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5 Thankful Thoughts About Your Body Image

November 24, 2009 Michelle beauty, fashion

Thanksgiving is just a few days away loves. And now is the time to name what we are thankful for! I have plenty to be thankful for, and I’m not gonna bore you with all, but I will share with you 5 things.

But first, let’s face it! American women have horrible body image’s! Unless you’re a Victoria Secret model, you don’t think you’re perfect. 9 times out of 10 that I look in a mirror, I think something negative about myself. Someone gives me a compliment, including my mom and boyfriend, and I roll my eyes, shake my head, or respond with a negative comment. I know I’m not alone. Every girl I know thinks she could lose a couple pounds, get that nose fixed, dye that hair, and more. Here’s the reality. Every woman/girl is beautiful. There is something pretty abouty you! You just ignore it or don’t even know it. So the rest of this week, I’m ditching the negative thoughts and self-degrading comments! I will be thankful for what I am on the outside. I challenge you to do the same!

5 Thankful Thoughts on My Body Image

5. I am thankful for my toned calves. Which I didn’t even realize I had till my boyfriend mentioned it. I guess wearing heels 4 out of 7 days a week, does more than just make me feel tall.

4. I am thankful that when I change out of my oversize PJ’s in the morning, I feel skinny in my clothes for the day. Stupid mind trick that works!

3. I am thankul for my brown/slightly discolored eyes. Because growing up, I wanted baby blues , and now I appreciate that my eyes make me unique.

2. I am thankful for my freckles. I have them on the bridge of my nose, on my elbows, and on my knees. I used to do everything I could to hide them, now I think they are kinda cute.

1. I am thankful for my body shape…waist, hips, etc. Its not perfect, and I can’t really change it, (my hip bones aren’t gonna shrink!) But learning to dress for my shape and accentuate the positive makes dressing fun again!

There are my 5 things that I am thankful for about myself.

What do you like about yourself? Leave me a comment with your 5 Thankful Thoughts on Your Body Image!

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Its Here, Fierce Glamour’s new home!!

November 13, 2009 Michelle Accessories, beauty, Clothes, fashion, Hair, love my links, Shoes

Hip, Hip, Hooray! Fierce Glamour Blog has a new home!! We have our own web address, with pages and pictures and whatever we like!

www.thefierceglamourblog.com

Its our new home! We hope you like it! Its still not quite all the way done, but from now on, you can find us there. All the old posts are there too! But I will no longer be posting new stuff to blogger.

Thanks Blogger for being the first platform for us, now its time to continue to grow!

We hope you like the change, I know I love it! Help us grow by recommending us to your friends!

Let me know what you think and what else you’d like to see!!

Email: fierce_glamour@yahoo.com

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Honey, you might wanna change those pants….

November 7, 2009 Michelle fashion

0414-jennifer-love-sweats_fa I’m a partial homebody! As much as I love to dress up, the second I get home, the fanciness comes off. T-shirts and yoga pants are all I’m worried about. This is good and bad, since it usually means I don’t want to change if I have to run and get something. And this was my problem the other evening… After getting home from work, I realized that I needed to go pick up a few supplies for a project at the local Hobby Lobby. I was already changed into “comfy clothes” and seriously debated not changing. Sometimes its just not worth it. But I threw on a pair of jeans, cute flats and left. Boy, I was glad I did.

Always, always, always, I run into someone I know. This time it was my BF’s roommate, his girlfriend and his other friend who I hadn’t seen in a long time. We spoke and as I walked off, I was thankful I changed and looked more put together! When I wear comfy clothes, I manage to see people that I want to make an impression on and don’t, ex-boyfriends, long lost friends, old teachers, etc…

Its not like I care what these people say about me when I walk away, its how I feel about myself when I walk away. I’d rather not feel bad about myself but think, “It was good to see ..” It would be nice if someone could tell me “You might wanna rethink those pants, shirt or whatever before you walk out that door!” I’m not saying that you have to always be dressed to the nines. But you might wanna think about who you might run into and how you’ll feel before you run out the door wearing that hole-y t-shirt and worn out pants…….

I know I will.

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Makeup wonderings

October 14, 2009 Michelle beauty, Makeup

I go on tangents a lot, usually because I’ve just had a number of experiences with whatever I’m talking about. Well, today it is about makeup.

