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Indian women are uniquely beautiful from the inside out. Join us in celebrating every woman's unique true beauty in the Women's Web & Naturals True Beauty Blogger Contest!
Indian women are uniquely beautiful from the inside out. Join us in celebrating every woman’s unique true beauty in the Women’s Web & Naturals True Beauty Blogger Contest!
As entrepreneurs, home makers, police women, teachers, mothers, mothers in law, bloggers, corporate professionals, we’re making our mark everywhere. Our Indian values and Indian appearance gives us our distinctive identity. As we carry on our roles with our sarees intact, kohl rimmed eyes and our beautiful warm skin….it’s time to embrace our True Beauty!
That’s why, Women’s Web and Naturals invite you to tell the story of a woman you admire and you consider a TRUE BEAUTY because – beauty comes in different shapes, sizes, personalities and includes grit too! It could be a friend, your mother, an aunt who is kick ass, a teacher who inspired you, your mother-in-law or any woman whom you think has an amazing story!
Thank you all for sharing your wonderful, positive stories of True Beauty. From stories of women who have overcome tremendous adversity, to those who find the simple joys in everyday life, all your stories were hugely inspiring.
Here are the winners of the Women’s Web & Naturals #TrueBeauty contest. 1st prize
of Rs. 5000 goes to Rekha Kapoor Beri for her inspiring story, She Walks In Beauty, telling us the story of a vegetable vendor determined to make it against the odds.
2nd prize of Rs.3000 goes to Ashwini Naik for her piece on Skin Positivity, which looks at dealing with skin issues without blaming yourself for them http
Additional prizes
5 additional beautiful entries will receive salon vouchers from Naturals worth Rs.1000 each.
These go to:
Anupriya Gupta, for her piece on the true beauty of a mother and daughter
Milan Singhal, for writing about giving herself the permission to live without guilt
Sudeepta M Sarangi, for her piece, Beauty is as beauty does, detailing a chance encounter on a train
Vijayalakshmi Harish, for writing, ‘I’m flawed and imperfect’ – a piece that encourages all women to realise their own version of true beauty
Maniparna Sengupta Majumdar, for her piece, The lady with an undaunted soul, which tells the story of an indomitable woman
Congratulations to all the winners, and a big thumbs up to every single participant who shared her own vision of true beauty in a truly compelling manner!
Step 1: Write a blogpost on your blog on the theme, ‘TRUE BEAUTY’. Feel free to interpret it in your own way!
Step 2: Make sure to add this paragraph to your post:
I believe every woman has TRUE BEAUTY within her in all the roles she plays. For over 18 years across 650 plus salons across the country, Naturals has been helping the Beautiful Indian Woman get more Beautiful.
Today Naturals Salutes the Beautiful Indian Woman.
Presenting Naturals TRUE BEAUTY… http://bit.ly/naturalsOF
Step 3: Submit a link to your blogpost in the comments section below with your name.
And…you are done! (Use the hashtag #NaturalsTrueBeauty and tag @womensweb and @naturalssalon when you post on social media)
Here are the fun prizes courtesy Naturals:
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