Musee du Chocolate in Ivory and more Fashion Resolution talk

Well I bought dress #2 in a color way other than pink the other day.

Musee du Chocolate-Angelic Pretty

This was actually a dress I did want after seeing the pictures from Kera magazine. So I was super glad when the English-AP site put up a few more dresses. There were three ivory pieces restocked and one mint one. I decided to go for the ivory because it honestly looked the best out of all the colors. Ivory is such a nice color and I actually now have a chocolate print that actually looks like chocolate. While Melty Chocolate is still cute... I don't think pink chocolate bars appear very much.

Close up detail

I still think though, the little details of the dress make it lovely, the top is really nice. I enjoy it a lot. I think it makes it look slightly more like a uniform or a dress-uniform piece. Though I may be the only one getting the feeling from the top part of the jumper skirt.

It's two dresses down already, and only three more to go. I wonder what the other two colors will be? I'm just really happy that I was able to even get two new dresses to go toward my lolita fashion resolution. It's honestly more than I ever thought I was going to get. I actually thought it was just going to be pink forever with me. Though right now, even with not that many months left before the new year. I feel like I will be able to get my resolutions done and accomplished. And therefore making my wardrobe more varied.

Yami Marik from Kotobukiya ArtFx-J line

So what's better than a figure of one of the shows you nostalgia over? When that figure is a man. No seriously, it seems that the Otaku/Anime market has finally figured out that they should be making more female oriented figures, which means more males.

At events such as Comiket women dump more money per men on a whole for goods, so why haven't they been making anything until now? No idea, maybe they just didn't want to take a chance.

Anyway recently on preorder was Yami Marik from Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters. Now to be honest, he's one of my favorite villans, just because of the rediculous faces that he makes. You know what I'm talking about, and if you don't.... Kotobukiya made it an optional head sculpt.

Yami Marik Optional Face Part

Yup folks, the face only a mother, and rabid fangirls can love. Honestly I probably would only use that face for joke pictures because... It kinda creeps me out. The normal face is much better.

Yami Marik Original Face

He's still smirking which is great. Because smirks are a good look on villains. But really I can't wait till he is released which if there are no delays, December 2013.

Redecorating in June-ish

I'm kind of getting of my same old room in this house. I don't have any problems with the paint. In fact pink and more pink is awesome but I'm tired of what I see in this room. I wanna change it up. Which means getting a new desk and for sure getting some new equipment.

I need to "finally" get a desktop computer since I am tired of just using this laptop for everything. And then just finally keep my laptop on JP settings so that I can just play VNs and stuff on it. While I make the desktop for regular gaming and for art and other things. It's easier just to have a console just for playing VNs since some things can get messed up when you switch back and forth from US-JP and back. And then I wouldn't have to keep deleting my VN saves just to have room for everything else on my computer.

Rance Sex Change-It's kinda how constantly switching seems like

Also I want to get a new desk and probably a new bedframe for my room as well. My mom says we can just paint the old bedframe white but I told her I'd rather just have a new frame and since I'm paying for it, why not just get a new one. Since the frame I'm using was her old one. And there are lots of cute bed frames at ikea. Right now I'm just trying to adjust everything so that it's more to my liking more than anything else. Since the house will become mine (in about 7 more years it gets turned over to me because it will be fully paid off) I've started changing the house slighty starting with my room and the kitchen.

Though I haven't done anything major to the kitchen yet....

I really hate delays... My gripe with We Love Fine

How I feel at the moment about delays everywhere

Well Accelerator is still delayed. His release date changed to winter 2013, which means any time in winter, though on the company site, it says that he should be finished and heading out in February. We'll see though.

Also another reason why I currently have been feeling a lot of order hate is because my package from Welovefine.com still hasn't shipped yet. I ordered it on the 30th and they said that they'd be back in office at the 2nd of January. Well also they say it only takes 7 business days for it to process... When I'm writing this journal entry it's already the 20th, the month is almost up. And it seems people are getting their packages in a month after they've ordered it.

When Monday rolls along and my item still hasn't been shipped I'm going to write them an email letting them know how I feel. I was going to buy a lot of things from them (iPod case, shirts, sweaters, and hoodies) but now with the weeks of waiting, I'm not really in the mood to wait for weeks again just for a few items.

I mean it's one thing to order something through a shopping service and it having to take a week or two, but for something straight from the manufacturer themselves? I'm really fed up with it.

