May Flowers Are Coming Up Roses! (My Epic Weekend)

Hello Lovelies~

 The last few days have rocked! On Thursday I went to an all day Marvel Movie Marathon! All five movies, then 'The Avengers' at midnight. It was great! Like a small convention including Costumes, breaks during the movies that allowed us all to mingle and get to know one another better, and prizes at the end of trivia games ^_^

It was great!!!

  I have a few pictures, but nothing grand. I was to excited to hang out and play with everyone.

My outfit was inspired by Iron Man. I wore red, and did my make up in gold. I had no Lolita outfits in red, as I don't wear it all that often, so this was the best I could pull off at 7-ish in the morning.

 To go along with the Iron Man theme, I got the collectible Iron Man Glasses ^_^

For attending the marathon, everyone received hard badges that allowed us to come and go all day. I am going to frame mine and put it next to my Beauty and the Beast Lithograph.

Me and my very good friend who does not like to be known on the Internet, so we will just call her Genya. She also doesn't like having her picture taken, but she is so photogenic!

Who doesn't like Bruce Banner?

But he made a better Hulk! ROARRRRRRR!!!!!

 Lol So yes! I had a great time! Saw old friends, made new ones, what's not to like? I then got home and got....maybe three hours of sleep before I had to get up and go to work today.

When I got home I found wonderful surprises on my patio!!!!

Three packages! All in one day, I was so thrilled I immediately took them in and opened them.

First up we have 'Vomitrocity' on LJ.

  The box was decorated with hearts and stars. It was a very cute touch!

Inside I found a pink bag with Hello Kitty in a slightly darker pink on it, and I love  HK, so it was a fun surprise I wasn't expecting.

Inside the folded bag was a note on Angelic Pretty Stationary!!!! I squee'd. I kid you not.

And a free gift! WOW! Not a lot of Lolita sellers are doing this much any more, but I find that it's a very nice way to say, 'Thank you for buying from me."

And after all that, Here is the headdress I got!!!!

 It's a light pink Angelic Pretty fur earmuff headdress with pearls sewn onto the body of the headdress and light pink velveteen ribbons and bows on either side.

And a picture of it worn!

 This will be for a winter look, but for only $25, it's a great buy!

Next we have the package I ordered from 'Lovely_Kalmia' on LJ.

From her I ordered a beautiful Baby, The Stars Sine Bright headbow from the 'Strawberry Love Letters' series.

This is my first BTSSB piece and I love it!

The Final package came from ----

The note she sent was so cute!!!

I got a head round to match a dress I bought. The head round is absolutely fantastic!

I feel so elegant and princess like  when wearing it!

Ok, so that was Friday afternoon and now.....on to Saturday!!!!!

 Which gets it's own post ^_~ Lol I promise, it's worthy of it's own post!!!

A Bit of Retail Therapy.... (Picture Heavy)

Hello Lovelies~

 I was supposed to be up in Chicago this weekend for Anime Central, but due to money issues and the family car needing three belts changed at the same time, the amount of which actually made me cry because it made me miss Acen in the first place, I am not there. But instead, I am here and to make myself feel better about missing my favorite con, I went shopping and my gracious did I descend upon the make up counters!

First I had to get ready for battle....

Then came the war paint!

I decided to go with soft neutral tones to lure the unsuspecting counter attendants into a false sense of security before I pounced! ^_~*

 I scouted Estee Lauder, Lancome, Dior, Chanel, Elizabeth Arden, Clinique, and Shiseido. After investigating the new products and gifts with purchases, I ended up buying from Estee Lauder, Lancome, Elizabeth Arden, and Chanel.


So, here is my entire haul!

For everything here, I only actually bought.....six things.

It's it inspiring? Just looking at this picture makes me feel like the trip was four and a half hours well spent. So let's break it down!!!!

 I'm going to go in the order I bought everything, then go through all of the perfume. So we'll start at Estee Lauder...


Out of everything EL was offering this season, I liked their new lip glosses the best. They are light weight, richly pigmented, and best of all, non sticky!

This color is part of the 'Pure Color' collection and is called Molten Honey. It is a beautiful bronze cinnamon color and adds a touch of the beach goddess everyone is into this summer to any outfit!

Next we have the products I got as a free gift with purchase!

 First I got a base lipstick called 'Pinkberry'. It's creamy and smooths on like velvet. The great thing about this lipstick is that it can be worn as a sheer, if lightly applied, or as a full bodied color if done with a heavier hand.

As you can see, above on the right is the color with two light coats. It's still nicely sheer for a day wear look which is great for summer! I mean, who wants their lipstick to clump and fade after a few hours in the sun?


 Next is the lip gloss I got with the free gift. It's so pretty!!!

This is called 'Star Pink Shimmer'. As you can see it's super sheer. I actually found it a bit sticky and thick on it's own, but when paired with the 'Pinkberry' lipstick, it took on a nicer feel. Together they create a shiny mauve color that looks like it would work great for a fun night out. Sadly, I do not have pictures of the color at this moment.

Then we move on to the skin care part of the free gift.

This is the 'Perfectly Clean Splash Away Foaming Cleanser'. It's thick, like a body butter, and his just a touch of shimmer in the mix.

 I've wanted to try this for a long time, but I'm always hesitant about buying full sized products, just in case I don't like them. So when free gifts come with the products I'm curious about, I jump all over them ^_^

This is 1.7 oz. . Not a bad deal for a $30 purchase.

Expect a full review on this later.

