Gyaru thread

[Anonymous No.8490908]

Haven't seen one in a while, assume for a good reason, but hey. Starting off with people's opinions on this series? Coord/make-up self posts are cool, inspiration photos, drama, fav comm, favourite gyaru, blog recommends, concrit help, w/e, just would like to see what's happening if anything.

[Anonymous No.8490916]

>>8490908
Is traditional gyaru still a thing? I wanted to get into the style a few years ago, but lately I feel like there's very little around. Are there any good blogs to follow or anything like that?

[Anonymous No.8490945]

>>8490916
Tbh it is mostly dead. But if you don't encourage people to join then it'll stay that way.

Good idea to read through thegossipgyaru.tumblr.com because they give lots of advice and point out noob mistakes. Personally, I follow;

himeprincessnana
renacavallone
bd-gyaru (there was loads of shit with her a while back but she posts good photos/inspo)
queensayuri
medussabondage
gyarurebel
rokkugyaru
himehimestar
lovearimarie
felikawaiiko
rokkuqueen
rivriv-gyaru
drugsforaddicts
pinkiechan
galvip (their online issues also a good starting point)
motokomori
charlihoney
femininedreaming
thescrubdaddy
mayumibarbie
miyuyoshida
emixlea
thechroniclesofxinhui
ottokake
sarajsweetheart
ilovegyaru
mysticthorn

Gyaru Blog Post Sharing on fb has some Blogger people if you're interested in that.

[Anonymous No.8491008]

I love that some gaijins are at least trying to get gyaru bigger. Especially Xinhui, she has a galcir and everything and is encouraging people to follow. I think one good thing to do to get more gaijins in the gyaru trend is to be good and popular. People will follow as inspiration. I wish Saiharii was more active, she gets so much attention on her YT, FB and Tumblr. But this shitty comm trashed her to shit so I doubt she even cares that it's dead over in the gaijin world.

[Anonymous No.8491015]

>>8491008
I love her make-up and style - both of them actually, but there are so many good gals who just...don't post anything. Ever. And then there are shitty gals who spam everything, usually have a bad attitude, and give out a negative idea of the fashion, and it's too small a community to let that be the most common thing.

People talk shit or at least used to about Heather but at least her videos are doing something and getting stuff out there.

[Anonymous No.8491039]

What happened to Pin? I can't find her youtube channel anymore

[Anonymous No.8491045]

>>8491039
http://pikkupin.tumblr.com/post/117152856805

:(

[Anonymous No.8491077]

>>8491045
Oh, she's a boy now? Well, good for her. Still a bit bummed that she deleted her old videos though.

[Anonymous No.8491085]

>>8491045
> it’s too much fun to be Eemil
I'm really confused, is Pin FTM or just wearing a more masculine style? I've been out of the loop for ages so this is surreal to me, I used to follow Pin a lot.

[Anonymous No.8491102]

>>8491085
I don't know tbh. Pin apparently was just her gyaru persona? Good for her but sad for the fashion.

[Anonymous No.8491201]

I want to get in tho this style but I have no idea where to start.
I'm into Rokku/Goshikku, Agejo and Himekaji.

My problems:
I have shitty short hair, long forehead (can't do a fringe because, again, shitty balding hair).
Hooded eyes, I still haven't managed to put on lashes. They always end up looking strange and touching my brows, (I guess they're too long if you have hooded eyes?).
I have cellulite event though I'm thin, so I can't go bare legged (would those fake garter tights work?)

[Anonymous No.8491208]

>>8491085
Well, she legally changed her name to Eemil Vilhelm so... I guess?

[Anonymous No.8491214]

>>8491201
Wigs or hairpieces. Lockshop, Prisila, or commission a sujimori style from a cosplay wig commissioner.

I can't really help with the lashes, but are you buying gyaru lashes specifically? Diamond Lash, Eyemazing etc. I can't actually imagine them being so long on anyone. But if they are, sorry anon, keep practicing?

Skin coloured tights, or any tights you feel would match the coord? Bare legs/thigh highs or whatever aren't necessarily gyaru. You can get jeans and whatnot.

Also, gyaru I feel has gotten a lot more plus-size friendly so no-one will judge for cellulite - well, some people will, but they'll find reasons to bitch anyway. Nude tights will help.

Start with the make-up. Buy at least one set of actual gyaru-recommended lashes and keep practicing until you've got the eye make down pat, then move onto contouring and do the same. They're the most important things.

[Anonymous No.8491228]

>>8491102
By persona, do you mean like fake name, or did she actually build up a fake persona on her blog in terms of personality? If it's the latter, I'd be really bummed out.

