February 11, 2025 • 10 mins
This episode delves into the importance of self-love and confidence as Ciera shares her current favorite products and announces a Love Yourself Challenge. Particularly in light of Valentine’s Day, she emphasizes thoughtful traditions and simple joys that uplift everyday experiences.
• Valentine’s Day preparations and family traditions
• Announcement of the Love Yourself Challenge starting February 17th
• Highlighting the benefits of 4D mascara for fluttery lashes
• Discussing the stress-relief properties of Body Restore Shower Steamers
• Introducing Libby app for accessing audiobooks and eBooks
• Praising Billy Glow Body Lotion for glow and hydration
• Featuring Kizzix Slip-On Sneakers for practicality and style
• Encouragement to share favorite items with listeners
• Call to action for listeners to engage with the Love Yourself Challenge and the podcast
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Ciera (00:03):
you're listening to, confidently beautiful with Ciera
a podcast to help you stayconfidently beautiful, because
we all have confidence inside us.
We just need to bring it outand I'm here to show you how
body image, dreams, parenting,style, personality and more here
we cover it all.
Get ready to stay confidentlybeautiful.
Welcome back to the podcast.
(00:26):
I am Sierra and I am your hostand I'm so happy to have you
here, whether you're a newlistener or a frequent listener.
Thank you for taking some timeto join today and I hope that
you can find this episode funand exciting and helpful for you
and just a nice little breakfrom your normal everyday today
life.
We're coming up on Valentine'sDay and I am just getting ready
(00:46):
for all of that mad rush ofeverything, with classroom
parties and doing some cutelittle things for my kids and,
of course, a valentine for myhusband and all of those fun
things.
I'd love to hear what some ofyour traditions are For my kids.
I usually will always give thema valentine's book of some sort
(01:06):
, like a love book, somethingabout love.
This year, I found some supercute pajamas for Whitley that
I'm really excited for, and thena t-shirt for each of the boys,
so I am really excited to givethem those little goodies.
And then my sister, who liveswith us, we are giving her a
cute little basket that I puttogether of just some cute
little, you know, things thatteenagers would love and need.
(01:28):
That is our little funValentine's coming up that we
are getting ready for.
Today I'm going to be sharing mycurrent favorite things.
I have five of my currentfavorite items.
There's things that I useregularly, daily, regularly, all
the time.
I love them and I just wantedto share them with you, and they
are beauty must-haves to like alittle bit of.
(01:50):
I don't know what categorywould go in it Entertainment.
I suppose there's some thingsthat I love, that make my life
just fun and that I, like I said, I use them all the time.
Before we dive in, I havesomething really special for you
.
I have a love yourself challengethat's starting February 17th.
This is a seven-day challengedesigned to help you love
(02:12):
yourself more and build yourconfidence.
So how it's going to work iseach day, you'll get a small
customizable challenge throughyour email.
So if it's just like I justwant to spend five minutes today
, or maybe I want to dive deeperand spend like a little bit
more time on this specific thing.
It's totally customizable toyou.
You're just going to get thetask and then you can decide how
much time you want to puttowards that task.
(02:34):
How you can join is to sign upthrough the link in the show
notes.
It's also on my bio on myInstagram.
I'm going to be sharing allabout the link as well
throughout the week, so befollowing for along for that.
And yeah, you want to make sureyou are on the list so that you
can just get these challengessent to your email and you are
going to have, hopefully, a lotof exciting, fun times as you
(02:56):
are growing your love foryourself and boosting your
confidence at the same time.
This challenge is all about youcreating confidence, boosting
yourself, love, routine.
I can't wait to do it together.
I'm going to do it along withyou.
Okay, my favorite things.
Let's get started.
So the very first thing I justI can't do a favorite things
episode without talking aboutthis.
(03:17):
I'm pretty sure I talked aboutthis in my last favorite things
episode, but I love my 4Dmascara by Younique.
I love it.
I've actually been using theQuadra mascara for oh, let's see
a year and a half maybe, andI've really, really liked that
one because it has the serum,the tubing and the primer all in
(03:37):
one.
