Style | Little Red Riding Hood & Useless Introspection

Hi friends. 

Hope you are all doing well.

I bought this dress off of someone from the Sydney community and I'm pretty fond of it.

It's basically a storyboard for the little red riding hood fairytale. 

Emily Temple Cute - Little Red Riding Hood Print JSK

I wore it to coffee the other morning and here's a snap of me (with no makeup because lazy). 

I think the dress looks cute with this basket purse that I have and my cosy red cardigan.

Close up of the story book print, featuring a cute ribbon pin made by my wonderful sister, Amanda.

I usually have it on my red cardigan because it works surprisingly well with all of my otome dresses, and I really like the contrast. 

She and Soph make heaps of cute jewellery and pins. 

You should check out their Etsy store at Crafts and Rec.

Seriously how cute is this ramen pin with a perfectly snarky slogan. 

Cutest. Makes me want a ramen though. 

Nah who am I kidding, I always want a ramen.

#notallramen

On a less cheerful note:

I've been working a bunch lately but feeling pretty directionless and blergh.

I guess there's this internal pressure to be successful/useful/working toward something, and if I'm not then I start to feel like I'm wasting time or being lazy or the plethora of other nasty mantras that spin about.

I guess I need to remember that just because I'm not being 100% ambitious 100% of the time, doesn't mean that I'm not worth having around.

Anyway feel free to leave me a comment if you stumble upon this post.

And as always thanks for reading.

♥ Bec

Style | My Lolita skirts and dresses! (◕‿◕*)

Hi there!

I'm back again to share the contents of my lolita wardrobe so far.

Almost all of these items have been purchased second hand from other lolitas in Australia.

Things that have been purchased new include Bodyline products, Classical Puppets petticoats which are available from an online boutique called Chiffon Rose who are based in Melbourne, and Menuet Bouquet which is my first brand new brand purchase from Angelic Pretty San Francisco. :)

SO! Here is a wardrobe post with links to lolibrary where I could find them!

lolibrary is down at the moment but I'll update this post with links when it is back online. :)

Innocent World - Francois Rose in sax

Haneuli - Royal Kitten in navy
Innocent World - Chelsea skirt

Baby the Stars Shine Bright - Versailles Rose Bouquet in snow fairy.

Angelic Pretty - Menuet Bouquet in mint

Alice and the Pirates - Mermaid Jewellery box in ivory

Angelic Pretty - Eternal Rose Bouquet JSK in purple

Angelic Pretty - Lady Rose JSK in pink

Angelic Pretty - Menuet Bouquet JSK in mint

Innocent World - Arabesque Rose tiered JSK in ivory

Innocent World - Dollhouse in lavender

Baby the Stars Shine Bright - Stripes Soda JSK in sax

Angelic Pretty - Rose Afternoon JSK in lavender

Baroque - Sailor dress (2013?)

Bodyline - Squirrel party in lavender

Review - Sailing dress

Innocent World - Revival Sweet Teddybear jsk in black

Baby the Stars Shine Bright - Pink OP

Emily Temple Cute - Rabbit Handkerchief halter/sleeveless OP in lavender

Emily Temple Cute - Chocolatier OP in pink

Emily Temple Cute - Sweets print OP in yellow

Chess Story - Macaron et mademoiselle 

Off brand - floral long OP

Emily Temple Cute - spots and bows JSK

Emily Temple Cute - Hearts OP 

Emily Temple Cute - Teaspoon print JSK in pink

SO! These are the main dresses and skirts in my wardrobe currently.

I've been trying to wear mostly lolita or otome style when I go places because it's fun and I feel so much more confident when I think I look pretty out and about. 

I also have some offbrand blouses, 2 Classical Puppets petticoats, my collection of cardigans, too many pairs of shoes, and a bunch of hair clips and bows. 

Anyway this was a glimpse into my wardrobe. 

I'm still getting rid of the things that I no longer wear. 

As always, thanks for reading and please let me know what you think! 

What dress do you think I should make an outfit post around next?

Stay excellent.

♥ Bec

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Outfit | Backyard squirrel party! ^__^

Hi there! *(^_^)*

Whilst doing yet another wardrobe purge (I honestly don't know how I accumulate clothing so quickly... I might have a problem), I came across the first dress I purchased from Bodyline and realised that I haven't even taken any photos of me wearing it yet!

So I decided to play dress ups and then force my lovely boyfriend to take pictures of me in the backyard. ^__^

Bodyline is loved for its cheap and accessible lolita clothing.
However as with most things in life, you get what you pay for. 

I have certainly read more than a few horror stories of items from online stores arriving and looking nothing like the stock photos. Bodyline is relatively good in terms of what you see on the site is what you get, but I still received a little surprise with this dress...

This image is not reversed.

