Day Dream Carnival

Way back on April 7th I placed my order for Day Dream Carnival after much deliberation. I'm still not convinced I made the right decision as I'm more of a JSK person than a skirt one, but finally it is with me so I can try it and see!

This was my first time using Angelic Pretty's International shopping site, and I found ordering to be quite a smooth process. There was a little delay on payment confirmation, but nothing too extreme.

The items themselves cost 22,155¥, shipping was 3,730¥, and insurance a further 50¥. I didn't get a customs bill from Parcelforce before delivery, so fingers crossed I have avoided customs for a total cost of £165 at current exchange rates, which isn't bad at all.

The items were shipped on the 12th and arrived today, on the 16th. Pretty speedy!


The goods were wrapped in an Angelic Pretty bag with a bubblewrap pack over the top. I was a bit surprised that it wasn't boxed or in sturdy-feeling wrap, but it all arrived safely so it isn't an issue.


Inside my items were bagged and there was an undamaged AP bag in addition to the one they were wrapped in, and an AP sticker.


The skirt! I'm really not a fan of this brooch, but I guess it will be nice to pin it on my jacket in winter to tie outfits together. The gold in the print looks stunning when the light catches it. Obviously the overall quality is fantastic with nice feeling fabric and lace.


The matching headbow. I'm not a fan of this gold triangle trim (especially since there is none on the skirt) but it will be handy to wear with lots of things I own since I tend to wear black a lot and always with gold jewellery. The dangly star is just adorable, and the pearls are a nice touch and they match the brooch.


And a comparison with Sugary Carnival! The ponies looks very similar but more detailed on Day Dream Carnival, although the marshmallow motif is still evident in the pillars. I actually think Day Dream Carnival has overtaken Sugary Carnival as my favourite print! I didn't think that could happen, but it's just a lot classier and therefore should be easier to wear (and I wear Sugary Carnival the most out of all my pieces anyway).

I've yet to try on this set, but I'm very happy with it so far. No customs made it a bargain, and means I'm even more tempted to buy either Musée du Chocolat or Holy Lantern. I'm favouring the former, but I can't decide whether to go for pink or mint colourway (I originally wanted mint but I would be able to coord pink much easier). But I'm not sure it's still available and it's much more expensive than this set, so who knows what I'll end up getting!

Dilemmas

So many dilemmas right now!


Firstly, I'm being tempted by the more toned down sweet of Baby, The Stars Shine Bright and Alice And The Pirates. I still prefer Angelic Pretty, but I feel the other pieces would get more wear and be more age appropriate. So I don't know what to do! I can't buy any new pieces once I start paying rent again, so I'd have to part with my dear AP pieces in order to buy them. Since I don't own any AATP and own very little BTSSB it'd be a huge risk! Plus I've had huge issues finding any of those brands on auction sites, and when I do they are more expensive than AP...Although to throw a curveball, AP has been releasing more mature prints recently but they are IMPOSSIBLE to get your hands on unless you have a good few hundred quid to throw away on a dress.


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So what do you guys think? Which style would suit me better, and how do the qualities of the brands compare?


My second dilemma...Reading again. I was supposed to be going with my other half, but he kept saying 'don't buy tickets yet' and now they've gone and sold out. I can probably still get one, but I'd have to go on my own. Pretty much all the acts I want to see are on the Sunday, but travelling up for just one day would be really stressful and I would probably have to hang around until 5am to get a train back (and being a different day means my train price would go up), so in that respect doing the whole weekend would be easier. Or I could just not go and hope that Muse's set is televised, but I'd probably regret not going. But if I do go and it rains, I won't be able to see out of my glasses...and my eyes are sensitive to dust. And I'm 5ft2 so I won't be able to see anything anyway. GAH.


My final dilemma. Don't know whether to move out as soon as I can! My mum is doing my head in and I can't do anything I'd like to as she shouts and glares at me so I have no choice but to sit on my ass doing nothing all the time. But if I move out I can't work and so I won't earn any money and thus won't be able to eat.


Yeah my dilemmas are stupid, but I'd appreciate any input!

Dream Sky Dilemma

Super tempted to just buy it...it'd be my last brand purchase until after uni is totally finished pretty much since rent has gone up by LOADS.

But I don't know which colour to get!

Had originally wanted navy but after looking at the pics it doesn't seem to pop out that much. I think I like black most but I have lots of black already! The sax is nice too but I already have my mint Soap Bubble skirt which is maybe a bit too similar.

Please give me your thoughts, I don't have long to decide.

Knowing my luck it'll have sold out completely by the time I decide. Went back for that usamimi band today after waiting to hear bf's opinion and him saying it looked stupid and then thinking 'fuck it, I'll get it'. But it was gone so I had to order online and pay £4 p&p =/ GAH. Wish I was a decisive person but it will never happen!

Dream Sky~Kattobingu!

My day today has been rather centred around Angelic Pretty. (Of course, it should have been centred around revising for my imminent Cellular Neurobiology exam that I am doomed to fail, but I digress).

I happened upon scans from the new Angelic Pretty catalogue (see here) and my goodness. It was love at first sight.

THIS SKIRT! THIS. SKIRT.

Dream Sky.

And what a dream it is!

I’d been interested in it since seeing a few scans floating around Tumblr, but that skirt is simply divine! And the navy isn’t a colour I’d usually plump for, but I think it really suits the print (although if buying I’d be tempted to go for lavender instead since I already own things to coord with it. But then I guess there *is* pink in the print...)

And so I’m in yet another dilemma! Do I try to buy it or not?

If I decide to I’ll need to act quick to get someone on board to go fetch it in store, since I’m usually far too slow for the online things and reservations would probably need to be done through a shopping service anyway. But the skirt is £130 not including all the faff that comes with buying online. That’s quite a lot for what seems to be a few layers of see-through material. But there is no denying that my life would be greatly improved with such a glorious skirt in my arsenal, no? Merely cropping the scan to just the skirt and posting it on Tumblr has gained me over 200 notes and a few new followers!

But then it would just be one treat to get me through the Summer. Which I could do with since it looks like my planned Bodyline order needs to be postponed until DHL comes back since EMS is far too expensive.

Hmm...

Also I watched RinRin's interview that was posted on the US site and golly am I jelly. I know it's silly, but I wish I could be an Angelic Pretty model! But naturally that is impossible for many reasons...the fact that there is no store in the country, that I'm short and plump and unattractive and painfully camera-shy. But a girl can dream. Dream Sky. KATTOBINGU~