Updates!

Hello everyone! ♥

I'm so, so sorry for my inactivity! I've been really busy with cosplay lately, I have like 5 costumes to finish and I barely have any time (one of those is a commission I really need to start working on).

Besides I barely get out of the house, since I have to take care of my mom. Hopefuly this week I'll take random outfit shots to show you! ♥

I don't really have many updates to give you besides the fact that I'm still alive...

Here's a new (old) photo of me ♥

Last week I had a photoshoot of my latest cosplay: Pakunoda from Hunter x Hunter (I'll make a post about it on my cosplay blog soon). Somehow my left eye got sick. I think it was because of the contact lenses, and even though it's better now I'm still afraid of wearing contacts for the next weeks ; ;

Also, I got into college! I'm really happy because I'll be able to study professional photography!

And this is all guys... I will try making new posts soon. Thank you for all the support!

Liebster Award

Hello everyone! ♥

I haven't posted anything in a while, so I apologize for that! My life is just insane right now and I barely have time for anything. But from now on I will have a little more free time.

So, I'm making this post to anounce that I have won the Liebster Award!

I have always wanted to win it, it has been a big dream ever since I started in the blog industry (about 6 years ago, I had another blog before this and the cosplay one)!

I got nominated by FuckTheSparkles, which is a sweetheart with an awesome style, so go follow her ♥


What is a Liebster Award?

The Liebster Award is basically an award that is given to blogs with less than 200 followers to help promote the bloggers nominated.


The Rules

1. Nominees must link back the person who nominated them.
2. Once nominate you must write 11 random facts about yourself.
3. You must also answer the 11 question from the person that has nominated you.
4. Last but not least, come up with 11 questions to ask the 11 people you have nominated for the Liebster Award.

11 Random Facts about Myself

1. I love my country - Portugal - even though our economy and government pretty much sucks. I still think it's a beautiful country.
2. I've been into alternative styles ever since I was 11, which counts as 7 years already.
3. I study Humanities but Arts are my true passion.
4. I want to be a professional Photo-Journalist and Photographer.
5. I write a lot in my free time, specially poetry. I also have 2 books.
6. I learned how to sew at the age of 4.
7. I have an unhealthy obsession with Hello Kitty (XD)
8. I am a true girl gamer.
9. I always wanted to have a gothic room, but what I got is an Otaku room (I REGRET NOTHING)
10. I love Cosplaying. I've been a cosplayer for 3 years.
11. My Chemical Romance also saved my life ♥

11 Questions by FuckTheSparkles

1. Do you watch anime? If you watch it, which one is your favourite? Yes, I watch anime! My favourite anime is Naruto/Naruto Shippuden.
2. Do you like dancing? :D I LOVE dancing!
3. If you would change one thing on yourself, which one it will be? Probably be thinner.
4. Your favourite band? My Chemical Romance.
5. Do you have a Tumblr? I'm obsessed with it :D Yes I have a Tumblr! And I'm also obsessed with it! 
6. A type of clothes or style which you would never put on yourself? :D Something too "normal"
7. Who is your biggest style inspiration? Right now, my biggest style inspiration is PastelBat and Mana-sama!
8. Do you like blood, or are you affraid of it? It's something I don't put much thought in.
9. One thing can't live without? Music.
10. Your favourite toy when you were a child? :D My blue teddybear ♥
11. Pikachu or Raichi? :D How about both? XD

My Questions

1. Where are you from? And do you love the place where you live?
2. What made you want to start a blog?
3. What styles are you currently into?
4. Do you like videogames? If so, do you play a lot?
5. What is your favourite singer/band?
6. What country/place would you LOVE to visit?
7. Is this your first time winning the Liebster Award?
8. Favourite on-going TV series?
9. Do you have an hobby? If so what is it?
10. Tell me something you love in your life.
11. Favourite place to shop?

My Nominees

• Diary d'une Petite
• Divagando Pela Mente do Adolescente
• Fancy Melody
• Malakai's Hut
• Mistura de Emoções
• My Weekend With...
• Not Really That Special

Not sure if everybody in this list has less than 200 followers, but I want to nominate them anyway! ♥

I just feel really happy that I finally got the Award! Thank you so much! ♥

I went to Cristo Rei!

Hello everyone! ♥

I hope you're all having an amazing 2013 so far! I unfortunately had no time to write a small post wishing you a wonderful year, but it's better late than never, right?

About a week ago some friends invited me to go with them to Cristo Rei, which is a portuguese monument inspired by the brazilian Cristo Redendor, and was finished in 1959. I never had the chance to go there before, so I was quite excited!

This was my look for the day! I wore my newest jacket (I will post pictures later).

When I saw this photo I thought wow my hair looks horrible but it actually doesn't look this bad. You can still see the dye and the blond part is more vibrant! Here just looks brown. I guess it was the light.

We got in through the back because apparently the parking lot is in the back... I didn't take any picture like this one of the front part, but you can still see quite well! I have more pics though.

