rules for Hot Girl Summer 2024
Hot Girl Summer is a mindset
Maybe it’s the lack of sunshine we’ve had this spring, or the lack of outdoor drinking opportunities so far this year, but I have a great feeling about the vibes of this summer. It could even be on par with the summer of 2018, when I listened to Drake’s Scorpion album on repeat, or the summer of 2021 which I spent either drunk in the pub or hungover eating pesto pasta on the beach with my best friends.
Personally, I think it’s a crime that when you get a full time job you don’t get a summer holiday anymore. I’m not being funny, but I need those six weeks off way more nowadays than when I was seven years old learning (or not, in my case) to tell the time. However, since the world is an unfair place, here are my Hot Girl Summer rules for 2024, to really make the most of the summer months.
Saying yes - Hot girls are outside this summer. Hot girls are taking every opportunity that is presented to them. Fancy a drink in the pub garden? Yes. Wanna go to the beach? Yes. I’m not going to waste any free time rotting my brain on TikTok, or worrying that I have nothing to wear. Life is short and I’m 22. This is the time for making new friends, new memories, and having new experiences. So if you see me with yet another aperol spritz in my hands, mind your own business please xx
Flirting - It’s Hot Girl Summer which means flirting is a must. I don’t just mean in the conventional way (although I do also mean that for us single girlies), but we are flirting with everyone this summer, whether that means flashing an extra smile to the bus driver or wishing the barista a good day when you get your coffee. Putting out those good vibes will inevitably mean they are reciprocated for you.
White toes - There is nothing better than milky white toes with a tan. An elite combination that I am severely missing after a traumatic pedicure last week. Forced to choose between Tipp-ex white or granny nude, I panicked and went for the latter. Too scared to say anything to the lady who was violently grating my heels with a cheese grater, I chose to make peace with my bad decision. Just know that as soon as I can I will be getting my milky white pedicure (Pina Colada by The Gel Bottle if we are being specific).
Reading!! - I’ve been so bad at reading the last couple of months. No books are really inspiring me and I haven’t devoured a book since I read Alice Winn’s In Memoriam. But hot girls read, and summer is the perfect time for it. I will be taking myself to The Meadows with a bottle of wine and a book as soon as there’s a glimpse of sun in Edinburgh’s cloudy skies. If you have any book recommendations please send them my way!
Making the most of your 5-9 - It’s so easy to finish work and then spend the evening watching TV. I’m guilty of thinking my day ends when I shut my laptop, but this will be changing! If the weather is nice I should be soaking up that evening sun. Even just a golden hour walk makes the evening feel more special.
As this newsletter drops in your inbox I will be in sunny Cyprus, working on my tan, eating my favourite foods and feeling pity for my UK friends who are lacking the warmth of the sun on their skin. Stay strong guys, summer is coming xxx
Speak soon!! <3