Gothique

I found these shoes searching for something on eBay and they came up on accident. I looked at them, then moved on.

About a week later I was still thinking about them.  They were a brand I’ve never heard of, and even Googling it, it wasn’t much help.  I’m one for GOOD shoes, I routinely shop Zappos just because I’m itching for something in particular.  As I sat looking at the auction I began to think of a million different things in my closet I could wear them with, and I bought them.  The seller, Chic Shoe Closeouts is right here in LA and they shipped via UPS, so my shoes arrived quickly.  I immediately pulled out my net thigh highs and pranced around my living room for a while.  They are not all that well padded inside like a well made heel is, but there is no denying they are adorable.  They also come in a bunch of other colors as well, but this grey/purple color is very me.

Right away I remembered my black buckle belt from Forever 21.  I wore a similar one that laced on Halloween, but this one seemed to just work better.  I love Forever 21 just for their selection of belts.  They are all faux leather and most of them under 10$, so they are very affordable.

Actually I’m going a little crazy, I was just pulling up that link to post it here and realized they have a ton of new belts I want.

They are fairly well made as long as you’re wearing them for looks and not to actually keep your pants on.  I often wear this one over a dress shirt untucked with either ripped jeans or a fishtail skirt.  It’s always one extreme to the other with me.

Next I began to search Etsy for a few new accessories.  While there were SO many amazing things I found, I settled on two that would not only work for this look, but would also work into my wardrobe easily.

The first thing I stumbled upon were these utterly amazing hair combs from Ghost Love Jewelry.  (I first read about Ghost Love from Haute Macabre, one of my favorite sites, the link is over there —-> in the sidebar.)  Her items are very well made and a more high end then what I was actually looking for.  But paging through her items (she has several different style collections) I saw these combs and had to have them.  I ordered them on November 7th, and they arrived within days well packaged.  They are very carefully crafted and much more stunning in person.  If I have the occasion, I certain will be purchasing more of her work.

The ring I purchased from Zambi Candy.  I ran across her listings from someone on Twitter, I’m so sorry I don’t remember who.  But the minute I saw this ring I wanted it.  I ordered it on November 10th and received it this past weekend, so shipping was very quick.  I was weary about purchasing another ring, one that I had ordered previously (from another seller) arrived broken, but this was very well packaged and included a little candy treat.  I love it, it’s very adorable.  I would recommend Zambi Candy, she has a lot of really cute and inexpensive accessories you can add to your collection.

I wanted to keep the makeup fairly intense and Gothic.  I pulled together a variety of purples and greys.

I did my basic foundation on my face and then used a combination of things on my eyes.  For a base I used Kryolan’s Cream Base in Anthracite, which I purchased on eBay from Shrinkle.  She’s such a sweetie, very sincere, and she has great customer service, replying to questions quickly and shipping almost overnight on most occasions.  I do order from her often and I’ve never had a reason to complain.  I’m really excited about her new makeup line.

I also used my Jemma Kid i-conic eyes Rockstar liner, I know I’ve posted about it before, I still love it.

I didn’t want too intense of a black liner because I was using some G2 Loose Shadow in Sing the Sorrow, which is a matte black base with a purple duochrome and purple sparkles.  I’m really pleased with the formulation on this shadow, I used a wax coated base and it wears like crazy.

From left to right : G2 StS, Kryolan Anthracite, Jemma Kid Rock Star, NYX Black Label in Seductive

Basically I applied the base all over the lids, careful not to get into the crease.  Then I applied the StS to the lid, smoking it up just a tad into a cat eye before lining only the water lines in grey.  I found a pair of amazing demi lashes by Sonia Kashuk at Target.  I prefer the demis because of my eye shape and these wing out longer at the end adding to the cat eyed effect.

For the lips I picked NYX’s Black Label in Seductive, a very amazing purple.  I love NYX lipsticks, they are so affordable, you can order them all over the web.

Over all I realize this isn’t all that Gothic Lolita, but it’s my own small interpretation.  I got those shoes stuck in my head and just went crazy with the look.

I couldn’t help myself, I recently got a pretty crazy pair of pumps at Hot Topic that I’m also creating a while style trend around for an upcoming post.

This is my Halloween costume!!

My stockings are actually spider web print, and this is the Fascinator I ordered.

I dragged myself out of bed long enough to post this.  I can’t help but feel like I’ve been slacking here!!

