For the past few weeks, I've been writing a beauty series for the 
I just read this badass rant by 
Anyway, it's something I agree with, because I do think you should work to solve the issues you have with yourself. Seriously, if you need a magazine to tell you it's okay to have zits, you're not okay with yourself.
That knowledge needs to come from within. After years and years of dealing with acne, I've reached a peace with myself. Sure, I still have zits, and occasionally, one gets me down. But mostly, I no longer give a shit. I like myself, I really do. It's not some cliche or empty phrase we say to convince ourselves. Honestly, I don't really give a flying fuck if I have a pimple or my skin's a bit oily or...I've given up on that constant worrying about how I look.
I look good and I know that. I honestly believe it's not the looks, it's the attitude. If you feel like a million bucks, people are going to see you as a million bucks. Ironically, you can have the perfect painted face and fancy clothes and if you feel shitty and insecure, people won't pay much attention to you. It's not about pimples.
Or about stretch-marks.
It's about looking people in the eye. It's about not cowering like a little fucking mouse. It's about an added bit of wild.
And it's strange because so many girls (particularly girls, though boys too) seem to think it's about the looks, that somehow if you put a lot of crap on your skin and if you wear fancy clothes, people are going to treat you how you want to be treated.
No.
You have to treat yourself the way you want to be treated. Once you do, the rest will just follow suit.
