By: The Gothling

Club Fashion
Introduction and the Basics

I know what most of you are thinking: “Who is this chick? And why does Gothic Angst need a fashion column? I mean, come on. It’s Goth. All you really need to do is wear black.” Not so, I say! There should be a level of style to your club wear, a rhyme and reason to the madness that is the scene. That’s what I’m here for. (That and Chris thought I was the best for the job!)

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By: Chris Stead and Rachael Carlton

So, you’d like to make yourself up, but you’re tired of drawing spiderwebs all over your

face with that worn-out Wet ‘N’ Wild eyeliner pencil. In other words, you’re looking to

graduate to a more adult goth look. With a few suggestions and a few guidelines, you too

can look great and up-to-date! Lets go over some basic makeup ground rules first:

1. Wash your face! Although this seems silly and a little trivial, makeup will not stay

   put, nor will it look as good if your face is covered in oils from the day. Plus you will

   be doing yourself a favor in the long run. Your skin will thank you for the ritualistic

   cleansing prior to application. Use a cleanser that has no additives and is not harsh. For

   acne, treat with Witch Hazel, not a harsh astringent. For normal or dry skin use a

   moisturizer prior to applying makeup. If your skin is oily then do not.

2. />Conceal your blemishes. Rachael recommends that you use Clinique concealer. If you have

   dark circles under your eyes, or red spots on your face, then use matte green eyeshadow or

   yellow, and blend with your concealer to neutralize the color on your face.

3. />Use foundation. Guy or girl, if you want to look your gothy best, you have to set a good

   foundation, so use it! Generally you don’t want to use a color that is more than 3 shades

   lighter than your natural skin tone. You can blend your foundation with water to prevent

   clumping, then blot with a napkin.

4. Powder your chest. Girls, if you are wearing a low-cut shirt, then be sure to

   moisturize and powder your chest so you look nice and uniform you don’t want to end up

   looking like a mime from hell. Now we’re ready to start putting on makeup.

The 40’s Look:

If you are looking for the Elizabeth Taylor gone goth, or the pinup girl then this is the

look for you! Here is the way you achieve the 40’s look:

1. />First apply a metallic eyeshadow over the entire top lid, at the corner and slightly

   underneath. Preferably use a cream color.

2. In the crease of the upper lid apply a darker brown color and blend at the outer part of

   the lid, and apply a little to the bottom lid.

3. On the top lid use a light color like gold or cream over everything that is already

   there. Line the upper fairly heavily with black. Line the lower lid lightly with black.
   

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4. When applying the eye shadow, you want to make it dark but not BLACK. In fact, the only

   thing black you want to use on your whole face is the eyeliner and mascara. I know that

   this goes against the Goth code of ‘my black is blacker than your black’ but if you want to

   be able to pull off the look than avoid black eye shadow and lipstick. The 1940’s were all

   about the ‘peaches and cream’ look for women. All we want to do is take that look and turn

   it more ‘night time chic’.

5. Use black mascara on eyelashes.
6. Curl your lashes.
7. Once your lashes are curled, apply black mascara again. For best results, start the

   brush near the base of the lashes and brush in two or three times, then brush outward.
   

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8. />Apply a light pink blush under the cheekbones.
9. Line the lips with bright red lip liner, then fill the lips in with the same liner.
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10. Apply bright red lipstick on top of the lip liner. The liner will hold the color better

    through the night, saving you from needing to reapply.

11. The 1940’s were all about highlighting the lips natural color. When looking for a red

    lipstick, the more ‘fire engine’ it is, the better. DO NOT fall prey to that evil color

    that is ‘hot red’ it will take your ‘40’s couture style and make it look like a poor kid on

    kool-aid who got into his momma’s make up drawer! Save your self… test the color on the back

    of your hand first!

12. />Finally line lips with black to taste.

Other things you can do are apply glitter around the eyes and you can also “cat eye” the

eyeliner.

The modern look:

If you want a more modern, striking appearance, then go for this style. This is definitely

one you won’t want to wear to the office, but it will make an impression at the club.

1. />Line the eyes in black eyeliner. Use liquid on the top lid and pencil on the bottom

   lid.

2. While lining the eyes also line them “kohl.” The way this is done is by applying the

   eyeliner on the flat of the eyelid above the lashes on the bottom lid and below the lashes

   on the top lid.

3. Apply black eyeshadow around the entire eye.
4. Using a wet brush apply the same color to the top lid to make for a more rich color.
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5. />Once the wet coat is applied, then apply more eyeshadow dry.
6. Choose another color as a highlight if you choose, and use a powder.
7. Use eyebrow wax to shape eyebrows, then pencil over the eyebrows for a full look.
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8. />As in the 40’s look, apply black mascara, curl lashes, then apply mascara again.
   
   

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9. Use black lipliner on the lips and fill in, then choose a red colored lipstick and apply

   to tint.

Remember, bright colors attract the eye and thusly make whatever they are on look bigger

than it really is. The inverse is also true for darker colors. This is why black is such a

sliming color. When applying black lipstick however, this can be a problem. The dark color

will make your lips look smaller than they really are. If you have Angelina Jolie lips than

your fine, there isn’t anything in the known world that will hide those suckers! But if you

have smaller lips, this produces a predicament. In order to get around this problem, either

stick to the ever popular red lipstick that is heavily lined in black liner. The brighter

color on the inside draws the eye out and the darker color on the outside emphasizes the

curves of the lip making them look much larger than they are. You can also add a high shine

gloss to the top of the black lipstick. This too will give the lip an appearance of depth.

