Photography: Becky Curl Originally Published on Thought Catalog. I can’t recall the first time I was ever told I was beautiful, but I remember enough to know that this ideal of “beauty” has followed me almost my entire life. From a young age, girls are praised for their looks and paraded around like little dolls for all of the world to admire. We get new dresses and bows and pose for countless photos as the flashes pop before our eyes, forever capturing ourselves solely at fa

80s beauty trends for 2017 The 90s had their fair share of influence in last year's beauty and fashion looks, but in 2017 the trends go back another decade. Prepare to welcome back 80s hairstyles, electric colors and edgy looks! Besides 80s-inspired runway looks in collections from Alexander Wang and other young designers, people getting excited for Star Wars movies like we haven't seen in years and Netflix rebooting the 80s vibe through the upside down universe of Stranger T

Photography: Becky Curl Originally published on Thought Catalog. Change will always be amongst the scariest situations we will encounter in our lives. It seems that every time we are finally falling into a peaceful rhythm and tying up our loose ends, the ground falls out from beneath us. The moment that you think you have finally made it, we are forced to reconsider what exactly “it” is. Often at these times of utter devastation, we are presented with different paths to choos