Your outfit for the day

Skirt: Metamorphose fruit punch soda series, luckypack version

Blouse: Metamorphose
Socks: Metamorphose fruit punch
Headband: Metamorphose fruit punch
Bag: Metamorphose fruit punch

Cardigan: offbrand (Wonder woman) it has bows on it ^^ but you can't see itShoes: Bodyline

Flower shoe clips: An tai na

Umbrella: offbrand, Ebay, customized with Bodyline ribbon

This outfit is probably the one that has transformed my local status into town freak for good, but whatever. I really like it since the skirt and socks were a Christmas present from my parents. I wear a lot of casual clothes too, so I picked out this day to make an outfit shot for this blog on purpose. I am  having an appointment in about an hour with two of my local Lolita friends today, which is going to be super fun!!! Fortunately it is no closeup so you can't see the bags under my eyes. Yesterday my already thin, dark and wrinkle prone undereye area really suffered, I went to the funeral of a family friend (widow of my mothers nephew). She and my mothers nephew unfortunately passed away very suddenly because of an aggressive form of cancer. The funeral was very beautiful, but of course also sad. Later that day I had the brilliant idea of taking 10 ritalin pills that I had still left after the unsuccesfull experiment  with it as aid for concentration. As always I finally felt happy instead of my normal indifferent zombie like state, but with a price: being wide awake the whole night minus 2 hours or so. When I looked in the mirror I had the undereye area of a seventy year old, but luckily I kind of minimised the damage with eyecream so I can safely go outside without scaring kids. 

A picture of your last lolita purchase

Gothic lolita bible 35

I mainly bought it because of the skirt pattern thats in it, since I have cute fabric left and my mom offered to help me with sewing my own lolita clothes. I also got a sewing book for lazy sewers for my birthday with surprisingly simple patterns for amazing dresses that look very Liz Lisa and some lolita esque. So I hope to finish some cute sewing projects this year!
Also, like my other GLB it has lots of pretty photos, great for inspiration. I have almost all GLBs downloaded on my computer but browsing a magazine is much nicer.

A picture of your dream item

Metamorphose Vintage record op in black
Probably hard to find and I currently don't have the money, but I hope to own it one day. I sold the navy high waisted version. I don't regret it, but I miss the print, it's so cute. :P

A picture of your favorite sweets

"Zwartwit" When my mother puts them in the car she has one extra for me and sometimes it is finished in one car ride. Now I started eating them at home too.

A picture of yourself before lolita came into your life

A tiny bit boring, but not neccessarily bad, I'd say.

One day in your lolita life in pictures

I stroke or play with our cats everyday. Aren't they cute when they are sleeping?

Sometimes I sit in the garden
 

For my birthday I got an easy sewing book targeted at lazy sewers so I hope to learn it someday

I like to watch movies based on books by Jane Austen and Novala Takemoto  about all sorts of things  with my parents. Today (my birthday) I watched "Deuce Bigalow, male gigolo". It is a really fun movie.

I also need to study and find a job, but that's not fun to make a picture of.

What's in your bag?

Ok, this was a really fun one for me.

#1 An empty bottle of 5-HTP pills. They were expensive and useless.
#2 Paperwork.
#3 Notebook
#4 Hello sweetie fake Hello kitty case I bought in Spain. Very handy and cute.
#5 (almost invisible) breath freshener I got for free that I keep in case of emergency.
#6 It seems I have almost always one or two empty packages of Daro retard capsules in my bag.
#7 A Daro alarm clock I got because I purchased so much Daro. The saleswomen don't really care whether you really have a cough or not, you don't even have to fake like you are coughing. 

#8 Cheapass sugarfree energy drink. I love this. Look at the energy bolt design, it's hilarious.
#9 Plastic yellow mini penguin I found on the street

#10 Miscelennious present for my parents' 25 year marriage in July
 #11 Japanese lip balm I have for around a year or two years now, still not used up. Although it is decent
#12 The best lipstick ever: Rimmel moisture renew. Bought on Ebay for 2 euro so that may play a part, but it is the only lipstick that doesn't make my lips look dry and wrinkled like a 90 year old and even has hyluronic acid and collagen in it.
#13 I need to use this because I sweat super easily

#14 Glitter spray. Very handy for spraying glitter. I confused this with my deoderant, as they both look the same. I discovered this when I was wondering at night why my armpits were so glittery.

