Is Perfection Perfect?

1/24/2016

I am going to treat this page like a legit diary. Why? Because I can. LOL. So, there may be typos and imperfections to it and that's okay. In my opinion, it's what makes it perfect.

So, my friend is thinking about starting a YouTube Beauty Channel and she is very nervous about it. She is her own worst critic as most of us are to ourselves. She confides in me with it and I can't help but feel so hurt for her that she has be this hard on her self. She measures herself to others including my own channel and it got me wondering.... is perfection really perfect?

Why do we, as creators, believe that our channels HAVE to be a certain way to be deemed perfect? Why do we have to have that Cannon t5i, the Alexx 9 drawers, the candles in the background, the Diva Ring Lights, and the 100% beat face to be deemed as perfection? In a world that is all about beauty and loving ourselves and art, why do we feel we have to follow one path to perfection? Is art always drawn one way? If it was, would DaVinci be as popular as he is or have made it as an artist? What about any other artists? I thought, it was all about what that one individual brought out of themselves. Their unique and beautiful version of art and the people who saw that too, followed. Am I wrong?

I've never been a follower. It's not in me. I've never possessed it. I may have too much pride or I may just find it boring to do what everyone else is doing. I grew up deaf, only hearing like I was under water and it meant me being alone most of my childhood. I learned to do things MY way and how it made ME happy. People beat that into you as a child as well. To be unique and make your own path yet, once your an adult, its all about following the rules and doing what everyone else is doing, only better, to be a success. I see that on YouTube is a big way and its heart breaking. Viewers are drawn to channels that have those "perfect" things and are a certain way because being anything other than THEIR kind of perfect is not perfection. Why?

I personally do not think that good equipment, and lighting, and "skills" makes a great beauty channel. I think the person in that video is what makes a perfect beauty channel. Their unique and beautifully perfect imperfections are their own and THAT'S what makes someone a success.

Remember, no matter what you do in life... Your imperfections are beautiful and you should own them!

-Niki

6 Comments

Kristen link

1/24/2016 08:16:55 pm

I'm loving these posts, Niki!

Ok, so I am super guilty of picking every single thing apart on my channel. And I get that it's bad to do but at the same time I kind of like that I'm that way. As weird as that sounds. I've had very little professional training and to me I feel like when I pick things apart that is how I'm pushing myself to improve if that makes sense? I've learned to ignore things that I'm physically insecure about (teeth, weight, etc...) but when it comes to my work I'm always trying to improve so sometimes being my own worst critic helps me. Or maybe I'm just nuts for thinking that way. lol

Niki

1/24/2016 08:23:56 pm

I dont think that makes you nuts at all! I think, in that sense, its good to strive to be your better self! As long as its what YOU want and see as perfection. You know what i mean? I think if you want better equipment, lighting etc and decide to work towards that then it is beautiful!! I am as well! I just dont like how some people make it seem like your channel isnt worth anything or good enough unless you have specific things like other popular youtubers. I think we can be just as "popular" and successful by just being our imperfect selves :) Work hard girl!!! Do you!! Your channel is amazing!

Lisa

1/24/2016 10:01:13 pm

I jumped right into my channel bc I had put it off for a year simply bc I didn't have a camera etc. Guess what? I still don't. But it's something I'm working towards. I agree with you...the person makes the channel. The same way I'm bored with a lot of large YouTubers. I feel that the viewer also puts a lot of pressure on the creator to have the perfect accents bc that's what they are used to seeing. I guess the same way you can't give a kid a flip phone when they've had an IPhone. Great blog post Niki! Tfs! 💟

Christine Solazzo

1/25/2016 03:52:08 am

I agree that people watch you for YOU, but good quality and audio def helps especially for beauty you tubers. How can u do a swatch video when u cannot accurately see the colors? But in saying that I still kick it back old school, on the webcam without makeup on days that I have something I want to get up but don't want to deal with all the crap of lighting, camera set up, backdrop up and down, etc. My older candle and wax videos were on webcam and where I got most of my subscribers, so just do what you love and that will shine through and people will watch..xoxo

Liz

1/25/2016 11:16:38 am

I don't have crap worth of equipment except my tiny phone tripod. Some of the you tubers I most enjoy don't either. I watch people because of how they interact on their channel. If it's not fake and it's good quality content then I'm there. Ofcourse we all like good sound and lighting but we can understand when it's not available. Just my thought.

Haley link

7/21/2021 08:50:22 pm

Hi great rreading your blog

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