A Link Between What We Smell And How We Perceive Things

While some experts spend time researching claims and conducting studies to brush off claims of whether a perfume or how a person smells affects the way he or she perceives that person, it is an age-old fact that there’s a direct link between smell and our emotions, and our emotions linking to our perception.

As you walk into a crowded restaurant, do you find yourself caught up in a scent of someone who has just walked past you, stop and try to catch a glimpse of that someone? Do you find yourself walking by perfume counters and reminisce about a scent that an ex-boyfriend used to wear whenever he was with you? Does a perfume that your father wears make you think of him? If you’ve said ‘yes’ to any of the above, then it’s a confirmed fact that there’s a direct link between what we smell and our memories and our perception.

While it’s true that the perfume and cosmetic industry sees that there is a need to continually invent new ways to capture the intended market, most perfume companies are merely basing their ‘claims’ on proven facts of aromatherapy.

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Most spas and massage centers smell of lavender because lavender is said to soothe nerves and calm a person down. When a person steps into a room smelling of lavender, the mental and nervous system of that person will automatically react to the scent by becoming more relaxed and ready for a round of pampering.

We do not need chemistry or proof that it works because we have all felt that way before. So, the contention smell having a direct role to play in how people perceive and react is not baseless.

Studies reveal in Columbia University revealed that the smell of rose, lavender and vanilla is reminiscent of being old, comfortable and homely. The concept of using scents that people usually link to youth, excitement and fun will, generally speaking, make others think that the person is young and fun.

In a lot of ways, for the consumers, it’s less science and more about the effectiveness of aromatherapy. If you had a perfume in your drawer that could turn back the hands of time by eight years, wouldn’t you wear it?

Getting The Foundation Right For Aging Skin

As we age, we have to work at looking youthful and attractive…this is a fact of life. Even if one is blessed with the most radiant and youthful-looking skin known to mankind, there will be problems when it comes to looking red-carpet-worthy. And that’s where make-up and skincare comes in.

Because the condition of our skin deteriorates with age, it gets trickier when we want to try on different looks or copy a celebrity’s latest makeup style. The most common problem for aging skin is finding the right foundation; we want the ‘barely there’ look. The problem can multiply many folds when one is over forty years of age because with the wrong foundation, it tends to amplify the wrinkles and dark spots.


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To counter the problem, I will usually suggest going for sheer powder foundation instead of using liquid foundation. Sheer powder foundation will simply lift the years off your face but just make sure you use the right hue. Mix the colors and use combinations if that works for you. Apply a light layer of moisturizer over your skin before applying the powder foundation – that’s a makeup artist’s trick. To make the foundation look natural over a prolonged period of time, let the moisturizer set before applying the powder foundation.

The concealer’s job is to hide bad spots on parts of your skin…for teenagers and young adults, it’s usually acne and scars. For older women, we tend to have uneven skin color and age spots. The application of foundation should be even over your face and neck. A picture of you with your face four or five times lighter than your neck should be a good reminder.

Aging skin is also rather sensitive, so it becomes quite tricky trying to look young and natural while battling with sensitive skin. When you have sensitive skin, apart from moisture, your skin also needs (badly) to breathe through all the foundation. If your skin is thin and sensitive, apply the foundation sparingly. Apply the powder foundation lightly over your skin with a brush.

I know the makeup don’t stay on as long when the layer of foundation is thin but for the sake of your skin, wouldn’t you compromise with a few extra trips to the Ladies for touch up?

Delaying Development Of Crow’s Feet

The moment a woman hits her thirties, she can be found checking out development of crow’s feet at the outer edges of her eyes on a daily basis. She will do anything and everything within her power to apply creams, masks and creams to prevent the development of crow’s feet.

It’s been said the first wrinkle to ever appear on a woman’s face is crow’s feet. However, it’s not a sign of getting old. Seriously, crow’s feet are indications of how hard and fast you’ve lived your life. It’s a sign of unhealthy lifestyle too.

Bad habits will give you crow’s feet which explains why some older woman (without surgical intervention) don’t get crow’s feet and it’s got nothing to do with whether one has big or small eyes. It’s got to do with external factors like how much sleep you’re getting, are you smoking too much or are you exposing your skin to too much sunlight.

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The bad news is that it’s impossible to completely stop the development of wrinkles. Simple acts like smiling, laughing and other facial expressions contribute to the development of crow’s feet. Sooner or later, as long as you are alive, wrinkles will appear. The good news is that you’re in control of when it appears and how much of it appears.

It is a proven fact that smokers have more wrinkles around the eyes than non-smokers so, consider this an incentive for quitting the unhealthy habit. Staying away from the computer is also something you could do…but I understand how hard it is when you say that it comes with the job. Take frequent breaks away from the computer if you can. And if you find it difficult to do that, simply rest your eyes, wear prescription glasses or avoid squinting too hard whenever you have difficulty reading from the computer screen.

Drinking lots of water or soup will help hydrate the skin so, drink plenty of water. Not only will your eyes thank you but your whole physical body will thank you as well. Moisturize the skin around your eyes with the right kind of nutrients helps. Vitamin C and glycolic acid helps development of collagen and new skin cells.

Protect your skin from the damaging effects of the sun by wearing sunscreen whenever you’re out for a prolonged period of time. Although there is no way to completely eliminate the development of wrinkles, by eating, drinking and living healthily, you CAN reduce and delay the development of wrinkles.

Which Note Is Important Note In A Bottle Of Perfume

Walk up to a fragrance counter and ask the sales person to give a sample. She will then proceed to squirt some onto a piece of paper. My question would be this…do you instantly give the piece of paper a whiff or do you wait a while before smelling it? What is the best way to test a bottle of fragrance out? The best way to test a bottle of perfume would be to spray or dab a little bit of the perfume onto a small part of your skin, not on a piece of paper!

The initial impression
What perfume experts call the top notes is the scent that does not linger around long enough for anyone else to smell half an hour later. The top note of a fragrance is often what you initially smell and it’s usually tangy, rough and pretty strong. They evaporate very quickly and is what sticks to your mind and skin for the first few minutes. However, as quickly as they disappear, it is what will linger on in your mind for a while after wearing it. It seems that top notes are so important that perfume makers and wearers should take note of them before purchasing a bottle of perfume.

