Katsucon 2014

In a few weeks I will be attending Katsucon in National Harbor, MD. I am only going on Saturday due to money and other things. But I am still super excited! I am going with my friends Prince and Dani. This will also be my first time going to Katsucon and I'm also seeing some of my friends that I haven't seen in years!

I am not doing anything really "new" for Katsucon, since I am so low on money. So I'm sticking to my normal thing; lolita. It's something that I feel very comfortable in and feel cute in as well! Here is a preview of my outfit.

I am going to be wearing my AP Dream Fantasy salopette, a Bobon 21 blouse, Rara's Jewels Necklace, and also carry around my lovely Alpaca, Leslie!

I still have a pair of shoes from Bodyline that I bought off the comm sales coming in the mail any day now. I'm so happy I was able to find them for such a cheap price. It is so hard for me to find lolita shoes on the comm sales because I am so small.

As for wigs, I am borrowing one of my friend's wigs, but I don't know which one! It also depends on which one they are using too, but my options are:

 

Would anyone like to help  me out with advice on which one would look better? Also, if anyone else going to Katsucon? I'd love to meet up with any of you!

Thanks for reading!

-Rin

☆*:.｡. Kawaii Dorm Finds .｡.:*☆

So college move in is right around the corner and I, as well as many of my other friends, will be starting college this year. I have been on the look out for some cute room decor for myself and to make a blog post about.  Keep in mind many of these items are from China, so they might take a while to ship! Make sure to order them soon!

So let's get started!

Bedding:

I was actually surprised that Target had such beautiful looking bedding! 

This one here is $79.99 for a twin size.

Another find from Target! It is the same one as the brand before and it looks like they have a great style. This one is also $79.99 for a twin size.

This one is from Kohl's and comes with a complete set and what a cute design, especially those little clouds. This is also the one I bought for myself.

$128.99 for a twin size

Storage:

A cute wall organizer in either a mint elephant, Rilakkuma, or a bunny! (I actually just bought the bunny one myself)

on ebay for $12.99

A very cute and functional organizer

on amazon for $30.23

I could not find this exact item that is able to send to the US, but I found a bird cage just like this at my local Michael's for only $16.99! I checked online, and they do not sell it on their site, but I'm sure a vintage bird cage is not hard to find. Plus it's a great and cute way to store basic things.

In my opinion, this would be a great way to store jewlery, or anything else!

on urban outfitters for $34.00

Other:

                          

 

Now what would be a super cute dorm without a bunch of fluffy friends to keep you company! Remember not to get too many though! Dorms tend to be extremely small.

Shopkawaii has an extremely large selection of plushies for good prices too!

Click here for the full listing

Of course you're going to need some kind of hamper while in college. This one is collapsible as well!

on ebay for $5.99

Well doesn't this blanket look cozy! You never know when you might get a little chilly

on ebay for $23.99

Other great places to find things for your dorm:

• Target
• Kohl's
• Ikea
• Walmart

Now remember, this is just a few suggestions. You can design your dorm however you like! Be yourself and be cute! 

Hope you enjoyed and thanks for reading!

-Rin ♥

Flora Wedding Petticoat Review

Are you a lolita on a budget searching for a decent petticoat? Well I have found your answer!

Hello everyone! Today I will be reviewing Flora Wedding's, an eBay store, 50's Underskirt Rock N' Roll Petticoat! I first heard about Flora Wedding from LoliSourGrapes on youtube.

Now as any lolita may now, petticoats can get very expensive, but we all want that perfect poof! Well I found this petticoat to be extremely well made for it's cheap price.  It was 10.99 GBP (approximately 16.61 in USD) and shipping was 7.99 GBP (approximately 12.08 USD). So in total, this petticoat was 18.98 GBP or 28.69 USD. It is an A-line petti and comes in white, black, ivory, or red. Now I am from the US and I found this a great price for a petticoat! The item did ship from Great Britain through royal mail and arrived to me in about a week. I do not have a picture of the package, but it was very well packaged and no damage was done.

