Back in February Black Milk Clothing announced that they would be bringing out a second Pokemon collection and I was SO excited for this! I counted down the days and watching their Instagram page like a hawk to find out what designs were coming out, as well as WHEN the collection would drop… Which dropped at the start of March!
I made sure to get my order in there and then for the goodies I wanted and I didn’t miss out on anything I wanted. However, I do regret not ordering a couple of items in particular that I’ll be sharing with you all in today’s post.
Considering I’d shown you all the first Pokemon collection from Black Milk Clothing and the Animal Crossing collection, I thought it would be nice to show you the pieces I snagged from the second Pokemon collection! I only grabbed two pieces, but they’re both so pretty and I’m really excited to rock them this summer. š
Just a heads up, both of the pieces I picked up are limited, which means they’re limited edition and may not be available anymore to buy, OR might have certain sizes left in stock. I will address this when I talk about each item.
Another thing to bear in mind/address is that I always pick up a size L in my Black Milk Clothing pieces as they’re the fit I like. They’re not tight and they have a little bit of give with them, which is perfect for me. š
For Pokemon 2.0 I personally didn’t feel that this collection was as strong as the first collection, but this being said there were aspects of 2.0 that really stood out and certain things the first collection could have done with. Examples of this being the evil tee dresses. There were SO MANY that came out of 2.0 and they were all gorgeous! I picked one up myself, but I could have easily picked up two. Alongside this three blazers came out with gorgeous print inside. I really loved these, but I’d have never worn them.
Some of the pieces were very hit and miss however and quite frankly I was incredibly disappointed by the fire starters print Black Milk Clothing had created and put out there. It looks like something anyone could photoshop and work on themselves at home. The fire starters are my favourite starter Pokemon so I was really excited to see what Black Milk Clothing would bring out. I wasn’t the only person to complain about this issue. Thankfully there was another design they revealed that I fell in love with!
I recently bought my first pair of cuffed shorts from Black Milk Clothing (Isabelle Gingham Cuffed Shorts) and they’re so bloody comfortable! I’m looking forward to wearing them with tights underneath and a cute t-shirt or sweater. I fell in love with the floral fire starters design as it has that 60’s/70’s feel to it that I really do love! Plus I’ve started to bring more pink colours into my wardrobe, which these shorts are perfect for. The fire starters are dotted all over the design, with my two favourites Cyndaquil and Fennekin featuring in perfect places on my pair of shorts! I honestly can’t wait to wear these during the warmer months, especially as lockdown begins to lift again.
This is by far my favourite piece that came out of the Pokemon 2.0 collection and I couldn’t wait to snag it for myself! I bought my first evil tee dress when the Halloween collection came out in 2020 when I picked up the Ghosties Longline Evil Tee Dress and since then I really wanted to grab another one, so this Psychic Type version of the dress was good timing. It’s a gorgeous dark purple colour with lighter purple and blue swirls all over, as well as psychic Pokemon including – Mew, Mewtwo, Espeon, Slowpoke, Starmie, Indeedee, Ralts, Woobat, Meowstic, Espurr, Galarian Ponyta and Galarian Rapidash. It’s just gorgeous and would definitely be a conversation starter when out and about. I don’t know when I’ll wear this next, but I’m planning to rock it soon whenever me and Dane or friends go out and about.
Those are the only two pieces I picked up from the Pokemon 2.0 collection. I mentioned earlier regretting not picking up a few pieces, one of them being the Eeveelution Camo Cargo Pants and the piece mentioned below…
If there is one piece I regret not buying it’s the Snorlax Snoozing Snuggle Suit. I’d bought the Pokemon Dreams Snuggle Suit not long before the second Pokemon collection was announced and I have fallen in love with it. I wear if often, including after work and on days off. I didn’t quite realise how much I was going to fall in love with Black Milk Clothing’s snuggle suits and due to that I regret not buying the Snorlax variant too. I have reached out to ask Black Milk Clothing if this will ever come back in stock and they said maybe at the end of the year. I’ll be keeping my eyes peeled on eBay and Depop in the future for this to show up. Honestly I need it in my life! What I love the most is the colour of it. This is my favourite colour and whilst I’m not the biggest Snorlax fan, he is a sleepy boy and I can relate to that on a big level. š
So, there we have it guys! Honestly I’m so glad that Pokemon has reawakened my love of Black Milk Clothing. I’ve really started to show off my love of dressing quirky and different during the past year and it’s something I’m excited to continue doing in the future, especially with lockdown and restrictions easing!
