How to do messy half buns!

In fairy kei this is a very popular look, also it's used in decora, lolita, actually quite a lot of Japanese street fashions!

Here's how I do mine!

1: Brush your hair and pull into high half bunches

2: Backcomb the bunches until their all big and poofy!

3: Wrap the hair around itself and either use hair grips to pin in place or use another hair elastic

4: Accessorise and you're done!

How easy was that? X3

It won't look the exact same every time so experiment a bit with it. The picture below isn't of me, it's just the reference I used when I first decided I was going to do this style. It was the best reference because she's not wearing accessories so I can see the actual hair style x3

~Ichigo Macaroon xx <3

Basics of fairy kei!

Hello there everyone! ^w^ I thought for my very 'useful' blog I'd run through the basics!

I'm going to go from head to toe with average fairy kei! ^^

Hair
I find that hair is actually a big part of fairy kei, believe it or not. Cutesy (or kawaii) hairstyles such as buns, bunches and pigtails that resemble children's hairstyles are a good idea to kawaii up your look especially if you haven't got dyed hair or a wig ^^ Pastel hair colours are always a win so if you can't dye your hair and want pastels in your lovely locks, investing in a wig is the best option x3
In the hair lots of bows and clips and cute accessories are worn! Mainly bought in the children's section of accessory and or clothing stores. These really do make a difference :3 Even if its just two pink clips (that's what I do on down days xD) accessories are a must!

Face
Makeup isn't that important, fairy kei likes to capture how little girls dress so don't go over board! A little concealer, BB cream, maybe foundation, eyeshadow in cute colours, lip balm, sparkly lip gloss, possibly falsies and blush is really your choice, if you decide to wear eyeliner, keep it thin and almost natural looking, you don't see 6 year old girls with cat eyes now do you? Face gems are actually really common to look kawaii! Piercings are okay if they don't make you look scary ^^

Neck
Necklaces and scarves are quite common in fairy kei, majority of which are again childish style :3 Things like hello kitty and polly pocket necklaces might not seem stylish when seen on a regular outing but with fairy kei, they are the equivalent of jewels! I have also seen girls with earmuffs just hanging round their necks and found it super cute! So my panda earmuffs stay there a lot xD

Torso
This is a bit less important in the style, just regular cute t shirts and cutsews in pastel colours! Little motifs and characters does boost the fairyness! Things like hello kitty, strawberry shortcake, rilakkuma, Disney, kawaii food e.c.t. Try to avoid showing off boobs as well (had to be said ^^;) On colder days just throw on a cute cardigan or kawaii knit jumper, a few badges help to make it seem more fairy kei ^^

Arms and hands
Again going into something that 'makes' the fairy kei! Beaded bracelets, wrist cuffs in cute colours, hair scrunchies around wrists, plastic rings, tea party rings (cakes and tea cups) and nails painted! It may seem like a lot of jewellery but its important! Also try and keep each hand even so the same width of bracelets and stuff, arm warmers in winter are cute as well!

Waist and thighs
You basically have three options! Tutu's, Rara skirts or shorts. When I say tutus I mean coloured petticoats, and not those translucent neon blechs from the local multipurpose store. I mean full fluffy pastel explosions of adorablemess tulle skirts. If you don't know what a rara skirt is I shall explain now! The term rara skirt is generally used for frilly or layered skirts reaching just above the knee. Again cute colours, cute colours for basically everything actually xD Shorts or pumpkin pants (the uber cute puffy shorts) in colours that are cute give more of a casual look. When I first started wearing fairy kei, I wore shorts because it got less criticism from my parents :3

Legs and feet
Cute tights, knee high or over the knee socks, leg warmers, LAYERS! Everything in pastels. It's more for winter with all the layers you can cut down in hotter weather, but you want to get some patterns and prints on your legs! Anything goes shoe wise! Canvas sneakers, high tops, uggs, flats, lolita style - you name it, you make it cute colours and you wear it! Customised shoes are the best I find.

This isn't part of what you actually wear, just something you should remember, fairy kei, like any unusual style, will get positive and negative feedback so if you're new to it that's something you should keep in mind, I'll make a post on how to deal with it at some point xD

That's basically it! LONG text :3 I shall now post a couple of photos of girls wearing fairy kei, though you've probably already seen them xD

~Ichigo Macaroon xx <3

Welcome to my Palace!

I hope you've read my 'About me' as it saves me from having to write it out again here...

There isn't much to say really in this post; I'm just getting something up...

But yes! I'm Ichigo Macaroon and I would like to use this blog to share my love of fairy kei with everyone on the Internet! ^_^
There shall hopefully be posts on Basics on the style and similar styles, Where to by things, Wig care and I'll probably post my outfits of the days as any fillers.

I am going to try and update once a week and attempt to make them all constructive so I won't just be posting a load of rubbish that wastes your time, of course if you don't like this fashion style or have any interest in it, my blog may end up being a little waste for you.

However if this does become the case I just want to put this now:
Don't like? Don't carry on reading!
There is no point in you wasting any more time on something that won't benefit you in anyway.
If you've nothing nice to say, say nothing at all.
Okay so I don't know if you can comment and stuff on this site ((My first time using it xD)) but in my previous blogs I've had, there has been a lot of hate comments and general spams and trolls that no one likes, ((I am open to criticism as long as its constructive though! *^*))
And lastly It's good to have an opinion! But if I am not going to care, you needn't share!
That ones self explanatory :3 But I love to hear about most opinions and experiences! The ones I don't care about are the trolls and spams ect

Enough of the serious stuff that's boring and all, WELCOME TO MY PALACE! And I hope you have a pleasant time here!