NEW STUFF ^_^

I usually just put my new purchases on my facebook albums...but...a friend told me to make a blogpost, so here it is...to showcase my Shopaholicism XP

But first, a quick review ;)

So, along w/ Lolita, I've been getting more into Cult Party Kei & i've been thinking of doing more Fairy kei ;)

Naturally, I needed to start expanding my wardrobe & accessories...& after seeing these cute bunny eared rings on as part of Pixielate's store...I really wanted one ^_^

Unfortunately, the currency exchange for Euope is too high of a difference, so I was bummed out... :/

And then, while checking out the lolita facebook sales...I came across a seller that had the same rings on their Etsy store: http://www.etsy.com/shop/hysterickingdom...& they were located in the US ;D

The rings were super cheap, so I ended up buying 2 and after "Liking" the FB page, they were doing a promotion of getting $1 off a purchase...but I had just bought my items, so I commented saying I had seen the promo after I bought things...and then...the seller gave the promo to me anyways ^_^

I quickly messaged them saying thank you & I will definitely buy from this seller again XD

Shipping was pretty quick & just today I received my package, so...here's some pics:

 They came all wrapped up in a cute bag ;)

 And I even got 2 hairclips as a freebie ^_^ I actually really like wearing these ;)

 And then...MY RINGS ^_^ THEY'RE SOOOOO CUTE XDDD

And they're pretty big, but I love chunky rings & these are CUTE & PERFECT!!

And now...my other loot...from various sites, sales, etc... ;D

 First up: From the comm sales: A sweet Lolita Accessories Pack ^_^

Now, i'm NOT a fan of pink, but...something about that cute bunny scarf drew me to this pack & after trying everything on, I really LIKE IT ALL ^^

 But, I intend to wear these items for daily wear or for cult party or fairy kei ;D

 Next, after seeing countless blogs & tumblrs...i gave in and FINALLY bought the latest GLB ;D

I usually get it right after it comes out...but I was a little poor this time around, so I kept waiting...but then I couldn't take it anymore & ended up buying it from Fairytale Boutique ^_^

I'm REALLY glad this site exists b/c now I don't have to order it from Yesasia all the time...which takes forever to get to me...even after preordering...sigh...

And, just for fun, i added some chocomint fuzzy opera glasses b/c I always wanted to get one...i was surprised by how big they are, but I can't wait to use them in an outfit...they didn't have lavender, so I went with Multi, which is still a bit Pink-centric, but I like the mix of colors ;D

 Along with selling my items, I've done a few trades as well...& my latest was to get this AMAZING & my FIRST Putumayo item, which is actually a Dress & matching Bolero set ^_^

I wanted to do an even trade & even though the cost was a liiitle off...the seller was nice enough & added in the bolero, saying that they really should be together ^^

 And now, my Wishlist item purchases ^_^

I'm not a huge fan of Angelic Pretty, BUT! when I saw their new line of "Drink Me" items...inspired by Alice in Wonderland, of course...I NEEDED THE SOCKS XDD

And, luckily, I found a seller on the egl comm sales, so after saving up & selling some items, I decided to get a pair...or 2...originally, I only wanted gold, but...the black was calling to me ;D

Plus, I have an idea for the 2 ^^

AND LASTLY! THE EPIC FIND/PURCHASE ^_^

The much sought after BABY Heart Shaped Bag XD

When these appear on the comm sales, they sell out SUPER FAST...so, I thought I would just wait & take my chance on getting it either online or EVENTUALLY on the sales...

And then...I happened across someone selling one on Mbok for REALLY CHEAP O_O

Luckily, I had bought from mbok many times already, so after waiting till it was near the end of the auction...I put in my bid & deposit...& luckily...I GOT IT XDD

I've missed out on several auctions from "snipers" that appear right before the listing ends ;P

But I was soooo happy I managed to get this piece ^_^

It's also part of my "Inspired By Midori" obsession...that I will eventually get around to blogging about ;P

But anyways, I've been somewhat better, but I'm STILL buying some items & I have several things on reserve/hold/payment plan/etc...BUT! I intend to stop for a while...& instead SAVE UP for my trip to SF, where I can go to the ACTUAL LOLITA stores & buy items ^_^

LBC: Your Process for Wearing Lolita

I'm pretty sure my process for wearing Lolita is the same as lots of other girls, so I thought I would do an actual sample coordinate to show my steps ^^

First: Pick a Key Piece ^^

This can be either a dress...or a bag...or even shoes, socks, other accessories ;)

 For today, I wanted to choose some new items I received recently ;D

Like one of my wishlist items: Baby Heart Shaped bag in white ^_^

 2nd: Pick Item(s) to Match ^^

For my bag, I decided to choose another new purchase, IW's Chocolate Teddy Bear JSK in "pink" ;)

 If a JSK is the main piece, the matching item would be a blouse or cardigan/coverup

 3rd: Add more items to Complete Basic Coordinate.

This would be some socks & shoes...Oh, & a petti of course ;)

 And Lastly, add More Accessories until Satisfied.

