Emeroo Un Edited

 Originally I thought I would be terrified to put this into words, let alone post those words on the internet. But here it is. 

You should all know that I read a lot of fashion and beauty blogs. I'm sure you all guessed that much. But lately I've been noticing my undeniable jealousy of the girls I see on the internet. It's embarrassing to admit, but I feel as though this is something everyone thinks and experiences and just never comes to terms with. I'm ashamed of my nature to judge these fellow bloggers, seeking flaws in order to make them seem closer to what I deem as "my level". You have to understand that this doesn't happen to me knowingly. When I catch myself thinking these awful things, I immediately feel terribly guilty. This got me thinking of my own blog and all of my readers. You, who's reading this right now. I would never want you to compare yourself to me. I would never want to inflict jealousy or judgement in you. You have to understand, I'm not in any way saying that I feel as though you are jealous of me. All I'm trying to say here is when we're online, it's so ridiculously easy to make yourself seem and look perfect. Obviously we all want to look our best in our Instagram photos and of course I put a lot of effort into how I look in the photos on emeroo. But we can quickly begin to view the people online as being perfect. Perfect hair, perfect skin, perfect clothes, perfect life. 
And that simply is not the case. 

I'm sure that every one of us has compared our self to someone we've seen online at some point. It's only natural. But no matter how natural it is, I still hate it! I want social media, blogs and YouTube channels to be a place for expression, advice and connecting. What I share on my blog and Instagram is only what I would enjoy seeing on other profiles. I hate that social media has become a place to brag about your possessions or looks.

I'm sorry for this rant-like post. But this is something I feel very strongly about, and I had to share how I felt with you, my beautiful readers! 

Now, in the spirit of "no online judging", I wanted to show you some unedited, close up, no makeup what so ever photos of yours truly. Complete with my acne, black heads, huge pores, un-plucked eye brows and stick straight lashes. You'd think I would be terrified to share this with the world, but I trust you guys. I'm not ashamed of my flaws and you shouldn't be either!

Next time you're online, consider posting a good old fashion no makeup selfie. Or maybe, comment on someone's photo telling them that they're beautiful inside as well as out. All I want is for us all to enjoy this new technology centered world without the damaging effects of self comparison and judgement of others. This site is a no judgment zone. Please leave all your thoughts and opinions in the comments below! I'm eager to start this conversation.

                      

Thanks for reading.

-Emily