"Reclaiming Beauty"... a giveaway!

Like most girls, we'd have to admit that beauty is something we think about a lot.  So when we first heard of the Botkin sisters' webinar, "Reclaiming Beauty", we were VERY excited.  (We'd read both of Anna & Elizabeth's books and loved them to pieces.)  Of course we signed up right away! 

Just imagine our delight when Anna & Elizabeth offered to allow us to give away a free subscription to one of you!!

{Elizabeth & Anna Sofia Botkin}

From VisionaryDaughters.com...

What is beauty?

Some say beauty fits in a size 0. Some say beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. Some say beauty is only skin deep. Some say beauty is only a quality of the heart. Some say beauty is truth. Some say beauty is a lie. Some say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Some say beauty is as beauty does. Some say Elizabeth Taylor and Grace Kelly are beautiful. Some say everyone is beautiful. Some say beauty is divine. Some say beauty is corrupting.

From all this confusion, one idea emerges clearly: The world knows beauty matters. They talk a lot about it, write poetry and paint paintings celebrating it, and spend $160 billion dollars a year on it. But what’s equally clear is that they don’t know what it is. The question is: Do we?

Today’s young Christian women have grown up in the most image-obsessed generation in history, a generation that worships some of the most twisted ideals of beauty the world has ever seen. But whether we love them or hate them… they tend to shape our own perceptions of what beauty is. Some of us accept its ideals, and struggle to fit into its mold – others of us are repulsed by it, concluding that physical beauty itself is immodest, worldly, and unspiritual, and reject the realm of beautification completely. But when all we’ve ever seen is the counterfeit the world offers, we can sometimes forget that the world did not create beauty – God did. And though we all know the world has a lot to say about image, we sometimes don’t realize how much God does too.

It’s time to reclaim beauty. For thousands of years, believers, pagans, Gnostics, Humanists, Neo-Platonists, iconoclasts, and creators of culture have battled over this critical turf called “beauty.” Today, we have only to look at who designs the fashions, markets the beauty icons, rules the red carpet, adorns magazine covers, crowns Miss America, and designs clothes-and-makeup advertisements, to know who is currently holding the turf.

It’s time to take beauty back. When faced with an industry that runs on photoshop airbrushing, plastic surgery, starvation diets, grotesque catwalk styles, and billions of squandered dollars, our response can no longer be, “Beauty is not for us.” It’s time for our response to be, “Get your flag out of our ground.” It’s time for us to be a light in a culture that uses beauty as a weapon against God. It’s time for God’s ambassadors to make His principles – such as modesty and femininity – look as beautiful as they really are. It’s time for us to show the world: Ugliness is not beauty. Emaciation is not beauty. Androgyny is not beauty. Immodesty is not beauty. Unnatural distortion is not beauty. From Genesis to Revelation, God paints a different picture of the inner and outer beauty of a woman, and it’s time to show the world what it really looks like – one soul, one body, one face, one closet at a time.

 

The seven sessions featured in "Reclaiming Beauty"...

#1. What God Says About Beauty and Beautification
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

#2: What Style Is Your Heart, Mind, and Soul?
Pardon Me, Ma’am, But Your True Identity is Showing

#3. Getting Your Temple in Order
The Physical Foundations of Beauty

#4. Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
How to Work with the Build, Coloring, and Natural Beauty God Gave You

#5: Putting Things Together
Composition, Style, Occasion, Accessories

#6: Acquiring New Pieces (and Revitalizing Old Ones)
How to Get What You Need with Minimum Time, Money, and Fuss

#7: The Focal Point
Being a Good Steward of Your Face and Hair

Discover:

• What it means to represent the Lord as His ambassadors to the world
• Where true beauty starts
• What the Bible says about beautification and adornment
• How we should respond to the world’s idea of beauty
• The history and philosophy behind the most popular garments
• The proper priority-level of beauty in the Christian’s life
• The biblical relationship between the physical and the spiritual
• What it means to be separate from the world
• What we can learn from the beauty industry
• What the beauty industry has gotten wrong

Get practical tips on:

• Clothing yourself better for a lot less money
• Making modesty and femininity look excellent instead of frumpy
• Making off-the-rack clothes modest
• Putting together great outfits with what you already had in your closet
• Using makeup tastefully
• Giving sloppy garments new life with minimum alterations
• Cultivating taste and style
• Getting out of a fashion rut
• Creating a minimum-time-and-effort plan for looking nice every day

Let's do it!

Here's how to enter our "Reclaiming Beauty" giveaway...

    -Leave us a comment with your name and email address

    -And ask one beauty-related question (if you like!)

This giveaway closes on September 22.  We would love to see as many of you attending the webinar as possible!  Please check out the Reclaiming Beauty facebook page, and browse the archives at Visionary Daugters.  We'd also highly recommend reading Anna Sofia and Elizabeth's books, So Much More and It's (Not That) Complicated.

Enjoy!

