Half-Arsed Outfit Post!

Hi everyone! I know I  said I'd update sooner, but Shaun keeps bringing home sick and I keep getting colds. The bastard.

Anyway, I have a backlog of outfit photos and selfies, so I thought I'd do a grand olde picdump. I'll also be just generally mentioning what i've been up to.

This first one is me at the Melbourne Museum, with my favourite prehistoric creature, the inostrancevia. Inostancevia is a Gorganopsid, a synapsid from the Permian era. Overall, the museum was okay. A nice day out, but there wasn't really much there. Although there was a huge collection of bad taxidermy. I will still go again, though.



This next one is a little further back than that. I went out with Shaun and decided to behive the shit out of my hair. Not much else needs sayin'. :P



 
This picture seemed a popular one. I dunno why. From the same day as the Museum.






I really like this picture. The dress was a present from Amy dearest, and I love it. It's so Queen Mother-ish.


 







This outfit was from a few days ago. The blouse is another Amy grab - my favourite blouse. The skirt, which is actually dark blue with white flowers (sunflowers, I think) and lace, was $20 from a thrift shop. All my suspenders - which I wear all the fucking time they're just so great - are from Visage and Vice here in Melbourne.





Last of all, today's stuff. I went out to see my brother, who is in town. I also bought a coat. A great thing, since I haven't owned a black coat in years! It's a lovely thing, too. Also feat. Ridcully being cute.

That's about all from Bedlam here. I'll check in early in the week.

It's my birthday on Thursday!
<3

Totally Necessary Purchases

So yesterday my mum took me shopping at the Queen Victoria Markets. We were there to buy food and kitchenware for my house. Spent about $300 on kitchenware, including an eight set of pots and pans, a baking dish for lasagne, some wooden spoons, salad bowl, mixing bowls and a knife set. Everything came in boxes so there is lots for the cats to play with!

My best purchase was this, however - a totally, completely necessary one - was this: an espresso set.

It was $10. Thanks mum!

Oh Miss Cat, Where Have You Been?

Why, I went back in time, to visit Queen!

By which I mean I've been staying inside, trying to escape from the heat. Leaving my room has become literally life-threatening. I can't go out for more than a few minutes before I start having muscle spasms. Mr. Growlithe has been taking very good care of me in the meantime.

Hope you all had a fabulous new years. We tried to, but then Fairy fell asleep so we just sort of went to bed. It's okay though!

Hopefully, this friday, Fairy, myself, Nemo and Jen are going to the Illamasqua stall to use up my 15% off coupons. :3 I will actually UPLOAD some photos to post for you guys, as I currently have a cameraful that are waiting to be posted.

Hopefully the heat will pass soon, my health will be improved and I can get back to regular posting. <3

Shopping vs Bank:

And the first round goes to....shopping!

Mind you, we did buy things we needed. And, um, we went to a games arcade.

I bought a new undercorset slip, because - and here's the most awesome part - I am finally beginning my regime of tightlacing. I tried to sleep in my corset last night but I was having some pre-seizure pains from cigarette smoke.

We also bought a camera, which will get its trial run today! YAAAY.

Also, for another awesome thing, we invested in Proactive yesterday. I need clear skin for next year.

Not much else going on, but a better post will happen later.

<3

Does This Mean I'm Famous?

Woo, I got my first "WE WILL GIVE YOU SHIT FOR ENDORSEMENTS" email today.

Hello. Our Clothing website, offering more than 80000 styles, 
http://Risingtaste.com/?c is interested in a cooperation with you and your blog. 
If you create a post about our Online Store you will get a coupon worth 10 USD - 
500 USD. Depends on the traffic your website gets. If you are interested and 
your blog gets more than 1000+ Visitors a day please do not answer to this email 
but fill out this form: ---------. If you blog gets 
less than 1000+ visitors a day, no problem, you can still get a coupon here: 
-------. If you are not interested we are sorry 
about this email and wish you a good day. Regards. Peter Klein. 
http://Risingtaste.com/?c

Firstly, no, I did not that this up. I wouldn't. That's just shit, and it would be lying to you guys about what I really think. Getting stuff for free to review and form your own opinions on to give people is fine. Being paid (even in coupons) to endorse a site or product you don't know anything about is just assfacery.

THAT BEING SAID, some of their things are really cute. Yes, it's a chinese wholesaler. That said, in Australia things are sold at a literally 400% markup (sometimes higher), and therefore I have nothing against buying from them.

Especially when they sell shoes like these.

And this jacket (helpfully spotted by heather!)

So if you're like me, and are religiously opposed to paying $50 for a blouse (fuck you too, Australia) and $90 for some heels, then maybe these people could be for you. In any case, I will probably be buying a few things from them.

Again: I did NOT take these people up on their offer. I would not do that, and I feel like it would be a breach of trust. I earn nothing from any reviews and endorsements I get.

Bloody Mary - A Trip Dowm Memory Lane

I have mentioned this brand before, but it only occured to me today to sort of...you know, google them. Anyway, imagine this:

Wee Kitty, but a young babybat, grasps hold of the first makeup of her life - and the brand emblazened on it? Bloody Mary.

