Enchanted report - part 2

SUNDAY

We woke up and started getting dressed for the Tea Party. 

Since we did not bring any extra outfits getting dressed was easy... and annoying in my case because I wasn't a huge fan of my outfit. The reason I chose it was because this Juliette et Justine dress is soooo thin it takes no space in my luggage. I also pick it because this way i would not need to take an extra pair of shoes. I had also received this lovely wig by Lockshop and wanted to make my best to wear it at the event, so it was a lot of reasoning and not that much "want" involved hehe.

I thought these trees were lovely! I only took one coat with me which does not match the outfit at all hehe.

We arrived at the station and walked over to the Hotel, we remember the area well from last year. When we arrived it was sort of late I guess (or right on time) so everyone was already inside. 

We met the receptionist from last year, the Portuguese man we took photos with last time, guess what? I finally have a photo with him! We asked him again this year. He remembered us and said that he had told the staff that he was "looking everywhere for us". So sweet!

This is clearly Vânia's cup and pastries (the super dosage of sugar gives it away!) but I do not have a photo of the table so this is the best i could do without stealing one from someone else. How unlady-like are we?
Everyone got an enchanted pin+sticker set, a ring and other promotional goodies! 

Our table, we ended up sitting in the most hidden corner of the room but in great company, with Mr.Fidel, Sara, Ania and other lovely spanish ladies!

The food was great again and I must have had at least 4 cups of coffee! In the meanwhile everyone started leaving to take photos etc which is always a lot of fun!

Me and the lovely Vief who looked extremely original that day. There were a lot of girls wearing Puppet Circus which is amazing!

I love love love misty in this shade, I swear if it wasn't ridiculously short i'd try to get it (or in black). Don't they look like angels?

Playing around with Vânia, Mo and Sílvia (I still cannot believe you came! I want to see you more!)

Ok so Russian lolitas are incredible, look at this! I could only chat with them a bit that day when they were leaving and they gave me their cards and were super nice. I hope I can one day travel there to attend one of their events, they seem epic! 

This photo <3. Look at them!

Some of my favorite lolitas and people now. I cannot explain how fabulouse they all are. We all know they are great looking lolitas etc but I could only hope for them to be just as nice as they are in actual life. <3

I am in awe with Minori's makeup and sewing skills, more now than before. She truly is amazing. 

I obviously spent some time with my loved Scarlet and was asked to pose next to my pages on the Shades of Wonderland book. I am so proud to be a part of it, that book is everything! And Puppet Circus again!

Another view of the room, now when people were leaving after the raffle (I did not win anything).

All I can say is <3

The most fun and the surprise of the trip were these two because I had never met or seen them before and they are super nice and ridiculously fun to hang out with. And now i kinda want that dress, they looked gorge!

3 of the 4 Portuguese ladies at the tea party! The photo with Silvia was taken by Ana but you can see her in a previous shot.

My outfit: offbrand shirt, iw cardigan, grimoire socks, triple fortune headdress, jj dress, offbrand boots, claire's applique on cardigan, btssb bag, chocomint necklace and offbrand gloves and ring etc.

Fidel not only creates amazing clothes but he also looked stunning in this ensemble and makeup! And those socks, they sold out before i could get to them! Curse!

After the amazing tea party we left without going for a walk like last year because we wanted to change clothes for the after party and take it easy.
We took some better outfit shots near the house we were staying in.

We took a bath, got dressed and left the house, i guess we ended up not having as much time as we had wished. The thing is that, in London, bars and discos close so early... we do not understand this well as its the opposite in Portugal.

I wore something confortable but when i got there some of the brave ladies were still in lolita. I had done that last year and figured after vania ruining her dress with a cigarette going in normal wear would be safer. :P

The only shot i borrowed was this one from Miyu. Its the only one where you can more or less see what i wore and what i look like out of lolita.

We had fun, we drank some cocktails, chatted with interesting people and when the bar closed we ended up dancing at a disco which was differrent! 

Me and Vânia

We thought it would be smart to leave earlier because of the metro but then realised we could not get on it because it was sunday and it was closed already! Oops. We ended up going a bit nuts and getting on a random bus that took us to the tower of london area because we remember the place we were staying at was near there.