But I lately have been goingback to my 4D mascara.
This is like the OG mascarathat I started with when I first
started using Unique Products,and I love it.
So if you want full flutterylashes that last all day long,
this is the mascara for you.
I have found that this mascaraworks best with a lash primer,
(03:59):
and that will be a game changer.
Like you can wear it on its ownand it's great, but wearing it
with a lash primer underneath isserious game changer and it's
the only way I can wear 4D now.
It has fiber, a fiber formula,and it just makes your lashes
look like you have falsies onwithout having the hassle of
falsies.
(04:19):
So I've been using it for overeight years and really nothing
compares to it.
I have a lot of clients thatcome back and purchase it and
they say the same thing.
They're like I just can't.
I try other brands and I justcan't.
I keep coming back to this one.
So I love my Younique Mascara.
My second favorite thing wasactually a gift from my husband
for Christmas and it is calledBody Restore Relief Shower
(04:42):
Steamers.
So Body Restore is the brand.
It's a green package.
He just got it on Amazon andit's a eucalyptus scent and it
is so good.
So anytime I find myself likecongested then I throw one of
these in the shower with me.
Or if I'm having a lot ofstress, it's like a good stress
reliever.
Eucalyptus is really good forthat.
(05:06):
I love these.
They're they're like my go-tofor stress relief, congestion
relief.
It's like you're going to thespa.
They smell so good and I justput it in the shower.
I'll turn the water on reallyhot and that eucalyptus scent
just fills the air in the showerand it's just perfect and I
take in deep breaths and justreset and I love it.
It's.
It's like the perfect littlerestore item.
My third thing is not really athing more of an app that you
(05:28):
can have on your phone, but thisI I don't know how I lived life
without this.
It was, it's.
It is such a game changer.
It is the app that I'm sure youhave heard of, but maybe you
haven't.
It is called Libby L-I-B-B-Y.
(05:50):
This is basically a library app, so you can get eBooks like
Kindle type books, and you canalso get audio books, and I am
addicted to listening to audiobooks.
Right now it's my favoritething to use.
It's free, which is amazing.
You do sometimes have to like bestrategic if you're going to be
going for a book that is like anew release or something that
is really popular.
There are wait times just likeat your typical library, but I
(06:13):
love it and I have found thatsometimes the wait times like it
will say, oh, you have to wait10 weeks for this, but then it
ends up only being like six, sothat is nice too.
Sometimes it ends up being alot faster, but I love it and
Whitley, my daughter, we haveactually been listening together
before she goes to bed and it'sbeen really, really fun and
nice little special quiet timeright before she goes to sleep.
(06:33):
There are a lot of cute kidones, like literally every book
you can think of.
Not every book is an audiobook,but there are so many audiobook
options.
We are reading the Diary of anIce Princess books right now and
they are very cute.
We just finished Slush PuppyLove.
I actually noticed, I think we.
I think that's like the sixthbook in the series, so I think
(06:54):
we're going out of order, butit's, it's fine.
They're perfect for her and welove listening to them together
before she goes to bed.
My fourth favorite thing rightnow is the billie glow body
lotion.
So billie is like asubscription service that you
can pay for and they'll mail youlike a box.
It's like razor blades andrazors and shaving products all
(07:18):
the things that you might need.
But I just threw in the lotionlike to my last order, just to
try it, and it is so good.
It is like the scent isincredible and it makes my skin
really soft.
It's it's I really actuallylike it and it's like a glow
body lotion, so it hasingredients in it that are
supposed to make your skin glowyand beautiful.
(07:39):
I don't know if I like supernoticed that, but I do love the
way it feels and I love the wayit smells.
So I it's super non greasy, itabsorbs quickly and I love it.
So I did notice that you canactually get it at Target so you
don't have to do thesubscription.
You can just grab it at Targetand it's really great.
I really really love it.
My fifth favorite thing iscalled Kiziks.
(08:01):
So these are those slip-onshoes that you may have heard of
.
They may not be the cutestshoes ever, but they are so
practical.
