Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Angelic Pretty and Shirring

I finally was able to try on my newest purchases from Angelic Pretty~!
One key thing to remember when buying brand is to understand
the sizing~!
(this is just my personal take from trying to fit into dresses, and does not apply to everyone,
many people have no problem with sizing/fitting regardless of measurements, and they 
rock it too~!)
Sizes:
Half shirring, full shirring, no shirring
No shirring means if you want to be able to breathe you should be
below the measurements.
I absolutely cannot fit into non shirred items because of
my bust size (sadly not due to large boobies, but just really
odd fat placement >.<)

Half-shirring means there is some shirring, but not the whole back
of the dress.
I use to never be able to breathe in this type of size,
but I have recently lost some weight and this size is bearable.
A good thing to remember is if you want your dress to still
have some structure (tight like non-shirring) but with some breathing room
go for this option.
Finally full shirring (in particular only on the back)
This kind is perfect if you cannot fit into non-shirred and 
would like to breathe/eat/etc. while in lolita fashion.
This is the most comfortable for me and gives my bust the much needed room.

One thing to remember is that the elastic can be very tight~!
It may take some time to break it in/might not be as comfy as
you want. (I personally do not like my clothes to feel very constricting)
I hope my ramblings have been helpful for your future shopping endeavors~!

(p.s. many people wear whatever style of sizing they want, regardless of size/measurements, and 
they feel very comfortable, just for me I like my breathing room without being squished~! )

Skirts also have some shirring, and I can finally fit them and be able to breathe, YAY, but
just keep in mind how comfy you need to be.

Thanks for reading :)

Monday, September 2, 2013

Fashion Photoshoot~!

A couple weeks ago I had a quick Japanese fashion influenced
photoshoot~!
Here are a couple photos from it~!
I hope you enjoy :)





Hair accessories in Lolita

What are some of your favorite hair accessories for
when you dress up in lolita?
A cute straw hat? A headbow? A bonnet?
My personal favorite is a really 
awesome vintage hat (and having to search for the perfect one for
and outfit~!)
Is there anything you would love to see, have seen
that you just love to pair with your outfits?
Let me know~! 

~Brittany~

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Royal Rabbit

Have you guys heard about the Royal Rabbit?
The Royal Rabbit is a super cute lolita accessory store
that specializes in over the top headbows with veils
and stiff brim bonnets~!
Some even say that the items rival brand!
I'm currently helping the owner with a new
design logo, so please look forward to it!
Watch for the Royal Rabbit at PMX this November!
I also went with the Royal Rabbit to drop off some items at
Fairytale Boutique!
The owner's Tumblr:
http://sugarviolin.tumblr.com/

She is currently open for commissions as well~!

http://royalrabbit.storenvy.com/


Thursday, June 20, 2013

Blue and Brown

With the convention season starting I figured I should start putting together outfits, and even back up outfits in case certain things in the mail don't arrive, like specific tights T_T

But anyways....I decided to base this outfit off of an apron my friend made me a little while ago~! I finally had all the other pieces I needed to make the outfit complete!

What kinds of outfits are you putting together for upcoming conventions?

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Forest Nymphs

My most recent photoshoot~!










I had so much fun being a forest nymph~!

Creating a coord.

Hi Everybody~!
I know it's been too long since I've posted...but I'm finally done
with my master's and finally have time~!!!!!!
As the post title can tell you, this entry will be about creating that
perfect coordinate!
(I know I've talked about colors in outfits before in an older post)
Given that it's almost Convention season, and I've yet to pull
my newest lolita outfits together, this is perfect timing.

So you want to try coordinating a lolita outfit for that summer convention,
well do you have the necessary components? Not sure?
Here are some easy things to think about when
putting together an outfit.
1) The key piece
This can be a jsk/op/sk or anything thing else that you want to be the focal
point of your outfit.
An example would be playing off of Angelic Pretty's
triple tart jsk in lavender:
This jsk can easily be paired with simple colors, but
I love to push the envelope:
I love to pick up on colors that can pop, such as the
royal blue blueberries~!
2: Secondary items: blouse, shoes, purse etc.
So you've picked a focal point~jsk
now with the key color blue:
Chiffon royal blue blouse (the one I found is long sleeve from the thrift store)
and royal blue tea party shoes.
Now for the finishing touches:
3. Legs and head
I personally do not like how my legs look, so I will go for short 
socks, red, with white polka dot tights.
As for the hair: a cute curly wig
with a smaller white hat decorated with strawberries, blueberries and
a couple leaves. :) 
I hope this example (which will be worn to a convention soon) gives you
some idea for putting together your next outfit~!

