Perfection? Fake it, don’t shake it!

Faking Perfection… and other random musings


Welcome to the first of what I hope will be many blog entries that explore different ways to make yourself seem and feel amazing, fabulous, sparkly and most importantly, PERFECT.


Through this online portal, I will pass on the lessons I’ve learnt from people far more accomplished than I, about how to be impossibly perfect… or at least how to fake it.


I have had a wealth of different jobs in industries dedicated to superficial perfection. I’ve worked in retail, as a makeup artist, as a stylist, a journalist, in public relations, and as a magazine editor.


Over the years, these jobs have given me the opportunity to meet many inspiring people, each with different habits contributing to their perfection. I have been fortunate enough to steal some great tips to being perfect from those who seem more naturally perfect than I could ever dream to be – famous designers, authors, models, actors, celebrity chefs, musicians, gardeners, entrepreneurs – and of course glamorous, warm people who I meet in everyday life. I’ve taken something from all of them – these are there secrets. (And now I’m starting to sound like a thief. Or a stalker. Both not perfect ideals I know).


Let me be clear: I am in no way alluding to being perfect myself, but, I do love trying to fake it. And from what people sometimes tell me, I do a pretty good job of faking. Othertimes, I definitely don’t. But for the sake of this blog, I will focus on the positives!


On a brief, more serious side note, the notion of perfection is an interesting one, and certainly a notion worth exploring, I think (before we get down to the fun stuff anyway). Put simply, perfection is a state of flawlessness. Search it on Wikipedia (god bless Wiki) and a slightly more complicated definition of its ethical implications comes up.


“The ethical question of perfection concerns not whether man is perfect, but whether he should be. And if he should be, then how is this to be attained?”


This is one of those statements that is difficult for my brain to really process at this early hour of the morning (also it refers to man when clearly I think this blog is more targeted to a woman). But it did get me thinking, so I’ll give it a quick gloss over.

In my opinion, pure perfection cannot exist in a person, therefore, nor should it. Humans, by nature, are flawed. Yet, we always put so much pressure on ourselves to be perfect: to be intelligent, successful, attractive, well-groomed, fun, domestic goddesses (thank you Nigella), healthy, supportive – the list goes on.

Perfection is impossible. That part is not rocket science. As celebrities arrogantly bleat at the end of another scandal, “We’re all human; we all make mistakes.” (Granted, most of us won’t make mistakes of the same magnitude as Tiger’s).

But seeming to be perfect to others in some facets of your life? That is quite achievable.

Part of me – the “perfectionist” part I suppose you would say – loves this pressure to be perfect. I find it inspiring and am motivated to be perfect. I think it makes a better me. Be motivated by perfection and use it to your advantage. That is this blog's mantra and what it is all about – that is, aiming to inspire. Sharing tricks of the trade to improve your life. While it certainly wont help with the big stuff, like evolving your core character traits, it can help you with etiquette, with looking your best and with generally presenting yourself in an impossibly perfect light.


This is a blog of entertainment and superficiality– none of these “lessons” are designed to be applied as law and overtake your life. Please don’t take it that way. That would be imperfect of you and we will have none of that here! But enough seriousness! This is a blog of fun, fabulousness and frivolity! These postings will be littered with words like: glow, diamonds, olive-leaf extract, gloss, etiquette – I think that sets the tone of what this is all about (and how superficial it can really be)!


I hope you enjoy my random musings…