Liz Lisa Outfit and a small review - Heart Buckle Frill Off-Shoulder Knit and Tricot Tiered Skirt-Pants (´｡• ◡ •｡`) ♡

Hello!

Yeah I haven't posted in a long time, but I decided to take some pictures for once.

I tried to do a ryousangata coord! I really like pink and white coords. I'm not sure how I feel about this coord, but I think I just don't have it perfected yet. Eh, it is what it is. This coord is pretty comfortable though, and I think it'd be great for a fall or even a spring outfit. More details in my review. I might make more reviews to be honest. I don't know why, but I really like writing them.

I'm struggling to get my hair to look cute in pics. How do people get their hair to look so voluminous and fluffy lol? Though to be fair, I hardly practice hair styling. I'm sure people also edit their pics for their hair to look nicer, but eh I dunno yet.

Top: Heart Buckle Frill Off-Shoulder Knit
Skirt: Tricot Tiered Skirt-Pants
Necklace: from an indie shop on TaoBao, but I don't remember the brand

Short Review

Disclaimer:
I bought everything here with my own money, and have not been sent them for free/paid for a sponsorship.This review is based on my own opinion. 

 Heart Buckle Frill Off-Shoulder Knit

I bought this as my first ryousan piece, but also to have something a little warm to wear. The sweater is not the warmest, nor is the knit very thick, so I wouldn't expect this to keep you warm during very cold weather. I live somewhere with some colder winters though, ranging anywhere from 10° F - 20°F, but sometimes it goes below that. I would say that this sweater is more like a Spring (like beginning of Spring) or a Fall sweater. I'm sure if you layer something underneath, it would work! I hope that helps in giving you an idea of its warmth!

The sweater is on the thin side, and can actually be a BIT see through, so please keep that in mind. I would wear undergarments with more coverage with this. I don't think the sweater being thin is entirely a bad thing. It was clearly intended to be layered with other pieces, and if it was too thick, it would probably be bulky under a skirt.

  

 I like the straps a lot. Normally, I dislike off shoulder tops because I'm constantly fighting to keep them up lol. But the straps are a good length where it feels like my shoulders are not too exposed to the cold, but also enough to keep the off shoulder style on. They're not adjustable though, which may be a problem if you need something that goes on longer for you. They're on the short side.

Overall, I would rate this sweater a 10/10. It seems like a good staple piece if you're into ryousangata or just anything cutesy. I would just again, keep in mind that this sweater is not that thick.

 

Tricot Tiered Skirt-Pants 

Okay, so I really like this skirt. I think it's very unique, and I love how princess-y it looks from Liz Lisa. It sort of reminds me of older Liz Lisa styles, and I kind of hope they keep going with this look. The skirt is a lot like a petticoat, and has a very cute flared out shape. The fabric of the skirt is also not itchy or scratchy. It's softer, and there's also an inner lining and built in shorts anyway.

 

 

The skirt is elastic, so its very easy to put on and take off. I think many people who wear Liz Lisa know about how their zippers are like. I'm also not a fan of Liz Lisa's zippers. Their invisible zippers are so frustrating, and even some of their normal zippers are a struggle. I think it's because of how strong the elastic is for their skirts, but I'll elaborate on that in another post.

  I haven't worn this skirt out that much, but I can see this being more bathroom friendly. The built in shorts are soft and comfortable, and also stretchy. Look, I'm not gonna mince words, but public bathrooms are nasty. I DO NOT want my cute outfits touching public bathroom floors. At least with this skirt, I can scoop up all of the skirt efficiently.

I'm more than likely going reinforce the bows and rhinestones. Liz Lisa is known to have things falling off! If you ever get Liz Lisa, keep that in mind. Reinforcing isn't anything too hard by the way, it's just simple hand sewing which you can find YouTube tutorials about.

Overall, I'd rate this a 10/10. Very comfortable, elastic is not too tight.

 

My thoughts on Liz Lisa so far

 So personally, I think Liz Lisa is decent quality. The fabric to me feels better than general fast fashion. I own a blouse, another skirt, and of course these two, from them. The fabric has all been on the thicker side, and didn't feel cheap to me.

Liz Lisa does have some quality control issues from what I've noticed. One of the blouses I bought had a loose thread before I even used it. I've seen others have the hardware of their pieces, have missing rhinestones. One of my skirts had the hook rip off from its thread, which I then had to sew back on.

So while I don't think the fabric of Liz Lisa's pieces are entirely bad, their pieces are delicate and high maintenance. I would probably only ever hand wash these pieces. If you're familiar already with j-fashion, I feel like this is the case for a lot of other brands.

The main reason I like Liz Lisa as a brand is their designs. Liz Lisa tends to have a lot of details in their pieces, that I don't always see in other brands. I don't think simplicity is a bad thing, but pieces with lots of details is just my preference.

I kind of just wish they would release more regular skirts, and not skirt pants. I love skorts, but if they're not bathroom friendly, and the zipper is difficult to put back on without any help, that's going to be a problem when you're out in public. (This is really specific because this is basically what happened to me at a convention one time lol) It would make me wary about using it more.

Or at least make the skorts more bathroom friendly! I've seen some skorts where the shorts part underneath, is detached from the back so it's easy to just pull down the shorts part.

 Am I still going to get Liz Lisa? Yes, most likely.
I'm not brand loyal or anything, but their designs catch my interest the most.

Thanks for reading!

- Kitty