Participate

Send your own Operation Beautiful Note to Caitlin at OperationBeautiful@gmail.com, and it will be posted on the site. If you have a blog, be sure to include a link! It takes about three weeks for a photograph to show up on the site, so be patient!

Write a motivating note on a post it and put it up in a public place– such as on a bathroom mirror, in the gym locker room, or even on a random car’s windshield. If you want, you can write the web address www.OperationBeautiful.com on the bottom so other women can find the site!

If you send me your photo, it becomes the property of Operation Beautiful and may be used on the site or in other media.

PLEASE RESPECT THE OPERATION BEAUTIFUL TRADEMARK. For legal reasons, Operation Beautiful cannot endorse other sites that are "Chapters" of Operation Beautiful. Thank you.

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Morgan Brown September 20, 2009 at 5:06 pm

i love this site. i am posting notes everywhere. i love the person who started this. it’s really opened my eyes. -xoxo- mo-mo
– you are beautiful-

Brittany Duque September 21, 2009 at 1:56 pm

I think operation beautiful is a very good thing.
Its positive,and really might help peoples thoughts about themselves.
Sometimes we might just have negative people around us ,so its good to have something like this to help out. <3

Sarah September 23, 2009 at 2:03 am

Wow;;
This is an amazing website!
JUST an hour ago I was putting myself down
I am 12;; 160 pounds;; 5’7″
and I AM BEAUTIFUL and so are you
((:

MaKayla September 23, 2009 at 7:59 pm

this operation is simply awesome!!!!!
I heard about it on 104.7 and fell in love from the start!!!!!!:) love it !!!!

julia September 23, 2009 at 11:15 pm

this is so great! me and some friends teamed up with our leadership teacher and school consellor and r putting these on girls lockers, the bathrooms, locker rooms! everywhere! its gonna make girls so happy! and i feel great doing it!

Hye-1 September 24, 2009 at 12:04 am

this is just fabulous!!! love to see more and more women supporting each other rather than judging each other.. I think hits website is the best I’ve ever read in a fashion magazine!!!!
we are all beautiful!!!

SMILE~

Diana September 25, 2009 at 5:49 pm

Hello! I am so inspired ! I just finished reading the little post it note on the mirror at my college and didn’t know how big this is Wow! I give kuddos to all the girls that are a part of this. There are so many women that have insecurities and low self esteem these little post it notes make a big difference. Thank you!

Madison September 25, 2009 at 6:58 pm

This website really caught my eye. I totally agree Caitlin! Everyone is beautiful inside and out! Keep on being beautiful everyone!

Erin September 26, 2009 at 5:55 pm

“you may shoot me with your words. you may cut me with your eyes. you may kill me with your hatefulness. but still, like air, i’ll rise.”

- maya angelou

Candee September 27, 2009 at 12:20 pm

Oh my goddess, i just now came apon this site and i love it! its a truely beautiful way to make people feel great!! im so going to particiate! great idea i would of never thought of doing this =)

Shelby Lynn September 28, 2009 at 2:18 am

I do believe I’m going to start leaving post it notes up. =)

Sarah September 28, 2009 at 5:03 am

This is amazing! I’ve always wanted to reach out, but never been sure how to do it. Operation Beautiful has reached Messiah College, PA!

Lauren September 29, 2009 at 4:08 pm

I’d been having self esteem issues… I saw one of those notes, and i thought, “it’s true. even if not on the outside, i can be beautiful on the inside”. So, because of how much these affected me, i started posting tons every day.

Ellen Anne September 29, 2009 at 8:16 pm

I found a note on the back of the bathroom stall at NC State University where i go to school. I took it with me and have it front and center on my bulletin board in my apartment. It is a wonderful daily reminder to think positive. Im going to leave little notes too!
ps. This is wonderful!

Malyn September 29, 2009 at 11:54 pm

Wow,
I found a link to this website today on myspace, ive been looking at it and its.. amazing. I Dont have the greatest self-esteem and seeing the notes on this website made me smile (:

Thanks

Lisa Marie September 30, 2009 at 3:34 am

My note that I left in in a changing room in the mall today (which is my first one) read It’s not a matter of believing it’s a matter of realizing You Are Beautiful followed by the website address. Just writing and posting that note helped me a lot. I struggle with my weight and my family gets on me about it. Sometimes they say we just want you to be healthy and feel pretty while at the same time they say I would look better if I lost weight. So I struggle with feeling beautiful, and this note I feel helped me in the right direction. I love that I found this movement, it ROCKS.

Erin October 1, 2009 at 3:48 pm

this is such a wonderful idea…thank you for making sure that we are remember how beautiful we are…and that beauty exists in the flaws that are embraced! I look forward to sharing this site and this important message with every woman I know!

Shelbi October 1, 2009 at 4:06 pm

I’m an RA at Longwood University.. and there’s someone in my dorm that is doing this. I got a note yesterday! It made my day!

