She’s been teasing us for months and now, JLo Beauty is finally here. You might not be able to shop it yet but we have all the details so you can game-plan what to add to your skincare routine. Because if the 51-year-old uses her own line, well, we know it seriously works. Just look at that “JLo Glow.”

JLo Beauty was inspired by Lopez’s lifelong mantra, The Five S’s: sleep, sunscreen, serum, supplements and sano—from the Spanish phrase, vivir sano, meaning live healthy. Lopez is all about that life, shunning drink and smoking, eating well, exercising and drinking lots of water. Self-care and skincare go hand-in-hand with this ethos.

Growing up, Lopez’s skincare routine was much simpler: Ivory soap and Avon. Her mother told her olive oil was a cure for everything so Lopez made her it was the base for her skincare line. “It’s all about the family tradition of using olive oil for skin and hair,” she told STYLECASTER. The line aims to give you hydration and a “full, youthful, glowy look.” Not that looking younger is the key to looking beautiful. Lopez tells herself, “I’m beautiful and youthful at any age.”

“I think there’s an unnatural standard with all the filters and fillers in the world right now,” she continues. “Aging in a graceful way is a crazy thought. You look great, whatever age you are. Not great for 50, great period!” Not that she wakes up feeling amazing every day. Lopez is actually human. “I have mornings I wake up and feel like crap,” she admits. “I tell myself, like my idol Barbra Streisand, ‘Hello, gorgeous!’ I tell myself I’m going to have the best day ever, the best day yet.”

Source: Instagram

Keep reading for all the details on the new eight-piece line that officially launches January 1. But set your iCal, because you can get early access to shop on December 8.

Our mission at STYLECASTER is to bring style to the people, and we only feature products we think you’ll love as much as we do. Please note that if you purchase something by clicking on a link within this story, we may receive a small commission of the sale.

JLo Beauty.

That Fresh Take Eye Cream with Peptides

This hydrating eye cream is packed with patented peptides to help smooth fine lines, sugar-derived matrix for firming and a blurring complex to hide the look of dark circles.

JLo Beauty.

That Hit Single Gel-Cream Cleanser

This gel-cream cleanser features the brand’s Olive Complex, an antioxidant-rich, olive blend of
squalane, fermented oil, extra virgin oil and leaf extract for all-day hydration.

JLo Beauty.

That JLo Glow Serum with Olive Complex

Here’s that JLo-glow promise in a tube. It contains the Olive Complex, as well as yeast-derived ferment for softer skin, Japanese rice sake ferment for brightening and sugar-derived matrix for firming.

JLo Beauty.

That Limitless Glow Sheet Mask

Keep the glow going with serum-packed sheet masks.

JLo Beauty.

That Star Filter Highlighting Complexion Booster

Would it be a JLo line without bronzer and highlighter? In three shades, mineral pigments give an instant glow. Use it alone or add it to moisturizer.

JLo Beauty.

That Inner Love

Lopez says “you can’t really have great skin if you don’t do something from the inside out.” This supplement contains olive extract, vitamin E, manganese and copper. Check with your doctor to make sure they’re the right vitamins for you.

JLo Beauty.

That Blockbuster Wonder Night Cream with Hyaluronic Acid

Along with the Olive Complex, this “wonder cream” is full of antioxidant-rich peptides, hyaluronic acid and yeast-derived ferment for silky smooth skin.

JLo Beauty.

That Big Screen Moisturizer with Broad Spectrum SPF 30

Forget having great skin without sunscreen! Not only does this one have broad spectrum SPF30, but it also contains marine bamboo to help protect skin from blue light, as well as hyaluronic acid,
glycerin and natural sugars for hydration. 

Additional reporting by Alana Peden.

Last year, at age 61, I held a plank for 7 minutes. Now, setting personal records for holding planks may not be a priority for most women in their 60s, but I like a good challenge!

My previous plank record was 3.5 minutes. A few months after I set that record my friend Sheri, 10 years my junior, beat it with a 6-minute plank. Boy, did that get my competitive juices flowing! As unattainable as it had seemed at the time, I wanted to beat Sheri’s record.

And I did indeed beat it. In fact, I beat it by an entire minute, setting my new personal record at 7 minutes!

