Shop Review: Miss Jediflip

If you like the creepy, the cute, the pastel, or the unique then check out Miss Jediflip on Storenvy! There is so much I want from her store but expensive prices meant that I had to be really picky about what I bought. This order did come before Christmas but I have been so busy with the holidays and the holiday aftermath that it took some time to get this post up.

This is the only picture I took of the massive Sweet Bat bow (running $12.00 USD) as it was a gift to my sister who is deeply divulging into the Creepy Cute style. It was so perfect for her and I love the amazing paintjob Miss Jediflip does on all of her clay creations. With my sisters long golden curls this bow looks so amazing! To see her sequel on Christmas when she unwrapped it the price was more than worth it.

Here is the Kira Star Bow ($8.00 USD) and the Sweet Spiral Lollipop ($8.00 USD) both of which I bought for myself. Even in my terrible lighting you can see just how much the lollipop sparkles with the glitter glaze she covered it in. The lollipop is fully customizable and she lists what colors you can make the bow and the lollipop itself. I even got stripes on mine! The only downside is that the lollipop is really heavy and although the clip is secure enough it has never fallen out of my hair, it can feel heavy after wearing the weight for a few hours. I have grown used to heavy accessories but if you are newly entering Fairy Kei or Sweet Lolita this clip may be too heavy for you to wear on your head - you can still pin it to clothes however! ^^ Although the clay on the Kira bow is made out of clay it is not too heavy - the bow is mostly cotton afterall.

Miss Jediflip sent some freebies with my order. She sent two business cards which is wonderful because I do hand these out when people ask where I got my accessories. Plus she sent me three stickers and a lovely thank you note. I love it when shop owners take the time to write personalize thank you notes to their customers, it shows how much they appreciate us ~ TT u TT <3

If I were to order again, which I probably will I would order the Minty Spook Bow because both my sister and myself could wear it, the Angelic Creep Necklace because again my sister and I could share, and the Bubblegum Star Bow.

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Communication: STARS 10 / 10 STARS ~
There was no contact needed so I can't take away any stars.
Shipping: STARS 10 / 10 STARS ~
$5.00 USD for shipping - which with the weight of the package, I could believe it. Plus she gave me so many extras that any pocketed money was clearly made up for.
Arrival Time: STARS 10 / 10 STARS ~
I did run into a problem: Storenvy updated and every store had to accept the new paypal permissions before Storenvy would alert sellers that their was an order placed in their store. Miss Jediflip was one of three stores that I had ordered from that didn't approve the new permissions yet. So after a week where my order didn't appear in my order history I contacted Storenvy and they explained that the shops hadn't seen my orders yet because they hadn't grated Storenvy proper paypal access. Within 10 days that one of the Storenvy employees emailed the store owners all three orders appeared in my order history.

The package arrived a few days later after the order appeared. I am not taking stars away because I don't know really who to blame in this strange situation. Either way when the order appeared reasonable time was taken to complete my custom lollipop accessory and then they arrived in reasonable time as well.
Product Safety: STARS 10 / 10 STARS ~
NONE of the items arrived damaged or broken.
Product Quality: STARS 10 / 10 STARS ~
All of the items are well made.

Grand Average Total: STARS 10 / 10 STARS ~

Overall experience: Although the prices are steep the quality is there. It's like brand - you may have to save up a little more to purchase the items but it is worth it. Plus the package arrived in an adorable pink envelope so the smile start from when you find the package in your mailbox and continue every time you put the item on. Recommended store ~


**I was not sponsored by this artist to promote her products.

Shop Review: Little Sugar Girl *Updated w/ Seller Reply

Any readers that follow the #Fairy Kei tag on Tumblr may have noticed a little shop opening called Little Twins Stars Little Sugar Girl. (Please don't tell me I am the only one that almost calls the shop Little Star Girl every single time - which reminds me of Little Twins Stars. o n o <3 ?) She sells lots and lots and lots of Fairy Kei and Spank! inspired designs however most of the items could be worked into Sweet Lolita and Creepy Cute. 

