Ohyayy: External Beauty

When we were young…

Still remember Barbie and Ken? We are sure majority of the girls still remember them as they were the dolls we used to be crazy about. As for the guys, we are sure you all know them too. They were the movie characters from “Toy Story”.

As we grow older...

We are sure majority of you have seen this two characters as well, they were from the popular movie called
“High School Musical”.

In different stages of life, we were being influenced by different characters in different ways. From the game we played to the movie we watched. No matter how different each character expressed, they always have a few things in common which are the beautiful features and perfect body. Therefore, we eventually have the mindset that in order to be attractive, a person must have a beautiful features and perfect body.

So do you think that you are attractive?

Among women, only 4% of them described themselves as attractive.

No matter how good looking you are being complimented by others, you will always think that there are still room for improvement as we tend to compare ourselves to people who are better looking than us. Now, start to recall back, have you ever find yourself saying these...

" I want my cheek bone to be higher "

" I want my eyes to be bigger "

" I want my nose to be sharper "

" I want my skin complexion to be better "

" I want to have a good body figure "

BUT

Does all these really matter?

All these are the perceptions of external beauty that we learn to yearn and strive to be. External beauty does not come in only one size and shape, any shape and appearance can be attractive too.

Now, let's take a look at a story of a plus sized girl.

Long long time ago, there’s a girl called “ Janel ” who studied in Temasek Polytechnic, Business School. Studying in a school filled with many skinny girls made her feel inferior about her size as she thinks that being skinny equals to being pretty. With this low confidence of hers, she finds it hard to make friends as she thinks that everyone will judge her. Therefore, she is always alone. Everyday, during break time, she will sit at the bench along business school concourse, looking at how everyone dress up and hope to be like them someday.

One day, a kind hearted girl walked over and approached her.

The next day, Chelzia brings Janel to various retail stores to shop for apparel that suits her.
According to Chelzia, she is going to style Janel in 6 different ways.

So now you must be wondering, how will the makeover turn out to be?

Will Janel be able to accept the changes? Will Chelzia's effort be wasted?

Before the makeover, let's take a last look at the Janel who has a low self esteem and interior complexity

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TRANSFORMING IN PROCESS...

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DING DANG *

The Retro Style

Tips, Bugis Street Level 3 sell a lot of retro clothing. Good luck in finding :)

Top : Bugis Street

Bottom : Bugis Street

Sandals : Online

The Smart Casual Style

Tips, a sweater over a white shirt always make a person looks smarter.
Gentler reminder, don’t wear it during a hot day :)

Top : Bugis Street

Bottom : Cotton On

Shoes : Rubi

The Hip Hop Style

Tips, accessories such as bracelets and cap are important in the hip hop style :)

Top : Bugis Street, Cotton On

Bottom : Cotton On

Shoes : New Look

Cap : Taiwan

Bracelets : Scape Underground, Topshop, Fourskin

Bag : Fourskin

The Cheeky Style

Tips, a simple cartoon character t-shirt can easily pull off the cheeky style :)

Top : Flea

Bottom : Cotton On

Socks : Taiwan

Shoes : New Look

Accessories : Flea

The Feminine Style

Tips, a long dress always make a woman looks more feminine :)

Dress : Online

Cardigan : Cotton On

Sandals : Online

Bag : Tampines

The Modern Style

Tips, the combination of black and white will never go wrong. If you think that these colors are too boring, you can always grab a denim jacket before you the leave house :)

Top : Online

Jacket : Online

Bottom : H&M

Shoes : Bugis Street

Shades : Cotton On

Necklace: Bangkok

Bracelet : HongKong , Fourskin

Bag : H&M

Belt : H&M

These are the 6 different kinds of outfits styled by Chelzia. What do you think? Don’t you think that Janel looks more confident now? Now, she can go and make friends confidently!

So what are we trying to say?

We are trying to say that beauty is determine by you. It can only be seen if you choose to exhibit it. And of course, in order to look better, there is a little investment that needs to be made such as the money to be spent on clothes, accessories and make up. So stop doubting yourself and start believing in yourself because if you don’t feel beautiful, you won’t look beautiful. Moral of the story, external beauty has got nothing to do with shapes, it is the confidence that makes you feel good and start to look good.