1. Everyone's constantly judging you.
Wanna wear sweatpants out to eat? What's wrong with you? Shouldn't you look glam all the time? Wanna go to class without makeup? Did you wake up too late? Wanna skip cardio? You're gonna gain that weight. Wanna eat a burger? Better find another hobby.
2. You can't eat Mcdonalds.
Or any fast food in that matter. Asked on a date to Texas Roadhouse? Better count your carbs! Don't eat too many rolls, and don't forget to settle for that lousy 6 oz steak. Oh- and make sure you get the broccoli instead of the loaded sweet potato, it'll go right to your bum.
3. Kiss your perfect skin goodbye.
Unless you want to wash your face in a bunch of public sinks. Every shoot, every runway, everything you do, makeup, makeup, some airbrush makeup, some hairspray on your face, oh and another coat of makeup. Those makeup wipes are not good for your skin, and neither are the 532 different brands each makeup artists uses on you - not to mention their brushes, which I can guarantee they don't buy new ones every day.
4. Better have some money saved up to buy some more self confidence when yours goes down the shitter.
Sometimes you won't be the prettiest girl there. Almost all the time you won't be the skinniest girl there. And no, you don't get paid the same as the girl standing next to you. And maybe the photographer gets a way better shot of the girl behind you because her designers creativity wow'd the audience more than yours did. Oh and one more reality check- you're not going to fit into the design sometimes because frankly, they usually make the design smaller than the expected model measurements, which I can assure you 8/10 of the girls reading this don't match up to (Including me).
5. Those plans you had Friday night? They're gonna have to wait.
Whether it be a spur of the moment shoot or an event/shoot/runway running late, it's almost always at the most inconvenient time. And if you want to make that extra $50 or more on Saturday morning, better decide if it's worth missing out on your Friday night plans.
6. Don't get used to the way you look.
In a few weeks, there will be a new hot look, and you won't be it anymore. They'll want to change your hair, the style and color. They'll tell you your eyebrows are too thick or too thin now, better pluck them or get some microblading. Oh- and since big lips are the big thing now, you're out.
7. You skipped a workout? You drank alcohol? Better cancel your next runway show.
Measurements are VERY. STRICT. Let me emphasize that for you just to make sure you understand. Lucky for me, my metabolism has always worked out in my favor. BUT those 5-10 lbs you gained from drinking with your friends in college, well it shows like a pregnant hippopotamus so you better cancel your next runway show just to save yourself the embarrassment.
8. Not everything is paid
No, not everything is paid and no, not every model even gets paid. Depending on how uneducated and inexperienced in the field the photographer thinks you are, that's where your offer comes from. And if you reach out to them, you can almost bet your self you won't be getting a pretty penny, more than likely they'll actually ask you for money.
9. Not everything is real.
Every. One. Uses. Photoshop. Whether it be to rid your wrinkles, tuck your tummy, hide that cellulite, whiten your pearlies, darken your eyebrows, tan your skin, volumize your hair, there's a will and there's a way.
My point?
All those models you see on instagram, or on your tvs, or on the ads on the highway, stop hating them. Stop being so jealous of them and posting rude comments to make yourself feel better. Self confidence is something that comes from internal love, not external hate. And for the girl only trying to get into modeling because she thinks other people will like her more, think shes prettier, want to be her friend, stop. You're only going to beat yourself up and end up in a dangerous situation. The big time models like Romee Strijd or Alexis Wren, they don't eat fast food, they don't drink beer with their friends on the weekends, they don't go to frat parties or drink starbucks everyday, and they don't skip a workout. To be honest with you, they don't really have a life. Because modeling is their life. It's their career, and unless you want to be fully committed to that lifestyle, stop comparing their instagram posts to your own image. It's not glamorous, it's not perfect, and it's not a piece of cake. So live your life, go out with your friends, wear those sweatpants, drink that starbucks, skip that workout, heck even spoil yourself with some steak n shake chicken and fries or some dairy queen ice cream, because this is your life, and this is you, and there is nothing more important than self love and happiness. Don't let the world define you.
