Outfit time again 😀 This time I have one dressy one and one casual one!
First up dressy ^_^Dress- Made by me
Jacket- Peter Alexander
Shoes- Mini Maos
Bag- Gift from my Mu
Necklace- Peter Lang
This was the outfit I wore last weekend to the Tsumiki event. I like this dress a lot and I don’t know why I don’t wear it more often ><
This has been my favorite lazy hair style lately: Mini side pony tail with a bow. It’s so quick and it looks good with straight or curled hair.
Detail shots:
Now onto a casual outfit I wore this one to go out to dinner with friends.
Shirt: Vanity Box
Jeans: Cotton On
Shoes: Le Pommier
Haha I’m wearing the same bow in this outfit too, it was a present from The Fashionate Traveller and is BTSSB.
I’ve been wearing this shirt so much lately because it’s so comfy and you can just throw in on.
This hair is another variation if the mini one sided pony tail, same thing but it was really windy so I plaited the end to keep it out of the way.
It was raining like crazy that night and I walked right into a gigantic puddle. You can be assured that everyone thought it was hilarious XD I clearly need to be much more observant when I’m walking around! I think I’ve been in a bit of a daze lately, I need to get a lot more sleep and start not working so much at night again >_<
This first outfit has become one of my all time favorites now, it’s so Spring-ish and floofy ^_^ I wore it for a day out with James wandering the city looking for fun things to do.
I’ve also started another project to give me a bit more inspiration: drawing outfit shots! I really enjoy seeing other posts like this and it’s a fun way to keep in practice without having to devote hours to making something, quick water colour sketches like this are awesome! Let me know what you guys think and I might keep posting them here rather than just on my Deviant Art.This outfit was all about details so here are some close ups. I also filmed a short outfit video on it which I need to hurry up and edit XDThe hat is from Big W and I added all of the flowers and ribbons.
The bag is Lizlisa and I love the chain and flower details.
Outfit time again, this time it’s about the outfits I wore over the holidays 😀
Let’s work backwards from New Years!
Shirt: Vanity BoxSkirt: Valley GirlShoes: Present from CatBag: Christmas present from my Mum
Hair accessories: Present from BG Dino
It was so hot that night that all I wanted to do was stay inside and sit in front of the open fridge door. Instead we trekked all over the city watching various fireworks. I can’t wait to post the rest of the photos from this, it was such a pretty night, I’m so behind in Snapshots >_< Seriously in December I took over 1000 photos… and that’s with the terrible ones cut out!
My bag strap broke about 30 seconds after we took this photo so I had to carry it around by the mini handle all night, totally my luck!
Here’s the make up from that night too!
I’ve been wearing a lot of plum colours mixed with gold lately.
Plum and white blended is my favorite. You can see my eyes closing more and more in these shots because it was so late at night, I fell asleep on the couch right after XD
I’ve been filming lots of hair videos so here’s a random shot of one of the looks I was doing, I make awesome faces while adjusting lighting 😀
This one was my Christmas Billy Idol Day outfit! The weather was going crazy from 35 degrees to raining every few hours so I wanted to be extra comfy. Of course my hair only lasted about as long as the tram ride!
Dress: Lizlisa
Cardigan: Ice
Scarf: Forever New
Shoes: Big W decorated by me
I’m so glad I dressed in layers, the heat was horrible for the first few hours but as soon as the rain hit my scarf and cardigan were perfect protection!
While I was digging around I found these old outfit shots I don’t think I ever posted too! Same shirt but two very different coordinations: skirt and shorts ^_^
Oh and speaking of Billy Idol day, I can’t resist sharing one of James’ gifts to me this year! He designed me a shirt with Billy Idol and my favorite litteral music video phrase 😀 😀 😀
LOVE!! I can’t wait to have this printed, I’m going to wear it all the time!
Very related to shirt design, if you’re in Aus and you are creative do check out the competition Face Facts Tees is holding at the moment, it’s a campaign for educating young people on drug use consequences so I personally think it’s a very good cause and wish I was in the age group to enter myself!
Here’s the full information for those who want to enter:
Don’t miss your chance to win up to $2,000 cash, festival tickets and get your design on this year’s Ecstasy. Face Facts t-shirt for the National Drugs Campaign!
If you’re aged between 15-21, simply create an image that shows your support for an anti-drugs theme, including this year’s tagline “Ecstasy. Face Facts” somewhere on your design and upload it to our online gallery. The top designs as voted by you and your mates will be in the running for great prizes. So go on – get creative!
