I got my 15 year old daughter watching you. She said she had no idea how fake social media is and how much better you made her feel. She got her friends watching you too. THANK-YOU for getting through to my daughter the way I couldn't. You have honestly changed her life and several of her friends. I actually see a huge difference in all of their confidence, thanks to you!! PLEASE continue these videos. You're helping SO many young kids and adults lives by these. ❤❤
Its so shitty to hear that these *important* videos get demonetized.. youtube is in the fake social media as well... :( you are helping so many people. (Including me
Another thing that is worrisome is the fact that boys will also think this is how women should look. They could end up expecting girls they are dating to not have cellulite and have a tiny waist.
They already do thats why they are always searching for someone better and staring blind on something that isn't real...what results in depressed woman who think that they are never good enough 😔 im one of them and I've noticed the same problem on my husband.
My oldest son is 14 and we have had this conversation multiple times. I have also shared one of these videos with him. It’s important for everyone to have a grasp on reality.
I have a 25 yr old daughter who has been trying for so long to lose weight... because she sees women like this and gets depressed because she cannot be what society deems acceptable....I showed her this and I've seen her sincerely smile for the first time in the longest time. Thank You and God Bless.
Is it me or do they all look better in the real photos? Far sexier and womanly without the fake filters to me. Gotta say you're absolutely lovely Stephanie! Keep doing what you're doing, need more of it.
@@stephanielange with peace and love. I'm not as interested in that really. Women are more pressured into looking good. So it's nice to see the reality of women
I read a comment on tiktok the other day that said something along the lines of "even the beauty standard can't achieve the beauty standard" and its so true, the media has created such unachievable standards that even people who have access to so much money can't even attain the standard. To think of it from the influencers standpoint it must be horrible, feeling like you constantly have to alter yourself otherwise people will discover the real you isn't as godly as they thought. Body dysmorphia must be so rampant within this community
This is the biggest problem I think. STOP Calling a standard! There is nothing standard about that, these are the exception. People need to stop finding the most perfect picture of the most perfect person and call it a standard. Calling it an unobtainable standard, still labels it as a standard. Men don't thin Arnold or Stallone are the standard, we understand they are very unique.
See, I don't feel sorry for influencers feeling the pressure to fit within particular standards. Just don't become an influencer. Surely they had to be fake from the beginning to get to influencer status.
As I sit here, with tears in my eyes….I thank you for this style of video. At 52 years of age; I am experiencing hormonal changes; first signs of cellulite; soft mid section; dietary/digestive issues, etc…..and seeing that we are not alone in your body dysmorphia is just what the doctor ordered. Eating disorders are real soul suckers…..I, as many do, suffered this in my early 20’s. Thankfully and doctor was so straight up honest with me; harshly too….it changed my entire outlook. But, these recent changes are taking a tinny toll…..but, this and your previous videos are so encouraging; uplifting and amazing!! Thank you!!!!
As a 14 year old (soon 15), I genuinely want to thank you for letting me know that social media is really fake, it gained me so much more confidence and i just love these videos. I probably watched all of your videos that bring up this subject.
Influencers have the right to post what they want, but it doesn’t mean they should. With great power comes great responsibility, these influencers are irresponsible. Yes it’s harsh to say, but we gotta call it as it is. People see it as harmful to society, But i see it as a harm to oneself. To feel you’re not going to be accepted so you edit yourself to THAT extent beyond recognition, let’s not talk about society, let’s talk about the betrayal to yourself.
I agree with you. I can’t help but keep noticing how Stephanie calls them “confident” but isn’t that contradictory? They edit their photos to hide how they really are.
Absolutely girl! We are just starting to understand that we need ethical principles and limits also in social media, not just in "real life" because virtual reality is part of our lives and we need to get responsable for what we post. I teach philosophy to young teens and I believe is very important to show them the apparent truth behind this kind of content and to be critical and not compare with this persons, we need to start teaching than at every single school ASAP, I have to change my program to teach it because it's not in the curriculum but it's so important.
I found my husband actively following/liking pictures of a veryyyyy risqué cosplayer just after having our second baby and it knocked me down so hard! Between postpartum hormones and my body still recovering from pregnancy, it shattered my confidence. Watching your videos made me feel so much better, and in turn I looked into some real photos of this girl. She was so...normal! I found hips, curves, cellulite and skin texture. Thank you for giving me the confidence to step back and look at the world through a realistic lense. I am finally coming to love myself as a strong mama of two, this body has done so much for me! ❤
Oh gosh, l would be so gutted if that happened to me! You seem to have such a healthy attitude about it, l’m glad to hear it. I wonder if the husband has seen the cosplayer’s unedited photos..
If I found my husband doing that, it would have been straight to divorce. I can’t be with a man who would disrespect our relationship. I’d lose all respect for him and seeing his face would evoke disgust within me. Robyn, you deserve better than that.
Today I was talking to a woman who had 4 children and she said she had no stretch marks..... here I am, no children and have stretch marks all over from puberty.... I did not feel bad about myself at all... I just told her we are all made different and a lot of it's genetics. Your videos helped me to embrace who I am inside and out and not compare myself to other women
I don't feel bad for these women who Photoshop their photos and when they get caught complain about the beauty standards. They are literally perpetuating, causing and participating in the beauty standards by editing their photos while pretending they aren't to begin with. No pity at all for them. If they are honest about their photos being edited and show that it's not real or tag that it's Photoshop then you know that's a totally different thing and I have major respect for that. But you don't get to complain about having to follow a beauty standard when you are literally perpetuating it. Like I did not feel bad at all when Khloe Kardashian freaked the f*** out when that normal photo of her leaked. She is a MAJOR perpetuator of the standard she's complaining about. That would be like me complaining about my house being robbed while I'm also committing robberies of other people's houses.
My mum is in her 40s and has had 3 children. Zero stretch marks. I’m 25 and have some on my breasts from puberty. We’re all different and not all women lie. It seems that most women on social media edit their photos as most have stretch marks and cellulite and are larger in real life.
And just fyi, it’s not just the “younger audience” as everybody tends to say. This is having an impact on everyone. I’m almost 38 and it definitely has an impact on me. As if living my life in a culture where everyone has something to say about the next person’s body wasn’t enough… and people my age have more purchase power to get invasive surgeries done to make ourselves look like facetuned….ENOUGH WITH THIS BODYSHAMING CULTURE!
And as we get older a lot of people view women over the age of 30 as old which is insane! It’s like we’re old trash as soon as we’re 30. I hate that. Ageism is so frustrating. Turn 30 doesn’t make you forget all of the things that happened to us when we were in our teens and 20s
AGREED. i used to work retail at a clothing store mostly middle aged and older women (40s-60s) shopped at, and i was SHOCKED by the comments they would make about their own bodies. they almost seemed to respect their bodies less than the young women i’ve been around… it’s absolutely not just a young person thing
Never stop posting these videos! Please! Every women of every age should watch your videos because feeling beautiful these days is very difficult. It is so sad to hear about all these beautiful young ladies getting plastic surgery before they even turn 20. No matter how much they try to stop you from telling the public the truth, don’t give up. You are doing such a brave thing. You are awesome! You have made me feel so much better about myself!
Wow actual body positivity. You aren't shaming these Instagram models for having real life bodies, you are showing us that with photoshop filters no body looks as perfect as presented on social media. This is a powerful video for accepting yourself as you are and if wanted working to better yourself in accordance to realistic (not photoshop) standards. Great job. Subscribed!
Omg! Personally, I think Tash's body looks sooo much more gorgeous in her natural body rather than the "instagram one"! The curves just looks more realistic and beautiful!
Agreed, seeing the first photos of her from her Instagram I audibly said "Damn she's in her thirties?", and then seeing the real photos of her, yeah, she looks like a woman in her early thirties, which isn't a thing to be ashamed of **at all** she is a human who has been on this earth for 3 decades, for her to look as if she had only been here for 2 would be honestly quite abnormal
Blessed goodnight to you all , straight from jamaica 🇯🇲 I so in love with your videos , I started watching you two weeks now and am addicted watching your videos your the best i have ever lessen to on UA-cam... love you girl...
This is why it's so healthy to ditch Instagram. Really helps you to appreciate what people look like in daily life and minimize the facade presented in social media.
