Review on Miscy - Commissioned Blouse

           Hey everyone! Today I'm going to blog about the commission I did with Miscy. Her Facebook
      is here. (Etsy shop doesn't link to it.) Now, this was the first time I had a commission piece done,
      and I just want to say I enjoyed working with Miscy; she very patient in answering any
     questions, and even helped me in explaining Paypal, (buying from her shop was the first time I
     used Paypal. Added to the helpfulness was the fact she knew what she was doing perfectly;
     she's a talented seamstress, and the blouse was sewn professionally; I felt it should have been
     sold in a physical boutique!

           Alright, I'll give the actual review now. ^^ I inquired if Halley was available for commissions,
       around mid-September, and she replied she will be open again by October. She asked what
       some of my sizes were, and fabric choices, to give me an approximation for the price. After I
       chose what I wanted, ( I decided to get a cotton/poly mix), she gave me the price value, and
       started working on it by mid-October, when she was free. (By the way, I told her to take as
        much time as she needed, but if you wanted a piece by a certain date, I'm sure she can work
        it out with you.) Along the way, she kept me updated on the item, and took photos of the
        blouse coming together.

             In  December, I received the package on the 13th. (This was holiday season,
        and not her fault, so I was expecting delays.) The package came fine, and carefully
        packaged, and looked exactly like the photos she showed me.I had a wonderful time
        working with Halley, and she is very talented; even if you don't commission a piece, she
        has items for sale on her Etsy shop. (Linked above!)
       

                                                                     

                                                                             

List Of Lolita Brands and Indie Brands

         So, for anyone who is a fan of Lolita fashion and is aware of the EGL Livejournal community,
   you will know that after some searching, there is a few posts on compilations of different Lolita
   sites. I will link those links here a little later on, but this page will essentially list big Japanese and
   indie brands, and links to overseas indie brands. Some links listed will be accessory shops that
   cater to Lolita, even if they don't have a clothing selection. Everything won't be listed in one
   shot, but I'll organize it in the following day or two. One thing to note, I have not purchased
   from every store I'm linking to, and not every shop will have the same level of quality; do
   some research and read reviews if you're ordering from an unfamiliar brand.A good chunk of these
   links were taken from Hello Lace, but I'll try to add more preferences later, as quite a bit more is 
    not listed.

Japanese Retail Shops ( Carry many brands)
   Closet Child- Has an english page.
   Fairy Angel- Has an english page.



Japanese Big Brands and Japanese Indie Brands:
 Alice and the Pirates
 Angelic Pretty
 Angel Fish - Lolita-esque/Otome more than actual Lolita.
 Antique Beast
 Arca
 Atelier Angelica
 Atelier Boz
 Atelier Pierrot
 Auc-andromeo (And Romeo)
 Aya- (Wa Lolita)
 Baby the Stars Shine Bright
 Black Peace Now
 Carroll
 Catherine Cottage
 Chocochip Cookie
 Dangerous Nude
 Despair
 Emily Temple-cute - Otome and casual Lolita outfits.
 Enchantlic Enchantilly (Chantilly)
 Endorphins
 Excentrique
 Fairy Wish
 h.Naoto
 Guernica
 HeartE
 Innocent World
 Jane Marple - Otome, and dresses that could be used in Lolita.
 JELLY BEAN
 Juliette et Justine
 Junks
 Katharsis
 Kikirara Shoten
 Lafe Lechat
 Marble
 Mary Magdalene
 Maxicimam
 Melche Shutilforc
 Metamorphose temps de Fille
 MHeaven -  A Lolita shop for small children.
 Mielette Tautou - Some items can be used as Lolita- has alot of Mori Girl items.
 Miho Matsuda
 Milky Ange - Be careful! (They have a section for maid costumes, so check before buying!)
 Millefleurs/ Mille Noirs
 Moi-Meme-Moitie
 Nedimama Maria 540801
 Parerga
 Petite Perle
 Physical Drop
 Pina sweetcollection
 Princess Doll
 Putumayo
 Roseate
 Royal Coffin
 Schwarz Schmetterling
 Selfish Petite (B.M.T)
 Seraphim - Some dresses are good for Lolita; most otome.
 Strawberry Chocolate
 Sweet Drug
 Triple Fortune
 Victorian Maiden
 Vierge Vampur
 Visible
 YUki

Overseas Indie Brands:

Australia:
Rouge Aerie Facebook- No link for it in webstore.
Rouge Aerie- Webshop
Vitae Clothing Facebook- Not linked to store.
Vitae Clothing- Webshop
We're All Mad Here

Brazil:
MeLikesTea
MeLikesTea Facebook
MeLikesTea Tumblr




Chile:
Cherie Cerise- Facebook Page; you can order from here.
Cherie Cerise- Tumblr page.
Claro de Luna Facebook
Claro de Luna Tumblr


