comparing experiences: ear piercings

I have had my ears pierced twice now, once because of a misinformed christmas gift (of a whole tin of earrings), and more recently because I want to wear adorable and nerdy earrings.

The first time when I was about 13 and my parents tuck me to Clairs (the accessory shop) in the nearest mall. I was pierced with a piercing gun using gold earrings. I remember bleeding a fair bit and crying because of the pain.

The second time was a bit over a month ago now, was done in a tattoo parlour, by a professional. They used a piercing needle and surgical steel earrings.  it hurt about as much or even less then a shot you get in your shoulder, and barely bled at all.

The cair regime i was told to follow the first time is completely different from what i was told to do by a professional. no alcohol, no turning, no hydrogen peroxide. just mild soap and some salty water. This is the single most infuriating of things, when I had my earrings in the first time they lasted about a year but were plagued by infection and never healed. and i never got to even change them once. eventually my parents and i were annoyed with them and we just tuck them out.

So far I haven't gotten any infections and they seem to be healed after a month. perhaps i will wait another week to change them just to be on the safe side (I was told 4-6 weeks healing time).

Please If theres anything to learn from my experience is to always get your piercings done professionally.  Its much less painful, safer,  and the piercers are more knowledgeable. No matter the age.

Sale!

I thought since I noticed it today, and it wasn't already o my blog roll I should should out that Baby is having a sale!!!

Woot! Im so excited! i love the shoe set!

30 Day challenge Day 6

10 Things you cant live without in lolita:

1- JSK's! They are the main thing in my lolita wardrobe! what ever would i do without them?

2- Petticoats! as scratchy as some of them are I cant stand to wear a brand dress without one!

3- Online lolita communities, blogs and LJ is where i get all my news on the latest trends and styles. I love looking at the co-ordinates on brand blogs!

4- Baby the Stars Shine Bright. I probably wouldn't be a lolita without this companies clothes calling for me to buy them! Want!

5- Cute shoes! I love 'em! and lolita is the perfect excuse to wear them!

6- Short-shorts/spanks. I'm always worried when I'm wearing a skirt that im going to flash someone. the shorts help prevent that and save my sanity on windy days.

7- My friends! There always supportive of my weird style and even enjoy dressing in loli on occasion too!

8- Tea parties! my favorite lolita event! I love hosting them and spending the day before/morning of baking.

9- Taobao, if i had to buy everything brand my wallet would be very sad. I try not to buy replicas though. (unless their shoes)

10- Accessories! Because what outfit would be complete without them!

30 Day challenge day 5

10 Items on your Wishlist:

1 -BtSSB Hide-n'-seek with missin' alice JSK (above)

2- Ap French Cafe ribbon JSK

3- AP wrist cuffs

4- A pair of BtSSB or AatP earrings.

5- A brand blouse, i really do need more blouses though.

6- AatP mille-feuille shoes - i love that they have a wedge heel
7- A bonnet. I've always kindof wanted one.

8- A parasol

9- A lolita jacket

10-A Usakumya rucksack or plushie.

30 Day challenge day 4

10 Different kinds of food you like.


1- Tea! Im not sure if tea counts as food really, but it would have to be my favorite thing ever to drink.

2- Ice Cream. My house growing up has always had ice cream in it, me and it are practically inseparable. The different flavours and textures it can have!

3- Milk. Again not sure if this really counts, but i love milk, it makes a great late night snack replacement and cereal would be nothing without it.

4- Chocolate. What girl doesn't love it? nuff' said.

5- Cold apple pie. I love the taste of the cinnamon and apples and the consistency of the crust cold, its just not the same to me warm. (though its still delicious)

6- Scones. They go great with tea and are quick and easy to make for yourself and guests.

7- Homemade chocolate chip cookies. I love them when there slightly undercooked, they stay soo soft on the inside even a day or two later.

8- fresh bread. Mmm! so good with a bit of butter. its so warm and pleasant in my tummy. :)

9- Cup Cakes. I only buy them though if there not the stupidly overpriced kind. otherwise im happy with the homemade kind.

