How To Look Beautiful With No Makeup

I think one of the most positive things that has come out of my experience with having to be in lockdown and working from home is that I have come to embrace not wearing makeup. At first I think many of us loved not having to get ready every morning and put makeup on and do our hair etc. It was a welcomed respite from the normal routine and a chance to give our skin a bit of a rest. However, as the weeks wained on and we remained socially isolated and still working from home, many of my friends started telling me they felt like they were in a rut and have let themselves go. They were sick of looking at themselves looking like they just rolled out of bed and had no drive to change that. I totally understood how they felt and we laughed about it on FaceTime, but then something interesting happened, after a while we kinda got used to seeing ourselves that way and we no longer felt that just because we had no makeup on, we were in a rut or in some kind of hiding. It was kind of a flash back to middle school before you ever wore makeup. We simply got used to seeing ourselves without makeup, and instead of feeling like we were in a rut, we started feeling free! We weren't afraid to be seen without our "face on"as they say. This transformation was part of our evolution of self confidence. In fact, studies have shown that the more insecure a woman is, the more makeup she puts on, but can the actual act of wearing makeup cause you to develop an insecurity that you never had? The answer is yes. There are thousands upon thousands of makeup videos on YouTube showing you products that you think you need in order to look beautiful. They convince you that you need to look a certain way or buy a certain product to look and feel beautiful and confident, but the truth is, you are already beautiful and you always were. You were just covering it up for so long that you forgot what your natural beauty looked like!

Well, over these past months, I have had the pleasure of regaining my positive relationship with my natural beauty; the beauty I was born with. Now when I want to enhance my natural beauty, I do it very selectively, just like a middle-school-aged girl putting on lip gloss for the first time, or trying a little blush on her cheeks. I'm selective, because I don't want to hide my newly born-again natural beauty that I have just become friends with again after all these years. This amazing realization led me to do this video, How To Look Beautiful With No Makeup, to help inspire you to discover your natural beauty again and to show you that you can feel beautiful, sexy, and confident with a no makeup look. There are a few essentials that you should incorporate everyday to keep your skin healthy and supple and help prevent aging which I discuss in the video, but the rest is just personal preference.  I also share with you some great anti-aging tips and tricks that I think you will find helpful to promote beautiful smooth skin, but the important thing to always remember is that beauty comes from inside, self confidence comes from inside and this experience with being in lockdown may just have birthed a whole new beauty trend. A trend where women look within and allow their beauty to radiate out rather than be painted on.  True beauty is in the way you treat others and the world. It is in the kindness and sincerity that you share with others and in the compassion you have for yourself. So please watch my video, How To Look Beautiful With No Makeup and then challenge yourself to develop a better relationship with your looks, to develop your self confidence without wearing makeup. Try to practice acting the same way without makeup that you would when you are wearing full makeup. Before you know it, you will feel your inner butterfly emerging from her cocoon. It's a wonderful exercise in personal growth. Too many women look in the mirror and don't like what they see. How did they get there? Children don't know anything about looks, they are just themselves. It's society that starts to dictate and judge what is and isn't beautiful. Don't fall into that trap. All things created under God are beautiful and you are one of them. You are as beautiful as a spring flow or a soaring eagle. You just need to see it.

There's also one additional bonus to not wearing makeup, or minimal makeup, and that is the money you will save! I have not bought one single makeup product this year and I don't feel any need or want to. When I watch YouTube videos now of women piling on makeup, I think they look completely overdone. I think to myself how much nicer they would look with a much lighter hand and soft natural glow. I hope you enjoy my video and I hope it inspires you to embrace your God-given natural beauty to.  xoLinda

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Managing Menopause and Perimenopause - What You Need To Know And Understand About The Change

