so today I’m gonna be talking to you about my eyebrow addiction so you’re
about my eyebrow addiction so you’re
about my eyebrow addiction so you’re probably wondering what in the eyebrow
probably wondering what in the eyebrow
probably wondering what in the eyebrow addiction yes I’m actually addicted to
addiction yes I’m actually addicted to
addiction yes I’m actually addicted to my eyebrows and this probably all
my eyebrows and this probably all
my eyebrows and this probably all started in grade seven when the whole
started in grade seven when the whole
started in grade seven when the whole brow goals became a phase and it was
brow goals became a phase and it was
brow goals became a phase and it was people like Cara Delevingne and Lily
people like Cara Delevingne and Lily
people like Cara Delevingne and Lily Collins that paved a way for this
Collins that paved a way for this
Collins that paved a way for this movement and if you haven’t guessed from
movement and if you haven’t guessed from
movement and if you haven’t guessed from the photos basically eyebrow goals were
the photos basically eyebrow goals were
the photos basically eyebrow goals were nicely shaped well filled in eyebrows
nicely shaped well filled in eyebrows
nicely shaped well filled in eyebrows now I on the other hand had light haired
now I on the other hand had light haired
now I on the other hand had light haired eyebrows and in certain Lighting’s that
eyebrows and in certain Lighting’s that
eyebrows and in certain Lighting’s that made it look like I had no eyebrows at
made it look like I had no eyebrows at
made it look like I had no eyebrows at all so I decided to do the one thing any
all so I decided to do the one thing any
all so I decided to do the one thing any seventh-grade naive little girl would do
seventh-grade naive little girl would do
seventh-grade naive little girl would do I was on a quest to find the perfect
I was on a quest to find the perfect
I was on a quest to find the perfect eyebrows now I went through countless
eyebrows now I went through countless
eyebrows now I went through countless YouTube videos I followed hundreds of
YouTube videos I followed hundreds of
YouTube videos I followed hundreds of Instagram accounts dedicated to just
Instagram accounts dedicated to just
Instagram accounts dedicated to just eyebrows I mean I learned things from
eyebrows I mean I learned things from
eyebrows I mean I learned things from tweezing and threading them to what
tweezing and threading them to what
tweezing and threading them to what shape best fit your facial structure it
shape best fit your facial structure it
shape best fit your facial structure it was finding my eyebrows that made me
was finding my eyebrows that made me
was finding my eyebrows that made me believe that people would only accept me
believe that people would only accept me
believe that people would only accept me as Who I am if I had eyebrows so I was
as Who I am if I had eyebrows so I was
as Who I am if I had eyebrows so I was determined to find the perfect pair of
determined to find the perfect pair of
determined to find the perfect pair of eyebrows now they weren’t eyebrow gold
eyebrows now they weren’t eyebrow gold
eyebrows now they weren’t eyebrow gold until someone told me that they were
until someone told me that they were
until someone told me that they were because I believe that if one person
because I believe that if one person
because I believe that if one person thought they were I brow gelsen
thought they were I brow gelsen
thought they were I brow gelsen obviously they must be eyebrow goals so
obviously they must be eyebrow goals so
obviously they must be eyebrow goals so I decided to dish my glasses pull my
I decided to dish my glasses pull my
I decided to dish my glasses pull my hair back and walk proudly into school
hair back and walk proudly into school
hair back and walk proudly into school with my new and innovated eyebrows that
with my new and innovated eyebrows that
with my new and innovated eyebrows that is when I got my first compliment now
is when I got my first compliment now
is when I got my first compliment now you’re probably wondering like why is
you’re probably wondering like why is
you’re probably wondering like why is this any of this useful
this any of this useful
this any of this useful well that one compliment fed into my
well that one compliment fed into my
well that one compliment fed into my addiction that one compliment made me
addiction that one compliment made me
addiction that one compliment made me believe that the only attribute that I
believe that the only attribute that I
believe that the only attribute that I can bring to the table is eyebrow goals
can bring to the table is eyebrow goals
can bring to the table is eyebrow goals it made me believe that other people
it made me believe that other people
it made me believe that other people only like me because I had good eyebrows
only like me because I had good eyebrows
only like me because I had good eyebrows and as a 7th grader I wanted people to
and as a 7th grader I wanted people to
and as a 7th grader I wanted people to like me so I continued to fill in my
like me so I continued to fill in my
like me so I continued to fill in my eyebrows for the next two years I filled
eyebrows for the next two years I filled
eyebrows for the next two years I filled in my eyebrows every single day I filled
in my eyebrows every single day I filled
in my eyebrows every single day I filled them in before I went to the hospital
them in before I went to the hospital