10- dried fruits. As weird as it sounds i do like them! especially bananas and mango, there healthy for you too!

30 Day challenge day 3

10 things you hate about lolita


1- Black and white monstrosities. I know the classic black and white can be done well (and i like the look when it is), but normally it isn't. its normally done as a more cosplay lolita look and the dresses are sometimes of poor quality or poor design.

2- Knee high socks make me look short! So annoying! and its really hard to find tights to match instead of socks sometimes.

3- Bad wigs. This comes more from doing cosplay but is occasionally seen in lolita, the rats nest wigs or wigs where you can see the wefting just rub me the wrong way, you put so much time and effort into the outfit (and money) and its ruined by the wig.

4- Finding out after you placed an order that sizes from that company run small/big. This happend to me when i did my first bodyline order, i found out that the shoes run big and spent until the package arrived a week later worrying about the shoes i orderd.

5- Blocking out your face in photos unnecessarily. I know some people want to be faceless on some sites but when you have one picture with a heart over your face and in the next one you dont it doesn't make sense to me. so what if you looked a little derpy, thats what photoshop is for if your so worried. or dont use that picture. pick having a face or being faceless!

6- Really liking a dress then finding out its sold out in the colour you wanted. its always so sad when this happens to me.

7- Long waits for items to ship. I'm impatient ok?

8- Cat/animal hair on my brand! I have 3 cats and a dog at home, there not allowed into my room near my brand but as soon as i step out wearing it theres suddenly a billion white hairs on my black dress -_-.

9- Split wigs making your skin tone look wierd. I noticed this with my MintyMix wig, the colours really play with my skintone and make me look a little wierd. i still love the wig though.

10- Not being able to wear it all the time. I dont like how its too cold to wear in winter and worry some to wear it when its raining, etc. but i put up with it ^^

30 day challenge day 2

Ten things you love about lolita


1- The silhouette. I've always loved how the skirt poofs away from the body and how te bodice of the dress works to slim your waist and make your legs look loooooong!

2- The prints! theres no where else where you can find adorable prints of little sheep danceing, or chandeliers, or alice in wonderland, quite as cute as lolita fashion. I think the prints are one thing lolita has uniquely to itself.

3- The feeling you get wearing it.  I love the feeling of wearing a dress even if im not leaving the house wearing it, i still get the feeling of being adorable and happy.

4- The shoes! like any girl, I can never have enough pairs of shoes! I love all the cute shoes you can find, from rocking horse to simple heels with a bow on them.

5- Meetups. I really enjoy going to meetups and chilling with others that are interested in the same things as me, the same fashion. although we dont know each other very well yet we still manage to talk and have a good time!

6- making everything in life a little more adorable. I think lolita does this to a lot of people. once your into the fashion suddenly everything should be just a bit cuter then it normally would be. I find myself tying bows to vases and adding table runners to a dinner setting and buttons to jackets, to get a little extra cute.

7- The complements from people on the street! this is one of the most potentially daunting and rewarding parts of lolita, going out in public with it. of coarse you get the weird looks and scowls but you also get the compliments from passers by and the little old ladys, I love compliments from elderly women!

8- The confidence it gives you in everyday life. even if your not wearing lolita, if you need to do something daunting i always find power in thinking "well if i can go out into the world at my frilliest, presenting in front of the class looking normal shouldn't be that hard."

9- the accessories. I love all the bracelets and necklaces you can find, the headbows and rings too! you can pair them up for something OTT or a casual lolita look.

10- the brands! where would i be without Baby the Stars Shine Bright? probably stuck in jeans and a baggy boring t-shirt. I'm glad i excepted that trend. Baby has a little something for everyone and i really love the prints Alice and the Pirates comes out with.

30 day challenge part 1

 Ten things about your lolita bubble:

1- theres a tiny lolita community where I live, i think theres about 7 of us total? the last meet i went to was 4 people including myself.

2- All my JSK's that I didn't make myself are from Baby. There my favorite brand.

3- My parents aren't opposed to lolita, but they do laugh at me a bit when they see the outfit i chose.