I used to have a tiny little waist and big hips when I was 15 and really nice skin as well. Something I think we need to understand is that a woman won't have the same figure as a teenager. I felt SO bad that I got severe depression when my hips and waist started to grow when I was 23. These bodies actually exist in real life and I see them all the time in Latin America, but that's a girl's body, not a woman's. I would love to see you talking about this. :)
*UA-cam*: you can’t show pictures of women in bikinis or we’ll demonetize you! *Also UA-cam*: music videos like WAP and all kinds of hyper sexuality are displayed and ads are turned on
i’m so glad i’ve been watching these! i’m sixteen and i’m very grateful that i’ve stopped comparing myself to everyone.. it truly did make a difference in my life!! thanks steph!
Makes you wonder. If 95% of us has cellulite and it’s clearly just part of us, then who and why made it a ‘thing’ and came up with a name for it???? It could be known as… you know thighs ? We all have them. Fascinating, isn’t it?
Marketers did. To sell cellulite cream & treatments. It's a historical fact, like the invention of "BO" as a marketing term (and Coke's Santa Claus, which actually majorly changed people's idea of Santa. 🤯) It's genuinely brilliant, isn't it? Like how "natural" brows are in, yet there are more (& more expensive) products & treatments "required" for them than ever...
I mean yeah it done look nice but then knowone looks like they do on the magazine even the super models don’t I wouldn’t bother about ppl seeing stretch marks and stuff like that knowones perfect far from it it is how it is
I just feel so much for the girls in their early and late teens right now. I didn’t get a smart phone and Instagram until I was 19 (25 now) and I cannot even imagine how hard it would be to see these images while your brain is still in so much development. You’re very malleable in your teens and it’s so hard to decipher your own emotions and what is real and what isn’t. I hope your videos reach even more young women and men.
It's so sad that we've gotten to a point where even these gorgeous women who have incredible bodies that they have clearly earned and work so hard for, even they can't just post a normal naturally beautiful picture to the internet. How the hell did we get here? You're doing incredible work hun, hopefully UA-cam grows a brain cell or two and realizes how important these videos are.
I know you know how important your videos are, but I need to tell you again anyways. You have changed my life. I have suffered from multiple eating disorders and had such bad anxiety while getting dressed I would break down and cry. Ever since watching your videos, my self love and self confidence has been completely turned around. I hear your encouraging words in my head whenever I have doubts. Thank you for all the hard work you put in!
Would you ever do a video specifically on fitness influencers? It seems like in the fitness community people talk so much about "healthy habits" and "embracing/ accepting your body" but meanwhile these women have seemingly perfect figures- even more so than typical influencers. I'd be so curious to see what they look like day to day.
Greg Doucette does a thing called "Natty or Not?" . Granted, he has a very loud way of doing his analysis (and I don't always agree with all his points), but some of it is super enlightening (especially since he offers his view from a pro bodybuilding standpoint)
I lived in a ritzy town in CO where a very well known fitness influencer (millions of followers) also lived at the time, I personally followed her and knew what she looked like from IG. One day at the local farmers market I saw her and a friend at the fruit stand nextdoor and while still in great shape and beautiful she looked VERY different. This was 3 years ago now and the beginning of me understanding the truth on this topic
@@cnsm5060 I saw this too, it's literally ridiculous. It's also insulting to the people that study fitness day in and day out but then get shunned away by fake influencers.
as much as seeing videos likes these has helped me accept my normal body, seeing women in real life (friends, classmates, etc.) dress the way they want, show how confident they are, and love themselves publicly has had by far the biggest impact on me. So if you are a woman who lives your life showing off how confident you are and how much you love every part of your body, I just want to say thank you. You're not just helping yourself, you're helping everyone around you!
@@sof482 I believe that they're aware of how utterly damaging and dangerous their false image is. I think there is privilege that comes along with the false image of themselves. I believe they feel good knowing "everyone" aspires to be like them. Admiration + a Paycheck means more to celebs than random people's self esteem. But thats just my opinion.
@@panasheguta3440 I’m not saying it’s their responsibility, it’s just the complete lack of any sort of reality being shown when it comes to editing etc It just seems unjust when the influence they have is so huge to deceive so many people
What gets me is how easy it can be to see that someone has a filter on their face, but if there isn't anything warped in the background, just how believable and well done some of the body editing is. If the proportions aren't absolutely impossible it's so easy to accept what we are viewing as reality! Crazy. Can't wait for having internal organs to be fashionable again 🤣😘
I was fortunate to grow up in an era when strong, athletic figures were in vogue-think Cindy Crawford, Rachel Hunter, Kathy Ireland. I’m sure there were “edits” then, too, but there was at least the possibility that a woman could look like them and it did spur me on to get strong and fit.
THISSSSS IS BEAUTIFUL, THANKS STEPHANIE! it's crazy how some influencers look so flawless and barbie-doll like, but the real life pictures and realistic pictures of them is totally different and...NORMAL.
I do not only LOVE the fact that you give us a warm reality check when it comes to social media (I actually recommended you to my mom, who was shocked but also very relieved since she is very insecure of her body) but also giving lots of love to the 'natural' bodies as well!!! I think it is really important to also add that positivity in your message.
“We breathe out”. I appreciate you so much. I recommend your channel to all girls and women I know. You are doing such an important job doing this. Thank you!
I’m a 29 year old mother of 3 and these videos are so eye opening for me. I’ve struggled with eating disorders in my past and after having 3 lovely children, of course my body looks different. I’ve been loving it more everyday and these videos really do help put things in perspective
I think the edited and non edited looks equally as good as the other. I was trying to decide which looked better but then I realized they both were equally as pleasing to the eye in different ways. I don't know how else to explain it.
I’m a professional model in LA and my waist measurement can go from 24” to 29” in one day😂😂 It’s also totally dependent on your current health, water retention, sodium intake, sleep schedule, etc. No one should ever judge another woman/person on this, period!
This whole influencer culture is very misogynistic and unhealthy for mind and body. Greta Thunberg is influencer goals, not photoshopped Kardashian-like people. This trend is very disturbing and is causing irreparable damage to so many young females. I agree with you - they need to just stop.
Thank you Steph for showing us the realistic reality of pictures and social media, you honestly make me feel SO much better about myself, love you and I enjoy these series you do! ❤️❤️ X
I was feeling bad about my body( i am not even overweight). Thank god youtube recommend your video instead of some diet or exercise. I now feel so confident since I found. Thankyou for being that big sister for me. We need more women like you!❤❤❤
I admire you for using your platform to talk about these very real issues in social media, and how it can infiltrate our heads subliminally as it’s repetitively shoved in our faces! This is a wonderful thing to make the younger generations to come (and ourselves!) aware of so they understand what is real and really ponder where true beauty lies :)
I fight with a ED been fighting it through highschool; this video helped me eat a meal today and not feel bad about myself. Thank you so much for videos like this. I'm a bigger girl and make dark jokes saying I won't die over it. Really can I am eating right and working out but I'm not loosing enough wight for my liking. I'm trying my best to get out of the toxic mind set. You are helping me do so. Thank you so much.
You did not gain the weight you are trying to lose in a day so you will not lose it in a day. Progress is progress, love yourself, strive to be healthy, and then weight loss will just be a pleasant side effect of loving yourself and being healthy. Good luck with everything. Do not be too hard on yourself .
@@nonochangbinno Thank you I am doing a lot better. You broughttaers to my eyes. It's why I speak so much on it. It can mess you up and I want everyone to have a good happy life. I wish you all the best, all love and happyness.
I love your message! I remember being in my 20's and even 30's striving for that "perfect" body. Wasting all that time with what really WAS a perfect body but not enjoying it. Now, 2 kids later and in my 40's, I don't wish to be young but I wish people (especially women) would enjoy where you're at RIGHT NOW. It may never be better than right now! ❤
I used to have an ED. I still watch triggering content. I think I clicked this subconsciously to shame myself but your video was so healing. I feel so much compassion for all of us. Thank you
I hope you keep making these type videos; they're important. It's disturbing that these kinds get taken down or demonetized and makes me suspicious about just how deep that rabbit hole goes...
