Top 5 Tips for Ageless Beauty On The Outer Banks

Some women just have a vibrant and youthful fire that blazes from within, no matter what their age. And as they get older, they seem to mature with an elegance and sophistication that gives them an ageless beauty we all admire.

So what are their secrets? Well, it turns out there are some things we ladies can all do to look and feel young, no matter what our age.

Here are the top 5 tips from beautiful women of all ages to help us retain our inner glow as we age with grace and style:

1. Find Your Zen—

One thing everyone knows about staying young is that beauty comes from the inside and radiates out. If you want to look serenely pretty, you need to feel peaceful, and this means finding something in this great big world that makes you feel good. Many people find their bliss in nature in the form of a daily walk. Some find ecstasy in an hour at the gym. For others, a relaxing bubble bath a few times a week might be just the thing to soothe a soul. Everyone is different, so discover whatever makes you feel pampered and positive inside, and make time for it as often as possible. Find the fuel for your inner glow, and feed it.

2. Diet Matters—

Women who age well have always known a little maintenance goes a long way. Just because you’re young and you can survive on junk food doesn’t mean you should. The smartest women start taking great care of themselves early on because the better you treat your body, the better it will look as it ages. This means plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, and at least 8 glasses of water a day. It’s easy to disregard diet when your body recuperates quickly, but if you treat yourself with respect in your youth your body will pay you back by keeping you younger-looking longer.

3. Exercise is Excellent—

Again, with the high metabolism and rapid recovery abilities of youth, you may not need to exercise to lose weight, but that doesn’t mean you should skip it. Strength-training exercises can increase bone density, for example, to give you results that will last a lifetime. Toning and strengthening your muscles can also protect you from injury and give you extra energy. Any form of exercise, be it yoga, weight machine gym machines, cardio or just a brisk daily walk can increase the feel-good endorphins in your brain, helping you stay optimistic, which is a great thing at any age.

4. Be Sweet to Your Skin—

Hey, guess which products older women spend the most money on when trying to look younger? If you guessed “skin creams to reverse aging,” you guessed correctly. What every older woman would like to tell you is: Take care of your skin from the minute you are born. And especially don’t lie in the sun or in tanning beds purposely baking your hide into a leathery shell. In short: Let your skin remain the color it is, moisturize it and make sunscreen your BFF.  If you do choose to accent your skin, be sure to use natural, healthy make-up.

5. Acceptance is Ageless—

Surprisingly enough, one of the things women who age well all have in common is that they aren’t fighting aging, and are instead appreciating the process. Because it is a process: we aren’t all supposed to look fifteen forever. There is a different beauty to every age, and wise women are proud of every laugh line they’ve earned. Rather than dreading wrinkles, they own them, making the biggest anti-aging secret of all… confidence.

So now you know the top 5 secrets timelessly beautiful women have to share: a happy brain, good nutrition, fabulous fitness, preventing skin damage and self-assurance. Believe that you glow with gorgeousness, no matter what your age, and you will. In fact, you already do, so let your light shine.

Kelly Reed is a professional blogger that enjoys providing consumers with beauty advice. She writes for Luminess Air, a leading airbrush makeup systems manufacturer.