Good news, good news... ♥

But I can't tell you the details yet, hihi ♥
Working as a nurse doesn't 100% fulfill me recently. I'm proud and sophisticated enough to say I'm a really good nurse, but I also feel like a lot of my other talents are wasted... also, I would love to invest more time into Gyaru again.
So I just got an awesome Gyaru related opportunity that will hopefully fulfill all of my hearts desire, hihi ♥ Maybe I can even go to Japan frequently! OMG so dreamy... ^/////^


Yesterday I've been searching for my circle lenses for HOURS. I ended up organizing our whole storage, office and bathroom during the process. lol
THEN I remembered... I threw my lenses away because they reached the expiry date. BUMMER. lol

What a good reason to get new lenses! It's also a little reward for cleaning every corner of the appartement. =P

I.Fairy Crystal Brown ♥

 I don't like to wear lenses with bold black ring and fancy design anymore...

Look how awesome Cocona/Serina looks recently ♥

 Godess ♥

And  Erisa Kaminomiya!

So cuuuuute ♥
Please visit her blog, she's such a big inspo ♥

Her new nailset is BOMB, too!

 Nailsalon Carry ♥

xoxo, Chira ♥

Say Goodbye... Say Hello?!

Many things have changed recently.

We (my husband and I) have moved to a bigger place, and we both LOVE it here. It's a bit far to go to work now, but living in our "little palace" is definately worth it! ;D

Now everybody is expecting us to have kids soon. lol 

It's quite annoying!

Such big changes in life always influence our personality, don't you think so?

For me, it did. I kinda lost track of what I loved the most... Gyaru.

Beeing so busy with life, Gal magazines vanishing, and the general decrease of Gyaru culture... maybe I simply forgot about Gyaru? However.

I started to loose track, and just found my way back.

Please, I don't wanna be mature yet, okay? I don't wanna have a child yet. (I do love kids and want to have at least 2, but not now... even though I'm getting old?)

I wanna enjoy Gyaru. Wanna travel around the world, wanna travel to Japan. Once in my life, I also wanna go to shop a fukubukuro at Shibuya 109. Let me stay like this a little longer...

I wish I can feel the same passion for Gyaru that I had 5 years ago... I've just browsed some old Blogs from Gals of "my" generation... We're have you all gone? Most of those blogs died out 2013. Pathetic me... I wish I could turn the time back... Can I find all of you back please?

I'm not depressed, just... nostalgic?

I wanna be back!

Please let me be back!

xoxo, Chira ♥

REPOST: D.I.A GIVEAWAY!! ♥ Open worldwide until 28.04.2015

Since I am already trying to collect votes, I might as well add a little Giveaway to it, to motivate my readers to keep voting. ;D

With this giveaway you have the chance to win 2 brand new d.i.a items! ;D
I have the famous d.i.a knit cutsew in white color for you, and a sexy leopard printed shorts! Both brand new, never worn, and just waiting to get into your hands! ;D

To join this Giveaway, you'll need a facebook account!

Please follow the detailed instructions on my facebook entry:

Link to the Giveaway

All those people that already voted for me after reading my last blog entry are obviously entitled to also join the giveaway! ;D

Thanks to everybody that already voted, shared, or is going to do so NOW! I wish all of us good luck! ;D

xoxo, Chira ♥

D.I.A GIVEAWAY!! ♥ Open worldwide until 28.04.2015

Since I am already trying to collect votes, I might as well add a little Giveaway to it, to motivate my readers to keep voting. ;D

With this giveaway you have the chance to win 2 brand new d.i.a items! ;D
I have the famous d.i.a knit cutsew in white color for you, and a sexy leopard printed shorts! Both brand new, never worn, and just waiting to get into your hands! ;D

To join this Giveaway, you'll need a facebook account!

Please follow the detailed instructions on my facebook entry:

Link to the Giveaway

All those people that already voted for me after reading my last blog entry are obviously entitled to also join the giveaway! ;D

Thanks to everybody that already voted, shared, or is going to do so NOW! I wish all of us good luck! ;D

xoxo, Chira ♥

Every Vote counts! ;D

Hello sweethearts! 

