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.