Comfy/Cozy

Comfy/Cozy is an aesthetic that relates to the feeling of being comfortably at rest with your surroundings, neatly fit in your place, relieved and well-suited. It includes having pets, reading books, and sitting next to a fireplace or window, or on a bed. Usually associated with Autumn and pumpkin spices, and with swift movements instead of challenges. Others also include reading, sleeping, watching movies or just doing nothing whilst at ease and petting your dog/cat.

Specific themes associated are messy beds as the symbolize one's unwillingness to wake up, and dreams (either be asleep or wish to). While the aesthetic is not as predominant on the several social media sites out there yet, such as Instagram, TikTok, and others, the community notably began and prospered on Tumblr.

It should be noted that this aesthetic sometimes is confused with Light Academia due to similar color palette and some key values. However, one main difference between the two is that Light Academia(and all aesthetics with the Academia suffix, for that matter) is that it is focused on learning, studying, and a thirst for knowledge. Comfy/Cozy's main idea is being comfortable, relaxed, and happy.

Values[]

Comfy/Cozy (and especially hygge) has, at its core, some key values and traits:

Ambience: establish a warm and peaceful atmosphere.
1. Utilize a tidy area. Use significant items to decorate. Play calming tones
Natural surroundings are important.
1. Go for a stroll at dusk. Use twigs and pinecones to decorate. Keep flowers and plants.
Make oneself comfortable by dressing.
1. Fashion means nothing. Put on your sweats or yoga pants. Thick socks work well.
Connect with family and friends.
1. Bring guests over. Contact a loved one by phone or FaceTime. Have a romantic evening. Share a book as a family.
Light: take advantage of low, soft lighting.
1. Set out candles. Use a variety of light sources. Add more candlelight. Utilize the light that's already there.
Give into your urges for food.
1. Bake some treats. Brew some coffee. Dinner by candlelight is fun!
Slow down and be present with yourself.
1. Put your to-do list aside. Unplug. See the positive. Honor each season.
Play around and do what you like.
1. Crochet a sweater. Peruse a book. Play some games.

Visual[]

Elements of the Comfy/Cozy visual aesthetic include:^[1]

Stuffed animals
Playing on your electronics
Always tired
Beds and Sleep
Being terribly unorganized
Watching funny animal videos
Watching YouTube
Bags under your eyes
Baked goods
Aromatherapy (candles, essential oils, incense, etc.)
Warm drinks
Soft lighting
Sweet treats

Activities[]

Relaxing hobbies
Writing/journaling
Practicing mindfulness

Fashion[]

Photo of a woman in a neutral-colored living room. She is wearing a gray cashmere sweater coat with a white t-shirt, black sweatpants, and brown slippers with fluff on the inside. She is also holding a mug with a letter on it. — Example of Comfy/Cozy fashion

Key fashion features include many things, usually not tight and very casual:

Warm woolly socks
Soft blankets
Cardigans
Warm beverage in a mug
Knitted, woolly and oversized sweaters.
Messy buns
Glasses
Scarves
Flannel
Sweatpants
Graphic pajamas
No Makeup
Slippers
Clothes with animals on them

Music[]

Comfy/Cozy music typically has relaxing vibes and melodies. Music for this aesthetic are calming and un-distracting - allowing people to focus on themselves and their hobbies rather than stress.

Artists[]

Bear's Den
Caamp
Dido
Enya
Gregory Alan Isakov
Hozier
Jewel
Joan Osborne
Johnny Flynn
Lisa Loeb
Lorde
Nelly Furtado
Norah Jones
Ocie Elliott
Passenger
Paula Cole
Sade
Sarah McLachlan
Sheryl Crow
Taylor Swift
The Lumineers
Tracy Chapman
Vanessa Carlton

Albums[]

A Larum by Johnny Flynn
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Original Soundtrack by Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development
EP by Ocie Elliott
Evermore by Taylor Swift
Folklore by Taylor Swift
Live In Amsterdam by Bear's Den
Sometimes It's Something, Sometimes It's Nothing at All by Passenger
That Sea, the Gambler by Gregory Alan Isakov
The Weatherman by Gregory Alan Isakov
This Fire by Paula Cole
C'mon, C'mon by Sheryl Crow
Tuesday Music Night Club by Sheryl Crow