Recently, I overheard a slim 50ish woman tell a clerk how she won a bikini contest at the ocean.
"Yeah", she gushed.
"I popped on a huge pair of dark sunglasses to cover my wrinkles and paraded around confidently.
I snagged a $50 prize for first place!" I had to laugh inwardly as I listened to her.
Imagine winning a bikini contest in your fifties over a lot of much younger women.
As I thought about it, I realized there are tons of little ways to take years off your face and body and they take very little time.
You can look five years younger in five minutes! Here are a few tips to try; - Have your hairdresser cut your hair in bangs to cover forehead creases and wrinkles.
Avoid severe bangs.
Keep them loose to soften the face.
- Dark nail polish and dark lipstick make the skin around the area pop out and look older.
Use light shades in soft pearly pinks or rose colors.
- Big sunglasses! Like the fifty something bikini contest winner discovered, sunglasses cover a lot of crinkles and wrinkles.
- Exfoliate.
Three minutes with an exfoliating Clarisonic brush or baby brush can take you from no to glow! - Plump it up! Use moisturizers to soften the look of the skin and plump up aging skin.
Apply creamy moisturizers to slightly damp skin for best results.
- Wear something young and fun but age appropriate.
Get out of the baggy sad sack sweats and into something cute and colorful.
- Attitude.
Put on an air of confidence to look even better.
Just a few minutes of time can make a huge difference and make you look five years younger in five minutes!