Mannequin Snap: Sweet Pink and Green Strawberries

Still trying to find a nice coordinate for this blouse haha! I'm beginning to think that I hate this shade of green after all (GASP!).

This time, I finally gave up and tried a sweet lolita outfit.



I think I should've stuck to a white bag to balance the colours a little more. *shrugs*



I think I'm still not into the blouse ^^;;; Or maybe I'm just not that into sweet lolita anymore? This outfit was only on my mannequin for a day before I got tired of looking at it haha!

Outfit Breakdown:
Blouse, JSK, Bag, Socks, Shoes: Bodyline
Headbow: In The Starlight
Necklace: Offbrand

Outfit Snap: Otome Style: Attempt 1

My mum, sis and I took a bunch of aunties and a couple of my cousins for a sari-shopping spree today!

I was feeling bored while getting ready, so I thought I'd throw on of my IW dresses.





It isn't one that I would wear without a blouse (especially with the sunburn marks on my shoulder from Bali last week - yikes!) but I couldn't find the one cutsew I like with this dress, so I tossed on an old turtleneck cutsew that we bought in Japan nearly 8 years ago.

Since it's only a casual outing, I decided to skip the socks and petticoat since the turtleneck is already so warm. I wanted to curl my hair and wear a headbow, but there wasn't enough time, so I put my hair up in a bun and used a BTSSB hair gomu (you know - those hair tie things? This one has a brown bow attached to the hair tie). Shoes were chosen for the colour.

Accessories were simple pearl earrings - nothing on the hands since I didn't want any rings to snag on the sari beading! The bag didn't really match the outfit, but it was a convenient kitchen-sink type bag so.... XD;;

Um please excuse the mess behind me - I left in quite a rush this morning, and I actually haven't unpacked since coming home from Bali!

Outfit breakdown:
JSK: Innocent World
Cutsew: Offbrand
Shoes: LK Bennet
Hair Accessories: BTSSB and fennel (fake hair bun XD;)

Lucky Pack: BTSSB Schoolgirl JSK LP 2012

Okay! Finally got around to typing out this post, albeit on my phone haha.

I've actually been wanting to buy something from Baby the Stars Shine Bright (BTSSB) for a long time. One of my good Loli friends has shown me alot of her pieces, and they're really nice!

Of course, there's also the fact that Btssb has a (really really small) special sort of place in my heart because it was the first brand store I'd ever been into! I visited the one in Paris :) I've also been to the one in San Francisco, and am aiming to visit one in Japan within the next 2 years! Cost isn't so much the issue, more finding time that fits my schedule :/ I'll probably book a weekend trip for myself and take a Friday off sometime this October XD (Then again my 2H2012 work schedule was just out today, and it looks like it may pretty much be impossible to book a holiday for the rest of the year *sigh*)

Anyway! This Lucky Pack came at exactly the right time as I was looking to expand my plaids wardrobe. When looking at the possible colour ways for this set (which, by the way, is the Schoolgirl JSK set), I was immediately drawn to the blue colour way, and just had to place an order!

When it finally arrived, I opened the parcel and saw....





YES! Blue colourway, exactly what I wanted! Sooooo happy!!! I found it a little odd that there's no zipper on this dress, but the back is fully shirred, so it's very stretchy and does fit :)

Matching headbow:




The blouse that came with the JSK, which I sometimes hate, sometimes like:




The socks and bag that came with the set:






The bag is really cute! Absolutely tiny, and not very practical, but still cute. The set also came with an usakumya phone charm, which I've kept in my jewellery corner for good luck with my wardrobe XD;

I haven't worn this at all yet... I'd like to wear it soon - that might actually be a really good idea, given that weather's been pretty rainy and cold recently ^_^

The next LP post will be the Innocent World Oddments LP, because I've already taken pics of the LP's contents (and have been procrastinating on the IW New Year Set ahahaha XD;;;

Mannequin Snap: Green x Black

I'm still trying to find an outfit for this blouse that doesn't look too sweet, and this is my most recent idea. I also really like the idea of wearing less common colour combinations together hahaha.






Still not liking it as much - I think my issue is the shoes. I'll probably wear them with black shoes! And most likely lacy tights as well. I have absolutely no idea if the headdress actually works well, but it looked better than the other headbands that I threw on!

Headdress: Innocent World
Blouse: Bodyline
Neck ribbon: Innocent World
Necklace: An Etsy shop I've forgotten (bought it at the local Etsy fair one Sunday)
Skirt: Innocent World
Bag: Innocent World
Socks: Bodyline
Shoes: Bodyline
Parasol: Jusco

Lucky Pack: Metamorphose 2012 Winter LP

I was supposed to write about my Innocent World 2012 Oddments Lucky Pack B, but I thought I'd better get my earlier LPs out of the way first ^^;;

This post is about my Metamorphose 2012 Winter LP! Bit of a funny story about this LP - the announcement went up on the day I was flying to Cambridge for Christmas, and was set to be open for orders while I was in the air. I was really worried I'd miss this LP, so the moment I arrived at my brother's flat, the first thing I did was place an order hahaha!

