What is gyaru?

Hey! Did you guys know: that I love the Gyaru style so much?
Oh, wait, you don't know what gyaru is? Simple, I will help you now, okay?

Gyaru fashion is a type of Japanese street fashion that originated in the 1970’s. Gyaru is most commonly referred to as ganguro, but it is actually a subculture of gyaru. was popular in the 1990’s, but shortly died out in the early 2000's. Gyaru is a girly-glam style, breaking away from traditional standards of beauty. Dwelling on the man-made (wigs, fake eyelashes, fake nails,etc). Gyaru fashion neither fit well with the Japanese traditional culture nor how the media portray ideals of Japanese women. It is often classified as a sign of youth rebellion. Gyaru fashion is typically characterized by having heavily bleached or dyed hair (mostly shades from dark brown to blonde), excessively decorated nails, and dramatic makeup.

The makeup typically consists of dark eyeliner, fake eyelashes and cosmetic circle lenses so as to create the illusion of large, anime-like eyes. Extremist tend to get vivid color hair wigs, for example, neon pink or lime green.

Clothing pieces for gyaru fashion differ depending on which gyaru style the individual chooses.

Oh, no~ it sounds so dramatic, tacky and cheap! But it's not that flashy! It's actually a really cute style that aims for the perfect girl look~ 。ﾟ(ﾟﾉД｀ﾟ)ﾟ｡ Ok, many gyaru go "too far" with it in my oppinion, but there's no limit in this style, is it? You can choose to do your make-up however you want. You can do it thick or you can do it softer, like Tsubasa Masuwaka, a model of the Popteen gyaru magazine!


I like both the gals that use fewer make-up but are still able to keep the gyaru style like Tsubasa:

But I also like the gals with more makeup  ♪(┌・。・)┌ Well, just like these haha:

Sometimes, the manba style is lovely too!

But sometimes a bit scary xD

Sometimes, it is too much make/up and hair

But, of all the gyaru genres, my favourite one is Kogyaru (Kogal)~!

 The kogal fashion involves wearing an outfit based on a Japanese school uniform, but with a shortened skirt, loose socks (or white cute leg warmers ), and often dyed hair and a scarf as well. The phenomenon was prominent in the 1990s, but has since declined. The word "kogal" is anglicized from kogyaru, a contraction of kôkôsei gyaru (high school gal). The girls refer to themselves as gyaru(gals), although this word is applied to several other fashion looks as well.

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<3 （　´∀｀） Choco-Rin xoxo