Beauty is broken but here's the real truth...
Photo @PalmaCreativeCo Hair & MakeUp @brookepricemakeup
Full disclosure... I used to hate instagram. Now I love it.
The thing that changed was what I chose to expose myself to. Being in the beauty world meant that I used to be bombarded with stencil brow, heavy highlight, contoured to death, cut crease, glitter eyeball, supersize lip makeup looks. Basically everything I DON'T stand for!
I'm a real believer in makeup being a really cool medium for self expression and much of it is, but also I see so many of these insanely heavy 'beauty' examples and feel that it shares a really unhealthy image of what beauty is. That’s what young girls are seeing and believing that they have to become in order to feel beautiful. Scary.
Beauty is YOU.
Cheesy I know, but I believe it, like, to my core. I honestly feel like I'm in an industry that desperately needs to change and I'll keep sharing my non conformist message until it does. That message remains to be the fact that you don't need to make your hair blonder, legs longer, brows 'fleek'er, tummy flatter, eyes bigger blah blah blah.
I'm not saying that any of these things are wrong, but what I am saying is that do what makes you happy without feeling like you must in order to fit in, stand out or be accepted by society. You are enough as you are. The rest is just... 'embellishment'. :)
As a Global MakeUp Artist, It seems expected that I wear ‘lots’ of makeup, but rarely do. Makeup is fun, expressive and creative. It can make you feel so good! This is my day to day look which basically comprises of a few makeup staples - concealer, liner, mascara, brow pen, bronzer and lip balm. Some days I do way less, some days, way more. I also have days where I see no one, yet I still choose to rock a red lip because it makes me feel sexy. (am I over sharing?)
I've made it my life's purpose to inspire other women to step into an identity that represents the very best of themselves by celebrating their unique spirit. It's the best thing ever!
Leave me a comment and let me know if you're feeling like you're already representing the best of yourself right now, you've lost your mojo or are wanting an update?
