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THE CLEAN GIRL AESTHETIC IS A LIE...

Lael Hansen

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✨ The “Clean Girl” aesthetic is NOT what you think... ✨
From slick-back buns to “no-makeup” makeup and ‘effortless’ skincare routines, the clean girl era promised us less is more 😇 But behind the minimalist vibes and “supposedly toxin-free” lifestyles, there's a whole lot of ✨chemical peels, injectables, and fast fashion polyester✨ being swept under the beige rug…

In this video, we’re breaking down:

💉 The rise of hidden procedures & filtered perfection
🧴 How “non-toxic” beauty still relies on lab-made chemicals
👚 Why the simple outfits are really plastic fibers in disguise
🤫 The business of selling purity while keeping the truth messy

It’s time to expose the ✨clean girl ✨ for what she really is: a luxury aesthetic wrapped in secret treatments, clever branding, and a whole lot of irony.

Let’s stop pretending this is a natural, effortless lifestyle — and start talking about the cost of creating an image that’s anything but clean… 'LIKE' the video if you enjoyed it & let me know in the comments what you'd like to see in the future. Love, Lael ❤️

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20 Comments

@strivingsouls 11 months ago

Funny how the ‘clean girl’ look somehow always requires a Sephora haul

@strivingsouls 11 months ago

They marketed hygiene and moisturizer like it’s a personality

@crafty_j957 11 months ago

Why can't being a "clean girl" just mean that you have great hygiene practices

@castlemermaid 11 months ago

The sleek bun/ponytail causing traction alopecia and migraines is serious

@YashkaVatrushka 11 months ago (edited)

My aunt roasted the heck out of my cousin when she was rambling about her new "clean girl aesthetic" to my other cousin just by saying "clean girl ? I do your laundry. I know when the last time you washed that bra was." I hate that everything has to be an aesthetic these past four years or so

@kittikoko 11 months ago

All I see in the 'clean girl' aesthetic is 20 year olds dressing like they're 45.

@Jenkyblep 11 months ago

1:50 fun fact: in food service, there is a distinction between 'clean' and 'sanitized'. Clean is visual and subjective.

@laaurasophie 11 months ago (edited)

Why do the houses always look like a hospital too. This white wall white furniture white rug white everything makes me so depressed 😅

@AdminAngel3845 11 months ago (edited)

Its not just toiletries either. Its also your bags or clothing. I HATE any product that describes itself as "vegan leather". It's just plastic. They just think is sounds better than saying pleather.

@cell-r3i 11 months ago

Love how “clean” now means layers of skincare, Botox, and a closet curated by fast fashion overlords

@rosie7538 11 months ago

Comparison is indeed "the thief of joy"

@itsmechisa 11 months ago

During my high school days, this one girl used to make fun of my thick lips...now she is overlining her lips every single day....We women are victims of social media trends!!!!.

@rhimaginemua 11 months ago

I found the most inexpensive way to clean girl look? Know your skin, treat it with care, and take care of your health (ie stop eating a lot of ultra processed foods and sugary drinks!).

Doing this is why along with getting sleep, never smoked anything with nicotine, wearing sunscreen… the skin won’t really need makeup tbh.

Your skin will LOOK healthy because it’s feeling healthy, balanced, and plumped with moisture!

You feel less incline to wear makeup so much, if at all.

I’m technically these days only wearing an oil control primer, eye brow gel, mascara primer, and mascara these days when I go out in public. At 38, my skin is absolutely in such great shape that my 16yr old self will be in awe of this!

Ladies, just take care of your skin, less is better, and focus on your health more! Aging 100% that’s going to happen, so embrace it, we’re meant to gracefully slide into our wisdom era with confidence and care for ourselves❤

@jamietingey7498 11 months ago

I'll never forget when I was 5 and my grandma was brushing my hair and said you are exactly perfect and beautiful just as you are. I cried writing this. Thank you Grandma.

@sorahills8402 11 months ago

lol all this time I thought clean girl was a term for “bit of blush, mascara and lipgloss” 😂

@BeccaBuckLebowski 11 months ago

"Don't read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly"
Baz Luhrman, 'Everybody's free (to wear sunscreen)', 1997

@Osaki_Tariah 11 months ago

Consumption culture is really out of control.

@SandraFayeonYT 11 months ago

Marketing teams are diabolical!

@Bakedbydez 11 months ago

I’m Puerto Rican, and it’s crazy how the slick back, gold hoop, minimal makeup look has been popularized as the “clean girl” aesthetic with white women leading the trend, when women of color have been going with this look for DECADES!!!