How To – Do Your Own Updo’s

March is such the perfect month for a vacation. Do you think it’s all those years of school and waiting for spring break?   I can’t think of any easier vacation than taking a cruise. No cooking or cleaning and everyone waits on YOU.  All you have to do is show up and look good for dinner. If you cruise on a ship that has formal dining, you’ll see lots of updo’s that gals paid heavily for in the salon.  I hate to pay that kind of money for an evening “out” on the ship.  And really, why should we?  With some expert advice and a little practice I think we can pull it off.  I love the first do, the topsy tail.  So, from our friends at SpinDaily, check out the video.  I am off on my Mexican “Riviera” cruise…

How to Get Soft Natural Curls

So the 80’s passed with the curly perms.  Then came the straightening period.  Now it seems that natural, soft, wavy curls are all over the models.  OK – they are NOT natural.  They are styled and you too can have them with a little patience and a curling iron.  It seems the key to having a more natural looking curl whle using a curling iron, is to wrap the hair around the barrel rather than to clamp and roll the hair.  Check out the video for full instructions.  If you are used to wearing your hair straight try adding a soft wave for a fun and flirty holiday look.

Over 40 and Fabulous

This has been a popular headline with so many actresses over 40 looking just fabulous at the Emmys.  It’s true that 40 may be the new 30.  According to 60 Minutes correspondent Andy Rooney, he values women over 40 most of all. Here were a few of his reasons:

A woman over 40 will never wake you in the middle of the night and ask,’What are you thinking?’ She doesn’t care what you think.

If a woman over 40 doesn’t want to watch the game, she doesn’t sit around whining about it. She does something she wants to do, and it’s usually more interesting.

Women over 40 are dignified. They seldom have a screaming match with you at the opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant. Of course, if you deserve it, they won’t hesitate to shoot you if they think they can get away with it.

Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved. They know what it’s like to be unappreciated.

Women get psychic as they age. You never have to confess your sins to a woman over 40.

Once you get past a wrinkle or two, a woman over 40 is far sexier than her younger counterpart.

Older women are forthright and honest. They’ll tell you right off if you are a jerk, if you are acting like one. You don’t ever have to wonder where you stand with her.

Yes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons. Unfortunately, it’s not reciprocal. For every stunning, smart, well-coiffe d, hot woman over 40, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 22-year old waitress. Ladies, I apologize.

For all those men who say, ‘Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?’, here’s an update for you. Nowadays 80% of women are against marriage. Why? Because women realize it’s not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage!

Women have so much more confidence in their 40’s and a better sense of what they want or need in their life.  BUT, let’s face it, our faces and our figures probably give us away as “over 40″.  Yes the 40 year old stars look awesome but most of us don’t have access to airbrushed makeup and hair stylists every day.  Not to mention the amount of money that is spent on Botox, Juvederm, Implants, Photofacials, etc. I hate to say that on many days I go out looking like a before photo.  Thank God no one is around to snap pictures and publish them. But the point here is, don’t be so hard on yourself.  The stars do not walk around looking like themselves either.  When you need a lift, put on that extra makeup and SMILE!  and if you need to check out some more stars without their makeup just to feel more secure, go to stars-without-makeup and remember that even Andy Rooney values women over 40 because they are sexier, forthright, honest and dignified!