[Anonymous No.8491238]

>>8491214
I bought some cheap lashes from eBay to practice. I was wondering if the result would be better with "Gal recommended" lashes, but I didn't want to spend a bunch at first for practice, you know? I did try cutting them in half and put them just in my eye corners and it didn't look half-bad. I'll try to get some legit ones and see if the result is different.

Thanks for the rest of the tips, too!

[Anonymous No.8491253]

>>8491238
That might be the issue...I know they're expensive but gyaru is a pretty expensive fashion unfortunately. It's really good you're practicing and experimenting - maybe a good idea would be to look up some gals who review ebay lashes and see if there are any cheaper ones they recommend? Google something like "gyaru ebay lashes review".

Going to post some inspo of gyaru with semi-covered legs!

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>>8491228
I always assumed that Pin was her alter ego or something.

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[Anonymous No.8491341]

>>8491253
>>8491253
That was a very inspiring pic dump, saved.
I don't mind buying Diamond Lash for example, I just didn't want to waste the money ruining them, while I am still putting them on badly.

I googled around a bit, managed to find some on eBay that have nice reviews with pics, actually. Seller butterflybeauty168 appears to sell some that are nicer. I liked these, maybe someone will find them useful too:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-Pairs-Long-Thick-Soft-False-Fake-Eyelashes-Eye-Lashes-Makeup-Natural-Fashion-/370823947524

[Anonymous No.8491342]

Hey gals, what are your favorite brands for eyelashes? Are Diamond Lash and Dolly Wink worth the money?
And what kind of shape should I be looking for in eyelashes?
The makeup I do daily (attached, sorry for low quality) already uses false lashes and circle lenses, but I definitely wouldn't call it gyaru due to lack of hair/arched and bleached brows/contouring/clothing/nails

[Anonymous No.8491345]

>>8491331

[Anonymous No.8491361]

>>8491342
I'd say Dolly Wink are barely gyaru personally, but Diamond Lash or Eyemazing definitely worth it, for uppers at least.

For shape, the spikier the better for me, big, bold, spiky as opposed to kind of tapered and winged? Your make-up looks cute but I can't tell if you're wearing lower lashes? I'd say add a point in the inner corner, more of a "droop" and a wing. Looking good though!

Also would be cool if we could not feed the troll spamming shitty non-gyaru images.

[Anonymous No.8491368]

>>8491341
They're cute, and definitely good for a beginner! Thank you for link.

[Anonymous No.8491370]

What do you all think of Neo-Gyaru? I feel like it has heavily damaged and watered down the "traditional" gyaru style, and has probably contributed to its decline in popularity, but maybe I'm just being cynical.

[Anonymous No.8491376]

>>8491361
idk I think Snooki dress pretty damn gyaru somtimes

[Anonymous No.8491395]

>>8491370
Apparently the woman who came up with the term "neo-gyaru" has said it's not "gyaru" at all. The fashions have nothing to do with each other in the same way lolita and gyaru don't, if that makes sense. I don't know enough to say, but I do think people seeing it and thinking "that is what gyaru is" is sad.

[Anonymous No.8491430]

I've recently got interested in gyaru (especially kurogyaru and similar) but I'm having trouble with the makeup, specifically lower lashes and contouring. I use powder contour and it never feels like it shows much. I also have a pretty prominent nose (high bridge, but wide) and if I do the "normal" gyaru nose contouring it just looks ridiculous, any tips? And with the lower lashes, my under eyes are very wrinkly and I have dry skin so the makeup always ends up smudging... am I doing something wrong? Is it ok to use lower lashes without eyeliner?

[Anonymous No.8491452]

>>8491430
I can't really help with contouring because I'm shit at contouring but I normally do the ridiculous gyaru contouring and then lightly dab my normal powder over it with a powder brush, adding a light layer until it's toned down a bit but again I am shit at contouring so idk.

Definitely okay to use lower lashes without lower eyeliner. Might be difficult to make it look gyaru, but definitely okay. You could use dark eyeshadow along the bottom? Will post inspo.

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>>8491376
this tbh

[Anonymous No.8491480]

>>8491370

It's very meh and strays so far away from gyaru that I'm not even sure why the gyaru was tagged on in the first place. It's aomoji with oneegal makeup.

[Anonymous No.8491486]

>>8491452
>>8491461
>>8491467
These look great anon! I'm going to give it a try, its so important to look flawless and it makes me sad when my eye makeup disappears or smudges, I feel like I look messy/dirty instead of glam.

[Anonymous No.8491557]

Japanese gyaru do heavy contour because they have round moonfaces, tiny slant eyes, and flat noses. Of course it looks ridiculous on Westerners, but they all insist that "contour" is so damn important and shade the sides of their noses mud-brown. Tbh if you have a western face shape you don't need to do all that much

[Anonymous No.8491953]

>>8491557
Yeah, I think the only "important" contour is just the highlighting, like the nose strip and inner corners of the eyes. Other than that, westerners don't really need too much contouring unless they have flat features

[Anonymous No.8491969]

Has anyone purchased the now revived Ane Ageha? I was thinking about buying it but I don't know how much this one has changed (if at all) from old Ageha.