My "we appear to be lost" expression.

At this point I admit to have been a bit altered from the drinks since we were taking selfies on a bridge, from the results and also because we were laughing in a very odd manner for a very long time haha
But at least we got sight of the bridge etc, so pretty!

The view! The mix of old and new again.

We finally got in a taxi and magically remembered the name of the station. We arrived home safely but it was quite the adventure!



MONDAY

We decided to go check out Camden before our flight and guess who we found? Wasn't that lucky? Nymia, the other Portuguese lolita, took this photo.
We went to Cyberdog which is amazing! I got some lights for Mari's shoes.

 They ended up staying there and me and Vania left because we were starving!!

But mostly in need of coffee. I ordered the cappuccino.

And the english breakfast which was great!

We still had some time to check stores and to get gifts to bring back home. It's so lively and interesting, i really had fun there, too bad we had to run!

When leaving we also saw Midori with her interpreter walking around. People in London and Camden don't usually look at you when you are dressed up but she was still turning some heads hehe

 We finally went to the bus stop and with time to spare. At the airport we met Eimear! How lucky! And we also met the spanish girls again!

I am sorry for the delay and now that means most info was forgotten but i hope i made up with the shots. I had to wait for Vânia's photos because my camera had broken down the day before and she was nice enough to take photos for both of us <3

Love always,

Jo

Latest Frill report

Hello everyone,

I have been a bit busy lately and end up not being able to post as much as i'd like here.

On the 4th of May there was a small event dedicated to Japanese culture in the nearby city of Vila Nova de Gaia. For the second year in a row, the Portuguese Lolita Community (egl portugal) has been present at the event with small contributions which match the size of the event. It's so a small event but at a fabulous place and it is always an honor for us to receive such invitations.
Last year there was a workshop, this year we set up an "introdution to lolita" room.

The gorgeous miss Ana and Claudia setting things up

Group photo. I love this photo because everyone's laughing and nobody is paying attention to the photographer

 I wore gothic lolita to match my friend kirarah who was in egl in the same colors.
Moitie dress, headdress, accessories, chantilly socks, juliette et justine bolero, etc

I love this shot first because my brother's in it but also because me and Ana are wearing the same sort of outfit without discussing what we'd wear.

 It was a fun day but I admit I was very tired when it ended. I hope people got to know a bit more about the style and that more people will join as a result. That's why we do this afterall. <3

I haven't been able to buy things regularly anymore. Portugal is going through rough times now. But I am still receiving things I got the previous months and that I forgot to share.
I ordered the newest Gothic and Lolita Bible of course and I algo got another Muchacha mook. This bag is even wackier than the previous one.

On the 17th of May the Portuguese Lolita Community celebrated its 7th birthday. It is really a pleasure to see that all my hard work ended in a community that still is able to survive. We arranged for an online and offline meetup on the 19th and me and some girl gathered at my place where we had an afternoon snack, chatted online via webcam with the rest of the comm and also celebrated the soccer championship victory of our town's soccer team. It was a lot of fun.

Part of our afternoon tea table.

 This is what I wore. It's the second time I wear this dress. I wish it was a bit longer but i think its adorable anyway. Dress and bag are from Innocent World, bolero is Mary Magdalene, boots are Queen Bee and the rest is offbrand.

As for last buys, well these are a bit old but i ended up getting a dress i already owned back and an offbrand winter top that i won't be able to wear for months because summer is coming soon.

 Btssb trianon chiffon op in white and offbrand velveteen red top with lace colar.

Lastly I was surprised with a package this last week. A former Portuguese lolita and friend sent me a couple of things she found in the back of her closet that fits the lolita look but doesn't quite fit her current style.
This is what the content had:

Shoe pink clip on bows, black clip on bows, a lovely letter, fake eyelashes, and some puffs.

She also sent a Fernando Pessoa postcard for my husband because he's the biggest Fernando Pessoa fan I have ever met. Actually he is the reason why he started learning Portuguese and why he ended up in Portugal hence the reason why we met. I owe him a lot. <3

And that's all that happened lolita-wise lately. I hope you enjoyed reading.
A big hug to all of you,
Jo