You know when you go to the salon for a specific treatment, like getting your eyebrows waxed, and end up with someone pointing out all your insecurities? Yeah, AOC has been there.



This past weekend, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took to Instagram Stories to talk about her recent experience at a nail salon. She told her Instagram audience, "I just went to the nail salon just so I can feel human. Nothing special, just trying to get some paint, cut my cuticles, whatever... My nails are getting painted, and the woman's like, 'Your eyebrows are too big for your face,' and I'm sitting there, and she's like, 'Mustache?' And I'm like [gasps]." AOC continued, saying, "First of all, I thought I came here to feel good about myself. Second of all, what if I like my mustache? Ever think about that?"

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Ocasio-Cortez claims she went to a nail salon and the woman who was working on her told her "your eyebrows are too big for your face" and told her that she has a "mustache" pic.twitter.com/vGQyjb7AI4 — Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) May 13, 2019

Honestly, relatable!! In fact, this particular exchange was so reminiscent of what other women experience at the salon that many took to Twitter to share how much they connected with Ocasio-Cortez's story. One wrote, "Honestly @AOC posting an Instagram story about how her nail lady said her eyebrows were too big and that she has a mustache is the most #relatablecontent I’ve ever seen from an elected official"

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Honestly @AOC posting an Instagram story about how her nail lady said her eyebrows were too big and that she has a mustache is the most #relatablecontent I’ve ever seen from an elected official — Rose (@Rose__Khan) May 12, 2019

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Indian aunties tell me that every time I get my eyebrows threaded so I guess @AOC and I have a lot in common https://t.co/GOm2vWDG0W — Sharmeen Aly (@sharmeenaly) May 13, 2019

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Hearing @AOC talking on her Instagram stories about her insecurities is so meaningful to me. To have member of Congress telling a story about their manicurist criticizing her eyebrows, and then reminding me and all her followers that we all have flaws and are worthy anyway. 💖 — elizabeth lorraine 🦄💙💜💖 (@elorraine_) May 12, 2019

So thank you, AOC. Please keep speaking the truth of what's happening inside our nation's capitol, but also the daily struggles of being a 20-something woman. All of us who've ever been asked out of the blue if we want our lips waxed appreciate it.

Madison Feller Madison is a staff writer at ELLE.com, covering news, politics, and culture.

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