The Ups and Downs of attempting to be Gyaru outside Japan

I could have probably named this post just "99 problems", now that I think of it XD.

Although many of the downsides of trying to be Gaijin Gyaru have been wisely covered in this post:
http://gyaruattitudenl.blogspot.com.ar/2013/03/gal-thoughts-7-gaijin-gyaru-hardships.html
(Which is not mine, but hell, do I agree with it!)
I would like to add a few problems I've experienced in this quest for Gyaru style:

My thoughts on gyaru style, beauty and fashion in general.

I came across gyaru style by accident. I had started listening to Koda Kumi and Utada Hikaru and I gradually fell in love with Japanese culture. So, with the whole world before me behind a screen, I started to know more about Japan.

I had always been interested in fashion but with a perspective that I think most people don't have: I believe fashion is a way of expressing yourself ; like when you wear a band t-shirt, you're trying to make a statement about how much you like that band. At that level. Reflecting a piece of the inside, into the outside. But everyone I know sees fashion as: either some trend you must follow or be lame, or some trend you must not follow, because that shows banality and lack of personality.

Now THIS is some original thing no one's ever worn before!
{Don't get me wrong, I like the Ramones, and I like punk-rock. This is just an example of what those very-original not-trend-follower people wear}

Anyways, I don't know when or how, I saw gyaru (from the English word "gal") for the first time. And I loved it. Not (only) because I like aesthetics, in general – I will explain myself better later, maybe in another post- but because of the concept of Japanese fashion itself. Maybe it's only my interpretation, but I think most Japanese styles started as a way of rebelliousness, showing individuality and an alternative to boring trends, in search of creating something different.