Good body
The middle notes and the base notes are the most important ones – together, they form what most of us will call the body of the scent. Once the top notes are gone, the middle notes will emerge and mingle with your skin. They’re usually milder but very full, rounded but mellow at the same time.

And then we have the base note which is the remnants of the chemistry between your natural scent, the middle note and the base notes. The base notes are the ones that linger on the whole day on your body because they are made of components that don’t evaporate so quickly. Similar to the middle notes, the base notes are usually very rich and flavorful.

The final matchmaking process
After all of that, the scent will linger on on your skin, does not evaporate and form a new kind of smell. How it all turns out depends very much on how well your natural scent is working with the base notes. This is not to say that the fragrance will smell completely different. No, it will retain the main characteristics of the fragrance but one fragrance will often smell quite differently from one person to the other.

It also depends on the person you is doing the smelling, of course.

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The History Of Perfume

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Have you ever wondered how perfume was discovered and who were the ones who discovered that you could extract scent from living things and put it into a bottle? Well, if you wondered, here are some quick answers.

For one, the word perfume is a Latin word 'per fumum' (not parfum, as one would have assumed, unfortunately) and it seems that the history of perfume goes way back to ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt. The Romans and Persians were big on using and making perfume too; the Indians, however, had their own way of making perfume...burning incense. Unsurprisingly, the first person to ever 'discover' perfume is a woman named Tapputi from Mesopotamia. From one nation to another, it passed on until it came to the hands of Europeans who learned it from the Hungarians - the Europeans has been introduced to what we commonly known as 'modern perfume' today. It contains essential oil and alcohol solution and first bottled late 1300's. The Europeans then called it 'Hungary Water'....I know, how apt.

France then took on the new discovery full force because they know NOW that scent can bottled up and used.

The first official and commercial form of perfume came in the 16th century worked on by two French, Catherine de' Medici and Rene le Florentin and they did it via the most secretive manner possible - a secret underground passageway! There was turning back now....during the Renaissance period, perfume was only worn by the rich and famous. No peasant can ever afford to wear perfume. From then on, the French and some other European nations grew their raw materials on their own. Aromatic flowers and plants were grown in order to fuel the ever-growing demand for perfume.

There is a link between perfume-making and aromatherapy and both are related because they make use of the natural scent of flowers and plants to motivate, inspire, calm, relax, attract and cause a stir in society. The scent emitting from a bottle of perfume can be so powerful that it, literally, makes people feel attractive and young all over again.

Perfume is, indeed, an incredible bottle of magic.

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Men’s Natural Scent Has Been Over-Rated

It seems that we have been giving the sex hormone in men a little bit too much credit for doing too little. It has been said that the attractiveness of a man lies in how he smells and that females are particularly attracted to the scent of pheromones….which is essentially their natural odor when they sweat. Studies upon studies has been done to confirm the fact that the scent of male sweat is a powerful magnet to women but there are misinterpretations in that because of mere over-simplification of the results.

The truth of the matter is when a man sweats, the male pheromone called androstenone is produced. Fresh androstenone is attractive to women because some perceive it to be the ‘macho’ smell of men who are active and on the move. Over a period of time, the smell of the sweat mingles in with oxygen – and it becomes unpleasant. Really….

The effect of the smell a man sweat is short-lived too so a shower is highly recommended after a good game of soccer; do not head straight out for a dinner date with the girl of your dreams after a good sweat-out session in the gym thinking that she’s going to be turned on.

Most of the studies done on the male natural scent’s attractive pull towards women are rather inconclusive. A man wearing a fragrance with pheromone-base in a crowded party would have to fight with the scent of other males wearing other types of perfume. Since the natural scent of a male is very subtle, the pull of the scent in a crowded party scene is questionable. The natural man scent can only take effect when the man is on a close one-on-one encounter – and needless to say, the man would have to use other means to reach that stage of intimacy with the woman.

On another note, there are studies done that shows that men who wear other types on ‘unnatural’ fragrances on a daily basis does improve their mood, personality and increase their confidence level. If done consistently, it can even help with stress, depression, anger management, confusion, headaches and fatigue. When one is happy with life and is confident about one’s ability, one would naturally become more attractive to the opposite sex.

So, in conclusion, men’s natural scent has been over-rated. Men DO need help from a good bottle of fragrance that mingles well with their natural odor that helps attract the opposite sex.

To Stay Young, You Need To Be Healthy FIRST

Nearly everyone that I’ve ever asked said that they wanted to look younger when given the option of staying healthy and staying young. When you’re young, the worry about health would never have cropped up in the first place, I agree with that but as we age and we realize that it’s impossible to stay young forever. And the irony is that in order to stay young, we need to stay HEALTHY first.

We form habits, some of the unhealthy, as we live and grow older. Your habits will affect your health and in tidal wave, affects the way you look. Smoking is not only a dangerous habit but it also speeds up the aging process. More than four-hundred-and-forty-thousand people die due to direct and indirect affect of smoking. While drinking alcohol is permissible and some say it’s good for the body but the rule of moderation should not be broken. Drinking too much alcohol can cause problems to your liver, throat and digestive system. Men should drink no more than 2 drinks per day while women should have 1 per day and that would be just fine.

Eating a proper meal on a regular basis will not only keep your body in fine shape but it will make you look fantastic as well. It charges the body up for major cleanups within your physical system so that there’s enough resources for your body to reproduce cells….which leads to a more beautiful you. If you’re thin, work out a better diet with a nutritionist if you have to. If you’re overweight, exercise and eat healthy small bite-sized meals throughout the day to fight hunger pangs.

It’s one thing to want to look awesome during summer time but it’s quite another to overdo the sunbathing and use of unnatural tanning booths! Overdoing it is not only dangerous but it may open up doors to unwanted wrinkles which is, as we all know, irreversible with the exception of extensive surgery.

On top of making your blood pressure shoot through the roof, stress is also the cause depression and other disorders. Keep it at bay to keep your cholesterol and blood pressure in check.

How To Become Absolutely Irresistible

It’s amazing how differently people answer that question. One woman’s answer was ‘confidence’ and I would have to agree on that one but confidence is something you can’t buy in a store. It’s, some would say, something that you either have or you don’t, so it would be a pity if people who were not arrogantly aggressive can’t be irresistible.

