@@TarotOverOracle...what is the material? Most can be cleaned in cold water. Even leather....but you need to "feed" the leather after with leather oil.
The dye transfer situation was a hilarious nightmare😱😅😂 Ive had similar experiences with very dark black dyed jeans but not quite as bad as this. Nice haul👌you look amazing in all of those outfits 🖤🙂
The imprint of my blue, drippy, naked ass on the shower wall was a thing of art. My husband had to sit down because he was laughing so hard his legs stopped working. Thanks so much for the kind words. I'm thinking about rocking that caftan this weekend!
Thats only happened to me once with a very thin black M and S long sleeved jersey top and it just left a slight black effect on my arms and back where I got sweaty and the material was distingrating and coming off on me. I never bought anything that thin from them again, sale or not.
@@angelabenedictThis was definitely an eye opener. I’ve never come across clothes that could stain heavily. Thx u very much for this vid! I always like to be more inform when make purchasing decisions. :3
Something similar happened to my friend in high school- she noticed that her hands had turned dark blue throughout the day so her mom came and took her to the ER, just for them to tell her it was the dye from the new jeans she was wearing
Same, I used to have to buy clothes from Ross/DDs when I was a teen and the dark wash jeans alwaysssss turned my legs blue. I would take a shower and see dye splattering everywhere haha such a common occurrence, one of those "live and learn" moments ❤
How on earth do you keep the face framing hairs on the front to stay in place so nicely and not look a greasy mess? Your hairstyles are always so beautiful, I would love a hair routine/tutorial video! Or maybe you just have been blessed with silky, perfect type of hair!!
Hot damn I was not expecting such a severe stain lol! Side note, I've never heard of Madeline Goldstein, now I've gone down a rabbit hole and I'm loving it
Right?! I needed to document the dye transfer because I knew when I talked about it, people would think I was exaggerating. I wanted to make sure no one else dyed themselves like I did. I'm so glad you liked Madeline Goldstein! Her music is so beautiful.
Your try on segment is gorgeous! 🖤 So, I never watch hauls unless they’re yours- I like that you make the effort to be thorough & you have such a genuine charisma that it’s easy to trust your evaluation, and ideas for remedying issues. Thank you for being true to you!
Thank you so much!! I would feel really bad if I recommended something and you put the effort and money into it and it turned out badly. I'd feel responsible. Thank you so much for the kind words, I hope this was helpful!
To be fair, they attached a warning tag to it but there is a bit of a disparity in seriousness in their language and energy of the tag vs what happens.
That was crazy! Yeah, Killstar should make their warning more stern. The one you read was a bit jokey like they were trying to be entertaining. And after rinsing the excess dye out, was the garment still as dark or a little lighter? I kind of wonder what's the point if it gets rinsed out.
I mean it rule of thumb whenever you buy new clothes to wash them on a cold cycle before you wear them. That was in printed in me when I started buying my own clothes by my mother. Now she said in the hottest water possible that that’ll cause fading cold waters perfectly feasible. Even new underwear and new socks should be washed before wearing. It’s not just about the dies. It’s about whether or not they used a specific chemical when they were creating the clothes that could potentially cause irritation. So obviously don’t throw it in the dryer. If it’s not something that can handle dryer let it drip dry. Also, I wouldn’t recommend doing this in a bathtub especially if you’re a renter, it will leave a stain that sometimes not even bleach can get out. If you’re worried about it, staying in your washing machine after you do a load of brand new dark clothes, do a clean cycle immediately after that load.
It's a super bad habit I have to not wash clothes prior to wearing them. When their second hand I always wash them. But I have this weird hang up from when I was young and poor and like to keep the 'new' on my clothes as much as possible so I would wear them straight off the rack And wear them gently. It's something that I've kind of continued doing. It's a bad habit and this is definitely the first time I've ever dyed myself so I'm going to try and break myself of it as much as possible.
@@angelabenedict I completely get it one of my favorite things in the world is in brand new pack of socks and wear them. I grew up in a hoarder home so most of the time my clothes were destroyed. My bedroom is often used as a storage unit for My mom’s extra BS. One of my favorite things in the world as a kid was to get a brand new pair of socks and wear them until I couldn’t wear them anymore and anytime I got a new piece of clothing I would try and wear it as much as I could before it got lost or destroyed and I mean the day that I got it. I used to get screamed at for not washing my clothes before wearing them because she didn’t understand why I was the was I was despite her all still living there. And if she would wash clothes, her favorite thing in the world was to bleach clothing so I didn’t have a lot of good black clothing growing up that would last beyond a wash or she would use vinegar, and I can’t stand the smell of my clothes afterwards because it was linger in them. It really wasn’t until I moved out of my mothers house that I was able (taught by my now mother-in-law) how to start properly caring for my own things without having to worry about other peoples stuff affecting my personal living space. But eventually I Was told it was what caused me to break out from not not washing the clothes before hand and that’s when I found out that they sometimes spray a preservative on clothing at Walmart and big box brand stores to keep bugs away from it(I was very lucky that my “boyfriends”mom, at that time, really loved me so she took it on herself to teach me all the things my mother didn’t) Also right after I had my son, I gained in an extreme obsessive compulsive disorder, so like if it touches the ground, it Has to be washed.
Wow, I have had several black items that had that warning tag on them and still worn them without washing first without a problem. Yeah there was some blue transfer on my skin under the garment but nothing like you experienced. Double dyed is putting it mildly, it's like they soaked the items in dye for days with the amount of color on your skin in the pictures.
I'm sorry but, i laughed my ass off at your pictures. I have always washed my clothes before I wear them. I don't care where it came from. Damn it, Angela! You are always so gorgeous and pick the coolest stuff!!! I love your haul! Congratulations for finally getting this from them. ❤❤
Smurfette’s Scare is Canon! I’ll share that after this: Be leery of the toxins in a garment *so* saturated that it even saturates your skin. I must say that this is a great visual representation of how absorbent our skin is, and how easily toxins can be slurped inside.
