The Bad Pictures

Here it is the Bad Pictures. People tried to look goth, but either they are not good at makeup, fashion or photography and now they are being made fun of.  Making fun of anyone's appearance is wrong. Don't worry, Kismet won't do that on their blog. But who wants such a photograph of them floating around on the Internet? No one. So I will tell you how to avoid this diseaster.

Здесь есть плохие картины. Люди пытались казатся модными готами, но либо они не очень хорошо понимают в макияже, моде или фотографии теперь их высмеивают. Конечноб не хорошо высмеивать людей за их вид. Не волнуйтесь, Кисмет этого делать не станет . Но кто хочет такую фотографию в интернете? Никто. Так что я расскажу вам, как избежать этого.

Example 1

Пример 1

This is a very pretty young lady, but unfortunately she does not know how to do her hair and put on makeup. Let's try to help her.

One of the most common makeup mistakes is the eyebrows.. Had she either drawn them on or used mascara on them (yes, eyelash mascara. If your hair is dyed black and your eyebrows don't match it you can use mascara for a more natural look.) and maybe some lipstick (I would go with a not-very-bright red or just clear lip gloss) she would look a lot better. As for her hair, had she brushed the part on her face away or cut it shorter it would have looked perfect. And I seriosly DO NOT ADVICE ANYONE TO BRUSH LONG HAIR IN FRONT OF THEIR FACE. Apart from looking somewhat tacky it can also become a safety hazard because you can't see through it if there's a lot.

Overall if you do not consider the makeup, I think the outfit looks very good and I like her jacket, as well as the flower she's holding.

Это очень красивая девушка, но, к сожалению, она не знает, как сделать прическу и  макияж. Попробуем помочь ей.
Один из самых распространенных ошибок макияжа - это брови . Если бы она либо нарисовала их или использовала тушь (да, тушь для ресниц . Если ваши волосы окрашены в черный цвет и ваши брови не соответствуют этому, можно подкрасить  их тушью. Тушь выглядит более естественно, чем карандаш для бровей.) и, возможно, немного помады ( я бы попробовала не очень ярко-красную или прозрачный блеск для губ) и она выглядела бы намного лучше. Что касается ее волос, если бы она убрала их с лица или сделала челку это выглядело бы гораздо лучше. И я всерьез  не советую никому начесывать длинные волосы на лицо. Кроме того, что это дурно выглядит, это также может стать угрозой для безопасности, потому что вы не можете видеть сквозь волосы, если их много.
В целом, если не считать макияж, я думаю, что одежда выглядит очень хорошо, и мне нравится ее куртка, а также цветок что она держит.

Example 2

Пример 2



This picture is a much worse one then the last, but with some things changed it could also look okay.
Let's start with the shirt. Making your own clothes or your own designs on a t-shirt is usually a fun and creative idea. But you need to know what to draw. If she really wanted a slipknot shirt I would suggest either finding an actual one or at least using a stencil for more intresting lettering and maybe a diffrent design of some kind apart from the star. Also, more to fit the theme of the band would be a black shirt or a dark red one as opposed to white. Also, my friends, don't forget the acessories! A necklace or choker of some kind, gloves, or maybe a fishnet shirt underneath would have made a great diffrence. As for the hair, it looks more or less okay exept for the part that is brushed in front of her face. Had she gotten bangs instead and maybe put her hair up somehow it would have looked much better.

The makeup actually is not as bad as it may seem. It just doesn't suit this hairstyle and outfit. She was clearly going for more of a casual goth look, and with that, just some black eyeliner and maybe lip gloss would have been enough. If she wants to wear her makeup exactly like that, a deathrock or even dark victorian style outfit would be much more fitting.
And the bathroom! NEVER, I mean NEVER, my dear friends, NEVER take pictures in a bathroom! Especially if the shower curtain or soap bottle or toilet or anything is in the picture with you! Had the background for the picture been just a plain wall or even the girl's room it would have looked much better.


Эта фотография гораздо хуже, чем первая, но если изменить некоторые вещи, она также может выглядеть хорошо.

Давайте начнем с футболки. Создание вашей собственной одежды или ваших собственных    рисунков на футболке, как правило, веселая и творческая идея. Но вы должны знать, что делать. Если она действительно хотела Slipknot футболку, я хотела бы предложить либо найти реальную или, по крайней мере использовать трафарет для более интересной надписи. Кроме того, больше соответствовать теме группы будет черная рубашке или темно красная, а не белая. Кроме того, друзья мои, не забывайте аксессуары!Ожерелье или колье ,перчатки, а может быть, ажурные рубашка снизу все бы исправили. Что касается волос, она выглядит более или менее нормально не считая часть, которая начесана на лицо. Если бы она сделала челку и, возможно, подобрала  волосы то это выглядело бы гораздо лучше.

