bleached my brows, and i started to shave more of them off...to draw them back on.
At this point, I was invited to DIAMOND gals, and I was seriously blown away! Me ,of all people? I thought I'd stick out badly with my manba/banba make and rock style clothes, but these girls were kind and also gave me tips and style inspiration too!
A Diamond gal shenanigans ~ lol
2009
Me and Tif! I did her make up~
acen 2010, i did a convention attendee's, C O U R T's make up for her~
her face is actually darker than it is in the photo~
(winter 2010)
spring-ish met Usagi and Purin!! :D (me, tomo, usagi, purin)
who says you cants rock short hair and be gal??
At times I'd feel a bit bad because I'd feel that I could be improving a lot more if I had more cash and would really consider dropping out the scene, but some words from LA (gal isnt just about clothes, its a lifestyle, having fun..)and thats why I'm still here! because of her! Because she was there for me, I thought it be a great thing to give back to the gal community, so I made a youtube channel for manba/banba make up (for people who want to see it done right lol) and also a few appreciation slideshows for western gals too(i think i might do another video one of these days...) and I also gave advice to some newb gals too, even Kevi, when she was a new member of BLACK CHERRY at the time.
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heres my little checklist thing:
1. study pics! get the pics of style/make up that call out to you and study them!
2.try it out! you wont be perfect the first time, dont give up
3. keep the first pix to yourself, especially if you cant take critiques yet or people being dicks when your pix are not up to a nice par yet.
4. have faith in yourself
5.make some gal friends~ the best ones will not only just chat with you, they will give you mega advice <3 but dont abuse it!! *and will respect you. (added april 9, 2024)
6.HAVE FUN!
7. take chances, be creative, push yourself. you will never grow as a gal if you hold back!
8. invest in good wigs/extensions and simple pieces you can mix and match with other stuff
9. look at street snaps of real gals than gal models.
10. dream BIG!! but, dont expect to become perfect so soon, and dont let your mistakes discourage you.
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a thing that pisses me off :/
1.i think its a shame how some gals that can have so much potential, get so scared or discouraged in ANY style (manba especially) and just drop out.
2.gals or girls who think they are gal but arent even close put others down when they are trying. to the gals that have been in the game, SHAME ON YOU! You know it didnt happen magically for your transformation, and you had fails too, so dont act like you were born a perfect gal!!
3. just because you do some make or style at home once or twice, (manba, any other style) doesnt give you the right to claim yourself as a gal! you have to be good at it and be brave to wear it outside. its a lifestyle, not a costume or cosplay.
4. telling a gal who wants to do manba to not waste her time. even though the style has died down quite a bit, they still do exist all over the world!! as long as she (or even in some cases, he) wants to do it, give them the best guidance! being a manba/banba can be harder than other styles ! especially if they are the only one of their friends doing it too! manba is still a part of gal!!
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heres a little list to the people who were there for meh, thank u:
yari and m0m0ko(lol) they helped me quite a bit back in the day
la- my first gal sister
Kiara- a gal eyebrow advisor
DIAMOND GALS- making me push myself harder~
<3
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Various pix
oh gawd... lol like... 08 i think?
first gen Black*Cherry
2010
Jen,Tiffani, Me, and Dj Sisen
2010?
2011 (san fran~)
2011
2011
2010?
2010
2010?
random ass old guy. 2010