Will your eyes be as pretty if you removed the lashes? Will your chest be popping without the silicone? Will your hair make waves if the extensions came off? Will they be enchanted if you showed your true soul? These are questions I wish every girl asked herself. I guess it pains me to hear…
“You’re skinny as a dog,” my classmate, Jess, said to me once in high school. That’s my earliest recollection of anyone ever bringing my own weight to my attention as an attempt to offend me. Although I found her dog analogy a bit unfitting, I knew what she meant. But looking back, I also realize…
Do I like Miami? Yes. Would I live in Miami for the rest of my life? Leaving out the fact that I can’t be at one place for too long (on this humongous planet with so many places to go and see), I can’t see myself calling this place home for the long run. However,…
Absolutely LOVED this article by Beauty Redefined, where they call Victoria’s Secret on their “empowering” bullsh*t. What girls need is campaigns like VS to go away; to stop selling unhealthy and dangerous standards to our younger generation. You’re in control of your body, ladies. Remember that. Here’s an excerpt: This brand begs us to believe,…
Short comic of the body shaming cycle, as illustrated by designer and illustrator Colleen Clark. Here’s an interview with the illustrator