I have some killstar stuff. Their velvet is pretty good. I have their red maxi dress with the red collar and it's absolutely amazing and feels so comfortable. I do advice with the dresses to get a metal or use two hangers when hanging them because some of their dress material is just too heavy for one single hanger.. I've had a couple hangers break lol.
hi angela! would you ever consider doing a goth makeup tutorial or a get ready with me and maybe telling some more stories abt funny or embarrassing moments at the club? love your storytime videos
I can relate to the blue face - As back in the day, I dyed my hair blue with Punky Color. It dripped kinda bad, and people called me "Papa Smurf" haha! Never did blue hair ever again!
I love the sprinkles of wisdom you give at the end . 🥀That was an insane amount of blue- they need to be a tad more specific! Glorioussss haul. I love the caftan & that beautiful bell sleeve duster at the end...lovely!🖤
I'm really glad it was helpful! It really was an excessive amount. I was wondering if maybe the one I had got a little extra treatment until I put the new one into the tub. That caftan is life. I'm so inlove with it.
This happened once or twice to me, though in less spectacular fashion. The jeans many of us wore in the 80s were overdyed, so the first couple of times you wore them, you'd end up with a navy blue butt. IIRC I tended to go for Wranglers drainpipe jeans, as they had elasticated denim with a lot of stretch to them. We liked them tight back then, but not uncomfortable.
Thanks for sharing this with everyone. I can't believe that happened in general or in public dying your skin like that & even worse when you washed it in the bathtub. They had to nerve to send you a email asking for a video that's laughable I would refer them to this one. I think Killstar needs to get their quality assurance better before everyone stops shopping there because they have too many problems
Both! Definitely both. Granted, I should have taken the label more seriously but to me it was more like, 'Meh - don't wear white with it and you'll be good as gold.' No - I wore ME with it and I was good as blue lol
This made me happy and I have 4 things from killstar my boots 😊 and 2 leggings I got on sale. When first got them I was screaming I'm still finding something to wear them with. I told my mom about this channel and she's happy that I'm learning from this because now we something to talk about. I think when you have the money to spend on something nice killstar is worth it.
Killstar has up to 4x which is size 16/18. And they don’t charge extra for plus like a lot of companies do! I have gotten great dresses for $20 with sales and coupons. And save your pennies and order over $100 for free shipping. I shop second hand and garage sales too. Goth is whatever budget you want it to be.
I'm new here. You look great as always. Thanks for the information about Killstar, that sometimes things can be like that. Once I ordered cotton hoodie and almost transparent t-shirt, the quality is really good. When I placed the t-shirt to the bath, it painted the water pretty strongly, so I'm lucky, that it didn't paint my skin. Thee wasn't such label on it. Early I thought that things from Killstar or Tripp or Punkrave etc are expensive only for poor countries like my Ukraine, because if you live in own flat, don't have children or pets, and a car, and you are antisocial introvert, 400$ is enough to live, and 60$ it's many. If someone has a car or children or has to pay a rent for a flat - then yes, they need 600-1000+. So in US/UK that clothing is identified like not a cheap one too? It's a surprise for me, but good to know. Once I thought - in series and movies it's often the thing, when they show a subcultural character - gothic/punky/darky etc, like they are from the poor family, BUT IN SO COOL CLOTHING! I thought - guuuuuuys! (and girls) - THAT CLOTHING IS EXPENSIVE, that New-rockish boots are not cheap, THE CHARACTER FROM THE POOR FAMILY CAN'T WEAR THAT. Then I thought - maybe I mistake, and even if that shoes cost 150$, and the hour rate is not less then 15$, then they have to work only 10 hours for it. 1-2 days. So not?
This is why I dislike killstar!! I usually buy my stuff at a thrift store and diy my clothes. And if I want something goth, or alternative, raver ECT! I would just either diy, or get it a a vintage store that has clothes that are classic ect! Ty for making this awareness Angela!!! 🖤🩵🩵🖤
oooo I’d love to see a daiso haul. I spend too much time in that place. Also, I think I’d be mortified if I was walking around stained blue all day and had no idea 😅
The struggle is blue; I've never seen it that bad before though. Didn't expect a haul from the title but this is probably your best yet: the transitions in the try-on are superb and the great choice of music fits really well, you've also looked more at-ease in this & the last couple vods. You mentioned the trousers but there's no link, sounds like all the ones you've seen were pretty good?
The dye thing is too relatable. The first time I bought an overdyed item from Killstar I legit had a moment where I noticed my cuticles had turned blue and thought I was having a medical problem for a hot minute until I remembered the garment tag. 😂
I was literally looking for a royalty free version of that song, like a parody version because that's the song that has been in my head since this whole thing happened.
i would love to have a follow up "Feedback" because i have bought my fair share from Killstar and i feel like the garments don't hold up as long anymore. The Seams are ripping super easily. I have a Backpack that i love and had to have it stiched back together TWICE already. Same with a skirt that i have to mend over and over again. I'm getting sick of this. Old Killstar (2018 ish) that stuff is indistructable
Really glad I'm not the only one to have had this kind of thing happen with a killstar dress. I have one from a few years ago that still gets a bit of blue on me even after having been washed several times.
🎼 Blue, blue, what am I supposed to do? Well life looks a little hazy looking at myself… Blue water… it keeps grinning, it’s got to bleed 🎶-Fields of the Nephilim
LOL, my wife Linda went through the same thing with Killstar, blue skin and her purple rubber phone case is forever dyed a darker color! Thanks for introducing us to Madeline Goldstein during the try on, she sounds similar to Kennedy of Them Are Us Too/SRSQ and that's a good thing !!!
Yeah, this happened to me. I had an indigo cast over everything the KS dress touched. I also went down the baby wipes route, and I swear it made the dye pick up more. Never again.
By the way, I like everything you hauled. I'm tempted to get the first item you displayed at the end. Really pretty I got an "Awww yeah I want this look."
If you like that spider weave effect, Killstar also have a really baggy jumper in the same fabric that I bought last year and then pretty much wore it all through Winter. I think you would like it too. Not sure if you like to wear colour that much but they also have a top called the Unreal Trance mesh top? Its loose fit with this beautiful sort of fade effect with orangey red, browwn and black to it. I bought a XXL thinking it wouldnt fit me but its oversized so it actually fits me better than some of my larger tops. I think there are trousers with that material too.