Women who are flirty, apparently, gets the attention of men more than women who are less so….this goes without saying, of course because men are only human. If they have a beautiful woman flirting with them, the first thought that enters the head is ‘why not?’

The other thing about being completely irresistible is the way a woman holds herself. Even when you’re short, you can stand taller. Even when you don’t look like Angelina Jolie, you can make use of killer dresses, nice strappy heels, makeup and a good skincare routine to have beautiful skin. The way a woman treats herself and holds herself when she’s out there in the world shows and the straighter you stand, the more attention you give to the way you look, the more irresistible you will be.

Of course, it helps if you have a perfume that can help you put the flirt on! It seems that smell has a huge roll to play in the game of attraction, so pay attention to that.

It’s important to wear the right perfume for the right occasion and if you can’t decide, get an opinion from your best-friend or a family member.

Men and women have differing views about how irresistible the opposite sex is and it’s uncanny because it becomes a catch 22 situation. Women think dressing up is sexy and irresistible but men might think that being casual and ‘yourself’ very sexy. Some women think that driving a big car is attractive but men might find that a tad intimidating. So, the views may vary but the fact remains that the more you try to be yourself, confident and sexy, the more irresistible you will become.

Having Fun With Make-Up For The Ageless Look

Some people have the kind of skin and skill to make themselves absolutely ageless….ten years down the road and they still look the same! It’s astonishing, actually but it’s something even common people like you and me can learn. It’s not very hard, trust me, but you need a little bit of practice so do it a lot at home so that you’ll know what works and what doesn’t.

Have the right foundation

You need an even base of foundation to cover up major and minor flaws in your complexion. One drunken night out is all it takes to bring out the worst on our faces. If the foundation is not applied evenly, your whole face will turn out looking absolutely artificial – no, that’s not the way to work it. Use a sponge to even out the chin, cheeks, nose and don’t forget the neck too!

The concealer

The role of the concealer is to do what the foundation failed to do. Most people put on the concealer before the foundation just so that it covers up evenly but if you’re using a nude shade of foundation, there is absolutely no reason why you can’t apply the foundation first, concealer second. Let me share a secret with you – some professional make-up artists swears that it looks better if you apply it after but then again, it applies on the shade of the concealer and how much of a flaw you need to cover.

Matching your eyeshadow with your outfit

That is why need to pre-plan what we are going to wear….so that we know we have a shade of eyeshadow that can go with it. If you’re wearing blue, you wear blue eye shadow, if you’re wearing green, your eye shadow should be green. That’s the rule….that can be broken.

Sometimes when you apply a shade of color to your eyes that contrasts your outfit, it makes your eyes and the makeup that you’ve applied to it, stand out. Big, beautiful green eyes become more pronounced, larger and enchanting.

Have a little fun with make-up and color so that you don’t look like you’re aging and trying to stick to all the right make-up rules. Admittedly, sometimes it works and sometimes it comes up like a horror flick. But that is why practicing it at home before presenting it to the rest of the world is so important.

Now, go ahead and have some fun in trying to look agelessly gorgeous!

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Have A Beautiful Landing

If you’re an air stewardess, you will understand why you need ten inches of makeup to keep you from looking lifeless and haggard after each flight. Traveling is fun but the flight can zap the youthful appearance from our faces. You could look young and beautiful before the trip and then when the plan lands, everything lands with it.

For long flights, you might want to consider drinking lots and lots of water before, during and after the flight. They’re served on the plane, so, ask for it and take as much as you can. Try to avoid drinking alcohol or other fizzy drinks that they, sometimes, serve too. Well, one or two might not hurt your looks very much but try not to. On top of doing that, you need to moisturize your face before the flight. Green tea has fantastic calming effects on nerves if you’re looking for a beautiful landing.

As for makeup style, I encourage people to go for the I-don’t-really-care-about-the-way-I-look style. The reason? Simple. You’ll look smashingly natural even when tired instead of overdoing the cosmetics. Natural makeup style will bring out the best in your tired state.

Listen to some relaxing music on the flight instead of watching Rambo reruns or some exciting movie which will pump some adrenaline into you. Bring along your iPod or your phone and load them up with your favorite relaxing, calming music so that you can clear your head on flight. This is particularly true if you are the kind of person who have trouble sleeping on the plane.

Some swear to having concealers handy….not the watery kind but the creamy kind that you can actually apply to hide the under-eye dark circles or sudden spots on your face. A thin layer will hide a lot.

Before exiting the airport, especially if you’re about to meet someone and it’s imperative that you look spectacular, head to the toilet and touch up on your makeup before being greeted at the gate. Touch up on your blush, your mascara, concealer, so eye-shadow and don’t forget the lip gloss which will make you look fantastic for that grand entrance into another place.

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Top Up On Your Vitamins

Your health is the primary reason for how you look on the outside. The healthier you are, the younger you will look. I’ve written a lot about how important it is to exercise and eat the right types of good food to attain that ageless look that you want, so now, I will write about the types of vitamins that will help you look younger and more beautiful.

But first of all, understand that if you don’t get the right amount of vitamins, it will FOR SURE show up on your face and be reflected.

If you’re low on vitamin A and E and you’re no longer in your teens, take a look at how much vitamin A and E you are consuming. There is very strong evidence that points to the fact that if you are not getting enough vitamin A and E, there’s too much toxin in your blood and you’d probably have problems with your skin. Your body eliminates toxins every day and your liver and kidney plays the biggest role in that. But if there is excessive toxin and your body is having trouble getting rid of them, it will get rid of the toxins via the largest organ on your body, your skin.

Therefore, it will show up as acnes and boils.

Those with problems with eczema or psoriasis, my heart is with you because it’s a condition that we do not ask for when we are born. But you can combat it with consuming food that is rich in omega-3 fatty acid. If that’s not possible, run to the health store and get a tub of it and start consuming it on a daily basis. Omega-3 fatty acids balances out inflammation and reduces the number of incidents.

Developing wrinkles is one of the most natural things in the world and yet it’s not something that we want too much of. Maintaining your skin with vitamin E creams is a good idea while topping it up with vitamin supplements.

