Shopping Trip

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On Tuesday I finally went birthday shopping with my mum. Dad treated us to Gourmet Burger Kitchen beforehand so we had enough energy to trawl the shops all day!


My shopping outfit! The weather was all over the place so I had to layer up.


Loving my new Black Milk dress, and was pleased to find that my Reeboks match it perfectly!

My mum had promised me some new trainers for my birthday since I desperately needed some and she had a sports shop voucher anyway.


These Asics were only £29.99, and they match all my gym gear perfectly. Hopefully they'll be comfy and last a long time! Unfortunately I had to pay for everything else myself Dx lol


In Primark I first snagged this MLP sweater! Unfortunately I should have got a bigger size =/ annoying as I had to exchange a shirt I bought the other day for smaller. WHY CAN'T YOUR SIZES BE CONSISTENT JFC. Luckily it was only £10, but still annoying as I won't get to exchange it. Also most of her cutiemark is missing?


I got these for £5, I've been looking for some like it for ages to replace my 5 year old pair that have a huge hole in the crotch haha.


Wellies! My old pair are a bit past it, and shorter should be more comfortable for less wet festivals. They were £12.


Then I kinda went a bit mad in H&M, starting with this gorgeous dress. Annoyingly it has a huge white snag in the font at the bottom which I didn't notice until I tried it on at home. Again, probably won't get to exchange as they're old stock and I won't be going shopping for ages. SO ANNOYING. It would be such a gorgeous dress otherwise with its many sheer panels. And it was only £13. No idea what to do with it.


Silly crop top. I just decided I like crop tops for some reason =P It was £9.99 I think?


Another crop, with lots of sheer sections! The sleeves emphasize my muscley arms which looks kinda weird haha. £12.99.


More shorts, to make sure I get rid of my old ones. These were £14.99.


And acid wash ones, coz I love them! They're quite clingy but should be good for Summer. £12.99 I think, pretty cheap anyway.

I freaked out a bit when I paid as I spent almost £60 at once and I've never done that in a store before!


Last little thing my mum bought for me was this Hello Kitty phone sock with 3 marshmallows, as she saw it for cheap in BHS hehe. I love marshmallows!

I was so tired and achey when I got home as I had so much to carry! It wasn't an enjoyable shopping day tbh, but I am pleased with most of my purchases. Just hope I have a chance to exchange the duff purchases, otherwish I'll have to wear a too small sweater and take up a full-length dress to knee length, which would SUCK.

I really need to get rid of some clothes if I'm going to keep buying so much Dx but it's so hard!

Picnic Time!

On Saturday we had the first picnic of the year in Bath.


I made pizza rolls (hot pepper flavour)...


...and Danish swirls! These didn't work out so good, but I know what to do next time. They are lemon curd, chocolate fudge, and cinnamon fillings.


We had a feast (I must have eaten a million macarons!) in a covered part of the park, which was just as well as it rained and hailed heavily mid-picnic! We played charades with randomly generated print names and then afterwards went for tea. Everyone went home pretty early as we were all super tired!


Group photos I stole from Hayley's Facebook.


My outfit! JSK, bags, headbow, and parka are all Angelic Pretty, socks are Topshop, shoes are River Island. I really don't wear my Sugary Carnival JSK enough.


Hopefully the weather will be better for the next picnic! I still had fun though, and it was great to see my friends again after such a long time ♥

Lolita Blog Carnival: A Casual Coordinate for a Quiet Day

There are lots of occasions when you want to dress up nicely, but either don't have the energy or want to remain comfortable since you aren't doing anything special. In this Lolita Blog Carnival post I'm going to show some of my old casual coords. To be honest, a lot of my coords are casual because I'm a lazy butt!


This is a recent one I wore to visit my grandparents for tea. Fully-shirred OPs may look pretty gross, but they're so comfortable!


This is one from last Summer, and the quality is awful, sorry! It was a super hot day and we were just having a picnic and dossing around in the sun, so a coord without socks and blouse was ideal.


An even more casual one from two years ago! This was just for going over my boyfriend's house and I had to walk to town comfortably.


One last one from a whopping 3 years ago! This is my favourite kind of casual coord, with a short Angelic Pretty skirt or dress and comfy cosy layers and boots. Although these skirts often look a little awkward for some reason!

This post wasn't really what I'd wanted to do for this theme, but I've been working overtime and super early mornings so I didn't have the energy to make up a new cute coord for this =[ Hopefully next time!



Beyond Kawaii ♥ Cherry Parlor ♥ Elegant Poupée ♥ Northern Star

Lolita Blog Carnival: The Most Challenging Substyles, And How To Pull Them Off

This Lolita Blog Carnival theme is pretty challenging in of itself! I wasn't sure how to tackle this theme as the difficult styles just don't ever seem to be done.

The style I'm choosing is PUNK.


Now, I think a lot of the problem with this is that people don't really know what punk as a fashion is anyway. Punk is not Hot Topic mall-gothy tat, which is what far too many people seem to think it is. It's about expression, going against conventions, and essentially about freedom.