Always pre-wash your clothes, they use fabric that never has been washed after being made and dyed in China. I don't understand why people don't pre-wash, same for fabric at the fabric store.
Either that or there could be formaldehyde that was left on the material after the initial treatment for shipping...I had a bad expirience with it...I'm allergic to formaldehyde & had a very bad reaction to it
I love that Omen dress, I wish that they made it in plus. Have been there with killstar and the dye.. I wore a pair of overdyed leggings to work and my legs were stained 😂.
I'm obsessed with the omen dress. It's so nice. They do have it in plus, I remember seeing it. I don't want to say that I'm glad you dyed your legs too but I kind of feel a bit better knowing I'm not the only one who's done this to themselves.
Not just Killstar.. I bought a short light jacket from Dark In Love and wore it to a festival, brand new.. It luckily only transferred a bit, but I had some grey-blue parts on my arm at the end of the day. By far nothing close to what you experienced, but still not pleasant. And they had not tag mentioning that you should wash it prior. Ah well..
Still it should NEVER be this dyed lol I’ve NEVER came across something this dyed .. a red dress once and it has ruined my life even after washing it won’t stop leaking color I’m afraid to ever wash it with anything
We seem to have a similar taste in clothing. ;) I have the velvet duster and the spider web dress and they belong to my favourite things from Killstar. I have other dusters from them, too, they are so beautiful! And I made a similar experience with the dye. I had one of these burn out velvet dresses with long sleeves and a plain velvet collar. I wore it without washing it first and went to a friend for having a coffee. He called me later and said there were black stains on his table and he was a bit upset. He could remove the stains and I washed my dress. ;)
I love the New Romantics movement (Vivienne Westwood at her finest) and (I totally agree with you) the 1990's so much! also with some 1920's thrown in because I love old things!
I just need to find where I can get the bra, it makes such a great line. Got my finger on the Order button for the Woes Night Duster! I really appreciate you baring all for the blue dye effect 😱
I. LOVE. DAISO!!! We have them here in SoCal, and the fiancé is happy to finally have one in Chandler, AZ! Their stationery aisle is EVERYTHING!!! As far as new clothes, I WASH EVERYTHING before I wear it. I don't know who's hands were touching the fabric, who tried it on before me, and just the idea of stuff coming from the factory. The pictures were cute though, lol.
@@angelabenedictI've found cool stationery products there that cost way more on sites like JetPens. The day the Chandler location opened up, the line was wrapped around 😊the corner just to get inside, lol. I love their bamboo blotting paper too. Oh and the washi tape/craft aisle is my kryptonite lol. Love the Killstar haul. They have pretty cool clothes and I'm happy that they actually have plus-sized options for those of us who love pasta, lol. By the way, when I worked at Barnes and Noble I always knew when The Craft had been on because there'd be a gaggle of teenage girls making their way to the New Age section 😂. Great idea about the decorative bras. Never thought of that, thank you 😊.
No need to worry! Just give it a gentle hand wash and air dry. You'll be fine. If you're concerned, you can email them with the product you have and ask for care instructions.
Oh my I had to tell you a similar story with a killstar pair of velvet leggings, the very old one with the shiny silver pentacles, I wore them without washing them first, i sat on my WC and... IT WAS ALL BLUE, the blue print of my butt was on the wc 🤣🤣🤣 I had to replace it sadly, cos it didn't came off 🤣
I love the music in this video ^^ Would you be open to a video talking about recent music favorites? That aside though, Killstar has always been really good quality for me. I've gotten a couple duds over the years, but it was less a quality issue and more of a.. not sure how to describe it haha. I had one top in particular that had a collar bit - but it was way too long. Built for a giraffe or something, so the straps sagged down over the bust line. Very strange... Otherwise I have pieces I've worn to death that still look great! Foxblood is another similarly priced shop that has beautiful pieces. More simple so they make good layering and base items that you can dress up.
My husband dyes all of my stuff and I don't know why he can do it so beautifully and cleanly. Not a drop anywhere!! And when I did it the one time before he intervened??? Think murder scene but my victim had black blood. Also this is a side note but you always look so gorgeous. Perfect even. Mwah!
Oh i know this one... I had this happen to me as well with a dress from killstar 😂 Or with several pieces with the same fabric even. Actually, judging by your description i think it's actually the same dress as yours. Does it have a paisley pattern? Burnout velvet damask like you said, bell sleeves, lacing on the front and cut out shoulders. I was also blue everywhere, including on my face, not fun! It didn't get as extreme as in your case, because i only tried it on for like an hour or so at home i think, and realized in time what was happening. I remember i got so pissed off that it ruined my makeup! That dress needed two washes before that stopped happening.
Unless they came second hand, I never wash first. I know that I should but I have this weird hang up or I like to keep the new on my clothes as long as possible so I will wear them straight off the rack.
I had sworn off buying anything from Killstar for such a long time. The cold shoulder dress is something I've had my eye on for a while and seeing you in it might make me change my mind about buying it.... You look amazing in everything you've bought. Now, I need to convince myself I don't need that dress.... Killstar has had quality issues for a while. The last dress I bought directly from them was the Misty Night Maxi Dress and it has a ton of buttons up the front. As soon as I took her out of the packaging, one of the buttons popped off. Nothing too horrible and is an easy fix but you don't expect that to happen as soon as you get your item. I don't even think I had tried her on yet, I was just unbuttoning the front.... *sigh* oh well.
Size up if you're above average boobie size on the omen dress. From my experience, it's a little too small to cover bigger busts. The medium for me did the trick. I'm so sorry about the buttons. I mean, it's good that it's an easy fix but it's not like they price for things like that. Their upper mid end on the cost scale. Definitely not budget-wear. If you paid under $20 we kinda have the attitude of 'oh well, you get what you pay for' but Killstar is not cheaply priced so at the very least the buttons need to be properly affixed.
Lmao the level of dye is actually hilarious. I love sewing on patches with yarn or using it to add suture type stitches to things, it's a great cheap diy material.