If you’d like to check out any of the previous posts I’ve written about Black Milk Clothing collections I’ve bought, I’ll pop them below:
What do you think of the pieces I picked up, as well as the other designs from the Pokemon 2.0 collection? Did you buy anything from this collection? Are you planning to pick up any Black Milk Clothing pieces for yourself soon/in the future? Make sure to let me know in the comments below.
Until next time, take care all and I hope you have an amazing weekend!
Can you guys believe itās March tomorrow? I canāt. February went by really quickly and you know what, Iām not complaining about that. Iām going to be honest, February was a shit month for me and Iām really glad to see the back of it. My mental health was really tested for three weeks solid and there was a time where I was in a really low place. To be honest at the time of writing this (Thursday 25th) I still have a couple of days left of the month to go, so fingers crossed the rest of the month treats me well!
I just want to be honest with you guys. The first week I felt numb and empty and it was mostly PMS related but I started to think about life before lockdown, COVID and my parents. I really miss them. The first thing Iām planning to do when lockdown is over and itās safe to do so is see my parents. I was also starting to think about how I miss my aunt who passed away in September. I think about her almost daily and yeah. Itās shit.
The second week I canāt talk about too much. My mental health was just bad, I was a nervous wreck and I just couldnāt stop crying some days. Just to get this out there, Iām okay now and these feelings have now passed… Thank fuck.
The third week (well this week really…) things just didnāt seem to go right. Dane was told to self isolate at the end of the second week, weāve had some issues in the house and weāve been irritable and miserable as fuck. Thankfully weāre both feeling a lot better now.
I just wanted to get that off of my chest. Just because I appear happy and cheerful on my blog and social media, it doesnāt always mean I am and the same goes to everyone. Iām quite good at putting an act on when the time comes. Itās something Iāve had to do my whole life in regards to my mental health.
I also want to say a massive thanks to the handful of friends who have been there for me this month when things were rough. I miss and love you all. :ā)
Besides me feeling like shit, February was also a month where I decided to go on a spending ban. Iād been very spend happy in January and due to it being a long month (payday wise) I was kinda skint. The February spending ban went pretty well… Until shitty week two out of three where I ended up treating myself to some Black Milk Clothing pieces… Oops. š Aside from that, the spending ban went really well and itās actually inspired others to go on a spending ban with me too! Iām already planning to do it again in March AND people will be joining me for that!
Of course if youāre interested to follow along, or maybe even join yourself Iāll pop the template Iāve created for March above. Iāve been posting daily to weekly updates on my Instagram page (theremightbecoffeeblog) stories. Come and join in!
Anyhoo, enough of me waffling on about spending bans and more, letās talk about my favourites from February. It may have been a crap month but I loved so much stuff and have been excited to share it with you all!
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The Body Shop Strawberry Shower Gel.
Iāve spoken about this shower gel from The Body Shop many times and I really do love it. I tell this story every time I talk about this shower gel, which Iām sure everyone is bored of now. š Basically my mom used to always buy me a bottle of this shower gel whenever we visited The Body Shop (once every few months or so?) so whenever I use it, it reminds me of when I was younger. I had a Ā£5 birthday voucher and I didnāt want to worry I lost it, so bought myself a MASSIVE bottle of the strawberry shower gel. Itās something Dane loves just as much as I do so it works out nicely. Iāve been using it loads this month and not only does it smell amazing, but it has left my skin feeling lovely and soft too. š
Soā¦ Now itās time to talk about the miscellaneous favourites of the month! If there isnāt anything Iāve done Iām not going to mention. I havenāt mentioned a movie this month as I donāt actually think I/we watched one!
