New formula?

Sometimes I get a little bored looking at Lolita outfits that all have the same formula. It's always the same kind of shoes with the same kind of socks, the same kind of jewelry with the same kind of hair accessories and so on.
I feel the same way when I'm putting my own stuff together. I have so many of the same kind of necklaces for example. You all know it: The kind Accessorize sells; the ones that look like they were made to go with Lolita clothes. They're pretty, but sometimes I just a bit tired of all my outfits having the same kind of vibe.

So I spent some time putting together these outfits, taking two dress from Baby the Stars Shine Bright and pairing them with stuff mostly from highstreet shops for what is hopefully a slightly more mature look and fresh feel.

Black & White

Dress/Baby the Stars Shine Bright - Bolero/House of Fraser - Shoes/Sam Edelman (Asos) - Headpiece/Tequila Star - Socks/Miss Selfridge - Jewelry/Topshop

Pink & Red

Dress/Baby the Stars Shine Bright - Tights/Debenhams - Shoes/Boohoo - Jewelry/Topshop - Hairband/New Look - Blouse/John Lewis

What do you think?

I would love to wear both of these outfits. Though, the black and white one is my favourite, I really love those pink shoes too, haha :D

Lolitaloppis 2011

So Tenna and I got on the train early, and I mean really early, Sunday morning to get to the Lolitaloppis in Stockholm. The train ride was long, so we tried to get some extra sleep.  Finally, we were in Stockholm, now we only had to find the right street and even though we'd printed out a map, it proved to be a bit difficult, because the map wasn't detailed enough.

Our outfits for the day.
We took these outfit photos by a church close to the Central Station. It was such a beautiful place.

When we got to Tokyo Stop, naturally, there was a line. It actually wasn't as long as I'd expected, but it still took forever for us to get in. I think it was around 1pm or so when we got in line and it was 4pm when we got out of Tokyo Stop after having spent about 15 or 20 minutes inside. So yeah, it took a while. -__-
I don't actually mind waiting in line for events, but we hadn't eaten since 9am (when we ate 'lunch' on the train, lol), so we were very hungry and it was really cold. Obviously, we didn't wear the most practical shoes, but still. Lastly, the two girls waiting infront of us were really, really annoying. Like. I can't even. Mhm.


After the loppis Tenna snapped this photo of us in a mirror/window. Notice our bags of brand, yay! :D

Inside Tokyo Stop it was super crowded which is to be expected when you shove a bunch of frill-butts into two tiny rooms, but it was a bit disappointing, because it didn't leave that much room for taking photos. I got a few that are for Starlight Magazine, but I would have liked more.

Tokyo Stop were having a sale on their Lolita items. They were marked down by 40 % which sounds like a good deal, except their original price was almost double the retail price. So even with the mark down it was a bit more expensive than were you to buy from Japan. It was such a shame, because they had Meta's Blooming Garden JSK in the colour and the design that I wanted, but with the mark down it cost 200SEK more than what I'd brought.

It was then that I started to feel a bit panicked, lol, having come all this way and waited in line for so long and then I couldn't find something to buy? Then I saw this burgundy skirt hanging behind some other dresses at one girl's stand and it turned out to be this skirt:

Atelier Pierrot

It's the Romeo and Juliet print and it is so luxurious! The fabrics and the design - it's all so beautiful *__*

So I bought it, even though it's too small for me, but it came with waist ties, so I can let it out a bit ^^

I love the chiffon bustle in the back <3

Tenna bought the long and dusty mint version of IWs Christina JSK (the one I have in plum/short) so now we can twin. And it is just so gorgeous in that colour <3

I also bought this cute tote bag and a necklace.

Afterwards when we'd gotten something to eat (thank you 7eleven!), we went into one of the many H&Ms. I bought a hat like the one Tenna modified and wore for the day. It's sold out in most stores around here, so that was neat, hehe.

Next we took our outfit shots by a church and then we headed back to the train station.

