30 Day Lolita Challenge, Day 30: A Picture of Myself Today and 3 Good Things

I took long than 30 days to complete the challenge (I started on March 5th to be exact), but I'm sad to see these posts end. I've really enjoyed making them, and I feel like they've helped me to better define what I like as a lolita.

Anyway, the pic from today is very simple since I didn't wear loli today:

Not my most photogenic picture, but I just snapped a quick snapshot of myself. My overall outfit had just been a Rockband tshirt and rose themed skirt from Rue 21. 

What are 3 good things which have happened in the last thirty days? Hmm..

1. Classes ended for the semester. Yay! I'm looking forward to school again in the fall, but having a break will be nice. 
2. I've discovered the joys of drinking tea regularly. I'm particularly loving having a cup of green tea in the morning and evening as the effects are very soothing. 
3. I have two more geckos to take care of now. I'm so happy to finally have them at my apartment with me rather than pawning them off on relatives to take care of in the interim. 

That's it then! Thank you for reading my 30 day lolita challenge posts. I've enjoyed writing them, and I hope that you've enjoyed reading them.

30 Day Lolita Challenge, Day 29: A Picture of a Lolita I Would Like to Meet in Real Life

Since starting this lolita challenge, I've been trying to become more familiar with some of the bigger name lolitas in the lolita community. One girl whose coordinates I deeply admire is Pixie_late. I feel like every outfit she puts together exudes the utmost care in choices from her choice of dress to small details like jewelry. She also has a fabulously large wardrobe to choose from based on what I've seen in pictures, something that I one day wish for. Below are several pictures of her which I found particularly awe striking.

I know that I'm unlikely to ever meet this girl in person especially considering she's UK based whereas I'm from the US, but I still love the idea of being able to meet such a great lolita in person. 

30 Day Lolita Challenge, Day 28: The Perfect Lolita Location

I took a very long time to think about this particular question. What do I consider to be the perfect lolita place? Would it be Disneyworld which brands itself as the magic kingdom? Would an elegant tea house be more of a suitable location? Or what about the grand balls with skirts billowing in the wind as dancing happened beneath the moon?

I ultimately decided that the best location to me would be none of the above. Above all, I would pride a museum as being a perfection lolita location. Many girls put a lot of effort into their lolita coordinates, so much so that they look like walking works of art (especially with the OTT classic trend going around where girls are literally wearing art). I love the idea of all the frills and lace detailing walking amidst Victorian era art. It seems almost like a tribute to those long dead artists, a nod to the past that it's still relevant.

A Picture of the Garden Area of My Local Musuem

30 Day Lolita Challenge, Day 27: One Song That Describes My Lolita Style

I feel like Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's song "Candy Candy" would be what I ideally want my lolita style to resemble.

As usual, I find Kyary's cute style to be absolutely fascinating, and I love the cute quirkiness of the video. Though I don't always achieve it, I feel like what I want my lolita style to be about ultimately is quirky cuteness that I clad myself in.

30 Day Lolita Challenge, Day 26: My Facebook Profile Pic

This is my current profile pic. My boyfriend is taking the picture as we're about to depart to go to Sukoshicon that weekend. <3

30 Day Lolita Challenge, Day 25: My Favorite Lolita Themed Artwork

My favorite lolita themed art has come from Neko-Vi on deviantart. I love the creativity in so many of the designs.

Though not all of the pieces are directly lolita themed, many of them have lolita elements, sometimes mixed with pop culture elements. 

30 Day Lolita Challenge, Day 24: A Picture of Me from a Lolita Meet

I wasn't sure if everyone would be okay with me posting a picture here, so I blurred faces. My boyfriend took this photo of the lolita meetup at the local cherry blossom festival. I had a great time at this meet with all of these well dressed ladies. <3

30 Day Lolita Challenge, Day 23: A Picture of My Handwriting

The writing on the top line is my everyday printed writing. Not the neatest handwriting I've seen by a long shot, and it gets really terrible when I'm writing in a hurry.

The writing at the bottom is my attempt at cursive. I've been trying to get better at it since I've gotten a lolita penpal, but I still haven't used it really since elementary school so my writing is kind of rough.

30 Day Lolita Challenge, Day 22: A Picture of My Room

My room is... kind of plain and not interesting. Dull green sheets on the bed, and not much artwork on the walls. I do have a couple of features that I like in the room which I'd like to highlight though. 

The first is a poster of Sailor Moon which I got from an anime convention in early February. 

The other thing I really like is my collection of plushies and my jewelry box on the edge of the dresser. My jewelry collection is in desperate need of a reorganization/more room just to put all of the stuff right now. 

30 Day Lolita Challenge, Day 21: My Favorite Fictional Lolita

Though her typical dress in the series isn't like this, I loved seeing Amu from Shugo Chara in a lolita outfit.

Also, I love how Chii dresses during the course of Chobits. Most of her outfits could be made somewhat less revealing then fit in as wonderful lolita coordinates.

