3 posts tagged “styling”

Yeah I admit I am feeling posting-happy so look forward for me posting stupid but still entertaining posts X).

I simply love what interesting things you can find browsing around Livejournal and other forums/blogs/whatever where hordes of Visual kei fans get together and share interesting things. I am also continuing the series of before/after posts I have started and that Heroin(e) has continued with an excellent post about GazettE's Aoi and Kai's previous bands.

Today I will literally unmask the beautiful visage of famous Visual kei artists and show their normal, human side. No make up allowed. Are you ready?

So yeah the first ones to uncover their make-up are Girugämesh!
So yeah, as much as I love Girugämesh I must admit that when I first saw them in their Visuals (not without the make up) that I said to myself Whoa! These guys are reaaaaaal ugly! Poor guys... If I am ever going to listen to them it definitely won't be because of the appearance. Yeah unfortunately Girugämesh is really one of the ugliest bands around (although charming in a way), but at least they look very much like themselves without the make-up even more than some other Visual kei artists.
Although they are a bit aesthetically challenged I must admit that they really don't need the looks to compensate songwriting, because they songs rock hard and they could easily go on stage with messy hair and greasy faces and they still would rock hard!!! Don't be sad guys, I find your unique appearance really charming ^______^.

Next are D'espairsRay!
D'espairsRay always had this great Visuals and they always looked really good, starting from their extreme dark Visuals from the start of their career up to nowadays with a bit watered down, but still very stylish Visuals. The guys look mostly like they do in real life nowadays because they don't use a lot of make up and are going for a more natural style.
So first of all let's take a peek at singer Hizumi and bassist Zero.

This was from their interview from like about two years ago on the German (or wait is arte Austrian?) television report. Hizumi looks really dorky in a way, but quite natural and I love his fluffy hair. It's really hard to get some Zero pictures where he is not wearing shades but he looks a bit mysterious and a bit feminine (just look at those charming lips). They look quite boring and normal don't they?
With makeup they look quite cool but also very close to their natural look. As I said D'espairsRay is going for a more natural look nowadays. But the difference can be seen.
But the guitarist's Karyu looks without the makeup really differs from his Visual look. He looks more tougher and older, and a lot different than with makeup.

Yesterday I went to Austria for shopping. Although I was in Slovenia already this Monday, I went also to Austria, cause I go there like every 1.5 - 2 months.
It was generally nice. I saw a lot of things and bought interesting stuff although I didn't spent too much money.

So Yeah, as you can see I bought interesting things in Austria. Going from left to right you can see the 08-09/2007 number of Animania with some two anime girls playing water games in the sea. I used to buy Animania because of manga and anime news and reviews but now I buy it mostly because of J-rock concert and album reviews.
The second magazine is Koneko. It is really merry and has got a lot of interesting articles about Japan, manga and anime.
The third magazine is Peach (#10). It is a J-rock/pop music, lifestyle and fashion magazine. I buy it because of really good articles about bands, reviews and interviews. In this edition there were interviews with An cafe, bis and Girugämesh (who look like adorable idiots, God I love them. I'll scan and post the images.). I also got posters from all of the bands and now I've put the poster of Girugämesh next to my work table.
The forth magazine is Daisuki. It is a manga magazine like Hana to Yume just on German. I really love that magazine, and yes all of the magazines here are on German and since I speak German as fluently as English I have no problem understanding these magazines.

And on the top of them all you can see my....errr....I don't know how you call it on English but it is the belts that keep your trousers from falling (like on lederhosen). They fit me very good and I can't wait to wear them.

Oh and I bought an add-on for my iPod which allows me to listen to the music from my iPod on the radio. No more torture with earphones when I'm at home. I'm even thinking about making my little radio program on my iPod ^^.
Overall... a very good shopping indeed.

Hello everybody!
Tomorrow I'm going to Spain with my class. I won't return till 9.7.so that's like less than two weeks. I'm still having the dilemma if I should take my iPod with me or not. It might get stolen!

Yesterday I put red highlights on my hair. Now I look like Die from Dir en Grey lol! I have got dark brown curly hair and the red highlights mix up with it. The red color is really intensive, more than I have imagined. Now every time I look into the mirror I must think of Die. Since my hair is dyed with a color shampoo, the colors will fade after several washings.
Too bad actually.

See you all once I return from Spain ^^.
皆さん今日は！
明日クラスでスぺインに行きます！七月九日帰ります。ｉＰｏｄを取ろうって分かりません。
ｉＰｏｄが盗まれられる！
昨日私の髪を染めた。今とっても赤いハイライトがあります！　Ｄｉｒ　ｅｎ　ＧｒｅｙのＤｉｅさんの髪のように。暗褐色髪があります。今赤いハイライトが暗褐色髪で混ぜ合わす。赤色が本当に集約的です。今たびに私が鏡に映ればＤｉｅさんを思って。
けど髪が色シャンプーで染まられるだから色が早く暈ける。。。
残念だ。