WARNING: Avoid Montana Grill!

Not only is it a VERY bad restaurant with tastelkess, overspices food and not overly clean setting, this is a pure health concern. Today I decided to go to Montand Grill, it was near my appartament and I figured I might as well go and see what it's like. Turns out, that was a horrible idea. Maybe it was the dirty napkins, maybe the badly washed plates and water glasses or something they put in the food, but it made me very, very sick. One of the two people who were with me was sick too. So if you are not one of the few people who enjoy stomach cramps, dear friends, avoid Montanna Grill at all costs. If anything. have an anorexic lunch (half an apple) like M.G., she knows what I'm talking about.
On a better note, apart today was a relatively good day. If you don't count nearly being hit by a car. Some idiot in sunglasses blasting Eminem songs and driving around a parking lot 70 miles per hour and the Last of the Movement are definitely not friends. Had some passerby not shouted "JUMP!" at the top of his lungs I would had not been writing this. Had I been able to make out the number on the car's lisence plate, I would have for sure called the police.

How Much Makeup is Too Much?

You like the goth subculture, and you want to look good. Who doesn't? However, sometimes you don't know  what to do, or which style would be most flattering on you. Sometimes you are afraid, not knowing how much makeup is too much. Today, I will shw how to do goth makeuo in a unique and flatteringf way, without looking tacky.

Try to stay away from drawing symbols or exessive destgns on your face.

As much as you may feel you like a certain symbol and feel it represents who you are, your face is not the best place to draw it, as a symbol, especially like this person's ankh, rarely comes out shaped right when drawn on the skin in eyeliner or shadow, and distracts from your features, which are always the most important part of your makeup style.
 It also depends on what kind of symbol you want, and, of cource, where you will go with thaty style of makeup. For example, if you are going to a party with your friends, an Adora Batbrat- like style is okay, as long as it is done well. By Well, I mean use foundation, use concealer, use good quality products and don't leave the house until ypou feel proud of the way you look.
 For example, this is much better:

Notice how the design is not something that looks like it must be symmetrical, especially if only done on one eye, and is not a particular symbol.

Don't forget your primary goal is still to be beautiful.

If the black lipstick does not suit you, don't wear it. Try other colors. Same goes for pale foundation, lots of eyeliner, or really antyhing else. It can be the most goth thing in the world, but if it does not make you look better than you did befor you put it on, there is no reason to keep wearing it. Try diffrent things to see what suits you and what does not. For example, I had to try many, many diffrent kinds of foundation, eyeshadow and lipstick to see what looks best, and it took almost a year to figure out my makeup style, and that foundation, if I wear any, should be a shade or two darker then my natural skin tone, not, as many of us initially assume, lighter, and to choose the best brand for myself.


On the same note, avoid foundation that is too pale.

And definitely halloween makeup or whiteface. Most of the time extremely pale skin is not necessary to be goth, so there is no reason to be wearing layers and layers of white foundation if it does not suit you. For school or work, lots of foundation can be even impractical. It is best to embrace your natural skin color, and to learn to be happy with who you are.

Goth at Special Occasions

It is the middle of may, and the time many of ys begin to think about going to an end-of-year event at our schools or even prom. To go or not to go? What to wear? What to do? There is so many question.

Your safest option is just not to go. It's a perfectly good idea, as prom in most schools is VERY expensive and may not be worth it. If you will pay for your own ticket, look at other things you can spend that money on. For example, a school I have been to had prom for $90 per person, so really, it was no surprise that most chose to spend that money on repainting their room, buying clothes, getting a new hairstyle, buying electronics, donating money to charity, paying rent, or in the case of one of my friends a summer course to learn English.

If you do not want to go to prom or dance, but your parents or relatives say you must, is a very common. Talk to them about how would you feel awkward and you dont like to dance, or how it is too expensive and what you'd rather spend that money on, or whatever reason you have not to go. If anything, ask whoever it is to drop you off at the door, and once they leave instead of buying tickets go to a friend's house or the nearest cafe, restaurant or shop until the end of the event, when you can call home and ask them to pick you up.

