods

 and I've seen her work before (my mom bought from her before & i got a mini shelf from her)

but this time, she had these really pretty boxes...

 and this Birdhouse, which totally called to me, but i don't know where i'd put it...

 and here are some closeups of what was on the table ^^

 This stand display is one of my favorites with her "Reach for the star" Hanging decorations ^^

 And then after that, we picked up some lunch & ate with my sister & nephew at their house ^^

My mom also bought her one of the Hawaiian Angel ornaments, so we gave that to her then ^^

 But, I bought myself one of the sunflower reach for the star hanging pieces & i found out that my sister has one from 25 years ago...& it's still in good condition ^_^

 But, my best find was this CUTE Bear Family set that was soo precious & cheap, I HAD to get it ^_^

Then, the rest of the day was just spent around my house, on my comp...until a bday party i had to go to at night...but b/c it was rather hot & sunny, my outfit changed from long sleeve to having no blouse & just wearing a short sleeve jacket over...it's hard wearing Lolita in Hawaii sometimes ;P

LBC: Your Usual Lolita Makeup

Lolita Blog Carnival

This week's theme is my usual lolita makeup, but...I tend to change it up a lot depending on the theme & my outfit...Also, it depends if it's for a meetup or a photoshoot ;)

So, instead, since I just did this for my cosplay page, I'll show pics of how I do my base makeup for Lolita ^^

 Step 1: Decide if i'm wearing a wig or not

 If I am, put hair in wig cap, if not, just clip up bangs ;)

 Step 2: Put in contacts(colored or plain) & apply primer

*also curl eyelashes for putting on falsies later*

 Step 3: Use concealer to hide any blemishes

 Step 4: Then I apply liquid foundation, following the technique of Minori, a shironuri artist
Her method is to apply the foundation with light tapping.

 *These are the products I use for now...they're all pretty cheap, but they work, so even better ^^ *

 Step 5: And after the liquid foundation, I press on powder foundation & even it out with light tapping ^^
& now I have my base makeup on ^_^

 Step 6: Apply eye primer & then eyeshadow, eyeliner, etc. to add some color ^^

I use all kinds of different palettes, but this is one I got from an MUA that was leaving, so I've been trying to use it more ;)

*I also lighten my eyebrows if i'm using a light colored wig*

 I tend to keep it light for Lolita & try to use a color that's in the print i'm wearing ^^

 Step 7: Add false eyelashes & mascara to accentuate the eyes & make them more doll-like ;)

 Step 8: Then, at this point, I like to put on my wig & make sure everything looks ok ;)

*might add more to the eye makeupat this point*

 Step 9: Then, on goes the blush ^_^

 Step 10: And then, to make sure it all stays on, I use a stayspray all over & make sure it dries before adding Lipgloss, lipstick, etc.

 Step 11: Put on outfit, add accessories & VOILA! I'm good to go ^_^

*I also tend to take selfies right after to make sure the makeup is also camera ready ;D *

And now, here are a few other makeup looks i've done that range from really simple, to some color & sometimes to the dark side ;)

And here are some other makeup ideas from the LBC community ^^

breidholt 

Little Coffee Shop 

LBC: The Picture That Made You Fall In Love With Lolita ^_^

Man, it's been months since I last wrote here O_O But, basically the reason is b/c I recently got an Ipad Mini, so I Rarely go on my computer nowadays ;P

But, I'll try to be better from now on & what better way to start up again, than to do the latest LBC ^_^

The theme was "The Picture That Made You Fall in Love with Lolita" ^^

This was actually really hard for me...when I FIRST discovered Lolita, it was probably online in a search, but I also had bought all of the English Gothic Lolita Bibles, so that could've have been when also ;)

But to say when I "Fell in Love" with it is probably when I finally decided to buy my first Brand piece ^^  I had only been buying Bodyline up till then, and I would of course drool at the name Brand pieces in the Japanese GLBs that I started collecting...but...probably the first time I WANTED to buy a Brand piece was when my friend gave me the "newest at the time" GLB vol for Christmas...and I fell in Love with THIS PICTURE ^_^

More like I fell in love with the Print! And, as in an older post, AATP's Masquerade Theater became my very first Brand Lolita purchase ;) 

But then, after I bought it & bought a few more Brand Items from the comm sales, I tried out various styles, but still didn't really know "My Lolita Style"...and then, while looking through one of my GLBs, there was a section of the different styles...and as I looked through it, I realized I was starting to gravitate towards "Classic Lolita" and then...after finding my style, one particular model was slowly becoming my inspiration & I realized I Loved everything she wore...This of course was Midori, who's style I still admire & am inspired by ^_^