The ride back home seemed longer than out, but we had fun with listening to the music from A Very Potter Musical and the audio book of the Philosopher's Stone. We had to switch trains in Lund and on the train to Copenhagen, we entered the overly tired hyper mode, lol. It was a lot of fun, though I felt a bit bad for the other few passengers. Tenna showed me her troll face:



Still lolling XD

Altogether it was a good trip, but a really long day. It was fun, but I feel it cost a bit too much to get there compared to how it was. If I were to do it again, I would definitely do it differently, like spend a weekend in Stockholm and get a chance to see some of the beautiful things there too.

Chocolate & fairy tales

Sorry, I’ve been neglecting this blog so much lately, I feel kind of bad, especially because I’ve actually had plenty of loli related times lately.

I had those two weeks off from work and I basically spent my time relaxing, sewing and taking photos. I made these two skirts and a matching headbow for one of them. I am planning to make one for the green skirt too. When I saw these two colours of this fabric, I just couldn’t resist buying it. I was planning to use these two at work, but I don’t know, I wore the blue one the other day and it just gets too dirty.

I got some red fabric too and I made cape for a photoshoot, I did a few weeks ago. I don’t have any photos of it to show you yet, because the photos are for the Danish online magazine for Lolitas which isn't released beofre April 11th.

I also bought some light dusty blue chiffon fabric for a JSK, but I haven’t started sewing that one yet.

Tenna invited me to a chocolate festival a few weeks ago and it was quite delicious. She owns Bodyline’s Chocolate Biscuit print in two colourways, so I borrowed her blue skirt, so we could twin this very event appropriate print :D

We met up with Tenna’s friend Keon there, so for once we had someone to take a photo with the both of us in it.

(Shoes: Monki, jewelry: Accessorize, headbow: handmade)

The moment we got inside and took off our coats, we were jumped by two event girls in hot pink poofy dresses, who complimented our outfits and gave us free chocolate! See?! Lolita pays off sometimes :D

We stayed for a while – until all of our free chocolate ‘coins’ (which came with the ticket) were used up and we were getting a bit nauseous from too much of a good thing which included chocolate and macarons :D

Afterwards we went to Baresso to recover :D A wonderful way to spend half a Sunday ^__^

This is my newest purchase: Baby’s Alice’s Portrait JSK in black. I love this print combined with the stripes and I’ve been searching for it for quite some time now. The pink and blue versions are all over the place, but I wanted the black or the red one. Finally I found it on mbok.jp and I really love this place. It gave me the Sleeping Beauty JSK, this one and Meta’s Swan lake skirt is one its way to me.

The photoshoot I mentioned before is themed ‘Fairy tales’ and I had three of my friends and colleagues model for me. I’ll save most of the talk of this shoot for my photoblog, I just want to share this photo Tenna took while I was setting up:

(Photo curtesy of Tenna)

I just want to say that is was a wonderful day, I had the pleasure of looking at three beautiful fairy tale characters and idyllic surroundings all day. More days should be like that ♥

Lastly, I want to share my outfit from last Saturday. I wanted to take some photos to submit to the magazine, but I’m too far from satisfied with the result, so I’ll just share one here and maybe more later at my other blog.

Dress from Retroscope Fashions. This was actually the first ever Lolita dress I bought three years ago and this is the first time I’ve really worn it. For real. It’s mid-calf length and a size too big, so I never liked it. But I gotta say, after this shoot, I’m loving this so much, haha. During this shoot which lasted for about thirty minutes, I experienced cloudy and sunny weather, and snow. It was ridiculous! Hehe..

Teapots & jewellery

Turns out my grandmother had the teapots for both sets - YAY :D I just loooove that first one ♥


After work today I went to pick up my Accessorize order from the postoffice. I ordered this cute little frame:
The colours are a bit more muted in real life.

Then I got the ring for the tea-themed set I bought last week.


And finally a birdcage necklace - I've been wanting one for so long and finally bought one, haha. Unfortunately, the bird had fallen of whenI received it, but I glued it back on.


Here's a quick snapshot of an outfit that I've been thinking about wearing for a while now. I just need the right occasion ^^

Hmm, I find birdcages so fascinating :3

Review: Zygomatics

A week ago I placed an order with Zygomatics for some handmade jewellery. They have a bunch of lovely pieces for Classic and Sweet lolita. I fell in love with a set of teapot (big surprise, no?) earrings and bracelet and a necklace with a large key. My order was shipped the following day and a couple of days later it arrived.