I literally they're my go-toshoes, so much, just slip them
on, I don't have to use anyhands, and I love to use them,
like when I'm just runningerrands or if I need to run
outside really quick.
I also have been wearing themto my yoga class recently.
(08:23):
Like I don't ever want to likehave to like be hurrying and
putting on shoes as I'm.
I've actually been wearing themto my yoga class recently.
I'm always nervous that, forwhatever reason, I'm going to've
actually been wearing them tomy yoga class recently.
I'm always nervous that, forwhatever reason, I'm going to
get there and the class is goingto be canceled or something's
going to happen, which actuallyhas happened once.
So I was really grateful that Ihad these.
So I don't necessarily wantlike slip-ons or something that
(08:45):
is going to be um, like just aseasy to put on, but I want
something that I can.
If I needed to, I could jump onthe treadmill or do something,
and so I love the Kiziks,because they're sneakers but
they're slip-on and so I can getin and out of them quickly for
my yoga class.
But if I need to, then I havethat option if I decide to get
on the treadmill or do somethingelse in the gym.
(09:07):
So there you have it, my fivefavorite things my 4D mascara by
Younique, the Body RestoreRelief Shower, steamers in the
Eucalyptus scent, the Libby app,billie Glow body lotion and my
Kiziks.
My slip-on sneakers.
Those are my five currentfavorite things that I really
probably use all five of themevery single day.
So send me your favorite things.
(09:28):
I love to share them with therest of the listeners.
On what some current favoritesare, it's that Galentineentine
season, right like everyone'ssharing their favorite things
and going to favorite thingsparties, and I think it's really
fun to hear all of the favoritethings and discover something
new that maybe you wouldn't havefound without you know hearing
it from someone.
So, reminder to sign up forthis love yourself challenge.
(09:50):
I cannot wait to do that.
I'm going to be doing it along,right along with you, and it
will be a lot of fun.
So, yeah, that's in the shownotes, it's also on my Instagram
and make sure you're signing upfor that challenge and thank
you so much for listening.
Love to invite you to leave areview If you found this podcast
to be helpful.
If you love this podcast spreadthe love.
This month it's Valentine'smonth.
(10:10):
It's love month.
Spread the love.
I would be so grateful if youcould leave me a positive review
.
Thank you for listening and Iwill talk to you next week.
Thanks for listening.
Connect with me on Instagram atconfidently beautiful podcast
and share this episode withsomeone in your life who could
(10:32):
use a little reminder of justhow amazing they already are.
Stay confidently beautiful.
you're listening to, confidently beautiful with Ciera
a podcast to help you stayconfidently beautiful, because
we all have confidence inside us.
We just need to bring it outand I'm here to show you how
body image, dreams, parenting,style, personality and more here
we cover it all.
Get ready to stay confidentlybeautiful.
Welcome back to the podcast.
(00:26):
I am Sierra and I am your hostand I'm so happy to have you
here, whether you're a newlistener or a frequent listener.
Thank you for taking some timeto join today and I hope that
you can find this episode funand exciting and helpful for you
and just a nice little breakfrom your normal everyday today
life.
We're coming up on Valentine'sDay and I am just getting ready
(00:46):
for all of that mad rush ofeverything, with classroom
parties and doing some cutelittle things for my kids and,
of course, a valentine for myhusband and all of those fun
things.
I'd love to hear what some ofyour traditions are For my kids.
I usually will always give thema valentine's book of some sort
(01:06):
, like a love book, somethingabout love.
This year, I found some supercute pajamas for Whitley that
I'm really excited for, and thena t-shirt for each of the boys,
so I am really excited to givethem those little goodies.
And then my sister, who liveswith us, we are giving her a
cute little basket that I puttogether of just some cute
little, you know, things thatteenagers would love and need.
(01:28):
That is our little funValentine's coming up that we
are getting ready for.
Today I'm going to be sharing mycurrent favorite things.
I have five of my currentfavorite items.
There's things that I useregularly, daily, regularly, all
the time.
I love them and I just wantedto share them with you, and they
are beauty must-haves to like alittle bit of.
(01:50):
I don't know what categorywould go in it Entertainment.
