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MODESTLY PULCHRITUDINOUS TIPS & TIDBITS:
pul.chri.tu.di.nous: [puhl-kri-tood-n-uh
s, -tyood-] –adjective physically beautiful; comely.
Making your Valentine’s Day fashion a sweet success!
- Pair a chic off white or black bolero jacket with a red or pink tank.
– or, pair a classic and simple white top with a brightly colored scarf.
- Brooches are the old new thing: wear one on your lapel for a feminine retro look.
- Ballerina flats come in all colors and sizes, they’re classy, and very comfortable. Go with a fun or bold color, like red or pink to add character and pizazz.
– A brightly colored purse will add pop to your outfit!
- How can you not feel happy when you’re styling a pair of red sunglasses?
- Add a vintage inspired Valentine themed necklace for a finishing touch. However, if you’re wearing a scarf, be sure to keep the necklace simple.
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Our Society’s Standard for Beauty: is it True or False?
“Charm and grace are deceptive, and beauty is vain [because it is not
lasting], but a woman who reverently and worshipfully fears the Lord,
she shall be praised!”
~Prov. 31:30 (Amplified)
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) and conferences and events for Bellissima!. We can hardly believe that the summer is nearly behind us, and the fall season is quickly approaching!
Marianna asked me to do a blog post on different hair styles that are not only quick and easy, but will also look like you spent an ample amount of time on your hair. There are several do’s I’ve learned that can easily take under 10 minutes.
I have always loved experimenting with peoples hair, including my own, so I hope today you will be able to learn a few new idea’s and tips you will be able to use as well.
So, without further ado, here are some of my favorite ways to style my hair!
*Remember, what may work on one person’s face shape, hair cut, or volume of ones hair my not work for you. As always, experiment first, and see what best suits your needs.
I will show you a few of the styles below:
1. Hair down w/ clips (This style is great all the way from every day to church, or an evening out, etc.)
2. The Audrey Inspired Up-Do (Very elegant for formal events.)
3. The Low Pony Tail (Wonderful for when you’re on the go and need something quick and easy!)
4. The “Claw Clip Do” (Another quick on the go hair do that gives the affect that you spent a while on your hair, when really you threw it up in under 30 seconds!)
Now for all of these do’s I’ll be showing you today, is with already curled hair. However, depending on the thickness of your hair, you should be able to do most with straight hair as well.
My hair is naturally more straight. However, I hot roll it almost every morning. I’ve found it’s easier in the long run, because it lasts longer without it getting messy so quickly. Now before you gasp and say it would take up way too much time…..just hold your horses! 
Hot rolling is very easy and super quick once you get the hang of it. I can get all my hair up in rollers in under 5 minutes. But I do leave the rollers in my hair for at least 30 minutes. But don’t sit around and wait!! Use that time for getting the rest of yourself ready, or leave it in during your devotion time in the morning. (Which is what I normally do, and you wouldn’t be wasting any time at all!)
After your hair is rolled, this is what it will look like plain down with nothing done to it……
*Before……
In just a couple of minutes, you can add some volume to the top with these easy steps and using my favorite bendy clips. (Which can easily be purchased at Wal Mart or any store that sells hair supplies.)
First section off a small amount of hair from the front and pull it towards the back…..
Take your bendy clip and snap it closed….
Repeat on other side.
If you still need some volume on top, hair spray and/or tease where needed.
*After….
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~The Pony Tails~
I know you all know how to do a simple pony tail, but I like to add a little volume on top for my face shape. And again, I use my handy dandy little bendy clips!
Start out with the “do” pictured above…..(with the clips in.)
All you have to do after that is pull back into a pony tail. (I usually use a large clip instead of a rubber band so my hair won’t be as frizzy by the time you pull through the rubber band several times.) I then sometimes have to loosen up the sides a little with my fingers so it won’t be so slicked back.
The Low Ponytail……
And the high pony tail…..
which is the same concept as the one above, except you will pull your hair up higher before placing clip in.
