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Day 1 – 10 things about your lolita bubble. (Rai’s entry)Day 2 –...

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:00:00 +0100

Day 1 – 10 things about your lolita bubble. (Rai’s entry)
Day 2 – 10 things you love in lolita. (Rai’s entry)
Day 3 – 10 things you hate in lolita. (Rai’s entry)
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 have happened over the last 30 days.

Day 4 - 10 different kinds of foods you like
I like a lot of food to be honest, so in no particular order my favourites are….

Spaghetti bolognese.
Pasta with spinach, pinenuts and pesto.
Parisian macarons.
Tamago nigiri.
Fruit! All fruit! Apart from apples, they are ick.
Sweetcorn.
Victoria sponge cake.
Squid. And generally most seafood.
Sundried tomatoes, I don’t even care what they’re with. I ate a whole jar of them and made myself sick, and I still love them.
Bacon sandwiches, because it was the first thing that my boyfriend ever cooked for me.

Rachel’s answers: http://raralikeaskirt.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/30-day-lolita-challenge-day-4.html

Day 1 – 10 things about your lolita bubble. (Rai’s entry)Day 2 –...

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:00 +0100

Day 1 – 10 things about your lolita bubble. (Rai’s entry)
Day 2 – 10 things you love in lolita. (Rai’s entry)
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 have happened over the last 30 days.

Day 3 - 10 things you hate in lolita.

(a lot of these are really petty, because there’s not really anything that I ‘hate’ so it’s more of a ‘10 things I kind of sort of dislike in lolita’ and I still really struggled to get more than 6.)

When people don’t cut the bangs on their wigs. Wigs are becoming more and more popular, and I love them myself. But even if you want to keep side swept bangs, you really should trim/style it to stop it from looking blocky.
People who say “I want to start dressing lolita but the community is too bitchy”. The community isn’t bitchy, but if that sort of thing bothers you then stay away from negative communities (online or offline). Honestly though, you’ll find most comms are very friendly and welcoming.
When people on the street take my picture without asking. I know we’re wearing a weird/different fashion, but at least have the decency to ask. There must be so many pictures of me eating or mid-sentence on people’s phone!
In the same vein, people who think it’s okay to make inappropriate comments to you, just because you’re wearing something different. I know we stand out, but that doesn’t make it okay to suddenly lose all social ettiquette and be rude to my face.
Sizing. The bust and waist difference for most lolita clothes is so awkward for me. The bust fits but then the waist is too big. I usually rely on back-lacing and waist-ties to get a better fit.
Can’t try before you buy. Since most sales take place online, I can’t try on things before buying them so I might wait ages for something to arrive in the post and then find out it doesn’t fit.
People who say “you can’t be x, y or z and a lolita!” You can have any hobby/interests and wear lolita. It’s a fashion first.
Likewise, people who think they’re special because they wear lolita and like video games/metal/whatever. Lolita attracts all kinds of people with various interests. You’re not the only one who likes those things.
When you have a picnic meet, and people are supposed to bring some food to share, it almost always ends up being sweet things! Savoury stuff is good too and you can make things that are just as pretty as cakes.
Lolita takes a long time to put on. Sometimes that can be very theraputic, but when you’re running late for a meet up and you are trying to stick your false eyelashes on and layer up your petticoats, it’s a real pain.

Rachel’s entry: http://raralikeaskirt.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/30-day-lolita-challenge-day-3.html

That is a really cute outfit! Would you mind telling me where you got that shirt and skirt? They are both so very lovely!

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:21:51 +0100

Thank you very much! The blouse is just from Primark, so nothing special. It’s chiffon, so I wear a plain vest top underneath. The skirt I got from ebay. I’m not sure where it’s from originally, as there’s no brand label sewn inside. I tend to use the search term ‘vintage’ when I search for things on ebay.

Another otome outfit, because I love my new skirt. It looks like...

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:06:45 +0100

Another otome outfit, because I love my new skirt. It looks like a quick sketch/watercolour painting and has a layer of tulle inside to give it some shape without needing a petticoat. I really want to get some cute ankle socks to suit my otome outfits. Hopefully with summer coming I will be able to find some nice ones.

nebunova: littlemissbuzzybuzz: thestarlighthotel: Kirsty...

