Flaws define who you are

For the longest time I had trouble feeling confident about the way I looked. My nose was too big and crooked, my pores too large, my forehead too broad, my cheekbones not wide enough, my hair too limp.
I was always so critical when I looked at myself in the mirror that I forgot that my flaws are what make ME beautiful and set me apart from everyone else.
I decided if I did not think I was beautiful, how could I possibly expect other people to think I was beautiful? I learned to have confidence in my appearance and more importantly in MYSELF.
In a country that sets the standard of beauty based on who is a perfect size zero, who has the most flawless skin, and who has the most symmetrical nose, we have to stop and ask ourselves - is there such a thing as being too perfect?
No one should feel like people will only like him or her if they are pretty. The people that really matter do not like you because you are perfect, they like you in spite of your imperfections.
Each bump on your nose or blemish on your cheek tells a story that makes you, you!
In addition, I love makeup just as much as the next person . . . but I never use it to the extent that it is a mask that my face hides behind. Makeup should enhance your features - not cover them up.
Too much makeup sends a message that you are a fake or have something to hide. It is your skin, so you might as well get comfortable in it. Besides, there is no point on dwelling on how you look since you cannot change it.
Instead, choose to make the most out of it!
No matter what the magazines say, always remember that YOU define YOUR own beauty!