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~The Audrey Up-Do~
1. Start with teasing your hair from the top crown of your head and spray with hair spray.
2. Tease again….
3. Pull back some up and some down making sure you have a nice puff on top of your head and use a clip to secure in place.
(Should look something like this:)
Pull back like putting in low pony tail……then twist around, tuck under and pin with bobby pins.
And Ta-da!
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And lastly, we have the easy throw your hair back in a claw clip way!
Again, start with your hair down in clips, twist up, put your claw clip in, let the hair on top fall where is wishes, (although sometimes mine will go a little too crazy so I have to tuck some pieces back into the clip.)
Next, give it a quick spray…..
And it’s done!
It gives the same affect as the up-do, however this way is much more casual with the clip and doesn’t take as long. I often will throw it up like this or in a pony tail if I’m working around the house or cooking and want to get my hair out of the way.
Some fun ways to accessorize your hair, is with scarves, headbands, ribbons, etc…….
These are just a couple of idea’s you could do…….
Now again, these are just some idea’s you could try with your hair–each person’s hair is different and what may work for me may not work for you. I encourage you to play around with it one day and see if you can find a fun, quick and easy way that looks both stylish and flattering to your face shape.
The Right Haircut for Your Face
Diamond Face: Narrow forehead, small pointy chin, and wide cheeks.
Haircut & Style: To create a balance shape look for styles that are narrow at the cheekbones and wider at the forehead. Add a little more fullness at the crown if required.
Heart face: Wide, short forehead, and small pointy chin.
Haircut & Style: Suited styles are like layered bob with extra volume and outward flicks at chin level. Asymmetric cuts are also flattering heart-shaped faces.
Oval face: High forehead and narrow, slightly rounded chin.
Haircut & Style: This is the most balanced face shape and almost perfect for any type of hair style.
Rectangle face: Long face with high forehead and long jaw and chin. Also known as long face shape.
Haircut & Style: Suited styles are like chin or shoulder-length cuts with a fringe that can disguises the long forehead.
Round face: Wide, short forehead, full jaw and chin.
Haircut & Style: The round shape normally makes the cheeks appear wider. Most short hair cuts works well for round face as long as there is some height at the crown area and little fullness above the ears to slim down the round face. Soft cuts with sophisticated layers coming forward onto the face look stylish and is an ideal hair style for round face shape. Soft curls will also flatter the frame of a round face. For straight hair asymmetric cuts can also be an option.
Square face: A wide, short forehead and square jaw.
Haircut & Style: Square edges should be soften by breaking the symmetry. Graduated layers with some volume at crown and soft curls looks stylish on this type of face shape.
Triangular face: Narrow at the temples, slightly wider at the cheeks and widest at the jaw line.
Haircut & Style: Most short hair cuts works for this type of face. Avoid styles with volume at the top.
Remember to note distinctive features like your nose, cheekbones, or jaw line. You can then decide to downplay or highlight these features with the short hair cut style you choose. The real trick is to pick hairstyles that enhance your best features while camouflaging any flaws.
Please remember that this face shape concept is only a simple hair cut guide and there are exceptions. Sometimes it’s difficult to distinguish two face shapes from each other and you may not get an exact match. But usually these classifications of face shapes will help you select a better style for your face.
You can also visit this helpful site to find what hair styles look best on you: http://hairstyles.virtual-hairstyles.com/consultation.html
~Don’t forget, that although it’s nice to look good on the outside, true beauty isn’t in outward appearance but it comes from within; having a meek and quite spirit and joyful heart.
1 Peter 3:3-5
3Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. 4Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. 5For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful.
Proverbs 31:30
30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
May the Lord be glorified in all we say and do and may His face shine upon us.
Many Blessings,
~Michelle
Part Two of the “Proverbs 31 and the Single Girl” journey.