Favourite TV Show āĀ Attack on Titan Final Season.
It saddens me to say that we are on the final season ofĀ Attack on Titan, it only feels like yesterday that me and Dane were watching it for the first time (weād travelled to Bristol for a long weekend for our first anniversary)… That was almost seven years ago! I love the show and I for one am sad to see it come to an end. So far this final season has been AMAZING and itās something me and Dane have either watched Sunday night before bed, or Monday morning before work. I donāt want to say too much due to spoilers but itās amazing and very āWHAT IS HAPPENING!ā Moments throughout. This is because I donāt/havenāt read the manga yet. I plan to in the future. I definitely recommend watchingĀ Attack on Titan if you never have and want to!
I just want to add here that I was going to also add another TV show Iām loving right now… But Iām going to wait until next month when itās due to end. Spoiler, itāsĀ RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Season 2… š
Favourite Book ā Remina by Junji Ito.
GUYS I actually read a book! One book, but A book! This is actually a manga that Dane bought for himself that I ended up reading before him. Itās the latest manga from Junji Ito and it was a strange but enjoyable read. Itās about a young woman called Remina whose dad has discovered a planet, which he names after her. The planet isnāt good, shit goes crazy and people start to blame Remina for it, due to their shared name. For those of you who arenāt aware, Junji Ito is described as the āking of horror mangaā due to his unique art style. Itās incredibly detailed and beautiful, although creepy all the same. This isnāt a long manga, but a lot of packed in there! I didnāt really like the ending, but I donāt know what else I expected really. This being said itās amazing and I recommend giving it a read if youāre already a fan of Junji Itoās work, or a new reader of his work like I am.
Favourite Music – Childish Gambino – Summer Pack.
I recently discovered the track āSummertime Magicā by Childish Gambino through a game and I have fallen in love with it. From that I also discovered āFeels Like Summerā as both songs were on an EP calledĀ Summer Pack which I really love. Iāve found myself listening to them whilst working, even whilst writing up this post on and off too. Iāve never really listened to Childish Gambino before but Iāll definitely listen to his work more in the future for sure! Iām not super excited for the summer yet due to everything going on in the UK at the moment with lockdown and COVID, but as and when we can have a fun summer again, these are songs Iāll be playing whilst cooking something on the BBQ and sipping on a cocktail!
Ark is a game me and a group of friends have been playing recently after we bought a server and with Dane and a friend of ours both needing to self isolate in February itās been good for them to have something to do during the day, as well as in the week. Iād never played Ark before so I was feeling a mixture of excitement and anxious of what to expect. All I knew about it was that itās a survival game surrounding dinosaurs. Weāve been playing it for over a week now and weāre all having an amazing time! š Iāve become the one who looks after the dinosaurs and tidies up around the place. š We have two robot stegosaurusā which I called Daft and Punk. Yes, Iām a loser. š Itās just such a fun game and I honestly recommend it to everyone who fancies something new to play. Plus, Iām pretty sure itās free on Xbox too!
Just a few of my favourite things.
Creating an amigurumi – Animal Crossing Bizkit dog villager.
Not long after the third lockdown began in the UK I decided I would take up a new hobby and that new hobby was going to be amigurumi! Iād been mesmerised by it for quite some time thanks to Instagram and I thought, āWhy not give it a go myself?ā Iām not going to lie, the first time I gave this a go I was stressed out and anxious that Iād picked up a hobby I couldnāt actually do… My aunt always tried to show me how to crochet when I was younger and I never got the hang of it. Dane was really good and helped me so much with learning how to do some of the basics of amigurumi and if it wasn’t for that, I think I would have given up.