Next I received the 'Day Wear Advanced Multi-Protection Anti-Oxidant Creme with SPF 15'.

 I have yet to try this out, but it is a cute mint green color and smells like cucumbers! It's so relaxing to just smell that I can't wait to try it out.

It looks white in the picture, but I promise, it's actually a light gentle green color.

 I also received a small tube of black mascara. But I don't have pictures of it.

Funny story...Around Thanksgiving I had run out of mascara and went to my favorite makeup counters to get some more. Well, I didn't want to pay $35 for a tube of mascara, so I resigned myself to getting a cheep walmart brand instead and picked up a redness reducing solution from Clinque instead. Apparently my purchase qualified me for their free gift and I wasn't expecting it, so I didn't bother looking at what I got, figuring I would check it out when I got home.

 Well! I got home and finally looked in it and would you believe it? I got two different mascaras in the gift? Lol! Since then, I tend to get free gifts with Mascara in the mix and I never worry about running out now!


The next counter that I went to was Lancome! Now, I actually went to this counter with a purpose. I had been on their site the night before and saw that they had a Hot Pink liquid eye liner. O.O....Yes lovelies, I tell the truth! A hot pink liquid eyeliner! I wanted it so bad! But sadly, the counter lady said she knew nothing about the eyeliner actually being in stores, so I have to get it from the site later. What I did get was this epic violet mascara!

 It is called 'Hypnose Doll Lashes' and it's....wow!

Before I get into anything else, let's take a moment to admire this beautiful mascara tube! I love to get beautifully packaged make up. I think it just adds to the experience!

Ok! Now! Look at that color! It's a rich violet color that pairs nicely with black eyeliner for a fun reversal of what people expect traditional make up to look like.

 This shade called to me because it isn't often you find a color that is so different from Black. Often times you find Black, Navy, Black Blue, Brown, Black Brown, and Black Violet, but rarely do you find a mascara with such vibrance!

Yes the above picture looks like a mild bruise than it does a color swatch, but it works.

 Next was Chanel! I went specifically for the gold eyeliner that you can see above. But I got something else on a complete whim! But first, the eyeliner.

This is a left over from the Christmas Holiday collection that was carried over into the 'Viva Las Vegas' collection offered in early February.

 I love this eyeliner because it is actually metallic! It's not a matte gold and it doesn't smear because it's not a Kohl. I look forward to playing with this color more.

 As you can see so far, I have stayed away from getting any blacks or browns this shopping trip. This summer is all about color!

And shimmer! ^_^ Who doesn't like to add a little glitter to their cheeks or another layer of sparkle to their eyeshadow?

 This next purchase is actually a completely frivolous purchase, but I tried it on and fell in love!

How fun is this?

 It looks like a solid, feels like a cream, and goes on like a powder. It's so beautiful! I wore it just yesterday when I went out with friends and I felt like I was a fairytale princess! My cheeks had just a hint of shimmer, my eyes shimmered, and I even put it on my lips. I want this in the other five colors now. Best buy of the trip!

Ok~ So that's it for all of the make up. I'll let you breathe and come back on Tuesday for all of the perfume I got away with ^_^

I hope you had a great weekend!!!

My first hair tutorial!!!!

Hello Lovelies~

 I am so excited to present my first hair tutorial to you! I won't spend to long writing what the video explains.

I hope you like it!

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..... I wish the thumbnails they had given me to choose from had been cuter. This was the best of the three.

Thanks for watching!!!!

It's good to have options!

Hello Lovelies~

 For the longest time we have had very limited options to safely sell our frills. We could either jump though the high hoops that the EGL sales comms set, not that I don't love the sales comm. It's well worth the hoops, don't get me wrong, their standards keep the comm running smoothly. We could turn to ebay, which is never the better option, or we could try the old fashioned word of mouth trick... But now we have another choice!

Introducing, 'FrillsRus', An auction site created for Lolita, by Lolita!

http://www.frillsrus.com/

'FrillsRus' promises to be a user friendly, safe, site for all of your frilly selling needs!

 I've registered under the user name, 'Angelshinigami', and I hope to see ya'll there.  ^_^

Happy Bunny Day Everyone!!!

Hello Lovelies~

 Was the Easter Bunny good to you? Did you dress up and go to church, or are you the stay at home and cook type? Me? I'm the stay at home and cook type ^_^

I am usually dressed up and active, so today I decided to lounge in cute pajamas and make chicken-y goodness with my mom. We dyed eggs and will paint out nails, probably do a facial mask later on and experiment with new hair styles while watching bad for me reality t.v. .

 So, onto what the Easter Bunny brought me! I must have been a good girl this year, because I got some awesome stuff.

This year, my mom and I decided not to do actual baskets. I mean, once Easter is over, what do you do with them? You put them away for the next year, right? But you never reuse them. You just buy new ones. So this year we got cute boxes that we can use later.

o.o....who is this? This is Vanilla Cream! I love lambs, I have since I was very little. So seeing her perched upon the t.v. was so awesome!!!!

Candy! What Easter is complete without it?

I have never tried the vinyl full nail decals. So I am excited to tried these out. ^_^

New nail colors. Red, gold, and Rose Gold Shimmer.

And finally! Isn't it pretty? I have been playing with purple lipstick lately. This is Covergirl's 'Embrace', number 335.

It's a beautiful color. I am really hoping it doesn't turn out to mauve on my lips.

This is my 'Easter Basket'. Isn't it pretty? It'll look lovely in my room.

 I hope ya'll have a great Easter!