Faces by Frankie

On doing my university dissertation on women and advertisements and how they make us feel rubbish about ourselves, I think it's a good idea to remind ourselves that as cliche as it sounds, we are all unique and no matter how much we want to look like those girls on the magazine pages, we can't. They don't even look like that! They are edited, with a longer neck, slimmer chin, bigger eyes etc… 

Having said that, I still have self confidence issues, as everyone does to some extent. I'll be in photos when I go out but will hide the fact that I'm conscious of what I look like. Yesterday, I looked in the mirror and for the first time in so long, I was just happy and content being me, it was such a nice feeling. It didn't last for more than a few hours, but it was such a nice feeling, every girl and woman should feel proud and able to be happy about themselves. I wish I could feel like that all the time. 

Our vision of beauty is so manipulated by images we see everyday that we are never satisfied with ourselves and put ourselves through mental pain that we don't need too.