Prevent Wrinkles Early

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Summer is just about upon us and all I can say is, please, please, please…use the sunscreen!! Dermatologist estimate that 80% of wrinkles, before the age of sixty, are caused by over exposure to the sun. Need I say more? Well, just in case I do need to - we usually only think about overexposure to the sun if we are at the beach, or outside all day. Do you think about it when you have your window rolled down, enjoying the fresh summer air? How about when you take that nice walk to lunch (more calories burned if you walk, right)? All the little exposures during the day add up to little tiny lines showing up early and getting worse later, especially with that delicate skin around your eyes. We must use as much care to protect and preserve our skin with preventative measures as we do when we actually see the wrinkles appear.

Make sure you use a moisturizer with sunscreen in it or, if your favorite moisturizer is without sunscreen apply one on top of your moisturizer. If you use foundation you can also use a foundation that has sun screen as part of its ingredients. When you are going to be outdoors all day make sure you use a sunscreen that is strong enough to protect you, and don’t forget your eyelids, top of your ears and hair part line! We don’t want skin cancer any more than we want wrinkles. Most of all, make sure you carry a bottle of sunscreen with you, it’s the times when your caught unexpected that will do the most damage. You know what I’m talking about, it’s such a beautiful day that you decide to have lunch on the patio. The conversation is so good and you are having so much fun that you linger for hours, and before you know it you look like a lobster. Avoid this situation with your trusty travel size tube of sunscreen, a must for every purse in your closet!

Stay tuned tomorrow, I’ll be highlighting my favorite my have sun screens!

The In Look For Summer Hair

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Word on the street is Red is the in color for your summer locks. No doubt spawned by Hollywood starlets Lindsay Lohan and the like. Red tresses look great with a summer glow, an unusual and eye catching combination!

Try your red hair and glow with MAC’s new LiquidLast Liner in greenplay or dress khaki for a super gorgeous, sexy look. For tips on red hair see my article Keeping Red Hair Red.

I Love You Mom!

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My mom is a classic beauty with a sexy edge. The kind of classic beauty that comes to mind when you think of Natalie Wood and Elizabeth Taylor. She began setting an extraordinary example for powerful women at an early age by using both her intellectual abilities and beauty together. Working in the Stock Market, Modeling, and performing with her beautiful opera trained voice - beauty and brains, the ultimate woman. Today she continues her pursuits by bringing her beauty and talent into homes all over southern california with her gorgeous and unique interior design company, Romancing Your Home Designs.

My mom started me of on the path to a love of beauty when she took me for my first highlights at age twelve, I loved it so much I’ve never returned to my natural color. She bought me my first mud face mask, Fango Active Mud by Princess Marcella Borghese. I loved that mask, religiously using it once a week and occasionally splurging and doing an all over body mask, at age fifteen I felt like such a woman. My mom also gave me the gift of great skin care, taking me to my first skin consultation at Clinique and starting me of on a commitment to a glowing completion.

Today, on Mother’s day I offer a tribute to my mom. My best friend, confidant, and an extraordinary woman. These are her beauty secrets, ssshhh! This is just between us girls. Here’s to you mom, I love you! (Whew! After writing this I need some of those chic sniffs tissues with the lips all over them. My mom would use the leopard print version.)

Air Stockings Premier Silk: This stuff rocks! It sprays on and looks just like hosiery without the added discomfort of another piece of clothing. Washes off with soap and water. Mom likes natural for just a tinge of natural hosiery.

OPI in Red: The classic of all beauty classics. This is a true red nail polish, the kind to wear on a sleek sexy night with your smokiest eye.

LipSense Lipstick: This permanent lipstick leaves your lips soft and will not, by any means, come off on your glass or your man! Gorgeous colors!

Emlin Concentree: Wrinkles be gone! This stuff really works for the toughest wrinkles. Makes your skin soft as southern humidity does!

My mom’s beauty secrets would not be complete without the colors that match her skin, hair and eye tones. She is a deep autumn with dark hair and dark eyes and she would not be caught dead in colors that didn’t look good on her. I would say this is her number one secret to looking young, beautiful, and sparklingly (yes, I made up that word) noticeable!

The Perfect Tan

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Are you ready for summer? You might be, but is your tan? Looking a little lily white, are we? If you’re looking for the best self tanner advice, May is Fake Bake Month at the Beauty Addict! Check out Self Tanner Basics: Prep to get your glow started in the right direction and follow along the rest of the series to have you looking amazing when you hit the sun and waves.

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