30 Day Lolita Challenge, Day 20: A Picture of a Lolita Friend

This is one of the harder challenges for me to do. My local lolita community tends to be pretty shy, and the group sets most of the group meet photos to private, so I can't say that I would be comfortable posting their pictures here. :(

30 Day Lolita Challenge, Day 19: What's In My Makeup Bag

To be honest, one of the things that really attracted me to lolita in the first place was the emphasis on a clean faced looked. Also, since I was such a tomboy before, I've never worn considerable amounts of makeup before, usually only maybe applying lipstick.

So now, I'll just have to confess: My make up bag is empty as of now. Perhaps one day in the future I'll get more into the makeup. I've looked up a few tutorials on Youtube on basic things. I just haven't taken the leap yet.

30 Day Lolita Challenge Day 18: A Picture of My Favorite Lolita Substyle

I really love sweet lolita, and I would say that this photo from Gothic and Lolita Bible 42 sums up a lot of what I love about the style:

The model here looks, like the photo is implying, deliciously sweet and lovely here. I love her stuffed animal handbags along with the pastel pretty of the outfit. The vibrant pink wig is another part of her outfit that I love. 

30 Day Lolita Challenge, Day 17: What Do I Want More Than Anything Right Now

I tend to try to keep the content on my blog lighthearted and fun, but I just don't feel that today.

This past Thursday, my grandmother passed away. She and my grandfather raised me, sent me to private school and in general tried to ensure that I had a good future. Though we had our fair share of arguments and disagreements with how to live our lives, we still loved each other.

She was also one of my major fashion influences. I remember watching her go to balls as a child in beautiful gowns, leaving a trail of lovely smelling perfume in the wake of each step. She was the influence behind the elegance I admire so much in lolita.

So, if I had the say the thing I want the most right now, it would be to see her once more and hold her in my arms, telling her that I love her and that I appreciate what she's done for me. Just one moment.

30 Day Lolita Challenge, Day 16: My Outfit for the Day

I didn't feel like wearing anything particularly fancy for today, so I just wore my Bob-omb Mario t-shirt with a jean skirt and some dark blue tights along with my patent leather ballet flats.

30 Day Lolita Challenge, Day 15: My Latest Lolita Purchase

My latest purchase is a black Bodyline cutsew which I bought off of a listing on egl-comm-sales. I've been seriously lacking on blouses and other tops to use for more casual of wear and to use beneath jsk's, so I figure that this is a step in building up my collection.

The cutsew itself is an item I can't find on Bodyline's website, and the seller unfortunately took down the picture on their listing. Looking on Lolilibrary also yielded no results. Below is a very similar cutsew, though, which the exception that the sleeves look completely black on the one I bought. The text is the same, however.

When I actually get the blouse in the mail, I'll take pictures on show what it exactly looks like here.

30 Day Lolita Challenge, Day 14: Picture of Your Dream Item

During the course of this challenge, I feel like my most used image has been Angelic Pretty's Wonder Party. I love both the the JSK and the OP of this dress.

Why then, is this such a dream item for me? The dress seems to embody what I really love about lolita. The pattern on the bottom is all about a fanciful lovely tea party which makes me happy. The first lolita meetup I went to was a tea party meet and, since then, the wonderfully delicious frivolity of sitting around and leisurely sipping tea has been one of my biggest associations with lolita. Also, the detailing on this particular piece looks amazing. Though not shown, the lace has a delightful tea cup pattern.

30 Day Lolita Challenge, Day 13: Picture of My Favorite Sweets

I absolutely love strawberry flavored things. If I had to pick one, I'd say strawberry ice cream. I love sitting down with a huge bowl of the stuff though I don't buy it very often just for that reason!

30 Day Lolita Challenge, Day 12: Photo of Me Before Lolita Came Into My Life

I feel like the below picture describes my general look before lolita came into my life:

My sort of general look was always a pair of jeans coupled by random nerdy accessories such a t-shirts, my "Game Over" beanie hat, an R2-D2 hemp necklace.

I wouldn't say that my look about is necessarily better or worse... Just a different side of my style.

30 Day Lolita Challenge, Day 11: One Day of Your Lolita Life in Pictures

I typically just take pictures of myself in my lolita outfit then go about the rest of my day forgetting to take pictures. However, I do have on particular day better documented: my 22nd birthday this past November!

I had literally got my Bodyline macaron jsk in the mail that day, and I was eager to wear it out. Sadly looking back on these pics, I lament the lack of a properly poofy petticoat for them.

After doing some general posing for pictures on my big day as my boyfriend took them, we decided to sit around and play some Banjo Kazooie for a while. I never had a Nintendo 64 as a kid, so getting to play the games for the first time on the Xbox 360 was fun.

The next thing we did was go to my boyfriend's parents house where he had secretly stored a surprise Kirby cake for me!

I then got present from him which made me happy. 

A pink rose was also growing in the family garden which was given to me.

Overall, the afternoon was a very fun experience, and I was happy to be able to wear my new dress on my birthday.