Have you met an intelligent and beautiful woman who hides her beauty under those thick glasses and tall books?
Have you seen a woman of substance who got the poise of a goddess, the beauty to die for, and the smile that radiates to the seven seas but keeps her beauty tucked under her very conservative look?
Have you seen a woman who is charming, witty and nice but gets friendzoned or passed up on a sale?
I have seen one too many. And that also includes myself.
I am a nerd and I wear glasses. For a long time, I believe myself to be ugly. That is because growing up, I was skinny. And I have a prominent forehead. I got teased and bullied at school for my looks, and that is why I strove harder to excel in school and in everything I do. I used to think that being beautiful and taking care of oneself, like what my other classmates do, is a bad thing. I had this idea that only dumb girls comb their hair and put on make up and smart girls must look ordinary. I took that idea until I reached college. And there I realized I was so wrong. I had classmates who dressed well and took good care of themselves and they are really smart and nice women. While college should have opened my eyes to the reality that I should also be taking care of how I look, I put the idea aside and hang on to my idea that smart and nice girls should be ordinary looking. No, they should not stand out.
Until recently when I really took a closer look at the realities and the philosophy behind keeping myself beautiful. These are what I learned:
1. Women deserve to look beautiful. We owe it upon ourselves to look the best we could. When we love ourselves and we respect ourselves, we strive to keep ourselves look respectable. To be respected, one must respect herself. And what better way to show that we respect ourselves than to make us look presentable at the very least.
2. Opportunities are attracted by people who think they own the opportunity. People and opportunities go to one who stands out. I watched in one documentary an experiment on people's response between a respectable looking lady and an ordinary looking lady, and based on that experiment, people respond favorably towards the respectable looking lady and ignored that ordinary looking one. This is in spite of the similarities in their words and actions.
3. First impressions count.
4. We feel great when we look great. When we feel great, that positive feeling radiates and show on our face. That makes us glow.
When I realized that, I resolved to make myself look better than how I used to look. There is nothing wrong with enjoying my femininity. I realized that nerd girls like me also deserve to be beautiful and happy.
I am glad because my good friend Toots Tagle introduced me to his company Fiametta. It is an online direct selling company that offers, among others, cosmetics - Bella Dolce. What is great about this company is that they offer free make up sessions to ladies who would like to learn how to enhance their beauty using Bella Dolce.
On Saturday, April 14, 2012, there will be a free make up session at the Fiametta Showroom Admiralty Building, Alabang-Zapote Road, from 2pm-5pm. Event is open to all who may be interested. I have to warn you though, Fiametta can only accomodate 12 participants at one time to make the session exclusive and personal. I have invited friends but there are still slots available. You could contact me at 09064930168 to reserve a slot or you could just walk in to the site on Saturday and look for Ms Sheryl for free access.
This is just one of a series of make up sessions I am planning to do all over the metro. I realized there are lots of accomplished, successful, beautiful and smart women who do not know how to apply make up to enhance their beauty. If you are interested to participate in our future make up sessions, subscribe to this blog to also receive updates.
See a more beautiful you on Saturday.
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