Bloody Mary, I have to say, is an excellent place for someone to start with the goth makeup. It is brilliant quality (since the brand targets the special effects and movie industry), and although their Goth range may have some hilbearious mallgothery, it also has one of my favourite things: Their lipstick.

Their "Deepest Of Blood Red" lipstick was the first I ever owned, and the favourite colour of any lipstick I have ever had. The closest dupe I've found is Manic Panic "Blood Red", but the BM price is a grand...$3.95.


Other good things they sell are their eyeshadows. They're just fantastic. They also have bright-coloured mascara and, the holy grail, white mascara. Their white powders and cream foundations are to die for.


For Zombie Walkers, they sell all kinds of zombie special effects things. Like, literally everything. They have about fifteen different kinds of blood hanging around.


What else is great about them that I would recommend them to people who are new to makeup? They sell kits and instructions.


Kits. And instructions. So you get a whole bunch of things at once, along with tips on how to use them to make them good enough for the movies.


One last thing about Bloody Mary. These. Click that link. Go on. Do it. It will be the best moment of your gothy life.


Those, my dear gothlings, are bat eyeshadow applicators.

I CANNOT BEGIN TO EXPRESS HOW ADORABLE THAT IS.

Bloody Mary Makeup - get onto it! 

PS: Having trouble winning good old Dad over to the Goth Side? Your problems are solved - Bloody Mary sells hot sauce.

Cat Gives Out Awards

In lieu of having anything else to do, I've decided to put together a list of things this year that have won awards. These awards are actually just me endorsing crap. So yeah, don't be too dependant on this for information for non-biased opinions.

Webstore of the Year
It's a two-way tie here...
Shiro Cosmetics, having an excellent webstore and customer service (more on this a bit later)
Tragic Beautiful, having supplied me with most of my stuff this year and just plain rocking! (ebay is here, incase the webstore is down)

Honourable mentions go to Dracula Clothing! 


Makeup Product of the Year
Shiro! Again! The shadows are the absolutely the best. I tout them a lot but fuck you they are the best there is. -nod-
Also Missha Perfect Cover BB Cream #13 gets a very close second for being so wonderful.


Honourable mentions: Manic Panic cosmetics. All of 'em. Fantastic. Get 'em from Tragic Beautiful.
Solomn mentions go to our dear departed friend Cooking Chinchillas, whose powder foundation is the best I have ever used. If it weren't for her untimely passing, it would have been my product of the year. I love you Julia.


Clothing Product of the Year
Gallery Serpentine's bloomers. I bought them the other day, and, well, adfghfadbgnadgnb. I really don't know why bloomer fell out of fashion. so comfortable!


Honourable mentions to Hell Bunny and Lovechild Boudoir.

Hair Product of the Year
Movie Tones Silver Screen toning conditioner. Can't find it anywhere, but ask your hairdresser!


Honourable mentions: Manic Panic


Game of the Year 
Pokemon Soul Silver. Don't argue. It just is.

Honourable mentions go to Smash Brothers Melee and Monopoly...Monopoly especially. (because you're brown!)

Blagger of the Year
Now, this is the tough one. What do I judge on, the blogger, or the blog itself? So I decided to simply list my top few. Not putting down the Ultimate Goth Guide, for obvious reasons! :P


-The Walrus Room; run by my gorgeous frand Sary.
-Cooking Chinchillas; run by the late Julia.
-Lipsticks and Lightsabers; run by the fabtastic Anastasia
-Funny Face's Place; run by the beautiful Lillian.

I love all of my blogs, though, rest assured!


The Bullshit List


With the good comes the bad, the ugly and the far worse. Here's my list of things that are, to be honest, a little bit bullshit.


-L'Oreal Paris; for testing on animals in the 21st century.
-Lime Crime Cosmetics and Doe Deere herself; really for just being condensed bullshit.
-GoodGoth; for not damn well fixing things and for being extensive shipping extortionists.
-Corset Connection; for selling subpar products for far too much, and having shitty service. Suck my balls.
-One Mister Bob Katter; MP for Kennedy, for being not only a homophobe and an asshole, but for being a liar, too.
-Anxiety; for doing horrible things to good people.
-Fucking Fourteen-Year-Olds; for screwing up 4chan (chosen by Mr Growlithe)
-Other Fucking Kids; for fucking up dA.
-Even More Goddamn Kids; for having shit parents and never growing up past age two.
-Australia; for having cosmetics and clothing at an 80% markup compared to the US.


I think that about does it for now. I will probably add more as time goes by. :D

GOODGOTH used TRY AND FIX THINGS BASED ON CONSUMER FEEDBACK!

It was super effective!

So this morning, at the crack of ass o'clock, I got on to check my emails before getting ready to head up to Sydney for the day. I had an email from GoodGoth.

"Hi Kitty,

 

  We are currently working on the correcting shipping costs to Australia based on the items from your cart on your blog. It looks like the shipping costs for the Coat alone would be correct, however, one of more of the cosmetics you had placed into your cart is causing an error in shipping weight. This error should be corrected by the end of the day today.  If you have any questions, please feel free to send us an email at Goodgoth@gmail.com and we will do our best to help you.

