Recently I’ve had a lot of emails and recommendations saying that I should do a post on how to embrace your inner Serena. So here you are, my top tips on how to be like Serena Vanderwoodsen for 2023!

• smile! If you have seen Gossip Girl, you will know that one of Serena’s most admirable traits is her ability to always smile, no matter how bad the situation is. Smiling completely lights up a room, so make sure you smile at everyone, (even if you don’t like them, smile to be petty).
• Be a glass half full kind of person. This means you always look on the bright side, and try and turn a bad situation into a good one!
• Be kind. To quote Gossip girl, Blair says “How do you manage to get out of everything unscathed?” And Serena replies, “because I’m nice, you should try it sometime!”. Serena is always kind to people, which makes her popular, and people just want to be around her.
• Always make sure you have a good outfit for every occasion. It doesn’t need to be anything really expensive, just something that has, even just one thing, with a wow factor. Maybe it’s a necklace, or a nice pair of tights.
• Don’t be afraid to be in the spotlight. Serena is always somehow in the Center of attention, and she always manages to not look like  an idiot in public. This is because she stays calm and confident and (most of the time) thinks before she does.

Now on to makeup:

• Wear makeup that accentuates your cheekbones. If you look up Bella Hadid makeup tutorials you can see how she does this, since they have a similar facial structure.
• Wear dark eye makeup. Eyeliner, eyeshadow. Serena’s character is known as being quite light and she wears pinks and blues, so dark eye makeup contrasts this. (But make sure you don’t go overboard, just put on enough that it makes a slight statement!)
• Use a powder bronzer. This gives more of a natural look, which is what most of Serena’s every day makeup looks are.