Stuff I Bought + Gifts + X-mas Outfit

Hey, what a late post! But yes, I've done a little shopping late last year and it was also Christmas/New Year's which is the gift-giving season and I was really spoiled this year.

First, some things I picked up at the outlet store:

CDs! I picked up the REM, Texas, and Fatboy Slim records straight away but took note of the other albums there. I listened to a couple of tracks and realized that I really liked all of them, some very fun 2000s pop. They are like a euro a CD there so I decided to grab them. Lemar and Anastacia are new artists to me.

 I also got this really cute notebook from Lenwa. It's a hardcover and with lines, perfect for writing.

This weird unicorn-elephant hybrid, I thought he looked so goofy, I kinda love him.

Some scarpbook paper with very nice and nostalgic designs. Even better is the fact that some of the sheets are lined like letter paper!

Some cute pastel stickers: travel themed.

This weird bandana. It's very synthetic and not really wearable but the print is so cute I decided that it would be part of a sewing project, likely a pouch for my music player.

A painfully green pillow case... also to be used for sewing stuff! I love the colour but it just wouldn't work as a pillow but would make an excellent pouch.

Just a cute little box that I used for keeping my sister's gift in but since it's not wrapping paper, it's reusable. Pretty nice.

This is not actually for me but I had to show off how cute the iPod nano my sister wanted is. It's so small and light! Sound quality is excellent. I'm so glad it arrived on time and that she liked it.

And now for something a little different. Drink tasting over the past few weeks!

Walker's melon soda. 2/10. Disgusting! Doesn't even taste like artificial melon. Just tastes bad.

Walker's strawberry soda. 2/10. I thought it tasted a smidge better than the melon but no. Both super gross!

Some kind of Naruto ramune? 8/10. Just a very nice and regular ramune. Pleasant.

Oishi green tea. 8/10. Not too sweet, a very good and flavourful green tea. Nothing crazy which is how I like green tea drinks usually.

Calypso original lemonade. 6/10. Not bad or anything, it's obviously not organic or anything but the artificial flavours are strong with this one. I like sour but this feels a little to chemical for me.

And now a short interlude: my outfit to Christmas dinner at our friend's, Monique's, house. It was pretty chilly even though she has a fireplace. I love the skirt but it has a lot of volume and while I was walking near a low table I knocked a champagne glass off of it... embarrassed!! 

And now... the gifts! Monique was so sweet because we agreed to not give each other gifts this year because everyone's been really tight on money but she still gifted all of us something. I also only expected one thing this year, the music player that I ordered myself, but my family still got me some other gifts which was too much but also so nice of them. I got my sister the iPod and a Minecraft sweater that she wanted and my mum got her an eyebrow piercing. I got my brother new Sony headphones, basically replacing his old ones that broke earlier this winter. For my mum I got a box of really expensive chocolates which I know is kind of a lame gift but she said that's what she really wanted and I made sure she actually had it all to herself without any pesky little bastards stealing any! Here's what I was lucky enough to get:

This PJ set from Kiabi. I can never have enough PJ pants, especially if they are flannel. They are so cozy. The top is honestly cute enough to wear as an under-layer for every day wear.

The music player!! It's so pretty and I've already been messing around with it for days... is it sort of clunky and convoluted? Hell yes and that's how I want it to be! I need to eventually get a 256GB SD card to use it to it's full capacity as the 16GB one I had was filled instantly. 

My sister gave me a whole box of stuff with cute stickers (that I scratched off to re-use, duh) and doodles.

Inside was this cute card sticker with the Millennium Falcon, a Nana mouse pad, and a Gorillaz poster I forgot to take a picture of! It's significance is that it's the same Gorillaz design that I had on another poster as a kid. Nostalgic!

And last but not least at all, Monique gifted me a huge and cozy scarf. I'm a big scarf fan but I actually didn't have one that was so poofy. Perfect for the current weather and Monique is such a classy lady, she usually only dresses in black which is something I respect, so she got it for me in a colour she knew I'd like and would go with near anything: black and white.

So yeah, I was totally spoiled this December. How did your holidays go? Did you get anything this year that you were really wishing for? I hope you'll have a great 2026! 

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Mending Monday #1

Hey friends. I had an idea since the autumn of last year to have a little blog series? Challenge? I don't know what to call it but it's something that I'm gonna try to do weekly! Mending Monday is what I'm calling this thing and it's exactly what it sounds like: fixing whatever you have to fix. Do you have some ripped clothes? A broken piece of jewelry, tech, or furniture? If it needs to be sewn, glued back, stapled, or welded I recommend taking a little time on any Monday to dig through that pile of stuff that's been on stand-by and mend or modify what you can, Monday by Monday.

