Don't be afraid

"It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult."

- Seneca

I think many of you heard this quote before and you might ask "Why on earth is she posting it here?"...Well~ for me this quote is really special and I try to live my life with this quote in mind every second BUT it is not that easy to live like that. Because of this tiny and rather annoying voice in your head called "reason" or "common sense" we often give up on things without even trying just because society is teaching us that it is impossible anyways. Therefore growing older and turning into an adult we often throw away dreams or fantasies that are very dear to us only because society tells us that it has no use anyways. But I am asking: Isn't it just the fear that we might fail that lets us throw away precious dreams so easily? Sure, with time we often fail, we might be on the verge of giving up BUT who tells us that these failed attempts are in vain? I decided that even if I fail over and over again I will not give up on my dreams...because as Seneca says things will be out of reach forever if we are not trying to grab them. My advise for you -and probably mostly for myself- don't give up on things just because people say you can't do it...the only one who can stop you is yourself. So, as long as you believe in your dreams: GO FOR IT!

Plush and Hearts

Hello sweeties <3

After reviving the monthly favourites on this blog I thought it would also be a nice idea to show you some of my everyday outfits from time to time. I won't post my outfits every day because that would be rather boring but from time to time I really like the outfits I am wearing to work and I thought "Why not show it to the world?" So, here we go with todays OOTD~

 T-Shirt: Vero Moda - Cardigan: New Look - Jeggings: H&M - Boots: Deichmann - Scarf: NanuNana - Hat: Pimkie

I am so in love with those boots. I first saw them on the Deichmann-homepage and had to have them *_* For the Jeggings I actually thought that they would look absolutely hideous on me but after trying them on I was convinced that they make a nice basic piece in my wardrobe ^^b Bought two spare ones today at H&M for only 14,95EUR each ^^v

Have a nice evening~

xoxo

February Favourites~

Good Morning sweeties <3

February is nearly over and I thought I could revive my monthly favourites. I kinda forgot to post them in December and January as I was to busy or just to confused to do it xD So lets start again *yay*

Zoeva

Hello again my sweeties <3

OMG~ I have so many things I want to post about but not really much time at the moment ^^" Today I want to talk about a brand that I just recently encountered :3 It is called Zoeva and I am totally in love with their products <3 They are selling make-up and also the brushes to apply it with ;) I got myself a brush set and a set of 12 eyeliner pencils. I will post an in-depth review about the products here later, for now I just want to make your mouths drool with some pictures *hehe*

The Graphic Eyes+ Box <3 <3 <3 I paid 32 EUR for it and I am so in love with the liners. The colors are just gorgeous~

Included in the box is a sharpener and a little booklet describing all the colors, which are totally awesome <3 Unfortunately the set is Limited Edition. You can buy each pencil seperately though...so if you don't get the box you can still get each eyeliner on its own ^^

I really really needed some brushes for every thing and so I decided to get the Bamboo-Set from Zoeva :) I am really pleased with nearly all the brushes...I hope I will come around to do a review this weekend ;)

Brushes for every part of the face...and some brushes I never knew existed xD The design is really nice and kinda summery ^^b And I only pad 25 EUR for all 12 brushes *yay*

 

So, my first impression of Zoeva after using the products for around one week: I can highly recommend buying from them. Especially the brushes and eyeliner are great so far. I will definitely buy more from them in the future ^o^

For reviews please go to the beauty blog I am currently writing with some dear friends. I hope I can put both reviews up as soon as possible ^^

Princess...

Hello sweeties <3

And another Valentine for me this week....and this one really really made me cry of happiness T^T I was feeling down for several reasons today and than I opened livejournal and saw this I was really happy and a song popped into my head instantely that makes me happy most of the time *haha*

Thank you so much for this Valentine and placing this song into my head today *hugs*

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Have a nice evening~

xoxo

Icing Dancing Cake

Hello sweeties <3

And another print will probably find it's way on to my wishlist *hahaha* I first saw it on Vanilla's Traumfabrik yesterday and did not really know if I should like it or not. After contemplating about it and visiting Baby's homepage a view times I decided that it is a perfect print for spring. The print I am talking about is Icing Dancing Cake by Baby the Stars shine bright :)

Two JSK-version and I like both :) Although I have to say that I like the left version a tad more just because I am a fan of the lace-part at the top :3

 

 

I really, really love the print <3 Reminds me of picnic in the park in spring...some people might think the print is overloaded but I think it is just right ;)

What do you think? Would you go for it or rather not? What new print are you lusting for at the moment?

