Popular Posts on the Doll
These are the blog posts that generate the most comments and/or users say are the most helpful.
Gal Basics
Gal: Guide + vision
- info and tips on how to get into gal and what gal is and isn’t
The Massive List of 109 stores
- list of links to blogs, webstores, mainpages of all 109 stores
The cost of gal
- High and low options to all the aesthetics associated with gal
Getting back to Gal
- A discussion of the ups and downs of working hard on your gal style and how to recover from gal lapses.
Shop Staff Picture Series
Set 1 – Shop staff from Egoist, R&E Rosessence, Murua and w♥c
Set 2 - Shop staff from Golds Infinity, w♥c, Royal Party and Emoda
Set 3 – Ladies from Osaka and Tokyo – Gilfy Osaka, L. Chance Osaka, Lip Service Osaka, Murua, w♥c, and Emoda
Set 4 – Ladies from Osaka, Kobe and Tokyo – Rodeo Crowns Kobe, w♥c Osaka, Swanky, and Redark
Set 5 – with an appearance from my friend’s Chihuahua, Frances – w♥c, Snidel and Murua
Set 6 – Ma*rs, Min Plume and Liz Lisa
Set 7 - Liz Lisa, Ma*rs and Lip Service
Set 8 – Rojita, Liz Lisa, Murua, and Egoist
Set 9 – Liz Lisa only – Liz Lisa shop staff from Ikebukuro, Harajuku and Machida, plus news on ReDark and MA*RS staff
Set 10 – Ladies from Nagoya. Liz Lisa, w♥c, and Gilfy
Set 11 – Ladies from Osaka. Golds Infinity, Emoda and Liz Lisa
Set 12 – Ladies from Osaka. w♥c, Glad News and Lip Service
Set 13 – Ladies from Hiroshima and Nagoya. Duras, Liz Lisa, and Tralala
Set 14 – Ladies from Shizuoka. Liz Lisa, Duras and Egoist.
Set 15 – Ladies from Tokyo and Kyoto. w♥c, Murua and Liz Lisa.
Set 16 – Ladies from Tutuha, Spiral Girl, Laguna Moon and Rojita
Set 17 – Ladies from Osaka. Heaven and Earth, Lip Service and Glad News.
Set 18 – Ladies from Tokyo for Fall/Winter 2011/2012 from Glad News, w♥c and Murua
Set 19 – Ladies from w♥c, Laguna Moon and Murua
Set 20 – Ladies from Cecil McBee, Azul by Moussy and CRYX
Set 21 – Ladies from w♥c, Twisty and Laguna Moon
Set 22 – Kohrinbo 109 in Kanazawa. Ladies from Murua, Cecil McBee and Gilfy
Set 23 – Kohrinbo 109 in Kanazawa. Ladies from Cocolulu and Egoist
Set 24 – Niigata Alta in Niigata. Ladies from Liz Lisa, Cecil McBee and Love Boat.
Set 25 – Niigata Alta in Niigata. Ladies from Emoda and Lip Service.
Cute & Technology
Cute
Game Center (gamesen) photos (2010) here | (2011) here
Alpaca posts – big Arpacasso Alpaca post | Marie the Alpaca & Arpacasso Alpaca nails
Technology – iPhone backgrounds
Gyaru iPhone backgrounds post 1 | post 2 | post 3
Styling and Tips
Dieting 101
- sensible tips to keep yourself healthy and hot
Let’s talk about Gal Hair
- current gal hair and what’s trending now
Gal Hair Directory & Ageha hair colors
- A way to find the best gyaru hairstyle for your face and Ageha’s gal haircolor chart
Bangs – A step by step tutorial on gal bangs
- the different types of bangs, how to style your bangs with what haircut, and how to get the Popteen bang
Human Hair Extensions 101
- how many to get, where to find services in Japan, recommendations, aftercare, lifespan
Hair Care Tips for Gyaru
- Healthy hair care tips and recommendations of affordable ways to maintain and grow long healthy gyaru hair.
Everything new about Gal Eyelashes
- The current trends of gal eyelashes broken down into 3 types, where to buy, and lashes for every budget.
Circle Lens Reviews for Light Eyes and Hana 30 Days IcEye Brown
- 8 circle lens reviewed for light eyes, plus links to many other reviews.
Ora Ora kei and trend rising
- breaking down the mannish style for both genders, its origins and its popularity base
J-rock Divorce
- tips for those interested in leaving j-rock fashion for gal
A simple top and bottom eyelash tutorial
- step by step and tips for those new to eyelashes.
