If God made us so perfectly, why do we need the beauty industry?

About this episode

The episode discusses the relevance of the beauty industry from a Christian perspective, featuring insights from makeup artist Amy Dyas and beautician Mariana Mathenan.

Disclaimer: this episode references abortion On the surface, it’s easy to label the beauty industry one big “vanity project” that lacks any real substance and only magnifies our insecurities. However, even the most committed Christian women – some of your favourite preachers and role models – will likely have makeup or skincare favourites as well as potentially indulging in beauty treatments. But from a Christian perspective, if God made us so wonderfully, why do Christians even need the beauty industry? Amy Dyas is a professionally trained makeup artist with experience in Editorial, Fashion (including London Fashion Week), TV, Bridal, Music Videos and Film. Amy is passionate about clean beauty and using sustainably sourced products and her article for Woman Alive is the inspiration for the discussion we're having today. Read it here: womanalive.co.uk/discovering-clean-beauty/19003.article and connect with Amy on Instagram @beautycleanbyamy @justbeyoutiful Mariana Mathenan is a beautician, and founder of ‘Grace on Wheels’, a beauty van which provides free treatments to women who are without homes or have been victims of domestic violence and/or human trafficking. This year…

People in this episode

Guests: Amy Dyas, Mariana Mathenan

Topics covered

• beauty industry
• Christian perspective
• clean beauty
• self-image
• women's issues

Keywords

• beauty industry
• Christian women
• clean beauty
• makeup
• self-esteem

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Grace on Wheels, Woman Alive, Instagram

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