Saturday, December 28, 2013

♥Chess Story Alice's Dairy Jacket Review♥


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Agent Photos
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12/18/13
Chess Story Jacket came in today! Thought I’d give a little review, never written one before so here it goes. Here’s a link to the jacket, here. First off I used taobaospree to make this order. It was folded up in a clear plastic bag, then inside the chess story bag, then again in a mailing bag.
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I had heard the jacket was thin, and I agree it is thin, but I dont see it as a bad thing. The outside is made of a soft pink fleece, and the inside is a soft silky lining made of taffeta.(thats what it said on the site) 
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It is a jacket and not a coat, coats tend to be thicker. I think this would keep me plenty warm with a blouse and jsk under it. I think it would provide just the right amount of heat because I wouldn’t want to be too hot and sweat a lot.
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The pockets are functional, but not very deep, you could keep small cards or maybe your cell phone in it,but the top would stick out. All the more reason to have a cute deco phone to show of your charms. 
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The embroidery is cute, in siliver, to match the siliver of the buttons. I thought I wouldn’t like it, and wished it was in gold, but in person I had a change of heart. 
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The fur collar is detachable, and kept on with lil’ buttons. It also has a strip of ribbon which you tuck the collar into to help keep it in place. The fur also has the same silky lining as the inside of the jacket. 
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The bow is also removable via safety pin attachment.
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It also came with an extra button for every type of button on the coat. One for the front buttons, the inside buttons, and for the  fur collar. 
Shipping/ Postage:  ♥♥♥♥♥ 5/5
I used taobaospree, and Candy was my agent. Originally I attempted to order a wig, but everywhere I went for this wig it was out of stock. Candy would message the sellers and wait,some took a while to reply which held up my ordering, and shipping. That was not the fault of the taobaospree agent. It took about 7 days to get to me once all payments were completed 
Communication: ♥♥♥♥ 5/ 5
I said before, Candy was my taobaospree agent. She seemed to have an excellent grasp on English and I had no trouble understanding what she was saying. She was fast to reply and easy to work with. She kept me very informed and even sent me images of my products before shipping them to me. 
Products: ♥♥♥♥♥  5/ 5
The jacket is just how the stock photos portray. The overall quality of the material and stitching is professional, no loose threads or mysterious stains. 




Sunday, December 22, 2013

White Elephant Gift Exchange Meet

In early December the St. Louis/MO lolita community got together for a fun gift exchange for the holiday spirit at a cafe called the Mud House. We all had a 20-30 price range. It is not like a normal secret santa, you bring your wrapped gift and people pick gifts and have the option to steal/switch gifts around. It was a lot of fun and nice to see the girls again! The food and drink at the Mud House was great too!
photo taken from nombee's facebook


We had to bend our knees to fit in this wonky mirror

After we were done with the gifts, and eating we hit the local thrift stores. We went into several places as we traveled in our little frilly pack. When the day came to an end the girls all went back to their cars but I wanted to go look at the antique shops. I found a really nice mirror to take a photo in too. Haha, of course typical lolita.

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Tights from Ebay seller globelstation

My tights from globelstation on ebay came in today! I got three different patterns; bowknots, hearts, and dots. They came in black but I ordered these to use in my lolita outfits and I have little black in my wardrobe.


They are very sheer which makes them delicate, I do fear tearing them. 



Here they are on, they almost didn't fit me because they are for tiny asian girls. I guess my legs are much longer? I managed to get them on properly though.

Shipping/Postage:   2/5 

It took a very long time to get to me, but I didn't pay for fast shipping either. I ordered Nov. 28th and it got here on Dec. 21st. When it finally got here it was in a small postage bag. I tore the plastic open to find the tights had just been thrown in directly with no further protection, not packaging of any kind.

Communication: N/A
There was no need to message the seller, there weren't any problems.

Products:   4/ 5
They are just as I expected, no flaws and accurate to description and picture.