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A guide to get a 2000’s vibe for sophomore year (2026)

A pinch of context

So I know the school year is just ending for a lot of people, including me. Moving on from freshman year to transition into sophomore year I’ve found myself thinking a bunch about the next school year. This is a guide for freshman going into sophomore year(or any other year if you please). If you want to romanticize sophomore year into an early 2000’s gossip girl vibe then this is the guide for you.𝜗𝜚⋆

Wake up early enough to avoid rushing. I know a lot of us are ending school in a very short time, that said, during summer we have plenty of time to get up at a reasonable hour. I would recommend waking up 2 hours before your school starting time. For example, my school’s bell rings at 7:25am, I leave the house at 7-7:10am, so I wake up at 5am. Some of us need an hour to just wake up, the another hour to get ready. No shame around here.༺

You’ve most likely heard this 1 million times by now, but it’s said for a reason. Have a playlist to get ready to. Whether that be hyper music, rap music, or preferably 2009 music. I’ll save you the time and just give you my personal early 2000’s aesthetic playlist-https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6CuqkB9H480wD6QLpaF2tV?si=DqYHTH-WQq2k9yxi2TalFw&pi=UJJCJ8fSSUewr༺

Open the blinds, immediately, so you don’t end up going back to sleep, this also helps with a cinematic scene that’s always nice to get ready to.༺

Act like you’re a tv character! When you wake up pretend like you’re Rory Gilmore going to a rich private school with a cute boy who has a huge crush on you, even if you go to a shitty public school with no cute guys within 10 miles. A girl can only dream.༺

Keep a journal. This one a lot of you probably saw from a mile away, but it helps. Do anything, talk shit, pretend you’re the most popular girl in school, write about how good/bad you are at school.

WATCH MOVIES!! I cannot stress it enough, watch movies! It’s a game changer. You cannot say you haven’t walked in a movie theatre and came out acting like a new person with a whole ‘nother perspective on life. Movies like 10 Things I Hate About You, Donnie Darko, Devil Wears Prada (1), Priscilla, and Jennifer’s Body. And shows like Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars, Teen Wolf, or Gilmore Girls.༺

Finally, try to dress well everyday. This doesn’t mean have Isabelle Marant or Vivienne WestWood on hand all the time, even in too broke for that. It means do your laundry (Girly Tip: spray a little perfume in your dryer when your laundry is done) and if you can make sure they don’t have any wrinkles. If you have black, white, brown, or other colors try to do the sandwich method to make it look nice. And definitely wear accessories to make it look nicer, whether it’s gold or silver. If you come to school in dirty sweatpants and a dingy tank top everyday, you’ll feel like dirty sweatpants and a dingy tank top.༺

Thats all! Thank you so much for reading!

xoxo, Soleil ৻ꪆ

I’ve been thinking about starting a group of girlbloggers on TikTok. It would be one page, and just a bunch of different girls posting cute videos!

I’m not sure how it would work, I think the girls would send me the video they’d want to post and I’d post it! Because if I gave everyone access to the account then I think it would be a lot of drama.

I think it would be such a cute video diary for all of us and could be a shared community outside of tumblr!

Let me know what you guys think of this! -xoxo, Soleil.

Keep your nails painted- it doesn’t have to be acrylic! It can be a clear coat, neatly trimmed, and not cracked. Also make sure to exfoliate your hands! It makes them softer and less likely to have dead skin that will make your manicure look tacky.

Make sure your clothes don’t have ANY wrinkles in them! If you have an iron or hair straightener, make sure to get the wrinkles out. If you don’t have any of those, make sure you hand or fold your laundry up as soon as it’s out of the dryer, it helps—trust me.

Wear clothes that fit well!! No overly oversized clothes, and no shade, but please don’t get clothes that are clearly too tight for you, it’ll ruin your entire outfit. And make sure your sweatpants your jeans hit below your ankles.

Make sure your clothes don’t have any lint on them, get a lint roller or one of those eyebrow shavers and shave your clothes.

Don’t have an overpowering scent. This one is a bit controversial. Drenching yourself in body mist and perfume while showering with a scented body wash and applying body lotion isn’t helping your case, it makes you look desperate for attention. You want to smell clean and simple, if you put on the body lotion, don’t put on perfume, if you put on perfume, don’t put on scented body lotion.

Keep your lips moisturized, if your lips are peeling, it’s noticeable.

Brush your teeth everyday. People can smell your breath as much as your armpits. Tip! Wear powder deodorant if your deodorant isn’t working.

Maintain perfect posture

Clean your jewelry regularly, if you don’t, it can smell.

Wear hair ties that match your natural hair color (even if your hair is dyed)

Thank you for reading!

Here’s a recent work I’ve done!