[Anonymous No.8492115]

>>8491969
Woops, I meant Koakuma Ageha, not Ane Ageha!

[Anonymous No.8492131]

>>8491331
snooki is gal?

[Anonymous No.8492779]

>>8491953
I agree. On that note, whats your favorite highlighter? Do you use powder, cream concealer, eyeshadow..?

[Anonymous No.8492821]

I found some nice Hime Gyaru DIY tutorials for acessories and all. These are all pretty easy and basically just require you to know how to use a hot glue gun, and some creativity. It's mostly just ideas for decoration but I love what she did with the handbags!
>http://magicpearlheart.blogspot.pt/p/hime-gyaru-tutorials.html

Also, how do you do your nails? Do you get gel extensions done, and ask for a bunch of 3D stuff on them? Do you buy false nail sets on Etsy? Or do you DIY those plastic nail sets you can buy for cheap?

[Anonymous No.8492989]

What are the ideal measurements/size for gyaru fashion? I'm losing some weight and would love to get into the style, but I'm not sure how thin I'd need to get to A. Fit it and B. Actually look good in it.

[Anonymous No.8492996]

I have nothing against this girl, she's pretty and everything, but I have no idea how she's gal. Someone explain to me please.

[Anonymous No.8493003]

>>8492989
I think essentially as skinny as possible - US size 4 maybe. But honestly if you're up for customising/offbrand stuff you can be any size and do it well. What substyle are you looking to get into?

[Anonymous No.8493005]

I feel a bit off about Pin's departure message on their LJ. I completely understand that you shouldn't force yourself to do something you don't like, it's not the leaving that rubs me the wrong way at all. The fact that they felt the need to say that there was nothing good about gyaru except the friends they made and that online communities are toxic and they pity anyone who still deals with them.
No wonder people are afraid to join...

>>8492996
Is she neo-gyaru by any chance? A lot of people are using the terms interchangeably now.

[Anonymous No.8493016]

>>8493005
It was tagged as rokku. She's part of the Beginner's Guide thing? I don't understand. I could kind of understand it being onee, but definitely not rokku. She just looks like a normal pretty girl.

[Anonymous No.8493033]

>>8491361
I am wearing lower lashes. Thanks. That was pretty helpful. Also this is probably a stupid question but do I have to wear super long nails to be gyaru? Or can they be on the shorter side, as long as they're elaborate? I'm going to art school and need to be able to use my hands for stuff

[Anonymous No.8493042]

I like some styles of Gyaru (mostly clothing wise, I never got into how they style their hair) but I'm going to be honest, some of the pushing on how skinny one must be to really look good in Gyary is kind of off-putting. There's nothing wrong with being skinny or wanting to looks skinny, but some of these girls are too much even for my standards.

[Anonymous No.8493043]

>>8493033
Short natural gel art nails have been the norm for a couple years now

[Anonymous No.8493088]

>>8492989
Depends how much you want to fit into Japanese brands. If you aren't petite and small of frame anyway your shoulders, ribcage or hip width may well count you out anyway - an average Japanese M size is like 83cm bust/65cm waist/85-90cm hip if you're lucky which depending on the brand is about a UK/AU 6-8 or US 2-4. In terms of looking good in it that's probably more about proportions than a particular weight, gyaru tends to show a lot of the shape of the leg (whether it's with tight fitting jeans, short skirts or tights) so in my opinion girls with more stick-like/slender legs look better than people who have thighs (either muscle or fat). You can probably get away with loose top/tight bottoms if you're more top heavy or still have a bit of a belly, but I've not seen many successful gyaru outfits that work the other way around.

[Anonymous No.8493139]

On the topic of fitting into Japanese brands, does anyone have links to anything like gyaru weight loss blogs, particularly progress or stuff like that? I know there are some that are just gross and super unhealthy ("I only had two apples today teehee!~"), but I love seeing the sane ones, it makes me feel like every step and every struggle is worth it. I'm only trying to lose a stone but I feel like I'm climbing a mountain with my legs and arms tied together.

[Anonymous No.8493144]

Posting hair tutorial for the classic wtf is that hair so big tutorial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPcC5X2nYrA

[Anonymous No.8493195]

Don't worry too much about being skinny/fitting into brand, so many gals nowadays are larger and don't give a fuck. Someone posted a few in the plus-size jfashion thread.

If you want to fit into brand, if you're going for a style that is very brand-based, idk, agejo, b-gal, kurogal, etc. you might struggle but honestly I think clothing is a lot less important than the make up and hair at the end of the day.

