Hair Dyeing? Other Alternatives to Still Rock That Colored Hair

Hello Everyone!

Its me May, I am so sorry AGAIN for not updating this blog in like two or maybe three weeks. I really need to get on track yet again. Mostly the reason that I haven't been updating is because well I didn't have a topic to write about. Choosing topics are quite difficult and I actually have a few topics written on a piece of paper so they will be hopefully posted every week. I was actually going to ask all of you to maybe if you have ideas of what you all would like for me to post for this blog. As you can see I am running out of steam. And if you all have ideas DO NOT HESITATE to write them down in the comments section in this post. I really am trying to post as much as possible so all of you guys can be happy with the topics I post. I just haven't had the time to get on because I am too much of a procrastinator and I have been doing other things that take up my remaining time. So sorry for all of the usual inconveniences I always have going on in my life. Now to get on with this week's post.

Hair Dye

I know for one part being any type of alternative kid in any of the alternative subcultures. Hair Dye is a must have to show how alternative you are. It is also a signal on helping on locating other like minded people in our local areas. At least how I see it! It is also a very courageous thing that I admire whenever I see other people with all sorts of colour on their hair. Why do I admire them? Because I would never have the courage to dye my lovely brunette locks. And also another reason is that well you have to keep re-dyeing your hair like every 2/3 weeks depending on the person's hair and the hair dye that they use. And let's just say that I would never be able to have any sort of unnatural hair color for too long because I frequently change my makeup color every single day and will never keep up with my hair health as well. And for me it is just better and more convenient to have my natural hair color because it goes with all the colors I use. Please note I am speaking of only myself on these last few sentences. I know for sure that other people can rock their style so well with all kinds of different colorful makeup! Which to say the truth I am a little envious of! (But in a good way of course!)

But of course hair dye is not the only way to add fun, fresh, and colorful hair to your funky outfits. There are other alternatives to having colorful hair! Which I actually use some of them. Some of these alternatives include: hair extensions, wigs, hair chalk, and coloring hair spray. I really do not how the hair chalk and the coloring hair spray stuff works but I assume you just color your hair with the chalk in the desired area you want it to be coloured. And the hair color spray you just spray it in the desired area of where you want your hair color to be coloured.

I will admit that I always wear color extensions all the time! It is a nice way to spruce up any outfit you are wearing. I will put some pictures of myself wearing color extensions.

  Here is a picture of me wearing dark blue colored extensions. ^-^ Taken May 18, 2013

And here is another picture of me in a more Gothic Lolita look wearing some red colored extensions. ^-^
 Taken April 23, 2013













And what I love about hair extensions is that they look so cool in any outfit! So I highly recommend buying some and trying and to see what you all come up with! And just recently I have purchased two Lolita wigs because I really wanted to try those out! I am so stoked to try those! I can't wait till they come in the mail. And since I am always seeing in Tumblr all the time Lolitas wearing two toned split colored wigs. And I really wanted some as well! I bought the black/turquoise and the black/red wigs. I'm going to post the pictures of the wigs that I purchased and I will also add the links incase if any of you are interested in purchasing these wigs as well. If they appeal to your tastes!

This is the black/turquoise one that I purchased. The hair length of this wig is quite elongated. But I really like the way it is. And the color is just vibrant and lovely! 
Black/Turquoise Lolita Wig Link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-long-straight-split-cos-4-styles-multip-list-selections-free-wig-cap-C21/320947041985?_trksid=p2045573.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D27%26meid%3D8820614511864111222%26pid%3D100033%26prg%3D1011%26rk%3D1%26sd%3D320947041985%26

You can also buy it in another color if you would like! They also have them in red, white, and blonde.







And this the other Lolita wig that I purchased! It is the red/black one. This one was a little more expensive because the shipping was not free. But the shipping was $5. And the price was a little more. Since this wig comes with the clip on pigtails. So of course it had to be worth a little more.
Black/Red Lolita wig Link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/60cm-long-4-colors-Lolita-clip-ponytails-wavy-cos-wigs-C22-free-wig-cap-/280934058062?pt=US_CSA_MWA_Wigs_Extensions&var=&hash=item8711e5b47b

You can also purchase this wig in various colors which include: turquoise, white, and lilac/pale pink.



And the best part of these alternatives is that your hair does not get damaged at all! Since you are not dyeing and bleaching your hair! And you still get to strut around with colorful hair when you are out and about town! But of course this post was for those wondering what to do if they did not want to dye their precious hair. But for those that do dye it, keep on rocking it and flaunt it for us to see! So I'm hoping this post was worth it and I hope you were happy with it. So that is basically the shopping I did this week, wig shopping. These wigs are actually going to be my first ones! So you can imagine how stoked I am! Well this post has come to an end and I hope you all liked it!

Oh that's right! I made a Facebook so if you would like to be friends on there too be sure to add me!
My Facebook profile:
 https://www.facebook.com/mayra.robledo.3760

I also made a fan page! So please be sure to like it as well!
 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Moonlit-Midnight-May/265756290233450

So that's about everything now. I hope you all have a great weekend!

