Set your heart free, then have the courage to follow it…

It’s all about grooming.  I have often heard girls commenting on how the good looking guys are always gay, well its not true.  Gay men just groom themselves better.  Thank goodness its starting to catch on – Metro’s we love you!!

A good grooming session can improve your whole day.  Knowing that you’re looking great can boost your self esteem and confidence which I believe can improve performance as well.

BEAUTIFUL YOU

The best we can do for beauty is to get a good nights sleep, shape our eyebrows without over doing it and always greet the world with fresh clean hair and a smile.  If you have time, add mascara and a touch of your favourite lipstick.  My favourite mascara is Almay-One-Coat-thickening, I rather like Bobby Brown lips, but let’s not get hooked on brands, they all do the same thing with the same ingredients.  If you find an el-cheapo that suits you – use it!

Putting loads of eye-shadow and base on everyday is high maintenance and if you neglect to maintain it, you can look a bit tired towards the end of the day.  Keep your make-up simple and fresh.  Enhance your looks, don’t paint your face.

KEEPING YOUTHFUL

I believe the secret to retaining our youth is to keep learning new things and keep challenging ourselves, literally keeping our cells dividing and growing with new information.  When our happiness and passion for life radiates from within us we become ageless.  A good sunblock, balanced diet, smoking, alcohol and exercise are also essential.  There’s also nothing like a regular brisk walk to lift your mood and put some colour in your cheeks.

And I bet you thought it was all about make-up…

HERE’S A MAKE-UP TIP FOR THE OVER 30’s

As we get older, our make up needs to tone down and become more natural, not darker or shinier.

If you’re over 35 please throw away your shimmering eye-shadows, those days are over.  No matter what the current fashion says or how great they look on 16 year old models, shimmering eye-shadows accentuate wrinkles.  I do occasionally use them on over thirties, but only when I know the picture is going to be taken in the next hour and the shimmer won’t have slid down and settled in any little lines.

Find more beauty tips on ‘Pluck U‘ and ‘Accentuate‘