 This particular section really caught my eye: I loved her coords & her expressions the most ^^

So, now that I had found my style & model inspiration...This Picture rekindled my love for the fashion: 

Once again, it was the print that caught my eye...but the fact that Midori was the one wearing it, made me Want it even more ^_^

And after searching for a while...& doing the longest payment plan...luckily the seller was SUPER NICE, I finally obtained the dress XD

But enough of that, I think I WILL do my post about Midori next time ;)

And as for the fashion as a whole, I'm CONSTANTLY falling in Love with Lolita more & more from pictures online and I'm always trying to keep up to date with the latest styles by continuing to buy the Gothic Lolita Bibles ^_^

Alright! So that's my story & a little bit of History of me getting into Lolita...now here are the other LBC members & their Important Pics:

The Electric Carousel 

The Bloody Tea Party 

Lace-a-la-mode 

Classical Doll 

Under the Parasol 

Lolita Glamour 

Helado de Cereza 

The Literary Lolita 

A Heart's Sound 

LBC: Anime Inspired Coordinates ^_^

 

Lolita Blog Carnival

I've been trying to be more active with my blog, but I often get lazy & pick & choose which topics I want to do, but then this week's one was announced as "Anime Inspired Coordinates", which I HAD TO DO!! ^_^

Basically, I'm a HUGE OTAKU as Well as Lolita...Plus, I've been cosplaying for a few years now, so NATURALLY, When I realized that I didn't have an Actual cosplay outfit for my character...I turned to Lolita ^^

I was a little skeptical about mixing the 2, but my local cosplay community actually accepted my "Inspired looks", which makes me want to do MORE & MORE!! 

Anyways, I've already done a few, so here they are:

First up, Yuki from Vampire Knight ^_^

I basically got a wig for cosplaying her waay in advance, but never had time to make or buy her actual outfit, so randomly, I decided to put together a Lolita outfit inspired by her and figured it would match her since a lot of her outfits are Lolita looking already ;D

 Full outfit breakdown:
Top: Baby the Stars Shine Bright
Skirt: Alice and the Pirates
Socks: Meta
Shoes: Demonia
Hairclip: handmade(not by me)
Violin bag: bought off comm sales
Keychain: ToysnJoys
Necklace: KKon one year ^^
Wig: Ebay

 I tried to keep Vampire Knight elements, like roses & red

along with my fun Vampire Knight necklace & Kaname keychain ^^

The only deviation I added was the red contacts, like maybe Yuki in transition ;)

And my Photographer had lots of fun props, like this glass that Yuki's maybe drinking blood from, hehe ^^

Second: Inori from Guilty Crown

Another character I bought the wig for after I fell in love with the series & her character from watching the anime...& then, no outfit...again :/

But, as luck would have it, Closet Child got some pretty awesome pieces for cheap online, so I managed to snag an actual collab piece that was SUPPOSED to go with a Macross Character...but...I used it for my Inori look instead ;D

The original idea was supposed to be for Halloween, but there were delays getting my dress and then all of a sudden it was Christmas...but then, the theme for the lights was ANIME!! ^_^

So, I got all dressed up as Lolita Inori & took pics with the fun Anime/xmas themed decorations & lights ^^

Outfit breakdown:

JSK: BTSSB x Macross Frontier collab (Ranka I believe)

Socks & Shoes: Bodyline

Jacket: Offbrand

Hair accessories: handmade by me

 You can't see it, but there's a big red bow w/ orange tulle in the back of the JSK, which I felt was close to Inori's look since her original outfit is red & orange ;)

 Me trying to recreate her famous anime opening pose w/ the lights ;)

And then there's just random pictures of me playing around ;) 

And a 3rd one was when I wore a Lolita dress with a cosplay of 

Ciel from Kuroshitsuji ^_^

 Ciel as an Angel perhaps ;)

 Playing around with my Phantomhive bunny ^^

 But the real reason for the outfit was to do the Girl version opposite of the Boy version ^^

(Mirror effect)

 Lolita outfit breakdown:

JSK: Bodyline

Socks: Meta (I think)

Everything else offbrand

 I had a lot of fun mixing my 2 Loves together and I hope to do more Lolita Inspired Anime Characters in the future as well ^^

Now, here are some other Anime Inspired Coordinates:

A Heart's Sound 

Beyond Kawaii 

Sparkling Girl 

A Little Bit of This...A Little Bit of That too

Rainbow Star Candy