Ok, nobody (even those who don’t admit it) likes to look old and wrinkled- in short- stunned. While I’d ridicule and dismiss the concept of “ageing gracefully” (no I don’t like all those wrinkled grandma faces with grey hair, telling us that their looks are sooo cool), I am also strongly against the whole Botox advertisement, whether in newspapers or on TV. Some depraved, crooked journalists will push women towards Botox injections and surgical operations, exploiting their fears and inferiority complexes.

Let me tell you: Botox injections and getting under the knife of some surgeons is far from being innocent. To tell you the truth, it might even put your life in serious danger, leave your disfigured and even unsatisfied with your “new looks”. Not only is it very expensive, it can also harm your body, leave your face swollen for weeks,..Botox does enter your brain, were you aware of that?

Honestly, I don’t want anything chemical to invade my cerebral tissues that way. I’d be pretty much afraid of it.

My personal opinion about Botox is that it doesn’t make people look better. Of course, it dewrinkles their faces, but the big paradox is that they still look old and unnatural after a Botox session.

I’ve seen JK Rowling and Madonna’s Botox effects and frankly, I’m not impressed IN THE LEAST. Actually, it doesn’t make them look beautiful as far as I am concerned. I’d prefer women of their age with a few more wrinkles, but natural looking faces. I’d also like to point out to anybody who might object that Madonna “looks like 25 at 50″ that most of her pics are airbrushed and professionally shot. Have you ever seen photoshoots of Madonna and Christina Aguilera without any trace of make up on their faces? I have- and it scared me away. They looked worse than average people of the same age you’d cross in the street. Believe me, it is actually true.

I really hate it when people turn into chemical beauties.

It really looks like humanity has forgotten about nature’s powerful recipes!

If people stuck to a natural lifestyle, had more sleep, drank more water, praticed more sports, used more natural ressources, ate themselves young, they’d look younger at any age!

Believe me, ways to reverse the clock-in a very natural way- up to 12 years actually do exist…if you are ready to change some of your bad, unhealthy habits!

The funny thing is that women’s purses would do better too…because natural products and natural lifestyles cost less!

I already shared some of my beauty secrets with you. It is entirely up to you to change your lifestyle. Make the best choice!

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First and foremost, I’d like to do away with loads of classical misconceptions regarding henna powder:

- the greatest misconception about henna is that your only options are the red and black hair shades. You’d be amazed at the wonderful and various shades that exist. I usually use Marigold blonde (lighter and darker blond “marigold” shades actually do exist, I just tried the yellow gold shade out a few days ago). You can go light blond (Persian blond is actually the rarest but also the lightest existing shade in henna), golden, medium blond, dark blond, light brown, medium brown, red, dark red, dark brown, black etc.

- there are very few chances henna will give you some allergies, unless you are using it with some added chemicals (please, and for your own sake avoid those so called hennas!)

The most astute tip I can give you after you know how to mix the powder properly, is to create your own shade, either by adding some neutral henna to your existing shade, or by mixing two different shades together.

Now let me reveal you the recipe that will allow you a proper mixing of your henna powder:

First of all, remember never to use any metallic component (all of your spoons should be wooden spoons), you can use any kind of bowl, as long as it doesn’t contain any metal.

Add 10 or 12 tablespoons of henna powder (depending on your hair length)…take another little recipient, put some argan oil into it, that you will mix up with a good quality honey, add some salt into it.

In the meantime, boil some water with your kettle and prepare some green tea (for the blond and red to light brown shades; for the other shades, I’d advice you to use some black tea.)
Remember always to use tea in grains for optimal results.

Go back to your henna bowl, dig a dwell into it, squeeze the juice of half of a lemon, slowly mix your tea into it. Then you will be ready to add the content of your second recipient, always mix it slowly into your paste, until you obtain a smooth paste that should resemble hair balm.

Leave it for at least 2 hours before using it.

Another point now requires your attention: the longer you will leave the paste on your hair, the better the results, the thicker and silkier your hair!

With an exception for the yellow gold shade (because of its original, very golden, intense shade, it requires less time), I’d suggest you to leave the paste on your hair for at least 4 hours.

Happy henna time!

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Today I will share one of my most important youth and health secrets with my readers.
Green tea is one of the most affordable products on the market, yet it is one of the most precious and valuable drinks (besides mineral water) that mankind could find.

Drinking it in tea bags is NOT using it at its maximum efficiency, so if you really want to totally benefit from its favorable effects on your health and body, you definitely ought to use grains.

Although there are so many categories for the real connoisseurs (I leave that part to the green tea experts), I do use the more common sort of green tea you can find. It is produced in China and named Gunpowder. A big box of tea will cost you around £ 1.79 whether you live in the UK (buy them from the Turkish shops, they are cheaper here) or around € 2.50 elsewhere in Europe (you will find a great range of cheap, and various green teas in Paris, for instance, near Simplon- Porte de Clignancourt, at many Arab shops: take them from here, they are cheaper and those people usually know more about tea than the average European citizen).