Jewelry, wig, hair accessories...And put on some makeup & i'm ready to go XD

 (at this step, i may change something after trying it on, like different socks or shoes...& adding more or taking away from the coord) ^^

And now...because this sample outfit seems a little weak to me...here's another one I put together using the dress as a main piece ;D

 I usually like to display my outfit like this...so I can see how everything looks together...

And then this is the look worn ;)

I actually didn't have any good hair accessories, so I made my tricorn hat last minute ;D

And here are some processes of other LBC members to check out:

geishababy

imaprincessblog

Derpland

A Sweet Lolita's Disney Life

Drama in Lolita Land ;/

Warning: this is kind of a venting post ;P

Now, I HATE that Behind the Bows site & all the stupid Loli Secrets...but...some of my friends check it every once in a while & it's good because...There was a secret made about me(& a bunch of my friends) O_O  But, here's the thing...for mine, it wasn't an ACTUAL picture of an outfit from a Lolita event...it was a random "Lolita-like" outfit when I hung out with a friend...& the other was from my "Lolita stuff I bought" fb album >_<

And I was semi-okay with one of them, but the other...of me, NOT IN LOLITA...showing a recent purchase...I CAN'T FORGIVE!! So, I wanted to write a response post about it...here's the picture & what they said about it...

I believe the comment was "How is this Lolita??"

WELL, considering I bought this from someone on the EGL COMM SALES, which is a LOLITA SALES GROUP...AND, A rather STRICT ONE AT THAT!! They catch ANYTHING & EVERYTHING that ISN'T LOLITA!!  

And then, this picture, which was on a random photo album on my facebook proves it's someone i know/knew personally...so it's good i found out...i can do some filtering...

But, a bunch of people agreed with the post, so to show how this bag CAN & IS LOLITA WORTHY...HERE ARE SOME PICTURES!!

 Technically, I used the bag for a cosplay idea, but this is the only pic i'm holding it as a bag ;)

And, just for fun, here's a breakdown of my outfit:

Blouse: Baby the Stars Shine Bright

Skirt: Alice and the Pirates

Socks: Metamorphose

Shoes: Demonia

 A completely Lolita outfit with my violin bag...which i think matches PERFECTLY XD

 And, it can also be a prop...so...I think it's even BETTER ^^...Duo Purpose!! ^_^

I still hate that site, but i guess I've learned my lesson & I will be more careful when posting pictures...it's just so sad it happened in our small Lolita Community...sigh...

I also don't like to post blogs like this, but...i'm mad that this person would DARE to use non-lolita pics >_<

Sorry for this & even though I feel I should update my blog more often...i hate that it had to be something like this...sigh... :/

LBC: Create a Coord based on a Dessert ^^

I decided to do this week's challenge b/c it sounded fun & also, so I can make use of some of my newest items ^_^

One of my recent purchases from Closet Child was a beautiful blue dress, so naturally, I looked up "Blueberry desserts" ^^ And everything looked pretty & yummy, but...I ended up going with a classic:

Homemade Blueberry Pie ^_^

and then...here's my coord:

I stuck to a Country Lolita look to keep with the theme & even added some accessories to match ^^

My dessert "idea"

Hat, woven cardigan(both offbrand): Top criss-cross crust

Dress(A/P): Blueberry filling 

Vintage oxford shoes(payless): bottom crust...maybe ;)

Fork & Spoon socks(IW): Utensils to eat the pie of course ;D

Extras: Picnic basket bag

And then, I came across various pies that had a nice star pattern on top:

So, I embellished my outfit further ;D

Added Chocomint star clip for that star look, which people used for a more patriotic looking pie, PERFECT FOR SUMMER! ^_^ 

A worn pic ^^

 

I had a lot of fun with this week's challenge & check out these blogs for more dessert inspired coords:

ABC Lolita

Lace a la Mode

2tspofsugar

hellokittylovesdisney

 rainbowstarcandyshine

LBC Vlog 

thebloodyteaparty 

LBC: My Most Recent Wardrobe Addition ^^

First of all, I am a MAJOR SHOPAHOLIC XDD

Which is a HUGE problem I need to work on... :P

So, this week was easy since i'm always buying things...especially Lolita items...

But, instead of posting the random 2nd hand items I get from the fb sales or comm sales...I've decided to post a recent Innocent World order I just did ^_^

Mainly, it was to purchase my namesake dress, the Aileen Onepiece ^^

 I first saw the dress back in January & I was waiting & waiting to buy it...but, when I went to the site & it was the very LAST listing O_O I got worried & decided to just take the plunge & get it ;D

It worked out well too since it was close to my Birthday, so it would be a nice present for myself ^^

Now, I was unsure about the sizing for me, but of course I knew I would buy it regardless if it fit me perfectly...I felt I had to...for the name alone...but enough of that, onto the pics ^_^

 I got the brown bag this time...usually I just buy socks, so it comes in the small pink one ;)