I suppose there's some thingsthat I love, that make my life
just fun and that I, like I said, I use them all the time.
Before we dive in, I havesomething really special for you
.
I have a love yourself challengethat's starting February 17th.
This is a seven-day challengedesigned to help you love
(02:12):
yourself more and build yourconfidence.
So how it's going to work iseach day, you'll get a small
customizable challenge throughyour email.
So if it's just like I justwant to spend five minutes today
, or maybe I want to dive deeperand spend like a little bit
more time on this specific thing.
It's totally customizable toyou.
You're just going to get thetask and then you can decide how
much time you want to puttowards that task.
(02:34):
How you can join is to sign upthrough the link in the show
notes.
It's also on my bio on myInstagram.
I'm going to be sharing allabout the link as well
throughout the week, so befollowing for along for that.
And yeah, you want to make sureyou are on the list so that you
can just get these challengessent to your email and you are
going to have, hopefully, a lotof exciting, fun times as you
(02:56):
are growing your love foryourself and boosting your
confidence at the same time.
This challenge is all about youcreating confidence, boosting
yourself, love, routine.
I can't wait to do it together.
I'm going to do it along withyou.
Okay, my favorite things.
Let's get started.
So the very first thing I justI can't do a favorite things
episode without talking aboutthis.
(03:17):
I'm pretty sure I talked aboutthis in my last favorite things
episode, but I love my 4Dmascara by Younique.
I love it.
I've actually been using theQuadra mascara for oh, let's see
a year and a half maybe, andI've really, really liked that
one because it has the serum,the tubing and the primer all in
(03:37):
one.
But I lately have been goingback to my 4D mascara.
This is like the OG mascarathat I started with when I first
started using Unique Products,and I love it.
So if you want full flutterylashes that last all day long,
this is the mascara for you.
I have found that this mascaraworks best with a lash primer,
(03:59):
and that will be a game changer.
Like you can wear it on its ownand it's great, but wearing it
with a lash primer underneath isserious game changer and it's
the only way I can wear 4D now.
It has fiber, a fiber formula,and it just makes your lashes
look like you have falsies onwithout having the hassle of
falsies.
(04:19):
So I've been using it for overeight years and really nothing
compares to it.
I have a lot of clients thatcome back and purchase it and
they say the same thing.
They're like I just can't.
I try other brands and I justcan't.
I keep coming back to this one.
So I love my Younique Mascara.
My second favorite thing wasactually a gift from my husband
for Christmas and it is calledBody Restore Relief Shower
(04:42):
Steamers.
So Body Restore is the brand.
It's a green package.
He just got it on Amazon andit's a eucalyptus scent and it
is so good.
So anytime I find myself likecongested then I throw one of
these in the shower with me.
Or if I'm having a lot ofstress, it's like a good stress
reliever.
Eucalyptus is really good forthat.
(05:06):
I love these.
They're they're like my go-tofor stress relief, congestion
relief.
It's like you're going to thespa.
They smell so good and I justput it in the shower.
I'll turn the water on reallyhot and that eucalyptus scent
just fills the air in the showerand it's just perfect and I
take in deep breaths and justreset and I love it.
It's.
It's like the perfect littlerestore item.
My third thing is not really athing more of an app that you
(05:28):
can have on your phone, but thisI I don't know how I lived life
without this.
It was, it's.
It is such a game changer.
It is the app that I'm sure youhave heard of, but maybe you
haven't.
It is called Libby L-I-B-B-Y.
(05:50):
This is basically a library app, so you can get eBooks like
Kindle type books, and you canalso get audio books, and I am
addicted to listening to audiobooks.
Right now it's my favoritething to use.
It's free, which is amazing.
You do sometimes have to like bestrategic if you're going to be
going for a book that is like anew release or something that
is really popular.
There are wait times just likeat your typical library, but I
(06:13):
love it and I have found thatsometimes the wait times like it
will say, oh, you have to wait10 weeks for this, but then it
ends up only being like six, sothat is nice too.
