Despite the ever-growing Beauty sections in fashion magazines and normal newspapers, most of the beauty secrets that work long-term and make you beautiful outside do not need of advertisement. They are free or economical, and they are based on a holistic view of what beauty is. No cream, serum, make-up or fashion item can work if you do not have a healthy (or healthy-ish) lifestyle and your self does not come out from within. Unless you are really deformed, have an obvious birth mark or burnt, you do not need any special beauty product. Do not let the fashion magazines tell you differently.
Here the secrets to any lady's long lasting beauty:
- Go to the gym regularly, so your skin cleanses itself from inside out and blood is pumped to it fast. If you are not into gyms, jogging or having any other fitness routine should do. The after-workout glow is amazing! No cream or facial has ever done the same for my skin.
- Walk to most places, and take the steps not the lift.
- Eat well, everything you fancy but in moderation. Avoid living on junk food and take-away food. Do not diet unless you are obese.
- Drink water, limit the amount of fizzy drinks you have, and drink alcohol in moderation.
- Do not smoke and do not take drugs.
- Sleep soundly and at least 7 hours a day. Do not over-sleep!
- Clean your skin every day. You need water and a bit of mild soap/cleanser. There are plenty of cheap hypo-allergenic products out there.
- Moisturise regularly (any medium brand would do; choose the brand that better suits your skin).
- Apply make-up to highlight your best features not to turn you into somebody that is difficult to recognise once you remove it. (Any medium brand would do, adjust it to the specific needs of your skin).
- Use ammonia-free hair colouring, translucent colour-free shampoos and mild masks and conditioners.
- Avoid baking under the sun in the hottest hours of the day, especially in summer.
- Use mild +30 sun-block or a sun-smart moisturiser. Most brands are good. Some of them are allergenic, so choose the one that suits you, specifically. Price does nothing to do with their quality.
- Use beauty products that are low in chemicals.
- Use Aluminium-free deodorants. There is an increasing number of alternative cheap plant-based brands that do not irritate your skin.
- Dress for your body shape and dress age wise.
- Smile and laugh as much as you can. Those wrinkles make you even more beautiful.
- Keep your stress levels under control. Do not stress for what is not under your direct control, and learn to cope with those people or circumstances that are making your life stressful.
- Learn to relax doing whatever activity relaxes you.
- Live a life that fulfils you - that gives you a happy beautiful glow that no cream would ever do.
- Most importantly, feed your soul and brain, so the beauty you have comes from within, not just from your body, and you still will have it when you are 50, 60, 70 or 80y.o.a.
It
sounds obvious. It is!
