u/littlesugarcrumb

I have a pixel 9 pro but this might also apply to other phones, that's why I'm posting here.

I bought my Pixel 9 Pro last year and the camera blew me away. Fast forward a year and I kept noticing something was off, not in a "I got used to it" way, but genuinely, objectively worse (HDR was more aggressive and invasive, contrast was flatter, and I was constantly having to manually correct exposure where before the phone just handled it)

I started googling and at first I thought I was just being paranoid, but there were enough people saying the same thing that I kept digging. That's when I learned that since GCam is entirely software-driven, every update quietly changes how your photos are processed.. and apparently Google has been pushing harder and harder toward this flat, lift-everything look for a while now. The rabbit hole ended with people recommending modded older versions of GCam as the fix.

Turns out they were right. I ended up using AGC by BigKaka, get it online, load a suggested nrG config (so hard to find for Pixel 9 Pro by the way, I found it on the telegram group) . Runs alongside my stock app, no uninstalling anything.

Attaching a comparison I shot tonight from my balcony, same scene, two seconds apart. The difference kind of speaks for itself. First one is taken with the current stock Google camera app (all updates), the second with the modded GCam. Neither of them are edited.

So I put together a curated list of clothes, makeup and accessories for the girls whose style is a bit alt/goth.

I found it hard sometimes to find good basics for my mostly black wardrobe that won't end up just looking like cheap garbage bags.

In this list I only put things that I actually bought and use. The makeup items especially have been staples of mine for over a year. Some accessories I am still waiting on because I just ordered but based on the reviews they're pretty good so I still included them.

you can find my selection by typing 399E9 in the search bar or by clicking on this link:

https://onelink.shein.com/1/5lkh6msxlogn

let me know if you like it or if you think I should add anything 💕