My mother-in-law has a collection of books I like to call "powder room" books. You know, the ones that look pretty on a little table in your guest bathroom that contain life lessons, meaningful sayings or daily affirmations to ponder. I picked one up on a recent visit and found that many of the little "life lessons" if you will, are helpful when you apply them to beauty. I know this is not how they were meant and I appreciate that these can be potentially "life changing" messages for some…but I found it kind of entertaining to go through them and see how many I could apply specifically to beauty. I'll share a few with you and encourage you to share your "beauty life lessons" with me too.
That brings me to the first one. I think it came from a list of "life lessons I learned in pre-school" or something like that. It is simply to "share". Although it is sometimes tempting to keep a beauty secret to yourself, don't you find a greater sense of satisfaction when you share it with a friend? They think you are the smartest person ever and then when they share it with other women they will usually give you kudos for discovering this new trick. You'll be discussed by many as a clever, insightful woman who is not only beauty savvy but generous enough to share her wisdom. Pretty cool huh?
Okay here's another one and I know it's one we've all heard. "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all." So how does this apply to beauty? Here's how I see it. Have you ever met an absolutely stunning woman who talks about all her flaws to the point that you want to smack her? Is that annoying or what!? To me, if you are cutting yourself down then you are sabotaging your beauty. You don't have to toot your own horn, but if the words you are about to speak about yourself are negative, just don't say them. You'll be surprised how great you'll begin to feel about yourself.
This sets up my next point perfectly, and it's another "oldie but goodie"....SMILE! Smile when you are applying your makeup. Smile when you look at yourself in the mirror in the morning. Smile when you are talking to people. Not only will you start to feel happy (It's the fake it ‘til you make it philosophy working here) but you will look more beautiful. My kids actually clarified this one for me. I was working with a model once who didn't smile on camera. My kids were watching my show and said to my husband "who is the mean lady and why is she mad?" Out of the mouths of babes! We all look more approachable, confident, happy and yes, beautiful when our resting face is pleasant. Oh and another bonus....our faces look less "droopy" when we are not frowning!
I have more of these but would love to hear your "beauty life lessons" too.
