If you have looked in the mirror only to see the look of old peering back at you, you are not alone…your aging face began developing years before you celebrated your fortieth birthday.
Those tiny facial muscles hidden under your skin contribute to aging when they no longer adequately support ... Views: 4121
Wearing eye make up is an art especially if you are over the age of forty. Why? Eyes on a mature person generally begin to appear round with slight drooping at the outer corners. Couple this with crow's feet and it won't be long before you may give up using eye make up all together as hooded ... Views: 1461
Weddings are a great place to people watch. The attendees come in all sizes and shapes and that includes their faces.
There are faces that wear a double chin. Uncle Harry, father of the groom, the owner of the double chin may or may not be morbidly obese but he is sporting at least an extra ... Views: 1401
The writing is on the wall, the consensus is in – Lynette does not want Tom to fall prey to facial plastic surgery – citing a case of "wind tunnel blues" – the outcome and condition of an unfortunate facial surgery incident worn by one of her co-workers, Lynette lovingly caresses Tom's wrinkles ... Views: 1467
Tired skin comes in many forms. It can be wrinkled, dehydrated, gray and lifeless. Without a doubt tired skin makes you look old.
Tired skin can be seen on various parts of the body. Sometimes your upper thigh may feel extra dry; it may resemble the Sahara Desert and treating the area so ... Views: 4827
Poor Valerie Bertinelli. Here she loses a great deal of weight, probably thirty pounds, maybe more, and instead of the media congratulating her on her new, svelte body, they are maligning her face, saying that she looks older now than she did two years ago when she still wore a size twelve.
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You have seen the look…shiny, taut foreheads, exaggerated lips, flat, moon-faced wrinkle-less or pulled, wind tunnel expressions that make you shake your head in wonder as you mutter to yourself, "What was she thinking?"
What she was thinking was that she only wanted a prettier face so that ... Views: 1461
Many people avoid looking in the mirror. Why? Because their face does not portray the youthful look they would like to see.
How does this happen? Well, one story goes like this: A 55 year old woman was walking past a mirror and happened to glance into it as she muttered, "Who is that old ... Views: 1371
When you closely examine your face what is the biggest detraction or the neon light that calls attention to your facial imperfections? Is that looming chin – the dreaded wattle – tops on your list?
Double chins can occur even when you haven't gained an ounce but wearing an extra roll of flesh ... Views: 946
Ever sit in amazement while you listen to the list of contraindications and the looming significant complications that exist when you watch an advertisement touting the latest and greatest prescription drug? Do you ask yourself, "Who would take this drug knowing how harmful the side effects ... Views: 1532
Looking beautiful if you are on a budget has never been easier.
Giving up those expensive, needless trips to the plastic surgeon for temporary injections that plump and paralyze or painful nips 'n tucks that may not deliver the enhanced face you purchased just got easier when you consider ... Views: 1242
Ever looked at your profile and think there must be something growing under your chin?
Has the "growth" progressed beyond a tiny hangy-down thing?
Is it the dreaded wattle and is it absolutely detracting from your good looks?
Grab your mirror and see what is happening with your ... Views: 2287
"Green" became the world's best used buzz word with the advent of the new Millennium; this concept changed our consciousness forever.
The shift in our thinking has affected the use of many everyday items we previously used without understanding the potential harm they wreak. Being more ... Views: 928
Desperate people do desperate things and surgery is one of those desperate things that aging Baby Boomers hope can "fix" their sagging faces.
This is exactly what the practitioners that dispense paralyzing and plumping injections along with surgeries of every kind hope you believe. Cha-Ching! ... Views: 1036
Imagine taking a big wad of hundred dollar bills and flushing them. If you use injections that plump and paralyze you are experiencing the equivalent of doing just that.
Think that $2,000 or more for a tissue-tightening, frightfully painful Thermage treatment is any different? In addition to ... Views: 2998
If your face has stopped you from looking in the mirror because you cannot fathom how in the world your face could droop and sag in so many directions; just know that you are not alone.
