Headcovering Video…maybe the first?

This is the first Youtube video, that I know of, on Christian Head covering. Less helium-balloon sounding today. Free form thought. Enjoy!

More Thoughts on Cosmetics

Over the past couple of days, I’ve had some more thoughts about makeup for ladies and why it isn’t such a modest thing.

1. Approachability - Whenever I wore makeup, I was afraid to hug my husband for fear of smearing tan and pink stuff all over his shirt. Cosmetics hold us back from loving our neighbors.
2. Maintenance - I would have to fix the makeup several times a day because of said smearing. More time taken away from loving our neighbors.
3. Spotlight on You - I was a ballerina in my youth and my mom would have to put on stage makeup (Think Tammy Faye Baker!) on a nine year old girl for the performances. The stuff had to be thick and bright so the stage lights wouldn’t blanch your skin. The point of being a painted lady is to have people notice you for the outward pastiche, not as you really are. Makeup lies to our neighbors.

Any other thoughts along this line about cosmetics? I’ll move onto jewelry and Why I Think Christa Taylor is not (Totally) Modest.

[Note: I know this series of posts seems like polarizing polemics, but folks like to know where I stand on subjects that relate to my shtick of modesty and head covering. I put forth what I've found to tote with my journey and hope you'll continue to read! Am I coming across like an overly strait-laced know-it-all?]

Beauty Defined

 Click on this link to watch a video.

I’m going out to join my husband in the park this evening. Try watching the video two or three times to get the full effect.

Cosmetics - Modest or Immodest?

Kelli asked last week if I wear makeup or jewelry. I’ll write about cosmetics in this post and jewelry later this week.

The short answer is no, I don’t wear makeup of any sort except plain old Burt’s Bees lipbalm. I also have “problem skin” due to hormonal issues so I use a clear acne medication and spf moisterizer in the mornings. That’s it! The last time I wore makeup was for a job interview last August. I still have the bag of petroleum based products and really, according the experts, I should throw it all out.

Cosmetics are a grey area for many ladies. Some wear a little, some wear full-coverage everything along with their coverings and modest clothing. For me, I think the whole kit and caboodle (lipstick, mascara, eyeshadow, etc.) proclaims that I am still an object of beauty for the world’s perusal. Jeff actually doesn’t like it when I wander into the makeup aisles in Walmart! He thinks I’m gorgeous without it. Besides, for most Christian covering styles, it just looks silly, in my not so modest opinion.

I can understand having poor skin or a birthmark or some sort of flaw that you would like to cover up or “even out” your skin tone. In time, though, maybe you should give it over to God and consider giving up the time, expense and pretense of cosmetics. Its hard, I know, but the heart issues work themselves out when you want to honor Jesus.

What do you all think about cosmetics? Do you use a little, a lot, or have thrown it all away?