30 Day Challenge: Continue!!

Soooo, a while ago I attempted the 30 Day Lolita Blogging Challenge in order to try to cure my awful writer's block, and to an extent it worked!! But, some of you might have noticed that after Day 9 I dropped off the face of the planet for a while and stopped doing the challenge. That was due mostly to the fact that school finals were occurring and I had to study (glad to say I did fairly well!), and partially because I was lazy and didn't feel like blogging in my spare time. At the moment, I'm writing a legitimate article (on the internet phenomenon known as site modelling- if you know what it is then don't judge! It's not going to be all about scene kids and Myspace shots!), but while I write that I figured instead of not posting for a full week it'd be better to do a more pointless post- "fluff," if you will. :P
I've decided instead of steaming full speed ahead and doing ALL the days RIGHT ON TIME, I'll just post a few days of the challenge at a time when I'm working on another, better article, so I don't leave you guys hanging for so long (and so I don't feel guilty for not posting :P ). Here's days 10 and 12 (I promise I'll post 11 as soon as my camera starts agreeing with me)!!

Day 1 – 10 things about your lolita bubble.

Day 2 – 10 things you love in lolita.

Day 3 – 10 things you hate in lolita.

Day 4 – 10 different kinds of food you like.

Day 5 – 10 items from 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 you for lolita.

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

Day 10 – What’s in your bag?

Day 11 – One 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 fictional 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 – One 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’s happened over the last 30

days.

Day 10: What's in Your Bag?

Unfortunately, I can't SHOW you guys my bag, due to a current mishap with my camera (though, due to the fact that I'm taking photography this year, I'm hopefully going to acquire a better one soon!), so I'll just describe it and it's contents :)

For a bag, I usually use my pink Bodyline bag with a rose and cosmetic prints. I love it so much because it's so big and it even has pearls on it, but the thing that bothers me is that the lace on it is rather cheap >.> If the lace was only a bit better it'd be perfect!!

In it, I usually carry my brush, a comb, my makeup bag (it's awesome and black and pink!), my Hello Kitty wallet, and my iPod/headphones (unfortunately my good iPod was stolen so I'm using my WICKED old nano that I've had since I was in 5th grade, but the thief was caught and with any luck she'll be forced to pay me full price for the stolen iPod!). That's all; I'm boring :P

Day 12: A picture of you before Lolita came into your life.

You guys better be VERY grateful for this because it's embarrassing to the max >.>

It's blurry because one of my friends had to sneak a shot of me because I hated having my picture taken (you can see why :P ). Yeah... I never brushed my hair, took AWFUL care of my skin, never exercised and frequently gorged on bad foods, wore glasses that didn't suit me AT ALL, and worst of all I wore that hat EVERY FREAKING DAY >.> It wouldn't be so bad if I actually coordinated the stuff I wore with it and didn't just slap it on like I did...

So yeah, I'm VERY glad that Lolita came into my life, because it inspired me to take care of my body, dress better, be happier and generally become a better person. I admit, my brief rendezvous with lifestyle Lolita might be responsible for the majority of this (improving my manners, etc) but it just goes to show that fashion doesn't always destroy people; in fact, more often than not, it often betters them. :)

Finally, this is completely unrelated, but unfortunately I will not be able to do a full vacation post due to lack of pictures (my camera deleted them all >.> ). However, I will tell you that it was awesome and maybe I'll write up a brief summary at some point for the curious.

Here's one surviving picture (my mom actually took it and sent it to my e-mail) of a baby mountain sheep I saw on one of the tallest peaks in Yellowstone:

He was so cute!! His parents were cute too :) I wish I could've gotten a closer shot, but I didn't want to get too close to the wild life, especially since his parents could've gotten aggressive over him (did I mention I went the day after a guy was mauled to death by a bear? I was WICKED paranoid all day xD ) so I just zoomed as much as I could and got this.

Thank you for reading!!

30 Day Challenge: Day 9

Hello! Sorry for the delay; I almost completely forgot about posting today! I don't even know why... I've hardly done anything today. ^^; I totally admit, I've just been lazy (which has to stop soon, since I have a film due for my media final in a couple weeks and a big English paper due Friday!! >.< ).

Here's the run-down!

Day 1 – 10 things about your lolita bubble.

Day 2 – 10 things you love in lolita.

Day 3 – 10 things you hate in lolita.

Day 4 – 10 different kinds of food you like.

Day 5 – 10 items from 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 you for lolita.

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

Day 10 – What’s in your bag?

Day 11 – One 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 fictional 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 – One 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’s happened over the last 30

days.

1.) Be overly nice/polite just for the sake of "acting like a REAL Lolita." I consider myself to be a polite person in real life in the first place, so I guess this isn't too big an issue for me (sometimes I even worry that people might think that I'm only acting polite to fit an ideal!), but I wouldn't go out of the way to be overly-sweet JUST because I'm in Lolita. I mean, I'll be overly-sweet if I'm in the mood, but not to be the ~perfect Lolita.~

2.) On the flip side, I wouldn't curse a lot or act rude because I want to be the ~opposite of the IDEAL Lolita~. I really can't stand when people do that, though honestly I can't stand trashiness like that in the first place so I guess when people do that just to prove a (silly) point it just makes it worse (I hope that doesn't come off as overly harsh!). 

