/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>7192068
In general, I have found that Western gyaru look best with the following:

-Light to dark brown/black hair and a handful of other shades
-A slight tan
-Minimal/subtle contouring of the face. Usually contouring the nose slightly between the eyes and brows & a bit of a highlight is enough.
-Naturally shaped brows that aren't over-arched and thin. That, a long with the over-contouring can really make some girls look haggard.
-Pale nudy lips with a high gloss. I have a hard time finding nude lipsticks--either they're too orange for me or not 'nudy' enough. I've personally found Dolly Wink looks best on me.

Again, this is all just my opinion.

Also, I would say the most important thing is the makeup. Particularly the eyes. Circle lenses and falsies (preferably upper and lower, but some gals have only been known to wear upper lashes on casual days) help the most in making you look gyaru. Spiky, cute lashes and long feathery ones are the most popular now.

Hair is next. A lot of Western gyaru default to big curls and lots of volume. If you have a difficult hair type (my friend has really frizzy hair that doesn't hold curl or product) or are having trouble mastering the hair, wear a wig until you get it down pat.

Clothes, imho are the least important. So long as they are trendy and attention-grabbing in one way or another (ie. super girly, flashy d.ia. style, super sophisticated, or rock-inspired),the style itself doesn't matter quite as much.

Don't be afraid to post here. If you're not comfortable posting your whole face, you can just post your eye/nose/whatever you're asking about. Asking about products and doing one of those collages like in the Lolita coord thread helps, too.

Let me know if you have any more questions!

>>7112893
Can I just say I'm so glad to see so much concrit in the secrets this week? One Anon even photoshopped a girl's picture to show her what she needed to improve.

If I had photoshop and could use it decently, I would do that every week with girls that post on the lj comms/tumblr and submit them as secrets.

Sometimes all it takes is people seeing how they would look if they followed some concrit to get them to actually do it.

It would also negate the "Well you don't look perfect yourself so your concrit is totally invalid" attitude that seems to prevail amongst the gaijin gal community. When there's concrete evidence that they actually WOULD look better, they can't say very much in that department.