So without delay, my Picks of the Week are :

1 – Essie Matte About You Matte Finisher. How do I love thee?  Ever since removing my acrylics back in wheveritwas I’m addicted to changing my polish color every other day.  I really love China Glaze polishes, but I also really prefer a matte finish.  I ordered some Man Glaze and was wearing that for a while, but that’s only black and grey.  I was wearing OPI Lincoln Park After Dark, but that’s another dark color.  I thought I’d never find a nice bright orange MATTE shade.  Now ever color I own can be matte!!  It’s a really quick drying top coat and so far it’s gone a LONG way to prevent chipping as well, which scores it another point in my book.  I ordered mine directly from Essie, and it took just about a week to get here.

Essie Matte About You over China Glaze Light My Tiki

2 – Scarecrow Custom Fangs. I’m getting ready for Halloween.  At least that’s my story.  These fangs are nice and subtle and stay in place through a miraculous fitting system I honestly didn’t believe until I fit them.  I ordered them from Vamp Fangs and was almost put off by the incredibly annoying pop ups, (or walk overs?) on the site.  They have a cheesy video that walks you through how to set them, it’s worth suffering through.  I think I am going to randomly wear mine whenever I go out.  Hey, it’s Hollyweird for a reason.

3 – Aromaleigh. I could make three separate entries for this, but I’ll just do one for now.  Firstly, remember back how I was curious about the Twilight Supernatural Powder?  I ordered one in Lustre, which is the most subtle of the three.  Let me reiterate I am not a Twilight nor a True Blood fan.  But for reals, yo, this gives my skin the perfect other-worldy finish.  Not so much dead and dull but glowy and pretty.  It contains silica which is the main ingredient in soft focus finishing powders such as MUFE’s HD Powder and I imagine this would be a better substitute.  For me anyway.  I also ordered two deeper purple shades for my Halloween ‘costume’.  Le Mystere #103 and Les Papillion in Soul Takes Flight.  They compliment each other perfectly for a simple smokey eye.  Although I do wear this for day, it’s going to be perfect for my dramatic ‘vamp’ look.  Lastly I finally ordered one of her lippies.  I picked Meloncholia from the Gothic Lolita collection.  It’s a sheer glossy deep purple color on my lips.  Although it melted in my mailbox, I threw it in the freezer and it’s back in working order.  It’s still very very hot in So Cal.

From left to right : #103, Soul Takes Flight, and Twilight Lustre

Soooooo, I got another swap package today.  This time for some Aromaleigh shadows from the Gothic Lolita collection.

From left to right, top to bottom : Divine Inspiration, Velvet Dream, Angel Bouquet, Wonderland, Little Craving, Plush Romantic, Lush Memoir, Morbid Curiosity, and Violet Ruffle

Divine Intervention : Glorious verdant pearlescent warm green with heavenly sparks of blue

So divine.  I love the little blue undertone, this looks sweet with a light blue accent.

Velvet Dream : Vivid deep gothic garnet with pink sparks. This shadow does not have any black after-wear like our Drama liners.

This is the red I have been looking for.  Deep and rich.

Angel Bouquet : Soft frothy peachy pinks and buff with the most delicate hint of a smokey base for drama.

This looks AMAZING next to the Velvet Dream.  I can’t wait to wear it with a nude eye and cat eye liner!!

Wonderland: We all need a little Alice. Lush multi-tonal greyish/taupe with coppery pink sparks.

This is a great color to accent a smokey eye.

Little Craving : Soft medium pink frost with a hint of buff undertone and a silvery highlight

Very delicate.

Lush Memoir : Sumptuous Blue-Purple pearl with vibrant lilac sparkle.

This is almost a denim color.  Sort of a little grey, maybe as well.

Plush Romantic : Mysterious smudged indigo with brilliant bright sparks of blue. This beauty can’t be captured by camera!

It’s true, the camera doesn’t really do this color justice.  It’s very pretty.

Morbid Curiosity : Smoked berries and plums with a multidimensional silvery green midtone. Curious.

Curious is right.  It almost looks like a mistake in mixing, but it’s pretty!!

Violet Ruffle : Violet with lush silvery glow and complex periwinkle and rose tones

I seem to collect purple shadows, so I had to add this to my collection.

The descriptions on these are really accurate!!  Overall I really like this collection.  I would like to try some of the lip shades and the blushes next, so I’m working on it!!