Unfiltered Me

Like most people who are insecure and unsure...I use a lot of filters. It’s a bad habit to see yourself with a face that isn’t really yours. I mean, it’s me but me perfected in a way that unless I turn back time and/or invest some serious money to certain doctors...I will never achieve. I LOVE filter me. I think she’s prettier than I could ever hope to be. But this has given me a bit of a complex. I’m afraid to be seen in person or even worse...without makeup! “They’ll see just how fake those pictures are” 

So even though I feel good about myself when I see my face smooth and flawless, in the end I’m left feeling ugly. 

So...I’m doing something I NEVER thought I’d ever be brave enough to do. 

#nomakeupselfie 

Here it is, a spectrum of me. First picture is me, completely undone. Hair wet, no makeup, me as me. The pictures gradually ‘beautify’. 

1. No make up, hair wet
2. Hair dry, still no make up 
3. Make up, hair dry/done 
4. Finished product, still no filter
5. Filter one 
6. Filter two
7. Filter three, what I usually post

Now, I’m not doing this for others to tell me I’m pretty no matter what. I’m doing this to break a barrier I have set myself. I want to be comfortable in my own skin and not be as fake as those filters make me feel and look. I want to learn to love me as me, flaws and all. 

So there you have it. 

Thank you for reading and as always:

Much love and God bless.