When we were young, we had enough antioxidants that helps us combat the effects of the sun and the lifestyle that we live. As we get older, it’s important to help our bodies adapt to the changes and give it a little boost in the form of consuming all the right vitamins that is essential not only for our health but for the way we look as well.

As we all know, consuming the right kind of food everyday in our diet is quite impossible unless you’re ready to eat a tableful of vegetables and fruits. So, the best way is to get yourself some supplements which will help slow down the aging process.

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Things You May Not Know About Keeping Age At Bay

Eating good carbs
The US Government condones eating of complex carbohydrates although many of us have been advised to avoid carbohydrates at all costs if we are to lose weight. Now, the thing is this, there are good carbohydrates and there are bad ones. The ones you SHOULD consume more of are fruits, vegetables and whole grains. If you can fit some nutritional supplements into it, that’ll be fantastic. Milk, olive and canola oil contains a healthy dose of unsaturated fat, so top it up and place special emphasis on oatmeal, whole wheat bread and a little bit of rice.

Endure, endure, endure
One of the biggest changes you can do to your life and the way you look is to start a brand new strength and endurance exercise program if you’re not already on one. All experts agree that when you have stamina, muscles, balance and bone density, it naturally combats the natural effects of aging. In fact, the American Heart Association says that if you repeat an exercise for fifteen times three times a week, you’ll not only be stronger but you’re going to look much younger too. It doesn’t have to be a big sudden leap! You can start it out with ten-minute workouts, then stretching it bit by bit as you go along.

Stressfully out
Whatever’s been stressing you out, kick it out the door. Chronic stress ages you like nothing else. You MUST have enough sleep especially if you work more hours than you want to. Meditation and yoga may not be for everyone but not everyone’s giving it the right opportunity to work because the definition for meditation and yoga have been so distorted that when you say you meditate, people give you strange looks. Getting yourself a good massage or engage of an aromatherapy session, believe me, you’re doing yourself a huge favor.

Take the oxidant beaters
Free radicals are everywhere we live and we need to consume enough anti-oxidants every single day to beat out signs of aging elements that devours our body. Tomato, carrots, spinach, blue berries, or you could get a bottle of really good anti-oxidant at your local pharmacy if that’s what it takes.

The list of things you can do to keep signs of aging at bay is endless but I’ll leave it for another day. In the meantime, let’s hope you’re taking small daily steps to looking better, younger and more beautiful.

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Understanding The Aging Process

How healthy we are and how hard we’ve lived is often reflected upon the condition of our skin. Men are a luckier bunch of people because wrinkles attack them later in life and in a very different way as well. Women who are in their thirties onwards will start to see signs of aging and suffer from wrinkles around the eyes, mouth and the forehead.

First thing first…maintain a healthy lifestyle if you’re serious about reducing the drastic effects of aging, especially if you’re hitting menopause age. We’re not going to pretend that it’s easy because it’s an incredibly grueling and challenging phase to go through.

Understanding your skin type is one of the first things you need to look at. Get products that are made for your skin type especially when signs of aging are already reflected upon your face. Getting the wrong product will not only waste your time and money, it will disappoint you or make matters worse!

Aging is a continuous process – hence, efforts made to keep signs of aging at bay is ALSO a continuous process. When we get older, somehow, our system goes into sluggish mode which means that when we lose cells, it takes the body a longer time to replace them. This includes nutrients that you body needs to recover from illness or scars.

The faster your body can replace the nutrients lost, the better you will look. One thing truly important about purchasing anti-aging products is that we need you to ASK, ASK and ASK again if you’re unsure. Test them out, get a sample and ask a professional about the product. Never grab them off the shelves based on what is said on the product box or on the leaflet.

To slow down the emerging signs of aging, you can also get supplements to nourish your body from within. Supplements like Vitamin E, B5 and B3 promotes better skin elasticity and elimination of wrinkles. I can’t guarantee you anything but this is the way your body works. Understanding, like I always say, is the first step to a better body, better skin, better health and eventually, an assuredly better life.

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Live Longer, Worry Less

A worrier will not only live less but they enjoy less and it will all be reflected upon the face and physical fitness of that person. There’s no sure-fire way to eliminate stress, anxiety and worry from our lives but here are some common worries we face on an everyday basis.

Work worry – With the current economy, too many people suffer from work worry. Question marks are all over the face and hearts flutter at the mere mention of possible layoffs. To get out of this circle, try closing your eye on how your company is doing. Focus on a good leader and some great colleagues who are positive. Meet with your boss often and be generous. We’re not saying shoe-polishing but do your best and we’re sure you’ll be seen as, at least, ‘worth keeping’.

Kids worry – If you’re a mother, you’ll agree with me that it’s hard to push the thoughts of something potentially happening to our kids whenever they are away from us. If their health is what’s keeping you awake at night, speak to a professional, preferably a pediatrician who can help you understand what is happening. Knowing is the best way to eliminate unnecessary questions. If it’s their school work, get in touch with a tutor. Don’t let the kid worry get too far till it interferes with your own life as a person.

Health worry – One of the worst worries in the world would be probably the kind of worry that you have about whether your body or mind is holding up or now. Every now and then, you worry about minor tummy aches or that tingle in your knees. Health worry worsens when you watch others around you fall ill or die; perhaps you’ve just discovered that a certain illness runs in your family. If that’s worrying you, get a total body checkup…NOW! The more you over-think, the worse it gets.

Money worry – In the current state of our economy, I don’t think it’s a surprise at all that more people worry about money than ever before! You’re afraid of unexpected bills, a major illness, a sudden rise in expenditure that you’re not prepared for or loss of a job. Surprisingly, people who have been raised to believe that money creates happiness tend to worry more about money. They associate money with power, confidence, love and influence. The only solution to this is to keep track of all your cash – money in, record. Money out, record. It’s also a good idea to refocus your life around something else that is equally if not more important. Reprioritizing will set your free to think about something else instead mulling over whether you’re going to have enough money tomorrow, next week or next month.

Once you’ve addressed your worry issues, you’ll find yourself a freer person; someone who is happier, healthier and more able to live life to the fullest. And believe it or not, this is the core of looking like someone who is full of zest and life.