Fantastic haul Angela!! You wear these better than the models. I’d buy all of them now. (The clothes, not the models 😳😂🖤) I wear new Killstar with tights, etc; it prevents Smurfification, and I’m often cold from my Hashi’s anyway. I lost 70lbs, I am now a size 14/Killstar XXL and I can fit into anything they make… My wallet is DOOOOOOMED 💀💀💀 I’ve been a tie dye artist for 8 years. I use professional grade “procion” dye; that bathtub water looks like one of my dye washouts! Black shades are composites of a zillion different colors. I have to use 4x-8x as much black powdered dye, as any other color for an acceptable black result because of the number of pigments required. There are blue-blacks, purple-blacks, etc and dye suppliers let you know what’s what. Killstar wants to provide a super rich black garment, and that’s going to require a MOUNTAIN of dye. Almost literally. 😅 So we have to do one final dye washout before we can wear their garments without becoming a creature from Avatar. 👽💙🖤
Gosh Angela! That was really bad and I can see why your husband had hard time holding the camera steady. At least you must be one of the must good looking Avatars! Laughed when you described the scene as a smurf just exploded! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Wonder if Killstar themselfes were suprised you didn't get their new things. But mybe they don't tell, if they hoped for some promotion of new stuff. You looked awesome in all. Definitive better than the models they usually use. I can't afford buy from them anymore directly. Cause of exchange rates and they are prizy! Stay safe gorgeous 🦇🖤🖤🖤🖤🦇
I would have been mad and frustrated if I got dyed like that. I would have put it on straight out of the bag as well. and if someone bought a new outfit and went to the club, it definitely would have ruined their night. This is definitely good to know about the dye.I hope they change the tags with a wash before wearing tag or something. I have only bought bags and swim wear from them, but I had to go from a M to L on swimwear because the boob part didn't fit me even though the rest fit.
🤣🤣🤣 The blue suits you, anyway. I had a fuzzy brown sweater in high school. I wore it over a tank top one day. It got hot and I pulled it off of me to find that it had left little brown fuzzies ALL OVER my back, chest, and arms and I looked like an ape. I was already teased for being hairy and it was the 90's so this was mortifying. For those who don't know, wash your new clothes or soak them in some water with white vinegar. The smell dissipates, but it helps lock the dye into the fabric more so less washes out.
I've had new black clothes stain me a little bit, but my god never to that extent! I'm glad they at least put a disclaimer tag nowadays. Another reason to add to my list of reasons as to why i prefer vintage clothing 😅
Not sure if someone has mentioned this, but you always want to wash before wearing, and you can soak garments with vinegar to help set the dye. 🖤🥀
Yeah, ask any Tailor.
New clothes can be highly dangerous to your skin
But some clothes cannot even be washed, I have this pair of pants from killstar that cannot be washed, and not dry cleaned either.
@@TarotOverOracle and how do you clean them?
@@TarotOverOracle...what is the material? Most can be cleaned in cold water. Even leather....but you need to "feed" the leather after with leather oil.
"De-smurfify" ...Angela you made me spit my energy drink out 😂😂well played mi lady...
The dye transfer situation was a hilarious nightmare😱😅😂 Ive had similar experiences with very dark black dyed jeans but not quite as bad as this. Nice haul👌you look amazing in all of those outfits 🖤🙂
The imprint of my blue, drippy, naked ass on the shower wall was a thing of art. My husband had to sit down because he was laughing so hard his legs stopped working. Thanks so much for the kind words. I'm thinking about rocking that caftan this weekend!
Thats only happened to me once with a very thin black M and S long sleeved jersey top and it just left a slight black effect on my arms and back where I got sweaty and the material was distingrating and coming off on me. I never bought anything that thin from them again, sale or not.
Holy crap! They weren’t joking when they said it could stain! That blue colored bathtub 🛁 LMAO! 🤣
They were dead serious. I just wish there was a little more ooomph behind it.
@@angelabenedictThis was definitely an eye opener. I’ve never come across clothes that could stain heavily. Thx u very much for this vid! I always like to be more inform when make purchasing decisions. :3
Something similar happened to my friend in high school- she noticed that her hands had turned dark blue throughout the day so her mom came and took her to the ER, just for them to tell her it was the dye from the new jeans she was wearing
Omg nooo haha that's so embarrassing :')
Same, I used to have to buy clothes from Ross/DDs when I was a teen and the dark wash jeans alwaysssss turned my legs blue. I would take a shower and see dye splattering everywhere haha such a common occurrence, one of those "live and learn" moments ❤
How on earth do you keep the face framing hairs on the front to stay in place so nicely and not look a greasy mess? Your hairstyles are always so beautiful, I would love a hair routine/tutorial video! Or maybe you just have been blessed with silky, perfect type of hair!!
They could also just..... yanno, rinse the items more throughly at the end of manufacture before it hits the customer.
Hot damn I was not expecting such a severe stain lol!
Side note, I've never heard of Madeline Goldstein, now I've gone down a rabbit hole and I'm loving it
Right?! I needed to document the dye transfer because I knew when I talked about it, people would think I was exaggerating. I wanted to make sure no one else dyed themselves like I did. I'm so glad you liked Madeline Goldstein! Her music is so beautiful.
Your try on segment is gorgeous! 🖤
So, I never watch hauls unless they’re yours- I like that you make the effort to be thorough & you have such a genuine charisma that it’s easy to trust your evaluation, and ideas for remedying issues.
Thank you for being true to you!
Thank you so much!! I would feel really bad if I recommended something and you put the effort and money into it and it turned out badly. I'd feel responsible. Thank you so much for the kind words, I hope this was helpful!
@@angelabenedict and I get new music to check out from the haul segment too so thanks for that :)
I think you just created a new sub genre of Goth, Blueberry Goth, finding the gum chewing Violet in the darkness lol
🙄 yeah, they need to make sure people do what's necessary to not let this kind of thing happen again
To be fair, they attached a warning tag to it but there is a bit of a disparity in seriousness in their language and energy of the tag vs what happens.
They also need to add " wash before wearing."
Yes to Daiso haul !!
That bathtub scene!! 😂 Also, yes plz to a daiso haul ! !
I would love to do a Daiso haul for you!
your videos all feel like a face time call with a bestie
It's always a good idea to wash an item before you wear it because you don't know where it's been.
