Spank! Halloween Event in Nakano

 Ok, so like, one of the best things about living and working in Tokyo is that during my lunch breaks, I can just hop on over to one of the super cool Japanese fashion shops I'd read about online for years while in the US, just dreaming about visiting one day. Now I can just go whenever! So that's exactly what I did today. Plus, I was already dressed up princessy for my work's in-class Halloween party. 

This event was from October 28th - 31st in Nakano Broadway in the basement near where the Spank! shop is located, in a little event space. The first thing I did was a workshop where you can make your own arm warmer thingies. For ¥1500, you can choose a set with or without lace, then one type of bow and one type of bead or button, then any other extra bits are ¥50 each. Then, with you can sew them on yourself, or I think they could do it for you if you can't, but I'm not sure because I just did it myself.

There's also a booth with candy shop from Koenji, and I got a cute light-up light bulb keychain, which I might make into a necklace to match some similar light-up earrings I already have. Then, she told me that they have a kind of stamp sticker rally thing where if you do all 3 of the things there, so can get a Polaroid and a certificate, so OF COURSE I had to buy one of the cute accessories they had (which I was already thinking about getting anyway)

Emily's and My Outfits

I'm still new to actually wearing lolita, so I don't have a whole lot to work with yet (plus it's expensive!), but I've been admiring it for years <3 And while I'm living in Japan is the perfect time to start!

Dress: Innocent World

Socks and tights: Tutu Anna

Shirt: Deb's

Hair clip: Forever 21

Shoes: Spirit Halloween Shop

Jacket: Plato's Closet

Sparklies!

Skirt: Angelic Pretty

Tights: Tutu Anna

Shoes: New Look

Cardigan: Mark's and Spencer

Vest: Primark

Hair clip and Star clip: Chocomint

Wrist cuffs and necklace: indie brand

And here's some from when we were running late to class

A nice teacher offered to take our picture together =]

Look at the sparklies!

Shorts: Liz Lisa
Tights: Tutu Anna
Shirt: Rue 21

Skirt and Bolero: Emily Temple Cute
Tights: Tutu Anna
Shoes: New Look
Earrings: Claire's

Shirt: Rue 21
Dress: Liz Lisa
Tights: Tutu Anna

Shopping and Takayama

I didn't rest this weekend! Friday November 8th, I went shopping with Emily in Osu. Well, more like I was window shopping and taking pictures, while Emily was shopping. After that, we went to an Australian pub/restaurant called Red Rock recommended by one of the English teachers at our school. Sorry, I meant to post this all sooner, but there are so many pictures, and I wasn't sure if I wanted to make it one huge post, but I think I will.

My outfit! Very fairy kei.

I decided the wig was a bit too much, especially since we were going out to eat later.

Anna Sui! I want to get some of the makeup from here when I have money! Everything smells like roses!

Here's some of the lip gloss I tried from there.

Bunny cafe!! Where you eat......and pet bunnies? Not eat bunnies!

I want the kitty earmuffs!!! <3

Pullip doll! I've been wanting one for a while, but they're so expensive!  たかいね！

New Angelic Pretty skirt that I saw at Angelic pretty for a waaayy higher price is at Violet Blue for cheaper!! Too bad cheaper doesn't help when you don't have the money =[

Maid cafe in Osu! I also got a video of her cute dance =]

Red Rock

 

 

Yay for legally being allowed to consume alcohol at 20! Rum and Coke

My White Russian =]

We ran into a little puppet show in Osu.

And some more pictures of Osu cuz it's so pretty!

November 9, 2013 we went to Takayama. Takayama was soooo pretty! It actually looked like fall there (in Nagoya, the leaves have JUST started changing a little, and it's just started getting cold) and some of the mountains were so tall we could see snow on them! A lot of people home in WV said that these pics look like they were of WV's mountains, but as far as I've seen, there aren't any in WV tall enough to have snow on them! Still, I think I've forgotten how pretty the mountains in the fall in WV are, and that's one reason I thought they were so pretty here. When I get back to America, I can't wait to blog about all the things there! I wish I had started this blog sooner...

See the snowy topped mountain!

This could be a postcard!

Then we got to explore the Furui Machi (old town)

For me and my Jer <3

We also got to make our own rice crackers!

November 10th, I accompanied Emily to a tea ceremony and flower arranging thing at an orchid garden in Sakae. Orchids are my favorite flowers <3 I got a little brief lesson on how to do a tea ceremony. Sorry, these are all cell phone pictures! It was raining and I didn't want to carry my heavy camera.

hmmm, there's something interesting about this BIG statue.....

I finally found Etude House!! Here's my hand covered in everything I could fit on it

Some more pix of Swimmer

Etude House's Dear Darling Berry Red tint. I wanted to buy this one, cuz I tested it in the store and liked it, but I accidentally bought the Real Red cuz they looked so similar =[ I really wanted the nice fall berry color.....oh well, it's an excuse to buy more! I'll do a proper review of it eventually. I also got a bunch of little free samples!

This is the color I bought, Real Red