So naturally I simply HAD to order from this new shop, especially because the shop is so pretty and so pastel. ONTO MY ORDER~

I purchased on Thursday December 20th and it arrived Friday December 28th. Considering Sunday the 23rd the post office was closed and it remained closed on the 24th and 25th, it only took four business days to arrive which is AMAZING in my book.  

Here is the total order. LOOK AT ALL OF THAT PASTEL AND THE STARS AND THE HEARTS AND THE SPARKLE ~ I get so excited just looking at my haul from Little Sugar Girl. She uses air dry clay (or at least it looks and acts like air dry clay) so everything is super light weight. Nothing is worse than heavy jewelry weighing you down, so I am glad that it is so light ~ ^^

Spending $6.00 USD for this bow that is so reminiscent of Chocomint is very worth the price, especially because the shipping costs for Chocomint can knock people out of their seats. I took a close up of the beads and a close up of the side of the bow so I could show you how thick and puffy the bow is. So many girls on Etsy and Storenvy make bows with little beads trapped in them. I have found that most of the bows are a thin single layer of satin with tulle over them - which make for very limpy wimpy bows. Little Sugar Girl actually folded the satin several times making a puffier bow. When the light hits the tulle just right, the tulle almost sparkles! I love it when my hairpieces sparkle. Found here ~

These little stars are both rings and can be found here in so many different designs! I bought design B and design D even though E and F were tempting. . .I may need to go back and order them. These are $4.00 USD each which is reasonable given they are made from air dry clay which can be expensive depending on the quality. The rings are adjustable so even on the days where my hands are a little puffy I can still comfortably wear the rings.

I bought both design E and design I of this Planet Pop necklace. I would have bought D but someone else bought it. TT ^ TT My only regret is not buying one in a little planet shape. The more I look at design A the more I want it. Hm.. Anyway these are again made of air dry clay and the lollipop stick seems to be a real lollipop stick adding to the authenticity of the item. Even in my terrible lighting you can see how much the little gems sparkle and reflect very colorful light. The chains are hot pink and I had no problem slipping them over my head - which is great because lobster clasps can be really annoying to work with. Now if I were to wear twin tail clips in my hair I would need to take those off if I wanted to slip this necklace over my head. The Planet Pop necklaces cost $7.00 USD each and are available here.

I have mentioned I don't like lobster clasps on necklaces but I really hate them on bracelets because I can never seem to get them done without someones help. However for a bracelet this cute I was willing to rush to my sister to bug her to do the clasp for me. To me the hot pink chain looks a little strange with the pastel but once on my wrist it looks so super cute! For $6.00 USD this bracelet can be yours!

I SO SO SO wanted design A but someone already bought it so I bought design D and design E for $6.00 USD each. I really love design F as well but perhaps I will wait on that one. The planet is my favorite with the sprinkles added on top of the melty-ness. It reminds me of ice cream the way she designed it! In the photograph the star brooch looked more periwinkle, and I love periwinkle so I was a little sad that it turned out being baby blue - however it is still cute!

If you love earrings from Spank! or adore the 80s then these wire earrings are a wonderful throwback and cheaper alternative. $6.00 USD is what it costs for these wire earrings which I think will be great for my Spank! inspired outfits. Most of my earrings are super pastel so it's good for me to get something a little brighter that I can wear.

I think I already have my next order planned out: Necklace Design A, Brooch Design F, Bow Design A, and Earring Design A. Now I just have do decide if I jump on them now while I can or wait for my next paycheck. OTL, the daily struggle of my life.

**UPDATE 12/30/12 @ 7:20 PM PST
The seller responded, thanking me for reviewing which I was happy to do for her and for all of my wonderful readers who like knowing shops are trustworthy. She addressed two issues: the smoke smell and the high shipping costs.

She does not smoke and lives in a smoke-free household. So I can only assume that the package was traveling with smoke-heavy packages and that is where my package picked up the scent. This could be entirely true since the items aired out in a days time, and when I get packages from sellers who do smoke, the scent can be much more troublesome to remove. Plus I can see lots of chain smoker grandmothers sending gifts to family for the holidays. No really, I can envision blue-haired grandmothers chatting over cigarettes at the hairdresser's about how they knitted a sweater and took the time to glue on a picture of a cat face to it. I digressed.

