Ooh love this topic:)
I'm 38 (how did that happen?!!) and guesses for my age come in at about 27.
- It's not just your face, it's everything. So keeping body in healthy shape knocks years off
- SPF every day, don't tan, get a spray tan then put factor 50 on
- No make up to sleep, skin care before bed, as much as can manage, I have a full regime, difference is hugely visible
- Sleep!
- No smoking, I don't drink, healthy diet (vegan works for me but no lectures here, just pointing at Heidi Klum)
- Yoga is good for looking and feeling youthful, I've had comments after classes about seeming bright and looking well from people with no idea I've come from class
- Keep learning, study a bit if you can, learn a bit of a language, read! Active curious mind is youthful and shows in the way you act and interact
- Take vitamin supplements even with a healthy diet
- Get up early go to bed early, this is the way to get better quality sleep
- Yes absolutely keep moving, walk whenever you can, take the stairs, take fifteen minutes to wander in the park
- Take care of your hair, choose a style that is age appropriate but not ageing. Also take care of condition of hair, healthy shiny hair is youthful. My hair is long and is fine as I don't look too old for long hair, longer is youthful for my age. There are some really funky younger styles, the long bob with the waves for example, it's fashionable at the moment, so keep up to date in an age appropriate way. My hair still has absolutely no grey in it, bizarrely but no complaints from me. I colour it though, so I only see this when dark roots come in. I think this is genes as both my parents were the same.
- Keep up on simple self care like nails smart whatever your style is, eyebrows etc
- The only non health or lifestyle thing I've done is a tiny bit of botox in my forehead, I have lines there and always have even as a teenager, it's genetic again, they don't match the rest of my age appearance so I have those smoothed to match the rest of me. Also stops them getting worse. I don't mess with anything else, but who knows, in future I may!
- White straight teeth I agree with. I'm trying to get courage to go do something about this myself, I'm a bit phobic, fine with all sorts of other things (botox, IVF, surgery fine, vaccinations here pass me that I'll help) but not keen on teeth things! I notice though and it is a youthful thing to have whiter straight teeth. So it's on my list of come on it's worth it.
As everyone says, it's the "boring" things, but actually I don't feel boring or bored, I'm full of energy, have more confidence and can do way more by having a healthy lifestyle!