What Did Your Mom Teach You About Beauty?

I dedicate this video to my mom, Sonia, who is the foundation of everything I do. Happy Mothers' Day, Mommy.

What did your mom teach you about beauty? Please, share with me in the comments.

[komaedanagitoreal]

My mother never taught me about beauty much less regular self cleaning. When she raised me I never took showers because she never taught me to. I would sometimes go months without a cleaning. It wasn’t until my big sister took me away and taught me how to wash my hair and my body. My mother was never really abusive she was just depressed and physically disabled. I’m in my late 20’s now with low self esteem, low self image and I still have a hard time keeping in habits of washing my face and taking showers. My friends have helped a lot with my self image and I’m realizing that I’m worth taking a shower and owning pretty clothes. It’s a slow process but I’m learning. So I’m not thankful for just one woman in my life, I’m thankful to many women in my life that have acted like mothers to me. Happy mother’s day. I love your videos, they really help me recover my skin from all these years of damage

[AY-ggef]

She sounds like such a beautiful person. Don't feel bad about sharing. It's honestly inspirational. (I want to be that type of mom one day)

[Chloezola]

I pray n hope my future children can talk about me like this, when they grow up. 💕

[soulchild]

When you said that your mom wished she grew up with you so you both could be friends I teared up too. My mom told me the same thing. Growing up in a country town with very few black families she was bullied a lot and her siblings were much older so she felt alone. She raised me and my brother alone and worked two jobs 16 hours a day for years. I always feel like I could never endure what she did. I am so grateful for her and I feel like she's my best friend now as an adult I know your mom adores you. I hope to someday have a daughter that has a relationship with me like you both do ♥️

[GoblinsAreAGirlsBestFriend]

I'm envious of women with a positive mother-daughter relationship. My mum loves me and did the best she could. But she didn't teach me anything about beauty or being a woman - she didn't impart any knowledge on me, she didn't have any skills she worked to obtain, she hated cooking... she was depressed, checked out and disenchanted with life. I didn't have any siblings. No other women taught me how to woman. I had to teach myself and I still struggle to this day. All my mother taught me was judgement and peer pressure. I didn't have enough friends. I didn't get a boyfriend early enough. I wasn't cool like she used to be. She didn't get me, so she didn't teach me anything.

[che-doniplatt]

The best thing my mother ever said to me was that she was my mother not my friend. Looking back everyday my mother was the best one that I could have because we got each other on another level...she never treated me less than and she spoke to me like I was on her level. She was strong and just being who she was was enough of a model of greatness for me to use as a guide. Unfortunately I could only have her on Earth for 16 years of my life but I can truly say, she was my mother, not my friend because I learned so much and I still do every day and the loss I felt when I lost her...it's like losing a piece of yourself that you will never get back. I can only use the lessons that I learned and that inner voice of the truly wonderful Jamaican mother she was to guide me everyday. She taught me that beautiful people were more than pretty faces, they were well groomed, dependable, purposeful, driven, strong and ready to add to the world. She loved make up, clothes and nice things but more than that, she loved being able to buy herself what she wanted and living life how she wanted. I learned and am learning all this and more from my mom even though she is in heaven right now. Continue to show love for your mom because she sounds phenomenal! ❤

[electricbeing]

My mom is a narcissist so i havent learned anything unless it's business related and that was just so i wouldnt be asking her for money. She never said i was beautiful- just smart remarks about how i think im hot shit. But other women have shown me tips on beauty that im truly appreciative for because at 32, im still learning femininity. Smh. DONT EVER BE SCARED TO SHARE HOW GREAT YOUR MOM IS. I would like to thank the many women on YouTube such as yourself who show that not all moms are trash and thank u for posting things to help women worldwide who dont have this like me. Truly appreciative. Happy belated mothers day everyone, even to those who lost a great mom.

[WenduIce]

She taught me not to use acrylic nails too much because it would damage my nail bed. I didn’t listen...she was right lol. I love this video so much! Happy Mother’s Day to all Mammas

[lataviaj]

My mom told me to always look good and take care of myself but never actually taught me how. So i’ve been learning everything myself only to have her say she loves that im finally taking care of myself or why im not helping her. It’s weird. The relationship you have with your mom is precious and I one day would like to have something like it if I ever have a daughter.

[MsDownTownJudyBrown]

That your hair is your crown and glory. And to shine your light on the world.

[shaterahsawyer]

I didn’t have that type of mother but I love when ppl share positive qualities a mother should have because it gives us who didn’t have that example something to build on. I am a mother & I am doing everything my mom didn’t do for me & every other month my daughter (14) and I have a “meeting” we talk about what’s going right/wrong what needs improvement for both of us and I’ve been doing that since she was 5! I loved this & many blessings to you and your mom!

[fayeethh]

You know how sometimes people are really sweet when you meet them but you're left wondering whether its authentic or not? I don't see that in you at all - you exude a pure sort of honesty, kindness and integrity and it all makes sense now hearing about your mum. Thank you for sharing all your knowledge on this platform and thank you for sharing this video about your mum. It is so beautiful and has made my day x

[buffysummers]

Everything I learned, I learned because of my mother's awful, internalized colonial criticism. So everything she slung at me, I learned to do the opposite and not become a person poisoned by self-hate and ruled by whiteness. I don't bleach my skin, I don't highlight my hair blonde, I ignored her calling me a monkey for having body hair, I ignore her when she says I look cheap, I don't hide from the sun and wind and I enjoy my skin deepening in the sun. I'm not interested in respectability politics and I love my fierce, indigenous beauty. Sometimes the best we can do is mother ourselves and break the cycles of hate that are fed to us.

[nolwazi]

This is so beautiful 💛 It’s the same for me. Growing up my mom always told me I was beautiful. It wasn’t until I grew older that the outside world told me that my dark skin was ugly.

[DivaDen]

"my mom is a Virgo" Enough said! Fellow Virgo who waked up everyday without an alarm. You spoke very well of your mother. I know she felt that becasue I did.

[nylala]

I love this and I feel the same about my mom. It didn’t even occur to me that the whole world didn’t think we (black women) were the most beautiful and important things in creation until ... ever? I cannot thank her enough for that.

[prettybold]

Although I didn’t have this, this inspired me to be a great mother to my future children.

[lorylopez]

My mom didn’t teach me shit about beauty just because my dad raised me and never gave me a step mom🤷🏽‍♀️ so I never tried any face routines etc...
I had to figure everything out on my own🙄
I’ve finally figured out exactly what my skin can handle and what it can’t. So watching videos helps me a lot. But I teach my girls as I learn myself.

[tykira]

This was beautiful ❤️ I’m such a crybaby 😭

[LS-whrn]

I feel exactly like you do about my mother. I can’t emphasize how near perfect a childhood I had. My parents really loved one another. Mainly they loved us and told us. They would make each of the five of us stand in a circle with hands interlocked and say “we are all we have and all we need” - which was perfect for military kids who moved around a lot and ensured resistance to peer pressure as well as a deep love among brothers and sisters. People always tell me you’re always smiling, always pleasant and the rare times you get frustrated or angry, you bounce back quickly. That’s due to my mother and father and the way they raised us. But my mother was my first example of womanhood. Graceful, feminine, elegant, she’s always been my first hero - shero 💕💕