Next weekend I am off to the MCM Expo in London. This is not my first time going but I have never worn lolita to this particular expo. The problem is it starts at 9am and I am catching a train at 7am in an attempt to avoid the long queue. I wanted to wear lolita but it will mean getting up at a ridiculous time in the morning. Is it really worth the hassle? I was thinking of buying a load of energy drinks and snacks to keep my energy up but I am finding the lack of sleep a bit daunting.

So really I am looking for advice on time saving things I could do so that I can get as much sleep as possible. Or should I just go in my everyday clothes instead? I am so torn about what to do!

Hm, I´d say to prepare all of your clothes the night before. Set everything, including to the very last accesory that you want to wear, out. That way you´ll save time in the morning. Also, pick really simple basic makeup--the more natural it looks, the less time you have to spend putting it on. As far as hairstyles--I´d say go for a simple loose-hair with a hairbow style--you don´t have to spend time curling it or putting it up or pinning it back. Take a shower the night before, right before you go to bed. You won´t have to rush, that way.

If you do all that, and prepare the bag of food/goodies/the purse you want to take with you the afternoon before or before you go to bed.....it´ll basically just be a question of grabbing your clothes, putting them on, fixing your makeup grabbing the bags and leaving. Which can be accomplished in less than an hour.

Thank you for the suggestions. I will make sure everything is lined up ready to go! That is a good idea about basic make-up and hair. What I was thinking was the night before I could curl my hair tightly and by the morning it will have nice loose waves in it and i can lightly brush it. I tried it before and it worked quite well. Although I used too much hair spray last time so my hair was a little crispy!

I used to work at an anime con so I understand the hassle of being there early and all that. I always wore Lolita as well.

If I was going to style my hair, I got it all prepped the night before. Usually I just braided it all over and slept on it. Then in the morning I'd have waves or curls that I could quickly touch up.

Make sure your clothes are ready to go so you can toss them on right away. If you're doing makeup, it actually helps to just bring it with and then do it once you arrive in a bathroom or something. 

For everything you're bringing with you, have it all packed up before you go to sleep. That way you can just grab it and go after getting dressed.

Thanks for the tips! Thinking about it, I can probably do my make-up on the train. Luckily they run quite smoothly. I am starting to think I am worrying about nothing.