Lolita is my life

Ah no! I'm becoming slack with my blog posts! I'm so sorry, but this semester has been really tough on me which gives me less time to do the things I like doing, for instance, blogging :( I think I'll just be doing large catch up posts for a while, I hope you won't mind. I must admit I am much, much more active on instagram and tumblr just because they're easier to use especially on the go! So please follow me there <3>

We had a really bigg lolita/anime/manga swap meet a while ago. I didn't manage to sell any lolita dresses there, but it was a good chance to meet up with the girls and chat about our money woes, new wishlist dresses and so on. I wore my new Melty Royal Chocolate from Angelic Pretty. It's the perfect fit, and the style is so flattering! I really love this dress so much~!

More recently, we bid farewell to a beautiful lolita girl in our community. She's jetsetting home to Malaysia after working in Adelaide for several years. I wore Toy March from Angelic Pretty, it's soo pretty! But I recently sold the JSK and socks set since I just won the set in navy - my preferred colourway~

I went out shopping with my sister and a friend. Though I didn't buy anything it was great to take a look in the shops and spend some time together. I didn't wear lolita, but I really liked my outfit anyway!! The beret is however from Angelic Pretty's Toy March collection :D We had yummy pizza and desserts after too <3 br="">

My sister and I were asked to do a japanese fashion presentation at University for some high school students. It was to promote the Language faculty. I wore a complete (almost) outfit by Baby the Stars Shine Bright. Chocolate Fascinate Fantasy JSK with Hexenhaus socks and my favourite cookie headbow! It was also the first time I took Usakumya out too, she had a loong and tiring day!!

I also organised a surprise graduation party for my sister! She's finally finished studying at University, so we celebrated with some yummy Korean food and karaoke times with some other lolita girls. I wore Emily Temple Cute's Wrapping Macaron <3 p="">

Here's an extra picture of my cutie sister who looks SO much younger than me! Haha~

And most recently!! I was introduced to this very lovely little cafe by some lolita friends. They had the loveliest scones and most delicious chocolate mud cake I have had in a while! I wore my new Drained Cherry skirt from Angelic Prettyy~ It's made of the nicest chiffon, I'm so happy I managed to find it second hand.

And lastly, thing's I've bought recently and it's, erm... quite a list:

Angelic Pretty Toy March set in navy
Angelic Pretty Musee du Chocolat set in ivory
Angelic Pretty Drained Cherry skirt in ivory
Angelic Pretty French Doll onepiece in navy
Angelic Pretty Chess Chocolate blouse in brown
Angelic Pretty Melty Royal Chocolate knit cardigan in ivory
Emily Temple Cute Chocolate and Ribbon JSK in pink
Emily Temple Cute Chocolatier Rabbit JSK in red
Emily Temple Cute Chocolate and Ribbon tshirt in brown
Emily Temple Cute Snow Dot Ribbon blouse in white
Baby Hexenhaus Pearl JSK in brown
Baby Hexenhaus necklace in brown
Milk Chocolate Bar skirt

european memories (part ii)

The next part of this series, is all about my one true love - Paris, France. The romantic capital city and home to world famous chocolate, pastries and of course, my favourite: macarons. I won't be able to cover Paris in just one post. Watch out for more if you're interested!~ Here are photos from some of the touristy tourist attractions I visited. I stopped by Paris about 6 times in total, usually spending at least a day, or a few nights to get as much exploring as I could.

 The famous Louvre museum. We managed to explore almost the entire place, with plenty of stopping and resting! It's a magnificently large museum, filled with the most famous works of art. Not to mention, the ceilings themselves are a wonder!~

 The Eiffel Tower required 2 visits! Both were at night so we could see the city's lights twinkling below us. It was so, so cold in late autumn, but the views are absolutely stunning. So very Parisian! I even found some very beautiful views of the Eiffel Tower from the top of the Arc de Triomphe too. After the long climb up, the view is definitely worth it!

 

 Galerie Lafayette is perfect for (window) shopping, drooling over 800euro fur coats and being dazzled by the stained glass dome above. All the pretty lights.

 

More museum days! This is the Centre Pompidou, home to modern art! Known better as the inside-out building, I didn't think it was as pretty as the Louvre, but still an iconic must-see museum in Paris!

