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I occasionally go ‘live’ on Instagram<\/a>, where I take the opportunity to physically talk to those of you who check in, and I always have a good time! During one such recent session, I remember someone asking me if I’d consider using clinical strength skincare treatment products from a dermatologist or doctor. My answer was that I would not.<\/p>\n

I have nothing against seeing dermatologists or skin doctors. If I had a problem, I would see them. I had contact dermatitis on my hands once, and I saw a doctor for that. But if it was just purely for aesthetics, i.e. how I look,\u00a0and not a medical condition that needs treating, I am less inclined to. The reason you see, is because I know I’m imperfect, and I don’t actively seek perfection.<\/p>\n

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I realize it’s a a strange thing to say, because we are told that we should strive for perfection in various aspects of our lives. But what if I just want to be better than average, but not necessarily perfect?<\/p>\n

What if I acknowledge that I have imperfect skin – large pores, hyperpigmentation, uneven skin tone just to name a few that most of us also suffer from – but accept that it otherwise, is still better than average, and that it’s fine for my age?<\/p>\n

It seems that as a beauty blogger, I am less allowed to be imperfect, as compared to the next woman. Today marks 11 years<\/strong> I’ve been blogging about beauty, and the pressure to be perfect is even stronger now than it ever was before. But why does it have to be so?<\/p>\n

I do notice the raised brows, when people I meet find out I’m a beauty blogger. You see, the image of a beauty blogger is now so entrenched in people’s minds as someone who is model material, young, with long hair, beautiful skin, and immaculate, almost airbrushed makeup.<\/p>\n

It’s now been 11 years, and I am nowhere near meeting any of those perceived ideals LOL! \ud83d\ude00 If anything, I just get older (if not wiser) in that time haha \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

As a beauty blogger, I am imperfect in so many ways!<\/p>\n