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Theme any ganguro?

Feb 16, 2006

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    1. Looking for any tanned girls and boys that have gone down the ganguro route c:
      Yamanba, Kogal, Gyaru/Gyaruo, or;

      (Wikipedia's list of the subcategories.)
      Ganguro gyaru (ガングロギャル): a gal with an artificial deep tan and bleached hair. This style was popular in the late 1990s and early 2000, and while that is no longer the case, there are still quite a few people who wear this fashion.
      Kogyaru: generally a high school student (高校生 kōkōsei).
      Mago gyaruo a middle school gal. (中学校 chūgakkō).
      Oyajigyaru (オヤジギャル): from oyaji and gyaru. A gyaru who behaves in a masculine way, who drinks beer and uses rough language.
      Oneegyaru (お姉ギャル): a gyaru who has graduated from high school, and thus become a more mature onee-san (literally "elder sister" but, here, "young lady"). The style is more sophisticated. Onii/Oniikei (お兄、お兄系) is the male equivalent (older brother).
      Ogyaru (汚ギャル): a dirty or disheveled gyaru who may forsake daily baths or takes little care in her behaviour and dress, even by gyaru standards.
      Gyaruo (ギャル男): the gyaru's male counterpart. See Gyaruo.
      Manba (マンバ): deep tan and contrasting white make-up. Their hair is usually pastel-coloured or blonde, and very long and back-combed. Their clothes are neon and layered.
      Yamanba
      Kigurumin*: wear kigurumi, a type of pajama-suit that resembles an animal and sometimes cartoon characters.
      Bibinba (ビビンバ): this look usually includes a lot of gold and jewellery. Similar to b-gal.
      Banba (バンバ): Can also be seen as a lighter, brighter form of manba, though they are distinct styles. Banba wear less of the white makeup than manba and wear brighter clothes. Club wear is popular. They also use more glitter, and have a neon touch to their hair. They use more extreme-looking types of false eyelashes and coloured contact lenses. The most respected Gal-cir is Angeleek; there are 22 members in their Tokyo group, and they have many other groups throughout the country.
      Kyoba bo-i: the male banba. The make-up is similar to Sentaa-gai's, but the eyes can be made up to look bigger. They accessorize excessively and commonly don bangs.
      Himegyaru (姫ギャル): girls who dress as princesses. Hair colours vary from blonde to black and is usually very big and teased. They wear expensive clothing from brands such as Liz Lisa and Jesus Diamante.

      Please ♥
       
      #1 sou_kiri, Feb 16, 2006
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    2. I dont know the "official" definition but ganguro is a word to describe a certain type of japanese girl (used like preppies, punks, etc...)
      Ganguro's are overly tanned girls who wear heavy make-up with white lipstick (or other very light colors) and LOTS of eye make-up. Usually eye shadow is in the shape of a star burst or something uncommon. They use face jewels too and spend a lot of time shopping. They were lots of jewelry (usually cheaper stuff) and stuff like that. They are "seen" as to be not bright. But honestly...they are really cool looking and I love it because it's so different! Definitly google image ganguro and check it out.
       
      #2 L-Lamb, Feb 16, 2006
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    3. oh dude....and dyed blonde hair...like wayyy overly tan too.
      Its really something
      Copied from Ganguro blog
      "2. Ganguro, literally "face-black," is a fashion trend among Japanese girls, an outgrowth of chapatsu hair dyeing. The basic look is bleached-blond hair and a deep tan, produced by tanning beds or makeup. The intent is to produce the tanned, blond California beach girl look or a black woman. Accessories include high platform shoes or boots, purikura photo stickers, and cellular phones. The Shibuya and Ikebukuro districts of Tokyo are the center of ganguro fashion. It goes against the grain of the usual Japanese standard of female beauty, which calls for skin as white as possible. The roots of the trend are said to be in the mid-1990s, starting with a popular tanned Okinawan singer named Amuro Namie and black British fashion model Naomi Campbell."
       
      #3 L-Lamb, Feb 16, 2006
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    4. #4 kirane, Feb 20, 2008
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    5. I did this face-up of a ganguro girl, with tan skin Nina.

