Otona concept

A Trifecta of beige

This years accumulation of new outerwear, I don't know how I ended up getting everything in beige this season, is this a sign of me getting old?

Long Murua coat
Military inspiered cape by Vecca Vecca
Mary Magdalene furtrimmed jacket in Milk Tea Beige

Whimsical winter wonderland

Two days left to christmas and we finaly get snow, just in time. I'll be going home to see my family tomorrow and I'm pretty excited since I had to work last year, and it sucked. I did have a good time with friends but it really feels like this holiday truly needs the presence of my brothers and my fathers Christmas cooking.

Snowball fights, sauna, gingerbread and an open fireplace ahead.

I'm not sure if I'll bring myself to blog while I'm away since I've been sort of bad at it overall latley but I would like to say thank you all for your support, patience and kind words!Merry Christmas everyone!

Unfinished works

An assemblance of broken bones

Escape

I've had a little bit of a rough time latley, I quit my job and a bad breakup caused me to loose both my partner and most of the friends we shared so after that I've moved to a new apartment and a new town. I don't really know anyone here so it's definetley been lonley. Although I manage quite well on my own I do miss being able to talk to someone, wich is why I'm looking forward to a weekend in Stockholm even more then usual. We'll be celebrating the five year aniversery of ouer Lolita forum aswell, unfortunaly we wont be joined by as many members as I would have hoped for but its always fun to finaly meet people in the flesh, regardless the headcount.

Dragon's Crown

And the PS3 paid it's due

Pretty much...

Yep.

Rassle tassle

This style of earring seems rather fashionable this autumn, since ordering them I've even found them in some Swedish shops but I'm still glad I went with EMODA since the quality is a lot better, I definetley want to get them in a bunch of different colours now.

Pure

I usualy wear quite a lot of make up, even on a daily basis as you might have noticed, but latley I'm obsessing over glossy, foundationfree skin and a more natural look. I've always thought that skin with any kind of shine looks kind of sweaty or greasy so I tend to wear a lot of powder for a really eaven, matte look but out of the blue I've changed my mind. I've been painting a lot with oil latley and I think that's what got me. Classical paintings really show the beauty of skin with natural shine and shifting nuances. Since my skin is naturaly bone dry it doesn't have that kind of glow on it's own I'm currently faking it with my new favourite makeup product, my chapstick! What do you prefer for everyday wear? Natural or heavier make up?

Autumn and time for coats

Autumn is my favourite season, nature is slowly turning golden and the temprature is just right for fabulous fashion. Thick stockings, short boots, scarfs and coats, above all coats. It's probably my favourite clothing item, I never get enough! I've alredy decided on ordering a short Mary Magdalene coat new but I'd still like to get one or two more. I've been looking for one in a slight 60´s style, A-lined, ending above the knee and with three quarter length sleeves and also one with a little bit of military flare. What autumn additions are you guys doing to your closet this year?

Bad blogger, no biscuit

So I've definetley been a little bit crap at this latley, I guess I just loose focus sometimes, when a lot of things demand your attention everything tends to get done in a sloppy fashion or not at all. I've been all over the place but I think I'm about to get it together again and I'm grateful that I've managed to keep my readers over this unannounced hiatus, I'll get back to business as soon as possible with the usual shopping updates, some reviews and a couple of doodles. In the meantime I've done a little bit of expanding, as you may or may not have noticed I now have a twitter account as part of the sidebar and you can follow me @milkteabiscuit, I've also added a small playlistat the bottom of the page and I'm working on a tumblr account so hopefully I'll be on a much more frequent schedule for updating in the future.

Eldorado

Gaily bedight,
A gallant knight,
In sunshine and in shadow,
Had journeyed long,
Singing a song,
In search of Eldorado.

But he grew old -
This knight so bold -
And o'er his heart a shadow
Fell as he found
No spot of ground
That looked like Eldorado.

And, as his strength
Failed him at length,
He met a pilgrim shadow -
"Shadow," said he,
"Where can it be -
This land of Eldorado?"

"Over the mountains
Of the Moon,
Down the Valley of the Shadow,
Ride, boldly ride,"
The shade replied -
"If you seek for Eldorado!"

Perfect world

In a perfect world, the events in Oslo would have never taken place. I know it's naive but even after the attempts of terror in Stockholm this winter I still thought that something like this was so remote and could never be successfully carried out here. We don't live in a perfect world but my wish is that we will not let theese actions of evil change us.

Acquisition means life to miserable mortals

New package, I was so worried about this one, lazy summer interns at the post office almost lost it (again?!), but I can't belive how expensive it was when there was almost nothing in it! I need to turn this trend around, I can't keep spendig more and more on things or I don't know what's going to happen. Maybe I'm allowed two more expensive things? A large Vivienne Westwood orb and a Jesus Diamante coat and then it's back to "budget"?

