Hi everyone,This is my first post! I’m looking forward to becoming a part of the Smple community ❤️My name is Jessie, I’m 21 and about to graduate with a join honours in criminology and sociology. I’m a blogger who focuses on PCOS, body image and health/sustainability  on a budget. I try to remain as positive as possible, because each day I am given really is a blessing. Some days are definitel...

#beautifulwithbodyhair I don’t normally have my hair on show like this! But lockdown means less visits to the salon and I irritate my skin doing it myself. So, before I visit my lovely lady who makes me smooth ... I’m beautiful either way. Im also so so pleased with how my skin has been at the moment. I have no foundation on and I still feel confident, if a little oily- but I’m trying to let i...

Sometimes I sit there and highlight my ‘flaws’ over and over again. The birthmark on my face that sits bright and rosey, my hirsutism that leaves a constant shadow, the pores that scatter my nose along my freckles, the stray hair I never see on my chest until the glaring light of the bathroom highlights it.... Why do I think they are flaws? Has society conditioned me to think my natural featur...

I saw this on Instagram last year and had to take part! See those rolls, that cellulite, my patchy tan and small marks that cover my body? They make me, ME. Another woman’s beauty does not define yours- it shouldn’t have the ability to decrease your confidence or self worth. We are supposed to support and build each other up no matter what, and be a positive ally for all women. The toxic natur...