At some point in the process of development of my frontal cortex, I was slammed in the face with the realisation that I love colours. I was, in fact, not the broody and mysterious girl, dressed in all black, with an impenetrable RBF (well, some of these still stand true) and I could actually pull off some colours. I finally fully embraced the feeling of putting on pink sneakers, yellow dresses, shiny accessories, and dress like I did as a child, unbothered by judgement.
As the patron saint of all things pink, yellow, and orange, nothing makes me happier than watching the world (Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie count as the world for some of us) embrace their inner, very pink selves — making Barbiecore 2022's biggest trend. As I type out this list of curated products that scream joy and colours, I manifest that this trend never leaves us. May we reclaim the colour we were conditioned to stop liking and to denounce, and wear pink forever (or at least on Wednesdays). If you're just getting into it yourself, here are my top, most favourite, thoroughly tried and tested picks.
