Demi Lovato Talks Inner Beauty, Loving Her ''Curvy Figure''

Lovato continued, "Self-care is a big one. Everyone has their thing, and for me it's my nails. It sounds silly, but if I go weeks without getting my nails done, I must find an hour to get a manicure. It just makes me feel better. So does taking care of my skin. As a kid I'd play with homemade recipes, like putting pineapple on my face to exfoliate my skin and doing facial steams with lavender or peppermint oils. I just loved doing stuff like that. It's what motivated me to launch my skin care line."

Lovato says she never really connected with her Latina heritage as a kid. "Growing up in America, I never really appreciated my culture," she admitted. "I knew what being Hispanic was, but I thought that since I didn't look Hispanic, I was white."

Today, Lovato says she's learned to love her body, curves and all. "I tried to conform to what everyone thinks is beautiful. But my genetics gave me a curvy figure, and I've come to understand that in the Latina culture, that is beautiful," she said. "I no longer look at my body and think, 'Oh my gosh, I have such a fat butt.' Or, 'I hate my thighs.' On some days I don't love them. But, you know, that's one of the things that makes me me."

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