Counting down the days

It's almost the end of 2013, and there are a few things that I'm looking forward to! But perhaps the two most exciting things are: 1, I'll be finishing my last architectural design class - forever! (I'm actually avoiding my last assignment by blogging, haha~) and 2, 24 days until I depart for Germany and the Netherlands :D

As you can imagine, life is getting busy with huge assignments and preparation for my overseas trip. But I did try to enjoy myself a little too! Our lolita community decided to hold a 'Magical Lolita Transformation' day for some new girls who'd perhaps never tried lolita before. So many girls were kind enough to lend some dresses for others to try on. We helped with makeup and hair before taking a snap of their transformation :) I decided I wouldn't transform, and wore my own coordinate: Emily Temple cute's chocolate and ribbon jumperskirt with some Angelic Pretty accessories (beret, socks and bag).

Our community also decided to celebrate a super early Halloween and we held a very spooky little picnic in the Botanical Gardens. It was a super hot day in Spring, so it was hard to dress up. I decided to go for a creepy Snow White zombie. What if she died when she ate the apple, and the 'kiss of life' kept her undead?! I made a nice red ribbon headbow to match my Innocent World's Dward Story Jumperskirt.

The very next day, my sister and I were invited to a community festival celebrating the sisterhood between Salisbury (in Australia) and Mobari (in Japan). I wore a casual lolita outfit with my new bear hoodie and French Cafe by Angelic Pretty. :)

Since receiving my Musee du Chocolat by Angelic Pretty, I was keen to have a twins meet! I knew there were at least two other girls who also bought the print in the community besides my sister and I. And so I hosted a fun twinning meet where we enjoyed yummy burgers and purikura together!

 

I was so impressed with the Chess Chocolate triplets and Whyteleaf twins! All our dresses matched so well! Chocolate prints, ahoy~ Everyone had such a fun time, and so many passerbys loved our outfits and couldn't resist taking photos of us.

And lastly before I continue with my assignment, I spent a short afternoon enjoying Halloween cupcakes at my favourite cupcakery - BTS. Since it was the last day of teaching at University too, I decided to dress up a little and wore my newest wardrobe addition: Emily Temple cute's Chocolatier Bunny. It's so cute and comfortable. I love the pinkish red~

I hope you all enjoyed a scary Halloween! Next year, I hope to have some time to go trick or treating again, it's so much fun :) My little sister did! She was dressed as a zombie girl in a seifuku. I did her makeup and she looked so scaryyy XD What do you think?

And before I leave, here's a few photos of some super super casual outfit I wore to university that I thought I'd share~ My juju maxi shoes are so comfy and I think they look so cute with funny socks like my America ones on the left. My brother hates them with socks though, haha~ :P

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

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~!

my big fat haul

I've been terribly spend thrifty of late! I think it's a becoming a small problem. Haha! This is what I've spent my money on during the past two months. I really spoiled myself for my birthday, plus I found some amazing deals on mbok and yahoo auctions, so I thought I shouldn't let a good price go! What do you think about that? Justified?

Firstly, to fulfill my tea loving and drinking, I asked my kind sisters to buy me a pretty teapot and some yummy teas from the popular shop t2. It took some weeks for the blue 'wonderland' teapot to be restocked, so I had to be quite patient. My sister took me in store to pick the teas I wanted. I chose some of the sweetest ones: Honey vanilla, Vanilla slice and Black rose. (rosy, vanillary, sweet aromas are my favourite!)

As a present for myself, I found some brand new beautiful teacups! The first is the famous 'Lady Carlyle' from the Royal Albert range. Now I can match with my sister, and we can have cute fancy tea parties together, heehee~

Secondly, I bought this 'Yellow Butterfly' teacup from Wedgwood. It came in such a pretty box as well! I love the chinoiserie motif, and the cute colours! I bought some earl grey tea leaves from Wedgwood too! Earl grey is definitely my favourite tea blend, so I'm looking forward to trying this in my new teacup!

With a recent eye test, came new prescription, and thus, new frames!! I had seen this pair of Bvlgari frames for a long, long time. So I was so glad to finally have them fixed up with the correct lenses for me. I'm still trying to get used to them, but I love wearing them all the time!

 

 Onto lolita purchases!! I found both these dresses for a very good price on mbok. I couldn't believe I spent about half the original price on Alice and the Pirate's Porz Kerchief on the left! It's a dress I really loved when it was released, and I managed to find it in my preferred colour~! On the right is Vintage Market by Emily Temple Cute. Given the condition and price, it was practically a steal!

Since I don't post as regularly (and because I'm just super, super excited), here are a few more items that I'm waiting for in the mail:

Emily Temple Cute's Cutlery and Donuts onepiece in sax
Emily Temple Cute's Cutlery and Biscuits skirt in white
Emily Temple Cute's Un Deux Trois cutsew dress in navy
Baby the Stars Shine Bright's blouse in brown
Baby the Stars Shine Bright's mini crown in gold
Angelic Pretty's Toy March beret in green
Juju jelly slipper shoes in gold and dark silver

Time to stop? Yes, I think so too. I might need to have a 'no spending' month soon. What are some tips on saving money?