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🐚 Short Prayer to Aphrodite 🌸

O Sweet Lady of Seafoam, Radiant Beauty, Queen of all who love, Grant unto me Your confidence, Your capacity to love others wholeheartedly and without hesitation; Grant unto me inner sight So that I may see all beautiful things within myself and within others. Transform me, I pray, And transform our hearts, O Bright Lady of Seafoam!

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Devotional Journal

Hello my magical friends! I decided to share some pics of my devotional journal featuring my gorgeous prayer beads made by my wonderful wifey @nerdywitchmomma and to also possibly help you start your own or give you ideas for the one you already have! 

What is a devotional journal?

Its exactly how it sounds! Its a journal that’s devoted specifically to a deity  

What do I put in a devotional journal?

Basically anything you want! But let me give you some ideas:

Journal entries to your deity where you tell them various things such as how your day went, how you are feeling, whats bothering you, how much you look up to them, something you learned about them, etc

Hymns

Poems or quotes that remind you of them

Your own poems you wrote for them

Drawings you want to dedicate to them

Collages (Im a fan of clipping things from magazines as you can see!)

Flowers

Information about your deity and your thoughts on it

Lists of things that remind you of your deity (songs, movies, characters, books etc)

What can I use as a devotional journal?

ANYTHING! Basically whatever works for you. I got mine at Ikea and I just felt like it was perfect. 

Why keep a devotional journal?

You by no means are required to keep one. Its completely optional, but I think it can be beneficial. Just like any journal its a great way to be able to look back at where you came from and how you progressed. It can also serve as kind of like a Witch’s book of shadows where you have a lot of things together in one place for reference. All the poems and hymns you like are in one place making offerings a lot easier. Writing in the journal itself can be a devotional act! And lastly, I just think its really cool to have my personal unique relationship with Aphrodite tangible. Its literally in my hands and anyone can flip through it and get a sense of how I feel about her and what she means to me. That just makes my heart feel full!

Should I share my devotional journal or keep it private?

That’s 100% up to you. Theres nothing wrong with either honestly. You can even do what I did and only share some pages. Whatever makes you comfortable! 

This was a complete on the whim post so I hope it was readable and helpful! As always don’t hesitate to message me with any questions and if you end up sharing any of your devotional journal (even if its just the journal itself) please feel free to tag me!

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Me: [looking at the mirror sadly] oh, I’m such-!

Aphrodite: A HOT, BEAUTIFUL AND WONDERFUL WOMAN!

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Me: I wanna fall in love.

Aphrodite: With who??

Me: With myself.

Aphrodite: THAT’S MY GIRRRL

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@camphalfbloodnetwork quest 8 ➵ gods and goddesses 

Aphrodite was the Olympian goddess of love, beauty, pleasure and procreation. She was depicted as a beautiful woman often accompanied by the winged godling Eros. Some traditions stated that she had sprung from the foam of the sea, which had gathered around the mutilated parts of Uranus, that had been thrown into the sea by Kronos after he had unmanned his father.

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Hello! I just found your blog and I think it's amazing. I wanted to ask if you could suggest a basic daily skin care routine and the basic beauty products needed for beginners?

Sure! The exact products you want to use all depends on your skin type but the basic things you’ll need are a cleanser, moisturizer, and facial sunscreen.

When looking for a cleaner and moisturizer look for one that says it’s for your skin type (oily, dry, normal, combination) If you have acne prone skin you’ll also want to look for one that has acne-fighting ingredients like salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide. If you don’t have acne prone skin then look for a gentle cleanser for your skin type. 

You’ll want to use the cleaner once or twice daily, usually in the morning and night. Every time you wash your face make sure to moisturize right after. This will keep your skin hydrated after you just stripped away all the oils. After giving your moisturizer some time to sink in then put on a facial sunscreen to protect your skin from the sun, the higher the SPF the better. after that, you can apply whatever makeup you want to wear for the day.

If you’re wearing makeup make sure you fully remove and wash your face again at night before you go to bed. NEVER go to bed with makeup on it’s really bad for your skin and it’ll clog your pores and cause breakouts. 

