I'm no angel baby!

Hello beautiful reader!

For this post we're going to talk about the campaign or video that ha the fashion world trembling. People everywhere are talking about it since it's attacking one of the biggest companies in the world. Just with their slogan it's integring. What video is it? "I'm no angel" or better said "#ImNoAngel" campaign by Lane Bryant. Before I write my post on it, here is the video.

This video has caused tons of controversy. First of all, it's clearly challenging Victoria Secrets. If you haven't notice they aren't "angels", and "angels" are the VS models. It's surprinsing since VS is one of the biggest industries right now. But they have done it, and actually are succeding. And, not surprisingly, people are loving it. Many women are taking selfies with the hashtag and men are liking it as well. But swome people say that this video is "empowering the fat" or "skinny shamming". But, it's the contrary, their saying that their sexy because they feel sexy. It doesn't matter what size you are, you're sexy. If you're skinny, flaunt it. If you're a little bigger, flaunt it as well. Just be comfortable however you are. Thanks again!

Gotta love Buzzfeed and Dove

Hello beautiful reader!

I'm gonna cut right to the chase. Recently I found these videos about our special theme. You know, the real beauty standard of today and how it's positive. So, a very popular social YouTube channel called Buzzfeed uploaded a video titled "What it means to be pretty". In this video the clarify that pretty is what people expect of you, but beautiful is who you are. It's more important to be beautiful than pretty. This is a word choice that no one has used before, and it shows how much our sense of "beauty" has changed. Confidence and being happy is beauty. Don't believe me? Check it out:

Another recent video that is truly amazing is Dove's new beauty campaign. Yes, it's a beauty campaign without "models" and "Photoshop". During the last years, many of these campaigns have occurred; but I'll talk about that topic later on. Right now, I'm going to show you guys this video called "Dove Choose Beautiful". Here they let women choose between 2 doors. Surprisingly they all chose the "average" one instead of the "beautiful". What they want to achieve with this is for every woman to choose "beautiful" because we are. Let me let the video explain for itself, here you go:

Thanks Again! And stay beautiful! ;)

Happy Easter!

Hello beautiful reader!

This is a quick post for y'all. I just want to wish you guys a happy Easter and an awesome month. Remember that you're beautiful and worth it. Never let anyone get in the way of your dreams or tell you different. Thanks again!
So yeah... Happy Easter!

That's me! :P

~Princesa (the blogger)

Leslie Dickley Essay and Costume

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Remember my character Leslie Dickley? Well I ad to make an expository essay about her. I decided to post it here since it has to do with this topic and I believe it could be entertaining to read.

Leslie Dickley, the voice of society in Pageants

Isn't disgusting to see a child being obligated to diet and dressed as an adult for competition? Of course it is, it’s against the morals and society’s standard of beauty. Well, in the show “Toddlers and Tiaras” there are women who are clear representations of this. But thankfully we have Leslie Dickley who is the voice of society by showing how this idea of beauty is not beautiful in the eyes of today’s society’s beauty standard.

First of all, who is this wonderful woman? Wendy Lee Dickley is a “momager” (as she calls herself) that believes that that beauty is to be proud of ourselves. Her little girl is the 14 year old model and actress Paisley Dickley. Not only that but also her sons are talented, Alex plays basketball and Austin is a racer. What’s really beautiful and good of this mother is that she reminds her children how amazing and proud she is of them every day. Also, she lets her children be children and has raised them as confident, smart and great human beings, which she believes is the real beauty of life. And just like today’s society’s beauty standard, self-acceptance and confidence is what makes us beautiful.

Thankfully, Dickley isn't blind by the overpowering idea of wanting her children to be famous. She is the only one that doesn't force her kids into doing things they don’t want to do. When it comes to the pageants, she claims that it’s the young girl’s idea to participate on these beauty pageants, and the child’s motivated and sparky voice agrees with this. Her beliefs are that the girl participates if she wants but her daughter will not be another typical pageant girl. She will eat McDonald's when necessary, she will have fun and just be a normal girl. This mother is proving that no makeup or fancy dress is needed to prove ones beauty. Her campaign is that children should be children, and society knows that it’s true.

