Pages with tag "beauty"

Part Two: The beauty of self-confidence…

Did you ever notice how when you’re feeling confident, happy, positive and I-feel-oh-so-fabulous people tell you how great you look? Well, that’s no surprise. The authentic quality of confidence is the oldest beauty secret in the book.

No bronzer or shimmery blush can create it. Not even high lights, low lights or a blow out can produce that internal shine that comes from a truly confident woman.

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How to feel younger in a snap…

People ask me all the time, “What is Aging Backwards?” It’s not a magic pill or lotion or potion, we wish, but it is a series of small habits that, when incorporated into your daily life, can yield big results. Someone said to me recently, “Look at you, you just sit around and have beauty treatments all day long, don’t you?”

Actually, nothing could be further from the truth. It doesn’t take “having beauty treatments all day long” to keep Aging Backwards. That’s the “beauty” of what I do.

I find all kinds of secrets, tips and shortcuts to pass along that make it easy to look and feel young while still living your life. Not many people have time to “sit around and have beauty treatments all day,” including me!

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Help, I'm in a summer make-up meltdown…

When it becomes summer in the city, or in the country for that matter, I know many women who decide to wear much less or no makeup at all. Besides the fact that it can feel like it's suffocating your pores when they want to breathe, makeup just tends to literally melt off the face when the temps go up.

I'm here to tell you that just because the mercury is rising doesn't mean you need to go au natural if you don't want to…

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Red lipstick at the ready… how to rock ruby lips for summer and all year round…

In this economy, we’re big on finding something small that makes a major and lasting impact on your style. And a tube of ruby red lipstick may just do the glam trick!

Case in point: The very glam and very understated chic of Rashida Jones pictured here. No frou-frou Hollywood fussiness for her. Just all the right things that make a simple look sizzle.

Rashida’s strong ruby red lips are the focal point , not a distraction to her beauty. Simple, undone pulled back hair, a natural bronzey glow, black lashes, and that vibrant pow of a very strong red lip! That’s all she needs to make a statement.

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How to stay fresh and vital when it's too hot to go outside…

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How to stay fresh and vital when it's too hot to go outside…

Summer can be a real scorcher in many parts of the country. No matter where you live, storms of some sort are also a reality.
When you’re stuck inside, there are a number of ways to take advantage of the time and keep (or start) Aging Backwards.

Here are some indoor tips for when Mother Nature keeps you cooped up inside.

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If you are going to resemble someone, best be a beauty who sustains…

I have the kind of face that people find some kindred association. Usually, an insistence that they know me from high school, from somewhere, they are convinced.

Or, they think that I look like a celebrity.

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Fun in the Sun…

How honored was I when top NYC dermatologist Dr. Francesca Fusco agreed to be interviewed?

Very!

Although Francesca is my dermatologist, I know that she is amazingly busy and sought after, so I was thrilled when she agreed to answer some questions about my treatment, skin care recommendations and getting clear about sunscreen.

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