So, how did I literally double the length of time that I could hold a plank? Well, I am in pretty good shape for my age. That is true. But, what allowed me to keep myself propped on forearms and toes with a firm core and straight spine, particularly in those last two minutes as my body shook with fatigue, was what I call my “flexed-arm-hang philosophy.”

The Back Story

Let me explain. Do you remember, back in the 70s, when every student in gym class had to take the Presidential Fitness Test? The boys were given one set of physical challenges, the girls another. I remember only two of those challenges. One was sit-ups. The goal was fifty, which I did with ease, however my rib muscles were essentially untouchable for the next several days.

The other was the flexed-arm hang. This one was new to me. Each girl, one at a time, had to hang from a pull-up bar using an overhand grip, arms flexed at the elbow, chin above the bar, and legs dangling straight below. We weren’t required to do pull-ups, but to just hang there for as long as we could.

Some girls couldn’t hang on for as long as one or two seconds. Some could hang for 10 or even 20 seconds. When my turn came, I was determined to do better. I gripped the bar, lurched my chin up over it, and held tight. Ten seconds went by, then 20, then 30. By 40 seconds, my arms were shaking uncontrollably and my muscles were about to give way.

But, I remember telling myself, “Just one more second, just one more second, just one more second,” until I’d made it all the way to a minute! I then released the bar and collapsed to the mat below.

My Flexed-Arm-Hang Philosophy

Years later, I coined the term “flexed-arm-hang philosophy” for my approach to persisting through whatever challenge I may face. It’s a simple case of taking baby steps, or “chunking,” rather than taking on the enormity of the situation all at once.

Back in high school I never would have thought that I could hang on that bar for a full minute, but I found that I could do “just one second” sixty times! Last year I never would have thought that I could hold a 7-minute plank.

But at the point at which my body started to shake and falter, I set my sights on just ten more seconds, and then ten more, and so on until I reached 7 minutes. It’s amazing what you can accomplish one tiny interval at a time.

Going Big with Small Steps

I have used this philosophy throughout my adult life to persist through a wide variety of challenges – rigorous college courses, the overwhelming task of raising three little ones on my own, intense and complex projects at work, running marathons and starting a business at age 62.

Give it a Try!

Make my flexed-arm-hang philosophy work for you.

Identify the challenge

Bring to mind a physical or emotional challenge you face right now. It might be a challenge that would move you closer to your health and fitness goals, or one that would help improve your relationship with a friend and family member.

Set achievable targets

Determine the small steps or intervals that would bring you to and beyond your current limits. For example, the next time you’re at the gym doing push-ups or crunches and you reach the point of wanting to quit, set your sights on just one more. Then, do that once more. And once more again.

Or, the next time you want to be more patient with a spouse or friend, set your sights on reserving judgment or refraining from arguing for just 15 seconds at a time – or 5 seconds if that works! – until you regain your perspective on the situation.

Celebrate tiny achievements

Each time you reach a target, savor the sweet feeling of success and then focus immediately on your next target. Then, with all the tenacity you can muster, repeat as many times as possible. You may surprise yourself with the number of steps or intervals you’ll have completed before you finally give in.

We all have seen people who use this approach to persist through seemingly insurmountable physical and emotional challenges – from cancer treatments to loss of loved ones. They are the epitome of tenacity and we are awed and inspired by them. Baby steps, everyone. We can do this!

What exercise techniques do you use to stay healthy? Do you agree that taking baby steps when starting an exercise program is the best approach? In what other areas of your life could you apply this flexed-arm-hang philosophy? Please share in the comments.

The Bachelor Fashion: Season 25 Episode 3

While some of the ladies appear to be developing a very unhealthy attachment to Matt James on this week’s episode of The Bachelor, we appear to be developing an also very unhealthy but we’re unwilling to admit that attachment to their super cute outfits. And if you’re curious which ones, well without further ado please scroll on down below (and try your best not to pass out before clicking “add to cart”). 

