Accept Yourself Just the Way You Are
There's no one who plays with our emotions like Cersei Lannister, but when it comes to confidence, Lena Headey IRL might have her beat. She regularly posts makeup-free selfies on her Instagram, always looking like the queen she is. Once, when a troll told her not to record herself with no makeup, Headey didn't hesitate to clap back: "I shall continue to not wear makeup," she wrote, "Go fuck yourself." Yes queen, yes.
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Break the Fashion "Rules"
Brienne of Tarth is a knight unafraid to break boundaries. Gwendoline Christie is a celebrated actress and fashionista unafraid to break fashion rules — or any kind of rule, actually. She is redefining femininity and glamour as a 6 foot 3 woman who wears pretty much whatever the hell she wants on the red carpet and beyond (take, for example, the stunning silk Iris van Herpen floor-length couture that she wore to the "Game of Thrones" New York premiere). So, who cares if you're already a full head taller than everyone else in the room? Wear the damn high heels if you want to.
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Go Granola
For vegan Nathalie Emmanuel, who plays Missandei, living the crunchy life obviously reaps beautiful rewards (that skin...those brows... that hair!). Emmanuel does yoga and mixes up her workout routine, lives animal product-free, and has a dreamy boho style.
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Let Your Friendships Empower You
Sophie Turner has famously grown up on "Game of Thrones" as Sansa Stark, and made best friends along the way. In an interview with Byrdie, she noted that it helps her mental health to check in with pals like Maisie Williams. And when asked about the importance of female friendships, she said, "Having a friend who supports you and knows what you're going through is really important to me. It's important to keep those relationships."
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Learn From Your Elders
Margaery had a timeless beauty, and for actress Natalie Dormer, the old beauty tips remain the best. As she joked to Vogue, women are doing the same things now as they were in the 1400s: "We accentuate our eyes, we accentuate our lips, we accentuate our cheekbones." Some things never change.
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