That was crazy! Yeah, Killstar should make their warning more stern. The one you read was a bit jokey like they were trying to be entertaining. And after rinsing the excess dye out, was the garment still as dark or a little lighter? I kind of wonder what's the point if it gets rinsed out.
Don't worry, it stays dark black after washing. I have some of these garments.
I mean it rule of thumb whenever you buy new clothes to wash them on a cold cycle before you wear them. That was in printed in me when I started buying my own clothes by my mother. Now she said in the hottest water possible that that’ll cause fading cold waters perfectly feasible. Even new underwear and new socks should be washed before wearing. It’s not just about the dies. It’s about whether or not they used a specific chemical when they were creating the clothes that could potentially cause irritation. So obviously don’t throw it in the dryer. If it’s not something that can handle dryer let it drip dry. Also, I wouldn’t recommend doing this in a bathtub especially if you’re a renter, it will leave a stain that sometimes not even bleach can get out. If you’re worried about it, staying in your washing machine after you do a load of brand new dark clothes, do a clean cycle immediately after that load.
It's a super bad habit I have to not wash clothes prior to wearing them. When their second hand I always wash them. But I have this weird hang up from when I was young and poor and like to keep the 'new' on my clothes as much as possible so I would wear them straight off the rack And wear them gently. It's something that I've kind of continued doing. It's a bad habit and this is definitely the first time I've ever dyed myself so I'm going to try and break myself of it as much as possible.
@@angelabenedict I completely get it one of my favorite things in the world is in brand new pack of socks and wear them. I grew up in a hoarder home so most of the time my clothes were destroyed. My bedroom is often used as a storage unit for My mom’s extra BS. One of my favorite things in the world as a kid was to get a brand new pair of socks and wear them until I couldn’t wear them anymore and anytime I got a new piece of clothing I would try and wear it as much as I could before it got lost or destroyed and I mean the day that I got it. I used to get screamed at for not washing my clothes before wearing them because she didn’t understand why I was the was I was despite her all still living there. And if she would wash clothes, her favorite thing in the world was to bleach clothing so I didn’t have a lot of good black clothing growing up that would last beyond a wash or she would use vinegar, and I can’t stand the smell of my clothes afterwards because it was linger in them. It really wasn’t until I moved out of my mothers house that I was able (taught by my now mother-in-law) how to start properly caring for my own things without having to worry about other peoples stuff affecting my personal living space. But eventually I
Was told it was what caused me to break out from not not washing the clothes before hand and that’s when I found out that they sometimes spray a preservative on clothing at Walmart and big box brand stores to keep bugs away from it(I was very lucky that my “boyfriends”mom, at that time, really loved me so she took it on herself to teach me all the things my mother didn’t) Also right after I had my son, I gained in an extreme obsessive compulsive disorder, so like if it touches the ground, it Has to be washed.
You and these ultra animated explanations...theres nothing like it😂
Life is boring without them!
Oh my god, I've been eyeing this burnout velvet duster for so long! Thank you for the review. I think I will splurge and get it on the next sale 🖤
Glad I could help!
I lost it when the back picture first came up. You werent kidding. 😭
Haha, dead serious!
Wow, I have had several black items that had that warning tag on them and still worn them without washing first without a problem. Yeah there was some blue transfer on my skin under the garment but nothing like you experienced. Double dyed is putting it mildly, it's like they soaked the items in dye for days with the amount of color on your skin in the pictures.
Thanks for the pictures and the demonstration in the tub Angela. I might get one of these for Halloween and the color will be the costume 😄
Ha! Just soak in the tub water.
I love your Fairuza Balk (Nancy) from the craft impersonation very spot-on 🖤💀🕷️🐈⬛☠️🕸️🦇🐦⬛
The song over the try-on reminds me so much of SRSQ! Lovely....and you look beautiful! ❤
I believe they're on the same record label. Dais is definitely consistent!
Good for Halloween Zombie skin😆 , But on a serious note , they shouldn't leave the factory like that
I looked more like cookie monsters nemesis, brownie bastard.
🤣@@angelabenedict
@@OLIVIABENSON277 What?
I'm sorry but, i laughed my ass off at your pictures. I have always washed my clothes before I wear them. I don't care where it came from. Damn it, Angela! You are always so gorgeous and pick the coolest stuff!!! I love your haul! Congratulations for finally getting this from them. ❤❤
Smurfette’s Scare is Canon! I’ll share that after this:
Be leery of the toxins in a garment *so* saturated that it even saturates your skin.
I must say that this is a great visual representation of how absorbent our skin is, and how easily toxins can be slurped inside.
I have some killstar stuff. Their velvet is pretty good. I have their red maxi dress with the red collar and it's absolutely amazing and feels so comfortable. I do advice with the dresses to get a metal or use two hangers when hanging them because some of their dress material is just too heavy for one single hanger.. I've had a couple hangers break lol.
hi angela! would you ever consider doing a goth makeup tutorial or a get ready with me and maybe telling some more stories abt funny or embarrassing moments at the club? love your storytime videos
unrelated…but phil!!
The shade that water turned was startling!
I can see why I turned blue so fast!
I can relate to the blue face - As back in the day, I dyed my hair blue with Punky Color. It dripped kinda bad, and people called me "Papa Smurf" haha! Never did blue hair ever again!
Yes! That happened to me with punky color as well! I used their purple. RIP towels.
I literally JUST colored my hair with punky color. : O I'm scared
I was also dyed by Punky Color but in Flamingo Pink. My brother called me Kirby for a week afterwards.
I love the sprinkles of wisdom you give at the end . 🥀That was an insane amount of blue- they need to be a tad more specific! Glorioussss haul. I love the caftan & that beautiful bell sleeve duster at the end...lovely!🖤
I'm really glad it was helpful! It really was an excessive amount. I was wondering if maybe the one I had got a little extra treatment until I put the new one into the tub. That caftan is life. I'm so inlove with it.
wow, that color transfer was insane. loved the video!!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it. Who knows, Maybe I'm just a really good vessel for dye transfer? lol
This happened once or twice to me, though in less spectacular fashion. The jeans many of us wore in the 80s were overdyed, so the first couple of times you wore them, you'd end up with a navy blue butt. IIRC I tended to go for Wranglers drainpipe jeans, as they had elasticated denim with a lot of stretch to them. We liked them tight back then, but not uncomfortable.
