30 Day Lolita Challenge – Day 1

I’ve seen this challenge around the internet for a while, and thought the other day: I would like to give it a go! It’s the perfect opportunity to re-inspire my lolita fashion hobby as I haven’t had the chance to wear it as often as I would like recently.

Additionally! Coming on this 30 day journey with me is one of my good lolita friends Hester! We thought it’s be a lovely idea to do this challenge together to keep each other motivated. I will link to Hester’s answers at the end of each post :)

I’m looking forward to doing this challenge and hope you enjoy it!~

Day 1 – 10 things about your lolita bubble.
Day 2 – 10 things you love in lolita.
Day 3 – 10 things you hate in lolita.
Day 4 – 10 different kinds of food you like.
Day 5 – 10 items from your wishlist.
Day 6 – 10 things you can’t live without in lolita.
Day 7 – 10 people who inspire your lolita style.
Day 8 – 10 songs that inspire you for lolita.
Day 9 – 10 things you will never do in lolita.
Day 10 – What’s in your bag?
Day 11 – One day in your lolita life in pictures.
Day 12 – A picture of yourself before lolita came in to your life.
Day 13 – A picture of your favorite sweets.
Day 14 – A picture of your dream item.
Day 15 – A picture of your last lolita purchase.
Day 16 – Your outfit for the day.
Day 17 – What do you want more then anything right now?
Day 18 – A picture of your favorite lolita style.
Day 19 – What’s in your make-up bag?
Day 20 – A picture of a lolita friend.
Day 21 – Your favorite fictional lolita.
Day 22 – A picture of your room.
Day 23 – A picture of your handwriting.
Day 24 – A picture of you from a meet.
Day 25 – Your favorite lolita themed artwork.
Day 26 – Your Facebook profile picture.
Day 27 – One song that fits your favorite lolita style.
Day 28 – A picture of the perfect lolita location.
Day 29 – A picture of a lolita you would love to meet for real.
Day 30 – A photo of yourself taken today and 3 good things that’s happened over the last 30 days.

Without further ado, here we go!

Day 1:  10 Things about your lolita bubble.

1. I first purchased a lolita item when I was 20, after years of
     admiring pretty girls I saw on the internet. I first saw a
     lolita on the livejournal fashion community Fruits. I think
     it was Crazysporkiam. I thought she looked amazing, and so
     confident. I wanted to be like that.

2. My first lolita pieces were oldschool loli dresses from BTSSB.
     Plain dresses without prints. I dressed pretty much like the
     kinda style Momoko has in Kamikaze Girls. I was into this
     style for about a year. Then I bought a skirt from Angelic
     Pretty. It was Fruits Parlour.

     3. Sweet lolita, and especially Angelic Pretty, quickly became
     my obsession by my second year wearing lolita. I liked to dress OTT a lot. Pink, blue and yellow were my favourite outfit colours.

     4. Over the past year I have found myself liking classic lolita
     more and more, and feeling uncomfortable in sweet. This
     January I sold most of my sweet clothing; keeping some pieces
     to use for fairy/pop kei only. I have a small collection of
     classic dresses now from Innocent World, Emily Temple Cute,
     and Taobao.

5. I love lolita meet ups as they usually involve tea and cake,
     and a museum/gallery visit or crafting day. These cultural
     and girly things really appeal to me as they were
     already my interests before I got into lolita fashion. Though it's
     been a while since I went to a meet up due to my
     location and I miss them.

    6. I met my best friend through lolita fashion. It was one of
     those moments where you meet someone and it’s like you have
     known them your entire life. Her name is kairi. We met for
     the first time on a train to go to an event in London to meet
     Misako Aoki. People at the event the same day thought we were
     sisters. Within hours we were super close. Kai and I are very
     different people but the connection between us works despite
     this. Opposites attract.

     7. My old dream dress in lolita used to be Candy Fairy from
     Angelic Pretty in the sax blue x pink colourway. I obtained
     it a few years ago. It lasted as something amazing for me for
     a few months. Then it was like it had been too hyped and I
     lost my enthusiasm for it. I was really sad. It's since
     been sold.

  8. I always always always wear false lashes when I wear lolita.
     Having long full doll-like lashes completes the look for me.
     It also adds to the feminine ideals of the fashion imo.

9. Loli has also helped my fear of public speaking and being
on stage - through taking part in various fashion shows at
conventions I’ve discovered that being on stage is actually really fun!

     10. Lolita introduced me to the amazingness of bloomers.
They cover your modesty going up stairs. They are super
comfy and make great PJs. In Summer they even make
cute shorts! I own multiple pairs in many different colours.

~*~Hester’s Day 1 Answers~*~

xoxo

Four outfits from the last few weeks

Occasion: Winter Won't Go Away!

Outfit Rundown:

Lace Skirt - Next

Tights - Ebay

Beige Biker Boots - New Look

Scarf - Store21

Coat - Ted Baker

Occasion: Snowy Saturday at work.

Outfit Rundown:

Fur Collar - Dorothy Perkins

Roses Dress - New Look

Cardi - Peacocks

Floral Beige Tights - Marks and Spencer

Brown Brogues - Primark

Hair Flowers - Dorothy Perkins, Bodyline, handmade

Occasion: Wearing new rose-print dress to work, yay.

