Erase years from your age (2)

So, beginning today, tell yourself you are only as old as you think or as young as you believe yourself to be. Stop telling yourself the following:

“I’m getting old,” “It’s old age,” “I will die soon,” “I’m dying,” “I’m losing my memory,” “I’m losing my mind,” “I will die one day, so… (let me do unhealthy things).”

So what… if

Our bodies experience crow’s feet, less energy/power/drive, less lean mass, loss of hormones, stiffness, sluggishness, memory lapses, weak eyesight, impaired hearing, less sensitivity in taste buds, graying hair or hair thinning/loss. Despite how you feel or what you see in others, aging can be delayed. It does not have to happen too soon, too fast.

Battle plan

If you want to maintain your youthful look well into the 70s, begin now. Develop a plan to fight off the slow encroachment of age. You can:

* see your doctor

* visit a nutritionist, design an eating plan that is balanced

* work out an exercise program

* take adequate vitamin/mineral and antioxidant supplementation

* adopt a social and active lifestyle, one that puts you in touch with people and life

* walk more in the moonlight than in the sunlight

* avoid smoking and excessive drinking

* maintain cleanliness

* avoid medicine overload, try more natural approaches to your health

* stay calm, remove the anger from your heart

* keep learning something new, this keeps both brain and mind exercised

* look on the bright side of life* count your blessings

Anti-aging beverages

Betacarotene is best known for its immune-enhancing properties. Take it in its natural form.Juice two peeled carrots and drink up every other day. In between, juice buko meat in its water.There is a saying: In their youth, people abuse their health to run after wealth. In their old age, they use their wealth to run after their health. -Cory Quirino

It doesn’t have to end this way. Begin a new beginning today.

Love and light!

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Erase years from your age (1)

Good morning everyone. I got a good reading article by my favorite author and I’d like to share this with you all specially to those people who are getting older. As she said you can erase years from your age. Not too easy to do, but it will work, when you have the will to do it.

TO understand what erases your age, you have to know what makes you age.

It is said aging today is not like the way it was for our parents. Health consciousness then was not very high. Our mothers and fathers may have undergone this typical transition:

* an extra 10-15 pounds at 30

* wrinkles at 35-40

* dry skin/skin problems at 40

* joint pains at 45

* high cholesterol/hypertension at 50

* osteoporosis/arthritis at 60

* heart disease/cancer at 70

Knowing better

We don’t need to go through this. And we should not. Because we know better. We know that:

* a low-fat diet can control weight gain

* avoiding the sun and using sunscreens can delay/prevent wrinkles

* fruits containing alpha-hydroxy acids can prevent dry, blotchy skin and age spots

* vegetables are loaded with anti-oxidants that the immune system depends on for strength

* exercise and resistance training prevent muscle and bone loss over the years

* meditation and relaxation can delay aging

In short, the age makers are the opposite of what we should know by now and which our parents did not know.

Designed to last

Our body is a near-perfect machine if we learn to take care of it. “The human body is designed to last 110 years,” according to Ben Douglas, Ph.D., professor of anatomy at University of Mississippi Medical Center and author of “Ageless: Living Younger Longer.” -Cory Quirino
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Alluring almonds (2)

Purchase the accompanying Skin Toning Massager (P495) and you're on your way to beating those saggy pouches in your arms, hips and stomach. The massager enhances the benefits of the Slimming Gel. It comes with a massage advisor pamphlet that provides a guide to different exercises you can do to help maximize the effects of the Slimming Gel.

The massager helps to evenly diffuse and activate the ingredients of the Slimming Gel within the epidermis, thus enhancing its benefits.

And since today is Father's Day, here's a little tip: The product is safe on all skin types, so you can also treat Dad to a day of massage right in the comfort of your own home. Hey, there's no written law saying that the man of the house won't appreciate a little pampering every now and then.

To complete the sensual experience, light an Almond Delight Candle (P1,245) before, during or after your massage. Its scent will remind you of all the sweet concoctions you've had as a child.

L'Occitane's Almond Line also includes Blossom Dew Fragrant and Invigorating, Shower Oil Cleansing and Softening, Milk Concentrate Firming and Smoothing, Delicious Soap Exfoliating and Fragrant, and Delicious Paste Exfoliating and Defining.

The Almond Line will definitely tease you with its mouth-watering fragrance, but this is one temptation you can give in to without compromising your figure. L'Occitane products are available at Rustan's Essenses. – Ruth L. Navarra

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Good morning everybody. We girls were always conscious about our beauty. We always look for a good brand of beauty products even if it is expensive, as long as the result will be very good to us. Even if we get older, we don’t want to feel that because for us beauty is the thing we gave importance. I have read one article about to add beauty to our selves. Let me share this with you.

WORLD-RENOWNED French beauty brand L'Occitane gives you the privilege to indulge your senses with its Almond Line. The newest product is the Slimming Gel (P1,595), which can firm the skin and reshape the silhouette of the body.

Its ingredients of almond proteins and silicium help keep your skin firm and smooth, while the combination of three essential oils-Immortelle, Peppermint and Cymbopogon-stimulate the blood and lymphatic circulation.

The gel also contains caffeine, which stimulates lypolysis, a process whereby excess lipids are eliminated. Conversely, it also has Uncaria Tometosa to reduce lypogenesis, or the storage of new lipids.

Even though it comes in gel form, this slimming product is rapidly absorbed by the skin and leaves no greasy after-feel. Unlike other products, there is no waiting time for the application to dry, which means you can get dressed immediately after application.

Rustan's Cosmetics and Toiletries Division and L'Occitane brand manager Mirabelle Villanueva says about the Slimming Gel: "Your butt will thank you for it!" – Ruth L. Navarra

Nail Tip

by: Linda Moran Evans

Know your skin the high-tech way (3)

My eye area, though, shows no sign of aging, so I could choose whatever eye cream I wanted except those which were very rich in texture like Resolution. The choices were Primordial, for prevention of signs of early aging, and Blanc Expert, for dark circles and line prevention.

I chose Blanc Expert as I now knew my tendency for pigmentation. My hydration and firmness quotients were also way above average.

New body rangeHave you passed by PCX or First Aid lately? There is this new French body line that has caught my eye.

The brand is Nuxe, which has a very similar logo and packaging to Origins, but the similarities end there.

The star product in the group is the Multi-usage Dry Oil Golden Shimmer for the hair and body. I apply it to the ends of my hair after every shower and it gives the hair subtle highlights and major shine.

On the body, the Shimmer gives a very flattering glow when applied strategically. The Family Balm, meanwhile, penetrates the driest of areas like the legs, cuticles, hands, heels and elbows. It has mosquito repellant properties and SPF 12, but is gentle enough to be used on the face and on babies.

My personal favorite and something I would definitely buy again is the exfoliating soap. It is coarse enough to be effective for my back, arms and legs without being scratchy. I have successfully eliminated the blackheads and pimples on my back and shoulders and prevented ingrown hairs caused by waxing on my legs. I use it for my back and shoulders daily but twice a week on my legs.

E-mail the author at kinnysalas@yahoo.com

Know your skin the high-tech way (2)

Needless to say, the results shocked me. I never go under the sun, have been wearing sun block since I was 12, and have been praised numerous times for my poreless skin. Even the girl had to double check, as she too was surprised.

Turns out that while I just take care of my skin really well and have been using the right products ever since, pigmentation was just about ready to break out under the skin.

If you look at the surface of my skin, there is none visible. But on the screen, as clear as day, there was a huge map of pigmentation with only tiny spaces in between just dying to burst to the surface. Obviously, my vacations in Boracay where I put my guard down to enjoy the sun left considerable damage that was set to surprise me when I got older.

My friends laughed out loud when the entire whitening range Blanc Expert with Mela No-Cx was recommended for me to correct this. Having such strong Chinese ancestry gave me very light skin, but the abundance of melanin which makes skin age slower also makes it prone to hyperpigmentation. A lot of fair-skinned Asians would probably have that same problem.

The good thing with using a whitening/brightening range is that you can break them down before using them. For my pores, I would substitute the Blanc Expert essence for the Sensation Total vitamin C serum which cleans out and contracts pores as well as repairs any environmental damage. My day moisturizer would be Lancôme's SPF 50+ sun block.

E-mail the author at kinnysalas@yahoo.com

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Good morning everyone. Do you know what kind of skin you have? Do you know if the cream you are using will not irritate your skin?

THERE are so many skincare products out there that one hardly knows what to pick for a particular skin type.

Most of us have a combination of problems that it's hard to stick to a specific regimen that treats just one. Lancôme has decided to lend us a helping hand in the form of Diagnos, a really high-tech machine which I tried out in Rustan's Makati. You will not be charged for using the machine, so you needn't worry about that.

Diagnos is used by Lancôme scientists to uncover the specific problem of your skin so you may deal with it accordingly. What you find out may surprise you. First, you will be asked how old you are, then the machine which has a computer monitor will magnify your skin 60 times and look deep down.

Diagnos will measure oil production on the T-zone and cheeks, firmness, hydration and pore size, and monitor signs of aging and pigmentation as well. It will compare your results with the average age group of your race (Caucasian, Asian, African American, etc.) and you will get results indicating if you are above average or in trouble.

My results showed that my skin was definitely younger than average. It even looked better than those of average Asian women in their 20s, said the machine.

My problems? My oil production was three times more than the average 30-year-old, and there were huge pores and very dark pigmentation deep down.
E-mail the author at kinnysalas@yahoo.com

Your skin's best friends (4)

Dermapolish Treatment Cream sloughs away surface skin cells to accelerate renewal and uncover new skin. With weekly use, it diminishes the appearance of age spots and sun damage and smoothes away the look of fine lines and wrinkles.

Post Treatment Soothing Mist is an anti-oxidant mist, which cools and hydrates post-Dermapolish skin with a complex of Brazilian red algae extracts, green tea and aloe vera.

Lipid Barrier Cream is a regenerative moisture formula which restores the skin's protective lipid barrier up to 67 percent.

Desiree Go, 28, who works for First Quadrant, started using these products after spending Holy Week in Boracay this year. "My skin darkened that my foundation didn't match my skin tone. Since I've been using the makeup line of Prescriptives for four years now, its beauty consultant recommended the microdermabrasion products to rejuvenate my dull skin. After a month, my skin truly improved."

The microdermabrasion products of Dermalogica, Estée Lauder, La Prairie and Prescriptives are available at Rustan's Essenses. E-mail the author at rburgos@inquirer.com.ph

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Applying Cellular Softening and Balancing Lotion is the second step. It helps restore an optimum pH balance in the skin, improves suppleness and provides anti-inflammatory benefits.

"These products can be used in conjunction with other treatments, with the exception of other exfoliation products, which should be discontinued one week prior to beginning treatment," says Tricia Bolido, La Prairie brand manager.

Bolido adds that microdermabrasion should be performed before taking a bath every other day for a five-day period-massaging no longer than one minute on facial skin, two minutes on other areas of the body. Then the skin should rest for five days, before undertaking a once-a-week maintenance program.

Anti-inflammatory

"What's good with La Prairie is its anti-inflammatory lotion, which protects the skin after microdermabrasion," says Leah Fabia, 42, who owns Philippine Nautical Training Center. She has stopped going to a facial center for exfoliation since she used La Prairie products a month ago.

"I used to have a freckle on the left cheek, which I cover with a concealer. La Prairie products have helped even my skin tone and diminish lines. I used to have foot spa twice a month. Now, I don't go to a spa that often to enjoy this relaxing treatment."

Prescriptives' Dermapolish is a three-part system that delivers results comparable to an aesthetician's professional microdermabrasion without the usual redness and irritation-or expense.

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Gentle Cream Exfoliant is a multi-part complex of lactic acid, salicylic acid, sulfur and fruit enzymes, which detach dead skin debris and promote cell renewal.

Skin Renewal Booster is a blend of hydroxy acids and natural humectants for increased cell renewal and healthier-looking skin.

Award-winning

On the other hand, Estée Lauder's award-winning Idealist Micro-D and Idealist Skin Refinisher deliver skin resurfacing benefits with their TripleSphere Refinishing System. The brands also offer deep, thermal action that warms skin to help open, detoxify and minimize pores.

"In an instant, you'll feel it's kinda warm. It's what we call deep thermal action. It wakes up lazy cells to hasten skin peeling and renewal," says Gladys Gonzales, Estée Lauder and Prescriptives assistant brand manager. "The products' non-acid formula takes care of skin's problems like pores, flakiness, redness and fine lines. They don't clash with other products that you use and even complement your existing skincare regimen."

La Prairie proffers a luxurious two-part treatment that polishes and perfects skin on the face and body, diminishing lines and stimulating micro circulation.

Cellular Microdermabrasion Cream is an exfoliating treatment that gently removes the dull, aging outer layer of skin not only on the face but also on trouble spots as knees, elbows, heels, where thickened skin and calluses occur. The cream comes with three specialized sponge applicators: the white is for the face; pink for the body; and black for the most rigorous problem areas.

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Good morning everybody. As like me, I always wanted to have a soft skin. Some may have the problem of that. It may be sometimes hard to do that. We buy different kinds of lotion or even drink some vitamin E just to have a good looking skin. With a good protection of our skin we can always be confident wherever we go.

THEY say age brings wisdom, and that's okay. But it also brings about telltale signs of aging on the face. There are many beauty companies that share their products for all of us. There is Dermalogica, Estée Lauder, La Prairie and Prescriptives. They expose their product to public that restore the skin's texture, reduce lines and even prevent the onslaught of new ones. They have tapped into the growing home microdermabrasion trend.

Microdermabrasion is a treatment where dead skin cells are removed with tiny silicon or aluminum-oxide crystals blown against the skin, then sucked up with a small vacuum. With the new at-home exfoliation alternatives by skincare brands, one will get similar results (smoother, more even-toned skin) within about four weeks.

Daily Microfoliant is a rice-based enzyme powder which microfoliates dulling debris. Its skin-brightening complex balances uneven skin pigmentation while the active agents from rice bran and rice extracts help regulate melanin production and microfoliate dead cells.

Skin Prep Scrub's natural corn cob meal and soothing botanicals polish away dead skin cells without over stimulating the skin.

Glow Your Own Way (2)

the flirty post-beach glow

The cure for winter-white face: a summery faux tan. Well-moisturized skin takes a tan best, so start with a super-creamy foundation. Next, run a liquid bronze highlight on your cheekbones and down rose. Enhance eyes by sweeping a berry-bronze shadow along top and bottom lash lines over charcoal liner, then smooth more over lids and up to brows. The key to looking sun-kissed: a reddish blush mixed with s0parks of copper and gold. With all that color, lips need just a hint of shell-pink gloss.

(1)Glow everywhere with Bobbi Brown ColorOptions Shimertint All Over Glow in Cameo Bronze (2) Nars Cream Eye-Shadow in Decameron does double duty as a liner; (3) Made you blush! Clarins Summer Face Powder.

the sexy night-light glow

How to make darker skin really shine? Go for the bronze, starting with a sheer brown highlighter on your forehead, cheekbones and eyes. If your skin is pale, use lighter hues. Shade eyes with a shimmery cocoa shadow, then sculpt cheeks with a rust blush applied high on your cheekbones and a deeper chocolate color brushed onto the apples and out toward your ears. Finish with a beige lip gloss.

(1) L’Oreal Translucide Sheer Gel Blush in Honey Glow looks hot as a highlighter; (2) Lame you lids: Physician’s Formula Pearls of Perfection Eye Shadow in Bronze Pearl; (3) Get a cheekbone lift with I-Iman’s two-tone Bronzer No.1.