How (NOT) to look older and haggard

With the possible exception of underage teenagers trying to get into a trendy nightclub, nobody really wants to look older than they are, do they? 

We live in a visual culture that values youth above experience, particularly when it comes to women. We don't have that Chinese thing of respecting our Elders, we tend to diss them and their opinions, and then suddenly WE are the older generation! 

Oooh! The shock when the Prime Minister is younger than you are! (Not Theresa May, but it happened to me with David Cameron.)

This bias against ageing is unhelpful because we are lucky to age - it's a privilege not everyone gets to experience, but that doesn't mean that we need to look haggard and colourless. No beige needed - except in highlights!

There are lots of things you can do to retain your youthful looks - drinking enough (water! Not Gin!), eating wisely, but not too well, looking after your skin really well and getting regular facials. Something that is not commonly done, though, is to learn and practice Facial Exercises  

Targeted facial movements tone and smooth your face

In my youth, Eva Fraser was the doyenne of Facial exercise. I had a lesson with her a few years ago, to see how what she does, differs from what I teach. She really is an inspiring example of what you can achieve, if you are diligent. Diligence is the word though.

I'm not as well-behaved as she is and don't do them as often, but I do know that when I don't do them, I do look more haggard, so that inspires me to keep going. 

Interested? Want to read more, click HERE to read my piece in Cotswold Life about Facial exercises. If you'd like a trial lesson, please get in touch. Lessons can be done in person – which is best or by Skype. 

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