*Additional looks will be added after the show airs*

Fashionably,

Faryn

Sarah Trott’s Camel and White Striped Sweater

Click Here to Shop Her French Connection Sweater on Sale in 3 Colours

Click Here to Shop a Tighter Sleeve Version on Sale in 3 Colours

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Anna Redman’s Camel Sweater Dress

Click Here to Shop In-Stock Colours of Her Dress on Amazon

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Kit Keenan’s Purple Satin Dress

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Khaylah Epps’ Black and White Polka Dot Slippers

Click Here to Shop Her Victoria’s Secret Slippers in 3 Colours

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Bri Springs’ Cow Print Booties

Click Here to Shop Her Dolce Vita Booties on Sale

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Ashley Iaconetti’s Black Asymmetrical Tank & Blue Trousers 

Click Here to See Her Sold Out Good American Tank

House of CB Trousers Sold Out

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Khaylah Epps’ Black Tropical Print Blazer

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Kit Keenan’s Black Suede Fringe Jacket

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The Bachelor Airs MONDAY, JAN. 18 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EST), on ABC. (ABC/Craig Sjodin)

Originally posted at: The Bachelor Fashion: Season 25 Episode 3

She’s been teasing us for months and now, JLo Beauty is finally here. You might not be able to shop it yet but we have all the details so you can game-plan what to add to your skincare routine. Because if the 51-year-old uses her own line, well, we know it seriously works. Just look at that “JLo Glow.”

JLo Beauty was inspired by Lopez’s lifelong mantra, The Five S’s: sleep, sunscreen, serum, supplements and sano—from the Spanish phrase, vivir sano, meaning live healthy. Lopez is all about that life, shunning drink and smoking, eating well, exercising and drinking lots of water. Self-care and skincare go hand-in-hand with this ethos.

Growing up, Lopez’s skincare routine was much simpler: Ivory soap and Avon. Her mother told her olive oil was a cure for everything so Lopez made her it was the base for her skincare line. “It’s all about the family tradition of using olive oil for skin and hair,” she told STYLECASTER. The line aims to give you hydration and a “full, youthful, glowy look.” Not that looking younger is the key to looking beautiful. Lopez tells herself, “I’m beautiful and youthful at any age.”

“I think there’s an unnatural standard with all the filters and fillers in the world right now,” she continues. “Aging in a graceful way is a crazy thought. You look great, whatever age you are. Not great for 50, great period!” Not that she wakes up feeling amazing every day. Lopez is actually human. “I have mornings I wake up and feel like crap,” she admits. “I tell myself, like my idol Barbra Streisand, ‘Hello, gorgeous!’ I tell myself I’m going to have the best day ever, the best day yet.”

Source: Instagram

Keep reading for all the details on the new eight-piece line that officially launches January 1. But set your iCal, because you can get early access to shop on December 8.

Our mission at STYLECASTER is to bring style to the people, and we only feature products we think you’ll love as much as we do. Please note that if you purchase something by clicking on a link within this story, we may receive a small commission of the sale.

JLo Beauty.

That Fresh Take Eye Cream with Peptides

This hydrating eye cream is packed with patented peptides to help smooth fine lines, sugar-derived matrix for firming and a blurring complex to hide the look of dark circles.

JLo Beauty.

That Hit Single Gel-Cream Cleanser

This gel-cream cleanser features the brand’s Olive Complex, an antioxidant-rich, olive blend of
squalane, fermented oil, extra virgin oil and leaf extract for all-day hydration.

JLo Beauty.

That JLo Glow Serum with Olive Complex

Here’s that JLo-glow promise in a tube. It contains the Olive Complex, as well as yeast-derived ferment for softer skin, Japanese rice sake ferment for brightening and sugar-derived matrix for firming.

JLo Beauty.

That Limitless Glow Sheet Mask

Keep the glow going with serum-packed sheet masks.

JLo Beauty.

That Star Filter Highlighting Complexion Booster

Would it be a JLo line without bronzer and highlighter? In three shades, mineral pigments give an instant glow. Use it alone or add it to moisturizer.

JLo Beauty.

That Inner Love

Lopez says “you can’t really have great skin if you don’t do something from the inside out.” This supplement contains olive extract, vitamin E, manganese and copper. Check with your doctor to make sure they’re the right vitamins for you.

JLo Beauty.