Макияж на самом деле не так плох, как может показаться. Он просто не идет с этой прической и нарядом. Здесь только немного черного карандаша для глаз и блеска для губ, может быть, было бы достаточно.

И ванна! НИКОГДА, НИКОГДА Я хочу сказать, мои дорогие друзья, НИКОГДА не фотографировать в ванной! Особенно, если бутылка, занавеска или мыло или туалет или что-нибудь находится в кадре рядом с вами! Если бы фоном для картины был просто обычный стены или даже комната девушки это выглядело бы гораздо лучше.


And finally, some good examples.
И, наконец, несколько хороших примеров

Parents and Goth: Part One

Sometimes we think that almost the only people who do not like the way we look or the music we listen to are our own parents. This is more often true then not. But most of us live with our parents or at least see them very often. And they disapprove of the things we like. The question is: what do we do?

1) Do not bring your parents attention to the way you are dresssed. Avoid asking them if a certain item looks good on you, how you should style your hair or anything like that. And NEVER ask them if you are goth. Because I know a lot of people who did that and not one time it ended well.

2) In fact, try to avoid on any conversation with them on the topics of  goth, not goth, or anything of the like, unless your parents started said conversation themselves.

3) In the case they say something negative: first, think about it. One extremely popular parent comment, "your skirt/ shorts is too short", is actually a good piece of advice in a whole lot of cases. I mean, these days people would go out in something that is MUCH too short and wonder why everyone is staring.

4) If you are perfectly sure your parents are trying to insult you (which happens) or simply do not understand, NOW tell them about the goth subculture, its values, and its origins. Tell them your style is about tolerance and accepting people for whatever it is they want to be. There are many misconceptions about goth that your parents might believe in, like that you are now Satanist ( which is a perfectly good religion that has so many misconceptions and rumors about it that I can make ten new posts and not explain a thing) or are going to use drugs. If they understand that this is not true, I am sure they will be at least a bit more accepting.

5) In the rare case that none of this works, now you can panic. By that I mean taking your goth clothes to school and changing into them there, putting your makeup on after leaving the house, hiding your CDs and the similar. Remember however that this is a very risky move. What if someone sees that you are changing clothes? Or you are in a hurry and forget to remove your makeup before going home? I do, however, believe that everybody has a right to be themselves, and if this is what you feel you need to do to be yourself, then do it.

The "Gothbox"

Today I will show you how to transform a box that you may have lying around the house. Mine was from some makeup stuff I got last Christmas. It looked nice and was too good quality to throw out. Buy bright oringe with blue and pink flowers? No way!

Here it is when it is finished:

First what I did was paint the inside fabric, the bottom of the box and the fabric part at the back black with fabric paint. Ordinary acrylic paint would work too. Don't worry if you get some paint on the top or sides of the box, you will not see that when it's finish. 

When that is done and it is drying, go on the computer and fing your favorite gothic pictures. You can use band pictures, art, photographs or whatever you choose.

Go into Powerpoint and arrange the pictures to make a collage the size the top of your box is, or a little smaller. THen you can add words or quotes on top of the pictures.

When you are happy with your collage you can print it out. Then cut it out and glue on the top of the box with a glue stick. If your collage is smaller then the top of your box, color the remaining area on the top of the box black with a Sharpie.

Cover the top of your box with clear packaging tape.

Now you can put safety pins through trhe top part of the box like I did. Be careful not tho rip the tape or paper when doing this.

When the top pf thwe box is done you need to make the sides. I used Britshafix, which is a lind of self-adhesive paper. You can paint the sides of the box or cover them with pictures if you want.

If you are using adhesive paper like me, don't measure it. it just takes up too much time. Cut a slightly bigger piece and then just cut off the extra and it will be faster and look better.

Once the sides of the box are done, you can decorate it with more safety pins or put paper or fabric on the inside.

Here is how mine looks. I used it for papers and some poems that I did not write in my notebook.

Hello everyone!

Today it's my first time trying to make a blog. I am not very good with computers so please excuse my very very bad typing and my weird e-mail. It's a friend's. My own e-mail broke somehow and it won't open, so I figured there's no point in using it.

What will I write about, you ask? Well, if you came here searching for gothic fashion and DIY, then I suppose that question is answer. So many people today spend their moneys on things that they could make themselves. Or on expensive overprice brand name clothing. $30 for a fishnet shirt and $150 for a dress? No way! I will show you how to make these and many more goth-style items out of things that you, possibly, already own.

As for gothic music, hobbies, poetry and the like, which I know no goth could live without, then I'll try to write about that too. But mainly fashion. Why? Because fashion is what you actually see. Say, you see somebody on the street in a black trenchcoat, platform boots and Cruxshadows shirt. Most people will almost immediately see them as goth, be that good or bad. And if they wore jeans and an Adidas hoodie instead? They may listen to the same bands and have the same hobbies, but you would never know. So, fashion it is.