Thanks for sharing this with everyone. I can't believe that happened in general or in public dying your skin like that & even worse when you washed it in the bathtub. They had to nerve to send you a email asking for a video that's laughable I would refer them to this one. I think Killstar needs to get their quality assurance better before everyone stops shopping there because they have too many problems
Oh my glob, that water looks like a goth soup dye bath. xD I can't decide if this is more humorous or more facepalm. Maybe both. Thanks for sharing.
Both! Definitely both. Granted, I should have taken the label more seriously but to me it was more like, 'Meh - don't wear white with it and you'll be good as gold.' No - I wore ME with it and I was good as blue lol
This made me happy and I have 4 things from killstar my boots 😊 and 2 leggings I got on sale. When first got them I was screaming I'm still finding something to wear them with. I told my mom about this channel and she's happy that I'm learning from this because now we something to talk about. I think when you have the money to spend on something nice killstar is worth it.
I'm so glad! Aren't sales the best? I'm glad your mom likes my channel as well. I try to keep things pretty family friendly so there's no awkwardness.
Killstar has up to 4x which is size 16/18. And they don’t charge extra for plus like a lot of companies do! I have gotten great dresses for $20 with sales and coupons. And save your pennies and order over $100 for free shipping. I shop second hand and garage sales too. Goth is whatever budget you want it to be.
I'm new here. You look great as always.
Thanks for the information about Killstar, that sometimes things can be like that.
Once I ordered cotton hoodie and almost transparent t-shirt, the quality is really good. When I placed the t-shirt to the bath, it painted the water pretty strongly, so I'm lucky, that it didn't paint my skin. Thee wasn't such label on it.
Early I thought that things from Killstar or Tripp or Punkrave etc are expensive only for poor countries like my Ukraine, because if you live in own flat, don't have children or pets, and a car, and you are antisocial introvert, 400$ is enough to live, and 60$ it's many. If someone has a car or children or has to pay a rent for a flat - then yes, they need 600-1000+. So in US/UK that clothing is identified like not a cheap one too? It's a surprise for me, but good to know.
Once I thought - in series and movies it's often the thing, when they show a subcultural character - gothic/punky/darky etc, like they are from the poor family, BUT IN SO COOL CLOTHING! I thought - guuuuuuys! (and girls) - THAT CLOTHING IS EXPENSIVE, that New-rockish boots are not cheap, THE CHARACTER FROM THE POOR FAMILY CAN'T WEAR THAT. Then I thought - maybe I mistake, and even if that shoes cost 150$, and the hour rate is not less then 15$, then they have to work only 10 hours for it. 1-2 days. So not?
You are a deep thinker on fashion. I think on the surface, so to speak
Everyone has their thing. I'm sure you have something that you're a deep thinker on.
your hair look pretty like this :)
Thank you!
You can wash anything that might bleed on contact with just regular salt and it'll help set the dye!
I didn't know the salt trick, thank you so much!
This is why I dislike killstar!! I usually buy my stuff at a thrift store and diy my clothes. And if I want something goth, or alternative, raver ECT! I would just either diy, or get it a a vintage store that has clothes that are classic ect! Ty for making this awareness Angela!!! 🖤🩵🩵🖤
I always wash anything and everything I buy before I wear it. Because i'm terrified that this would happen to me
oooo I’d love to see a daiso haul. I spend too much time in that place. Also, I think I’d be mortified if I was walking around stained blue all day and had no idea 😅
The struggle is blue; I've never seen it that bad before though. Didn't expect a haul from the title but this is probably your best yet: the transitions in the try-on are superb and the great choice of music fits really well, you've also looked more at-ease in this & the last couple vods. You mentioned the trousers but there's no link, sounds like all the ones you've seen were pretty good?
The dye thing is too relatable. The first time I bought an overdyed item from Killstar I legit had a moment where I noticed my cuticles had turned blue and thought I was having a medical problem for a hot minute until I remembered the garment tag. 😂
*THE TUB:* 🎶 _...I'm blue_ 🎶
🎶 _Da ba dee da ba dye..._ 🎶
I was literally looking for a royalty free version of that song, like a parody version because that's the song that has been in my head since this whole thing happened.
@@angelabenedict _Whew, I'm glad you also thought of that too..._
_...I was being nice not to cross any boundaries again whew_ 😅
i would love to have a follow up "Feedback" because i have bought my fair share from Killstar and i feel like the garments don't hold up as long anymore. The Seams are ripping super easily. I have a Backpack that i love and had to have it stiched back together TWICE already. Same with a skirt that i have to mend over and over again. I'm getting sick of this. Old Killstar (2018 ish) that stuff is indistructable
NOOOO! Not the Smerffet on crack 🤣
Really glad I'm not the only one to have had this kind of thing happen with a killstar dress. I have one from a few years ago that still gets a bit of blue on me even after having been washed several times.
OMG . Im sorry Smurf Goth this is funny . But I feel sorry for you . Thanks for the warning , I have been known to take new things to festivals .
Who knows, we could be onto something here!
You could add anything you want dyed in with the garment in the first wash.
🎼 Blue, blue, what am I supposed to do? Well life looks a little hazy looking at myself… Blue water… it keeps grinning, it’s got to bleed 🎶-Fields of the Nephilim
Maybe they took inspo from the song!
LOL, my wife Linda went through the same thing with Killstar, blue skin and her purple rubber phone case is forever dyed a darker color! Thanks for introducing us to Madeline Goldstein during the try on, she sounds similar to Kennedy of Them Are Us Too/SRSQ and that's a good thing !!!
that was a great corpse bride cosplay from the dye lmao
Accidental cosplay. Sometimes good sometimes bad.
Yeah, this happened to me. I had an indigo cast over everything the KS dress touched. I also went down the baby wipes route, and I swear it made the dye pick up more. Never again.
By the way, I like everything you hauled. I'm tempted to get the first item you displayed at the end. Really pretty I got an "Awww yeah I want this look."
