Summer International Lolita Day 2014

A couple of weeks ago was International Lolita Day! (Abbreviated to ILD.) ILD is a twice yearly date (first Saturday of June and first Saturday of December) that celebrates Lolita Fashion. 

My ILD this time was a very quiet one. I was just at home with my family, but I still dressed up and I have some photos to share with you.

 

Anyone else celebrate ILD? What did you get up to?

I like baking - Why everyone should bake

During my school years, I used to bake a lot. But for a few years I had stopped doing any baking - mainly due to college work and other interests preventing me from having the time.

 It is only in the last few weeks that I have been baking again - and I love it. :D I only do simple things, cupcakes, cookies and the like, no fancy decorations (although I do appreciate the prettiness of sugar craft), but I feel that it's nice to do things yourself isn't it? 

I find baking very therapeutic- for a moment, it allows me to step away from my worries and do something which I find very comforting. Plus, you get to eat and share yummy thing at the end! *\(^o^)/*

Also, baking is easy, especially if you start with simple recipes. Give it a try sometime? 

A post about tea

It is no secret, that I am a lover of tea. But, only a year ago, I had very little experience within the world of tea, having only ever drunk just plain, boring black tea (milk, no sugar) and little else. I would occasionally divulge in a cup of Earl Grey, but that was about it.

Until one day, I was in L'Occataine purchasing a gift for a dear friend of mine. I was asked by the assistant 'Would you like some herbal tea?'

Me (apprehensive) "Um, okay."

Assistant brings the tea. I wait a little while for it to cool, then take a tentative sip. And another and another. 'Hmm, this is actually quite nice isn't it.'

So, the next time I'm at the supermarket, I decide to buy three boxes of tea. Strawberry & raspberry, Camomile & spiced apple and Nettle & blackberry.

I try the Strawberry and raspberry first. It has a light, sweet flavour - a tea for the summer. The. The the Camomile and spiced apple - the flavours are good for autumn or Christmas. And the Nettle and blackberry (which I've only started quite recently after it laying in the back of the cupboard for some time - see the next paragraph) has a nice refreshing flavour. Although, I don't enjoy it as well as the other two.

After about two or three weeks (?) of getting used to these teas, I buy two boxes of green tea (one with lemon, one without). The ultimate test! (haha) 

I discover...

I really like green tea! I do! Now I drink it every day. Actually the one with lemon reminds me a bit too much of hot lemon drink (there's nothing wrong with that, but as there's is not much distinction... XD)

I've also tried chai latte. It tastes like a gingerbread house . ^.^ I was offered it when I was at the picture framers, getting a frame for a magazine page of my dear Princess (from Rock and Read).

But, possibly the loveliest tea I've tasted thus far is rose tea. It's actually black tea (Ceylon) with rose. Ah, but it's so lovely. <3 

And, for Easter I received this lovely box of tea. I already like it by the packaging (red bow, roses).

Getting back to me - 2 outfits

Hello. ^^

I thought I'd post a couple of outfits I'd worn recently - it had been a while since I last dressed up. Not to go into too much detail, but let's just say I had become quite ill, so I was glad I was able to wear pretty clothes and feel more like myself again :)

A simple sweet lolita outfit I wore around the house at the weekend

Detail of the print of the dress and my shoes ^^

I wore this outfit yesterday to town to meet a very special friend of mine I hadn't seen in a few weeks. I was so happy to meet her; she really cheered me up. XD I guess I had been feeling a bit lonely?

What do you like to do to cheer yourself up? I'd love to hear lots of suggestions. :)

-Adélaide x

'Kate Spade New York by Nails Inc' nail polish review

I recently bought this month's GLAMOUR (UK) magazine. I have to admit, one of the factors that encouraged me to make the purchase (okay, maybe the sole factor), was the fact that it came with a free bottle of nail polish (Nail Inc) worth £11! And since the magazine was only £2, it didn't mind spending it.

The full polish is available in four different shades: black, silver, gold and red. I chose the red one, because I have such a penchant for the colour. It's a 10ml bottle, which is about standard size (I think). I was a little worried that the size would be compromised.

I used a standard basecoat and two coats of colour. This picture was taken a day after I had applied it and as you can see, it's already starting to chip. Which is actually not too bad for me, as I tend to find my polish chipping right away.

Other hand

When applying the nail polish, I found it glides on really well, almost too well; I found it difficult to not get it messy, especially with the shape and size of the lid. I like the colour, but I find that in artificial light, it looks a bit, well cheap, which is a bit disappointing. I've now worn the polish quite a few days and have found it's chipped quite considerably on some nails.

Overall, I like it, it's a nice colour and fair quality. But would I buy it again at full price? No.

Thanks for reading.

Princess coat

I wanted to show off this (sort-of-new)) lovely frilly coat I have! ^^

the other day, I had a an assessment at college that I was really nervous about, so I decided to get dressed up for it. And being me, well, I really went all out. XD

It went okay actually and I'm more sure of myself, even though I now have more work. :3

Anyway, on to the pictures:

Thank you for reading x

Halloween 2013

Hello, sorry for the late post. 

So this year, my mum actually decided to do something for Halloween. I was both surprised and excited, as normally she doesn't celebrate it at all.

It wasn't a big party or anything, but a 'ghostwalk' around the ruins of a nearby castle. Although, I didn't see any ghosts!

I didn't really have a specific outfit, just threw something on with a mask and a fan. But my skirt has sequins!

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