Helpful links:

More in-depth skin care guide 

How to recognize your skin type

Beginner makeup kit suggestions 

Beginner makeup kit suggestions 2

Building your makeup kit master post 

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A P H R O D I T E

“nobody knows my name, because all you call me is beautiful”

listen on spotify here

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Little ways to show your devotion to Aphrodite:

♡ pamper yourself

♡ do something that you love

♡ do your makeup

♡ show those you love know how much you appreciate them

♡ dress up

♡ be a lil flirty

♡ incorporate roses into your day

♡ practice self love and acceptance

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https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd0ldxshOeu/

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How to feel like an angel

-wear rose face masks -moisturize your skin -use sugar scrubs -paint your nails a pale pink -listen to new music -curl your hair -bat your eyelashes softly -bake blueberry muffins -wear satin dresses -burn lavender scented candles -buy yourself roses

And over all take care of yourself, you are ethereal, you matter.

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Hi ^^ For years now I’ve been really bothered by all the misinformation on the internet about skincare. So let’s put an end to that so that you can all have amazing skin for back to school! Here’s everything you ever wanted to know about skincare. Enjoy!

The very basics

READ THE INGREDIENT LIST: I don’t care if your moisturizer is $60, it most likely has the same awful ingredients as a drugstore one but with a fancier packaging and smell. Ingredients are what makes or breaks a product and not just the ‘miracle x ingredient’ advertised on the packaging, every other ingredient is just as important.

Ingredients are all the same, if it says grapeseed oil, you’re getting grapeseed oil, it’s not higher quality because the product is more expensive.

I know you’re going ‘ain’t nobody got time for that’ but PLEASE, make time for that. Just quickly scanning the ingredient list, you’ll be able to spot harmful ingredients and save your money.

The more towards the bottom an ingredient is, the less of that ingredient the product contains. Meaning if the product claims to have x ingredient but it’s towards the bottom, it’s as good as nothing.

USE SUNSCREEN. Yes, every day. Even if it’s cloudy. Even if you’re staying inside. @educatier made a wonderful post about it, but here are the main reasons why you should:

UVA rays go through windows and are present as long as the sun is out. They cause AGING and SKIN CANCER. UVB causes burning and tanning.

Acne is an inflammatory disease (discussed below). The sun causes inflammation. The sun WILL make your acne worse.

Acne scars are mostly inflammation and melanin. Sun rays will basically etch them onto your skin.

Any products you put on your face will be basically wasted. At the rate the sun damages your skin, no anti-oxidant, retinol, whatever can work fast enough to help your skin repair itself. If you want a visual annalogy, your skin cells are like construction workers, any products you put on are like machinery that helps them build. Sun rays are wrecking balls.

If you’re using retinoid, benzoyl peroxide or salycilic acid (discussed below), and not using sunscreen, you’re basically ageing yourself twice as fast.

The acid mantle

The acid mantle is a lipid layer that keeps your skin’s pH slightly acidic (around 4.5). Products that have a much higher/lower pH will compromise it. This will cause dehydration, slower repair rate (read: acne scars for longer) and make a general mess out of your skin.

Why irritation is so harmful

When a product irritates your skin, it stimulates the nerve endings under your skin. One of the consequences of this is that they send a signal to your oil glands to produce more oil (more acne, yay!). It’s also been shown to cause collagen breakdown

Continuar lendo

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2/30 days of Aphrodite

Day 2: Your favorite works of art related to, or depicting Aphrodite.

Artwork wise this is one of my favorite drawings of Aphrodite,

As a person I see Aphrodite as Naomi Campbell. She embodies power,beauty, and grace. She commands attention wherever she goes and everyone’s eyes are naturally drawn to her. She is the center of attention. 

However

Aphrodite is not one to be taken lightly. If you think she’s a goddess who is frail and weak you’re in for a rude awakening. 

I can’t pinpoint her looks. She IS beauty incarnate. Mortals cannot hope to put a face on her. She is everywhere. 

Another who reminds me of Aphrodite as a person is Megan Fox

In this movie Jennifer is both dangerous and also sweet and pure. Just like how I think Aphrodite is. Aphrodite is both the wonderful parts of love and the heartbreak. 

More of my ideas of what Aphrodite can be found on my e-shrine @undying-beauty-aphrodite Sorry I know this post was long but I love talking about her.

@seafoambeauty

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moodboard: aphrodite | venus

sometimes chaos and love seem like the same thing.