#delicate sweet

Round 1, Match 59 — Delicate Sweet vs. Quality Tumblr

Delicate Sweet is an aesthetic characterized by its "handmade" and "homelike" appearance with washed out colors of pink, white, and beige, lace motifs, ribbons, fabric textures, indoor environments/activities and everyday items related to comfort such as stuffed animals, baked goods, pillows, beds and vintage nightgowns. The aesthetic originated on tumblr from the mid 2010s, and largely takes inspiration from Cult Party Kei, which was a Japanese style that rose in popularity at that time. It co-existed and shared many visuals with the Morute community, except this one is entirely uninvolved in morbid themes. Rather, this aesthetic focuses on feelings of comfort, cuteness, and safety. The motifs are centered around elements of innocence, indoor environments (mainly bedrooms) and soft sweets. Common elements include stuffed animals, dolls, pillows, band-aids, lace curtains, blankets, cute lamps, beds, keys, umbrellas, bunnies, lambs, cats, clouds, angel wings, snow/ice or frost, rollcakes, creampuffs, mochi, strawberries, cakes, milk bottles, tea cups, boba, and pastries.

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Quality Tumblr is an aesthetic originating from the eponymous website circa 2012. It shares elements with Basic Girl and 2014 Girly and has an audience primarily consisting of teenage girls. Quality Tumblr's specific visuals are brightly colored images of certain products and branding that were popular amongst the demographic. Additionally, other trends of that era, such as certain films and novels, quotes, and different fashions are included. Common elements include many photos revolving around a single product being held up to the camera with the background being blurry, filters that are often hyper-clear and bright with a sharper and brighter color than real life, food that is more related to American teenaged girl culture (such as chocolate chip cookies, processed sweets, fries, and snack foods), beauty and fragrance products from trendy brands found in malls (such as EOS lip balm, Bath and Body Works, and Too Faced), nail art, Polaroid cameras, fairy lights, iPhones, and John Green novels.