There’s been an endless parade of Alice in Wonderland product tie-ins this year. For beauty products, like the OPI nailpolish and Urban Decay Book of Shadows, this usually involves wrapping some nice packaging into some of their regular products. Paul & Joe’s Alice in Wonderland 2010 cosmetics collection is really no exception, but at least [...]

posted by Umi
Tags: Alice in Wonderland, cosmetics
Filed under: Beauty Style

Valentine’s Day and roses go together like peanut butter and jelly, so there is no better time to wrap yourself in head to toe with roses, so to speak. Aside from smelling feminine and divine, beauty products made with roses are known to even out skin tone and smooth and plump skin for a healthy, [...]

posted by Umi
Tags: cosmetics, holiday
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This ad showed up as part of Urban Decay’s e-mail newsletter this morning. UD shadow palettes are generally a good deal, but this is probably my favorite packaging of theirs since the slim metal Face Cases in 2001. This limited edition Book of Shadows was created for the upcoming Disney/Tim Burton adaptation of Alice in [...]

posted by Lydia
Filed under: Beauty Style, Books, Entertainment, Film

A few weeks ago, we put up a selection of sandals as options to keep cool while wearing Lolita in the hot summer weather. Here’s a few other tips on putting together outfits that will keep the sane in lolita fashion in the summer heat. 1. Put your hair in an up-do or pigtails If [...]

posted by Umi
Tags: accessories, baby the stars shine bright, hair, jumperskirts, lolita style guide, Metamorphose, tips, Victorian Maiden
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Curls are popular in lolita hairstyles. Since I’m not too great with up-dos, my favorite way to wear my hair while in lolita are loose curls worn down, which can be worn with both long and  chin-length hairstyles. To achieve loose curls, I like using a straightening iron. Yes. a straightner. As in the opposite of [...]

posted by Umi
Tags: hairstyles
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Ever feel at a loss about what accessory to wear on your head? I always have an outfit or two in my lolita fashion closet that I always have a tough time with when it comes to coordinating headwear – nothing really matches! That’s why when my friend Stephanie posted a video blog not too long [...]

posted by Umi
Tags: accessories, celebrities, hairstyles
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Lolita nail art is like adding sugar flowers to an already frosted cake – unnecessary, but it sure is pretty! If you’ve ever seen photos of lolita nail art in Gothic & Lolita Bible or Kera Magazine, you know that some of the designs can get pretty involved and are probably best left to professionals [...]

posted by Umi
Tags: nail art
Filed under: Beauty Style