China:
Anna House
Fanplusfriend - Some items are cosplay; it's a little obvious.
Krad Lanrete


France:
Lusty'n Wonderland
Lusty'n Wonderland Facebook

Korea:
Baroque
Cloud Chamber
Cruel Arcadia
Goth Loli Closet
Haenuli
Haenuli Livejournal
La Vie En Rose
MAGGOT
Paradise Kiss
Rainbow Sherbet


Poland:
Lady Sloth Facebook
Mystery Garden Facebook
Mystery Garden Tumblr
Mystery Garden Etsy

Sweden:
Ergi- Also a retailer for some brands,like Metamorphse, Innocent World...
Switzerland:
Atelier P-i-n-k-y

USA:
Blasphemina's Closet
Blasphemina's Closet Etsy
Candy Violet
English Charm
Holley Tea Time
IxDoxDeclare
Ick by Industrial Kitty
Il Sangue
Little Macaron etsy
Little Macaron Blogspot
Lily of the Valley
Megan Maude
Megan Maude Etsy
Miscy
Miscy Facebook
Morrigan NYC
MyDearestVictoria
Sakura Fairy - Same owner as Lily of the Valley.
Silversark
Sweet Rococo








Overseas Shopping Service/Retail Shops (Carries Different Brands):

















Australia:
Electric Alice Facebook
Electric Alice Blog
Electric Alice- Webshop, (above links not linked to site.)
One Day in Paradise

Sweden:
Ergi

USA:
Clothing Drop
Harajuku Hearts
Tokyo Rebel


Accessories: (Shops that don't sell clothes, but carry accessories that can cater to the style.)
Alice Coorde- Japanese accessory shop for different styles. 
American Duchess- Shoe company in Nevada that makes historical shoes; perfect for classic!
An-ten-na-Shoes (Japan)
Angelic Rose-Japanese Nail deco shop
Annie Antique- Lolita Accessories
Arda Wigs- U.S.A wig shop
Chocomint Rakuten-Japanese Lolita accessory shop.
Coquettish Tiara- A Japanese handbag shop-caters to different styles.
Curvy's- Gal accessory shop that can be used in Lolita.
Cute Creations- U.K shop for cute accessories.
Decarabia-U.K brand that sells Gothic Victorian jewelry.
Dearie - USA shop.
Doku Milk- Sweet accessories.
Double Decker- Japanese alternative shoes.
Gabalnara - Korean wigs.
Gothic Lolita Wigs - USA wigs.
Ku-ki - Portugal accessory shop.
Ku-ki- Same shop as above but at Etsy.
Lockshop Wigs - USA j-fashion wig and accessory shop.
Lumiebre -  Parasol/Umbrella Shop
Lumiebre Rakuten Page- Parasol/Umbrella Shop
Maqaroon- Austria accessory shop.
MintyMix - USA wig and accessory shop
Necrosarium - USA shop for Gothic and Lolita jewelry.
Noah - Japanese accessory shop.
Q-pot - Japanese accessory shop.
sassyNpunk Boutique - Has some clothes, but mostly accessories.
Skaior - Israel shop for Gothic and Steam punk goods.
Suppurate System - Japanese shop for dark, Gothic styles.
Sweetie Cakes - USA shop for Lolita and Fairy Kei goods.
Swimmer - An accessory and house decor shop.
Tizzalicious - Accessory shop from the Netherlands.
Vampire of Rose - A nail and sweets deco shop. (Japanese only.)
Wigland : A wig shop-Japanese only.

Shops that carry other clothes but accessories can be used in Lolita:
 6% DOKI DOKI-Mostly cyber wear and fairy kei.
 Algonquins-Mostly Gothic/Punk brand.
 Alice-Auaa- Japanese Gothic/Aristocrat clothes.
 Betsey Johnson- Jewlery/bags are perfect for Lolita.
 Candlly- Casual cute wear.
 Deorart- Japanese punk/gothic brand.
 DreamV- Gal shop that has items that can go with Lolita.
 DreamV- English site.
 HELLCATPUNKS : Japanese Punk brand.
 Jesus Diamante -Hime gal brand; can be used with sweet/classic Lolita.
 KawaiiGoods - USA Fairy-kei shop; can be used with sweet Lolita.
 La Pafait - Hime gal brand; can be used with sweet Lolita.
 Liz Lisa- Hime gal brand; can be used with sweet Lolita.
 MILK : Otome brand; accessories can be used in Lolita.
 Na+H: Japanese Gothic brand.
 Ozzy : A retailer for Fan+Friend, (an off-brand Lolita shop); mainly Gothic pieces.
 Pink Hime : Hime Gal shop; can be used with sweet Lolita.
 Qutie Frash : A shop that does a mixture of traditional Japanese and Gothic clothes.
 Sex Pot ReVeNGe : Japanese punk shop.
 Takuya Angel: A Japanese cyber Goth shop that also mixes other street styles.
 The Gabriel Chelsea: I couldn't find Lolita clothes; it's more of a dark otome style.
 Toxic Star : A Japanese punk shop; items can be used in punk Lolita.