Will I be able to stop?It all depends on whether you have things, or they have you.

Outfit inspiration

I really love theese outfits, I want a skirt like that so bad now, anyone know a place where I can get one? I don't know if it's the heat, the buggs or what but I can't stop longing for autumn.

Less is... More?

I'm really loving this new phone, it's simple design makes it so versitile! I love customizing before I go out every morning. It reminds me of something I saw from Japansese fashion gigant UNIQLO's website some time ago. I remeber that when I lived in Japan, everyone loved that store even though I always thought it was sort of plain. I couldn't belive how the founder of it could be one of the richest men in Japan! But then I read this:

Rather than dictate a look, UNIQLO provides people everywhere with the piece they need to create their own style. And style comes from within, wich is why the UNIQLO logo is nearly invisible, tucked away inside the garment. This concept, along with an unwavering focus on quality and value, has guided UNIQLO's actions since the establishment of its first store in 1984 Hiroshima, Japan.

I feel like I understand it now, the phone is the same, just a blank slate, great quality and a tousand options, so inspirational! I'm such a slave to labels that it's easy to loose yourself, I should probably take a shopping hiatus and think over future purchases.

For now here are my two favourite phone looks!

Nature is lovley

Real wood Iphone cover with a lovley flower strap. When I first saw this I thought no way that's actually wood, but it is! So smooth and light and such an unusual concept, I think I'm in love. This is my "mature" shelf, I use it at work and other places when I need to be a little more adult.

Sweet as Candy

Disneys Iphone series wich I belive is called Mupods, such a funny word, with a Rilakuma cookie strap.

This looks so good on the white model, I've only ever seen it on black ones before and the top part where the chocolate is melted looks gray, yuck. It's perfect on the white though, looks so much like Q-pot style!

New phone

I was complaining so much earlier how I wanted an Iphone but they didn't come in white so when they finaly did release it I sort of had to buy it. I got it yesterday but it's alredy proving to be a lot of fun!

Bunny days

Candy doll comercial with a tiny taste of Tsubasas debut singe in the background wich will be out in a couple of days.

Latest pickup

This week has been crammed full of packages, I guess it's all my tax refund shopping that's been rolling in with the mailman...
The Topshop trench coat I recently blogged about and I also got the Angelic Pretty Dream sky skirt. I see a lot of people obsessing over this print but I haven't been that excited but a girl on Gothloli was selling it so I decided to pick it up anyway. I'm not that in to fairy kei but this really reminds me of shows I watched as a kid for some reason, like Sailor Moon, My little pony and Lady Lovelilocks. The model of the skirt is also really cute!

The coat is maybe a little bit darker then I originaly planned on getting but the shape is so beautiful and the quality is great. The fit is a bit tight, so I guess I need to go easy on that American candy!
I'm really happy anyway, I saw this one snap in Popteen and I just fell in love with the outfit! Looking forward to putting something similar together.

Awsome gift and future stomach ache

I got this package of assorted American candy and chocolate bars in the mail today! I guess it's because we have so much American TV and movies here that I recognize a lot of them, like the Oh Henry bar! I remember that from Seinfeld when Kramer tried to sue the heiress to the candy bar fortune for walking around in a bra and Hershey from when Project Runway made outfits out of candy wrapper. If feels iconic somehow so I'm exited to try them out for the first time. There are a lot of them so maybe I wont do a post for each and every bar, a best and worst of might be a little bit more interesting.There is a LOT of peanut and peanutbutter in theese! Is peanut the Sakura of America? Must suck to have a nut allergy...

It had my name on it!

The postman woke me up today with a little suprise, my new shades! They're called Josephine and are just so cool, how could I resist?... and of course it's raining today.

Seasonally appropriate

It's the middle of the summer and hotter then ever, so naturally I just had to go get a coat. Sometimes I just get it in my head that I need something and can't let it go, it's usualy a real pain because I have the perfect picture of what I want in mind but it's not always easy to find it when I'm so fixated on details. I was lucky Sara knew pretty much exactly what I wanted as soon as I mentioned I wanted a trench coat and set me on the right track to the one I got, by TopShop.

I can't wait untill I get it even though I'll probably haveto wait another month or two before I wear it...*_*

Why don't you love me when I make me so damn easy to love?

