From an early age I tried to shift the focus from my large (and obviously unacceptable) body, first to my hair (straightened my lovely thick curls to look *sKiNnIeR*) and later to my face (think YouTube beauty influencers circa 2016—over a dozen products just to leave the house). Then the pandemic happened and I wore sweatpants and a gre…
From an early age I tried to shift the focus from my large (and obviously unacceptable) body, first to my hair (straightened my lovely thick curls to look *sKiNnIeR*) and later to my face (think YouTube beauty influencers circa 2016—over a dozen products just to leave the house). Then the pandemic happened and I wore sweatpants and a greasy top knot and a bare face for 2+ years. The world didn't stop spinning, I didn't become less of a "woman" and I actually got more d than before somehow?!!
Now my curls no longer fall how they used to and I wish I could get them back, but I know I never will. I miss them. On the plus side, when I tried to get back in my mascara habit again last year, my eyes hurt and burned. I took that as a sign to throw it in the garbage and haven't worn it since. #blessed
From an early age I tried to shift the focus from my large (and obviously unacceptable) body, first to my hair (straightened my lovely thick curls to look *sKiNnIeR*) and later to my face (think YouTube beauty influencers circa 2016—over a dozen products just to leave the house). Then the pandemic happened and I wore sweatpants and a greasy top knot and a bare face for 2+ years. The world didn't stop spinning, I didn't become less of a "woman" and I actually got more d than before somehow?!!
Now my curls no longer fall how they used to and I wish I could get them back, but I know I never will. I miss them. On the plus side, when I tried to get back in my mascara habit again last year, my eyes hurt and burned. I took that as a sign to throw it in the garbage and haven't worn it since. #blessed