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Soft Life Or Broke Life? the Truth About Aesthetic Lifestyles Online.

Aesthetics & Trends

Wed, January 28

We constantly see these "Clean/Vanillia" girls going about their lives like they have no issues, no problems whatsoever! I'm here to clear all of that up today, revealing the Truth about this aesthetic!

In this article, I will be hitting a few different topics. 1. How the "Clean/soft girl" is not what is really seems. And 2. How "Broke life" is really the "clean/soft girl", but social media makes it seem otherwise.

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1. How The "Clean/Soft Girl" Is NOT What It Really Seems.

Everyone on this planet has come across a girl or guy on social media that gives off a certain vibe. Usually the "Clean girl" aesthetic. Now the "clean girl aesthetic" can be seen as many things.

Often the "Vanilla Girly." Don't get me wrong; this aesthetic is a good one. I like this aesthetic myself, but it isn't very realistic. The soft girl aesthetic is mostly portrayed as the nice, soft, cute, calm type of girl. And that's just for personality. But no one is really like this 24/7. Those soft girl videos try to portray that that's how they act on the daily but it's really not.

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Soft girl vs. Broke Girl Aesthetics. And for money wise?

The soft girl's aesthetic is really based on "the rich", I'd say. Because every soft girl video, I've ever watched are either cleansing themselves in expensive products or going out and buying expensive products and that's honestly not very realistic because in reality, that person could be swimming in debt but only doing it for the sake of the video. MANY of those soft girls you see on social media are really just broke girls. That may be hard to believe but yes, many of them are broke girls who are just on here to show you a fake world that they live in. Now I'm not saying all of them are, I'm just saying that many of them do. That soft girl life that they're living is really just their broke life that they leveled up. Social media makes us believe in so many lies these days, it's not even funny. A lot of what you see is a lie, so those aesthetics you try to imitate aren't really realistic.

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The soft girl aesthetic can be put as a mindset and that can be good. Because the soft girl mindset is really being kind and cuddly. But if you're trying to be this all the time to the point where you forget who you are, it isn't very realistic or real.

Mostly just a brand you're trying to promote yourself as. The clean girl aesthetic is really just a fake perfect picture everyone tries to put themselves as. The clean girl aesthetic is meant to be perfect, to be sweet and nice and flawless all the time but here's the thing. Humans have flaws, they make mistakes, they have emotions and often in the clean or soft girl aesthetic, that isn't shown. It's like a smile people put on for a good show.

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And of course, there's a difference between clean and soft, but it's also kind of the same thing. I'll break it down. The clean girl aesthetic, in my opinion, is really like trying to be clean all the time.

With what you eat, how you look, how you act. And it's good to do these things for your mind and body but if you're branding yourself just by trying to be clean all the time, that could get miserable. Especially if that's not who you are.

The soft girl's aesthetic is really the same thing, just a little different. They make their lives seem perfect, and the clean girl aesthetic does as well but clean in the terms of hygiene, moods, diet, etc. Soft girl is really just being sweet and kind all the time.

It's really just being the perfect picture that you aren't. And their also like the same thing because they have the same traits but not. It's confusing but also not, you know? To sum up, they are the same thing just a little different.

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2. The Truth.

Now you may see these models and influencers having the most perfect life you could ever see, but many of them are living a lie. That may be a hard pill to swallow, but it's the truth. These influencers and models are trying to put themselves out there as the emotionless, picture perfect, rich, person.

It's kind of like a robot. Like they are hot-wired on social media to be a certain way that they are not.

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They clean and prep themselves for hours, showing you guys the clean and amazing parts of their life. And that's not real. A lot of the time it's an act that they put on for clicks.

In reality, they have feelings, insecurities, struggles, worries, etc. Like everyone else on this planet. And because they act like they are so perfect, many people compare themselves to them, as if they are some type of angel that just fell from the sky. But 9 times out of 10, they are not doing that 90-step routine that they show you or that no job, shopping day that they say that they have every day.

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These aesthetics online have become so unrealistic and so uncalled for. Many people are actually comparing their lives to these people. But let me tell you something.

They all aren't even real. Would you rather want to live a realistic happy life or a soft girl's aesthetic life that isn't even real? Now of course this is only my opinion, but a lot of it is the truth. Your opinion? Until next time, Luvs!

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Laila Hines
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Laila Hines, a writer, artist, journalist, poet, and designer. Laila's words have touched the hearts of many. While she has written countless touching pieces and remarkable articles on her social media, she wanted to get out there in the journalist world. Studying business, religion, political issues, and much more. She is a high school student looking for more and more opportunities to make it in the big world. She is also apart of the Youth Journalism Coalition. You can contact Laila on her professional email: laila_hines24@outlook.com or her public TikTok: laila_hines24

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