MAKE ME UP

THIS MORNING I READ AN ARTICLE BY SYDNEY BASED JOURNALIST MIA FREEDMAN

READING HER WORDS FELT LIKE A MOMENT OF DEJAVU

IT IS THE SMALL THINGS: A LADYBUG COOKIE, GETTING A NEW LIPSTICK, OR HAVING YOUR NAILS PAINTED THAT CAN DISTRACT YOU FROM A BAD DAY, OR A SAD MOMENT, AND REMIND YOU THAT LOOKING NICE, OR ENJOYING SOMETHING YUMMY CAN HELP YOU FEEL BETTER, EVEN IF ONLY FOR A LITTLE WHILE

HERE IS A SMALL EXCERPT:

Superficiality is underrated. Sometimes, small things can make you feel better. A strong latte. A piece of chocolate. A haircut. A new lipstick.

It’s easy to be dismissive about the role of hair and beauty in the life of women. It’s simple to brand it trivial or an economic conspiracy to make women feel insecure and buy things. There’s truth in all of that. But whether you are suffering from a serious illness or just having a bad day, there’s something undeniably potent about the power of something small to make you feel better. No, it doesn’t cure cancer. Nor depression. It won’t mend a broken heart. But it might make you smile when you look in the mirror or hold your head a bit higher as you walk down the street. It can be armour as well as artifice. And that’s a handy thing to have in your arsenal.

TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE CLICK HERE

AND IF YOU HAVE HAD A ROUGH WEEK, OR WEEKEND, TREAT YOURSELF WITH A NICE CUP OF TEA, A HAIR TREATMENT AND PERHAPS A NEW NAIL COLOUR TOMORROW.

IT WON'T FIX IT, BUT AT LEAST YOU WILL LOOK FABULOUS WHILE WEARING YOUR EMOTIONAL BAND-AID

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