If you're an avid follower of Memoires of a Medoll - and there's really no excuse for not being one - then you'll have read the heartbreaking story of Emily, Aislin's cousin. If you haven't read it, you can read it here, just make sure you are a) wearing waterproof eye makeup and b) have a box of tissues on standby. To summarize, Emily sadly took her own life due to bullying over a birthmark that covered part of her face. To honour her memory, Aislin is pulling together Beauty Week. Not the I-can't-put-foundation -on-without-a-cement-mixer-and-a-trowel type (that's mine) but the kind that actually matters, and that probably gets less attention than physical beauty. Being a website primarily full of teenagers, I think we can all identify with needing to feel beautiful every once in a while.
You can read up on how exactly you can get involved in Beauty Week by visiting Memoires of a Medoll, and I'm sure Aislin will be open to any questions or volunteering offers.
Speaking of volunteering, one of the perks of writing for a major Stardoll blog such as this one, is that you can reach a large number of people at once. And, in my time here, I've noted that you're all a bunch of talented little things. So why not put that talent to good use? Using StarDesign, design a T-shirt for Beauty Week that is based around Emily and her story - send the screenshot to Aislin and your design could be worn by numerous dolls all to raise awareness of inner beauty.
Hopefully by the end of this week, we can all help to shed some light on how these issues affect people our age, as well as realising that we all have similar experiences when it comes to our appearance and self-confidence.
And that's really beautiful, right?
EDIT - Beauty Week has been confirmed as the final week of September!
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