Here's How Smoking Prematurely Ages the Skin


Updated 06/15/10 9:10 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 2 comments

What Smoking Does to the Skin

In case you missed some of my earlier posts on all the bad stuff that smoking does to your hair, teeth, and nails, a recap on the series is soon to come. But for the final installments, let's talk skin. Besides causing a tough, leathery complexion and an aged-beyond-your-years appearance, there are lots of other ways smoking is simply terrible for the body's largest organ. Find out what they are Read more

Fab Over Forty Beauty Secrets


Updated 06/28/10 3:53 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Fab Over Forty Beauty Secrets

It's a well-known fact that environmental factors and stress are the main causes of premature aging. Wearing sun protection along with diet of healthy, organic food and low to no alcohol consumption is one of the best ways to fight off the signs, but that still might not be enough. Here are a few of our favorite beauty secrets for looking "Fab Over Forty." Read more

Are You Growing Old Gracefully?


Updated 06/28/10 3:50 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Are You Growing Old Gracefully?

Grow old gracefully? Why not! The surest way to look "Fab Over Forty" is by making a longterm investment in your health and care for your skin. Environmental factors and stress can do a lot of damage and on the flipside, if they are minimized, can keep that youthful glow and virtually wrinkle-free skin into your fifties. Take this quiz to see if your environment and stress levels have put time on Read more

Bella Quiz: How Well Are You Aging?


Updated 06/15/10 9:09 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 16 comments

Bella Quiz: How Well Are You Aging?

Wrinkles and sun spots are far from the worst thing in the world, but if you can prevent looking tired and aged before necessary, why not do so? A few easy lifestyle changes can help you look and feel healthy, no matter whether you're 20, 40, or 60. To find out if you're doing all that you can — and to get some specific suggestions for aging gracefully — just read on. Source How often do Read more

Fab Over Forty Style


Updated 11/30/10 12:56 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Fab Over Forty Style

Like fine wine, women only get better with age. One of the key secrets to being "Fab Over Forty" is to dress your age. No, not the dowdy, over-the-hill matron look, but the sophisticated, confident, mature, and stylish woman look. Try some of these tips on for size. Read more

What Do You Think of Facial Yoga?


Updated 06/15/10 9:10 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 50 comments

What Do You Think of Facial Yoga?

Wrinkles are inevitable. Or are they? Some yoga instructors are teaching facial yoga classes, claiming that a few movements produce results along the lines of "natural Botox." The exercises, which include making kissy faces and puffing out the cheeks, sound odd — but some practitioners swear by the results. What do you think? Source What Do You Think of Facial Yoga? Very cool. It Read more

What Are Your Thoughts On Aging in Hollywood?


Updated 06/15/10 9:10 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 69 comments

What Are Your Thoughts On Aging in Hollywood?

Call me old-fashioned, but when I saw these pictures of Nicole Kidman at the ARIA Awards, I got a little bit sad. Yes, she is gorgeous, but there's something about her that looks, I don't know — forced, I guess. The hair is uber-blond, especially at the roots, and her skin appears crease-less and line-less. Nicole is 40 years old, but why does her skin still look 25? Is it me, or has Read more

The Anti-Wrinkle Pizza


Updated 06/15/10 9:10 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 15 comments

The Anti-Wrinkle Pizza

From the "they'll eat this up" files: A pizza from Southern Italy is said to be an anti-wrinkle pizza. The Associated Press reports that the "primula" pizza has three times the amount of fiber found in a classic pizza, along with more magnesium and iron. It's also laden with antioxidant-rich ingredients such as tomatoes, arugula, garlic, zuchinni, basil, mushrooms, carrots and spinach. And here's Read more

10 Tips For Remaining Chic While Pregnant From Real Fashionistas


Updated 08/26/11 5:31 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Pregnant Fashion Tips From the Experts

Face it, for all of excitement that comes with learning you're pregnant, the thought of having to forgo the season's hottest trends in favor of tent-like, Spandex-laden maternity clothes can put a real damper on the experience. Forty-three percent of LilSugar readers skipped the maternity stores and stuck with regular clothes throughout their pregnancies. They're not the only ones. Over on Read more