women Tag

Shutterstock / Prostock-studio. Beauty standards are engraved into girls from a young age. Our Barbies and dolls come perfectly packaged with their hair, makeup, and nails already done. Most of us played with those toys as we watched our moms get dolled up for the day. Beauty seems fun and playful until we evolve into teenagers. Then, a lot of us feel the pressure to evolve to trends and alter our hair and makeup. The parts of ourselves we once deemed “just wonderful” have turn out to be our biggest insecurities. Our bodies, skin, and hair begin to alter while comparison sets in. This, at times, creates a divide between women, mainly because we feel like we’re not “adequate” to be her...