Surface Spell Dew Drop Chiffon Floral JSK

Okay, this probably seems like shopping is everything I do in life :D
Our second Taobao-order arrived today ^^ As you may or may not remember, this is the dress I ordered.
I had it made to my measurements and changed it a little bit so that the skirt starts at my natural waist.
That's the dress still packaged:

I was so happy because you can already see how beautiful the fabric is *___*
Since I already have a Surface Spell dress I was expecting good quality and I got good quality ^^ I found one loose thread when I unpacked it but that's it.
So this is the dress unwrapped:

Unfortunately I already thought the straps looked quite short and indeed, they are a little too short ;__; I hope I find a way to make them longer but I don't know if I'll find chiffon like that. It's super-soft with beautiful blue dots *__* So if one of you knows where I can get fabric like that, I'd be sooo grateful!
Anyways, this is me wearing it, with and without petti:

The detachable bow wasn't pinned on in the middle, I realised that later XD
As I already said, the chiffon is fantastic, as well as the tulle at the bottom, it's also sooo soft! The dress is probably more suitable for warmer temperatures because it's not very thick. And the fact that it's chiffon also has one downside:

You can see the seam allowance through it, but it's not that bad, so I don't care ^^
Here's a close up of the skirt bottom because I think it's incredibly pretty *__*

How do you like it? ^^

Taobao Review

Yieha, the first package of our taobao order arrived today!
So now here is the promised review of my items. I'm going to make a small review on Taobaospree at egl, maybe it's helpful for someone ^^
As a reminder, here you can see what I ordered.

This was the package:

Yeah I know, who cares, but I was excited, so I had to start taking pictures right away XD
It was packed nicely and had this sign with my name on it:

It looks like those oldschool signs that everyone had on his books in elementary school XD So cute <3

This is all of my stuff together:

Even the shoes were packed separately! And this was also in the package:

I didn't even know I ordered stuff from Gucci XD It's some kind of product care advice but I don't know to which item it belongs. It has to be something made from real leather but i don't know how to determine what is artificial and what is real XD

Okay, let's start with the necklace:

It came with a cute little note that I of course can't read and it's a bit shorter than I expected. The pendant is quite heavy and I really like the style of the necklace. I guess I can't really say much more about this ^^

Next, the bag:

You can already see it in the picture of the back: It wasn't wrapped as good as the other items, so now it has those imprints from Sophies bag, which was under it. In turn, hers has imprints from my bag, and not even in the back but in the front -.- I'm so sorry for that!
Here you can see a part of it a little better:

Hopefully this will be less visible after some time and use.
It's quite roomy. I think it can easily hold my purse, my mobile and all this stuff that a gril just likes to carry around XD Maybe even an umbrella... I'll try that later ^^

Next up, a pair of shoes. I ordered one pair in 38 and one in 39,hoping that at least one will fit. I'm happy to say that both fit, even though the 39 one is little more comfortable, but that's also due to the design.
First, the 38 pair:

Aren't they beautiful? I think they are gorgeous! They are a little tighter than the other pair but the only thing that's really bothering is that it's a little uncomfortable in the back of my ankle. But there were some pads in the package, maybe they'll help. Unfortunately the shoes are not flawless:

A white spot where the material comes off a little, some fine white glue lines and some dents but these are all barely visible when worn. Speaking of worn:

My legs look strange from this angle XD

Edit: Since many people seem curious about it, the shoes (both pairs) are from HERE ^^

And at last, the other pair of shoes:

They are so cute <3 But also elegant when you wear them without the bows and that's why I bought them. They are so versatile! As you can see here, they are also a little dented and have those glue lines, but again you can't see that when they are worn:

You close them with push buttons but apparently I have fat ankles because I had to make them as wide as possible XD
Finally, worn pictures once with, once without shoe clips ^^

A whole new world - Taobao

A few days ago I placed my first Taobao order(s) (after I had been bothering my shopping service with questions for days XD). I'm quite excited about it and so I thought I'd share with you what I ordered:

First, a dress that is going to take about a month to make because I get it made to my measurements:

I've been having an eye on this like... forever, and now I finally took the plunge ^^
Mia also ordered a dress, maybe she's going to show it to you on her blog ;)
We decided to order the dresses seperate from the other items which are likely to be ready to ship earlier. That's also an advantage when it comes to customs ^^

So, on to my other items. 2 pairs of shoes:

I ordered them in 2 different sizes, hoping that at least one will fit ^^

Then there's a necklace that might seem familiar:

It's a replica of the pirate's medallion from Pirates of the Carribean and I love it ^^ As you already know, my favourite lolita style is pirate and this of course suits the style (or would it already count as cosplay? XD). It's about time I get a nice pirate-y outfit...

And then there's a black violin bag. I always wanted one of these *__*

Actually I also wanted a parasol but that one's sold out :( By the way, Sophie also ordered something, maybe she'll show it to you on her blog, too XD

And now the big news hit egl. There's a replica of Vampire Requiem on taobao, made by Dream of Lolita. There's a skirt and 2 JSKs (one short, one long). The skirt doesn't fit but the JSKs do and at least the longer one looks pretty nice to me:

I haven't ever worn a high-waisted dress, so I don't know if they suit me but getting a nice looking one for about 30 € might be a good way to find out?! So I'm really thinking about adding one to our order but I'm not even sure which colour I'd take. I have the blue fabric from which I'm probably going to make a skirt (though I don't have it in person, it's still at Mia's and I haven't even seen it yet XD) so if I take a dress it would be either red or black. I'd actually rather take black because I love black and don't even have a black dress, but it looks rather grey-ish on the picture and not as detailed as the red version... so in the end it would probably be the red one... *sigh* Any advice?

Oh and of course I'll make a review once I have my items ^^