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Source: Stephanie Younger who is one-part of a world-renowned company, Harvey Prince & Co, the very company that came up with the world's first ever anti-aging perfume

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How To Stop Reflecting Your Age On Your Face

In order to look and feel young, you need the following:-
1. sleep
2. exercise
3. proper relaxation time
4. reduced level of stress
5. balanced diet
6. healthy self-esteem

These are just 6 items that I am looking at but there is an endless number of things that I can think of about how to keep from aging prematurely. If you keep to at least the above list, you’ll not only keep aging at bay, but you’ll also start slowing down the aging process. Sooner than you know, you’ll look a few years younger than your peers.

Sweet, sweet slumber
Without the above, the first thing you’ll feel is the inability to sleep well at night and that will lead to, naturally, fatigue during the day. Fighting fatigue when you have to contend with bosses or customers all day long can cause you a lot of stress. Combine that with unhealthy eating habits - that’s like asking to age faster.

One of the first signs that life is getting to you is when you feel consistent ache on your shoulders and neck. They’re usually the first place to give you an indication that you need to do something about your lifestyle.

Dieting without a good cause Nothing runs you down faster than not consuming the right amount of good, nutritious food at the right time, paying particular attention to fruits and vegetables. Your gender, weight, height, built, activity level and age plays a huge role in determining how much you need to eat to sustain your energy level.

The importance of water
Believe it or not, when one is dehydrated, the body suffers and energy level drops. You will have a harder time concentrating on tasks at hand despite being dehydrated.

By the time you feel thirsty, you’re a little late. So the first thing you need to do is to sit down and rate yourself according to the above list. How far off are you and how are you going to remedy that.

Once you’ve got those down pat, that’s when your face and body stops reflecting your age.

Credits
Author, Stephanie Younger, is one part of revolutionary company who gave birth to the first ever anti-aging fragrance in the world, Harvey Prince & Co.

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Anti-Aging And Aromatherapy

I bet you’ve heard of how beneficial aromatherapy usage is when it comes to stress. Stress is one of the biggest aging ‘agent’ and factor in our lives. The more stress we feel, the worse we feel, and our bodies reacts accordingly. Aromatherapy can combat stress in a harmless and effective way without using intrusive or medication. I have always loved the way things smell and the first attraction to a man is always the way he smells.

Which is why I pay special attention to the perfume and fragrances that I buy – and sometimes people like me are very picky people. VERY much so.

For the longest time, aromatherapy is considered a form of treatment or prevention of diseases that we had no way of healing back in those days. The effects of the smell of something on our brain have been explained through science in that it affects the limbic system through the olfactory system.

In the simple sense of the word, aromatherapy deals directly with the brain causing it to react in a certain way that helps the body combat whatever disease it is that is attacking our bodies.

Aromatherapy is also a great form of alternative medicine with healing elements which some claim to be close to magical. The magical compounds contained with each different essential oil and plant or flower tends to create a different reaction in the brain. Would you consider aromatherapy a kind of alternative medicine? I seem to think so!

During ancient times, this is precisely what they think of it as. During those times, they are widely use to cure illnesses and some essential oils are used as a form of antiseptic or to cure tummy ailments. It’s undeniable that how something or someone smells can change the way you look at things.

That is why one should always wear a perfume that helps attract people to us. Some perfumes makes others think of you as a very wise business woman, make people think you’re a sweet and gentle person and some simply makes you feel and look younger.

It’s true, the strength of aromatherapy remain undisputed and hard-to-challenge till this very day.

Saving Money On Looking Young And Beautiful

Women thirty and above are found to be spending somewhere between $100 and $200 a month on beauty and skincare products. Let’s not even touch on those who go for cosmetic surgery and other medical procedures. That’s a lot of money if you calculate the number of women in the country and over the course of a year. We’re going into hard times and every time we indulge in something that we seriously believe will help us look younger, like an anti-aging product, we need to know how to maximize it and use it wisely. Otherwise, there are many other alternatives out there.

One example would be to throw the empty bottle of eye makeup remover in the trash and use the conventional baby oil instead. Baby oil is gentler (less chemicals) therefore, not only are they better for your skin, they’re healthier for your wallet as well.

As we age, our skin elasticity weakens and we start needing more moisture than usual. However, most cosmetics today tend to dry up our skin when we wear them for an extended period of time. If that is the case for you, try picking up a tinted moisturizer and add a little bit of foundation or powder on top for the clean-cut, fresh and very casual look. We usually stay as far away from liquid foundation as possible because it tends to make us look a little older than we actually are.

Eye shadow gives our eyes the sparkle it needs. Especially for those of us who are trying to hide crows feet or unsightly eye bags. Use your blush as a top-up for your eyes! It works. Muted, warm, darker colored blush can be applied over the eyelids to give them the WHAM effect.

There are way too many different (and expensive) types of shampoos out there on the market. If you asked me, I would rather skim back on the shampoo purchase and instead, purchase a really good hair conditioner or hair mask to give it the glow and shine everyday.

Don’t throw away the nail polish remover when it goes a little dry – they can still be used after you shake them in with some nail polish remover. OR mix it with another nail polish color. We used to do this as kids, trying to come up with our very own perfect nail polish color and it saves us a lot of money too.

With all the above tips and tricks, the most classic one would be the one on how to save on blusher. Pinch your cheeks every now and then. I know it’s old school but believe me, it works for a while although you’d need to run to the bathroom or hide behind a very long curtain to do that unless you want people asking you if you think you’re too cute for your own good and that is why you’re pinching your own cheeks so often.

Anyway, here’s to saving money on looking good and young.

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Getting Organized Essential To Happy Life

It must have had something to do with the way my home looked the whole two weeks that I felt that I was living in a chaos-filled world. Something popped and I went on a cleaning spree that left my home clean as a whistle. The feeling of living in an almost-brand-new-looking home was so overwhelming that I wondered if I should invite some friends over for a party – just to celebrate the cleanliness.

Living in a clean house or the action of mopping and cleaning away the grime actually invigorates the soul, according to some psychology paper about getting yourself organized...at least once every two weeks. Twice a month isn’t too much to ask for, really. It seems as though organized people, whether in the office or in the home, enjoy far greater success than people who are messed-up.

