There is always a great debate on the word beauty. What is beautiful? How do I become beautiful? Am I beautiful? Why is everyone else’s opinion on beauty different? Can there ever be a person who is truly beautiful? Where does all this confusion come in? In a world where media rules and suggests the norm, we can very quickly see how all this confusion is made.
Media suggests that beauty is the outward appearance, but other written work suggests it is something within us all. Is there a combination of the two? To find this answer one must look deep inside yourself to find what you find beautiful, as beauty is only in the eye of the beholder. No one can put it there for you.
“True Beauty” by Elder Lynn G. Robbins Of the Seventy stated, “What makes a woman beautiful? The world tries to convince us that cosmetics, perfumes, jewellery, fashionable clothing, diets, and even surgery are necessary for beauty.
While some of these fashion aids are desirable and lovely, they can change only surface appearances. The gospel teaches us that true beauty is more than skin-deep. A young woman whose countenance is aglow with both happiness and virtue radiates inner beauty.”
Many friends of mine believe that they must wear makeup to look beautiful, yet they are beautiful to me. Many women believe that they must put makeup on to be able to fit into the bubble which society describes as “beautiful”. Yet there is nothing beautiful about the cosmetics they use to plaster their faces. The cosmetics itself is ugly and quite useless, except for the fact that it is used to cover up what is truly beautiful.
There is absolutely nothing attractive about being able to scrap makeup off a girl’s face. We are all made differently with many flaws that make each of us stand out and make us unique. This is what makes each of use uniquely beautiful in its own way.
When it comes to beauty in the fashion world, we see that it is ever changing. The main reason for all these extras has been lost.
In an article “7 Beauty Trends That Will Be Out in 2017” by Lauren Valenti, we read about these 7 beauty trends that are:
• Contouring – for real this time
• Crazy nails
• Instagram highlights
• Instagram brows
• Holiday – themed eyeliner
• Rainbow dye jobs
• Glitter roots
All these different ways of making yourself look “beautiful” have gone overboard. Fashionable clothing, different trending fashions, fancy jewellery and perfumes, are these things really that necessary to look beautiful?
These trivial things only seem to mask or hide the person underneath, instead of enhancing and portraying the person better.
When it comes to fashion and cosmetics, they should merely be used as their intended purpose, enhance beauty.
The real reason for the use of such products is to enhance beauty and bring out our more beautiful areas. In “True Beauty” by Elder Lynn G. Robbins Of the Seventy explains that, “Make-up, if applied tastefully and in moderation, can enhance appearance. But no amount of eye shadow, lipstick, or mascara could possibly compete with the natural attractiveness of a genuine smile.”
From personal experiences, I have learnt that the best kind of beauty is the raw beauty, this meaning that there are no enhancements, nothing enticing you to what is beautiful. ‘When she has just woken up in the morning, with nothing but beauty sleep to enhance her appearance, giving you a smile that brightens up your day.’
True beauty is not, the beauty that doesn’t just touch your eyes, or linger in the back of your mind for some time. But rather that instant moment when you see that glow from within that touches your heart and stays there forever.
“True Beauty” by Elder Lynn G. Robbins Of the Seventy touches us by saying, “Hidden beauty seen by loved ones can become a mirror for self-improvements. This phenomenon of the person internalizing the expectations of others with subsequent positive change has become known as the Pygmalion effect, after the famous play in which the “guttersnipe,”
Eliza Dolittle, becomes the refined My Fair Lady. The beauty was always there; Eliza only needed help from others to discover it.” When we sit down and truly think about it, every one is beautiful. All we must to do is open our eyes, look deep and find that true beauty.
This is one of the things I wrote for my course, this is the very first one. My course study ID:10342746
References:
• True Beauty by Elder Lynn G. Robbins Of the Seventy, November 2008. Link: https://www.lds.org/new-era/2008/11/true-beauty?lang=eng
• 7 Beauty Trends That Will Be Out in 2017 by Lauren Valenti, December 30, 2016. Link: http://www.marieclaire.com/beauty/news/g4331/beauty-trends-out-2017/
• Cosmetics Info, link: http://www.cosmeticsinfo.org Effective Date: July 22, 2013
• The Real Purpose of Makeup written by Christine Pemberton. Link; http://www.dermascope.com/makeup/the-real-purpose-of-makeup#.WUF0iWh97tQ
• Why Do So Many Women Wear So Much Makeup? By Olga Khazan, April 28, 2104. Link: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/04/women-wear-too-much-makeup-because-they-mistakenly-think-men-want-them-to/361264/
Just on a little side note for self improvement. I will be doing pushups, situps and squats for the amount of $$$ (ratio;$1:1) I earn on this post and will give a short feedback every day at the end of each post. This will be split in equally between all 3. Any not done will carry onto the next day.
Hi @dragonslayer109, Another nice post. I liked it! Resteemed!
Keep them coming.
Love yourself. It is important to stay positive because beauty comes from the inside out.
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As I have got older I have noticed that the new Generation has really bad eyesight!