So why is it worth to drink green tea on a daily basis?

The first reason is that it has an incredibly good and fine taste. It will warm you during the winter and cool you up in the summer.

The other reasons are numerous.

Considering green teas’ effects on your skin, no woman should hesitate in taking green tea. Green tea is rich in antioxidants, so it combats ageing very actively. The more regularly you drink it, the better your skin condition will be. Some of you might not know, but you can use green tea on your skin. Take some luke warm green tea and apply it on your face: it will activate your skin’s natural collagen production (no need for artificial collagen injections any more).

Not only does green tea help you to keep young in your appearance, it is also a well known slimmer. If you wanna stay slim, drink your daily green tea amount, it will help balance you weight in any case.

Green tea also fortifies your bones. Its composition is so good for you that it protects you against memory losses, strokes and cardio vascular accidents.

Green tea is known for its great diuretic qualities. It will help you to protect your kidneys against bad infections.

Did I mention that green tea possesses strong anti tooth decay agents?

My advice: be a GREEN TEA TOTAL!

You won’t regret it. It will help you keep youthful looks and keep your body in shape.

Don’t follow our society’s trends, rather follow healthy habits that will do more for you than any ‘miraculous’ chemical formula.

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A 21st century anorexic, celebrity driven society tends to promote a cosmetic surgery trend that often minimizes the risks taken by people who are tempted to use it as often as needed.
In a world in which Botox injections and plastic surgery have become automatic, I have pretty good news for you!

Drop your expensive creams in the trash, and definitely forget about cosmetic surgery. There are other (and safer ways) to keep beautiful and in shape. The very good news is that it will cost less to your purses, ladies, so rejoice with me!

Some of you might not believe me, but you actually don’t need chemically composed creams, nor big modifications to your nose or breasts to look great and feel great.

Think twice: did the former generations need artificial products to look good? But even in ancient times, as far as the Antiquity, very good looking women were found and even portrayed as an eternal witness of their times.

Centuries after centuries, some good informed people have been using the benefits of a hollistic life style, thanks to familial secrets or well known traditions.

Let me tell you: Mother Nature possesses the most amazing (and cheapest gifts you could dream about).

While I do consider that one could barely look really look beautiful and balanced without cultivating a part of inside beauty, I also consider that you have to take care of your body and shape.

Taking care of yourself (without falling into the narcissic category of despicable and vain people) is one of the most important things. If you want other people to like you, you have to like yourself first, which doesn’t take place without a little bit of self- attention.

Mens sana in corpore sano

My first advice, before offering my beauty tips is to follow Roman’s wisdom that consists of a good balance between physical exercise and intellectual training. If you want to be good looking, you will have to move your body.
No matter what kind of sport you prefer, just pratice whatever you like.

Enough sleep

Don’t forget (any model will confirm you that) to sleep at least 8 hours a night. No matter how old you are ( age ain’t nothing but a number anyway), if you sleep enough, your skin will look perfect when you wake up.

Exfoliate regularly, use a good dose of hydrating products to clean your skin, nourish it sufficiently

The lists of products I will name are accessible to the lowest budgets, so keep smiling.

Unlike chemical creams and other chemically composed crap with parabens and sodium lauryl sulfate, they are a 100% natural. You will find most of them in your cupboard!

To exfoliate my skin, I simply use water and sugar that I scrub for a few seconds on my face. As strange as it might sound to you, I never ever used any cream; all I apply on my face before applying a make up foundation is argan or olive oil.

Sometimes, I alternate with lemon, depending on my skin’s aspect ( you are able to see if it needs an astrigent or not).

To clean it, I like using rose essence. First of all it smells very good and secondly, it has a very high hydrating power. In short it is VERY GOOD and RECOMMENDED for your skin.

The face masks I use most are either honey masks I apply for around 15 minutes or muds of Massada ( I highly recommend it to you, it is rich in minerals, so VERY GOOD AND NOURISHING).

Take care of your hair

I know not everybody will agree with me, but try to avoid chemical hairdyes. Those are very dangerous and increase the risk of cancer bladder after a few years of use.

The best way to take care of your hair is henna. 100% pure organic henna is inoffensive and very good for your hair. Unlike a common opinion, henna is not only for people who intend to dye their hair red or black. A lot of shades do exist, that are even available via the internet.

You can even create shades of your own composition.

Also, I’d strongly advice anybody to use organic shampoos instead of chemical shampoos. This will give your hair more shine and make it look far better.

I sincerely hope that those few advices will be helpful to most of you readers.

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