What Beauty Flaws Bother You the Least?

Sunday, August 14, 2011

By Alexandra Owens, Allure Magazine

Baby-faced supermodel (and Orlando Bloom-thief) Miranda Kerr may have popped out a baby herself just seven months ago, but she's already hitting the runway again—modeling bathing suits, no less.

But before we started experiencing a real hate on, we ran across a recent interview with The Sydney Morning Herald, in which Kerr stated that she "didn't care" if she got stretch marks. "I did yoga during the whole pregnancy but, honestly, I totally gave my body over," she told the paper. "I didn't care if I got stretch marks, I didn't care if I didn't get back into shape. My main focus was to have a healthy child and it didn't matter to me if I could model or not."

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Mind you, she didn't actually get any unsightly red marks on her midsection (in case there was any doubt left that she has killer genes). But this kind of self-acceptance, even if theoretical, is pretty refreshing. I guess my equivalent would be the fact that my freckles don't really bother me. There are times when they make me feel like a six-year-old, but mostly they remind me of sun-kissed summer vacations, and I don't do anything to combat or hide them. All this got me wondering what kind of supposed imperfections that other Allure staff members are willing to let slide— even on a good day:

"I never use self-tanner. I've always had pale skin—if by pale you mean pasty—but I've had to many sticky instances of Jersey Shore-style orange fake tans to try again. I admire celebs with golden skin like Kim Kardashian, but I don't have the patience to spray chemical goop all over my body myself." — Renee Trilivas, editorial assistant

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"I don't really get too worked up about frizz, especially in the summer. Of course, it helps that my hair is naturally pretty straight—but if you worry about every little thing, it would drive you crazy." —Sarah Van Boven, deputy editor/features director

"I let go of having perfect nails. Because I type so much, I keep them short and as much as I LOVE nail color (I have a fridge full of nail polish), the idea of sitting in a chair for 30 minutes makes me nuts! I'd much rather run errands, go to brunch, shop, sleep (!), etc. than sit around having someone paint my nails and trim my cuticles. Truth be told, it really is the lowest priority on my beauty regime. Does anyone besides me even notice? Highly unlikely." — Cindy Augustine, freelance producer

What allegedly terrible beauty blunder doesn't bother you?

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