i miss heisei gyaru

i love being a gal, and i will continue loving it until all the fake tan runs out of supply or there's no more big lashes and only wispy lashes. however, there is one thing that keeps running in the back of my mind - what I like to call the golden age of gyaru. gyaru was like.... everywhere like you could just get super cute gal brand clothes that weren't $400 on depop and probably were too small on me but at least i can still get some of the accessories!! and even though it wasnt as big in the uk or us you still had sizeable communities.

thing is with reiwa (and no hate!) is that it really isnt all that unique from any postmodern jfashion subculture now, especially in the makeup. it seems like a really toned down and boring version of older gal makeup looks - to me it just takes away all the uniqueness of what gyaru really is. now, it's just boring. again, no hate to any reiwa gals out there - im just blinded by nostalgia lol

if theres anything anyone else would like to add, feel free to leave a comment!