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Most Goths suffer from an unusual but entirely understandable affliction: An allergy to glitter, rhinestones and other sparkly shit like that. After all, Rainbow Brite and My Little Pony aren’t really where your mind goes when you think of Goth, innit. However, I must admit that I am something of a sparklewhore (Also, that may…

The world and his wife seems to be talking about Game of Thrones, and with season five just kicking off on the Tee Vee now, it seemed like a good time to dedicate a blog post to all things Ice and Fire. Plus, there are just too many fecking excellent GoT memes out there on…

I can lose many a should-be productive hour browsing the Gothy web to find out what other bloggers have to say, and I have previously shared with you a list of ten of the best Goth blogs and websites to read in your downtime. I still recommend checking all of these out, but a few…

So I’ve very generously shared with you my picks of five of the best Goth tutorials on YouTube, and it was pretty hard to pick just five as there are a lot of good quality, informative vids out there. However, you surely don’t need me to tell you that YouTube is also kind of full…

I loves me some YouTube, and in fact, I wonder what I did without it in the dark days before cat videos were really a thing. When I’m not fangirling over Grumpy Cat and Kitty Cat Dance (which I am about to make you watch) I like to browse through the various tutorials that YouTube…

Never heard of Tess Munster? Where the hell have you been. So basically, Tess Munster (aka Tess Holliday) is a plus size model, and by plus size, I’m not talking about a size ten, this girl is a size 22 at a diminutive 5’5” tall, and all woman with it. Think that doesn’t really sound…

One thing that seems to be a recurrent trend in the world of fashion and beauty these days is that bigger is better; this holds true for things like eyelashes, asses and even lips. Big, luscious looking lips have never really been out of fashion, but in recent years, evermore lotions and potions have hit…

Even the most anti-fashion of Goths can fail to have realised that we just had fashion week in February, and with it came both the best and the worst of the new trends that we’re all being steered towards for autumn of 2015. So during February we learnt that Kanye West (he’s like the herpes…

Whether you live in the capital or just enjoy the odd beaner down there, there is plenty going on at all times for those of the Goth persuasion or interested in getting their Goth on in the town. London’s days are full of interesting things to see, do and visit, and if you check out…

I love love love admiring a good Goth girl, and finding a stunning Goth look on the big screen is one of my greatest pleasures. Goth girls pop up all over the place in film, often simply neatly ticking the stereotype box, but in some cases, really bringing the noise. Everyone no doubt has their…

I always think of April as being the real start of the Goth calendar for the year, as of course April brings the first of the year’s two Whitby Goth weekends. This year, Whitby is getting its Goth on (or rather, amping it up more than normal) over the four days of 23rd-26th April, and…

There are virtually as many different ways to style yourself Goth as there are Goths themselves, and one look that I’ve been fangirling over quite a lot recently is the Lolita-Goth fusion. Lolita is a very high femme and yet understated styling that has a lot of appeal for girl Goths of all types, and…

I’m a big lover of badass shoes, but not a big fan of being in constant pain. As I have petite but wide feet and a high instep, getting heels and platforms that fit me comfortably is a real pain in the arse, and even when I find my mythical Cinderella stripper heels, I still…

One of the coolest high femme Goth looks involves a jaunty fascinator or hat or some sort, with a black veil either coming down over your face, or along the back of your hair. These can of course be picked up from retailers of all types including Etsy and Ebay, but they can be pretty…

If you have even the slightest interest in Gothing on the internet, you are surely aware of the Gothic Charm School blog, where The Lady of the Manners holds forth to her adoring minions on a regular basis on a variety of topics and talking points. Not satisfied with simply being the go-to agony aunt…

If you’re a Goth who does not like makeup, this blog post is not going to have any interest for you. I am a large-scale makeup fanatic, and am always on the lookout for new looks and new ideas, but for this blog post, I am going to go back to one of the most…

Gothic literature is vast and wide ranging, encompassing books written during the heyday of Goth, books by Goth authors, books with Goth characters, and books with a hefty dose of Gothic atmosphere to them too. There is certainly no shortage of reading material for Goths of all persuasions, and a blog article on all of…

Maybe she’s born with it… Taking care of your skin can be something of a challenge for those of us that like to slap on the makeup, particularly if you go heavy on foundation or whiteface all over. These things can all of course clog your pores and make your skin look a bit manky,…

I really cannot think of any other form of fashion and styling that is so accessory-friendly as the Goth look, and essentially anything black, and a lot of other colours too, can soon become Goth with just the addition of a couple of statement accessories. This makes it particularly easy to switch from a subtle…

Yep, February. That means only one thing: My birthday. Ok, well I suppose for the rest of you, it actually means Valentine’s Day, and I’m going to cover all things black hearted with a couple of blog posts on such. This post is for Valentine’s Day lovers; those of you who are both loved up,…