Her effect on society is incredible. By only believing and showing that only confidence and awesome personality is what makes us beautiful and no makeup or special clothing is needed, society chooses them as fan favorite on every pageant or television show. She shows her beliefs about beauty with Paisley, since the girl participates as a real 14 year old with very little or no makeup. People love that about her, and even imitate her on local pageants to change the way we see the word “beauty”. Another thing she said that has made her famous is that “wrinkles and jiggles don’t stop you from being “sexy”. She followed by saying that everyone is perfect just the way they are, and it has helped many people accept themselves and forget that old standard that says that we had to reach “beauty perfection”. Everyone sees this as an inspiration and a “real person” on the fashion industry.

This woman doesn't believe in unreachable standards for her daughter or for anybody. It’s incredible how Leslie is being the voice of society in these pageants since she knows that turning her baby into a brainless fashion robot that only wants to keep “fixing” herself in order to be “perfect” is not beauty. The world comments on her webpage and Magazines speak to her since this simple action is making society believes in this as a Beauty Standard. This is real and achievable beauty all we have to do is believe in ourselves and be happy. Hopefully some of her realistic view will rub off on the other “momagers” of the other girls in beauty pageants and in the fashionistas, so they can realize what beauty really is.

Also, I had to do a play with her. I can't upload the script but I can upload a picture of me dressed as Mrs. Dickley. And here I am (obviously I'm wearing a wig and contacts, later on I may upload a picture of how I really look) :

Leslie Dickley and her description as an Imposter of Wendy Dickey.

Hello Beautiful Reader!
       For my English course, I had to take the topic of this blog and create an impostor of someones who ignores this topic completely. This was a pretty big challenge, but I ended up choosing the mom from Toddlers and Tiaras, Wendy Lee Dickey. I have nothing agaisnt her but, the truth is that she believes that "fashion" is beauty and that everyone should follow that. Also, she dressed little Paisley into a prostitute, so I could´t let her go. She was the best woman to make an impostor of, but I have to leave her essence.
Ok, this is how the original Wendy looks like:

       Now meet Leslie Dickley. She' s the awesome and only "normal" mom from Toddlers and Tiaras. Her piercing blue eyes and long blonde locks are one of the things that set her apart from the rest. But what is more important of Mrs. Dickley is that she's an example of how confidence makes us successful by being an awesome mother, a woman who defends self acceptance and she has an effect on people. 

      First of all, this woman is married to Link Dickley and has 2 sons and a daughter with him. These children are happy and successful at what they do. Alex and Austin are both active in sports. Alex does baseball and Austin is a racer. She also has Paisley, who is famous for being a model and singer. What sets her apart and makes her a role model is that she doesn't obligate this kids to be in extracurricular activities. She actually helps this kids, and remind them that the importance of life is to be happy and responsible. Her kids have said before that she never ignores them and always tells them how proud she is of them regularly. A very inspiring move that everyone should follow.

     Another thing that makes this woman special is all the things she has done to change what we know as "Beauty Pageants". Her daughter has participated in many of them, but she refuses to make her girl a walking mannequin with makeup. In fact, she has started campaigns to let "children be children" and has proven, with her little girl, that girls only need confidence in order to be pretty, because they are born beautiful. All parents have to do is build their confidence and respect their innocence. One should never dress up their children in outrageous costumes like prostitutes or sexy celebrities. Also, in an interview she said that "confidence is sexy and real beauty, and everyone should have one". 

     Not surprisingly, she has an effect on people. This message and campaigns have made people re-imagine how we see beauty. No makeup or fancy dresses are needed to be beautiful. Her quotes are very popular and, since her daughter participates like a normal girl, people have made them fan-favorite. People call them "inspiring", "cute" and "normal people in fashion". In other words, people love her.

      In the end, this lady doesn't know what she's doing. What I, as a person, love about her is that she doesn't abuse her children or believes makeup and spray tans are beauty. She believes that beauty is confidence and we should all follow her. But sadly, Leslie doesn't exist. But Wendy does and it will be fantastic if she could be more like this "alter ego".

Maybe someday we'll get news that this woman (Wendy) has changed and Paisley would be a free and normal child, not a "clown" like she calls herself. Only one can dream...

This is happening people!

Hello beautiful reader!

