Imperfections

Beyonce finally released her new single Pretty Hurts, one of the many tracks from her new album  that surprised the world at the end of last year. The first time I heard this song I thought it was catchy, but felt distracted by the other songs on her album, perhaps the ones that are more flashy and in your face, 'I woke up like this..Ladies tell him' being one of them. 

After hitting the repeat button, I finally realised how a song like Pretty Hurts could get lost amongst the 'loud' innovative songs. It took me a while to appreciate the song because I feel its difficult to relate to someone that seems physically perfect and beautiful- telling their story about how they have struggled with their looks and weight. It was only when I started to listen to the lyrics that I realised what Beyonce was  trying to say. Although most of us may think she is one of the most beautiful people in the world, in her eyes she may see flaws, which is what I think we all do as young girls and women, I can relate to her. Pretty really does hurt. 

We can look in the mirror and see all of the things that are wrong with our appearance, from the size of our boobs, a double chin or our thighs rubbing together when we walk. I am sure the list goes on and on, or at least I know it does for me. I am 23 years old and still look at the mirror and hate certain things about myself, but why do we do this, is it because we compare ourselves to each other? Women dress to impress other women after all, so does this mean we are constantly comparing ourselves to each other, which in turn means we're our own worst enemy?  

"Perfection is a disease of a nation,,,,,, it's the soul that needs a surgery" 

That line really stuck with me, we need to stop being so judgemental of each other and stop being so hard on ourselves. Embrace your imperfections and make them work for you, it's what makes you different, imagine if we all looked exactly the same, what a boring world that would be. I know it's easier said than done but as soon as you realise that, you will be happier with your own appearance and embrace those curves, humps, edges and bumps honey. I will if you do too. Enjoy the song <3