We got at the top in an elevator, which I hate. I don't have an elevator phobia, but I just don't like them! :/ The worst really, were the spiral stairs after it! I got super dizzy... But it was totally worth it!

The damn stairs! They were so long!

The view from the top! You can see Lisbon. So beautiful *o*

Me again! I had to put on another jacket, because it was so cold at the top!

Since we got there so late (we got lost), we barely had an hour of light, so it got dark really soon. It was still an amazing day, and I loved going to Cristo Rei! Definitely going back!

A sunset for you guys, taken with my new camera just like the other photos ♥

What's in My School Bag?

Hello everyone! ♥

So has you all know, school started once again! I've actually been having classes for almost a month but I only had the time to make this post now.

Sometime ago I was asked on Tumblr to post pictures of my school notebooks! After thinking a bit, I decided to make a whole post about it, and show you everything!

File Folder: Staples (altered by me)
Notebook: Staples (altered by me)
Blue File Folder: Staples
Agenda: United Colors of Benetton
Pencil case: Off-brand (altered by me)
Bag: Custo Barcelona

This is everything that I'm currently using! I don't have many classes so I don't need lots of stuff like on the previous years (ok, I have books but those doesn't matter XD)

This year I decided to buy a simple black file folder/portfolio (or whatever you want to call it) and add whatever I wanted to it! This is where I have all the things I need to study.

I decided to add part of the lyrics from the song Welcome To The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance (a song that means the world to me). I also added the little stars and dots, everything made of sticker paper!

Here's another of the things I made! I bought a normal blue notebook and printed my 2 fav pictures of Kisame in sticker paper. Then applied them and glued a bit of white lace on the front!

I use this notebook to take notes during class because my teachers all speak super fast!

Pictures belong to CarrotCakeBandit and L.Pilz respectively.

I didn't felt like doing anything with this one. I love the blue color and the transparency so I kept it that way!

My agenda! I always need one because I have the need to write down when I have tests, works, exams.. even conventions! It's super useful!

If you guys read the part 2 of my post about my birthday, you'll know what pencil case this is! My special someone gave it to me, and I added the white lace. It's so much cuter this way *o*

And finally this is my school bag! It's from Custo Barcelona, but I bought it at half the price at Freeport de Alcochete! Even though this is the bag I use the most, I also use other bags for school.

I never seem to be able to take nice pictures of it, I promise it's much prettier in real life!

And that's all guys, I'll try posting soon!

My Birthday! - Part 2

Hello everyone! ♥

So, here's part two of my birthday post! If you missed part one, please check it out here!

Like I said on the previous part, I was waiting for some gifts that hadn't arrived by the time I wrote the first post: some things my uncle bought me, my special someone's gifts and also something a friend sent me from the U.S! *o*

The two books were a gift from my uncle!

On the left is Goth - Vamps and Dandies by Gavin Baddeley and on the right is Steampunk Bible by Jeff Vandermeer and S.J. Chambers

This gift was totally unexpected! I'm so in love with these books, they're amazing! My uncle has always known me so well. But then again, we share the same tastes XD

I already started reading Goth - Vamps and Dandies, and I peeked inside the Steampunk one (only saw the pictures and read a couple of small things), but I can't wait to finish both *-*

Hair Bow: Claire's

I got this really cute white hair bow from my other half! ♥  I think it's so adorable! I will mostly wear this with Lolita and other cute styles, even in a more Gothic/Dark Doll like style looks good!

Key Necklace: C&A (I think)


This gorgeous necklace was another one of the gifts my girl gave me!

I've always wanted to have a necklace with a key, but even though I've seen many I never bought one. So this one was such an amazing surprise!!

I love it so much! *-* I can't get enough of it!

And my girl's final gift to me!

She bought me this cute set of pens and a pencil case that I'm going to decorate for school! I usually don't buy new stuff but since she gave them to me, I will use them with lots of love! ♥

 As for my friend's gift, it didn't came! I'm not sure if it's delayed or something, or if it's lost!

I'm super sad because it's something that I really wanted and he was kind enough to get it for me ;__; Let's hope that it's not lost and it just happened to not have arrived yet. I'll await for it patiently and search on the post office.

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I'm sure you noticed that I'm writting with the text in the middle. I think I will start doing so because it looks prettier (in my opinion).

I am writting some other posts! But right now I am busy with some school stuff, even though it didn't start yet. I will post as soon as I can!

My Birthday!

Hi everyone! How are you all doing? ♥

I am finally updating my blog, after a couple weeks (I think)! I've been going out A LOT, and I want to show you all the places that I've been lately but, like you know, I'm lazy to make posts! ^^' Though, in time I will post everything!

I want to start by saying that I've changed a bit my header! Now it says 'TheGothica.com' and in another font/color. I like it better this way, I don't think the old one fit the blog very well (basically I thought it was really ugly >.<)

Don't you think it looks much better? 

