"When you're all alone, by yourself, do you like you?"

Hello world!

Recently, I came across Colbie Caillat's song "Try"

It is so incredibly beautiful and empowering. I don't remember the last time I resonated so closely with a song.

Here it is (along with a powerful and beautiful video):

While I love playing around with my makeup and eyeshadow and bronzing my face and wearing 6 coats of mascara, it is and always will be my little form of art (because everyone knows I can't draw haha!)
Makeup is my hobby. I vow to never let it become a mask. I hope you do the same.

All it comes down to is this question:

"When you're all alone, by yourself, do you like you?" 

My answer? Yes.

Is it always yes 100% of the time? No.

Is it every inch of my body? Not always.

Do I want to keep on working on that? Of course.

Loving yourself is not a like a light switch in your head that you can flick on when you want. It's silly for us to say "Alright, love yourself NOW." Because I told you to. Because Dove told you to. Because your friend told you to.

It should always be because YOU decide, "I like me today."

Today is all it takes. Don't think about how you may not have loved your awkward middle school phase, or how you may not like the way your hair turns out tomorrow. Today is all you need.

Who I am without my makeup is who I am with it.

For anyone rolling their eyes at me and thinking, "I do love myself! I don't need some girl to tell me so!" That is amazing! Keep going! But don't forget to pass on that self-love and self-confidence to a friend. You have no idea what your friend thinks of herself when she's all alone. Be part of her solution.

Now I could sit here and list all the things I dislike about myself, but that list is so irrelevant to the things I truly like about myself:

1. I like my teeth. I have one crooked tooth on my bottom jaw that I love because it gives my teeth character LOL.
2. I like my dimples. Apparently it's actually a birth deformity? Oh well, I love them!
3. I like my height (despite being 5'0 hahahaha) because I've always felt like it was a part of who I've learned to love!

If you'd like, please comment down below three things you love about yourself! I'd love to read all about them :)

Be kind, especially to yourself.

Lots of love,

Rachel xxx