lolita weight loss

So now that i'm freed from the busyness of having dance shows to be in its back to the blogging and having cosplay and summer bathing suits i feel like i need to lose or at least tone my stomach some more. heres some tips and what im doing to lose weight in preparation for the summer!

1: don't eat anything after 9 PM, if your hungry drink a glass of milk or water.

2: eat breakfast and stay away from eating fatty fried foods or ice cream (homemade popsicles are ok though because they are just frozen juice) and try to have salads and samiches instead of hamburgers and hotdogs.

3: more exercise, i don't often run so im going to try to run more and that should help me a lot with my stamina and lung capacity, and i also should be working on my flexibility.

one other thing you can do if you don't have a lot of time or room is abdominal work but one thing to keep in mind is that if you're not feeling it your probably doing it wrong. i would also suggest hula hooping! its fun and loli and gives you a nice full body workout! we often use hula hooping as a warm up at dance.

Dance

today i was inspired by Milk Tea to talk about whats keeping me busy lately: dance. I Teach as well as perform and this weekend we have a show, the style of dance i do is pretty much everything, ballet, jazz, and circus. I do stilts, trapeze, hoop and fabric as well as some other things but those are the main ones.

Learning everything and practicing is the hard part, teaching is easy and performing is always fun! but one thing that bothers me about the style of dance is that a lot of people will be "oh thats cool i wish i could do that but i would totally fail." You can do it! when i started i was barely flexible and not all that strong, those come with practice even though it takes a while and if one style isnt working for you try another! if you have terrible balance don't do stilts, do something like trapeze, (not flying trapeze where you swing from really high but static where is low enough that you can grab it from the floor). There is ALWAYS something that you would probably be good at with some work. The same thing can be applied with lolita! if you "don't have the body type to wear the typical sweet skirt then find a different style of skirt! or a dress! theres always something if you try!

so never stop trying and never stop doing what you love! Because i've stuck with circus arts for so long i've been able to meet some awesome people and train with cirque du soleil performers and ex-performers! awesome stuff hapens if you just stick with it!

Le Fabuleux destin d'Amelie Poulain

Otherwise known as Amelie in english, Amelie is a french movie about the life and adventures of the heroin that the movie is named after. When i first watched the movie i watched it in french class without subtitles and found it a bit confusing but understood it somewhat none the less, then i recently watched it again and found i enjoyed it just as much- if not more and understood it much better, its just one of those movies that the more you watch it the more things you pick up.

Although the movie has no base in lolita fashion i still found it could apply to the life of a lolita, being all alone in a big city and having an odd upbringing then one day finding love and adventure is something we all dream of. but her life is extrodinary yet normal at the same time! so its not to much like a fairy tale.

I honestly really enjoy the opening sequence of the movie and it captures my attention right away and keeps it with all the wierdness! i highly recommend it!

Asian ball jointed dolls

Have you ever seen the anime Rozen Maiden? these dolls are what those are based off!

Otherwise known as dollfies they are high quality dolls that are anatomically correct and pose amazingly well! one of the most famous and the first company to really make dolls like this was a company called Volks, they have many sizes and age ranges from tiny newborn to ones that look in their 20's. I have been interested in these for a couple of years now and own a couple of my own. but the reason im talking about them now is Volks co-op work with Baby and other companies like H.Nato in the past! I think the possibility of having matching brand outfits is adorable.

However they are quite expensive depending on the company, Volks being one of the most pricy but they are adorable and well made, I own one and shes my favorite!

I plan on talking more about these dolls if theres and interest in it, hopefully talking about different companies.

outfits of the week

Here are two outfits i wore this week, they are more of a casual lolita then anything, sorry i didn't take more photos, i just thought i would start doing this more often and talk a little about why i chose to wear that particular combination.


Now in this photo never-mind the leggings on my legs, thats actually part of my dance ensemble, i was on the way to dance when i snapped the shot, i normally wouldn't wear leggings with lolita. and i would wear cute sandals with this dress. the dress is made by me.


This outfit i wore to a job interview its casual and classy without being too lolita-ish that i stand out in the wrong way. skirt by me also, shirt from sirens and shoes from payless (offbrand tights).

hope you enjoyed! ill try to do one of these about every two weeks so watch out for the next one!

my beauty regiment

so as most women have i also have a beauty regiment, not a very strict one but it exists! So this is what i do everyday to look the way i normally do. I don't believe that you should smother yourself in cremes and lotions though because theres only so much your skin can absorb in a day and i would rather have it absorbe good things rather than things it doesn't need.

Step one: i have a bath in the morning, i find them more relaxing even if they do take more time.

Step two: i towel off my hair and let it dry naturally before i straighten it. (this takes about an hour and i try by best not to blow dry it or straighten it while its wet.)

step three: Makeup! once again i try not to use too much product on my face and be as gentle on my skin as possible so it will treat me nicely when im older!
-I use Provici cosmetics pore perfecting face primer to kelp hide my pores and acne.
-Clinique touch base for eyes to prime them so my eyeshadow stays longer and i wont stain my skin if im wearing dark colours.
- I put on my eyeshadow (a The body shop, Marcelle, Provici mix and match of colours), eyeliner (Rimmel London) and mascara (Provici).
-then last but not least i put my foundation, i know its weird for me to put in on last but thats what i do and it works well to get rid of any eyeshadow that might have fallen and cover up dark circles etc. i use Provici cosmetics nude mineral powder foundation for this.

and thats what i do! Provici is a small-ish cosmetics company where i live and i love their products! its good quality stuff and the guy who owns it (Anthony) is super awesome and funny, the only sad thing is that they dont sell all of their products on the internet.

hope you enjoyed!

Kerchief!

My boyfriend suggested this as we were playing with my serger the other day and he wanted to make a handkerchief because it would be classy, its such an easy thing to sew so why not?

a square of fabric with finished edges and maybe if you feel like it some nice embroidery makes up a nice handkerchief that is ideal for both the classy gentleman and lolita best of all it can replace tissues and save trees!

a Handkerchief can also make a good gift (or gifts in a set) for your friends and it would be super cute to embroider their initials into them! i cant get out the image in my head of a lolita pulling out a cute handkerchief and giving it to the boy she likes ^^;; or dabbing her eyes with it, ah how cute that would be!

Nails

Since i haven't posted anything in a couple of days and haven't gotten to uploading the pictures for my next couple of posts I will talk about nails today and how a buffer and simple nail polish can be your friend!

I love the cute nails with the gems and pearls glued on but for my every day life its very impractical, especially since i dance, and i teach dance and for that Im not allowed to have fake nails on for safety reasons (around show time we are not even allowed to wear nail polish no matter what colour) and i don't want to have them on for just a day or two and because i never wear them Im also not accustomed with living with extra long nails.

However I do try my best to keep my nails long and even with a nice coat of pink nail polish whenever possible and for the times when i cant have nail polish on i like to buff them to keep them shiny. Buffing your nails doesn't take a lot of time (5 minuets at most really) and you cant screw up like with nail polish.

Fake nails and nail polish are all good and i enjoy wearing them when i have the chance but often i don't but i like to have alternatives for when i cant wear nail polish, on that note buffing your nails is also good to keep in mind if your nails ever turn green from lack of oxygen (its happened to me from to many layers of nail polish).

i also find that a nice coat of nail polish that compliments the colour of my dress or outfit is a simple way to add to an outfit and doesnt painting your nails just have this girly essence about it?

Recommended Reading

I bought this book a while ago actually and only thought to talk about it now, Its a really good reference book for sewing and theres a couple projects like the apron that would be really neat to try. Its a bit pricy running at about 45$ but if you want to start or improve your sewing this book is great! It really does show everything from how to thread a needle to how to do reverse appliques.

I sew a fair amount and i find it useful for ideas and if i forget how to do something, it also has techniques that you might not have heard of before such as hemming techniques that look invisible and herringbone seams (i had no idea they existed) that look really cool. Give the book a look over and see what you think!