I'm a bit too tired to post a huge routine at the moment, especially as I haven't been doing the best about keeping up on one myself, but I thought it might be a good idea to open with some beauty tips that have helped me stay young, subtle and tantalizing over the years (I'm 28 and still regularly get mistaken for 17 to 20). I'll try to avoid cliches like "east vegetables", "make sure to get a good night's sleep" or "exercise!", because it's a waste of time to read things you've known since age 10 over and over.
1) avoid soaps that use sodium laurel sulfate (SLS), aka....about...98% of what you find at the store. they will strip the natural oils out of your skin and leave you with hair that looks like a Jewish rabbi (unless you want to go for this look. it does look cool on some people, but I don't happen to be one of them). Dr. Bronner's is a good brand to start with. I use it to make shampoo by mixing it with a bit of coconut oil.
2) many of us forget to exfoliate. an easy way to restore beautiful looking skin is to take some fine grain sugar, add an oil of your choice (I'm partial to coconut. if your skin is highly comedogenic, jojoba oil works well), and mix it together into a thick, gritty paste. now, simply rub that all over your hands and face for about a minute each, rinse, and enjoy the touch of your baby's bottom-soft skin.
3) ashwagandha is great for balancing cortisol levels resulting from rising stress and, as a result, is a potent tool against aging.
4) never try to dress younger than you are. the easiest way to look young is actually to do the opposite: dress a little bit OLDER than you are and it will bring out your best features and cause you to look younger due to the contrast. inversely, the contrast between youthful clothing and mature appearance are an easy way to look creepy if you're a guy or like a used up waitress smoking at a diner if you're a woman.
5) turmeric masks are an essential for every self-respecting person's routine. simply mix about 5 parts chickpea/garbanzo bean flour with 1 part turmeric, at a dollop of coconut or almond oil and mix in some milk until you get a medium-thick paste. now, lather that on your face (using a spoon works surprisingly well) and let it sit for 20 minutes before rinsing.
6) Plaid/checkered shirts really only look good on attractive blond country boys (they are a weird exception for whatever reason). For everyone else: if you're skinny, it makes you look skinnier. If you're fat, it makes you look fatter. If you're buff, it makes you look LESS buff, just all around...nope. Bad idea.
7) At least 90% of people don't have the complexion to look good with blonde hair. If you can pull it off, make sure you invest in a good dye job and pay attention to your roots, or it's not worth doing at all and will just make you look cheap.
8) Dear black men, sorry, but the if you have really dark skin, those white tees are NOT working for you. Seriously, your face just turned into a shadow, to the point where it's made quite possibly the most kind man I've ever met look intimidating.
9) Dear younger white men, ditch the facial hair unless you already have very masculine features. In particular, you can go for rugged facial hair OR being a pretty boi, not both.
10) Dear older white men....Hawaiian shirts? really? you look like a fat corporate dude trying to be hip and look like you're "chill", but in reality, you look like a boring, type A accountant trying to be cool and relatable, and the overall impression is fake as hell. Embrace your age. Wear something that projects wisdom, discernment, AUTHORITY. I'm 28 and I've already been "fuck being hip" for years. That shit is overrated, and at your age, your wardrobe, just like your other life choices, should be about commanding respect.
11) Unless you do it just right, fuchsia or turquoise eye shadow make you look like a cheap whore from Chicago. Just a heads up.
12) Style is not about trying to get rid of certain features or create other ones. It's about drawing attention away from where you don't want it and towards where you do.
13) What's that? You love looking like a "bronze goddess" with your summer tan? Don't get me wrong, naturally bronze skin is beautiful, but if you're a pasty Nordic bitch trying to go for that...enjoy it while it last, cuz yo ass gon' be lookin' like a leather purse by 30 and plagued with skin cancer by 50. Embrace your natural skin tone, because there are plenty of interesting things to do with pale white skin (I love mine. makes it easier to look vampirical).
14) A ponytail is a last resort for when you have to run out the door and/or hit the gym, not a fashion staple.
1) avoid soaps that use sodium laurel sulfate (SLS), aka....about...98% of what you find at the store. they will strip the natural oils out of your skin and leave you with hair that looks like a Jewish rabbi (unless you want to go for this look. it does look cool on some people, but I don't happen to be one of them). Dr. Bronner's is a good brand to start with. I use it to make shampoo by mixing it with a bit of coconut oil.
2) many of us forget to exfoliate. an easy way to restore beautiful looking skin is to take some fine grain sugar, add an oil of your choice (I'm partial to coconut. if your skin is highly comedogenic, jojoba oil works well), and mix it together into a thick, gritty paste. now, simply rub that all over your hands and face for about a minute each, rinse, and enjoy the touch of your baby's bottom-soft skin.
3) ashwagandha is great for balancing cortisol levels resulting from rising stress and, as a result, is a potent tool against aging.
4) never try to dress younger than you are. the easiest way to look young is actually to do the opposite: dress a little bit OLDER than you are and it will bring out your best features and cause you to look younger due to the contrast. inversely, the contrast between youthful clothing and mature appearance are an easy way to look creepy if you're a guy or like a used up waitress smoking at a diner if you're a woman.
5) turmeric masks are an essential for every self-respecting person's routine. simply mix about 5 parts chickpea/garbanzo bean flour with 1 part turmeric, at a dollop of coconut or almond oil and mix in some milk until you get a medium-thick paste. now, lather that on your face (using a spoon works surprisingly well) and let it sit for 20 minutes before rinsing.
6) Plaid/checkered shirts really only look good on attractive blond country boys (they are a weird exception for whatever reason). For everyone else: if you're skinny, it makes you look skinnier. If you're fat, it makes you look fatter. If you're buff, it makes you look LESS buff, just all around...nope. Bad idea.
7) At least 90% of people don't have the complexion to look good with blonde hair. If you can pull it off, make sure you invest in a good dye job and pay attention to your roots, or it's not worth doing at all and will just make you look cheap.
8) Dear black men, sorry, but the if you have really dark skin, those white tees are NOT working for you. Seriously, your face just turned into a shadow, to the point where it's made quite possibly the most kind man I've ever met look intimidating.
9) Dear younger white men, ditch the facial hair unless you already have very masculine features. In particular, you can go for rugged facial hair OR being a pretty boi, not both.
10) Dear older white men....Hawaiian shirts? really? you look like a fat corporate dude trying to be hip and look like you're "chill", but in reality, you look like a boring, type A accountant trying to be cool and relatable, and the overall impression is fake as hell. Embrace your age. Wear something that projects wisdom, discernment, AUTHORITY. I'm 28 and I've already been "fuck being hip" for years. That shit is overrated, and at your age, your wardrobe, just like your other life choices, should be about commanding respect.
11) Unless you do it just right, fuchsia or turquoise eye shadow make you look like a cheap whore from Chicago. Just a heads up.
12) Style is not about trying to get rid of certain features or create other ones. It's about drawing attention away from where you don't want it and towards where you do.
13) What's that? You love looking like a "bronze goddess" with your summer tan? Don't get me wrong, naturally bronze skin is beautiful, but if you're a pasty Nordic bitch trying to go for that...enjoy it while it last, cuz yo ass gon' be lookin' like a leather purse by 30 and plagued with skin cancer by 50. Embrace your natural skin tone, because there are plenty of interesting things to do with pale white skin (I love mine. makes it easier to look vampirical).
14) A ponytail is a last resort for when you have to run out the door and/or hit the gym, not a fashion staple.
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