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~ Egg October 2006 edition vol.120 ~

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全部買えちゃう ❤︎ Just might buy them all ❤︎ Ageha shoppu ❤︎

(小悪魔Ageha, April 2008)

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Gyaru Pixel Art 💕

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I can never find memes like this in my general style so I had to make my own 😔

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Much ado about nothing lol. It's back online. Funny how both the ban message and the "welcome back" message credit President-elect Trump for its return. PR move?

How are we all feeling about the TikTok ban?

On one hand, as an Open Internet advocate, I'm against banning any type of media. If it's bad and damaging, expose it for what it is, offer a healthier alternative, but let it be. Can't ban them all, one goes down, another rises up. This game of Whack-A-Mole is a waste of time and resources. The Internet was at its best when the overreach was the lowest.

On the other hand, TikTok is indeed the shadiest social media platform out there. Its developers literally got a memo to shape the algorithm so that it pushes content with people who appear anything short of rich and beautiful to the bottom. It promotes ragebait, leaving people in a worse mental state than before using it. It promotes extremism. It's uber glitchy, and not for the user's benefit. Everybody who starts creating there inevitably succumbs to clout chasing. I created my first ever TikTok account a couple months ago, because hubby found a promotion that we'd both get some money in TikTok Shop if I use his referral link to create a new account. I created it - no money, the app kept throwing an error. So we got nothing out of it, but TikTok got an account out of me. I haven't watched a single video on that account - if I need to see a video on TikTok, I do it on the browser, logged out.

So I didn't like TikTok… and I didn't use it. I voted with my presence on that platform, just like we all do by being here on Tumblr.

From my observation, TikTok these days is just a tryhard central tbh. If people want to join in and be yet another tryhard, let them have their fun. If they lose their brainrot reel on TikTok, they'll look for their fix of brainrot on other platforms, so you won't get a less brainwashed nation by banning it.

Oh and the "data stored in China" argument, like Mutahar of SomeOrdinaryGaming pointed out, is uber hypocritical - ByteDance does not treat our data any worse than Meta (Facebook) or Alphabet (Google), the only difference is that it's stored on the American soil. So it's pretty much an "it's okay only when we do it" argument.

I say keep the TikTok online and let us vote with our presence on the social media platform of our choice.

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High resolution photo of some Black Diamond gyaru crossing the street near Shibuya 109. Check it full size!

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Yumachi’s Street Groove snaps

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Note to self: self, get a colourful maxi skirt. Good on pinku toppsu tho.

some more outfit inspo!

Some more outfit inspo from my outfit inspo board! None of these are mine, but I sure wish they were ε-(´∀｀; )

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♡ ⊹ ࣪ Speedway Parapara ♡ ⊹ ࣪

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How are we all feeling about the TikTok ban?

On one hand, as an Open Internet advocate, I'm against banning any type of media. If it's bad and damaging, expose it for what it is, offer a healthier alternative, but let it be. Can't ban them all, one goes down, another rises up. This game of Whack-A-Mole is a waste of time and resources. The Internet was at its best when the overreach was the lowest.

On the other hand, TikTok is indeed the shadiest social media platform out there. Its developers literally got a memo to shape the algorithm so that it pushes content with people who appear anything short of rich and beautiful to the bottom. It promotes ragebait, leaving people in a worse mental state than before using it. It promotes extremism. It's uber glitchy, and not for the user's benefit. Everybody who starts creating there inevitably succumbs to clout chasing. I created my first ever TikTok account a couple months ago, because hubby found a promotion that we'd both get some money in TikTok Shop if I use his referral link to create a new account. I created it - no money, the app kept throwing an error. So we got nothing out of it, but TikTok got an account out of me. I haven't watched a single video on that account - if I need to see a video on TikTok, I do it on the browser, logged out.

So I didn't like TikTok… and I didn't use it. I voted with my presence on that platform, just like we all do by being here on Tumblr.

From my observation, TikTok these days is just a tryhard central tbh. If people want to join in and be yet another tryhard, let them have their fun. If they lose their brainrot reel on TikTok, they'll look for their fix of brainrot on other platforms, so you won't get a less brainwashed nation by banning it.

Oh and the "data stored in China" argument, like Mutahar of SomeOrdinaryGaming pointed out, is uber hypocritical - ByteDance does not treat our data any worse than Meta (Facebook) or Alphabet (Google), the only difference is that it's stored on the American soil. So it's pretty much an "it's okay only when we do it" argument.

I say keep the TikTok online and let us vote with our presence on the social media platform of our choice.

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Just gonna drop these Gyaru eye tips here for ya, enjoyyyy<3

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Лапа моя 🤗 обязательно, как только Калифорния отпустит на родину 😅 береги себя и наш город там 💞

Merry Christmas to all my galsss and I'm not just talking about gyaru!

Merry Christmas to my jirai keis (and a special shoutout to one special babydoll landmine @kittycutiehaha in Moscow, Russia, my home city, yup now you know 😘), to my lolitas, to my mori keis, to all my j-fashionistas, all my sisters who have a special connection to modern Japanese culture! We're in this together, let's keep on learning from the best and bringing it back home!

Love all of you, may you have a very happy Holiday season 💖🎄🥂🎇

Oh and the spread is from egg Jan 2014, sourced from galrevo

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More no-lash meiku?! Keep 'em coming bby (๑•ᴗ•๑)♡

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Merry Christmas to all my galsss and I'm not just talking about gyaru!

Merry Christmas to my jirai keis (and a special shoutout to one special babydoll landmine @kittycutiehaha in Moscow, Russia, my home city, yup now you know 😘), to my lolitas, to my mori keis, to all my j-fashionistas, all my sisters who have a special connection to modern Japanese culture! We're in this together, let's keep on learning from the best and bringing it back home!

Love all of you, may you have a very happy Holiday season 💖🎄🥂🎇

Oh and the spread is from egg Jan 2014, sourced from galrevo

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Journaling Ideas!!

(none of these photos are mine)

“I'm very happy with my life and I wouldn't take back any mistake I've made because it's made me who I am today. I live a very honest life, and I'm happy with the way I'm leading it.” - Nicole Richie

♡ Write a letter to your future self.

♡ Write what your top five favorite movies, albums, artists, songs, characters, perfumes, etc.

♡ List random things you love

♡ Write where you wanna take a trip to in the future.

♡ Write your own little movie reviews

♡ List down your favorite books

♡ Stick clothing tags on a page

♡ Review/rate a new album from your favorite artist(s)

♡ Write your most listened to songs of the week/month

♡ Write down movies/shows you wanna watch

♡ Rate/review perfumes

♡ List your ins and outs for 2025

♡ Write your dream wishlist

♡ List your favorite flowers and why you love them

♡ Lyrics from songs

♡ Your first impressions of your friends

♡ A bucket list

♡ Your favorite activities

♡ Write a fake letter to someone who has hurt you (let it all out)

♡ Write your favorite recipes

♡ Stick tickets or receipts to a page

♡ Make to do lists

♡ Your favorite things about each season

♡ Lines from a book/movie/video you loved

♡ Magazine pages

♡ Decorate a page with random stuff

“Loves it” - Paris Hilton

As always, thank you dolls for reading until the end!!

Remember to do what you love and stay pretty👜

Xoxo, Arielleslipgloss 💋🎀

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歯ラ歯ラ (hara hara - "teeth para para") by しなこ (shinako)! The original and the egg models rendition of the dance 💃