Comments

[Joan S]

What a generous giveaway!
Joan
jrstoller1 at live dot com

[Robin Crump]

This is fantastic!!!

Robin Crump
joyfulprayz@gmail.com

[Michell ADams]

Oh! I would love to win! I've had my eyes set on this course since it was announced.

Michell Adams
michelldadams@hotmail.com

[Kirsten]

Oh how fun!And what a precious giveaway!

Kirsten Smith
kirsten@lovespunstudio.com

[Sadie]

Awesome giveaway!!

Sadie K
mywonderfulmama@gmail.com

[Caroline Allen]

Fantastic Giveaway! I'm excited about this course.

Carolien Allen
Im4Christ2@msn.com

[Caroline Allen]

I would love to learn more tips on how to apply makeup. I didn't grow up wearing it, but started wearing some as a young tired mother. :) I feel like I barely know how to apply it, and would love to learn more tips.

[Melanie]

Sounds like fun!

[Chelsea]

Thank you for such a great giveaway!

Chelsea Allen
c.michal.allen@gmail.com

[Jennifer Reed]

Fantastic idea. I'd love to learn more.
Jen Reed
scoresoap@gmail.com

[Genieve]

Genieve
genievea at g mail dot com

[Elizabeth]

Thanks for the great giveaway!
Elizabeth
traddie13(at)yahoo(dot)com

[Anna]

Thanks for the giveaway:-)
Anna - annabananafive(at)gmail.com

[Courtney]

These sound like great principles! court326@hotmail.com

[Chocolate on my Cranium]

Wow! There is a lot covered in the sessions. This is something we would definitely use and appreciate at our house. With seven daughters I really want them to learn the true meaning of beauty. I realize that starts with my example. But learning from these sessions would also be very helpful for all of us!

chocolateonmycranium {at} live {dot} com

[Morgan]

Oh fun! I'd love to be a part of it!

Morgan
morgan at morgan denise dot com

[Katie]

This is great! I'm so glad to see these ideas presented this way. I probably need every single one of those topics. kthaskins@gmail.com

[Laura]

What a great giveaway. I recently adopted 2 little girls which has pressed the issue of beauty to the forefront. It's not an easy thing to navigate and I'd be forever grateful for some wisdom on the issue.

[Rebekah]

Oh, this looks so wonderful!

Rebekah Alger

elastigirl93@gmail.com

[Ashley]

Ashley W.

unsearchableriches005(at)gmail(dot)com

[Katrina Culp]

I would love to win this and to be able to go through it with our daughters. bkrgcculp@yahoo.com

[Emily]

Thanks for hosting the giveaway!

Hoping to win:)
Emily

pinecove09@yahoo.com

[Elisabeth B.]

Oh, I would love to hear this! Beauty is something I've been thinking about recently, wondering where God-given femininity turns into worldliness.
And a beauty-related question (since, you know, you invited!!)...what's your favorite brand of nail polish?? ;)

[Elisabeth B.]

...and my email is belisabethbrown@gmail.com.

[Cheri]

Oh how wonderful! I've wanted to attend, but with being in college, I couldn't manage to squeeze out the money for it. Thanks for offering this giveaway, Long and Botkin ladies!

When you aren't making something for yourself to wear, what is your favorite place to buy apparel and/or accessories & shoes?

[Brandi]

What a wonderful opportunity. So glad you are hosting this giveaway.

[Meghan]

This sounds really good!
Meghan McDaniels
nutmeg16@sbcglobal.net

[Vicki]

Ooh, ever since I first saw this, I've wanted to attend! It looks quite amazing, and I'd love to see the advice given for Christian women.

~Vicki
Deckedoutinruffles@gmail.com

[Nanny]

With a very girly family this would be great. russandsandy@tds.net

[Cynthia Lewis]

An answer to prayer. I've been wanting something for my eldest daughter who loves fashion and make up and is torn between modesty, femininity and the world. I would love to win the give away but think subscribing to the webinar will be a must if I don't. Cyndi Lewis @ cyndiloulewis22@gmail.com

Thanks!

[Desiree]

My name is Desiree and my email is handmade.by.desi@gmail.com.

[Laura]

Laura
reformedtngirl[at]gmail[dot]com

Beauty-related question:

As a recovering tomboy, I've found beauty to be a consuming thought many a day. I feel a bit like a pendulum - from too far one way to too far the other! I know there's got to be a balance somewhere, but I often have a hard time finding it. Where is that balance?!

Thanks for doing this giveaway!

[Alison]

Alison

simpleserendipities@gmail.com

[Michele]

How wonderful! Michele mjhcham@aol.com

[Camille Richey]

Thanks for the great opportunity!
Camille
lifesongofpraise@gmail.com

[Hannah D]

Hannah D

hannah.tnhorselover@gmail.com

[Meag]

I've taken this webinar!
But sure, I'll take it again!
My name is Meag and here is my e-mail: tederoff@shaw.ca
When is the deadline?!