In the middle of my hauling, reviewing, lusting after etc of beauty products, its sometimes easy to lose sight of what's important. Sure, I love make up and beauty products, and this blog has been a great experience for me, but I think its important to remember a little something called natural beauty. Constantly having anti-ageing, anti-wrinkle, anti-dark spot, anti-this, that and the other pushed at us from every angle, its easy to fall into the trap of believing that you are not naturally beautiful, and that you have something that needs fixing. Every single person on this planet is beautiful in their own way. Don't ever let anyone or any thing convince you otherwise.
The point of this post is I felt compelled to comment on the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty. I'm sure most of you would have seen these ads. I saw my first one way back in high school. A normal woman (beautiful, but normal) is dolled up to within an inch of her life, photographed from every angle, and is then digitally photoshopped to resemble someone who looks nothing like her, all in the name of a 'beautiful' fashion/beauty advertisement. You all know which ad I'm talking about, right?
The latest couple of ads include one in which people are asked to describe themselves to a forensic artist, who is sitting behind a curtain and cannot see them. The artist draws a portrait of them based on the exact features they describe to him. Then, another person is introduced, and they then describe the first person again to the artist, based on what they see. The finished portraits are shown together to the women, and the differences between the way the women described themselves, and the way the third person described them is remarkable. It shows that, for a multitude of different reasons, we all have a skewed image of ourselves, and of what makes each of us beautiful.
I suppose my point is - don't lose sight of yourself, and your own beauty. If you want to wear make up, wear it. If you don't, then don't by any means feel like you have to in the name of being beautiful. If launching yourself into a world of make up, hair products and skin care is what makes you happy then there is nothing wrong with that, and it doesn't make you vain or superficial. It is simply an interest of yours, something that you enjoy. Make up, good skin and shiny hair don't equal beauty. Prepare yourselves for a cliche. Beauty comes from within, and is whatever you decide it to be.
Love,
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