Beauty through a Man's eyes - Teague Tyloch

I already posted this on the facebook a few weeks ago, this was just so amazing I feel it needs a rightful place on the blog.

Teague Tyloch was so kind and happy to oblige when I asked him if he was willing to write about his views on beauty in a woman. I bring you the first rendition of "Beauty through a man's eyes." Enjoy!

Working on a car; taking it apart, seeing all of its pumps, filters, manifolds and belts strewn across the drive way. Aching hands, aching back; blood, sweat, and grease melting off my face and praying that I didn’t miss a bolt on the water pump as I go on to the fan. When the driveway is finally clean and the car in once piece, I crawl into the RX-7, foot on the clutch, key in the ignition.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and what is about to happen next is true Beauty to me: My beloved pokes her head around the open hood and shouts, “The belt’s tight! Start her up!” and I turn the key. The engine turns for a few seconds and then comes to life. The beautiful rumble of an engine that hasn’t moved in a week, the thick smoke pouring out of the exhaust and filling my nose with the rich smell of burning fuel and oil- that is beautiful to me. What is truly Beautiful though is my beloved, covered in blood, sweat and grease, just like me. She is my team mate, my partner in crime, and she is absolutely thrilled that the car is alive again.

I find that truly Beautiful moments happen when a woman doesn’t even realize she is being beautiful at all. Children, I think are especially susceptible to being truly Beautiful. Most children are more worried about, “Where does the top half of your head go when you put that hat on”? Rather than what should I wear to impress the bejesus out of Donny today? As girls mature into teenagers, they know that they are beautiful, and they try to be beautiful… and in my humble opinion, often times fail.

And then, something awesome happens: Women mature. They find passions in life. They fall in love with dance, motherhood, sports, medicine, archeology, anthropology, cosmetology, astrology, cycling, the ocean, botany, working out, working on cars… They find their passion in life and they become truly happy again. When they are truly happy, women just beam with true Beauty.

Beauty is a 26 year old woman covered in grease on my driveway waving a wrench in the air- A 6 year old’s first trip to the beach and feeling sand crabs tickling her palm in a hand full of mud- a 55 year old woman meeting her first grandchild- a 4 year old riding her bicycle for the first time- a 22 year old riding a horse for the first time- a 65 year old going sky diving for the first time. Beauty is not lipstick, dresses or shoes; it’s when you are being purely you.

-Teague Tyloch

Days 3 and 4

Day three I had to actually think about not using make up. I almost reached for my typical mascara that I have grown accustom to using any time I do a photo shoot involving myself. My security blanket. I have extremely long lashes that stick straight out with no mascara so the mascara kind of tames them and curls them. I have to learn to love my lashes sans mascara. I am getting there. Slowly but surely.

Day 3

Yes, I am a goon.

Day 4

Here's the other submissions for the past two days and I have to say, no make up is needed 'round these parts!

Kelly Kammrad: mother of 3, camper aficianada, naturally beautiful 

Joni Martin: Doula, writer, mother, purely beautiful

Gloria: 'Mother of 2, dreamer, loving, friendly' and perfectly fresh faced and beautiful

Ashley Ward: Truly beautiful

Maryam Gerling Salassi: photographer, crafter, quirky and simply, all around beautiful

Jennifer Richey: student, photographer, woman, naturally beautiful.

Thank you to all you wonderful and brave women who are seeing that women are most definitely better exactly how they are, no make up or retouching needed.

Peace and Love.

Katelyn

When submitting a photo, please also add in a few random facts about what it is you like to do to feed your soul. :)

Day 2, no make up

 There is a lot of love happening today over on the facebook page. So many brave women are joining in on the no make up challenge, whether it be 30 days no make up or just sharing a photo with no make up and no retouching, it makes them brave. I would like to take the time to share about them here. 

 Jennifer Richey: student, photographer, woman, naturally beautiful.

 Kina Williams: thinker, photographer, woman, simply beautiful

Amanda Williams: Mother, photographer, dreamer, woman, truly beautiful 

Christina: Natural birth teacher, mother, photographer, woman, purely beautiful

And me, Day 2, no make up.

Thank you for sharing your photos with me. I can't wait to see how many more women embrace this. We are pulled into the trap of thinking we can't be beautiful and confident without our faces being covered in products. We're throwing our money away trying to be something we are not. I don't want my husband to think he's married to two different women. I am glad he actually encourages me to not wear make up. Taking care of yourself and being put together does not have to involve "editing" ourselves. 

Email any submissions to projectcb@yahoo.com.

Peace, Love and (natural)Beauty.

Makeup: Who needs it?

So this article was shared with me on the facebook page a couple weeks ago and I was uplifted to see that these high school girls really got what it means to be beautiful. They decided against wearing makeup every Tuesday to show what real beauty is. My friend told me I should ask people to send in photos of themselves au natural to showcase this very thing. I however want to take it a step further. 30 days, no makeup. I don't believe it makes a girl any more beautiful. Actually I believe that in most cases girls wear too much and it detracts from their beauty. Sure, for me, I guess it's not a huge jump to not wear make up for a month since I rarely wear make up as it is, the occasional mascara, blush and concealer to hide mommy dark circles but when I do wear the make up it's because I am feeling self conscious. I tend to edit out pimples in photos, smooth a bit, etc. I am guilty of doing things that I otherwise hate when photographers overdo in post processing when it comes to myself and photos I post of myself. For the next 30 days I will be sharing a photo of myself, non retouched and natural. We need to stop "editing" ourselves. Makeup can be a huge crutch to most women…and even some men. I encourage you to join in with me and challenge yourself. If you would like to send in a photo or even do the 30 day challenge with me please by all means! Email your submissions to projectcb (at) yahoo (dot) com. The world needs to see real, unadulterated beauty.

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Peace, love and beauty.
Katelyn

Welcome!

Project: Chasing Beauty came to light around June of last year, 2009. I was struggling with my post pregnancy body, learning to accept myself which I never fully did before getting pregnant. I was sick of always feeling ugly and worrying about my body. I knew that wasn't what made me. I am my soul, my heart, my ideals/morals. I came to the realization with being a mom that I can't teach my daughter how to love herself and expect her to have high self esteem if I did not love myself. How could I ask more of her than I ask of myself? I wanted her to see the beauty in everyone without judgements or ideals that society places on us all. It's a huge epidemic now a days. We need to make a change.

Thank you for coming along on this journey with me. I can only do so much and it needs interaction with all you wonderful people for this project to make a difference. Please email any inquiries to projectcb@yahoo.com.

Peace and Love. 

-Katelyn