How to Look Like a Scene Teen

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Updated: September 14, 2019

You know them. The girls who wear short, neon skirts and spike their hair. The boys who wear skinny jeans and usually turn out to be musicians. And you may not know it, but there are different types of Scene Teens. Their style is different but it's still scene. Read on if you wanna be "scene".


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    First, you have to pay attention to yourself and not others. Sure, there's that girl named Trinity that calls herself scene, but then, there's that person inside of you that knows that deep down, you got an eye for style.
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    Now you need to look at your current clothes and decide what style they are. Make piles or bins for different styles, like girly, goth, sporty, geeky, etc. Decide if you're going to throw some things away. If you already have 'scene' clothes, you need to know what kind they are.
    • Are they:
    • Trendy Scene?
    • Insider Scene? (Popular Scene)
    • Musical Scene
    • Hippie Scene?
    • Or Dark Scene?
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    If you don't have any of those types of clothes, or any clothes that could be the style you're going for, maybe you should take an article of clothing and adding maybe one piece of fabric to make it what you want it to be. Like taking a black jacket and adding lime green and tangerine orange fringe on the cuffs. You have to be creative!
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    It's time to do the age old thing that everyone does once in a while, if not everyday; shopping. Whether you're shopping at Salvation Army or Punk United Nacelle, it's considered shopping. Hot Topic has sweet tees, but they're expensive. So, if you frown at Hot Topic, Rue 21 is know for great bargains, and their shirts are only 10 dollars.
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    Shop for bright colors, but at the same time, keep an eye out for those browns, blacks, and whites, as they go great with a colorful shirt. Amongst girls, tank-tops are really popular, especially when layered with other tank-tops or paired with a tee shirt over it and a pair of colored skinny jeans. But with boys, stay away from any layering of shirts unless it's a long sleeve and a short sleeve. Baggy jeans are always great for hippie scene, boys and girls, but if you wanna be either insider or trendy Scene, stick with the skinny jeans. And, it's not worth it if you spend 200 bucks, use your clothes for a month, then throw the mall away and chase a new trend. If you want to do this temporarily, spend about 30 dollars so if you throw it away, it's not that big of a loss.
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    Your hair is one of the things that throw you out there, and if you don't use it to it's full potential, why is it even there? The best thing to do is get short choppy layers, and lots of them! Without layers, you can't do any big hair. Also get either a fringe covering one eye or bangs. Fringes are the more ideal choice. For boys, don't tease, but spike up. Girls, grab your teasing comb and freezing blast hairspray, and tease up!
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    Color, Color, Color! Dye your hair all the colors of the rainbow! Bleach it, spike it, then chop it! Do what you feel like doing! That's what this style is all about. Don't you get it?
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    Makeup, you kinda need it if your a girl. Always make sure your skin is flawless, and blemish-free. Your eyes should always be the main feature. A good start is using just plain black eyeliner. Then you can start playing around with liquid black eyeliner and eye shadows. You can draw some swirls, stars, hearts, peace signs or anything around your eyes in neon eyeliner. Keep it to a minimum with the drawings; with swirls, you should go crazy. Buff up your cheeks with a little peach blush and keep the lips neutral. If you wanted to, you could put on a little chapstick, or a shade very close to your natural lip color.
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    Shoes can be anything, as long they compliment your feelings that day. Pastry sneakers will look great if you think they will. Platform boots, high heels, flats, sneakers, anything as long as you keep flip-flops for the beach and the pool. Don't limit yourself to one thing just because everyone is doing that, too. Remember, individuality.
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    Attitude and witty comebacks? Check. Cool, bright clothes and makeup? Check. Any stinking' shoe you want? Check. Sweet hair and a nice scent? Check and check. Well, look at that. You're a scene teen!

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        • Never throw any clothes or receipts away. Return the clothes and show the receipt to get your money back.
        • Being a stupid moron who spells things incorrectly to be "creative" is NOT scene. Scene kids are growing into adults and want to be treated like adults. Intelligence is cool.
        • Your make-up should never be overly extravagant.




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