I don't know that I have a favorite physical characteristic. I spent much of my life picking myself apart always finding something wrong with every. single. thing. about myself. I'm too fat. I'm not pretty enough. One ear is higher than the other. One boob is bigger than the other. I have tons of cellulite. My nose turns up like a ski slope but not horribly enough to notice from a distance. Then I realized, who the fuck cares about any of that? Seriously? Because I am beautiful in my own rights and I have a beautiful soul and that's what truly matters. I have my dad's ears and my mom's nose. I'm proud of those! They are a constant genetic reminder of where I come from and I'm damn proud of that!
If I did have to choose one thing about myself that I absolutely love though, vanity wise, it would definitely be my hair. Growing up I hated it because I felt like I couldn't do anything with it. I knew nothing or curling irons and flat irons and it was always half curly and half frizzy. Humidity was not my friend, at all. I knew perms and straightening treatments which did tons of damage to my hair. Then I kept chopping it off and because it's naturally curly and I have a chunky face, I would get more straightening treatments and blow dry it so it would frame my face and make it look smaller. Then I was like screw it, we're going to try coloring and highlights and oh man was that a horrible idea. By the time all was said and done about two years ago, my hair was so fried that no matter how many conditioning treatments and no matter what products I used, I could not get a brush through it without ending up with a migraine and a brush full of enough hair to make a wig! When it got long enough for me to feel comfortable with a shorter length, I had ALL the dead, gross, fried hair chopped off and I started over. The only thing to touch my hair in two years has been shampoo, conditioner, maybe some mousse like twice, leave in conditioner and the occasional blow dry or straightening iron but not to the point of causing damage. It is AMAZING to be able to brush my hair so easily without tangling. It curls naturally and beautifully now, and it's almost halfway down my back. This is a huge accomplishment for me because I usually chop it off every winter and then straighten it every time I leave the house. I am in love with it and I'm super proud of how far I've come with it. Now I'm excited about seeing how long I can get it. This is the longest it's been since I was 18 and I'm proud to grow it even longer!
If I did have to choose one thing about myself that I absolutely love though, vanity wise, it would definitely be my hair. Growing up I hated it because I felt like I couldn't do anything with it. I knew nothing or curling irons and flat irons and it was always half curly and half frizzy. Humidity was not my friend, at all. I knew perms and straightening treatments which did tons of damage to my hair. Then I kept chopping it off and because it's naturally curly and I have a chunky face, I would get more straightening treatments and blow dry it so it would frame my face and make it look smaller. Then I was like screw it, we're going to try coloring and highlights and oh man was that a horrible idea. By the time all was said and done about two years ago, my hair was so fried that no matter how many conditioning treatments and no matter what products I used, I could not get a brush through it without ending up with a migraine and a brush full of enough hair to make a wig! When it got long enough for me to feel comfortable with a shorter length, I had ALL the dead, gross, fried hair chopped off and I started over. The only thing to touch my hair in two years has been shampoo, conditioner, maybe some mousse like twice, leave in conditioner and the occasional blow dry or straightening iron but not to the point of causing damage. It is AMAZING to be able to brush my hair so easily without tangling. It curls naturally and beautifully now, and it's almost halfway down my back. This is a huge accomplishment for me because I usually chop it off every winter and then straighten it every time I leave the house. I am in love with it and I'm super proud of how far I've come with it. Now I'm excited about seeing how long I can get it. This is the longest it's been since I was 18 and I'm proud to grow it even longer!
