What should a blogger look like? That’s a question I found myself asking yesterday after I left a store I had been shopping at. I had just dealt with a sales person who was rather rude to say the least. I won’t go into specifics but after having a conversation about a brand, I politely mentioned that I had worked with them recently on my blog and I was talking about how much I loved the products. She looked at me and said “YOU are a blogger?” and she didn’t mean that in a nice way. She meant it in a rude, judgmental way.
Don’t you hate that? When someone who is so rude to you, that says something to you that you can’t get out of your head and you start questioning yourself. UGH! it’s not right. So again I ask, what should a blogger look like? I’d love to know!
The picture above is me. My name is Christine, if you didn’t know already. I’m a Blogger (this is MY blog) and this is what I look like!!! I don’t always wear makeup. I don’t wear fake lashes or winged liner very often. I love red lipstick and pink lips. Bottom line, I LOVE all things Beauty. Is there a certain way I should look to validate myself as a Beauty lover and a Beauty Blogger?
I’ve been a Blogger for four years. I’ve worked in the Beauty industry for well over ten years. I’m obsessed with the entire Beauty world and I’ve made a job out of it. I have taken a lot of classes with brands, I’ve worked with Makeup Artists, Skin Care Therapists, Massage Therapists, PR Brands for the Beauty Industry, Magazines and Business Owners. I’ve managed a Spa and I’ve written Protocols for Spa Services. Shall I go on?
I left the store and my whole drive home I was so mad and upset. I’m not sure what a Blogger should look like, but one thing I know for sure is that I take my job as a Blogger very seriously. I love Makeup, Skincare and the entire world of Beauty. In my head, I didn’t know that I needed to fit into a “certain profile” to love what I do to be taken seriously.
I’ve got a website and a professional background to be proud of and who cares if this lady is judging me. Judge away! Moral of my story: Make sure to remain confident in who you are and don’t question yourself or your accomplishments because of someone so rude! Be proud of who you are and don’t feel like you have to act/look/be someone that you aren’t! Be true to you!!! Bloggers, has this happened to you before?!? I’m really curious!
I am definitely not a blogger, but there are so many stereotypes of what someone should look like it’s ridiculous! No one, and I mean no one, looks great all of the time. We all have good and bad days, days we don’t care what we look like and others when we are on point! I believe it’s typical of so many in the beauty world to judge. And I don’t think it’s fair! Keep doing what you are doing!! You have a great blog, are a great person, an no one should tell you any different!! I think you are beautiful!
The Beauty world can be a HARSH world to be a part of and if you have any type of self-esteem issues, you have to be prepared because it’s vicious!!!
AMEN SISTER! You are the FIRST person I look to (as evidenced lately haha) in terms of beauty because to me, you are a beauty expert and a fierce blogger. If beauty blogging had a “look,” it would be you. So thankful for your expertise. People are small-minded.
And the fact of the matter is, bloggers are an extremely misunderstood population by those who aren’t in it themselves 😉
Bloggers are so misunderstood!!! I’m so glad that you mentioned that!
Wow! All I can say is, if you did buy something, then I hope that lady didn’t make much of a commission off of it. That lady is the one who needs to be questioning herself, not you. Rude people make me so angry! I’ve had similar experiences in the music world at auditions and competitions before, but thankfully not about being a blogger.
Actually, I was going to buy a lot more and then I decided to put it back. I couldn’t get myself to give them the business that day!
It’s so sad how rude and ignorant people can be. There’s nobody on earth that loves makeup more than my mom (and she has a seriously extensive ongoing collection). But I’ve seen people at Sephora be judge-y just because she’s not a 20-something model.
I have to remind myself that salespeople are salespeople. It’s not a knock on salespeople – they usually work very hard for very little reward. But when I’m the customer, it’s pretty silly to judge me!
It’s so important to remain fiercely self-confident, but it is HARD when people are jerks. Congratulations on standing firm and shaking it off!
Bravo! I am so tired of the judgment and assumptions about bloggers and what we are “supposed” to be.