Mirror, mirror, mirror…
Who is the most handsome in the independent republic of my house?

— If you've ever asked yourself these questions when no one's watching, like in Paranormal Activity…

— If you have creams that are so good you could build an altar to some ancient demon in exchange for eternal beauty…

So the real question you should ask yourself, the most terrifying of all, is…are you obsessed with looking (and being seen) good?

Today in our special Halloween post, we unravel the (horror) movie for you.

Legends of an obsession

The obsession with beauty is something that has unsettled, tormented, and disturbed us since the beginning of time.

(In fact, The only thing that has changed is what we understand by beauty in each era.)

Our body image affects how we see ourselves, how we feel, how we relate to the rest of the world…

And the real trouble starts when the concern for looking good and being seen as good absorbs other parts of our lives, like in Evil Dead.

There's no trick or treat here, just facts to cure your hiccups from the fright:

• 80% of the population does not feel comfortable with their body image.
• In 2020 alone, over 400,000 surgical procedures were performed.
• 1 in 4 operations is performed on people under 29 years old.
• Over 10% of Spaniards go to the clinic with a selfie #WithFilter as a reference for what they want from the doctor
• Men have gone from 2% to 10% in these "touch-ups".
• Not to mention the escalation of eating disorders.
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Not even the Kardashians' surgeon is spared

All lThose of us here have all looked in the mirror at some point and felt that intense worry about what we saw in the reflection:

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The list is longer than the Halloween saga and the obsession with our image is more immortal than Michael Myers.

However, we refuse to stand idly by. We are going to face our monsters. But For that, first, we need to know where they are hiding.

Why do they call it obsession when they mean…

🥵 The culture of beauty. Nothing feels better than a grandmother's compliments, but friendly reminder that this is how we learn. since childhood How the rest of the world sees us matters... a lot.

🧟‍♂️ Zombie self-esteem. Your self-esteem has many facets (your job, your relationships, your morals…), but if we become fixated on the idea that our worth depends 100% on our image, the other pieces that build your self-esteem will be left like The Walking Dead.

🤴 Victims of the current beauty standard. No one's going to explicitly tell you that you have to look like William Levy. But when you see half the world drooling over the same type of body/face/call it what… well, you're bound to get the hint.

👻 Posturing = showing off. Social media functions as a gateway to a parallel reality (which isn't always real), a reality show simulation where it seems we are (and are) being evaluated 24/7.

🤑 Bewitched by money, money. Operations, subsistence allowance, gyms…and yes, creams too. Every industry sells itself as if it were the ultimate solution to all your skin problems, but the only thing that changes in the end is your bank account.

🤐 The silence… of insecurities. Have you ever overheard gym bros talking about their insecurities while doing bench presses? Well, that's it: what isn't talked about, doesn't exist.

Saying “Get thee behind me, Satan” to the obsession with beauty

We could talk to you about how to give yourself a boost of self-esteem, of male mental health #NoFilter, by How to get rid of aesthetic fears like someone taking off their mask on Halloween…

But we would be leaving out the most important thing.

And this isn't "fixed" by cutting off the flow of those things you love: sports, creams, admiring yourself in shop windows when you walk by, your bilirubin levels rising after a like or an unexpected match...

Because it's not wrong to want to see ourselves (and be seen) well.

But first, we have to go back to the mirror, undress, and face all those nasty little things that prevent us from fully accepting who we are, what is seen and what is not, without filters, without disguises, and without fears getting in the way.

And so, the idea of ​​working hard to reach our next level ceases to be a horror story and becomes one of self-love.

P.S: And if you were planning to unleash your inner bombshell with a costume that will make your hair (and other things) stand on end this Halloween…

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