Part III

Beza

1.) How do you feel about natural beauty?
I feel that natural beauty is the best type of beauty but it is underrated. Lots of people now do not believe that natural beauty exists and might feel like they have to wear makeup. I hope that more people start believing in natural beauty, and notice that everyone has natural beauty.

2.) How does it make you feel when you wear make up?
I don't wear makeup often, but when I do wear makeup however it does make me feel special, that I feel and look "glammed up".



3.)In terms of the media, do you feel that they have pressured our generation into this whole idealistic view of 'beauty'?

I do believe the media plays a big part in our perception of beauty. The media portrays a certain ideal of beauty and young people may feel like they have to look a certain way to be accepted

4.) Especially between girls, do you feel instead of all girls uniting together,  we seem to be criticising each other? An example of this would be a television programme called 'Fashion police'.
I have seen this happen a lot, but as girls get older they mature and stop criticising others for what they wear. Now I think there is more of an acceptance of different styles of dress.

5.) Do you think the real definition of 'beauty' has been overshadowed by this fake meaning of 'beauty'?

I think everyone has their own definition of beauty. But if that is based on models and what the media say is beauty, then that definition in my eyes- is wrong. Now at least there are more shows and blogs about accepting each person as different and beautiful and we need more of those. As time goes on, I hope people look past looking at celebrities as beautiful, and start looking at themselves as beautiful.

Part II

Yzobelle

1.)How do you feel about natural beauty?

I think natural beauty is the best. And there should be more emphasis and more embracing of people's natural beauty. It's sad when some people think that their natural beauty is ugly when it's not. Everyone is beautiful. And people shouldn't wear makeup like a mask. But rather as something to enhance their beauty. And make them feel more confident.

2.) How does it make you feel when you wear make up?

When I wear make up it makes me feel more...Put together. Like ready for the day. It makes me feel confident in the way I look which in turn makes me happier. I don't wear make up to cover my natural face. I only wear it to enhance my features. If I could I would choose to wear no make up wherever I went. But I just feel like it would be weird for people to see me not wearing make up.

3.)In terms of the media, do you feel that they have pressured our generation into this whole idealistic view of 'beauty'?

I definitely think there's a lot of pressure from the media, especially with all the plastic surgery in Asia to have more western features and all super models we see in social media. It's impossible not to see the similarities in all the people we think are beautiful. The long lashes, silky hair, slim bodies, glowing skin, the pink full lips, and perfect eyebrows, it does put an ideal form of beauty in peoples heads.

4.) Especially between girls, do you feel instead of all girls uniting together,  we seem to be criticising each other? An example of this would be a television programme called 'Fashion police'.
I think there are a lot of examples where girls unite together. Especially in organisations/ projects which embrace feminism and aim to bring more equality between genders. But it is also evident how women love to criticise each other. In this day and age there's so much social networking sites. Girls criticise other girls or the way they look in their pictures on instagram. Girls get famous on twitter or YouTube for being pretty, people get targeted and made fun of for the way they look or act etc. There is a lot of criticism than uniting.

5.) Do you think the real definition of 'beauty' has been overshadowed by this fake meaning of 'beauty'?
I don't think the real definition of beauty has been overridden by 'fake beauty'. Because beauty isn't really a word we could define, rather that what we think beauty is today, is different to what we thought beauty was before. Trends and fashion, and makeup and styles are so much more different than the past years. There is a lot more expression in the way we do our makeup, or the way we colour our hair, or even the way we wear our clothes. And that the person who chooses to look this way thinks it is beautiful. To be honest there is no real definition of beauty, and if there was a definition of 'being beautiful' it would be something along the lines of being happy with the way you look, and as a person loving yourself.

International women's day (a very late post)

I interviewed a couple of girls, and asked them about beauty in general. What it means to them, and how they feel about the image of girls.

There is no clear definition of beauty, many individuals have different concepts of it. For me beauty is not just something physical, but also someone who has this attractive personality. Beauty is not just about having this natural look, but also having this fierce confidence.

Most people have a stigma attached on makeup, is it really that bad? Or do we really have to blame make-up for all this? Whenever the word makeup comes in our minds, it seems like a bad word- such a sin to say it. When I even mention it, others would respond to me that I don't really need make up. The honest truth is that when I do wear makeup it's a mask that makes me feel comfortable, in result of this I feel more confident, and whenever there are spots on my face, it's a great cover up too.
Part I

The picture above, is me, and I'm going to answer some questions that I have asked other girls about.
1.) How do you feel about natural beauty?
As I said earlier on, make-up is not such a bad thing, but yes too much makeup may not be good for your skin. I myself is all for natural beauty, sometimes too much makeup doesn't help and ruins the skin. Natural beauty also shows the inner you, and because everyone is unique it shows their own beauty.

2.) How does it make you feel when you wear make up?
When I do wear make-up I feel pretty confident, I mean it is the same thing without makeup too. But I feel that I have this different persona where I can express on how I want to be perceived, not just through make-up but also through the way I dress.My sense of style is the main thing that I think makes me show who I am.

