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GABALMANIA Review (Part 1)

2011-01-04T01:13:00.000-08:00

I ordered a new wig today! After much debate I decided to go with both Cyperous and GabalMania. This is a review about the latter, a South Korean company based in Seoul. This is the wig I chose!

Gemma Ward Style in Orange Brown

Their site is mostly in Korean and a little hard to navigate for a native English speaker like me. ^^; They do have a small international order page that is in English, but it was not very helpful. It only mentioned the return policy and shipping prices outside of Asia. On each wig page the price is listed in South Korean Won and United States Dollars. That was very helpful!

With the help of a few Korean friends I was able to figure out the order process. Unfortunately we discovered that to place an order through the site you need a Korean social security number, a Korean address and a Korean phone number.

At first we tried to use random numbers but it didn't work. Secondly we tried to use a legitimate address and phone number but still had no luck. Lastly I even managed to find a friend who was willing to loan her KSSN - no dice! As a final attempt I sent an e-mail to their customer service address. I copied and pasted the wig information and price as well as the information for one set of accessories that I wanted.

I was surprised when they responded within a few hours with a PayPal invoice that arrived at my e-mail.

I sent my payment as soon as I got the email. It was just over $80 for one wig, a wig stand, ceramic brush, two sets of hair clips, a hair net, and wig spray. International shipping was included in this price.

Most of the wigs on this site are around $50. Each wig offers multiple colors and comes with an entire set of photos for each shade which is VERY helpful! For the wig I ordered there were over a dozen different pictures of the wig in action, as well as four basic wig shots from different angles. The wigs are made of a highly heat resistant fiber and are safe to use with heats up to 320F / 160C. They also offer a full variety of real human hair wigs but the prices are much higher - anywhere from $450.00 to $1,200.00 USD. I will add to this post as soon as I receive this wig in the mail and get a chance to try it on!

What is your favorite wig? Do you have a favorite seller or wig store? How do you feel about ordering wigs online instead of in a shop?

2010-11-03T16:21:00.000-07:00

This entry turned into a huge collection of links and I apologize! I saw a nice thread progressing about a topic I was interested in and so I decided to compile what I could in this post. I feel so useless since all of the information I'm giving out is the product of someone's hard work. Credit is given where it is due! I'm really envious of all of these great collections.

Here are some nice sets!
♥ Herajika's collection on Flickr.
♥ Bianca's closet on poupeegirl.
♥ MintyMix pictures on Flicker.
♥ Jola's sock collection on LiveJournal.

This is a very helpful page if you want to search for lolita on y!Japan:
♥ Frozen's guide to finding things on Yahoo!Japan.

A little list of some indie brands that are out there. I don't like all of these, but maybe someone else will? (:
♥ http://chantilly-mimidy.com/
♥ http://www.geocities.jp/nedimama/n_m_fl.html
♥ http://sweetangel.main.jp/coll.html
♥ http://yuki.vc/
♥ http://thui-k.net/
♥ http://bxi.mame2.net/
♥ http://www.dolcepiuamabile.com/
♥ http://www.k-seraphim.com/online.html
♥ http://www.melche-shutilforc.jp/
♥ http://www.pina-sweetcollection.jp/
♥ http://puppy-flower.com/
♥ Ria's indie brand list on LiveJournal.

How big is your wardrobe, whether it's lolita inspired or not? How much do you think it is worth? Are you happy with it or do you wish you could expand?

2010-10-31T15:33:00.000-07:00

I'm such a sucker for wonderful pictures. I'm sorry to say that I don't know the names of any of these people. Once again I have to give Google credit for finding the images for me. Anything that's watermarked already has credit where it is due. If you know any of these girls or guys please let me know. Otherwise... enjoy the little fashion show! I tried to stick to a mostly guro lolita theme for Halloween. There's some elegant gothic lolita and elegant gothic aristocrat too. Of course, not everything fits into these categories. (:

What do you think of this type of style? Did you see anything you really liked? How about something you didn't like? Do you think this is only appropriate as a costume, or is it fashionable for any occasion?

2010-10-25T16:00:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! This is my first post and everything is moving along much easier than I anticipated. It's not hard to understand the layout side of everything and Blogger has tons of little options for me to customize. I am a happy camper so far. This makes my move from my old blogging site not quite as traumatic. (:

Let's get started with the usual content: some of these furniture arrangements are just too cute! The room layouts are also very well done. I wish I was the owner of a few of these closet collections. Credit for the images goes to the sites that have watermarked them.

I really like how creative people are. Some of these rooms look like they are awfully tiny but they are still decorated tastefully and in a way that opens up the space. I think this is especially important for store spaces to take advantage of, as was seen in some of the above references.

What do you think of all the designs? Did you have a favorite piece? What is your ideal room?