As I was turning around to say something to her, I caught myself, and realized how hypocritical that would be, considering I think and say horrible things about myself on a daily basis.
That's just what girls do, right?
Mostly, yes. "Right"? Not so much. Here is a Dove video created as part of their 'Real Beauty' campaign which I think is absolutely amazing and demonstrates why we should be kinder to ourselves.
In honor of International Happiness Day (yes, that's a thing!!), maybe we should take a moment to think about the things we love, like or even just plain appreciate about ourselves. Here are a few of mine:
- I love that I am willing to stand up for myself when people try to bring me down, and seem calm and collected despite the fact that my heart is usually racing and I am swallowing back tears.
- I love that I can make people laugh (even when it is "at me" rather than "with me") because I always feel really good when they walk away from the conversation with a smile on their face.
- I love that I often have awesome ideas, even though 90% the time someone has had them and implemented them before me - I am looking at you, inventor of the Vivino Wine App.
(That last one is a real bummer to be honest. While I absolutely love the internet, and the fact that it connects billions of people around the world and allows them to share ideas, I have to admit that it sucks a little bit when you come up with something brilliant and then realize 13 million other people have had the same brilliant idea, WAY before you did...)
Anyway, as a reminder that beauty comes from within, here is a pretty picture I drew:
And, in case you are not convinced and think I am full of it, here are my thoughts on a couple of awesome lipsticks that I own, which make me feel pretty when I need it most:
L'Oreal Color Riche Anti-age Serum - Ardent Sunset
I am a little bit gaga over this color! While I don't really care about the anti-ageing serum in the lipstick, I love the feel of it on my lips -light and non-sticky - as well as the moisturizing properties of the product.
The drop in the middle of the stick contains hyaluronic acid, pro-xylane and collagen which are supposed to plump your lips and make them look fuller as you keep using the lipstick over time, but to be honest, I have not seen these effects yet.
Maybe because I have only worn it twice?
There is an extremely slight tingle when you first put it on, nothing like some "lip-plumper" glosses which make you feel like someone has used a cheese-grater on your lips and then doused them in acid.
The only drawbacks so far are the fact that it smells like old lady lipstick and is a bit expensive for a drugstore brand ($21.95 at Priceline), but you can get it quite a bit cheaper on eBay.
L'Oreal Color Riche Made for Me Natural - Sunset Blush
This one is extremely subtle and one of my favorite colors for work. I really like that it lives up to its name and is more of a 'blush' than a color, as well as the fact that it moisturizes lips without adding too much gloss.
This one also has the old lady smell and costs the same as the Ardent Sunset, my only other issue with it is that it does not stay quite within the lines of my mouth and tends to bleed just slightly unless I use lip liner with it.
Despite my tendency not to blot after application, neither of these colors have transferred to my teeth so far, which is awesome!
As always, thanks for reading, and please feel free to drop me a comment below and let me know what you love about yourself!!
Love always,
Anyway, as a reminder that beauty comes from within, here is a pretty picture I drew:
And, in case you are not convinced and think I am full of it, here are my thoughts on a couple of awesome lipsticks that I own, which make me feel pretty when I need it most:
L'Oreal Color Riche Anti-age Serum - Ardent Sunset
I am a little bit gaga over this color! While I don't really care about the anti-ageing serum in the lipstick, I love the feel of it on my lips -light and non-sticky - as well as the moisturizing properties of the product.
Maybe because I have only worn it twice?
There is an extremely slight tingle when you first put it on, nothing like some "lip-plumper" glosses which make you feel like someone has used a cheese-grater on your lips and then doused them in acid.
The only drawbacks so far are the fact that it smells like old lady lipstick and is a bit expensive for a drugstore brand ($21.95 at Priceline), but you can get it quite a bit cheaper on eBay.
L'Oreal Color Riche Made for Me Natural - Sunset Blush
This one is extremely subtle and one of my favorite colors for work. I really like that it lives up to its name and is more of a 'blush' than a color, as well as the fact that it moisturizes lips without adding too much gloss.
This one also has the old lady smell and costs the same as the Ardent Sunset, my only other issue with it is that it does not stay quite within the lines of my mouth and tends to bleed just slightly unless I use lip liner with it.
Despite my tendency not to blot after application, neither of these colors have transferred to my teeth so far, which is awesome!
As always, thanks for reading, and please feel free to drop me a comment below and let me know what you love about yourself!!
Love always,
Tatiana
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