If you like that spider weave effect, Killstar also have a really baggy jumper in the same fabric that I bought last year and then pretty much wore it all through Winter. I think you would like it too. Not sure if you like to wear colour that much but they also have a top called the Unreal Trance mesh top? Its loose fit with this beautiful sort of fade effect with orangey red, browwn and black to it. I bought a XXL thinking it wouldnt fit me but its oversized so it actually fits me better than some of my larger tops. I think there are trousers with that material too.
Always pre-wash your clothes, they use fabric that never has been washed after being made and dyed in China. I don't understand why people don't pre-wash, same for fabric at the fabric store.
Either that or there could be formaldehyde that was left on the material after the initial treatment for shipping...I had a bad expirience with it...I'm allergic to formaldehyde & had a very bad reaction to it
I love that Omen dress, I wish that they made it in plus. Have been there with killstar and the dye.. I wore a pair of overdyed leggings to work and my legs were stained 😂.
I'm obsessed with the omen dress. It's so nice. They do have it in plus, I remember seeing it. I don't want to say that I'm glad you dyed your legs too but I kind of feel a bit better knowing I'm not the only one who's done this to themselves.
Not just Killstar.. I bought a short light jacket from Dark In Love and wore it to a festival, brand new.. It luckily only transferred a bit, but I had some grey-blue parts on my arm at the end of the day. By far nothing close to what you experienced, but still not pleasant. And they had not tag mentioning that you should wash it prior. Ah well..
Eeek, no tag? The least they could have done was warn out. Dark In Love is quite pricey.
You should wash all new clothing before wearing, black or not. There will be residue dye, dirt from storage, etc. A full cycle in the machine.
Still it should NEVER be this dyed lol I’ve NEVER came across something this dyed .. a red dress once and it has ruined my life even after washing it won’t stop leaking color I’m afraid to ever wash it with anything
Yessss, I love Daiso ♥︎
I would love to do a die so haul. That place is fantastic.
Haha wow. That happened to me in high school. From those $5 fashion stores.
Lol I've been buying from Killstar for years. Sometimes I wear before washing and this has never happened to me 😂
Luck of the draw, I guess lol.
congratulations on the marriage hope you had a fun time despite all the blue lol.
Thank you! I still love the dress. Just need to change my habits pre-wear.
The title 😂❤ uh oh what happened
Some stuff. Definitely some stuff lol
We seem to have a similar taste in clothing. ;) I have the velvet duster and the spider web dress and they belong to my favourite things from Killstar. I have other dusters from them, too, they are so beautiful! And I made a similar experience with the dye. I had one of these burn out velvet dresses with long sleeves and a plain velvet collar. I wore it without washing it first and went to a friend for having a coffee. He called me later and said there were black stains on his table and he was a bit upset. He could remove the stains and I washed my dress. ;)
Holy moly! I have a sheer top from killstar with that warning. I’m gonna wash a few times before wearing and not put anything lighter in with it.
I love the New Romantics movement (Vivienne Westwood at her finest) and (I totally agree with you) the 1990's so much! also with some 1920's thrown in because I love old things!
I might have a Killstar dress somewhere..thank you for the warning ⚠️
Your story is why I always wash my clothes before I wear them. Plus a lot of garments are treated with chemicals that are not good for your skin.
You reminded me of Corpse's Bride, looked kinda cool. I worry that dye is toxic on the skin, vey unsafe for them to do that,
I just need to find where I can get the bra, it makes such a great line. Got my finger on the Order button for the Woes Night Duster! I really appreciate you baring all for the blue dye effect 😱
Cheekbone Angela!! Another weekend delight....i would toast to that but i dont drink.😅
You and me both! Well, kinda. Every now and again I'll have a glass of wine but I always end up with a headache.
I. LOVE. DAISO!!! We have them here in SoCal, and the fiancé is happy to finally have one in Chandler, AZ! Their stationery aisle is EVERYTHING!!! As far as new clothes, I WASH EVERYTHING before I wear it. I don't know who's hands were touching the fabric, who tried it on before me, and just the idea of stuff coming from the factory. The pictures were cute though, lol.
Yes!! Hours can be spent in there. They're so awesome. The stationary is so cute!
@@angelabenedictI've found cool stationery products there that cost way more on sites like JetPens. The day the Chandler location opened up, the line was wrapped around 😊the corner just to get inside, lol. I love their bamboo blotting paper too. Oh and the washi tape/craft aisle is my kryptonite lol. Love the Killstar haul. They have pretty cool clothes and I'm happy that they actually have plus-sized options for those of us who love pasta, lol. By the way, when I worked at Barnes and Noble I always knew when The Craft had been on because there'd be a gaggle of teenage girls making their way to the New Age section 😂. Great idea about the decorative bras. Never thought of that, thank you 😊.
I love the fraze "Bathtub of wonders"
Phrase - just had to type that to check the spelling 😆
I didn't know there was a Diaso in Queens. it is one of my go to stored in Japan. Almost Everything is 100 yen ($.75) 0:58
Yes! There's a few now. The one we went to was in a mall in Flushing. There's also a Miju.
Awesome necklace🐉! Also, something similar to this happened to my Ghostbusters T shirt years ago.
I'm a baby bat watching this after Christmas, which I just got my first killstar dress during and I am now regretting throwing away the tags...
No need to worry! Just give it a gentle hand wash and air dry. You'll be fine. If you're concerned, you can email them with the product you have and ask for care instructions.
@@angelabenedict Ah alright, good to know😅
Oh my I had to tell you a similar story with a killstar pair of velvet leggings, the very old one with the shiny silver pentacles, I wore them without washing them first, i sat on my WC and... IT WAS ALL BLUE, the blue print of my butt was on the wc 🤣🤣🤣 I had to replace it sadly, cos it didn't came off 🤣
I love the music in this video ^^ Would you be open to a video talking about recent music favorites?
That aside though, Killstar has always been really good quality for me. I've gotten a couple duds over the years, but it was less a quality issue and more of a.. not sure how to describe it haha. I had one top in particular that had a collar bit - but it was way too long. Built for a giraffe or something, so the straps sagged down over the bust line. Very strange... Otherwise I have pieces I've worn to death that still look great! Foxblood is another similarly priced shop that has beautiful pieces. More simple so they make good layering and base items that you can dress up.
