What is Beauty?

Being apart of the Face of Pink in Contest for me was more than your typcial 'beauty contest' where 'beauty' is defined by how you look in an evening gown and bathing suit while doing some 'talent' in front of judges ~ it was about helping to redefine how we see beauty in our culture beyond the typical unattainable 'Photoshopped' images we see in the media!

The Face of Pink Ink contest  for me was about empowering women to see the beauty within themselves and it was about supporting other women to take risks and put themselves out there a chance to be pampered and spoiled and treated like a Queen for the Day ~ to experience the life of a 'model' or 'superstar' for just a moment with a personal shopper choosing clothes and jewellery and having your hair and make up done by professionals!  So while there may only be 3 women chosen to represent Pink Ink as the next Face of Pink Ink this year ~ in my opinion we are ALL winners for having had the experience!

For me entering something like this was about pushing myself outside my comfort zone, finding my inner courage and self confidence to take a risk with putting myself 'out there' to be on display as a potential centre of attention when for so long i have been content to blend into the background the quiet 'support' that lifts others up into the spotlight! This experience  was about being empowered to show the world that YES I am BEAUTIFUL on the inside and out and to step outisde my normal 'suit of armor' I present myself to the world ~ to have fun with hair and make up and be daring in trying a new look that shows the personality from within!

As part of the contest particpants had to share in 150 works or less what 'beauty' means to them. This is my entry ....

"Beauty is the emotion that radiates out from within – beauty can be breath taking or it can be subtle sense of warmth that just surrounds you! The beauty in things overflows into the hearts of others making them better for the experience. Everyday it is the piece of art a person creates upon waking to share with the world.

One’s style is not about vanity but about self-expression. Sometimes we dress so the world will see us in all our glory and sometimes we dress in a virtual suit of armor to protect our self from the world. Our sense of style says so much about what is going on with a person. Our outer self is the canvas and how we choose to paint it represents the feelings or sense of self from inside that we want to express! Beauty is from within!"

The contest is coming to a close this week ~ so if you have not already done so can you take a minute and click 'like' on the following albums below and help me out with my dream to push myself even more this year and into 2015 and to give me a chance work closely with Jen and Rita who are truly remarkably empowering women ~ it would be truly appreciated!

Than if you have another moment take a peek at all the other lovely entrants and ‘like’ the definitions of beauty and photos that speak to you too because there are some amazing ladies alongside me in this empowerment program!

To make it easier to find me for those in a time constraint here are the links to the albums with me in them :)

WIBusiness:

Wright Hair & Co:

The Face of Pink Ink:

Pink Ink:

100Things2Do:

3 Ring Video:

Jockey P2P with Mary-Ann:

Park Lane Jewelry with Tammy:

Jockey P2P with Carolyn:

Angelic Images Photography:

Thank you so much ... and a huge thank you to all the sponsors for their contribution in the amazing experience with goodie bags and samples!

Yours in Beauty
Margaret

Time to just say YES

Aloette is a vessel of opportunity!

We are a unique kind of Direct Sales Company.

• NO investment in INVENTORY
• NO packaging of orders or DELIVERIES
• NO monthly QUOTAS to meet

• YES you will set your own schedule. FLEXIBLE HOURS!
• YES we provide FREE TRAINING and personal COACHING!
• YES you will earn approximately $25 to $35 an hour to START!
• YES you have all the benefits of owning a home based business!

How do you get started?

Book your debut show to share your new venture (min $300 in sales)

Have 6 friends agree to hold shows for you. (I will help you with this)

Purchase your TRAINING MATERIALS ($30) so you can learn at home!

Place $199 Security Deposit on the kit, which is HELD, but NOT cashed.  The deposit will be returned to you upon qualifying to earn your kit for FREE!

It’s that simple! Now you will be able to receive:

$1000 Beauty Consultant Kit (which you will be keeping!)

Full Hostess Benefits from your debut show.

Lifetime Beauty Consultant Discount (min 25%)

Awards, Recognition, Friends, Self-Confidence

Financial Independence through our Career Opportunity!

How will I be able to learn how to do this?

We have an amazing Training Website so you can learn from home!

We also have you attend Training “shows” where available.

Some “live” trainings in certain areas!

You will receive a SHOW CD giving you the show WORD FOR WORD!