Pink and gray

Continuing to try out some of my new makeup although this is a litte closer to what I usualy wear, maybe because the gray eyeshadow isn't really popping. Unfortunaly it's kind of ashy but I think maybe it's because I'm using the golden primer, there is one in gunmetal gray that I probably should get aswell, I think that might do the trick.Eyeshadow: Dolly Wink No. 02 Monotone Mode

Cheek: Candy Doll cheek colour Peachy pink & Strawberry pink

Lipstick: Candy Doll Ramune Pink

Gloss: Candy Doll Macaroon Pink

(Haha I wore my pink & black union jack sweater for the photo because I thought it looked good with the makeup but the weather is so hot now I almost melted!)

Bunbrella

Candy Doll Carrot orange

I was asked to take a better picture of the Carrot coloured blush from Candy Doll that I recently got and give a brief review of it. I actually really like it even though I have had peopel commenting on that my cheeks are orange, I think it looks cute though!It doesn't look too good with tints of pink or red so I use a BB cream as base since it gives good coverage and the one I got balances out my naturaly pink-ish hue perfectly. It goes well with lip colours in peach, apricot or nude.

Mermaid dreams

I've slowly fallen in love with this dress, it's pretty but it's also so... Prom-y? Not really what I usualy like so I don't know where this fantasy came from but all of the sudden I want to be the little mermaid for a night and go dancing on a moonlit bridge in this dress.

Maybe it's the colour? I'm loving turquoise and aqua green for this summer.

Clutches of reality

Today I had my first burst of inspirations since I don't even remember. I sketched better then I have since I left for Japan and it felt like I could have kept going for houers on end just like I used to. But then I'm hit with reality. Clean up the kitchen and go to work in thirty minutes. The walk to my job is pretty short but I cried every step of the way, I never knew it would make me so miserable to repress my creativity.

New products and a new pallet

I alredy wrote this post once but I guess blogger decided to erase it? Things like this makes me think that maybe I should move to my own domain and not get affected by things like this but it seems like such a hassle to move all the old enteries.

I got some new products anyway, decided to try something different with my make up. I'm really fond of the nude lip, I never thought I could pull it off but I really think it suits me.

What do you guys think?

Eyeshadow: Dolly Wink No. 03 Country Retro

Lenses: Tsubasa Bambi series Chocolate Brown

Lashes top: Dolly Wink No. 03 Naturaly Girly

Lashes bottom: Dolly Wink No. 05 Real Nude

Cheek: Candy Doll Cheek colour in Carrot orange

Lip: Yves Saint Laurent in Nudy Pink

Fast food fashion report

How cute are those kids, seriously? And Tsubasa is adoreble too, as per usual.

The piano has been shopping (not me)

Wow this last package was massive! I was thinking I might have to split it up but that's just too much of a hassle, I'll justthrow everything in at once.

Traded in my JSK of this series for the OP, I love the print but the shirring in the back of the JSK wasn't doing anything for me. I bought a set so I got the bow and the socks aswell.

Some extra socks, Angelic Pretty, Emily temple cute and Angelic Pretty again.

One of my last dream dresses to cross of the list! I originaly wanted the darker gray one, the one that's the same tartan as my trenchcoat, but you can't be too picky with colour if you want it in nice condition. It's quite old and the print is the kind of plastic print wich easily cracks (I don't think any lolita brand prints like that anymore). I have the same issue with my final dream dress, Puppet Circus.

Not a single crack! I was so relieved.

Wrapping ribbon, this print just screams MILK to me, not like that's a bad thing though. I got a tule MILK bow with little pink rhinestones on it to match, too cute!

Beige part of the package!

Big chunky wooden cross is by current crush EGOIST (note to self get more of this seasons crosses)

Brown higwaisted skirt from Innocent World

High heeled loafers in two colours from Esperanza

High heeled oxfords by Randa

Big floppy hat is an offbrand find

Anglomania!

Another JSG shirt, I love my blue one to death so I got the pink/black one aswell

LDS red bowler hat

Vivienne Westwood gingham ascott

Union jack skinny tie is an ebay find

Self-supplied treat

How could I resist? I might not have made as much money as I was hoping to on the flee market but I'll still treat myself to a little something-something, after all, it's my birthday soon and I can never have too much of Alice!

"Drink me" perfume necklace by Disney Couture.

Another picture post

Awsome cookies although I wish there where sugar bows on them or something.

Slippers on! It's important to be comfortable.

Maria posing at ouer table.

Katjas brand The pink fairies along with a bunch of second hand Angelic Pretty items, sweet enough to eat!

Patrick provided the fabulous refreshments just like last year.

Love this pic, everyone is super exited to get in to see the clohes and get warm!

Chowing down on a Megaman cookie, I wasn't in lolita since I spilled my breakfast on my planned outfit, it felt kind of strange! I also think I probably won't wear that much lashes again anytime soon, my eyes looks almost too big.

Johannes, rocking that double layer denim!