4 Things I Want To Help You With

My blog exists to provide effective, clean skin care options for busy women like you. Not only do I want to provide the option itself….but for that mama, or woman who is pulled in a million directions, wants to do “all the right things” for herself and her kids, but feels discouraged from not enough time to do research, to not enough money to purchase what she feels is “best” (and boy do I get that!) – I’m going to show you how you can make many of these products yourself! I’m going to take you by the hand and show you that it is “doable”, and I’ll be here to walk you through it!

• My blog exists to provide clean skin care and makeup options that really work!!! 
• My blog exists to teach you how to make many of these products right in your own home!
• My blog exists to show you how to apply products and use these products in a daily and practical way.
• My blog exists to emphasize the importance of focusing more on our inner beauty and our heart, and how that is more important than our outward physical characteristics. 

           Provide Effective and Clean Skin Care and Makeup

                                Options that Really Work!

For the last 2 years I have made and sold, mainly on social media, face cream, foundation powder, cleansing oil, lip balm, and blushes and bronzers. I have seen such a difference in my own skin from using these products, and want to help others see that things made with “clean” ingredients promote long term skin health and longevity. I used to think if it didn’t come from a fancy makeup counter with a name brand, that is must not work…..and that simply is not true. After having my precious kiddos, I found myself busier, more tired, and on a tighter budget than ever – suddenly when I looked in the mirror I felt a “need” to do something to try and hang onto a little bit of youth! Sounds a bit silly and vain…..but if I’m honest, that’s what I felt.

So I began in my spare moments looking up ways I could make my own moisturizer, as that was my biggest need at the time – I had already started trying to be healthier with what we were putting in our bodies – making some simple food changes – I had watched a couple videos and now gave my boys their haircuts (because haircuts for 3 boys and my husband once per month is a budget killer!) Surely I could figure out a little moisturizer recipe?! It took some (ok, lots) of trial and error, walking away and using other products, getting fed up, then finally trying again, but eventually I did figure it out and haven’t looked back! This led to more confidence and other products along the way. My skin is healthier now than it has been in years – yours can be too!

              I will Show you How to make your Own Skin Care.

I’m not a genius and you don’ have to be either in order to do this. I’ll be honest, I’ve tried many many different skin care recipes. Many that said you combine A with B and add in a little of C and you will end up with this amazing whipped product. Often I ended up with a product that looked nothing like the promised picture. I’m not a whiz in the kitchen either….I’m just a woman like you who is determined to keep trying. Even if you have never tried to make your own skin care, even if you’ve never even thought about it before, even if you don’t have a clue what to look for with ingredient labels on skin care…..as long as you have a willingness to learn, then you can do this.

Has this been successful for me because I’m just so great at it?! HA! Not hardly – especially at first – I’ve been able to be successful at this because I’ve been willing to learn. So as long as you are willing, I will take you by the hand and show you how you can make your own skin care, and tweak it for your own personal needs!

1.                    I Will show you How to Apply the Products

                                       You Make or Purchase

I was very fortunate to have grown up in a home where my mom knew all about makeup. Kinda funny actually, because I stayed away from makeup – I really didn’t want anything to do with it – I did not struggle with teenage acne (although hello adult and hormonal acne! more about that in upcoming posts), my mom had to actually convince and encourage me to wear makeup – even for my wedding! And back then….I had youthful skin and didn’t really need it, but I was aware of my mom and sister wearing it – and I occasionally put on some blush and eyeliner and lip gloss. I also was aware of my mom’s nighttime routine and her fancy jars from the makeup counter at the mall – she treated them very precious so I knew they were expensive!

As I got older I needed more moisture…..and more makeup. My mom gave me those fancy lotions as Christmas and birthday gifts – I paid more attention and asked questions about how to apply makeup. Now hear me out, I’m not at all claiming to be an expert…..but without realizing it, I learned a lot from my mom about makeup and in a different time and place, we used to joke with her that she could have been a makeup artist! Why am I telling you this? Because in this last couple of years of selling my products…..I have been surprised to see how many women come to me and say that they really have no idea how to put on makeup. I am soooo glad for these precious women who have confided this -who have been willing to say “Will you show me how to do this?”

I have been all over the board with makeup – first not wanting anything to do with it, then realizing maybe I did want a little help with my dark circles and tired eyes, then a need to cover up redness and smooth out pores, treat my dryness, cover up all this hormonal acne and breakouts, all while trying to maintain a “natural” look. I have always maintained a desire for makeup to look “natural”. I’ve always wanted to be one of those women who can wake up and be beautiful…..I will discuss this a little more below – so I have worked at applying my makeup – even when I have a lot to cover up – in a way that looks as natural as possible, and want to show you how you can do this too. The neat thing about makeup is – you can tailor it to you – you can apply a little or a lot, so this space will focus on how to do just that!

1.                          Most Importantly…..We will focus on

                                    Inner Beauty….Our Hearts

Oh guys….this is big for us as women…..I was in my 30’s, 3 busy boys under 6, my body obviously had drastically changed in numerous ways, sleep was a luxury, some very important people in our lives passed away, and our budget was tighter than ever – the weight of it all showed when I looked in the mirror. My prayer at that moment and ever since….”Dear Lord, you see me, you know everything that’s going on – you know how I’d like to look nice and wake up in the morning without feeling like I have to put on a full face of makeup in order to be beautiful…..please Lord, no matter what takes place in the future….help me to be beautiful in my heart – that my inner beauty would make up for all my outer flaws – that my inner beauty would be so prominent and shine through, that my outer beauty would not matter….”

Possibly you have been there too….or are right now? We all know the emphasis put on physical appearance by our culture- it’s literally everywhere we turn and look – the messages infiltrate us from every direction and not one of us are left unaffected. God’s Word says there is nothing new under the sun (Ecclisiastes)…..in the book of Esther, chapter 2 – King Ahasuerus was picking a new queen – his servants had gone throughout the land and gathered up the most beautiful virgins to be brought to the palace – they spent 12 months going through a “purification” process preparing to be brought before the king….12 months! A beauty competition, and the winner would be Queen! I’m not certain Esther even desired to be Queen, but nonetheless, God desired her to be, and she was chosen and allowed herself to be used to save the Jewish people….you can read all about it in the book of Esther. Outward beauty was important back then….and our culture says it’s important now……Esther was beautiful…..God didn’t use her because of her physical beauty however, he used her because of her inner beauty – if she had not had that – her physical beauty wouldn’t have mattered!

Have you ever seen someone that just radiates love and joy? They are just full of life and and you can almost literally see the light shining from them…..they may or may not be what the world characterizes at “beautiful”…..but yet when you see them you know they have true beauty. That’s what I want – there isn’t a whole lot you or I can do to change our outward appearance – I mean sure we can color our hair, lose weight, gain weight, work out – but aside from physical surgery, your nose is your nose – your eyes are the shape they are….even our body shapes and sizes – there is a finite limit to the change that can happen. But our hearts?? The changes are infinite!! You can change as much as you are willing about your inner beauty that radiates…..it’s hard work, but the results have lasting and eternal rewards……

                                               Conclusion

So if clean skin care and makeup is a passion of yours, or if you don’t know much about it and would like to learn, then join me as we walk together. We will do these things as we focus on highlighting our outer beauty with amazing products, while nurturing what God cares about far above outward appearance…..your heart.