See you soon,
May

Pre-Goth Phases: Babybat and Emo Goth Phases

Hello Everyone!

It's me May again. I am so sorry I left this blog abandoned for so long. I just didn't have any time at all to get on this site. I didn't even have time to get on Tumblr, if that means anything. I had way too much homework assigned. College is rough, it sure is not like high school, where I didn't have any homework at all. Unlike high school, college leaves me with excess homework every day. But, enough of my excuses. I should be getting with today's topic. That's right, today's topic is going to be about the dreaded Babybat and Emo Goth phases *shudders*. I know none of us want to remember these times in our lifes but, it is something I would have to get through sometime in this blog. Personally, I have went through a mix of both of these phases. Not all the way, but somehow kind of like a crossover. I had a bit of both phases I guess...

I think it would be proper if I would talk about my experience in these phases first so that you all have a clue of what it was like for me when I went throught these phases. This was of course back in high school of course, back when I didn't really have a clue of what the Gothic subculture was really about. Back then for me Goth was about heavy metal and dressing all in black, all the time. Back in high school I would listen to bands like Korn, Evanescence, Slipknot, Cradle of Filth, Children of Bodom, 30 Seconds to Mars, Slayer, Metallica, Blink 182, Avril Lavigne, H.I.M, Avenged Sevenfold, Eyes Set to Kill, and Paramore. As for the fashion part, well I didn't really dress "Goth" because well, I couldn't afford the clothing. Let's face it Gothic clothing is expensive, whatever style it is. Victorian, Cyber, Lolita, Pin-Up, Ethreal, Cabaret, Fetish, Corporate, Steampunk, etc. All of it is expensive to at least have one perfectly coordinated outfit. As how I see it, I think I dressed Emo instead. Skinny jeans, Scene hair, Converse shoes, striped tees, and studded belts were pretty much the staples of my wardrobe back in 2008- and early 2011. Pathetic isn't it?

But here is the odd part during my phase in high school, while I did all of that stuff to embrace my alternative side. I never said I was a Goth, instead I just said I was a rocker chick. I think the reason was because well, like I said earlier of the perception I had of Goth back then. I didn't dress like a Goth, more like an Emo kid. But back then, I also had the perception of Goth the styles of: Victorian, Gothic Lolita, and Romantic Goth, and Vampire Goth.



Me in late 2010...


Now that I shared with you all my personal experience of being in those phases for a few years. If you noticed my phases started quite late I was 14 or 15. Usually the Babybat phases take place in teenagers with the ages of 11 or 12. I somehow feel like a late bloomer of some sorts lol. Now time to get on with what these phases I am talking are all about.

What is a Babybat?
Spooky kids, Kindergoths, Mansonites, Mallgoths...these pre-teen or early-teen types are known by many names, most of which are derogatory. They are often regarded with scorn and contempt by older members of the Goth community. Their crimes? Generally, not being old enough to remember the 80s, not being rich enough to afford a “proper Goth” wardrobe, and not being wise enough to know the “right” music to listen to or the “right” amount of make-up to wear.                
It is true that, while Baby Bats often consider themselves “Goth,” they show quite a number of differences from members of the original scene; they tend to show a preference for metal (Marylin Manson and HIM being typical “Baby Bat” music), wear clothes that reflect metal/skater fashion and tend to go for a “shocking” rather than “aesthetic” appearance.
Information from www.blackwaterfall.com

What is an Emo Goth?

Although the term “Emo” has been around for over a decade or so to describe a particular genre of Punk, it has recently become a buzzword of the 21st century to describe the features of the contemporary youth fashion movement. Visually a hodgepodge of many different styles including Punk, Retro, a touch of urban Japanese and Goth, it was inevitable that Emo would start demonstrating crossovers with Goth at some point.

Those Emos who cross over more than most into the Goth spectrum can be identified by their dyed black hair, black nail varnish, black eyeliner and a love of skulls and piercings. They will blend all these elements with other “typical” emo elements, such as Converses, horn-rimmed glasses, stripe and star patterns, and accents of bright colour (very often pink).

Emos, like Goths, enjoy their music, and Emo Goths (or Gothy Emos) may listen to My Chemical Romance, The Rasmus or Funeral for a Friend (great Gothy name after all).

Emos have a reputation for being rather moody, as do Goths, so one would expect an Emo Goth to be ultra-moody. This may be true of some, but many are too fond of children’s cartoons, old computer games, cute accessories and Tim Burton films to really be considered uber-dark.

Information from www.blackwaterfall.com

 

 

 

 

 

So, what do you think of this? Did you go through any phases of the ones that I mentioned in this post? Leave your responses below if you did, I would love to know how your experience was. Hopefully much better than mines!

 

See you soon,

May

What Are My Goth Influences?