[Anonymous No.8493199]

>>8493033
Nope, honestly I only bother wearing nails for meets because I have to wear gloves for work. I buy cheap deco ones for days when I want to go all out.

[Anonymous No.8493457]

>>8491253
For me, who is in and out of lolita occasionally, himekaji and some more subtle styles of gyaru have been easier to incorporate into my lifestyle. Of course, this is just me speaking personally but I love Jfash so I always want to wear something when I am not at work. Even thinking of buying more LL and Jugetta for work wear.

[Anonymous No.8493474]

>>8493195
>so many gals nowadays are larger and don't give a fuck.
Am I bad for hating this attitude? I don't support being really underweight or anything like that, but I think gyaru looks better on skinny girls.
I feel bad, and I'd never drag a girl down for wearing gyaru if she was bigger, but maybe I'm just so used to seeing skinny girls wear it.

[Anonymous No.8493510]

How does one go about joining that Sekai no Gyarusa group? My local comm is tiny and blogs just aren't as good for meeting people.

[Anonymous No.8493568]

>>8492996
The answer is simple, she isn't one.

[Anonymous No.8493571]

>>8493510

SNG is shit.

[Anonymous No.8493613]

>>8493571
speaking from experience or?

[Anonymous No.8493627]

>>8493613

Back when Sere was mod (is she still in gyaru? her fb is gone and she's not on my fl anymore) she had major bf with some stupid g_s type group and she made the group into a giant ass pat group. Kicked anyone who gave concrit or didn't agree with her. She used it as a ranting group but no one else could. (She bragged around cheating,only having a kid for visa purposes,etc) and the other mods are still her ass kissers.

[Anonymous No.8493644]

>>8493627
Ugh, I'd heard it was better than that. Any fb group recommendations..?

[Anonymous No.8493649]

>>8493644

the international one is good, and I think the gal vip one is good as well

[Anonymous No.8493666]

>>8491370
it makes me v sad :(
every tumblrite just throws on those dreamv mules and a pastel skirt and goes 'I'm a gyaru!'
yh I'm talking about you pixielocks and your kind

[Anonymous No.8493681]

>>8493666
>people who think gyaru is neogal, or think gyaru is solely himekaji or roma

[Anonymous No.8493694]

>>8491318
Snookie's so two thousand and late...

[Anonymous No.8493831]

>>8493694
kek

[Anonymous No.8493840]

>>8493694
Perfect

[Anonymous No.8493843]

>>8493474
To be fair, I associate Gyaru in general with super skinny girls so I don't think it's that weird. I mean weren't Gyaru magazines the ones with fantastic diet advices at "just eat nothing" or "only eat this jelly" ?

[Anonymous No.8493846]

>>8493474
Personally disagree, but if you're not going around shitting on the bigger gals, that's your opinion.

[Anonymous No.8494332]

>>8493843
Wow really? Like did that shit actually go to print?

[Anonymous No.8495388]

Do you prefer wearing brand, or just wear offbrand? I feel like gyaru is fairly easy to pull off with just some key pieces (like for different styles, a D.I.A. belt; a MAR*S skirt) that you coord with fitting offbrand stuff.
What do you think?

[Anonymous No.8495391]

>>8495388
Personally I think that having a few staple pieces, like you mentioned - maybe for hime a La Pafait headpiece or jewellery, some MAR*S pieces that match, maybe again jewellery for rokku styles, and the rest can be found offbrand. I think gal is 99% from the neck up anyway so I'd rather spend my money on the make-up and hair than the clothes. Having brand I think does help, but if you can get a similar thing for much cheaper, why not?

[Anonymous No.8495672]

What wigs would you recommend? I want to wear kogal, himekaji, and rokku/goshikku. I'm eyeing Lockshop's Mermaid in Royal Brown (pic related) since it looks pretty casual for daily wear, and I could always curl it a bit more. Thoughts?

[Anonymous No.8495783]

>>8495388
There are a lot of offbrand companies who are doing well while some brand shops are closing some of their locations. I agree with >>8495391
on having staple pieces and going from there.
IMO one piece can get you a long way in gyaru

[Anonymous No.8495822]

>>8495672
I buy a lot of non-expensive wigs for everyday wear.

[Anonymous No.8495831]

>>8495822
Do you have a picture of your wigs? Because cheap + everyday doesn't sound like a great combo to me.

[Anonymous No.8495845]

>>8491273
leather, lace, and chiffon?! Something about this really clashes for me.

[Anonymous No.8495917]

>>8495845
It's tulle not chiffon. Everything about her outfit looks so cheap.

[Anonymous No.8495981]

>>8491273
This looks more Bonnie Tyler than gal to me. I like the outfit, but I don't like it as a gal outfit.

