How I feel about myself is more important than how I look. Feeling confident, being comfortable in your skin - that's what really makes you beautiful.
Bobbi BrownRead
Beauty isn't about looking perfect. It's about celebrating your individuality.
Interpretation
True beauty comes from self-acceptance and celebrating what makes you unique.
This quote emphasizes that beauty should not be defined by societal standards of perfection but rather by the uniqueness and individuality of each person. It encourages embracing one's own characteristics and celebrating personal identity, which is a more genuine form of beauty than simply conforming to external ideals.
In practice
In a motivational speech about self-love during a wellness retreat.
How I feel about myself is more important than how I look. Feeling confident, being comfortable in your skin - that's what really makes you beautiful.
Over the years I’ve worked with countless women who have inspired me with their stories. Beyond makeup, we’ve talked about life-altering events. Everything from the joy of being a new mom to dealing with homelessness and divorce. With each conversation, these women have shown that when you have the will and the heart, almost anything is possible—and that’s what Pretty Powerful is all about.
I believe that all women are pretty without makeup- but with the right makeup can be pretty powerful.
You can be gorgeous at thirty, charming at forty, and irresistible for the rest of your life.
I know a girl who just looks at her face in the medicine cabinet mirror and never looks below her shoulders, and she's four or five hundred pounds but she doesn't see all that, she just sees a beautiful face and therefore she thinks she's a beauty. And therefore, I think she's a beauty, too, because I usually accept people on the basis of their self-images, because their self-images have more to do with the way they think than their objective-images do.
It used to bother me - having bigger, fuller brows. I even plucked them once so I'd fit in, but I hated them and couldn't wait for them to grow back. Now I embrace them. I realized the quirky things that make you different are what make you beautiful.
I'm proud of my wrinkles. They give my face character. As an actress, you mess with that at your peril.
And the beauty of a woman, with passing years only grows!
God forbid you be an ugly girl, 'course too pretty is also your doom, 'cause everyone harbors a secret hatred for the prettiest girl in the room.
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