Some people been asking me for proof about the change of how we see "beauty". I can understand this because this change was really fast and came with the rise of plus models. So, I decided to give you some links of 5 amazing articles (all recent) about today's real beauty standard. So, again, here they are:

• The Rise of Plus models and some of the most famous ones by The Daily Mail

In this article their talking about how plus models are raising and changing the way we see beauty. Since Kate Moss, all models have been the same. Thin, tall, and long legs, but the beauty of this "plus" models is that they're all different. No model is the same than the other, and people love that. So much that they have become famous almost overnight. They also give us some information about the most popular models and what have they done to be that way.

• Celebrities Who are Fighting Against Photoshop by Time

The title says it all. Many celebrities are fighting and refuse to be photo-shopped. Some of this celebrities include Keira Knightly, Lorde, Lady Gaga and more. They all agree that imperfections are OK, and taking them away just makes them a different person. Also, they all say it's not natural or good to have this done to a person. This are role models that want their fans to see them as themselves, not some digital cartoon. Well done!

• Australian Model Wants The Industry To Stop Labeling Her As 'Plus Size' by EDX

An Australian "plus size" model called Ajay Rochester and former Biggest Loser Australia winner is helping woman everywhere. She has started a campaign or trend to eliminate the term "plus size" in modeling. She says that models are models, and one should not be labeled because they are a bigger size. Not surprising, millions are agreeing with her and have started a Twitter and Instagram trend about it. Also, many models are agreeing and taking pictures of themselves to prove their point. Not only that but woman are posting pictures labeling themselves as "I am a woman". Another step for the perfect beauty standard. Amen!

• The Commercial for "Normal" Barbie Will Change the Way You Look at Your Own Body by: Life&Style

If you're not aware, there's a new doll who is changing the way we see dolls and ourselves. Meet Lammily, she's a normal 19 year old and the first doll with normal or average proportions. In this article, her commercial is really speaking to us. It literally tells us that everyone has imperfections and we should flaunt them. These things shouldn't affect us in order to be happy or have a good time. You can see the video in the link above.

• Why confidence is the new sexy by: Daily News

This article is explaining to us why today's standard is a thing. In other words, it's explaining (like the title says) why is confidence so sexy and beautiful. One should be confident in order to be sexy and beautiful. It explains that when you accept your body you can conquer anything. Also, it gives us tips on how to be confident and love "what our mama gave us". Inspiring and really true, check it out!

Awesome songs and videos!

Hello beautiful reader!

What better way to encourage ourselves than beautiful videos and amazing songs. So, for this post I will be giving to you guys a couple of videos that will give the needed power to believe in yourself. This beauty standard is all about believing in you and be happy. I'll first start with some encouraging videos made by beauty campaigns and information about beauty. Here they are:

• MTV Braless' "Why is Zero a Size Tho?

Laci Green is an awesome girl who gives information and her opinion, in a comedic way, on basically any topic. On this video she speaks about why is a size 0 is what fashion wants from us girls. Also, this video explains that some stores make clothing smaller or bigger so woman buy more of their clothing. Sadly, this affects our perception of ourselves and makes us want to be a certain way. At the end, she says that confidence will never run our of style and that we should pay no attention to the "number".

If you liked this video, be sure to check out another video from her that talks about why plus size models aren't promoting unhealthy lifestyle (Are Plus Sized Models Unhealthy For Society?)

• 100 Years of Beauty Pt I & II Side by Side Comparison

On this 52 second video we can compare the beauty standard of each time. As we all know, in the past ladies were expected to look a certain way with certain makeup.Just like the picture, in the 40's ladies had to have perfect do's and accessories. In the video, it's revealed that today (2010's) us women are expected to look natural. In order words, we have to look just like we are. Not much makeup, natural non perfect hair and we are expected to be happy, it doesn't matter what race or how you look. Races, but here it's only showing you two? Well, go to the similar videos, and you will see that this channel (CUT video) has one for each race. Don't believe me, check it out!

• Buzzfeed's "One Size Fits All" On Different Body Types"

This one is really interesting to watch since(at least for me) it's a problem for us when it comes to shopping.  This girls are proving to us that we're not copies, and they're all beautiful just the way they are. Just because a size doesn't fit doesn't mean you're not worth it. They also disscuss how tis can affect ones psyqui but that we can't let this get to us. We're all perfect!