Next issue is the high shipping cost. She is trying to lower the shipping costs! And the profit gained from shipping is very limited due to small orders. (I understand because the bubblewrapped lined envelopes at the post office can be spendy~)

She also commented about how she uses so much bubble wrap only to ensure the accessories arrived safely. I was puzzled as to why she mentioned this and then I realized - what I typed may have come out rather negative! Especially because this is probably her first time visiting my blog and doesn't know that I don't mind heavy packaging so long as the products arrive safely. So let me rephrase in case other readers misunderstand me. My reasoning to the shipping cost being so high is the plethora of bubble wrapped used to wrap every item. Three layers is a bit excessive in my eyes - but if my package arrives safely I will not mind spending ten minutes fighting with my scissors and hyperventilating trying to to cut the beautiful accessories.

A warm thank you is extended to Andrea of Little Sugar Girl for responding to my feedback on her shop. Thank you so much Andrea, and please continue making such beautiful accessories for all of us Spank!, Fairy Kei, and Lolita lovers.

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Communication: STARS 10 / 10 STARS ~
I can't add or subtract stars because there was no other communication other than letting me know my order was shipped.
Shipping: STARS 9 / 10 STARS ~
Shipping was EIGHT DOLLARS. Which is a lot. I almost canceled my order because I hate paying so much for shipping. But the items were super cute so I continued. When the package arrived I understood why the cost could have been so high. THE GIRL ATTACKS HER PRODUCTS WITH BUBBLE WRAP. Now I don't subtract points for sellers being extra cautious so their products arrive safely. But seriously - each item was put in a small plastic bag and then was covered by three layers of bubble wrap and then the entire package was layered in packing tape. Then all of the items were in a bubble wrap layered envelope. Post cost $2.97 because it says so on the package so rounding up it means she got $5.00 extra dollars in her pocket. Now part of that five dollars I am sure goes into all of the bubble wrap and packing tape she goes through but unless Georgia has high taxes for bubble wrap she is probably making a little profit through shipping. Minus one star for steep shipping price. (I spent $52.00 USD and then the $8.00 USD bumped it to $60.00 USD)
Arrival Time: STARS  10 / 10 STARS ~
Given the fact that I was ordering through the holidays the arrival time was reasonable.
Product Safety: STARS 10 / 10 STARS ~
NONE of the items arrived damaged or broken.
Product Quality: STARS 10 / 10 STARS ~
Human errors are pretty nonexistent.

Grand Average Total: STARS 9.8 / 10 STARS ~

Overall Experience: I really enjoy her shop and her products - although they do smell a bit like stale smoke. I let them air out for a day and they were fine. It might have just been the packaging that carried the stale smoke smell. I personally don't smoke and although I have nothing against those who do, I do not want my products smelling like stale smoke. The quality is really really nice and the designs all fall under unique or a good interpretation of already existing accessories available at a cheaper price. Shipping was a little steep so I do give that warning as well but overall I enjoyed the service and I will recommend this shop.

**I was not sponsored by this artist to promote her products.

Shop Review: tigerPOP

This shop is actually a Cyber Kei shop, the big hint should be that the gal sells pretty pastel hairfalls. HOWEVER a lot of what she sells could work for Fairy Kei, Creepy Cute, and some of the accesories could even work for Sweet Lolita. I would really love to see more Sweet Lolitas running around with sugary Fuzzy Star Sprinkle Earrings!

So I only ordered two items from this wonderful wonderful gal, Tora. Tora means tiger in Japanese so the shop "tigerPOP" is a very fitting name! The day after I ordered I got an email from her saying she was actually headed to a convention over the weekend and wouldn't be able to work on my order until Monday. I was fine with this, I wasn't in a rush, but I really appreciate that she gave me the heads up so I wouldn't worry about my order. ^^

On Monday she replied and gave me lots of customization options for the necklace I ordered. These options included blended colors or blocked off colors, horizontal color block or vertical color block, and she verified if the yarn texture for the colors I wanted was okay with me. She was really sweet and sent pictures of everything so I was certain I liked it before she sent it out.