In this video below I share helpful tips and insights on managing menopause, perimenopause, and post menopause. Together these are called your menopausal years and can include up to 15 years of perimenopause leading into menopause, followed by 3-5 years of postmenopause. Each of these phases of a woman's life is characterized by volatile hormonal fluctuations during which time women can experience uncomfortable symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats, depression, anxiety, fatigue, aching joints, heart palpitations, dry, itching skin, and more. These symptoms can be very stressful and even overwhelming for so many women, and they often don’t know where to turn for help because this subject is just not openly discussed or is simply dismissed. Well, in my video below, I share what I have learned through my journey and experience with perimenopause, menopause, and post menopause, including hours and hours of research into this dynamic life-changing process. I share it all with you to help you easily learn and understand from someone who is your peer, how you can embrace this time of your life naturally, and aid your body through this transition in a healthy way. You are not alone and this informative and educational video will help you realize that and know what you can expect during your menopausal years. I provide you with natural remedies and tips that will be your allies of support during this transitional time to help you navigate and embrace this transformational change, and I share the facts and risks of taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) so you can make an educated and informed decision about what’s best for you and your health. This video will help empower you with the confidence that you are beautiful, vital, and in control of your health, now and in the future. Women have unique and very individual needs both emotionally and physically during perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause, and I want to help you know what to expect and what you and your body needs so you can have a happy and healthy life. The more you know, the better you will feel and the easier you can get through this monumental change. Lots of love, xoLinda

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Is Dermarolling or Microneedling Safe? Does It Work?

Well, after doing a bit of research on dermarolling and microneedling, which I share in my latest YouTube video, Dermarolling and Microneedling: Is It Safe? Does It Work?, it seems the latest beauty craze is another in the risky category.  We really have to be careful these days about what's being promoted as the latest and greatest anti-aging beauty treatment. Products are getting riskier and riskier to the health of our skin and bodies. With the help of social media, the movement into cosmeceuticals (part cosmetics and part pharmaceutical drugs) has been swift and the derma roller is no exception. It's another in the category of medical-type therapies to enhance beauty. The derma roller was invented as tool to better deliver pharmaceutical drugs into the human body and next thing you know it has found its way into the beauty world. It promises smoother skin, fading of acne scars, stretch marks, and hyperpigmentation, and even claims to help prevent aging by activating collagen production. There is no shortage of beauty gurus on YouTube and the internet promoting its use. However, BUYER BEWARE on this one, because it also comes with great risk to your health.

Several of my viewers asked me whether I would review the dermaroller and micro needling and also wanted to know if I used it on my own skin. So, in my latest video below I share that information, which is honest and truthful as always. You will learn all about this so-called anti-aging beauty treatment. Be sure to check out the comments below the video too, so you can hear the experiences of others who have used it. It's eye opening. You will be surprised that something so popular in the beauty community is actually quite harmful for your skin and fraught with risk to your health. If you are currently using this device on your skin, or if you are considering using it, don't wait another minute, watch my video so you can make an informed and educated decision. We live in a world that is product and revenue driven, please always be aware of that. Unfortunately, when products become popular, especially if the message is delivered by someone you like and enjoy watching to, then people tend to let their guards down and can often just follow the crowd, thinking that if everyone is doing it, it must be safe and it must work. Not the case. Sadly, it's about making money at the expense of women's insecurities about their looks and aging; a marketing tactic that has been used on women for decades. So when someone is trying to convince you to injure yourself in the name of beauty and looking younger, tell them no thanks!

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Grow Your Hair Back With Two Natural Treatments That Really Work!

In my video below I share two excellent all-natural topical treatments for your scalp that will help you grow your hair back if you are experiencing hair loss, hair thinning, or bald spots for any reason. Whether it's caused by lifestyle, stress, diet, medication, pregnancy, or if you have a form of alopecia,  these natural remedies will help you regrow your hair.  The first treatment I share with you I began about six months ago, and after about 1-2 months I noticed lusher, fuller hair, and much faster hair growth all over my head. Then about two months ago, I decided to take things up a notch and implement a second natural treatment that uses onion juice. The results will amaze you! You can learn all my treatments in my video. Be sure to share this video to help others learn about these helpful treatments. xo Linda