And the rest:

Next to another deoderant and energy drink, some vague shit I don't even know what it is myself

10 things you will never do in lolita

#1 Sitting on a dirty ground
#2 Eat foods without a plate
#3 Being unpolite to strangers
#4 Refusing a picture taken (unless it is asked in a mocking way)

#5 Acting like a bitch to others lolitas (unless it is to someone I hate)

 #6 Wearing something that doesn't match (as far as I can tell)
#7 Take out my piercings because that is "more lolita" 

#8 Cover my scarification in sunny days because that is "more lolita"
#9 Having half-arsed done hair (I really need to practice doing my hair and wear my wigs when I get them)
#10 Wearing no makeup when going to a meet

10 songs that inspire you for lolita

#1 Candy candy - Kyary
When I first heard it, I thought: "What kind of idiot likes a song with a "songtext" like that? Candy, candy candy candy candy sweetie girls love *song stuck in head* Oh crap! I think I like it! It'is cute..It's so cute and catchy!"

#2. Hot pink champagne cotton candy makeover - Sarah G
This song instantly reminds me of lolita and the "age limit" question

#3. Lolita komplex - Dance with me
This band has the name Lolita in it and apparently, it involves singers dressed in lolita as well, but it seems to be an assemblage of all kinds of weird things, LOL! Since I like weird things, I kind of like it.

# 4. Namie Amuro - Namies style
Namie Amuro has such great, catchy songs!

# 5. Edvin Marton - Panis angelicus
The breathtaking song that was used by the Marui One Victorian Maiden fashion show

#6. Kaggra - Ao no souretsu
I've loved this song since I first got into lolita fashion. It's awesome.

#7. Garbage - Dir en grey
LOL ok I'm not a gothic lolita, but I have a confession: I've tried listening to Moi-même-Moitié, but I sort of fell asleep during it. I mean, ok, it sounds very classical and all, but I prefer my music to either be sugarly sweet or decent rock, but not something in between. Same for Versailles and The GazettE, but I was probably too impatient (like I always am ;)) and missed the good songs because I dropped out too quickly. But anyway, I like Dir en grey much better

#8. Laura Jansen - Wicked world
Do I need to explain this? :P I always get so happy from this song!

9. Fabulous/McMelodyDoll: Throw It In The Bag
This song (the parody, that is XD) is just one of the greatest songs ever :D It isn't only funny, it is a good song too! ;) 'McMelodyDoll' is one of my lolita idols.

10. Fashion - Lady Gaga
Granted, I am not a huge Lady GaGa fan, although I love the song 'Judas'. This particular song is a bit too shallow for me but on the other hand, I heard it as background music in a Lolita fashion show video and it fitted really well. So it is a bit of an inspiration for me.

10 people who inspire your lolita style

#1 Brand models and shop girls
Brands always have the best ideas to coordinate their pieces in my opinion and most of the models and shopgirls always look flawless!

#2 Maki and Asuka
I believe everyone has them as their inspiration, LOL - but understandably so, because they always look so freakin' adorable!

#3 Frytsa

She really has an interesting style (Next to sweet lolita, she also wears gothic and has tried a cyber lolita look). And sweet lolita just suits her fantastic.

#4 Fanny Rosie

She has the most amazing taste in clothes and also owns the most lovely items! She looks really elegant.

#5 Angelika/Angie

Doesn't she look breathtaking in classic lolita? I really love her style!

#6 Ashlee 
She looks soo sweet in sweet lolita!

#7 Camila
I always struggle to coordinate my lolita clothes in a way that looks good... especially when there are more than two colors involved, the horror. The lolitas from Carrousel Boutique really have a good sense of coordinating.

#8 Ricardo Edwards
Isn't his sense of coordinating just fabulous?? Classic lolita suits him so well!

#9 xxApollinexx
She wears classic as well as sweet, which makes her style very versatile. And she looks stunning in both styles!

#10 My local (Dutch) lolita community
I don't have a photo of all of the girls in my local lolita community, so that's why I haven't posted any, but you  are all very inspirational both inside and outside!

10 things you can't live without in lolita fashion

#1 Inspiration

I always look at pictures on the internet to get inspired!

#2 Wigs

I was wondering lately why I always found that my outfits didn't look right and were missing something. Then I realized a wig can make a big difference, I have thin hair.

#3 Meetings

I always really enjoy them and wish I could attend/host more! Without meetings, lolita fashion would only be half the fun. 