3.)In terms of the media, do you feel that they have pressured our generation into this whole idealistic view of 'beauty'?
In some ways the media has distorted our view of what 'beauty' is, and I for one can speak for all girls when I say that we feel pressurised into having this appearance of the perfect girl. There is no such thing as the perfect girl. Who has all these unrealistic attributes of being really tall, and skinny? where you can see this, is in barbie dolls. But we can't just blame a doll for all this, besides there are music videos which show female celebrities dressing or looking in a certain way. And I believe that this doesn't motivate women to love their appearance, instead dislike everything about it, and simply hurt our own bodies to achieve this weight that we want so badly.

4.) Especially between girls, do you feel instead of all girls uniting together,  we seem to be criticising each other? An example of this would be a television programme called 'Fashion police'.
I see these types of things happening everywhere, the endless arguments between women. Especially for those who wear make-up or dresses in a particular way,  the other majority of women judges her and spews abuse at her, and we don't seem to celebrate each others beauty.Instead we try to find fault in others just to make ourselves feel better.

5.) Do you think the real definition of 'beauty' has been overshadowed by this fake meaning of 'beauty'?
Beauty has changed throughout the years, especially in this present day beauty is seen to be a really tall, and slim girl.The media seems to influence us on how to we should change our appearance to this, and it gives us the wrong impression of beauty, especially amongst TV shows we always see a guy go for  that one girl that seems to have a really nice contoured face.

A new update...

Sorry for the late blog posts I have been so busy lately with coursework. But some good news is that a special features blog will be posted shortly...........so be ready x

The 4 types of guys you'll meet

Being in Sixth form has been busy, I'm mostly receiving a lot of work, and I wish to blog daily, but when there are times I am free I promise to post more often.

The crush














So today I want to talk about first time crushes. When I had my first proper crush, it wasn't exactly girl sees boy but it was one of my friends who acknowledged the boy liking me. However my response was, "<insert name> he's probably just looking somewhere else." Because of  this I started to question this crush he had on me, I mean I felt that it was sweet but I still was in denial. It took a long time to feel the same for him, I wasn't going to instantly like him because he liked me, but I liked him because of his personality.
So every girl reader be yourselves, I mean there will always be hot, good looking guys around and about, but even if that one guy you really  like doesn't acknowledge your presence or is a complete douche. You are so much more, you deserve a guy that will respect you and not use you for his own fun. It sounds complete cliche but it's the truth, I have met many different types of guys, and there are also many guys many of us haven't met, here are some:

-The user: You see him more than a friend, he only ever comes to you when he needs something from you



-The two-sided: He seems to be the good looking and nice guy you think he is, however when he is with his other friends he ignores you completely


-The experimentalist (I made that up myself, but true anyway): You like him and he likes you too, he asks for your number, and you go on a date with him, never pays for anything and is just going out with you to see what it's like to go on a date, and never calls you back
After all these types of guys you do/don't meet, remember that you will meet that guy, he may not be what you are looking for, but he will your Mr Perfect.
So there you go, from crushes to the--> right guy
That's it folks, more posts to come....

The city of love......

Afternoon everyone!
A lot of things have gone on recently, during the holidays I went off to France and Spain with my relatives from the USA. France is indeed the city of love, with its beautiful designs and it's intricate details in architecture. I absolutely loved it! Sadly though we didn't get to spend much time there, however we stayed long enough in Spain, Barcelona. Barcelona was also such a beautiful place, it's beaches, where the water was much saltier, and the the temperature was the hottest, it was incredible. One of the main things I enjoyed so much about this holiday was of course the beach, other than that the buildings had their own classical style to it. We went to this amazing church, Sagrada la Familia (sorry if I may have misspelled it), the queue was dreadful, but then again this church is so famous(having being unfinished the late architect died, but it is still being built), inside the church, it was so peaceful, it may sound cheesy but it felt like something that came out of fairytale books, Gourde (again sorry for the misspelling) the main genius who created this amazing church had put every last detail into it, next time I'm considering to go there again.

Besides the beach, and touring all these amazing sites, the food was really good. In our last day of Spain we great night at a outdoor restaurant, there was a lot of seafood involved, me being a seafood lover, this was heaven (chocolate is still the best).

I will try to blog daily.......

Update and news!

Last Saturday my group and I did a sponsored walk in the heart of London, even though it was not the bestest day to go on a sponsored walk, we managed to complete the walk. It was a 7 mile journey, and we had done well. Proud of those who were with me :)

For all of you young readers out there who want to do something that is inspiring or something that you are passionate about don't be afraid to do it. I know it's such a big leap to go out and do something that you want to change but don't be afraid, I was scared to think "what can someone like me do something, I'm too young to do anything!" But ignore that voice inside your head that tells you, "You can't do it" but tell yourself you can and go for it because life is short, so enjoy and aspire what you want to do and what you want to be.