3.) Go camping! I like camping, a lot. I go on little family camping trips every year, and while I like to dress as cute as I can (pink denim shorts and Sanrio t-shirts, anyone?), Lolita would be WAY over-doing it. I guess this is sort of a "duh" point, but I have heard some strange stories of girls wearing brand socks during gym and such so I guess this wouldn't be TOO far-fetched.

4.) Do any dirty activities! So, no gardening, and depending on the recipe sometimes no cooking too... however "loli-able" those activities may be (though baking simple, less messy things and watering a potted flower are perfectly fine!).

5.) Work! Well, there are certain things I could wear to work, I suppose. Victorian Maiden has released some very simple, very cute OPs that would be fine if I was working as a secretary or an office. Still, I would never DREAM of wearing super-OTT AP to work (unless I actually working at Angelic Pretty, but unless they decide to set up a store in NYC I HIGHLY doubt that's ever going to happen ^^;).

6.) Wear it to a very formal event/a wedding. Again, there's certain things that might be acceptable, but I'm leaving the more OTT things home for somebody else's event. I'm normally not one for ~fashion faux paxs~ (I gladly wear my white boots after labor day regularly!), but if there is one I can't stand it's upstaging a person at THEIR event!! So rude!

7.) Go to a sketchy area! I would avoid dabbling around those areas anyhow, but wearing Lolita would make me feel SUPER unsafe. Maybe it's the sheltered suburban kid in me coming out when I say this, but I'd feel like dressing strangely in a sketchy place would make me a bigger target for mugging and such (I REALLY hope that didn't sound ignorant...).

8.) Wear SUPER OTT sweet to school! I have worn some sweet to school, but unless it was Halloween, I wouldn't put more than two bows in my hair and more than three rings on for school (only one featuring a cupcake :P).

9.) Go to a gym! Again, kind of a "dur hur" point, but there have been people on EGL asking about wearing Lolita to a gym, and really? That's just silly xD

10.) Play DDR! One of my biggest sources of exercise besides walking is DDR. When I play DDR, I play mostly on heavy and challenge it's VERY high-impact. I sweat. A lot. Lolita+copious amounts of sweat= bad thing.

30 Day Challenge: Day 8

Hello! Today's update will be rather short, as honestly, I'm just not really in the mood for writing >.> So, I'm just going to post a list without explanation. Enjoy!

Here's the run-down:

Day 1 – 10 things about your lolita bubble.

Day 2 – 10 things you love in lolita.

Day 3 – 10 things you hate in lolita.

Day 4 – 10 different kinds of food you like.

Day 5 – 10 items from 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 you for lolita.

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

Day 10 – What’s in your bag?

Day 11 – One 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 fictional 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 – One 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’s happened over the last 30

days.

1.) Still Doll by Kanon Wakeshima

2.) Lolitawork Libretto by Kanon Wakeshima

3.) I Love You! by The Scanty

4.) Heroine Syndrome by Kanon Wakeshima

5.) Candy Baby by Chieko Kawabe

6.) Princess Charleston by Kanon Wakeshima

7.) Fire by 2NE1 (for when I'm feeling tough :P)

8.) Anything by Tchaikovsky!!

9.) Morning Grace from Princess Tutu

10.) Back in Black by AC/DC (for when I'm feeling particularly badass 8D )

Thank you for reading and sorry for the short post!

30 Day Challenge: Day 7

And here marks the first week of the 7-day Challenge!! :) This week just flew by- it's not that I haven't been very busy (in fact, I've had quite a bit of free time the last two nights!), but for some reason I just feel like this week's gone by fairly fast, despite the crummy weather in my area.

Here's the run-down:

Day 1 – 10 things about your lolita bubble.

Day 2 – 10 things you love in lolita.

Day 3 – 10 things you hate in lolita.

Day 4 – 10 different kinds of food you like.

Day 5 – 10 items from 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 you for lolita.

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

Day 10 – What’s in your bag?

Day 11 – One 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 fictional 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 – One 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’s happened over the last 30

days.

1.) Misako Aoki!! I just love Misako. Her style's just so adorable, yet it looks comfy to wear daily!! :)

2.) Maki! The Angelic Pretty designer is just adorable, and she looks right at home in her brand. :)

3.) Victoria Suzanne! I know I'm constantly referencing her blog, but I just love it so much! Victoria's so cute and sweet, and I just adore her style! :)

4.) Deka Wanko from... well, Deka Wanko! I admit, I haven't watched much of the show (I don't speak Japanese and I can't find a properly translated version! :( ) but from all the screenshots I've seen I just lover her style. Very cute, but very unique!!