That Blockbuster Wonder Night Cream with Hyaluronic Acid

Along with the Olive Complex, this “wonder cream” is full of antioxidant-rich peptides, hyaluronic acid and yeast-derived ferment for silky smooth skin.

JLo Beauty.

That Big Screen Moisturizer with Broad Spectrum SPF 30

Forget having great skin without sunscreen! Not only does this one have broad spectrum SPF30, but it also contains marine bamboo to help protect skin from blue light, as well as hyaluronic acid,
glycerin and natural sugars for hydration. 

Additional reporting by Alana Peden.

She’s been teasing us for months and now, JLo Beauty is finally here. You might not be able to shop it yet but we have all the details so you can game-plan what to add to your skincare routine. Because if the 51-year-old uses her own line, well, we know it seriously works. Just look at that “JLo Glow.”

JLo Beauty was inspired by Lopez’s lifelong mantra, The Five S’s: sleep, sunscreen, serum, supplements and sano—from the Spanish phrase, vivir sano, meaning live healthy. Lopez is all about that life, shunning drink and smoking, eating well, exercising and drinking lots of water. Self-care and skincare go hand-in-hand with this ethos.

Growing up, Lopez’s skincare routine was much simpler: Ivory soap and Avon. Her mother told her olive oil was a cure for everything so Lopez made her it was the base for her skincare line. “It’s all about the family tradition of using olive oil for skin and hair,” she told STYLECASTER. The line aims to give you hydration and a “full, youthful, glowy look.” Not that looking younger is the key to looking beautiful. Lopez tells herself, “I’m beautiful and youthful at any age.”

“I think there’s an unnatural standard with all the filters and fillers in the world right now,” she continues. “Aging in a graceful way is a crazy thought. You look great, whatever age you are. Not great for 50, great period!” Not that she wakes up feeling amazing every day. Lopez is actually human. “I have mornings I wake up and feel like crap,” she admits. “I tell myself, like my idol Barbra Streisand, ‘Hello, gorgeous!’ I tell myself I’m going to have the best day ever, the best day yet.”

Source: Instagram

Keep reading for all the details on the new eight-piece line that officially launches January 1. But set your iCal, because you can get early access to shop on December 8.

Our mission at STYLECASTER is to bring style to the people, and we only feature products we think you’ll love as much as we do. Please note that if you purchase something by clicking on a link within this story, we may receive a small commission of the sale.

JLo Beauty.

That Fresh Take Eye Cream with Peptides

This hydrating eye cream is packed with patented peptides to help smooth fine lines, sugar-derived matrix for firming and a blurring complex to hide the look of dark circles.

JLo Beauty.

That Hit Single Gel-Cream Cleanser

This gel-cream cleanser features the brand’s Olive Complex, an antioxidant-rich, olive blend of
squalane, fermented oil, extra virgin oil and leaf extract for all-day hydration.

JLo Beauty.

That JLo Glow Serum with Olive Complex

Here’s that JLo-glow promise in a tube. It contains the Olive Complex, as well as yeast-derived ferment for softer skin, Japanese rice sake ferment for brightening and sugar-derived matrix for firming.

JLo Beauty.

That Limitless Glow Sheet Mask

Keep the glow going with serum-packed sheet masks.

JLo Beauty.

That Star Filter Highlighting Complexion Booster

Would it be a JLo line without bronzer and highlighter? In three shades, mineral pigments give an instant glow. Use it alone or add it to moisturizer.

JLo Beauty.

That Inner Love

Lopez says “you can’t really have great skin if you don’t do something from the inside out.” This supplement contains olive extract, vitamin E, manganese and copper. Check with your doctor to make sure they’re the right vitamins for you.

JLo Beauty.

That Blockbuster Wonder Night Cream with Hyaluronic Acid

Along with the Olive Complex, this “wonder cream” is full of antioxidant-rich peptides, hyaluronic acid and yeast-derived ferment for silky smooth skin.

JLo Beauty.

That Big Screen Moisturizer with Broad Spectrum SPF 30

Forget having great skin without sunscreen! Not only does this one have broad spectrum SPF30, but it also contains marine bamboo to help protect skin from blue light, as well as hyaluronic acid,
glycerin and natural sugars for hydration. 

Additional reporting by Alana Peden.