Precious Rhinestone Moments Clothing Diary #4

Clothing Diary #4 - The cold just wanted to stick around for a little longer than usual this year. Got this top at Costco before COVID, wore it once and that was it. I also have it in white. I don't remember what I paid for it but I waited for a sale. Yeah, it's covered in tiny little rhinestones on the front.

The necklace is from the very late 90's. I really liked Precious Moments and still do. Honestly glad they lost their value as I could not afford them then but really wanted one! I would pick up things at the time like cups and jewelry boxes at places like Big Lots that were discounted. That's where this necklace came from. I now have a small collection of the actual figurines including the graduation one which I wanted when I graduated but it was so expensive. Mine has a chip but it's in the back so hardly noticeable.

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Outfit Diary #1 Lace and Light Blue

Outfit Diary #1 Blue Barbie Girl

Crochet Jacket (Knit with real crochet edging)

By Reggie

Size: M 

Cotton Rayon Blend Thrifted

I don't remember when I bought this, but it was thrifted. You can get a lot of use out of a piece like this. It can be mixed and matched with many different things. This is likely a vintage piece from the early 2000's

Tank Top

Size: Girls XL

Walmart Clearance 

 Just a basic tank top from Walmart. It is from the kids department. It was something like 2 for $3

Lace Skirt 

By Mix Nouveau New York

Size:10

Cotton

Clothes Swap Party

I'm not sure of the age of this skirt but I got it at a clothing swap party with friends.

Jewlery

Barbie Stainless Steel Necklace

I bought this necklace at Walmart back around 2014. It was on clearance for $3 (og price $14.88) I also racked up on a number of Star Wars pieces with it! With the Barbie movie out seamed a good time to get it out and wear it again. I was a huge Barbie girl as a kid. I still have my dolls!

Head Scarf

Knitted but made to look like crochet

Thrifted

 

Fast fashion? 😂 I wear my clothes till they are unwearable! My grandmother went through the Depression and that mind set got passed down to me.

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Buying Movie Memorabilia Jewelry on Wish.com (Is it worth it or a SCAM?)

 

Necklace was from Ebay that I believe was bought as an officially licensed item. On the back it is marked LGF & a tag on the latch with The Hunger Games & marked Lionsgate. These markings did not come on the other items. But you cane see they are all good quality.
I would have bought more official items had I got into the books sooner but it was no longer available by the time I became a fan!

 A few years ago I started buying off a website called Wish.com  This started off with me on Youtube watching videos of people buying really cheap priced stuff from them and seeing what arrived in the mail. There were some good laughs. I watched quite a few of these videos. It slowly dawned on me not everything they were getting was junk! The clothes, yeah 99.5% of that was laughable (there was this one video that was so funny... I wish I had the link but lost it) but the other stuff... hmmm, now that was interesting. So I downloaded the app to see what this Wish app was all about. Around this time I had recently bought a necklace and pin Mockingjay on E-bay. (If you do not know me I'm a bit of a Hunger Games fan) Wish had them too... plus more! They had one bracelet I really liked. It was around, if not under $2 !!!! It took PayPal which seemed pretty safe to give it a try so I did...

  I got it in the mail and was really happy with it! (To this day it looks as good as the day I got it besides a small area on the metal bar that corroded or it was glue that did something funny but nothing too bad.) AND Yes, it takes a long time to ship but when you are ordering something unusual you can't find just anywhere at such a good price I certainly will not complain! I eventually picked up a pair of Mockingjay earrings as well. Very detailed, highly recommend those too.

Anne Boleyn's necklace from Wish.com
& French hood I made based on portrait.

  Another item that caught my eye that I thought was pretty cool was a necklace. Pearls with a large letter "B". If you do not recognize this it is a replica of the necklace worn by Anne Boleyn wife of King Henry the 8th (the Tudor King who had 6 wives, beheading 2 including Anne) You can see more of my costume using this necklace on my Blog Post Here. I've had an interest in Henry and his wives since I was a teen. Family lore said we were related to them. I have come to find that there are a number of fans of this era. If you are into Broadway you probably are aware of the musical SIX. I have some thoughts on this production, good and bad but I will spare you at the moment as this post is not really about that. But should you know Six, Anne Boleyn also wears this necklace. I bought mine before that and was a bit surprised how famous that necklace actually is. If you should want one... I'm not sure they still carry them on Wish but I didn't pay much over $4 including shipping. Looks like you can still get is on Amazon.com for a little more but I'd recommend checking out Wish to see if you can snag one cheaper but prices have gone up on everything over the past few years. They all appear to be the same necklace being sold by different sellers. The pearls are not high quality (light weight plastic) so take that into account when buying but it's still a cool piece to have. So far mine has not turned but I've not worn it much. As I said the quality isn't the best so I baby it. You could paint it with clear polish to help insure it won't turn on you.

Post of the Titanic inspired ring on my Instagram

  Another item I have seen on Wish.com that I have seen a lot of but have not bought because I already had one is The Heart of the Ocean necklace from Titanic. I did however buy a ring clearly inspired by it.

   For Disney fans I found Belle's necklace from the live action version of Beauty and the Beast. Again I baby it a little in fear of it turning but it hasn't shown any signs that it wants too. However the chain is a different story. It has turned a little dark but like I said the pendant has not.

 Odd thing is it comes in more then one color of gold and though I've seen the movie and looked at pictures I don't know what color was used in the movie. I'm gonna assume gold but why did they make a choice of rose gold or gold? Reminds me of another necklace in the live action version of Aladdin... but anyway, I ordered it in Rose Gold cause I just really like Rose Gold, you don't see it much in real jewelry these days.

