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Jane Fonda in bed, 1962.

people say that beauty costs money. there is some truth to that, but the most important changes we make to feel more girly all start for free. it is a mindset that is cultivated - not purchased. 🎀

fashion & beauty

home manicure → trim & file nails, paint colour

dress nicely even when you’re sitting at home → you don’t feel girly when you feel like a slob.

experiment with make up → try out new tutorials when you have no where to go

play in your wardrobe → experiment by mix & matching your clothing & accessories to find new outfits

study to become inspired → study fashion, movies, art, history and whatever else you want online to find new inspirations and role models for you to incorporate into your style

lifestyle

start exercising → we all hate this advice but it truly makes the biggest difference to your mood, body and feeling girly. do free pilates or yoga videos from youtube. you don’t even need shoes, or a mat if you don’t have one.

take a beauty bath (ideally with bubbles and music playing) → if you don’t have a tub, then a beauty shower where you take your time and listen to music is also really effective.

drink more water → every cell in your body requires adequate hydration to function so don’t starve yourself of precious water!! this is a requirement for glowing skin.

dancing → put on music, dance in your bedroom. moving your body frees up restraints that you subconsciously put on yourself and can help you feel more girly.

reading → ditch the scrolling and just start reading. read what? whatever you want, it all counts. you don’t need to buy anything new - read books you already have, articles on substack, or borrow e-books to your phone from a public library. spending time reading calms your brain down and lets you readjust.

environment

clean your house → there is a difference between a ‘girl mess’ of some clothes on the floor and actually dirty. you’re never going to feel cute and girly with a sink full of dishes and crumbs in your sheets.

redecorate your digital spaces → maybe it’s not possible to decorate your outer environment right now, but redecorating your digital spaces, like your phone and computer, is free and can give you fresh girly inspiration.

swap out your media → consider what makes you feel girly and thoughtfully curate the types of content and media that you are putting into your mind. surrounding yourself with girly energy will make you feel more girly.

change your music -> music affects your mood so intentionally choose music that supports the way you want to feel. create playlists to be the soundtrack to the movie of your girly life. don’t put on sad heartbroken music and expect to feel like a queen!

mindset

appreciate yourself in the mirror → most people have a negative self image and you can begin to repair your own by paying yourself compliments. it feels cringe at first but the more you do it, the more beautiful you begin to feel.

journal → how do you become your own dream girl if you don’t even know who she is? write about her, discover who it is that you actually want to be.

if you want to become a more girly, cute, feminine version of yourself then there is no one stopping you other than you. while having a huge budget can buy us a new wardrobe and lots of lovely things, the most important changes we make to feel more girly all start for free. your new dream girl life is bought with your mindset, not your wallet. just aim to make small changes one by one and work towards becoming your dream girl over time.

in the words of Dita Von Teese: “beauty, glamour, even luxury need not be determined by one’s bank account”. ♥

cheers to us all becoming dream girls 🎀

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>my take on the 7 kittens out of a hat trick with hella Tuggoffolees implied.

The maiden archetype | Feminine archetypes from “Goddess in Everywoman : A New Psychology of Women ," by Jean Shinoda Bolen

🌸 Goddess: Persephone

🌸 Qualities: innocent, playful, creative, sensitive, empathetic, curious, receptive, thoughtful, open-minded, imaginative, adaptable, intuitive, idealistic, indecisive, people-pleaser

🌸 Examples: Princess Diana, Aurora(singer, in combination with the mystic), Luna Lovegood (Harry Potter, again in combination with the mystic), Aurora/Snow White/Ariel (Disney), Charlotte York(SATC), Yukio (Deadpool), Fluttershy (My Little Pony), Kiri (Avatar)

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