Sugar Coat Review

hey everyone! sorry i haven't been blogging too often. today i have a review of some cool textured nail polish for you!

this is the sugar coat nail polish by sally hansen in cotton candy. the idea is that you apply the polish normally, and the result looks like you dipped your wet nails into a pot of sugar! i thought that seemed really cute and i loved the colors they had. they also had a mint and a purple at the target i got this at, but i had to go with the pink.

the bottle is printed with a texture somewhat similar to how your nails come out, but a bit finer. 

 

the application process is pretty interesting. when you crack open the bottle, the nail polish is completely smooth and like any other non-textured polish. the instructions say to apply a couple thin layers, and wait for each layer to completely dry before painting another one. i followed the instructions, and when i applied the first layer it stayed pretty smooth while i painted. but as it dried, it became extremely grainy. the second layer really makes and finishes the look and achieves an awesome sugar texture!

i personally think the textured polish trend is very cool. i love anything having to do with sugar or sweets so i think this goes well with my style, as well as just looking really interesting. from afar it's hard to tell there is texture but i had fun trying to get people to feel my nails! the application was easy and it never dried too quickly. the only problem i had was that once it chipped, it was pretty much impossible to touch up because of the texture effect. i had to just paint a couple of layers over what i had and deal with the different amounts of polish on my nails.

overall i would really recommend trying this out! it's very novel, and looks pretty rad. i love the other colors offered too and might end up getting those if i can.

that's all for today! hope you enjoyed the review. stay tuned for more regular posting coming soon, and some back to school stuff too!

Bodyline Seifuku (Sailor Uniform) Review

hey everyone! sorry i haven't been posting. this summer has been unexpectedly busy for me, and when i'm free i'm honestly too tired to do very much! but it's been a fun summer so far.  

so for today i will be reviewing bodyline's summer short sleeved seifuku! i got this for my birthday recently. the model on the website is COSTUME410. they offer it in many different colors, but i chose very pale lilac-y pink (the model is wearing it). 

now, usually when i buy anything from bodyline their M is a pretty good choice for me. the measurements for the M on this seifuku looked good to me, but when i got it it was pretty small. the top fit okay, but it was too short-- it's a sort of cropped top that hits around the end of your natural waist, and then a high waisted skirt. but the skirt was very very tight and too short, and though the top wasnt exactly too small it ended too high on me.

i also didn't know about the thread connecting the pleats at the bottom you were supposed to remove, but i was informed of that pretty quickly.

so i went back and ordered a 2L and it finally arrived recently. it fits pretty well! i'd still like the skirt to be a little longer, but if i wear shorts i would feel perfectly comfortable with it.

as you can see, the ratio of where the top ends and the skirt begins is perfect and just as intended. the skirt fits perfectly fine. there are two little spots of elastic in the waistband of the skirt, and it closes with a zipper and a hook. 

the seifuku top closes with a zipper straight up the front, but it's covered by a seam. this makes it a little hard to zip, but if you're careful it's fine. it also created a few stray threads on the inside after a few times of zipping and unzipping, but i just pulled them off. i don't think it would cause any long-term damage even if that keeps happening.

here's the seifuku on the hanger, looking a little wrinkled from wear. the construction is nice and it looks very clean-edged. my favorite element is the bow, as it's so big and adorable! the material of the white fabric on the top is relatively thick and somewhat rough, but that's (to my knowledge) how actual seifuku are, and i've seen some people complain about this like it's an issue of quality, which it isn't. i think if you were to buy an authentic seifuku from j-list or anywhere, it'd be the same texture. it didn't bother me at all, as i fully expected it.

the white middle section of the top is sewn into one side of the collar and snaps closed on the opposite side. the little triangle of fabric is the same as the rest of the white on the top. i always wondered how those little triangles worked, so it's interesting to see that and i'll have to file away the info for cosplay!

the skirt is very very lightweight and almost see-through, but it is opaque. it's perfect for hot weather! i will probably wear this with ankle socks and my light pink converse in the summer, but it would also be great with tights or high socks and cardigans when it's colder. 

here is what the bow's strap is comprised of under the collar. the bow is fully independent of the top (as in, it doesn't snap on anywhere.) it's basically a bow sewn onto a bra strap- theres a place to hook it on like a necklace underneath the collar, and an adjustment piece just like any bra strap has to make it longer or shorter so that it fits well. i had to make mine a lot bigger to fit around the collar.

