Oo Jia Blouse Review!

Hello my sweetest brownies! ~

Last week I received a blouse I ordered from Oo Jia so I decided to write a little review about it on my blog. :3

Here is a picture of the blouse I got!

I wanted a blue short sleeved blouse to wear with skirts because the other two blue blouses I own look awkward with skirts. ^w^'' So I ordered one custom made from Oo Jia based on a design from Angelic Pretty. ~

Making & Shipping Time

As usual with Oo Jia you have to be prepared to wait a long time. ^w^'' I emailed her back in January for this blouse and she didn't get back to me until late February (she was in vacations because of the Chinese new year, which is understandable though). She started to make the blouse the first week of March and I received it the third week of May which is kinda average for custom made pieces that ships from China. ~

Quality & Price

The prices for a custom made short sleeved blouse from Oo Jia is 70$ USD which was around 98$ CAD at the time because our dollar is totally crappy right now. XD; But, to me it is totally worth it to have such an amazing quality piece custom made to my size!

Here are some closeups of the lace, buttons and the details of the frills. ~

The fabric used is a quality cotton along with some detailed quality cotton lace which match perfectly with the shade of blue used for the blouse. It's a nice powdery sax blue that matches nicely with the pieces I already own. :3 The blouse is very well made, I couldn't find any flaws or even lose threads!

Fit

Probably the most important point when you are a plus-sized Lolita and you order custom made pieces to fit you, it have to fit you well! XD; I can say that the pieces I own from Oo Jia are probably my most comfortable and flattering pieces, but this blouse fits especially well!

Here's a worn picture!

I really like when my blouses are roomy enough I can go on with my day and not worry about my buttons gapping or getting undone when I sit and stand up. ^w^'' It have quite a lot of breathing room at the waist and bust which is something I really like! The sleeves also fits perfectly, they are the perfect length to cover the top of my arms and the band fits nicely without being too snug. ~

Overall

I am super happy with the blouse! Even if it took a long time to be made and to arrive, it was worth to wait to have such an amazing quality blouse with lovely materials, exactly the colour that I wanted and that fits more than perfectly! ~ I have to resist to not buy another exact same one in lilac. ^w^''

I decided to also show you the first outfit I have made with the blouse, which is what I've worn yesterday! :3

~ Outfit from Tuesday May 23th! ~

I've worn this outfit for work!

Headbow; Miko Lolita

Blouse; Oo Jia

Skirt; Dollscrops

Socks; Bodyline

Shoes; An*Tai*Na

Bag; Loris

Accessories; Holley Tea Time & Offbrand

I've wanted to coordinate my new blue blouse with a colourful printed skirt that I own. ~ So I paired it with blue polka dots socks and simple accessories to accentuate my blouse a little more. :3

So that was it for today! ~ I'll probably make another big outfit post this weekend. ^w^

Until next time my sweetest magical teddies! ~

xox ~ Petite Tomoyo ☆

Lolita Tips! ~ How do I coordinate a Lolita outfit!

Hello my sparkly red cherries! :3

Today I decided I would write a post about how do I coordinate a Lolita outfit! For those of you who may have following me for a while, you may know that I wear Lolita fashion on a daily basis and that I've been wearing the fashion for a very, very long time. ^w^'' So that probably makes you wonder how so I come up with ideas for my outfits on such a regular basis?

There are many things that would inspire me to wear a particular outfit on that day and I usually make my choice according to something very specific; a main piece, a certain blouse, a colour scheme, an accessory, the way I want to style my hair, etc...

If it's a main piece (skirt, jumperskirt, op) that inspire me to create an outfit, I will usually go with the theme and the colours of the print. These outfit are probably my less adventurous and the most boring ones. XD; But sometimes it's nice to have some simple ideas on hand for days that you are particularly busy.

If it's a blouse (or a cutsew) I will mentally discard any main pieces that doesn't match with the blouse well. It will leave me with a choice of main pieces and I sincerely usually choose randomly from that, it can lead to some interesting choices. XD;

If it's a colour scheme, I will usually mentally select all of the main pieces and blouses I would feel like wearing on that day and I chose a blouse and a main piece that matches the colour scheme I want to wear. I usually chose the main piece first so I can grab a blouse that fits well with the main piece.

If it's an accessory, it sometimes lead to the most experimental and exciting outfits. XD; I'll chose a main piece that would match nicely with the accessory and I build my outfit from that. I also take into account the texture of the accessory (pearls, mocomoco yarn, plastic, tulle, etc...) to chose a general vibe to maintain through the outfit!

It it's my hair,  it will usually determine the vibe I want to give to outfit; If I want to braid my hair, I'll probably go for a country lolita outfit with my gingham, strawberry or flowery pieces. If I want to wear them straight I'll go with something more casual that doesn't need a giant headbow or sailor lolita. If my hair have braid pleats in them I'll tend to go for something more OTT and playful. If I want to curl them I'll go for an outfit that have a more elegant and ladylike vibes, etc...