 

Choc-Oh!-Lot Plus in Brooklyn, New York

      For many years, I passed over a yummy looking chocolate shop, called Choc Oh! Lot Plus. It's
    actually a pastry supply shop, with a huge chocolate section as well, that has truffles and assorted
    flavors. I liked the chocolate, but the truffles tasted a little thick for my liking; I ate them all, but I
    prefer the type where you have a soft,melt in your mouth center, instead of the thick and gooey
    center. They have a limited assortment of different candies as well, but the eye catcher is definitely
    the chocolate and all the pastry supplies you could think of. :p As for the chocolate, it's good
    for fans that like thick-almost candied like substances as truffle centers, but not for chocolate
    fans looking for something a little more delicate or creamier.

                                                                         

Yogu Time Drink

   Many Asian shops will sell many fruit flavored drinks, and one I always eyed was a drink called Yogu Time. Unfortunately, I could not find any website for them, and the closest I got was learning a company called rgr.inc might have something to do with the brand. (If anyone can find a website, let me know!)  Despite being called a "Yogurt Drink",it doesn't taste like yogurt at all; it tastes like a watery juice drink.
 
  (It's not thick or has any milk taste to it either, but it might have yogurt cultures.) I think the best
example I could give the drink was that it vaguely reminded me of Calpico, in consistency,
but maybe a little lighter.It's a great drink for sweet lovers, and I did enjoy it, but for all you
 yogurt fans out there, it's not really a yogurt drink; even if it has yogurt it tastes like candied juice!

                                                                         

Review on DreamV Shoes

      Hey everyone! Today I'm going to do a review on the Rakuten website, DreamV. DreamV is a gal website, a different fashion style in Japan, but they have a lot of cute shoes that can be used in Lolita fashion. Their clothes are known to have varying quality, but as I heard good things about their shoes, I decided to place an order and try them out. In order to buy from them, you have to first make an account in the English Rakuten site. (Rakuten is like a Japanese Amazon site, they have a few official companies in their site and some people making accounts and selling secondhand items.)
     
             After that, you place an order, fill the translated form, (everything is in English), and
  make your order. A few confirmation e-mails will arrive shortly after; the first few right after
  the order, and the rest with a tracking number a few days after. I placed my order on November
  26, and got the package on December 3rd. Well I actually got it December 1st, but USPS
 usually leaves packages by the door when no one answers the bell. They didn't this time so
 on the 3rd, I had to go to the post office to get the package. Some sites mention there is a
 confirmation e-mail DreamV sends you that you might have to reply to, but you don't need to
 send any; they shipped my package without me responding to any of the e-mails. (And I wasn't
 sure which one, as they sent quite a few before the package came, all in Japanese!) Now when
 I got my shoes I was pleased because they did feel like sturdy and good quality shoes. The problem?

         I didn't measure my feet correctly. I looked up a YouTube tutorial on how to find your correct
 shoe size in centimeters, (they sell the shoes in centimeters), and they said to draw around your
 foot on paper and measure the traced paper.Well my foot size is exactly 22cm, but the shoes were
 an extremely tight fit. When I realized I should have measured some of my shoes I currently
 wear, those shoes measured 23.5-24cm. (I should have done this in the beginning but it was
 my fault.) I didn't say anything to the company, as I feel online especially, it would be too much
 of a hassle. I decided to sell this pair and order the correct size next time.~

                                                                       

                                                                     

Kazouza Sparkling Fruit Drink

          Hey everyone; A Happy New Years to you! I was planning on finishing these posts before the
  new year, but getting them done early in the year works too! I hope to have the energy this year to
  stop being so lazy and start getting more things done.~ First up is a review on Kazouza, a
  Lebanese carbonated juice drink from Cedar's Premium. The bottles have 1941 on their bottles,
  the year the company producing the drink was founded. On this blog I found, the website owner
  sent e-mails to the company, and apparently this drink was one of the first, (or the first), soft drinks
  to get advertised in Lebanon.I found one in a Mediterranean shop at downtown Brooklyn, but I
  have seen it in a few other supermarkets too. The drink isn't exactly a soda, it's a juice/sparkling
 fruit drink, what have you. The flavor I tried was the Very Berry, and it was sweet and a little tart,
 and reminded me of candy while I drank it. It left a good impression on me, so if I get the chance,
 I'll try other flavors too!