How We Can Learn to Love Our Natural Beauty
Natural beauty is something many people take for granted. You don't need the most expensive products or procedures to look perfect. Instead, you should embrace your appearance because no two people are alike. Here are a few simple changes to put yourself first and acknowledge how beautiful you are — inside and out.
care for your skin
The skin on your face is the thinnest on your body, so you'll see signs of aging there first. Use the right skin care products to appreciate your bare face as it is. When you feel more confident in your skin, you'll save money and effort by only wearing makeup when you feel like it.
While plastic surgery and expensive treatments are on trend, focus on natural beauty techniques that won’t alter the traits you were born with. Make your own facial products with ingredients like cucumber and sugar to treat yourself without causing physical or emotional harm.
get moving
People who make physical activity a cornerstone of their lives are likely to be happier than their counterparts. Cardio workouts and weight lifting are not the only options. Improving your flexibility can increase your range of motion, help you feel better as you move and decrease your risk of injury. Even if you don't want to get active for any aesthetic benefits, you can still feel good about how you're improving your body — and you'll probably feel more positive overall.
make a small change
Affirmations are great ways to assure yourself of your beauty, but sometimes you may not like what you see when you look in the mirror. Try doing something for yourself that you haven't done in a while. For example, if it's been a long time since you went to the salon, go get your hair cut or your nails done. These simple changes can leave you feeling beautiful without drastically altering your appearance. They can leave you happier so you feel better about yourself overall.
know the risks of social media
Your mental health may start declining when you spend a lot of time on social media because you can't help but compare your life to the highly curated ones you see on your phone. You should track how much time you spend on social media daily. Remember that the things you see from loved ones are typically them putting their best content out there, not how their lives look all the time. Use social media responsibly to feel better.
surround yourself with support
Affirmations are nice, but you need more support than that. You should supplement your self-support with positivity elsewhere in your life, which can best be given by the people who know and love you. Having others in your corner will make you feel like you can conquer the world. Your friends should uplift you and challenge you to be better, not tear you down and make you feel bad for what you've accomplished. Find your support team so you can thrive.
treat yourself well, no matter what
Even if you have big goals for yourself, you shouldn't get upset for not making progress as quickly as you'd like. Embrace your natural beauty at every stage and age, and you'll learn that you don't necessarily need to do everything society says you should.
Cora Gold is the Editor-in-Chief of women’s lifestyle magazine, Revivalist. She has a passion for writing about ways to live a happy, healthy, and fulfilling life, especially for new moms.