You know I love to shop and love my kawaii goodies. I was talking with my Mom a couple of days ago about how the word kawaii applies to other things other than what is truly considered kawaii (like Hello Kitty stuff for instance) and I told her that in myopinion, kawaii can relate to many things. To put it to the test I did a search on kawaii shoes!

Don’t you love shoes? For many women this is a huge part of their wardrobe (think Imelda!) and for kawaii lovers it is a downright obsession. I found some incredibly adorable shoes out there ranging in prices from pretty reasonable to totally ridiculous (almost $70 for a pair of custom kawaii Keds? Puhleeeze!).

Speaking of cute Keds, here was a pair I found at a Zazzle Shop called Mashusik. They are cute for sure, but for $67.50 that’s a bit steep for canvas shoes.

You can get these Hello Kitty Chooka rubber boots for only $67.00 at shoes.com. These are pretty adorable but unless you live in a pretty rainy place I have my doubts about wearability.

These sexy Harajuku Lovers punk rock plaid platform heels are too cute for words. I would absolutely break my neck if I wore them but I can still think they are super kawaii. You can find these at endless.com.

These kitty-cat platform heels from Irregular Choice are some of the cutest shoes – ever! Irregular Choice is hands down my favorite kawaii shoes I’ve found available in the US thus far. You can find these at endless.com.

Here are more from Irregular Choice:

These below are from Betsey Johnson and are also available from endless.com. I love Betsey Johnson and the plus side is I find tons of her stuff at TJ Maxx and for clearance prices (yay clearance!). These are more spring shoes so I believe they were on sale too. Here in Florida I wear shoes like this (only not as high!) all year long:

Finally these shoes are from the Japanese brand Wano Nano and are especially unique. I don’t know if you can get them here in the US at all because the site is in Japanese but I really thought they were terrific! I love these moccasin style shoes the most – they look so comfy!

It is no secret that I do a ton of online shopping! I love to shop indie at Shana Logic and other cute boutiques online, as well as on Etsy for kawaii goods of all kinds. One of my favorite places to shop might surprise you though – it is HSN!

You might be thinking – what? Do they even have anything kawaii?

Well, listen up and listen good kawaii lovers – you will be surprised to find that in HSN’s CLEARANCE section  you can not only find adorable and fun things to satisfy your kawaii-loving self but for CHEAP too!

Here are a few of my recent finds from HSN:

This is theBalm Read My Lips Kit in Nude on Clearance at HSN for $10! (from regular price of $40). I don’t know if the company is still in business since I saw some of their cute cosmetics for sale at Sephora too. You cannot beat this price though for 2 lipsticks, a lip pencil and lipstain. Holy Kawaii Clearance!

Along those same lines is this sweet little kit from theBalm for your eyes. It comes with a luggage tag and is portable itself with a wee little mini-brush. You can actually use one of the shades as a blush if you’ve got a teeny tiny blush brush. This was originally $18.50 marked down to $5.00. No mistake there – that’s right – five bucks!

This Barbie Loves Stila Collection (in Jewel Doll)  comes in a paint can (so adorable) and includes a Barbie palette, yummy lipgloss and gorgeous black mascara. The original price was $40 and is on sale for $13.98. You must trust me that you will never find  even one single Stila item for this price let alone, three! These are full-size products too and you get a blush and two eyeshadows in the palette. Worth every penny!

They offer another kit too, so if you can just get both! This is called Foxy Doll kit and comes with a different mascara, palette and lip glaze. The kits mimic the make-up on the dolls to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of your favorite girly-girl Barbie.

I know it’s not Easter but since when do kawaii bunnies have anything to do with holidays? To be fair these are more retro kawaii. These are perfect for springtime or just to put out something cute. The plates are unfortunately sold out but the bowl is on clearance for $19.00 from $49.00. Great value. This comes from the catalog company Grandin Road on HSN.

This is the Garden Party ring from Hot in Hollywood, a costume jewelry designer brand on HSN. The enamel flowers are so sweet and the crystal stone looks like a piece of candy. This is on sale in two colors for only $29.95.

Also by Hot in Hollywood is this saints crystal bracelet. So completely funky and cool I just had to have it. It is on sale for only$19.95 and comes in four crystal colors.

Next time I will focus on finds from QVC, Sephora and whomever strikes my fancy. And has CLEARANCE! Polish up your credit cards girlies!

