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Back in early 2015, I made a Lolita Nitpick post in which I expressed certain dresses (mainly AP ones) I could not bring myself to appreciate. These dresses at the time included the entire Wonder Cookie and Little Bear's Cafe series, Decoration Dream in yellow and sax, the Milky Planet re-release, and Whip Magic. 

Since making that post, I have changed in many ways, such as growing fonder of older AP prints, with Little Bear's Cafe in Brown and Whip Magic in White being wanted dresses. Even the Milky Planet re-released has gotten a new bit of respect from me as I really like the pink colorway. The only dress I can live without is Decoration Dream in that I'm not too keen on the print itself. 

Now that I got that all cleared, it's time to hear about my current nitpicks!~

 

Pretty much all of the classic themed prints by Angelic Pretty in 2015 really made me start worrying about the future of the brand. I've always since AP as an escape from most of the mature-like brands such as Innocent World and Victorian Maiden, so when they started releasing prints that if I wasn't told that they were from AP, I would have thought it was either one of those classic lolita brands or even a Taobao one! I'm not against classic lolita in anyway, as I've seen many people pull it off, but it's sad to see one of the most prominent sweet lolita brands having to release more toned down and maturer print themes.

Going back to older AP prints, I can never see an appeal to this one particular lucky pack release; that being "A La Carte Tea Time". Now, I've giving many dresses a chance the past few months, but this print is disgusting in my opinion. It all comes down to the nasty shade of green on the print which is a total turn off for me. AP has released dresses with a similar shade of green, such as the bows on Marshmallow Bunny, but because this is a sweets themed print, all I can think of when looking at it is moldy donuts.

 

Finally, a print soon to be released: Baked Sweets Parade! To be totally honest, I really like this print and donuts just happen to be one of my favorite desserts! Compared to the donuts from A La Carte Tea Time, these actually look edible in my opinion. The ONLY thing stopping me from wanting this dress are the white donuts mainly because they look very "clipartish" and ruins the whole composition of the print. Now in the pink colorway, it looks less noticeable, but it might be because of the lighting in the photo, but the white donuts in the mint colorway stand out way too much. A simple fix of turning the icing from white to pink would make this dress an automatic dream dress!

Well there ends my small list of nitpicks at the moment, nothing too great as I've been accepting a lot more prints! Let see what Angelic Pretty has to offer this year and I'll make sure to tell you all about it!~ 

Hi everyone!~ o(*>ω<*)o

So I know that I have abandoned this blog and it's pretty sad since I wanted it to be pretty big! So after months of hiatus, I have returned!! 2016 is the year in which I will try my hardest to go deeper into the lolita and J-fashion community! I also plan on updating multiple pages and revamp a lot of them to keep them updated! Let's hope we all have a good year together and stay cute!~(ﾉ´ヮ´)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ 

Hello everyone!~ It's been a while since I've posted on here. My new post actually was started in April, however I never got the time to add the finishing touches. Anyways...I'll be blogging again! I've edited my wardrobe list since I've recently obtained a BTSSB cutsew and a Jewelpet bag into my lolita collection! I bought both of them at a lolita swap meet during International Lolita Day this year. I was so close into buying a pink beret, but my friend bought it before me! No biggie since I can always buy one online for $2. I'll also note that some of my views on lolita have changed a bit since I've last posted on here (mainly the nitpick on since I've grown to like Milky Planet and the necessities for a lolita coord, however I'll make a continuation of that in my next post)! As a side note, I am going to Supercon this week and will be buying a ton of stuff hopefully to expand my lolita wardrobe! So that's really all for now, so until next time...byee!~

Alright, we're back for another part of my tips to all you people wanting to start lolita fashion! This part will be about the do's and don't with lolita, and how to look great without being "ita".

What is an ita you may ask? The word is not a good one as it comes from the Japanese word "itai" meaning painful. So basically, it means a lolita that's painful to look at to some lolitas. Other lolitas feel that ita means a lolita that is not fully ready and is half-way into become a great one hence the "ita" in "lolita". 

Anyways, let's start off with who to use as your source of inspiration. You probably like lolita fashion through the love of Japan and most likely like anime and manga. I personally love anime and it's been a huge part of my life (and still is!). However, when it comes to anime...you shouldn't look at it for inspiration. Here are some examples of anime lolitas: 

In order: Misslilith (Lilith Gray), Chokelate, LovelyLor, Princess Peachie. All of these lolitas are internet popular and are experienced in lolita fashion.You might have already heard of them through Youtube or Tumblr! These places are great to find lolita tutorials, reviews, documentaries, and other things.

Now, what will you need when becoming a lolita? Although it varies through different styles, here are some necessities (however, the rules can be looped): 

So this concludes part 2 of my tips for teens wanting to start lolita fashion. I am aware that these tips maybe confusing, so feel free to comment below if you have any questions!

Hello everyone!~ If you're reading this now, you're most likely a teen who is interested in starting lolita fashion! Many helpful guides come from lolitas who are usually in their early 20s, so relating to them might be a bit hard. No fear now since I'm a 15 year old lolita and I'll be helping you start your lolita wardrobe!~

Before you start actually buy your clothes, it's important to know which lolita style you want to start out with. Originally, I was introduced to lolita fashion through Mana (who created the gothic lolita brand Moi-meme-Moitie) and I wanted to be just like him! I then started to like classic lolita, but suddenly switched into liking sweet lolita and that's the style I prefer! This process took a little over a year as I also researched lolita fashion a whole ton before actually buying it.

If you're not familiar with the sub-styles of lolita fashion, here's a quick run down:

Sweet Lolita: Sweet lolita focuses on pastel colors such as pink, lavender, baby blue, and mint. Other colors such as red (for strawberry or cherry prints), brown (for chocolate prints), and black (usually a colorway to show the print better) are also present. Prints are very popular with motifs such as sweets and candies, chocolate, cute animals, carousels, etc.