Not the Average Beauty Blog

Hello Blogosphere!

Welcome to Shades of Confidence, a blog about beauty. At SoC you'll find beauty tips, nutrition information and product reviews, but it doesn't stop there. My goal is to encourage women to discover and celebrate their beauty.

To take that extra confidence that they feel when they have on a fly outfit, a bad pair of shoes or a tight hairdo and work it! Work it in boardrooms, classrooms or anywhere else that your ambition takes you. Work it where the haters are. Work it where they're expecting you to fail. Work it in the face of doubt, insecurity and fear.

Don't stop at putting your best foot forward, put your best face forward. A face accentuated not just with shades of make-up that enhance your complexion or brings out your eyes, but a face beaming with Shades of Confidence.

Still don't get the picture? Let me explain further. We often hear that beauty is only skin deep. I disagree. Or should I say, it doesn't have to be. When your outer beauty encourages you to brighten someone else's day with an unsuspecting smile, or gives you the courage to speak up for yourself - that's an example of beauty at work outside and in.

I came to the realization as a pre-teen that if I didn't look good, I didn't feel good. Thank God that I've matured from that, but fact is, even as an adult, I feel more confident when I'm put together. When I'm displaying the most beautiful version of me to the world, my chin is tilted a little higher, my back is a little straighter and I have an extra pep in my step. This extra dollop of confidence not only feels good, it comes in handy. It comes in handy during job interviews, presentations, meetings, and any other situation where I have to perform.

Sound superficial or self-centered? Confidence is necessary in any task you seek to accomplish. We have to believe that we can do something before we will try. SoC is about being and feeling beautiful inside and out, and harnessing that beauty into confidence. I hope that you'll in-turn take that built up confidence and use it however you see fit...evangelize, minister, volunteer, start a business or start a non-profit.

So Ladies, I hope that you find the info posted on SoC helpful, encouraging and inspiring.

Be Beautiful. Be Confident. Be Unstoppable.