GoodGoth.com"

 Wow. Just wow. Slightly creepy that they found my blag (hello! I know you're there now and I am kind of flattered I guess?) but this is an excellent response. Like, the best response I could have hoped for.

This kind of thing is important. Emailing a disgruntled consumer and letting them know you are doing your best to fix them is an excellent business practise. I commend GoodGoth for this, whether they're telling the truth and it is a technical fault, or just bullshitting to get their way out of it. Regardless of avenue, it's getting fixed. Just because something is a lie does not mean it can't be a good one.

Well done, and congratulations on such good service. Keep it up in the future and we will have a done deal. I probably would have bought the stuff eventually anyway. (what? I never said I was impartial, or not a hypocrite, or moral, anywhere on this blag. I have, however, said numerous times that I really really like buying stuff.)

Now I'm off to get ready to go to the city. I love you!

Fuck you, GoodGoth.

So after my previous trouble with CorsetConnection (in which they sent me a badly-made, already-warped corset and expected me not to notice. They also sent me over to their other website, where they sell the exact same things, for the exact same prices. OMG WOOOOW I'M SOLD :| ) I decided to attempt to quell my rage with more shopping. To GoodGoth.com!

GoodGoth is, well, good. In its own ways. THeir shipping, however, is unusually high. I calculated my order the other day - three lipsticks, eyeliner, foundation and a jacker - and it totaled $95. I was okay with this. Wasn't too bad, but I left a comment about it on their main page which was subsequently deleted. Went back today with the intention of perchasing, and this is what greeted me.

Click it to enlarge. I didn't want to distort the screen
for those with lil screens.

I'll let you take that in for a bit.

...

...

...

Yeah. $50 shipping on a $61 order. Will you all please join me in a collective what the fuck. For the record, here is the flat rate box you would need to mail such a thing as some tiny makeup and a jacket.

Am I the only person who sees some inconsistancies here? Something a little bit...off? The padded envelope on the page I linked is probably a maximum for an order like mine, and probably a bit roomy, in fact.

What the hell, GoodGoth? To them I say, dicks to you. I sent them a message on their facebook. Here's a screencap.

 Probably a bit rude, but you know what? Nuts to that. Nuts to being polite. They're ripping people overseas off. They're taking advantage of people thinking that it's "the state of the economy", as my good bearfriend thought. That's not it at all. They're making a profit off shipping.

Now, making a profit is all well and good. I get that they're a business. However, they are making a massive profit here. Not from what they sell, but from the shipping prices. If they want that much of a profit margin, charge more for your merchandise, but do not, ever, ever charge so much for shipping and take advantage of people not doing their research.

I will update you when (and if) I get a response. I probably won't; they have a history of deleting my comments on their shipping prices.

It's a real shame, because I really want some of their stuff. I can't afford to pay their shipping prices. Fuck your bullshit, GoodGoth and, to be honest?

STICK YOUR HEAD UP A FUCK OFF.

Outfit, Makeup and Haul Posts - Nefarious Rabbit

The outfit actually is from going to a mexican joint for dinner; the outfit I wore out today was super-boring. x3

So today, my sister and I went to the nearby rural town Berry, which you may remember from that one time I went out with Srry. We basically just went straight for the vintage shop, Nefarious Rabbit. Great shop. 10% off if you like their fb page. There went our money. Here's what I got (my sister got a LOT of dresses, and bought me a red trenchcoat like the other one I have. Can't be fucked to take a picture. x3)

Neato shoes, $60, older than I am:

they're granny boots. :D

Extremely vintage heated rollers (judging from the pictures and the fact it touts "new space-age materials", about 1969; but in perfect condition, with their original pins and manual!), $20

And my new brooch, featured on my outfit.

Worn here:

Cameo - Nefarious Rabbit, $12

Black shirt - pretty sure it's topshop? It's ancient, second-hand.

Bolero - That Shop at Byron. It's purple, I swears.

Sleeves - my sister got them for four quid each on ebay. They're like boleros, but just the sleeves with a tiny backing piece. My sister was wearing the black, so this one is just REEEEAALLY dark blue.

Skirt - Hell Bunny, That Shop at Byron.

Makeup:

Eyeliner: Manic Panic Creature of the Night Liner/Shadow combo (IF YOU CAN GET IT, USE IT. OMG. SO AMAZING)

Foundation: Missha BB cream (Boomer primer and #13) and a homemade pressed powder made by Cooking Chinchillas (it's white with spots of pink and pearlised stuff in it. it's excellent! sticks to the bb cream, fits my skintone, generally amazing!)

Eyeshadow: (you can't see it but it's there) Shiro Everything Is Bears!.

Blush: (it's not showing up here for some reason?) Shiro Heart Container in "Potion" (i dashed it over with another chinchilla pressed powder, a purple one). I love this blush! It's shiny, and wine-y, and wow!

Lipstick: Manic Panic Vampire Red. I LOVE my MP lipsticks. I have green now too! Green green green! :D

Here's a picture of my sister. XD

Currently making a new header. :D Another post after this.

Much love. :3

EDIT: Repic'd the makeups.