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Auction deal~!

I've recently seen memorial cake, white color, op style for only 10,000 yen~! (on Mbok)
That means after shopping service fees it's about $142 without shipping
to you.

If this is your dream dress go bid now~!

I have my eye on a couple dress up too that are my dream dresses as well~!

Happy bidding~!

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Vampire in Winter

I recently did a photoshoot involving more of an aristocratic
type vampire (black and red colors)
I think the pictures came out pretty cool and now I want to do more gothic lolita
outfits~!
I hope you enjoy Vampire in Winter~!





 

Closet Cleaning~!

So I've gone through my lolita closet once again and found 
more that has to go (to make room for new things)
I'll add pictures later but here is a quick list:


Rare Btssb fully shirred she is sleeping jsk in pink (more of a peach pink) (2 small stains, will work on getting them out) $250 MaikoDolly scammed me out of my money :(

Dreamy Dollhouse OP in black with matching socks $250 including shipping within the U.S.

Bodyline white op, only tried on $47 shipped within the U.S.

Monday, July 30, 2012

How to make a more eye popping lolita outfit

Want to make your lolita coord. stand out?
Not sure how to match and or style to create the perfect outfit?
Here are some quick tips to get you started~!
(nothing too out there, just other ways to match)
Pick a focal point of your outfit:
A specific dress, an awesome hat, or fantastic shoes
Find a color that is in the print of the dress, or color in the hat, or shoes
(it's more fun to pick a color that is not primary, like blue details on a purple dress)
Next, make sure you balance the color throughout the outfit
For example: My sugary carnival coord. (black jsk)
involved using blue and yellow as focal points.
(To start out just try one color)
To break my outfit into one color try:
(black jsk- with blue details
blue blouse
blue bow- off set by black wig
blue shoes
black socks
blue purse)
Very simple, and adds some pop to your conventional all matching outfit~!
Another simple way is to have the hair accessory match a color in the print, 
which then you add matching shoes~!
If you have any questions on how to match outfits feel free to comment below~!
Thanks for reading~! 
 

Saturday, June 16, 2012

AM2Con 2012 Pics~!

I didn't take as many pics as I should have :( 
I am super worn out from both fri and sat.
It was epically fun, met amazing people, and got awesome stuff!
This con has the most EPIC artist alley ever!
Here are a couple photos:
(first outfit photo belongs to the photographer-copyright on photo bottom- but it's the only
photo I have of my coord.)
Day 1: Little Bear Cafe Brown Bear Outfit
Day 2: My Little Pony Sugary Carnival Bluexyellowxblack coord.
I'll add more to the post later, but for now I'm super tired, lol.

Monday, June 11, 2012

Lolita Purses

Now every sweet lolita knows that a purse is a key part of any coord
either in full out lolita or casually to walk around the mall.
I myself have many purses, including replica bags.
My experience was very positive and I am very happy with the replicas I got.
I cannot remember all the sellers, but be sure to do some research
before you purchase!
I have a btssb white violin purse, innocent world replica half violin in brown replica,
angelic pretty bow purse and star bag replicas as well.
Here is a quick pic of my brown half violin:
 (the bag charm is from lemontree11)

I absolutely love the quality of my bags (of course the dream of lolita bow and star
bags are not as nice as my violins, but still good)
Always remember when buying purses:
Does it have enough room for things I need during the day?
Does it match enough of my wardrobe both inside and out of lolita?
Can I easily hold/wear when wearing lolita?
and lastly,
If it's only for decoration (pony purses) do I mind carrying another
purse to hold all my stuff?

Thanks for reading! Hoping to do a video review really soon~!


Sunday, June 3, 2012

Items for sale

EVERYTHING IN THIS POST IS SOLD~!!!
So I was looking through my closet and remembered
that I have a lot of items that I need to sell, cause I either don't wear them
or they don't fit.
So I have a good amount of lolita clothing that I will be putting up for sale :)
Here are a couple pictures of items that will be making their
way out of my closet.
Angelic Pretty Sweet Jam skirt in yellow (worn once)
 $150 shipped within the US
Angelic Pretty Dreamy Dollhouse skirt in black 
(I also have the matching headbow)
$220 including the headbow and shipping within the US
Angelic Pretty Miracle Candy Jsk in blue (worn once)
NWOT
$260 including shipping within the US
Angelic Pretty Whip Magic jsk in yellow/white (worn once, bought off auction)
Very good condition :)
$200 including shipping
Angelic Pretty black/white jsk 
(need to touch up some stitching on the bottom bow)
I'll be adding more as the day goes along :)
To be determined 

