Christmas Is Not The Time For Looking Hot And I Resent Anyone Who Does

December 25 is fast approaching, which means it’s time to be merry, eat food and, if you’re like me, wear your comfiest pyjamas, no makeup and knock back cocktails like it’s your job. But unfortunately, not everyone is like me and honestly, I’ve got a bone to pick with the kinds of people who dress to the nines on Christmas Day.

Every other day of the year, I welcome the sorts of women who look a million bucks on social media (and IRL) on a daily basis. Am I one of these women? Absolutely not. But do I admire the effort and dedication to looking put together every day? Of course.

But not on Christmas.

Christmas is a day for spending time with your family, eating your weight in potato and seafood, getting *maybe* too drunk, and ending up passed out in a food coma by 2pm. Christmas is not a day for doing your makeup, putting on a nice outfit, and looking like a functioning human being.

However, when I’m wearing my bacon and egg breakfast-stained pyjamas, scrolling through Instagram with a mojito in hand, I simply do not want to see people looking nice on Christmas Day.

I could just not look at social media on Christmas Day, I know. And yes, this is perhaps the pettiest grievance I have ever had, but that’s the beauty of being a writer, I can air my petty grievances on this website for all of you to read.

I understand this is a much bigger issue about how social media makes us feel like we must always look presentable and share our glamorous moments with everyone on our social platforms. Not to mention, every fast-fashion label under the sun is promoting the “Christmas edit” and trying to convince you to spend more money on a new outfit for Christmas Day, as if you’re not spending it with the same people that have seen you roll out of bed hungover a million times before.

But this Christmas, I’m begging you all to give it a rest. Not for me (well, kind of for me), but mostly for yourself.

I promise you, there is no greater feeling on Earth than waking up on Christmas Day looking like shit (probably hungover from too many Christmas Eve cocktails) and simply continuing to look like shit all day long. And who’s gonna judge you? Your weird Aunt Suzie who’s definitely an anti-vaxxer? Fat chance!

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