I worked on this project for a couple of days and didn’t go back to it for a few weeks after getting busy. I don’t know what happened but when I picked it back up I just… Got on with it and something that I’d struggled with so much the two weeks prior just came natural to me! I haven’t finished Biskit yet, but I plan to at the start of March. I’ve been a bit too busy lately to pick it up back but I only have a leg and his ears left to do.
Due to the amount of wool I have left I’m actually planning to make another one to either gift to a friend or keep hold of. In the future I would love to do some more projects similar to this including more Animal Crossing dog villagers, Pokemon and maybe even try and find a Puppycat (Bee & Puppycat) and Morgana (Persona 5) design to play with too.
If you’re interested in this design too and fancy giving it a go yourself then make sure to go and check out HanisCrochet! I bought my PDF pattern on her Etsy store and she’s been so lovely and helpful when I’ve gotten stuck or confused with the pattern. I’ll link back to the Biskit pattern here. The next one I plan to buy from her is Cherry so I can make one for Dane, as well as my friend Gabriella. š
Pikarar photoshoot (read the post all about Pikarar here).
I’m not going to talk too much about this but I LOVED this mini photoshoot that me and Dane did for my Pikarar review! I had loved the mini photoshoot we’d done for my Black Milk Clothing x Pokemon collection post (which you can read here) so I knew I wanted to do another. Our front room is perfect for these photoshoots and I’m not going to lie, 2021 will hopefully bring more!
As you will have noticed on my blog, as well as on my blog social media pages my image has changed to be the one where I’m wearing my yellow Pikachu crane Pikarar t-shirt. I loved how natural the photo came out and I found by wearing something Pokemon and geeky related it’s more related to what my blog is about.
What do you guys think about the photos? š
Food – Pancake day,fFakeaway and Japanese ramen.
February was a month of me cooking some yummy meals and if there is one thing I really love to do, it’s cooking. Towards the start of February we had Shrove Tuesday/pancake day! I always make pancakes for me and Dane when pancake day rolls around and I knew we had to have them with bacon and syrup! They were really yummy and now I’m craving them again. š
I’ve cooked a couple of “fakeaway” meals during February including Nandos and this burger meal we did! The burgers are Linda McCartney’s vegetarian pulled pork burgers and they are AMAZING! I cooked up some chilli halloumi to pop on top and on the side, as well as some salt and pepper chips. This was such a lovely dinner and it definitely hit the spot.
Finally earlier this week I made ramen. It’s been BLOODY FREEZING this week in Birmingham and both me and Dane needed something to warm us up, so I decided to cook us ramen. I used Oumph! spiced kebab meat which is vegetarian and it’s okay… But it’s not something I’d pick up often as I find for the price it isn’t worth it. I’m not 100% vegetarian (flexitarian?) but I’m not someone who eats kebabs so I’d rather have this, if that makes sense? š
Black Milk Clothing x Pokemon.
Pokemon Day was yesterday and can you believe Pokemon has been around officially for 25 years? I feel fucking old… š I mentioned earlier in this post that I had splurged on some Black Milk pieces towards the end of February and pissed my spending ban UP THE WALL! One of the two pieces I picked up is the Pokemon Dreams Snuggle Suit that I’ve had on my wish list since the collection came out in 2020. I’ve been wearing this on and off toward the end of February and it’s so comfortable to wear during games evenings and chilling with Dane. Black Milk Clothing have their Pokemon 2.0 collection coming out TONIGHT (in the UK anyway…) and I’m planning to buy a couple of things from it. I’m eyeing up the Snorlax snuggle suit but… I don’t think I will. One is enough for me me thinks.
So that is everything from my February monthly favourites! As I said before, February was rubbish for me but writing this post I’ve seen some things I really loved and enjoyed this month, which has made me feel a bit better. š
What were your favourites from February? Make sure to let me know in the comments.
Until next time all, take care, keep safe and see you soon!
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