them in before I went to the hospital with influenza I filled them in before I
with influenza I filled them in before I
with influenza I filled them in before I went inside a swimming pool I mean
went inside a swimming pool I mean
went inside a swimming pool I mean before anything I couldn’t even leave
before anything I couldn’t even leave
before anything I couldn’t even leave the house without having them filled in
the house without having them filled in
the house without having them filled in and that is when my addiction got worse
and that is when my addiction got worse
and that is when my addiction got worse because I couldn’t even take out the
because I couldn’t even take out the
because I couldn’t even take out the trash without filling in my eyebrows
trash without filling in my eyebrows
trash without filling in my eyebrows because I feared if one person saw me
because I feared if one person saw me
because I feared if one person saw me without my eyebrows on then they would
without my eyebrows on then they would
without my eyebrows on then they would tell everyone and then no one would like
tell everyone and then no one would like
tell everyone and then no one would like me so for the next two years I bought
me so for the next two years I bought
me so for the next two years I bought eight eyebrow pencils three pot gels and
eight eyebrow pencils three pot gels and
eight eyebrow pencils three pot gels and to clear mascaras in totaling over $200
to clear mascaras in totaling over $200
to clear mascaras in totaling over $200 of just products on my eyebrows now
of just products on my eyebrows now
of just products on my eyebrows now you’re probably why you’re probably
you’re probably why you’re probably
you’re probably why you’re probably wondering why and why is this why is any
wondering why and why is this why is any
wondering why and why is this why is any of this useful well today I’m going to
of this useful well today I’m going to
of this useful well today I’m going to be talking about why do we change our
be talking about why do we change our
be talking about why do we change our appearances there’s two reasons why we
appearances there’s two reasons why we
appearances there’s two reasons why we change it and the first reason is for
change it and the first reason is for
change it and the first reason is for external acceptance you wanting other
external acceptance you wanting other
external acceptance you wanting other people to accept you and the second
people to accept you and the second
people to accept you and the second reason why we change our appearance is
reason why we change our appearance is
reason why we change our appearance is for internal acceptance you accepting
for internal acceptance you accepting
for internal acceptance you accepting yourself today I’m gonna be talking to
yourself today I’m gonna be talking to
yourself today I’m gonna be talking to those who do it for external acceptance
those who do it for external acceptance
those who do it for external acceptance because by the end of my talk today I
because by the end of my talk today I
because by the end of my talk today I want to try to influence you to try
want to try to influence you to try
want to try to influence you to try changing your appearances for yourself
changing your appearances for yourself
changing your appearances for yourself now there’s two reasons why we change
now there’s two reasons why we change
now there’s two reasons why we change our appearances for other people and the
our appearances for other people and the
our appearances for other people and the first one is to avoid pain basically
first one is to avoid pain basically
first one is to avoid pain basically avoiding pain is you know that’s there’s
avoiding pain is you know that’s there’s
avoiding pain is you know that’s there’s something about you that isn’t like
something about you that isn’t like
something about you that isn’t like everyone else so you’re going to avoid
everyone else so you’re going to avoid
everyone else so you’re going to avoid the pain by trying to cover it up or
the pain by trying to cover it up or
the pain by trying to cover it up or fixing it now one of my friends had a
fixing it now one of my friends had a
fixing it now one of my friends had a thing called a strawberry nose and it’s
thing called a strawberry nose and it’s
thing called a strawberry nose and it’s not some medical condition it’s just
not some medical condition it’s just
not some medical condition it’s just something some people get during puberty
something some people get during puberty
something some people get during puberty but if you can’t tell from the photo it
but if you can’t tell from the photo it
but if you can’t tell from the photo it basically means that your nose is red
basically means that your nose is red
basically means that your nose is red and had a lot of and have a lot of
and had a lot of and have a lot of
and had a lot of and have a lot of blackheads resembling like a strawberry
blackheads resembling like a strawberry
blackheads resembling like a strawberry but we have to remember is that she
but we have to remember is that she
but we have to remember is that she never got bullied for it I mean people
never got bullied for it I mean people
never got bullied for it I mean people never physically pointed it out to her
never physically pointed it out to her
never physically pointed it out to her but she knew just by looking at everyone
but she knew just by looking at everyone
but she knew just by looking at everyone else that her nose was a little
