Kawaii Review: Haenuli's Planetary Dreamer Series [02-04-15]

Hiyo, Bunnies!

Before the end of 2014, I pre-ordered a very beautiful dress designed by the very talented ♥ Haenuli ♥. If you're not familiar with their work, they are a Korean Lolita brand that makes fantasy-style dresses and skirts. They also make matching accessories like bonnets, jewelry and organza skirts. Maybe you've seen one of their original prints ♥ Dreaming Cinderella ♥? I own this beautiful piece too! And with the very right amount of petticoat, it flares out wonderfully and the drape effect lays very nice.

This new piece that I purchased from Haenuli is called ♥ Planetary Dreamer ♥ features a Unicorn!

Do you remember how the unicorn looked in Peter S. Beagle's The Last Unicorn? This is what the print reminds me of.

Photo by Haenuli

Three delicate and precious panels of the unicorn as she walks, poses and rearing. All of this while surrounded with stars and galaxies. She even has hearts on her rear!

As soon as their Facebook page posted that this was going to be their newest print, I knew I had to somehow get it. Luckily, they do have payment plans. After a couple of payments, it was soon shipped out!

Photos by Haenuli

The print is available as an OP, JSK and a skirt in black, blue and purple. There were even accessories like two kinds of star clips, rings, necklace, tights, headdress and hairbows. I ordered the OP with the chiffon sleeves in navy blue.

I was sent an email notification when it was shipped with a tracking number. It didn't even take a week for my order to arrive from Korea to NY! It arrived in a neat little box with Haenuli's name printed on it with just a tiny mark on one of the corners from shipment. Very rare to get a near perfect box in the mail!

Here is a photo of the box my dress arrived safely in!

Inside the box as I first opened it.

And here are the contents: an informational sheet, postcard photos, a star hairclip and my dress in a protective bag!

My dress neatly packed, the star hairclip and postcards.

And finally - my dress all laid out!

The OP features chiffon sleeves, lace trim around the neckline and bottom, three star buttons as decorations with a satin ribbon above the waist to tie it all in one beautiful package. And if you're like me and not super thin, there is shirring in the back with ribbon tie corset.

The print is very vivid and crisp. Haenuli also did a very good job with lining up the fabric where the panels meet. And I just love the idea of the unicorn playing in the cosmos!

Sadly, I have yet to wear this dress so here are some shots of the model in it!

Photos by Haenuli

I hope you enjoyed my review! I will have another one for your soon!

See you soon! 

Note: Photos taken by myself unless noted otherwise.

New Year - New Start! [01-06-15]

 

Hello, Bunnies! So sorry about disappearing like that! Things got a little hectic for a little while there, but I'm back!

Happy New Year!

Were the holidays good to you? What did you get? How did you spend your New Year's Eve?

I went to a dear friend's house for a sleepover which had yummy food, good drinks and fun times geeking out! I was going to try to wear something uber cute but it ended up just being warm pants with my Angelic Pretty x Wish Me Mell mint hoodie over my top. I also had to use my offbrand purple Lolita boots too! They're great for protecting my feet against the icy winds.

I'm personally really glad that 2014 has come to an end. The biggest highlights of my year were mainly getting to see my boyfriend and falling in love with the state of Arizona. Really hoping to move there soon! Wish me luck~

But other than that, it wasn't that great of a year. I got my friend to read me my 2015 horoscope and it's looking good so far! Here's hoping this new year picks up the slack that 2014 couldn't! 

Speaking of the new year, I got a bunch of new things getting ready for the shop as well as some new posts for this blog! Please be on the lookout for both! First up, a review on this little gem!

See you soon! 

30 Day Lolita Challenge - Day 5: 10 Items From Your Wishlist

Hello, Bunnies! How was your long weekend? I finally got a day off after working nonstop since Friday. So of course I will take the time to make a blog post!

Today's topic is:

30 Day Lolita Challenge - Day 5: 

10 Items From Your Wishlist

What's In The Box Wednesdays: Cute Can Kill Review! [11-14-2012]

Hey bunnies! Time to look in the box! Inside we'll find.....

Foxes, Rabbits, and Bears - Oh My! Little Paper Forest Review { 06-27-2012 }

Welcome back! After much debate, I decided I cannot not post on my blog. Even if no one is reading this, I am doing this for myself and that's important. If you decide to read and become a follower, then yay! If not, then I guess - someday.

Today's post is about one of my favorite shops that I've seen for a long while. It's ♥ Little Paper Forest ♥! I've always seen the cute unicorn charms as well as the super adorable fawn charm but it wasn't until now that I decided to buy a couple of my own. I definitely had to buy at least one because of the recent release of the sweet bunny charm! A perfect addition to my ever growing bunny collection. (I'm totally not obsessed.)

My order came in a small yet cutely decorated pouch with forest themed stickers (like this one shown here!). With a name like Paper Forest, I can totally connect the design and the name. (Important for those that want to have good branding for your business!)

Inside, I see exactly what I ordered - my bunny, pink unicorn and even - a surprise! A cute lil' pin of a bun! I instantly fell in love~ The charms are much larger than I imagined but are perfect as phone charms. Each is made of very sturdy and thick acrylic.They are described as "professionally heat pressed and laser cut on thick, waterproof, scratch resistant acrylic." I don't know much about working with acrylic but I imagine it's tough to get it just right.

This is the bunny charm! It's a sweet all white bunny that looks like he's speeding through the forest. His legs are stretched and his ears are flattened back. You can even see little details like his hair is being ruffled in the wind because he's going so fast. I love his cute lil' bunny tail! This piece and the unicorn are both quite thick as you can see in the photo. Which is good if you're always on the go and you tend to smack your phone around even if you don't mean to...

Look how sugary (can that even be used to describe something?) the flying unicorn looks. There are two versions available - blue and this pink one. I got this color to match my phone. This charm is a chubby little flying unicorn with fluffy hair and large cute ears. The way she's designed looks like she is to stand there and guard whatever you attach her to. I always wanted a guardian unicorn!

Shipping was super fast and secure so no worries about my package. Speaking of the packaging... Did you see the backings of each charm?! Packed with each one is a black card stock with a very shiny rainbow that actually reflects in the light. Trailing down from the clouds are like colored droplets so that it looks like each charm came from a very happy place somewhere over the rainbow!  Even on the back, there are more rainbow dots surrounding Little Paper Forest's contact email!The shop has so many adorable designs (on everything!) and there are so many to choose from! Won't you take a forest charm home today?

Thank you very much, Little Paper Forest!

Until next time~

Cuddles & Kisses,

~ Kieli ~