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Meet
Jessica, 17
The Beauty Of Being a Teenager.
Confessions of a www.stylethread.com
Beauty Editor. Photographed by: David McCook
It was only a dream.
"What do you want to be when you grow up?" Most kids
will tell you that they dream of being a professional baseball player,
a fireman, or an actress in Hollywood. They are the kids who trade
their much loved baseball cards, keep a matchbox fire truck with
them at all times, and watch their favorite movies again and again
fascinated by the actors. But not me. I was the child who came to
school with makeup bags. My bags were filled with my mom's makeup,
mini perfumes, and anything with glitter. My best friends throughout
school always knew that if they needed a scented lipgloss any time
throughout the day, I was the one to share with. My teachers loved
telling me that they had bought a new nail polish, and what did
I think of it? I loved this attention, and I loved knowing that
maybe somehow I was helping these women find products that they
really liked. This is where it all began.
Becoming
A Reality.
As I got a little older, the internet became a big part of my life.
I would sit online for hours studying new products and reading what
other people thought about them. I came across forums, where women
thoughout the country would communicate about what interested them.
Of all the forums I came across, I found one that I visited constantly
(www.stylethread.com). They had a beauty section where anybody could
post about products that they did or did not recommend. It was on
of those days where I was browsing this forum and I saw that they
needed contributors for their website. They needed ladies to write
about fashion and beauty. Beauty? I thought to myself. People actually
want to read about beauty? Then I remembered how much time I had
spent reading other people opinions on products that I had tried
and had an opinion on as well. Later that day I interviewed. Later
that week I was told that I had gotten the position.
Today. Tomorow.
The future. Your future.
You.
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