"Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself" ©Coco Chanel
Beauty is elusive. Each of us has different perspective and outlook of beauty. It is either classified into two, which are from outside or inside of an individual. Nowadays, most of the modern beauty usually stick to the stereotype that it involves the shape of an individual's physique. All of us, not just ladies but also guys want to be perceived as beautiful. Before, we believed that through beauty comes from the heart and soul of an individual, where all of it are goodness and kindness. But things change now, we have differences in defining a true beauty. Someone's inner beauty can be seen as completely different, and can strongly contrast with what people view as outer beauty. Furthermore, loving yourself is one of the main key in aiming true beauty with in. Accepting who you are and what you are means to act in accordance with what you believe. In this case, you'll find it effortless to be true to yourself. They've said, you can't love anyone else until you love yourself, and meant to be prioritize first for yourself than others. At first, having insecurities are considered as normal I think, as long as you can't hurt others. Often times, we have the courage to be confident and accept ourselves as we really are, and won't care about other's opinion about dragging us down. I'm sure some of us done pretending to be someone else. It is a tough one pressure especially on teenagers due to peer-pressure, they'll change to be somebody else to think that in that scenario is a way to be accepted by all. But some of us are comfortable in doing some changes for the better. Make-ups or any cosmetic products are one of the toolkit of ladies, women and guys beauty care to express one's self. But according to an anonymous writer, make ups does not emphasize who you really are. It is considered a way of hiding ourselves from our true aura. Others portray that using make up is also an interpretation of insecurity. But some make up users said that, "By means of using make up, we can hide wrinkles and skin imperfections; and it also satisfy our confidence." Make ups have Pros and Cons to among women and ladies around the globe. The evolution of make ups and other cosmetic products are widely distributed and widely use by us. In this society, most of the people's concept about make up are mostly in the bad side of the story where now girls do their stuff to beautiful and pleasant in the eyes of everyone. As a student, a millennial perhaps, wearing make up is some sort of significant, which the purpose of using it are for events and special gatherings, for us to look good and feel good of ourselves. And also, make up is part of personal grooming in girl's case. Commonly, us students don't totally wear full face heavy make up, hence, we just put some moisturizer, baby powder and a little dap of lip tints for us to look fresh and presentable everyday. By doing so, it is part of our beauty rituals and routines to be pretty not just for others but especially for oursleves. But from a scale of one to ten, there is 3% women and ladies out there, doesn't use make ups or any cosmetics because for them, it can a time consuming routine, no budget for make up or oftenly reason is they are allergic of make ups due to some of its content because they have sensitive skin. For them, barefaced ready considered as simplicity yet sophisticated in their ways. It's a good reason also for those out there who are simple and pretty in any ways. Here are the most important goals in life: Tranquility and peace of mind. This is why we must be ourselves and do exactly what you love in order to have a fulfilling and liberating life. The fact that people continue to conform each and every day just to make it more special is to see someone stand out and ignore the standards of everybody. For me, Beauty is: 1. Have courage and be kind 2. Accepting your flaws and imperfections by loving it 3. Be an optimistic 4. Helping someone in need 5. Know you're worthy 6. Keeping always a smile 7. Blissfully enjoy each moment. "All women and girls are beautiful. Say it. Believe it. Be beautiful. Because you are."- Organization of Oklahoma Women's Coalition People who are not satisfied with what God had blessed them with spend an extravagant amount of money to be "beautiful". We have to consider how special we are. We are unique because we are made from God's image and likeness, we are beautiful already. Always remember, we will never achieve our true potential in life if we keep on pulling ourselves down. Life is easier if we live in harmony with what is real. We are special in our own way. If we really want to think ourselves as beautiful, be thankful and grateful. We do not have to brag about our beauty, but we can prove to ourselves that we are valuable.