[Anonymous No.8495994]

>>8495831
Not on this computer, I will try posting some later

[Anonymous No.8496015]

>>8491430
Gossmakeupartist on YouTube has an excellent video for contouring different nose shapes.

[Anonymous No.8496025]

>>8491969
I just bought the newest issue this past weekend! Overall it's pretty much the same as before. The only difference is they're keeping on trend with the lighter makeup, and the removed most of the ridiculous diet ads from the back pages.

[Anonymous No.8496029]

>>8494332
I'm not sure and I do doubt it would be language like that, but for sure they did have very questionable advertisements in Gyaru magazines on diet pills with before and after pictures of girls that could lose a pound or 10 but instead lost around 20.

Some actually give good health advice (stuff like exercise or count your calories with tips) but in all honestly I sometimes find some girls to simply be too thin. And if they then talk about how they lost even more or how they have fat thighs I just.. it makes me feel like I'm looking at some bad thinspo blog.

[Anonymous No.8496033]

>>8494332
not that anon but I remember the jelly thing

[Claudie !!5M+s+ZHeFhU No.8497917]

>>8495672
Those are all very different substyles, so you'd be investing in a decent amount of different hairpieces and wigs in the long run. For a start, though, I think that wig would be good for both kogal and himekaji as is. That sahe of brown isn't really seen in many rokku or goshikku coords, since those tend to lean more towards an unnatural dyed/bleached look with ashy tones. Maybe if you teased it, though, it could work as well!

[Anonymous No.8498085]

>>8497917
Thanks! I think I'm getting that one for a start since it's more "basic" and realistic so I can wear it out casually, and I'll probably invest in a unnaturally colored wig for something different.

[Anonymous No.8498105]

>>8494332
>>8496033

Here's one of those magazine pages, ignoring the giant text bubble in the middle those girls went from needing to lose like 5 kg to skeleton mode.
As much as everyone can do what they want as long as it's healthy, these girls don't exactly look healthy to me.

[Anonymous No.8499148]

>>8498105
fucking yikes
it looks shopped but even the idea is pretty creepy

[Anonymous No.8499495]

>>8498105
They look super shooped, not to mention they're posing in the after photos so they look even thinner. Is this just an advert for diet pills or is it something written for the magazine?

[Anonymous No.8499561]

>>8499148
>>8499495

Pretty sure it's an advert and also shooped, but even then it looks pretty horrid.

[Anonymous No.8501677]

Different eye shapes. Second from the third row is mostly what I've been doing. What about you?

[Anonymous No.8501682]

>>8501677
More lashes and eye shape styles.

[Anonymous No.8501692]

>>8501682

[Anonymous No.8501956]

Don't know if people would be willing to self-post but I'd love to see some progress photos, before and after style. I'm very new and it could be good motivation.

[Anonymous No.8501958]

>>8501956
Seconding this. Any gyaru-specific weight loss progress would be appreciated.

[Anonymous No.8501984]

>>8501956
Wanna see outfits make and hair progress too!

[Anonymous No.8501991]

>>8501958
>>8501958
Not sure this is what you're after but it might help.
facebook com/groups/1613389915556422/?fref=ts

[Anonymous No.8502140]

Threw a couple together. Might not be helpful but w/e.

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[Anonymous No.8502839]

>>8501692
What brand of lower lashes are the last two gals using?

[Anonymous No.8502966]

>>8502839
Perfect Value Eyelash ME-9 and Diamond Lash Nudy Eye

[Anonymous No.8503068]

I can't be the only one interested in gyaru that thinks that 95% of MARS stuff is tacky as hell?

[Anonymous No.8503224]

>>8503068
>into gyaru
>not into trashy
leave

[Anonymous No.8503286]

>>8503068
I used to think the same thing but the more I got into gyaru the more I realised...that was kinda the point. And it's glorious.

[Anonymous No.8503354]

>>8503224
>Implying you have to be trashy to be gyaru

>>8503286
It can look good on others, but when I see the clothes on the rack it's just... why. But I think it's mostly because I don't like shock pink x black

[Anonymous No.8503402]

>Be a beginner to the gyaru scene
>love b-gal
>Most people think rokku or himekaji are the only gal
>Can't find good references because it's outdated
>most people mistake it for ganguro or kurogal
>People say you have to have MARS stuff, even it does fit the style
>Thinks MARS is tacky a'f
>will never be gyaru according to some
>I just want look like an OTT hip hop model, man

[Anonymous No.8503418]

>>8503402
>most people think rokku or himekaji are the only gal
Feeling this. Especially himekaji. Looking at lolitas/"kawaii" girls who buy DreamV stuff and think that makes them gal.

Where are you from, anon? I barely see any rokku about. Good luck, friend, you can do it.