Have a nice day~

xoxo

Best Blog Award

Hello again sweeties <3

I was nominated again for a Blog Award *yay* This time I received the Best Blog Award from Milky Rose <3 Thank you so much sweetie~

This is an award given out to bloggers with less than 200 Followers. The person receiving this award has to answer the 11 questions of the Award and nominate 20 other bloggers. As far as the nominations go I won't  nominate 20 blogs as I think there are so many great blogs out there who deserve this award...so what I am doing is that I am going to nominate all my followers, who want to answer these questions, because their blogs definitely deserve this award :)

But now on to the 11 questions [I translated them, so I am sorry if the English is a bit weird xD]~

1. What do you like to cook more: dessert or "main meals"?
I suck at cooking...so what I like most is eating the delicious stuff someone is making for me ;)

2. What is more important in a person: appereance or character?
If I meet a person for the first time I would probably go for the looks but in the end the most important thing is the character.

3. When did you set up your blog?
I think it was mid-2011 ^^"

4. Who inspires you to start something new?
Well...it is not only one person...it can be many different things inspiring me to start something new.

5. Do you follow many blogs?
Yup~ because I love to read from different people all over the world :)

6. Do you rather cook for yourself or let someone else cook for you?
I love to be spoiled...but sometimes I love to cook/bake for people I love :)

7. What are you reading at the moment?
Lord of Thieves by Cornelia Funke

8. What piece of clothing did survive in your closet the longest?
The dress I wore for my Prom...I have it for over 10 years now and I still love it.

9. What is your favourite recipe?
Selfmade noodle salad...pretty easy to make and brings back memories *hihi*

10. Which characteristics are important in a friend?
Honesty and the ability to forgive.

11. What is your favourite movie?
Interview with the Vampire

xoxo

Faber Castell

Hello sweeties <3

Sorry for not posting for nearly one week m(_._)m I just haven't gotten around posting about last weekend ^^"

Jessy and Me waiting for the others to arrive at the castle :)

Last Sunday I was finally able to see my girls from Franconia again as we had a meet-up near Nuremberg at the castle Faber Castell. As we were five people from the Stuttgart area we went there by car this time. Still I already had to leave the house at 8:30 in the morning. We all met up at Stuttgart mainstation and than directly drove to the castle to meet up the others. There we had a guided tour through the rooms...unfortunately we were not allowed to take pictures inside T^T Some of the rooms were really pretty and would have made a great scenery though.

NAKED *O*

Hello sweeties <3

Sorry for my absence over the last few days but work was busy and yesterday I attended a farewell-party with my company. Sadly one of our most able engineers is leaving for Japan after 10 years, so we all went to Stuttgart and had a great meal together...aaaand I also could polish my Japanese skills as we talked in Japanese the whole evening *yay*

But actually I don't want to talk about my week...as you might guess I did some shopping again and one of the items on my wishlist found its way to my doorstep ;)

*tadaaaaaa* Meet the awesome Naked Palette by Urban Decay <3

The case is made of some velvet-like material...so lovely <3 And with every Naked 1 Palette comes the famous Primer Potion :3

The colors are really awesome <3 ANM

If you are interested in a review about that palette [and other beauty products] you can visit Beauty Talk, a blog I set up with some dear friends just to talk about beauty, do reviews and beauty tutorials. We would be really happy if you would like to follow us there m(_._)m

Valentines Day again?

Hello sweeties <3

I hope you had a nice Valentines Day with your loved one yesterday :) I am not so much of a Valentines-Day-Person myself as I think if you love someone everyday can bee Valentines ;) But still I am totally happy about the my first Valentine that I got on the actual Valentines DAy :9 Thank you so so so much for that ^^

I wish everyone of you an awesome Friday and a great start into the weekend :)

xoxo

Working Me

Hello sweeties <3

The last to days I felt really good in the mornings, not the usual "meh, I don't want to get out of bed!" and so I decided I'd dress a little more "fancy" for work xD And as it goes, I want to show you those outfits *haha* But excuse the horrible quality...I still don't have a better camera yet and when I start to work it is half-dark outside xD"

Friday-Outfit

Dress: H&M - Boots: Deichmann - Tights/Turtleneck: H&M - Scarfthingy: present - Headbow F+F - Necklace/Earrings: Bijou Brigitte

