I’m sure you have tons of anti-aging products in your beauty closet don’t you? We all want to maintain our faces making sure we squeeze the heck outta that tube of youth! But what about our bodies? I mean I do appreciate that people wash their bodies, especially when you think about how hot it is taking the subway in NYC. However, I’m talking about going beyond just basic cleansing. Ladies, let’s not neglect our necks and decollete (aka our chest area) which also show signs of aging and need some good ol’ anti-aging maintenance too!

To get some improvement in skin elasticity as you cleanse your body, I figured Olay Total Effects 7-in-1 Advanced Anti-Aging Body Wash could do my body good. What I love about this product is that it’s so moisturizing it relieves the dryness I get on my legs and chest area.It’s got a lovely rich rather and smell wonderful!

Olay Scientists have combined its anti-aging facial skincare technology with an innovative breakthrough in body cleansing to deliver seven aging-fighting benefits for the body.

• Improves elasticity
• Relieves Dryness
• Deeply moisturizes
• Brightens dull skin
• Evens skin tone
• Smoothes rough skin
• Minimizes the appearance of dry lines

Olay Total Effects 7-in-1 Advanced Anti-Aging Body Wash available in two formulas: Deep Penetrating Moisture and Exfoliate and Replenish for $5.99 for 8.4 oz. and $7.99 for 15.2 oz.

Many women already know, if you have a physical feature that you don’t want people to look at, you show them something else that’s more impressive.

If you don’t know what I’m talking about, it’s the overweight issue.

Here’s some hints to deflect people away from looking at areas you don’t want them to:

1. Wear solid colors
2. Don’t wear things that cling, knit fabrics tend to show more faults than others
3. Make sure your hair and make-up are always perfect
4. Make sure your nails are always manicured
5. Wear trendy shoes (Christian Louboutin shoes, $550.00)
6. Buy trendy handbags (Marc Jacobs bag, $1395.00)



7. Wear Big Rings and Bracelets
8. Wear classic silhouettes with straight lines

Here are some things to avoid:

• Stripes going around the area of concern
• Bright colors on the area of concern
• Small scarves or necklaces on a big neck
• Small rings and bracelets on large hands and wrists
• Short skirts
• White Hose

Everything (accessories) should look proportionate to your size. If everything is in the right scale for you, nothing will appear glaringly large.

I have a good friend that is overweight. She dresses like she’s the most glamorous woman in the world. You don’t really even notice that she’s bigger than she would like to be.

Accentuate the positive.

Many women (and even some men) have excess hair on there face, arms, back, bikini area or other body parts that they would like to have either permanently or periodically removed.If you don’t want a major expense all at once, and the area is large (such as your arms or legs) go for the wax or depilatory. The wax will (more than likely) hurt, but unless the person performing the waxing uses too hot of wax, most people are pink in the area for a few hours and that’s it. Depilatories, as they are a cream, usually don’t hurt (unless you have an allergic reaction) and can also remove large areas of unwanted hair quickly and efficiently.

Tweezing and threading are traditionally used for the eye area and most skin specialists will agree that waxing in the eye area may cause (over time) the skin to have less elasticity and become “crapey”.

Permanent removal of hair anywhere is not a one time and you’re done deal. Laser hair removal usually takes at least three sessions, can be quite painful and is of considerable cost. It is, however (once finished) permanent and you won’t need to pay for waxing or tweezing again and the pain’s over.