As for the inspiration, I'll often go with the weather, how I feel, what I've got to do on that day, something I'll be eating, the people I'm going to hang out with, etc... Each day have something to offer me so I take inspiration from that to chose something to kick start my coordinate! ^w^

It also helps a lot that I have a bunch of clothes and accessories to chose from! I would suggest to keep the main colours in your closet to 3 or 4 colours and 1 or 2 colours for accents at most. I also tend to prefer having a bunch of versatile accessories that I can wear with a lot of outfits that some very specific accessories that can only works with 1 or 2 coords. I also tend to keep the same themes through my accessory collection; bows, stars, hearts, bunnies, ponies, sweets and strawberries are the most common for me. ~

I hope this little article helps you how I choose my coordinates everyday. :3 Until next time my sweet little wind fairies! ~

xox ~ Petite Tomoyo ❀

Daily Outfits! ~ May 2nd to May 11th!

Hello my cutest little strawberry parfaits! ~

It's that time again; another daily outfit post! I have quite a lot of outfits from the last two weeks to show you. :3 Also, I had a bad skin reaction recently so I had to stop using foundation for a while... So please bear with me if my skin doesn't look as nice as usual. ;w;

~ Outfit from Tuesday May 2nd! ~

I've worn that outfit to work. :3

Headbow; Momo & Jia

Blouse; Dear Celine

Skirt; Wear it Cuter

Socks; Secret Shop

Shoes; An*Tai*Na

Bag; Loris

Accessories; Cute Can Kill, Chocomint & Rococo Soul

This lilac printed skirt is one of my favourite skirts to coordinate. ~ I like that you can make a very toned down outfit or something with more accessories. :3 On that day I decided to be a little playful and I paired it with white and pink candy socks to match the blouse and an ice cream necklace in lilac and pink. ~

~ Outfit from Wednesday May 3rd! ~

I've worn this outfit to work also. ~

Headbow; Miko Lolita

Blouse; Oo Jia

Skirt; Oo Jia

Socks; Bodyline

Shoes; An*Tai*Na

Bag; Loris

Accessories; Chocomint, Paradise Rose & Offbrand

I've decided to wear something Sailor themed on that day. ~ I like to pair my Sailor Lolita blouse with those pink and white striped socks, they are the ultimate Sailor look to me. XD; I also added pink, white and blue pearl bracelets and a ring to complete the look and to tie the headbow in a little better. ^w^

~ Outfit from Thursday May 4th! ~

I've worn this outfit to work! :3

Hat; Taobao

Blouse; Oo Jia

Skirt; My Lolita Dress

Socks; Anna House

Shoes; An*Tai*Na

Bag; Taobao

Wristcuffs; Chiichick on Livejournal

Accessories; Paradise Rose & Offbrand

It's pretty much the only day where the weather was sunny during the last two weeks. ^w^'' So I decided it was the perfect time to wear a proper Country Lolita outfit for the first time this year! ~ I decided to wear an outfit that is quite simple; I paired my pink flowery skirt with a white blouse, white flowery socks and some white and pink wristcuffs. I completed the look with simple bow accessories in the colours of the flowers on the print. ~

~ Outfit from Tuesday May 9th! ~

I wore this outfit to work again! XD;

Headbow; Miko Lolita

Blouse; Oo Jia

Skirt; Dollscrops

Socks; Bodyline

Shoes: An*Tai*Na

Bag; Loris

Accessories; Holley Tea Time

I really felt awful on that day so I decided to wear something casual but cute in my favourite colours. ~ I paired my printed pink skirt with a my lilac blouse and some lilac and pink socks. :3 I also added some glittery starry accessories for a cute sweet touch. ~

~ Outfit from Wednesday May 10th! ~

Another outfit for work. ^w^''

Headdress; Dream of Lolita

Blouse; Anna House

Jumperskirt; Dream of Lolita

Socks; Secret Shop

Shoes; Bodyline

Bag; Loris

Wristcuffs; Princess Pearl Designs

Accessories; Paradise Rose

I felt like wearing that short sleeved pink blouse on that day so I've worn it with my blue Lovely Forest jumperskirt. ~ I've decided to wear pink and blue wristcuffs with it along with some bunny accessories and some deer themed socks to keep a little animal theme through the outfit. XD;

~ Outfit from Thursday May 11th! ~

An outfit for work, again. ^w^''

Headbow; Oo Jia

Blouse; Dear Celine

Jumperskirt; Oo Jia

Socks; Bodyline

Shoes; An*Tai*Na

Bag; Loris

Accessories; Holley Tea Time, Chocomint & Rococo Soul

On that day I wanted to wear an OTT print but to try to keep it simple and toned down with the accessories so I matched my lilac Milky Planet jumperskirt with a white and pink blouse and white socks with little bows and hearts on them. ~ A simple white bag, a white and pink necklace, a white tulle brooch and a little bow ring complete the look without looking too overwhelming. :3