Thursday the stars were ready and because the order took so long she gave me FREE PRIORITY MAIL. I almost cried from the happiness, it really shows how sweet Tora is! She was making my stars despite being really sick ; ~ ; Thank you so much Tora, you are so kind!

$10.00 USD, which is about normal for a necklace of this design. The star is soft and the purple is slightly iridescent and illuminates in the light. I asked for just sprinkles and pearls on mine, plus the addition of chocolate. Now that I have one with chocolate, the next necklace I think will be without simply because not every outfit I wear will look good with the dark brown, but that's just me. Also the chocolate seemed to crack funny which is fine from a distance but up close, especially in a picture it is really defined. HOWEVER ^^ I love this necklace so SUPER much.

$8.00 USD is a great price for something like this. This is even softer than the star necklace. I adore the childish look with the plastic chains and the rocking horse. That is what drew me in, as most stars use metal chains. I love this blend! I am tempted to buy a mint, blue and white blend next. But I also like the pink, blue, white, and yellow option she has so I may just buy both. > w < <3 It has both an alligator clip and a brooch pin on the back which means you can pin it to a top or wear in your hair. I can't tell you how much I love hair pieces that do this, since I often wear them as brooches.

I got a couple free knick-knacks in this order as well. One is a little monkey head bell phone charm on a plastic chain. He is SO CUTE! I tied him around a bow on one of my sisters Christmas presents because she adores monkeys. Then I got a fuzzy star phone charm in light blue and white. It is just as soft as the headpiece. . actually a little softer. I may take a silver chain and loop it onto that for a more simple necklace since I already have so many phone charms, most of which I convert into necklaces anyway.

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Communication: STARS 10 / 10 STARS ~
If I wanted to be picky I could take away one star for COMMUNICATION OVERLOAD, but honestly I really enjoyed the amount of customization I had with all of the emails. It was kind of fun seeing the pictures of my star in progress. ^^ Plus I prefer lots of communication over none. So ten stars!
Shipping: STARS 10 / 10 STARS ~
Shipping was four dollars and when I received my package in the mail it looked like the shipping cost was true to what arrived. Full stars.
Arrival Time: STARS 9 / 10 STARS ~
I would have taken it down another star but I really was not in a hurry for this order. I placed it on the 15th and the items were sent out on Friday the 23rd (Of November - this is a late post guys) and I received them the following Monday. It took ten days which if I was ordering from Hong Kong, I would be super happy if something arrived in 10 days. But a package from Kentucky to Oregon? Two to five days travel is about right. So minus one star for being so late, because I know it matters to some of my readers.
Product Safety: STARS 10 / 10 STARS ~
NONE of the items arrived damaged or broken.
Product Quality: STARS 9.5 / 10 STARS ~
Chocolate drizzle on the necklace was cracking when it arrived.

Grand Average Total: STARS 9.9 / 10 STARS ~

Overall experience: Amazing ~ I would recommend this gal in a heartbeat.


**I was not sponsored by this artist to promote her products.

Storenvy Saturday # 1

I adore Storenvy's format to Etsy and I notice a lot of shops switching over as well. I just think Storenvy is more user-friendly from envying (Storenvy's equivalent to Etsys favoriting and Facebook liking) to actually purchasing products and imputing coupon codes. So I decided every Saturday to post some Fairy Finds for all of you adorable people out there. I may need to play with this for a month and figure out if you guys like me highlighting a single store each week or highlighting what I have found that week that I absolutely adore.

Ichigo Shop is a cute little store from Italy that I have ordered from before. They make the most amazingly flawless clay jewelry that is so sugary sweet! I actually own the necklace pictured above but it is still available in so many colors! I really want to buy the yellow version next! This necklace costs $13.00 USD which is a good price. The chains are a plastic covered in thread that makes them so soft and cute. The note hangs off of pastel colored plastic hearts with silver interlocking eyepins. The note itself is made from clay and is covered in a glitter finish which makes it super unique! All of the ribbons, the star, the heart, and the bow is made from clay and the note has a little piercing with a star hanging from it. I love mine and I am certain you will love yours too! VERY cute for Pop Kei and Mahou Kei too!

