Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
We live in a beauty-obsessed culture with every magazine we skim through and TV channel we turn to we see how far our own personal reality is from the idealized media standard. These messages easily influence how we view others and most importantly ourselves.
At this time, the cakey foundation and immensely pigmented makeup are taking a backseat to the natural glow.
If you are craving that natural appearance look no further than Christie Brinkley. In a BUILD interview we find out that she believes it all starts with taking care of your skin.
Christie is 61 years old and looks no older than 25. Which reasonably poses the question "how do you get your skin to look like that?" It could be the fact that she has been exfoliating her skin from a young age but she says, "there is no secret, the real secret is to take care of how we look and feel." This is what ignited her to begin her skincare line. She wanted to create products that were driven by effectiveness. Her new skincare line, Authentic Skincare, does just that.
Brinkley wanted to be the driver and take control of how she looked. She brought up an interesting point and explained that we are all concerned with what they think. Who are we referring to when we say they? She says, "We should be set by our own standards and maybe we aren't meant to fit in, we are meant to stand out."
Standing out shows originality. In a BUILD interview with Dita Von Teese she touches on being your own person. She is anything short of flawless. She loves the red lips, the dramatic eyes and the Marilyn Monroe hair. Could you imagine her any other way? Nope, neither can her friends.
Every Halloween Dita presents herself with a blonde wig and a full face of "normal" makeup. She said, "My friends don't even recognize me."
There are various definitions of beauty. And there are many degrees of each. Dita Von Teese happens to find beauty in the eccentric appearance, which is exactly what makes her unique.
Both Dita Von Teese and Christie Brinkley seem to agree that beauty should be based on how you feel. Which, in fact is a large portion of Dita's new book, Your Beauty Mark.
The book touches on how to achieve certain looks as well as focusing heavily on how each look makes her feel. She has the hope that if it makes her feel a certain way then maybe it will have a similar effect on the reader. Or maybe it won't! Maybe it will have the complete opposite affect on you. During the BUILD interview you can see that Dita understands the true and special meaning of individuality and would never tell anyone to change the way they are.