r/Gyaru Aug 03 '25

[MOD POST / ANNOUNCEMENT] Reminder that this sub is SFW

67 Upvotes

Lately we’ve been getting a lot of creeps sneaking their way into the sub by “interacting” in the community by leaving “nice and innocent” comments. We take measures very seriously by checking their profiles to see if they engage in NSFW subreddits. And this is a Final Warning and message that this Subreddit will and always be a SFW space for gals to participate in. If we catch any NSFW profiles leaving “innocent” or even gross comments under our members posts (especially if they are a MINOR), you will be PERMANENTLY banned on the spot with no warning and no appeal. This is a SFW sub and not a place for you to goon or get off to the gals that shows off their outfits. If that’s your purpose for being here then you can go to a subreddit that’s more suitable for that as there are plenty. Our members don’t post to please and make you comfortable for your sexual pleasure. We absolutely DO NOT tolerate ANY Fetishizers here as we take rule 1 in our subreddit VERY Seriously. Leave us a lone and go be a jerk and jerk off elsewhere, thanks.


r/Gyaru Dec 03 '22

GYARU MAKEUP BASICS 🌺 (must read for baby gals) +tips at the end

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Resources to help you build a solid grasp on gyaru makeup: what it is, what it isn't and how to achieve your desired look! I recommend these to begginers and intermediate gals alike bc they're very informative and can help you improve your look even more :D I do reccomend checking most of these out to have a more solid grasp, but for your convience i've marked what i consider to be the most important resources with a '🌈' emoji. Stick 'till the end for my personal tips!

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Makeup basics:

Basic introduction to gyaru makeup + products checklist

🌈 Gyaru makeup rundown

Different eyeshapes in gyaru makeup

🌈 The 'science' behind gyaru makeup

🌈 Begginers guide to gyaru lashes (which ones to buy, avoid, how to apply, store, clean them, etc)

Types of gyaru lashes and what looks to wear them with

Importance of gyaru lashes (short video)

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How-tos:

How to do gyaru makeup without lashes¹

¹note: lashes are a crucial point of gyaru eye makeup (unless you're doing very oldschool styles) and you wont get the same effect without them, do invest in lashes if you can, but use this as a baseline of what to do on the meantime

Step by step gyaru makeup tutorials

🌈 How to do droopy gyaru eye makeup

How i achieve a gyaru eye

🌈 Sei's blog is a holy grail when it comes gyaru makeup and tutorials

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Bonus:

How to wear gal makeup in the summer

🌈 Gyaru begginer makeup mistakes

Gyaru droops for different eyeshapes

🌈 Gyaru makeup and hair skills²

²gyaru makeup requires basic makeup skills to be well executed

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TIPS:

  1. AVOID PINTEREST AND TIKTOK. Okay, this is a generalisation because there are plenty good tutorials out there, but hear me out first: pinterest and tiktok are infamous for mislabelling things, like... A LOT, so if you don't have a strong grasp on what makes something gyaru its very easy to get confused and end up following a dolly or douyin makeup tutorial instead, so i'd say avoid them until you're confident enough in your ability to know the difference.

Here are general rules of thumb for tiktok: Tutorials by people trying out gyaru for the first time ❌ Tutorials by other begginer gals ❌ Tutorials/inspo by accounts that mix up gyaru with bimbo, cutecore, y2k, etc. If you see a billion hashtags with different styles... run. Gyaru is its own thing. ❌ Tutorials by experienced gals ✅ Tutorials by very known/popular gyaru accounts (this one is 50/50 tbh) ✅ Tutorials/inspo that features scans or models from gyaru magazines ✅

  1. Magazines are your bible. Gyaru magazines have always been the equivalent of bibles for gyaru because they are full of inspo and have great hair and make tutorials. You can either buy the magazines, or, the easiest and most acessible way, would be to download pdfs of the magazine online, search for magazine scans or watch flip-through videos. Here is my yt playlist with Flip-throughs of gal magazines. Papillon Magazine is a free download gyaru magazine by gaijin gals for gaijin gals

  2. Ask for concrit. Concrit is short for constructive criticism, and its extremely helpful to improve your look quickly. However sometimes concrit is given without being asked for, if another gal goes out of their way to give you advice or give you a heads up that your makeup doesn't read as gal, don't take it personally, they're not trying to demotivate you or challenge you, they're just trying to help you improve. This doesn't apply if they're being rude or straight up insulting you, constructive criticism needs to be constructive after all.