Reiji just recently posted a lot of really cute cell phone dust plugs! Based in Hong Kong this shop sells a lot of cute items, and one of my favorites is these macaroon dust plugs selling for $9.90 USD in a plethora of pastel colors. I have seen less elaborate dustplugs sell for a higher price so this I would say is very reasonable. That being said, I have also found cute dustplugs on eBay for $1.00 USD so the purchase is up to you. If you can't afford this, taking a preexisting charm and looping it on a chain and through the plastic hook on the base of the plug is simple to do as well. Either way these are cute for Fairy Kei or Lolita.

S&R Stationery sells all sorts of desk and stationery items are reasonably low prices. These pastel black ink pens come in three amazing colors: green, pink, and creme. I adore anything pastel and at $1.50 USD per pen these are A STEAL. Even when the ink runs out these contain a basic cartridge size and can easily be refilled. If you can't be bothered with that they make an amazing display. Show off your wild side in a conservative manner with these cute pens!

Okay you Otaku's or girls obsessed with Mahou Kei and Pop Kei - THIS IS AN AMAZING ITEM FOR YOU. Whether it's for a decoration, sending stickers to penpals, or making little ornaments to hang from trees or accessory shelves these envelops with diecutout paper are for you! I love the girly colors and the bold designs. $3.50 USD gets you five envelopes and five cut outs PLUS she is holding a special where you get two more free envelopes! Visit Strawberry Milkmade to find this and more handmade items that are just as magical and unique! 

I have ordered from Oh My Kokoro before and her rings are amazing ranging from $3.00 USD ~ $5.00 USD. This particular design is $5.00 USD. You get to choose the color of the biscuit and then you have many more options each coming in a range of different colors: melty drizzle, custom writing, stars, glitter finish   - ALL FOR $5.00 USD! 

Fun little story: I actually said for one of my rings to say "뽀뽀" but if it wasn't possible that "ちゅ" would be just as fine in chocolate writing. She was kind enough to make both and email pictures to me. I was in love with both so much that I asked if it was possible to send another $5.00 USD directly to her paypal account - SHE GAVE ME THE SECOND RING FOR ONLY $3.00 USD. 

I am not saying that the shop owner will do this for everyone, maybe she just felt extra nice that day or could afford to do such a thing at that time. I felt like sharing a special little moment with you all because it shows how kindhearted the shop owner is. THANK YOU SO MUCH ~ 

OKAY KYARMY! Now you can (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:・ﾟ✧  PON PON WEI WEI WEI all the way to the grocery store with this adorable Kyary Pamyu Pamyu coin purse available at Octopie for $10.00 USD! The artist even sells stickers and cards with her Kyary design! The artwork is so perfect and pretty and really encaptures much of magic and design in her music videos. This is perfect for Fairy Kei, Pop Kei, Mahou Kei, or any member of the Kyarmy! Be sure to check out some of her other amazing deigns and artwork to!

$2.50 USD will get you this adorable knit bow by Cake of the Dead. She makes lots of amazing knitted items as well as some jewelry. There are many different yarns to choose from for all of her items - including cute circle scarfs! These are PERFECT for Fairy Kei! I can easily see a Sweet Lolita wearing this on a casual day. I know I will be buying from this store in the future!

This last item is for all of you decoden lovers! Some of you make all of your pieces yourself but for those of you who buy items this is a great find! Over at Kawaii Junction they not only sell squishies but they sell some decoden supplies that are so cute. For a single silicone dollop of whipped cream it is only $0.30 USD. Yes it would be cheaper to make these yourself but for people who don't have the time, can't buy the supplies, or don't want to make a mess this is an excellent solution!

I hope you all enjoyed this week's Storenvy Saturday and I look forward to making a post like this every week! This was actually a great idea because I can do a little bit at a time and then set an automatic post for Saturday so you can always expect to see these. Let me know what you think of this post and if you would like to see more in the future. Is there anything you want me to change? Perhaps you would want me to post only stores I have bought from even though I try to review all of them? Or maybe you want me to focus on one shop every week? I love hearing feedback from all of you Fairies and Lolis out there! ^^

Shop Review: Cosmic Bows

I know in the past I have struggled to find cute bows that are still thrifty. I have hunted in many bins at garage sales and rummaged through many tables in thrift shops to find perfect pastel bows to satisfy my Fairy Kei needs. Luckily a few of these bows could be worn with sweet lolita as well or with minor addings of lace these bows are suitable. I spent many days trying to scrub stains off of bows and upcycling them into cute creations.

