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Launch Editor ZOE FOSTER

Make sure you love yourself sick before you leave the house each morning.

Wed, 25 August 2010 12:50PM

I mean it. What’s the point of doing all that fancy skin, hair and makeup work if you don’t take a few moments to admire your handiwork? There was a makeup brand I used to love called Tony & Tina (sadly now all finished) and they had a whole book dedicated to colour and vibrational energy and how that works with the colours you choose to wear in your makeup and how important positive energy is to feeling authentically beautiful, but they also had this one pager that I stuck on my wall that encouraged you to treat you makeup routine like a ritual of self-love, and with each thing you chose to accentuate on your face, to really love it and be grateful for it as you made it up.

They were dreaming.
I didn’t have time for that kind of double-rainbow gear.

But what that paper next to my mirror DID make me do, was to think of my makeup (and skin and hair) application as something more than just a perfunctory daily routine. Instead I started to see it as a lovely little routine that was pretty creative and fun to do, and made me feel Rather Good when it was all done.

And so. I challenge you to think of your daily beauty ritual as less of a necessity and less of a hassle and less of a time-eater, and more of a very special little moment all for you each day that allows you to create the most appropriate, perfect and ideal look for yourself that day, and then walk around feeling great because that pink lipstick really is terribly fetching and that blush does tremendous things for your cheekbones and that eye liner application is incredibly professional looking.

Be proud of your skills, be impressed with your work, be grateful to prodz you love for making you look awesome and love the hell out of yourself for putting in the effort each day to present to the world the best possible version of yourself.

Alternatively, (or additionally) you could just do what I do, and put up a massive reminder of how rad you look under your bathroom mirror.

Makes me (and anyone else who visits) feel real good. Like a little visual pat on the back for bothering to curl my lashes or apply sunscreen to my body, not just my face, each day. I used to have one in lipstick up the top of my mirror, which was cute-as. You could definitely copy that idea, I wouldn’t mind at all.

Do you love yourself enough in the mornings?
What about at night?
Mid afternoon?
Gonna vandalise your bathroom tonight? Landlords LOVE it. Trust me.

Posted by: Zoe Foster

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Tags: beauty and self esteem, colour energy, tony & tina

27 Comments

Posted by: eskimojo // Wed, 25 August 2010 01:04pm

Whiteboard markers make for excellent, easily removable notes on mirrors. All the self love, none of the landlord hate
Posted by: AmberFi // Wed, 25 August 2010 01:20pm

I love that idea – is that a sticker Zoe or did you write it on with whiteboard marker?!

A xxx
Posted by: ZF // Wed, 25 August 2010 02:20pm

I, uh, stuck each letter on. They’re foamy letter thingys. Yes, I do fear the day they need to come off, thank you for asking.
Posted by: ojae Enthusiast // Wed, 25 August 2010 02:36pm

what a wonderful post Zo! This is why we love Primped – not only are you teaching us mad beauty skillz, you are spreading a wonderful positive energy out through our computer screens! feel the love!
Posted by: AmberFi // Wed, 25 August 2010 03:04pm

Agreed ojae, totes feeling the love!!

Zoe, I’m so stealing your idea…
Posted by: Annette @ Wellness WA // Wed, 25 August 2010 03:19pm

UHM. This is the best thing yet. Zo, stop being the cutest.

I am going to do this.
Posted by: melmeko // Wed, 25 August 2010 03:54pm

I love my Tony & Tina Blush, I was wondering what happened to them, lol. I love for my skin care regime, especially in the morning, ahh the pure invigorating bliss is what drags me out of bed each morning,haha.
Posted by: JessyT Newbie // Wed, 25 August 2010 03:58pm

I knew I should’ve bought shares in fluffy-cut-out-alphabet-lettering!

Love this!!
Posted by: georgiamae83 Enthusiast // Wed, 25 August 2010 04:06pm

Zoe, this is such an awesome post! I can totally see this working for me and boosting my confidence each day … off to find myself some fluffy foamy lettery things!
Posted by: bertieboo Newbie // Wed, 25 August 2010 04:06pm

Love it Love it.

Such a cute idea!
Posted by: hollygolighty Newbie // Wed, 25 August 2010 04:32pm

My neurotic (but adorable) friend wrote “I am a calm, sane individual” on her mirror in an attempt to quell anxiety before exams. Because she choose to write it in bright red MAC lipstick while hungover with shaky hands, the desired effect wasn’t really achieved…
Posted by: lolou Enthusiast // Wed, 25 August 2010 04:40pm

hahah i love that ! zoe you must get a great boost of confidence in the morning and a little giggle !
Posted by: Gloryfox // Wed, 25 August 2010 05:12pm

Yes. Yes and Yes. I was reading an article about French women and their beauty routines the other day, and unlike us, who approach our mirrors with a resigned yet practical air, French women see their routines as a time to revel and nurture themselves.

I like this a lot.

Let’s be cool chickadees, and graceful and relaxed in front of the mirror. Let’s enjoy and twinkle!
Posted by: tiger Supporter // Wed, 25 August 2010 05:44pm

Hehe, double rainbow. Love this post! Great advice.
Posted by: Miss Kate Daily // Wed, 25 August 2010 06:28pm

I love this! Very inspiring. And I do enjoy putting on my make-up every day.
Posted by: Elle // Wed, 25 August 2010 07:13pm

Ohhhh shizammm, you’ve made my day Miss Zoe! I hereby proclaim each morning “Love-yourself-sick” time..now where’s my facewasher…
Posted by: erinclaire86 Newbie // Wed, 25 August 2010 11:31pm

That’s fantastic, I love it!
Posted by: Kira Jayne // Wed, 25 August 2010 11:50pm

I completely agree Zoe! Self-love is so important! I have a little mantra written on my mirror that I say every morning as well! Highly recommend everyone try it!
Posted by: theloveofpink // Thu, 26 August 2010 03:15pm

Oh Zoe, this makes my heart sing! I love myself sick all day long and want everyone else to have the same self-love. It’s not narcissistic, it’s healthy.
Posted by: shelley // Thu, 26 August 2010 05:06pm

I LOVE this, its great, sometimes you just feel horrible no matter what you do but I think this is so important, gives a really nice boost to the old self esteem x
Posted by: jusbruers Enthusiast // Sun, 29 August 2010 07:56pm

Oooh Tony and Tina, I used to have so mascara/eyelashy stuff of thiers I loved. Sad that they are no more
Love the idea though Zo
Posted by: Brittanny // Mon, 30 August 2010 03:19pm

I love this. I should put a love note like that under my mirror.
Posted by: goddessmagick Enthusiast // Mon, 30 August 2010 03:23pm

Today i’m not loving myself so much Definitely vandalising bathroom mirror in my unit when I get home! Starting now i’m gonna love myself sick… Cheers for the pep talk!
Posted by: Bre // Mon, 30 August 2010 11:30pm

Tony and Tina! I was DEVASTATED when they closed down… I have an eye color pallete called “Positive Energy” and the inside mirror is emblazoned with “WOW You’re Beautiful!”
Posted by: Pandie Suicide // Wed, 1 September 2010 04:22am

LOVE IT!!!
Posted by: blueeeee // Wed, 1 September 2010 11:46am

I said this to myself this morning, and I felt great all day and believed it hehe
Posted by: Sharon Pakir // Sat, 4 September 2010 06:01pm

Agree with this post wholeheartedly! And when the whole daily lovemyskin routine becomes too hard due to business, I try to squeeze in an at-home-facial where I primp and preen to hearts content!