YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL

You Are Beautiful

 "I must say, You are looking divine!! Just absolutely gorgeous, stunning and radiant!! YOU are SO beautiful to ME "  Has anyone ever said that to you? NO!!?? Well, well. I think its reasonable for you to want to hear these words aimed in your direction. I also think that you should not feel uncomfortable when hearing such words either!!~ So what am I saying,...first of all I'm a rambling mess... second of all, I suffer from terrible self esteem, poor self confidence, severe anxiety and I am terrible at receiving  a compliment and actually hearing it or BELIEVING it. So I have been working on this for about 6 months now and  I am feeling much better than I ever have. I think it will always be a struggle but I am up for the challenge. 

 

FEBRUARY  CHALLENGE

     How do we get over this funk?? How do we truly believe that we are gorgeous? How do we tell others they are beautiful more often? HOW HOW HOW!!! 

                1. We are creatures of habit. So make it a habit of looking at yourself with love. Every night before bed, for a whole month  {I'm choosing February} I NEED you to do something for me. I am going to do it also. ~ Write down how many amazing things happened that day. ~How many of those amazing things did you directly make happen.~ How much of the day did you see as being beautiful. ~How many times someone told you that your are so beautiful. ~And how many times you told someone else that they are gorgeous.

     Doing this will help you build a relationship with yourself. A loving one! It will enlighten you. It will lift your spirits and teach you something great about yourself. I have struggled terribly with this nonsense and I am just sick of it!! I want to have confidence, enough so that I can believe whole heartily the compliments that people give me. I want YOU to all believe the compliments that so many give you. We usually just slough them off and ignore them.. BUT why???

    

    Why don't  we believe in ourselves? Because society has lead us to believe that 'thinking we are beautiful is only SKIN deep'. That being pretty means that we only weigh 100 pounds, have perfectly white straight teeth, we wear a two  piece swimming suit while we make a beautiful 3 course meal. Life is not about the amount of shiny sparkly things we own or wear. Those pretty people who are only in magazines or movies are not what we should be expected to look like. First of all, you are divinely gorgeous because you are WOMAN!!! Second  of all, it is pathetic that the covers of magazines have half naked woman on them who are suppose to be what the average woman looks like??? I call BS.{ by the way they have a personal trainer, chef, makeup artist, hairstylist, and the images of them are totally photo shopped so much}

   The average woman wears many hats Wife, Mother, Daughter,Chef,Maid,Coach, the list goes on and on. And 9 out of 10 haven't bathed in at least two days. We have some kind of pee, puke, or snot on us, whether its from our children or the giant grey hound. We are all tired. We are depressed in one way or another. We have no time to deal with any of this poor pity party. Let alone get up every day with the confidence to take on all of life's challenges.

           2. Do we ever stop and pat ourselves on the back? We should!!! We should because we deserve it. We are amazing and beautiful and great at what we do. Add this to the list from earlier, jot down some things in a journal about how great you are, at just being YOU. Remember that life is a test. Everyone, even the woman who are on magazines are not perfect. We all struggle. We all FALL. We all need to lift each other up. We as woman have an obligation to tell one another how beautiful we truly are. You cannot give someone else a compliment, without believing somewhere in your soul that it applies to you also.

      This is all TRUE, every word of it. YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL TO ME. You are a wonderful wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, chef, and whatever other hat you decide to wear. Even a giant sombrero!! If its you. Be YOU. Be Beautiful!! I encourage you to try this out every night even if you are soo tired you can't read what you wrote the next day. It will be worth the effort, when you are a happier person inside. Your confidence will show and everyone will notice it on your countenance!

                                                                                 xoxoxo Jaz

 SUFFERING SKIN  

        Winter skin is just absolute nonsense!!!!! Ooooo I hate dry skin more than anything, but I equally hate acne pron skin and I'm sooo very luck to have both. I am a esthetician and so you would think my skin would be flawless at all times. Well guess what ladies and gents its NOT!! The wonders of makeup can only do so much. So these are the things I have been using this winter to keep my skin some what stable and not look completely terrible while being naked...aka makeup free. 

                                     NIGHT TIME SKIN ROUTINE 

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First and most important than anything is to drink plenty of water..your body, skin, joints, muscles and brain need water desperately. It is the lubrication in which everything depends on..our bodies are 90% water.

      1st : I use good old coconut oil   cold pressed organic* on a cotton round to remove my makeup. Its not irritating at all and it will not clog pores, bonus for us.... its naturally anti bacterial so it kills the germs! yay

       2nd : I use dermalogica essential cleansing lotion to cleanse my face its very emollient and creamy I use my hands or... every other day I use my clarisonic Mia cleansing tool with the same cleanser. mine is pink!

       3rd : I use neutrogena acne stress control toner ONLY WHEN I HAVE A SERIOUS BREAK OUT or when I'm stressed hehehe,,,,this is very drying, it has salicylic acid so really good to kill bacteria that causes break outs. Even hormonal and stress caused acne too.
  or... I use witch hazel toner on a cotton round on most days its very light on skin and not drying at all

       4th : I use one drop of Este Lauder advanced night repair this product helps the skin truly absorb underneath instead of sitting on top. along with one drop of frankincense oil  its a healing oil that will help rebuild the skin from the inside out. I love the smell some people hate it..sorry its still amazzzing!!