Hello everyone!
Its me May again and I am writing this weeks weekly post. I decided to write about this topic because I thought it would be a fun topic to write about. Plus, I think it would be a great post so you can all know more about me as well. I don't think the introduction post was that informative. As for this weeks post will be about what are my Goth influences. Every single Goth is different. We all like different things. Just like "regular" people have different tastes and opinions about things. Were all humans, and we are all different people. Just like none of us look the same, we all have different features that makes us who we are.
Now, getting on with today's topic I actually have quite a few Goth influences from the Gothic subculture. In this post I am going to talk about my fashion inclined influences. Il'll write about my music inclined ones in another post. Please note that I am writing on these influences fashion wise and not music wise or subculture wise. Getting back on track, let's get started with the list now.
First up on my main fashion influence is Gothic Lolita. Why Gothic Lolita? Because its very cute and very girly, like me. And also probably the fact I look good in this clothing too, probably due to my Asian ancestry. It is the main style component in my clothing. Gothic Lolita clothing consists of detailed black dresses with a lot of lace and a whole bunch of ruffles. It has a type of a doll-like dress to it. Kind of like the dresses that you see that porcelain dolls wear, but with a dark twist added to it. Acessories consist of roses, lace gloves, lace chokers, top hats, chunky bracelets, silver jewelry, and chunky platform lace up boots. It also has a sort of Victorian styled influence to it as well.




Gothic Lolita

Gothic Lolita 

Another big influence to me is the Gothic Victorian/Victorian Goth. This fashion is beautiful in fashion, furniture, and architecture wise. I find this look beautiful and inspiring. The way this style looks just screams glamour to me. The thought of how people wore clothing like this on a daily basis is just amazing. Kind of makes me think "Why can't we dress like this to this day?" And I am meaning not just me, but everyone in the world. If you ask me, the Victorian era was the era with the best fashion. I mean have you taken a look today's outrageous fashion? The Victorian fashion's components consist of embroided laced corsets, long skirts, bustle skirts, petticoats to give those skirts an extra oomph. This style is now looked as a vintage look for anything classy and this style also has a romanticism look in it as well. The acessories consist of lace gloves either short or long, top hats, bonnets, vintage jewelry, pearls (I think pearls are somehow romantic inclined), lace up boots, small heeled shoes (I never see anyone wearing huge heels with this look), pretty much a look that consists of vintage glamour from back in the 19th century.

Victorian Goth

I think these two are the influences that I have on my fashion style. Since I dress in lace all the time. I don't really have any other style of dress. I do add other elements to my style. But for the most part these two styles are my main ones. What about you? What are your styles of dress? Goth or not? Share your style, I would love to know as well!


See you soon,
May

My First Look On the Gothic Fashion Aesthetic

Hello Everyone!
It's me May again and I wanted to make another post, this time its going to be about how I first took a peek in the Goth subculture. The first time I ever even made a look that wonderdul subculture we all know and love. Of course, I didn't have the knowledge of what Goth was back then, since this was 5 years ago when I was fourteen. I am nineteen now, and now I am looking back at that fateful day when I picked up a Vampire Kisses book in my classroom's library (Sure laugh at me now, but I know you read it too! Ha!). The book looked really neat in my opinion, since I am the type that reads books by how the covers look, or if they have interesting titles as well. The book I had picked up was the first one with the original cover, the one that shows Raven's hand with black nail polish of course, with the invitation leading to the mansion. And it says Vampire Kisses in the invitation paper.

They also have a manga series as well.

 Since in my school we had to read for 30 minutes during our first period class, so might as well get a good book to read right? So I started to read this book, once I read that first page I could not stop! It was so wonderful and fascinating, I had never ever read a book about a Goth girl. Hell I didn't even know what a Goth was back in that time when I was a freshman in high school, so everything was so new to me as well. I became intrigued by this book, and also the way that Ellen Schreiber describes Raven's outfits, I was like "Wow that is so cool!"

 

 

And also Raven became my idol during my high school years because I loved how she wore anything she wanted and did not give a damn about whatever people thought about her.

 It was a very admirable trait of her that I loved. While reading this book it was also my entrance into the Gothic Subculture, but the aesthetical fashion part, I didn't look up Post Punk bands until I was an 11th Grader in my junior year (Well I didn't look up Post Punk bands, more like I found them, but I will talk about that in another post). When I was fourteen I was also barely getting into the alternative subculture as well. It was when I was beggining to listen to bands like: 30 Seconds to Mars, Breaking Benjamin, Nirvana, Metallica, My Chemical Romance, Atreyu, Avenged Sevenfold, The Offspring, etc. Back in my freshman year in high school, everything alternative sounded so fascinating and unique to me. It was like something new to me, kind of like when your a little kid and you get excited when you go to your first roadtrip. Its like a whole new experience that unfolds right in front of your eyes. And still to this day I am still learning more and more about the Gothic subculture. I am still so amazed at how one little book as this has changed my life. This was the thing that did it for me on the Gothic Fashion aesthetic. What about you? Where did you make your first peek at the Gothic subculture?

See you soon,
May