What is beauty? Subject to the eye of the beholder. I've spent most of my adult life with the acquired knowledge that I am beautiful. It's something that was grown and requires the maintenance of acute self-love. But, what a revelation it was - when I did accept it. Life is so much happier, much easier to live when I tell myself that I am beautiful, I am enough.
I decided to focus on beauty for the month of April. Surface-level, of course; I still have no idea how to develop inner-beauty, I'm learning.
Anyway, the month of April started with a quick emptying, of sorts. I went through my measly makeup collection and threw away old or expired products, as well as items I didn't use anymore. I didn't realize how deep beauty was, for something that is only skin deep. I started off with shampoo and conditioner. I had heard a lot of great things about Shea Moisture (before the "incident"), so I decided to purchase their Coconut and Hibiscus set, because it smelled so good. After the first couple washes, my hair smelled and felt amazing, but then the product stopped delivering. After a few weeks, my hair just felt stringy and dry and though the smell is still amazing, the overall health of my hair has deteriorated. I'm going to have to keep doing my research.
Regarding the actual beauty aspect, I ended up going to the Spring Beauty Trend Show at Nordstrom and learned about makeup and skincare trends. The most important thing I learned is that beauty is so individual, so unique to the person who's wearing it. And, it is very much skin deep. I've been blessed with great skin, genetically, and it isn't very very difficult to really maintain it. Water, some face masks, a daily cleansing ritual. I was not really a fan of makeup removal wipes, but I started using them in April. I don't go to sleep with makeup on and honestly, try to never wear makeup to sleep.
I bought a lot of products, some of my favorites?
Anyway, beauty is great for play or for comfortability.