Monday, May 28, 2012

Hunting the Auctions: Deals of the Week Idea

As we all know, sometimes the best way to get brand lolita outfits
is to stalk the japanese auction sites.
Never heard of them?
 A couple that I usually check are Mbok and Yahoo Auctions Japan.
You can get great deals, even with the low exchange rate!
I've bought many dresses through auction, and have used both Celga and
Cresent Shop.
I would have to say one of my favs that I got from an auction was
Angelic Pretty's Memorial Cake halter jsk in white for only 10,000 yen~!
I have a bad habit of stalking the auctions all the time (so many dresses so little money)
but sometimes if I find something that is an awesome deal and 
not my style (more gothic) I'll let my friend know. She looks gorgeous
in gothic lolita~!

Wondering if people would like to see a couple good deals posted every week?
Sometimes I know auctions are hard because they are over in couple
days and you kind of need at least half the money to bid, but who 
knows maybe I'll connect you to a dream dress~!

(BTW, I also found my memory card, so I'll be making videos very soon)
 
This week's deal is:
 Decoration Dream apron/sk combo in pink for only 10,000 yen!
http://www.mbok.jp/item/item_355281286.html
Ends in less than a day, but maybe you really want it!




Sunday, May 27, 2012

Down the Rabbit Hole Photoshoot

Here are the awesome photos from my shoot with my bf's little sister!
She did my makeup as well!
I guess there really wasn't a theme, but all the photos involve sweet or sailor lolita.
(Most of these are my instagram photos because they look cool, lol)

(Jsk: Dream of Lolita "Fantastic Dolly"  Lavender High Waisted Replica)




(Bodyline Sailor Op)



(Kidsyoyo "Marionette Girl"  Replica Op)

Hope you enjoyed the awesome photos!
I'll be doing another shoot soon, hopefully :)
Now to plan my AM2 Con outfits and Anime Expo outfits~!
Please look forward to them :)
(Outfit rundowns:
#1-dream of lolita fantastic dolly high waisted jsk replica
#2-bodyline sailor op
#3-kidsyoyo marionette girl replica op)

Updates!


Hi Everyone!
How is your summer going so far?
Good I hope!
I've recently finished my first year of grad school, and I am
so happy to finally have a break.
I've updated the blog look and colors, as well as changed
some photos!
I had an AMAZING photoshoot with my bf's little sister
and I'll post the cool photos here soon~!
Also I have a tumblr, instagram, and poupeegirl if you would
also like to follow me there!
My tumblr I fill with the cutest things and post almost everyday.
My poupeegirl is super fashionable and over the top!
My instagram is slowly getting filled with tons of photos!
My tumblr is: pastelsherbet.tumblr.com
My poupeegirl:
poupeegirl fashion brand community

My instagram: my name is Pastelsherbet on instagram :) 

Oh, btw I dyed the bottom of my hair all fun colors :)
It's mostly faded now, but here is a pic to show you just how cool it 
looked :)

Friday, March 23, 2012

Finally Spring Break~!

Wow...it's been a while, huh?
Sorry about the long wait!
Grad school has been keeping me super busy lately,
but I have lots of news~!

My last dress replica, the wonder cookie jsk, is finally
in the US, now just to wait another week till 
it gets to my house~!

I also finally got my hands on the velvet
carnival replica jsk in pinkxwhite!
I'm super happy with it cause it is super adorable!

I also had to bake cookies for a class presentation and here
are some pics!



What newest item are you waiting on receiving?
<3

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Hello Everyone!

I'm sorry it's been a while since I last posted!
My sister was in in the hospital for about a week and they still 
could not figure out what was wrong with her!

Thankfully she was home before Christmas and was able to celebrate
with my family and enjoy the festivities!
I hope all your holidays were just as merry!
I wish you all a grand new year and I hope to post a lot more in the coming year,
even going to add some videos! 
Please look forward to it!
Thanks~!


Saturday, December 10, 2011

All my replicas (well except one) have arrived~!

First and foremost Dream of Lolita takes a very long
time to finish items (it didn't help I ordered like over six items)
but the items all and all were good :)
I only have one major complaint and that's that the blue
sugary carnival jsk I ordered has the angelic pretty front chest
panel upside down :(
Hopefully I'll just cover it, or take it to get fixed :)
My wonder cookie in dark blue is still on it's way :(
I plan on ordering from dream of lolita again, hopefully very soon,
so I can get sheep garden and aqua princess~!
I'm super excited for Christmas Time!
I dressed up in a bodyline macaron jsk last year
and think I'll be the sugar plum fairy for a meetup this year in
Jewelry Jelly~!