Outfit Rundown:

Dress - New Look

Top & Cardi - Peacocks

Floral Boots - Forever 21

Rose Clip - Dorothy Perkins

Wig - Lockshop

Occasion: Colourful pastel look from a month ago. Trying to be cheery in the face of awful weather.

Outfit Rundown:

Cat and Mouse Dress - MILK

Ombre Cardi - New Look

Scarf - F&F at Asda

Hairbow - ManiaQ

Pop Socks - Topshop

Bow Flats - Irregular Choice

xoxo

Slim Jim’s, Valentine’s & Shopping

Last time I was in London was for the Kyary gig and afterwards I went to Slim Jim’s with Aisha, Kai, D, and Ken. Slim Jim’s is a Whisky Rock’n’roll bar with its main decorative feature being a ceiling full of bras. As you can imagine, we looked a bit out of place considering we had dressed up immensely OTT ‘Japanese Kawaii Fashion' for Kyary. The bouncer on the door at first wouldn’t let us in as he said they do not allow fancy dress! Oooo I felt the burn of that comment. ‘This is just how we dress’ was said and after an awkward pause we were let in XD

Thankfully they had some very yummy cocktails so it was worth going haha!

 

“Pull your best derp face”
 

 

(Pic by Ken)

As the night wore on Kai and I found ourselves in the ladies toilets having immense fun with their giant full length mirror and a posca pen to add to the graffiti all over the walls. We were so engrossed in our new activity that we lost track of time. The guys thought we had gotten lost and sent Aisha to look for us hahaha!!

 

On the left: Kai decided to express what she believed to be my feelings for her. Pretty accurate imo ;)

My outfit and makeup that night…

Then this happened…
 
X’DDDD

Valentine’s Day was the next day. I was so surprised that D got me gifts! Victoria’s Secret and chocolates – so perfect!

I wore my Hate Hearts Tshirt by Drop Dead on Valentine’s as it amuses me so to be ironic :’)

D and I had MASSIVE pancakes for food at The Old Dutch in Holborn. I had pear and cinnamon. I am always impressed with their pancakes and this one was no exception!

Later we met up with Kai and Aisha for an evening walk around Central London, vaguely heading towards Covent Garden.

Giant Wreck It Ralph ad in Leister Square :)

In Covent Garden we found a collection of pretty decorated giant eggs…

 

We then came across these giant red metal letters spelling out LOVE. Upon further inspection there were little metal hearts padlocked all over the letters. Each one had a little message written on by a couple or someone wishing for love. Such a lovely thing to see!
 

Also whilst I was in London it was Pancake Day! We went to a place called The Diner, which is retro American themed and had amazing thick scotch pancakes. Along with endless coffee refills and orange cream soda. Nommm.
My dish was called ‘The Lumberjack Breakfast’.

Much shopping was had on Oxford Street during my visit as well – of course :P

This Forever 21 pastel dominated area makes me so happy :3

Love these mintxblackxwhite New Look window displays 

Just had to visit the Disney Store!
  

Found the most amazing socks in Topshop!

My purchases!

I fell in love with this Disney room spray description and scent. MARSHMALLOW CLOUDS <3

And a magazine that appeals to my taste faultlessly. I love every page.

xoxo

'Red Nose Day 2013' Outfit

Occasion: It was Red Nose Day in the UK yesterday, so I wore my VW x Comic Relief Tshirt to work to show my support. Also the only other red thing I owned were these devil horns lol!

Outfit Rundown:

Tshirt - Vivienne Westwood x Comic Relief for TK Maxx

Bloomers - Liz Lisa

Tights - Giles for New Look

Shoes - Office

Necklace - Vintage

xoxo

Bedroom Decor Haul

I’m currently in the middle of  redesigning my bedroom in a vintage roses theme, and using three main colours: dusky pink, mint, and cream.

I’ve been buying some pieces over the last few months, and found quite a few bargains! Thought I’d share them with you guys in case you are looking for something similar :)

Three canvases that fit my vintage roses theme perfectly! £4 from Ponden Home.

Deer canvases, £6 from Asda.

Pretty cream leaf-detailing chandelier, £20 in the sale from Homebase. I’m really happy with this!

Cream Heart Jewelry Wall Hanger. For the price you’d think this would be small, but it’s surprisingly really big! £6 in the sale from Asda.

Medium Storage Boxes. I love the print on them! £4.99 from Store 21.

Mint x pink floral polkadot small fabric Boxes Set for my dressing table. From Ebay.

Metallic heart box, £2 in the sale from Store 21.

Mint vintage letter rack. Won on eBay for £6. (That I’m currently in the process of decoupage-ing, as you can see)

Vintage print File Organiser. From Store 21. £2.99.

Bunting! Fabric one on the left £7 from Asda, plastic one on the right 99p from Homebargains.

Pomegranate and Acai Tea Lights and Glass Holders. £2.75 for 50 from Asda.

Pink metallic rococo-style picture frame, 99p from The Works. They come in various sizes, and I bought the medium (£1.99) and large (2.99) frames too. Super pleased with these!

Put a postcard I bought at Manchester Art Gallery in it. It’s of the painting Ophelia by Arthur Hughes, based on Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Love this painting, it’s so ethereally melancholy.

Plus! some cute stationary. These blank notelet cards are so useful, and I think I may frame some of the rose ones as they match my bedroom theme :) They were ‘buy one get one free’ from The Works. One costs £2.99.

xoxo