Steph, *thank you* . Tash is the first model you've covered who has anything like the degree of cellulite I have after years using a wheelchair. I'm naturally slender, + against all odds my bottom is still pert, but I am dimples from knee to hip, & honestly I so often feel like no-one beautiful looks like me, even under the retouching. I live in terror of being seen in bathers, & I stopped dating because I was constantly in my head about a guy being excited to get me "out of the wrapping-paper" + then being super disappointed or even turned off by what I look like naked. Thanks for making me feel less alone. You don't know just how much these videos are worth; every one improves a life. So thank you, dear lady. Thank you.❤
I've got cellulite, but if you use flattering or low light you can hardly see it. Think candlelight or pink himalayan salt lamps and you're golden :) just a thought that may help you get past the dating stuff until you feel confident with your partner :)
Unless the man is UNBELIEVABLY shallow he won't care about your cellulite. Men are actually very kind and forgiving, the good ones I mean. Find a man who is smart and kind and funny and not a bodybuilder and I PROMISE he will see your true beauty.
AS ALWAYS I love your ideas, your message, the way you express your opinions without ever taking down anybody. Your videos have been a major help for me realizing how much social media had impacted me negatively in terms of hating a lot of things about myslef. And I really admire you for still uploading these videos despite the risk of them being demonetized or taken down... Thank you Stephanie
ok honestly love these videos, I'm the 'fat' one in the family and I'm always being called fat or being compared to pig by my family members, breaking much of my confidence, and up to this day, I'm still quite reluctant to wear certain clothing. I'm not jealous of influencers or anything it just gives a false stand of what beauty stands are and what is expected me to keep up with and anyone can post what they like but, influencing standards to a point that it destroys common image or natural body types making young girls especially to hate themselves is a bit disappointing.
I’m speechless at how curated Natasha’s pictures are on Instagram. I’m astonished… very eye opening! Thank you for doing this! 💕 definitely no one is flawless.
I want to say a big "THANK YOU“ to you!!!! I'm so glad that I found your channel, not only for me and my selfconfidence but also for my daughter. Although she is only 7 right now, I know she will get older and she will be confronted with all these body goals and the media and all this shit. So I will save your videos to show them to her when she is old enough and I hope that she will find them as helpfull in her future as I find them helpfull right now. Keep doing, what you do!!!! You and the work you do are amazing!!!🤗👍🏻
I needed another one of these! This came right on time!!! I want to be an influencer but I’m trying to do things to make me more positive. Like if I post a photo of myself I always post the complete, unedited version alongside it. Try to make funny videos without filters or when I look just norm. You really inspire me to be honest and love myself!
Influencers like you and Noel Deyzel, who strive to have a _positive_ influence, give my faith in humanity a fighting chance. Thank you for your content and lot of love from Germany 😊
This is how I plan on teaching my daughter. I struggling with body image and have since I was a child. I watched all the women in my family do the same. I can’t let her feel any less. Thank you for this. 💕
As a woman who has struggled her whole life with anorexia and BDD, I find your videos very very healthy. I wished I could have seen them when I was a teen. You are doing a great service to young girls.
I feel so bad for kids growing up in today's world. The struggle and pressure to be perfect. You are doing a good thing by shining light onto the REAL appearances of the "Instagram Lifestyle". A lot of children/teenagers believe in what they see as real. They do not see the real work that goes into looking the way they present themselves to the watching world. Thank you!
Absolutely flawless analysis!! I cringe some times when people get half way there like - yes it’s messed up but we do not have to bash these people for how they actually look or their being self conscious or judge them for posting beach photos or anything sexy. Great job!! and also you’re very to the point. Didn’t feel the need to skip any part of the video at all. I hope you get the views you deserve!!
Stephanie!! Thank you so much for showing your legs. I honestly think you are one of the most beautiful people (inside (from what i can tell on YT) and outside) that i have ever seen, so seeing even you with cellulite makes me feel better about mine. Just thank you so much for including that small clip, i personally really appreciate your realness esp when it comes to these influencers in real life videos.
Every time I start feeling out of touch with reality from looking at certain celebs and influencers on Instagram I come and rewatch your videos and it makes me feel so much more confident and grateful for my body and everything it can do! I am so lucky to have this body that can make babies, lift heavy weights and ENJOY YUMMY FOOD!!! Thank you so much Steph for being that reminder when I need it! You are doing amazing and important work! ❤️❤️❤️
I am a 59 year old and I want you to know I LOVE your message. It doesn’t matter how old or how young we are, we all want to look “perfect” and seeing these pics over and over, I actually started believing that well, maybe these pictures of influencers ARE real. THANK YOU so much for what you do. It matters... 💞
Please keep making these videos! I am 14 turning 15 and even though I think that these kind of pictures don't affect me, at the end of the day they do affect me. Videos like these, especially your videos, have got me loving my candid and "ugly" photos and selfies! You're sending out a very important message into the world
Ugh Stephanie I just adore you. You are such a beautiful human. You haven’t even met me but you make me feel beautiful. My confidence has grown enormously since you started making these videos and I’m able to be proud of my postpartum mum bod. Thank you for devoting so much of your time and energy into making others see the beauty in themselves, you are truly a gem. 💎 💕
I agree so much! Her videos have really helped with my self-esteem as well because she lets us see that EVERYONE, even the “perfect” ones, are human and have “imperfections”, and our uniqueness is what makes us special ☺️
I watch all your videos and love this one! I’d really like to see you do another compilation of celebs/influencers without makeup just looking like normal women in normal clothes. Sometimes I feel very insecure when I don’t wear makeup but then even when I do wear makeup I feel like it doesn’t look as perfect as you’d see on Instagram and then it makes me feel even worse about myself because I feel like no matter how hard I try I’ll never be as beautiful as these women you see online.
@@stephanielange love it! ❤️🤗I really appreciate it and will be sure to keep an eye out for it. Another idea of a particular celeb you could do a video on would be Shay Mitchell?
If you haven’t seen her already, Emily Skye (fitness influencer) is fab at showing how different her body looks at different angles and compares her body to posed photos and unposed. Great role model for women 👏🏻
You're videos are honestly so helpful! SO sorry that they're getting taken down. I think youtube see's the change you and others like you are bringing to our society and demonitizes it because they know how much money they can loose if girls became confident in their own skin. Thanks so much for all the work you put in for these videos!!
One thing I'd love to see tackled more is Tiktok filters. Usually when I watch tiktoks on youtube (don't have tiktok myself), it often makes me kinda insecure because everyone's so cute. Then last week I realized it's a filter that creates this look (it honestly made me feel so much better realizing this). Also, I realized you focus mainly on cellulite and skin, but I love these kind of breakdowns because it makes me realize not everyone has those gorgeous legs, and most people have the same kinda legs as I do (my own insecurity), and also that people look a lot less tall in real life.
Ugh..... I'm so sick of all these woman making us think they look this way! If everyone would just be real and show their flaws imagine what that would do for woman? Don't ever stop being you and putting out this content, you rock 🤘
It's a collective action problem unfortunately. Everyone would benefit if people just posted unphotoshopped photos, but if everyone did that, individual people would benefit from being the only "perfect" looking person on social media. Thus, everyone edits their photos in an attempt to look better than is possible.
When I was young, I did have that insta-body growing up on the sunny beaches of California. Slim, fit, hourglass, long legs, no cellulite. I remember not feeling good enough or pretty enough. I spent my gorgeous youth feeling insecure because people were so cruel. Women were catty and jealous. Men where either too afraid to approach, or sleazy. Even my mother was uncomfortable with a beautiful daughter. I'm 57 now and old habits die hard- it's still a conscious decision to remain in a state of acceptance. Oh, and nothing much has changed- women are still jealous, and men either avoid me or proposition me. Girls, love yourself in all your glory!
I really appreciate how you expose other people so politely but also How you’re not afraid to expose yourself as well. You’re so humble and helpful can you make me love myself more, thank you
We need more people like you giving this kinda messages to the world, specially when the most affected ones are teenagers/young girls/men, I wish I had heard this kind of stuff as a teen.
I absolutely love this woman. As a young person, I am unbelievably greatful for these videos. She doesn't shame these women and preaches true body positivity. She also addresses these influencers with a lot of empathy. Massive respect. Lots of love ❤️
Posting only the highlight reel of one's life has many implications. Seeing Kim Kardashian's NEGATIVE reaction to a photo of her with cellulite really got me thinking.
