It’s so important in any beauty routine that you implement rest. A good 8 hours will do more for you than any cream or regimine.
3 important benefits to having a full nights sleep are:
1. Mood boost! - wake up feeling refreshed, energized and ready for the day. This is super important when you have a long day ahead of you or even if you’re just at home or running errands. Waking up feeling refreshed is sooooo important when it comes to having a good day! Nobody wants to be around Sleepy Sabrina! Or Nagging Nancy.. Okay! Scientifically speaking: Another thing that your brain does while you sleep is process your emotions. Your mind needs this time in order to recognize and react the right way. When you cut that short, you tend to have more negative emotional reactions and fewer positive ones.
2. Weight control! - even if you aren’t in a diet and you still feel like that GWORL living ya best life- mainitaining the weight you love means maintaining a good nights rest! When you are well rested, you are less hungry. You ever wonder why you wake up feeling cramps in your stomach like if food never touched your bawdiii before? Like if someone been keeping all the Oreos to themselves? Like you’re PMSing and the only thing you want is FOOD! That has a lot to do with lack of rest. Scientifically speaking: Being sleep-deprived messes with the hormones in your brain -- leptin and ghrelin -- that control appetite.
3. Your eyes, ears, mouth and nose! - ever heard that song or remember doing the dance at about 3 or 4? Well having a good sleeping schedule is kind of the same way. It’s good for your eyes- no black or dark spots. Big noooo-no! You can avoid having less wax accumulation- wonder why those AirPods be looking crazy lately? You wake up with less morning breath…this is scientifically proven yall! Still brush them jaws though and you get less congested when waking up. Ever wonder why you feel like you got allergies or like you’ve been snoring and your boo been embarrassing you about it? More rest will regulate that!
GET YOUR REST, child! Don’t let Tyrone, Timothy or Taijuan have you up till 3am talking about nothing- tell that man to call you in the AM ok! Love you lots 💓
Make-up is one of my ways of expressing myself. I enjoy doing it because it is a de-stressor. Just because I wear it does not define who I am as a person. Before Judging me get to know me. Then you can make your decision.
I used to struggle with insecurity ALOT and even do now but not as much. With prayer, therapy and great relationships I have cultivated, it helped me tremendously. Still, I have episodes that sometimes make me feel like I haven’t put enough effort into self love and self confidence. If you’ve come a long way and you see progress, don’t be afraid when something pops up that may trigger you down the spiral of feeling like you’re not good enough or there’s someone better. It’s all a process and it takes time especially after dealing with years and years of constant abuse and emotional trauma. Unlearning things take time and that’s why it’s important to be around those who TRULY love you and understand you and respect you enough to know that you’re not perfect- but baby steps are worth it! Don’t feel bad if you have a down day as long as you remember all that you’ve overcome in the process of embetterment and keep striving forward 💗🫶 Sending love!