One Year of Pretty Skin Bitch: A Reflection on the Movement That Refuses to Be Silenced
A year ago, Pretty Skin Bitch started as an idea—one that refused to stay quiet. It wasn’t just about beauty. It wasn’t just about skincare. It was about unfiltered self expression, about breaking the mold, about creating a space where women could be seen beyond the surface. What it has become over the past year is beyond what I imagined.
More Than a Blog—A Collective Energy
In just twelve months, something real has taken form:a movement rooted in self-worth, sisterhood, and unapologetic individuality. What started with blog posts has expanded into meetups, deep conversations, pop-ups, and collaborations that breathe life into the ethos of PSB. This space exists to reclaim beauty, challenge norms, and most importantly—offer a place where women feel safe to be fully themselves.
Though I created Pretty Skin Bitch, I know I am not alone in this. There is a collective energy within the feminine spirit that refuses to be ignored, and I have felt it through every conversation, every shared story, every moment of connection.
The Power of Gathering: Meetups, Socials & Talks
Pretty Skin Bitch became more than words on a screen this year. There have been moments where women have come together, face to face, to talk, share, and connect in ways that defied the surface level conversations we’re often expected to have.
- Meetups & Circles: Spaces where we could drop the filter, share what’s real, and find reflection in one another.
- Community Events & Socials: From small, intimate gatherings to full on celebrations of creativity, expression, and connection.
- Talks on Beauty & Beyond: Conversations that went deeper than products, exploring self perception, emotional intelligence, and the layers of what makes us who we are.
Over 300 Blog Posts & a Commitment to Unfiltered Conversations
This past year, PSB published over 300 blog posts, each one peeling back another layer of what it means to be human, to be seen, to navigate the world as a woman outside of the beauty industry’s expectations. Topics ranged from holistic skincare to mental clarity, from breaking free of old narratives to the power of reclaiming our voices. No sugarcoating. No surface level fluff. Just real, raw conversations that needed to be had.
Calling Out the Machine That Profits Off Women's Insecurity
This year, I have spoken out against the advertising that pits women against each other, that feeds on insecurity, that sells us the lie that we are never enough. The beauty industry thrives on making us doubt ourselves. On telling us we need to fix, conceal, enhance, or diminish. Pretty Skin Bitch exists as a counter-narrative, a space where the focus is on self trust, on rejecting the pressure to conform, on breaking down the myths we have been force fed about what it means to be a woman today.
Reactivating My Voice—Even When They Tried to Silence It
This was the year I reactivated my voice. I refused to be silenced, even when Instagram wanted to shadowban me for being a woman speaking out. For calling out the myths that hold us back. For challenging the narrative that confidence must be packaged in a way that is pleasing, digestible, or easy to control.
Pretty Skin Bitch is not about playing by the rules. It’s about unlearning the scripts we were given, about standing fully in our power, about refusing to apologize for taking up space.
Pop-Ups, Upcycled Fashion & Creative Expression
Pretty Skin Bitch isn’t just about ideas—it’s about action. This past year, I stepped into the physical world with pop-ups, collaborations, and a push toward sustainable, upcycled fashion. The way we adorn ourselves isn’t just about trends,it’s about intention. It’s about rejecting fast fashion’s waste, about finding ways to express ourselves that feel aligned, about wearing pieces that tell a story rather than feeding into mindless consumption.
The Heart of It All: Sisterhood
At the core of everything—PSB is about sisterhood. The friendships that have formed, the support that has been exchanged, the feeling of knowing that none of us have to do this alone. Whether it was through a conversation at a meetup, a moment of connection, this space has become a reminder that we are never truly alone in what we feel, in what we experience, in what we hope to become.
Looking Ahead: The Future of PSB
One year in, and this is just the beginning. The conversations will get deeper. The gatherings will continue. The movement will expand. Because Pretty Skin Bitch was never just about skin—it’s about the essence of who we are beneath it.
To everyone who has been part of this journey, thank you . For reading, for showing up, for speaking your truth, for making this space what it is. Here’s to another year of breaking the rules, taking up space, and standing fully in our power.