Try and stick with one or two well matched accent colors. For example; if you are going to

be wearing bright red lipstick, try and stick with neutral grey, dark brown, and black

colors. Don’t be the girl at the club who made the mistake of wearing blue eye shadow and

day-glo red lipstick. The black lights in the club always make this person look like a

walking light-bright.

For the Guys:

Now for men. If you are interested in wearing makeup, but you aren’t aiming for the David

Bowie, Ziggy Stardust androgynous look, then these tips will help.

1. />Follow the same guidelines as given at the beginning. Wash your face, cover up blemishes,

   put on foundation and generally prepare your face for being made up.

2. Gel your hair. If you are going to style your hair, do it before you put on your

   makeup.

3. Once

   your face is ready for makeup, the next thing to do is apply eyeliner. You can either apply

   liquid all the way around, or you can apply liquid on the top lid and pencil on the bottom

   lid. This is left to preference.

4. Use dark or black mascara to darken eyebrows and facial hair if your hair is not

   naturally black, or has not been dyed so. Mind you this will look silly if you are

   naturally blond. Use your best judgement.

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other fun things that you can do as well. In this particular session, Rachael used blue

mascara as a temporary hair dye. Bear in mind that mascara is opaque so it can color

eyelashes which tend to be dark colored. This means that you can get wild colors and use

them on your hair to cover the color. This will create a better effect than spray-on

temporary hair color since it combs in. Play with the idea and come up with your own

creations.

Hopefully this has planted a seed that will allow your Gothic makeup creations to grow.

Just keep in mind that there are always other ideas, and these are simply to get you going.

The goth community is a creative one, so run with it!

By: Chris Stead

We have all heard the stories about children being preyed upon while on the Internet. Internet predation is becoming a larger problem each day and the police don’t have enough manpower to combat this issue on their own. Now there is a group called GOTHIC, which stands for Goths Out To Help Internet Children. This organization specializes in tracking Internet predators and reporting the information that is gathered to the police. Shannon Hunter runs this organization, which has been running for about 2 weeks now.

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By: Chris Stead

With a thump of the synthetic bass drum, they are off! Don’t let the light, playful feel of their music or the fact that they’re from the O.C. fool you, RoMak and the Space Pirates is a group of serious performers. Their show is lively, fun and is hard to tear away from. Looking around at the show it was clear that the crowd was truly enjoying what they were getting. People dancing, swaying and bobbing along with the music, meanwhile RoMak’s antics on stage kept the crowd rapt. Before the show, RoMak told Gothic Angst Webzine that “Tonight may be the night that I fall and really eat shit…” when talking about their stage antics and his barstool acrobatics.

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By: Chris Stead

With the release of their sophomore effort, Blind Faith and Envy has a new label, big goals and a path set to reach them. Their first release, The Charming Factor, was on Nilaihah Records, their second record, however, hails the birth of their own label, Silver Echo Records. Murder of a Girl is a clear growth from their last record while still staying true to their roots as a synthpop group. Charlene April gives us a little insight into where Blind Faith and Envy is now and where they are headed in the future.

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By: Elizabeth Winters

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Echoes upon the wind, she falls. Weightlessly dreaming, gliding into the sun. Away from all being and sanity, how could this be anything less than a miracle? She gave unto you, the powers bestowed in all and forgotten. Synthesis, as all children have cried. Service to mankind and one another. Never has this been a sort that would consider this a value, yet she shall fight until the very last breath for the dream that may never come. She will be one and all. Eighteen of twenty-two angels, bestowed upon this earth to prepare you, the children, for the end. To gather those who will fight, before it is too late.

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By: Chris Stead

Blind Faith and Envy
http://www.blindfaithandenvy.com
Murder of a Girl

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By: Asherra

For today’s generation, Goth is, was, and always will be something that has existed. For us it’s a way of life, a means for kids who are segregated from traditional society to become part of a larger and accepting group. They wear black, look dreary, and are into weird and satirical humor that involves dark references juxtaposed with tacos. Comics about little dead girls and homicidal maniacs were the required reading in school and television shows about horribly misguided invaders from other planets acted as our teachers. Everyone in this generation can quote ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ and a viewing of ‘Edward Scissorhands’ is sacred. Tim Burton is their Savior. They are a weird conglomerate of freakish teens and young adults who never outgrew Halloween as a kid and spend too much money on Wet ‘N’ Wild black eyeliner. They are united by their eclectic music choice, enjoying bands like VNV Nation, Covenant, and K.M.F.D.M.

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By: Asherra

As a full fledged, black eyeliner wearing, JTHM reading, coffin purse toting Goth, I understand the significance that All Hallows Eve holds for the Gothic community. Goth’s are known for their love of the spooky, impeccable grasp of vintage noir, and no holds barred Halloween parties. However, Goth’s are NOT known for having an over abundance of money. In fact, most of us are downright broke.

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By: Chris Stead

The Gene Generation is not GATTACA, Blade Runner or any other movie that you have seen. Gene hacking, dire circumstances and a dark future surround the characters in this story. With a science fiction theme and Andy LaPlegua of Combichrist working on the soundtrack, this is a recipe for a dark futuristic movie. We were fortunate enough to get a little of Pearry Reginald Teo’s time to find out what we can expect from this movie.

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