Listen to this when
pretty isn't pretty
Pretty was never the point 🪞
Who it's for
Olivia Rodrigo sings about chasing the ideal and realizing that meeting it never actually makes you feel enough.
Never good enough→Kinder to self
Feelings it meets
What it is
"pretty isn't pretty" is a song by Olivia Rodrigo from her second album GUTS, released in September 2023. It pushes back against societal beauty standards: the narrator tries to conform through appearance-focused efforts but still feels not good enough, and finds that insecurity isolating when everyone else seems to be keeping up appearances.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Age: All ages
Life finds its wealth by the claims of the world, and its worth by the claims of love.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 33