This time I'm back with a rather special entry ~ I've never did such a post before, since I don't wanna go on anybodys nerves... but this time it's a very special occassion! 

So please, let me ask for your help! x3

My husband and I have joined the L'Oreal „Miss Manga style it punky“ Challenge, and now we need your VOTE in the contest! It'll take 1 minute to do the voting, we'd be super happy if you could spend that time for us! I've added an detailed photo-instruction below. 

 Thanks to everybody that already voted, shared and liked – and to everybody who's going to do so NOW! ;D (Please please pleeeease do so now!)

These are our 2 designs in the contest:

 Design 1

Design 2

A screenshot of the Designs again:

To be fair, we'd also like to show all of the participating designs:
20 final Designs

And here's how to do the Voting! =)

You'll just have to klick the like button to vote. A pop-up window will open automatically, asking you if you wanna leave a comment. You don't need to write a comment in order to make your vote count, so just feel free to click „close“! ;D


If you have any questions I'll be happy to answer them! ;D
1000x thanks to all of our supporters, this means a lot to us!!

xoxo, Chira ♥

Crossing borders

 Hey sweethearts, how are you doing so far?! =D

I'm very sorry for my absence, but there were lots of important things going on in my life recently! I had to sacrifice blogging therefore, I'm very sorry. =/

So, what happened?

Got my nurse degree!

I had to go through my final exams in nursery the past couple of weeks - the tests were really difficult this year! x___X (I saw the exam documents of the last years - they were such an easy bite compared to this year! So unfair! xD")

Some of the topics were Anorexia, M. Parkinson, Alcoholism... ugh, I had a really hard time remembering all the details of those! But somehow I managed, haha. I passed with excellent degrees, YAHOOOOOOOO! ♥

That's the end of my study nurse period... nothing can stop me now, I can even go to work abroad - so happy! ♥

Quit my 2nd Job!

I also quit my 2nd Job in the outpatient care service - it was very time consuming and gave me a lot of pressure (especially when the exams were coming up...)... but it was also a very important experience in my life. I don't regret taking the job at all! I got a lot more self-confidence because of it, and I also learned to work very independently. 

Anyways, in the future I'm earning enough with my full-time job only, so no need to do the extra shifts.^.^

Celebrated my weight loss!

My weight loss started exactly 1 year ago, during my summer vacation - I just couldn't stand my look anymore, so I started dieting and exercising after I saw a thinspiration gallery online. It all started very suddenly, but cost me a lot of time in the end, haha - but well, slow weight loss is the healthy weight loss, right? ;D

During the past 1 year, I dropped:16kg

-11cm breast measurement
-14cm waist measurement
-14cm hip measurement
-10cm thight measurement

At this moment, I feel very comfy with my body. I'm not stick thin, I still have some curves left here and there - but I can comfortably fit a EU 34 / XS size without squeezing anything. =)
I'm very proud of myself, I didn't think I would ever make it this far - and I'm still motivated to keep going, haha! ;D

  

MOST IMPORTANT

Oh well, there was a reason I took the 2nd Job... you might remember! ;D

I was saving up for a big 1-month-trip to Taiwan & Japan... which I'm starting TOMORROW, haha!
So that's one more thing that kept me busy recently! ;D

Tomorrow's gonna be really exhausting, awaiting a nearly 24-hours travel to our appartement in the south of Taiwan... thanks god my boyfriend is with me! He's gonna be the perfect guide during the trip, beeing a native taiwanese. ♥

I can't wait for him to guide me around!
He promised me to take me to the beach at a national park, I can't wait ♥
Germany is freezing cold already, so I absolutely can't wait to throw on my bathing suit once more! :´D It's like time travelling back into summer! :´D

After exploring Taiwan, we're gonna go to Japan for a couple of days - I'M SO EXCITED THERES NO WORD FOR IT! ♥

Even though I'm a bit afraid of taking the railway in Tokyo... Suica system is confusing me, lol. I guess I have to find out when we're over there, haha. =)

I'm gonna blow my money in 109, get a nice set of hair extensions, take tons of purikura, raid donki... and most importantly: Go to Disneyland to see their Halloween setup 2013! Can't wait! >////<

Sounds like I'll just drag my BF along, haha. xD" 

No worries, I'll make sure he will have a blast, too. ;D (*secret*)

I don't think I'll have a lot of spare time for blogging, so I might only write every once a while... but I'll do photo updates frequently! I also created an instagram account for live updates, please follow me if you're interested! =)

My Instagram account

Well, that's it for now - I'll go back packing my suitcase then. x___X

Have a great time beauties!

