Chris x Bilbao!

Continuing our yearly tradition, my favourite husband came to visit me!

Nails: November '23

Hello gals! Today I want to share with you my new nails. I finally was able to visit a nail artist in my city I have been following for a while and I am super happy with the result! ✨

GYARU-ABLE: Atelier Fix Design

Ever since I discovered the brand Atelier Fix Design (and sister brand Duck Farm), thanks to Natsumi's blog post listing western gyaruable brands, I've been obsessed with collecting every piece I can match to my current wardrobe! 💜

🦋 Brand: Atelier Fix Design (formerly Fixdesign)
🦋 Country: Italy
🦋 Active: no

Fixdesign was founded in 2004 by Gianmarco Maggiulli and became a full-fledged fashion house in 2006, rebranded as Atelier Fix Design. The brand is very himekaji and Liz Lisa coded to the point where I wonder if they weren't a direct inspiration. The best part? As a premium brand, the cut and fabric of the pieces is amazing. Cashmere, wool, 100% cotton... all at super cheap prices since the brand went out of fashion.

Nails: September '22

Hello gals! Today I want to share with you my new nails. As I've mentioned before, I usually can't have super long nails as I am a musician, but I find this length perfect to play and feel gyaru at the same time ✨

I went to my regular salon in my city and got my usual acrylic refill because it is the only way I don't end up biting the crap out of them. Even though he used the tip technique he was super careful with application and making the nails as thin and natural as possible and they feel gorgeous 💜

As you know already I always do my own decorations! This time I got some silicone moulds from Aliexpress to make my own nail charms! 😱💜 I used some gel nail polish to fill and cure them and it didn't turn out too bad, although I think next time I'd like to try with builder gel or similar! Nails are the one thing that make me feel extra gal and I'm really happy with how they turned out!

Hope you enjoyed this little post and thank you for reading.

xx Shin

Deito with Chris 💜

Hello gals! I wanted to share some photos with you from my trip to The Netherlands ✈💜

Purchased: Mustang Setenta Boots

Hello gals! Today I want to show you my new boots from the Spanish brand Mustang.

Gyaru 109 Month: Gyaru 109 Meme!

As part of Gyaru 109 Month I wanted to participate in the first blogging challenge!

Current Boom & Wardrobe Revival (Part 2)

Hallo gals! Here is Part 2 of my previous post about my current boom, in which I want to share how I revived my gyaru wardrobe with mostly 2nd hand shopping!

Current Boom & Wardrobe Revival (Part 1)

Hello gals! Today I bring you a bit of a rambly post. Its been a weird period style wise for me because I've been feeling really low about my gyaru looks for the past two years or so, recently because of the pandemic blues but mainly because I was kinda lost about what I wanted to look like. So I want to talk a bit about the changes that have made my excitement for gal come back for me ✨

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Gyaru Nails: August 2021

Hello gals! Today I want to share with you my new nails. I usually can't have super long nails as I am a musician and need to be able to play to pay rent lol, but since its the summer holidays I decided to go all out! ✨

OOTM: March coordinates!

Hello! How have you all been? The world has gone crazy, I really hope everyone is managing to stay safe in these harsh times. I have found gyaru to be one of my rays of sunshine during quarantine - I am super grateful for the energy that the community is giving me, with Instagram Lives, challenges and other activities going on. I thought I should start sharing my coords on this blog, so here are some of the looks I have worn recently!

1) My Favourite Tiara

I found this skirt in Mercari and just had to hunt down every colourway. They are definitely my current favourite item in my wardrobe 💜

Shop with me! Spring-Summer 2020 Trends for your Gyaru Wardrobe (Part 1)

Fashion is cyclical: trends come and go, continually reinvented. The bell bottoms that reigned during my childhood are finally making a tentative comeback. The puff sleeves that I thought looked ridiculous in my mother's 80s photos are now delicate and elegant again. It is quite easy, therefore, to look trendy with second-hand items, by experimenting with our styling of them.

With this idea in mind, I have put together several outfits inspired by different gyaru substyles, such as old school or agejo, that follow current trends with pieces selected from sites such as Mercari and Fril. I hope I can inspire you to give new life to old clothes!

