Khohlwa ngezipho ezibizayo kanye nezimbali zama roses. Njengoba kwenzeka, umlingani angabonisa uhlangothi lwakhe oluhle kakhulu, anganaki nje ukwakheka okonakele.
Kwesinye isikhathi into encane ingasho ngemizwa enamandla kunedayimane nezindawo zokudlela ezibizayo. U-Emily Tedford waseMelika wayeqiniseka ngalokhu ngokuhlangenwe nakho kwakhe.
U-Emily noBrandon bahlangane muva nje futhi baya epaki yokuzijabulisa ukuze bajabule futhi bazane kangcono. Epaki, u-Emily wafaka imaskhi, futhi wonakalisa ukwakheka kwakhe okukhanyayo: intombazane ayizange ibone ukuthi i-lipstick yayo yayigcotshwe. Umngani wakhe akashongo lutho kuye. Uthole kuphela ngokuhluleka kwezimonyo ngemuva kokubuka i-video ayithwebula egibele.
Ngenhlanhla, u-Emily unamancoko amahle futhi wenze ividiyo ye-TikTok ehlekisayo ukuze enze abalandeli bakhe bahleke.
Abantu abebephawula ngale video bahlukaniswe amakamu amabili. Abanye bebeyigxeka le ndoda, abanye bebabaza. Ingxenye yezethameli eyayithukuthele yayinesithakazelo — «Kungani engashongo lutho?” — futhi wasola indoda: “Kubi ukwenza lokhu. Ngabona ukuthi kukhona okungahambi kahle nge-lipstick, futhi angisho lutho.
Kodwa umfana wayenabavikeli. Baqinisekisa u-Emily: “Mhlawumbe akazange abone noma akanandaba nakancane.” Baqinisekisa ukuthi intombazane, ngokusobala, yahlangana nomuntu omangalisayo.
Emzamweni wokunqanda ama-naysayers, u-Emily wabelane ngengxoxo noBrandon, okwathi ngemva kwalokho abaningi bavuma ukuthi wayemnandi futhi ehloniphekile futhi banquma ukuthi kufanele ahlangane naye futhi. Echaza ngokuziphatha kwakhe, uBrandon wabhala: “Eqinisweni, ngaphawula ukuthi i-lipstick yayigcotshwe kancane, kodwa ayizange ifake ukubaluleka kwalokhu, ngoba angibonanga lutho olubi kuyo. Ubumangalisa. Ngethemba ukuthi awungizondi ngokungakutsheli lutho."
Ngemva kwesitatimende esinjalo, abaningi banquma ukuthi u-Emily kufanele abambelele kuBrandon.
Omunye obhalisile uthe: "Uma engazange abe namahloni nge-lipstick egcotshiwe futhi ekulungele ukuchitha usuku nawe ngaleli fomu, khona-ke ungunkulunkulu." Omunye wanezela: “Muhle kakhulu, isipho nje! Uhlangane nomfana opholile." Owesithathu wancokola: “Kufanele ushade! Ngoba empeleni uyakuthanda, njengoba engazange anamathisele ukubaluleka kwezimonyo. Owesine waphawula, “Umfana ukubheka ngokukuthanda. Sthandwa, mshade maduze. Noma ngizoyithola futhi ngiyenze ngokwami."
Yile ndlela ukuhlehla okuncane okwaba ngayo ukuqala kwendaba ejabulisayo nefundisayo. Phela ngezinye izikhathi sikhathazeka kakhulu ngokubukeka kwethu. Sifuna ukujabulisa omunye, ikakhulukazi uma sisanda kuhlangana naye. Siyayikhathalela indlela esenza ngayo, ukuthi sigqokani, sibukeka kanjani. Sinezinkimbinkimbi ngenxa yesisindo, umbala wezinwele nezinye izinto ezincane eziyinkulungwane ezingaxazululi lutho nhlobo.
Iqiniso liwukuthi uma ekuthanda akanandaba nokuthi ukwakheka kwakho kuyini, ukuthi ukwenzile nhlobo nokuthi ugqokeni. Akanendaba ne-cellulite yakho nezinwele ezilungiswe kabi. Isithandwa sibona okuhle kakhulu kithi, siyabazisa ubuntu bethu, hhayi i-lipstick efakwe kahle. Ngakho uma indoda ngemva kosuku lokuqala igxeka ukubukeka kwakho, nakanjani awukho endleleni yakho. Futhi uma umcibisholo we-pantyhose kanye ne-mascara egelezayo ungamkhathazi, bese uvumelana nosuku lwesibili - okuthile okubalulekile kungaphuma kulokhu.