12/31 - Reflecting weird things I've learned / improved in from Gyaru this year

 HAPPY NEW YEAR'S EVE EVERYONE!!! I hope you all have enjoyed 2024, and we all have a wonderful 2025!! 

I already did a like, general look back on my gyaru year and my 2025 goals in my intro post, so I thought it'd be fun to detail some stuff I learned / improved on this year thanks to the gyaruness of life. Some of these might be kind of out there, some of these might be a bit more relatable LOL.

1. Learning to walk in platforms/heels! I mentioned in my first post I was suuuuper bad until my friend Katie told me "HEEL TOE BRENNA!! HEEL TOE!!!" and let me tell you, that helped. Walking in heels can be intimidating, I highly recommend you start with a thicker heel and walk around your house, and you will walk slower than normal. Also make sure you heels fit properly because an ill fitting heel is NOT good!!! I did notice I have gotten better in platform heels but like... mid-height heels are weird, since you kind of have to figure out how to angle your foot/walk. 
2. Learning to drive in platforms/heels. This is a weird one, and I don't recommend going in this if you're still new to driving in general. I sometimes would just forget my driving shoes, or i'd be in boots that were hard to take off and put back on, so I just figured it out. I have to adjust the pressure of my foot and my car seat, but it's a process. This is something I don't do often, but it's a once in awhile "ah fuck it."
3. Improving Eyeliner!!!!! I'm still not the best,but having to figure out my eye make has helped so so so so so much! I also realized the eyeliner I had been using was not good for me and finally got a new one. 
4. Improving on my color coordination/styling skills. I have to say, I think I really improved on this when it came to August with my holy chandelier dress look, and then having to work out how to coordinate various shades of pink, and figuring out what shoes work, what screams agejo, etc. I think a lot of baby gals think you just need the brand or the right make, but there's a huge importance to making sure everything is cohesive too!! I love seeing the thought put into all the co*des I see, you can really tell the vibes ppl have in their head.
5. Learning the proper nose contour. Half of it is because of gyaru, the other half is the fact I cosplayed Nico Robin 3 different times this year. That nose needs to be SHARP! I find that the basic just contour on the sides is my favorite, I cannot comprehend the button nose contour. It does not look good on me.
6. Improving my confidence and my mindset. Gyaru has just opened up something new in me. I feel so myself when I put together my co*des and put my make on, and even when I'm just barefaced in my cute tracksuits. It's so nice :) I've also just seen so much support from the community it's just put me in such a positive mood!!! To see gals interacting and posting for the sake of sharing the gyaru-ness of it all with others, it's just so motivating to see when there's so much chaos and horrible things going on in the world.

I could probably add in more, but I have to start getting ready!!! We have a party to go to tonight so I gotta gyaru it up!!!!