I looked around to see what I could find that seemed kawaii to me that had to do with Halloween and I just couldn’t find all that much online. Perhaps Halloween by its very nature is somewhat kawaii (well it could be if you took the spooky scary stuff out of it) but I was really looking for very specific examples.

I did find this (on another site)(in essence yes, I cribbed it):

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Kitty looks like she is dressing up as my Lucy!

Yay the winner of the Eyeko Beauty contest is: KawaiiKrazy! Congrats my dear – I have sent you an email and I will just need your mailing address.

Bonus winner: Gaby Montero! Eyeko was kind enough to send me an extra tote, an extra Eyeko Tinted Cream and Minty Fat Balm, so these are all yours!

While I did purchase the prizes myself it was very kind of Eyeko to send the extras. They are a wonderful company to work with!

A new update to follow!

I just got my shipment of Lime Crime make-up from Shana Logic and I thought I’d share the colors and my thoughts on them. Overall I am very impressed and can absolutely see collecting all of the vivid colors since you really control how vibrant they go on. Next up to try: Candyfuture lipstick!

Here’s what I got:

Lime Crime Sheer Magic Pixie Dust: this has been discontinued according to Doe Deere colorful Unicorn Girl creator of Lime Crime. I used it as it was intended (a matte, sheer, lightweight finishing powder) and it really didn’t wow me. I don’t like matte anything and even though this was lightweight I had to put some shimmer over it. Also it is a pretty small jar of powder and will go fast. Doe Deere has said she will be focusing the line more on color in the future so I can see why she bagged this one.

Lime Criminal Magic Eye Dust: This is a pure punch of pigmented color. All natural talc-free and vibrant is kind of a lackluster word for it. This particular shade is punched up lime green with tiny yellow speckles. What is genius about these products is you have such control over the color depositing. I played around with a variety of brushes to get subtle color-washes and then tried them as eyeliners (using a wet brush) which was perfect. They turn metallic and have superb staying power. It doesn’t take much either from the sifter jar. These will last you a while because you only need a scant bit and it really goes on silky smooth too. Stays on and on. Won’t disappear since it is mostly all mica. This looks amazing with Empress.

Empress Magick Dust: This is a pure purple with a sheen to it that works great with other colors. I put this on my lid and then dusted Lime Criminal on the brow bone for a stunning combination. It was vivid but yet didn’t look garish which is really one of the best features of these products. Go dramatic or go subtle. But even when it is as dramatic as pictured it doesn’t look like clown make-up, it just glitters, glows and looks gorgeous!

Twilight Magic Dust: I was the least impressed with this shade. Billed as “a complex blue with violet highlights, making the color purple in appearance. It’s the exact color of the sky at twilight.” Actually on me it was the exact color of a black eye. Not good. I tried it wet as a liner and it was much better but I don’t see myself wearing this as a base color for my lids. BTW I have the palest pale ivory skin, so it is not like the color didn’t work with my skintone. My skin is a perfect canvas for color. This one just did not work.

Diva Magic Dust: This is absolutely my favorite because it is a multi-tasker. You can use this as eyeshadow, a bronzer, mixed with lipgloss or wet as an eyeliner. Truly awesome! Diva is a gorgeous bronze heated up by reds and golds. Super shimmery! It is drop dead stunning and blends like a dream. Looks good with everything. You should probably pick up two since you will use this one every day.

Nymph Magic Dust: This is one I purchased to use as a highlighter on my eyes and face. It is a white with brilliant sparks of gold; more gold than white. It can be layered over other eyeshadows to add gold sparkles or used by itself as a highlighter color. I didn’t really see much white, just gorgeous gold. How this looks in the sunlight is exactly what I expect a golden veil to be. You can also use this for a variety of different make-up tasks. I would love this in red lipgloss for instance.

Fairy Wings Magic Dust: This is super gorgeous and can be used also as a multi-tasker. You will absolutely want to use this with lipstick or gloss and it can be used as a highlighter and you can mix it with any of the colorful dusts to create a unique shade of your own. I should have gotten two of these also! The color is exactly what fairy wings would look like in the sunlight – a white with brilliant sparks of violet.

As I purchase more colors I will make updates to this collection.

I am really impressed with Lime Crime and expect it to become one of my all time kawaii cosmetic faves!