New layout

I got tired of the darkness of my blog so I decided to change it.

This is what the blog looked like before I made the changes.

I created the banner and the background using Paint.NET.

 The font is called "AR Berkley" and these are the pictures I used to make the banner.

The layout is very simple but the banner itself took me 5 hours to make so I hope you like it.

-S

Outfit Post #17

I've been really busy packing, shopping for cooking utensils, visiting my future campus and other necessary things I need to do before I can start my life as an independent student.

Naturally I haven't worn much lolita or fairy kei but since I have taken snapshots of some of my "normal" outfits I thought I could show them to you.

Shirt: H&M

White top under it: H&M

Jeans: Seppälä

My mother says that the shirt is too fancy for daily wear but as a lolita I beg to differ.

Shirt: H&M

Jeans: Seppälä

Shoes: H&M

This outfit I wore when I went out to play badminton.

 Top: H&M

Shorts: H&M

Most of my lolita clothes are already packed but I hadn't worn lolita in 5 weeks so I wanted to wear at least something casual yesterday.

Skirt: F+F

Socks: Bodyline 

-S

Welcome to my room

Like I have mentioned before my room has gone through small changes so there are going to be some before and after photos. The new photos are brighter so they should be easy to recognize.

 This is the first thing you can see when you step into the room.

        

My smaller hair accessories  I keep in my desk's drawers on the left whereas necklaces, bracelets and rings I have placed in the keyboard drawer.

I have recently moved my dressform to the other side of the desk and put a beanbag on it's place.

This is where I usually studied for the matriculation exams.

 I have taken down a couple posters and put word lists next to the beanbag.

 My boleros and hoodies I've hung up on my door.

 I got rid of the taller closet/bookshelf and bought that small cabinet for my t-shirts.

I store my headbows in the drawer of the closet I kept.

 I keep all of my skirts, dresses, blouses and vests on this clothing rack.

I don't have much on my bed.

The "other side" of the desk.

I used to have a real nightstand opposite the bed but now there is only the drawer.

As you may have seen in one of the previous photos the nightstand is now here.

 Now that the room post is finally done I can start packing for moving to a tiny furnished student apartment.
I am going to miss my beautiful room but I should be able to rent an apartment of my own in two years.

-S

Outfit Post #16

The room post will be up next Tuesday.
Here's a few outfits from last week.

Headbow: BtSSB

Dress: Hell Bunny

Socks: Bodyline (socks373)

Shoes: BtSSB

Dress: Bodyline (L257)

Shoes: Bodyline

 Headbow: from the skirt
Skirt: Bodyline (L404)
Petticoat: Bodyline (acc029)
Shoes: Bodyline

-S

Future plans, Outfit Post #15 & more...

Ironically I got a letter from one of the schools the day after I wrote about having applied to them and a day after that I got a letter from another school. The second school I got a letter from gives education on visual marketing which basically means decorating shops, photo shoot settings, magazines etc. Although, I am very interested in that kind of things I decided to choose the first school. In that school I will be studying English linguistics. Linguistics isn't really a subject through which I could easily get the kind of job I would like to have (not that I really know what I want to do in the future) but I figured that the contacts I would get at the other school wouldn't really help me that much because I am planning to move abroad next year. Also, the tuition fee of the school I decided to go to includes a trip to a country which is right next to the country I wish to move to. I have been thinking about starting to write a separate blog about moving and living abroad so I might give you a link to that in a future post.

While I'm still living in Finland I need a new night lamp so I went shopping in this classic lolita outfit last week.

Big rose on my head: Bodyline

Small roses around it: H&M

Skirt: Innocent World

Socks: QutieLand /Antaina?

Shoes: H&M

I found this adorable table lamp but I couldn't decide whether to get it in black or white.

The white one would camouflage better on my nightstand/drawer and it also looks cuter but the black one could work as a piece of decoration. Here is an older picture of my room if you would like to share your opinion in the comments. The drawer can't be seen that well in the photo but it's on the right next to the table.

 I have moved some of my furniture after taking the picture. The drawers are now facing towards the wall so the wooden parts aren't as visible anymore and the camera stand and the black billboard are no longer on it. The Hello Kitty balloon has also found a new location on the other side of the room.

I bought the black one.

Speaking of furniture, I should make a room tour post before I start packing for moving out.

I am going to be busy this week so I won't be able to make a long room post for next Tuesday but I'll see if I can make it by the 2nd of July.

-S

I'm a high school graduate!

...or "upper secondary school" like our teachers called it.

I was going to make this post last week since the graduation party was already on the 1st of June but I decided to wait and see if I would get a letter from one of the schools I've applied to. They chose the first students on the 7th of June and I haven't got a letter yet so I guess I'll have to wait until they choose the next ones on the 20th of June and write about my future plans after that.

I didn't get to take many photos at my graduation party because I had to spend time with the guests and my parents aren't good at using my camera so these are the best photos of my outfit I could find.

Originally I wanted to wear a green dress in order to look like a fairy but I ended up picking a yellow one for it looks more summery and fresh. I had trouble finding matching yellow shoes so I decided to buy those black and white wedges. I think they match quite well with the student cap.

Since I am now officially on a holiday I will start posting and writing reviews more frequently again.
I have changed all of the review pages' layouts so they should work better now.

-S

Orders from Adambeauty and Yesstyle

I ordered this Lavshuca mascara from Adambeauty on the 13th of April and I expected to get an email from them confirming the order or letting me know when the item has been shipped but I heard nothing from them. Suddenly on the 25th of April I got mail from the post office saying that my packet has arrived.

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Since I have only recently started to familiarize myself with make up here is a review on the mascara written by someone who knows more about beauty products than I do.
I might add some pictures of my own later.

I ordered from Yesstyle on the 18th of April. The estimated shipping time was May 2, but I already got an email on the 26th of April saying that the items have been shipped and so the package arrived at my door on the 29th of April.

The box had a bad smell on it which made cough.

I wouldn't have ordered from Yesstyle if it wasn't for this JK2 dress that I wanted for my graduation party.

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The skirt is not as puffy worn as in the stock photos but I think I can fix that with a little bit of starch.

The dress came with shoulder straps but unfortunately the other one cannot be attached to the dress because it's missing one of the loop thingies.

I don't really have hats to wear in the winter and this was rather cheap so I decided to get it. The hat is from a brand called WIWI but it's no longer available.

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 I'm not surprised that the pockets are too high for me.

Last but certainly not least I got these super cute HVBAO shoes.

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I got a free pair of extra shoelaces with the order.

 

There was something inside the other shoe.

The shoes too had a bad smell on them so they are going to have to wait a couple days or weeks on the balcony before I can start wearing them.

I was afraid that the shoes would be too big because the black sneakers I've written about in the two previous posts are slightly loose but the sole of the HVBAO shoes is actually one centimeter shorter.

They are about the same size as the H&M shoes in the previous post.
All of the shoes are supposed to be European size 41.

-S