Clean or Messy Girl Test

What's YOUR aesthetic?

Are you squeaky, sparkly clean? minimalist? natural? Or are you more of a chaos agent—a messy girl with a talent for bed rotting?

Answer these questions, and we’ll tell you whether your ✨aesthetic✨ is messy, clean, or somewhere in between!

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Questions Overview

1. It's your birthday! 🥳 Choose your cake:
  1. Cake 1
  2. Cake 2
  3. Cake 3
  4. Cake 4
2. Which pic most closely resembles your closet? (Not the closet you wish you had—your actual, honest-to-God closet.)
  1. Closet 1
  2. Closet 2
  3. Closet 3
  4. Closet 4
3. OK, now pick your dream house:
  1. House 1
  2. House 2
  3. House 3
  4. House 4
4. How long do you typically spend in the shower?
  1. 5 minutes or less
  2. 5–10 minutes
  3. 10–20 minutes
  4. 20+ minutes
5. Your skincare routine has how many steps?
  1. …Skincare routine?
  2. Uhhhhhh does washing and drying my face count as one step or two?
  3. Three to five steps.
  4. More than five steps. 💅
6. Pick the makeup look that's most you:
  1. Makeup look 1
  2. Makeup look 2
  3. Makeup look 3
  4. Makeup look 4
7. Pick a fragrance to wear:
  1. I like bold patchouli, vanilla, or candy scents.
  2. I like luxurious florals, ambers, and vanillas.
  3. I like light florals, citrus, or aquatic scents.
  4. I don't wear any fragrance, or if I do, I prefer notes of milk or light musk.
8. Which celeb do you just know you'd get along well with?
  1. Lena Dunham, Lindsay Lohan, Greta Gerwig, or Chappell Roan
  2. Lana Del Rey, Rihanna, Olivia Rodrigo, or Meg Stalter
  3. Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift, Zendaya, or Sofia Richie
  4. Hailey Bieber, Kendall Jenner, Gwyneth Paltrow, or Bella Hadid
9. How are your books organized?
  1. Totally randomly.
  2. They're organized based on vibes.
  3. They're organized by color.
  4. They're organized alphabetically by author, or by genre.
10. Your besties want to try that new restaurant for dinner. Do you look at the menu online beforehand?
  1. No, I'll just look at it when I'm there, duh.
  2. No, I like to be surprised. It's part of the experience of trying something new.
  3. Yes, I like to know ahead of time what they have to offer.
  4. Yes, and I also look at photos of the restaurant so I know exactly what to anticipate.
11. What do you like to do in your spare time?
  1. Paint, mosh, write poems, have slumber parties.
  2. Play music on my record player, wander through the woods at night, catch lightning bugs (then set them free ♥️).
  3. Shop in person, read, jog, scroll social media.
  4. Shop online, organize my closet, drink matcha, watch cooking shows.

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A Brief Guide to Popular Aesthetics

Clean, messy, heroin-chic, fairycore—when it comes to aesthetics, there's a lot to explore! To make it a little less overwhelming, we've put together a short guide to some of the most popular (and some of our favorite) aesthetics from the last few decades:

Clean Girl: Simple, minimalist, comfy. Emphasizes natural-looking makeup and skincare. You're never without a green smoothie in hand.

  • Related aesthetics:
    • Vanilla Girl
    • That Girl
    • Pink Pilates Princess

Messy Girl: Everything the clean girl is not. Maximalist, over-the-top, full of life yet, somehow, nihilistic. You're the star of a Sofia Coppola film.

  • Related aesthetics:
    • Cluttercore
    • Goblincore
    • 2020 TikTok

Whimsigothic: Moody, magical, ethereal, and bohemian, with a '90s goth vibe. Think Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Buffy, the Vampire Slayer, or Practical Magic.

  • Related aesthetics:
    • Trinketcore
    • Twee
    • FantasY2K

Whimsicraft: An aesthetic that blossomed in the mid '80s through the mid '90s, characterized by vintage bohemian outsider art, bold colors, arts-'n'-crafts, and lots of patterns.

  • Related aesthetics:
    • Surrealism
    • Art Hoe

Global Village Coffeehouse: A primitivist aesthetic that emerged in the late '80s as a reaction against the tech boom. Basically Keith Haring meets Panera Bread meets 1990s clipart.

  • Related aesthetics:
    • Corporate Grunge
    • Cubism
    • New Wave Tropical
    • Shoe Diva

Cottagecore: Romanticized country living (with a fairytale twist). Think gingham, earth tones, puffy sleeves—basically, trad wives.

  • Related aesthetics:
    • Fairycore
    • Edwardian
    • Shabby Chic

Dark Academia: Inspired by classic literature, especially books about mysterious boarding schools (think The Secret History or Harry Potter). Very academic. You look like a librarian with a secret.

  • Related aesthetics:
    • Light Academia
    • Beatnik
    • Old Money

Coquette: This aesthetic is hyper-feminine, delicate, and adorable, with a vintage twist. Lots of lace, ribbons, pastels, and subtle makeup that emphasizes natural beauty.

  • Related aesthetics:
    • Angelcore
    • Pink Princess

Mob Wife: This luxe and bold aesthetic is inspired by characters from mob movies and usually features fur coats and big, flashy statement jewelry.

  • Related aesthetics:
    • Boujee
    • Femme Fatale

Y2K: Revives late 1990s and early 2000s fashions. Very nostalgic. Futuristic, but like, in a vintage way, if that makes sense.

  • Related aesthetics:
    • 90s Cool
    • Barbiecore
    • Cyber Grunge

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