[Anonymous No.8503427]

>>8503402
Get the brand names and search the tags for those brands, search on Japanese blog/social sites as well as tumblr and insta, try to find out if there are any Japanese spellings or abbreviations for those brands.

I'm not a gal but I'm a big fan of Baby Shoop just because it always amazes me how wacky the whole b-gal concept is, unfortunately with the way people are so sensitive and like to apply readings onto things these days you might be inviting trouble onto yourself.

[Anonymous No.8503440]

>>8503427
>search tumblr for b-gal
>read the notes on posts
>"CULTURAL APPROPRIATION!!! STAY WOKE!! OFFENDED!!"

Lol

[Anonymous No.8503454]

>>8503427
Thanks anon! Well, I'm already black so I see where you're coming from, but I think it'll be fine. If anyone says anything, I'll do what I normally do, and ignore them. People should wear whatever the hell they want to.

>>8503418
I'm from a smallish (not Puerto Rico big, we only have one town on my specific island, and two main districts. The country, and town) Caribbean island, so I don't see much of jfash anywhere.
Probably I'm mistaking rokku gal for something else then? I'm still in the stage for learning the difference between styles.
I'm also in the stage of buying off brand clothes for b-gal since I'm trying to ease my way into it.

[Anonymous No.8504426]

Is there any sort of guide for newbies to Gyaru like there is for Lolita? I'd like to get into gyaru but I honestly don't know where to start, I'm interested in Himegyaru and Agejo.

[Anonymous No.8504440]

>>8504426
iamthefashionmentor.com/gyaru-guide-beginners-start-gyaru/
youtube.com/watch?v=7XBOmlFXKiI
mysticthorn.com/search/label/gaijin%20gyaru%20guide

[Anonymous No.8504473]

>>8504440
Thank you!

[Anonymous No.8504569]

>>8501956
Nervous about self-posting but my first attempt at gyaru make up and most recent attempt.

[Anonymous No.8504760]

>>8504569
You've improved so much, your recent makeup looks so clean

[Anonymous No.8504837]

I agree with the gals upthread re: Snooki looking gyaru sometimes, and it reminded me that I always thought Ariana Grande was one set of lower lashes away from being an A+ gal

[Anonymous No.8504843]

>>8504837
On this topic I also think Taylor Momsen (circa 2012? I don't know anymore) looked kinda Rokku... At least some of her outfits could be Rokku inspo. Like pic related.

[Anonymous No.8505753]

>>8504569
Your current make looks so good! This is really nice to see!

And did you get a tan? I kind of want to get one but I'm afraid of wrinkles and sun damage...

[Anonymous No.8505755]

>>8502966
Thank you!

[Anonymous No.8505758]

>>8503454
Caribbean represent! There is a great lack of j-fashion around here despite south america having a big community...

[Anonymous No.8506144]

>>8504760
>>8505753
Thank you! And I'm sorry, I didn't get a tan - I have a family history of cancer so it worries me, and also naturally ginger so a tan wouldn't suit me at all. It's just lighting and also improved contour. I'm sorry I can't be more helpful!

[Anonymous No.8507413]

>>8492821
This sight looks so cute, and the tutorials are quite helpful, thank you for sharing!

[Anonymous No.8507782]

Hey do you guys know if any gajin gyaru circles or comms still exist??? I know Lizzie Bee goes to meets all the time, I'm in the US and I don't know of any gyaru comms, after strenuous research OTL

[Anonymous No.8508284]

>>8507782
gaijingyarudirectory.tumblr.com
gyarusa-directory.tumblr.com

I don't know about Lizzie though, I follow her and I think she just meets up with her friends as opposed to comm meets. If they do have an active comm in the UK good for them.

[Anonymous No.8508821]

I want to do gyaru more often but I'm scared of it because everyone looks so perfect with their makeup and then there's me with a slight double chin and ugly caucasian hooded/tapered eyelids.
I look so gross from the side and any slight downward turn of my face makes me look at least 30 pounds over weight. I just want a prominent jawline. Please tell me I'm not alone with this problem. I can never find any tutorials featuring anyone with my type of eyelids, it's either old white ladies with parallel eyelids or Asians with nicely shaped eyes/eyelids and access to decent eyelid tape or glue.

[Anonymous No.8508933]

http://kawaiihijabikuma.blogspot.ie/2013/12/kawaii-hijabi-post6-tips-on-how-to-be.html
Discovered this while looking for coord inspo. What do you think of this?

[Anonymous No.8509011]

>>8508933
Some of the coords are cute. Some are more gyaru than others. I don't want to discourage anyone from gyaru but I think hijabi girls are going to struggle a lot because of the nature of the fashion. I think as well if they had MASSIVE layered headscarves that would help enormously. Make-up would have to be perfect. I will be very impressed if someone manages to pull it off.