When the LP finally arrived a few weeks later - I was surprised to see that they'd sent only one LP instead of the two I'd ordered! So I sent them an email with a scan of the letter that came with the LP (it stated there was only one LP in it) and proof that I'd paid for two. Luckily, there were no issues at all, and they shipped the second LP to me free of charge! ^_^ Yay!

Here's what I got!

First LP:

I was excited to see the black & silver duffel bag - means I got something in black!


When I opened the bag, the first thing I saw was - YESSSSS gray plaid JSK! XD XD XD


Aside from the bows already attached to the JSKs in the above photo, these extra bows were also included.


This blouse... fits really oddly on me -___-"" It's perfect at the bust, really loose at the waist, and super tight around the arms ^^;;; I'm going to see if moving the buttons around the armholes would make it fit better - otherwise, I'll just sell the blouse.


The obligatory bloomers! Love these bloomers - so comfy!


There was a necklace included in the LP, but I've kind of lost track of it ^^;;; It's definitely somewhere in my jewellery cupboard, but it's just a matter of untangling everything and determining which tiny pendant is Meta's hahaha.

The LP also came with two pairs of OTK socks! With the first LP, I got the two black ones on the left. The two off-white/cream ones on the right are from the second LP.


I got the other LP-only bag with my 2nd LP! It's the brown and gold version.


I saw someone on EGL get this awesome brown plaid JSK - and was shrieking with delight when I opened my bag and saw it in there!!!


The matching extra bows that came with the JSK.


I was also very happy with the blouse! I've been looking to buy a wine red or bordeaux long-sleeved blouse for quite a while, so this was perfect! I was a little weirded out be the raschel lace, but I think it actually looks fine since it's in a dark colour. Now, if I'd received this blouse in white, then I might have had an issue with it! As it is, the lace on this blouse is actually surprisingly soft.


Again, the obligatory bloomers <3 I'm growing a really nice collection of brand bloomers through these LPs!

This headbow came with the second LP and is super cute, but I'm having trouble figuring out the best hairstyle to wear with this! I really like the idea of putting my hair up into panda buns with this headbow, but it might look a little young for my style ^^;


Aaaaaaand that's it! Up next should be my BTSSB Schoolgirl JSK LP XD; And after that, I will write my super-long post on my IW 2012 Oddments LP! 8D

Mannequin Snap: Warm Spring Outfit - Take 2

I was staring at my brand accessories-that-came-with-some-stuff pile and had a sudden epiphany on how to adjust my Warm Spring outfit a little more!



I added a brown neck-ribbon to the blouse to give the outfit a bit more cohesiveness. With some brown on the blouse, it now doesn't look too much like two plain pieces thrown together (though it is, in fact, the truth hahaha) and more focus is brought to the neckline area, which I had thought too plain before.

I also added a pair of socks, simply because the colours matched the outfit perfectly XD;



One of the corsages in the previous outfit wasn't quite the right shade of brown for this outfit, so I took it out and replaced it with two other corsages that match this outfit better.

What do you think? I really like how this outfit turned out after the new changes!

(Oh, I changed the photo area for this outfit to right in front of my closet. My sister had pointed out to me that part of the reason why the previous outfit looked a little bland was because it was right in front of my wall, which is a more striking shade of green, which kind of washed out the rest of the outfit.)

Blouse: Bodyline
JSK: Metamorphose
Neck Ribbon: Innocent World
Socks: Metamorphose
Shoes: Bodyline
Bag: Camellia (Offbrand)
Hat: Accessorize
Corsages: Surface Spell
Necklace: Offbrand (handmade by my jeweller)

Outfit Snap: Non-Loli Coordinate for IW's Flora JSK

Wore out my new Innocent World Flora JSK today! Completely non-loli coordinate, but I'm super excited about wearing this dress :D It's so comfy and pretty!!

I decided to make it really grown-up looking by putting my hair in a bun and wearing pearl earrings. Nude shades for shoes and bag because I don't think I have shoes in the right shade of pink for this dress.

Since I was worried I'd be a little cold in the mall, I packed along my Stripe Chiffon Rose stole :)

I really like wearing this JSK like this - it makes for a very feminine and sweet casual outfit, and brings some lolita into my daily life without being a full-blown in-your-face coordinate ^^;

Dress: Innocent World
Shoes: Vincci+
Bag: Chanel
Necklace: Top Shop