Yep. Despite the fabric not being reversible, the words in the print have been printed backward.
Not a huge deal because I doubt anyone will put their head close enough to your skirt to read it (and if they do so without asking , they are inviting you to apply your knee to their face region), but it was still amusing to experience Bodyline's infamous stuff-ups first hand. xP

YPPAH
YADHTRIB

My bike is in the background but I definitely couldn't ride it wearing my petticoat.
 BUT! It does match me in its purpleness. :)

dress & headbow : Bodyline
petticoat : Classical Puppets
shoes : Yesstyle.com
pearls : from my mum ♥

Anyway thank you for reading and please leave a comment below!
Be well and remember to follow me on Facebook to keep track of my updates.

♥ Bec

Style | My first lolita meetups and outfits

Hi there! :D

It has been more than a while now since I posted anything, but I wanted to share some updates about my life and my new passions!

Firstly, I feel like this blog will take a new direction from here.

So while I know there's no shortage of J-fashion and lolita/otome fashion blogs, Paper Trailing is heading in that direction as late last year I started to realise that lolita was right up my alley! 

I remember my sister telling me that I was one frill away from being lolita anyway, so I took the plunge and started to build a bit of a starting collection. 

me with some of the girls from Sydney Lolita 

I joined the Sydney Lolita community and got a chance to meet veteran and newbie lolitas alike. Everyone was so damn lovely and it is great fun to go along to meet ups and sit around eating homemade treats in the botanical gardens or whatever activity is planned.

Here are some photos from a summer picnic with some members of the Sydney Lolita Club (it was a 45 degree day and I felt like I was actually going to pass out, but it was lovely all the same).

before I sweated off my makeup and began to overheat in my petti. =P

Whilst I didn't have any proper lolita coordinates before my third meetup, I still worked with what I had available to me and I definitely found that some imagination can help you find lolita-esque items in your wardrobe. 

Typically dresses or skirts that can accommodate a petticoat will be suitable to get an idea of how you would look in lolita garb. :)

My first meetup was before I had any lolita clothing, but I had received my petticoat in the mail so I turned one of my regular dresses into a lolita-esque dress and added some accessories.

My blouse was from Bodyline, an offbrand/cheaper lolita brand from Japan, and my sail boat dress is from Review. And of course I'm wearing circle lenses here too. ^_^

People were really welcoming and while I was expecting a bit of snootiness about my outfit not being "real lolita", I received nothing but compliments on my efforts to fit the nautical theme. What I took from this, is that people aren't as judgemental as you worry they will be... so give it a go!!

Oh and the event organiser made cute little badges for everyone to wear! You can maybe see the little skull with an eye patch on my dress. ^_^ 

and my second meetup....

Dress is Eternal Rose Bouquet JSK by Angelic Pretty ; 

Shoes are Biba mary janes from Golden Ponies

My second meetup was lunch at an Italian restaurant before a trip to the Art Gallery of NSW. Unfortunately I had to skip the gallery but one of the girls snapped a photo of me before I bopped on the train.

I had just received this dress, my first Angelic Pretty dress, but didn't have any blouses to wear it over.

Depending on who you speak to, wearing a jumperskirt (JSK) without a blouse is a faux pas. 

But I dunno how many of those people live in Australia. IT GETS HOT HERE, OKAY?! ^__~*

Okay I'm done for now. 

I'll be posting soon about what's in my wardrobe and the websites I have used so far. 

Please let me know what you think of this post!! 

I'd love to know what you think of my rambly posting style. 

Be well! ^_^

♥ Bec

Outfit | Liz Lisa Mermaid Floral Suspender Skirt! ^__^

Hi everyone! 

Recently I bought some Liz Lisa items from eBay! The seller was RobotKitty and shipping was crazy fast.

The items were shipped from Australia so I'd recommend RobotKitty to any Australian J-Fashion fans.

I basically wear these gold shoes with every outfit ever. 

Always feel a bit dumb posing in the yard like a dorkus. 

But I hope you like these snaps! 

The skirt is from the 2014 Spring/Summer Liz Lisa range. 

Recently I bought The Hunger Games in Korean! It's been really hard so far but it's good practice!!

I also got this MockingJay pin while I was at Supanova. ^__^

OH! And the gold bow in my hair is from Supanova as well! 

I bought a cute dress with this skirt as well and will post photos of that when I get a chance. 

Stay wonderful! 

♥ Bec (& Sass)

Life | Supanova Sydney 2014!!

Hi again everyone!!

It was a little while ago now (I don't know how long ago because time is an illusion and I can't keep track of anything) but my housemate, Josh, and I went to Supanova at Sydney Showground! 

I didn't take photos because I only had my phone and it was too dark to get any good snaps, but I have a few Supanova related photos to share. ^__^

As always they're all of me because LOOK AT ME. 

Dorky photo of Josh and me before we head inside! :D

Bonus shot of my beautiful braces *sarcasm* -_-

Photo that someone at the Superhero Comics stand snapped of me. 

I had literally just woken up when Josh asked me to come with him.

My dress is from Yumetenbo. ^__^

I'll try and post some outfit photos of all my new purchases soon. 

Me rocking my new headphones!!!