This is a wonderful way for Australia’s youth to hear an important message about the negative effects of ecstasy, paired with an amazing opportunity for aspiring designers and creative types to have their work used in a national campaign. The competition will have two winners in different age groups:
•The winner in the 15-18yrs category will receive a $2,000 cash prize plus a $200 Moshtix voucher.
•The winner in the 19-21yrs category will receive a $2,000 cash prize plus a double pass to Creamfields Music Festival summer tour.
A runner up prize will also be awarded in each category. Entries will appear online at the Face Facts Tees competition hub in a voting gallery accessed via http://www.facefactstees.com.au/. The winners will be chosen from the top 10 designs with the most public votes. Each winning design will be printed into a limited edition t-shirt to be distributed as part of this year’s Ecstasy. Face Facts campaign at Creamfields Music Festival, Rock the Schools and other media outlets.
Let’s start with some make up, this was what I wore to the Melbourne Youtube Partners meeting. I have lots of photos from that for the next snapshots post and it was so interesting getting to know some of the other Australian Youtubers.
I’ve been loving having my hair curled like this and I’m completely obsessed with usamimis again.
Better shots of the make up…
This next one was the outfit I wore to the Topshop opening here, I’m super classy so I took the photos at McDonalds afterwards 😉
Dress: Jesus Diamante
Stockings: Ambra
Cardigan: Myer
Shoes: Mini Maos
My favorite part is the shoes 😀
Now some of the outfits I wore while we were in Queensland! This was the only photo I got before the humidity destroyed my curls. I can’t believe I didn’t notice until now that I have my phone stuffed down my top >_< I was waiting for James to call me while trying to pack my bags and apparently I thought that was a good time to take photos, so much fail at multi tasking!
Outfit:
Dress: Infanta
Scarf: Can’t remember
Jumper: Femme Connection
Stockings: Myer leggings I changed to stockings
Shoes: Gift
Hair accessory: made my me
You know one of the best parts of staying at James’ parents house? Gigantic well lit mirror to take photos in front of!
Shirt: Savers
Shorts: Modified from Femme Connection
Usamimi- Junk store
And the mini styling wand obsession continues with this outfit XD
Dress: Ice Outlet store.
I really wish I’d remembered to take hairspray to QLD because the heat just killed any styling I tried to do after around 20 minutes! Next time ^_^
Have you guys got anything cool planned for the holidays this year?
The weather can’t seem to make up it’s mind which makes dressing for the day very frustrating, typical Melbourne!
So today I’ve got make up, one cold outfit and one summery outfit.
Summer first:
Usamimi- Junk store
Shirt- Valley Girl
Skirt- Forever New
Bag- Lizlisa via Minimaos
Shoes- Citi beachThis was the first day of the year I didn’t even bother wearing stockings it was so warm that day *_*My favorite part about it is the eye make up…It a really shimmery pink mixed with dark blue in the outer corners. I’ve been trying a lot of new colours now it’s coming into spring, I’m trying to perfect a pink x green look to at the moment!
For a more natural look I’ve been toning it down with a Mirenesse palette too.
No false lashes here either, this is a nice casual look
On the complete opposite end of the scale here’s my super dark and sultry look!
I did this to test out a new SAX palette smokey palette so there’s a Morning Make Up video coming soon with it ^_^
Pretty dark compared to what I normally wear but I actually kind of like it. James thought it was very sexy XD
Lastly my winterish outfit…
Bonus you can see James in the mirror XD
Dress: Ice
Shoes: Minimaos
Jacket: Forever New
Scarf: Femme Fatal
Jeans: Cotton On (I think?)
So we’re back to regularly scheduled programming now that most of the year’s events are over, I’m feeling much better and I’m ready to get back to my routine and post properly again!
This review has been a long time coming because I wanted to get some good photos with James’ new camera to do it justice!
Mini Maos contacted me a while ago to organise a review and having been a fan of theirs for quite a while via Cheesie’s blog I agreed. I love the idea of reasonably priced resellers outside of Japan and considering the conversion from the Australian Dollar to the Malaysian RM it’s another +1 in terms of shopping XD
Yay for reasonably priced Japanese brands and world wide shipping!
Mini Maos sell imported Japanese clothing and carry brands such as Liz Lisa, WC, Dolly Wink, Duffy, Murua and the like. They also carry some other general gyaru brands from cheaper stores.
Shipping:
I picked out a couple of items I liked from the store and they sent it via EMS. The shipping time was longer than usual because one of the items I wanted was out of stock and then it got stuck it Australian Customs for a few days. Boo to Australian Customs delaying my love of shoes.
This is what arrived:
It was a thick black bag within another bag taped up with packing tape. I personally prefer boxes just in case there are delicate items but nothing was damaged in transit so no problems here.
