It's OK to not be OK.

Alexis Ren

Categorized in : OK

Lighting is everything in order to get the 'perfect' selfie.

get everything lighting perfect

I started posting on my social media super-young. I didn't really understand what it was. When I was about 15, I started posting behind-the-scenes of shoots, little things of me holding up the color corrector, cute things, me in a bikini. It was just all innocent and fun, and I saw people really starting to respond to it.

me social-media cute people

People think I don't have substance and I'm just another pretty face.

face pretty think people

I think of the sun as my battery, my charger.

battery i-think think sun

I'm from Santa Monica, which was an awesome place to grow up. You're very spoiled being from California. When it's below 70, you complain. When it rains, you talk about it.

grow place you santa

I hate when people say I Photoshop myself.

people-say myself hate people

I always associate blonde with sunshine and puppies and happiness, but I don't think sexiness.

think sunshine blonde happiness

Chemically, if you are not happy, your body will not look or be happy.

be-happy look you happy

I don't use the front-facing camera because the quality of selfies isn't as good.

camera because good quality

Coconut oil is my best friend - I put it all over my body every night. And in the morning, I wash it off so I'm not all greasy.

best morning best-friend night

I look up to Gigi Hadid. I love where she's taken herself, I love what brands she's working on. I respect her because I understand... I mean, girls like her open the doors for girls like me. So all I can do is thank her.

look me respect love

For my bikinis, the smaller the better. That's how I've always been.

been how better always

I don't like tan lines, and I work out a lot.

tan like lines work

People tend to judge a book by its cover. I love being unexpected and gaining respect for who I am and not how I look.

i-am respect love people

I love to show off my body, and I feel like I earned it.

feel like body love

I'm really healthy, and that's one of the things I pride myself on.

things myself healthy pride

Because of how much I've gone through, I want to say I'm more wise than my age.

say age wise want

If I can make a girl's day by hugging her, hell yeah, I'll hug the crap out of her.

day hell i-can girl

My biggest thing is that I never want to sell out. Or be a sellout.

out sell never want

I was my worst critic ever.

critic ever worst