Two days ago, I was saddened to know that good old Liz of Project Vanity read a message on Twitter saying that she, Nikki, Shen and Sophie are not pretty enough to do beauty blogging.
My jaw just dropped. Paano nalang ako, haha! I've met these four physically and they are most beautiful!
But Liz wrote a very beautiful post that addressed the matter. I was so surprised when I read a paragraph that translated my thoughts exactly:
I replied to her and said that the point of beauty blogging is to demonstrate how average women can look better than they already do. It's about baring all our flaws, in detail, and then showing how they can be corrected with the right products and techniques. It's much less glamorous than what fashion, food, or even tech bloggers do - they take pictures of beautiful things and show them in their best light while we, the beauty bloggers, show our pores and pimples.
There were several times when I wanted to give up beauty blogging because I knew I wasn't a pretty face. However, whenever I think about how greatly improved my skin gets from my trips to the dermatologist and the products that help me climb a step higher to looking better, I get inspired. I get inspired to write and tell you that nobody is ugly; that everyone is beautiful and it's just a matter of finding the right products that can improve us without going under the knife.
I do not abhor the fact that people may think this way. I respect the fact that there will be those who will not be pleased.
My concern goes out to the beauty bloggers who may be devastated by these people. I just hope that these views will not stop you from writing and helping others. Pretty much like me. Kapalan nalang natin because there are more people who can benefit from what we discover than those who cringe at the sight of our pimply, unpretty faces.
Wow, really? I didn't get the memo saying beauty bloggers need to pass a standardized appearance test before they are allowed to share their opinions on their own PERSONAL blogs. People can be so unreasonable and plain vicious sometimes it frightens me.
Thanks for your comment Fifi. The bad side of people can be very frightening, i agree.
Very well said!
Those people are just so mean. I agree with Fifi. They are very unreasonable and inconsiderate. Personally, I appreciate that they blog about products which serves as guides for us.
If all beauty blogs are owned by modelesque and flawless people, I might as well just read a beauty magazine.
Hindi ako naiinis sa kanya, but I can't help but pity her though, the one who sent the tweet. She's missing out meeting and reading from a lot of wonderful people because she limits herself to who she thinks are beautiful.
If they disgust her that much, why does she go their blogs and suffer even more. How pathetic.
Jennifae, Peachy Pink and Rae,
Didja know that after this post, I got some luv comment here. Hayayay talaga. Tsk, tong mga ito! Sana man lang nag comment nalang dun sa pimple photo ko. Ito kasi ang best face ko tas ugly pa rin for them :( kalokah!
I'm proud of people who put themselves out there knowing there's a risk that they're going to be ridiculed. That's courage.
Whoever posted that comment is a freaking as*hole. Seriously.. If you've got nothing nice to say about other people, you should just learn to shut the hell up and keep it to yourself. :|
I agree! And besides beauty blogging isn't about having a pretty face...Pano nalang din ako??? :D And sa totoo lang we are beautiful in our own way. kanya kanyang ganda yan. If they don't like your appearance...its only gonna be their opinion against the world right? :D
Haters...
Haters and their opinions. Sigh. It shouldn't matter how the person looks like as long as she/he wants to share her thoughts/opinions on products.Why do they even bother checking their blogs if they don't like seeing them in the first place? Tsk...
Beauty blogging isn't a beauty contest anyway. Nakaka-stress lang yun mga ganyan tao. :(
Inggit lang mga haters na ganun kasi hindi nila kaya magpost ng picture nila to show the world all their imperfections :)
Aba, it takes a lot of guts to post our nude face showing all our pores and acne so that we can help others and share the products that works for us... And haters are just that, haters. They don't need reasons to hate coz they hate everything.
Korek ka dyan! Very well said! :)
Let's fight back beauty Bloggers!!