Lolitas, decoras, gals and other japanese styles in Barcelona

Madame Chocolat is a shop that opened recently (June 12th) in Barcelona.
The cool thing about it is that it's a specialized clothes and accessories shop all about japanese fashion.
I haven't been to the shop yet, but you can see lots of pics in their blog. I'll try to go soon and take some pics to post here! I hope they let me! haha
If you happen to be in Barcelona, or live there, or whatever, just have the chance to take a look, the place is situated in Passeig de Sant Joan 5 (esquina Alí Bei).

And today, TV3 (important TV station from Catalonia) did a report about the shop and japanese fashion in Barcelona (and in Spain, kinda).

The video is 80% catalan and 20% spanish, so sorry about that, but still, you can see some cute girls.

They talk about what is fashion, and japanese fashion to them, how is it different here from Tokio, when they wear those clothes and a few more things.
And the people from the TV look kinda understanding and don't mess up with the explanations or anything, pretty odd coming from TV people.

On a side note, PetSugar is in the middle of her crusade for gettin her dream come true: being photographed by Jamie Nelson.
His photos are really something, so beautiful and poetic! And I'd really love to see the lovely PetSugar photographied by him, so please, go take a look at the post and help her in whatever way you can! c:

You can't find it? Make it!

One of the things I really enojoy is making things.
I prefer a cute self-done accessories than a bought ones. That doesn't mean I don't love shopping for accessories XD thing that I love too, but things you made yourself have that special feeling, that something that makes them nicer. Plus, you are the one who chooses everything, from the design, to the colors, etc, so it surely is perfect when done.

Obviously not everything cames out nice and well done the first or second time, perfection needs practice, but for me, it's worth it, even if in the process you get a bit depressed.

So, over the years, reading magazines, browsing the web and reading blogs, I've ended piling up a lot of DIY tutorials, from reciclyng clothes to making pouches and a lot of random things.

And I'll share now some of my favorites. This first post of DIY series is a collectin of tutorials done by bloggers and about clothing or accsessories, so lots of links ahead!

Doe Deere's Pearl Sunglasses a-la Sonia Rykiel

I'm really in love with this idea. And it's so simple!

Violet le beaux's usamimi.

It's super cute and easy to do (at least she makes it look like it!).

And she also has a lot of other tutorials, hair, slippers, sorting out your nail polish, deco, ...

I find this necklace amusingly easy to do!
From here. The site's full of great ideas!

One project i'm definetely doing is this knitted sailor collar by Noncsika.

There are no instructions in this post, but it's a pretty easy project to figure out, and a really original idea full of possibilities!

From Plush you. Click on the pic for the link.

Bloomers from Colette patterns.
No words needed!

Love skirts+love people teaching me to sew=

Twenty minute skirt.

Skirt with pockets and elastic waist.

And last but not least, this super awesome denim jacket.

I don't really like denim in general, but she turned this jacket into such a cool vest! I'd love to try it.

So, what are your fav DIYs? Anything interesting to share? Do you like to do things by yourself or you are among all that kind people who like to buy what others make?

Summer hair

My memory's pretty bad, so unless I write things down, I'm most likely to forget them, being them things I like or not.
(Also, sorry about this long absence, got no internet service until today!)

This time I made a "list" of hairstyles I wear the most, find super cute and want to try.
I've learnt most of this from magazines, but there's always a bit of imagination when doing my hair.

Usually, for schooldays I just brush my hair since I wake without enought time to do anything (I liiiike to sleep). But when I have the time, I love to do my hair and use hair accessories.

So here is a selection of hairstyles I plan on using this summer. I'll leave my hair accessories for another entry.
(as always, click on the pictures to see them bigger)

This is one of the styles I wear the most. It's pretty quick to do once you get the jist of it and looks super cute. I always use that transparent elastic bands since I like how the braids look as they were magically tied XD but one can always use some flower-bands or something.


This one is one of my most favorites, like the one above. It's super easy to do, is super confortable in summer and I have lots of ribbons to go with it!
Besides, you can always make simple variations depending on how loose you make it, bigger or smaller, fluffier, ...

I wear this one when I feel my hair's dirty. Since my hair is a bit greasy, I try to wash it every two days, so the second day I feel like I haven't washed it in weeks (even if it's perfectly fine).
That's why I like to braid my fringe, so I can feel better with my hair (the fringe is the part that looks dirty, so braided fringe=clean hair XD...).


This is the last (but not least) of my top 4.
Pretty simple but cute nonetheless. I like to use a big shu-shu on top of the tail. It just makes me look more childish, but I like it XD


These two are a pair I'd like to try. They're using the now trendy headbands (talking about headbands, I'd really like to get a braided one... I haven't seen any in the shops i usually go) and look simple and easy to do, so perfect for a party in the beach!.


I've always used them, mostly at home, since I have thin hair and they tend to fall off my head... not really comfortable when you're outside.

Another thing that's pretty trendy right now are flower bands (or shu-shu/シュシュ as japanese like to call them) or just fluffy bands. Everything revolves about the flower/natural trend.




Other hairstyles I find cute are these were you ruffle your hair, do random bucles and give a lot of volume. I do like volume *nods* Somethin my hair is against, sadly.





Ribbons to adorn your hair. Always trendy, always cute.






So, what are your favorite hairstyles? Where do you find your inspiration when doing your hair?