Discretion of a Lady

About six or seven years ago, while getting myself pampered at a spa, I read an article that changed my life. It was meant to be a simple beauty tip for the modern woman; the author eloquently stated that women these days did not use enough discretion when it came to their beautifying regiments.  For example, the author felt that if you were going to do a green facial mask at night you should never let your husband see you in that rather unattractive state. She advised for us to use discretion and to try to let the men in our lives think that our beauty was effortless to help keep the romance alive. She went on to say that this is what most of the women did in the 1950's and 1960's and she felt that we as women in the 21st century needed to be a little bit more that way if we wanted to be treated like ladies. Though I did not have a husband, I put the advice into practice in my own way and made sure to never talk about my beauty tricks in front of my guy friends or men I was involved with romantically, and this quickly became a lifetime habit. This habit also helped me to remember to use better discretion in other parts of my life and I believe the reason this advice was so effective was because it reflected God's truth. "As a ring of gold in a swine's snout so is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion." Proverbs 11:22