else that her nose was a little
else that her nose was a little different so she decided to do what she
different so she decided to do what she
different so she decided to do what she thought would make her happy
thought would make her happy
thought would make her happy which just cover it up with foundation
which just cover it up with foundation
which just cover it up with foundation she covered her face with foundation
she covered her face with foundation
she covered her face with foundation every day and for all you makeup savvy
every day and for all you makeup savvy
every day and for all you makeup savvy people out there if you don’t put a base
people out there if you don’t put a base
people out there if you don’t put a base or primer on before foundation or
or primer on before foundation or
or primer on before foundation or clearly wash your face afterwards it can
clearly wash your face afterwards it can
clearly wash your face afterwards it can lead to acne which is exactly what she
lead to acne which is exactly what she
lead to acne which is exactly what she got she got acne and she didn’t
got she got acne and she didn’t
got she got acne and she didn’t understand why she was so unhappy I mean
understand why she was so unhappy I mean
understand why she was so unhappy I mean she looked like everyone else why is why
she looked like everyone else why is why
she looked like everyone else why is why was
was
was she happy the second reason why we
she happy the second reason why we
she happy the second reason why we change our appearances for other people
change our appearances for other people
change our appearances for other people is to gain likes basically a positive
is to gain likes basically a positive
is to gain likes basically a positive reinforcement that you’re like everyone
reinforcement that you’re like everyone
reinforcement that you’re like everyone else or maybe a little bit better and
else or maybe a little bit better and
else or maybe a little bit better and that shows in my eyebrows story I was so
that shows in my eyebrows story I was so
that shows in my eyebrows story I was so addicted to the compliments that people
addicted to the compliments that people
addicted to the compliments that people gave me for my eyebrows name me believe
gave me for my eyebrows name me believe
gave me for my eyebrows name me believe that the only thing that I could bring
that the only thing that I could bring
that the only thing that I could bring to the table was good eyebrows it didn’t
to the table was good eyebrows it didn’t
to the table was good eyebrows it didn’t matter if I could excel in math or was
matter if I could excel in math or was
matter if I could excel in math or was good at talking in front of people the
good at talking in front of people the
good at talking in front of people the only thing that I believed that I could
only thing that I believed that I could
only thing that I believed that I could do was continue to have good eyebrows so
do was continue to have good eyebrows so
do was continue to have good eyebrows so this all comes down to a fear of
this all comes down to a fear of
this all comes down to a fear of judgment yeah it’s such a hypocritical
judgment yeah it’s such a hypocritical
judgment yeah it’s such a hypocritical fear because we judge all the time in
fear because we judge all the time in
fear because we judge all the time in fact I bet some of you judged my outfit
fact I bet some of you judged my outfit
fact I bet some of you judged my outfit when I came up here today and I bet some
when I came up here today and I bet some
when I came up here today and I bet some of you have judged my eyebrows at least
of you have judged my eyebrows at least
of you have judged my eyebrows at least a few times during this talk but we
a few times during this talk but we
a few times during this talk but we judge all the time and I’m not gonna lie
judge all the time and I’m not gonna lie
judge all the time and I’m not gonna lie I judge too but we fear it because
I judge too but we fear it because
I judge too but we fear it because people judge now there are positive
people judge now there are positive
people judge now there are positive outcomes to this story and the first
outcomes to this story and the first
outcomes to this story and the first positive outcome is from my friends
positive outcome is from my friends
positive outcome is from my friends story she realized the acne wasn’t worth
story she realized the acne wasn’t worth
story she realized the acne wasn’t worth all the pain she was going through so
all the pain she was going through so
all the pain she was going through so she decided to invest her time in
she decided to invest her time in
she decided to invest her time in looking at skincare routines and now
looking at skincare routines and now
looking at skincare routines and now she’s studying at one of the top
she’s studying at one of the top
she’s studying at one of the top universities to become a dermatologist
universities to become a dermatologist
universities to become a dermatologist when she’s older however there are
when she’s older however there are
when she’s older however there are negative effects on this and that comes
negative effects on this and that comes
negative effects on this and that comes from my story because as you can tell
from my story because as you can tell
from my story because as you can tell I’m still addicted to my eyebrows and I
I’m still addicted to my eyebrows and I
I’m still addicted to my eyebrows and I think a few you saw me reapply my
