🌞 A Spring Girl in Summer (A seasonal evolution of the dreamy heart) 🌞

Hello deer, this is Seri 🎀

I already wrote about being a Spring Girl during Spring but how about being a Spring Girl in Summer?

You can be a Spring Girl always.

You don’t have to become the season.

You can simply let each season pass through you.

The Spring Girl aesthetic is a dreamy, soft, and romantic style that captures the lightness and beauty of springtime, both in appearance and in spirit.

The Spring Girl stays true to her nature. She is intuitive, nostalgic, and drawn to the details others often miss. In spring, she blossoms in the quiet bloom of mornings, the scent of fresh air, and the slow rhythm that lets her breathe inward.

But then, summer arrives.

The sun grows harsher. The air thickens. Days stretch endlessly and lose their familiar shape.

It isn’t her natural season, but she doesn't vanish.

She doesn’t become someone else.

She gently adapts.

In summer, the Spring Girl loosens.

She lets go of her strict rituals and joins in more freely.

She still feels everything deeply, but she doesn’t hold it so tightly.

She takes her time, but no longer waits for the perfect moment.

Her emotions soften and flow, like linen brushing sun-warmed skin.

Even in the heat, she finds ways to bloom.

🌼 Visual Elements of a Spring Girl in Summer

She stays soft and light, but she adapts to the heat with care and creativity

👗 Fabrics: linen, cotton voile, gauze, or light seersucker

☁️ Colors: dusty pastels, baby blue, creamy white, sun-faded pink

🍉 Silhouettes: loose camisoles, puff-sleeved blouses, gathered skirts

🧺 Shoes: woven sandals, espadrilles, Mary Janes with cut-outs

🧢 Accessories: wide-brim hats, lace parasols, pearl sunglasses

🎀 Hair: low buns, milkmaid braids, soft clips to keep hair off the neck

🍓 Textures: eyelet lace, tiny floral prints, gingham in soft shades

🍧 Details: embroidery, tiny bows, scalloped hems, vintage pins

💦 Scent: cooling mist, green tea body spray, baby powder freshness

She chooses everything for lightness, comfort, breathability

Even in heat, she finds ways to feel fresh and a bit enchanted

🍓 Seasonal Habits and Rituals (in Summer)

A Spring Girl doesn’t just endure summer, she shapes it gently to fit her pace.

She seeks freshness, balance, and tiny joys that make the heat feel poetic.

🫧 What she does alone

🧊 Face mist and ice rollers: morning ritual to refresh

🪞 Change perfume: from floral to something citrus or aquatic

📷 Photo walks: take early morning or sunset photos when light is golden

🌿 Cooling routines: aloe sheet masks, chilled lotion, body powder on neck

📖 Summer journaling: write short reflections while sipping iced tea

📚 Read manga or novels in a shady park with portable fan

🎐 Record sounds: wind chimes, cicadas, water to soothe the senses

🌻 Sketch flowers blooming in July or press them in her notebook

👘 Try yukata or a vintage summer dress just at home

🎧 Listen to nostalgic songs that feel like warm sunsets

🧺 What she does with someone

🍑 Go to a local fruit farm and pick berries or peaches together

🍽️ Host a summer lunch: cold noodles, fruit salad, iced drinks

🌊 Visit a river, lake, or seaside for a barefoot walk or splash

🪷 Do flower arranging with seasonal wildflowers

👒 Go secondhand shopping for sun hats or glassware

🧃 Make shaved ice or iced matcha together

📽️ Outdoor movie night with fairy lights and citronella candles

💌 Write little letters to each other and keep them in a summer box

🌠 Watch stars or fireworks lying on a blanket at night

📜 Create a shared list of summer wishes and check them off slowly

☀️ Summer Skin Rituals for the Spring Girl in Heat

These aren’t just aesthetic tips, they’re part of a seasonal self-care mindset that balances practicality with softness:

🧴 Use a light, non-sticky sunscreen every day

→ Go for mineral or gel-based types. Reapply if you're outside more than 2 hours.

Optional tip: keep a mini sunscreen in your tote bag.

