Happy Outfit: Thrifted with upgrades

Hello!!

I wore this yesterday but didn't have the time to post it. So here it is!

This outfit was thrifted! I bought the blouse at Vintage Per Kilo, which is, as the name suggests, a second-hand shopping market that's often held around the block with vintage/thrift clothing for €15,- per kilo. They have large scales to help you stay within your budget and it's awesome! It's often a search through all the crap but I've bought some really beautiful things there.

I made the hair band myself. I originally made it to fit another dress but it gives a nice touch here too, don't you think?

The skirt was bought at a flea market for 2 euros. My mom made the pretty flowers on it with felt and beads! I sometimes bring boring clothing to my mom or my grandma to embroider. I can do it myself but they have more time on their hands :) it's a great way to upcycle clothing that you are bored with!

I dyed my hair again yesterday so it's all shiney and purple again!

I used 2AM by Sugarpill for my crease and eyebrows and I used Tako on my browbone. It broke yesterday and I'm so sad! It's the best white ever. I must buy a new one when I have money. To highlight my eyelids I used a cute little eyeshadow by Mon Ennui Cosmetics called Cyclon Dream Girl. I requested a pink highlighter with a green shift on her facebook page and she made it! It's subtle but very gorgeous. The lips are Matte Me liquid lipstick by Sleek in Party Pink.

And here a pic of me with my cat trying to photo bomb!

Love,

Jopie

Black Milk Clothing

This is an appreciation post for a clothing label that I've been following for a long time - Black Milk Clothing.
If you have seen my previous outfit posts you'll probably have figured out that I love printed dresses.
Even though Black Milk is mostly known for their leggings they make a lot of beautiful dresses too.

I personally prefer tights over leggings as they have attached feet which looks better with heels, so I like their dresses more.

I don't have a lot of money so I can't buy everything but sometimes I can allow myself to save up to buy one of their dresses.Their skater dresses are great for a pin-up styling and their brightly colored prints make me happy. Their prints are of excellent quality and their dresses are hand-made in Australia by people who actually get an honest pay. This is my major concern with buying clothing from big fashion labels and the reason why I mostly buy vintage clothing. They look more special too!

However, Black Milk Clothing is more than just a clothing label. It'a clothing label with a huge community built around them, of fans all over the world. They call themselves 'sharkies' and they usually group together into closed facebook groups to chat about the new releases but it's also okay to talk about your personal problems in a safe closed environment with unbiased opinions.

I especially love the Dutch sharkies group. If you put together thousands of girls you are bound to get some drama, but the Dutch sharkie group virtually has none. At least, no major things. It's a great place to socialize and chitchat but also to be heard if you've got an issue in life or with yourself.

Some of the sharkies buy clothing for hundreds of dollars every release. Since I'm having enough trouble to get my bills paid as it is I'm not doing that. Clothing, a much as I love it, is an extra. But it's nice to enjoy!
Luckily, no one will judge you about this :)

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Today's Happy Outfit

I was looking in my closet today for unusual combinations when I stumbled upon a dress that used to be one of my absolute favorites but that I don't really wear anymore. It's one of the first rockabilly dresses I bought and I think that, with this dress, my love for vintage floral dresses began. I never looked back!

The dress and petticoat are both by Hell Bunny. Shoes: TUK, blouse: H&M.

I'm at my boyfriend's this weekend and he told me I had to wear my purple blouse some day as he liked it on me. So a combination was born! I really like it together, even though my hair is a slight mismatch. I've had the blouse for years, I'm not even sure when I got  it but I think it was on one the mom-takes-me-out-to-buy-basics-shopping-sprees in my teens. Because I never buy basics. I still don't.
I got the lilac tights for christmas and I didn't really know how to wear them but they turned out to be surprisingly versatile.

I made the ribbon in my hair myself with a piece of wire in it. It is, in my opinion, a great way to get your hair out of your face without looking like you are wearing an alice band in your hair.

The eyeshadows are by Sugarpill (Mochi, Bulletproof, Tako, Poison Plum) and Coastal Scents. The lipstick is by Lime Crime and is called Poisonberry.

Love,

Jopie

Today's Happy Outfit

'Happy outfits' are my own invention. I discovered a few years back when looking at my teenage photos that  my mood really reflects in the way I dress. So I discovered that if I put something on that makes me smile, it will automatically uplift my mood.
When I moved out of my parents' house I made this a rule for myself. Every day I have to put on an outfit that makes me happy. This is probably the best thing I could have ever done.
Now, years later, I ditched the jeans (they make me feel like a grey mouse and they never fit anyway) and filled my closet with a great number of brightly coloured dresses, tops, and skirts. I like dresses with wide skirts and floral prints because, well, they make me happy. What kind of clothing makes you happy?

I sometimes kind of go overboard with the happy outfits. Today I wore a lovely rockabilly dress by Bernie Dexter with vintage shoes from the 70's. I love this dress because the colours are bright and I love floral prints (my closet is full of them!). The petticoat is from Hell Bunny.

I dyed my hair purple/pink a couple of days back. It's the first time I dyed my hair in a bright colour but I love it! Since I am growing out my bangs and they are of an awkward length I decided to pin them up with a victory roll - perfectly fitting for a rockabilly dress!

My necklace is my mom's. She had it for a long time and then gave it to me because she didn't really wear it

I love it and I like to wear it as it reminds me of her.

My eyes are done with mostly Sugarpill pressed eyeshadows, you can get them at http://www.sugarpillshop.com or in Europe at www.enchantra.eu. They are amazingly pigmented! I am wearing Dollipop on my eyebrows and Buttercupcake, Tako and Acidberry, and a little bit of Bulletproof.The only non-Sugarpill eyeshadow is in my crease and is from Lime Crime. It's called Jade-o-Lade. My lipstick is also from Lime Crime and it's called Centrifuchsia. You can get it at their website http://www.limecrime.com.

Love,

Jopie