Hey! Happy New Year! Sorry for not posting in awhile. One of my new year’s resolutions is to try to post more consistently. Haha. ;)
I wanted to start this year off by sharing one of my favorite quotes with you…
“Be your own kind of beautiful.”
It’s one of those quotes that makes you stop and think. What does that mean exactly? To me, it means be yourself. I think girls sometimes struggle with being true to themselves. Classmates, friends, and peer pressure can sometimes get us off track. You shouldn’t care about what other people think. You don’t have to be like everyone else. Be yourself. You are unique and awesome. :)
There’s no standard. We should all try to be beautiful in our own way. Don’t let someone else’s definition of beautiful affect what beautiful means to you.
Follow your heart and don’t always listen to the advice of others. Always do what you think is right.
Being your own kind of beautiful also applies to not just being yourself on the inside but on the outside as well. Don’t follow beauty or fashion trends just because everyone else is. If everyone’s wearing some new fashion trend and you think it looks stupid, then don’t wear it! If you did something different with your hair or you’re wearing a shirt that you love and someone says they don’t like it. Who cares? You shouldn’t! Because if you like it, then you should wear it! Don’t let other people have a heavy influence on your style.
In order to be your own kind of beautiful, you need to do things without worrying about what other people think. Live your life the way you know you should live it and don’t worry about people judging you.
These words mean so much to me that I actually have them on a wall in my bedroom. You can get these inspiring words for your wall for under $5 here: Be Your Own Kind Of Beautiful 5.5h x 20w vinyl lettering for walls quotes art
Photo Credit: indulgy.com
I love to have pretty painted nails, don’t you? I think almost every girl does! What every girl doesn’t know is that nail polish contains toxic chemicals. I always knew that nail polish was full of chemicals, but I always thought to myself, “Well, it’s just going on my nails. It’s not like I’m putting it on my skin.” I was very wrong to think this. Nails are a part of your skin and are very porous, meaning those chemicals will totally be absorbed into your body. Not good, right?
There are three major chemicals found in nail polishes which are commonly referred to as the “toxic trio”. The toxic trio consists of toluene, formaldehyde, and dibutyl phthalate.
Toluene is used to manufacture rubber, gasoline, paints, airplane glue, shoe polish, and other chemicals. I don’t think anyone would want to rub this chemical all over their skin. I know I wouldn’t! As I said, nails are a part of your skin, so that’s totally what you’re doing. This chemical is known to affect the central nervous system. Toluene can cause vertigo, seizures, coma, decreased cognition, blindness, and much more. It affects other areas of the body too, like your heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, and musculoskeletal systems.
Formaldehyde is a colorless gas, used as a preservative. This chemical can cause blistering, contact dermatitis, and chemical burns. Exposure to low doses of this chemical have been known to irritate eyes, skin, and the respiratory tract. Higher amounts of formaldehyde can cause pulmonary swelling, irregular heartbeat, and even death! It sure doesn’t sound like something you’d want your body to be absorbing!
Dibutyl phthalate goes by many names such as benzenedicarboxylic acid and dibutyl ester. The European Union does not allow this chemical to be used in cosmetics. This chemical can lead to toxicity in the nervous system, developmental delays, hormone disruption, neurotoxicity, and irritation of the lungs.
I definitely don’t want to be absorbing any of those toxic chemicals into my body! So, I looked into healthier options that are free of the toxic trio. Yesterday, I picked up 3 bottles of Mineral Fusion nail polish at Whole Foods. I love using different shades of pink whenever I paint my nails, so I got a pink polish called Jewel. I also got a bottle of base coat and top coat polish. I painted my nails today with this nail polish and loved the way they turned out. The pink color is super cute! Mineral Fusion’s nail polish was on sale at Whole Foods for $5.99, it’s normally $7.99. I thought that price was awesome and around the same amount of money that I’d spend on other nail polishes that are full chemicals. You can check out Mineral Fusion’s nail polish here: http://mineralfusion.com/index.php/shop/nail-color-and-care/nail-polish/nail-polish
Natural nail polish is WAY healthier and comes in tons of cute colors! You should definitely give it a try!
Well said and so totally true!
Want to make a big impact in your room with only a few
bucks? Get a cube vase and arrange some pretty flowers from the craft store
into it. This adds a pop of color to your space and only costs a few dollars. I
picked up my cube at the craft store, but you should be able to find one at
other stores since they seem to be really trendy right now. This is an easy way
to play with color in your room!
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