So, this is me. Remnants of eyeliner still on my face, but other than that, no makeup.
As you know, I like doing my own, and other people's makeup. I'm a bit of an artist, so it sort of feels like an extension of painting. I love making people's features stand out. I believe that every person is beautiful, and they don't need to wear makeup if they don't want to. I also like to try makeup looks that aren't natural, just for fun. Today I did my makeup based on how social media sees beauty. Contour, filled in brows, full lips, perfect eye makeup (or as close to perfect as I could get it)
Now I'm beautiful.
Or...Am I?
Why is this girl beautiful, and the other isn't? As I looked in the mirror, I was kind of shocked. I didn't really look like me anymore. I looked like a painted on mask.
Now, I'm not at all slamming girls that want to do their makeup this way. It's fun to experiment and find new looks, what I am saying is this: Don't lose yourself in the process. Don't buy into the lie that you must look this way to have worth. Your worth doesn't come from tube of face paint. Your worth comes from the one who made you with worth. God. I know this sounds like the most cliche post ever, but people need to hear it. We all struggle with things that we don't like about our selves. I wish my nose was longer, I wish I didn't have acne, I wish I had fuller lips and defined cheekbones like Grace, perfect wavy hair and poise like my friend Kathryn, Kat's beautiful turquoise eye color and mischievous smile. But I'll bet there are things that they feel insecure about. Funny, huh? I guess my point is, embrace your God given beauty. Don't feel like you have to cover up your face. Let who God created shine through. Beauty is more that what you can see on the outside. Take my mom. She's pretty on the outside and all, but what really makes her beautiful is her deep love and loyalty to her friends and family, her caring nature and bubbly laughter. Most of all, her commitment to follow Christ and her trust in God. THAT is beauty.
I have a challenge that I'd like to issue. Post one thing that you're insecure about into the comments. It could be a facial feature, a hobby, you name it. Maybe by admitting what holds us back will help us move past them.
And you, reading this post.
I just want you to know, you are unconditionally loved and more beautiful, inside and out that you can imagine.
Love, Promise.
You are a wise young woman. You may need to repeat these words to yourself at different phases of your life. I am proud of your blog! :)
ReplyDeleteAwww, shucks. Thanks Mom.
DeleteThank you so much. It is something we've all heard before, but, like you said,it needs to be heard again. To fulfill your challenge, I will give you one thing I am insecure about. The one I have chosen is my piano playing ability. I know so many people who play the piano, and in my mind I can always find at least one way that their playing is better than mine. I appreciate you bringing this challenge. Sometimes we all need to look at our insecurities and realize just how false they can be.
ReplyDeleteAmen! Thanks for commenting!
Delete:') I love this.
ReplyDeleteThere are so, so, so many things I am insecure about...but I will take your challenge, even if not here, to write them down.
I would say that one thing I am insecure about is talking to people. If I had my way, I would only talk to about four people in my life...and yet I can't. I have to see people and smile.
It's been over eighteen months now that I've struggled with this, BUT...I am overcoming it, ever so slowly.
This is obviously different for girls then it is for guys but regardless of how well we hide it most of us are insecure of something. Like for example as of a few years ago I was really small, I was a short skinny little boy. It was not fun being shorter then every girl I knew, as a guy we are sometimes expected to be strong, athletic, know stuff about car...stuff like that. Now I don't know if I really have a point to this comment but people often think that girls are the only ones that have problems like this but most guys do too. We just won't eddmit admit it...in fact most likely if anyone asks me about this I will probably deniedy deny I wrote this. But my current insecurity is my size, most people want to be smaller but for me I want to be bigger. I'm the second lightest person in my family. Anyway that's my rant for the day:-)
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