Mori girl!!

Woo. Crazy week! Been busy with school projects, homework, and the like! I'm also working on my first ever mori girl outfit, so yay! :)



Sorry for poor lighting! D:

Crochet hat: F21
Dress: Wet Seal
Ruffle Sweater: The Buckle
(faux) Fur stole: H&M
Necklace: Claire's

And I snagged some cute jewelry from F21 and some boots....

More pix beneath the cut! Click the "Read More" button! :)



Mori girl jewelry a la Forever 21!


I've got a few more I forgot to snap pics of but yeah....mori girl seems to be very "in" these days....maybe it's just a fall trend? I guess woodland creatures are very autumn-esque. xD I just love it! :)

I've ordered some boots to go with my mori girl outfit.
Specifically these:



I will probably wear some kind of white tights with them too.

I also snagged some REAL fur stoles from eBay. For about $50 each which isn't bad for REAL fur. It's vintage fur from the 1930s. 80 year old fur, oh my! D: I normally don't like killing of animals just for their fur but these poor foxes/mink have been dead 80 yrs now. D: It's like owning ivory.... it's illegal to kill elephants for ivory now (though I am sure it still happens) but if you own an ivory chess set from the 1900's? Vintage/antiques are different, I would presume.... O.o;

I still feel a little weird owning real fur now. But I guess my Jesus Diamante boots have real rabbit fur on them O.o; I guess Japanese people don't mind killing animals for their fur. But if you think about it...people who live in harsher climates...like Alaska, Canada, Siberia...etc....probably use the other parts of the animal too. Nothing gets wasted!!

Anyhoo. Pix of the fur later...need to get them dry cleaned first. @___@;

Recent Coords...some gal some not.

Just thought I'd post some of my gal outfits and non gal outfits lately. :D Some of the not so gal ones have gal inspirations .... :)

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Lately I've been wanting to get more into Mori Gal or just plain ol' Mori.....so we shall see if I can dig up something to make an outfit with. xD

Welcome October: Lolita Romp in the Woods

I took some photos in Sunset Park yesterday with my friend / pseudo photographer, Michael. :D

I decided to twin with my Innocent World Pullip Tiphona who I named Evangeline. (Eva for short.)

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Kat Von D in the House!

If you know anything about me and my makeup obsessions, you'll know that I am a huge fan of Kat Von D. She's soooo hawt (lol) and she makes GREAT makeup palettes!! :D They may be pricey but the colours are sooo long lasting. You can even wear them without an eye primer and they will still last for a long time! :D

Here's a video of me describing each palette:



Click the button below to see still images and a peek at some of her new products for Fall 2010! :D



Still images of my collection:




Leftmost column from top to bottom: Beethoven, Metal Orchestra, True Love, Adora.
Rightmost column from top to bottom: Ludwig, Gypsy, Memento Mori, Rock and Roll (Sephora Beauty Inside 500 Point Gift.)


Speaking of Kat Von D there are two new sets she just released that I am dying to have!



Tattoo Chronicles Palette

The eyelashes tempt meeee. Sadly the colours seem pretty repetitive...I wish she'd release bolder colours like U.D. but I guess it's not really her style. Might be a good buy if you haven't tried an KVD stuff before.


Painted Love Lipstick Set

This I may have to get! I have never owned a lipstick by Kat Von D before although Adora tempted me. I just feel like I am too pale to pull off her bold, dark colours. :x
I did buy the painted love giftset she originally had for my friend Lauren for her Birthday and she really loved all of the colours. :D I tried one of them on and I have to say, her lipsticks are very moisturising.

Rocket City Makeup Haul and Review

Once upon a time there was a brand called Rocket City cosmetics.



If you liked the video, click READ MORE to see still photos of the products I talked about! :D




"Space Case" RC-23 Lipgloss Palette


"Space Case: RC-63 Eyeshadow Palette


Moon Groovin' Bang All Over Cream


Alien Eyes Eyeshadow Trio: Purple People Eater


Take Me to Your Leader Lip Gloss Single in "Zowie"



A screen cap courtesy archive.org's wayback machine of the Rocket City Website Circa 2001!!


Well I hope that this post was semi informative/useful to some of you space cadets out there who were looking to find out more about this spectacular brand. I am just sad to see it go. :'(

You will live on in our hearts and makeup stashes....! <3

Mori Girl clothes!

Since I bought stuff from Rakuten before (Chocomint), I get those periodic (and sometimes annoying) e-mails from Rakuten about their various shops and sales. Today, I was browsing and something caught my eye--! A shop called "Soulberry" that sells very earthy-toned, mori-inspired clothes. Hell, it might even be considered mori itself but I am just starting to learn about mori girl and all of the lifestyle stuff that goes with it so I am not really sure what "defines" a mori girl outfit apart from the loose, flowy, vintage layers, and random hints of earth-tone in an outfit... and cute, chic accessories like a little bird necklace or a camera-shaped pin. :D

http://www.rakuten.ne.jp/gold/soulberry/

....you be the judge of whether their stuff is mori or not. :P

I think on my "must buy" list for this fall, I want to get some fur stole or wrap, a crochet vest in cream or white, and a couple of vintage dresses from Avalon. :] I find it so hard to pull off straight up US vintage...but when you mix and match vintage with current trends, and add a hint of fairy tale, you get something like MORI gal. :D



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KrystaalRain on Youtube: Make-Up Inspirations

So I think this is going to be a make-up related post. :D

Lately I've been stuck in a rut make-up wise...I don't know why but even using the Kat Von D palettes I so fawn over, I've been feeling sort of BLAH. I guess I wish I had more MAC stuff like a palette of eyeshadows or bright colors. Sugarpill, etc...but I guess my old Urban Decay stuff will suffice for now. :3 I have some Rocket City stuff on the way since it's only $1.99 per item no matter what item, from wholesalecosmetics.com (!!) :D Rocket City was one of the first makeup brands I ever bought and wore religiously. It's like a blast from the past! Retrofuturism! :D

ALSO.....
Only 3 days till Aromaleigh's final sale before they shut down shop for good, so don't forget to get your last minute mineral makeup....I know I will order at least SOME thing from her site...I especially adore her blush. *eyeballing roomie's Aromaleigh stuff* xD

Despite hearing so much hate about LimeCrime, their lipsticks are EPIC. Seriouslllly. I found myself using the My Beautiful Rocket (bright orange) lipstick quite frequently. >_<;


Anywayyyyy the real point of this post was to share a very inspiring youtube-r with you all. Her name is KrystaalRain and she has AWESOME HAIR but even more AWESOME are her makeup abilities! :D

http://www.youtube.com/user/KrystaalRain

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For some reason the embed code is not working at the moment but I will embed it later.

This is the tutorial I am following:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=javVOFdtduw

When I saw her sporting this look on her "About my dreads" video, I just had to try it myself! So I will be using mostly Urban Decay products to try and get the same look she has. :D