Lolitadesu Review ^^

So, after perusing the comm sales...& drooling over prints i can't afford atm...I saw that Lolitadesu was having a sale on some items & so after checking out the site & a couple of reviews, i decided to give them a try ^_^

The company is located in Denmark & their site is:  http://www.lolitadesu.com/

There were a bunch of things on sale, but I decided to get a Shirley Temple Cinderella print skirt :D  

And then...I added a couple more items: Lace black fan & an Imai Kira bookmark ^^

Shipping came out to about $15, which is about normal for international ;) 

It took about a week to come & they were good about letting me know when my order was shipped.

Packaging was a well-sealed padded envelope & the bookmark was safely inside another envelope...along w/ a Lolitadesu card ^^

Overall, ordering was easy & I would order from them again!

And now...PICTURES ;D

The packaging...& this time i blocked out my address ;)

  My new skirt, fan & bookmark ^^

 And lastly...a REALLY quick coord ;P  it's really blurry, but it was dinner time, so I quickly put the skirt on over a petti( it's SUPER SHORT...even on me XP ), put on a black blouse & wore my Cinderella Themed jewelry ^_^  I also wore my OTK meta socks i got from my LP.

*Some things about the skirt: 

There is one pocket...but, if you put the bow in the back, the pocket is facing the wrong way...so, that's why it's in the front ;P  Another thing is the fabric for the skirt is pretty thick...& also, the size is pretty small...but i still fit...kind of ;) 

P.S. I WILL do my wardrobe post...but i'm waiting for my last Lolita item to come...it's an h.naoto frill jsk XD

My First Fukubukurou - Part 2 ^_^

And then...I also bought a LOLITA LUCKY PACK ^_^  I was waiting for the BTSSB/A/P one, but i didn't really want any of the choices, so I got the Meta Winter LP...the cheaper one XD  & i pretty much got it on the day it came out...which could be why...I got some AMAZING stuff O_O

Warning: A LOT OF PICS XP

 Package that got delivered (no one was home when they came, so my mom had to pick it up for me...i bet she was wondering what was inside ;D )

 2nd Bag "layer" ;)

 And then...my LP loot ^_^

 I Squealed in delight when i saw this skirt!! I almost instantly recognized the print (Meta's Nostalgic Chessboard print) & it was almost going to be on my wishlist when chess prints were the latest trend ^_^

 And then, i saw this blouse &..it's SUPER GORGEOUS...Chiffon i think...w/ a necktie thing that i figured out later when i was trying it all on ;D

 The 2 OTK socks are just what i need in my collection & this headband is good too b/c i don't have many white & off-white hair accessories ;P

 There was a lovely postcard inside as well...i guess that's a normal thing :)

 And finally...I tried everything on & IT ALL FITS PERFECTLY!!  The skirt is elastic waist & the blouse has a tie in the back to adjust the size...& luckily both socks fit over my somewhat large calves ;D  The headband too looked really small, but when i tried it on, it didn't press against my head like i thought it would XD

It almost seemed like fate that i would get this print...especially since i recently found this lovely crown bag on a thrifting day...it matches well :D

 So, in the end, i am SOOO GLAD I gave in & bought a LP...it was a rather impulse buy, but i'm soo extremely happy w/ what i got & I would definitely buy one again ;D

My First Fukubukurou - Part 1 ^^

After hearing soo much about Fukubukurou @ the mall, I finally decided to check it out w/ my friends...& it was soo much fun ^_^

We got to the mall around 9ish...& then we each waited in front of a store: 2 of us had Forever 21 & the rest were outside Sephora's XD

Sephora's turned out to be a waste b/c they only had a small number of bags & they didn't tell anyone about it >_<  On the other hand...F21 was great :D  They actually opened before 10 & since i was near the beginning of the line, I was able to get the cute cupcake print bag ^^  

Other stores we went to were: Godiva, Spiral Girl, Lupicia & Artlines (a few even went into Gucci O_O )  But, I ended up also getting an Artlines Lucky bag before i had to leave to go to a family lunch ;)

I always have the family new year's day lunch, so i can only shop until a certain time, but i would DEFINITELY go again & hopefully this can become a new "tradition" ;D

& now pics:

 My Lucky Bag from Forever21 was filled w/ all these goodies ^_^  I even wore the red floral bracelet that day...& I also got the cute cupcake tote bag & a hello kitty item...but i gave them to my friend who stood in line w/ me (b/c she loves cupcakes & HK) ;)  Also, the brown headwrap was a trade w/ my friend's Spiral Girl LP...I definitely should save up for that one next year ;)