• Dove Real Beauty Sketches

I believe of all the Dove's beauty videos, this one is the most powerful. In this social experiment, some women were asked to anonymously to describe themselves to a sketcher. He did exactly what they told them. Then, they were ask to meet a random stranger, who would then anonymously describe the woman to the sketcher. The results were amazing, and the conclution is that we are more beautiful than we think. Our perception of ourself is damaged, we should know how beautiful and awesome we are. Like Dove's hashtag says #WeAreBeautiful. 

When it comes to music about this topic; they're is a wide variety to choose from. Here are some of my favorites:

• Try-Colbie Caillat

This amazing song is all what I'm trying to say with this blog. It's a 2014 song that explains to us that we don't have to "try" to be beautiful. We are beautiful and you have to "like you" so you can be beautiful and feel beautiful. Actually, this was one of the songs that inspired this blog. People loved this song so much that they classify it as an "anthem" and they all comment "this is real beauty" and "finally someone said it". It's just plain amazing and I don't have to try to like it to love it. (Get the pun? Haha! Shouldn't have done it.)

• Pretty Hurts- Beyoncé

Pretty Hurts is a song/campaign by Queen Bee (or normally called Beyoncé). It's powerful message is that it doesn't matter if you're "beautiful" on the outside if you're not happy and proud of yourself. Beauty is not a number on a scale, or how you walk or how you do your hair, it's about loving how you are and being happy. Beyonce represents this with "Beauty" Pageants since most of the girls who participate in them are "physically" beautiful but are broken and empty on the inside. So, we can conclude that pretty hurts, but happiness doesn't.

• Sing- My Chemical Romance

I bet you weren't expecting this song here. But let's be honest, it has an amazing message about defending who you are and not letting anyone change your happiness and good deeds.My Chemical Romance really did a good job on this song. With a catchy tune, entertaining video and powerful meaning; this song has it all. And as it says; this song is perfect for "Every time that you lose it sing it for the world". 

• Centuries- Fall Out Boy

"And I can't stop 'til the whole world knows my name'Cause I was only born inside my dreams", this part is amazing. And so is the rest of this song. This rebellious song is telling us that we should forget what people tell us and live happy as we are. That way people will "remember us for centuries". We should keep on fighting with confidence so we can survive.

• Skyscraper- Demi Lovato

Oh Demi! (Is it noticeable that I'm a huge fan? Haha!) This song is about "raising" up from your fears and insecurities. You're more powerful than you think, and this song will help you develop that confidence and strength that makes us beautiful.

• Nothing Else Matters- Metallica

This classic ballad by Metallica is basically telling us that one should always remember who you are. No matter what circumstances, no matter what people say, we should always be ourselves and proud of that. Simply an amazing song and definitely a classic. 

• Secrets- Mary Lambert

When a song is called "Secrets", we think it's gonna be cool or dark. Well this song is cool, but not dark at all. The contrary, it shines a light in our lives. The message of this awesome song is that we should stop hiding what we hate about ourselves, and start loving them. And with a catchy and happy tune, this song has it all.

• What makes be Beautiful- One Direction

"You don't know you're beautiful" OK, this song may be a little cliché but it is a confidence booster and it's tells us the real beauty standard of today. These boys are telling us girls that by being ourselves and having confidence, that's what makes us beautiful!

• Perfect- P!nk

Gotta love P!nk! Perfect is a confidence booster that reminds us that it doesn't matter our mistakes we are still "perfect". The video follows a girl with her struggles who decides to be herself and have confidence on herself and her life gets a lot better. She's beautiful and successful, nothing will stop her. But the song isn't intended for herself, but for her most prized achievement, her daughter. 

"Yep"

• Closer to the Edge- 30 Seconds to Mars

A rock song that is telling us that we should be free from our insecurieties and the hate sung by Jared Leto? Yes please! This song is about setting free and being confident and moving forward. We should never be held back by our insecurities, it can affect us in many ways. And just like today's standard of beauty; we should accept who we are and be "live our life". 

• What you want- Evanescene

Just like the last song, this one is about freedom from our insecurities and "fighting" them for our future. This is a big topic in today's beauty and society wants everyone to be set free from those insecurities. We're all beautiful and can accomplish anything, we just have to believe it.

And I'm going to leave it there. They are many, many more songs and videos that helps us understand and be part of this standard of confidence equals beauty. So, comment is you know more or write me at princesaanaily@yahoo.com. Thanks again!