[Review] Hanayo Koizumi Arabian Nights ver.

Costume: Hanayo Koizumi – Arabian Nights ver.

Shop: Rolecos (Aliexpress - China)

Shipping time: 10 days! (with GLS)

Price: € 96.00, free shipping to Italy

Hi everyone! This time I'll talk about a cosplay costume that I bought on Aliexpress (not sponsored)! I plan on wearing this to a con very soon (there will be Love Live gathering). It came in a well-sealed package and then each piece was separately packed in a plastic bag; the costume did included top, skirt, veil, headdress, necklace, arm pieces, arm accessories, garter, leg accessories, two pins with roses, pearls for the skirt, anklet, earrings and green nail polish. For those who aren't really into Love Live in the first place or for who didn't get wich version I'm talking about, you can find the original SR here

I had to buy an L size even thou I usually wear an S/M; I was worried that it would be too large but it fits me perfectly.

The top is perfect, the materials and the colour are spot on, all the details are very accurate and well done; it doesn’t have a zip but it closes like a bra and it also has adjustable shoulder straps. You can also take off the bra cups if you want (I took them off because they were too visible)

The skirt is beautiful and is made of a thick heavy fabric which again shows the good quality of the cosplay. It came with a zip on the back, it doesn't have any elastic on the waist. I had to iron it due to wrinkles from delivery (especially the white part) but it’s not a big problem. It also has shirts attached to it so you don’t have to worry about what to wear under the skirt itself in order not to show undesired parts of your body ♡

The golden metallic pendent are a bit fragile and they can bend easily (also due to delivery) but the sent some spare parts so that you can change them if the break.

The veil is very light and the gold work is just perfect. I have to iron it too because you can see how it was folded (as you can see in the photo). The decoration that follows it shape is well done and sewed, it’s very sturdy and it doesn’t seem fragile. It also has two little “buttonholes” in which you can put bobby pins to ensure it to your wig.

The costume included also the arm and leg parts, which are well done as the whole costume but they are too small for me so I’ll have to enlarge them. It’s no big deal but please considerate that you can have this issue too.

Both of them are closed whit Velcro straps and made with thick and sturdy materials so they won’t move or fall easily when moving or walking.

The necklace is perfect and comfortable, there is very cute and soft fake lace that I personally like a lot, since it's always difficult to get one that looks totally like Love Live's laces. The earrings have a clip so you can wear them even if you don’t have ear piercings but I’ll probably modify them because I’m afraid to lose them.

The garter is very cute and sturdy so I think that it won’t fall easily while walking, it has a very strong elastic on the back and the pearls are strongly secured. The black flowers that go on the wrists are made of some metallic material and the pearls are glued on them but, since they have a little hole, you can ensure them with something like black sewing wire; they have a little pin on the back. The strings are soft and comfortable to wear but I have to find a way to make them stay in the right position because they can fall or move easily. Also the white roses have a pin on the back to ensure them on the skirt but I had to hand sew the bigger one in order to make it stay in the position I wanted because it’s a bit heavy and I didn’t like seeing it pointing downwards. The white pearl necklace goes on the skirt too and it has little hooks to ensure it (on the skirt there are some little “buttonholes” similar to the ones on the veil) but they are not always aligned so I hand sewed them too. The headpiece that goes on the veil is beautiful as the rest of the accessories and exactly like the one in the original Love Live card but it’s driving me crazy because it constantly move while I walk or talk, even thou there is a little hook to ensure it on the veil I’ll hand sew it hoping it will stay still. The last accessory is the anklet: it’s well done and all the little bells are safely sewed on it, the only defect is that it’s so noisy! I put cotton wool in them but they still make a bit of noise.

Along with the costume and all the accessories I needed (wig and lensed excluded) they also sent me this nail polish which perfectly matches the costume colour. The little container is very cute and I love the rose-shaped cap.

In the end I’m very satisfied; the shipping was very quick ant took only 10 days! (It usually takes about one month to arrive from China to Italy).

Costume: 4/5

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Package: 4/5

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Shipping time: 5/5

★ ★ ★ ★★

Price: 3/5

★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

Overall, I am very impressed by this costume and all the accessories that are provided with it! I would totally recommend this shop to anyone who wants to buy this costume even thou it’s not very cheap. The only negative aspect of this costume, in my opinion, is the limited size choice; I’m not very tall (157 cm) and I’m a bit curvy (chest 88 cm, skirt waist 80 cm) so I had to order a L size. On the other side the shop contacted me after placing the order to be sure that I choose the right size and they asked me to confirm it or ask for help if needed.

If you want to ask me something or you have some doubts, feel free to contact me and I’ll answer you as soon as possible ^^