THEN I FOUND COSMIC BOWS.

My life has changed.

Seriously - my life has changed.

Well okay, maybe I will still go hunting for bargain bows, fighting six year olds for Barbie print bows and cry when they win the fight BUT STILL - this shop has super cute bows for super cheap prices.

You look around Etsy and Storenvy and there are lots of bows that are $3.00 ~ $5.00 a piece, but the trick is Cosmic Bows are full size bows whereas many other stores sell mini bows for this price. You may not notice in the picture but when you get them in the mail you feel cheated when you see a ton of tiny bows. Believe me, I know the feeling. It has happened many times to me. BUT LUCKILY ~ this means that you do not need to make the same mistake!

Cosmic Bows offer nice high quality bows with cute fabric often coming straight from Japan! $3.50 ~ $3.75 is the average price for the bows in this shop but often you can get these bows for a much lower price because SHE SELLS PRE-ORDERS. You pay only $3.00 USD for preorder bows. Plus a lot of her bows go on sale for $2.50 USD which is an amazing price.

A neat little trick about her bows - THEY ARE REVERSIBLE. The alligator clips are not glued to the bow so you can slide it out and show the reverse side of the bow. The alligator clip snugly fits on either side and doesn't slide out while you are wearing the bow. I can't tell you how much I love this aspect. It seems rather silly but let me break down why. In OTT Sweet Lolita or in a very Decora Fairy Kei look sometimes I wear several hair accessories. While one side of a patterned bow may be my default favorite, where the pattern appears might be covered up by another accessory. But if I flip the bow over Hello Kitty's face might appear in a different spot on the bow and therefore I can wear both items without the pattern of the Cosmic Bow being covered up.

I preordered two designs in two different colors. One is Bubble Fun featuring this adorable Little Twin Stars theme and the second is Jewel Fairies featuring the Jewel Pets. I adored both colorways so I ordered the blue and pink in Bubble Fun and the pink and purple in Jewel Fairies. All four were $3.00 USD each and are not pictured here because they are PRE ORDERS ~ The fabric won't arrive until after the new year and then she has to make the bows so it will be a little while before they appear. I will dedicate an entire post to them once they come in.

 This is an overview of what I received. I got three bows for free (the smaller little twin stars bow and then two polka dot with animals) however I had already given one of the free bows to my sister since she loved the design so much. It was light blue with these boldly colored animals on them. She has already worn the bow too. TT u TT So happy that she loves it ~

Close up of the beautifully handwritten letter I received from Cosmic Bows. She has such pretty cursive writing and actually wrote quite a bit! She informed me about the preorder as well:

"Hi Lizzy,
Thank you so much for your order! Because you've pre-ordered a few bows we've included some free bows with your order. We hope you'll enjoy them in the meantime while we wait the arrival of our fabric order. :)
Come again soon!
Love,
Cosmic Bows"

 Each stack of bows was clipped to these adorable princess bags and filled with stationary! Plus one of them had STICKER FLAKES in it. I love sticker flakes, I send them out to my pen pals. Plus the stationary I use up very quickly. It was all very pastel and cute. Lots of Little Twin Stars too!

Those are all of the bows I ordered! Although my favorite is the Jewel Pets one just above this text. I have already worn it out in public and I got soooo many compliments.

I put some bows on Share Bear, Bedtime Bear and Cozy Heart Penguin. They look so cute in their bows. The Jewel Pets bow matched Share Bear perfectly. She looks so fab! I think Bedtime Bear would prefer his bow to be a bowtie next time. . .

