Review of Tokyo Rebel - Innocent World's Antique Perfume Bottle Jumperskirt

           Hello everyone! In an attempt to catch up on my reviews, I'm going to be talking about my
      order with Tokyo Rebel a few weeks back. I went to Tokyo Rebel in their old location in the
      summer of 2010, and purchased my first brand dress from Angelic Pretty. This was the second
      time I made a purchase by them, though it is the first purchase online. The service in the
      actual store was very respectable and courteous, and I'm glad to say I had no problems when
      I purchased online.
        
           Unlike other online shops, where you have to make an account with the shop before buying
     anything, the Tokyo Rebel shop takes you straight to checkout, and gives you the option of
     subscribing to their newsletter or not. The shipping was very fast; I ordered the dress on
     September 6, and received it on September 10. The dress was $159.00, and the approximate
     shipping cost was $15.00, so the cost was originally $174.00. However they were kind
     enough to inform me in an e-mail, that the actual shipping was less so I got the overall purchase
     for $170.95.

           The package was well delivered; no holes or dents in the box, and was very professionally
    done. Inside they were kind enough to give me a thank you card, and an Innocent World
    shopping bag along with the dress and tags. The dress was packaged in the bag, and was
    just darling; it looked just like the stock photos! For reference, here is a photo.
   The experience with Tokyo Rebel has been quick, friendly, and very efficient, and I can't
    recommend them enough. Will be buying from them again!

                                                                       

                                                                             
                                                                 

Review of Angelic Pretty USA: Polkadot Chocolate Onepiece

                  Good day everyone! It's the first of October, and to start on a new leaf, so to speak,
        I'm going to be doing a review on my purchase from Angelic Pretty USA; I bought this
        Polka Dot Chocolate One piece in black.Now I bought from Angelic Pretty before, but
        I bought a dress from them back when Tokyo Rebel still stocked them, so I never
        purchased anything from their international of branch stores. As California is closer than
        Japan, I presumed the shipping might be less since I live in the states, but after the overall
        purchase I suspect it might have been the same cost, (for shipping.)

                After reading everything on the site, I made my purchase online fairly easily, with
         their shipping policy stating that packages typically arrive 2-3 business days. I placed my
         order September 14, with it arriving on the 17th. (Strangely enough, a few days ago, I get
         a delayed e-mail from them stating that it shipped. It came promptly on time, but it seems
         they forgot to send the notification e-mail until days afterwards.)

                 Now the packaging was fine; I usually do not judge shops if a mailed parcel was
        bent, as I understand it could have been from rough handling in transit, but in this case,
        the package arrived fine with no bents or scrapes. The dress itself was carefully packaged
        in plastic, and it came with the tags cut off.  Their was some little tags in Japanese along
        with it, but I have no idea if they're care instructions or not.

                  This was my first time buying from Angelic Pretty USA, and I have to say, just
         about everything went smoothly and promptly. The dress was $175 with $17 shipping,
          making the total $194. A little after this transaction, I learned some of the items are
         slightly cheaper in the International English site than the USA one, which makes sense
         to some degree. I'd say if you don't live in Japan, check the International site first, before
         purchasing from the USA one. Will I buy again? Yes, I will; the USA shop has good
         seasonal sales on occasion, and the shipping and processing went nicely, so I will
         continue to use them. ^^

 

 

                                                                          

Light Introspection and Generalities of this Blog

                   My blog is something I lovingly call my ,"personal convoluted mess", because I
           thought it organizes everything that I have going around my head pretty well. And I am
           very proud of it; more than anything I am doing this for fun, and for myself. I'm not sure
           where to go from here, really, but whenever I get the chance, I try to put a little
           bit of me in this blog, whether it's a personal opinion of something, or a personal hobby.
                    
                    Honestly, I don't know where this will take me in the future, but regardless of what
         happens, I'm going to try to continue in the best way possible and do my best. Most people
         who make blogs stick to one topic, or subject, and focus their entire blog on that thing, and
         it works wonderfully; it makes things a bit more easier to organize, and you don't have to
         worry about focusing on one topic over the other. I didn't want this though; I wanted a big
         thing that had different sections that contained a little part of me; something very different
         but all related to me. And since this is a public blog, I wanted it to have different topics
         covered, so if a person stumbles along interested in one topic, they might dig around and
         find other material they haven't heard of before and learn about it.

                      I don't think I've done any introspection posts like this yet; so I think I might do
           them from time to time on random occasions. Sorry for my disorganization of things,
           but I feel that I live better through spontaneity than organization; it's organization, but in
           my own wild and free way. I guess it would be better to say it's organized fine in my mind,
           and even though things might seem cluttered, I hope in the end, that even if I have a
           bunch of subjects in my mind, that I'm presenting what I like and what I think in an
           understandable way. I want to talk about my favorite books and fashions, and all my other
           neglected sections, but for some reason, I find talking about food the easiest thing to do.
         
                        I do plan on having a better input of posts this year; I will work harder to do so
          before the New Year. I can't make any promises, but I will try to update my more neglected
          sections, so at least I can feel satisfied there is more to this blog than tourist locations and
          restaurants! (Though I'm hoping it has helped somebody in some form or shape.~)
          Thank you to all my kind readers; I will work hard to make this a somewhat enjoyable and
           informative blog. ^^
               
         

Andina's Cafe & Coffee Roastery in Little Rock

           After hearing about Andina for a long while, I decided to stop by with a friend some
      two months back. (Their official page can be seen here, and their Facebook page can be seen
      here. ) I remember ordering a Turkey Sandwich, and the only one that's turkey seems,
      to be the sandwich called "Third Avenue", so that's what I probably got. The list in the
      cafe' mentioned they will put any dressing in the sandwich for you, which I forgot to ask,
      which resulted in a good sandwich, albeit a little dry. The place seems mostly a good
      place for coffee or Italian sodas, (which is what I got~), and for sitting around and talking.
      When we went, some cops were there, lounging around and such. The cafe' is fairly small,
      but there is room to move around in. If you decide to get a sandwich from here, make sure
      to ask for the dressing, and I haven't tried their coffees, but they make pretty good Italian
      sodas! (I had Irish Cream.)The shopkeepers don't seem to mind if you stay around
      for a while, but I presume they would if it was crowded. (When we went it was just us
      and the cops.)

                                                                       

                                                                           

Some Artwork I Made Pt. 4 ~

      In continuation of a long line of art I made, (the list can be seen in the Arts n' Crafts
      page), I'm posting some new artwork I made for my cousin and aunt. They're both
      going in this post, and I used the same materials for them as in past projects: canvas,
      gesso,acrylics, and Mod Podge for a sealer. (I'd like to point out that Mod Podge will
      leave the paint a little sticky after it dries, but I was too scared to use the acrylic sealer
      I bought as it contained a lot of harmful chemicals. I think it will be fine if you want to
      use Mod Podge as a sealer/protecting layer, as long as you cover the painting with a
      frame, which is what I did.)