After all aging happens and if you don't see apparent signs that your facial features, your arms and hips ... Views: 875
What do celebrities such as Kathy Griffin, David Gest, Kenny Rogers, Jill Saward and others regret?
Do other celebrities such as Priscilla Presley, Cher, Joan Rivers and Melanie Griffith have the same regrets?
Are Michael Jackson, his sisters Janet and LaToya and Jackie Stallone related or ... Views: 3757
The Baby Boomers always knew they would look younger and indeed they have. Whoever coined the phrase "Sixty is the New Forty" certainly must have been a Baby Boomer who grew up defying anything that reeked of old.
We promised ourselves that we would never look like our parents or act like ... Views: 932
Safe, sane exercise wins again as nips and tucks have been outed. Speeding up the aging process is just another contraindication of surgery. That's right, if you choose surgery, and allow your beautiful healthy face to be cut; your face may never look youthful again due to skin discoloration, ... Views: 1321
If you have tried facial plastic surgery, injections that plump and paralyze and liposuction for those hard to exercise places, you may be less thrilled with your results now than even six months ago.
There is news from a growing band of plastic surgeons, cosmetic doctors and dermatologists ... Views: 1041
The jowls, the pouches, the hooded eyes looking back at you in the mirror are causing a huge drop in the confidence you once exuded. Here you are, middle aged to late adult and the aging you see in your face needs to be addressed if you want to look and feel on top of the game of life.
You ... Views: 784
Oh dear, it's true! Plastic surgery and injections that paralyze and plump are creating a world where those who have used these procedures have begun to resemble one another.
The "done" look is so prevalent especially in certain areas of the country where entertainment, music and fashion ... Views: 763
In the quest for youthfulness John Q. Public has been the proverbial guinea pig.
It is true. For the past ten years or more injections that plump and paralyze have become the mainstay of many physicians including plastic surgeons, derms and now even OB/GYN's, dentists and proctologists have ... Views: 1070
Facial plastic surgery does not boost your career.
Brains, desire for achievement, willingness to succeed as well as looking young, healthy, serene and fresh boosts your career.
Career advancement has long been linked to owning a handsome or pretty face; it is well documented that if you ... Views: 787
A new industry within the industry of Plastic Surgery has arisen and it is called "Revision Surgery".
Under the Revision heading are many sub-headings but they have one thing in common: more surgery, more cutting of healthy tissue, more pulling, more tightening, more repositioning, more ... Views: 781
Looking your best has never been easier. There are so many avenues from which to choose – just thumb through any slick magazine, your local newspaper or log on to a favorite news site and the choices become practically endless because many, many advertisers are vying for your dollars ... Views: 851
Men of the twenty first century have certainly transformed their regard for personal upkeep. Gone is the Neanderthal thinking as most of them have no problem having their hair and nails professionally cared for and a lot of them have discovered facials, waxing and more that add to their good ... Views: 3401
Looking a little tired around your eyes lately and confused by the hype how to remedy those lines and wrinkles?
There are cosmetic companies touting products just hoping you will believe that crow's feet can be diminished just by rubbing a little pad around the eyes. And, some cosmetic ... Views: 1089
If you have smiled at yourself in the mirror or meticulously pored over recent photos trying to decide just what is different about your facial appearance, consider this: Lips shrink with age and if your smile is showing more teeth than you remember, your lips need a tune-up.
The beauty ... Views: 3471
Ever wonder how your face will look in ten years? If so, there's a scary way to determine just how well those hidden muscles beneath the skin are holding up: Place a mirror flat on your vanity, bend over from the waist and as you peer at your face, slowly count to ten. See, I told you it ... Views: 1908
Wrinkles on our faces and sagging skin can indeed provoke us to take extreme measures in hopes of stopping the dreaded look of old.
Men and women over the age of 25 have become targets for anti-aging products; we are inundated daily with slick, beautiful ads that point out apparent flaws like ... Views: 736
Do you loathe looking into the mirror? Do you cringe when taking pictures knowing that photographs capture your aging face? Are you considering drastic measures or have you given up, thinking that your face will never, ever look youthful again?