think a few you saw me reapply my
think a few you saw me reapply my eyebrows right before I got on stage
eyebrows right before I got on stage
eyebrows right before I got on stage today because I still had the same fear
today because I still had the same fear
today because I still had the same fear from grade seven that some of you guys
from grade seven that some of you guys
from grade seven that some of you guys might judge my eyebrows but I start I
might judge my eyebrows but I start I
might judge my eyebrows but I start I realized my addiction has taken over me
realized my addiction has taken over me
realized my addiction has taken over me probably April of this year so I decide
probably April of this year so I decide
probably April of this year so I decide to go on an eyebrow rehabilitation
to go on an eyebrow rehabilitation
to go on an eyebrow rehabilitation basically meaning I’m not I was going to
basically meaning I’m not I was going to
basically meaning I’m not I was going to try to not fill in my eyebrows for a
try to not fill in my eyebrows for a
try to not fill in my eyebrows for a whole day that was probably one of the
whole day that was probably one of the
whole day that was probably one of the hardest things I’ve ever done because I
hardest things I’ve ever done because I
hardest things I’ve ever done because I couldn’t do it in fact I had to just go
couldn’t do it in fact I had to just go
couldn’t do it in fact I had to just go a few hours without filling them in and
a few hours without filling them in and
a few hours without filling them in and from there it went to a whole day to a
from there it went to a whole day to a
from there it went to a whole day to a grocery store trip to a full school day
grocery store trip to a full school day
grocery store trip to a full school day and I’m gonna be completely honest with
and I’m gonna be completely honest with
and I’m gonna be completely honest with you that has been one of the hardest
you that has been one of the hardest
you that has been one of the hardest things I have ever done in my whole life
things I have ever done in my whole life
things I have ever done in my whole life because that fear from grade 7 that
because that fear from grade 7 that
because that fear from grade 7 that people were going to judge me because I
people were going to judge me because I
people were going to judge me because I didn’t have good eyebrows scared me but
didn’t have good eyebrows scared me but
didn’t have good eyebrows scared me but there are a few things that I learned
there are a few things that I learned
there are a few things that I learned during this rehabilitation and the first
during this rehabilitation and the first
during this rehabilitation and the first is there are no such things as flaws
is there are no such things as flaws
is there are no such things as flaws sure their differences I mean we don’t
sure their differences I mean we don’t
sure their differences I mean we don’t all look the same the difference is that
all look the same the difference is that
all look the same the difference is that we obtain in our features make us who we
we obtain in our features make us who we
we obtain in our features make us who we are the difference that my friend had
are the difference that my friend had
are the difference that my friend had having a strawberry nose made her become
having a strawberry nose made her become
having a strawberry nose made her become a stronger person made her go into
a stronger person made her go into
a stronger person made her go into dermatology the fact that I didn’t have
dermatology the fact that I didn’t have
dermatology the fact that I didn’t have brow goals naturally made me become a
brow goals naturally made me become a
brow goals naturally made me become a stronger person through this
stronger person through this
stronger person through this rehabilitation the second thing that I
rehabilitation the second thing that I
rehabilitation the second thing that I learned is that we should learn to
learned is that we should learn to
learned is that we should learn to accept other people differ people’s
accept other people differ people’s
accept other people differ people’s differences before we accept our own and
differences before we accept our own and
differences before we accept our own and I know for all your teenagers out there
I know for all your teenagers out there
I know for all your teenagers out there you’ve seen those body positivity
you’ve seen those body positivity
you’ve seen those body positivity campaigns that tell us to start
campaigns that tell us to start
campaigns that tell us to start accepting our differences except except
accepting our differences except except
accepting our differences except except yourself I mean parents tell us that all
yourself I mean parents tell us that all
yourself I mean parents tell us that all the time but I’m just going to be
the time but I’m just going to be
the time but I’m just going to be completely honest with you it’s hard to
completely honest with you it’s hard to
completely honest with you it’s hard to accept yourself when everyone around you
accept yourself when everyone around you
accept yourself when everyone around you is so judgmental
is so judgmental
is so judgmental so in order to do that and it’s not
so in order to do that and it’s not
so in order to do that and it’s not going to take a day it’s not going to
going to take a day it’s not going to
going to take a day it’s not going to take a month not continue years it’s