5.) Mana from Starre Princess! Mana is actually hime gyaru, but she many elements of hime gyaru can easily be applied to Lolita so she counts. ;P

6.) Takulu!! While I do love classic and more toned-down styles, I've always had a deep appreciation for OTT-sweet. It's so difficult to pull off well (there's SUCH a fine line between under-doing it, over-doing it, and doing it just right!), and even if it's not everybody's cup of tea there's no denying that being a well-done OTT Lolita is an admirable achievement!! In my opinion, Takulu is one of the best-done OTT sweet Lolitas out there!!

7.) Miss Lumpy! She's a classic Lolita blogger with such a lovely sense of style!! I had the pleasure of meeting her (albeit very shortly) at Anime Boston, and she was very sweet and polite. :)

Unfortunately, I seem to be having a bit of a writer's block moment and I can't really think of any body else who influences my Lolita style. However, I do have a style update which I will put up in a couple of minutes!! :)

30 Day Challenge: Day 6!!

Today's challenge is "10 things I can't live without in Lolita." Now, most of the stuff I cover here is going to be obvious, but that's because my coords and style are constantly changing like the wind so there aren't really "non-essential" items that I consider essential (except for one in particular- can you guess what that is? :P)

Here's the run-down:

Day 1 – 10 things about your lolita bubble.

Day 2 – 10 things you love in lolita.

Day 3 – 10 things you hate in lolita.

Day 4 – 10 different kinds of food you like.

Day 5 – 10 items from 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 you for lolita.

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

Day 10 – What’s in your bag?

Day 11 – One 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 fictional 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 – One 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’s happened over the last 30

days.

1.) A petticoat! One of the most obvious Lolita items, definitely essential for that "Lolita silhouette!!" :) However, at the moment my petticoat is very flat, so I've been layering skirts or if I'm feeling lazy I just wear the petticoat that's built into the skirt (which never gives very much poof at all!). However, I would like to eventually purchase one of Candy Violet's fluffy petticoats- I've heard they hardly ever deflate at all, and the price isn't too bad at all at around $60!! :)

2.) Basic skin makeup! Without my foundation, my cover-up and my pressed powder, I've got to admit that my skin is a total mess. It's not that I don't take care of it- I make sure to wash my face every morning and night (sometimes with rinses in between!), exfoliate, moisturize if needed and I wear sunblock every day. But still, due to being a teenager and possibly just genetics, my skin is pretty blotchy. So, skin makeup is a life saver! 

3.) Pink nail polish! I try to have a different shade of pink on my nails every week, though I admit I've been lazy lately and haven't been maintaining my nails in between color changes so they get very chippy. :( Recently, I tried black nail polish with pink polka dots and while I didn't much care for the black part (somehow, it made my nails look stubby...?) the polka dots were simply darling!! I'd love to get into nail art someday; nothing's more adorable than nails with oodles of cute charms and designs on them!

4.) Bloomers! Actually, I don't always wear bloomers in Lolita (I like to wear regular shorts I have that aren't as long so they don't peek out under my skirt), I just love the way bloomers look alone! I like to wear bloomers to bed, and when I was in a play this fall I often wore bloomers under my skirts days that I had rehearsal so that after school I could just practice in my bloomers in the much-hotter auditorium and be able to roll around like I wouldn't be able to do in a skirt. 

5.) Blush! I think that most everybody looks better with a touch of color to their cheeks- maybe a rosy pink, or a more mature, more natural color. I use a blush from Sephora that I got on sale, and I just love it! It's pink enough to be noticeable, but not too overpowering. :)

6.) Lip stuffs!! I'm super guilty of wasting my money on my collection of lip things- glosses, lipsticks, lip liner... it's all so addictive!! I think I look best in either a nude color or a brighter shade of red (though the red mostly goes for the winter, when my hair darkens and I often wear black).

7.) Cute bags! I'm also quite guilty of collecting bags, though regrettably I don't have any strictly "Lolita" bags outside the print totes that Bodyline has. I change my purse pretty much every day to go with my outfit, though a lot of my purses have gotten beat up and over-used so I don't always have the perfect bag to pair with an outfit. 

8.) Flats!! Okay, I guess this isn't really an ESSENTIAL- after all, I often wear different types of shoes- but when I'm feeling a bit lazy and really only feel like half-assing an outfit, I wear flats. My favorite pair I own is a dusty rose leatherette pair adorned with a simple bow from Forever 21!! <3

9.) Mascara! My lashes are pretty small on their own, and pretty light, so mascara really helps bring them out!! I still want to learn to put falsies on properly (which might be as simple as buying a decent tube of lash glue, as every time I've tried to put on falsies I've had some sort of mishap with the glue) so I can TRULY transform my eyes :)

10.) Accessories!! Any outfit can look terribly "bleh" without accessories, but even the worst outfit can instantly look fabulous with the addition of a few accessories (though I guess I shouldn't say the WORST, because I suppose some outfits are beyond saving, but... you get the idea :P). I always feel so half-assed unless I have a necklace or too!!

Thank you for reading!!