The Picture of Dorian Gray review

     This is such a fun, classic, gothic novel. The Picture of Dorian Gray has lovely imagery and imaginative language. Oscar Wilde did a great job at painting a spooky and eloquent picture of a man gone mad after corrupting his soul. It tells a tale of what can happen to a person if they sell their soul for pleasure, corruption and youth. Almost vampiric in nature, The Picture of Dorian Gray shows Dorian almost draining any goodness he had by his hedonistic, selfish and cruel tendencies. The story of a young, beautiful man painted by an artist who longs to stay young and exquisite looking forever while his painting decays, rots and bares the scars of the wickedness that is in his soul. I definitely recommend this gothic classic for anyone that loves a good, spooky read. The floral print cover was so lovely I had to have it. I found this one on Amazon for those who are interested but I am sure they have some on ebay as well.  It was the perfect read to ring in the New Year. There are several huge changes that I am making. Some things have died away while others have bloomed. I cant wait to see what happens in the future and am excited for what is to come. I hope the year sees all of you well and with that I shall go and read my next novel. See you in February!

Gothic Beauty magazine box

 I was so excited to know gothic beauty magazine was doing physical magazines again and fun boxes. I had no idea haha. This box had makeup, candles and other from some awesome artists! Loove eye shadow palette and ankh eye stamp.

New adorable Goth drink bag from Arsenic Fashions

Absolutely adore this Goth Victorian style bag. My yeti and all other water bottles and drinks fit into it. It is very detailed with a lovely fabric inside and soft velvet on the outside in my favorite color. 

 

We bought a home! Goth decor for our new home

 I looove goth decor. It is so fun to have our own home. We bought it early this year so thats why I have been too busy to blog! 

I love you forever my vampire

Dress, The Gothic Shop

Beauty and the Beast

Love these faux antlers I got at the Gothic Shop UK. 

My latest goth diy projects

Lately I have been wanting to do some new DIY projects with my worn faux leather jacket and my old tights. My jacket was becoming quite old but I wasn't ready to get rid of it because I like wearing clothes until they are completely word apart. I got some paint and decided to recreate the 80's goth club, Batcave logo on my jacket. I drew some spider web design on the front collar and safety pinned some cool horror patches on the bottom along with attaching my skeleton hand hair clip and sticker. 

With my tights I wanted to create some simple arm warmers/gloves so I measured and cut then cut off the waist band so as not to waste the fabric and it made for a lovely little neck warmer (not pictured here) I also cut tiny thumbholes for my thumbs. I hope you enjoy these and it gives you some cool ideas. Don't worry about having a stencil for your painting if you don't have one. I didn't have one. I painted mine free handed and it got rave reviews. Enjoy and happy DIY-ing :D 

Release the Bats

Sheer top, Ross. 

Skirt, thrifted. 

Jacket, vintage goth 90's. 

Necklace: Alchemy Gothic. 

It's Always Halloween

My trad goth inspired jacket

A finally finished my trad goth/death rock inspired jacket and wanted to share it with you guys. I got the blazer from HM shop and found various patches and buttons from all over the place including a cool record shop near town where I currently live now. It was a lot of fun. If you look closely you can also see the leggings I made myself as well. Do you DIY if so? What kind of things do you enjoy to make? I love seeing other people's creations.

Wednesday Addams outfit inspiration part II

I love Wednesday Addams. Who doesn't? I was inspired to do a Wednesday inspired look for Summer since I enjoy emulating her style year round. I needed to find a look for warmer months! I usually like her longer sleeves during Fall and Winter but when it gets toasty outside so as not to boil I stick with a short sleeve look. This look is velvet which I don't recommend for Summer but it was light weight fabric so I didn't burn up. Here I am with my vegan Starbucks pink drink. I know SO not goth lmfao but I love them bahaha. The most colorful part of my wardrobe besides my tattoo. 

Enjoy!! 

Dress, Hot Topic.

Goth in Hawaii

Recently I traveled to Hawaii. I am still here and I love it so much. A few people scoffed when I told them I was going to Hawaii saying there probably weren't any goths or alternative people there. They couldn't be more wrong. There are more alternative, tattooed and gothic type people including surfers with a gothy side than I have ever seen anywhere except for London haha. So many rad piercing, tattoo places and incredibly cool Japanese fashions. If you have sworn off Hawaii try opening your mind a bit. Not every month is crazy heat if anything California sometimes gets more heat unless you live near the coast like me :D Hawaii is absolutely beautiful in May and it has not reached peak temperatures yet so if you want to save some cash on your flight and not get all burnt up try going during May. July is more of the peak tourist season there and it is a lot less crowded in May.

    For vegetarians and vegans there are more than enough vegan eats on the island. Just make sure what you order isn't made with fish sauce. There are plenty of free things to do in Honolulu like hiking Diamond Head, hiking Manoa Falls or going to see free hula shows. Places like the ABC stores have a lot of affordable gifts that you can get for family and friends. I recently did a stint on my youtube vlog talking about my gothic essentials for travel to tropical places. Don't forget your sunscreen and parasols my lovely gothlings. Honestly though right now in California is hotter than Hawaii so you should be good in May :D

The shave ice is amazing! make sure you get it without condensed milk if you are allergic to dairy or vegan. It tastes just fine with just the flavoring on top. 

After conquering Manoa Falls hike! :D 

Vegan brownie and Gluten Free mochi at Loving Hut.

Cool and hip China Town. 

Vegan cookie sundae

Vegan BLT

Vegan chili cheese nachos

In front of Iolani Palace. So beautiful and regal.