🧊 Cool your skin instead of stripping it

→ Try mist sprays (with rosewater, aloe or cucumber), or even keep a toner in the fridge.

🍑 Switch to a gel or milk cleanser

→ During summer, skin can overproduce oil. Harsh cleansing will only make it worse.

🛏️ Nighttime: repair from the sun

→ Use lightweight serums with hyaluronic acid or niacinamide. Let your skin breathe, no need for thick creams.

🍃 Soothing sheet masks once or twice a week

→ Especially after sun exposure. Look for centella asiatica, chamomile, or green tea.

🍉 Stay hydrated inside too

→ Infuse your water with lemon, mint, or berries. Hydration = softer skin.

🧼 Skip heavy makeup

→ Use light tint or cream blush for a fresh look. Let your freckles and natural flush shine.

🌸 The Spring Girl in Summer (who feels left behind)

She sees them laughing in swimsuits, glowing in sunlight, running into the sea as if they belong to the world.

And for a moment, she feels like she missed a step…

Like there was a memo she never got.

About how to be confident in shorts.

About how to tan, flirt, pose, sparkle.

About how to not overthink when the heat makes everything feel too exposed : body, soul, skin.

Everyone seems to bloom outward in summer.

But she?

She folds inward, like petals at dusk.

She doesn’t hate summer but it makes her feel like she’s not enough.

Not wild enough. Not tanned enough. Not sculpted enough.

Not “summer body” enough.

💭 But maybe... she was never meant to be a firework.

Maybe she’s morning dew, not sunflare.

Maybe her magic isn’t in the boldness of summer

but in the softness she carries through it.

🌷 She may feel behind but she isn’t.

She’s on her time.

She doesn’t need to be a spectacle to be real.

And her body?

It’s not a project to fix for summer.

It’s a home that carried her through spring storms and winter nights.

So she chooses peace, not performance.

And in that quiet choice,

she blooms in her own way.

🎀Let go of “summer body” as a finish line

Start by shifting the goal.

Not “I need to have a perfect body for summer” but :

“I want to feel stronger, lighter, more comfortable in my body.”

That is achievable and sustainable. You don’t need to chase unrealistic ideals created by trends or apps.

🍋Choose Movement That Feels Good (Not Punishment)

Instead of intense workouts that feel harsh, try things that actually bring you ease or joy:

🚶‍♀️ Walks in shaded nature, especially early morning or sunset

🩰 Soft stretching, beginner ballet, or light yoga

🏊‍♀️ Swimming or just floating in water to cool down

🧺 Light house cleaning with music (it counts!)

🍓 Declutter Your Feed and Your Mirror

Unfollow accounts that trigger insecurity. Your body isn’t a decoration for summer.

🪞Instead of full mirrors, choose partial ones where you can admire outfits or small details

📱Fill your feed with cozy, creative, or gentle content, not only aesthetics but also people who look like you

→ Protect your eyes = protect your mind.

🪞 Fix your mirror talk

When you look at yourself, your brain listens.

If you say “ugh I hate my legs”, your body remembers that violence.

Instead, try:

“This body stayed alive through hard seasons.”

This isn’t fake self-love. It’s just not bullying yourself.

Start with neutral phrases like:

“These legs help me walk.”

And remember....

You’re not late. You’re not broken.

You don’t have to look like a girl on a reel with 15 filters and a personal trainer.

But if you want to feel better — stronger, cooler, fresher — your path is not through punishment. It’s through small daily kindness that compound.

You don’t need a “summer body.”

You need a supported body.

A soothed belly.

A cared-for heart.

Summer in Japan 🇯🇵 ☀️

Summer in Japan is very important, even though it can be difficult to endure. It’s not just a season. It’s a time deeply woven into culture, memory, and emotion.

🏮 Why Summer Matters in Japan

Even if it’s heavy, even if many people don’t like the heat… summer holds a powerful place in the Japanese heart.

It represents:

✧ Natsukashii — A Season of Nostalgia

Summer is often associated with childhood, first loves, family visits to the countryside, ice cream after school, and the sound of cicadas through open windows. It’s deeply emotional. Many anime and movies use summer as a metaphor for growing up or letting go.

