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🛍️ The Back-to-School Shopping List I’d Actually Use
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Annnnkkkk🩵
🎀 Everything I’d actually buy for a fresh start ✨ Cute backpacks, trendy sneakers, stationery, tech & little school-day essentials 📚🩷 Practical, affordable & totally freshman-approved 🛍️☁️
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🎒 The Backpack
👟 Shoes I’d Actually Wear to School
🥤 The Water Bottle
✏️ Stationery That Makes You Want to Study
💻 Tech I’d Actually Use
🎀 Little Things for Your Backpack
🎒 The Backpack
A little more polished than a basic backpack and still practical enough for everyday school. 🤍
Heritage Backpack
For days when you don’t need a full backpack — it’s one of those bags that somehow fits WAY more than it looks like it should. 🩷
Medium Nylon Crescent Bag Black
The classic for a reason 🎀 Lightweight, roomy and around the price point where you don’t feel like you’re buying a luxury handbag.
JanSport SuperBreak One Backpacks
👟 Shoes I’d Actually Wear to School
The chunky-retro sneaker that makes even a basic jeans + hoodie outfit look styled. 👟
Black Campus 00s Shoes
A more affordable alternative to trendy low-profile sneakers, with that effortless cool-girl look. 🤎
White VL Court 3.0 Shoes
New Balance 530 — the perfect mix of sporty + effortlessly cute. Comfy enough for all-day wear and goes with literally everything 🎀👟
530 - New Balance
🥤 The Water Bottle
The bottle everyone seems to have right now 😭 The built-in straw makes it ridiculously easy to drink between classes.
Owala FreeSip Collection | Best Insulated Water Bottle
For the BIG water-bottle girlies. The handle + straw make it easy to carry around school. 🧊
The Quencher H2.0 Flowstate™ Tumbler | 40 OZ
A simpler option if you want something durable without the giant tumbler look.
24 oz Wide Mouth Water Bottle w/ Flex Straw Cap
✏️ Stationery That Makes You Want to Study
Smooth pens that make boring notes look instantly better. 🖊️
Gel Pens
Perfect for color-coding notes without going completely overboard.
Paper Mate Flair Felt Tip Pens, Medium 12ct
For reminders, little study notes and marking important pages. 📚
Post-it Super Sticky Notes 3x3 Neon Fizz
💻 Tech I’d Actually Use
Perfect for the bus, study sessions and walking between places — without carrying huge headphones.
AirPods 4
One of those things you don’t think you need until your phone hits 8% at school. 🔋
Power Banks - Anker US
Put one in your backpack so losing it becomes slightly less terrifying. 😭🎒
AirTag
🎀 Little Things for Your Backpack
Folds into basically nothing, so it’s perfect as an emergency extra bag. 🛍️
Standard Baggu
A tiny accessory that adds a little personality without trying too hard.
Solid Original - Pura Vida Bracelets
For those mornings when you want your hair done without spending forever styling it.
Sunset Tie Dye Satin Heatless Curling Set
🍱 Lunch + Snack Essentials
Easy for packing lunch without needing five different containers.
Meal Prep Containers
Great if you want something more bottle-like than the classic Quencher.
The IceFlow™ Flip Straw Tumbler | 30 OZ
Perfect for keeping your phone, lip balm and little essentials together when you don’t want your whole backpack. 🤍
Lululemon Everywhere Belt Bag, 1L (Misty Pink)
🗂️ Keeping Everything Organized
One notebook for multiple classes = less stuff to carry around. 📚
Spiral Notebooks
Basically the ultimate “I need one pen that does everything” school item. 😂
BIC 4-Color Original Retractable Ballpoint Pen
🩷 The “Emergency” Pouch
A little spritz before heading out — just don’t go crazy in a classroom. 🎀💛
Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist
Tiny emergency hair rescue for those “why does my hair look like THAT?” moments.(We all know what school air does😂)
The Original
Sweet, fruity & the perfect little mist for smelling amazing all school day 🎀🌸✨
Cheirosa 68 Beija Flor Perfume Mist