Robyn October 2, 2009 at 2:54 am

I put some post-its up in downtown Calgary today, 2 on buses, 1 on a window and 1 on the armrest of a bench at a bus-stop. Didnt bring my camera so I didnt get pictures but it was so fun and exciting thinking of who’s going to see this. What are they going to think? Will they take it home? Will they visit the website? Love it! Will take pictures next time

Jamie October 2, 2009 at 12:51 pm

I have too say im 13 and im already amazed! I know your cousin and have been BFF’s with her for 12 years of my life. For reasons i dont know i won’t put her name because i don’t feel like asking but her name starts with a D. Give you a hint anyway she told me about your website and all the things you have accomplished. DANG! D and I went to a camp this summer and we put up sticky notes for operation beautiful. I loved it but we kept having to take ot down because the jamitors were taking them and throwing them away. What lameness. Anyways I just wanted to let you know that you have done an amazing job. I’m so impressed.

admin October 2, 2009 at 1:50 pm: Hi Jamie YAY I’m glad D told you about it! Most notes don’t stay up more than a day — but its OK because at least a few people see them!

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Dreama October 2, 2009 at 2:03 pm

This past tuesday I was at a local wal-mart here in Havelock, NC and I saw a car with an open window and so I took the opportunity to make the person’s day by sticking a note on the inside of thier windshield right where I knew that they wouldn’t miss it. I kinda wish I could have stuck around to see their face, But it made me feel good all the same to do it

Denise Harroff October 2, 2009 at 8:18 pm

Today, I went to the restroom during 7th period. When I went to grab for the toilet paper, the roll seemed jammed, so I stuck my hand to the back of the container. Someone had (obviously on purpose) left a pop-sicle stick that said on one-side, “You are beautiful.” With a heart. The other side said, “www.operationbeautiful.com”. Seeing that someone went through all the work to get the word out, I got curious and came to this website as soon as I got home. Now that I really know what this is all about, I feel so touched that anyone would go out of their way to get the message to me. I love what Operation Beautiful is doing, and I plan to join the mission. I truly needed that boost after all I’ve been going through/thinking this week. You never know who truly needs the message…

whitney October 2, 2009 at 11:32 pm

i was at forever 21 looking for a dress to wear, feeling very discouraged because all the dresses i tried on looked horrible on me. when on one of the clothing racks i saw a note that said “you’re beautiful no matter what you wear, visit operationbeautiful.com” made my day.

Sara October 3, 2009 at 1:42 am

i LOVE this website. i just opened my front door the let a friend in and i found this note saying “you are a star, and you’re beautiful.” i happen to be an actress, so the star comment was practically written for me….i think that this can honestly and uniquely change people’s views on themselves and help them realize how beautiful they really are! (i will be posting sooo many of these around school tomorrow and in the future!)

Patty Vee October 3, 2009 at 7:52 am

I honestly think this site is amazing. I never knew how much impact one little note can make. It made my day and by leaving lots of my own little notes around, I think it’s brought me good karma. I’m gonna try to leave them everywhere I go and document them on my website.

Sussanne Skidmore October 3, 2009 at 8:13 pm

I was participating in a womens conference in parksville British Columbia and one of the participants had posted these stickies all around I had not heard of this campaign before but think that it is fantastic and love the idea of spreading this kind of positive messaging

JaycieReighHall(: October 4, 2009 at 5:52 am

Well,the otherday i was trying on cloths at my favorite store,i was so happy when i found this dress that i have wanted to quite a longtime,when i went to try it on…it didnt fit. I am not skinny,and this really upset me,as i looked up to see how i looked,i noticed a beautiful little note. it read “No matter what,you and i both know,your beautiful!” I couldnt help but smile. I came home&&now i have written more than 60 or so notes. I cant wait to see my light shine. Thank you(:

Emily October 5, 2009 at 6:01 am

I just finished up I think my fifteenth note so I can spread them around school tomorrow. :] This is such a wonderful movement, I agree totally with its purpose. Girls and even some guys need to get over the low self-esteem (myself included) and so I think this is a great opportunity to start helping to alleviate all of that.

Thank you, Operation Beautiful!

mattie October 5, 2009 at 8:24 pm

i have always felt out of place in my life, i felt fat and jealous of other girls because of how they look. i have made notes to put up on mirrors at school, i dont want other girls to feel that way to. Think u operation beautiful!=)

Alyssa October 11, 2009 at 6:59 pm

My friend and i found a note on a bathroom stall at the football hall of fame. We took a picutre thinking it was just a joke or something! I didn’t think http://www.operationbeautiful.com was actually a site, but yes the note brightened our day(:

Isobel October 12, 2009 at 5:47 am

Most girls are fearful of being “FAT” or “UGLY” because they worry what men think of them. It turns out guys don’t care about that. I’ve asked many guys for a school project, and they said that plastic, unreal bodys are just scary, and they would rather someone real!

