Beauty Secrets #2: Attitude, part 2

Here is the second part of first chapter in the book World's Best Kept Beauty Secrets by Diane Irons. Like I said in the first part I really like this book and I thought I would share the tips inside the book with you. Enjoy :)

1. Don’t act or dress your age. How do you begin your own ‘’timeless’’ appearance? Pick up a magazine that might be geared to a different age demographic. Shop at a different store or department than you usually do. 

2. Start a journal. Keep your daily activities and thoughts as a reliable thermometer to your current state of thinking. Use it to keep track of what you’re eating, wearing, and feeling.

3. Find your energy level. Don’t rely on the time of day to tell you when to eat, when to rest, etc. Let your body do the talking!

4. Set goals. It could be as small as ‘’I will lose five pounds by the end of the month’’ or ‘’I will devote one hour a day just for me.’’ Sit back, close your eyes, and visualize yourself as slimmer, happier, or more assertive.  Beauty begins with self-acceptance. Look in the mirror, smile, and say ‘’hi!’’

5. No-Brainer. Have one or two outfits that you know make you look terrific and require no thought. 

6. Keep no more than five cosmetics that can make you look fabulous and don’t have to be color coordinated. Keep one overcoat that will make you look stylish.

7. Keep moving. Don’t stay frozen in time. Keep a look that is absolutely your style, but keep reinventing that look to keep up with the times.

8. Learn to forgive. Get back to self-acceptance. Let it go! Learn to forgive others. Throw it away, and get on with your life today!

9. Meditation is a beauty ritual.  It can be perfectly relaxing and enjoyable way to start the day.

10. I double dare you. Whether it’s just getting a manicure or changing your hair color, just a little something new or different can create a brand-new mind-set.

11. Self-portrait. Drawings are our subconscious speaking to us. Take a pencil or crayon, and draw a picture of yourself. Ask yourself what your drawing says about you. Did you take up a whole page? Are you in the corner? Are any of your body parts missing? Are you wearing clothes? What kind of clothes are you wearing? Are you wearing shoes? Are any of your body parts out of proportion? What would you name your drawing? The most evidential self-portrait results were the ones done by teenagers and homemakers reentering the workplace. They were most likely to draw themselves without body parts, grotesque bodies, or as being practically invisible, taking up only a small corner of the page.

xoxo Katja