Q-Pot Merry Sweet Party

If there's one brand I love with all my heart, it's Q-Pot. Q-Pot is a Japanese brand of accessories made by Tadaaki Wakamatsu. There will be more about Q-Pot specifically in another post. I have a review of the US shopping site. But for now I'll be talking about the winter items that have just been put up for sale.

Merry Sweet Party Banner taken from Q-Pot online store

Merry Sweet party contains a few subcategories; condensed milk, merry sweet party, ice box cookie and gingerbread man. And here is a picture from the site of the items listed.

Listings for the items as seen on Q-Pot's webstore

The items themselves are really varied and I love the use of wood for the holiday. It seems that Q-Pot is using a lot more wood and other materials in their new pieces and it's a very interesting turn. But I must admit that my favorite items out of this whole seasonal collection are the condensed milk items.

Though I do realize that the items are just remakes of the other items in the melt series, the new color is so lovely. Also I am fond of the icebox pierce and earring.

A note on the pierces and earrings though... They're sold as individuals instead of as a set. The reason being the idea is to mix and match them with other earrings to create your perfect look.

Overall the series is nice, though a few items would look weird to wear outside of the winter season.

Metamorphose-Fancy Egg

With a weird name like Fancy Egg I wasn't so sure what I was going to expect to see from Metamorphose. But to tell the truth it really surprised me. I really like the print.

Fancy Egg-Black

So the premise is kind of simple, just very lovey egg motifs. Which I haven't really seen done (if at all) in lolita. What also makes this print stand out for me is the diamond print design that compliments it. I am really loving the black color though. There are quite a few dresses and skirts and other such things that will be for preorder but I am really liking the shorter dress.

Fancy Egg Tucked Pleat Pinafor Dress-Short Version

It's very simple in design, but the bottom border print does take up most of that bottom skirt, which is why I really love it. This is a sample of the dress which is done in the pink version. But I really love the overall feel and design of the whole thing. It looks like something you could wear in lolita or just as a regular nice dress. What I don't like though about the other colors is the lack of the diamond detail which is lost on the dress.

Fancy Egg-Pink

But you know, it may be good for other people, but just not for me. Which is actually a good thing, because I need to balance out all that pink in my wardrobe at the moment. I was trying to include more mint there, but it seems that the colors tend to just be black and pink for now. ^3^

So the dresses will be on reservation starting on Dec. 7th Japan time, and the short dress is 24,990 yen itself shipping and handling. As for the colors their is; black, pink, green and saxon blue.

Recent Purchases-Grimoire Socks

So I bought a few things for lolita that I've been looking at for a long time, Grimoire socks.

Un papillon bleu profond-Grimoire Socks

The socks are quite adorable, I just love those butterflies and the background. I don't actually have a dress that matches these or anything, but I think I'll either buy some light blue fabric or create a dress that could go with them. Though I do have a white dress I'd still probably would need some blue or butterfly accessories to go along with them.

Une desse de la fascination-Grimiore Socks

I actually just bought these because the design was just so very eye catching. The lady looks very lovely and in all honesty, these socks would look great with a gothic coordination. Now all I will need is more than one gothic styled lolita dress to chose from. Maybe something else from Atelier Pierrot or Echantlic Enchantilly. Though to be honest I'd really like a red dress. Red isn't a color you see a lot in lolita for some reason, or it's always paired with white. I think a red dress with black accents would be lovely.

Once I get the actual socks themselves I'll probably post a review of not only the socks themselves but the shopping service I used.

Krad Lanrete Dress

I've been looking through Taobao lolita stores again and I found a really simple dress I like from a brand called Krad Lanrete.

Le Chuchotis de L'ete dress

As Krad Lanrete does more gothic pieces than anything, it really stands out to me. Right now I currently only have one gothic dress in my collection and I want to increase it by more. But anything I want more simple pieces in my collection, and something not pink, black or white. Though ivory is more of a cousin to white it's close enough away that I wouldn't have to worry.

What also really impressed me about the piece was when I saw it worn by models.

Long and short version of the Le Chuchotis de L'ete

The dress looks simple enough and comes in two lengths as well; short and long. I'm more interested in the short version of the dress as I'm sure if I got the long one it wouldn't look so good on me and would probably hit the floor if I wasn't wearing high enough shoes.

But anyway let's take a look at the one I am interested in.

