Sunday, May 29, 2016

♥ Event: Under the Sea ♥

On Saturday 7th May Anastassia, Roxane and I woke-up in Amsterdam because Under the Sea!
They had to woke-up early because of the fashion show rehearsals. Yup, this time I wasn't part of it!
I woke-up with them, we had a quick breakfast and then it began...
Getting ready all together, yaaay ♥

I was quite insecure about my outfit because I had to change everything just before leaving Paris on Friday. I ordered a few things to complete my outfit but I didn't received it in time. Anyway, I managed to wear something quite decent, at least I hope! 
Also sorry but I didn't followed the theme. Well ok, I was wearing a sailor JSK aaand and let's say old-time sailors used to look at the stars to find they way... 

Getting ready all together was fun but it was also kind of stressful at the end because we had to hurry!
Our appartement was really close to the venue so we walked to the Royal Tropical Institute
I was so happy to see dear Rosalynn and Marie but I didn't want to bother them with all the organisation. Since there was nothing I could do to help them, I took a few pictures and enjoyed the sight of such a wonderful location. I was so happy already!





When Roxane and Ansastassia came back we went outside to find an ATM and see where we could eat during the lunch-break. We quickly came back to the Royal Tropical Institute and there were already so many beautiful people queuing outside and familiar faces! ♥ 
I couldn't wait to get back inside and enjoy the event! 





Kawaii squad ♥


Friday, May 13, 2016

♥ Traveling to Under The Sea ♥

Last Friday, Anastassia and I traveled together all the way to Amsterdam because Under The Seaaaa! Once in Amsterdam, we'll meet with dear Roxane because we would all together share an airbnb for the weekend ♥ I was so happy and excited because ever since I started lolita fashion, I've always wanted to attend an event aboard with friends!

Anastassia and I met each other in Paris right before stepping in the bus for a 9h trip yaaaaay~
This was supposed to be an ironical yay but surprisingly the trip was fun!
It was like a roadtrip except none of us had to drive. We talked and laughed for the whole trip!

The bus stopped in Lille, Antwerp, Rotterdam aaand finally Amsterdam!
First stop in Lille was a ok-let's-buy-some-food-because-we're-already-starving one, (also where are the restrooms?) but Antwerp felt like a 40min summer holiday ♥
The weather was delicious (even in Paris, wow) so we went to grab some ice cream and sat by the boats!




Our stop at Rotterdam was only 10min long so we stayed in the bus.
And sooooooon... Yaaaaay Amsterdaaaaaam~
We arrived almost an hour earlier!
I still can't believe the trip was 9h long, I mean it went so fast!



Once in the train station, we had to find which train to take but we felt a bit lost because neither Anastassia or I speak Dutch. Hopefully, everyone we talked with spoke with a perfect English!
What a relief! Dear Rosalynn already told me about it but it did surprise me (here in France it's quite difficult to find a decent English speaker that easily... )


We took our train and met with other French guys, what a small World or small Europe!
After two stops, we got off and arrived to our neighborhood for the weekend.

Cute with a lot of bikes. BIKES EVERYWHERE! We have Vélib in Paris but there is some kind of next-level bike craziness happening in the Netherlands!




Anastassia and I walked our way to our Airbnb like the tourists we are. We knew dear Roxane was already there, waiting for us ♥ We met in front of the door because she went for a walk in the neighborhood,  I was soooo happy to see her I HAD to give her the biggest hug ♥ 
We stepped inside to meet with our host, dropped our bags and stuff in our room and got back outside to get some diner~ 

We went to a delicious restaurant just down our street and ate delicious burgers while talking happily! What a perfect way to end the day ♥




First impressions of Amsterdam: so damn cute city and friendly people but lots of crazy and confusing bikes. Also stroopwafles everywhere ♥ 



See you soon and 
take care until next time ♥ 

Sunday, May 1, 2016

♥ Melanie Martinez CRYBABY TOUR 2016 ♥




Two days ago, I went to see Melanie Martinez's Crybaby Tour here in Paris at La Maroquinerie.
(In case you're wondering, I didn't splitdyed my hair because of her but I did find her because of our similar hairstyle~ Also, there's too many weird similarities I can't barely believe it but whatever 8D )
I've been following her career for a while now so I was super happy when she announced her European tour ♥

Boyfriend kindly came to the show with me and that made me even happier !
We met with some friends once we started queuing and met with more once inside the venue !
This was the very first time I went to La Maroquinerie and I really enjoyed it.
It's not a big venue so you can see the stage wherever you are and that's a pretty good point.

I wish we could have been a bit closer to the stage but our spot was almost perfect because it was a bit higher, like some small stairs (and you might not know but I'm quite small so it was a good thing).

Alvarez Kings performed during the first part of the show and I really enjoyed it!
They were supposed to play in Paris back in November 2015 but because of the attacks they had to cancel the show. This made it quite special and the crow was very cheerful ! I wish took some pictures or videos of their show but I was saving the little battery my phone had left for Melanie ><
I didn't knew them at all but I'll definitely listen to their music again for sure!



I was not sure if Melanie would bring some of the tour decor to Paris because of the little space of the stage but we had the crybaby blocks, yay ♥ The way they lighted up to the rhythm of the songs made it so pretty and colorful!

The show really was amazing, almost the whole audience was singing along with Melanie,
she seemed very moved by that. Also, since it was her birthday the day before, we sang her Happy Birthday !

Basically, the following content of this post is Melanie being cute on stage so be prepared !
(Sorry for the crappy quality of the pictures and videos, I took them with my phone but I still wanted to share them with you ♥ )





Here is the setlist :

Cry Baby
Dollhouse
Sippy Cup
Carousel
Alphabet Boy
Soap
Training Wheels
Pity Party
Tag, You're It
Milk & Cookies
Pacify Her
Mrs. Potato Head
Cake

Encore:
Mad Hatter
Gingerbread Man

What a surprise, she performed Gingerbread Man for the very first time !
She was waaay too adorable when she came back on stage for the encore, 
and the goodbye words oh god ♥ 










And here are a few videos !
(Be careful if you use headphones the sound isn't really great, you can blame me and my phone)

Crybaby 

Melanie being cute after we sang her happy birthday!

Pity Party 


Pity Party scream!

Cake 

Mad Hatter 


Melanie said she was soo happy to hear us singing along with her and was surprised we knew all the words. She also said something quite exciting: she's willing to come back again to Paris very soon !! ♥ I hope I'll be able to see her perform again~

I got myself little souvenir from the show, the long awaited Crybaby necklace which is pretty perfect to me because well ... It suits me ! 
*******


See you soon and 
take care until next time ♥