#EncourageBeauty is well under way and I'm loving being a part of it.
Yesterday's prompt was "Instagram Love" and I decided to take the challenge beyond the "walls" of instagram and introduce all of you to five lovely ladies who serve as daily style inspirations for me. All of these women just exude a seemingly effortless style that manages to convey an artsy coolness without looking contrived. They manage to be on-trend, while staying unique, fresh, and maintaining a look that is all their own. And while I don't know any of these ladies in real life, there is just something about their quiet confidence that makes me think that their real beauty, the real spark, is coming from within. Any girl can be pretty, but you can't fake heart.
Check out the big style and (I'm sure) even bigger hearts, of my Instagram Top Five:
Who do you look to for daily style inspiration? Give them a shout out in the comments below and be sure to include their instagram handle. I'd love to follow along too!
#EcourageBeauty is a celebration of your own beauty and a way to use your words and your actions to lift up others. The driving force behind it is the idea that:
"You have the power to make people around you, friends or strangers, feel more beautiful for who they are both on the outside and the inside, with your words."
This morning, I woke up to my first official hate mail. And while I dusted it off and took to facebook with this comment:
It got me thinking.
I am a confident 31-year-old wife and mother of two. I'm happy in my marriage, my career, my family. I truly believe that I am beautiful in my imperfections. I know I am a good person. I know I am loved. But what about the women out there with different circumstances? The wife who just found out her husband has been cheating? The college girl battling an eating disorder? The woman who put on fifty pounds while her sick child was in the hospital? What if someone says/writes hateful words to her? She is already on the edge, already doubting, already struggling with her self image, marital issues, illness, stress, heartache etc. What would those unkind words to do her? They would rock her whole world.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting hard battle."
Words are powerful. They change hearts, minds, and lives. Today more than ever, I am committed to being mindful of what I say. I will choose kindness.
Will you join me? Let's #encouragebeauty together. Let's be a force for good.
Today's prompt is "Email with Love." Please feel free to use the image below (it's mine) and e-mail it to a friend who needs to hear these three powerful words today:
You are.
Know it. Own it. Believe it.
Then share the love.
#EcourageBeauty
xoxo
Jenny
PS- Watch this. It's Christian singer Johnny Diaz's "Beautiful You" video from 2009. Relevant no matter what your faith is:
This month I teamed up with Hilary Rushford of Dean Street Society for her instagram style challenge #StyleMeMay. It was so much fun! One of my biggest challenges every morning is deciding what to wear, so having a little style inspiration goes a long way - not to mention that knowing you''ll be posting a picture of your outfit every days gives you some added incentive to get it together. Ha!
I'm sure it comes as no surprise that I have a little blogger crush on Hillary; between the bangs, the clothes, the theatre background, and her having my dream career - it was destine to happen. If you aren't familiar with Hilary and Dean Street Society - you have to check it out...anyone who signs their posts "with grace and gumption" is a good egg in my book. This girl is fan-tastic and one of my favorite blogger/stylist/brooklynites period.
Here was the challenge:
Here I am in some of my favorite #StyleMeMay looks:
Who is your favorite blogger when it comes to style inspiration? Please share below!
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