It's such a sweet, sweet life, isn't it?

Sales, Get's and all the nice things in life! ♥

Guess who's back again, haha! ;D
Hope you're all doing well!

First of all, I wanted to let you know about my recent sales! Yumetenbo & d.i.a stuff included, plz check it out! ;)
Follow meeeeeeee ~

Weather is absolutely crazy in Germany at the moment! 2 weeks ago, it used to be sunny and warm - I even had the chance to wear a flowy spring dress! Q__Q (How I miss those days! *granny mode off ~ lol*) Then it suddenly started snowing again, and at the moment we're drowning in rain. =/

I hope it'll be warm again soon! I'm a bit sick of wearing my winter clothes while so many cute new spring stuff is sitting in my closet waiting to be worn out! xD

I'm a bit tense recently, since I'm having my big mid-term exams on Thursday & Friday! x__X
As you might know I'm studying nursing - I'm in the last year of my education period now, which simply means: Tests, tests, tests. xD"
I'll be taking exams in human anatomy (physiology & pathology), patients care of all ages (newborn to elderly), and nursing science (theory of nursing). Especially the last topic is killing my nerves, because I gotta remember the names and theories of so many famous nurses... x___X

I'll try my best anyways, can't wait to finally get my full nurse degree and start helping patients as THEY NEED IT, not following the "saving time, saving money" rule. <.<
I'll be an awesome nurse for sure! ♥

 

The best way to distract myself from those quite stressfull event is... SHOPPING, of course! xD
My biggest love and my greatest habit, yeah... but well, that won't stop me from drooling over my recent bought treasures! I don't regret anything, haha. ♥

My Gets!

Ma*rs Garter Pants

Oh yes, they finally arrived to their new loving home! ♥

These are my "motivation pants" to loose some more weight, haha! They're a size 25, and I can already fit into them (which is a huge success for me anyways, lol) - I'm not 100% confident about the fit, though. I think I'll feel more comfortable wearing those when I lost some more kg. Wish me luck! ;)

Ma*rs skirt

Believe it or not, I saw myself in a dream, wearing exactly this skirt - I had to get it, no matter what! *__* (crazy bitch is crazy.)
I love it to death, it's even more beautiful then I ever imagined! Now I cannot wait to get the matching top ♥

Perfume & Bodylotion Set "Everose" by Jil Sander

It's a present from my BF! OMG I was wishing for that Perfume for a couple of months already, I was so super happy that he remembered! Q___Q
He got me this awesome Perfume & Bodylotion Set for White Day, isn't it cute? ^///^ I only took a photo of the box, though - I was too excited trying out the perfume after I unwrapped it, I absolutely forgot taking further photos. xD"

Everose is perfect for all girls that are into sweet and elegant scents! It slightly smells like roses, but in a very pleasant way! (Rose perfumes mostly tend to smell like good old grannys toilet potpourri... <.<)

I have the infamous d.i.a Moon Belt waiting in our local customs office atm (oh what a pleasure to go there meet my BEST FRIENDS again. ~__~ *sarcasm off*), and 2 pairs of cute lenses will arrive soon ♥ So excited to get my stuff soon! ♥

I'll end this entry with the usual photo spam, beware. ;) 

I'm really into the mood for Agejo now, as you might already guess from my recent Ma*rs buys, haha! ;) So I couldn't wait to wear out my new Ma*rs skirt! 

Oh well, always striking the same pose recently... how boring. <.<
I'll try to remember doing something different next time, plz bear with me until then! xD"

Necklace: La Pafait
Jacket & Skirt: Ma*rs
Top: (not visible) H&M
Overknees, Shoes, random accessory: Offbrand

Close up!

