Friday 17 February 2023

Beauty Staples Vanilla/Soft Girl Aesthetic

 


The rise of Tiktok has led to the creation of a new generation of 'it-girls' responsible for producing global trends. Last year saw the emergence of the 'Clean Girl' trend, which resembled the notion of simplicity and minimalism. Gradually as we've entered 2023 this has adapted into the 'Vanilla/Soft Girl' aesthetic trend: "The aesthetic leans into luxe, cosy minimalism. It's heavy on easy-going outfits in cosy, tactile textures and airy, neutral colours like white, beige, cream and, well, vanilla." (Cosmopolitan) Beauty-wise, makeup is kept natural, fresh and pretty. Like clean girl beauty (and the no-makeup makeup look that came before it), vanilla girl makeup focuses on minimal makeup, glowy skin and sheer swipes of colour across eyes, lips and cheeks. In today's post, I'm going to be giving my best recommendations for achieving the 'vanilla/soft girl' beauty regime, as always I'll try to include three main price points drugstore/mid-range/luxury so whatever budget you're on there's a product for you. At the end of the post, I'll give you a total cost for each price range if you purchase every item. I hope this post shows that if you want to achieve this look you can do so on a variety of budgets. Personally, I use a combination of high-end products and some dupes. In many cases, the dupes can sometimes be better! I also find that if you want to try out some of the high-end products, see if you can get a sample of travel size first before investing your money into the full-size product. 

Skincare 

 Sol de Janeiro Brazillian Bum Bum Cream: From £21 at Space NK 
Dupes include:  Revolutions Gym Booty Body Lotion (£10 on LookFantastic) and Brazilian Love Body Lotion (£3 in Waitrose

Ultra Violette Hydrating Facial SPF 50: £36 at Space NK
Dupes include: GlowHub Defend Yourself SPF (£12 on ASOS) and Garnier Ambre Solaire Ultra-Light (£6 on LookFantastic)

Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm: £46 at Space NK
Dupes include: Clinique Take the Day Off Balm (£29 on LookFantastic) and Camomille Sumptuous Cleansing Butter (£12 from The Body Shop)

Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Drops: £31 at Cult Beauty
Dupes include: Glossier FutureDew Drops (£23 from Glossier) and Watermelon Dewy Glow Serum (£6.40 from Revolution)

Fragrance


Sol De Janeiro Cheirosa 62' Mist: £22 at Space NK


Victoria's Secret Bare Vanilla Mist: £16 at Victoria's Secret 


Vanilla & Crème Brule Body Mist: £4 from Revolution 


Makeup



Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter: £39 at Space NK
Dupes include: E.l.f Halo Glow Liquid Filter (£14 at Superdrug) and Collection Filter Finish (£6.99 at Boots)

Drunk Elephant D-Bronzi Drops: £31 at Space NK
Dupes include: Fenty Glow Enhancer in Bronze Jasper (£27 at Fenty) and Iconic London Sheer Bronze (£21 on LookFantastic). For US readers the L'Oreal Lumi Glotion is also a fantastic dupe, I just can't link it from the UK. 

Dior Lip Oil: £30 at Dior 
Dupes include: Fenty Skin Lip Conditioning Oil (£19 at Boots) and Revolution Pro Eternal Lip Oil (£7 on Revolution

Rare Beauty Liquid Blush: £22 at Space NK
Dupes include: Glossier Cloud Paint (£17 at Glossier) and Revolution Superdewy Liquid Blush (£5 on LookFantastic)


Total High-End Price: £278
Total Mid-Range Price: £167
Total Drugstore Price: £71.39 
*prices correct at time of publication* 




 


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