" A smile is the best makeup any girl can wear"

"A smile is the best makeup any girl can wear"

 Our society today focuses on stereotypes....and let me tell ya, I HATE THAT! Everyone in this world is created to be unique and different for a reason. But the fact that our world is so focused on doing whatever they can to be, or look like someone else isn't fair.

For girls today it is especially difficult. I know that this began for me when I was in 6th grade, and I knew that whatever I said, did, or looked, people would find a way to react to it. Girls today have to meet the standards or achieve whatever that "cool" thing is at the time. This was definitely an issue in middle school where every girl had to have a north face fanny bag, and ugg boots, wearing at least 10 pounds of makeup wearing enough eyeliner to barely see their eyes. All of these things are items that just make them fit the "status quo" and honestly it was all material. None of it had anything to do with your personality or what was on the inside, in fact no one cared. If you didn't have the next best thing to wear to school or to show off to your friends, you didn't cut it. I of course was one of those people. I cared too which really sucked because I would always end up being teased or cut out of everything. But it made me come to realize that later, none of that mattered. Still in my first years of High school I was still having a difficult time with it, I thought that being on the High school cheerleading squad would make me "popular" or and feel accepted. WRONG! It did everything but that. Luckily by the end of my sophomore year, I learned that it's okay to be different. People started seeing me for my personality and who I really was. For that reason, it made me bring out something that was hiding in the shadows longer than it should have, my smile.

Girls- people can judge and think that what you have, or wear, or say matters. Honestly in the end, it doesn't. You were made to be your own person and not to be just like someone else. There isn't much fun in that. Be your own person, make your smile show your personality to others as you were made to do.  It makes everyone see that your are better than the ones who are just there to hold up their status in this world. I promise others will think a lot more highly of you if you aren't following the crowd.

So remember your personality is what matters, and a smile is the best thing you can wear because it shines brighter than any jewelry you could possibly buy. The next best thing everyone is raving about probably isn't so special or unique if EVERYONE has it. Girls you were made to be YOU for a reason and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.