Thank you so much Stephanie for always keeping it real. I absolutely adore you for all you do at trying to help so many to realize how fake and toxic social media in general can be. I am scared to see how our youth and young adults will be affected by all of these visuals of "perfection" in 10 or 20 years time. I see so many getting surgery, fillers, botox or even "Thread Lifts" at younger and younger ages and it's truly frightening! I'm in my mid 40's and I can tell you that all my friends have "tramp stamp" tattoos on our lower backs because they were all the rage and NEARLY ALL of us regret them. While I didn't have breast implants done, a lot of my friends did and I can't think of a single one that still has them any longer! They've ALL had them removed as they've caused problems (and yes, they're just not as popular as they once were in the 90's and early 00's as you can see by the many celebrities and models getting them removed.) Can you imagine how these girls will feel having butt implants, BBL's and other surgical procedures done at such a young age when trends change every 10-15 years as they inevitably do? Look at every era in the 1900's and how all body types, eyebrow shapes, lips, etc changed dramatically every decade! Heck, look at "Instagram brows" or "Contouring" or "Under eye concealer" techniques from even 2015 and look at how they've changed in just 6 years!!!!! Let the lesson be here that if you take good care of your body and skin, (taking the advice of a good doctor and dermatologist) using sunscreen and starting on a regular skincare routine from a young age and do the bare minimum until you really need it, you can look amazing at EVERY age. I've had to remember that not everyone gets the chance to age. It took having cancer to realize that not every day is guaranteed and I'm thankful for every day I have. That doesn't mean I don't care about my beauty routine, it does help me to remember how lucky I am to be able to age gracefully and with my health. 😊 Thanks for helping everyone to remember that they're perfect just as they are! 💕 Sending much love to you all!
I've never watched any of your videos before and I love that you doing this I am a 56 yr old When selfies became the trend I could not understand I because growing up my generations would consider taking pictures of yourself with yourself was conceited as anything family photos a group to celebrate a memorable moment sure! But to sit there day after day and just take pictures of yourself is something to be talked about by itself. I'm so glad you're doing this because I have 2 grand daughters aged 12 and 3 they are absolutely beautiful they are told it everyday for them to see this picture of perfection that media wants you to believe to buy their products You rock on girl! Consider yourself fighing for the younger generation! Media is slowing losing their control and are well aware.
Since I discovered your channel my confidence went higher and higher! Thank you! You really made me not only accept my body, but also love it just as it is! I wouldn't change a thing about myself now! ❤
Steph! You are a gem! I honestly have no problem with the audio! We can still get the msg loud and clear and it's just good to see you 🥰 love from New Zealand 🇳🇿 ❤
This is suuuuper interesting. Your videos have been coming up on my home page for a while now and I specifically did not watch them because I thought you were shaming the poor women only to my surprise that you're actually extremely kind and uplifting in more ways than one! Thanks for sharing the self-love message x glad I watched it!
If any influencer is perfect, It is YOU, Stephanie!!! I have said this before and must say it again: you are real and relatable and inclusive. You are caring and empathetic - everything we want our young girls to become as young women. As far as I am concerned, UA-cam should STOP taking down any of your videos!! Young girls and women are being harmed by social media on the regular. Your videos are instructive, empowering and uplifting! NEVER STOP STRIVING!!!
I love you for making these videos, they make me feel better about myself every damn time! And people who say this is bodyshaming did NOT get the point
I guess the thing that bothers me the most is when "influencers" like Tasha are known for their bikini bodies and make tons of money from their photos and the difference between the photos and real life is so huge. She's not just smoothing out cellulite and correcting skin tone... she's making herself appear taller by significantly thinning out her legs, making her waist several inches smaller with substantially more muscle definition. It's frustrating to see that she essentially has a career as a flawless bikini model when she actually is very average, and there are many people who look pretty close to her edited pics in real life and they are working real jobs.( And no, I'm not referring to myself as I am average as well)
i agree - i also find this about models - who were beautiful when they started - but became glamorous and re viewed and such after surgery - but then it's not natural beauty - anyone can have surgery and become beautiful - what we love about models is the natural beauty which isn't in existance any more... (in the magazines)
So true If they want to pretend they are perfect when they have so many imperfections , it's people's as job to call them out. Not healthy especialy for young girls
Thank you, my mom is a little gym obsessed and I'm just trying to balance fit life and happy life. My weight is normal and healthy, but I'm heavier than I used to be as a teenager. And I got some cellulite, which I didn't even notice until she started giving me tips on getting rid of it. Thanks to you, and some other creators, I could tell her that cellulite is natural instead of getting a new insecurity:)
It's crazy some of the UA-cam restrictions. Most don't make sense to me. I love your videos. Shows us women that it is not reality what people post on social media and we should not compare ourselves to them. Thank you so much for what you do!!!!!!!! I share links to your videos with my two daughters and my 3 nieces.
I've literally never heard of any of these "influencers" in any of your videos, and that makes me feel good about myself lol It is interesting to see how different people can look though. Even what people can do with makeup blows my mind, let alone the insane world of surgery and insta distortion.
Stephanie, I’ve been watching you since this year, and you’ve helped me with my confidence so much. I don’t look at photos anymore and think “why can’t I look like that?” because I know I’m beautiful and unique in my own way. :) for that I thank you ♥️
Whenever I'm feeling insecure about my body I just watch one of your videos and I instantly feel better! You are like medicine to social media overdose. Thank you for consistently reminding us that social media is fakkkeeee
I got my 15 year old daughter watching you. She said she had no idea how fake social media is and how much better you made her feel. She got her friends watching you too. THANK-YOU for getting through to my daughter the way I couldn't. You have honestly changed her life and several of her friends. I actually see a huge difference in all of their confidence, thanks to you!! PLEASE continue these videos. You're helping SO many young kids and adults lives by these. ❤❤
Omg 😭😭😭😭 that makes me so happy
Brilliant, you are saving her whole friend group from so much, great job✨⭐️
So wonderful that's less girls influenced by this fake culture called sm.
Its so shitty to hear that these *important* videos get demonetized.. youtube is in the fake social media as well... :( you are helping so many people. (Including me
Aw I love this so much
Another thing that is worrisome is the fact that boys will also think this is how women should look. They could end up expecting girls they are dating to not have cellulite and have a tiny waist.
This is it exactly and what needs changing
It takes some men a few relationships to realize what is and isn't a reasonable expectation. Or one relationship with a VERY patient woman (lol).
No that's not on those women. Its on porn. Porn is the root of all their expectations for women's bodies
They already do thats why they are always searching for someone better and staring blind on something that isn't real...what results in depressed woman who think that they are never good enough 😔 im one of them and I've noticed the same problem on my husband.
My oldest son is 14 and we have had this conversation multiple times. I have also shared one of these videos with him. It’s important for everyone to have a grasp on reality.
I love how you fight this fight so passionately yet respectfully. The voice of truth, the vigilante we all need.
Omg vigilante 😆 I love that!
I have a 25 yr old daughter who has been trying for so long to lose weight... because she sees women like this and gets depressed because she cannot be what society deems acceptable....I showed her this and I've seen her sincerely smile for the first time in the longest time. Thank You and God Bless.
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Is it me or do they all look better in the real photos?
Far sexier and womanly without the fake filters to me.
Gotta say you're absolutely lovely Stephanie!
Keep doing what you're doing, need more of it.
I would love if you did videos about male celebrities, cause I don’t see them as often and I think they would be interesting to talk about as well
I might do if people wanna see that!
Yess
@@stephanielange I feel like it would be a really interesting video if you're up for it 😊
@@stephanielange with peace and love. I'm not as interested in that really. Women are more pressured into looking good. So it's nice to see the reality of women
@@stephanielange yes please!
I'm a teen girl and after I started watching Stephanie I started to feel much more confident in me and my body, and I KNOW I'm not the only one!
Me too 🤝🏻
you go girl!
same !
Same 🤜🤛
same!
I read a comment on tiktok the other day that said something along the lines of "even the beauty standard can't achieve the beauty standard" and its so true, the media has created such unachievable standards that even people who have access to so much money can't even attain the standard.
To think of it from the influencers standpoint it must be horrible, feeling like you constantly have to alter yourself otherwise people will discover the real you isn't as godly as they thought. Body dysmorphia must be so rampant within this community
I like that comment. Society created this image that everyone is trying to reach but cant.
Even if a really hot and fit influencer posted unedited pics and talks about how their pics are unedited suddenly they’re a “body positive influencer”
This is the biggest problem I think. STOP Calling a standard! There is nothing standard about that, these are the exception. People need to stop finding the most perfect picture of the most perfect person and call it a standard. Calling it an unobtainable standard, still labels it as a standard. Men don't thin Arnold or Stallone are the standard, we understand they are very unique.
