When Pretty Hurts

Welcome to When Pretty Hurts

Welcome to “When Pretty Hurts” — where we stop pretending beauty is painless.
I’m Lulu: a Gen X’er thriving, healing, and still side-eyeing society for making us believe our worth lives in our hair, our body, or our ability to “look put together” while falling apart inside.

This blog is my unfiltered corner of the internet where we talk about the stuff we were taught to hide:
Hair loss, shame, identity
The foolish things we’ve done in the name of “looking cute”
Breaking family cycles and choosing ourselves
Being seen, feeling safe, and reclaiming our power
And finding humor in the healing process… because if I don’t laugh, I’ll cry.

This isn’t a beauty blog.
It’s a recovery blog from unrealistic beauty standards — with edge control, ancestors, and a little cackle on the side.

So if you’ve ever asked yourself “Why do I hurt myself trying to be ‘pretty’?”—pull up a chair, sis.
You’re safe here.

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