Sometimes it ends up being alot faster, but I love it and
Whitley, my daughter, we haveactually been listening together
before she goes to bed and it'sbeen really, really fun and
nice little special quiet timeright before she goes to sleep.
(06:33):
There are a lot of cute kidones, like literally every book
you can think of.
Not every book is an audiobook,but there are so many audiobook
options.
We are reading the Diary of anIce Princess books right now and
they are very cute.
We just finished Slush PuppyLove.
I actually noticed, I think we.
I think that's like the sixthbook in the series, so I think
(06:54):
we're going out of order, butit's, it's fine.
They're perfect for her and welove listening to them together
before she goes to bed.
My fourth favorite thing rightnow is the billie glow body
lotion.
So billie is like asubscription service that you
can pay for and they'll mail youlike a box.
It's like razor blades andrazors and shaving products all
(07:18):
the things that you might need.
But I just threw in the lotionlike to my last order, just to
try it, and it is so good.
It is like the scent isincredible and it makes my skin
really soft.
It's it's I really actuallylike it and it's like a glow
body lotion, so it hasingredients in it that are
supposed to make your skin glowyand beautiful.
(07:39):
I don't know if I like supernoticed that, but I do love the
way it feels and I love the wayit smells.
So I it's super non greasy, itabsorbs quickly and I love it.
So I did notice that you canactually get it at Target so you
don't have to do thesubscription.
You can just grab it at Targetand it's really great.
I really really love it.
My fifth favorite thing iscalled Kiziks.
(08:01):
So these are those slip-onshoes that you may have heard of
.
They may not be the cutestshoes ever, but they are so
practical.
I literally they're my go-toshoes, so much, just slip them
on, I don't have to use anyhands, and I love to use them,
like when I'm just runningerrands or if I need to run
outside really quick.
I also have been wearing themto my yoga class recently.
(08:23):
Like I don't ever want to likehave to like be hurrying and
putting on shoes as I'm.
I've actually been wearing themto my yoga class recently.
I'm always nervous that, forwhatever reason, I'm going to've
actually been wearing them tomy yoga class recently.
I'm always nervous that, forwhatever reason, I'm going to
get there and the class is goingto be canceled or something's
going to happen, which actuallyhas happened once.
So I was really grateful that Ihad these.
So I don't necessarily wantlike slip-ons or something that
(08:45):
is going to be um, like just aseasy to put on, but I want
something that I can.
If I needed to, I could jump onthe treadmill or do something,
and so I love the Kiziks,because they're sneakers but
they're slip-on and so I can getin and out of them quickly for
my yoga class.
But if I need to, then I havethat option if I decide to get
on the treadmill or do somethingelse in the gym.
(09:07):
So there you have it, my fivefavorite things my 4D mascara by
Younique, the Body RestoreRelief Shower, steamers in the
Eucalyptus scent, the Libby app,billie Glow body lotion and my
Kiziks.
My slip-on sneakers.
Those are my five currentfavorite things that I really
probably use all five of themevery single day.
So send me your favorite things.
(09:28):
I love to share them with therest of the listeners.
On what some current favoritesare, it's that Galentineentine
season, right like everyone'ssharing their favorite things
and going to favorite thingsparties, and I think it's really
fun to hear all of the favoritethings and discover something
new that maybe you wouldn't havefound without you know hearing
it from someone.
So, reminder to sign up forthis love yourself challenge.
(09:50):
I cannot wait to do that.
I'm going to be doing it along,right along with you, and it
will be a lot of fun.
So, yeah, that's in the shownotes, it's also on my Instagram
and make sure you're signing upfor that challenge and thank
you so much for listening.
Love to invite you to leave areview If you found this podcast
to be helpful.
If you love this podcast spreadthe love.
This month it's Valentine'smonth.
(10:10):
It's love month.
Spread the love.
I would be so grateful if youcould leave me a positive review
.
Thank you for listening and Iwill talk to you next week.
Thanks for listening.
Connect with me on Instagram atconfidently beautiful podcast
and share this episode withsomeone in your life who could
(10:32):
use a little reminder of justhow amazing they already are.
Stay confidently beautiful.
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