In fact, we might go as far as to argue that those who live in a messy house tend to have a messy financial situation because there’s just so much waste everywhere, which includes a messy set of accounts. Now, do YOU have a system that helps you organize all of that so that you, not only have a well-organized life but a well-organized bank account as well? If you don’t, perhaps it’s time.

When you’re not swamped with a long list of outdated to-do list, you’re less likely to suffer from high blood pressure. Really, it’s true. We all know that high blood pressure and stress can really age a person! And we don’t want that. When you’re organized, you’ll also know what your priorities are and have time to tend to them. It could be something simple like reading a book, a walk in the park or finish a bookscraping project that you’ve been dying to complete.

Being organized also leaves you with more time to be with your friends and family members. Be strict about your time and responsibilities. When you waver from your basic principle or your system, you’ll soon find yourself loping back into being a stressed out disorganized person…not to mention no time for yourself, your friends and family.

Spontaneity is good but in a controlled manner. I know it sounds silly to say that but it’s true. There’s a time to be controlled and there’s a time to be Billy Crystal silly and funny. This rings particularly true for purchases. Organize your trips to the grocery store and you’ll find yourself spending less than you would have if you had gone there on impulse.

When you’ve worked your way to doing up a list to complete on a daily basis, trust me, you’ll feel better about the way you work, live, play and enjoy yourself.

And what does THAT translate into? A happier person and a happier person is always the kind of person that resonate youthfulness, boundless energy and enthusiasm. Dab a little anti-aging fragrance on your way out and you’ll feel the bounce in the way you walk every single step of the way.

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How Much Do You Like Yourself?

A sense of self and how much you actually appreciate yourself for what you are has a lot to do with how young you look. The more you like yourself, every flaw, every good point that you love, the younger you are on the inside. The younger you are on the inside, the younger you are on the outside.

Take it from the young ones
Adults should learn a thing or two from the kids because kids have this ability to live life as if there’s no yesterday and there’s no tomorrow. They give today everything they’ve got and that makes them kids….young people who live life with wild abandon.

Although grown-ups cannot live life as carefree as them, there are a few tips that we can learn from them. Learn how to let everything go once in a while. Do what you have to do and then let go. Plan only as far as you are willing to plan because there’s no way you can guarantee anything for the future because things change all the time.

As soon as you start thinking and behaving a little bit more like the kid that you’re meant to be, you’ll love yourself more.

Eliminate stress lines by loving them
Stress lines, the wrinkles are hard evidence that you’ve lived your life. The laugh lines are indications of how much you’ve laughed through the ups and downs in life. Instead of looking at them with disdain and trying to do too much to hide them, celebrate them and your skin will celebrate it with you. The frown lines will even out with every acceptance, your crow’s feet will stop deepening and you’ll behave like you’re worth your own time.

Surround yourself with positive people who don’t judge you
Keep parasites away…this advice is something I keep very close to my heart. Surround yourself with energetic people who radiate positive energy so that their optimism can rub off on you. Negative people tend to make you feel depressed and emotionally down-trodden. Don’t stop being friends with them but limit your contact with them especially when you’re feeling down.

Live a better life today if you want to live a full life and start looking younger. It’s possible – anything’s possible.

Need help? Dab on some anti-aging fragrance before heading out then. :-)

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The Right Hair For The Right Face

Wearing the right type of hair can say a lot about how old we are. Generally speaking, the older you are, the shorter the hair should be. Any woman who have researched on how hairstyles can affect how old one looks can tell you that that is the rule of thumb. Long-haired older women tend to look a little older and hair flatter than it should be.

While the above is a general rule, there are often exceptions. Take a look at the list below to find a hairstyle that suits your age and the shape of your face.

Oval – everyone knows that ovals have it easiest and everyone wants one. Men included, sometimes because oval-shaped face men tend to look a little younger than they really are. So, if you have an oval face, lucky you. The oval face is perfect for just about any kind of hairstyle be it in length and in style. The only problem is the high forehead that comes with the oval face. Bangs (or fringe) can be used to shorten the face and give it a little angle.

Round – Of all the other face shapes, round-faced people have an easier time trying to emulate the oval face. They’re a little shorter and wider so what they have to do is to pull the fringe away from the face or have it sweep to the side elegantly. Leave the sides covering the side of the face to decrease its width. Then your face will naturally look longer and slimmer. People with round faces should avoid hairstyles that cuts off at the chin level or is short-cropped because it brings out the roundedness…which can look a little odd if you’re older than forty.

Square – you need longer hair to override the effects of strong jaws, so, let it fall past your shoulder and ask the hairdresser to cut your hair in soft layers to frame your face. Do not cut your hair chin-length with blunt cuts. When set along the jaw line, it only serves to make your face look even squarer.

Heart – The conventional heart-shaped face is a little wider at the top and narrows its way down towards a very pointy chin. Long and wavy hair is often done to counter the effects of strong cheekbones together with long layers on top. Avoid adding too much to the top of the head because it gives you the conehead look. What you need is a very soft and gentle waves to counter the angles.

With the right hair, the right clothes, the right accessories and the right perfume, you’ll have a look that is guaranteed to be a winner – something that gives you the extra bounce in your step when you walk.

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Harmful To Your Skin

Your skin is just another part of your body, an organ that deserves your time and effort. How sure are you that the bottles of creams and lotions that you have in your bath or bed room are not doing your skin more harm than good? Walk in any mall and you’ll find yourself inundated with countless brand names that jump out to you from the shelves, calling out your name. Most of them claiming to be miraculous in one way or another. From erasing fine lines to giving you pouter lips, how much you can trust the claims goes beyond just looking at the cover and reading what they have printed.

I am not saying that ALL products are bad for your skin or many of the companies are throwing these claims at you just to make a profit. The fact is that consumers need to be more educated about what the authorities approves of and what it doesn’t so that we do not unnecessarily expose ourselves to harmful ingredients found in some of these products.

When you’re done reading this article, the next time you head out to buy a skincare product, consider yourself more educated because I’ll share a list of toxic products that can sometimes be found in skincare products. One popularly known ingredient would be DLS (Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate). And then there are Benzoyl Peroxide, Diethanolamine, DMHM Hydantoin, Imidazolidinyk Urea, Petrolatum (in high concentration), Phthalates, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS), Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate (SDS), Parabens, Plyethylene Glycol, Propylene Glycol, just to name a few.

