spring is for tender evenings and the sound of cicadas
hope-drunk, ever asking
I kinda abandoned my substack out of embarrassment & shame (of my terrible writing and inability to word things in an eloquent manner) but I want to post more!! and I need to do it in order to get better!!
The weather is getting hotter and I’m reminded of my childhood. Walking home from school with the sun right on top of me, cheeks flushed and dress stuck to my skin. We’d stop at the milkbar on the corner for an icy pole and a small bag of lollies, coming home with sticky faces. Springs are getting hotter and hotter, resembling melbourne summers more and more, and I am constantly reminded of my childhood under the sun.
current adorations:
holiday preparations, coconut water matcha, cou cou intimates basics, hot pot (especially with bone broth, bok choy, tofu, and ribbon wheat noodles…..), plumeria hair clips, taking my sister out for girl days, flexibility-based yoga, black sesame mochi, baking, leather mary janes, saint medallions, dreaming of wifehood & motherhood, polka dots, pinstripe, green tea, pistachio frozen yoghurt, ml buch, lily rose depp’s nosferatu press looks, tvd, homecooked meals, high quality knits, faux deer fur.
recent reads:
big swiss by jen beagin ☆☆☆☆☆ (a new favourite. bought & read immediately after this post by the lovely joanna)
shame by annie ernaux ☆☆☆☆ (annie ernaux……i love everything she writes)
a shining by jon fosse ☆☆☆
paradise rot by jenny hval ☆☆☆☆
recent watches:
la religieuse 1966 ☆☆☆☆☆
вечера на хуторе близ диканьки 1961 ☆☆☆
diabeł 1972 ☆☆☆☆
the substance ☆☆☆☆½
jane eyre ☆☆☆☆
(odd lineup — I know. keep in mind it was just halloween…….)
recent listens:
teardrop by josé gondzaléz
i’m a girl you can hold IRl by ml buch
crushing by eartheater
vampire empire by big thief
lucky by eartheater, varg, + earth
recent purchases (that i recommend)
glossier boy brow + lash slick — since glossier has finally launched at mecca I have been trying to re-curate my makeup routine and these two products have been game changers!!
matcha fresh mask by lush
lupicia tea matcha — affordable and high quality!!
bing crosby’s merry christmas on vinyl — nothing cozier than vinyl….i bought it the second it hit nov 1st and it’s been the soundtrack to my evenings
that’s all for now……
have a lovely rest of your week <33
— kayley x
p.s if you have post recommendations/requests or any constructive criticism I welcome it!! comments and dms are open!! i’m thinking of doing some gift guides, I already have some prepped for my other tiktok but I can make longer ones on here if anyone is interested (I have like 10 subscribers so i’m kinda talking into the void atm)
I am just getting around to reading this now, but please continue to write these substacks! they are so lovely and a cosy addition to my inbox, that I adore.