 A hike to the Cimeterie Pere Lachaise had to be a super quick one as we arrived 10 minutes before closing. Unfortunately we weren't able to find Chopin or Oscar Wilde's graves before being ushered out.

 A must-see for any lolitas! Baby the Stars Shine Bright and Angelic Pretty in Paris! They are close together, within walking distance, and I was glad to buy myself a souvenir usakumya! Too bad Angelic Pretty was closed, but I did get to go again! I bought some Royal Chocolate socks from there!

 

 This is where I first glimpsed the Eiffel Tower! From Place de la Concorde~ We were on our way to find Laduree, among other things, and hello, hello!!

 DISNEYLAND! I was actually a little disappointed (and actually suffering from a cold when I went). I didn't get to stay so long to see the fireworks, but the main attraction (the castle, haha!) was lovely!!~

 

 

 

And lastly, REAL life castle! The Palace of Versailles. The most beautiful place I've ever been and ever will visit, I think. I had to go twice because you simply can't see everything in just one visit! My favourites? Definitely the gallery of mirrors and the queen's room. Such delicate and intricate details, I want to decorate my room like so! Haha~!

Pheww! That was longg, next up, more PARIS memories!

once a year, every year

Last weekend was the weekend we'd all been waiting a long time for - Avcon! That's the anime and game convention in Adelaide. Although it has a very strong lolita culture too. Some friends from Melbourne came to visit us since they had a stall down the Artist Alley. My sister and I usually have one too, but we took a break from that this year. On the Friday, we met up with the girls from Melbourne to eat yummy burgers! I had the delicious crispy bacon and cheese burger again, it's the best! After lunch, we headed to the convention centre for set up and to grab  our tickets.

Later that evening, we all went out for Japanese food at a cute little restaurant called Matsuri. I ordered the Tonkatsu and shared it with my sister who ordered Teriyaki chicken. Yum!

 Once we'd all separated to get some early night's rest, I decided to take some outfit photos! It had been so busy, I almost forgot! I wore Emily Temple cute's Vintage Market one piece with the cute polka dot socks from Baby the Stars Shine Bright.

 On the Saturday I decided to wear something super casual and easy to change out of because I knew I'd be in the Maid's Cafe. I've been volunteering as a maid there since it started, and even though it's a lot of work, it's super enjoyable! I love my new Candy Stripper jacket, it's so warm! I really wanted to wear my Angelic Pretty Royal Chocolate dress, but thought it probably wasn't worth it since I'd be in my maid costume most of the time.

 All the maids (and butlers) were really lovely and adorable this year! I worked with mostly the same people on both days, and we all had so much fun!! The costume (which I borrowed) is adorable too, don't you think?

 On the last day of the convention, I wore my beautiful dream dress - Cadre du Chat by Juliette et Justine. I tried to add some cult party kei elements like the overdress, tights and makeup. It's my first time trying this style, and wearing the dress, I was really excited to wear it. For the first time, I decided to enter the Lolita Parade competition. And I was so, so super nervous! All the girls looked gorgeous in their dresses, and I was sure I'd trip on stage. But it all went smoothly, and I even ended up winning first prize for best coordinate!

Outfit Rundown:
- dress: Juliette et Justine
- lace collar, overdress, headpiece, necklace: handmade by me
- shoes: Baby the Stars Shine Bright
- bag: Muchacha
- tights, gloves, accessories: offbrand

 I have to thank my two lovely sisters, Kairii for helping with the pattern for the overdress, and Nikii for taking all the photos of my outfit and supporting me on the day. They were really the best to me, and I know I wouldn't have won without them. I felt so luckyy~!
 

 With the prize money ($100 at One Day in Paradise) I bought some cute accessories and a pretty letter set from Baby the Stars Shine Bright, and some 6%DokiDoki hairclips. I also bought a big 6%DokiDoki glitter bow for my sister as a thank you gift. And since my lovely friends were down for the weekend, they gifted me a brooch and cute necklaces for my super belated birthday!!

I had a wonderful weekend, though I was so tired as well. I didn't manage to take that many photos, but I did try out my super adorable rilakkuma instax camera! It's really good for taking selfies, so here's a few from the weekend~!