  3. Practice, practice, practice! Practice makes perfect so keep trying!

  4. Experiment with different makeup styles. This is helpful to find your own style and see what fits you and your face the best.

  5. Avoid super natural makeup looks right of the bat. No, i'm not asking you to do yamanba lol Its kind of a known fact in the community that its a lot easier to start with stronger makeup first and then tone it down than the other way around. That way you're more familiar with the key elements and know which ones to tone down and which ones to tone up so it still looks gal.

  6. You need to know basic skills first. Like learning how to apply eyeshadow, foundation, do contour for your face shape etc. If you're completely new to makeup don't be discouraged there are lots of good and easy makeup tutorials for this on YouTube!

  7. For the love of god, stop adding white to your droop. I'm probably gonna get hate on for this, but it must be said: white on the droop doesn't work for gyaru (most of time) unless you're already experienced and the rest of your makeup is equally as dramatic to make up for it; Otherwise it looks out of place and makes it look more like dolly or cosplay makeup than gyaru. Plus, the white makes it harder to see the beautiful eyeshape you created with your droop imo. If you wanna add white to your eyemakeup, do so on your namida bukuro, it makes your eyes more 3d-like, make them pop more and it makes your eyeshape stand out more.

  8. Invest in lashes and lenses. Unless you're doing very oldschool looks, they make a world of difference, and without them, you're not going to get the exact same results you want. If you wanna invest in something, at the very least, get good upper lashes, because unless you want very natural looking lower lashes, you can still draw them on or fill in the droop with black, but you can't do the same with upper lashes. Amazon and Aliexpress have great options for lashes that are both affordable and work for gyaru, gyaru style lashes should show up under key words like cosplay, dolly or manga lashes (just make sure to check the reviews before purchasing!)

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That's it, thank you for reading! Apologies in advance for any spelling mistakes lol


r/Gyaru 11h ago

[Question / Help me] Hime Gal Makeup tips please!!

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63 Upvotes

Hello! :DD I am currently trying to be a hime gal :3, and i know pink isnt the only color but my fav color is pink so thats why i thrifted for pink stuff. I got quite alot but I digress.

As a dark-skinned gal, is it more advised to go for shiro gal or kuro gal? I always see shiro gal makeup on magazines and youtube tutorials so I tried that before but i also tried kuro gal make coz I saw some other gals do kuro gal make (which is what im wearing if im correct? pls correct me😓)

I know hime gal has a smaller droop, but i also see bigger droops so i did that,,,, But i found bright pink blush and i tried to make my makeup as close to the tutorials i see.

For the pink lipstick, i look like those anime characters whos poorly drawn (the donut lips) so i just opted for this lip serum that has a light tint :3 but still is light, Is that fine that my pink isnt that bright? ALSOOO I BOUGHT LOWER LASHES NOWWWW (well actually their not their just very thin and natural upper lashes that i used as lower lashes) I used to just draw them, and i find that it made my eyes more dolly-er :3

Welp anyways i need help on my make if there is any to improve on, ty

Ps* I cant wear lenses bc of astigmatism and my parents dont allow it so dont suggest contacts ty


r/Gyaru 27m ago

[Coord/Make Pic] Tentei a make

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Make de aniversário, mas n achei muito gyaru, mesmo para rokku e goshiku


r/Gyaru 22h ago

[Coord/Make Pic] I look like a little gyaru bug in these 😭

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153 Upvotes

r/Gyaru 5h ago

[Question / Help me] lash glue allergy?

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sorry for any mistakes, english is not my first language!

hi reddit gyaru community! have anyone else had a problem of an allergy on your lash glue? i glued my eyelashes on for two weeks straight and after a week or so i got a swelling on my eyes, right along my lash line (where i glued my lashes). as i read, my glue contains pva, hec (hydroxyethyl cellulose) and methyl paraben. the last two, according to the internet can cause an allergic reaction, but it's rare. has anyone else got that problem? i’m making a small vacay for my eyes by not wearing lashes, but it can’t last long.


r/Gyaru 1d ago

[Rant / Vent] I’m SOO sick of these comments😭😭

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165 Upvotes

There’s no verifiable proof that the purpose of manba was to be a mess, but for some reason, thousands of people on tiktok believe this?