A sagging, droopy face can make us feel old; ... Views: 714
Medical experts recently released a warning that only healthy people should be allowed to have cosmetic and plastic surgery. DUH!
Serious complications from cosmetic surgery procedures have been speculated about for years. The untimely death of Donda West, mother of rap artist Kanye West, ... Views: 887
Contortions, puckers and grimaces are the basis of a new facial movement genre that is being touted as yoga for the face. Not only is this an insult to our common sense, it is easy to imagine that every yogi could be offended by these movements that produce lines and wrinkles.
Over the years ... Views: 990
No matter the time of year, going out for the evening whether for dinner, drinks, dancing or just a movie, fresh looking skin is desirable.
Even if you have worked all day at home or the office, when it comes time to present yourself at night, you want to look fresh, vibrant and well rested.
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Not long ago, in the previous century/millennium, women and men aged gracefully. They proudly accepted the fate of their faces; no one was bothered by wrinkles, crevices or even gray hair.
The flower children are surely to blame. Those hippies of yesteryear firmly believed that they would ... Views: 1920
Another young, vibrant woman died in late September during a recent liposuction procedure in Toronto. How sad that this talented, successful, single mother lost her life hoping to rid her tummy of a little mound of fat.
It is most bizarre that her surgeon had no specialties and no hospital ... Views: 953
It's a hard lesson to learn but beauty just cannot be found at the end of a scalpel or the tip of a syringe. The only fountain of youth that is guaranteed to keep your face looking younger is facial exercise.
Injections using serums that paralyze and plump may in time have a negative effect ... Views: 2644
Doctors know that their patients have muscles in their faces but when they think of exercise for the face to help their clients look younger, most docs believe that facial exercise consists of scrunches, twitches and puckers. They would be right! Most exercise programs are confusing and ... Views: 3009
Droopy eyelids are a sure sign that Mother Nature has arrived to make your face look old.
You know the look and the feel of heavy lids - they seem to have a mind of their own. You constantly lift your forehead when you are speaking and your eyes may begin to feel a tiredness that just doesn't ... Views: 16748
Almost every day there is an article written and published about the industry of beauty; the topics vary but you can be assured that Botox and fillers via injections, surgery and procedures will be discussed ad nauseam. These invasive, perilous undertakings entice those who want to look younger ... Views: 818
The latest workout craze is Facial Fitness, according to Beth Teitell, Boston Herald newspaper writer and NPR commentator. “Your butt, it turns out, doesn’t have the only cheeks that need exercise”, she writes when interviewing Cynthia Rowland, facial fitness coach to the stars. Cynthia ... Views: 1347
Once upon a time, a fair maiden met and married her long-time love. They had many children, lived in a beautiful home and enjoyed all of life’s offerings.
One day as this mother, wife, lover of life, walked past a mirror, she caught a glimpse of herself and wondered, “Who is that ... Views: 4425
The world has seen great strides in medical miracles, technology and anti-aging. We see cutting edge conveniences everywhere as we live keep-up-to-date lives that have altered who we are.
We have cell phones that provide us with on-the-go communication as we download movies, music and news. ... Views: 1148
Staggering amounts of money are spent daily on cosmetics and skin care products that promise to lift, firm and tighten our faces. How many of us use a product for just a few weeks before purchasing yet another product? Do we jump from item to item because we really don’t see a visible ... Views: 777
Strappy sandals with colorful toe nails, tan limbs, easy-breezy haircuts, aromatic suntan lotions and wild-patterned beachwear. Ahhhh, summer!
There’s a lot of preparation that goes into getting ready for summer. Many people begin working out months in advance with a vengeance so they can ... Views: 777
Do you have a problem area on your face that you would like to change? Double chin, droopy eyes, jowls, pouches, crows feet or marionette lines? Aging is as sneaky as sun damage and it seems that in a twinkling of an eye, your face can look so different that you might wonder just who is that ... Views: 1883