After what feels like an ungodly amount of time, I have
finished unpacking. This not only means no more boxes cluttering up my new
space – it means access to my stuff. Well, not quite all of it, but enough so
that life feels normal. And let me tell you, as soon as I knew that I’d be
moving out, my system fried, overloaded with conflicting messages of “you must
save” and “you must treat yourself while you can”. Long story short, here are
the lolita things I bought recently.
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Finally, you're mine! |
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Not sure if you can tell, but there's glitter in the strawberries. |
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Love those finishing touches. No wonder these pieces kept selling out. |
Let’s start off with what feels like the biggest victory
ever: the Fancy Crepe necklace in mint. I’m not sure whether I hate AP or
myself more for loving a piece of plastic jewellery so much that I attempted to
get it six bloody times, yet here we are. My sixth time proved lucky, as I
decided to contact Chibi Tenshi instead of Muuh or Mint Kismet. Chibi Tenshi is
based in a smaller city than the other two (which isn’t hard when your
competition is Tokyo and Osaka respectively), so I figured if anyone could get
it for me, it’d be her. And she did. It is in every aspect as obscenely
adorable as I wished and, crucially, it matches Diner Doll perfectly. AP Paris
still has the matching ring up on their website and I won’t lie, I’m tempted as
hell. At least the current shitty exchange between the pound and the euro makes
resisting easier…
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Since I already had an open order, might as well, right? |
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Both the tulle and the lace are so soft. The perfect cool shade of dark brown (AP would probably call it bitter in their chocolate stuff). |
Since Chibi Tenshi managed to get that necklace, I jumped in
on the opportunity to get a pair of wrist cuffs off Fril or Mercari (I honestly
can’t remember). These are from Innocent World and on the listing photo they
looked like exactly the shade of brown I needed – and they were! They match the
blouse I intended these for perfectly, which means they will also match some of
the other brown items I have. Truth be told, they’re not the style of wrist
cuffs that I normally would’ve gone for. I prefer mine fluffier and wider, lace
rather than pleats, however as I couldn’t find what I like in the colour I
needed, I went for these instead. Should I ever find something better, I’ll
probably replace these, but for now they live with me. I was also able to sell
my previous brown wrist cuffs basically straight away and to a very good home
too, so all worked out great there!
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This is probably the most accurate colour representation. |
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I'm still not entirely sure why rose lace on strawberry themed wrist cuffs, but who am I to question Innocent World? |
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I love that the strawberry theme is so subtle. |
These weren’t the only wrist cuffs I got though, not even
the only ones from Innocent World. As it was the season for summer sales, I
browsed what all the various brands had going on and these caught my eye. Not
for the first time either, as I first spotted them, along with the matching
socks, back in March when I visited the Innocent World shop in Osaka. As much
as I would’ve loved the socks too, I couldn’t justify these at the time, so
only got the wrist cuffs. I had remembered them as a little bit more true red
than they actually are, they lean ever so slightly wine, though not enough to
make a massive difference. They will still compliment all the pieces I had in
mind and the lace on these is so lovely and soft. These are much more my taste
when it comes to wrist cuff shape and hopefully I’ll be able to wear these
soon.
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Again, this is the more accurate to colour. My camera really doesn't like wine red and wants to brighten it into true red. |
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Inobtrusive branding is best branding. |
This was another total impulse purchase, this time through
Instagram. Although I’ve been thinking about trying out brand turtlenecks for
some time now, up until this one I haven’t found one I’d like. As it was also
sold via Instagram only, and for an acceptable price too, the impulse buy
mentality kicked in and I messaged the seller as soon as I saw the story post.
To my relief, it fits and wasn’t too problematic to put on or take off, so I
look forward to wearing this more when the weather cools down (well, cools down
more). I have this really cosy coord idea in mind with Whipped Cream Kitty –
and maybe even something festive with Lady Sloth’s Winter Spices print! Which
kind of makes me want some festive socks…
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It may not look like much on its own, though the renaissance vibes the sleeves have sucked me in. |
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A grey that photographs, well, grey, Even if there are some hints of lavender undertones. |
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The bodice is entirely shirring, so this should be comfy as hell to wear. |
I’ve found this one in quite an unusual way. When reading
Saxon Blues’ post about unconventional places to buy lolita from,
I clicked on a link for one of the blouses. While that particular one seemed to
be unavailable or only available in the USA, I ignored it, but this blouse
caught my eye in the ‘people also bought’ tab. Through some fiddling, I managed
to find a listing that was shipping from China and I decided to take the risk.
