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hello.

i am here to introduce you to "drizzlecore". i've asked about it a few times, but haven't really seen anything about it. so, i'll post about it. i was first introduced to it by a random tumblr blog that i can't remember the name of. this felt like the something i've been yearning for for a while. i felt attraction to the sort of untamed-ness of goblincore and the other outdoor aesthetics. but i also felt a calling to things like weirdcore, liminal spaces, dreamcore, etc. this is like both, in one thing.

the visuals are primarily composed of landscapes fog, drizzle, or mist, like nature's photo filter. often, they have a sort of confused, liminal quality, or even a nostalgic quality. they make you want to escape to there and escape from there at the same time. they may also have some minor editing, or even words added to them, usually in the arial font with plain black lettering. the photos may also have a grainy filter overlaid if they don't already have that quality.

here are some example visuals.

maybe you do want to fall in. maybe you want to fall asleep. maybe you want to run and never look back.

another quality of this aesthetic would be the lax clothing guidelines. the main qualities of the clothing would be baggy, comfortable and earth-toned. glam, brightly-coloured clothing, t-shirts with intense graphics, and constrictive clothes and footwear do not fit within the aesthetic. this is apparently partly because of the fact that this partly draws from aesthetics like weirdcore and dreamcore, which are primarily visual aesthetics that live on through the internet.

activities are also quite simple--urban exploration, geocaching and the like would fit well into this aesthetic.

music is quite important, but not well-defined. drizzlecore's musical tendencies borrow from both dreamcore and other, more nature-y sounds from aesthetics like goblincore. the music of drizzlecore might expand from lofi rain to cosmo sheldrake to no love in the house of gold to radiohead.

and at its core, the values of drizzlecore are those of solitude, surreality, and exploration.

hope you enjoyed going on this journey. you may return soon.

I am no fragrance connoiseur, but I am learning perfumery, and I am very involved in the indie perfume scene. Let me know your aesthetic, or an aesthetic you're interested in, as well your favourite smells and your price range, and I'll give you a perfume recommendation to try out.

In this scenario, "indie" is short for "independent". So, an indie perfume house is run by the head perfumer and the perfume is made in-house rather than being outsourced to a factory.

The perfumes tend to be less "mainstream-smelling"--as in, they don't have that sharp, loud smell associated with department-store fragrance. It's also much more common to see perfumery being done with an oil as a carrier rather than ethanol, so it's great if you have sensitive skin.

Indie perfume is often also less expensive than department-store perfume.

A quick guide on fragrance:

Perfume/parfum, cologne, and eau de toilette are not gendered words--rather, they signify the concentration of actual fragrance. Perfume is the most concentrated (20-40%), and cologne is the least concentrated (5-10%). I use "perfume" as a catchall for fragrance of all kinds. By the way, "perfume" and "parfum" are the same thing. Same concentration.

I wrote a very long post on another wiki about perfumery and the major misconceptions surrounding it. Here's the link if you're interested. https://lost-cities-keeper.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000595249

is that an aesthetic too? i’ve seen tumblr posts for it, one pinterest board too i think.

Essentially, it's about the desire to explore the world at night, when humans are usually sleeping, and strange creatures are up and about. Often, those who follow this aesthetic prefer to explore nature, but urban landscapes are also acceptable. They enjoy hiding when they can, away from others. If they could, they would find their way to surreal spaces like the Backrooms, and they like to wander forests looking for magical creatures. Some of the key values are solitude and freedom.

The visuals might include cryptids and forests, or foggy beaches without a human in sight. Other visuals might be small creatures like slugs, or mythical ones like unicorns. The visuals generally include strange, funny things that you don't normally see in human society, but might come across often if you're wandering the woods. Other visuals might even include small, comforting objects, like stuffed animals, even if the object is hidden away in a backpack or satchel.

Fashion associated is very comfortable, like oversized T-shirts and overalls, with perhaps something to carry things in, like a backpack. Clothing is usually in earth tones, though there might be some clashing bright colours. All clothing should be loose and unrestricting, in the case that one might need to run or escape as quickly as possible. It should also be warm, because in some places, nighttime is very cold. It doesn't necessarily have to be warm, though, especially if it's summer.

Nearly all of the activities from this aesthetic can be done on one's own, simply because this aesthetic appreciates solitude. Some activities might be collecting things from nature, or wandering the woods in search of mystical things, like a unicorn or a portal to another dimension. Even if one cannot do these, they still might enjoy taking walks in the mist, or hanging out at their local park at night, observing how the world is quiet there. Photography is also a key part of this aesthetic, so one can capture a moment in time. People who enjoy this aesthetic appreciate calm music, but some may also like bold, loud music.

I also have a few collections of photos that fit this aesthetic.

I am fairly sure my aesthetics are Gloomcore, Havencore, Joyride, and Rainy Day.

I made this moodboard a week or two ago, where I tried to represent these aesthetics.

(Found all the photos on the wiki)

There are FOUR aesthetics in this moodboard.