[Anonymous No.8509043]

>>8509011
Yeah I agree, like some of the coords but I would have thought it would have been impossible to do as a muslim since Gyaru consists of a lot of stuff that's forbidden in Islam(false eyelashes, nails, serious amount of make up, not to mention the clothing styles).

[Anonymous No.8509048]

>>8508821
Sorry anon. Can't really help, because I have never in my life cared about the shape of my eyelids, or anyone else's eyelids. Saying that, I doubt anyone will notice yours, or care about yours. If you practice your make-up - especially contouring - seriously I bet your problems are things no-one else will even notice. I think I have a massive double chin most of the time, especially when I smile, but no-one else notices it. You can contour your jawline, too. Try it, keep going, but if you don't feel amazing in gyaru, maybe it wasn't for you?

[Anonymous No.8509070]

I have extremely hooded eyes but my eyes are extremely big so whenever I try gal makeup I look so weird...yet when I do the bottom eyeliner closer to my eye,it looks better but then people tell me drag it out more..Do westerners really have to do the big space between the eye and eyeliner thing?

Pic related is how I prefer to do it

[Anonymous No.8509081]

>>8509070
That make-up looks really good to me, anon. However you could try drooping it more but filling in the space, and not leaving it bare? See Xin's attached, it's only her waterline that's not filled in. It gives it more of a shape. But your eye shape is pretty droopy anyway.

[Anonymous No.8509092]

>>8509081

Not me in the picture but thanks anon, I worried about it being that low like xin's because I have big cheeks but I'll try it like that from now on.

[Anonymous No.8510477]

Seeing as there seems to be a decent amount of plus size members, where do they get their clothes? I know that there's plum primo but their selection seems very limited And I would imagine that brands wouldn't fit.

[Anonymous No.8510893]

has anyone tried the 6 min challenge?

I should of glued my lashes earlier...
https://youtu.be/WOW-7d3oiys

[Anonymous No.8511156]

>>8510477
Probably mostly offbrand and modified stuff. Some styles are easy enough to find things in Western stores. If anyone knows how one would get their hands on plus-sized hime clothing, like, not Liz Lisa casual crap, actual hime, I'd be very interested.

[Anonymous No.8511862]

>>8495672
>>8495831
Super nervous about posting this and sorry it took so long. I have others I could share too..excuse my bf's room

[Anonymous No.8511940]

>>8508284
Yeah, it's just Lizzie and her friends, not 'official' gal meets, unfortunately. I'd love to hang out with them because they're all a lot of fun at the few meets there have been since I got into gal, but I think a lot of the really good UK gals lost interest in hosting meets because most of the 'gals' in the UK are just paying lip service and never actually make an effort or come to anything. It's sad. And I'm probably not helping by posting this here, but I'm just sharing a feel I guess. It sucks to know really fashionable, nice, fun gals are in your area, but they're just not doing anything you're invited to.

[Anonymous No.8511984]

>>8511940
Hello fellow UK gal! I know the feeling. It's a pity because I feel like we have some really good gals and could make a respectable con if people like...did shit together. There was that beach meet that got cancelled, and then a mention of a kogal one that died off, and gyaru representation at HJ was non-existent bar a few. I don't know what happened in the past to stop meets happening but it does sound like a lot of gals can't be bothered which is sad for those of us that do.

[Anonymous No.8511988]

>>8511984
*comm not con, ffs

[Anonymous No.8512011]

>>8511984
Ugh I agree so hard about the beach meet. That looked like a great idea but then it just disappeared, I don't even know why. I didn't even hear about the kogal meet, that would have been so much fun. I tried to organise a meet myself once, a bunch of newbies put their names down and literally nobody turned up, so I completely understand why the gals who actually make an effort don't want to bother with the mass of plebs. I just think it's a shitty situation for any gals who want to make an effort but don't already have close friends in the comm. Whereabouts in the country are you? Probably not anywhere near me, but on the off chance that you are, I'd like to make a friend with similar feelings about these things.

[Anonymous No.8512022]

>>8512011
Warning, I am a newbie but I have been to meets - I would love to go to more! I'm just outside London so I could go to London meets but anywhere really depending on the amount of warning. I know what you mean - I think some of the older/better gals are already very close and so when they meet up it's a friends thing, and so don't need to have meets for a community that doesn't really try hard. On the other hand as you said for those who want to try hard, they don't want to invade on those friendships. I think also there's like a case of - no meets - gals leave because nothing to do in the comm - meets don't happen because no-one comes kind of circle. Whereabouts are you?

[[e-mail] No.8512055]

>>8512022
I'm close to London too! I've been into gal a while but not all that long, a couple of years or something. Well, if you'd like to chat, I'll drop a burner email, it'd be nice to see if we get on seeing how we're in the same area. I once made a really good friend just by this kind of thing on /cgl/, haha, so I'm kind of eternally optimistic about the friendship potential of random similarly dissatisfied anons now.

