Maleficent, Opening Night

My friends and I got tickets to see Maleficent on opening night at Disney's El Capitan Theater the other evening. Which is always a treat because the venue is just magical!

 The evening, they had items on display from the movie; props, sets, costumes.

The infamous spinning wheel.

 Maleficent's robe, worn by Angelina Jolie.

Aroura's childhood toys.

Of course, I had to gratuitously pose with costumes, duh ;3

Aroura's dress is just so beautiful to me!

 Crib, shoes, dress and other set pieces.

 The map of the kingdoms.

Aroura's drop dead GORGEOUS bed and pieces from the cottage. Seriously, that bed was the most beautiful bed I've ever seen in my life, I want it so bad! [Honestly, I kind of want to see if I could made a copy of it for myself.]

 King Stephen's iron armour.

'Gelatin' castle, from a feast scene.

For the movie, we had VIP access, so reserved seats complimentary snack service and such. We all got promotional swag with it too.

Before the show was an amazing magic show, which freaked me out because I don't understand how it all works ahha! But, it was fun!

Also, we won one of the raffles they held, we got the second best prize which was like $250USD worth of Ghiradelli chocolate. The whole thing was well over 5lbs of chocolate..

We ended up splitting it up between us, there's way too much chocolate haha!

Chocolate overload!

Maleficent was an seriously great film! I can't find the words to explain how just unexpectedly impressive it is cinematically and plot wise. As my friend put it, it might just be the best Disney live film made so far.

I agree whole heartedly. I feel so odd saying it might be one of my favourite films I've ever seen hand's down. For comparison, I don't think I have an actual favourite movie [that's not a children's movie at least].

I will be seeing it another time, with my mum who is a huge Angelina Jolie fan, I hope she enjoys it, she notoriously hates anything Disney. I think, actually, I know this film will change her mind!!

Now that Maleficent is out, will you be seeing it? Did you like it?

<3CarisseIris

Sparkling Mermaid Nail Set

Finally got my nails done for summer~

This time it was inspired by my signature scent, Lolita Lempicka's L, perfume.

Since this season, mermaid seems to be a big trend, it was the perfect time to have a beautiful undersea treasure themed nail.

 For the first time in a long while, I've decided to forgo my naturally long nails and opt for a full set of nail extensions. I've gotten tired of  injuring myself from broken nails, haha. I actually decided to not do any nail polish, and what you are seeing is the plain acrylic topping/extension itself, gel lacquered, which looks surprisingly natural and beautiful.

It matches the pebble shaped bottle perfectly, and suits the lovely summer atmosphere.

If anyone's curious on my fave perfume's scent, it's something like; oranges, vanilla, tonka bean, and sandalwood.

I've been told many a time I smell like salty cupcakes or a sugar cookie at the beach.

Like always, I have my nails done at Atlas Studio [link to their online page].

My current set was done by the lovely Maiko.

I'm always satisfied with my experience at Atlas, everyone is so friendly and I always feel so at ease in their care.

<3CarisseIris

Spring casual~Trinity Styles, Floral Oversize Pullover [Sponsored] Review

Back again with another review, this time from Trinity Styles, one of my favourite online retailers [and my friend, cause now half her closet is from there hahaha.] Trinity Styles is a store that revamps every season selling the latest trends and styles. This season there is a lot of Korean Fashion and street snap influence, which has a lot of lace inserts, oversized blouses, simple shapes and eye catching statement pieces.

This month, Trinity Styles sent me the Floral Oversized Pullover, [available here]

If anyone knows me, I am just crazy about loose sweaters as they can be dressed up or dressed down and worn in any type of weather. The day I shot my pictures it was quite hot, but I was relatively comfortable in the top. The fabric is best compared to a very worn in sweater, it's not too soft as to retain some of it's shape but it's very comfy. The top is a very thin knit, so it's easily layerable as to not produce too much bulk.

The sweater is quite oversized, I am a size 6/8 US and though I am not swamped in it, which I believe is the target look, it is quite baggy on me in just the right way. The sweater runs as one size and I believe it truly is a perfect 'one size' top as it would look good on any frame.

On the sweater, the bottom and sleeves are rough cut edges, which like most tee shirts or sweaters, is no problem as it doesn't fray so it creates a very casual appearance. The sleeves are 3/4 sleeves that are baggy and can be worn as such, though, I prefer to roll them up especially since the weather is quite warm.

 It is hard to tell from afar, but the sweater is a lovely heathered grey, which I just adore! Also the flower print is printed on in a very neutral colour palette, which reminds me of a vintage photographs. 

 The top has slits on both sides which I assume is not just for design but so the sweater doesn't hug the body in a unflattering way.

If I had other options besides my mini princess skirts, think the perfect pairing of this top would be:

Denim shorts, socks, white tennis shoes.
or
Beanie, cigarette jeans, ballet flats or a dark boot.
or
Over a mini dress with wedges.

