I love to give women makeovers. And I love to look at before and after pictures. I recently had several women I had never met before trust me with their faces and come over for a makeover. These women all agreed that I could use their photos in my portfolio. I had so much fun with them and I am excited to share but I have been hesitant. I don’t want to give any wrong implication with them. My favorite thing to do is make people feel good about themselves. To give someone a makeover, and to have them look at their face and feel absolutely gorgeous is so much fun and beyond rewarding. I love when they can’t stop smiling and looking at themselves in the mirror or taking selfies.
But I don’t ever want anyone to think that the “before” face or person isn’t enough. That the “before” woman is flawed. That the “before” is unwanted or undesirable. That the hyper critical way we as women tend to view ourselves is the way others see us and that we need to hide.
The truth is that every woman is enough. You are perfectly made and absolutely beautiful. Even the things that you don’t particularly love about the way you look are perfect. And I mean PERFECT.
We all know our culture drives home a different message and it’s really easy to feel less than. Not pretty enough. Not skinny enough. Not as good or successful as someone else. And I don’t want in any way to contribute to this message.
I love to do makeovers and look at before and after pictures and play with makeup because I know what it does for the inside of a woman. Women in an after photo are giddy about how they look. Women want to feel beautiful. To have makeup that looks so natural, so light, that truly accents a woman’s most favorite features is incredible. Yeah, sometimes we can help minimize the things that we don’t love. But that’s not the point. Women don’t feel heavily made up, masked or like someone else when we do a makeover. They feel radiant and simply beautiful in their own skin. And that’s a great thing.
Life is tough! And exhausting! And draining (physically and emotionally)! To have something that just makes you feel good about yourself, or more confident to take on the world is a gift for anyone.
I want all women to love themselves and the gorgeous faces God gave them. When you see any before and after pictures, always admire the same beautiful woman in both photos. Sure, you can be impressed with the drama of the looks but dont think of a “before” as flawed. She’s perfect. The “after” is just a fancier version or perfection.
