You are Beautiful!!--Crown of Beauty

Hey girls! Today I want to share with you a problem that is very dear to my heart...the problem of media making girls feel no self worth. As a Christian I believe that no matter what the media tells you, you are beautiful!! As Christians and women I believe that it is important for us to tell other they have worth and to stop living behind the shield of media and what they tell you is beauty, because their wrong!

The Crown of Beauty Magazine, is am online magazine that is focused on helping Christian women know that they have worth and that they are beautiful and that the world can not define what beauty is. It's a magazine that I'm so excited to share with you about! Here's a brief summary of what the Crown of Beauty Magazine is all about by Livy, the editor of the magazine.

Unless you've been living in a cave for the past fifteen years of your life, or dwell on an Amish farm out in the hilly countryside, you've probably noticed the way in which the media has a special gift for making girls feel ugly and inadequate. We've all suffered through those nauseating T.V.
advertisements in which an underwear model poses, pursing her pouty lips, as her hair blows wildly from a fan. After watching such ads I roll my eyes and try not to laugh. I mean, how lame do the marketers think that I am?! (It's like those drug advertisements that list the deadly side effects, such as hearing loss or your nose falling off, while they show happy old couples flying kites, and walking puppy dogs.)

I'm sure you've picked up on the trend in many teen magazines. The words on the glossy cover shout, “Boost Your Self-Confidence! Six Tips To Loving Yourself!” Yet by the time you flip to page ten, you've already seen a dozen perfect faces and bodies posing for makeup advertisements, which drained away all confidence you were hoping to get from their pep-talk article.

 Every girl has noticed what's going on. We're not immune to it. But have we ever recognized what's going on around us as a targeted attack on our beauty as females?

The sickening plot has been dreamt up, and skillfully executed by the enemy of our souls, Satan. He has always hated girls. Ever since the Garden of Eden, he has been attacking Eve and his daughters with lies that spew like fire out of his dragon mouth.

The purpose of this disgusting scheme is to convince God's chosen daughters that they are worthless. The familiar scenery of the hour we live in, the set on this stage, and the cast of characters in this story remind me of what unfolded in Esther's day. Esther’s story is a dramatic tale that all of us love. An ordinary, average, orphan girl was called to play a magnificent role in the Kingdom, and God used her to release her entire generation from destruction. Just like Esther you were called into the kingdom for such a time as this.

Girl, your adrenaline-pumping, high-action, story of greatness is unfolding. You living in the midst of this BEAUTY-saturated generation for a purpose, and that purpose is not to remain silent and be destroyed. There is no need for fear because we know how this story ends. The victory is not in jeopardy, it already belongs to Christ. He is calling you to walk with Him into this adventure.

Will you join your Christian sisters and discover what's going on behind-the-scenes in the modeling industry, Hollywood, the media, and cosmetic companies? Many of these avenues have added insult to injury , as thousands of young girls just don't feel like they measure up. Discover the unique role that we have as young women in combating this attack on our generation! You have been given a powerful influence and are called to play a meaningful role. Be both challenged and encouraged in this powerful new recourse for Christian girls, an online magazine, Crown of Beauty Magazine. Crown of Beauty is releasing their first FULL downloadable issue on Friday November 1st, 2013! This issue includes articles and interviews with some wonderful young women! Including, Jenny Simmons of Addison Road, Sarah Ross from Everlife, Rachel Lee Carter author of Modeling Christ, and Kylie Busitti, a former Victoria's Secret Model, who walked away from her glamorous career to obey God's call and be an example for girls everywhere! Recommended for teen girls ages 13+.

If you decide you’d like to order The Beauty Issue, it costs $4.99. Now, this is the first time we’ve charged anything to our readers, but this issue took a lot of hard work & it’s totally jam-packed! But if you don’t want to purchase anything...no worries! We have lots of free content on our site! http://www.crownofbeautymagazine.com/

xo
Livy

Thanks so much Livy!

Make sure to check out the Crown of Beauty Magazine! It is brand new and full of beauty tips and tricks and advice for living a Christ centered life!

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6 Tips for Healthy Hair

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1. Use heat less. I can probably count on both of my hands how many times I've used heat products this entire year. My hair is curly, so I naturally dry it and I don't like to straighten or curl it unless it's for a special occasion. So, make sure to use heat sparingly and air dry your hair more and embrace your natural hair.

2. Less hair products You may think everything you put in your hair is helping it, but many hair products actually make your hair oily, cakey, or more fine, which leads you to use more hair products to get rid of those things resulting in some crazy hair. So, be gentle on your hair. Make sure to check out natural masks for your hair to keep it healthy! Here are 3 masks that I've found.

3. Make sure to brush your hair everyday. This doesn't only untangle your hair, but helps stimulate your scalp, helping your hair grow faster and healthier.

4. Eat healthy. Many people don't realize that your diet pretty much influences everything that you desire: pretty hair, nice nails, healthy skin, good eye sight and many other things. So, make sure to eat salmont, walnuts, oyster, sweet potatoes, eggs, carrots, spinach, lentils, greek yogurt and blueberries. All of these foods have the power to make your hair healthier and more resistant to damage.