Although it’s not possible to completely avoid these ingredients, it’s best for you to start buying smarter. Even when the companies claim that their product is natural, they’re often not, so how do you shop smarter when the odds are against you? Not all of us can remember the list of names that I’ve just typed out. It’s near impossible unless we all have memories of a genius. The secret is in testing and buying from a reputable brand name. The bigger they are, the smaller the risk because large companies do not want to invite trouble when the authorities come knocking on their doors.

Your skin is a living and breathing organ of your body and reacts instantly to the skincare products that you use on it. Love it by protecting it as much as possible from unnaturally harmful ingredients found in skincare products today.

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Protect Your Skin Diligently

We all know how damaging the sun can be to our skin; not only will we risk our health when we are overly-exposed to the sun, it ages us tremendously too. Therefore, it’s incredibly important for us to wear sunscreen to protect our skin before we head out. This is particularly true for people who are always on the go or is required to be outdoors on a daily basis.

Despite how promising some sun screen brands sound, most of them are unsuitable for daily use….especially when you need to wear them under your makeup. Some brands are too oily and greasy to wear even though you slather on a thin layer. This is not an uncommon problem even for people who have extremely dry skin.

The other plausible solution is for you to wear a moisturizer that comes with SPF 15 (and above) protection. Within the mixture, sun screen comes with zinc oxide, titanium dioxide and other form of chemicals that blocks off the sun's rays. It’s enough to keep the harmful effects of the sun from causing damage to your face but it’s not enough to protect your skin for extended exposure to the sun. You need something stronger when you’re at the beach, playing tennis or standing at an exhibition booth in the sun all day long.

A higher SPF is not necessarily better either. It’s common belief that the higher the SPF, the bigger the protection. While it gives you added relief in knowing that the lotion is helping protect your skin as much as you possibly can find, the effects of a high SPF sun screen wears off too. A lot of that has to do with the components found and used in the sun screen.

There’s a trick to maintaining the protection and that is to wear a reasonably good SPF sun screen under your make-up and re-apply again if you have to continue with work that requires you to be under the sun. I know it’s a bit of a hassle because that would probably mean re-applying your makeup too but if you want maximum protection for your skin, then this is the way to do it.

Protect your skin from the harmful effects of the sun’s beating. It’s one of the sure-fire ways to maintain a youthful and glowing complexion.

Makeup Magic

A little make-up goes a long way, shall we say? Everyone wants to head out the door looking like a big winner but in reality, we can’t afford to have a celebrity award-winning makeup artist dotting out our pimples every morning, so, what’s a girl to do but to learn a few tricks to looking young and beautiful with MAKEUP.

Don’t believe everything that you see in photos and in the films – down-to-earth celebrities have come right out and said that they admit to being human and not looking perfect when they wake up every morning. However, if image is important to you, makeup is the only way to go. I am not saying you should slather on as much makeup as you can. What I’m saying is that a little makeup goes a long way.

Some people learn from professionals for FREE. Yes, you heard right and is probably wondering if the screws are OK in my head. They’re alright. The way to learn what kind of makeup makes you look young and beautiful is to hit the makeup counters that they have in malls and salons. Make an appointment with them and book yourself in. Pay special attention to the colors that they use, the way they apply the makeup too. If you’re curious, just ask them why they do the things that they do to your face and you’ll see that some techniques are used to properly remove lines or highlight your best features while downplaying your….less attractive bits.

You may have to pay for the makeup treatment and if it’s free, tip them well. It’s money in pocket, you know.

Being comfortable with yourself, the way you look and the makeup (or no makeup) that you have on is important as well. Some celebrities come outright and say that they don’t naturally look as good when they’re at home – and that’s reality for you. So, feel good in your own skin and soon, true beauty from the inside will shine through on the outside. As long as you have confidence, you can conquer the world, remember?

Celebrities swear to two things….one, staying in the shade; and two, sunscreen. If they were to step out into the sun without their sunscreen, they will melt. The sun’s evil rays is the most dangerous aging natural element ever so if you don’t want to look old, get generous with the sunscreen or get an umbrella-sized hat that covers most parts of your face, at least.

So, go experiment with some colors, shades and techniques now by doing a little bit of research online.

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You’re Beautiful, Don’t Give Up On Yourself

Most people don’t bother to do anything about the way they look when they reach the following stages:-

• Are in a stable relationship with a guy they deem will never leave them till the day they die;
• Are married because….well, what’s the point?
• Have children. Who’s got time?
• Depressed. Who’s got the enthusiasm for it?
• Reach fifty or menopausal age….sigh….

Here’s the thing about up-keeping yourself – you’ve got to do it for you. The more you do it for yourself, the better things become. You’ll see. Women who have reach the 50-year mark are most susceptible to feeling like it’s not worth it anymore or that it’s not even possible to be confident in their wrinkle-filled skin…who’d want to look at a face like that, anyway, they think.

But it’s possible and I strongly encourage women who have reached the above stages to keep at it because it’s so simple that you’d laugh at your own indecisiveness and inability to see that it means so much to a woman to keep herself happy with the way she looks.

Creams, lotions and procedures offering anti-aging solutions is one way to go but basically, what I am trying to say is that it all starts within you. Having peace of mind, confidence and the ability to enjoy life is the first step. This is the solution for people who are in their fifties and people who are depressed.

The next step is to identify products that could help you feel young, beautiful, attractive, sexy and interesting despite all the things you believe of yourself. Some creams promises to erase ten years off your face, some has the ability to wipe off years with a mere whiff like anti-aging perfumes…whatever it is, if it works for you, keep at it.

And of course, you’ll need stay away from stuff and habits that ages you like alcohol and cigarettes. Not only do they age your body, they age your skin very quickly too. Drink lots of water throughout the day because water hydrates your body and your skin – your skin and body need a lot of water to flush out nasty components that your body produces actively throughout the day. Exercise keeps you mentally and physically positive and fit, therefore never underestimate the power of a short walk around the park every day.

There’s one other thing that makes you feel and look absolutely young and vibrant and that is your relationship with other people around you. hang around your friends and catch up with your family members often because the vibe that they give you (the positive, of course) will rub off on you and it’s a sure-fire way to make you feel completely on top of the world.