ULTA is opening soon! —As you know, we are finally getting an ULTA in Tyler. Yay! I’m patiently waiting for it to open, and drive by every once in a while to check on its progress. (Lame! I know.) It is going to open soon! My prediction is in November, just in time for Holiday shopping! If you want to work there (who wouldn’t want a discount?), apply here!
Cleaning out your make up drawer is a fresh new look on your makeup!—I’ve been redecorating my bathroom, which some how means switching around drawers and products. Anyway, this led me to cleaning and moving my makeup drawer. I wear mineral powder makeup, which gets all over and I have more palette eye shadows that break for no reason, all leaving my makeup drawer pretty dirty. So I got out the Lysol and went to cleaning last night. In the process, I cleaned out my makeup, throwing away expired, broken, and empty products! Now my drawer is clean and sparkly. I’m looking forward to putting on my own makeup again after seeing what I actually have. Here’s what it looks like all clean!
Nice Customer Service is wonderful! —So this isn’t so much to do with makeup as customer service, but it started with makeup! I’m am absolute lover of Bare Minerals make up (proud wearer for 1 ½ years! Woo-hoo!) So when I got a coupon in Glamour last month, I went ahead and ordered my base. Well it came yesterday and of course my luck. I was one shade off when I ordered and got a light color than normal. So I called their hotline to see about returns. The automated menu offered to speak to a “Beauty assistant”. My first thought was, “Stupid”, then “Why not?! What could it hurt?” I talked for about 7 minutes to an assistant, regardless of the conversation; she was nice, polite, and very helpful! She definitely helped me in my makeup questions. It is just refreshing to have a positive customer service experience. Just another reason to love my Bare Minerals!

Ok, I’m done with my musings about makeup. What are yours? Are you excited about ULTA??? When was the last time you cleaned/cleaned out your makeup drawer?

Does your hair really matter? I believe it does.

September 30, 2009 Michelle beauty, Hair

Within the past year a big focus has come upon African-American women’s hair. Michelle Obama’s hair has especially garnered a lot of attention! This article, “Why Michelle Obama’s Hair Matters” on Yahoo! News caught my attention, opened my eyes and made me think. When Tyra Bank’s talk show premiered in September, she decided to reveal her “real hair” and declared September 8^th National Real Hair Day. Even Chris Rock is in on this. His daughter asked him, “Daddy, how come I don’t have good hair?” which led him on a journey (which will be his new movie-Good Hair) to find the answer.

Now why would I really find this fascinating?

Because, as it said in the Yahoo! Article, “hair has classification power.” Think about it? I think this discussion has more to do than just with African-American women’s hair, though those thoughts, truths, and history are extremely intriguing to me. It has to do with every woman.

Hair is an important part of every girl’s life. It matters! Every woman’s hair, no matter the color of skin or hair, has a true significance in her life at some point or another. She could love it or hate but at that point it made a difference on how it looked and affected her.

Colors and textures are stereotyped. If you are blonde, you are dumb. Brunettes can be boring. Red heads have a temper. Curly hair means you are wild. And “braids, twists, afros, etc”[Yahoo] all come with their own stereotypes. “From long and straight to short and kinky – and, of course, good and bad – these terms become shorthand for desirability, worthiness and even worldview.” [Yahoo] Hair defines some women. Tyra was known for her different weaves as much as her modeling. Jennifer Aniston could not snip a strand without it being the next big thing. Would Megan Fox be as sexy without her long dark tresses? Macy Gray wouldn’t seem herself without her afro? Hair plays a bigger part of your life than you think?

Do you truly know your “real hair”? Without dyes, weaves, perms, any kind of heated tool, fake hair, or any kind of product in it, do you know what it looks and feels like?

The past year, I have been in a fight with my hair to figure out what exactly type it is, and what works best. And though I still haven’t quite figured it out, the main discovery is that my hair is wavy in parts and straight in others and likes to do what it wants. Just like a snowflake, no type of hair is the same. During my teen years, I damaged and dried my hair out with the help of a hair dryer and flat iron every day. This past summer I cut off all the damaged hair deciding that my hair and I would start anew. I have a feeling its going to be a long journey. I can’t quite bring myself to give up dying it, which I know has a big effect on the texture.

But all of this focus on “real” hair sure has made me think. I write this post to start a healthy discussion about hair and how it can affect you. Nothing more.

Do you know your “real hair”? Are you stereotyped for your hair? Do you care? Let me know!

Sources:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090902/us_time/09171191914700

http://tyrashow.warnerbros.com/2009/09/season_five_premiere.php?adid=season_five_premiere_sphere_tyra

http://www.goodhairmovie.net/site/about.aspx

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