❤REVIEW RECAP❤

quality-

 i think the quality is pretty good. i'm not crazy about the zipper making stray threads, but it's not too big of a deal. i did have to buy a size up as measurements on the original size weren't super accurate. 4.5/5

 services -

i love bodyline and have never had any problems with them, and i've ordered from them a lot. the second seifuku took a while to arrive and update on the tracking, but that was just the US post's fault. the seifuku didn't come in a heart bag, but i think they just do that for lolita fashion items. 5/5

so, that's it for today! if you've been looking to get this seifuku, i think it's really worth it. it''s adorable and i can't wait to wear it! 

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Lolita 52: My Favorite Lolita Print

hey everyone! it's time for another lolita 52 post. this time,  #49- my favorite lolita print!

my favorite print is angelic pretty's milky planet, released in 2010.  it comes in yellow, pink, blue, and black as shown above, and a popular extra color made in replicas is lavender. the only official item in lavender is the special JSK. i LOVE THIS PRINT IN EVERY SINGLE COLORWAY. oftentimes, i will really adore or see myself owning multiple colors of an AP print, but for milky planet, i just think every single color is perfect with this print.

plus, it has ice cream lace.

also, IT'S GLITTERY.

but let's talk about the print itself. IT IS A WONDERLAND. beautiful pastels in some of my favorite color combinations (pink x yellow x blue, pink and mint, lavender and pink, etc), drippy melty ice cream motifs mixed in with carousels, castle houses, ferris wheels, and an assortment of treats in SPACE!?!??! shooting stars!! cupcakes!! melty moons!! this print is overloaded with tons of space and ice cream motifs, and those are two of my favorite things. i am obsessed with this print, and find it absolutely perfect in every way. i have studied each tiny drawing on it, loving all the tiny amounts of detail put into it.

since the dress versions are too small for my bust and my favorite colorway is yellow, my dream item for this print to own is the skirt in yellow. sadly, i do not own any MP items. i was trying to buy it as my graduation present when i graduated high school a year ago but every time i tried to get it, it ended badly with sellers trying to gouge me for triple the original price. i would like to get a dress replica in my measurements from Dreaming of Lolita to tide me over, but i've heard the quality of their MP replicas has gone downhill recently and is hit or miss. so, i'm going to wait until their reviews brighten up to get a dress from them, but i would like to so i can have an MP dress that fits me.

hopefully someday, this perfect work of art will be mine! if not, i'll just have to buy the next AP dress involving space and ice cream that i fall in love with. or, hope for a reissue. honestly, this print is so popular that i'm surprised it hasn't been reissued yet! i sadly missed the boat on the initial sales by just a couple months. so close, but yet so far.

OOTD: Sailor Moon t-shirt, mint jeans, sequin Sperry Top-Siders

hey cuties! got another ootd for you today from this past friday. it was a bit colder and i was actually really cold in this when i was outside. but it's going to be warmer this week! ♡ 

this is a very mahou shoujo-inspired outfit, though i wouldn't really call it mahou-kei. 

 

 💗☆outfit breakdown☆💗

cardigan - vintage

sailor moon shirt- hot topic

jeans - forever 21

watch - sanrio.com (reviewed here)

pink heart ring - walmart

sugar bunny ring- bought at youmacon a few years ago

other bracelets- handmade

hair balloons- etsy

sperrys- macy's.com

minnie mouse socks- target

hope you enjoyed this outfit! it was a lot of fun to wear and i loved coming up with it so i knew i had to share it. i'll leave you with a photo of the beautiful pink tree i saw on campus the day i wore this outfit.

Favorite Things for Spring~

here are some of my picks for cute springy items i've been loving lately!