The Lord has been challenging and encouraging me so much as I’ve been studying and sharing these lessons from Proverbs 31 over the past eight months! I encourage you to spend your own time before the Lord with your Bible open to Proverbs 31:10-31, seeking, asking, and knocking. His plan for women and girls is the highest and best, much better than anything you could hope or dream of. God always reward obedience. When you follow HIS plan for your life, looking into HIS Word, He blesses abundantly, and best of all He is glorified. It can be a challenging road at times, but it is so very worth it, my friends. Seek Him and His Kingdom first and foremost, and all other needed things will be added to you. Be encouraged!
“And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.”
~Psalm 90:17
Long locks are feminine, can be a lot of fun to style, but they are also very hard to keep moisturized! As promised, below are some more natural beauty product tips, this time about hair! These tips are helpful for any length of hair and they are easy and all natural!
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Being Italian, I have often joked that olive oil makes you beautiful- at least I like to think that considering how much we use it in our cooking! 
But the truth of the matter is, olive oil is a wonderful kitchen gem that can be used not only in your pasta gravy, but also as a moisturizer. It is one of the safest and healthiest oils you can ingest so, as we have addressed in previous vlogs, it is certainly safe to use on your hair, or your *skin for that matter!
- Put a small amount in a small container, and then place that inside a cup or bowl of hot water. Let it warm up, but be careful that you don’t get it so hot to where it would burn you!
- Pour the warm oil onto your palms, and then distribute evenly through hair, careful not to get it to close to the roots, so your roots won’t be flat.
- Leave on for at least 15 minutes (can put on a shower cap and leave on over night for very dry hair), and then wash with shampoo.
*Olive oil makes an excellent moisturizer for your skin and face. Can be used in place of lotion, and it can be used around the eyes or face for a healthy and effective moisturizer.
Coconut Oil
This is another beauty product that is likely hidden in your kitchen pantry, or if you don’t have it already, it is easily attainable on the baking aisle of your grocery store! Coconut oil is also a very healthy oil to use (it smells nice too!), and can double as a moisturizer for the skin or hair.
- Can use on dry hair to help tame or eliminate frizz.
- One friend of mine with naturally curly hair uses it to scrunch her hair, providing shiny and frizz free curls. (personally I find it a bit heavy for scrunching, but experiment and see how it works for you!)
- Use as a leave in conditioner. I have found rubbing a very small amount between my palms, and then applying it to the lower half of my hair while it is still wet, and before blow drying, helps condition and tame frizz.
Do you have any tips or products that work well for conditioning?
Please leave a comment and share your thought and experiences!
Thank you all for the wonderful feedback we’ve been receiving! If you left a comment on one of the past blog entries, and asked a question, please know that I left a reply comment there. Unfortunately it doesn’t notify the person when I do, so please check back to the post you left the comment on.
Among the feedback, was a request from Natasha, asking that we write a blog about how to care for long hair. I am working on gathering all my tips (with four girls in my family, and all with long hair, we do indeed have a few things to share!), to share in a blog or vlog soon. Keep checking back for the continuations of the natural beauty tips!
In the mean time, and to follow up with my article from Joy’s blog, I would like to share an audio with you about the Proverbs 31 Woman. I lead a monthly group for young ladies called “Vessels of Honor” based on 2 Timothy 2:20-22 (“But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor. Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work. Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.“), where I share a Bible study and we learn a homemaking skill.
It has been such a blessing to me, having the privilege of visiting with a living room full of young girls once a month! You simply have not lived until you have been in the middle of such a group, laughing and chatting until you forget about any worries and problems that may be on your heart otherwise. For the past several months I have been sharing a series I’ve entitled “Proverbs 31 and The Single Girl.” It is by no means limited to single young women, but that was who I was speaking to, and sharing about my own challenges in discovering God’s message for me in Proverbs 31, specifically as a single young woman.
It was a hectic day,when this lesson was shared, so pardon the poor sound quality and random background noises, the dog barking, and my occasional scatterbrainess. But after all, the messenger isn’t what’s important, but I do believe the message is, because it is from God’s Word.
My earnest prayer is that not only will the young women in my Vessels of Honor group be all they can be in Christ, but that ALL women and girls will maximize their potential in Christ, and be known in their communities and cities as women and girls who fear and love God greatly.
Blessings,
~Marianna