Pictures inside Gal Malls
Fukuoka Tenjin Core (2009) here
Osaka Shinsaibashi OPA and Hep 5 (2010) here
Nagoya Passe (2010) Part 1 | Part 2
Kobe OPA (2010) here
Osaka Shinsaibashi OPA (2010) Part 1 | Part 2
Kyoto Avanti (2011) Part 1 | Part 2
Hiroshima Parco (2011) here
Omiya Arche in Saitama (2011) here
Lumine Yurakucho Grand Opening in Tokyo (2011) here
Kohrinbo 109 in Kanazawa (2011) part 1 | part 2
Niigata Alta in Niigata (2011) here
special: Gyaru items inside super chain Donki in Niigata and Shinjuku Kabukicho part 1 | part 2 | part 3
109 to Overseas
breaking down styles of gal brands and showing how to buy similar items in your own country
Maison Gilfy
- the rock brand with a mannish casual signature all its own
Delyle
- retro and girly brand that worships at the altar of Chanel
Glad News
- a rock biker brand that can’t help but be cool
One*Spo
- unique and girly, this set-up style loves black and feminine accents
Cocolulu
-this long-time gal brand since 1998, has combined flashy and American casual to produce a relaxed colorful look
Japan Vida series
Often not gal-centric, but info about random bits of life in Japan
Travel Tips in Japan – Transit & Hotels
- tips by Mitsu and helped greatly by reader comments who contributed their knowledge of being a cheap as a tourist in Japan
Gaijin Girls and Safety in Japan
- instances, warnings and tips for keeping your gal self safe anywhere
Gay Gyaru/Gyaruo
- gay life in Tokyo and where to find the gyaru who go there
Education and Work Opportunities for Gals
- what gals do after high school, from hostessing, stripclubs, college, trade schools to nail artists
Love Hotels
- how, why, what they are, let’s make sexy time!
Shopping at 109: A shopaholic’s guide
- how to approach it, where to shop, when to go, what to do there, how to look, shopping etiquette
Let’s talk Shoes
- a guide to buying shoes and wearing them in Japan
Packing for Japan
- what to pack, and what to not pack when traveling to Japan
Japan and Friends
- a gaijin’s guide to the realities of making friends in Japan
Ask Anything series
Ask Anything #1 – original post, answers
- gaijin in japan, flirting/dating tips, discussions on weight in japan, street snaps, christmas in japan
Ask Anything #2 – the original post, fashion answers, general japan final answers
- jobs for gaijin gals in japan, how blacks/latinos/chinese/vietnamese are treated, is parapara still popular, explain circles, anorexia in gyaru culture, junior high gyaru, gals and parapara, and more…
Magazine Scans
SCawaii one-of magazine We Love Smartphones featuring Hello Kitty and Dazzlin’
Osaka based mag Hime Style October 2009
Hime Style December 2010
Osaka based host magazine Men’s Yukai October 2009
Fukuoka based Host/Hostess mag Season
Cecil McBee’s Winter Catalog 2009
Cecil McBee’s Autumn Catalog 2009
Lip Service Fall 2009 Catalog
Shibuya English Guide – The Magazine
The new guide to gal make-up Gal Mori
Kira Kira Hair Magazine – Part 1, Part 2
Edge-Style (Edge-S) August 2010
Deco
Deco: The Guide
- part one: an intro
- part two: the pros
- part three: simple how-tos
Deco: The Bike Project – Beginning, part 1, part 2
- step-by-step pictures of how I crystallized my bike
Mitsu’s Deco Catalog
- all the items I’ve decoed myself other than my bike.
Image Drop
- tons of scanned images of amazing deco pieces
Mitsu Travels
Mitsu has a serious travel addiction, follow her globe trotting.
Traveling Gal
- tips on how to travel and stay gal fabulous
Traveling Mitsu, gal life outside of Tokyo -
Fukuoka (2009)
here
Osaka and Nara (2009)
here, Osaka Trip II – OPA, Osaka Trip II – Namba Nighttime, Osaka Trip I and Nagoya
Osaka (2010)
More Osaka Namba pictures
Hiroshima (2011)
day city and bombing dome
nighttime part 1 || part 2
Miyajima (2011)
traditional buddhist wedding
Shizuoka (2011)
part 1 | part two
Kanazawa (2011)
Kenrokuen Garden | Ninja Temple and walking around
Niigata (2011)
here
Nagano (2011)
getting lost with the apples
Outside Japan
Mitsu in Paris (2010) – The Louvre, Paris Disneyland, Arch de Triumph and Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, Carousel, and the Pompidou, The Palace of Versailles
Mitsu in Hawaii (2010) – Viva Hawaii!
