5 Things I Love

1. TIGI Catwalk Root Boost: This adds texture and lift to my hair. I found it thanks to Promise. Love it!

2. Perfume: I seriously can't pick just one. When I worked at Victoria's Secret I became obsessed. These are my favorite's from VS: Supermodel, Very Sexy, More Pink Please (limited edition--LOVE it!), and Dream Angels: Heavenly.

3. Covergirl Lash Blast Luxe: Love this stuff, definitely makes my lashes long and bold....plus, it's in a pretty pink tube!

4. The Body Shop: I love their natural products and their mission.

"We believe their is only one way to beautiful, nature's way. We've believed this for years and still do. We constantly seek out wonderful natural ingredients from all four corners of the globe, and we bring you products bursting with effectiveness to enhance your natural beauty. While we're doing this we always strive to protect this beautiful planet and the people who depend on it. We don't do it this way because it's fashionable. We do it because, to us, it's the only way."

5. Clairol Natural Instincts: When I'm dying my hair myself, this is my favorite. I always get a good color. Right now I'm "golden mahogany" but since next week I'm going lighter to "spiced tea."

evolution and onslaught

Dove created these commercials for their Campaign For Real Beauty. The campaign was launched in 2004 "to serve as a starting point for societal change and act as a catalyst for widening the definition and discussion of beauty." Their mission is "to make more women feel beautiful everyday by widening stereotypical views of beauty."

On their website they listed a startling statistics: Only 2% of women around the world describes themselves as beautiful. 81% of the women in the U.S. strongly agree that "the media and advertising set an unrealistic standard of beauty that most women can't ever achieve."

For more information, check out their website.

Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight.

1 Peter 3:3-4

Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

Proverbs 31:30