Here is my petticoat, unpackaged. It is a bit wrinkled, but I'm sure those wrinkles will fall out in no time. The waist is elastic and stretches from 23.5" or 43", so it can fit a wide range of people.

It has two layers of 100% Nylon Mesh with lots and lots of gathers and three tiers for lots of volume. The under layer is also very soft so it does not irritate your legs!

top layer

soft, bottom layer

Now let's see if this poof makes the test!

BEFORE

AFTER

Now look at that poof! This gave me just enough poof. I was completely surprised that only 2 layers gave this much volume.Now this is a bodyline JSK, so the fabric may not be as think as other brands, but I'd guess a similar result!

Lolisourgrapes also shows this petti in one of here videos, here. 

I would recommend Flora Wedding's, 50's Underskirt Rock N' Roll Petticoat, as a basic petticoat! For me, it made the test, in poof, length, price, and delivery!

Thanks for reading!

-Rin ♡

Otakon 2013 preview

So as some of you may know, Otakon is just around the corner! This will be my fourth year at Otakon and it is my biggest convention! For me, it requires a lot of planning, but I love it! I am so excited for this year and I would like to share my planned outfits with you! This year Otakon is August 9-11, so I am planning fast!

Here is my current line up:

Thursday: ???
Friday: Kawaii/ Fairy Kei gunner
Saturday: Deer inspired Cult Party Kei
Sunday: Lolita

I am on a budget this year since I am leaving for college. I have been working as much as I can at my retail job for pay both for Otakon and my college expenses. So I've been trying to put these outfits together in a cheap, but quality way!

First up is my Friday outfit. I got inspiration for this one with an inside joke with my friends, Prince and Skye. We had a group that we called "Kawaii Killers" and I said we should all deco nerf guns and that's really how this idea started!

I already have some of these items in this picture (the hat, wig, shoes, and socks). I do not have this exact shirt, but I am going to use a shirt I have instead.

I have yet to order the shorts, I also decided I am going to get them in purple and yellow. I  just ordered my collar and the gun will be soon a project for me to do! So without the items I already own, this outfit will cost me about $90. Not TOO bad for what it could be.

Next up is Saturday's outfit. This one I actually came up with a while ago when I created a headpiece made with real antlers for my photography class, and of course I had to have some kind of outfit to go along with it, but did not really get around to that until now!

This was my original inspiration picture for my outfit (done by my friend Skye). It's changed slightly since then. I had to get a different dress because the one in this picture would ship far too late for my liking. 

As of now, here is a progress shot of my outfit. I really do adore this one and cannot wait to wear it! It's almost complete as well! I just need a few accessories to finish it off! Once again, I already owned the wig and shoes and I created the headpiece myself. My peignoir was $28 and the dress was about $30. So with the final touches that I still need this one only costed me about $70!

Finally, is Sunday. Now I had absolutely NO clue of what I was doing for Sunday until a few days ago. My original plan was that I was going to cosplay Chii, but once I added up how much everything would cost, it would be about $200. This was way out for my budget for just one outfit. So then my lolita idea was born! I ordered almost everything of lolita sales so I got every part of this outfit for a great price! If I bought everything first hand it would probably be about $200 as well, but instead I got every part of this outfit for $140! In my opinion, this is a steal, ESPECIALLY in lollita.

All I need to order for this outfit is the blouse! Everything else has already been shipped out and is on my way to me. 

I am so excited for Otakon! I think I have a great collection of outfits and they are all adorable. If you are going to Otakon, let me know who you are cosplaying as, what you are dressing in, or whatever! Don't be afraid to come and say hello!

Thanks for reading!

-Rin

Kawaii shopping master post!

So yesterday I had an anon ask me where to buy cheap kawaii clothing, I responded with a few stores off the top of my head, but I thought it would be an even better idea to make a master post! I am going to break them into a few categories, and there will be some duplicated in some categories, depending on what the site has! The sites I am provided are stores that I have either bought from and was pleased, or stores that I know my friends were pleased with! So let's get started!