Inside the package:
So let’s start with the blue dress, this is actually my favorite of the two because it’s so springish!
LOVE this dress, it’s exactly my current style coming into Spring. I have the lighter colour and it’s a thicker denim than I was expecting. It’s also quite short. In this picture you can kind of see the bottom is the lace attached to the blue, I found I had to wear another draped skirt underneath it to feel comfortable. With the other skirt though it looks so cute!
As with most Japanese clothing it only comes in one size. It’s a tiny bit big for me as usual but the back has shirring so I imagine this could fit a variety of sizes and still look great. The lace detailing is nice and soft quality lace not scratchy nylon. This is the kind of quality I would expect from a brand along the level of Liz Lisa.
Really like this one and would definitely buy more from Liz Lisa!
The design of these shoes is so cute, they are super high and remind me a lot of a cuter version of school shoes. They come in black or tan and the tan is this nice creamy shade:
They have a nice high platform and make me feel like a giant without feeling like I’m going to topple over. The actual heel isn’t very high when you take into account the front platform so I found them to be fairly comfortable for walking. I wouldn’t wear them for standing up all day but they are super cute for a night out.
The construction here was so much better than I was expecting for the price, in Aus $40 would most likely get you pretty crappy shoes unless you knew where to shop, these are better made than most of my other shoes and feel very sturdy on. I like that the heel is quite thick and not at all wobbly.
The material they’re made of is nice and shiny and doesn’t scuff easily. I scuff shoes like crazy but even after wearing these several times there’s nothing at all on there. Very happy with the quality.
Now my absolute favorite part of the shoes: the buckles. They are functioning buckles so you can adjust size for your ankle but you don’t actually have to undo them to remove. You can see in the photo below that the strap before the buckle slides through a hook and is kept in place. That means you can put them on super quickly and easily even if you have ridiculously long nails 😀
This one comes in white or pink but I picked white so it would go with more of my clothes and specifically the blue Liz Lisa dress.
It’s a nice sturdy woven bag which fits a surprising amount in it. The inside is lined with a very thin floral cotton and the straps are detachable. There are quite a few cute little details like the branded charm, inside pocket and detachable flower key chain.
The bottom has protector feet so the basket weave doesn’t get damaged or dirty when you set it down. The stap easily come off so if you’re like me and don’t like chain you could easily change it to something else.
I was surprised how often I actually use this bag, when I got it I thought it would be a fun thing for Spring but it’s actually really handy. I can cram a lot of things in there but not so much that it gets heavy so it’s become my everyday bag for when I don’t need to take the ipad with me.
There were a couple of little details that were odd to me such as the white part of the strap being longer than the chain so it poked out a few places and the metal parts needing a bit of a clean when it arrived but other than that I think it’s a great little bag. Very happy with it!
Mini Maos actually suggested this one to suit my current love of everything chiffon, and I think they were right ^_^ It’s a basic dress with a detachable cape that goes over the top. With the cape it reminds me of Little House on the Prairie .
Without it, the style is more something I would wear day to day. Again this one is quite short (remember I’m only 151cm tall) so when I wore it out I tended to add an underskirt. It was a little big again for me but the waist is elastic and gathered around the back so it could fit a lot of shapes.
The lace detail was again very pretty and good quality. The sleeves were quite see through but the body of it is lined so not transparent at all.
Lace details around the bust:
I think with the cape this is quite a versatile dress. I wore the cape a few times around my waist to give it extra shape and add another layer to the skirt, super cute!
The only problem I had with this one is that the buttons weren’t sewn on super well so the first time I wore it out one of them unraveled. Not a particularly big problem and easily sewn back on.
From the back with the cape. I actually prefer the dress without the cape but I like the cape with several of my other outfits.
So overall experience with Mini Maos?
Very good! The prices are really reasonable, in stores here in Aus we would pay at least double for imports like this so very happy in that regard. The quality is what you can expect from Japanese brands, shipping was quick once the things I wanted were in stock and their online store has heaps of brands and variety. Overall very happy and I would definitely order from them. In fact I’ve started making a Christmas list from there to pass on to my family haha XD
Bonus: simple natural make up for the day trying a bunch of new products to review soon…
Double bonus, James wanted to test his new set up while I was dressed up so he shot a bunch of cool artsy photos. Enjoy XD
So yes, love my new clothes and if you’re looking for Japanese brand clothes outside of Japan I would suggest having a look through Mini Maos‘ site!
Illustrator. Strong tea, knitting, watercolours, and making a video game called Moonlight in Garland. Living with her adorable husband Jimmy, fluffy puppy Miss Lottie and Bergamot Bunny in Melbourne, Australia.