See, I don't feel sorry for influencers feeling the pressure to fit within particular standards. Just don't become an influencer. Surely they had to be fake from the beginning to get to influencer status.
As I sit here, with tears in my eyes….I thank you for this style of video. At 52 years of age; I am experiencing hormonal changes; first signs of cellulite; soft mid section; dietary/digestive issues, etc…..and seeing that we are not alone in your body dysmorphia is just what the doctor ordered. Eating disorders are real soul suckers…..I, as many do, suffered this in my early 20’s. Thankfully and doctor was so straight up honest with me; harshly too….it changed my entire outlook. But, these recent changes are taking a tinny toll…..but, this and your previous videos are so encouraging; uplifting and amazing!! Thank you!!!!
Look into naturopath realm for numerous solutions to your digestive issues. Stay far faaaaaaar away from pharma crap.
As a 14 year old (soon 15), I genuinely want to thank you for letting me know that social media is really fake, it gained me so much more confidence and i just love these videos. I probably watched all of your videos that bring up this subject.
Influencers have the right to post what they want, but it doesn’t mean they should.
With great power comes great responsibility, these influencers are irresponsible.
Yes it’s harsh to say, but we gotta call it as it is.
People see it as harmful to society, But i see it as a harm to oneself. To feel you’re not going to be accepted so you edit yourself to THAT extent beyond recognition, let’s not talk about society, let’s talk about the betrayal to yourself.
I agree with you. I can’t help but keep noticing how Stephanie calls them “confident” but isn’t that contradictory? They edit their photos to hide how they really are.
Absolutely girl! We are just starting to understand that we need ethical principles and limits also in social media, not just in "real life" because virtual reality is part of our lives and we need to get responsable for what we post. I teach philosophy to young teens and I believe is very important to show them the apparent truth behind this kind of content and to be critical and not compare with this persons, we need to start teaching than at every single school ASAP, I have to change my program to teach it because it's not in the curriculum but it's so important.
Just what I was thinking. Why can't they just post their real pics? I won't even follow these "influencers" on Instagram.
Boom! 🎤
Agreed. They are posting lies. Like you said, they have the right to be liars but liars after all.
I found my husband actively following/liking pictures of a veryyyyy risqué cosplayer just after having our second baby and it knocked me down so hard! Between postpartum hormones and my body still recovering from pregnancy, it shattered my confidence. Watching your videos made me feel so much better, and in turn I looked into some real photos of this girl. She was so...normal! I found hips, curves, cellulite and skin texture. Thank you for giving me the confidence to step back and look at the world through a realistic lense. I am finally coming to love myself as a strong mama of two, this body has done so much for me! ❤
Oh gosh, l would be so gutted if that happened to me! You seem to have such a healthy attitude about it, l’m glad to hear it. I wonder if the husband has seen the cosplayer’s unedited photos..
I'd be so sad if my partner did that.
you have such a beautiful face, don't let things like that affect you.
Omg have you seen yourself in the mirror? You look GORGEOUS. Your face is just angelic.
If I found my husband doing that, it would have been straight to divorce. I can’t be with a man who would disrespect our relationship. I’d lose all respect for him and seeing his face would evoke disgust within me. Robyn, you deserve better than that.
Today I was talking to a woman who had 4 children and she said she had no stretch marks..... here I am, no children and have stretch marks all over from puberty.... I did not feel bad about myself at all... I just told her we are all made different and a lot of it's genetics. Your videos helped me to embrace who I am inside and out and not compare myself to other women
I don't feel bad for these women who Photoshop their photos and when they get caught complain about the beauty standards. They are literally perpetuating, causing and participating in the beauty standards by editing their photos while pretending they aren't to begin with. No pity at all for them. If they are honest about their photos being edited and show that it's not real or tag that it's Photoshop then you know that's a totally different thing and I have major respect for that. But you don't get to complain about having to follow a beauty standard when you are literally perpetuating it. Like I did not feel bad at all when Khloe Kardashian freaked the f*** out when that normal photo of her leaked. She is a MAJOR perpetuator of the standard she's complaining about. That would be like me complaining about my house being robbed while I'm also committing robberies of other people's houses.
She's probably lying 😝
My mum is in her 40s and has had 3 children. Zero stretch marks. I’m 25 and have some on my breasts from puberty. We’re all different and not all women lie. It seems that most women on social media edit their photos as most have stretch marks and cellulite and are larger in real life.
Same here sis no kids. I didn't get any from puberty I just gained 2 stone in my early 20s
Embrace your tight stripes❤️ I love mine
And just fyi, it’s not just the “younger audience” as everybody tends to say. This is having an impact on everyone. I’m almost 38 and it definitely has an impact on me. As if living my life in a culture where everyone has something to say about the next person’s body wasn’t enough… and people my age have more purchase power to get invasive surgeries done to make ourselves look like facetuned….ENOUGH WITH THIS BODYSHAMING CULTURE!
couldn't agree more
And as we get older a lot of people view women over the age of 30 as old which is insane! It’s like we’re old trash as soon as we’re 30. I hate that. Ageism is so frustrating. Turn 30 doesn’t make you forget all of the things that happened to us when we were in our teens and 20s
AGREED. i used to work retail at a clothing store mostly middle aged and older women (40s-60s) shopped at, and i was SHOCKED by the comments they would make about their own bodies. they almost seemed to respect their bodies less than the young women i’ve been around… it’s absolutely not just a young person thing
This is THE comment ❤️
Me too !!
Never stop posting these videos! Please! Every women of every age should watch your videos because feeling beautiful these days is very difficult. It is so sad to hear about all these beautiful young ladies getting plastic surgery before they even turn 20. No matter how much they try to stop you from telling the public the truth, don’t give up. You are doing such a brave thing. You are awesome! You have made me feel so much better about myself!
Wow actual body positivity. You aren't shaming these Instagram models for having real life bodies, you are showing us that with photoshop filters no body looks as perfect as presented on social media. This is a powerful video for accepting yourself as you are and if wanted working to better yourself in accordance to realistic (not photoshop) standards. Great job. Subscribed!
This channel has really been a big part with my recovery from bulimia
Edit: Thank you to everyone for the support and kind words. I really am trying❤
Oh wow ❤️ keep going my love
Proud of you. You can do it dear. Much love. From a nurse.
♥️♥️♥️ you’ve got this! One day at a time.
That's incredible! Well done! We're all so proud of you! Keep it up, you're awesome ❤❤❤
SO PROUD OF YOU!!!!! I know how hard this journey is, and I hope you always love yourself as fully as you are able to every day.
Omg! Personally, I think Tash's body looks sooo much more gorgeous in her natural body rather than the "instagram one"! The curves just looks more realistic and beautiful!
Isn’t she beaut 😍
Agreed, seeing the first photos of her from her Instagram I audibly said "Damn she's in her thirties?", and then seeing the real photos of her, yeah, she looks like a woman in her early thirties, which isn't a thing to be ashamed of **at all** she is a human who has been on this earth for 3 decades, for her to look as if she had only been here for 2 would be honestly quite abnormal
Same ! Ishe is soooooo beautiful !!!
Blessed goodnight to you all , straight from jamaica 🇯🇲 I so in love with your videos , I started watching you two weeks now and am addicted watching your videos your the best i have ever lessen to on UA-cam... love you girl...
This is why it's so healthy to ditch Instagram. Really helps you to appreciate what people look like in daily life and minimize the facade presented in social media.
I did ditch it almost 2 years ago as well. So good.
Same I got rid of insta too I've never been so happier with a clearer perspective of what I want in my life
@@OceanTea.music-otmf exactly!
I used to have a tiny little waist and big hips when I was 15 and really nice skin as well. Something I think we need to understand is that a woman won't have the same figure as a teenager. I felt SO bad that I got severe depression when my hips and waist started to grow when I was 23. These bodies actually exist in real life and I see them all the time in Latin America, but that's a girl's body, not a woman's. I would love to see you talking about this. :)
*UA-cam*: you can’t show pictures of women in bikinis or we’ll demonetize you!
*Also UA-cam*: music videos like WAP and all kinds of hyper sexuality are displayed and ads are turned on
The hypocrisy is real
RIDICULOUSLY RIDICULOUS 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
Stephanie, I appreciate everything you do. The way you approach these topics and hype up women is incredible. You are so needed!
Thank you my beautiful one!! ❤️
i’m so glad i’ve been watching these! i’m sixteen and i’m very grateful that i’ve stopped comparing myself to everyone.. it truly did make a difference in my life!! thanks steph!