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      I hope you like it ^^
       
      #5 yumegari, Feb 20, 2008
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    6. i'm sure this has probably been discussed many a time but ive never seen real pics of gangruo! Show me your Ganguro/ganjiro,ko-gal,harajuku or just plain gyaru~(and boys too <3). need some reference pics? here ya go:

      Video:
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHMBOVBQ38E&feature=related
      pics:
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      #6 CheapNeasy, Aug 25, 2008
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    7. Check out amb2730's shushu Sydney here! She is so hot!
       
      #7 ragdoll, Aug 27, 2008
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    8. #8 AreeElf, Aug 27, 2008
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    9. Yumegari, I (like EVERYONE), LOVE Ka-tan!

      Ha ha ha, thanks AreeElf! I was about to go looking... sorry those pics aren't the best.. Here are two of the NYC dolpa pics...

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      Kasumi (my girl) has the hots for Irvin. He's gonna go senta!

      Here is the girl she was sorta based off of (the main pic I gave to Volks). I didn't want her TOOOOO old-fashioned gal but NO WHITE LIPS!
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      #9 SailorLimaBean, Aug 27, 2008
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    10. I no longer own her but thought I'd post since this is a fairly rare face up style and it's always nice to see references. I still have two old gallery posts up that you can look up on here if you want to see more.

      Cerberus Project/Luts Tanning Lishe
      Face up is by Christy

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      All of the Luts tanning skin dolls varied in tan-ness, mine looked exactly the same in photos as she did in real life.
       
      #10 usagi665, Oct 24, 2009
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    11. woa! :D I love Gals so much!!
      What about some HimeGyaru's and Kogals?? ;)
       
      #11 sugaryunicorns, Feb 11, 2011
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    12. I would be interested where all the gal-dolls are finding clothes! My poor Kasumi has a very limited wardrobe!
       
      #12 SailorLimaBean, Feb 16, 2011
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    13. Original Post has been edited or removed due to privacy concerns.
       
      #13 Evelia, Jun 23, 2011
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    14. I'm very excited that doll owners other than myself like ganguro and manba girls! I want a doll love zxia for my ganguro gal! bump for more lovelyness
       
      #14 kikimadame, Jun 23, 2011
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    15. #15 Celestila, Jun 23, 2011
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    16. Ahhh, I've always wanted to know how those were made. Thank you for posting that link, Celestila!
       
      #16 Lady Ravenswood, Jun 23, 2011
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    17. You're welcome, Lady Ravenswood! I'm glad to know sharing it helped someone else. :)

      I found some pictures that reminded me of Jesus Diamante (himegyaru brand) a while back. I'll post a few up along with actual Jesus Diamante shop staff.



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      #17 Celestila, Jun 23, 2011
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    18. This post is LIZ LISA/sweet-kei gyaru~ I mainly focused on denim pieces from their summer collections. I included some winter suede boots, too.



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      Picture credits.
      All human pictures in the Jesus Diamante post are from http://www.jesusdiamante.com/
      All doll pictures in the Jesus Diamante post are from http://yaplog.jp/akichan1029/
      All human pictures in the LIZ LISA post are from Google image search. xP
      All doll pictures in the LIZ LISA post are from http://www.tatabjd.com/en/
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      #18 Celestila, Jun 23, 2011
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    19. Original Post has been edited or removed due to privacy concerns.
       
      #19 Evelia, Jul 8, 2011
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    20. evelia! Where did you find such awesome doll photos! I am a big Liz Lisa/Tra la la fan.... !
       
      #20 SailorLimaBean, Jul 9, 2011
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    21. Original Post has been edited or removed due to privacy concerns.
       
      #21 Evelia, Jul 10, 2011
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    22. My Shinydoll Yuli has a face up by Mingyi to look like Tsubasa, my favourite Gyaru model. She even included the nose contouring <3
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      #22 babytarragon, Mar 10, 2012
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    23. Here is my modded Unoa Sist/DnD hybrid, inspired by the gorgeous himegyaru Unoas from AUC Aki (the ones from the post of Celestila), modding and faceup by me :) :

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      #23 Aquarina, Mar 19, 2012
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    24. Adding my girl Miwako to this thread. ^^

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      #24 Smiling Doll, May 2, 2013
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    25. I no longer own this girl but I plan to get her back :D

      Supia Hamin
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      #25 GoodbyeYouHelloMe, Oct 18, 2014
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