Top Rock

Anna Bee, the lady behind Top Rock, has been in The Oasis since it first opened. Her shops have seen subcultural styles come and go. In the current guise, Top Rock caters for goths and folk who want cheap and colourful nail varnishes and hair dyes.
I’m not a regular customer, but I have been researching the shop for my thesis. I’ve been really staggered by the great relationship Anna has with her customers. She takes time to talk to them and they seem to love her to bits.
Top Rock sells all sorts of gothic garb: top hats, velvet tailcoats, satin corsets and lacy-​layered skirts. Some of the items are quite pricey, especially for goth teenagers, but there are plenty of affordable cosmetics and jewellery items.
If you like wearing black and crushed velvet, then you’ll love Top Rock.

OK, so lemme get one thing straight — I’m not a goth. This, however, is a goth shop and I’m sure it’s a pretty good one too as it’s survived three decades in the Oasis.
I decided to write about Top Rock as I seem to be in there quite frequently. They have a great selection of coloured hair dyes by Stargazer, Crazy Color and La Rich’e (DIrections) and they also stock Stargazer make up — this stuff is brilliant for clubbing and fancy dress; particularly the Neon range as it shows up under UV light.
There is also a huge selection of fake eyelashes and everything is so much cheaper than Boots or Superdrug.
As well as all the usual goth attire that you’d expect, they have a large range of tutu style petticoats which are great to wear under a 50s rockabilly dress or skirt. These are more on the expensive side at around £20/£30. Eyelashes and hair dyes are about £3.99 and make up varies in price but I think it’s very reasonable (I’ve done my research online).