Love you 🥰
Makes you wonder. If 95% of us has cellulite and it’s clearly just part of us, then who and why made it a ‘thing’ and came up with a name for it???? It could be known as… you know thighs ? We all have them. Fascinating, isn’t it?
Marketers did. To sell cellulite cream & treatments. It's a historical fact, like the invention of "BO" as a marketing term (and Coke's Santa Claus, which actually majorly changed people's idea of Santa. 🤯) It's genuinely brilliant, isn't it?
Like how "natural" brows are in, yet there are more (& more expensive) products & treatments "required" for them than ever...
The magic of marketing
Wow. Soo so true. Didn’t even think of this
They taught me in marketing class that it was marketers' fault 😆
I mean yeah it done look nice but then knowone looks like they do on the magazine even the super models don’t I wouldn’t bother about ppl seeing stretch marks and stuff like that knowones perfect far from it it is how it is
I just feel so much for the girls in their early and late teens right now. I didn’t get a smart phone and Instagram until I was 19 (25 now) and I cannot even imagine how hard it would be to see these images while your brain is still in so much development. You’re very malleable in your teens and it’s so hard to decipher your own emotions and what is real and what isn’t. I hope your videos reach even more young women and men.
It's so sad that we've gotten to a point where even these gorgeous women who have incredible bodies that they have clearly earned and work so hard for, even they can't just post a normal naturally beautiful picture to the internet. How the hell did we get here?
You're doing incredible work hun, hopefully UA-cam grows a brain cell or two and realizes how important these videos are.
I know you know how important your videos are, but I need to tell you again anyways. You have changed my life. I have suffered from multiple eating disorders and had such bad anxiety while getting dressed I would break down and cry. Ever since watching your videos, my self love and self confidence has been completely turned around. I hear your encouraging words in my head whenever I have doubts. Thank you for all the hard work you put in!
Omg girl 😭❤️ I hope you know how precious and powerful and amazing you are!! X
I love these videos, not because of the exposure, but we should be celebrating our beautiful bodies. We shouldn't live stressing about our bodies.
Exactly ❤️❤️
Would you ever do a video specifically on fitness influencers? It seems like in the fitness community people talk so much about "healthy habits" and "embracing/ accepting your body" but meanwhile these women have seemingly perfect figures- even more so than typical influencers. I'd be so curious to see what they look like day to day.
Yes i would be so keen to hear this too! Blogilates comes to mind!
Greg Doucette does a thing called "Natty or Not?" . Granted, he has a very loud way of doing his analysis (and I don't always agree with all his points), but some of it is super enlightening (especially since he offers his view from a pro bodybuilding standpoint)
I lived in a ritzy town in CO where a very well known fitness influencer (millions of followers) also lived at the time, I personally followed her and knew what she looked like from IG. One day at the local farmers market I saw her and a friend at the fruit stand nextdoor and while still in great shape and beautiful she looked VERY different. This was 3 years ago now and the beginning of me understanding the truth on this topic
I saw on the internet they use sponges to sell you those leggings that make ur bum look “bigger”.
@@cnsm5060 I saw this too, it's literally ridiculous. It's also insulting to the people that study fitness day in and day out but then get shunned away by fake influencers.
as much as seeing videos likes these has helped me accept my normal body, seeing women in real life (friends, classmates, etc.) dress the way they want, show how confident they are, and love themselves publicly has had by far the biggest impact on me. So if you are a woman who lives your life showing off how confident you are and how much you love every part of your body, I just want to say thank you. You're not just helping yourself, you're helping everyone around you!
What a beautiful comment !
I wish they realised how damaging it was to people’s self-esteem 😭
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i’m willing to bet they do 😩
it's not their responsibility to make us feel good about our bodies though, we just have to have more awareness
@@sof482 I believe that they're aware of how utterly damaging and dangerous their false image is. I think there is privilege that comes along with the false image of themselves. I believe they feel good knowing "everyone" aspires to be like them. Admiration + a Paycheck means more to celebs than random people's self esteem. But thats just my opinion.
@@panasheguta3440 I’m not saying it’s their responsibility, it’s just the complete lack of any sort of reality being shown when it comes to editing etc
It just seems unjust when the influence they have is so huge to deceive so many people
What gets me is how easy it can be to see that someone has a filter on their face, but if there isn't anything warped in the background, just how believable and well done some of the body editing is. If the proportions aren't absolutely impossible it's so easy to accept what we are viewing as reality! Crazy. Can't wait for having internal organs to be fashionable again 🤣😘
I was fortunate to grow up in an era when strong, athletic figures were in vogue-think Cindy Crawford, Rachel Hunter, Kathy Ireland. I’m sure there were “edits” then, too, but there was at least the possibility that a woman could look like them and it did spur me on to get strong and fit.
YESSS
THISSSSS IS BEAUTIFUL, THANKS STEPHANIE! it's crazy how some influencers look so flawless and barbie-doll like, but the real life pictures and realistic pictures of them is totally different and...NORMAL.
"Consider me as your internet older sister" girl i see you as my internet mom (especially because my insecurities are rooted by my mom)
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I do not only LOVE the fact that you give us a warm reality check when it comes to social media (I actually recommended you to my mom, who was shocked but also very relieved since she is very insecure of her body) but also giving lots of love to the 'natural' bodies as well!!! I think it is really important to also add that positivity in your message.
“We breathe out”. I appreciate you so much. I recommend your channel to all girls and women I know. You are doing such an important job doing this. Thank you!
Your videos make me feel good, positive, and you are a perfect example of women supporting women, people supporting people.
😭❤️thank you x
I’m a 29 year old mother of 3 and these videos are so eye opening for me. I’ve struggled with eating disorders in my past and after having 3 lovely children, of course my body looks different. I’ve been loving it more everyday and these videos really do help put things in perspective
I think the edited and non edited looks equally as good as the other. I was trying to decide which looked better but then I realized they both were equally as pleasing to the eye in different ways. I don't know how else to explain it.
I’m a professional model in LA and my waist measurement can go from 24” to 29” in one day😂😂 It’s also totally dependent on your current health, water retention, sodium intake, sleep schedule, etc. No one should ever judge another woman/person on this, period!
love this!!
Omg so i have to track my sodium.? Seems impossible lol hahahhs
@@cr5490 no, you do not have to track your sodium.
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mine too! lol I fluctuate like crazy.
If one gullible young girl learns something from this video, you’ve done your job. Also these “influencers “ need to just stop.
I wouldn't say it's gullible young girls, I would say naive. They dont know better. I agree the influencers need to stop.
Totally
This whole influencer culture is very misogynistic and unhealthy for mind and body. Greta Thunberg is influencer goals, not photoshopped Kardashian-like people. This trend is very disturbing and is causing irreparable damage to so many young females. I agree with you - they need to just stop.
Thank you Steph for showing us the realistic reality of pictures and social media, you honestly make me feel SO much better about myself, love you and I enjoy these series you do! ❤️❤️ X
Aw that’s amazing!! Love ya! 💕
Thank you for showing your "flaws" too! Thank you for all you do on this platform! ❤️
Love to you 🥰
I was feeling bad about my body( i am not even overweight). Thank god youtube recommend your video instead of some diet or exercise. I now feel so confident since I found. Thankyou for being that big sister for me. We need more women like you!❤❤❤
I admire you for using your platform to talk about these very real issues in social media, and how it can infiltrate our heads subliminally as it’s repetitively shoved in our faces! This is a wonderful thing to make the younger generations to come (and ourselves!) aware of so they understand what is real and really ponder where true beauty lies :)
I fight with a ED been fighting it through highschool; this video helped me eat a meal today and not feel bad about myself. Thank you so much for videos like this. I'm a bigger girl and make dark jokes saying I won't die over it. Really can I am eating right and working out but I'm not loosing enough wight for my liking. I'm trying my best to get out of the toxic mind set. You are helping me do so. Thank you so much.
You did not gain the weight you are trying to lose in a day so you will not lose it in a day. Progress is progress, love yourself, strive to be healthy, and then weight loss will just be a pleasant side effect of loving yourself and being healthy. Good luck with everything. Do not be too hard on yourself .
For some reason I thought you meant erectile dysfunction at first lol
@@viktoriagabor3251 Nay still lol we are all human and youtube got me into a habit of calling it a ED now.
you are so strong,keep fighting and ask for help please! you will beat this!
