Hello everyone! It's been a while since my last post, things have been happening and I've been working really hard! All the hard work has slowly been paying off though :)

So on to the topic: Last October I ordered a Moitié luckypack, I saw the post on Lolita Updates go up that they just put the luckypacks on their website and of course this right when I was cooking! So I made the quick decision to bolt to my PC and let all the food burn. It was definitely worth it in the end, 10/10 would do it again. I got the 50,000 yen EGL pack.

I ordered directly, using Tenso. I got a lot of confirmation e-mails from Moitié so at first I was afraid that something had gone wrong, or that I should write them an e-mail or something, but it turned out a-ok and it was really easy to order! I stupidly chose SAL shipping from Tenso to me, which took about 3 weeks and didn't update so I was afraid that I would never see the package arrive. But it arrived and although the box was a bit beat up, the contents were all safe! So let's see what was inside:

I got 2 JSKs, the left is the Holy Angel Print JSK long version, and the right, and unnamed Jacquard JSK, the black "front" is detachable and so the dress can be worn on it's own like it is, or worn over another dress. I really adore the right JSK, but I won't be keeping the left one as I have nothing to match and I'm afraid of getting stains.

 Next we have an ivory, thick chiffon blouse and a dark grey with black bag. The blouse is very similar to one Alice and the Pirates blouse that I have, but the lace and quality is a lot nicer.

I really love the bag, I can't wait to use it! I was hoping for a nice Moitié bag, so this was a really nice surprise to get! It actually fits stuff too!

There were a lot of accessories in the pack too! I got a black x blue choker with a matching KC, but I really don't have anything in that color combination unfortunately. It also doesn't match the blue in the jacquard JSK, so I'll probably be looking to trade or sell them. In the top middle there's a rose ring in a dark blue that does match the jacquard JSK and so does the headbow in the middle! The bow is absolutely gorgeous and I'll definitely wear it with the dress. I'm really happy with it!

And on the right, is a pair of OTK socks in black, with velvet black ribbons. They're very thick and feel very sturdy. Socks are always good and I pretty much only wear plain ones, so they're perfect!

And of course, there was also some random stuff! Like a Divine Cross printed handkerchief, which I will use to dry my tears when I lose a burando auction. A choker necklace which is really pretty and I will definitely wear, with an almost matching phone charm. Close enough! I guess. Then there's also a keychain which will replace my current super ugly bright red felt Sparkasse keychain, a red lipstick that I don't trust, but according to a friend it's actually supposed to be really nice! And 2 fillings for something like a diary, which I've never seen before and what I absolutely have no use for.

A close up for the choker necklace and the almost matching phone charm.

In the end I was really happy with my pack, I pretty much got en entire wearable outfit (minus shoes and petticoat) and almost everything went really well together. I got items that I wouldn't have bought myself, but that I really like upon seeing them in real life, and once again I'm impressed by the quality of Moitié items. Next year I will definitely get a pack again (or two, or three!).

Remember the Kawaii.i competition I entered in half a year ago? I actually was one of the winners and I received a great prize! This time they have a new competition open and they even have a prize from Angelic Pretty! I would enter again if I didn't won last one because the prizes are so great!

The theme is dolly kawaii, so it's especially perfect for people that wear gothic lolita fashion! Are you going to enter?

For more information, go to the Kawaii.i Facebook page!

Haenuli's Sleeping Beauty Review

When I saw Korean brand Heanuli's beautiful Sleeping Beauty print pop up on Facebook I fell immediately in love, the beautiful and elegant print is very versatile and can easily work in classic, gothic and sweet styles due to the large amount of color choices that are available!

There were 2 different styles of OP, 1 JSK and 1 high waisted skirt.

There was one "basic" style OP (shown left upper picture, $210) with puff sleeves and lacing at the sides of the waist and lace running through the middle of the waist, I really love the lacing at the sides, but OP's never fit me correctly because I have tiny shoulders and bust.

The other OP (shown left lower picture, $240) is a special edition, with a white top part (wich I absolutely love - it's so elegant looking) and detachable sleeves. It has no shirring.

The JSK (shown right upper picture, $190) has lacing at the sides like the basic style OP and is in my opinion the most versatile piece of the collection.

And not to forget the high waisted skirt (shown right lower picture, $110), it has plastic corset boning and partial shirring! 

What I noticed is that the designs are actually quite long, so if you're a tall girl then you don't have to worry about the length at all!  ♥

The dresses and skirt are available in 7 different color choices, now here is where the problem came in for me... choosing the dress/skirt style was already difficult, but the color even more!
I didn't want to go for the black, because I already have so much black in my closet, and I thought the ivory colorway was very beautiful and suitable for classic, but it wouldn't really fit in my closet.

Haenuli actually helped me with picking a color, and in the end I settled for the bordeaux colorway of the JSK! I have to say... this preview picture doesn't do it justice at all!

Pre-ordering was really easy and Haenuli was an absolute sweetheart to work with, despite having problems with the factory that printed her fabric, everything was delivered in a very timely manner!
The order was shipped with EMS and I surprisingly didn't have to pay any customs fee and the package was marked as a gift without me having to ask for it （　´∀｀）

 

She even included a cute mousepad, card holder and a super sweet note!  ＼(*T▽T*)／

 

The pink packaging contains my order! And some more goodies, I think Haenuli wants to make me fat with the candy hahah! Omnomnom (｀▽´)Ψ 

 The dress and the headbow! The headbow has lace added as I requested ♥

 Close up of the bodice and the headbow (click the picture to enlarge),
it has a detachable bow on the front! 

 

Close up of the back, corset lacing and shirring! I like that it's not through

the lace like with Baby for example, I'm always afraid that the lace rips!

 Beautiful, crisp print with amazing colors and matching lace!

Lining!

The dress is made of a super soft feeling polyester that has a bit of a stretch to it.
I prefer fabric like this because it doesn't wrinkle or attract hair, so it's quite low maintenance.
On the inside there was an extra fabric covered button (for the straps) attached, a business card, a fabric sample and instructions on how to take care of the dress! It's good to know that you can wash it by hand, I always worry about that! She also made the dress a bit smaller than usual so it would fit me better, I didn't request it because I didn't know that would be ok so it was such a pleasant and sweet surprise!

I didn't take any pictures of the dress worn yet, because I'm waiting on a blouse that matches, I think that it will look absolutely beautiful paired with an ivory blouse, since that comes back in the print. So hopefully I can wear it soon! 

My rating of Haenuli & Sleeping Beauty:

Quality of items: ★★★★★

Finishing of items: ★★★★☆ (no loose threads or anything, but there were 2 small pulls in the fabric)

Price: ★★★★★ (I think this price is absolutely fine for the quality, but I think it might make people a bit uncertain because it's not a very wellknown brand)

Communication:  ★★★★★ (I would give more than 5 stars if possible)

Overall: ★★★★★

Would I buy again? 

YES! It was a pleasure to deal with Haenuli, and the items are so much better than I ever imagined ♥