take a month not continue years it’s
take a month not continue years it’s going to take a long long time but we
going to take a long long time but we
going to take a long long time but we have to learn to accept other people’s
have to learn to accept other people’s
have to learn to accept other people’s differences because once you can accept
differences because once you can accept
differences because once you can accept the fact that people are different and
the fact that people are different and
the fact that people are different and the differences that they have make up
the differences that they have make up
the differences that they have make up who they are it’s gonna be ten times
who they are it’s gonna be ten times
who they are it’s gonna be ten times easier to start accepting your own the
easier to start accepting your own the
easier to start accepting your own the next thing I learned is that we should
next thing I learned is that we should
next thing I learned is that we should internally judge our self harder than
internally judge our self harder than
internally judge our self harder than excellent like judging someone else for
excellent like judging someone else for
excellent like judging someone else for example if you want to judge someone’s
example if you want to judge someone’s
example if you want to judge someone’s outfit judge your outfit first if you
outfit judge your outfit first if you
outfit judge your outfit first if you want to judge someone’s new haircut
want to judge someone’s new haircut
want to judge someone’s new haircut judge your haircut first because once
judge your haircut first because once
judge your haircut first because once you’ve learned that judging yourself is
you’ve learned that judging yourself is
you’ve learned that judging yourself is gonna make you happier judging someone
gonna make you happier judging someone
gonna make you happier judging someone else there’s gonna be a blimp in the
else there’s gonna be a blimp in the
else there’s gonna be a blimp in the mind and it’s gonna take a right
mind and it’s gonna take a right
mind and it’s gonna take a right direction just to abolish judging
direction just to abolish judging
direction just to abolish judging forever but that’s not gonna happen in
forever but that’s not gonna happen in
forever but that’s not gonna happen in our lifetime
our lifetime
our lifetime but this step hopefully will happen in
but this step hopefully will happen in
but this step hopefully will happen in another lifetime and the last thing I
another lifetime and the last thing I
another lifetime and the last thing I learned is that there’s no such thing as
learned is that there’s no such thing as
learned is that there’s no such thing as an XYZ goal basically there’s no such
an XYZ goal basically there’s no such
an XYZ goal basically there’s no such thing as a body goal there’s no such
thing as a body goal there’s no such
thing as a body goal there’s no such thing as outfit goals Taylor hills
thing as outfit goals Taylor hills
thing as outfit goals Taylor hills eyebrows sure they have she has nice
eyebrows sure they have she has nice
eyebrows sure they have she has nice eyebrows but they’re not eyebrow goals
eyebrows but they’re not eyebrow goals
eyebrows but they’re not eyebrow goals they’re Taylor Hills goals Gigi Hadid’s
they’re Taylor Hills goals Gigi Hadid’s
they’re Taylor Hills goals Gigi Hadid’s eyebrows are nice but they’re not
eyebrows are nice but they’re not
eyebrows are nice but they’re not eyebrow goals they’re Gigi Hadid’s
eyebrow goals they’re Gigi Hadid’s
eyebrow goals they’re Gigi Hadid’s eyebrow goals I’ve learned that there’s
eyebrow goals I’ve learned that there’s
eyebrow goals I’ve learned that there’s no such thing as a universal goal
no such thing as a universal goal
no such thing as a universal goal there’s only your goal if I could go
there’s only your goal if I could go
there’s only your goal if I could go back in time to my grade seven self I
back in time to my grade seven self I
back in time to my grade seven self I would have told her to drop that eyebrow
would have told her to drop that eyebrow
would have told her to drop that eyebrow pencil to unfollow those Instagram
pencil to unfollow those Instagram
pencil to unfollow those Instagram accounts because those aren’t your goals
accounts because those aren’t your goals
accounts because those aren’t your goals there’s someone else’s goals I would
there’s someone else’s goals I would
there’s someone else’s goals I would have told her that’s whole speech again
have told her that’s whole speech again
have told her that’s whole speech again a hundred times if I had to just to get
a hundred times if I had to just to get
a hundred times if I had to just to get in
in
in head that she is beautiful and she’s
head that she is beautiful and she’s
head that she is beautiful and she’s going to grow into her eyebrows because
going to grow into her eyebrows because
going to grow into her eyebrows because it is taking me two years to finally be
it is taking me two years to finally be
it is taking me two years to finally be happy in my own skin and sure my
happy in my own skin and sure my
happy in my own skin and sure my eyebrows not be your goals but at least
eyebrows not be your goals but at least
eyebrows not be your goals but at least they’re my goals and that’s what’s
they’re my goals and that’s what’s
they’re my goals and that’s what’s important
important
important thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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