beautifully blemished

I did a publicity shoot earlier this week for my school's musical. Because we filmed it durring school my costars and I were given time to put on stage makeup in the dressing room before we shot the promo. An incredibly talented makeup artist came in and taught us how to do 1930s makeup and he gave us amazing wigs. While explaining the makeup he told us we needed to contour. Now I am writing this assuming that you have a vague idea of what contouring is. At the time I knew what it was, but I had never done it or had it done on my face. The talented artist then took my underused makup brush from my hand and began caking the bronzer and highlighter on my face. (Now he was, of course making it darker than normal because it was stage makeup, but the general concept for contouring reamins the same) After my makeup was done I looked into the mirror at a face that hardly resembled my own. There were dark shadows intended to exentuate natural lines on my face, but rather they made me self concoius. As I looked into the mirror I begain to question, why did he try to make my nose look smaller? I don't think I have a big nose. I mean sure my nose is not straight but I dont think it's that bad. Besides, who ever said that having a big nose was a bad thing? Who do we let defign what we countour our faces to look like? I don't have a super defigned jawline, so why does my face have to be shaded to create one?
I suddenly began questioning the definition of beauty. While I had never contoured myface before, I do watch many videos of people compleelty transforming themselves into cartoon like quality of uniformity using some brushes and paint. Every girl seems to be aiming for the same look, a small nose, defigned cheek bones, slim chin, and big lips. I am constanly reminded by the mirror that I have none of these. So does this mean I'm not beautiful? Do I have to paint my face to match the definition of beauty?
Sister hear me out. I am not condemming makeup or even contouring. The artist that did my makeup this week did a fine job and this is not a jab at him or any other makeup artists. I am simply asking you to examine your version of beauty. Beauty is not defigned by your ability to fit a mold created by perfect blending and highlighting. Beauty lies in your heart.
You are not beautiful because of your natural or painted facial features, you are beautiful because you are an original. You have been gifted with a unique DNA sequence unlike anyone else in history. You are so crazy beautiful that God could not copy you. You are inimitable. You are the definition of beauty. Every achne scare, every double chin, every wrinkle, and every blemish is beautiful.
Most of all, you are beautiful because you have been called beautiful by your Creator. Don't you dare question His ability to create beautiful things. Physically, you are without fault. God has made you oh so special. Give Him some credit and enjoy being unique. You are beautiful and you are loved.