International Women's Day 2021

This week we celebrated International Women's Day, reflecting on all the incredible, inspirational women that have shaped who we are.

On March 8th every year, the world commemorates the achievements and efforts of women and brings awareness against bias to promote gender equality. At Cloré, we've been thinking of the women who surround us; raising us, supporting us and lifting us up. We've been thinking of the women who inspire us and the women who have paved the way for us to live our best lives, and those who are still striving for us. Women are MAGIC and nothing will ever change that! This week, we've reflected on the ways we empower one another as women and have been encouraging each other to practice self love as a way to tune in to our womanhood and celebrate it.

In this post we've put together some of our favorite quotes from some of the realest women who inspire us. They are words of wisdom that really resonated with us and we couldn't wait to share them with you. Remember to take time for some #SelfLove this week too, you deserve it!

We hope you've had the best International Women's Day— today and every day!

"Pursuing my passion despite any doubt or negativity has taught me that I am allowed to explore different sides of myself."
— Choyce Brown

"I want to be an inspiration for all of the dark skin girls out there. Dark skin is not just a trend. It’s not popping just for the moment. I’ve always had dark skin, and I’ve always been beautiful and I will continue to be beautiful whether if that’s the "trend" or not."
— Nyma Tang

"Let’s keep celebrating the women, and keep encouraging all the young girls out there to be the powerhouses of the future."
— Dua Lipa

"A win for me is a win for all my other South Asian men and women. It means I'm able to blend both my culture and my love for abstract makeup to bring something totally new to the industry."
— Rowi Singh

"People will appreciate who you are when you're naturally being who you are."
— Ari Lennox

"Basically my career has been full of mistakes! But mistakes are part of what make us who we are, and take us where we’re supposed to go."
— Kali Uchis

"The minute you learn to love yourself you won’t want to be anyone else."
— Rihanna

"Don’t fall into the trap of sacrificing your self-esteem for affection and acceptance. No matter what your size, you are a sexy goddess. Remember that."
— Ashley Graham

"Everything I do comes from a genuine place: This is me, this is how I move, this is what I stand for. Take it or leave it."
— Parris Goebel

"It’s a really supportive world out there, you have to make an effort to go out there and find other women that are killing it, and sit and talk with them."
— Shay Mitchell