Taking a selfie can be hard. As someone who has taken many awful selfies, I understand the disappointment of taking a selfie you thought looked good, but after starring at it for twenty minute to decide if it should become your profile picture, it looks terrible. So I decided to share my foolproof technique on how to take the perfect selfie!

First, start off by putting on makeup. Cover up all of those blemishes that you wish would go away and always poke at. Remember that natural beauty takes time, so you may have to sit there for hours to achieve true natural beauty.

Really make sure you coat it on there. The more the merrier! With more makeup, you should be feeling more confident.

After the makeup is done work on your hair. If your hair is anything like mine than you will really need to brush it all out. Make sure you get every single one of those knots out and if you pull out half of your hair while brushing it, just remember it's part of the process. Sometimes beauty hurts.

I recommend either curling or straightening your hair. Adding heat to your hair is not the greatest, but this is worth it. Doing something special to your hair is necessary, because in selfies you have to make sure that you look semi-unrecognizable.

After your hair is done, make sure to choose your best outfit. What you wear is a make or break for a selfie. Of course, if you are planning to take a traditional selfie of only the top half of yourself, pants will not be required. In the instance that you're taking a full body mirror selfie, you will need to wear pants sadly.

When you are fully dressed, hair done, and makeup on, the next task is to strike a couple poses in the mirror. Work on deciding what poses you are going to do for your photo shoot and definitely build up confidence. Repeat phrases to yourself like "my eyebrows are on fleek" and "my butt looks kickin'" to gain the full affect of the confidence building portion of this step.

You are almost there! You look fabulous and you have awesome poses perfected! The only step left before actually taking the selfie is finding the perfect background. An outside background with trees and mud behind you will give you more of a rugged look, while a picture near your desk will create the idea that you actually do work and that you are smart.

Finally, clean yourself off, put on some comfortable clothes, and order a pizza. In all honesty, it does not matter how much effort you put into a selfie because no matter what, your selfie will be perfect just because you are perfect! Forget about the makeup and clothes, the only thing needed to make a perfect selfie is a smile.

Congratulations! You now have the perfect selfie! #nofiltersneeded #ilovemyselfie