 

       5th : I use active moist  moisturizer all over my face and neck and a little dab will do not too much its concentrated and its oil free too.

       6th : I use bare escentuals  renew and hydrate eye cream its very thick and yummy and I put all over  under eye and on top and above eye brow too. All that eye area gets a beat down and needs to be rejuvenated.

                                  MY MORNING SKIN ROUTINE

     1st : I use dermalogica special cleansing gel just to get any toxins and dirt oil that that built up in the night. This is great cleanser for any one who is acne pro and has a oil issue as well.

      2nd :I use a norwex anti bacterial cleansing cloth  to wipe away any residue.

      3rd : I use loreal youth code  texture perfector, to smooth any unevenness. It also keeps my skin from getting any dark spots. And makes my face so buttery soft without getting so slick the makeup slips off. anyone with uneven skin tone or uneven texture should use this it does exactly what is says it does. I'm a little bit in  love!! I will have before and after pictures of my skin to show you!!

     4th : I use active moist moisturizer {its active so that means I don't need to exercise right??  avoid eye area, never on my eye lids

Here are a list of other things I do and products I use and why I do them.

lemon sugar scrub-  Cut a lemon in half and dip it in sugar...simple as  that. This is a very effective natural scrub that is a brightening treatment. It will refine pores and lighten dark spots on skin. The vitamin C will help skin absorb treatments and moisturizer, This can be used every other day, it also promotes new cell growth underneath the skin.
 
asprin and raw lemon- its a very concentrated acne cure. It  is best to mix 5asprin and a tsp of  lemon together. Then use on spots to pull all the bacteria out of the inflamed pores.The ingredient that makes the magic happen is salicylic acid, a beta hydroxy acid (BHA) that helps clean out pores and battle acne-causing bacteria. This will also make the ph high on your skin so to bring the ph back down use: baking soda and water as a scrub it will refine pores while also calming the effect of the chemical reaction. After this treatment do not use any other acne products just a light moisturizer and only do this once a week. side note baking soda as a scrub is amazing and can be used every other day.

dermalogica clean start line..bedtime for break outs-2.0% salicylic acid its acne cure and it works on spots use only on just acne spots and its very drying so make sure to also moisturize.

dermalogica multi power recovery masque - this has vitamins A,C,E and F I use it when my skin is very dehidrated it helps promote healthy tissue regeneration. It makes my face feel like a baby bum,,,just sayin!!

vasanti brighten up- this is has papaya enzymes, aloe vera, coconut, and panthenol. Its a brightneing scrub as well so it will help with any dark acne spots or scars. Its a very gentle scrub.

Micheal Todd pumpkin mask- it has obviouly pumpkin, gllycolic acids,  proteolytic enzymes, and fatty acids this is a tightening mask. This will firm and  improve elasticity. I believe it  really makes a difference in how tight the skin looks and feels...only down fall is it looks and smell like baby food. But it works amazingly!

extra virgin olive oil- this stuff is just amazing sometimes I just add a little to my makeup remover if its being stubborn, or I use it with my moisturizer when my skin is dry. I also used it all over my body with all three pregnancies and didn't get any major stretch marks or scaring.

       Also go to your local Ulta and get skin mapping done. They have estheticians there to help you find exactly what you need. If you live in my area and would like a facial I do offer them and its such an amazing experience. YOU will die and go to drooling heaven!! Everyone should indulge in one some day!

MENTAL NOTE:  YOU, yes YOU,,,see that reflection in the phone, ipad , computer,,whatever it is you are reading this on...YOU are pretty inside and out, knowing  that will always give your skin a natural glow!! I truly believe that we are all unique creatures. That no one should feel like they are not the most gorgeous thing created. I hope and wish and believe and pray that anyone who reads this starts to believe in themselves a little more. I hope that these tips help you in your skin care routine too. But  most importantly remember that you are awesome just the way you are. Have a wonder filled week pretty ladies and gents!!!! always remember that you are so much more beautiful than you know!!!

                           xoxoxoxo Jaz

    

      

I am so excited for the new year and this amazing partnership. 2014 will be a fun year of capturing my work on this blog and the work of an amazing friend. I have been terrible at posting on this blog. But I will try to blog something weekly. It will still be random pretty things not just pictures that are perfect in every way. I have a real life with real issues and so it may end up on here to as it already has. So here comes 2014!!!

Alexandria Brown the photographer

Hair and makeup by me.

( I used Loreal BB cream in fair as a base and set it matte with Rimmel stay matte then I used cream blusher by Bombshell. Then I lined the lips with 3 lip liners from Mac the were cherry on the inside and brick and beet  on the out side then I used a Russian red for whole lip only and added lady danger jut to the center. I used Maybeline gel liner to wing out the eye and set it with black shadow from my Bareminerals shadow compact. 3 coats of  Revlon grow luscious mascara. a little tinted brow gel from Anastasia brows