#4 Rules and guidelines

Most people don't like the lolita rules. I sometimes don't like them either because some people intepret them as too strict or not strict enough. However, it is rules and guidelines that often prevents people without much fashion sense, like me, from looking bad.
#5 Creativity
Within the limits of the lolita rules, I think there is enough room for creativity. Without creativity, outfits get boring very quickly.
#6 Makeup

When you have spend (too) much time and money on your outfit, I think you need to put some effort in the rest of your look too, otherwise it looks unfinished!

#7 Bloomers

Yes, these are essential, but I don't wear them only to avoid flashing my panties. I like long bloomers with lace that give an antique doll-look when peeking out under a skirt, and garter bloomers (I even have two pairs of garter bloomers, and maybe I'll buy another pair in the future)
#8 A petticoat
I only have this on the eighth place because sometimes I think lolita outfits can look good without a petticoat as well. For example with old school, casual and sometimes even classic lolita when the skirt is full enough by itself. However, with sweet lolita it is essential unless the skirt has a build-in petti.
#9 Knowing what looks good, and what doesn't

Seriously, what can look good on a mannequin on the internet doesn't always look good in real life or on you. I've learned this the hard way by wasting my money, and now I know what kind of things don't suit me I feel I can finally enjoy the fashion.

#10 Enough clothes

This depends on the individual. For me, 'enough' is around 10 dresses/skirts or something. 

10 items from your lolita wishlist

I am prone to impulse buys; that's why I already wasted a lot of money buying lolita clothes I almost immediately regretted, only being able to sell them for around half the amount. That's why I like making a wishlist beforehand now. I think my lolita wardrobe is already quite complete, especially since I don't wear lolita all the time! But to finish it I'll still "need" the following things:

# 1. A summer dress by Victorian Maiden

I absolutely adore the brand Victorian Maiden because it's so classy yet cute and the items are of very good quality, and I already have a white shortsleeved blouse from them, so it would be super great to have a dress that matches it.

#2 A flower dress from Bodyline.
I don't have a lolita dress with flowers yet. Even though I think it is a classic essential in a lolita wardrobe. I love how flower dresses can be different styles depending on the accessoiries that go with it.

#3 St. Tears classic longsleeved op

I've always wanted a longsleeved op and this one from St. Tears (Taobao) is really pretty,I think.

#4 Metamorphose vintage record op in black

I have the high waist pinafore jsk in navy, but I'm trying to sell it because the design of the dress doesn't look right on me. Too over the top for me with all the bows, while I try to get a more mature style. However, I still really like the print and I dream of owning this version some time.

#5 A dark, longsleeved blouse by Victorian Maiden
I only have a white shortsleeved blouse from Victorian Maiden, so it would be great to own a longsleeved one in a darker color, to wear with my regimental stripe skirt and jacket.

#6 A longsleeved blouse by Innocent World in black or beige

I love IW's blouses, and I still need one to go with my IW jsk!

#7 A light colored Victorian Maiden cardigan
I love almost everything Victorian Maiden puts out, also simple designs like this. A cardigan like this would be perfect over a short sleeved blouse when it is a bit more chilly (and I think it is cold very often!).

#8 R Series (Taobao) "Antique Jane" shoes
Aren't these shoes pretty? I believe they are from real leather, and maybe with wooden soles too. That means they are probably way better quality than brand shoes, for half of the price. Normally, I don't like buying leather stuff, although I have a leather jacket. But my white lolita shoes damage so easily, it is frustrating, so better quality is kind of a must for them..

#9 Surface Spell flower headdress
OMG, I couldn't believe it when I saw them at the Surface Spell site :3 They are just like the ones from Victorian Maiden, only cheaper! I am already waiting for a few of their small ones to arrive, so I'll post a review when I get them!

#10 Innocent World barrette
The head accessoiries from IW are always so doll-like, and in black this matches my jsk perfectly.

I also have a few other things: I'd love to get me some parasols, from Victorian Maiden, Innocent World, Metamorphose and one very cute one from Ebay with kittens. However, I haven't included them in my wishlist because parasols are very "non-essential" items in my opinion that should eventually be bought to finish an outfit, but they aren't really useful outside of lolita. And I like to get more lolita coats (especially winter ones), but I also think these are better saved for last. 

