Found this floating around the internet. I'd guess it's over 10 yrs old bc it mentions Emo, but I thought Sparkle Goth was a kinda newer thing?
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Never hear about the term sparkle goth until now :/
I think it's when you go passed pastel.
Ya boi is so about pastel!
ikr I did a web search but didn't find much. Maybe it's local to a particular scene?
Ugh disgusting pintrest mood board, sorry it's the best I have time to do atm. But it's a thing.
https://www.pinterest.com/ideas/sparkle-goth-aesthetic/917139054285/
It's also a hashtag on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/tagged/sparkle%20goth
Well in that case we can get Strange Aeons to explain it to us then as she is the queen of Tumblr.
Sparkle is definitely a real term, at least in Orlando.
Outside I'm sparkle.
But in my core I'll always be punk.
Yeah I mean Dead Kennedys had a huge impact on me at one point, same with Minor Threat a couple years later. I never spiked my hair or anything but that kinda thing stays with you deep inside. Like I read this recent-ish interview with Ian MacKaye and it resonated: https://www.huckmag.com/article/ian-mackaye-survival-issue-interview
Fuck yeah!
Do all goths need chicken and chin scratches?
This was obviously made by a metal fan trying to make metal look fierce.
This is more their speed:
