A FEW HELPFUL HINTS TO MAKE A BEAUTIFUL 2009!!
Gigi here with "Must-Do's" for a Dazzling and Dream-Filled New Year!
Since Miss Meg, the reviewers, and readers of this site have been an immense inspiration and Godsend to me in a painful year, allow me to reciprocate with the beauty tips below. These are resolutions you can keep and they're even better than Drugstore Deals--most are free! May 2009 be wonderful for you, a year replete with great people, events, and blessings!
Visit Meg's Makeup Daily. Meg is the epitome of grace under pressure as she knocks herself out to serve others. Here you'll continue to find content that is fresh, fabulous, and hilarious. Fall in love with Meg herself and study her insightful musings. Questions? E-mail us, as we love you! Warning: The site is highly addictive. Try not to ignore the rest of your life while you are glued to the screen, learning and laughing.
Smile. A "killer" smile can transform a woman from Miss Gulch to Cindy Crawford. Despite problems, fake it. Psychological research shows that moving your facial muscles upward will actually improve your mood. People are drawn to smiles.
Be Confident. Okay, so your knees are buckling and palms are sweating. Time to play "pretend" again. Think positively, hold your head high, and look like you can handle anything, as you can. The most alluring women aren't generally those with the best features and figures-they're those who feel good about themselves. It's a natural aphrodisiac.
OD on Chocolate. As you're probably aware, the ingredients induce a sense of well-being similar to romance. Now you have a true excuse for going crazy. If caught eating a stash of candy, say, "Gigi made me to do this." No need to hide wrappers any longer!
Make Less of Stress. Stress detracts from beauty as few things do. Listen to classical music. Blast the stereo and dance through your home to disco tunes. Play video games. Several years ago I was furious with someone and served veal to my family the next day. Why was it the most tender meat they ever had? I pounded it for an hour!
Other fun ideas: When someone tells you to have a nice day, say, "Sorry, can't do it--I have other plans." Submit your income tax in Roman Numerals and write illegibly. Bill your physician for the time you spend waiting to be seen. Write a short story out of the letters in alphabet soup. Pay utility bills in pennies. Create your own nonsense language and place an order at a fast-food drive-through window. Be nice to cruel people and watch as they become confused. Better yet? Look at them through a fork and pretend that they're in jail!
Take Your Vitamins! Your mother was right (mothers are always right!). The RDA's suggested dosage helps you survive but doesn't promote optimal health or beauty. Mariana reminded us that Omega Oils are full of with nutrients for glowing skin. Vitamin C is a multi-tasking wonder--it's a homeopathic antihistamine, repairs tissue, and works to even skin tone and leave you luminous. It's hard to overdo this--any excess is naturally excreted. Weak hair and peeling nails? Attack the problems with a potent B-Complex formula. B Vitamins are essential for the nervous system and need to be replenished every eight hours. If you are running low, these will actually be drawn from hair, nails, and skin.
Become Friends with Water. Cold water can "jumpstart" your metabolism and help you to lose weight. Toxins will be flushed from your system and skin cells plumped to keep you gorgeous. Your face and body will thank you.
Shun the Sun. That doesn't mean you have to stay indoors, but seek products with SPF protection. Clothing offers only low SPF protection. Leather is great for clothing and accessories--not skin! GLAM ON INTO 2009!
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Try pasting on your best coy expression, wag your forefinger and coo "Now, now" in the face of any and all rude questioners. Stops 'em cold. Cold and confused.
I'm going to add the most boring hint of all...but again YES...mother was right.A very basic beauty tip that so many women (but never a lady) forgets is tostand up straight and mind your manners! I know this sounds dull and old fashioned...but its true! I'm only 34 so I don't want to come off sounding like one of thoseladies in the 50's who taught girls how to walk with books on their heads, butI am always shocked at the lack of manners these days and the HORRIBLE postureI see on young girls. To me...no matter how young, firm, and lovely if a girlis slumping over and smacking her gum she immediately transforms into an ape-likecreature. Stand up straight, cross your legs, don't talk with your mouth full,always say please and thank you and I think you'll find people will respond. Iknow they do to me when I surprise someone with good manners in a mannerless world. The smile they end up with on their face always proves me right. So ladies "Shoulder back, boobs out...its SHOWTIME!" hehehe...GLAM ON!
Love, hugs and shoes...Angie
WONDERFUL reminders! Wishing y'all the most beautiful New Year ever and I'm so glad I will have "Meg's" to make my life a more beautiful place in the new year! Although I dislike cold water and chocolate (husband makes mu for my dislike,LOL!) I absolutely agree and think that Gigi's comments are some of THE best beauty tips ever!The only one I'd add is to have great sex...a lot...with someone fun...a lot!
I agree with all your tips. Especially on smiling. I figured if I am going to wrinkle, and, despite my war on wrinkles, I know I will have some, that I would rather have happy wrinkles. I put a mirror behind my desk, so I can see myself, and it always reminds me to smile. I love getting comments that I seem like such a happy person. I am, more or less, I suppose, but, not all the time. But, I smile a lot so people think I am (happy.)
These are all some really great tips. I love to smile and love chocolate. I'm definitely going to start back taking my vitamins.
These reminders are the foundation to being beautiful and healthy, they'll give you inner radiance that extra boost!
hmm i need to become friends with water
I hate water :) Thanks for tips.
I haaaaaaate water but I've been drinking a ton of it lately because I had surgery recently and being well-hydrated is a big part of healing. A little bit of lemon or lime makes a glass of water a bit more appealing for me.
How can u guys hate water lol .. my friend doesnt like it either and the only way she will drink it is if its perrier..the sparkling water.
I want to add another beauty secret.....LAUGH! I wrote a paper in high school how laughter is the best medicine. We change physiologically when we laugh. We stretch muscles throughout our face and body, our pulse and blood pressure go up, and we breathe faster, sending more oxygen to our tissues. Laughter is contagious too. Have any of you ever just laughed at someone who was laughing, but had no idea what was so funny.This site makes me laugh. There are so many witty women on here.Thank You Meg!!
A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.
-Coco Chanel
i love the champagne !!!
:D Smiling really does make people respond!! I'm a waitress and even if people are rude to me, I "kill them with kindness" and a smile. It works every time and they are putty in my hands....ahhh....I'm so glad I used to be a cheerleader and had to smile, even if my team was losing!!
*~*AMY RENEE*~*When life hands me lemons, I'm opting for lemon pound cake!
These are all great tips!
Lovely tips, and it's so true about smiling, not only does it light up your face but it's contagious! And my tip is to have fun in everything you do :)
Ok, I'm gonna smile, just like Nat King Cole sings it! Also, improve my fashion style, be friendlier to people,try to cure my shyness! What a year!
i love this
Great tips!
Mmm chocolate.I try to drink water but sometimes, I would rather just drink soft drinks.I love the sun, who doesn't, wish my skin would be able to retain the tan though.My vitamins are gathering dust in my drawer, should really eat some!
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