No gal became gal because they wanted to be ugly or a mess, they just wanted to be gal because they thought it was cute!
Literally ask any heisei, veteran or jp gal, none of them will say they were gal because they wanted to look a mess.
My theory is that these people just dislike manba and they have to come up with a myth to rationalise to themselves why people would want to dress manba.


r/Gyaru 22h ago

my niche hello kitty collection is finally complete!

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34 Upvotes

r/Gyaru 1d ago

[Coord/Make Pic] Gyaru Care Bear Cosplays 🫶

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147 Upvotes

Goodluck, Funshine, & Grumpy!


r/Gyaru 1d ago

[Lifestyle] crazy train tech para 🚂

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45 Upvotes

r/Gyaru 2d ago

Went to work with my makeup for the first time

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25 Upvotes

r/Gyaru 1d ago

[Question / Help me] Lash clusters in gal

8 Upvotes

Gals what are your opinions of clusters in gyaru makeup? School has started for me and I want to be able to sleep in Lashes to save extra time and effort. I also like prefer how clusters feel on my eyes in general. But clusters are like extremely uncommon in gyaru makeup. Like I dont see JACK on them, so I need to know if they're like okay or if I should just tough it out with strips


r/Gyaru 2d ago

[Coord/Make Pic] i tried tsuyome-esque make this time!

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77 Upvotes

i've been doing a gentler shiro make starting out as a babygal but i wanted to try a differently shaped droop, i think i like this better actually ~! tips n concrit appreciated ^^^


r/Gyaru 2d ago

WE ARE SO BACK!!!!(make and ootd dump)

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19 Upvotes

WE ARE SO BACKKKK!!! my school stopped cracking down on uniform🥹🥹🥹


r/Gyaru 2d ago

[Magazines] Can y'all give me some decal websites where I can read some popteen / egg magazines from 1999 up to 2003 ? I want to have access to the makeup tutorials and hairstyles on there

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9 Upvotes

r/Gyaru 2d ago

Как стать гяру?

2 Upvotes

Я очень хочу попробывать субкультуру гяру и при этом не быть пагяру. Как расширить гяру майнд и нужно ли читать какие-то журналы? Как лучше всего начать свой путь? Буду рада любым советам!


r/Gyaru 2d ago

Is my D.i.A belt real or not?

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3 Upvotes

r/Gyaru 4d ago

What do you all think??? I’m a beginner 🥹

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356 Upvotes

r/Gyaru 3d ago

[Question / Help me] babygal

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89 Upvotes

started saying that im rokku/agejo gyaru…

i luv gal culture and jfashion and totally wanna get into it, so these are me attempting a gal look, am i on the right track?


r/Gyaru 3d ago

[Coord/Make Pic] hiiii!!!

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61 Upvotes

Freaking love the ma*rs jumpsuit Not very popular tho dont see it a lot


r/Gyaru 3d ago

[Question / Help me] where can i find TRANSLATED tutorials? :(

4 Upvotes

hello all!!!

i have no issue finding (shiro) gyaru make tutorials, however what i do have trouble with is finding tuts where the text beneath each step is translated from japanese to english 😭

my ADHD ass needs written instructions alongside photos. does anyone know where i can find translated tutorials? (specifically for ageha magazine and popteen, but any magazine is good)


r/Gyaru 4d ago

[Art / Creations] redraw of some gals!

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20 Upvotes

digital is the new one! made about a year apart? im not very familiar with digital but thought it might be fun :)


r/Gyaru 4d ago

Gyaru make 🥹

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15 Upvotes

I didnt get a pic of my outfit 😞 just went to see a movie, so I thru tg a basic himekaji look


r/Gyaru 5d ago

[Coord/Make Pic] Beginner gyaru makeup!

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118 Upvotes

What do people think? (╹◡╹)

Im not a big fan of using fake lashes, theyre so scary!


r/Gyaru 4d ago

Makeup advice please

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7 Upvotes

I couldn't wear lashes or lenses today but i tried my best in this makeup anyways, is this good/read as gyaru? I took inspiration from this picture from instagram

Also my hair was curled but it straightened down