What I think about Beauty Blogging (Updated)

My laptop died on me when I was about to update this post. So now, here is the real post. No big changes though. :p

Do I have to exactly look like this to become a legit Beauty Blogger???

I don't think so.

I read on one beauty blog that someone on Twitter is trying to become known by saying that some of my fellow beauty bloggers are not beautiful enough to run a beauty blog. I just laughed and told myself "Looks like somebody wants to be (in)famous in the cyberworld."

I am happy to know that my fellow beauty bloggers were not affected by this person's impudence. But I am sad for this person because he/she only looks at the shallow part of what we do.

You see, we all started as a bunch of people who have passion for makeup, skin care and beauty, and love for anything that will make us appreciate ourselves more. And I couldn't agree more when some beauty bloggers said that beauty blogging is a way for them to overcome their insecurities, and inspire others to overcome theirs. We pay attention to the important things that are often neglected, cast light on beauty- related issues, inform everyone about the hottest and latest beauty innovation, and more importantly, we talk about things that benefit a tired mom who's dying to have a makeover, stressed kolehiyala, budding gal teenager, a late bloomer, or people who have been searching for the best products to cure their skin ailments. We are here to tell every woman that it only takes the right skin care products, skin procedures, and makeup shades to become the best they can be.

Physical beauty might be relevant in this field, but it is not a standard. You've probably heard it for a couple of times, but I would like to say again that 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder'. Every beauty blogger has found something beautiful in them--something beautiful enough to start a beauty blog. Mahatma Gandhi didn't seem like the perfect person to move a nation because of his looks, but he believed in the beauty of his ability to inspire people. And move a nation he did. I'd like to think of Beauty Bloggers (and blogging) in the same light. Every Beauty Blogger could have found beauty in their physical appearance, in the way they write and speak, or in their ability to engage people. Confidence, enthusiasm, and passion are admirable and commendable traits. And to me, these are all enough to start and run a beauty blog.

So to that troll, think before you speak. I just pray that someday, people will not throw the same stones you hurled at us.

And to my fellow Beauty Bloggers, newbies or veterans:

:)