I'm exactly the same regarding weight of clothing.
1981 right here.
I love a garment that could knock me on my ass if it was dropped on my head from 5 feet above.
Brand new, never worn, 2nd hand? Nice! 🖤
Poshmark and Depop!
@@angelabenedict Please tell us how we can find your beautiful dragon necklace? Please? 🙏 ❤
@@Bethsabee_Sheba_Newrose i was thinking the same thing
@@RomiVeronot sure if I'm correct, but it seems to be dragon's lure necklace by alchemy gothic :)
@@wroniskoooo thank you very much ❤️
My husband dyes all of my stuff and I don't know why he can do it so beautifully and cleanly. Not a drop anywhere!! And when I did it the one time before he intervened??? Think murder scene but my victim had black blood. Also this is a side note but you always look so gorgeous. Perfect even. Mwah!
Lol the dye thing happened to me when i dyed my hair blue once. Never doing that again. I was a smurf for 4 days😭😭😭
I had a pair of ANNA SUI for Candies black wood slides with pyramid studs all across the band in the 90s. They were so cool ❤
Oh i know this one... I had this happen to me as well with a dress from killstar 😂 Or with several pieces with the same fabric even. Actually, judging by your description i think it's actually the same dress as yours. Does it have a paisley pattern? Burnout velvet damask like you said, bell sleeves, lacing on the front and cut out shoulders. I was also blue everywhere, including on my face, not fun! It didn't get as extreme as in your case, because i only tried it on for like an hour or so at home i think, and realized in time what was happening. I remember i got so pissed off that it ruined my makeup! That dress needed two washes before that stopped happening.
I always wash clothes that I buy.
Unless they came second hand, I never wash first. I know that I should but I have this weird hang up or I like to keep the new on my clothes as long as possible so I will wear them straight off the rack.
Wow, that was crazy. I like the red jacket on you.
It’s weird because their colored velvets don’t run, just the black. So, I just buy jewel tones from them now. Their poly blends, etc don’t do this.
I had sworn off buying anything from Killstar for such a long time. The cold shoulder dress is something I've had my eye on for a while and seeing you in it might make me change my mind about buying it.... You look amazing in everything you've bought. Now, I need to convince myself I don't need that dress.... Killstar has had quality issues for a while. The last dress I bought directly from them was the Misty Night Maxi Dress and it has a ton of buttons up the front. As soon as I took her out of the packaging, one of the buttons popped off. Nothing too horrible and is an easy fix but you don't expect that to happen as soon as you get your item. I don't even think I had tried her on yet, I was just unbuttoning the front.... *sigh* oh well.
Size up if you're above average boobie size on the omen dress. From my experience, it's a little too small to cover bigger busts. The medium for me did the trick. I'm so sorry about the buttons. I mean, it's good that it's an easy fix but it's not like they price for things like that. Their upper mid end on the cost scale. Definitely not budget-wear. If you paid under $20 we kinda have the attitude of 'oh well, you get what you pay for' but Killstar is not cheaply priced so at the very least the buttons need to be properly affixed.
Lmao the level of dye is actually hilarious. I love sewing on patches with yarn or using it to add suture type stitches to things, it's a great cheap diy material.
Fantastic haul Angela!! You wear these better than the models. I’d buy all of them now. (The clothes, not the models 😳😂🖤)
I wear new Killstar with tights, etc; it prevents Smurfification, and I’m often cold from my Hashi’s anyway. I lost 70lbs, I am now a size 14/Killstar XXL and I can fit into anything they make… My wallet is DOOOOOOMED 💀💀💀
I’ve been a tie dye artist for 8 years. I use professional grade “procion” dye; that bathtub water looks like one of my dye washouts! Black shades are composites of a zillion different colors. I have to use 4x-8x as much black powdered dye, as any other color for an acceptable black result because of the number of pigments required. There are blue-blacks, purple-blacks, etc and dye suppliers let you know what’s what. Killstar wants to provide a super rich black garment, and that’s going to require a MOUNTAIN of dye. Almost literally. 😅 So we have to do one final dye washout before we can wear their garments without becoming a creature from Avatar. 👽💙🖤
Killstar wasn’t playing💀
They most certainly were not. They were like, "Oh, you want bold and black, do ya!"
@@angelabenedict LMAOO, mine came with a tag like that too, but didnt stain me😭
@@viktoriarose9055 seriously? What the hell. Can I ask what you got? Maybe it's just the specific print on the velvet.
@@angelabenedict yes! Its the “elegy front tie top”
Gosh Angela! That was really bad and I can see why your husband had hard time holding the camera steady. At least you must be one of the must good looking Avatars! Laughed when you described the scene as a smurf just exploded! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Wonder if Killstar themselfes were suprised you didn't get their new things. But mybe they don't tell, if they hoped for some promotion of new stuff.
You looked awesome in all. Definitive better than the models they usually use.
I can't afford buy from them anymore directly. Cause of exchange rates and they are prizy!
Stay safe gorgeous 🦇🖤🖤🖤🖤🦇
I would have been mad and frustrated if I got dyed like that. I would have put it on straight out of the bag as well. and if someone bought a new outfit and went to the club, it definitely would have ruined their night. This is definitely good to know about the dye.I hope they change the tags with a wash before wearing tag or something. I have only bought bags and swim wear from them, but I had to go from a M to L on swimwear because the boob part didn't fit me even though the rest fit.
🤣🤣🤣 The blue suits you, anyway. I had a fuzzy brown sweater in high school. I wore it over a tank top one day. It got hot and I pulled it off of me to find that it had left little brown fuzzies ALL OVER my back, chest, and arms and I looked like an ape. I was already teased for being hairy and it was the 90's so this was mortifying. For those who don't know, wash your new clothes or soak them in some water with white vinegar. The smell dissipates, but it helps lock the dye into the fabric more so less washes out.
I've had new black clothes stain me a little bit, but my god never to that extent! I'm glad they at least put a disclaimer tag nowadays. Another reason to add to my list of reasons as to why i prefer vintage clothing 😅