 I could already tell that it was made of really nice fabric ^^

  And after unfolding it, the dress was just as lovely as when I first saw it ^^

And then...moment of truth...to try it on...and it fit...mostly...the lining got in the way of the zipper around the seams, so zipping it up was a little hard, but overall, the fit was ok...& the sleeves part are extremely stretchy ;)

I'm still fiddling with how I can make the fit better, but I'm DEFINITELY going to keep this & try to wear it as much as possible...I've already got a kind of "Birthday" photoshoot planned with it ;D

here's a sneak peek at my coord...the other items are fairly recent purchases as well ^^

I love how this makes a perfect "Alice" dress as well, which is perfect since i'm a big Alice in Wonderland fan ;)

But this will be for later ;)

 NOW, here are some other LBC members with their latest wardrobe additions...The Lolita shopping never ends XD

Derpland

Ramble Rori

Ima-Princess
The Bloody Tea Party 
Annie Old Fashioned 
hellokittylovesdisney 
hellobatty 

LBC: The non Lolita style I've fallen in love with

I'm REALLY into Lolita at the moment & have been building up my wardrobe...BUT! I also LOVE all the other Japanese fashions as seen on the Tokyo Fashion site & fb page ;) 

One in particular that I have fallen in Love with is: DOLLY KEI ^_^

It started in 2008, but I first learned about it in 2011 when it was featured on a Television show I was watching at the time called Tokyo Fashion Express.  The fashion was placed under "Mori Girl" at first, but later, when I was doing research on it, it had already been labeled as "Dolly Kei".  The show interviewed one of the starters of the fashion, Hitomi and featured her dolly kei store, Grimoire ^^

Of course, since then, the fashion has become very well known & there are 2 Grimoire stores now & their blog is always being updated ;D

Basically, I fell in love with this style b/c of the Vintage aspect of it...& it wasn't expensive vintage (although the store's outfits are pretty expensive)...but I could find similar items for the trend by just going thrifting~aka~Goodwill ^_^

There are also many different substyles of dolly kei, like Prarie, Ethnic, Macabre, Medieval/Renaissance, etc... So, it's very easy to put together coords ^^

Here's some outfit pics that come up when doing a search:

But, coords don't HAVE to be as elaborate as that & the fashion has since then been more versatile & easy to wear to work or just to go shopping ;)

And of course, Grimoire is also where you can get...VERUM TIGHTS ^_^ Which are almost a staple for Lolitas now...from the popular Tights...to the Short socks(my fave) to even now, OTK socks...which i will buy one day.  

And now...here are some of my outfits...from last year "winter" & just a couple of weeks ago ;)

I wouldn't say I'm an expert on the fashion, but I've done A LOT of research & I check the Grimoire blogs weekly to see if there are new trends or items in the story ;) 

I've also started a Dolly Kei Facebook page, so if anyone's interested in the fashion, feel free to check out the page ^^

And now, check out these blogs to see what fashions the other Lolitas are into:

ABC Lolita

Derpland

Kira Kira Shoujo
hellokittylovesdisney 
lace-a-la-mode 
Sweet and Simple 
Her Curious Elegance 

Lolita Desu Treasure Hunt ^_^

I did a review about Lolita Desu before (old review), but there have been a bunch of changes since then ^^
The site is still:  http://www.lolitadesu.com/
But, now they are located in Japan?(I think they were somewhere else before) and they are EXCELLENT at posting new items & special deals on their facebook page ;)

Page located here:
https://www.facebook.com/LolitaDesu

The shopping section is broken down into categories: Tops, bottoms & even further breakdowns, like boystyle and artwork. You can also search by Lolita Brands, which makes it easy to look for specific items.  Also, when you look at the individual items, they include quality of item, measurements, additional information...as well as price, brand & condition.

I did a "mock order" & just like when I ordered from the site, it was very easy to add the items to the cart & then checkout as a guest or make an account. Plus, payment is done with paypal, which makes things more convenient.

I unfortunately am not able to make a purchase today, but after browsing, I've now added these 5 items to my wishlist ;)

1)AP Toy March Lyrical parka in ivory:
http://www.lolitadesu.com/toy-march-lyrical-parka-in-ivory-from-angelic-pretty/

2) AATP Rose feather round headdress with corsage chain in off white:
 http://www.lolitadesu.com/rose-feather-round-headdress-with-corsage-chain-in-offwhite-from-alice-and-the-pirates/

3) AATP Henrietta rose head bow in black:
http://www.lolitadesu.com/henrietta-rose-head-bow-in-black-from-alice-and-the-pirates/

4) AATP Carousel applique jsk II and headbow in green
http://www.lolitadesu.com/carousel-applique-jsk-ii-and-headbow-in-green-from-alice-the-pirates/

5) AP Happy Bunny necklace in sax
http://www.lolitadesu.com/happy-bunny-necklace-in-sax-from-angelic-pretty/

Since buying from them last year, I'm glad the Lolita Desu site is still doing well & I definitely want to buy from them again and maybe not these items, but DEFINITELY some of the Imai Kira Artwork that they always have ^^  I highly recommend the site, so be sure to check it out...as well as "Like" the facebook page to see all the new listed items ^_^