@@nonochangbinno Thank you I am doing a lot better. You broughttaers to my eyes. It's why I speak so much on it. It can mess you up and I want everyone to have a good happy life. I wish you all the best, all love and happyness.
I love your message! I remember being in my 20's and even 30's striving for that "perfect" body. Wasting all that time with what really WAS a perfect body but not enjoying it. Now, 2 kids later and in my 40's, I don't wish to be young but I wish people (especially women) would enjoy where you're at RIGHT NOW. It may never be better than right now! ❤
I love your hair colour, it suits you really well!
Thanks love! ❤️
PREACH! Now this is exactly what an influencer should be like! Spreading positive energy and genuineness! So grateful for you Stephanie!
I used to have an ED. I still watch triggering content. I think I clicked this subconsciously to shame myself but your video was so healing. I feel so much compassion for all of us. Thank you
I hope you keep making these type videos; they're important. It's disturbing that these kinds get taken down or demonetized and makes me suspicious about just how deep that rabbit hole goes...
Steph, *thank you* . Tash is the first model you've covered who has anything like the degree of cellulite I have after years using a wheelchair.
I'm naturally slender, + against all odds my bottom is still pert, but I am dimples from knee to hip, & honestly I so often feel like no-one beautiful looks like me, even under the retouching. I live in terror of being seen in bathers, & I stopped dating because I was constantly in my head about a guy being excited to get me "out of the wrapping-paper" + then being super disappointed or even turned off by what I look like naked.
Thanks for making me feel less alone. You don't know just how much these videos are worth; every one improves a life.
So thank you, dear lady. Thank you.❤
I've got cellulite, but if you use flattering or low light you can hardly see it. Think candlelight or pink himalayan salt lamps and you're golden :) just a thought that may help you get past the dating stuff until you feel confident with your partner :)
Unless the man is UNBELIEVABLY shallow he won't care about your cellulite. Men are actually very kind and forgiving, the good ones I mean. Find a man who is smart and kind and funny and not a bodybuilder and I PROMISE he will see your true beauty.
AS ALWAYS I love your ideas, your message, the way you express your opinions without ever taking down anybody. Your videos have been a major help for me realizing how much social media had impacted me negatively in terms of hating a lot of things about myslef. And I really admire you for still uploading these videos despite the risk of them being demonetized or taken down... Thank you Stephanie
ok honestly love these videos, I'm the 'fat' one in the family and I'm always being called fat or being compared to pig by my family members, breaking much of my confidence, and up to this day, I'm still quite reluctant to wear certain clothing. I'm not jealous of influencers or anything it just gives a false stand of what beauty stands are and what is expected me to keep up with and anyone can post what they like but, influencing standards to a point that it destroys common image or natural body types making young girls especially to hate themselves is a bit disappointing.
You poor woman. No one deserves to be talked to like that. They are very small brained ppl.
I’m speechless at how curated Natasha’s pictures are on Instagram. I’m astonished… very eye opening! Thank you for doing this! 💕 definitely no one is flawless.
Hearing you talk about this made me feel really warm and like crying. You're the sweetest person. thank you
I want to say a big "THANK YOU“ to you!!!! I'm so glad that I found your channel, not only for me and my selfconfidence but also for my daughter. Although she is only 7 right now, I know she will get older and she will be confronted with all these body goals and the media and all this shit. So I will save your videos to show them to her when she is old enough and I hope that she will find them as helpfull in her future as I find them helpfull right now.
Keep doing, what you do!!!! You and the work you do are amazing!!!🤗👍🏻
Thank you ❤️❤️❤️
You are an amazing mum
I needed another one of these! This came right on time!!! I want to be an influencer but I’m trying to do things to make me more positive. Like if I post a photo of myself I always post the complete, unedited version alongside it. Try to make funny videos without filters or when I look just norm. You really inspire me to be honest and love myself!
Influencers like you and Noel Deyzel, who strive to have a _positive_ influence, give my faith in humanity a fighting chance. Thank you for your content and lot of love from Germany 😊
This is how I plan on teaching my daughter. I struggling with body image and have since I was a child. I watched all the women in my family do the same. I can’t let her feel any less. Thank you for this. 💕
Usually I love when videos are shorter because I cant stay focus but when Stephanie posts I love them longer 😍
Ahh thank you my love 😄❤️❤️
Your Channel is amazing and so important. Everything you say is positive comments that actually helps our self-esteem. Don't give up please. 🤗
Thank you my love 🙏❤️ means a lot to me
As a woman who has struggled her whole life with anorexia and BDD, I find your videos very very healthy.
I wished I could have seen them when I was a teen.
You are doing a great service to young girls.
I hope you are feeling good and strong and healthy now my love ❤️❤️
@@stephanielange
A team of doctors, a supporting husband, and your reminders. ♥️
Bless you and your family 💗
How can trashing people be healthy?
I feel so bad for kids growing up in today's world. The struggle and pressure to be perfect. You are doing a good thing by shining light onto the REAL appearances of the "Instagram Lifestyle". A lot of children/teenagers believe in what they see as real. They do not see the real work that goes into looking the way they present themselves to the watching world. Thank you!
Absolutely flawless analysis!! I cringe some times when people get half way there like - yes it’s messed up but we do not have to bash these people for how they actually look or their being self conscious or judge them for posting beach photos or anything sexy. Great job!!
and also you’re very to the point. Didn’t feel the need to skip any part of the video at all. I hope you get the views you deserve!!
Stephanie!! Thank you so much for showing your legs. I honestly think you are one of the most beautiful people (inside (from what i can tell on YT) and outside) that i have ever seen, so seeing even you with cellulite makes me feel better about mine. Just thank you so much for including that small clip, i personally really appreciate your realness esp when it comes to these influencers in real life videos.
I´m fourteen and im in a ed recovery. This type or videos helped me so much, like i swear thank u so much for making thiss. Also u are gorgeousssss
Every time I start feeling out of touch with reality from looking at certain celebs and influencers on Instagram I come and rewatch your videos and it makes me feel so much more confident and grateful for my body and everything it can do! I am so lucky to have this body that can make babies, lift heavy weights and ENJOY YUMMY FOOD!!! Thank you so much Steph for being that reminder when I need it! You are doing amazing and important work! ❤️❤️❤️
I am a 59 year old and I want you to know I LOVE your message. It doesn’t matter how old or how young we are, we all want to look “perfect” and seeing these pics over and over, I actually started believing that well, maybe these pictures of influencers ARE real. THANK YOU so much for what you do. It matters... 💞
Please keep making these videos! I am 14 turning 15 and even though I think that these kind of pictures don't affect me, at the end of the day they do affect me. Videos like these, especially your videos, have got me loving my candid and "ugly" photos and selfies!
You're sending out a very important message into the world
Ugh Stephanie I just adore you. You are such a beautiful human. You haven’t even met me but you make me feel beautiful. My confidence has grown enormously since you started making these videos and I’m able to be proud of my postpartum mum bod. Thank you for devoting so much of your time and energy into making others see the beauty in themselves, you are truly a gem. 💎 💕
That makes me so happy 😭💕❤️
I agree so much! Her videos have really helped with my self-esteem as well because she lets us see that EVERYONE, even the “perfect” ones, are human and have “imperfections”, and our uniqueness is what makes us special ☺️
I love these videos so much. no shaming, no 'exposing', just helping us understand what reality is and it's so valuable
I watch all your videos and love this one! I’d really like to see you do another compilation of celebs/influencers without makeup just looking like normal women in normal clothes. Sometimes I feel very insecure when I don’t wear makeup but then even when I do wear makeup I feel like it doesn’t look as perfect as you’d see on Instagram and then it makes me feel even worse about myself because I feel like no matter how hard I try I’ll never be as beautiful as these women you see online.
Literally working on a video like that right now!! Stay tuned for the next few weeks!. X
@@stephanielange love it! ❤️🤗I really appreciate it and will be sure to keep an eye out for it. Another idea of a particular celeb you could do a video on would be Shay Mitchell?
Oh my gosh. I’ve NEVER seen a comparison like this. I’m sitting here crying with relief as I watch this. Thank you.
If you haven’t seen her already, Emily Skye (fitness influencer) is fab at showing how different her body looks at different angles and compares her body to posed photos and unposed. Great role model for women 👏🏻
You're videos are honestly so helpful! SO sorry that they're getting taken down. I think youtube see's the change you and others like you are bringing to our society and demonitizes it because they know how much money they can loose if girls became confident in their own skin. Thanks so much for all the work you put in for these videos!!
