STINTAN'S BLOG

underrated gyaru brands!

I found some of these obscure gal brands while looking for heisei retro clothes on mercari, and I thought I'd share. First one I found is Roco Nails.

the iconic photo on the left shows a girl with a bag from Roco Nails, while the second one shows some school sweaters. It's interesting to finally know where the bag on that first photo comes from... It's always been one of my favorite gyaru pics... It seems like Roco Nails produced a lot of things for high school girls, like school bags and cardigans. Like most gal brands they also put out some stationary.

their clothes outside of the school stuff are pretty cool too. They remind me a lot of Cocolulu, esp more recent Cocolulu pieces. Maybe even some jp kids brands like Angel Blue or Mezzo Piano... very unique. Next brand is Rose Fan Fan. Similar to Roco Nails, they produce a lot of accessories and stationary. Their clothes are very cutesy, they remind me a bit of Tralala.

the girl in the first pic is wearing a dress from Rose Fan Fan, while the second pic is a skirt and camisole. I really like the dress, I could see it being a good Tralala substitute, it looks so similar. I would totally wear the outfit in the second picture... it's super cute. Reminds me of the Tralala shirt I own.

^^ super cute pocket handheld mirrors from Rose Fan Fan. I love the design and the logo! The last brand I wanted to share is Blue Moon Blue. I think of it as a "poor man's cocolulu" LOL... but the clothes do look pretty decent. They just tend to sell for less from what I've seen. They make a lot of jeans with really interesting patches and colorful patterns on them.

I also found this really cute shirt for sale! It reminds me of Alba Rosa a bit. I think this brand would be perfect for an amekaji co*de.

that's basically all I wanted to share! I would reccomend these brands if you're looking for something niche and unique.

Christmas!!

Hello! I wanted to share my Christmas pictures with you all!! First I'll share my co*de that I wore on Christmas! I've been wearing a lot of red in my gal codes lately which is kinda out of character of me o_O...

The picture is so big LOL... I don't know if I will start using smaller pictures later.. I will consider maybe? On my old neocities blog, I also had big photos. First I'll share my current Gintoki collection! A lot of new Gintokis have been added.

The new ones are the two lookup figures, the coin, the shirtless Gintoki, the figure in the back behind him, the two plushies sitting in between the little round ones and the big ones in the back, and the little figure in between them. Any I didn't mention I had before now. He looks handsome and cute in all of them <3 It took me a year and a half to accumulate all these Gintokis, and I am very greatful for all of them. I think of Gintoki as my love so I like to have as much of him with me as I can <3 Most of them came from my mom or my ex boyfriend, (the only things he gave me I kept... LOL) and some were bought/made by me. The host Gintoki stand was made by me, and so was the print, the rock, and the little clay ones. My favorite Gintoki plush (the one with his clothes from the timeskip ending) isn't in this picture, and that's because I always keep him on my bed! (might share a pic of him later) The acrylic stand on the far left actually came with my Gintama artbook, so that's cool! If you look carefully, you can see my big Gintoki cardboard cutout in the back!

I don't really have a favorite, but the shirtless one always catches my eyes XD... I'm so in love with him. The big one in the back is also beautiful! He is probably the most detailed one out of all of them- I also love his smile!! The cutest smile ever!! I'm not sure which ones I'm going to bring back with me to college when break is over... I'll have to think about it...

I know it doesn't make a lot of sense to have the Hijikata figure in the Gintoki collection, but occasionally I put another character in with the Gintokis so he doesn't get lonely. I really like their friendship in the show, they are funny when they fight each other XD... lookup figures are so cute... I love how they fit in my hand... it's like my own little Gintoki and Toshi!

and the final Gintoki picture: My Gintoki itabag and pillow. I actually own two Gintoki pillows, but I couldn't fit them both in the picture...if you really want to see more of my Gintokis you should check the rest of my neocities blog! a lot more Gintokis can be found there. I also have pictures of my Gintoki tapestry in my dorm room there! Anyway the itabag is something I've had for a while, my lovely friend actually helped me make the pins! The only new things in the picture are the pillow and the three little Gintokis in the bag. The one on the far left I actually have two of, and you can see the first one in the other pics! They are all so cute!! I love to be able to carry him with me and snuggle with the Gintoki pillow >///< If you look really carefully, you can see another little Gintoki plush in the background behind the bag- the reason I didn't really include him is because he came without clothes lol. I had to temporarily put him in a sock until I get him some doll clothes.

this is just a picture of my collection of small figures. I know the camera quality is bad, but my phone doesn't have a great camera. The only ones I acrually got for Christmas were the Gintama ones in the back. I also have the Hijikata, Takasugi, Rin Kagamine, Hello Kitty, and the little fashion doll I got at a Japanese convenience store (I didn't go to Japan, lol... it's a store that sells Japanese goods in the US.) I think my favorite is the little Toshi mayo...

I also got these books, the Hakuoki switch port, and this Gintama folder. Both of the books are from artists I really love, so I think I'll enjoy the, a lot. I've been wanting to be able to play Hakuoki winds and blossoms FOREVER because I was introduced to the series by playing memories on my DS :) I still haven't completed it yet, I really just want the Hijikata ending TwT... love you Toshi... hoping for better luck in my next play of memories and with this new one! (I do blind playthroughs ^_^) You have no idea how excited I was for this to come out LOL... I literally lost it when it was announced... I think I'll use the Gintama folder to keep my art in. Not quite sure yet.

I didn't get a lot of clothes for Christmas, this year, actually. I tend to get mostly clothes but I guess it was different this year. I got a pair of striped socks, bowtie, cat hoodie, Yatori Kamisama Kiss shirt, black cardigan, blue skirt, patterned jeans, and the princess hat. I really liked the cat hoodie, it reminded me of himekaji and old Liz Lisa- the material is a bit cheap but I don't really mind. I thought the patterned jeans would work for something amekaji, maybe? I think the hat is my favorite, it remind me of something from the gyaru brand Black Queen, or maybe even DIA? Idk it's neat. I saw a girl at uni with a similar hat and thought it was cool, so I asked for one.

This picture is mostly makeup- since there's so much to see in the picture, I'll only go over a few. I got 5 new sets of nails, pins, a couple hand creams and lip glosses, toner, my melody cable protectors, perfume, gyaru lashes, earrings and a candle. The earrings are awesome- they look like little swords... it's literally me... The candle was given to me by a friend who didn't want it- it smells great and so does the perfume!! It smells so sweet, I think Gintoki would like it. ♡ (⇀ 3 ↼) One of the lip glosses is from Flower Knows, one of my favorite cosmetics brands!! Their products look soo cute, they have a rococo theme and remind me of hime gyaru decoden! Ignore my book of photocards in the picture, I just included it bc I thought it looked cute XD

last picture!! this year I got two new phone cases and a set of Gintama trading cards- I don't know how to play the card game because it's all in Japanese and I only know English... TwT But I don't really mind. I don't like card games anyway, so I thought I would use them like photocards. They are super cute! I thought because the phone cases were clear, I could just slide one in behind my phone. I also got the little card sheets to hold them in, so I might put them in those and decorate them! that's all I have to say for today.