According to fashion magazines such as Vogue UK and Harper's Bazaar, these are some of the big trends coming for the Spring-Summer season:

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Gyaru TV: Sunny, Our Hearts Beat Together (2018)

(Dani from OHNOESDANI also reviewed this movie recently, please check her post!)

I finally watched the Japanese remake of the Korean movie Sunny (2011)!

Sunny tells us the story of Nami, a middle-aged woman trying to reunite her old high school gang to fulfil her friend's wish, and, in different flashbacks, of how she befriended said group of friends (in the very iconic 80s Seoul!). The original movie was very popular in Korea, with various remakes being made (including - uff - Hollywood) , but why would this interest us gyaru?? Well, the Japanese remake decided to move up the high school storyline one decade to, you guessed it... the 90s kogal era!

A weekend with with Velvet Gyarusa!

HELLO, long time no see!  I have been an absolute disgrace when it comes to my plans of reviving this blog, so I am hoping to do better in the coming months! I have been inspired by Georgie and Emi, who blog in the early 2000s casual style about their daily gyaru life and meet-ups (when am I not inspired by Akipoyo gals though?). Lets see if I can keep it up somewhat!

Excitement.

Last weekend I went to visit Velvet gyarusa in The Netherlands! I first met Chris, Ria and Wes during the 2019 Gyaru Jubilee last August, where I shared a flat with them and other gals! They planned a weekend full of activities and surprises, it went by too fast... unfortunately Ria didn't have time to meet us but I hope to see her again soon as well <3

Spring-Summer 2019 Haul: Alba Rosa, Liz Lisa & More!

Hello gals! I wanted to share my latest haul from Mercari, Fril Japan and some local thrift stores!

I am obsessed with the old school ganguro look from the 90s at the moment, especially the sleeveless top + pencil skirt silhouette, paired with platforms. I have started collecting anything and everything with tropical, hibiscus, or banana leaf prints, with bright colours like teal and yellow, but especially all shades of orange, from corals to burnt orange, as I'm loving its warm contrast with my tanned skin.

You and Me Japan Review: Liz Lisa Floral Skirt

Hello gals!

Today I would like to share my experience with the second hand JFashion online store You and Me Japan (@youandmejapan on Instagram).
You and Me Japan sells second hand Liz Lisa and Swankiss items for a reasonable price. They have a very small selection of items but I think they stock prints that I haven't easily found in eBay stores for example. I had originally ordered this skirt through Mercari, but the transaction fell through, so I decided to test this store instead!

Gyaru-able: Mustang Spring-Summer Collection 2019

Hello gals! I am starting off my new blogging era with a new series, Gyaru-able! Since gyaru is first and foremost about making the latest trends your own, I believe, as other veteran gal do, that with the correct makeup and styling skills you do not need a full wardrobe of Japanese brand to be able to be gyaru. In this series I will feature gyaru-able items from European or Western brands that you might have not known before, which are easier to get hold of for us outside of Japan <3

Today I want to show you the new Spring-Summer collection from Mustang, a Spanish footwear and accessories brand that is known for being super trendy. Their new collection features tropical, hibiscus, and other summery prints which I think are sooooo gyaruable! Mustang is also a Maid in Spain brand, so you will be supporting local business and craftspeople.

Lyra (13€), Manjud (30€) and Acuaria (30€)

Blog Revival! My Journey as a Gal

Hello gals, and welcome to a gyaru revival of my blog!

You might know of me from Instagram (@majisuka.shin) where I share my coords and looks. I thought it would be fun to revive this little blog and explain how I got into gyaru! <3

What is gyaru?

Gyaru is a Japanese street fashion that originated among school girls in the early 90s, dominating fashion trends during nearly two decades. A rebellion against traditional Japanese beauty standards and expectations regarding how women must behave, gyaru are easily recognisable due to their celebration of tanned skin, bleached hair and a loud, wild, confident attitude. Through the years, gyaru has evolved and branched out into very different substyles.

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Neojaponisme has a three part, really interesting article on the birth and evolution of the gyaru.

Hime Hime Star describes the history and substyles of gyaru in a brilliant in-depth series on her YouTube channel, with the collaboration of other gaijing gyaru around the world. It is a must watch for any girl interested in the style.