I have to tell them I am Good Looking , whereas the previous Generation could see it for themselves!
Haha lol, that's the best quote I have seen in weeks.. this one i remember..I am 42 years old but I also noticed already that the youth has a bad eyesight the last years.
haha beauty from inside will stay forever...
Beauty is good character.
Please make sure to update pictures of your muscles developing as you start these pushups and situps.
$100 earned means 100 push ups and situps right???
Beauty truly lies deep inside our souls, some have been trained to express it, some have been forced to repress it, and yet some are totally clueless it exists.
Its interesting you wrote this for your course. You should not have a problem excelling in the course as you have done a pretty "darn" good exposition on this topic.
steem on !
It is 34 push-ups 34 sit-ups and 34 squats, that adds up to 102=$102 but I do more than that each day now :) and yes I will have some pictures up on my muscle development
amazing..!!!! ty for share upvote
Beautiful article :-) Thank you for sharing!
I love this! Beauty cannot be defined by outward appearance alone, and everyone has their own unique quality.
I love posting from amazing writing. truly extraordinary!>quote
Really amazing word of the beauty debate that you are hosting today. very good
Agree. Beauty gives shining eyes and good health.
I'm not into makeup because I'm too lazy, but I actually really quite like to watch some types of makeup tutorial. There are a lot of people who are too afraid to leave their hours without this is true, and those people would really do well to work on their self esteem, but there are also a lot of people doing really cool creative things with makeup. I think really it's a person's own decision to decide what they feel to be beautiful and whether it requires makeup or not. True beauty is also so linked to self confidence and to me that means not letting others tell you how much or how little makeup you should wear.
I agree with most of what you're saying, but I feel that sometimes women make up because we are hiding something, a defect, marks, an inferiority complex. Make up can be a boost, a girls personal mask.
Everyone has theirs too.
I feel that if a girl feels comfortable with the make up, she can go on. If being natural makes her feel good, then good for her, and if it doesn't, she should do what makes her comfortable.
As for the morning face, not all of us are gifted with the beauty sleep face.
I for one look like bees stung me in my sleep, it's all puffy😃.
True beauty > beauty that comes from within our soul, we become the best person for others,
so, i think that @dragonslayer109
La belleza refleja nuestro interior, que se convierte en una actitud hacia la vida. Que tan bellas nos sentimos, depende de la forma en que percibimos, pensamos y procesamos los mensajes del entorno. Si mis genes no son los de Marilyn Monroy, pero me amo a mi misma, me cuido por dentro y por fuera, entonces soy bella.
Beauty is self confidence, beauty is being Sapiosexual, beauty is character (the good one) its also an outward appearance of someone... Lovely post
Very nice :)
These are some good points. If girls want to wear a little bit of make-up I have no judgements, I mean I do sometimes, but don't do it and go through all that effort to hide yourself. I mean, if you feel and belief you are beautiful, so will the world. The way you act is influenced by your self-confidence and what you think about yourself and everyone is beautiful. There is no 'defined' beauty. This is a great post. Gave you an upvote. 👊
I really love this because it comes from someone who is awake . What I mean by that statement is that you are not sedated by the medias false projection of "beauty"!!!...
You know it's a tall tale because it changes so rapidly- apparently nowadays the thicker the make up the better :s ... if youre stick thin its fabulous, whereas before if you were curvy it sent the message you were wealthy, therefore admirable!
To me Beauty is beauty when you CANNOT tell why someone is beautiful... they just ... are!
Its that spark
Its that illumination of their presence
Its that dance in the pit of your stomach when they speak.
Its natural :]
Beauty is invisible, untraceable, and abstract. Inner beauty always beats all other kinds of beauty hands down.
Beauty is in demeanour and deeds. Thats why we say thats his/her ugly self. Beauty is like water droplets in the sky,only with the sun's ray we will see the rainbow.
Great writing, true words. I was reading your post and thinking exactly what you took from "True Beaty": "When it comes to fashion and cosmetics, they should merely be used as their intended purpose, enhance beauty." They beauty is there, sometimes we just need an upgrade! And it's also true that we need others to put out in words how beautiful we are, we grow with others' words and gestures, so we all should express ourselves when we feel someone is beautiful. Resteemed! :)
True beauty has no color. How many pushups, situps and squats you've done so far? You'll get rip in no time :)
That's it my brother 'raw beauty'. I wish every woman would read this...I so much hate makeups. Thanks for revealing brother.
No external grace is complete if interior beauty does not vivify it. The beauty of the soul spreads like a mysterious light on the beauty of the body.
thank you for the support resteemed
I agree, this post just fell from the sky!! thanks for sharing
upvoted, followed and resteemed
Great post dear @dragonslayer109 Indeed, lets wear our inner crown, it can show more grace than the outside ever will 👑!! I loved your post so I resteemed it. I am new to Steemit and discovered you now. Keep righting 😇💕
Your write-ups blow my mind. keep it up! NOICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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To be beautiful it's enough to have good heart love your family and friends also people around the world.
Feeling of true beauty comes from within