That was my outfits from the last two weeks! :3 I got to work a lot from home with my internship this week so I had a little more time to get dressed and to plan my outfits! ^w^ I am sorry my posting schedule is a little messy right now, I am trying my best to get back on a regular posting track soon! ^w^''

Until next time, take care my sweetest lemon cupcakes! :3

xox ~ Petite Tomoyo ♥︎

The seasons & why they became an inspiration for me. ~

Hello my sweet little green sprouts. ~

Today I wanted to get back to the roots of what this blog was for. At first, I wanted to use my blog to share whatever would makes me happy and inspire me at the moment, so that's what this blog post is about. ~

I used to really hate hot weather; spring and summer were some dreadful times for me and I would get super upset as soon as the snow would melt away. My skin is very sensitive to sunlight (due to medication & genetics) so that would mean I would need to hide for 12 hours a day for a full 5 months, almost...

A couple years ago, I wanted to try Country Lolita. Obviously the most suitable time to wear this fashion was in summer or spring... I slowly got to fall in love with the natural vibes of Country Lolita. The strawberries, the delicate flowers, the gingham patterns, the straw accessories and the simple coordinates would make my heart skip a beat every time. Because of Country Lolita, the fashion of spring and summer, those things slowly drifted away from their negative meanings and would start to bring me joy. :3

This is at the point in my life where I decided it would benefit me if I would get grounded with nature. I didn't wanted to feel negative about the seasons or the weather anymore. I wanted to feel connected to them and to live through them. There's always a little sparkle of happiness you can find within everything all around you. I started to practice mindful living through nature and the seasons.

And that's how I became at peace with all the seasons and all the weathers...

I would start to look at the natural world with a sparkly eye. Those dewy leaves on a spring morning, the water puddle after the rain, the sprouting leaves that are just a little too light green yet, the scent of that crispy autumn afternoon, the sparkly immaculate white snow on a stormy night.

During the last year or so, I even started to try to eat seasonally with more local fresh fruits and veggies. To eat the products that are in season and to even try to grow and eat my own herbs would makes me feel even more connected spiritually to nature. I would feel like I am a whole with all my surrounding and that I am growing trough the earth too, with my own little roots and the little sprout on my head. ~

xox ~ Petite Tomoyo ✿

Daily Outfits! ~ April 24th to April 29th!

Hello my cute rainbow fudge bites! ~

Last week was super hectic for me with the beginning of my internship, work during the evenings and a trip to my hometown! I didn't really had free time to post on here. ;w; This week should be a little more calm so I might have time to prepare another article for this week but I don't promise anything. ^w^''

Now, onto last week's outfits! ^w^

~ Outfit from Monday April 24th! ~

An outfit for my first day of internship and for work during the evening. ~

Headbow; Miko Lolita

Blouse; Kidsyoyo

Skirt; Dollscrops

Socks; Secret Shop

Shoes; An*Tai*Na

Bag; Loris

Accessories; Holley Tea Time

I wanted to wear something cute, comfortable and simple while still being a little bit colourful. ~ I paired my printed pink skirt with colourful printed pink socks and bear and star accessories for a playful and sweet look. :3

~ Outfit from Tuesday April 25th! ~

An outfit for my second day of internship and work again during the evening. ~

Headbow; Wear it Cuter

Blouse; Dear Celine

Skirt; Wear it Cuter

Socks; Secret Shop

Shoes; Bodyline

Bag; Loris

Accessories; Paradise Rose & Offbrand

I wanted to wear a Country Lolita inspired look with my red gingham skirt. ~ I paired it with a pink blouse and pink strawberry socks. I chose some red shoes and a red bag to match and skirt also. I finished the look with strawberry accessories. :3

~ Outfit from Wednesday April 26th! ~

An outfit I've worn for work in the evening. ^w^

Headbow; Dream of Lolita

Blouse; Anna House

Jumperskirt; Dream of Lolita

Socks; Bodyline

Shoes; An*Tai*Na

Bag; Loris

Accessories; Holley Tea Time, Chocomint, Kawaii Goods & Offbrand

I was feeling like wearing something more OTT Sweet on that day! ^w^ I decided to pair my lilac Sugary Carnival jumperskirt with a pink blouse and pink socks. I've chosen mocomoco yarn accessories for a fluffy and playful look. I went with a starry and sky theme with the starry socks, accessories and bag in multiple colours. ~

~ Outfit from Saturday April 29th! ~

I've worn this outfit to drive to my hometown!

Headbow; Miko Lolita

Cutsew; Rose Melody

Skirt; Anna House

Socks; Bodyline

Shoes; Bodyline

Accessories; Paradise Rose

Something very casual in white and blue so I could be comfortable to drive. ~ This skirt and this cutsew are probably the most comfortable pieces that I own. ^w^ I've paired it with a couple of simple flowery accessories to complete the look. ~

Until next time my fluffy white puppies! ~ I'll do my best to write more articles soon! ^w^

xox ~ Petite Tomoyo ❀