 & Here's the Artlines loot ^^  Overall, I liked it...I always wanted one of those beaded bags...& all the paper products are really cool...not to mention...the awesome woven bag that it all came in XD

And since i had some time...I quickly checked out bookoff & got a couple of cds & a video game...couldn't resist ;)

 L'arc en Ciel & Girl's Generation (both older albums...& both good ^_^ ) & the game is called A Witch's Tale, which is super cute ^^

Why they're called the BIBLES ;D

Haha, so...i have...18 Imported Gothic Lolita Bibles...& the 5 English ones...& I still want more XD

But...the reason I buy them is to see outfit ideas...especially w/ prints that I have ^^

And...to prove my point, I was looking through the "Christmas" issue vol 27(imported)...for ideas for xmas coords...when...I managed to find a lovely picture of the new JSK i just got :D  

It's IW's "Sweets Teddy Bear" print & I have this JSK in black...as well as the shopping tote pictured on the bottom ^^  I had a hard time finding out the name of the print b/c it's an Xmas Fair print ;)  The only "problem" is now I REALLY want that matching handbag...sigh... XD

 Here's a picture of the color i have & a nice winter coord idea ^^  

&...here's my recent outfit when I went out w/ my wonderful Lolita friends :D

 I just got a high collar red blouse @ goodwill recently, so i wore it w/ the JSK to bring out the red elements...& then I don't have too many Lolita hair accessories, but berets always seem very IW to me ^_^

I *heart* H.Naoto ^_^

My friend recently went to San Francisco & she asked what I wanted...so of course I decided to ask for something from the newly opened H.Naoto store in SF ^_^  I checked the online site & found the perfect little bag that I wanted, so I told her & hoped that she would be able to find it...&...SHE DID!!! XD

 Super cute h.Naoto Frill cross-body bag ^_^ I just LOVE the bow!

 Close-up of design ^^

 There were also pockets on both sides

 It 's just a bag w/ a simple velcro'd flab closure, but the inside's pretty spacious ^^

 The back 

 & lastly, me wearing it to show the size ^^  

I was dressed Dolly-Kei that day, but the bag still totally matches XD

Dream Print from Wishlist: Part 2 ^_^

My 2nd Wishlist dress came from browsing Closet Child...it was being sold for much cheaper b/c it was slightly damaged...but you can't even tell ;D

Since ordering from CC can be pretty expensive...my friend & I decided to do a group order to hopefully cut down on the shipping...& It worked out pretty well ^^  I was so worried that shipping would be super expensive, but it turned out to be cheaper than i thought XD

And the whole transaction went really well ^_^  Warning: Many pics ahead ;D

 Package took about a week to come...although i was getting antsy since it was EMS...somehow i thought it would be even faster, but then Thanksgiving & all...sigh...i'm just glad it came XD

 Our 2 items packaged together securely in a plastic bag...they even tape the package to the box...smart ^^

 My friend's item...

 & Mine ^_^

 My Beautiful new dress: BTSSB Paris Window JSK in Lavender ^_^

  Purple's my favorite color, so it was really weird I didn't have any pretty purple Lolita outfits...but now i got one XD  & The print on this is absolutely Gorgeous ^^ 

A quick coord ^_^  I already had cute lavender bows that match PERFECTLY ^^ & I'm wearing my Cake jewelry, which was also from Closet Child :D  I originally had the OP version on my wishlist, but JSKs have many more coord possibilities ;)  I might even wear this for Loliday...might add a few more accessories though ^^ 

Dream Print from Wishlist: Part 1 ^_^

So, I started my Lolita Wishlist as a way to quickly view prints I really like...but I'd never actually think I'd be able to find any of them...& just recently, I managed to take 2 dream prints off my list XD

First, I found a super cute Innocent World Teddy Bear JSK on the comm sales...& I had one before, but the color didn't match me as well, so I sold it...to buy another one...& the new one matches me A LOT more ^_^

 Not sure of the name, but I think it's IW's Sweets Teddy Bear JSK in black ^_^

 & the seller added the matching tote bag (which is way too big, but i'm gonna alter it eventually ^^)

 It also has the Cutest bow belt ^_^

 Not the best coord, but I was wearing a red shirt when I got my dress, so I just tried it on like that...maybe a casual style ;P

I had to do a payment plan for this dress, but it was TOTALLY worth it...it's super pretty & has lots of coord possibilities ;)