⋆˚࿔🧁 a guide to achieving the 2014 summer aesthetic 🍦⋆˚࿔
Lifestyle:
- Let your space permanently feel like summer. fairy lights, palm tree prints, pastel bedding, polaroids on the wall, colorful drinks beside your bed, and rooms that look slightly messy.
- Drink everything as if it belongs in a tumblr photo. smoothies in mason jars, mocktails in coconuts, frozen lemonade, striped straws, colorful candy, iced coffees after long beach days.
- Wear soft girly colours: mint green, baby pink, turquoise, coral, lavender, sunflower yellow. pastel converse, denim shorts, snapbacks, friendship bracelets, and oversized tanks
- Spend entire days outside with nowhere important to be. tanning at the pool, wandering around shopping centres, beach boardwalks at sunset, sitting on warm pavement eating snacks while someone plays music from their phone.
- Make everything feel dramatic in a teenage summer way. posting blurry Instagram photos with overedited filters, making playlists for every mood, secretly hoping your crush watches your snapchat story first.
- Romanticize the chaos of girlhood friendships. matching phone cases, getting ready together on the floor, borrowing each other’s clothes, screaming over songs in the car, and staying awake way too late talking about absolutely everything.
- Let your hobbies feel unserious and fun. decorating your school books, making collages on pinterest, learning little dances from youtube, taking hundreds of photos with your friends, and treating every ordinary summer day like it deserves its own soundtrack.
“keep calm and go to the beach”
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Routines
- Start the morning with an iced coffee, smoothie, or overly sweet drink in a colorful cup:
- Check your phone immediately, scroll through tumblr (or sugarcoateddiary ofc), reply to your friends, and play music before you even get out of bed.
- Open the curtains and let your room feel bright and summery:
- Sunlight, warm air, messy bedding, fairy lights still hanging from the night before, the room should feel homey and fun.
- Get ready slowly while blasting music in the background:
- Straighten your hair, try on multiple outfits, sit on the floor doing your makeup while texting your friends.
- Make little snacks and drinks throughout the day instead of proper meals:
- Frozen yogurt, iced frappes, watermelon slices, candy by the pool, pizza after swimming. everything spontaneous and slightly chaotic.
- Spend as much time outside as possible:
- Fresh flowers from the market, a long bath, homemade dessert, sitting outside doing absolutely nothing.
- Get dressed like you might randomly end up in photos later:
- Pastel converse, denim shorts, crop tops, friendship bracelets, oversized sunglasses, and extra lip gloss for daytime.
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Diet:
Froyo bowl!
- Start the morning with something cold and sweet:
- Iced coffee, fruit smoothies, toaster waffles, cereal eaten while scrolling through your phone, or juice in a mason jar with a striped straw.
- Build meals around convenience and little summer cravings:
- Watermelon slices, chips at the beach, smoothies after tanning, fast food with friends, colourful drinks purely because they look cute in photos.
- Eat according to whatever the day turns into:
- Pool snacks in the afternoon, ice cream during sunset walks, late night takeaway after sleepovers. the 2014 summer aesthetic is spontaneous and carefree.
- Romanticize treats instead of restricting them:
- Starbucks runs, candy from gas stations, frozen lemonade on hot days, giant cookies shared with your friends while sitting outside.
- Make food part of the memories:
- Taking photos of your drinks, sharing fries with your friends, stopping for snacks during late night drives, and always having gum, lip gloss, and candy somewhere in your bag.
ideal foods & drinks: iced coffee, frozen yogurt, pizza, gummy sweets, watermelon slices, smoothies, frappes, popsicles, iced lemonade, cotton candy, fast food, fruity mocktails, cereal, toaster waffles, cupcakes, ice cream, crisps, popcorn, strawberry açai drinks, slushies, colourful candy, chocolate bars.
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Wardrobe & Styling (the fun part):
Tops:
slouchy graphic tee
moustache tank
graphic boat neck
Oversized slouchy tees, spaghetti strap tanks and boat necks fit the 2014 summer aesthetic perfectly. Graphic tees were trending, along with the moustache (I remember seeing the moustache EVERYWHERE when I was 5). Go for colours such as: neon pinks, turquoise blues, and corals. Find similar looks at the brands: Hollister, Brandy Melville, Justice, Aeropostale, Forever21 and Wet Seal.
Bottoms:
neon drawstring shorts
foldover yoga pants
denim shorts
Foldover yoga pants, denim shorts/skirts, summery drawstring shorts were the classic options for an average day in 2014’s summer. Some perfect brands for these are: Victoria’s Secret PINK, Hollister, Brandy Melville, Subdued, Aeropostale, American Eagle, Forever 21, and Pacsun.
Hair:
flower accessories
loose braid
messy ponytail
Hair decorated with a handmade flower crown, a loose braid or a messy ponytail are very fitting choices in hair when it comes to achieving that aesthetic 2014 summery look. If you can’t make flower crowns definitely watch some tutorials, or for an easier option use loads of small flower clips!
Accessories:
flower crown
neon sunglasses
coral converse
For the 2014 summer girly aesthetic, accessories should feel playful, colourful, and slightly chaotic. A handmade flower crown is perfect for adding that carefree tumblr girl energy, especially for beach days, festivals, or blurry sunset photos with your friends. Neon pink sunglasses make every outfit feel brighter and more fun, while coral or pastel Converse are essential for completing the look. Slightly worn in from summer adventures, pool days, shopping trips, and long walks with music playing through your headphones. Friendship bracelets, shell necklaces, scrunchies on your wrist, and oversized beach totes.
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Extras (the little things that make it magic):
- Burn fruity candles and use sweet body sprays constantly: vanilla, coconut, watermelon, pink lemonade, anything that smells like summer holidays and shopping trips with your friends.
- Learn little 2014 girl rituals: taking perfect mirror selfies, making playlists for every mood, decorating your phone case, editing instagram photos with heavy filters.
- Write in a journal like you’re documenting the best summer ever: sleepover memories, crushes, song lyrics, funny conversations, summer bucket lists, and tiny moments you never want to forget.
- Keep little summery things scattered around your room: polaroids taped to mirrors, seashells from beach trips, friendship bracelets, magazines, flower crowns, and empty smoothie cups on your bedside table.
- Collect tiny sentimental things from everywhere you go: concert wristbands, photo booth strips, movie tickets, notes from your friends, shell necklaces, and random little souvenirs from beach days.
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