![]() First and foremost, before you call me a hypocrite, I'll call myself out. Me, vocalising your thoughts before you even comment it: "Hey -------! You're an effing hypocrite!" Also me, while sipping a cup of coffee: "I know, thanks." The me who has achieved enlightenment through acceptance: "Okay, just letting you know." Now that that's done and over with, don't get me wrong... I absolutely love filters. Who would've known I looked so hot as a female dog (get it?)? With some hearts over my head, or maybe a flower crown from Snapchat; I am a goddess. I look pretty cute with that blue-ish filter on Instagram. Snow makes my skin brighter and clearer than it really is. With a smaller face, a smaller nose, and emphasised eyes; I am absolutely irresistible (someone, please agree with me). ![]() I turn off the apps and switch to my phone's own camera app and what do I see? I'd hate to use this word, but its the only appropriate word to be said... MONSTROSITY!!! Okay, maybe I exaggerated a little. However, you get what I mean. I have large pores, uneven eyelids (I literally have one monolid eye, and the other has double eyelids), big nose (so much so that when I take selfies, the lighting almost always highlights it), big mouth, gummy smile, braces, messy eyebrows, a stache, and a heck lot of facial moles. Truthfully, I am not your standard beautiful. I probably am no one's #beautygoals nor #bodygoals or #sopretty or #IWishIWasHer. Let's be real, I am probably not #goals material. And THAT... affected me for a very long time. In fact, it's still something that still affects me occasionally. If you read this week's #WriteUpWednesday , it pretty much explains what I still feel some days. I just learned how to better deal with it; and I'm still learning and I'm still coming to terms with the different ways to deal with it. And I write these, to deal with it; to put things into perspective; to create a tangible evidence to help me (and you) realise how ridiculous this whole #Beauty business is. So... what did I realise and what's my take-home advice? a) I am still not your standard Instagram-perfect, influencer-style beautiful. But then I realised, why be a standard when I could become a premium ;) <--- (truthfully, the reason why I gave up on Instagram aesthetics altogether--- but that's for another Friday) b) I am hella cute as a bunny, pig, dog, and cat. And you probably are too. (If you disagree to that, I applaud your powers of self-denial... Or you should probably get Snapchat or Snow and see for yourself.) c) Am I going to stop filtering my pictures? Probably not. It's fun. It's quirky. It gives me confidence. BUT, what I won't do is post filtered pictures exclusively. Basically, the advice is to try and keep it on a down-low and post more natural pictures. As some people on Instagram suggested, add stickers to the background, take pictures in good lighting (near a window has been highly suggested), find your angle----- but try not to alter your face shape, enlargen, or minimise your facial features through photoshop and filters, just let yourself glow. I am not against adjusting the contrast of the picture or whatever, it does make your pictures look sharper (My picture in the About Page has enhanced contrast just because I thought it looked too dull without it.) One word, but it's the most important message of this post: Acceptance.
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