I would love to have more amazing women on my Awaken to Aloette journey ... it has changed my life for the better in so many ways from increased skincare results to increased confidence and financial freedoms and I would love to share that opportunity with others!Go to www.myaloette.com and watch our 9 minute introduction video on how Aloette can make a difference for YOU! If you think you'd like to invest in yourself by taking the Aloette opportunity give me a shout I would love to meet up for coffee [ or tea ;) ] and discuss helping you get started.

Yours in beauty

Margaret

Redefining Beauty

I just LOVE seeing more and more magazines 'getting real' about capturing 'Beauty'. The Verily magazine featured by Upworth here has the following policy about Photoshop  "we firmly believe that the unique features of women ~ be it crows feet, freckles or a less than rock hard body ~ contribute to their beauty and therefore should not be removed or changed".

I struggled for so many years defining beauty and my own self worth from what I saw in magazines, in the media and by the appearance of the most popular girls in high-school, college and my career ... plagued by challenging skin conditions that affected my outer self I had over time convinced myself I could not attain 'beauty' and as a result I gave up on having any sense of self image or  style and hide behind frumpy clothes, no make up and no sense of self ~ until recently when I found the joy of self reflection and empowered myself with healing from the inside out and changed my way of thinking and defining 'beauty' .... I AM BEAUTIFUL!

I know now in hindsight I always have been, the people who loved me as a child, a youth and a young women have always seen it even when I myself could not ~ I thought they humored me because they 'had to' but the reality is they saw in me what I could not at the time see in myself ~ the power of my inner beauty shining out!

Beauty starts from within and no amount of 'Photoshop' can help that ~ when you start by empowering and loving your inner Diva than she can easily shine and highlight your beautiful outer Diva in all her glory ... love yourself first and foremost and that love builds and overflows into your love for others who will see your beauty as a result! 

Yours in beauty

Margaret

Empowering moments

If you'd told me a year ago I would be a 'beauty consultant' I would have snickered and told you ya right ~ I am so not a girly girl whose into make up or fashion or color or anything 'beauty' related. 

I had gave up on being able to do any of that decades ago with my problem skin any make up itched and burned so wasn't something I wore unless I felt I had to for a special occasion. My clothes choices were about 'comfortable and hiding my skin' verses 'fashion' because most  clothes if they touched my skin would itch and scratch. This was my life and I was resigned to that ... IMO it wasn't beautiful but it was functional.

If you had told me I would also be confidentially standing on a stage in front of 100's of women speaking passionately while sharing my story about how Aloette has changed my life in the past two months, how it has started a healing process for my severally damaged skin and has returned a confidence inside myself that I had long since suppressed due to poor self esteem from the appearance of my skin ~ I would not just have snickered I would have rolled on the floor laughing out loud ... ROFLOL as the kids say!

Being the 'centre' of attention has never been a desire for me and don't get me wrong I am totally outspoken about things that are passionate to me but I  have always done it best 'behind a screen or behind the scenes'. 

I do not like speaking in front of groups of people I do not know well ~ my stomach gets in knots, I get sweaty, feel like I am going to pass out and often have to bite the inside of my cheek to prevent that from actually happening.

Let alone to speak in a large group setting on a stage using a microphone under bright lights in front of powerful, inspiring, strong leaders in the company .... yet here I am scratching that off my bucket list ~ conquering the fear of public speaking on the big stage!
 

Not only did I do it, I think I did it confidentially and I LOVED IT ... it was empowering, energizing and enlightening!

One day I want to not only be standing on the stage again in front of our Franchise I want to be standing on the stage in front of ALL of Aloette at National conference ~ like the other powerful, inspiring, strong leaders in Aloette spreading empowerment and making a difference in the lives of women around North America!

I have tasted the internal and spiritual energy that stage brings and it was sweet and sensational and I want MORE. Not only do I want more for myself but I want to bring  along other women up there with me who never thought they would have the confidence in themselves to do it ... I believe when we empower each other we change the world ~ we make it better, bright, more beautiful!

If you are looking for a new career option, one that allows you to control your own destiny, to work as little or as much as you need to make your own dreams come true, to be your own boss, to still be there for your family, to make a difference in the lives of other women by sharing products that will renew, replenish and repair damage. Damage that was not only to their skin over the years but in my experience to that little girl hidden inside all of us ~  that little girl who had DREAMS but the world chipped away at them and she suppressed them and settled for less just to survive ... than I invite you to give me a call ~ let me talk to you about the Aloette opportunity and how I think it can change your life as it is changing mine!

Join me in my journey!

Yours in beauty

Margaret