5. Don't wear your hair up too often. By wearing your hair up, it's prone to damage and breakage, which thins your hair.

6. Protect your hair from chlorine. It's still summer, which means lots of people are chilling in, out and by the pool, so make sure to protect your hair by using leave in conditioner and by immediately washing your hair after swimming.

I hope these tips help you to have healthier, beautiful hair!

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6 Common Beauty Mistakes

1. Rubbing your eyes. The skin around your eyes is very sensitive, elastic and when you rub your eyes, you causes the skin under your eyes to become baggy. So to prevent bags, try not to rub under your eyes and make sure to pat on your moisturizer, concealer and foundation. Also, do not pull on your eyes to put your eyeliner on! This make more bags and leads the skin under your eyes to lose their elasticity.

2. Not brushing your hair enough. Brushing your hair leads to under nourished hair and dry, brittle hair. Make sure to brush your hair so you stimulate the oils on your scalp to protect your hair.

3. Take cold showers. Cold showers help rejuvenate your skin and seal your hair follicles to prevent frizzing and split ends. Hot showers hurt your organs, dry your skin out, and damage your hair and can even lead to broken capillaries which is harmful to the skin.

4. Drinking through a straw. I'm not one to do this too often, but by drinking through a straw you may lead yourself to more wrinkles and lines on your face and around your mouth.

5. Conditioning to your roots. This leads to an oily scalp, which can lead to acne on your face, so make sure to just do from the nape of your neck to the ends of your hair. I used to do this for the longest time until one of my good friends who has super curly beautiful hair told me that I probably needed to lay off the conditioner on my roots and just do half of my hair with conditioner. I've been doing that ever since and my hair has grown less oily and is way healthier!

6. Ignoring your neck. Many people use moisturizer, sunscreen and even powder and forget to do their neck. Through ignoring your neck, you are prone to more wrinkles and skin cancer. Also, by applying your makeup to your neck, you make your makeup look more natural and fresh and don't have the line on the side of your face or under your chin.

I hope these tips helped you out and gave you information that you didn't know about.

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6 Ways to Have Healthy Beautiful Skin

 

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I've seen lots of products on tv and in stores that claim to help my skin and yours, but what I haven't seen a lot of is how we can help our skin. My mom is really in to health and nutrition and since my mom is a retired physical therapist and my dad is a dentist I've received lots of healthy tips in my life time. Here are some that have helped me keep healthy skin.

I'll be honest, I have never had serious problems with acne or oily skin and I attribute that to these 6 tips. I've had pimples and zits before but they've been only for short periods and have happened when I've been under a lot of stress. Face mapping is a way that you can find out why your breaking out.

Well, here are my 6 tips for healthy beautiful skin

1. Drink lots of water. Seriously, this actually works! Water is a cleansing agent for your skin and helps remove impurities that are brought on by dairy products, harsh chemicals and can even reduce your oily skin and acne.

2. Eat healthy. Lots of people think that drinking milk is good for them but, milk actually causes acne as many doctors have concluded, and sugar causes acne and other ailments. The fix for this is less saturated fat foods, less sugar and dairy products and more fruits and vegetables. So next time your face breaks out, make sure to think back on what you ate. You don't have to cut all sugar and milk from your diet but for healthier skin, only have these on rare occasions and opt for healthy alternatives, like honey, and rice or almond milk.

3.. Wash your face daily. I have lots of friends who think it's ok to leave their makeup on over night and just touch up in the morning, but it's not! By leaving on make up over night, your skin is prone to bacteria and clogged pores, and to harsh chemicals in your makes up, so make sure to wash that all off nightly. Usually I wake up and splash cold water on my face to close my pores and then I put my make up on and then at night I wash it off while I shower so I can kill two birds with one stone.

 4. Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize. Your skin is prone to aging, and by keeping it moisturized you slow the aging process and have healthier skin. It's really important to moisturize your skin to prevent clogged pores and to keep your skin young and healthy, so make sure to keep your skin moisturized. Make sure to choose the right moisturizer for you!

 5. Always wear sunscreen! I don't care if it's moisturizer with sunscreen, foundation or plain old sunscreen, but your skin needs to be protected 24/7! Through using sunscreen you reduces aging your changes of fine lines and wrinkles, and age spots and also lower your chance of skin cancer or other skin diseases that the sun causes.

 6. For less fine lines and wrinkles opt to eat skin healthy foods, including blueberries, wild salmon, oysters, tomatoes, kiwi, dark chocolate, sweet potatoes. All of these food sources are antiaging and help you stay young and healthy longer. Tip 2 and 6 are very similar but in 2 I show you what not to eat and in 6 I show you what to eat for healthy skin.

I hope you give these tips a try and protect your skin!

I've included lots of link in this post on all of my tips to show that this isn't just my beliefs, but it's true. I encourage you to check out these links and find even more ways to help prevent aging.

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