10 different kind of foods you like

For some reason, this is also part of the lolita meme. I don't really know why.
Anyway, the foods I like are:

#1 Vanilla yoghurt
#2 Smoothies
#3 Profiteroles (Italian cream puffs)
#4 Frites
#5 Pancakes
#6 Fresh fruits (especially pineapple)
#7 Naan (Indian bread)
#8 Sushi
#9 Pasta carbonara
#10 Tempura

10 things I love & hate about lolita fashion

 I love:
#1 The kawaiiness
#2 The frillyness
#3 The quality of the clothes
#4 Going to events
#5 Organizing events
#6 Meeting other lolitas
#7 When other people like the fashion style
#8 Gothic Lolita bibles
#9 Lolita sewing
#10 Lolita dolls

I hate:
#1 The bitchiness, spoiledness and drama in communities
#2 That imported lolita clothes are expensive
#3 That I'm not good/lazy at sewing
#4 Vain "e-famous" lolitas
#5 People scamming/overpricing in the sales community
#6 People always ignoring my outfit posts
#7 Strangers that like to vent their negative opinion
#8 The obsession with brand prints
#9 cult party kei, I think it looks boring and sloppy
#10 creepy cute, I think it looks clownish and immature

Gyaru meme

This is a gyaru meme I filled in, created by Sara Mari from the blog Moments like diamonds

Name: Elaine Veldhoven
Location: The Netherlands
Occupation: Student (sort of)
Height: 166 cm
Hair/Eyes: Natural hair color is dark blonde, with red. Grey

First discovery of gyaru:
2011



Your Gyaru Style: 
1. Agejo
2. Rokku/Goshikku
3. Hime

Your Top 5 Gyaru Model Inspirations:
1. Chiko Yoshikawa
2. Yui Kanno
3. Himena Ousaki
4. Satomi Yukawa
5. Keiko Mizoe

Your Top 5 Gyaru Non-model Inspirations:
1. Namie Amuro
2. Hyuna (if she counts as gyaru instead of 'ulzzang')




Your 3 Favorite Gyaru Magazines:
1. Ageha
2. Cawaii
3. Egg

The Top 6 Gyaru Brands you like best:
1. MA*RS
2. DreamV (If that's a brand)
3. Liz Lisa
4. Tralala
5. skinny lip
6. W*C

3 of Your Favorite Coordinates: (not your own)

1.


MA*RS

2.


Liz Lisa fashion show

3.

Amihamu from Fernopaa

Your 7 Favorite Fashion Items That You Own:
1. DreamV leg warmers
2. Liz Lisa replica chiffon flower dress
3. Blue/platinum blonde wig from Taobao
4. MA*RS (replica?) hairbow
5. MA*RS lace cutsew
6. Loose pom pom socks from Ebay
7. Mint green cutsew with lace from xoxo

Top 10 Gyaru Fashion Goals:
1. Trying full himegyaru
2. Meeting gyaru
3. Look gyaru-like without fake eyelashes/circle lenses
4. Incorperating cyber clothes in gyaru style
5. Trying a gyaru-lolita hybrid style
6. Doing my makeup in a more Japanese looking style
7. Collecting cute work/school tools and home decoration
8. Going to a gyaru meetup!
9. Learning Japanese
10. Going to Japan




Top 5 Gyaru Achievements

1. Owning a few Japanese clothing items & Chinese knockoffs
2. Owning 2 wigs
3. Trying gyaru makeup a few times
4. Looking up information about gyaru style on the internet
5. Listening to Japanese music

(As you can understand, I'm a newbie XD)

Day 1: 10 things about your lolita bubble

#1 I discovered this fashion in 2005, but it took a long time before I was sure about wearing it (and before I had access to it).

#2 I have a love/hate relationships with girly things.
#3 When I have nothing to do (far more often than I usually admit), I watch Japanese videos about lolita fashion all day long.
#4 I like museums and tea, but I can't knit, sew or listen to classical music for my life.
#5 My cats and my parents house accidentally fit into the lolita aesthetic, because my cats are so beautiful and my parents house has a big garden, great for photoshoots.
#6 I only recently started collecting nice teacups for meetups - my mother likes to hunt for them in second-hand shops. It was her idea, too.
#7  I like to read lolita secrets - not because I like all the drama and stupidity, but because they give you the feeling that the biggest problem a person can have is a petticoat that is showing.

#8 I like to read lolita valentines, but I seldom post one because I bet that people immediately know who it is from, because I don't have many lolita friends yet.

#9 I know this meme is an annoying thing to read

#10 I seriously lack creativity like, my whole life
#11 Yes, I know the skirt on the doll on the picture is too short, but I hate how strict the lolita rules have become. I'd actually like to see this style without it being labelled as 'ita'.