If you would like to go to the prom or dance, then you definitely need to think about things like what to wear, wether to dance or not, or others. I myself never dance, mainly because for me this is completely out of character, but also because at around twelve or thirteen years old, I had gone to my first school dance and accidentally made a complete fool of myself, without going into detail, so now I always afraid of that happening again. If you can ask the school to play cartain music at the dance, try bringing it in and seeing how that goes.

And now, for what to wear. Unfortunately, almost all prom dresses are very expensive, could only be worn once or twice, and need drycleaning. You can try looking for a cheaper dress or buying one secondhand, but a better idea would be just to buy a simple dress, even take an everyday dress that you have not yet worn to school, and add intresting acessories and a nice pair of boots or shoes. That way, you can still keep wearing the dress to other special occasions or everyday, instead of having a "prom dress" hanging in the back of your closet that you don't know what to do with.

And don't forget that it doesn't have to be a dress! A skirt and a blouse, or a suit is always just as good. However, beware the tacky dressed sold as gothic, just like anytime. They are usually cheaper then a prom dress, and are labelled as being meant for special occasions, but look more like a halloween costume then anything, having tacky fabrick, low quality and cheap design.

Hee are some examples of what is and is not a good idea:

This is  a great outfit:


This will probably do:


And things like this should be avoid:

Mommy says no hairdye

Which is not a problem, really. Sure, one may think goths must have black or unnatural-colored hair. But many times this is not only hard to achieve, it is also COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY. A neat hairstyle is usually worth much more then just the unnatural color. Here are some ways to get your dream style without unnaturally coloring or even cutting your hair:

1) Dark brown or red is better then black

Dark brown hair dye almost always has much less harmful pigment chemicals in it then black, meaning it is less likely to give you dryed-out hair or an allergic reaction. It is also a more flattering color in the sense that while black hair makes many people's skin seem more red, dark brown or dark red will never cause this.

2) Pin back a section of hair instead of shaving

Instead of shaving  section of your hair, which is a populat hairstule among goths, tale the section of yout hair and pin it back tightly with bobby pins. Use other hair to cover the pins, then gel or hairspray your hair so the pinned back section stays where you put it. This way, even from a very close distance your hair will look like it has been shaved, buy you can always undo it of you get bord of it and it does not take time to grow out.

3) Get straight bangs

If you do not normally have bangs, get them. This is a great update to your hairstyle that flatters pretty much everyone. I mean it, bangs can make a miracle. If you thought you were an ugly duckling before, it is almost a guarantee that bangs will make it look much better. This is because the some of the most common areas of your face to not look good are the forehead, hairline and eyebrows, and bangs can easily hide that.

4) Buy (or make)  nice hair acessories

A nice barette or headband can instantly make a hairstyle much more intresting, as well as is not hard to find. For example, to make something as simple as a ponytail look more elegant just use a thin hair elastic and tie a ribbon over it, to look like your hair was tied with a ribbon. Just using a ribbon usually does not stay , however.

More goth makeup tips

Here are some more good and bad ideas regarding goth style makeup.


1) Never use marker/pastel/paint/whatever else!
(However obvious it sounds, some people still do.)


I am not acusing her. This person actually stated that the lips and designs around the tyes were done with a Sharpie marker when she posted the picture. This is never a good idea, firstly because a marker has toxic chemicals in it and is not meant to be used on skin, but also because marker always looks like marker, no matter what you do with it, and is also very hard to wash off.

2) Wear a smoky eye


This is one of the few styles that flatters almost everyone. It is relatively simple, works with almost any color, and does not distract from your features. This style goes with pretty much every outfit and hairstyle, as well as good in the way that if it acidentally smudges, this will hardly be visible.

3) Use bronzer/darker foundation/skin tint

Yes, goths are supposed to be pale, if you say so, whatever. But this is a great product to try, as not only it evens out your skin tone, it also hides blemisher or redness better and, unlike lighter makeup, will NEVER make you look like a clown. Just try it, and you will be surprised how good it looks.

True story.....