Tori Spelling Instagram – to filter or not to filter that is the question… – Sometimes we all go down the rabbit hole of social media. Filters are fun. Filters are easy ( you can quite literally take a photo without makeup and add an entire glam look to yourself in one click) but it does start to screw with you mentally. Hey, I’m really comfortable saying to my friends “ I like Mary Phillips filter #3 “ when they are taking pics of us. But, am I too comfortable with filters? Yeah, most definitely. They kinda can take over your perception of yourself. Because we’ve been taught it’s YOU but BETTER or “PRETTIER”. Kinda trumps ( no pun intended) our constant social media strive for self love and body empowerment. But, you simply can’t win. At the end of the day there’s people who are gonna love you for you and hate you for you and sometimes love to hate you for you all at the same time 🤷🏼‍♀️. Does it bother me the constant comments on my social posts of “ too much plastic surgery!” Yep, sure does considering I’ve literally had no plastic surgery on my face except a nose job! “Stop all the fillers!” they say. Well, why can everyone else add a little filler to their lips but I can’t? In fact look at pics of me young I’ve always had full lips! I actually just add a little to balance the side bc they aren’t symmetrical ( and, I do like them a tad fuller). But, then again some would say “ you don’t have to explain yourself!”. Yep, I know that too and love all the positive people that lift me up on social. But, it’s a vicious circle WHICH brings me back to where this post began. Filters. These photos…zoom in! As close as you want. All of the carousel of photos. No filter! In fact completely makeup free! In fact this is me after traveling all day from LA to NYC and heading straight to my hotel @lemeridienfifthavenue and having my friend snap pics bc I felt CUTE! Yup! Totally CUTE as I am 🙋🏼‍♀️. Will I filter the pic I post tomorrow? Absolutely 😂! Rome wasn’t built in a day. But, baby steps. But, staying in the present. I like what I see in this pic. She’s CUTE. And, be kind with what you say in comments. We all are human, have a heart, and words have greater memory than we can even fathom. 5th Avenue NYC