Dreamy Mel Mel Review

Hello everyone! Today this post is coming to you from Japan, as I set it to be published whilst I am on holiday! It is just a mini-review, as I only ordered a badge from Dreamy Mel Mel, to try out buying from her, but I hope to buy more in the future!
Dreamy Mel Mel is a Japanese artist who has collaborated with Spank! in the past. She has her own store on The Base, a shop platform similar to that of Storenvy, where she sells her artworks and jewelry. Her items are in the Pop Kei style, with lots of pastel and bright colours, and are very popular so many are often sold out! I fell in love with the badge design which she recently released, and decided to buy one through the shopping service From Japan. I wanted to try From Japan, as their usage fee is very low (200 yen), and they offer small packet Airmail, which is very cheap ^^
Here is the badge I ordered;

The badge itself cost 540 yen plus around 200 yen for domestic postage. It arrived at the shopping service about 3 days after I placed my order, which was fairly rapid, and as soon as it arrived, From Japan contacted me to confirm my shipping method and second payment. From Japan allows you to chose a shipping method and tells you the price for each, so you can pick a quicker/slower method to suit your needs. I chose Small Packet without insurance, which was very cheap at around 250 yen.
My package arrived about 8 days later, as Small Packet is a little slower than Registered Airmail. From Japan had safely wrapped the package in a sturdy standard Japan Post envelope, so everything was kept secure.

When I opened the envelope, I found that the shop owner had wrapped everything very cutely and with lots of bubble wrap, as well as kindly including a cute sticker and her business card!

I love all the pastel colours, and her illustrations are so cute and unique!

Everything altogether, with a cute blue pastel filter! The badge is super sturdy and has a simple pin-back, so can easily be pinned onto a t-shirt or jacket ^^
I decided to wear the badge in a cute and casual Spank! style outfit;

Please excuse how sleepy I look; I had just finished my job and was a little tired!

I'm super happy with how lovely the badge looks in real life, and I will definitely be trying to order more of Mel Mel's items in the future, if I can grab them before they sell out! I hope she releases more items featuring her drawings since they are so cute and very 80s style!

I also really recommend From Japan as a shopping service; the fees are very cheap compared to most other services, which is ideal if you are buying a smaller or low-value item, and the fact that they offer cheap postage options is also fantastic! They were very quick to update me when my item arrived, and posted the badge out within a couple of days of receiving my shipping payment.

I hope this little review was informative, and I hope you are all having a wonderful summer!

Love, MyPastelUniverse