Fragrances ★
ANGLOMANIA
(LOVE them 
Although they're not for every day 
) and LET IT ROCK by Vivienne Westwood (thanks Artificial Angel for Anglomania! 
)Fleur Defendue and L by Lolita Lempicka
Princess by Vera Wang
and Midnight Fantasy by Britney Spears (...must fit mood and moment though
)Small backstory for Princess: I wanted them for a quite a long time just for the sake of it, without knowing their scent (it's almost impossible to find Vera Wang in russian make-up stores, so you should either buy them online or abroad >< For some mystical reason I've been always forgetting/lazy/etc. to use any of the options
) Well, recently Dad brought them from Duty Free (thank you, Dad! 
) and I was doubly pleased - they turned out to remind G from Harajuku Lovers, which I like very much 
For some G may seem too coco-scented, sweet and simple (well, in fact, that is all true 
), but it's fragrance is very warm and cute, and - since I used them last winter 
- connected with lovely Christmas-time memos 
So I'm really glad to get them now 
Сourse on a new journey! v(*^-^*)v
The countdown ticker is already placed in the epigraph, which means that my family & me are returning to Bavaria soon!
Awww, I'm so happy, cannot wait for it! 
To celebrate birthday in my beloved Hohenschwangau with dearest people - nothing could be better Oh, and all those fairy Christmas markets, glühwein and gingerbread... 
(the only thing left is to survive till that moment with all these bloody tons of work and postgraduate exam stuff
Heh, and J-pop Fest, which is pure fun, but would take a lot of effort and time as well )So... for now I'd like to share some shots from my last visit there, which took place previous NYE
I've got lots of them and it's nearly impossible to choose ones or other, but I'll try to upload some random pictures from time to time (and I still haven't arranged summer photos, year-and-a-half old 
, among which are many exceptionally beautiful nature (and beer! 
) shots, like that 
&
...not even talking about pictures from earlier trips
)
View from one of our windows in Room 45
... it could be so different, but is always magical in its own way 
I'd like to devote the first post from this - let's say - series to Hotel Müller Hohenschwangau
Together with my family I absolutely ADORE it 
That's the family hotel with truly long and rich history, indissociable with development of the whole area, it's very cosy and feels like lovely home to us for several years already (omg, time flows so quickly! 
It feels like our first visit there - which was rather accidental, but undoubtedly fated - was so recent :/). And the staff is incredible! Müller Family and all the personnel, thank you all so much! I was lucky and traveled quite a lot, having hotels (of rather different types) I really enjoy and love to return to, but since the first visit to HM it undoubtedly holds the first place in the faves list 
Although my most favourite room has to be No. 35, it's very special for some reason... this time we're going to live there! 
And now -> huge OFFTOP
BTW, many people see Hohenschwangau village as entrepot, where it makes sence to stay for only one-two days to visit must-see sight (castles
, Marienbrücke, etc.) and no more :/ This is one of the options, yeah, but - I assure you - if you have possibility to stay longer and actually live there for some time, not only spend one night (which is great too, 'course 
), this place feels whole different and becomes, in my opinion, much more engaging, giving you impressions and possibilities you'd never be able to enjoy in your short touristic trip 
It can be starting point for so many paths and places to visit! 
As well as Schwangau and Füssen, of course, but here you reside right at the beginning of countless routes and - maybe more importantly - there's undoubtedly something very special in living precisely there, viewing castles and mountains at dawn every morning and admiring myriads of stars reflecting in Alpsee in evenings 
Also the village itself is very different during daytime, when it's full of tourists (mind you, it has its charm too - lots of new and different people, all happy to see magically beautiful scenes, for some of which - like my parents & me - this area becomes very dear
... cut a long story short, they doesn't disturb me at all btw, there're very few tourists outside of several classic routes ) and when they all leave and Hohenschwangau becomes quiet and intimately cosy Hmmm... honestly, I dunno why am I writing it here in the first place, but I just wanted to, all of a sudden
Offtop ends here
, but there's no need in such a huge, but rare posts 
So I'd better continue some other time Wish everyone all the very best! 
Merry Halloween! ☠
Yesterday we had a very joyful evening with Kaya~sama, Hide and Yoshiki, eating Cyclops Eye, Black Widows, Witches Fingers and such
We haven't get together for ages (always wanting, trying... and failing 
), so that was great to meet al last! And BBQ cafe turned out to be such an enjoyable place, they've made Halloween decor very beautifully and with nice attention to details 
(sadly, the light was too weak for my mobile camera to make fine shots >_<) 
I'm leaving to Malakhovka for the weekend, so wish everyone who celebrates it fun & scaaary Halloween in advance!
It's already been snowing several times here in Moscow, but it reminded more of a rain than a real snow :/ Now it's totally different - huge winter-like snowflakes 
♥ Gothic & Lolita Festival ♥
– some more pics 
They’re from Gothic & Lolita Fest I wrote about earlier It turned out to be such a great event, especially considering it was the first one, so I’d like to thank and congratulate all the people who organized and took part in it You rock, guys! 
As for me, I was glad to be in jury and to take part in special defile, which illusrated different JSF styles So here are some shots I’ll upload more for sure, ‘cause– honestly - I really like this costume
And my beloved friends – Yoshiki, Hide and sweet__loli, who heroically brought this event to life
Kawaii, ne? 
This bear came from Roland Garros 
Lot's of thanks to JustMoolti, Sergey Eliseev, Инне Неваляйнен, anime.su portal and all other photographers! 
Oh, and Iwas SO pleased to learn that Japanese pop-culture festival will take place again this year! The previous one (when Misako-chan visited us ) was great, we undoubtedly need suchlike events 
This time its program promises to be even more engaging... and AKB48FTW! 
And are you ready for Halloween?
Hmm, I prefer my custom design for Ameblo, but Halloween themes are so lovely here that it would be a shame to miss the chance to use them Maybe I'll change mine a little bit later... (hope there will be no problems with returning my previous desing later on :/) 
Wish everyone all the very best!
Seashore picspam v(^3^)v
I should've called this post "I'm still there - part, zomg, III >.<", really XDD
Sadly, it happened again – abandoning this place has already become a frustrating practice Well, itseems I just can’t help it, so... whatever
Nevertheless, now I’m surprisingly being in mood of trying to revive my Ameblo once again One post in one-two month is better than nothing, right (it’s quite controversial, honestly xDD)?
Anyways, so much things happend since my returning from Turkey in September, that there’s definately no need (and no desire, especially in case of D’espairsRay concert failure, which brought such a terrible disappointment to everyone who was waiting for it so badly 
) trying to talk about them all (＞＜;) So – as usual – I’ll just spam some not-so-fresh pictures 
Let’s begin with some pictures from my last trip (oh my, it was incredibly great
)... so much time’s passed already, but nevertheless, why not? 
