Screw The Rules: color

September 10, 2009

Hair dye!

SO.

I'm not sure at all how relevant this is going to be to the rest of you but I recently redyed my hair :D

Over the years I've had literally every color in the rainbow in my hair, and so far I've exparmented with green hairdye using three diffrent kinds-

Brand: Manic Panic

Color: Electric Lizard, amplified formula

Results: Came out streaky yellowish green and not bright at all- I even dyed twice and I still didn't get results I was happy with! Dye faded out into a yucky brown-green within a week. In Manic Panic's defense, my hair was aznblonde (aka that orangy color asians get when they bleach their hair half assed) and it was left over from a previous dyejob that had faded. However, I've had this problem when I had prebleached so I haven't really had a good experience with the brand ):

Brand: Splat

Color: Neon Green

Results: I know it looks like seafoam green but it was more of a super bright blue toned green. I was definately happier then I was with the manic panic dye, but the color was much lighter then I was expecting it. (Splat works decently for all the other colors considering there's no reference photo on the box... just models with badly photoshopped hair!) The color was completely faded in the back to blonde and brown in under three weeks. (umm plus side is it comes with bleach?)

Brand: Special Effects

Color: Iguana Green

Review: I was kind of weary of it because in the past I've always gotten better results from dyes which you have to mix beforehand. Also when I applied it I was expecting the color to be quite streaky because my hair wasn't evenly bleached- when I washed it out suprise suprise! A dark rich true green! So far I haven't seen any fading (well honestly it's been less then a week so I'll keep you guys updated) and I get tones of compliments on my hair :] Even some areas that were dyed dark brown before turned green- also it didn't fry my hair at all! Do I even need to say I'm super happy with it?

note: Another green hair dye I've heard is popular is punky professional's Apple Green- I haven't tried it out yet but maybe in the future... I've heard people like this because the product looks less like dino snot then special effect's product.

I still don't see why looking like dinosnot is a negative ):

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September 2, 2009

Gothic White

So the other day I was thinking, why don't you see many white gothic outfits? It would be an intresting change from the all black outfits which turn into a person shaped black hole when photographed in bad lighting.

Sadly though, in this day and age the common misconception that 'goth' is basically just wearing all black all the time. In lolita there's the disturbing rise of the use of the term 'bitter loli'. Ignoring the fact that in japanese it sounds like Nigga Loli (as a kind anon on loli secrets poinded out), I think it's pretty rediculous that just because a dress is mostly black it is no longer in the 'sweet' category. Call Toy Parade or any of the other sacherine sweet prints by Angelic Pretty 'bitter', all you want- I'm still getting a tooth ache over here. Also, if I had a nickle every time I saw someone with a frilly cupcake dress with lace everywhere and bows exploding all over it BUT in a black x white colorway, calling their outfit 'gothic' I would be able to afford those delicious (overpriced) tempura rolles at the food court under the fashion campus.

Anyway, aside from an obvious sweet print (pastel colors, stuffed animals, candy, puppies, bows, ect.) what design features mark a printless dress as gothic rather then sweet? Gothic clothing is more mature, it presents more of a streamlined sillouette. Accessories may include crosses (both normal and inverted), chunky jewelry, choakers, gloves, high platforms, and fishnet are definately more prominant then in 'normal' lolita style. Also on a more mature note, occasionally more 'fetishy' elements are present like corsets.

But in conclusion let me say this is by no way an official guide ; although I enjoy the gothic style I am by no means a goth and am definately not an authority on the style!

Anyway goth (I presume) is usually in black because of the connotations the color has where the style originated- death, darkness, night ect. However, white also shares some of theses- even in the west, ghosts are usually portrayed as being pale ethereal forms, and in Asia, the color white signifies death and mourning.