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.

secret project revealed!

Surprise! I was quite busy making this grad dress for my good friend Genevieve!

Its hard to see the detail on the bodice in these pictures but its all rouched.

I was a good experience and will look good in a portfolio, I had never done rouching before this and had to learn as i went along, wich turned out alright but stressful at times when the organza decided it wasnt going to listen to me. -_-

Well that explains my absence! and what i've been busy with lately, i have a couple more posts in the making before i leave wednesday on a trip! 

Jlist review

I recently did an order from jlist, a site that sells anime, games, food, cosplay, (prettymuch anything) from japan. 

Their shipping was pretty fast, i chose the option to ship in separate packages for faster shipping. i recieved 2 small boxes, one with a bento box, and the other with bath salt, egg shapers and that infamous socks glue.

The quality of the product is what i was expecting, the bento box seems sturdy enough to hold saucy food without it ending up everywhere, it looks exactly like the pictures on the site.

product:5/5

When my first package shipped the order tracker stopped at "printing shipping label" for nearly a week but they did email me apologizing saying when the first package was shipped (though i had already just assumed it had.) and the problem had been fixed. when the second package shipped i received the email right away. 

because they shipped it in 2 boxes at 2 different times i received 2 different invoices and my credit card was charged twice but that doesn't really bother me because i chose the option to ship separately.

notification 4.5/5

shipping 5/5

All the items i ordered came well packed in boxes and they shipped on time. overall i give jlist a 5/5.

everything was as described and does its job. i see nothing to complain about! 

Lolita Day!

photo taken by my friend at artiemiselani.com

Like many other people i celebrated un the sunday, by marching in the local pride parade! Surprisingly I met a few other local lolitas! I'm not alone anymore! It just turnes out that theres no active community on lj, and the facebook one was rather unknown.

So it would seem im organizing our first meet! this will be quite the experience!

5 Favorite Things About Lolita

Heres a list of things that inspires me the most to be a lolita and to continue dressing and sewing and just continue to enjoy the lifestyle.

1: The esthetic! who would become a lolita without loving the overall look? the petticoats the dresses, the prints! I love it all! candy, candelabra's, cherubs, I always love an outfit post or co-ord no matter the style.

2: Tea parties~ Ever since i can remember I have always loved tea. One of my favorite things to do is bring out a fancy tea cup, dress nice and quietly sip some tea while reading, or host a tea party where we talk polotics, news, or harry potter, it doesn't really matter the conversation as long as its enjoyable overall.

3: Sewing. I love to sew and design dresses. And of coarse lolita is one of the things that inspires me most to sew.

4: The People, everyone is awesome! especially decked out in loli! of coarse theres no other serious lolits near me but my close friends know well enough BtSSB, and general loli-ness.

5: This may come as a surprise but random old women telling me they like my dress always seems to be the compliment that makes me feel the best. You know when your just sitting at the bus stop and the old lady next to you tells you that if anyone gives you trouble, tell them to fuck off. these comments are the most random but also i find them the most empowering. probably because it comes from a source one would least expect.

The Post Strike and What it Means to a Canadian Lolita.

Those of you in other countries may not have heard the news but the Canadian Postal Service will probably be going on strike Friday unless something happens today or tomorrow.

This has me REALLY thinking about just how much we depend on the post; letters, bills, cards, packages, they all need to get to you somehow. I'm waiting on 4 things to be mailed/arrive, what will happen to them if its a long strike?

As lolita we depend on the post for most everything lolita we need/want unless you're lucky enough to live in a city with a brand store. what would we do with out it as a lolita?  I am worried about my packages but i also know what without the postal service the country and businesses cant function normally so it cant be a long strike.

I'll post more when more news is available or it happens.