1. hello kitty lamb

i got this really cute hello kitty lamb at my local grocery store (marsh) in the beanie babies section! i sat her with me and my mom's little twin stars dolls, because they look so eastery together!

 

 

2. polly pockets

i found some of my old polly pockets! the right one is a knockoff called "DOLLY" but i like it better because it's pink. i'm turning them into necklaces to wear because they are too cute to keep hidden. i would like to collect more if i could find them at my flea market.

3. revlon 089 sunshine sparkle

 i love this shade so much!! i'm betting i'll like the formula since i liked two other revlon polishes i bought. it's so perfect for spring, isn't it? it is a perfect buttery yellow with the slightest white glitter shimmer when the light hits it. i adore it and i can't wait to try it out!

 

4. matryoshka lipgloss

i love this little matryoshka shaped lipgloss i got for christmas. it flips open to reveal a shimmery pink looking lipgloss. on the lips, it doesn't really add any color, but it has a little bit of shine to it. it smells wonderful like strawberries my mom got the honey mint version, and she loves hers as well. we got these from party city!

 

5. revlon colorburst lip butter in 055 "cupcake"

when i saw this in the store, i HAD to get it. the light pastel pink color is just perfect, and it looks beautiful on the lips! 

it's so sparkly. i feel like a magical girl when i'm wearing it, for real. it's got lots of shimmery glitter in it, but as it is a lip butter, it's REALLY moisturizing. it's about as moisturizing as my clinique lip gloss which is supposed to restore badly cracked and chapped lips -- about one or two applications makes my lips extremely soft. it was a little on the pricey side at the grocery store (7.49 USD). it's a dollar cheaper at target.com, but maybe once you get shipping it would end up defeating the purpose.

 

6. crocheted detachable collar

i know i already mentioned it, but I LOVE HOW THIS TURNED OUT. the colors of the yarn are just perfect, and you can't see in the photo but i used a flatback fake pearl button. i can't wait to use this in a bunch of springy fairy kei outfits or with a sweater while it's warming up outside.

 

7. wreck-it ralph dvd 

i already mentioned why lolitas should watch wreck-it ralph, but i can't recommend this movie enough, still. i haven't stopped watching it since i got it! it's so inspiring to me as an artist, a total visual feast, and funny and tearjerking to boot. SHOULDA WON THE OSCAR.

8. nanobots by they might be giants

i love they might be giants' new album so much!! it's got a lot of great songs on it, including a ton of short ones (kind of like "fingertips" from their apollo 18 album, where you were supposed to play the CD on shuffle and get a different experience each time with very short songs playing in a different order around longer songs every time you played the CD). i love "you're on fire", "sleep", "call you mom", "circular karate chop", and "replicant" the most. it's really bouncy, mostly very rockin' but a little bit all over the place in terms of style as they might be giants usually does.

i'm seeing TMBG next week and couldn't be more excited! i really recommend the new album if you like any of their previous work, or are just looking for some fun, smart, happy music. 

let's be happy and make spring come faster!!  

 

 

Winter Clothing Picks

wintertime cuddle clothes by ladyvinyl featuring floral scarves

Wildfox Couture vintage top
$180 - conleys.de

Lipsy ombre sweater
$52 - lipsy.co.uk

Long coat
banggood.com

Levi's high rise shorts
etsy.com

Patterned jeans
nastygal.com

Tobi legging
tobi.com

Tight
carters.com

Pastry hi top shoes
$82 - welikefashion.com

Philipp Plein skull boots
$1,500 - farfetch.com

Genuine leather handbag
$140 - theiconic.com.au

Coralia Leets mother of pearl jewelry
bloomingdales.com

Mint jewelry
girlzlyfe.com

Belle Noel by Kim Kardashian studded jewelry
metroparkusa.com

J Crew j crew
jcrew.com

Pink hair accessory
etsy.com

Beanie hat
$35 - thenorthface.com

Marc Jacobs floral scarve
$315 - veryeickhoff.com

Faux fur hat
boohoo.com

Mykita
openingceremony.us

Lip gloss
bathandbodyworks.com

Bahama Boat Shoe
sperrytopsider.com