Hi my lovelies,

It's Monday. The most dreaded day of the week. Surprisingly I woke up feeling very good and productive. For someone who does not know how to follow a time table or schedule other than a school schedule. I am growing and getting better. So, I learnt that to have a more productive day you should TRY TO WRITE OUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE THE NEXT DAY, THE NIGHT BEFORE. Now, my Monday feels so much more productive and are like Fridays kinda (I love em).

Yesterday, I did a movie review on Skin the Nollywood documentary by Beverly Naya (See post here)

and it was a rather interesting discussion because it is a very vital topic that needs to be discussed in society especially because every action we take affects the younger generation positively or negatively. 

As a Christian my life is not my own and so in whatever I do, I must do as the spirit leads and from the word of God. That is why on this sensitive topic I would like to show you what the bible says about beauty. 

Most of you might think "What is wrong with this one? na only you waka come?" But the truth is if I say that I am a Christian then it must not only be in word but in action. 

I started this blog because I wanted to share my journey of overcoming a truck load of insecurities while showing you my love for fashion and helping you maximize or better your own style. I will be a hypocrite if I tell you that I am not in the business of BEAUTY. I am 100% there. So why then am I carrying my big head to tell you that Beauty is Vain?

I will tell you why.

If you are as old as me, then you must be approaching your early fifties and remember that in in 2005, Nigeria experienced one  of the worst periods as a nation because we lost a large number of citizens to  several plane crashes that left many hearts and families devastated. While writing this I am still shaken by how many people young mostly, who lost their lives in those flights. A few survivors emerged eventually (by a few I mean two at the most). 

One of the survivors is Kechi Okwuchi, a finalist of the twelfth season of America's Got Talent and a Motivational speaker. She was one of the Loyola Jesuit students who had boarded the flight and ended up with wounds I believe she remembers every time she looks in the mirror. The thing really is that before the plane crash she was so beautiful by most beauty perspectives. But now she has scars that I cannot say for sure can be removed no matter how much surgery she undergoes.

But the thing about beauty is that it isn't permanent. One day, you're great and your skin is perfect and the next thing you mistakenly pour acid all over your skin or get a large gash on your face from a very terrible accident and you learn to just be grateful that you are at least alive. But by God's grace let's say you never get into these scary accidents. We all must get old. Regardless, even if you use Botox injections or plastic surgery or which ever treatment, as you get older your skin will begin to sag and your beauty begins to fade. The you who once seemed like the most beautiful human to grace the earth with your presence begins to just want strength to go from place to place or not care at allllllllllllllll. Now, I do not intend to throw any shades or anything like that. I will just show you very beautiful women and man who could have been said to be phenomenal beauties in their time and age but have become old and wrinkled regardless. 

If you read Classic romance novels like me growing up, you must have seen women like her on the cover page. She was a phenomenal beauty. Absolutely breathtaking. She was a beauty even in old age as seen below but her beauty when young could not be compared to her older looks.

Years and years after Audrey's death she is still considered one of the most beautiful women. Even if you live under a rock you must have heard her name mentioned once or twice. She was indeed beautiful but as seen here her beauty became a wrinkled version in her old age.

Basically, the gist is that we cannot escape our outer beauty fading away. It can be likened to grasses or pretty flowers that when they bloom, all their glory is seen but when they wither no body casts a second glance their way. We should however concentrate on our inner beauty that can stand the test of time.