✧ Obon — Honoring the Spirits

In mid-August, there’s Obon, when families light lanterns to guide the spirits of ancestors home. People return to their furusato (hometowns), clean graves, and dance the Bon Odori. Summer becomes a time for connection between the living and the dead.

✧ Festivals & Togetherness

Summer hosts Japan’s most famous matsuri, joyful festivals full of food stalls, yukata, taiko drums, and fireworks. They offer a chance to gather, celebrate, and feel the magic of being alive in this very moment.

🍂 So, is summer essential or not?

Culturally, yes, it’s essential.

Even though many people dislike the physical discomfort, they carry summer deep in their memories and identity. It’s a season of transformation: of burning away what’s no longer needed, like a wildfire that clears space for renewal.

But emotionally, it’s not for everyone.

If you’re a soft, spring-hearted girl, it can feel too loud, too dry, too harsh. And that’s okay. Some flowers bloom in cooler air, in the shade.

🌿 The Atmosphere

From mid-June, the rainy season (梅雨 tsuyu) arrives, filling the air with humidity and a soft greyness. When it ends in early July, true summer begins with scorching sun, thick air, and cicadas singing constantly in the trees like a buzzing memory you can’t shake off.

The skies become bright, almost too bright. Streets shimmer in heat. You feel it in your skin, your hair, your chest. People slow down, wipe their faces with little towels, and carry parasols or fans. The sound of the wind chime (furin) and the scent of senkō hanabi (sparkler incense) bring soft childhood memories.

👘 What People Wear

Japanese summer fashion is all about staying fresh and avoiding heat stroke.

You’ll see:

🎀Flowy linen or cotton dresses, light fabrics

🎀Loose white shirts, pastel skirts

🎀Yukata (a light kimono) during summer festivals

🎀UV-protection gloves, sun umbrellas, and cooling neck cloths

🎀Hair tied up with ribbons or clips to keep it off the neck

🎀Sandals or sneakers with short socks

🍧 Seasonal Habits & Comforts

People develop rituals to survive the heat:

🌸Drinking mugicha (roasted barley tea) or ramune

🌸Eating kakigori (shaved ice with syrup), somen noodles, or watermelon

🌸Cooling skin with face mists or ice packs

🌸Taking evening baths with mint or yuzu salts

🌸Closing curtains during the day and opening windows at night

🌸Napping in cool rooms with the fan spinning slowly

🎆 Summer Activities

Even if it’s exhausting, summer in Japan is full of joy:

🎇Hanabi taikai (fireworks festivals) by the river

🏮Bon Odori dance and lanterns honoring ancestors

🌊Going to the sea or countryside to escape the city

🌾Visiting inaka (rural villages) with rice fields and cicada songs

📺Watching Ghibli movies on TV late at night

✍🏻Journaling or listening to summer playlists while lying under the fan

✧ The Purpose of Summer ✧

In nature, summer is the peak of life.

Everything grows. Fruits ripen. Trees stretch tall. The earth is full and loud and alive.

It is a time of abundance, action, and exposure where things cannot hide.

Just like the sun stands highest in the sky, we are asked to stand in our truth, visible and raw.

🌞 It’s the season of outward energy.

If spring is about new beginnings and hope, then summer is about doing, showing, expressing.

🍉 Emotionally and Spiritually…

For the soul, summer can feel overwhelming.

But it has a purpose:

To test what you planted in spring

Can your dreams survive the heat? Can your hopes hold strong through discomfort?

To remind you you’re alive

Cicadas scream. Thunder rolls. Fireworks burst. Your senses are full.

Even if you cry, sweat, or feel burnt, it means: you are here.

To teach you impermanence

Summer seems endless when you're inside it…

But it fades. The fire dies.

That teaches us to cherish the moments, even the difficult ones.

🌿 In short…

The purpose of summer is to make you bloom fully.

Even if it’s hot. Even if it’s hard. Even if you don’t feel ready.

But for someone soft and melancholic — summer’s purpose may not be about flashing brightness. Maybe it’s simply about enduring...

like a pale blue flower in the heat, staying open just enough to survive.