After work I went shopping with a friend and I decided I wanted to wear a dress for that occassion...but it also had to be appropriate for work. So this is the outfit I came up with *hehe*

Monday Outfit

Pullover/Skirt: J.Honeys - Turtleneck/Tights: H&M - Boots: Deichmann - Earrings: SIX

It kinda looks schoolgirl-inspired and kinda not xD I loved that style while I was in Japan and still wear it from time to time :) And I love those boots...so warm and comfy, it was love at first sight *hahaha*

I wish you all a very nice Tuesday~

xoxo

1st Puppenschloss Giveaway~

Hello sweeties <3

Although I decided not to take part or post about giveaways that often anymore I have to tell you about this awesomely cute giveaway :) Cute Miri from Puppenschloss is holding her first giveaway and the prices are just perfectly me xD You can find the giveaway HERE~

I wish you all a very pleasent start into the new week :)

xoxo

Is it Valentines Day already?

Hello sweeties <3

Today I received one of the sweetiest Valentines ever :) And one of the greatest compliments at that. Really made my day ^^

 

Wish everyone of you a nice Sunday afternoon :)

xoxo

 

Liebster Award :)

Hello Sweeties <3

Yeehaaaa~ I was nominated for another award <3 This time I was given the Liebster Award by Aina Noire *_* Thank you so much~ This is an award that is given out to new bloggers with less than 200 followers. 

 
The rules for accepting the award are:

 -Post 11 random facts about yourself.

-Answer the 11 questions that the nominating blogger asked you.

-Ask 11 questions to the bloggers that you nominate.

-Nominate 11 new bloggers and link their blogs in your post.

-Make sure you tell the bloggers that they've won !

11 random facts about me:

1. I am addicted to fashion and makeup in nearly every form.

2. I love to draw but I am not really good at it xD

3. When I marry I want my ceremony to be in Venice.

4. Sometimes, when wearing Lolita I really wonder why people stare at me because I think my outfit is "toned doen" xD

5. I am the biggest Sephiroth-Fangirl (FF VII) there is.

6. I wish I could be a member of Fairy Tail *haha*

7.I am a little brandwhore, not only in Lolita but also in makeup-stuff and the like ^^"

8.I want to live in Japan again for one or twi years.

9. My dream is to open an Alice-themed Café where cute girls in Lolita serve bevereges :)

10.I love Vampires and think that Kamijo from Versailles is the spitting image of Lestat <3

11.I am addicted to Cottage Cheese at the moment, I could literally eat it all the time xD

Questions from Aina Noire:

1. Who is your favorite fashion idol? I don't really have a favourite fashion idol, I get my inspiration from all over the Lolita-Community and the web...but if I had to give idols I would say my friends because they are amongst the most stunning Lolitas I know :)

2. What is your least favorite part of your morning routine? Getting out of bed xD

3. What is your favorite item of clothing to wear? At the moment I would say it is my Powder Rose OP by Angelic Pretty <3

4. Where is your favorite place to sit and have "quiet time"? Depends, sometimes I go to the park in spring or autumn to have time for myself, sometimes my bed and a good book are enough.

5. Is there anything that you wish you were better at? Drawing and definitely Japanese...there is always something you want to improve.

6. Do you have any hobbies? Too many xD Japan, Anime, Fashion, Lolita, Reading, Music, Makeup...and many more...

7. If you had to choose only three foods to eat for the rest of your life, what would they be? Daifuku, Donburi, Yakisoba

8. What would you like to be doing right now? Shopping/Karaoke/Sightseeing in Japan <3

9. What is your dream dress/skirt/etc.? *thinks* At the moment the dress I want most is Glass Bottle of Tears by Angelic Pretty <3 But my All-time favourie is Vampire Requiem by AatP <3 <3

 

10. Do you like wearing makeup? Why? Definitely *_* Because you can change everytime you wear it...you can only put on a little bit for work just to look more fresh but you can also go over the top and create a totally new style for yourself ^^

11. If you could live with anybody, who would it be? My special someone when I found him ;)

My questions for the nominees: 

1. What is your favourite book?

2. Which fashion/make-up-item are you craving for at the moment? 

3. What is your dreamplace you want to travel to?

4. If going to your dreamplace, what is the first thing you would do?

5. Which Disney-Princess do you like most? Why?

6. What is your favourite fictional character? Why?

7. What is your dream for the future?

8. Do you have a favourite artist? Who is it?

9.What is the most precious item in your wardrobe that you would never ever sell?

