Mushroom Aesthetic for the Fairytale Lovers

There is something very attractive in the aesthetic of mushrooms. Edible, poisonous, or hallucinogenic, bioluminescent ghost mushrooms and so many more… These cute, mysterious, almost magical fungi are part of the scenario of every fairytale set in an enchanted forest, and their immense variety of colors, shapes, sizes flavors and properties make these beauties a true treasure of nature. These are probably the reasons why the internet created mushroomcore, a visual aesthetic, subculture and lifestyle inspired by mushrooms.

Everywhere we look, complex magic of nature blazes our eyes

Vincent Van Gogh

🍄 In the past couple of years, with the boom of millennials and gen z embracing the Cottagecore aesthetic as a true lifestyle, mushrooms became even more popular and we can see them all around. Mushroom is also linked to the soft indie aesthetic, goblingcore, fairy aesthetic, green academia, mosscore aesthetic and witchy aesthetic.

As if they weren’t already magic enough in our subconscious, this month scientists discovered that mushrooms actually can communicate with each other using up to 50 words. Damn! That made me really wish I can speak ¨Mushroonish¨ hahaha.

The red mushroom is probably the most beautiful mushroom that lives in our imagination, although beauty and aesthetics are very particular to everyone, they are still the most popular.

The Red Mushroom

That cute red mushroom with white spore’s scientific name is Amanita Muscaria. This is one of the most iconic and aesthetic mushrooms for its obviously cute visual aspects and because its bright, vibrant colors against the moody dark green soft moss background of the woodland send a vibe of stumbling across a fairyland when you occasionally see them.

Definitely, an iconic symbol of everything fairytale, fantasy worlds, woodland, and cottagecore. As @fantasticfung beautifully wrote and couldn’t agree more: ¨they seem to contain mystic secrets of an unknown world¨.

Nature has its own intelligence and I love to use my knowledge of design, colors and symbols with personal research in these aesthetic posts.

I believe that every mushroom whishpers a magical keyword!

Madame Morchella

🍄 A ¨fairy ring¨ is a naturally occurring mushroom formation that causes the mushroom to form an outlined perfect circle

Cottagecore Mushroom Aesthetic

Mushroom Cake &Food

Mushroom Art

Mushroom Hair Accessories

Mushroom aesthetic clothes

When we think about mushroom outfits they are usually related to the lovely, romantic and vintage cottagecore style, but not limited to. Soft indie shirts with mushroom print paired with overalls are quite trendy also.

Mushroom aesthetic Room

🍄 fungi are among the most widely distributed organisms on Earth. There are around 140,000 mushroom species on earth

Other reasons beyond aesthetics to love mushrooms

If you are not new at The Mood Guide, you know that I love aesthetics not just for the sake of aesthetics, but for the deeper meaning behind the aesthetics, so below I will list the top 10 powerful mushrooms, so you can actually have a more clear vision on how to embrace mushrooms into your life. Source: Anima Mundi Herbals

Eco Watch compiled a list of some fungi innovations that are beneficial to the planet. Mushrooms can be:

Alternative to plastic in the creation of plastic materials. Magical Mushroom Company is a pioneer in the field and you can shop from Seedlip and drink it if you want to get a product that comes wrapped in sustainable fungi packing.

Buildings and construction materials that reduce the world’s carbon footprint, biofertilizers, plant-based protein alternatives (My Forest Foods mycelium mushroom bacon ), and sustainable mushroom leather are other amazing ethical and sustainable uses of mushrooms.

Oh, the blissful abundance and mysteries of nature and the magical colors and life of the woodland, how not to love them?