Tagged: confidence
Real.
For all the men and women out there that think this woman, or any other putting on her makeup everyday is being ‘misleading’ or is guilty of ‘false advertising’, you need to take a step back.
Watch it.
The comments that lead to this video are horrible, both from men and women, scrutinising this woman’s appearance without considering that she is reading your comments. Or do they simply not care? I’d like to hope that most people have more of a conscience than that.
We are all human, regardless of whether we are in the public eye. I know this is old news, but how bad is it that we have to keep reminding each other to show a little respect?
If this was your sister, would you not encourage her to do whatever it takes to make her feel confident and happy in her own skin?
Chances are, she isn’t wearing makeup to impress you; she is probably wearing makeup for herself, in the same way that many women dress for themselves, or for other women, over men. You are not her target market.
If you are unsure whether you should post a comment, the simple test goes like this: If somebody posted it on Your photo or Your social media platform, would it upset or offend You?
Remember that anything you write on social media, negative or positive, has the potential to come back one day to haunt you; in this day and age, even mother dear knows how to screenshot.
Everyone should feel safe enough to post a picture of themselves, as they are, without fear of criticism; makeup or no makeup. I should be able to walk out in public or post a photo of myself to reflect however made-up or natural I feel that day.
Introducing: Jac, Early morning, pre-exam, make-up free and focused on the intellectual challenge ahead; not my skin-tone.
Jac; Dropping past the library, on the way to the beach with my petit-chien; happily make-up/filter-free.
Take it or leave it, I don’t care.
If you don’t have 21,000 Instagram followers and perfect abs, don’t let anyone tell you that’s not good enough.
You are real.
Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken. – Oscar Wilde
Bey.
One balmy Sunday evening, I was sitting outside with three amigos, happily drinking Heinekens and debating where we wanted to venture, when somebody had the clever idea of pulling up an old Beyonce clip from youtube.
Needless to say, the combined power of youtube and Bey quickly took hold, and an hour later we were all still rooted to the spot, plans forgotten, huddled around the laptop. After watching e v e r y Beyonce video known to man, including some from her Destiny’s Child days, (those were the days) we had now naturally moved onto watching Bey receive the lifetime achievement award from Jay-Z and Blue Ivy at the VMAs (I couldn’t find a version to share that didn’t have some asshole’s commentary over it, So stop at 1:40 before shit gets weird. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Diyaoa_554I).
After the video finished, we were silent, none of us taking our eyes from the screen to look at each other, because (and I’m not ashamed to admit it) there was not a dry eye in the house, or yard, rather. Bey and her beautiful life got us, and she got us good. This night in hindsight now infamously known as accidental Bey appreciation night.
While we haven’t yet followed through with our heat of the moment-conception of potential Bey-themed tribute nights, and/or parties where everyone has to come as their favourite Bey, and the playlist is entirely Beyonce and her various collaborations… We can still appreciate. It is now Tuesday, and we all need a little distraction on a Tuesday. So can we stop for a moment, close down our facebooks, get out of the fridge, and backtrack to 2006 to appreciate the chameleon Queen B and the many, many flavours of her fierceness? I can’t decide which is my favourite, the red lippy and bangs with the figure-hugging white dress, or wild-maned, crazy Bey in green, kicking up dust…
This video has it all. I would say Jay-Z better appreciate what he has, but you get the feeling that he definitely knows. Definitely.
Bump it up to full-screen (kapow) and enjoy.
Because Bey.
jac writes 