Abby October 14, 2009 at 10:03 pm

well, i just found out about this site today, and i think it’s a great way to make girls feel better about themselves.
while i was reading some of the posts, a song called more beautiful you by johnny diaz came to mind. it’s a great song and is really encouraging, just like this website!
remember y’all are beautiful!!!!!!
<3 luv ya!

Bex October 16, 2009 at 11:37 pm

OMG I go to middle school and so may girls are so self concious (which I hate to say is true with me) and today my friend and I posted like 10 operation notes saying things like “Look at the hot girls staring at you! Be yourself, cuz she is beautiful!”and all together and have like 6 written out 4 tomorrow. We have some in every bathroom including the locker rooms. I feel so good and hope someone takes it to heart. Thanks for all the inspriation, I always feel BEAUTIFUL when I’m on this site! Thank you so much!!!! (=^.^=) Remember you r beautiful!

Julia October 21, 2009 at 2:31 am

I found out about this site on GivesMeHope.com, and tomorrow, I’m putting up a post-it in our high school bathrooms… I want to see some smiles(:

Carla Campbell Cc October 21, 2009 at 5:44 pm

I found out about this from my friend Aida Apple.. She told me she wanted to post the nites in our school,, ii thought it was a brilliant idea,, we started already,, unfortunately we found one in the bin,, but it will not dampen our spirit.. Each day we go around each of the toilets leaving these notes,, no one knows it’s us,, ii love knowing it’s making people happy,, my friend saw one and was so excited by it,, she still doesn’t know it was us!!:)

Caitlin S October 22, 2009 at 12:12 am

I just found this site and i think that it is AMAZING! I have struggled my whole life with self esteem issues and i wish that someone had left me a sticky note when i was 13. After seeing this site i made a TON of notes and left them in every bathroom in my dorm building. I was walking with a friend and we passed one my notes and she commented that they are everywhere and that when she sees them it makes her smile! I don’t know if anyone else smile when they see them but even just making one person happy make me feel beautiful. Thank you soo much!! You are all beautiful people!

Boo (Nancy) October 23, 2009 at 12:10 am

I started making pretty index cards that said messages like: “let your beauty add color to this life” or “you.are.beautiful.” and I have gotten other girls to help me out. Just recently I got asked to do an interview about my life in order to have an article written about me. And of course I mentioned this website! I hope they do some sneaky advertisement so other girls get involved. Thank you girls who are involved with this! Only we can influence each other.

Sierra G. October 23, 2009 at 3:39 pm

I found one of these notes in the bathroom the other day and it really made me feel better. I wasn’t having a good day and the note said ” You are amazing, talented, and beautiful!”. After i read it, I looked in the mirror and said you know what? I am.

Gina October 23, 2009 at 6:56 pm

I went to the mall a few weeks ago..
When i went to the bathroom, I saw that someone had written “you are beautiful” in sharpie on the door of the stall i was in. I couldn’t figure out why someone would do that, except to bring a smile to someone’s face, and it worked. so i took a picture and every now and then when i’m shuffling through my phone, i come across it. i found the link to this website on my friend’s facebook page today and I immediately connected the two. how awesome is that?!

Brittney October 25, 2009 at 5:12 am

I have had an eating disorder and other issues for as long as I can remember. A few weeks ago at school I was having a truly bad day and I walked into the bathroom feeling like a horrible fat loser. Something on the mirror caught my eye and I walked over to read it. It was a post it that said ” You are beautiful, and Don’t forget it!!” This little note changed my whole day. I am a true believer in this site and what it stands for. I encourage everyone to participate in it becuase you never know who will need a note and what effect that note will have on someone..

carrie October 25, 2009 at 10:10 pm

my friends and family always say i’m beautiful. i’m 16 and am a size 20. i always say i hate the way i look cause i’m fat. i think i just need to tell myself i’m beautiful and stop comparing myself to celebrities and people who are stick thin. =)

Jess October 25, 2009 at 11:22 pm

Today, i broke down in front of one of my good friend. I kept telling myself that I was ugly because the guy i like doesnt like me back. After my friend left, i found one of those http://www.operationbeautiful.com notes on my bathroom mirror. It made my day.

KarenViolet! October 26, 2009 at 1:09 pm

This is a pretty cool thing to do. I will start posting post-its anonymously to help brighten someone’s day. I will start it at my school.

Andrea October 26, 2009 at 1:57 pm

I LOVE LOVE this idea! I’m going to start immediately!

Shivaun October 28, 2009 at 5:38 am

this is brilliant-i neva ever call myself beautiful so its sweet to see people doing this and Caitlin this was a birlliant idea i put a note in my school bathroom, i hope its still there tomorrow and i cant get the pic off my phone-oh well
xx.

Jasmine October 29, 2009 at 2:21 am

In one of the bathrooms at my school (mckinney boyd). I found a post it note with the lyrics of a little bit longer on it and the web site it totally made my day. So I’m going to start leaving them round at school.

kellie October 29, 2009 at 3:37 am