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:24:58 +0100

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2145760/Wonderland-Kirsty-Mitchell-heart-breakingly-beautiful-photographic-series-memory-extraordinary-life.html

nebunova:

littlemissbuzzybuzz:

thestarlighthotel:

Kirsty Mitchell’s late mother Maureen was an English teacher who spent her life inspiring generations of children with imaginative stories and plays. Following Maureen’s death from a brain tumour in 2008, Kirsty channelled her grief into her passion for photography.

She retreated behind the lens of her camera and created Wonderland, an ethereal fantasy world. The photographic series began as a small summer project but grew into an inspirational creative journey.

‘Real life became a difficult place to deal with, and I found myself retreating further into an alternative existence through the portal of my camera,’ said the artist. (read the rest here).

Look at all the pain that went into this and the beauty that came out.

my heart

This is stunning! Absolutely stunning! And what a beautiful story behind it.

Day 1 – 10 things about your lolita bubble. (Rai’s...

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:00:00 +0100

Day 1 – 10 things about your lolita bubble. (Rai’s entry)
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 have happened over the last 30 days.

Day 2 - 10 things you love in lolita.

Construction details. I especially love pintucks on a dress. There’s just so much design put into a lot of the clothes, I can’t help but love it!
There’s so many different styles. I’m always facinated by how different the different styles of lolita can look, but at the same time it’s still got a similar feel. It means you can change up your look to something that is more comfortable to you.
The poof. It’s really hard for me to explain, but wearing a petticoat makes me feel like I’m a princess or a fancy lady. I just love that feeling of being dressed up.
Cat prints. I just can’t help it, I’m a sucker for cat prints.
Actually make that any animal print. Especially if it’s a more ‘realistic’ looking animal.
The feeling of elegance. This is so hard to explain again, but when I see photos of beautiful lolitas and it’s just so elegant, it makes me really happy.
Meet ups with my friends. I adore getting all dressed up and seeing my friends, having tea and sandwiches/cake, doing some shopping etc. it’s just so much fun!
The community as a whole. I think it’s wonderful having such a huge online community. Being able to talk to anyone about their opinions on particular styles, who likes the latest releases etc.
The creativity. There is so much creativity in this fashion, whether it’s clothing designs and prints (brand designs, indie designs) or photoshoots, or whatever, I’m just so blown away by the kinds of things that people come up with.
Being girly! Wearing a beautiful dress, doing your hair, make up and nails perfectly etc. It’s such an amazing feeling, and whenever I feel sad or stressed, I’ll get dressed up in my frills and have a nice girly session.

Rachel’s entry: http://raralikeaskirt.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/30-day-lolita-challenge-day-2.html?m=1

So my dear friend Rachel introduced me to the 30 Day Lolita...

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:52:00 +0100

So my dear friend Rachel introduced me to the 30 Day Lolita Challenge (http://makelovely.wordpress.com/30-day-lolita-challenge/) and we decided to start it together to keep each other motivated to complete it! So here goes! I’ll be linking to her posts too (when she puts it up). And thank you Rai for making the little banner for us!

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 have happened over the last 30 days.

Day 1 - 10 things about your lolita bubble.

My lolita style varies between sweet, classic and occasionally gothic. If I had to pick one style, it would probably be classic, but why limit yourself if you love other styles too?
I’m terrible for impulse buying! This means my wardrobe is horribly imbalanced. I don’t have enough blouses and accessories to pull off amazing outfits. Or outfits suitable for certain seasons. I should probably buy more blouses…
Animal prints are slowly starting to take over my wardrobe.
I prefer buying from Taobao and indie shops rather than any of the brands. They just suit my style more. That being said, Innocent World does seem to suit me best out of all of them, and they make up a good chunk of my wardrobe.
I think it’s really fun to get dressed up in my frills and meet up with my friends, but the thought of going to bigger meets makes me feel nervous because I’m still learning how to dress nicely.
I don’t consider myself a ‘lifestyle lolita’.
I’m scared of buying skirts, because I don’t have suitable blouses and I don’t really know how to coordinate them. However I just bought two skirts and I’m determined to learn how to make them look cute!
I bought my first lolita clothes in 2008, but my mum hid them in the attic for over a year. I’ve only really been wearing lolita properly for about 2 or 3 years. Still a baby in this fashion!
I prefer wigs to my real hair. Wigs just behave so much better! I can’t dye my hair because of work, but if I could I would dye it an ashy lavender colour like my favourite wig.
I have some amazing lolita friends. The only downside to them is that I don’t get to see them often enough. I especially love Rachel and Kairi, because they were my first loli friends and the ones I keep in touch with the most.