Though, I do love my frilly little skirts ;3

 Trinity Styles is a shop I trust and 100% put my name behind to have quality items, great shipping and amazing customer service.

The code: 'carisse', will get you 5% off on your purchase and a free gift, so check them out!

 <3CarisseIris

My pretty laptop~

If anyone's been curious on what my laptop looks like.

It's a Pink Sony Vaio, E series.

I've had it for two years, recently it broke, and Sony replaced it free, since I had warranty for it.

Like everything else in my life, it matches my personal aesthetic.

EOS Ice Pink~ Review [Sponsored]

 I received a second pair of lenses from Maple Lens, which is one of my favourite lines, the EOS Ice series.
[Ice Blue review] [Ice Brown review], also from Maple Lens.

 This time I got my first pair of pink lenses.

This is the EOS Ice Pink lenses, available [here].

Stats:

Diameter : 14.8mm
Water Content : 38%
Base Curve : 8.8mm
Life Span : 1 Year Disposal

I have to say, I have been converted to pink lenses. The lenses on my eyes are not shockingly pink but enhance my eye colour with a highlight of pink. It creates more of a pink glitter to my gaze. Admittedly, I did fear that the lenses would look cloyingly pink and make me look comical, with my pink hair and all.

Rather than being too pink, I got many compliments on how pretty my eyes looked. My friends actually didn't notice they were pink from afar until I pointed it out and they looked closer.

With the EOS Ice series, the lenses have a beautiful seamless blend into my natural eye colour, something I will always appreciate aesthetically. 

The lenses are 14.8, which is obviously larger than the natural eye and gives a very doll like look. I find this size is my go to size for the perfect large eye, and doesn't take over my eye like those that are 15mm.

The lenses have a wonderful baby pink halo to the eye, which is when the you can see a small halo effect from the white of your eye peeking from behind the coloured part of the lens. Some may not like the look, but I think it looks magical and love the look very much.

The lenses so slide around slightly, but not as much as the Ice Brown lenses. At most, the lenses just slide down slightly, but it stops doing so once the lenses get a bit drier. The lenses get a bit uncomfortably dry around the 5 hour mark, but is easily fixed with a few drops of eye drops.

^^ How the lenses look in different light settings.

The Indirect sunlight picture is the closest to how they look in person, and in most settings. 

 For comfort, I give the lenses a 3/5 more so for the sliding and I do have to keep eye drops on me
Design, they get a 5/5

I wear these lenses a lot, especially because they look great in selfies and really give me a dolly eye in pictures. They also look great when I use my Naked 3 palette, really set off my Dollywink #2 lashes since the pattern and the lash pattern look quite similar.

I easily recommend MapleLens for your circle lens needs~

With the code: Carisse

You can take 15% off your purchase price~

<3CarisseIris

EOS Briller Brown~ Review [Sponsored]

My long time sponsor, Maple Lens, kindly sponsored me a pair of circle lenses.

Each lens, comes in this cute packaging, and with my proved code, they include a cute circle lens case with purchase!

 I love EOS lenses, and Maple Lens has an ever growing lens inventory with many different EOS series, plus more~
Maple lens provided me with the EOS Briller Brown lenses, [available here]

 Here's the stats:
Diameter : 14.5mm
Water Content : 38%
Base Curve : 8.8mm
Life Span : 1 Year Disposal

 The Briller series is one I haven't looked into before, and I'm so regretful I haven't! The lenses look amazing in person. They're very natural and give my eyes a dreamy and shining look. I appreciate that these lenses don't look pixelated in any way, which can be one of my pet peeves. They also have a very pretty halo effect when in sunlight.

How the lenses look in multiple lighting^^

The size of the lenses is just right, which is a given of 14.5 size lenses. They are very natural and just a tiny bit enlarging, which is great for beginners and those who wear light to no makeup, and for those who wear heavy makeup, the lenses are a great lens that doesn't overpower one's eyes, but enhances.
Like most EOS lenses, the contacts are very comfortable and I have no issue with irritation, which is why these lenses have become my 'everyday' contacts. The only problem, is that they get dry quite quickly.. But that's easily remedied with eye drops. The most I can wear the lenses before they get dry is 4 hours but with a few moisturizing drops, I can go 6-7 hours with no problem.

For comfort, I give the lenses a 4/5
For design I give the lenses a 4/5

 Pretty natural lenses~

Maple Lens has great customer service and I would get my questions replied to under a 24 hour time period, and the shipping took less than three business days, and everything was wrapped in bubble wrap and packaged nicely.

Maple lens, is my longest sponsor, and I happily and easily recommend them.

With the code: Carisse

You can take 15% off your purchase price~

I hope you enjoyed this review, and will go check them out, and get a pretty pair for spring!

Also, sorry for the long hiatus;;

I've been kind of busy lately~

But, I'm back now!

<3CarisseIris