Clothing:
http://www.holleyteatime.com/
http://www.sweetpoisoncupcake.com/
http://www.sheinside.com/
http://www.kawaiigoods.com/cutesite2/
http://angelicpartyshop.storenvy.com/
http://mykawaiibox.storenvy.com/
http://syndromestore.com
http://brave.storenvy.com/
http://www.maxstarstore.com/
http://whipcreamlove.storenvy.com

Accessories:
http://bowkuma.storenvy.com/
http://mintymix.com/
http://www.holleyteatime.com/
http://www.etsy.com/shop/NerdyLittleSecrets
http://www.sweetpoisoncupcake.com/
http://www.etsy.com/shop/weeabootique
http://www.kawaiigoods.com/cutesite2/
http://angelicpartyshop.storenvy.com/
http://mykawaiibox.storenvy.com/
http://brave.storenvy.com/
http://www.etsy.com/shop/LittleLoliDeco
http://littleunicornshoppe.storenvy.com/
http://lunabowtique.storenvy.com/
http://www.etsy.com/shop/rarasjewels

Wigs:
http://mintymix.com/
http://www.gothiclolitawigs.com/
http://www.rockstarwigs.com/

For inspiration of some kawaii clothing items (and links to them):
Here is my amazon wishlist:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/3UYUHN6KFHN67/ref=cm_sw_su_w

Also, my friend Jane has a tumblr dedicated to kawaii items (each has a link to each item as well!)
http://shop-cute.tumblr.com/

I would also suggest looking at your local thrift store! You never know what you will find there! Or create your own accessories!

If you have a suggestion for a store, or would like your own store added to this list, leave a comment or email me at:
tuf02842@temple.edu

Thanks for reading!

Kiki Kitten Embrace iPhone case review!

So two weeks ago I received my first iPhone and of course after all of this excitement I thought I needed a cute case to go along with it. The case I chose was the Kiki Kitten iPhone case. I've seen it on sites like tumblr and wanelo before and I absolutely adored it. But overall, I did have some minor problems with the case.

The site I bought it from is called coolpencilcase.com I have received items from here before and I find it a reliable site. You can buy the case here for $16.65 + shipping. It is only available for iPhones 4/4s and it comes in red, lime green, and a light pink. I, of course, purchased the light pink. I have found the same case on sites like eBay in different colors though, so you can check there too.

Once I opened the package, the case came in this super cute zipper bag! Most of the labels are in Korean and I love the shape of the bag too. I kept it, even though I have no idea what I'll do it, but it's just too cute to pass up.

 Front & Back

Once I took the case out of the bag, I realised that it also held a small card with directions of how to use the case's lock button (the kitten's head). The directions said that you could either push the kitten's head forward or backwards to lock or unlock your phone.

Once on my phone, I took a good look at the case. The case is made from silicone and seems pretty sturdy. I absolutely loved the design and I did not think that the kitten is too big or gets in the way. I also have extremely small hands so I found this as a plus.

With phone on

Back view

Bottom view

Now here comes my main issue with the phone case; the lock button. After having the case for almost a week, this problem is almost fixed, but I did find it a huge bother at first. As stated before, the kitten completely covers the lock button, so one has to push down or pull back on the kitten to lock/unlock their phone. When I first tried this, it would hold down on the lock button for too long, and continue to ask me to shut down. Also, while I was talking on the phone, the case would occasionally lock itself and end the call. 

Top view

I luckily was able to almost completely fix the problem. I have been stretching the case out so the kitten's grip is not as tight on my phone. This has been working fairly well and has no t at all damaged the rest of the case. The only time the case will occasionally ask me if I want to shut my phone down is when it is in my pocket or I keep it in my bookbag.

Overall, I would rate the case a 6/10. I adore the design and I believe the case to be quite durable. My main concern is with the lock button. 

Thanks for reading!

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