As some of you know, last Monday was my birthday! *-* I am officially an year older now! I had such an awesome day!

Some of the afternoon was spent with my brother and his girlfriend Nessa-chan! I loved being with them, I haven't seen my brother since February ;__; Unfortunately I wasn't able to be with other people I really wanted to, like my beautiful girlfriend. 

I dressed up in Lolita for my birthday! My parents gift was a Lolita JSK (a Bodyline one that I really like. I don't care what people say, I liked the dress and I can't afford a €300 dress at the moment). I also wanted a matching headdress but they didn't have it anymore ;__;

I think that I was quite simple, to be honest. I could have worn a wig or even done something with my hair, like curling but since my party was only with family I tried avoiding that. It's not that they're not used to my excentric tastes, but my mother usually says bad stuff so I tried to keep my extravagancy to the minimum.

Me and Kisame-kun *o*

The party itself was actually pretty nice! I think this must have been my best birthday so far because I didn't have to get mad at anyone. 

But really, the best thing about it was my birthday cake! It was so perfect, I almost felt sorry to eat it! But it was a chocolate cake so I couldn't resist the temptation (I'm chocoholic) XD

It had my favorite scene from the manga Naruto: chapter 590, the last panels (where Itachi tells Sasuke that no matter what he'll love him forever).

"Parabéns" means "Happy Birthday" in Portuguese!

I really loved the cake, I know that for some it's just a regular cake, not for me though. It represents one of the things that touched me more (and still does) in life and many other things I can't really explain. It's perfect! And it got like 74 notes on Tumblr in less than a day! o.o

Delicious~! ♥

I didn't have many gifts this year, but honestly I don't really care because I had good ones! Besides, I'm still waiting for a couple of things that haven't arrived. When they do, I'll make a post about it!

Creepers: TUK

My new gorgeous black and white creepers!! They're so pretty *-* I've been wanting one of these for so long, you have no idea. And after I bought my black and pink ones, I got addicted to this kind of shoe! They were a gift from my grandparents.

And I got birthday cards! I LOVE to get them *-* The one on the left was also from my grandparents and the one on the right from my uncle. I cried a bit with the sweet messages inside of them, I get really emotional with this kind of stuff ^^'

Lolita JSK: BodyLine

I'm so in love with my first Lolita JSK! Like I said before, I don't care what people say. First I'm not a real Lolita, I'm just an appreciator of that style, and like to dress like one sometimes. Second, the dress is gorgeous and not expensive at all, which is great. Who cares if it's Bodyline?

One day I'm going to buy a Moi-Meme-Moitie, Angelic Pretty, BTSSB, etc dress. But now I don't have the money so a Bodyline one it is ♥ Better one than none!

More details:

It came with two bows that you can apply on the dress! They're really small and fragile, so I'm always kind of scared that I can ruin them or something >.<

I also tried REALLY HARD to take a decent picture of the package the dress and bows came in, but I failed miserably. It's either too grany or the flash ruins everything.

This is the best picture of all! I took like 15! But honestly, the only thing you can't really see very well is the 'Body Line', the rest shows the real colors and details! So pretty *-*

And now the long post is over! I'll try posting something new soon, and show you my other gifts once I get everything! Oh, I also got some money, but I won't show that XD

XoXo,

Gothica

Went to Buddha Eden! (Lots of pictures!!)

So, this Saturday I went to Buddha Eden! I've been waiting to go there for quite some time, and I finally did this weekend!!

Buddha Eden, or Garden of Peace, is a garden with oriental inspirations. It's super big and it's not even finished yet! You take at least 2 hours to see it completely (without rushing and with small stops to take pictures). 

The photo is a bit crappy, sorry :/ I decided to go with a sweeter look this time! I know I've been giving you guys too much white lately, so I'll try to bring you some of the dark style again soon!

And I promise to make this an outfit post! I loved wearing this clothes *-*

A little close-up!

And another close-up of my shoes and socks!!

It took us an hour and 4 minutes to get there (that's what my navigator (GPS) said)! It was hot and sunny like always during summer days in Portugal! 

I didn't pay the entrance because... well I'm underage (surprise! XD) and underage people didn't have to pay. But it wasn't expensive at all! We usually pay a lot more in other places...

Here are the tickets (took the pic home because I forgot to take it there):

So pretty *-* And if you turn them around it's a postcard!!

I don't want to show many pictures of the park because I want to upload stuff to my deviantART. But I guess I can show you some of the ones I won't upload (yes that means I'll only show the bad ones XD). This are all unedited photos btw.

The entrance!

  

 

Me!! <3

Ducks!! They followed people around omg XD

And a goat!! *-*

I look so small in this picture :o

And that's all I'm going to show! I have SO MANY MORE pictures, you have no idea! If you guys have the chance, please go there! It's so awesome *-*

Oh and that some sunscreen if you go in a day like this because I have a sunburn in both my arms ;__;

One last pic!

I really like this pic!! <3

XoXo,

Gothica