See Rachel’s entry here: http://raralikeaskirt.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/30-day-lolita-challenge-day-1.html

Photo

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:50:27 +0100

I love my new dress <3 I love the fact the cat is on the...

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:00:23 +0100

I love my new dress <3 I love the fact the cat is on the sleeve too. I’m sorry, I don’t really know where any of the pieces of my outfit are from as they were either gifts, hand-me-downs, or I bought secondhand.

It’s not the outfit I really wanted to do with this dress,...

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:46:13 +0100

It’s not the outfit I really wanted to do with this dress, but I just couldn’t resist not wearing it any longer! So here is Mozarabic Chant JSK. It’s so perfect! I want to wear it all the time. But first, I must get a new blouse. And new shoes, because my blue shoes always show up black in these photos.

JSK: Krad Lanrete’s Mozarabic Chant

I can’t wait to twin this dress with my friend...

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:36:55 +0100

I can’t wait to twin this dress with my friend Rachel!

JSK, headband: Innocent World’s Gertrude

hannahhh-w: I miss him too much, can only imagine how my sister...

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:32:08 +0100

hannahhh-w:

I miss him too much, can only imagine how my sister feels. RIP x

Me and my sister are currently very saddened by our cat’s death. Kit passed away on Friday 10th May 2013. He was a part of our family for about 16 or 17 years, and will be greatly missed.

I love you pumpkin cat <3

Rubbish photo, I’m sorry. I’m really disappointed...

Sat, 11 May 2013 01:15:47 +0100

Rubbish photo, I’m sorry. I’m really disappointed that the tights didn’t show up! They match my blouse and have textured polka dots all over them. Anyway, I’m just testing out some outfits for a photoshoot soon, so there will hopefully be better pictures of this outfit sooooooon!

The JSK is from Lily of the Valley Designs, and I honestly just adore this print (Forest of the Unicorn). It’s so gorgeous.

Got my prizes a week or so ago from the Moe contest that...

Thu, 09 May 2013 21:21:47 +0100

Got my prizes a week or so ago from the Moe contest that Curiousbear (dasdollhaus.tumblr.com) ran. So many beauty products!

Thank you so much, Curiousbear! It was a really fun contest and I had a great time doing the pictures for it. If anyone is interested, you can see my entry HERE.

Casual outfit for spending the day with my parents. Watched Life...

Sun, 05 May 2013 14:38:12 +0100

Casual outfit for spending the day with my parents. Watched Life of Pi on DVD.

T-shirt: Ladurée x UNIQLO
Shorts: Gift from my lovely sister
Hairclip: H&M
Slippers: purple and fluffy for maximum comfort

I love the Ladurée x UNIQLO collection! I went a bit nuts and bought sooooo many tops. The designs are just too cute!

swifterdeen: OH MY GOSH THIS CAT IS SO CUTE I CAN’T EVEN OH MY...

Fri, 03 May 2013 23:13:45 +0100

swifterdeen:

OH MY GOSH THIS CAT IS SO CUTE I CAN’T EVEN OH MY GOSH OKAY BYE

Otome outfit from today. I’m still not 100% sure about the...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:32:00 +0100

Otome outfit from today. I’m still not 100% sure about the wig, since it’s super thick and I have a small head! But I love the colour and style. It is a beachy mermaid wig. Minimal make up because I was in the kitchen today.

Hat & flowers: H&M
Wig: Lockshop
Collar: Shirley Deer
Top & tights: New Look
Skirt: Vampire Bunnies
Shoes: Salt & Pepper

I’m really interested in otome at the moment, and I just...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:31:00 +0100

I’m really interested in otome at the moment, and I just bought this gorgeous Emily Temple Cute JSK from a friend of mine so I wanted to wear it.

foodopia: raspberry friands (small french cakes): recipe here

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 19:38:09 +0100

foodopia:

raspberry friands (small french cakes): recipe here

Photo

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 19:35:41 +0100