At £10 if it hadn’t worked out, I wouldn’t have lost much, when I could
potentially gain a grey blouse to match my black pieces (and some other ones)
with a neckline that works best on me. And it worked out! The blouse is very
short, though it doesn’t matter as it’ll be under JSKs. It’s not the best thing
out there, you definitely get what you pay for with quality, but at that price
I really am not complaining. The listing also had some other colours, so if it’s
still available after I test it out a bit more, I may give in.
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Not quite bubblegum pink, not quite peachy pink. It's a good thing that I'm not super obsessed with colour matching (despite what the brown wrist cuffs' story might tell you). |
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The material and all the laces are so soft. For a 100% polyester chiffon, this feels the least polyester-like. |
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I am in love with those sleeve details! |
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Freebies. Luckily I got different colours/designs of things this time compared to last. |
Technically I bought this blouse a while ago, since I got it
on preorder, but I can’t be bothered making a separate post about it. I was
going to, but too much effort. Anyhow, this is my first blouse from Dear Celine
and,
just like the dress before it,
it arrived with some freebies. More importantly, however, it fits like a glove!
Obviously, I wouldn’t buy it if I didn’t think that it’d fit, yet anyone with a
bust over 80cm quickly learns to not expect anything when it comes to lolita
blouses. There was absolutely zero gaping at the chest and despite it being
chiffon, the material isn’t particularly see-through, which means that I could
even wear this with skirts. True, the sleeve cuffs could’ve been elasticated
for extra comfort, but they fit, so I’ll stop being picky. So tempted to get
this in more colours now…
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The font in which 'Crown Label' is written reminds me so much of the Disney font. |
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IT'S A KITTEH! Look at this adorable face, I wanna pet it! |
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If all cosmetic ads looked like this, I would never stop buying. Kittens like this could sell me anything! |
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Bad timing in that Irregular Choice announced rubber duck shoes - and now I want those stupidly cute shoes to go with my stupidly cute rubber ducks on Bubble Bath. |
Oh, and speaking of skirts – I am now a proud and happy
owner of Bubble Bath! Since maybe the beginning of this year, I’ve been
stalking all the Closet Child branches via Twitter. Many of the things they
stock never make it to the website, as they sell out that quickly, and they do
get some real gems. And so one day I spotted this skirt posted to Closet Child
Ikebukuro’s feed. Muuh wasn’t available for in-store purchase at that time, so
I desperately looked for another shopping service. I actually found so many,
but majority of them only did online shopping – until I found
RinRin Tokyo Shopping Service.
When I found the page, the name seemed familiar and I think I saw someone else
on Instagram mention them in their stories, so I messaged and long story short,
the skirt is now mine. RinRin Tokyo SS is a one-woman operation and she was
wonderful from start to finish, keeping me informed, answering promptly and
being very honest (she refunded me something like ¥200 because the postage
turned out less than estimated). So if you’re ever in a pinch and need a
shopping service with great communication, reasonable fees and who’s based in
Tokyo, consider them.
This little review aside, I am absolutely in love with
Bubble Bath! I knew I would be, but as always with lolita pieces, they look so
much better in person. The first thing I noticed was the texture in the print,
which I never even knew about. The material is very light cotton, which would’ve
been ideal for the heatwave we had last weekend, except that all the rest of my
frills were still packed away then. Oh well, I’m sure I’ll find (or make) an
occasion soon. And all those adorable kitties! I doubt anyone at Meta ever
actually tried to give a kitty a bath, because most times it doesn’t go this
adorably, which is also a reason why I love this print so much. It’s KITTIES!
And they’re HAVING A BATH! With LOTS OF BUBBLES! Not gonna lie, if I ever come
across the pinafore JSK of this print, I might cave in and buy that too for
extra kitties and cuteness – for now I shall live my bubble bath dreams with
the skirt.
And that’s all from the things that have arrived so far. My
Haenuli order has shipped, though the tracking has been stuck at “departed with
flight XYZ from Incheon Airport” for maybe a week now – whatever happened, it’s
not here yet. Though when it does arrive, I’ll do a proper unboxing and post
about it. Hopefully by then I will have figured out the best filming and photo
spots in my flat. Don’t worry, I plan on testing that out soon – this weekend
is the last one before I start my new job, after having all of August off, and
I am in VERY SERIOUS need of wearing my frills!
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