  My mom liked this necklace so much that she wanted one and she had never even seen the movie!

  I don't believe these are officially licensed. You can get them that are though. They look a little bit different in style but I'm not quite sure which are the most accurate due to the fact I have hardly seen any close up shots of the real necklace. Maybe there are some out there I just had a hard time finding them. I'm not a huge fan of this film so... I'm not that concerned with accuracy. But if you are, I'm giving the info I have in case it helps you find the best reproduction to fit your needs. As for cost this one will be a little cheaper. I payed not more the $4 for it I think it was in 2019.

 Side note: There is a lot of hate on this dress and I personally think it was a horribly bad design for the iconic yellow dress... however just looking at it as a stand alone dress I have to admit it's gorgeous. And I'll leave it at that for now.

 One thing I like about Wish is their return policy. Yes, you will get duds and sometime things just don't arrive on time or at all. After years I have yet not been able to get my money returned nor did I actually have to return an item. Case in point is this necklace I bought right before the pandemic struck. A year before I read the series The Maze Runner (Blog on that HERE) after that I watched the movies. I liked both thought they are wildly different from each other.

  Looking on Wish I came across this necklace based on the maze in the movie. I don't know if this was a knock off of a real product or what but the quality was not great. The latch was broken and the maze is stamped slightly off. While it's a neat item I would suggest you not pay much for it if you do want to chance that yours might arrive in better shape then mine. I got my money back. But did not have to return it. I have worn it in irony now that the whole thing was about a pandemic... I even wore it to get my first Vax. As you can see I just used a safety pin to keep it on. I could do a better fix but hey, this works... (btw: I wish they had done one of Newt's necklace)

School Girl Nostalgia

Dress:
   GEORGE ME (by Mark Eisen)
 Size 4/6
 Color Charcoal Heather Grey
 Style# GL4009
 Made in China
 Modern

   And yet another GEORGE ME (by Mark Eisen) Walmart's +Walmart.COM attempt to coming out with a higher in designer line. And again I found it on a clearance rack. I debated on buying it as it has a 1960's school girls look to it but after realizing I could wear a blouse under it I got it... which does nothing to make it look less like a 1960's first grader.... but I liked it!
    The fabric is modern though and comfortable to wear. Has a bit of stretch to it, aka Spandex. Not that it really needs any but it does make it more comfortable to relax in.

Blouse:

    No Label

    Size around a 8/10
    Vintage

    I also wore this blouse here: Changing Decades.
    This was my mom's blouse. I don't know how old it is but I know it's vintage. There were a lot of blouses in the 70's and 80's that were lovely but made of awful fabrics! Makes me sad cause I would wear them if they were like this one, made out of cotton or some sort of cotton blend.
    When I wore it here: Changing Decades. I didn't get a shot of the fancy work on the sleeves! Spring is coming so the arms are gonna start seeing daylight again.

Tights:

•     No Boundaries

    I have just started wearing tights again. I'm actually finding them comfortable!
    I'm quite tall so short dresses become mini's on me and I'm a classy girl, so... in comes the tights!

Jewelry:

• Costume Locket and Key Pin

    A real working locket with dark hot pink rhinestones and a small key charm dangle. I for some reason like the heart key concept in jewelry. I don't have a picture in this one but a swab of fabric sprayed with perfume. And if your wondering it's Taylor Swift's Wonderstruck. Yeah, the real stuff! I found a fair deal after Christmas and bought it. I'd been wanting it for a year!

 Accessories:

    Hat
    Brand Unknown
    Modern

   You don't find these hats in the south. This one came from a general store in NJ. I mean, how cute is this?!?!? Looks like a 1920's flapper hat!
   The round part in the center of the bow is real fur.

    Coat
    Rain Shedder by Ken Meritt   
    Vintage

    Wool mix lined all weather coat. My mom bought this for me.
   

Makeup:

   Face

ELF HD Blush "Headliner" *83231 +e.l.f. Cosmetics

    Not really using a foundation but did rub in some blush. "Headliner" is a very natural color on me.
Eyes

• Maybelline Define-a-lash +Maybelline NY Mx 
• Maybelline New York Expertwear Eye Shadow "Grey Matters" 80 +Maybelline New York DE 
• e.l.f. Essential Waterproof Eyeliner Pen Black

   Define-a-lash for the lashes. Got a Maybelline trend going on the eyes here. I have a old thing of "Grey Matters". They still carry this set but now you get more of the light grey then the dark... ok... anyway.... I used the light grey on my lids.
   Oh and I nearly forgot, I used Elf's Eyeliner pin around my eyes. Trying to not be too dramatic with it though. I like the way this pin works. My only issue with it is that it needs to be stored up right or  it won't write right. Oh, it not water proof either... but it gets the job done other wises.

"Purty Persimmon" is far right.

Lips

• Wet n Wild MegaLast 970 "Purty Persimmon" +Markwins Cosmetics 

    One of my newest lips sticks to join my collection. I went out of my way to find a color called "PinkerBelle" last year after seeing it on Pinterest +Pinterest Fan Page | News, Updates & Business   I liked it so much that when I crossed a really good sell on MegaLast lipsticks I picked up two colors that popped out at me. Gotta luv the vibrant shades coming out now!

    And look who I ran into later that day!

YODA!!!! +Star Wars