Oct 19th Fashion Advice Stream

Quick fashion tip from yours truly

Keep your kawaii shoes nice, GET HEEL TAPS  

I’ll get a remastered video up soon because the audio quality is terrible.

Share post with a friend in the meantime that needs a reminder  

Xoxo my dear Heartlets. 

Heartlets Fave Make Aspects

Dear Heartlets,

Gyaru make, short for makeup, isn't just thick eyeliner, adn bold, spiky lashes and an eye-catching nose stripe. Base makeup, contour, and even eyebrows are part of the equation that gets overshadowed by the striking way we do our eyes.

This year, in the midst of the hottest temps of the summer heat that engulfed us, you all shared your favorite aspects of your full-face make. 

Here are some responses:

“Li” a newer gal Heartlet writes:

All of the eyemakeup, even if I struggle with lashes, they make the whole look!!

“Ki”, a beautiful ebony doll shares:

My blush ! I love wearing different blush styles

“🙂‍↕️” chimes in:

Definitely putting on lashesss🥳

“K-chan”, an enthusiastic beginner adds:

I struggle w my eyeliner alot, and yet it's still my favorite to do!💖

im BIGGG about circle lenses cant go without em!

“A-chan”, a gal who doesn’t let anything stop her from doing a full face of makeup, replied.

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So, what has been your favorite part of gal make?

Names have been shortened to protect the identity of those who have shared their opinions.

September Check-In

My dear Heartlets 🫶👿✨, How are you all? 

These past few weeks have been a bit much, hasn't it? There are so many world-shattering historical events as well as changes to look forward to this fall season that it's all too easy to feel overwhelmed and even stressed. 

So...My questions to you:

Are you eating well? Sleeping well? Taking time out for little moments for yourself, like with the 🫧Makeup Brush Washing Ritual🫧 that we all do on the weekends after a hectic week?

Are you getting in a little movement with dancing to your favorite songs or going for a light walk?

Neglecting yourself to keep up in this hamster wheel is not beneficial to you. 

Take baby steps. 

Mata ne 🫶🏾😈✨

Black Kawaii Gurl

I talk and listen to a black creative often; a dark skinned woman with edge and cuteness who cannot rely on passing as mixed/white in a world so judgmental. Though her days may be long and hectic with her packed schedule, and how to navigate the world of being an independent creative, she still puts forth the drive for her goals. 

Numbers don’t lie, and I often tell her she’s setting & meeting goals despite the set backs and the complex layers of them that she expresses. We can be our own worst critics, that’s for sure! But doing everything yourself because people fail you certainly sucks. (But for those that actually keep their word, you are amazing!)

And yes, it IS tiring “playing the race card” 🙄 even in kawaii, alternative, artsy, and nerd spaces. But others wanting us to play small or ELSE, being goaded for reactions, needing to turn a blind eye because we don’t want to be the “angry black bitch” or face bad pr with grudge holders with a vendetta just because it’s fun for them, while still not taking us seriously yet in turn demanding free labor and support just because…is not tiring?

Being used as an object in platonic spaces to gain cool points from via selfies or by overly familiar association, but not cool enough to give credit to. 

Typical

        Played out

                     Cliché

But that’s life for us. Maybe some can overcompensate and may evade this in some ways by some form of whitewashing or even “Asianfishing”  to some extent to be a more favorable black person and be more “appealing” ie the Oreo or Chocolate covered banana (is that a real term?).  Aka the  “omg, you’re a white/Asian girl in a black girls body!” cringe of a  “compliment” of some sort. (as if black people didn’t learn other languages? Did anything beyond shaking ass or rapping or slam dunking?) This perpetuates the notion that Blackness, African descendants in America, are inherently inferior, worthless, and up to no good. 

🥱

Maybe some have lots of trauma with Blackness; pain and humiliation and sabotage as sport from others who happen to be different, from those that are similar, or from the same kin. Maybe the cringy compliments of “wow, ur black but not that kind of black”, “you’re pretty for a black girl”, “omg you’re so ArtICuLatE (for a black person!)”(my “fave” compliment talking with other artists/professionals at a prestigious art institution) is some glimmer of pseudo hope and admiration in a world that tells you you’re not good enough so often.

There are some that don’t care to change themselves because it doesn’t matter. There are some that do. There are some where that is all they know so what is there to change? 

But, it’s an interesting experience. 

I hope it doesn’t get you down too much. 

💖👿🫶🏾

Gyaru, Rules, and the State of Being

Cross posted from a forum July 21,2025

This is NOT to single any particular person out, just wrote a lot and wanted to archive it. :}

On gyaru fashion, gyaru as a subculture, gyaru rules, and the state of being 

“What’s in a name?” Shakespeare

 -Romeo and Juliet-

Gyaru is based on trends and popular items in a mall so some of that “freedom” is premade from the brands/mall. Manba is very otp compared to Rokku, Onee, Hime which makes it stand out more as “alt”.

The Cost of Cute Heels

There’s no doubt that the right pair of shoes can bring a level of badassery to an outfit. Heels can be cool, cute, sexy, outrageous or even dark and mysterious. They come in various styles: heights, colours, with a platform or without, stiletto heel or chunky. 

You know whats not hot? Foot pain! 

Sunk Cost Paradox - Sunk Cost Fallacy Pt2

2016 Depaul Business Event

One statement that resonated during this event was “if a business, etc, isn’t fueling your growth, then it’s alright to leave.” It was not just about money, though.... if an entity is registered as a business.... then it has to pay the people they employ... I digress... Another point that led to the Sunk Cost Fallacy post! There have been a lot of establishments where I not only learned a lot from, but was able to track the metrics of my growth and progress. [Just to be clear], I even learned things from one organization (business? non profit? start up?) where I was to wear the label of a dumb slutted version of myself to have someone else comfortable and “professional” at my own expense and without my consent based on the experiences I downplayed for the sake of peace and focusing on what was less negative.

Juneteenth

 Its already June 19th (Happy Juneteenth everyone!) and it has been quite warm. Finally! 

Though it's not officially summer just yet (it starts tomorrow) it feels like it, and I have been scouring the internet for fun things to do. Do I want to do picnics? Tan at the beach? Do I want to explore something new? I can do all of that, and... what will be next?

WCG Trend Alert

D.i.a.’s comeback and goods live!

D.i.a.’s revival goods

D.i.a. Had their launch on ZoZo on June 4th, and showcased their products on their social media. You know I was up to watch the reveal of their newest items! 

Antidepressants Are Useless? pt 2

Welcome back, heartlets.🫶👿🌟

In a short article back in 2022, Antidepressants Are Useless? In 2022, I mentioned that after reading an article, read it here,  I was somewhat shocked that someone would suggest these common remedies were not as effective as their industry was claiming. Far too often do we see all sorts of mental health prescription advertisements on American television compared to other countries, as if they were candy or a new, trendy item.  Just to be clear, I am not a therapist, psychologist, or psychiatrist; this is from my own findings.

When I was in my most active online era, I would come across posts on social media that had me thinking about depression differently than just cute gyaru pictures or makeup tutorials. Some of those posts had reiterations of a quote that read:

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It's Rohto Z! - Review

 "Wow, what a feeling! Strong yet soft, the indescribable sensation is truly long lasting."

"The sensation spreads through my brain- I feel wide awake, My eyes are purified and refreshed."

It's Rohto Z!

Feel it!