And yes, I think you're totally right about that cycle. People don't have much motivation to participate in the comm when there's nothing to actually *go* to, I mean look at the lolita comm, how many lone lolitas are active and notable online? People are much more likely to put effort into an online presence when there's a social aspect.

[Anonymous No.8512074]

>>8512055
Thank you! I'll send an email tomorrow after work or something. It would be really nice to have a gal friend nearabouts!

I wish we could learn from the lolita comm and how it operates and absorb good things into our comm - if I knew more active lolita girls I'd quiz them on their comms a bit more.

[Anonymous No.8512081]

>>8512074
From what I've seen, lolita comms work well by being smaller/more regional and being very regular about their meets. The thing about gal these days is that there's so few of us, you sort of get one online comm that's very thinly spread, rather than a bunch of more tightly-knit local comms. I've seen regional gal comms in other countries that work really well, they normally ended up forming circles and things that blog regularly and do a good job in promoting the style. The UK's just in that awkward mid-range where most major cities are theoretically accessible within a few hours so you don't get regional comms, but practically, nobody can be arsed to come to a meet in London if they live in Newcastle and vice vera.

[Anonymous No.8512568]

Is there an updated list of gal brands?

[Claudie !!5M+s+ZHeFhU No.8513124]

>>8501692
Ugh I love the top one, the lashes are so full and fluffy. Does anyone know which brand this is?

[Anonymous No.8513259]

>>8513124
It literally says it in the picture.

[Anonymous No.8513790]

>tfw bigs and short legs are a no-no in gyaru

Why even live ;_;

[Anonymous No.8513878]

>>8513790
short legs a no-no?
Does this even make sense when most Japanese women are small in stature?

[Anonymous No.8513952]

>>8512081
Being part of my local lolita community as well, I think the best way it functions is to have regular meets, even if like 2 or 3 people come we usually go about town so as to promote the fashion. There have been many times as well when we're out where people recognize the fashion and become part of the community because of our meetup.
We try to host at least one or two each month.

[Anonymous No.8515164]

Where do you find your off brand clothes at?

[Anonymous No.8515635]

Are circle lenses a must-have for gyaru fashion? I personally cannot wear contact lenses because they cause a very painful allergic reaction. Am I doomed to be a fake gyaru?

[Anonymous No.8515776]

>>8513878
theres a difference between being short and having short legs, it's about proportions not height

[Anonymous No.8516240]

>>8515635
Its going to really influence the way your eye make up looks

>>8515164
Rakuten and occasionally sales/second hand groups

[Anonymous No.8516274]

>>8515776
I believe there are ways to give your legs the illusion that they are long, so I really dont think having shorter legs should influence a fashion scene.

[Anonymous No.8516282]

>>8515635
Lizzie Bee doesn't wear lenses, she's done a tutorial on her make-up and talked about it. imo it's going to be really fucking hard to look gyaru and your make-up will have to be PERFECT, but it can be done.

[Anonymous No.8516323]

>>8491273
selfpost

[Anonymous No.8516480]

>>8513790
Slap on some heels. Not too difficult and also common in the fashion itself. No idea what you mean by "bigs". If you mean plus-sized gals there are plenty of good examples out there.

[Anonymous No.8518541]

>>8515164
F21, Rakuten, Taobao, River Island, New Look, Asos, Primark, shops that sell clubwear(mainly run by pakis)

[Anonymous No.8519321]

>>8518541
Those paki shops that pop up for like two months and then close are actually pretty good for agejo or ane style.

[Anonymous No.8522616]

>>8510477
What style do you like? B-gal and Rokku are easy to put together in western culture, while himekaji is a bit harder.

[Anonymous No.8522905]

>>8490908

The only issue I'm having with a lot of gals is the fact that they put on a clusterfuck outfit full of brand even if it doesn't match at all or over use the same accessories. An outfit full of brand or with bits of brand that don't match at all doesn't always equal a good coordinate. Other than that, I think it's great that there are gals who are willing to come out in the open to promote the style and share their experiences and love for the fashion.

[Anonymous No.8523432]

>>8522616
Seriously? I get your point, but himekaji is fucking easy as hell to put together. Especially in spring/summer, especially this year when there are flower crowns and pastels everywhere. Also Lis Liza absolutely floods the secondhand market, really easy to find for a good price.

[Anonymous No.8525795]

Do you reckon we'll get any secrets this week?

[Anonymous No.8525856]

>>8512081
>mfw in NC and want to try gyaru

[Anonymous No.8525867]

>>8525856
What, Newcastle? Go for it, anon, just...be prepared for travelling to London for meets.