4- I always carry granola bars on me, even to meetups.

5- Winter is a hard time to be a lolita where i live, most of the winter im forced to wear jeans. :( Im not about to wear sweatpants under my skirts, nor do i want frostbite.

6-  My boyfriend is alright with lolita, but he isn't a fan of how much it costs.

7- I would really like to have my own lolita line one day. I'm working on it! i swear!

8- I'm a BJD owner, and i dress my girls up in lolita as well.

9- I would have to say my style is bittersweet (though thats not really a lolita style its a mashing of gothic and sweet), i like the darker prints and some sweet prints. sadly as much as i love it, classic lolita seems like it just isn't for me to wear.


10- I was interested in lolita for years before i decided to sew or buy anything other then the GLB's. and i'm really glad I worked up the courage, my world is a lot cuter now and i can dress in a way i enjoy.

Qutieland Review

yay! my order!

Heres my review for the taobao service Qutieland.


The product:
I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the product, they look nice and are pretty comfortable. there made of vinyl wich it says when your ordering, i was pleased by the quality of the soles though, there nice and thick and wont wear out quickly so the shoe should last a long time.

another thing i like was the snaps that fasen the straps to the shoe. so you dont have to undo the buckle everytime. though im worried that the snap will ruin the vinyl around it and break from use, but ill deal with it when it happens.

The bags are a pretty good quality, the seams seen sturdy and they look the same as the pictures, no complaints.   

4/5

Service/shipping:
My Qutieland order arrived about the 20th of July, while i was away so i couldn't review it until now but (in my opinion) it should have arrived much sooner. my payment was recieved by them on the 20th of May. After i paid it tuck apparently 10 days to "process my order" (where the confirmed the colour of one pair of shoes) and THEN another 25 working days (and a few more after that) before my order was shipped. it tuck about a week and a half for the package to arrive, wich is normal.

1/5

Packaging:
Everything arrived safe in a box no scuffs or scratches, the shoes were in shoe boxes inside the box and the bags were in plastic with tissue inside them to keep their shape. the outside box was pretty beat up, but thats probably the postal systems fault.

5/5


Overall:
I probably wont use their service again, nor will i recommend it unless your willing to wait a loooooong time to receive your order, or you cant get the product through another service similar to qutieland. I find it a needlessly long wait.

3/5

Back from vacation!

I'm back from my vacation, i apologize for almost falling off the face of the earth for about a month.

I'm back though! and will start off with 2 things! I'm going to try to do a 30 day challenge! and i have a company review coming up!

Day 1 – 10 things about your lolita bubble.

Day 2 – 10 things you love about lolita.

Day 3 – 10 things you hate about lolita.

Day 4 – 10 different kinds of food you like.

Day 5 – 10 items on your wishlist.

Day 6 – 10 things you can’t live without in lolita.

Day 7 – 10 people who inspire your lolita style.

Day 8 – 10 songs that inspire your inner lolita.

Day 9 – 10 things you will never do in lolita.

Day 10 – What’s in your lolita bag?

Day 11 – A day in your lolita life in pictures.

Day 12 – A picture of yourself before lolita came in to your life.

Day 13 – A picture of your favorite sweets.

Day 14 – A picture of your dream item.

Day 15 – A picture of your last lolita purchase.

Day 16 – Your outfit for the day.

Day 17 – What do you want more then anything right now?

Day 18 – A picture of your favorite lolita style.

Day 19 – What’s in your make-up bag?

Day 20 – A picture of a lolita friend.

Day 21 – Your favorite fictitious lolita.

Day 22 – A picture of your room.

Day 23 – A picture of your handwriting.

Day 24 – A picture of you from a meet.

Day 25 – Your favorite lolita themed artwork.

Day 26 – Your Facebook profile picture.

Day 27 – A song that fits your favorite lolita style.

Day 28 – A picture of the perfect lolita location.

Day 29 – A picture of a lolita you would love to meet for real.

Day 30 – A photo of yourself taken today and 3 good things that have happened over the last 30 days.