Gosh, I love himekaji. I was actually thankful that it wasn’t as sunny as it had been because then I was able to wear my new Liz Lisa jumpsuit for my birthday (which I actually bought secondhand – but still “new” in my eyes). I had no idea where my hubby was taking me but he did hint that my jumpsuit would be perfect for it, and it was! We spent the whole day in the sunshine (and some rain) strolling through the countryside and eating afternoon tea in beautiful English manors, and I felt like such a princess. I was definitely treated like one in any case!












Jacket + Bag: Primark / Jumpsuit: Liz Lisa (secondhand via Emilie’s Sales on FB) / Hat: Have no idea, probs from a holiday somewhere / Accessories: eBay / Shoes: Sweet Soul Shop
Where did we go? We first stopped off at Snowshill Manor and Gardens, which is part of the National Trust. We bought membership passes earlier on in the year as we realised that we went to National Trusts’ quite often (*cough* forafternoontea *cough*). It was the most beautiful manor house I’ve seen in the while, and was formed of many houses put together which was extremely cute! I have to admit that I preferred the gardens outside than the walls inside. After that we went over to Buckland Manor for afternoon tea which was lovely as it felt as if we were just sitting in a cosy living room as we overlooked the garden. It was extremely cosy, but we had a bit of a blip as a wasp somehow managed to find it’s way up my trouser leg. Luckily I have lining underneath the jumpsuit so it wasn’t directly onto my skin!
Aside from that, what I wanted to talk briefly about today is himekaji. What makes me sad about it is that it’s not that popular in the gaijin gyaru world anymore, and this drives me to do it more often! It’s as if I’m paying homage to the younger me as himekaji (and himegyaru) were the first styles that I fell in love with. Liz Lisa is still a very popular brand, true, and even though they’re not gyaru anymore I’m going to wear them in a gyaru way by putting on dramatic gal makeup! (I discussed this in more detail in another blog post which has been one of my all-time favourites to write).



I also tried a new hairstyle for this special day – do you like it? I admit that it isn’t perfect but it was the perfect solution for me as it didn’t actually take that long to do. My only wish is that I had more daisies in my hair!
Anyway, I really hope you liked this short and sweet post. It was really nice to not feel pressured to write paragraphs and to just talk about my day and what’s been on my mind lately!
Until next time.
Love,
Lizzie xx
Viviane
September 1, 2019Very nice post and the haircut is on point and also the outfit is cute, interesting post thank you
Sophie Wentworth
September 1, 2019Your outfit is super cute, I love how you style things to make them your own. This place looks absolutely beautiful! And I really hope your National Trust passes have provided you with some good afternoon tea ?
Sophie
http://www.glowstedy.co.uk
Jordanne | Ofaglasgowgirl
September 1, 2019I am loving your outfit! It’s very pretty and you look beautiful, the new hairstyle definitely suits you. It sounds like you had a great time. My gran is a member of the national trust with one of her friends and they love it.
Jordanne || thelifeofaglasgowgirl.co.uk
Lana
September 2, 2019What a lovely princess you are! And your hubby was right, the jumpsuit definitely fits this beautiful village well! ❤
SundayDahlias
September 2, 2019You look so cute! Your hair is absolutely adorable!
http://www.sundaydahlias.com
×t s u k i.-
September 5, 2019I too miss himekaji a lot! Now that I’ve lost weight I could try to style some LL… This post and Mayu’s coords at Jubilee made me crave it cuz you both are so damn cute in it!!! ♡♡
Jull
September 11, 2019I’m loving the hairstyle, I might try something similar sometime~But I agree with the Himekaji thing, it is a great casual Gyaru style that seems to have been somewhat abandoned but it is great to see that some people still keep it up! And with such great looks!
Michelle
September 13, 2019Looks like you had a wonderful time! I love the flowers in your hair! It reminds me of when I was in high school and would wear white and pink flowers in my hair almost daily. haha ♥
http://www.mooeyandfriends.com