I see a lot people calling punk lolita 'ita' as it breaks rules and uses tacky things like chains and safety pins and tartan, but THAT'S THE POINT. Obviously it has to adhere to the lolita 'rules' enough to be punk lolita, but you've got to have fun with it too! I'd probably agree that in a lot of cases it isn't lolita at all. But it's too sweet to be punk also!

I also think that punk overlaps with ero a little, since fishnets and shorter skirts are common.


Putumayo is a good brand to start with.


Honestly, I think to get punk lolita right, you just have to have a punk attitude. If you care that other people will think you look totally ita, then it isn't the style for you. Because you probably will look ita, and that's okay! I think because punk and lolita are such different styles, it's impossible strike a perfect balance between the two.

I figure I should put a little list of things to consider when trying to create a punk lolita look...

• Tartan has huge ties with the punk look, so tartan it up!
• In terms of colour palette, black and red is probably the safest option, but white, pink, purple, and green are also good options.
• Fabrics like leather can be used as accents.
• Chains, studs, and pins are great, especially on more deconstructed pieces and layered outfits.
• Keep it fun! Try to look more sweet than edgy.
• Chunky boots and heels are perfect. Get the Docs out!
• Armwarmers and legwarmers are fine! Mismatched stripy socks over fishnets make for perfect legwear.
• Common motifs are skulls and trumps.
• This is probably the only style where hats (especially mini ones) are more common than ribbons.

Honestly I think that I like this style because there are so many cute punk-style outfits in J-Pop! Buono! have loads of cute ones.


And some AKB0048 just because I love these outfits and I'm enjoying watching the anime right now.

I'd imagine a lot of people will disagree with me here, since the outfits I posted are much more punk than lolita (and because I actually like DollDelight and most people don't). But that's just my personal preference for this style, I guess!

Which substyle do you think is toughest?



Breidholt ♥ Daily Fuckery ♥ Lemontree ♥ Northern Star ♥ Sparkling Girl

Jack Whitehall in Cardiff

On the 12th of March I went to the Cardiff date of Jack Whitehall's tour with Rob!

Before the show we had a potter around the shops and ate at Chimichanga. BEST. FOOD. EVER. I had the veggie chimichanga and a few fries and onion rings, and we shared churros, which we'd been wanting to try for ages. I want to go back again and eat everything, but the meal cost us £35 (we usually eat in Wetherspoons for much cheaper!).

There was no warm-up act for the show, but there were sporadic videos to keep us entertained while we waiting. We ended up getting to our seats pretty early since all the info said that you wouldn't be allowed in if you were late. I have a feeling this was a lie. We were in the 7th row, so more than far enough away to not get picked on!


Honestly I have mixed feelings about the show. I probably would have enjoyed it a lot more back when I bought the tickets (waaaaaaaaaaaay back in February 2013!!). Not that I didn't enjoy it, but there were a lot of just not funny jokes. Like repeatedly returning to make jokes about a guy in the front row date raping women. An initial passing offensive remark may have got a laugh and cringe from me, but revisiting it over and over was just...no. And this wouldn't even fall into that category for me as rape is just never funny.

Also several times he messed up his (rather offensive) accents and forgot jokes and things, which was kinda unprofessional. I get that these things happen (I do it all the time!), but still.


I did enjoy the Lion King jokes (#pray4theking !!), but again some of the humour was just too juvenile. I think I lost my sense of humour or something.


But the stampede at the end was awesome! I wish I could have gotten photos, but it all happened the other side of the stage (the stage was in the centre of the room).

Would I go see him again? No. But I knew beforehand that I didn't appreciate his humour anymore, and it's not like I didn't like I didn't have a good time! Just the problem with buying tickets horrendously in advance. Lesson learned!

Celga Haul & Dream Dress GET!

Since the beginning of the year, I have made a few Japanese purchases with Celga. I've used them a lot in the past and used them instead of FromJapan in this instance as FromJapan has limits with regards to number of Angelic Pretty purchases allowed (I think that was what it was anyway, and I know that's happened before so I'm assuming that was the reason).

I must admit, I was a little disappointed with them on this occasion. They usually provide a stellar service with quick responses and personalised emails, but I think they must have some new staff. One member confused which items were for bidding and which were for buying, for example. Also I asked for my parcel to be marked down to ¥10,000 and they fully marked it down to $39! Although that meant I totally skipped customs, so I guess I can't really complain. They weren't totally awful or anything, just not up to the standard I recalled from previous experiences.


Everything was packaged up nicely! The box cost around 8,000¥ (£50) to ship, if I remember correctly. Which stings a lot less since I didn't have to pay any customs or VAT. It was shipped on March 8th and arrived on the 11th.

So, onto the haul(s)! I won't be including fees in the listed prices as it'll just be far too complicated, but the total item value before shipping was $1,045(£630...holy balls!).