It doesn’t cost you anything and yet, it’s priceless.

How Much Can We Rely On Anti-Aging Product Reviews

Reviews of anti-aging products can really save you time, especially when there’s something new in the market and you’re not sure if suits you. Leaf through magazines or surf to your heart’s content on the internet to find latest reviews, honest feedbacks and comments left by users there to better make your decision on an anti-aging product.

There’s a problem, however, and that would be this – it’s hard to tell the difference between what’s real and what’s planted by sales and promotion people who are trying their darnest to push these products into the market hoping to creep past their competitors in the increasingly competitive market today. Some brands hire people to go into websites, blogs, forums and message boards to write favorable comments and reviews about their product hoping to pull some wool over the eyes of potential customers.

This is in no way an indication of the value or quality of the products, of course. What I am saying is that it makes life tougher for common people like you and me who are looking for honest-to-goodness genuine anti-aging product reviews.

First thing first, remember to have an open-mind about what you read on the internet, in other words, take everything in with a pinch of salt. However, here’s how you can differentiate between authentic feedbacks from sales-driven comments….the history or member profile of the user who is posting the comment. If a person makes a long enough comment that is filled with relevant and useful information, this person is most likely offering you a sincere opinion about the anti-aging product that he or she is reviewing. Most sales-driven pitches are short and filled with links….actually, they’re really quite easy to spot.

If this is a members-only site, this member would most probably have his or her own profile page. Check in with the member’s profile page and see if this person has a connection with the company promoting the product. Does this person make comments about OTHER products apart from the one that you’re interested in.

If the reviewer of the anti-aging product comments on other brands, products, creams and lotions in the market today, you’re most probably looking at someone who is in the industry and makes it a habit to review these products.

How the reviewer is offering the comment is also important. A sales-driven pitch would probably be, as mentioned, really short and contains one, two or three links to a particular site. It will also be blatantly obvious that the reviewer is biased in the language that is used. Stuff like ‘it’s the BEST IN THE WORLD’ or ‘you can’t find anything else that’s better’ are obvious statements a sales person would use to promote an anti-aging product online.

Read wisely.

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Asian Skin Naturally Younger

It’s common to find young Asian women trying to defy the natural yellowish-tone of their by smoothing on whitening lotions or creams that comes bottled-up with whitening agents. Fairness and a healthy glow is what most women vie for. Asians have more melanin in their skin, so they tend to look, not darker, but more yellow than other races. The shade of yellow can range from very light to tan.

Generally speaking, it’s easier for Asians to maintain their skin because of their diet and their skin and we all know that Asians don’t age as quickly as Westerners. It’s easier, in short, for them to look years younger than they really are. With good skincare regime, a healthy diet and exercise, an Asian woman can look more than eight to ten years younger than her real age….without too much effort.

The biggest enemy to young Asian skin is the sun. Women from countries with consistently hot weather all-year-round will need to be extra careful about the stuff that they use, using sun screen whenever they head out and regularly maintain a good routine before bed time. Even good skin can be damaged by the sun if proper care is not observed. Moisturizer applied in the morning, before heading out to work, will keep skin moisturized during the day. Not only will the sun dry out the skin, the air-conditioning system have a huge role to play as well.

Dark patches of skin are direct results of sun damage – the sun is your best friend on the beach but it’s too easy to forget that it’s a fiend to the skin. It makes scrubbing your skin clean at night an impossibly necessary part of your life – but not scrubbing too hard. Cleanse, tone and moisturize your skin religiously if your line of work requires you to be out under the sun a lot.

Once or twice a week, you’ll need a gentle exfoliating lotion, cream or powder to scrub the dead skin cells off. Do NOT exfoliate too often because it will dry out the skin and cause extra production of oil and sebum which clogs pores.

And let’s not forget food for our skin. Keeping away from oily food is a good idea, but more importantly, we should consume more fruits and vegetables (a great source of Vitamin A and C) if we want jaw-dropping skin. Vitamin A gives you skin with head-turning glow while Vitamin C promotes production of collagen which enhances elasticity of your skin.

Working Women And Beauty

You know how sometimes we wish that we could just wake up, get dressed, head out the door, jump into the car and look like a movie star waltzing into the office? Well, the bad news is that….it never happens that way, and it will never….EVER! So, what’s a working woman or mother to do but to do SOMETHING (anything) about juggling family life and business so that she would look every bit the movie star that she deserves to look like every morning?

That’s the bad news. The good news is that working women should have a load of these beauty tips that can shorten their time in the morning. It’s a dreadful chore trying to get the kids (if you have them. Bless you if you don’t have them yet) and yourself ready in the morning. Getting up early in the morning, bug-eyed, becomes something of a nightmare.

But try some of these short-cut tips.

Flat hair or bad hair day solution

Most women with long or long-ish hair will have problems dealing with unruly curls or NO CURLS or hair-sticking-out-everywhere-syndrome some mornings. You deal with them by setting your hair at night…and yes, this means going to bed with curlers and some setting agent. The down side is that you’re probably going to have to change the pillow case a lot more during the week but hey, nothing in this world is free.

Put your hair in rollers (you don’t have to do this for the whole head) while it’s still half-dry and them put some gel or setting solution to it before going off to bed.

Use celebrity makeup as an example

This is truly easy. Most of us would tear our hair out in front of the mirror trying to make ourselves up in the morning. Instead of doing that, try this. Cut out pictures of celebrities who look good in magazines and have them placed in your drawer. Before you go to sleep at night, pick one out, something you’d like to try tomorrow morning, and stick it to the mirror.

The next morning, duplicate that to the best of your ability.

The night before

If you want to look young and beautiful the next day, you’ll have to do your homework the night before – I’m serious, there’s no exception to this rule.

You want to save time in the morning without sacrificing the way you look, then you’ll have to get everything prepared at night. Working women are considered the pillars of every family. Not only do they have to do their bit in bringing in the dough but they’re shouldering the responsibilities of caring for the family, herself and kids. Harrowing task, if you ask me, but not impossible.

It helps to dab on a little bit of anti-aging fragrance every morning before you head out the door, though. Stripping away the years have never been easier!