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Communication: STARS 10 / 10 STARS ~
Communication was steady, sending a conformation of order, sending a tracking number. Great communication, full stars!
Shipping: STARS 10 / 10 STARS ~
Shipping cost was $6.10, which is close to the rate of the flat pack box but allows to cover the cost of princess bags and some of the extras in my head. So full stars.
Arrival Time: STARS 10 / 10 STARS ~
I ordered on the 29th, shipped the 30th, arrived a couple days later.
Product Safety: STARS 10 / 10 STARS ~
NONE of the items arrived damaged or broken.
Product Quality: STARS 10 / 10 STARS ~
None of the glue was visible. The alligator clips are secure and sturdy. The fabric is high quality and there was no problems with bleeding.

Grand Average Total: STARS 10 / 10 STARS ~

Overall experience: I RECOMMEND COSMIC BOWS WHEREVER I GO! It hasn't been that long since I got them but I am already trying to let the community know about Cosmic Bows. They are so cute and well made plus the prices are great and the bows are so big! Cosmic Bows is a shop where trendy meets thrifty in the best way possible. Thank you Cosmic Bows for everything you do! You will see more orders from me once again!

**I was not sponsored (meaning payment in goods, services, or legal tender) by this designer/seller to promote his/her products.

Shop Review: Alice Kawaii

WARNING: This is not a thrifty shop, but any Fairy who saves can afford to splurge every once and a while. ^^v

Welcome another adorable Storenvy shop called Alice Kawaii. I must say that I was so impressed with not only how quickly the package came (as it was arriving to the States from Italy) but also the high quality of each piece!

Here is everything that arrived. The magical pink and blue pegasus necklace and the starry pastel bracelet. I got a free pair of earrings and a business card as well. Onto the details ~

I took lots of pictures of this adorable pegasus necklace but I think the one with my Share Bear stuffed animal photographed the best with my camera. I spent $20.00 USD on this necklace, which is a lot but I have been eyeing it for SUCH a long time that I finally said "what the hell" and bought it. Bye bye two hours of my paycheck ~ TT n TT You were so kind sacrificing yourself for me ~~

Once I got the product it was so worth it. The entire piece is covered in this glittery glaze that shimmers so prettily in the sunlight. . .and also makes it hard to photograph. The craftsmanship is on point! If you have bought clay jewelry before sometimes you will notice a side is unfinished or there are fingerprints or there are just tiny human errors on it. This is so impeccably done, and really the price makes sense. If I wanted to be nit-picky the wand on it has a couple rough edges. That pegasus though. . .wow, it's so dazzling ~

This bracelet was also $20.00 USD. If I am honest it is the most I have ever spent on a jewelry piece. The craftsmanship on the bracelet was nice but there were a couple human errors visible on the record player. Either way I have fallen in love with this bracelet. It too has a glitter coating on everything, except the chains and metal star. The music note and the stars on the lamp and slippers GLOW IN THE DARK. How amazing is that? So I caved and bought this as well.

 Lastly I got a FREE pair of earrings that I have worn several times and absolutely love. They remind me so much of something I would see in Jem and the Holograms. I love that 80s series to death so I was so ecstatic to see these. The glaze work on these is only so-so as air bubbles have appeared in the glaze. Either way I wear these a TON.

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Communication: STARS 8 / 10 STARS ~
She listed the package as shipping via Paypal not long after I ordered. Today from Storenvy she sent an email saying it was shipped out and on it's way. . .which is odd because I had already received the package. 2 star subtraction for the confusing shipping dates.
Shipping: STARS 10 / 10 STARS ~
$6.50 USD for what I ordered, which is about reasonable for Italy, so no stars taken away.
Arrival Time: STARS 10 / 10 STARS ~
Items arrived within a couple weeks.
Product Safety: STARS 10 / 10 STARS ~
NONE of the items arrived damaged or broken.
Product Quality: STARS 9.5 / 10 STARS ~
Human errors on wand of pegasus pendant noticeable, human errors on the record player on the bracelet noticeable.

Grand Average Total: STARS 9.5 / 10 STARS ~

Overall experience: If unique is your goal then check out Alice Kawaii! I can't say that this site is certainly the most reasonably priced. . .in fact it's expensive but the product quality is pretty amazing and the seller does give a cute free gift.

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**I was not sponsored by this artist to promote her products.