Tried a hairstyle that I found in an old Ageha magazine, what a bad choice. Unfortunately it makes me look like a horse face. x___X Oh well, at least I learned something from it. xD
I was pleased with the make-up though, it's inspired by one of Sakurinas recent eyemake tutorials! (Once again I didn't manage to take a decent photo of it. I suck. Forever. ~__~)

I'll be posting again when exams are over, wish me luck! ;)
Wishing you an awesome time ♥

It's such a sweet, sweet life, isn't it?

Thelma Madine - makes your poofy dreams come true ♥

Yesterday, I saw a little TV report about a very special wedding dress designer on TV. Her designs took my heart within a second. ♥

The name of the designer is Thelma Madine, and she got mostly famous through the TV series "My big fat gypsy wedding", which unfortunately is not aired on german TV. =/
She just recently came up with her biography!


Left side: Thelma Madine
Right side: Happy bride ♥


I just found out about her yesterday, so I could only collect a little information about her ever since. =/

Mrs. Thelma Madine started professional sewing soon after her marriage broke down, about 16 years ago from now. She was designing simple christening dresses which she sold on small markets in Liverpool.

When business started to pay off, she was sentenced to stay in prison for one year, since she owed the government benefits of £10,700 (ca. 12.500€).
She was released after 4 month though, saying that this experience shaped her personality a lot. She began to feel for the travellers, that do often get misjudged by society.

Thelma Madine got back into business of sewing dresses for (mostly gypsy) kids, and gained more and more popularity. Her unique designs were evolving a lot, so it was only a matter of time when she was asked to design a wedding gown and 18 (!) bridesmaid dresses for a big gypsy wedding.

More and more work started to come in, and after all those years she gained the international popularity she has now. Her dresses are rated in upper price category, somewhere between £15.000 and £50.000 (ca. 17.600€ ~ 58.800€) - the real prices were never revealed, though. ;)

What makes her dresses unique: The ridiculous amount of poof (which I just LOVE! *__* Maybe I've been into Lolita for too long. xD), the bling bling, and the sexy yet princessy shape of the dresses.

See yourself, otherwise you won't believe it. :´D

The artist at work ♥
Mrs. Thelma Madine on the very left side!
And the bride lost in poof ♥ I so love the glitter on her bustier and her giant tiara, she looks like a dream princess ♥


Breathtaking snapshot of the backside of a dress
This... is... perfection. ♥
I've never seen such a beautiful detail like this. ;////;


White dream ♥I prefer a more cupcake-shape of the bottom, but still... this is so wonderful! :´D


Thelma Madine does design bridesmaid-gowns, too! ♥
Share some BIG love for poof. :´D


Very inspiring snap from a photoshooting
I love this photo! *__*
It gives me the "Enchanted" feeling, like a disney princess that slipped through the gates of fiction and reality. :´D


Not sooo much related...
...but I want such a carriage for my wedding, too. ;////; And a dress by Mrs. Thelma Madine, to fill out the space in it, just like the models dress above! xD


What do you think about those wedding gowns? A little too much, maybe? ;)


It's such a sweet, sweet life, isn't it?

♥ My lolita dreams came true! ♥

Today... is a very very special day!
I managed to win an auction for my LOLITA DREAMDRESS, Angelic Pretty´s "Rose Toilette" OP in mint!!! ♥


Oh my god, I`m so happy! :´D
The Rose Toilette has always been the No. 1 on my personal Lolita wishlists, and I always thought I can never get this baby because it´s so rare. But now... now I can die peacefully. :´D
Plz bury me with that dress on. :´D


My new baby...
That photo doesn´t do this OP justice...
The stock photo is a bit clearer, but still... can´t catch all the beauty of this dress. :´DI´ve seen it worn by another lolita, and so I had the chance to view the print carefully... so gorgeous and elegant! A real princess dress!
I wanna wear it in hime lolita style, and combine it with my JD style rose mules and jewelry... haha, I don´t hold the dress in my arms yet - but I already have got so many coordination ideas! I`m so excited! xD

The auction did include the matching Rose Toilette bonnet, but again... the photo was poor quality. =/
So I searched for a better one on google, and found this beautiful photo taken by Hyenaurun!
Isn´t it wonderful? So flawless and elegant...
Actually I´ve always avoided wearing bonnets, since I guessed they won´t look flattering on me... but this bonnet is so sweet, I just have to give it a try now! ^///^


Can´t wait to hold this Set in my hands. :´D
Sorry for spamming, I`m just so happy today. xD" Couldn´t hold back writing a blog entry about this! x3


It´s such a sweet, sweet life, isn´t it?