Note the free gift. A cute phonecharm:

My order:




I have nothing but positive things to say about Zygomatics; They're sweet and polite, communication was excellent and shipping fast.
Their products are just so cute imo, I have my eyes set on a couple of more pieces and will definitely be buying from them again in the future! 5/5!

It's all about the teasets this time!

Last Sunday Girl ever after and I went to a flea market in KB Hallen. There were lots of cute things like teapots, old lamps and jewellery. We found this complete golden teaset that when the seller told us the price, we both just stared blankly at her because it was so cheap! 50DKK! We told her we'd think about it and then come back. The reason I wanted to think about it was that it was very flashy - a bit too over the top, but in the end, I bought, because it was awesome and a freaking STEAL!! =D



I just want to show this teaset that my parents brought with them home from Poland a few weeks ago.



Anyway, after the flea market, Tenna and I went to Baresso and had something warm to drink and a piece of their cheesecake OMNOMNOMNOM!!
Then when I came home, my mom had just gotten back from my grandmother's and she'd brought some of my grandmother's old china with her for me :D
I really love this first set - the colours are my favourite. Apparently, it's from way back in 1911 :O Which is probably why there's no teapot - I'll have to keep an open eye for that next time I go to a fleamarket ;)

This next set, the colours aren't 100 % my thing, but it's pretty nonetheless and I like the history behind it. I think it was my dad's brother, who used to be a sailor and he brought this back from China ♥

This is the last set from my grandmother's:
I don't know why I love teasets so much, hehe, but I recently bought this cute jewellery set from Accessorizes (that is to say, the set will be complete when I get the ring in the mail soon).



Oh, and Tenna took this outfit shoot of me:
I was a bit casual that day, hehe ;)

A weekend well spent :]

This weekend has been the best I've had in a really long time, and after working eight long days in a row, it was welcomed with open arms. I spent it with Tenna of Girl ever after and it was filled with loli goodness. Tenna and I have been working together for about 4? 5? months and it is so wonderful to finally have someone to talk to about Lolita. :3

Yesterday we met up to go buy supplies for making hair accessories. Unfortunately, the shop we really wanted to go to was closed, but we went to a couple of other craft stores and found what we needed.

We also went to a café named La Glace and it was the most wonderful place. It had such a lovely old fashioned interior and is also the oldest cafés/confectioneries in Copenhagen. This is how one of their display windows looked:



Macarons! I'd never tried those before, but we bought a few (they were ridiculously expensive) and they were quite good.



I had one with lemon and one with blueberries. OMNOMNOM :D

Then we went back to my place and started crafting. Tenna taught me how to make a headbow - YAY :D It was a lot of work - blood, sweat and tears! A bit too literally, about the blood anyway, haha, stupid needles ;)

Though, I'm really happy with the result and I really want to make more.



The charms are a small heart lock and heart key.

Then we had pizza and watched Penelope while ordering from Bodyline. It was an awesome day =D

My outfit:

Lol, apparently I can't turn my bag the right way. There's a big bow on the other side *rolls eyes*

Rundown:
Dress: Metamorphose
Blouse: Bodyline
Shoes: Bodyline
Jewellery+hair: Accessorize
Bag: Lace Residence

Today we went to a flea market, but I'll talk about that in another post, because I need to take pics of what I bought first ;)

Sweet & Sunny

Actually managed to get an outfit shot today. I went to my parents' summer cottage for a bit of relaxtion and fresh air. The sun was blazing so it wasn't exactly ideal photo conditions (which also explains my *serious* facial expressions). ;P

Outfit rundown:

JSK: Baby
Cardigan: Føtex
Shoes: Body Line
Tights: New Look
Parasol: nana_jun
Jewelry: Gina Tricot, Miss Selfridge
Hair acc.: Accessorize

The flowers, the bracelet and the earrings, all of which you can't see clearly in the pics, are my three favourite accessories at the moment, so here are a few closeups (shamelessly taken from my pupe collection, hehe):

(Accessorize)

(Gina Tricot)

(Miss Selfridge)

Should post more interesting entry soon, huh 8]