dumbcas' site

hello to anyone stumbling upon this site ! Here is where I hope to document my "journey" into Gyaru/Gyaruo fashion as I try to get more into it!

why gyaru?

I've been interested in it for a while, and so I feel like it might be something worth pursuing! I love gyaru makeup, and while makeup is not something I've ever really touched, it really makes me want to try it out! I love that gyaru has so many different substyles that can be so different, as someone who could never stick to just one style, it seems perfect.

I also really align with the ideas behind it, I <3 noncomformity.

what substyle(s)?

I'm very much against sticking myself into too much of a box when it comes to style, I could never pick just one thing to wear forever. However, I will definitely be taking a lot of inspiration from Rokku style as it fits best with what my wardrobe already looks like, however I want to try out Manba and adjacent styles too!

gyaru/gyaruo?

Gyaruo is technically what I (am/will be lol) as I'm a guy, but since I dress both fem and masc I will likely say Gyaru or both pretty often.

disclaimer

I am not here to be the most perfect person ever. I will almost certainly make "mistakes" in my makeup, outfits, whatever. I'm dressing how I like, not necessarily how you like (that's kinda the point isn't it...). If you are the kind of person to get super mad when someone does their makeup a little different than traditional gyaru styles, then think of me as just being inspired by gyaru if that makes you feel better lmao.

latest blog entry

weekend thrifting fail

Well, it was a bust. Between 5 different charity shops (+ two that existed on the maps but were nowhere to be found irl) neither I nor my gf found a SINGLE thing. You know what? I swear I haven't had much luck thrifting since I was 16, it's so weird. That being said, I don't think I've EVER had luck in UK charity shops... You're a bit more likely to find something in US thrifts since they tend to be quite large but here... tiny little shopfronts that barely give you a chance to find something good that also fits.

Anyways, it looks like if I want some shorts I'm gonna have to go through Vinted... Maybe I'll grab another couple things on there too, but I hate having to pay multiple rounds of shipping lol.

All this being said, one thing we WERE successful in finding was some new eyeshadow palettes at TK Maxx! I got three new palettes, which is kind of a lot but they aren't huge ones - and I think I wont like, ever need to get anymore because between them I now have just about every color I'd ever want, including a SUPER pigmented black and a pretty good white - bye bye crappy drugstore palettes that literally faded away COMPLETELY by the end of the day yesterday!

I do have an order to pick up on Friday of a couple pairs of jeans and a shirt - not shorts, annoyingly, but they were a super good price on sale so I figured I might as well get them since I'll probably need more pants come fall anyways.