10. Vampires, Zombies or Werewolves? Why?

11. Favourite Anime/Series/TV-Show at the moment?

 

The blogs I'm nominating: 

Bits and Pieces of a Lolita

My last Serenade 

More than just Goth

Yuki's Lolita Wonderland

Marry Me

Teaspoon and Candy

Vanillas Traumfabrik

Laputa a Lolita

Licentia Poetica

Mii-holic

Away from the Sky

P2 LE - 2beautiful [German]

Hello sweeties <3

And again P2 is coming up with a new Limited Edition. It is called "2beautiful" and will be in stores starting in March.

This is what the newsletter says (unfortunately only in German ^^")

"was gibt es Schöneres als einen Abend mit der besten Freundin?! Seid ihr auch einfach unzertrennlich und geht gemeinsam durch dick und dünn? Dann haben wir genau das Richtige für euch beide! Bei der neuen Limited Edition "2beautiful" von p2 cosmetics dreht sich alles um „doppelte Schönheit“. Wir zeigen Beauty hoch 2 für beste Freundinnen, Schwestern und Soulmates.
Die neuen Mascaras zaubern verlockend schöne Wimpern und einen grandiosen Look! Passend dazu sorgt der neue long-lasting Lippenlack für brillante Farben, Halt und ein hochglänzendes Finish. Abgerundet wird das Ganze durch die volume gloss Nagellacke in aufregenden Farben.

Die "2beautiful"-Produkte gibt es ab März in allen dm-Märkten. Unser Limited Edition Finder auf der p2 Facebook Seite zeigt dir den nächsten dm-Markt in deiner Nähe."

p2 - 24hours perfect eye shadow cream

Für perfekte Augenblicke den ganzen Tag. Die zarte Emulsion mit Primer lässt sich mit dem Applikator super auftragen und verteilen, ist wisch- und wasserfest und langhaftend - ohne sich in der Lidfalte abzusetzen. Nicht vegan. In sechs trendigen Farben mit zartem Glitter:

• Nr. 010 love me

• Nr. 020 kiss me

• Nr. 030 adore me

• Nr. 040 hug me

• Nr. 050 happy me

• Nr. 060 notice me

6 ml: 3,95 €

Douglas and dm again~

Hello sweeties <3

Yes, I am addicted...everytime I set foot into a drugstore I HAVE to get something...it is really ridicoulous but what can I do, I love makeup and beauty stuff just too much. Well, one year ago I would never have thought that I would buy so much make-up...I would have laughed about the mere thought of it but look at me now *hahaha*

So, last week I went to dm again and well, you know what happened, I couldn't leave without some small things ^^"

Blurry picture is blurry...I need to get a new camera so badly X.x

Awesome swap with the UK

Hello sweeties <3

Saturday was really a great day, not only did we get the chance to speak at the Shinnenkai in Stuttgart, I also received my swap package from the UK. As you might remember I also send a package to the UK last week and as luck wanted it she received her parcel the same day I received mine :) Here is what I got:

Sooooo awesome!!!

I am so stoked about everything <3

新年会 - Welcoming the new year in Japanese ;)

Hello sweeties <3

On Saturday the local Lolita group was invited to yet another special occasion. For the Shinnenkai (New Years Party) of the German-Japanese Society in Stuttgart our group was invited to hold a speach about our favourite fashion. We were all really excited and although not everything went as planned and some plans had to be changed the event was a success and we were complimented for our outfits by the audience ^^ I think we gave them a closer understanding about the fashion and that Japan isn't only tea ceremony, ikebana and "traditional japanese arts" but that it also has a rich youth culture that you shouldn't overlook when learning about Japan.

My outfit for the occasion was something hime-inspired - I call it Sweet Hime Lolita...but you can call it what you want *haha*

 Mirror-Shot...I love my new mirror so much that it nearly is silly xD 

Outfit-Rundown:

OP: Angelic Pretty "Powder Rose" - Tights: Ernstings Family - Shoes: Lovelyshoes - Wig: Lockshop - Accessories: bought at Kaufland xD" - Rose: H&M - Crown: Claire's - Earrings: Vanilla's Traumfabrik

Sigma Beauty Essential Brush Kit - Giveaway by Dream Makeup

Hello sweeties <3

It is time for another giveaway~ This time Dream Makeup is giving away a set of awesome Sigma brushes <3 As you might guess I am lusting after the pink version *haha* You can take part in this awesome giveaway from all over the world...you can find it here ^^

Wish me luck ;)