Beautifully Native
Native Women on Beauty
Summer Balboa
Ojibwe
Your definition of beauty: It comes from
the inside. A person can have all the
physical beauty in the world but if they are
mean, conceited and nasty towards people,
all their beauty goes out the door. Being
a good person and also being good to
yourself makes a beautiful person.
The most beautiful person you know and
why: My daughter is the most beautiful
person I know. She is full of innocence
and physically has the features that I consider to be beautiful - long dark hair and
dark brown almond eyes. I may be biased
but who cares? :)
What makes you strong? My motivation
to remain a good mom keeps me going
strong on a day to day basis. They motivate me to run strong, work out everyday
and do my best at my job and at school.
Favorite beauty product for one of the
following:
Skin: Cocoa butter
Hair: CatWalk Honey and Oatmeal
Shampoo & Conditioner
Makeup: Chanel glossimer lipgloss
Scent: Chanel No 5
Cassandra
(Dine aka Navajo)
Hi my name is Cassandra and I think
Beauty is a way of living. Someone who is
happy about themselves and how they live
and what they represent. How they achieve
(something) in the best way possible and
make people happier about themselves
without any selfishness. Beauty is also the
natural radiance of someone. It’s more of
the confidence that a person disperses
amongst others.
My strength comes from my family. They
always make me want to achieve more
than other people expect of me. They push
me to strive for even the impossible ideas,
not for themselves, but for me. In turn, I
strive for them, not myself. . .they make
me the woman I am.
58
www.redhoneymag.net
Favorite beauty products: I’m simple, I
don’t use many beauty products.
For my skin: Just water (she’s got that
pure smooth Indian skin). My eye shadow is Revlon, in my hair I use Fructis,
and I use any kind of Fragrant Lotion . . .
I love Clean Cotton and Vanilla.
Leah
Your definition of beauty: Self confidence
and a good personality. Sometimes if I’m
feeling low or PMSed, I do my hair and
my make up extra special, and put on an
outfit that makes me feel good and confident, but I don’t always have to do that. I
can sit at home with a pair of sweatpants
and a t-shirt, and I can still feel beautiful,
because I know that I have a beautiful
personality, and every day I thank the Creator for what he has given me.
The most beautiful person you know and
why: My mother is the most bea ]Y