The Beauty Show News

What an experience yesterday!  It was so emotionally humbling to meet so many women with so many different circumstances and to see so many of us stand up to cheer each other on.  I am so honored to be 1st runner up! As first runner up, there have been a lot of thoughts running thru my mind…maybe if I told them more about my current situation…I can’t afford to do anything to improve my appearance because my hubby was recalled into the war which threw us into bankruptcy.  We’ve lived on practically nothing for 4 years…maybe I would have won, but all in all, Barb Hoffman who won over me is a great lady and if not me, then I’m glad she was chosen.  She has her own sad story so she is definitely worthy.  I’ve even gone to see her.  She lives 1 mile from me so we stay in touch. 

Plus I’m talking to a couple other women from the show.  I think it was a GREAT experience.  It opened up doors to possibilities that we never would have had if we hadn’t put ourselves out there.  More importantly it gave us a better sense of who we are and what is really important.  It enabled us to meet and form bonds with other women who have similar feelings.  The amazing thing to me was the stories I heard from some of these women.  It makes you really aware of how much worse our own situation could be.  I met Jeanette the place crash victim and women who have survived cancer…so inspiring to go on thru adversity.  I would definitely go thru this again, if only for the opportunity to meet the women. 

I wanted to share one other thing, as runner up I was given the gift of a teeth whitening by Dr. Schwartz which I was very happy about. I wanted to share with others that though my teeth look great (and I am very pleased with the result) the whitening process was kind of awful!  This is not a reflection on the doc or his staff…they we’re great. And I like Dr. Schwartz so much he’s now my new dentist! But the procedure itself was hard for me because I’m claustrophobic so having to sit and bite down and not move for an hour was hard…also it was painful on my guns. Next time I’d elect to do just the whitening trays.

Jes Responds to Dawn

Hi Dawn………Congratulations on being the first runner up. And speaking so highly of Barb Hoffman was appreciated by me knowing that your heart was opened by the experiences you had that day. All of you are deserving and big winners in my book!

I was so sorry to hear about your difficulties with your husband being called back up to military service. The result of war can be devastating to families on so many levels. If he is still deployed know that my prayers are with him and your family.

            One of the things I was most excited to hear was that you are keeping in touch with some of the other women who were also attendees. It was a special day where friendships based upon common experiences were forged. That shows me that The Beauty Show does have the opportunity to go in the direction we want. We don’t want to be perceived as just another pretty face on the body of the celebrity beauty industry.

            And finally, sharing your experience of the teeth whitening was invaluable. I’m glad you’re pleased with the outcome but think it is very important for out readers to get some first hand stories about how some of these procedures work. Not every procedure is right for every person. That’s another reason our winners Barb Hoffman and Lisa Ellis are giving us weekly updates (look for these updates on another link on the site). Lots of people are claustrophobic to say nothing about wiggle worms! So it is important to know that certain types of whitening procedures require a long time in the chair. Thank you for that feed back and your other comments. …………….Best Regards……………….Jes Ryn