75+ summer instagram captions for every kind of hot girl moment: vacations, pool days, photo dumps, and more

clean, cool, and a little cheeky — these captions are for the summer girlies who don’t want to sound like a pinterest board from 2014. and trust when i say these are captions i would actually use. whether you’re soaking up pool days, on a bookstore run, thrifting something ridiculous, or documenting your 3rd iced matcha of the day, your caption deserves to match the vibe. some are short. some are subtle. some are for the photo dump. all are made for you.


☀️ all summer

  • defrosting
  • sun tease
  • tropics
  • day shift
  • warm weather
  • seasonal shift
  • summery summary
  • freshly baked
  • suns out!
  • bronzed
  • skin’s breathing

🌊 pool + beach days

  • kini casual
  • swim club
  • on island time
  • just add water
  • heatwaves
  • absorbing
  • stay hydrated
  • over-chlorinated
  • currently absorbing
  • glistening
  • sand & sun
  • mermaids?
  • thirsty

📍travel + vacation

  • location drop
  • somewhere sunny
  • 35mm summer
  • state of mind
  • checked out
  • jet lagged
  • digital postcard
  • on vacay
  • try and keep up
  • for your mood board

🍵 slow mornings + matcha runs

  • slow rise
  • up early
  • calm hours
  • before the scroll
  • pilates princess
  • no rush
  • first sip
  • open windows
  • the little joys in life
  • breather

📚 bookstore + solo (and bf) dates

  • a real page turner
  • on to the next
  • paperback era
  • annotated
  • receipts
  • books > boys
  • plot twist
  • one more chapter
  • book boyfriend (bonus if you post your bf to this!)
  • cover to cover

💅 hobbies + offscreen fun

  • logged off
  • dnd
  • hobby girl summer
  • currently beading
  • made this btw
  • 1-hour screen time club
  • unplug to replug

🛍 thrift/shopping + outfit days

  • linen on linen
  • found in a bin
  • ootd
  • thrifted that
  • closet remix
  • dressing up
  • for the plot
  • closet main character
  • mood board
  • where what you want

🌀extras

  • outside again
  • light’s hitting different
  • between bites
  • mental vacation
  • lost
  • as good as it gets
  • unbothered
  • new season
  • rehcarged
  • back by popular demand
  • here > there
  • pics i sent my mom
  • in good company

save to notes. rotate accordingly. upload without second-guessing. happy posting!

love, simi

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hi! i’m simi.

just a 20-something girl navigating life and wanting to share it with the world! this is basically a digital diary of sorts; i started this blog as a space to document my life and the things that i love about being a girl (even though it’s so hard sometimes).

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love, simi <3

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