'We don't wake up looking flawless': Varalaxmi Sarathkumar shares video

Flaunting flawless skin and celebrity-like glamorous looks is what many women aspire for, and try to emulate. And this notion of celeb beauty standards and flawlessness is a myth that needs to be busted. The latest celebrity to come out against this is Tamil actress Varalaxmi Sarathkumar.

Sharing a video of her makeup routine, Varalaxmi, wrote in a Twitter post: “To all you wonderful ladies out there who want to look like actresses here’s a video jus to show you that we don’t wake up looking flawless..a lot of work goes into it with a team of people..so don’t think we r perfect..we look like crap when we wake up just like you heheheh..!! (sic).” Several users have appreciated her for her humility and the message she passes on.

In 2016, Bollywood diva Sonam Kapoor wrote an essay on the same, titled 'I Didn't Wake Up Like This'. The essay in which took on the idea of flawless celebrity beauty standards, soon went viral. “We’ve been taught that women need to be flawless even when our flawlessness is wildly implausible, sexy even when our sexiness is a break from plot. We're sprinting through Jurassic Park in heels, fighting supervillains in strapless corsets, being stranded on deserted islands for days without a hint of stubble. Real female bodies are so taboo that hair-removal-cream ads show hairless legs even before the cream is applied,” she wrote in the essay published on an online portal. Sonam had opened about her body issues during adolescence and lack of confidence even today.