One thing I'd love to see tackled more is Tiktok filters. Usually when I watch tiktoks on youtube (don't have tiktok myself), it often makes me kinda insecure because everyone's so cute. Then last week I realized it's a filter that creates this look (it honestly made me feel so much better realizing this).
Also, I realized you focus mainly on cellulite and skin, but I love these kind of breakdowns because it makes me realize not everyone has those gorgeous legs, and most people have the same kinda legs as I do (my own insecurity), and also that people look a lot less tall in real life.
Ugh..... I'm so sick of all these woman making us think they look this way! If everyone would just be real and show their flaws imagine what that would do for woman? Don't ever stop being you and putting out this content, you rock 🤘
It's a collective action problem unfortunately. Everyone would benefit if people just posted unphotoshopped photos, but if everyone did that, individual people would benefit from being the only "perfect" looking person on social media. Thus, everyone edits their photos in an attempt to look better than is possible.
@@Hannah.2125 I get it, I just don't like it for the youth and the ones that struggle to think they need to look like that....
When I was young, I did have that insta-body growing up on the sunny beaches of California. Slim, fit, hourglass, long legs, no cellulite. I remember not feeling good enough or pretty enough. I spent my gorgeous youth feeling insecure because people were so cruel. Women were catty and jealous. Men where either too afraid to approach, or sleazy. Even my mother was uncomfortable with a beautiful daughter. I'm 57 now and old habits die hard- it's still a conscious decision to remain in a state of acceptance. Oh, and nothing much has changed- women are still jealous, and men either avoid me or proposition me. Girls, love yourself in all your glory!
This is such an important comment.
Thank you for telling!
I really appreciate how you expose other people so politely but also How you’re not afraid to expose yourself as well. You’re so humble and helpful can you make me love myself more, thank you
We need more people like you giving this kinda messages to the world, specially when the most affected ones are teenagers/young girls/men, I wish I had heard this kind of stuff as a teen.
I absolutely love this woman. As a young person, I am unbelievably greatful for these videos. She doesn't shame these women and preaches true body positivity. She also addresses these influencers with a lot of empathy. Massive respect. Lots of love ❤️
Posting only the highlight reel of one's life has many implications. Seeing Kim Kardashian's NEGATIVE reaction to a photo of her with cellulite really got me thinking.
Thank you so much Stephanie for always keeping it real. I absolutely adore you for all you do at trying to help so many to realize how fake and toxic social media in general can be. I am scared to see how our youth and young adults will be affected by all of these visuals of "perfection" in 10 or 20 years time. I see so many getting surgery, fillers, botox or even "Thread Lifts" at younger and younger ages and it's truly frightening! I'm in my mid 40's and I can tell you that all my friends have "tramp stamp" tattoos on our lower backs because they were all the rage and NEARLY ALL of us regret them. While I didn't have breast implants done, a lot of my friends did and I can't think of a single one that still has them any longer! They've ALL had them removed as they've caused problems (and yes, they're just not as popular as they once were in the 90's and early 00's as you can see by the many celebrities and models getting them removed.) Can you imagine how these girls will feel having butt implants, BBL's and other surgical procedures done at such a young age when trends change every 10-15 years as they inevitably do? Look at every era in the 1900's and how all body types, eyebrow shapes, lips, etc changed dramatically every decade! Heck, look at "Instagram brows" or "Contouring" or "Under eye concealer" techniques from even 2015 and look at how they've changed in just 6 years!!!!! Let the lesson be here that if you take good care of your body and skin, (taking the advice of a good doctor and dermatologist) using sunscreen and starting on a regular skincare routine from a young age and do the bare minimum until you really need it, you can look amazing at EVERY age. I've had to remember that not everyone gets the chance to age. It took having cancer to realize that not every day is guaranteed and I'm thankful for every day I have. That doesn't mean I don't care about my beauty routine, it does help me to remember how lucky I am to be able to age gracefully and with my health. 😊 Thanks for helping everyone to remember that they're perfect just as they are! 💕 Sending much love to you all!
I've never watched any of your videos before and I love that you doing this I am a 56 yr old When selfies became the trend I could not understand I because growing up my generations would consider taking pictures of yourself with yourself was conceited as anything family photos a group to celebrate a memorable moment sure! But to sit there day after day and just take pictures of yourself is something to be talked about by itself. I'm so glad you're doing this because I have 2 grand daughters aged 12 and 3 they are absolutely beautiful they are told it everyday for them to see this picture of perfection that media wants you to believe to buy their products You rock on girl! Consider yourself fighing for the younger generation! Media is slowing losing their control and are well aware.
I feel so bad for Chloe , I wish she had someone to tell her how beautiful she was . seeing now and then is truly heartbreaking.
Since I discovered your channel my confidence went higher and higher! Thank you! You really made me not only accept my body, but also love it just as it is! I wouldn't change a thing about myself now! ❤
Steph! You are a gem! I honestly have no problem with the audio! We can still get the msg loud and clear and it's just good to see you 🥰 love from New Zealand 🇳🇿 ❤
This is suuuuper interesting. Your videos have been coming up on my home page for a while now and I specifically did not watch them because I thought you were shaming the poor women only to my surprise that you're actually extremely kind and uplifting in more ways than one! Thanks for sharing the self-love message x glad I watched it!
If any influencer is perfect, It is YOU, Stephanie!!! I have said this before and must say it again: you are real and relatable and inclusive. You are caring and empathetic - everything we want our young girls to become as young women. As far as I am concerned, UA-cam should STOP taking down any of your videos!! Young girls and women are being harmed by social media on the regular. Your videos are instructive, empowering and uplifting! NEVER STOP STRIVING!!!
you literally make me so confident! And I’m so glad I found ur channel, thank you! Keep up your great work! ❤️❤️
I love you for making these videos, they make me feel better about myself every damn time! And people who say this is bodyshaming did NOT get the point
I guess the thing that bothers me the most is when "influencers" like Tasha are known for their bikini bodies and make tons of money from their photos and the difference between the photos and real life is so huge. She's not just smoothing out cellulite and correcting skin tone... she's making herself appear taller by significantly thinning out her legs, making her waist several inches smaller with substantially more muscle definition. It's frustrating to see that she essentially has a career as a flawless bikini model when she actually is very average, and there are many people who look pretty close to her edited pics in real life and they are working real jobs.( And no, I'm not referring to myself as I am average as well)
It’s not really just about what you look like, it’s also who you know and what you’re willing to do.
I dont think u got the point buddy...
i agree - i also find this about models - who were beautiful when they started - but became glamorous and re viewed and such after surgery - but then it's not natural beauty - anyone can have surgery and become beautiful - what we love about models is the natural beauty which isn't in existance any more... (in the magazines)
Imagine you bought a bikini she is promoting or selling, and then the surprise when you look in fhe mirror VS what u expected.
So true
If they want to pretend they are perfect when they have so many imperfections , it's people's as job to call them out. Not healthy especialy for young girls
Thank you, my mom is a little gym obsessed and I'm just trying to balance fit life and happy life. My weight is normal and healthy, but I'm heavier than I used to be as a teenager. And I got some cellulite, which I didn't even notice until she started giving me tips on getting rid of it. Thanks to you, and some other creators, I could tell her that cellulite is natural instead of getting a new insecurity:)
It's crazy some of the UA-cam restrictions. Most don't make sense to me. I love your videos. Shows us women that it is not reality what people post on social media and we should not compare ourselves to them. Thank you so much for what you do!!!!!!!! I share links to your videos with my two daughters and my 3 nieces.
I've literally never heard of any of these "influencers" in any of your videos, and that makes me feel good about myself lol
It is interesting to see how different people can look though. Even what people can do with makeup blows my mind, let alone the insane world of surgery and insta distortion.
Stephanie, I’ve been watching you since this year, and you’ve helped me with my confidence so much. I don’t look at photos anymore and think “why can’t I look like that?” because I know I’m beautiful and unique in my own way. :) for that I thank you ♥️
Whenever I'm feeling insecure about my body I just watch one of your videos and I instantly feel better! You are like medicine to social media overdose. Thank you for consistently reminding us that social media is fakkkeeee
Love this!! In the process of teaching my 11 yr old son, reality vs. Real. And you should ALWAYS go for real