To start of, I fixed up some stockings/tights that have holes in them. One pair is really old and was worn in multiple spots, the toe-area was pretty simple to fix but there was a sizeable area in the crotch that needed to be properly sewn back together. I have been using this neat darning method for a while and recommend it if you're not the best at sewing (like me) and want a good fix for some holes:

So here's how it went for me.

The main issue, these two weird spots in the crotch area.

And how it went. As I'm sure you can see it's not perfect but the tights are wearable again. They are quite old so the material is worn but they are of good quality so I'll keep fixing them up.

The second pair ripped near the upper thigh, I think I accidentally ripped it with my nails when I was trying to put them on. A bit disappointed that they ripped so easily but I still wanna wear them.

Because of the shape and size of the hole, the stitch did bring the knit-pattern a little awkwardly close but the tights no longer have a hole and it doesn't really bother me.

And that's all for my first Mending Monday. If you're interested in joining or sharing what you've been fixing up please feel free to leave me a comment. In the future I'd love to link to other people's mending and fixing projects. You could do Fixing Fridays instead if Monday's are too busy too, haha! Anyway, to more old stuff being fixed and less new stuff being bought in the year of 2026. 

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.☘︎ ݁˖ December 2025 Poupee Girl .☘︎ ݁˖

I missed the first day of December, sad... but here's to the end of 2025. Happy new year, everyone!

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2026 Fashion Resolutions & Plans~!

Hello, fashionistas. It's almost the end of a long year and a year that I've been pretty active on this blog which makes me pretty happy. It makes me even happier seeing how many of you dropped by and left me lovely comments (I also love finding new blogs this way). With 2026 coming, I'm making some fashion-specific resolutions and goals, perhaps in order to shop for what I actually need and not for whatever is available.

1. Colourful/patterned high-quality tights

I realized a while ago that one of my favourite ways to spruce up an outfit is to add pattern or colour via tights. It's funny because it's also something I did a lot in the early 2010s, but then thought it was no longer cool... here's another anecdote to wear whatever you like no matter what trends are coming in and out because I'm back to what I liked more than 10 years ago. 

2. Elastic-free underwear

There's gonna be a lot of underwear talk, I won't lie. But comfort goes hand in hand with fashion! I'm the kind of person who keeps, cleans, and repairs underwear for years. One of my favourite pairs is a Uniqlo purchase with no elastic, I've had it literally since high school! They are beginning to come apart in a lot of places but I'm still sewing them together. However, they are the only pair of underwear that I feel comfortable wearing during my period. If they go, I'll be in trouble. So I hope I can go get some more, probably also at Uniqlo just because this specific fit really works for me. I dread the possibility that their quality may have dropped drastically in the last decade. 

3. Some good bras

More undergarments! But for real, I somehow lost my basic black bra. Not even in a fun way like leaving it behind after a one-night stand. It's just gone! In my own damn house. So I would really love the have one black bra and one which is strapless. It's also hard to find the type of bras I prefer in France. First of all, very small or very large sizes. Also, so much bras with shitty metal wires and no pad. No offense to anyone who likes them but why? Do you not love your titties?! Sorry... so yeah, I'm looking for stuff that's a sport's bra/basic bra hybrid.

4. Knee-high boots

This is my dream for many years now... however I keep running into the issue that being both fat and short is like kryptonite for finding good, tall boots. I will probably resort to thrifting them somewhere.

5. Flats

My mum gave me a cute pair of flats she owned but didn't wear so that's one down! I'd love to have maybe three pairs to match my different outfits when spring comes. 

6. Some long-lasting sneakers

I don't own any sports or hiking shoes at the moment which is pretty bad. I'd like one pair that will last me a while, I'm kind of sick of buying 20 euro sneakers that just die within a year but I can't exactly afford anything more expensive. I'll probably wait until the outlet sales in January. 

7. Complete my closet database

Yep, it's time! I want to organize and photograph my entire closet. Then have a big database for fun and for this blog.

8. Do all 26 days of A-Z blogging in April

I failed big time this year but no matter, I'm going to make another attempt in 2026 and with something planned way ahead. And something a little simpler than my previous research-heavy project. 

9. New glasses 

Not totally a fashion thing, more like a life thing. I've already superglued my current pair twice, not to mention it's a pair I got in 2020 which means the prescription could very well be outdated. My nearsightedness is genetic but one eye has been progressively worsening too so it's probably time for an update. 

10. Make a very fun but simple Halloween costume

This year's Halloween was fun but kind of last-minute. I'd really love to do a cosplay style costume for 2026. Probably something from a game or a movie, like Ellis from L4D2 or Luke Skywalker. I would love to do an Ahsoka cosplay but that's just way too much work. 

And that's pretty much it! Do you have any fashion or decor specific plans for 2026? I'd love to hear from you so feel free to reach out. 

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