♥ My lolita wishlist ♥

I think every girl has a wishlist of items in her head - of course not only specified about lolita. =)

I´ve always had a lolita wishlist that grew longer and longer, and some items disappeared from it as well. xD"

So... I´ve made a listing of my current want-to-have onepieces and jumperskirts! =D
(If I would have included all the accessory I wanted, this image would have taken GIANT space. xD")


The dresses that are marked are the dresses I bought already (I just put the OP´s I bought within the past year on this list, otherwise this image would have grown too big again). =)

1) Angelic Pretty Rose Toilette MINT.
My absolute favorite lolita dress ever. It´s extremely rare unfortunately, especially the OP in mint... I´m pretty sure that I`ll never own it, but hey... keep the dream alive..? xD"

2) Angelic Pretty Lady Rose MINT.
Have it, love it. Never going to give it away. :´D

3) Rose Melody Rose Aroma Set BLACK
Just bought, it´s getting custom made. =)
I´m going back to my gothic roots, it seems. xD"
I really wanted a plain black JSK or OP for Winter... I´ve fallen in love with Alice & the Pirates Gather Frill JSK before, but my bust measurements are just too big to fit in. ;__; So I´ve chosen this baby.
It´s rather expensive for a taobao dress, since it features special burned out fabric ~ I sold some pieces of my lolita and gyaru wardrobe for it.
Let´s see if I will regret it later. xD

4) Angelic Pretty Melty Chocolate MINT
I love this design so much, I can´t tell. But again, my bust measurement is too big to fit in. ;__;
I tried a friends pink version of the OP a while ago, and it was a torture for me AND the dress, since the OP doesn´t feature any back shirring. ^^"
I already faced myself never getting this dress, just like the Rose Toilette. ;__;
But then, a replica of the Melty Chocolate OP popped up on a taobao store about 1 week ago - and it´s available in lager sizes! Hooray for boobies! :´D
I just bought this one for a super cheap price... which makes me a tiny bit nervous, I confess. I hope the quality is okay. xD"

5) Angelic Pretty Strawberry Ribbon YELLOW
This dress looks so wonderful fruity and fresh, and I just love the design of the top! It´s not such a rare dress, so I will be looking for it to be part of my summers wardrobe next year! =D

6) Baby, the stars shine bright Vampire Requiem BLACK
I love the print and the shape of the dress, it´s so unique! I know a lot of girls are after it, so it´s very hard to get it. But I see bigger chances in getting THIS then getting a AP Rose Toilette. xD"

7) Metamorphose Swan Lake BORDEAUX
My dear friend Marie infected me with her love for this one. xD"
The detailed and colorful print is gorgeous, just like the style of the top of this dress!

8) Angelic Pretty Sweet Jam YELLOW
Another very colorful and summery dress - even though the print is spread all over (which I usually dislike), it looks not so busy and very cute to me!
I´ll be looking to make it part of my wardrobe next spring or summer. *__*
I love the halterneck, btw! x3

9) Angelic Pretty Star Night Theatre PINK
Even though the print is not 100% my taste, the unique design of this dress cought my eye!
It´s a pretty rare dress, unfortunately. I´ll keep my eyes open for this! =3

10) Rose Melody Merry go Round PINK
Super sweet dress! =D
Looks a tiny bit unflattering on my waist unfortunately - I think it´s because it was custom made for a bigger girl (I bought it second hand from her). But I´ll fix it somehow, nevermind. =)


That´s it so far. I think there will be a lot more changes on this list in the future, which is quite normal I think. xD"
I`ll definately write a review about the Melty Chocolate replica as soon as I get it. =)


It´s such a sweet, sweet life, isn´t it?