Lolita UK Secret Santa

No doubt many of you are in a similar position where you either stand no chance of getting Lolita-related presents from your friends and family (for whatever reason) or you’d just rather that they didn’t because they’re likely to get it wrong. However, getting Lolita fashion items for presents is an incredible thing, so it’s a little sad that sometimes it’s a present from us to ourselves. Unless you manage to get a chance to take part in some Lolita Secret Santa.

Other than the one I participated in during my comm’s ILD meet, I decided to join the Lolita UK 2016 Secret Santa. Every Lolita in the UK could take part and all the information and sorting was done via Elfster. The rules, especially the timeline, were set out very clearly: post your presents by December 10^th to make sure they arrive in time, spending limit was £15 and wishlists were meant to be kept fairly generic, although I believe links to wardrobe posts were allowed (at least I included one to mine from Lolibrary). The other bits, like whether you remain anonymous or when to open the present, were left to the individuals.

So when my present arrived on Saturday, as much as I wanted to resist the temptation, my boyfriend is an enabler and I ended up opening it on the spot. And in a way I’m glad I did, because the present I received from my Secret Santa couldn’t have been more perfect!

Although I only specified vague things, like preferred colours or style, the gift was spot on. I received not one, but two berets! I’ve been meaning to add a beret to my Lolidrobe for a while, yet kept hesitating and not doing it as I had no idea whether I’d look good in a beret. Now I know that I needn’t have worried, although the berets I received are a lot cuter than what I would’ve bought as they were customised and fit my style perfectly. The ivory and gold one is probably my favourite, but the tricolor (yes, I know, it’s a dark navy that photographs more like black, but it is navy) seems so perfect for both dressing up and down. I have discovered that they’d look best with a fringe so until I get one I’ll be using them with wigs.

The other two little bits, a set of bow clips and a bunny necklace, are fantastic as well. Even though I’m not particularly a fan of bunnies this necklace is subtle enough for me and I could probably use it at Easter to make my outfits more appropriate for that occasion. And the clips I’ll probably use regardless of what I’m wearing, they’re suitable for pretty much everything and who knows, maybe I’ll even clip them to the berets?

Now I can only hope that my Secret Santa likes the gift I picked for them. I felt a little bit under pressure as I was buying for someone I’ve met before, but don’t know that well, so I remained anonymous so as to not give them any expectations (I might reveal myself if I see anywhere that she liked what I got her). I liked what I picked and I hope she’ll find a way to use these.

How are things like with Lolita gifts for you? Can you trust your loved ones to pick out something nice or do you rely on other Lolitas and events like this to receive something from another person? Whichever it is, I hope that this Christmas season, if you’re celebrating, you’ll find at least one Lolita or loliable thing in your pile of presents. xx