Monday, April 20, 2009

The Beauty in Caring



While searching photos of Sephora locations in New York City I came across this photo of a Sephora associate volunteering her makeup artist skills for a Methodist charity.

Maybe its the wine I'm drinking right now, or its my PMS (or both) but immediately upon viewing this, tears started flowing down my cheeks! To me it speaks volumes. The woman may not have felt pretty in years (or maybe she has always felt pretty?) yet here she is, at least 80 years old getting a makeover. I wonder what her motivation was to go and have the makeover done. Does this photo make you think about our culture of beauty and how futile the pursuit of physical beauty is? What does this photo make you think about?