Any Adventure Time fans reading this?

I bought these from one of the stalls at Supanova because they were just too cute:

Lady Rainicorn headphones!!!

They actually sound really good and they add a great splash of colour to anything I'm wearing. 

The cord is ridiculously long though which gets kind of annoying. 

BUT THEY'RE SO CUTE! Also Lady speaks Korean so that's kinda relevant to my studies. 

Anyway. Not hugely Supanova related but figured I'd share anyway. 

Hope you're all well!

♥ Bec

Review | Arda wigs; Jane wig in Spanish brown

HELLO!!

I'm finally back with a brief review of the wigs I bought recently! 

I found some recommendations for Arda wigs and was excited to see how they lived up to their hype!

I'm really really pleased with both of the wigs I purchased; Greta wig in Mahogany (will review later) and Jane wig in Spanish brown. 

 The colour has a lot more red in it than I was expecting but I actually love the red-brown colour. 

It goes well with my skin tone. The synthetic hair doesn't look overly shiny and doesn't have the "wiggy" look that so often plagues synthetic fibres. 

The hair can be heated up to 220 degrees Celsius, but I imagine that this one wouldn't handle straightening very well given its natural curl.

The wig is really comfy with 2 hooks at the back to secure it onto your noggin. :)

I'm lucky it's cold at the moment because wearing a wig sure warms your head up!! 

It was tricky to squeeze this hat on whilst wearing a wig due to the added bulk, but it really suits a cute bowler hat or little bow clipped to the side. ^__^

Really pleased with the wigs I got from Arda wigs. 

Shipping was fast, the products are good quality, the price is really reasonable.

Highly recommend them for all your wiggy needs!!

♥ Bec

Review | Dolly Wink Natural Cute lashes in #14 + Gloss Cosmetic lashes

Hi everyone! 

As always, it's been too long since my last post.

The other night I went to see Kyary Pamyu Pamyu with my sister.

It was so so so much fun. I can't even explain how energetic and exciting it was.

Anyway, I had so much fun doing my makeup before the show (and I wish I'd taken photos of my dress).

So here are some photos and a list of products I used. ^_^

Products I used:

Dolly Wink Natural Cute lashes in #14 natural cute

Gloss Cosmetic lashes (top)

I.Fairy Keizen Blue lenses

Tony Moly Crystal Lovely Eyes in Gold beam

Koji line queen eyeliner in deep black

Australis white eyeliner pencil

The Face Shop Aqua CC Cream

(I stupidly didn't take close up photos until AFTER the concert so my face was sweaty)

The other photos are on my phone so I'll post more photos later.

YAY MORE PHOTOS!
 

aaaand here are some
dorky photos of me posing. click for bigger pictures!

♥ Bec

P.S. Does anyone have tumblr? I just got one. Please follow me!!

^__^

Review | GEO Berry Holic Aqua lenses

Hi everyone! ^__^

I'm not going to bother apologising for my lack of blogging, because I realise that it's how I start almost every single post. And if you follow my blog (all 30 of you) then you already know that I'm as unreliable as they come. Quit yo' belly aching! I'm a busy lady (sorta).

my face (feat. GEO berry holic aqua lenses)

Anyway, I ordered my first pair of lenses from Pinky Paradise, the Berry Holic Aqua lenses.

Unfortunately, one of the lenses was damaged in such a way that I couldn't have known before opening the vial. The left lens (I think it's the left, although they're pretty interchangeable) had a TINY scratch near the inner coloured section. Barely noticeable, but in my eye it felt like knives.

this is what the lenses look like

 I can't even express how wonderful Pinky Paradise's customer service team are. 

I wrote an email, received a form asking for details of the fault, and within 48 hours they had assured me that they will send a replacement for the faulty lens. 

Which is an incredible turn around. 

Close-up + Comparison

I shouldn't have left them in my eyes for as long as I did, but y'know... Reckless.

So I have some pictures already of how they look in my eyeballs. 

Will post more photos when I receive the replacement lens.

both

without + with lens

I like these lenses a lot cause they're pretty natural.

They just enhance/enlarge my natural eyes, which is what I look for in an everyday lens.

The enlargement is impressive for lenses that are only 14.2mm in diameter.

Hmm. I guess I'll add more things when I get the other lens, but that's all I have to say for now.

But thanks for stopping by. As thanks, here's a nice picture I took recently of a tree near my house (feat. moon):

I won't lie to you and say that I'll be posting more frequently. 

But I hope everyone is well! 

Take care

♥ Bec

Life | My trip to Seoul!

Hi everyone! 

It's been ages, and for that I'm sorry. It's nearly Christmas!!
I went to Seoul a little while ago! I stayed in Hongdae at Miso guesthouse.
I had the best time ever. I can't wait to go back again! I got to practice my Korean and eat so much delicious food. Anyway, I figured I'd post some photos from my trip.

Jogyesa/Insadong

At Jogyesa temple

LOTS OF IMAGES AFTER JUMP!!! ^_^