Harajuku Market on a Rainy Day

On Feb. 3 we had another Harajuku market, but it was both cold and raining hard that day! So needless to say, sales were abysmal. Though I did make back the vendor fee, I then promptly went with my friends Kamiko and NiYa to the Vivienne Westwood sale and bought two pairs of paw-feet heels.

All the same, it was fun and I've since created a small stand-up display to better display my wares. I twinned with Taiwan Teddy that day and it was nice!

Top: Little Dipper
JSKs: BTSSB

Not Even a Review: Vivienne Westwood Anglomania X melissa RHS

The original Rocking Horse Shoes by Vivienne Westwood are a Lolita staple, with many Lolita brands having come out with their own versions over the years.   I've wanted to own a pair of RHS since I first fell in love with Lolita fashion, but just browsing the website is enough to give your wallet a heart attack!

When the collaboration with melissa brand came out, I nearly bought a pair as they'd be waterproof (melissa specializes in plastic shoes) but couldn't reasonably afford them. I even went to a local melissa store to ask if they had any, but was told they were not going to import these designs.

Good luck struck as over the weekend I heard about an insane sale of Vivienne Westwood (among other brands) goods from one of our Lolita friends.  I went with Kamiko and found the very shoes I was looking for! Better yet, they were 90% off. That's right; I bought two pairs for one tenth the retail price!

Red and Black

Sadly, work has not been good to me so I was unable to pick up more colors (white, gray, and limited edition Rose Gold were also available) but I'm happy with what I got.

 The logo on the bottom is at the tip of the shoe, which doesn't touch the ground much when walking so I expect it will last a long time!

Logo at the ankle

That's one more thing off my Lolita bucket list! Given how often it rains here, maybe it's fate that I got the melissa collaboration rather than the authentic wood sole ones, which would suffer in the rain.

Word traveled fast and I visited the sale a total of three times, running into different lolitas each time. I wore the red pair the very next day to a lolita meetup, which will be in an upcoming post, so stay tuned to see them in action!

Rainbow Makeup Tutorial (CH and EN)

This was a very fun look to do! Just make sure to take time to layer and blend the colors so that they flow nicely from one color to the next. You can also do this look "upside-down" and put the cool colors on the bottom and the warm colors on top ^u^v

Makeup Use-up Goals

I just did an inventory of my makeup collection and set myself some goals to use it up by the end of the year with monthly updates on my progress.  I learned that I had some crazy amounts of certain items, such as 11 pink lipsticks and 6 purple ones (why??), 8 black/brown eyeliners and 8 colored ones (I only have two eyes!), 52 single eye shadows (help), and 7 mascaras. Makeup expires so I hope to get my money's worth by actually using them!

I've organized a spreadsheet with photos to help me keep track. This also means that there will likely be more makeup video posts from me!

Now, a favor to ask...

Basic Gothic Makeup Tutorial (CH and EN)

I'm putting my Japan posts on hold until I can get the photos from my friend. In the meantime, I'm still practicing editing video footage (I took some footage in Japan, but am not sure if it can be used)

So here is a quick and easy Gothic look!