Angelic Pretty Sale Order

Back in January Angelic Pretty held a big sale! There was nothing that took my fancy really on the International site, but I'd been eyeing these items for a while and I just wanted to get something to be honest!


First up, Coat of Arms Tartan short JSK! According to my invoice it cost ¥12,495 (£73), so I guess it was reduced further after I bought it. I was tempted by the regular JSK as it was a similar price, but it was this version I'd been tempted by first.


I like the pink version a little more I think, but plumped for red since I already own a similar piece in pink. Sadly the headbow sold out before my stuff was ordered.


I love AP's cute little details such as the buttons.


Detachable pouch on the back. Mixed feelings about this dress really. The fabric has a lovely shimmery blue thread running through it that wasn't evident from the photos online, and the fabrics are all very soft and light. However, it is short. And if it's short on me, then I really mean SHORT. I assumed it would be like my Happy Girl JSK, but it must be shorter than that! I'm hoping it will still be okay, but I wouldn't recommend it for anyone taller than me! I was going to remove the pouch, but it kind of acts a modesty one!


I wanted some more tights too that I could wear with fairy-kei styled coords, so I picked up Dreamy Baby Room tights in black for ¥2,100 (£12). The print isn't that great and the name makes me cringe a little, but the contrast on the tights really looks great and I'm looking forward to wearing them! Maybe to Kyary?

Another Angelic Pretty Order

I spotted by chance that there were Etoile Twins special sets on the Japanese site, and there were a few things I regretted not getting in my previous order, so I placed another one.


My first choice cut was out of stock already, but I couldn't resist the price of ¥10,500 (£60) for a JSK and heabow set! I always liked how dreamy and floaty this series looked.


I'm a little disappointed with the print as I feel it could have been a brighter pastel instead of very muted, but the bodice is a lovely soft silken fabric and it's such a little party dress! The lace has little crowns on it.


The headbow is quite understated too.


Since I already ordered Romantic Rose Letter (see below), I thought I'd pick up the matching necklace for ¥3,990 (£23). I was torn between pink and lavender, but figured pink would match more. This is my first AP necklace! I love all the glitter in it, and it certainly doesn't feel 'cheap' as people always say plastic jewellery is.


I also finally bought some black Holy Lantern jewellery, although only the bracelet was left, at ¥3,150 (£18). It's smaller than I imagined, but very adorable. Holy Lantern is probably one of my favourite series anyway, so I'd love to pick up the earrings and necklace too if the opportunity ever presents itself.


I also thought I'd get a catalogue since I've not had one before, for ¥840 (£5). It's pretty small, but a nice thing to have.

Mbok Auction Buys

I've always had a weak spot for auctions, but this time I have a very good excuse.

I fell helplessly in love the Romantic Rose Letter OP, but couldn't decide on a colourway and missed them going online anyway. I was in two minds about buying it at all as it was so expensive and OTT, but I chanced it at auction. The listing didn't show good proof photos and the price was suspiciously low for such a popular series (in the most popular colourway!) so I thought I may have been scammed. I couldn't have been more wrong!


I got the dress with bonnet for ¥46,000 (£270), when originally the OP cost ¥41,790 and the bonnet ¥8,295. It is STUNNING. The only flaw I could find was that the bag it came in smelled kind of bad, as if it had been in a home that was smoked in, and it transfered to the clothes a little. Both items still had tags though and didn't appear to have been worn.


The dress is so silky, nothing like the chiffon of Powder Rose as I'd imagined it would be. The lace is a little tacky-looking close up, but other than that it is absolutely perfect. The print has so many subtle details that I didn't notice, such as the writing on the letters, doves with branches in their mouths, and the lace and pearls that are printed all over.


I hadn't noticed the little hearts on the sleeved before, and thankfully my arms fit them! And the princess sleeves make me feel like an angel or something. The lace trim on the bottom of the dress has ribbons and roses on. It also has a huge ruffle-butt, but it was too hard to get a nice photo of!


And theme buttons!


Neck tie thing that came with the dress.


I'm not sure if I'll use the bonnet as they really don't suit me, but I really love owning it anyway!

Other Mbok purchases...


Impulse buy of an AP carousel necklace for ¥2,000 (£12). It's not as cute as I'd hoped as the gold is kind of gaudy, but it's a perfect match for Sugary Carnival and various other things I own. I already own a red carousel necklace, so now I have one for every outfit really since red and pink are my main colours!


Sailor Moon gashapon compacts for a rather hefty ¥3,500 (£20). They were no longer available on J-List when I bought them, and then they were put back up for a second round of pre-orders afterwards. Doh! I'm just glad to have them though, as they're adorable! Cutieeeeesss! I might attach brooch fasteners to the back so I can wear them like a real mahou shoujo!


Although those mirrors are totally useless and merely decorational lol.

I'm absolutely thrilled with my purchses, even if they set me back a lot. Definitely have to wait a while before any more online frilly purchases though!