Short version, Ivory color

Doesn't it look adorable? It's a very simple design with buttons on the front and a piece of fabric that wraps around the waist. It's a really simple dress but with the right accessories and color combinations would turn it into something amazing.

Simple dresses I believe are essential for any lolita wardrobe, and I hope I can add this one to my collection soon.

My secret love affair with Moi Meme Moitie

Ever since I started lolita fashion, I have always loved Moi Meme Moitie. But for the longest time, I couldn't hardly wear any of it, except for the "Iron Gate" and a few full shirred pieces.

But as of recently, Moi Meme Moitie has been putting out more shirred pieces, for what reason I have no idea, but I want to get one. And I want my first piece to be the new stained glass print that's out.

Cathedral Print by Moi Meme Moitie

Though I couldn't find a picture of the long sleeved one, but I really want this one so badly. I know a lot of people don't like it. But I really like how it fades into the colors and I can't help but love it, it's so cheesy. Shame is that it's probably going to cost me about $550 to buy it, but if I save and not spend my money on frivolous things (which is a lot of stuff) and just pay my bills and such, I should be able to get my hands on it pretty soon.

If not, there are lots of other dresses that I love that I can buy. So it's not a big deal, but it's just kind of hard to get something of Moitie's since they tend to sell out a bit quickly.

Racing Miku figure-1/8 Scale

A very beautiful figure was released by Good Smile Company for preorder and I really, REALLY love it. It's a Vocaloid statue of Miku Hatsune-Racing Version.

Racing Miku's Design

As you can see it's a very interesting design and I really like her hair and costume. But how exactly does this translate into 3D? I think it was done very nicely.

Composite Image from Amiami

As you can see from the composite picture it's still has the same feel and gorgeous look as it does in the image. But her figure, pose and flowing hair add to the beauty of this figure.

Picture taken from Amiami

Even from the backside, the form and the details are carefully payed attention to, which makes this a great figure on all sides.

Picture taken from Amiami

And her face, her smile is really cute and I love the detail in her eyes. They just look so gentle and inviting.

Overall, I really love this figure and will be ordering it. This is most likely going to be my first Miku figure and a really cute and adorable one to boot.

The Second Reproduction-First Impressions

Sometimes I just hate Otome Games. And I will tell you my rage with my first play through of "The Second Reproduction" by Heterodoxy. This is is going to be spoiler filled for the route I ended up going through... So when you see the part where I say >spoiler starts< skip if you're going to play the game.

The Second Reproduction info link from VNDB

Anyway this game deals with the age old humans vs demons Christianity=Good/Everyone Else=Die Heretics.

So you can already tell this game might be fucking sad... BIGGEST FUCKING UNDERSTATEMENT EVER. I'm a squishy kind of girl so this game made me cry about a couple of times on the route that I ended up playing and then quit afterward because I got so upset.

**Spoilers Start**
Basically because the country you come from is super religious (we're talking about these people are kind of really extremest about their religion) and your mom wants you to kill the last demon lord. And because you're a "Champion" (think of the knights of the Crusades) you're all OK I'll go into their land and just kill this guy. Your loyal knight tags along (he's actually really awesome and he's the other guy you can end up with).

So anyway you go confront the guy in his place and he says all sorts of saucy and racy crap.

Get a load of this guy... What a douche

Seriously, well anyway because I always go for the guys I like first I go through this half-demons route.

So after watching both of you die. Oh and your mom asks if you can commit suicide so that you don't look like a failure. You pretty much find the Deus Ex Machina of the game and get to try your luck at fate. And with the way I played I got the fucking bad end.

So everything goes as you would think... Until the end you confront your mom... And she kills you (because congrats you're a heretic). And then you're dying in your lovers arms and he just goes fucking insane at the end.

No seriously he goes INSANE. He turns you into a doll and then decides that since you got taken from him, he's going to kill every single fucking human.

Second End for Gardis-Doll Ending

**Spoilers End Here**

Seriously, he just fucking snapped. But I snapped too. Fucking made me really pissed. Like after this ending I deleted the game from my hard drive. And just decided to seethe for the next two days and make a post about it.

Anyway, after learning that I just got the bad end, I'm a little bit more put at ease since when I was playing the game I only saw so few picture spots so I was like. OH HELL NAH. But I'm glad there's more ending routes. I don't like sad endings like that.

I'll come back to the game at a later date, after the rage and sadness have died down and my heart is in a better state for the game. But I've got other games that I need to play through... Games that won't hurt this girl's heart.