The Beaute Beyond – Week 3: Elphaba – Owning Your Magic

Some characters become part of who we are and Elphaba is one of them. Born different, judged instantly, powerful in ways she didn’t ask for, she simply wanted what most of us want: to be seen for who she really was.
Not for her skin colour.
Not for the rumours.
Not for the version people created in their heads.
Just… her.

Elphaba wasn’t wicked.
She was sensitive.
She was smart, too smart for those who feared her gifts.
She felt injustice so deeply she couldn’t look away.
And when she finally stood up and used her power for good, the world twisted the story and painted her as the villain.

This week, I’ve felt that familiar sense of being stretched thin, misunderstood by circumstances, and quietly exhausted.
With my husband still recovering in a Melbourne hospital four hours away, my kids needing stability, exams happening, and the constant worry looping in the background… I’ve been operating in survival mode.
Strong on the outside.
Shaking on the inside.

And somewhere in the middle of it all, my phone (my poor old ring-ring phone) met its end against the bathroom vanity.
Not because I dropped it.
Not because it slipped.
Because sometimes life piles too much on your shoulders and something has to break. This week, that “something” was my phone.

But even through all the chaos, there’s been a surprising strength.
A courage I didn’t realise I still had.
A reminder that even when life feels unfair or overwhelming, we’re allowed to stand tall.
We’re allowed to take up space.
We’re allowed to own the pieces of ourselves we once tried to dim.

The Beaute Connection: Green with Grace

If Elphaba were choosing skincare, she’d absolutely reach for Green Corrective Color Concealer, not to hide who she is, but to protect, soothe, and support what she feels.
That’s what true self-care does. It doesn’t erase the truth. It holds you while you face it.

From the Craft Desk

My craft table remained quiet this week, and that’s perfectly okay.
Creative magic doesn’t disappear, it simply waits for you to be ready again.

Wrap Up

Elphaba wasn’t wicked, she was done apologising for who she was.
And maybe that’s the lesson we all need sometimes:

Be kind.
Be fierce.
Be misunderstood if you must.
But don’t ever shrink your magic to make the world more comfortable.

“It’s not about accepting your limits. It’s about realising you don’t have any.” – Elphaba